The Board Gaming Doctor

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Hello everyone, welcome to the Board Gaming Doctor, my name is Phil, and I will be your board game doctor today. I diagnose games based on strategic depth, and love going into what it takes to win a game. But if a game is purely fun that matters too. I primarily enjoy medium to heavy Euro-style games, but all games are welcome on my table. In particular, I subspecialize in Uwe Rosenberg games, and often blog about them. Thanks, and hope you schedule an appointment with your board game doctor real soon!

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Episodes

Black Forest Rulebook Analysis 23.05.2024 8:25

I highlight some of my favorite mechanisms from the rulebook of Black Forest, and see how it compares to Glass Road.

Stupor Mundi Review 22.05.2024 8:36

00:00 Intro, game overview 01:23 game highlights 02:53 game comparisons 05:08 peer review 06:23 my review

Nature Preview and Evolution Mini-Review 14.05.2024 20:08

How to access beta app of Nature: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17_3K0GMmYmO8eW2QF4wo69x6FcoY_mv3MfOaY78wqAo/edit 00:00 Intro, game overview 01:33 Game highlights 05:33 Game comparisons 08:20 Evolution peer review 13:03 My final thoughts

Board Game Arena Game Tracker 5/9/24 10.05.2024 2:41

BGA reviewer: https://boardgamearena.com/reviewer 00:00 Intro, fully released games 01:05 alpha games

Black Forest Board Game Geek Page Analysis 08.05.2024 6:12

I go over my thoughts and guesses on what Black Forest, the latest Rosenberg game announced, has to offer. This game is slated to release by Spiel '24, and is advertised as the sequel to Glass Road.

Epochs: Course of Cultures First Impressions 07.05.2024 17:03

This is a review from the demo version on Tabletop Simulator, I have no bias or financial incentives to disclose. 00:00 Intro, game overview 00:56 Game highlights 05:57 Game comparisons 11:43 My First Impressions

April 2024 Board Game Wrap Up 06.05.2024 22:50

00:00 Intro 01:10 World Wonders: Mundo 5:13 Romi Rami 06:26 Spellbook 07:54 Discordia 10:13 Forever Home 11:14 Isle of Trains: All Aboard 13:35 Looot 14:43 High Season 16:40 Mosaic: Wars and Disasters

Top 10 Most Underrated Board Games 03.05.2024 28:57

00:00 Intro 04:18 number 10 06:20 number 9 08:49 number 8 10:56 number 7 12:50 number 6 14:59 number 5 17:20 number 4 19:57 number 3 22:47 number 2 25:12 number 1

Hallertau Review after 10 plays (RosenBlog April 2024) 02.05.2024 19:12

00:00 Intro, brief news, game overview 01:18 Game highlights 05:00 Game comparisons 09:36 Peer review 11:45 My review after 10 plays

Board Game Arena Game Tracker News 5/1/24 02.05.2024 5:01

BGA Reviewer: https://boardgamearena.com/reviewer 00:00 Intro, previously mentioned games, fully released games 00:45 Beta games 02:45 Alpha games

Furnace and Interbellum Expansion First Impressions 25.04.2024 9:49

00:00 Intro, game overview 01:49 Game Highlights 03:26 Game Comparisons 04:25 Peer Review 05:20 My First Impressions

Board Game Arena News 4/24/24 24.04.2024 4:41

BGA reviewer: https://boardgamearena.com/reviewer

Board Game Arena News 4/20/24 24.04.2024 5:27

BGA reviewer: https://boardgamearena.com/reviewer

Board Game Arena News 4/17/24 18.04.2024 3:18

00:00 Intro 00:27 Newly released games 01:12 Beta games 01:57 Alpha games

Cosmos Empires and Culture Clash Expansion Gamefound Preview 16.04.2024 9:39

Previous podcast: https://anchor.fm/board-game-doctors/episodes/First-Impressions-of-Cosmos-Empires-e279pvo. Gamefound campaign: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/bigger-worlds/cosmos-empires#/section/rewards/reward-product-49615 00:00 Intro, Game Overview 01:42 Game Highlights of Base Game 04:24 Peer Review for Base Game 05:40 Expansion Highlights

"Lowlands" Review 05.04.2024 20:00

00:00 Intro, Game Overview 00:58 Game Highlights 04:20 Game Comparisons 07:46 Peer Review 10:16 Review

March 2024 Wrap-Up 02.04.2024 23:16

00:00 Intro, Birthday games 00:47 Applejack 04:11 MLEM: Space Agency 06:45 River Valley Glassworks 08:45 Orion Duel 10:03 Cacao 11:30 Daybreak 14:17 Dog Park 15:56 Eminent Domain 17:56 Jump Drive 19:00 Nimalia 20:17 Tikal

Rosenblog March 2024 25.03.2024 37:43

00:00 Intro, News 07:35 Merkator Review 23:58 Top 10 non-Rosenberg Farming Games

"Federation" Review 21.03.2024 10:05

00:00 Intro, game overview 01:08 Game highlights 02:57 Game comparisons 05:18 Peer review 06:38 My review

"Cascadia: Rolling Rivers and Rolling Hills" First Impressions 19.03.2024 11:34

00:00 Intro, game overview 01:04 Game Highlights 03:10 Game Comparisons 05:27 First Impressions

"Thunder Road: Vendetta" First Impressions 18.03.2024 11:22

00:00 Intro, game overview 01:33 Game highlights 02:43 Game comparisons 05:19 Peer Review 07:08 My first impressions

"Galactic Cruise" First Impressions 16.03.2024 14:29

00:00 Intro, game overview 01:05 Game highlights 03:12 Game comparisons 07:30 Peer review 09:36 My first impressions Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshine License code: VEBGJBEGUDPFYUUN

"The White Castle" First Impressions 04.03.2024 10:06

00:00 Intro, game overview 01:26 What makes this game good? 03:14 Game Comparisons 05:15 Peer Review 06:54 My first impressions

February 2024 Board Game Wrap-Up 29.02.2024 7:32

00:00 intro, Dominion plus app discussion 01:30 Captain Flip 02:35 Trailblazers 03:51 Votes for Women

"Darwin's Journey" First Impressions 27.02.2024 16:54

00:00 Intro, Game overview 01:07 What makes this game good? 03:11 Game comparisons 07:51 Peer review 10:01 Expansion material and solo play 13:06 Conclusion