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Orthogonally AdjacentOA 38: Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa MusaSankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa, designed by Mandela Fernandez-Grandon, Fabio Lopiano with artowrk by Ian O'Toole and published by Osprey Games is a a mid-weight Eurogame for 1-4 players. Each player manages the prestigious University of Sankoré in 14th-century Timbuktu, tasked by the emperor Mansa Musa with spreading knowledge throughout West Africa, even as the great university is raised around them. With a BGG weight of 4.17, this game is stated to play at about 150-180 minutes.It hits the thematic history spot we love, but will it stay in the collection? Check out the episode and fin...2025-06-2025 minOrthogonally AdjacentOA 37: Rock Hard 1977A Devir game we have been playing on repeat over our gaming nights for a while is "Rock Hard 1977" -- would you call it a rock star simulation exercise? A board game? Insight into the difficulties of being a musician in the 1970s? It's basically all of the above. Developed by Jackie Fox, bassist of the 1970 proto-punk band the Runaways, it's an amazing achievement that has been winning Fox and Devir awards since its release.MERCH IS STILL AVAILABLE! GET YOUR EARLY FAVORITES HERE: https://www.teepublic.com/user/oapodcastMore will be designed and posted soon.Lik...2025-06-0122 minOrthogonally AdjacentOA 36: Santa Monica and Let's Go! To JapanIt's a Josh Wood Extravaganza Episode! We sat down and played Santa Monica and Let's Go! To Japan several times back to back. Two very different formats filled with the love of travel and local exploration. Are they worth your time? Come on in and see for yourself.MERCH IS STILL AVAILABLE! GET YOUR EARLY FAVORITES HERE: https://www.teepublic.com/user/oapodcastMore will be designed and posted soon.Like and subscribe to get the latest episodes when they become available, and follow us on Instagram at @orthogonally_adjacent_pod fo...2025-03-2830 minOrthogonally AdjacentOA 35: Most Anticipated for 25It's been a busy 2024 for game releases, and it doesn't seem like 25 is slowing down. Matt and Chris take some time to investigate upcoming releases to give some targets they'll cover for the year.MERCH IS STILL AVAILABLE! GET YOUR EARLY FAVORITES HERE FOR THE HOLIDAY: https://www.teepublic.com/user/oapodcastMore will be designed and posted soon.Like and subscribe to get the latest episodes when they become available, and follow us on Instagram at @orthogonally_adjacent_pod for more gaming goodness in the future.The show theme ...2025-02-0923 minOrthogonally AdjacentOA 34: Best of 2024Well, it's been three years! Where has the time gone!?! To kick off this NEW year we're doing the obligatory year end Top 5 no matter how late it is in January! If you've been with the show the whole time check this episode out and see whose list you most closely vibe with. (It's horrible to end a sentence with a preposition but it had to be done. Do folks read the show description?)
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2025-01-2534 minOrthogonally AdjacentOA 33: Santa's WorkshopTis' the season for partying, and although we are coming down from the fun of RivirCon and rocked the Christmas festivities we still wanted to make sure we let you all know about a game we can't get enough of -- when we can actually get to play a copy (thanks to our friends at Unplugged Cafe)
Santa's Workshop (2nd Edition) is published by Elf Creek Games and plays 2-5 players, 30-60 minutes playtime, Ages 6+, BGG weight 2.00
Designer Keith Ferguson
Artist Andrew Bosley
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1-4 players, 60-150 minutes playtime, Ages 14+, BGG weight 2.93
Designer Jamie Bloom
Artist Sophia Kang
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2024-11-1122 minOrthogonally AdjacentOA 30: NucleumChoo Choo! We finally get Nucleum to the table and ready the Austrailia Expansion for continued gameplay. From Simone Luciani and Dávid Turczi, published by Board&Dice and CMON, it's definitely an experience you need to have for yourself. What do we think? Come inside...come inside.. and find out.
2024-09-0228 minOrthogonally AdjacentOA 29: Darwin's JourneyWere working on our Darwin themed games Bingo card and we this is our second! Darwin's Journey is a delightfully complex game designed by Simone Luciani and Nestore Mangone and published by ThunderGryph Games. Replayability and strategy galore -- if you see it grab it!!!!!
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This show focuses on the Rio Grande Games 2023 release Evacuation by designer Vladimír Suchý.
Standing at 4 on the BGG weight scale, put on your workout clothes and get prepped workout this heavy game with us.
