Episode 9: Quick-playing 2-Player Games We Love, with Lincoln Damerst

BGG Director of Media Lincoln Damerst joins Candice to discuss their favorite 2-player games that can be played in an hour or less. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:00 New BGG Show Episode
  • 00:02:35 GameNight! Date Night
• 00:07:34 Fresh Plays
  • 00:07:47 Beer & Bread
  • 00:09:15 Rise
  • 00:09:50 Historia
  • 00:16:07 Ark Nova
  • 00:16:24 Precognition
  • 00:24:08 Polynesia
  • 00:26:30 Babylonia
• 00:32:39 Our favorite 2-player games that can be played in an hour or less
  • 00:32:59 Herrlof 
  • 00:33:40 Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft
  • 00:35:05 Lincoln's #5 - Jaipur
  • 00:37:22 Candice's #5 - Jaipur
  • 00:40:51 Lincoln's #4 - Watergate
  • 00:43:25 Candice's #4 - Watergate
  • 00:46:10 Lincoln's #3 - 7 Wonders Duel
  • 00:49:30 Candice's #3 - Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes
  • 00:53:51 Lincoln's #2 - Splendor Duel
  • 00:57:18 Raptor
  • 00:58:16 Candice's #2 - 7 Wonders Duel
  • 01:00:51 Lincoln's #1 - Targi
  • 01:03:47 Candice's #1 - War Chest
• 01:12:07 Sign-off

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