Ep 053 | The Spire of Cybernetic Wine

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This week Damien, Neeber and Ralph are back behind the microphones to talk about some of the games they have been excited about.

Ralph has gotten the Digital turned analog Rogue-like card game Slay the Spire, Damien has decided to jump into the analog version of a digital-themed world in Android Netrunner and Neeber finally got his chance to play another wine-themed game in the classic Vinhos.

There is a lot to discuss including why Paku Paku is one of the silliest games we've played and why we love it so lets get into this episode.

Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction

02:54 - Vinhos

19:13 - Slay the Spire

39:03 - Android Netrunner

58:12 - Paku Paku (Gateway Game of the Week) *********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

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Ep 053 | The Spire of Cybernetic Wine

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This week Damien, Neeber and Ralph are back behind the microphones to talk about some of the games they have been excited about.

There is a lot to discuss including why Paku Paku is one of the silliest games we've played and why we love it so lets get into this episode.

Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction

02:54 - Vinhos

19:13 - Slay the Spire

39:03 - Android Netrunner

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