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City of the Big Shoulders is a crossover heavy Euro game meets 18XX-lite experience for 2-4 players that plays in just over three hours. Released in the summer of 2019 by designer Raymond Chandler III as the first title under his Parallel Games publishing brand. Join Josh for a deep dive into City of the Big Shoulders and decide if this title is the right fit for you, or if you're better off waiting for the next train to come along.

Kenny Chapman, designer of Knights of the Hound Table, joins Josh inside the Meepledrome to discuss the game's successful Kickstarter campaign (open until 10/18) and share his personal board gaming origin story. 

 Josh recently attended a trade event for the shop and had the chance to demo a ton of games! Catch up with him as he recaps the games he really enjoyed that will be coming out this fall.

We have finally hit the end of Josh’s Top 100 games. Join him in this episode to count down from 25 to 1 as we highlight his top games of today. Before the main event, catch up on recent plays of Gloomhaven, Parfum, and Irish Gauge and take a peek ahead at the upcoming releases of Icarus and Parks. To leave your feedback on this or any episode head over to the Guild or comment below. Featured in this episode are: 25. Agricola24. Space Base23. Power Grid22. Chicago Express21. Agricola: All Creatures BIg & Small20. Passing Through Petra19. Royals18. Lords...

Josh is joined by Mackenzie from The Meeple Street to discuss her board gaming origin story and here about her awesome work in board gaming blogging, board games in schools, and the effects of board gaming in mental health. The pair review recent plays, anticipate some coming games, and express a shared love for Stonemaier Games. Find Mackenzie’s work at www.themeeplestreet.com   Games Featured: Chronicles of Crime 3:25Space Explorers 7:05Dinosaur Island 10:20Exit: The Catacombs of Horror 15:40Irish Gauge 19:35Nevada City 22:00Isofarian Guard 25:45Floor Plan 29:50The Stonebound Saga 44:45Always Green Gardens 44:45Empty Space 45:35Zombicide 1:02:55Scythe 1:09:10