Episode 351: Slay the Spire and A Short Topic Extravaganza

Good Morning, Cabalists! Today we kick the show off with a big announcement - Mia the cat has found her forever home with Chris! Then we get into a bunch of the games we’ve been playing, including Dogfight 1917, Crusaders Thy Will Be Done with the Divine Influence expansion, Darwin’s Journey, Moytura, dnup, and a feature review of Slay the Spire. Then, after Tony T’s Pokemon Smash-and-Grab Roundup, we dive into some listener-submitted questions about what drives us to buy expansions, why we suck at board games, and what our pet peeves are about ourselves.

Episode 351: Slay the Spire and A Short Topic Extravaganza

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Timecodes

• Dogfight 1917: 00:02:28

• Crusaders: Thy Will be Done: 00:11:36

• Darwin's Journey: 00:20:17

• Moytura: 00:32:17

• dnup: 00:42:21

• Slay the Spire Review: 00:51:14

• News with Tony T: 01:23:04

• Short Topic Extravaganza: 02:10:29

Opening Banter and Reviews

• Dogfight 1917

• Crusaders: Thy Will be Done with CDivine Influence expansion

• Darwin's Journey

• Moytura

• dnup

Feature Review: Slay the Spire

Slay the Spire: The Board Game is a co-operative deck-building, dungeon-crawling adventure. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and finally become strong enough to slay the Spire! Each player starts with a character with unique abilities and a simple deck of cards that they can improve by adding and removing cards during the game. Slay the Spire is also a rogue-like. That means that when you die (and you will die!), start over from the beginning. Take the lessons you learned and try again! The game is divided into Acts. At the end of an Act you can continue, stop and end the adventure there, or save and continue another time! If players defeat the final Boss, they win the game! Which Boss you consider to be final depends on how many Acts you want to play. You can stop playing at the end of any Act! When a player’s HP is reduced to 0, they are dead and the party loses the game.

Designed by Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano

Published by Contention Games

BoardGameGeek.com Entry

Gaming News by Tony T

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• The Lord of the Rings: Circle of Conflict

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• Hellbreak TCG Expands

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