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I like the music related Easter eggs in the game. I listened to industrial music as my teenage rebellion.

Nice! I'm curious how Santa Fe differs from Santa Fe Rails

I was a little disappointed that you were so respectfully restrained, but I did remark to Steve that at least he got you to swear, which does seem very rare on the podcast!😀

A Jeopardy clue tonight referenced Edward Yang

I've played Wallenstein a lot, but bounced off of Shogun because the map is elongated, and in my experience decreases conflict.

Day Twelve of #12sgoc

Twelve Days of Christmas is a perfectly themed shedding game for this time of year. I don't think it's as flexible as most, but for a family style card game this has been popular.

Day 10 of #12sgoc

Coup is one of the games I have taught most, likely to over a hundred people, and the success rate is extremely high. It's so quick and simple and you can lie as much or as little as you want, you can make anything work. I've logged nearly 100 plays and it never gets old!

Day Nine of #12sgoc

Faraway is a delightful, very quick game of planning. So you do is lay down a row of 8 cards, setting up sitting opportunities that are resolved in reverse order. It's not often when a game feels genuinely new.

Day Eight of #12sgoc

Even friends averse to social deduction games have enjoyed Inside Job, as the regular course of trick taking card play will arouse suspicion and generate accusations. I am somewhat resistant to the renaissance in trick taking games, but this one stands out.

Day Seven of #12sgoc

I don't like many randomize and record games, as they are very samey, but Lost Cities: Roll & Write has been very brutal almost every time I've played, filled with groans and pleading requests to the dice gods.

I have a very similar type game on my list!

So it's to the tune of "na na na na hey hey goodbye", but the lyrics are really rich and complex. "Gelini Nightlife, Gelini Nightlife, Ge-li-ni Nightlife"

I have Surfosaurus Max and Faraway if you want to play them at EsCon next month

Day Six of #12sgoc
The trick taking space is getting really crowded, but Five Three Five is a shedding game that works well and actually feels unique. You can add to the sets that have been played, which are limited in size, and there is a fun mechanism that forces a reset in play.

Laibach Beatles is the only Beatles I listen to

Verräter was one of the only games I've seen whose Japanese version had a larger box than the original.

We had our own sound effect for Level X too when you got a token at the end of a row

Gelini Nightlife is one of the few games that has its own theme song in our family

Day Five of #12sgoc

Hooky is an approachable, but surprisingly challenging deduction game that forces you to take some logical leaps to score well.

Day Four of #12sgoc

Fun Facts is a highly involving party game that facilitates fascinating discussions. You not only get to see your fellow players' opinions, but you are able to see how players and their preferences are perceived, which I find very fun.

Day Three of #12sgoc

Seas of Strife is a trick avoidance game that accommodates up to six players and I enjoy it most at higher player counts. For those that enjoy card games, it is relaxing and easy to learn, but it stil provides a bit of challenge and rewards careful play.

Absolutely! Happy to do an OG style con within con as well.

Day 2 of #12sgoc

Trio is an addictive mix of memory, deduction and cooperation to find three cards of the same number.

The artwork is attractive, the rules are easy to teach and learn, and it's very enjoyable to play as teams.

Hitster challenges you to estimate when songs were released. It's even better if you don't have a strong knowledge of music. If you've ever played Timeline, it's very similar, just with songs.

Caveat: A phone and a subscription to Spotify Premium are required, but it works so smoothly!

#12sgoc

I felt a connection to Ciment through his contributions to Le Masque et la Plume especially.

Sad to hear of the passing of Michel Ciment. Being of a certain age, I was team Cahiers, but as time went on I started to wonder if maybe I had chosen wrong.

I'm surprised to see expansions in there!