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.
Ambie and Crystal are joined by Nick, Mike, Matthew, and Dave from the This Game is Broken podcast to celebrate the 100th episode of Board Game Blitz with a game show!
Intro part 2: 3:17
Round 1 - Ready, Set Up, Go!: 5:49
Round 2 - 18xx: 17:56
Round 3 - Vanessa Parody: 27:30
Round 4 - Higher or Lower: 36:16
Outro: 45:30
Bloopers: 46:42
Ambie and Crystal discuss Detective Stories: Case 1 - The Fire in Adlerstein and Betrayal Legacy. We then talk about the role of Kickstarter in board games and share our top 5 Kickstarter games.
Announcements: 0:47
Recent Games: 3:07
Kickstarter: 11:16
Top 5 Kickstarter Games: 19:02
Outro: 32:04
Bloopers: 33:00
Ambie and Crystal host the annual Blitzies for 2019 games!
Ambie goes over her top 100 games, finishing up with her top 10!
#10: 0:31
#9: 1:20
#8: 2:54
#7: 4:51
#6: 5:36
#5: 7:59
#4: 10:33
#3: 12:12
#2: 13:46
#1: 16:32
The Mind: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244992/mind
Ambie goes over her top 100 games, continuing with numbers 20-11.
#20: 0:32
#19: 1:43
#18: 3:42
#17: 4:56
#16: 6:10
#15: 7:23
#14: 9:13
#13: 10:27
#12: 11:48
#11: 13:09
Kitchen Rush: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/223953/kitchen-rush
Ambie goes over her top 100 games, continuing with numbers 30-21.
#30: 0:32
#29: 2:45
#28: 4:22
#27: 6:00
#26: 6:55
#25: 8:23
#24: 9:36
#23: 10:38
#22: 12:33
#21: 13:45
Rolling Stock: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/99630/rolling-stock
Ambie goes over her top 100 games, continuing with numbers 40-31.
#40: 0:32
#39: 1:36
#38: 2:59
#37: 3:40
#36: 5:43
#35: 6:59
#34: 8:09
#33: 9:44
#32: 11:04
#31: 12:26
18MEX: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18485/18mex
Ambie goes over her top 100 games, continuing with numbers 50-41.
Help Support The Dice Tower!!
http://DiceTowerKickstarter.com
#50: 0:31
#49: 2:03
#48: 3:20
#47: 4:21
#46: 6:07
#45: 7:17
#44: 8:12
#43: 9:48
#42: 10:44
#41: 12:02
Ambie goes over her top 100 games, continuing with numbers 60-51.
Help Support The Dice Tower!!
http://DiceTowerKickstarter.com
#60: 0:31
#59: 1:39
#58: 2:39
#57: 3:40
#56: 4:59
#55: 6:18
#54: 7:09
#53: 8:24
#52: 9:56
#51: 11:31
Ambie and Crystal discuss City of the Big Shoulders and Fantastic Factories. We then talk about the importance of first impressions, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'opinion.'
Announcements: 0:45
Recent Games: 1:13
First Impressions: 12:26
Board Game Etymology - 'Opinion': 27:05
Outro: 28:05
Bloopers: 29:09
