Episode 31: Game in 60 Minutes

You've heard of the film "Gone in 60 Seconds" right? Well this episode is nothing like that, but we do concentrate on games that play under 60 minutes.  Adrian continues as our first player to talk about those little gems in our collections and why every gamer should have them.<br/><br/>FIRST PLAYER: Adrian<br/>OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & Ian<br/><br/>OVERVIEW<br/>In this episode you'll learn:<br/>- How the new hotness "Earth" is landing within the group<br/>- Ian is celebrating a win at Endless Winter recently<br/>- Adrian is on a culling mission getting rid of 25% of his collection<br/>- all about games that play under an hour and why they are key in anyone's collections<br/>- whether we would rather play the same game 8 times or 8 different games in one day<br/>- more about the excitement levels for The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon.  <br/><br/>LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW<br/>The team are still looking forward to the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon this year which is being held at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster on 22nd July at 9am.  Get your tickets and more information here - https://www.the24hourboardgamemarathon.co.uk/<br/><br/>EPISODE CHAPTERS<br/>0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count<br/>0:40 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex<br/>0:53 - Becky - Earth<br/>2:44 - Ian - Endless Winter<br/>7:55 - Adrian - Culling my collection<br/>14:08 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Game in 60 Seconds<br/>14:28 - Why should you have games that play under an hour?<br/>21:04 - Cubitos, Las Vegas Royale, Barenpark<br/>25:04 - Dominion, 7 Wonders, Camel Up, Netrunner<br/>29:57 - Railroad Ink, Strawopolis, Under Failing Skies<br/>32:31 - Coup, Love Letter, Citadels<br/>34:23 - Furnance, It's a Wonderful World, Roll Player, Dice Hospital, Quadropolis<br/>37:23 - All the Azul's<br/>40:11 - What do we think the main difference between these games and a party game?<br/>42:25 - What do we think are the negatives of games that play shorter?<br/>43:56 - Final thoughts<br/>47:56 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?<br/>48:17 - Would you rather play a 1 hour board game 8 times or 8 different games on a gaming day?<br/>51:40 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?<br/>51:53 - Becky - The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon<br/>53:40 - Ian - More 24 Hour Board Game Marathon and lighter games<br/>55:08 - Adrian - Getting into roll / flip 'n' writes<br/>57:02 - TURN 6 - The Final TurnENGAGING WITH THE SHOW<br/>We want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:<br/>- Email Us <br/>- BoardGameGeek<br/> - Facebook <br/>- Instagram <br/>- TikTok