This is the audio taken from my Top 10 list for games with 2 players which can be found here: https://youtu.be/GLQh6EGBpMU

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Top 10 - Games with 2 players

This is the first ever episode of Friendly Ties! In this podcast episode my friends Anastasia and Nick will join me for a postgame discussion of Beyond the Sun. 

You can watch the full playthrough of Beyond the Sunt that we are referencing here: https://youtu.be/cS5kRWcl55A

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Beyond the Sun Postgame Discussion

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today I am joined by my friends Anastasia and Nick so that we can discuss our recent play of Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done. 

Link to Crusaders Playthrough with Friends: https://youtu.be/iEHy1zIccG4
Link to the YouTube version of this podcast episode: https://youtu.be/N2Xjwiq0TaA

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Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done - Discussion

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today I am joined by my friends Anastasia and Nick so that we can discuss our recent plays of Ark Nova. 

Link to Ark Nova Playthrough with Friends: https://youtu.be/giLPpGcxBuE
Link to the YouTube version of this podcast episode: https://youtu.be/i-eSjvMHDRM

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Ark Nova Discussion

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Nick, & Jonathan discuss their impressions of Golem. 

Link to Golem Playthrough with Friends: https://youtu.be/TjjZHsvlExA

Link to the YouTube version of this podcast episode: https://youtu.be/-ibusN5riTM

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Golem Impressions

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Jonathan, Anastasia, & Nick discuss our recent play of Anno 1800 as well as our numerous other plays over the past year. 

Please leave any comments you have on the YouTube version of this podcast episode: https://youtu.be/pJzIWbiYtBI

Our play of the game was recorded and posted here if you'd like to watch it first: https://youtu.be/-bhz0zyizRM

BGG link - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311193/anno-1800

Anno 1800 Impressions

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Jonathan, Anastasia, & Nick discuss the game Furnace, along with multiple official variants that are in the rules.

Please leave any comments you have on the YouTube version of this podcast episode: https://youtu.be/d0M7pR7kuuc

Furnace Roundtable Review

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Jonathan, Anastasia, & Nick discuss the board game Boonlake. 

Please leave any comments you have on the YouTube version of this podcast episode: https://youtu.be/VMzcfrj8LhY

Boonlake Roundtable Review

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia and Nick will be discussing, in-depth, various strategies you can use to get better at the board game Maracaibo. 

JonGetsGames Maracaibo Tutorial - https://youtu.be/PMCCyLW2NjU

Please leave a comment on the YouTube version of this episode, we'd love to hear the thoughts you may have: https://youtu.be/4xD66HeUoVs

How do you win Maracaibo?

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Jonathan, Anastasia, & Nick discuss the board game Messina 1347. We'd love to hear what you think about the game and our discussion, so please leave a comment at the YouTube version of this episode here - https://youtu.be/vtOiIeC039I

BGG link - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/238799/messina-1347

Messina 1347 Roundtable Review

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Jonathan, Anastasia, & Nick discuss all things Engine Building. Is it a mechanism? How do we actually define it? Does Nick think it even exists? 

We'd love to hear what you think about the game and our discussion, so please leave a comment at the YouTube version of this episode here - https://youtu.be/IKc0MTcOIjs

Games Discussed & Relevant Links:

Card Kingdoms of Valeria
• No JonGetsGames or Friendly Ties coverage

Concordia
• Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ7WG1RAxKk
• Venus Expansion Playthru - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzQye3AoRk

Darwin’s Journey
• Jon's Impressions - https://youtu.be/sdfR9rT30Ew?t=1188
• Tutorial & Playthru - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38HNCY8-2D8

Dominion
• No JonGetsGames or Friendly Ties coverage

Furnace
• Jon's Impressions - https://youtu.be/mtxRhxrv22I?t=860
• Friendly Ties Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0M7pR7kuuc

Gizmos
• Jon's Impressions - https://youtu.be/lBa6s_409cE?t=2037

Golem
• Rules Teach - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar_ry__KNe4
• Full Playthru - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjjZHsvlExA
• Friendly Ties Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ibusN5riTM

Grand Austria Hotel
• Jon's Impressions (he likes it a bit more now) - https://youtu.be/S0ARMPGQLcM?t=1297

Hallertau
• Jon's Impressions - https://youtu.be/_vByA380ym4?t=1352
• Tutorial & Playthru - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt2SoXE29nQ

