Pass, Play, or Purchase

Join us as we look back at Vault Wars, a bidding game where you acquire loot, junk, money, and victory points! Of course, we also decide whether this auction is game is a pass, play, or purchase!

We're back after a break (and shaking off the rust)! Join us as we take a look at Fantasy Flight's Arkham Horror - The Card Game which focuses on deckbuilding to tackle the mysteries of Cthulu. Will this game horrify us in a way that makes us pass, play, or purchase? As always, join us on our Twitter or Instagram to see what we're up to and for more information.

We review "Flash Point," a cooperative game for 2-6 players who act as firefighters trying to rescue Persons of Interest before the building collapses. Find and save the people and pets of the household, remove hazardous materials, drive the fire truck around to aim the fire hose at the flames, and work together to save the day! We talk about our play experiences and whether we rate this game a Pa...

Join Kevin and Liane as they figure out if they're on the same wavelength about the popular board game Wavelength! Check out photos on our Instagram and Twitter . If you like what you hear, please give us an honest review and share our podcast with your friends.

Join us as we review Takenoko, an older game featuring 2 beloved miniatures - the Gardener and the Giant Panda. In reviewing their epic struggle between growing bamboo and eating bamboo, we struggle with whether this one is a pass, play or purchase for us. As always, check us out on our Instagram or Twitter for more!

Join us as we take a look at Spirit Island, a critically acclaimed co-op "settler destruction" game from R. Eric Reuss and Greater Than Games. At least for one of our friends it's a 10/10, but does that mean it's a purchase? We do our best to take a quick rundown on this strategic boardgame, and always welcome you to check out more on our Instagram & Twitter

Happy new year! Join us as we build a stable of Unstable Unicorns in this lighthearted "take that" card game. The narwhals can come too! Check out the colorful artwork on our Instagram @passplaypurchase and Twitter @passplayorpurch .

We pick our favorites out of all the games we played in 2021, and give mini reviews of each. And...that's a wrap for 2021! Thank you to all of our listeners for the support. We're looking forward to more gaming next year! Have a game that you'd like us to review in 2022? DM us on Instagram @passplaypurchase or Twitter @passplayorpurch .

Join us as we review Marvel Villainous: Infinite Power , a new twist on the popular Disney game from Ravensburger where you can play as Hela, Taskmaster, Ultron, Killmonger or Thanos, and strive to rule the universe! Find out how this asymmetrical hand management game stacks up against the Disney original and whether we rate it a pass, play, or purchase. As always, check out our Instagram or Twitt...

We're back after a break! Also, sorry for the background noise, this was a tough one to record... Join us though as we check out both versions of The Crew - The Quest for Planet Nine and Mission Deep Sea. We figure out if this card-based co-op is a pass, play, or purchase! As always, check out our Instagram or Twitter for more of the latest from us!

In this episode we look at The Game by Steffen Benndorf and published by Pandasaurus Games. It came out a while back, but we want to see how it has withstood the test of time as a quick-to-play co-op card-based game! As always, we encourage you to check out our Instagram here or to follow us on Twitter here for more of what we're up to.

We take a look at Res Arcana by Tom Lehmann! This is a relatively quick engine builder, card management game where you play as a mage trying to rule the lands with victory points. Join us as we take a quick look and as always, decide if it's a pass, play, or purchase! We also welcome you to check out our Instagram & Twitter !

We're back and sort of hopping in on the spooky Halloween theme, we take a look at Shadow Hunters, an out-of-print game by Yasutaka Ikeda and published by Z-Man Games. Because of its rarity, we set aside our traditional pass/play/purchase (don't worry we still come to terms with a decision at the end) and just dive into what makes this game of potential interest. As always, check us out on our Ins...

In this episode we take a look at C.V., a game by Filip Milunski where you and your friends compete to live your best life (determined by victory points of course) and build a story of your journey from a young adult to old age.

We attempt to stop Bandido from escaping! (And also briefly cover the COVID-19 edition here as well.) Join us as we take a look at this quick card (or tile...) laying cooperative game and see if it's a pass, play, or purchase!

We take a look at "Llama" by Reiner Knizia, published by Amigo! This is a fairly simple card-based game where you want to avoid taking points and especially avoid those Llamas! Join us as we dig into it and try to figure out where it lands on our pass, play, or purchase spectrum.

We're back with another dice game: Age of War! This game by Reiner Knizia is a quick to play dice game where you battle fellow players to be the Daimyo with the most victory points. Let's find out if this simple game is a pass, play, or purchase for Kevin and Liane. As always, we welcome you to join and interact with us on Instagram or Twitter !

We take a look at Roll for the Galaxy, a dice-based variant from the Race for the Galaxy collection from Rio Grande Games. Roll your dice, assign your workers, and develop, settle and ship your way to the most victory points as you build your space empire tableau! Take a listen as Kevin explains his 180-degree change-of-heart for this game and we discuss the surprising depth of strategy in this mi...

We take a look at the dexterity based game Menara! This neat construction-style cooperative game has you reaching new heights, which has Liane reaching deep down to try and complete her words of caution regarding this. We hope you check out our Instagram for pictures here and as always feel free to join us on Twitter @passplayorpurch !

We take a look at Mr. Jack Pocket by Hurrican Games and stack up the physical copy vs. the app. This is a surprisingly tight game for 2 players (or 1 vs. AI for the app), but is it enough to win us over? Join us as we have some discussion on it and get into our feelings about 2 player games, especially where apparently couples don't have to game together to stay together...

We take a look at a great collaboration between Disney and Ravensburger - Villainous. Join us as we take a look at the base game while putting it in context with some of the expansions. Also, Liane shows a little Disney pride while Kevin totally forgets the word "nostalgia" for a bit. In the end though, will it end up being a pass, play, or purchase? 

We look at an oldie but goodie - Ghost Stories! This co-op combat game has a lot to offer for players with so much design flexibility. Join us as we take a look at it and see how it has aged. Also feel free to check out pictures on our Instagram or give us some feedback on our Twitter @passplayorpurch . As always thank you for listening, can't believe we're already 10 episodes in!

We take a look at a variation on the original Bohnanza by Uwe Rosenberg - Ladies & Gangsters. It's actually 2 separate games in 1 box, so we have double the things to decide on in this review! Also, we try to expand our vocabulary a little bit since we have to say the word "beans" so many times... See photos of Ladies & Gangsters and follow us for even more board game enthusiasm on Instagr...

We adventure through the hard to find board game Obsession and attempt to rebuild our family's reputation and greatness. In this review, Liane finds herself unable to continue describing how she feels about the game - join us to find out if this is a pass, play, or purchase!

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