Thunderstone
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Thunderstone

This week, the panel delves into the dungeon with the classic deck-builder, Thunderstone. Designed by Mike Elliott, Thunderstone was published in 2009 by Alderac Entertainment Group. It had five expansions before being re-implemented by Thunderstone Advance: Towers of Ruin in 2012.

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the Downfall of Pompeii
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the Downfall of Pompeii

Join the panel this week as they race to the city gates to talk about the Downfall of Pompeii!

The Downfall of Pompeii, designed by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede, was first published by Amigo and Mayfair in 2004.

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Dominant Species
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Dominant Species

This week, the panel digs into our recent game of Dominant Species!

Dominant Species, designed by Chad Jensen, was first published by GMT Games in 2010. In 2011, it was nominated for the BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Award for Most Innovative and Best Thematic Game and won two Golden Geeks for Best Strategy Game and Game of the Year. 

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Mississippi Queen
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Mississippi Queen

Join us this week in our first episode of Season 2 of Games from the Cellar. We ride the tide of the Mighty Mississippi in the 1997 Classic, Mississippi Queen!

Mississippi Queen, designed by Werner Hodel, was first published by Rio Grande Games in the US in 1997. Mississippi Queen won the Spiel des Jares in 1997.

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Power Grid
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Power Grid

Join us this week as the panel powers up a game of Power Grid!

Power Grid, also known as Funkenschlag, was designed by Friedemann Friese and was first published in the US by Rio Grande Games in 2004.

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Wings for the Baron, Part II
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Wings for the Baron, Part II

This week we revisit the panel favorite, Wings for the Baron, to explore the Standard Game mode of play.

Wings for the Baron, designed by Dave Townsend, was first published by Victory Point Games in 2015.

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Heroscape
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Heroscape

Join us this week, as we battle our way through Heroscape!

Heroscape, designed by Stephen Baker, Rob Daviau & Craig Van Ness, was first published by Hasbro in 2004.

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Blood Bowl Team Manager: the Card Game
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Blood Bowl Team Manager: the Card Game

This week, the panel tackles Blood Bowl Team Manager: the Card Game.

Blood Bowl Team Manager, designed by Jay Little and Corey Konieczka, was first published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2011. In 2012, Blood Bowl Team Manager was nominated for two BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Awards, Best Card Game, and Best Thematic Board Game.

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Wings for the Baron
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Wings for the Baron

The panel discusses a group favorite, Wings for the Baron, the most underrated game of 2015.

Wings for the Baron was designed by Dave Townsend, who originally designed and self-published in 2007. The version we played, Wings for the Baron (Second Edition), was developed and published by Victory Point Games in 2015.

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Biblios
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Biblios

The panel pulls out Biblios, a classic light weight card from 2007.

Biblios was designed by Steve Finn, and was originally published as Scripts and Scribes, through Dr. Finn’s Games. It is currently published as Biblios by IELLO

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