Lorenzo il Magnifico
• Jon's Impressions - https://youtu.be/tG0uTH6M700?t=1430

Machi Koro
• Jon's Impressions - https://youtu.be/tRYqaDbfX8A?t=321

Maracaibo
• Tutorial & Playthru - https://youtu.be/PMCCyLW2NjU
• Jon's Impressions - https://youtu.be/-hbyuCg6SyQ?t=718

Messina 1347
• Friendly Ties Review - https://youtu.be/vtOiIeC039I

Pulsar 2049
• Rules & Review - https://youtu.be/GN5HOz3IJEM
https://youtu.be/GN5HOz3IJEM
• Tutorial & Playthru - https://youtu.be/9TIGEF4SdNE
• Jon's Impressions - https://youtu.be/kpGtzJpoER4?t=2984

Race for the Galaxy
• No JonGetsGames or Friendly Ties coverage

Space Base
• Rules & Review - https://youtu.be/r6WAylleUV4
https://youtu.be/r6WAylleUV4

Steam Works
• No JonGetsGames or Friendly Ties coverage

Steampunk Rally
• Rules & Review - https://youtu.be/TYJWHo5CTSs
• Tutorial & Playthru - https://youtu.be/PBBHeXMMwkw

Suburbia
• No JonGetsGames or Friendly Ties coverage

Terraforming mars
• Rules & Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7ejiA0yk2A
• Tutorial & Playthru - https://youtu.be/_X_f5qVPL1c

Underwater Cities
• Tutorial & Playthru - https://youtu.be/6_HCzo_HAYI
• Jon's Impressions - https://youtu.be/1MZd0vGUgoA?t=1793

Village
• No JonGetsGames or Friendly Ties coverage

Viticulture
• No JonGetsGames or Friendly Ties coverage

Wingspan
• Tutorial & Playthru - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDJ5WwpV3Sg
• Jon's Impressions - https://youtu.be/ysgnnBGrJUY?t=5098

Nick Ruins Engine Building

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Jonathan, Anastasia, & Nick discuss the board game Cape May. 

There is a video version of this podcast that shows images of the game while we discuss it. Check that out and please leave a comment here if you have something to add to the discussion :) https://youtu.be/s7jl3h1N8P8

Game Designer Diary for Cape May - https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2658769/designer-diary

Cape May Discussion

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Jonathan, Anastasia, & Nick discuss the board game Dead Reckoning. 

There is a video version of this podcast that shows images of the game while we discuss it. Check that out, and please leave a comment here if you have something to add to the discussion -> https://youtu.be/VcxXEl4r76o

Dead Reckoning Roundtable Review

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Jonathan, Anastasia, & Nick discuss the board game Maracaibo: The Uprising. 

JonGetsGames Maracaibo tutorial link - https://youtu.be/PMCCyLW2NjU

There is a video version of this podcast that shows images of the game while we discuss it. Check that out, and please leave a comment here if you have something to add to the discussion -> https://youtu.be/bfIqxWCAhDk

Maracaibo: The Uprising Roundtable Review

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Jonathan, Anastasia, & Nick discuss the World Boardgaming Championships convention.

There is a video version of this podcast that shows images of the game while we discuss it. Check that out, and please leave a comment here if you have something to add to the discussion -> https://youtu.be/racR6BLufIE

Nick's BGG Geeklist about all the games he played this year at WBC - https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/302452/wbc-2022-nicks-many-hours-games

Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - https://michaelchadwick.info

What in the world is the WBC?

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Jonathan, Anastasia, & Nick discuss the board game Carnegie. 

There is a video version of this podcast that shows images of the game while we discuss it. Check that out, and please leave a comment here if you have something to add to the discussion -> https://youtu.be/9PfL0y88Rts

JonGetsGames Carnegie tutorial link - https://youtu.be/K85LCaWhcy4
JonGetsGames Carnegie Playthru link - https://youtu.be/rgZbU6qHb0E

Carnegie Roundtable Review

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Seeland. 

If you'd like to see images of the game and leave any comments about this episode, then please go to the video version here: https://youtu.be/pLd2-5JjkOo

Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michaelchadwick.info

Seeland Roundtable Review

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Terra Nova. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/X7MnaqYYZpY

Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michaelchadwick.info

Terra Nova Roundtable Review

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Dice Miner. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/SvVtpEaa1q8

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Dice Miner Roundtable Review

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Empire's End. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/-c0Iks7WDDo

Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michaelchadwick.info

BGG link - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/356952/empires-end

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Empire's End Roundtable Review

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our experiences with Ark Nova, 18 months after releasing our first episode about it (and dozens of plays later). 

