Episode 37: Grudge Match (1v1 Games)

Kerley keeps the competitive themes throughout his run with this episode focusing on one of his favourite style of games....the 1v1 games pitching players head to head. <br/><br/>FIRST PLAYER: Kerley<br/>OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Tambo & Adrian<br/><br/>OVERVIEW<br/>In this episode you'll learn:<br/>- about Star-Lords helmet...it's not as bad as it sounds<br/>- how the Century game series fares with Adrian when they are combined together<br/>- how Tambo got on playing Trickerion for the first time<br/>- how Viticulture World is as hard as playing Dark Souls, co-operative wine making is tough people<br/>- about Kerleys first experience in playing games on Board Game Arena (BGA)<br/>- all about our groups position on 1v1 games, why we like them, why people don't and some of our favourites<br/>- whether we would rather lose to a bad winner or win against a bad loser<br/><br/>LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW<br/>N/A<br/><br/>EPISODE CHAPTERS<br/>0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count<br/>3:18 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex<br/>3:33 - Adrian - Century Series<br/>10:45 - Tambo - Trickerion<br/>18:23 - JP - Viticulture World<br/>27:11 - Kerley - Board Game Arena<br/>32:14 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Grudge Match<br/>35:09 - What makes a good 1v1 game?<br/>39:45 - What makes a higher player count game work at 2 players?<br/>44:18 - Why do people not like 1v1 games?<br/>49:19 - Kerley's favourite - War of the Ring<br/>54:23 - JP's favourite - Hoplomachus: Remastered<br/>57:02 - Tambo's favourite - Kapow!<br/>59:38 - Adrian's favourites - A mix<br/>1:02:54 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?<br/>1:03:20 - Would you rather lose to a bad winner or win against a bad loser?<br/>1:10:21 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up<br/>1:10:36 - JP - A new player is coming....<br/>1:11:42 - Adrian - Smartphone Inc<br/>1:14:03 - Tambo - Brass Birmingham and Star Wars Rebellion<br/>1:16:36 - Kerley - Backing the new Terraforming Mars Prelude 2<br/>1:21:45 - TURN 6 - 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/>- Threads <br/>- TikTok<br/><br/>