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  • Episode 321: Cyclades Legendary Edition and Player Interaction

    Episode 321: Cyclades Legendary Edition and Player Interaction
    May 21 2025
    Hey Now Cabalists! The Founders are back at it again with another episode jam-packed with tabletop gaming mayhem! The gang kicks things off by talking about their plans for Origins and how they’re using Chaz Marler’s new website, GameNightPicks.com. Then it's on to the games they’ve been playing including Corps of Discovery, Tales of the Arthurian Knights, Galileo Galilei, House of Fado, Agemonia, and a feature review of the epic Cyclades Legendary Edition by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc. Tony T delivers the best damn tabletop gaming news segment in all of podcasting followed by a juicy discussion about player interaction. Corps of Discovery: 00:05:25, Tales of the Arthurian Knights: 00:14:12, Galileo Galilei: 00:28:38, House of Fado: 00:35:56, Agemonia: 00:41:29, Cyclades Legendary Edition: 00:57:13, News with Tony T: 01:32:45, Short Topic Extravaganza: 02:34:10. Check out our sponsors Restoration Games at https://restorationgames.com/. Game Toppers at https://www.gametoppersllc.com/. And CGE at https://czechgames.com/.
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    3 h et 17 min
  • Episode 320: Septima and a Short Topic Extravaganza

    Episode 320: Septima and a Short Topic Extravaganza
    May 7 2025
    Hey now Cabalists and welcome to episode 320 of The Secret Cabal! Origins Game Fair 2025 is nearly here and we're all fired up. If you're going to be there you got to join us for our meetup at the Whistle and Keg on June 20th. Then the gang gets into some of the games they've been playing including Praga Caput Regni, YRO, Obsession Upstairs Downstairs, Space Empires 4x, Biblios and a feature review of Septima from Mind Clash games! Then after Tony T hooks us up with his amazing new segment the Founders jump into another Short Topic Extravaganza. Praga Caput Regni: 00:04:44, YRO: 00:12:55, Obsession Upstairs, Downstairs: 00:21:14, Space Empires 4x: 00:31:33, Biblios: 00:42:28, Septima: 00:58:39, News with Tony T: 01:35:45, Short Topic Extravaganza: 02:15:57. Check out our sponsors Restoration Games at https://restorationgames.com/. Game Toppers at https://www.gametoppersllc.com/. And CGE at https://czechgames.com/.
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    2 h et 57 min
  • Interview Special 001: Understanding Tariffs with Justin Jacobson

    Interview Special 001: Understanding Tariffs with Justin Jacobson
    Apr 30 2025
    In this, the first interview special from The Secret Cabal, Jamie welcomes Honorary Founder and President of Restoration Games Justin Jacobson to discuss a very important issue impacting the board game industry right now - tariffs. The goal of this discussion is to understand what the tariffs are and how they work, how they're impacting the board game industry, how the industry is reacting, and what we can do to weather the storm.
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    1 h et 5 min
  • Express 106: The Mount Rushmore of Tabletop Gaming

    Express 106: The Mount Rushmore of Tabletop Gaming
    Apr 23 2025
    Hey Now Cabalists! In Express 106, Tony, Don, and Jamie get together to discuss who they would carve into the side of a mountain to represent the tabletop gaming industry and community. Each of the Founders have very different criteria they used to make their list and each provide their own lineup of four iconic personalities who they feel should be immortalized in stone.
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    1 h
  • Episode 319: Moon and The Hook

    Episode 319: Moon and The Hook
    Apr 16 2025
    Good morning and happy Wednesday, Cabalists! Today the gang kicks things off by spotlighting Erik the Cabalist's homebrew Runebound scenario, packed with Secret Cabal references. Then they dive into the games they've been playing, including Baseball Highlights 2045, Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game, Obsession, Explorers of Navoria, Trick Shot, and a featured review of Moon from Haakon Gaarder. After Tony T's award-winning news segment, the gang launches into a discussion about hooks in board gaming - the things that get us fired up to try new games. Baseball Highlights 2045: 00:05:37, Metal Gear Solid The Board Game: 00:14:09, Obsession: 00:26:08, Explorers of Navoria: 00:38:34, Trick Shot: 00:46:18, Moon: 00:58:56, News with Tony T: 01:27:20, The Hook: 02:21:09. Check out our sponsors Restoration Games at https://restorationgames.com/. Game Toppers at https://www.gametoppersllc.com/. And CGE at https://czechgames.com/.
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    3 h et 4 min
  • Lords of the Dungeon 85: Character vs Player Motivation

    Lords of the Dungeon 85: Character vs Player Motivation
    Apr 9 2025
    Hark, and well met, weary travelers! Come, rest thyselves and lend thine ears to the grand tales woven by the Lords of the Dungeon. Lady Jess shall regale thee with the chronicles of thy city upon the bridge, a place of wonder and enigma. Thereafter, the council doth gather to speak on the matter of adventures - those drawn from dusty tomes of old, and those forged anew by the hands of mortal minds. At journey’s end, they delve deep into spirited discourse, weighing the desires of the player 'gainst the will of the character. Sit ye back, and partake in this feast of wisdom and mirth!
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    56 min
  • Episode 318: Beyond the Horizon and A Short Topic Extravaganza

    Episode 318: Beyond the Horizon and A Short Topic Extravaganza
    Apr 2 2025
    Hey now Cabalists and welcome to episode 318! Today don and Jamie lament how well are South County Brewing Company game night is growing and invite all the local caballos to join us. Then the gang dives into a bunch of games they've been playing including Rise and Fall, The Manhattan Project Energy Empire, Expeditions with Gears of Corruption, Massive Darkness 2 Hellscape, Tower Up and feature Beyond the Horizon by Dennis K. Chan. Then after Tony T gives us the best damn news program in the biz, we take some listener questions including how to plan games for a gaming weekend, how do we keep things fresh, and what are some great dad games. Rise and Fall: 00:05:42, The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire: 00:17:06, Expeditions : 00:22:04, Massive Darkness 2 Hellscape: 00:33:47, Tower Up: 00:39:17, Beyond the Horizon: 00:50:43, News with Tony T: 01:25:32, Short Topic Extravaganza: 02:12:01. Check out our sponsors Restoration Games at https://restorationgames.com/. Game Toppers at https://www.gametoppersllc.com/. And CGE at https://czechgames.com/.
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    2 h et 50 min
  • Express 105: The Three Bears

    Express 105: The Three Bears
    Mar 26 2025
    Hey Now Cabalists! In this month's Secret Cabal Express, Don and Jamie discuss the Three Bears of board gaming. Everybody knows the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and how everything in that house was either too big or too small or too hot or too cold... Well, Don and Jamie talk about some of the board games they love that have one weird little flaw. Maybe they're too complex, or too fancy, or maybe just a little too short. And then talk about some that are just right!
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    1 h et 1 min