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Overland Gamer The Podcast - Board Game Spotlight Episode 38 - No Honor Among Thieves from Carpe Omnis Games

8/27/2020

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Board Game Spotlight where we take a look at games that we have come across and share them with our readers and listeners. Today's game is No Honor Among Thieves and comes from Carpe Omnis Games. Players compete to become the thief with the most gold at the end of the game. Players can recruit other players to help out but must beware that the other players may be planning to betray the heist as there is No Honor Among Thieves. 

No Honor Among Thieves

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Players: 3-6 players | Playing Time: 90-120 min | Age: 13+
Designer: Adam A Watts | 
Artist: Luka Arh
Publisher: Carpe Omnis Games

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Players compete to assemble their crew of thieves and seek out the riches in the kingdom. Play cards and Heist your way to fill your pockets with gold to be the richest thief in the kingdom. But beware your opponents may be willing to help you out but they might also try to stab you in the back as there is No Honor Among Thieves. 
The goal is to win the game with the most coins. When stage 3 objectives have been completed the game ends. 
No Honor Among Thieves is a difficult game with the right players. It’s fun and mischievous when players try to work against the other players. You never know if folks going on the heist will be your allies or stab you in the back. 

The quality of the game components are very nice. The box is sturdy and well put together. 
The artwork for the cards is well designed. Each card says what it does on it so there's little iconography with this game. 
Gameplay is a bit complex trying to figure out the different actions and stages. 
This is definitely a fun game for those who like to mess with your fellow players.


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Overland Gamer The Podcast - Board Game Spotlight Episode 37 - Roll for your life Candyman from Smirk and Dagger Games

8/25/2020

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Board Game Spotlight is where we take a look at games that we have come across. We share a little bit about the game and what our thoughts were about it. Today's game is a super fun, super fast Gingerbread Cookie slaying good time. 

Roll For Your Life Candyman

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Players: 2-4 players | Playing Time: 10-30 Min | Age: 8+
Designer: Andy Geremia

Artist: Curt Covert
​ Publisher: Smirk and Dagger Games

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Roll dice looking for 4 of a kind. Remove opponents pieces from their gingerbread cookies before they remove yours. Last one standing wins the round. Score points at the end of each round based on the cookie bits you have left, cookie trophies you have taken, and sweet treats you have collected. The person with the most points at the end of the specified number of rounds wins. Roll for Your Life Candyman!

This game is fast and fun. It is quick to pick up and lively at the table. The dice are easy to read but sometimes when going super quick the boots and gloves look very similar. The pieces of the gingerbread cookies are very well designed. Following the button color to match the dice was kind of odd at the beginning. It would be nice if the buttons were easier identified. But this issue is minor.
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The game is simple enough for my 9 year old to pick up the basics. It took him us a bit to get used to returning the candy cane to the middle of the table. Oftentimes it was “Stop… oh give me that!”

3 rounds seems to be a good metric to go on. If you have games that go on longer it can be easier for someone to run away with the score. The Sweet Treats provide a good balance to the game. Triggering those after you take them from an opponent can be quite fun.

The game comes with candy cane daggers and little speech bubbles. They don’t mean anything but they make for an interesting bit about the table as you play. Along with the fun visuals each gingerbread cookie has an arm with a weapon.
This game is really fun and quick for a wide range of ages. 


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Overland Gamer The Podcast - Board Game Spotlight Episode 36 - Tiny Epic Zombies from Gamelyn Games

8/20/2020

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Board Game Spotlight is where we take a brief look at games that we have come across. We talk a little bit about the game and share our thoughts about the game. 

Tiny Epic Zombies
​Gamelyn Games

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Players 1-5 | Playing Time: 30-45 | Age 14+
Designer: Scott Almes
Artist: Miguel Coimbra, Benjamin Shulman

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Tiny Epic Zombies is a fun zombie survival game. The game comes with multiple game modes that allow players to either go against each other or cooperate against the zombies. Typically survivor players are trying to complete objectives to win the game. The zombie players are trying to eat their way to victory by eliminating their opponents (in the game). 

Tiny Epic Zombies has a decent footprint at the table and has been a joy for us to bring to our table. 
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Overland Gamer The Podcast - Board Game Spotlight Episode 35 - Facility 07 from Never Engine Games

8/18/2020

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Board Game Spotlight where we take a brief look at games that we have come across. This one is an IGA special pre-kickstarter treat. Today we're taking a look at Facility 07 from Never Engine Games

Facility 07
​Never Engine Games
Kickstarter Launches September 15th, 2020

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Players: 2-6 players |  Playing Time: 45-180 min | Age: 14+
Designer and Artist: Trevor Scott

​ Publisher: Never Engine Games

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This is a pre-kickstarter look at a board game. I have been able to take a look at the game on videos and play it a bit on tabletopia. 

Facility 07 is a semi cooperative facility exploration game that turns spy vs spy once the mainframe is discovered and hacked. Players are competing to gather the most data, hack the mainframe, and get out before the facility self destructs and goes boom. Game Over!

​Facility 07 has a card driven facility layout that makes the game very unique every time it’s played. The ops cards that players use throughout the game to further their agenda or thwart the other players' agendas offer a fun little twist to the game. This one will be fun for gamers who enjoy a light go after your opponent game.
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Kickstarter for Facility 07 Launches
​September 15, 2020

More Information can be found 
​website - https://www.neverenginegames.com/facility07
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Play it now on Tabletopia!

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