Episode 37: Grudge Match (1v1 Games)

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

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1. TURN 1 - Player Count (00:00:00)

2. TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex (00:03:38)

3. Adrian - Century Series (00:03:53)

4. Tambo - Trickerion (00:11:05)

5. JP - Viticulture World (00:18:43)

6. Kerley - Board Game Arena (00:27:31)

7. TURN 3 - Main Event: Grudge Match (00:32:34)

8. What makes a good 1v1 game? (00:35:29)

9. What makes a higher player count game work at 2 players? (00:40:05)

10. Why do people not like 1v1 games? (00:44:38)

11. Kerley's favourite - War of the Ring (00:49:39)

12. JP's favourite - Hoplomachus: Remastered (00:54:43)

13. Tambo's favourite - Kapow! (00:57:22)

14. Adrian's favourites - A mix (00:59:58)

15. TURN 4 - Would you rather? (01:03:14)

16. Would you rather lose to a bad winner or win against a bad loser? (01:03:40)

17. TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up (01:10:41)

18. JP - A new player is coming.... (01:10:56)

19. Adrian - Smartphone Inc (01:12:02)

20. Tambo - Brass Birmingham and Star Wars Rebellion (01:14:23)

21. Kerley - Backing the new Terraforming Mars Prelude 2 (01:16:56)

22. TURN 6 - Final Turn (01:22:05)