Episode 58: It's not you...it's me (board games we suck at)

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In Chris' second episode of his run he wants to know why we suck at board games, well when we say we we mean us specifically as we can't comment on general gamers. Do we abandon games we suck at? Do we stick with it in the vain hope we'll become better? Listen to our latest episode to find out.
FIRST PLAYER: Chris
OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Rob & Dan
In this episode you'll learn:
- what the hell desk cycling means and why Chris has been doing a lot of it? no it's not a board game
- about Rob's experience of managing stealthy robots in Burncycle by Chip Theory Games
- how Dan has gone back to the 90's in the retro-like point and click adventure of Cantaloop by Lookout Games
- that White Castle by Devir Games keeps getting mentioned and a lot of love from Adrian
- which games the gang ultimately suck at and why
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:05 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:17 - Chris P - No games just desk cycling...what the hell is desk cycling?
2:54 - Rob - Burncycle
3:45 - Dan - Cantaloop
6:33 - Adrian - The White Castle
16:41 - TURN 3 - Main Event: It's not you...it's me
17:20 - Magicians, Dinosaurs, Red Planets & Trading in the Med
25:51 - Adrian can't lie and he can't barter
35:07 - Worker placement makes an evil return for Chris
43:04 - Do you purposely avoid playing these games or would you still be willing to give it a shot
52:09 - What is the turning point which stops you from playing a game full stop
1:06:14 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...be amazing at a game everyone else hates, or rubbish at a game everyone loves
1:09:35 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:17:11 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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Chapter

1. TURN 1 - Player Count (00:00:00)

2. TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex (00:01:05)

3. Chris P - No games just desk cycling...what the hell is desk cycling? (00:01:17)

4. Rob - Burncycle (00:02:54)

5. Dan - Cantaloop (00:03:45)

6. Adrian - The White Castle (00:06:33)

7. TURN 3 - Main Event: It's not you...it's me (00:16:41)

8. Magicians, Dinosaurs, Red Planets & Trading in the Med (00:17:20)

9. Adrian can't lie and he can't barter (00:25:51)

10. Worker placement makes an evil return for Chris (00:35:07)

11. Do you purposely avoid playing these games or would you still be willing to give it a shot (00:43:04)

12. What is the turning point which stops you from playing a game full stop (00:52:09)

13. TURN 4 - Would you rather...be amazing at a game everyone else hates, or rubbish at a game everyone loves (01:06:14)

14. TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up (01:09:35)

15. TURN 6 - The Final Turn (01:17:11)