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As Becky prepares to step down from the First Player throne she's devoted an episode to one of her favourite games Battlestar Galactica / Unfathomable to chat through cylons, hybrids and frakking backstabbing gameplay
FIRST PLAYER: Becky
OTHER PLAYERS: Rob, Kris & Tambo (JP managed to sneak in for 5 mins)
OVERVIEW
In this week's episode, we discuss both Battlestar Galactica (BSG) and Unfathomable and talk about why they are firm favourites on our tables. In this episode you'll learn
- Kris makes a return to the pod since his debut in Episode 1
- More about one of the hot Essen releases Lacrimosa as JP has had a chance to try this out.
- Kris has been playing mainly with himself...solo Scythe of course
- Becky has saved Ian from exile of the podcast by getting a game of Ark Nova
- We finally reveal how Kris has a reputation in setting games up wrong, especially in BSG
- A few of the group have been dabbling in crowdfunding with small expansions up to gaming tables
- Rob is handed the baton for the next round of episodes
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:23 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:35 - Rob - Too Many Bones
3:38 - Kris - Solo Scythe
6:01 - Tambo - Apollo
7:51 - Becky - Ark Nova
10:50 - JP - Lacrimosa
16:25 - Turn 3 - Main Event - Battlestar Galactica & Unfathomable
18:15 - Initial impressions from the group
20:40 - Kris' Italian Job
22:37 - Kris is notorious for setting up games wrong
25:41 - The variations of characters & abilities
27:15 - The aesthetics of both games
31:39 - It might not be for everyone
35:30 - Do we think you should buy Unfathomable if you own BSG?
41:18 - What would we change about the revamp?
42:40 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What is your single most influence in getting into the hobby and what keeps us coming back?
52:22 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?
52:36 - Becky - Astra & Zuuli Expansion
54:10 - Tambo - New Ironside Gaming Table
56:37 - Kris - Civilization 2010, Dog Park and Surfing
58:26 - Rob - All hail King Rob the new first player
59:04 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
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