Episode 351: Calimala, Skyjo, Pathfinder Dice Conquest

00:00:00 Intro00:02:30 Discord Debate00:08:30 50 Years Ago00:13:30 Gen Con Strike Tournament00:18:30 They listen??00:21:30 Arkham Horror Adventures RPG00:23:30 D&D Dungeon Software – it is gone00:25:30 Portal Games00:27:30 Pathfinder Dice Conquest00:31:30 Calimala00:46:00 Miniature Market00:48:00 Skyjo00:53:30 The Floor01:00:00 Outro

We revisited a game from back in the early days of RDTN called Calimala thanks to the reprint by Alley Cat Games. Using a unique action-selection system, players produce and deliver cloth while contributing to the construction and decoration of the city's buildings. The game features dynamic scoring phases and strategic planning as you carefully plan out every turn. We enjoyed it then, but how about now?

Sometimes we will find those games that are just so basic and fun that we wonder how we missed them back in the day. That is the case for Skyjo, where players aim to have the lowest score by the end of the game. Each player starts with a grid of face-down cards and must carefully swap, reveal, and discard cards to minimize their total points. This is the game wish I had as my daughter aged to replace Rat-a-tat Cat.

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