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2024-07-0123 minOrthogonally AdjacentOA 26: DaybreakA universal problem, and tabletop investigation.
We weren't sure what to expect with CMYK Games release "Daybreak" -- box art and description were intriguing, but we were not prepared for it at all.
An amazing mix of education and gaming, this cooperative experience had us cheering for our success and fearing the consequences of our failures each time we played.
Why? Well, come check the episode out and see.
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Get your tix here: https://tabletop.events/conventions/richmond-open-2023
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* Note: The audio weirdness continues a bit in this episode, but its still the same goodness you're looking for -- if you see us at a Con come and ask us about it, its a long-winded, hilarious story.
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The show theme "Too Much TV" by @DOPICO was used with all rights...2023-02-0620 minOrthogonally AdjacentOA 6: Year in Review and Wish ListsIt has been quite a year. Chris, Brian, Kevin and Matt attempt to put their arms around the games played over the last year and eye the games they're looking forward to in 2023.
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The...2023-01-1619 minOrthogonally AdjacentOA 5: The MagnificentIn this episode we review @aportagames production of The Magnificent, a pick-up and deliver game utilizing dice, worker placement, rondel, and polyomino mechanisms. As always we'll touch on our overall thoughts, our compliments, and our concerns related to the game and whether new and/or experienced gamers should stake down your big top and try this out for yourselves.
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The show theme "Too Much TV" by @DOPICO...2022-12-0233 minOrthogonally AdjacentOA 4: Holiday Games for Non-GamersThe season(s) are upon us for family visits and long term hang-outs with loved ones. So what if you have the itch to game and your family and/or friends aren't gamers? Well hopefully Chris, Brian and Matt have you covered, with not only recommendations, but some big box locations you can run in and grab them on the way!
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The show theme "Too Much TV"...2022-11-1827 minOrthogonally AdjacentOA 3: Merchants of the Dark RoadIn this episode we review @elfcreekgames production of Merchants of the Dark Road, a pick-up and deliver game utilizing dice, worker placement, hidden victory, and rondel mechanisms. We'll touch on our overall thoughts, our compliments, and our concerns related to the game and whether new and/or experienced gamers should venture down the Dark Road yourselves.
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The show theme "Too Much TV" by @DOPICO was used with a...2022-11-0420 minOrthogonally AdjacentOA 2: Some Spooky Vibes for Your TabletopThe second episode of Orthogonally Adjacent is locked and loaded.
Chris, Kevin, Brian, and Matt are back with some creepy games you can bring to the table as Halloween approaches, with some minor diverging to all things spooky for the season.
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The show theme "Too Much TV" by @DOPICO was used with all rights and permissions of the artist. You can check out all of...2022-10-2235 minOrthogonally AdjacentOA 1: Welcome to the Maiden Voyage of Orthogonally AdjacentThe first episode of the new series Orthogonally Adjacent sets the stage with your hosts and location.
In their debut, the boys discuss their background in life and gaming and detail the types of games you can expect loved (or panned) by each in the future. We kept our filters on this time, so the kick-off is a show for everyone.
We also discuss Chaos, lots and lots of Chaos.
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Orthogonally AdjacentInferno Squad, Battlefront 2, Missed OpportunitiesWe’re Back! And this time We’re griping of things that could have been in the Star Wars Universe. And don’t get me started on micro transactions...2018-11-2807 minOrthogonally AdjacentCastle Crashers, Green KnightWe continue the weekly discussion of the knights of Castle Crashers and their medieval influences, this episode focuses on the poison wielding Green Knight.2017-07-0704 minOrthogonally AdjacentCastle Crashers, BlacksmithIn this episode the discussion centers on the helm and blacksmith in medieval literary tradition and how that tradition overlays onto "The Blacksmith" character in the Castle Crashers video game.2017-07-0606 minOrthogonally AdjacentCastle Crashers, Courtly LoveThis episode we'll quickly discuss the concept of Courtly Love and how it's manifested in the video game Castle Crashers.2017-07-0308 minOrthogonally AdjacentStar Wars and Joseph CampbellBombsInContext6_9 discusses the influence of The work of Joseph Campbell on the Star Wars And how that influence is evident in the new movie trilogy and the Star Wars Battlefront games.2017-07-0321 minOrthogonally AdjacentWelcome to Gametext!!!!The Call to Adventure2017-07-0301 min