Please nominate us for the Golden Geek Award by following this link and clicking "Podcast": https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame . Nominations are closed as of April 23rd, 2023.

View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/C40GcCI8vXs

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Ark Nova Revisited

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick reveal 12 exclusive cards from the Ark Nova: Marine Worlds expansion! 

View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/a9iQd9Sf5NY

Introduction - 0:00
Reef dweller icon - 1:51
Wave refresh icon - 3:42
Magnifying glass icon - 4:46
American Whitespotted Filefish - 9:13
Humphead Wrasse - 12:13
Common Octopus - 15:52
Zooplankton - 20:37
Green Sea Turtle - 23:56
Primate Management Plan - 26:28
Horse Whisperer - 30:51
Publications - 38:25
Designed Zoo - 43:08
Asymmetric Build - 47:30
Asymmetric Sponsor - 51:03
Asymmetric Association - 54:51
Our Favorites - 1:05:19

Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michaelchadwick.info

BGG link - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368966/ark-nova-aquarius

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Exclusive Ark Nova Marine Worlds Reveal!

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Atiwa. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/QWjeAcvrUMo

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Atiwa Roundtable Review

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Nucleum. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/lNcC8gsa10g

Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michaelchadwick.info

Nucleum - Roundtable Review

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Evacuation. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/OtuH9tuk9aY

JonGetsGames Evacuation Tutorial Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DoGpYdnDb8

Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michaelchadwick.info

BGG link - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382843/evacuation

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Evacuation Roundtable Review

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Kutna Hora. 

View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/9IMVJRnGFW4

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Kutna Hora Roundtable Review

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss four different versions of Great Western Trail: 1st Edition, 2nd Edition, Argentina, & New Zealand. 
View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/dAmFqGnzgIA

Introduction - 0:00
1st Edition - 3:36
2nd Edition - 9:01
Argentina - 19:02
New Zealand - 35:59
Comparing all four games - 59:37

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Great Western Trail vs. GWT Argentina vs. GWT New Zealand

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick compare Wyrmpan and Wingspan!

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View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/xBStfID0BfE

The episode begins at 1:02

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BGG link - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/410201/wyrmspan

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Wyrmspan vs Wingspan

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss every one of our previous episodes, and where those past games now land for us.

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Nick's Strategy YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@phoenicksgaming

View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/qgcRDiCzVeM

Chapters:
Introduction - 0:00
Beyond the Sun - 2:34
Union Station - 5:35
Crusaders - 8:47
Ark Nova - 12:09
Golem - 16:32
Anno 1800 - 19:29
Furnace - 23:06
Boonlake - 26:01
How To Win Maracaibo - 28:53
Messina 1347 - 33:39
Nick Ruins Engine Building - 36:07
Cape May - 37:48
Dead Reckoning - 39:51
Maracaibo: Uprising - 44:29
What is WBC? - 48:47
Carnegie - 51:08
Seeland - 54:24
Terra Nova - 57:55
Dice Miner - 1:02:10
Empire's End - 1:05:05
Atiwa - 1:07:15
Nucleum - 1:12:00
Evacuation - 1:15:52
Kutna Hora - 1:18:36
Wrap-up - 1:21:38

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Where Are They Now?

This is the audio taken from the January 2020 Update Vlog which can be found here: https://youtu.be/6ubSN8EQChQ

This podcast was created due to the help of the numerous Patreon supporters of the channel. If you appreciate the option of listening to my vlogs in podcast form, please consider directly supporting their creation by going to Patreon.com/JonGetsGames.

Episode Timestamps:
Patreon General Update - 1:08
Podcasts unlocked! - 1:55
Year in review for 2019 - 3:29
Health & routine goals - 11:11
Shifting shelf - 13:53
Upcoming schedule - 19:45

January 2020 Update - Year in Review, Shifting Shelf, & Upcoming Schedule

Welcome to Friendly Ties, a podcast made by people who enjoy talking about games as much as they enjoy playing them. Episodes will frequently focus on discussions of games we just played and filmed playthroughs for on the JonGetsGames YouTube channel

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