Ambie continues painting some of her Stuffed Fables minis! Feel free to ask questions during the session!
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Contributor: Ambie Valdés

Starting with classics like Clue and D&D with her family as a child, then modern games like Dominion and Tichu with her college friends, Ambie has always had fun playing games. After graduating college, she and her boyfriend (now husband) started building up a collection and getting more into the hobby together. Now, Ambie plays a lot of games with her husband and their friends. They enjoy games that integrate the mechanics well with the theme, which is what inspired her Strategically Thematic segment for Throat Punch Lunch. Some of Ambie's favorite games are 18xx, The Resistance: Avalon, Arkwright, Dungeon Petz, Space Alert, and Tragedy Looper.
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Dice Tower Con! - www.dicetowercon.com (July 3-7, 2019)
Ambie went to KublaCon in the SF Bay Area over Memorial Day Weekend!
Games:
--Le Havre: The Inland Port: 1:45
--Alpaca Pakapaka: 2:20
--1889: History of Shikoku Railways: 2:45
--Letters from Whitechapel: 4:58
--Kitchen Rush: 5:20
--Rolling Stock: 6:21
--Antiquity: 7:11
--Azul: 8:58
--Ora et Labora: 10:22
Non-game things:
Ambie and Crystal discuss Fickle, Animal Upon Animal, Battle Dome, and Race For The Galaxy. We then talk about some of the different board gaming awards this summer, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'prestigious.'
Recent Games: 0:47
Awards: 14:17
Board Game Etymology - 'Prestigious': 27:43
Outro: 28:42
Bloopers: 29:37
Ambie interviews Josh Starr, the creator of Grand Trunk Games, a new publishing company dedicated to making 18xx games more available, affordable, and approachable.
Interview: 0:24
1861/1867: 13:00
Outro: 26:57
Grand Trunk Games: https://www.grandtrunkgames.com/
Ambie talks about full capitalization and incremental capitalization of corporations in this video in her 18xx series.
18xx with Ambie (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOlRvTbmD6tJCzjOr2XGEwFMll79J58zv
Ambie continues painting some of her Stuffed Fables minis! Feel free to ask questions during the session!
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Ambie makes an escape room podcast for Crystal and Cassadi to celebrate the three year anniversary of Board Game Blitz!
Intro Banter: 0:43
Escape Room: 3:12
Catching up with Cassadi: 33:19
Outro: 39:42
Bloopers: 40:38
Ambie, Toby, Josh, and Talbot will be playing Rolling Stock live!
Rolling Stock is a card game about stock and company trading, inspired by 18xx games. It is available through All-Aboard Games or by print and play (the version in the stream is print and play).
Ambie and Crystal discuss Pandemic Legacy Season 2 and T.I.M.E. Stories: Madame. We then talk about box size in games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'experience.'
Announcements: 0:47
Recent Games: 1:54
Box Size: 11:34
Board Game Etymology - 'Experience': 27:10
Outro: 28:47
Bloopers: 29:43