2023 was a great year for games, but there's always going to be a few misses here and there!

Ray is MIA for this episode, but there's still plenty of chitchat in the pre-show with catching up on a bunch of audience requests :)

With the weekly recap show ending the other day, here's the final audio recap of recapping... 12 games of note for your ear holes, one last time! :)

As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :) •••Game/show Q&A►►► 1:36 Improving my final thoughts? 9:35 Exit surveys? 22:52 Feld City collection? 26:59 Marrakesh Nomads vs Camels? 32:00 How I rank hidden gems? 47:21 Alternatives to pre-ordering? 1:02:39 Mr. Beast & boardgames? 1:11:01 How the boardgames biz doing? 1:13:46 Are my runthroughs misleading? 1:24:22 Influential board game artists? 1:37:32 Managing my BGG collection? 1:43:39 Boardgames fan demographics? 1:53:24 Normalizing unhealthy boardgame habits? 2:03:20 More conventions in our future? 2:05:45 Throwing games in the trash? •••Personal Q&A►►► 2:08:50 Roadtrip to BGG Con? 2:19:08 Does Jen think I'm a bad driver? 2:23:57 Future evolution of the Rahdo channel? 2:39:32 Retirement advice? 3:04:29 Must-see RV spots in the USA? 3:07:01 Jen's Glass work on the road? 3:09:38 Video game industry morality? 3:27:16 Reconciling my violent video games & my carebear-ism? 3:47:33 UBI and inflation? 3:58:20 Ridin' with Biden? 4:01:08 AOC lies?

This week Ray, Ruel, Chris and I are talking about games we REALLY should enjoy this much! :)

Ray tries out a new and very fun board game trivia game on the guys, and you can play along as well, plus the latest R&R list! :)

There's a bunch more travel games in the post show, and some more fun chitchat in the pre-show :)

We're back from our epic travel, so let's talk about travel games!

Sponsored by https://www.arcanewonders.com/product/world-wonders-mundo-expansion/ See our World Wonders runthrough at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkwiImlG41U And now... an episode outlining the games we played in March 2024. 0:00 Sponsored segment 2:21 Intro 3:02 16. Isle of Night https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/412997/isle-of-night 7:11 15. Colors of Kasane https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159355/colors-of-kasane 9:35 14. Siege of Valeria https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345888/siege-valeria 13:37 13. Gun It https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/randyo/gun-it-a-cooperative-car-thriller 19:35 12. Sankore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCA52xRfwOk 22:54 11. Heroes of the Sanctum https://youtu.be/d1uG0KWdEBY 26:44 10. One-Hit Heroes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMjMbH7ValM 30:03 9. Caldera Park https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367047/caldera-park 33:26 8. Salton Sea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sv2MWD5cP4 37:54 7. Tiny Epic Game of Thrones https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/409978/tiny-epic-game-of-thrones 43:49 6. Comet https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381078/comet 48:47 5. Cat Packs https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/404417/cat-packs 51:45 4. Horror on the Orient Express https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/394897/horror-on-the-orient-express-the-board-game 55:07 3. AI 100% Human https://twitch.tv/videos/2084048439 59:51 2. Inheritors https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367476/inheritors 1:04:55 1. Windmill Valley https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/403441/windmill-valley 1:08:22 Outro

Okay, time for the audio-only version of the "new games" section of the last 6 weeks of recaps, for folks who want to learn about cool new games on the go! The games mentioned talked about are: • Ziggurat https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415197/ziggurat or https://www.mindware.orientaltrading.com/ziggurat-a1-14194073.fltr • Spectacular https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415147/spectacular • Citizens of the Spark https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415465/citizens-spark • Life in Reterra https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415513/life-reterra • Kokeshi https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415507/kokeshi • Barcelona: Passeig de Gracia https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/415314/barcelona-passeig-de-gracia • Skulls of Sedlec: Expansion Collection III https://gamefound.com/en/projects/button-shy-games/button-shy-2024-reprint-campaign • Brink https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415078/brink • Tropicalla https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415188/tropicalia • Lords of Worlds https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415182/lords-worlds • Gardlings https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416059/gardlings • AI 100% Human https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416086/ai-100-human • Architects of Amytis https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415910/architects-amytis • Inori https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415938/inori • Kyoto no Neko https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/417155/kyoto-no-neko • Adulthood https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416780/adulthood • Rebirth https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/417197/rebirth • Chateau Combo https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416851/chateau-combo • Eat Zem All https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416790/eat-zem-all • Mythwind: Friends & Family https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/417508/mythwind-friends-family • Everbloom https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369897/everbloom • Harmony https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/417599/harmony • God of War: The Board Game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/417357/god-war-board-game • Neko Syndicate https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415792/neko-syndicate • SETI https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence • Don't Starve https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418146/dont-starve-the-board-game • Super https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418036/super