Simple, Yet Intriguing

Simple, Yet Intriguing is a weekly podcast for board game lovers. Join hosts Luke, Chris and Sophie as they set out to play and review every single game designed by the legendary Reiner Knizia (with occasional detours into other designers). Whether you're a board game aficionado or just getting started, everyone is welcome to join in for the ride!New episodes every Monday.

Simple, Yet Intriguing is a leisure podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 70 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  #69: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey & The Desolation of Smaug (The Hobbit 2)

  Aug 17, 202651 min

  It's a two game doozy this week as we discuss the board game adaptations of the film adaptations of The Hobbit. How does it compare to Knizia's other co-operative Tolkien adaptation? And why is there no third game? Listen and find out! Games Mentioned: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug , Beyond the Sun , The Hobbit , The Lord of the Rings , Gang of Dice , Excape , Risk Express , Elder Sign Episode Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Box Damage Discussion 06:42 - The Hobbit: AUJ&TDoS: How Does it Work? 13:14 - Victory Points, Quarterbacking and Dice Mechanisms 24:07 - Production, Art and Iconography 27:41 - Stand-alone Sequels and the Cancelled Third Game 33:51 - Comparisons 37:58 - Aha Moments 47:47 - Next Week Teaser // Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'Grady Produced by Sophie Shin Socials by Matt Winquist Art by Samm Ruppersberger

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  #68: The Hobbit (The Hobbit 1)

  Aug 13, 202640 min

  We're returning to Middle-Earth! This time we're playing Knizia's 2010 competitive-ish game: The Hobbit! Games Mentioned: The Hobbit , Take 5 , Candy Land , Relationship Tightrope , Dark Moon , Quacks , Pandemic , The Lord of the Rings Episode Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:29 - The Hobbit: How Does it Work? 07:00 - The Hobbit Discussion: Variants, Our Play and Game Comparisons 17:05 - Aha Moments 22:47 - The Hobbit Discussion: Mechanisms and Further Comparisons 31:01 - Guess the Games: John Howe Art 38:24 - Next Week Teaser // Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'Grady Produced by Sophie Shin Socials by Matt Winquist Art by Samm Ruppersberger

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  #66: That's Pretty Clever! (Wolfgang Warsch 5)

  Jul 13, 202644 min

  Luke and Chris are feeling pretty clever this week as they discuss another dice drafting roll & write masterpiece(??) in the penultimate Wolfgang-Warsch-2018-designed-game episode. Games mentioned: That’s Pretty Clever! , Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends , Codenames , Galaxy Trucker , Mage Knight Board Game , Star Trek: Frontiers , That’s a Question! , Through the Ages , Roll Through the Ages , Brikks , The Castles of Burgundy , Wingspan Episode Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - What We Played This Week - Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends 12:24 - That’s Pretty Clever: How Does it Work? 18:20 - That’s Pretty Clever Discussion and Comparisons 31:35 - Aha Moments 36:56 - Expansions and Sequels 42:10 - Next Week Teaser // Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'Grady Produced by Sophie Shin Socials by Matt Winquist Art by Samm Ruppersberger

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  #65: Illusion (Wolfgang Warsch 4)

  Jul 1, 202636 min

  Test your eyes with us this week as we play another 2018 Warsch game: Illusion! What will we see and will we like it? Games Mentioned: Illusion , Take Five , El Grande , Tikal , Mexica , Java , The Princes of Florence , Timeline , SET , MicroMacro: Crime City , Cockroach Poker , Liar’s Dice , Figment , The Fox in the Forest , The Fox in the Forest Duet , Jekyll vs. Hyde , Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard , Pandemic , Pandemic: On the Brink , Coloretto , Red7 , Qwirkle , Quacks , Ganz Schön Clever , The Taverns of Tiefenthal , A Feast for Odin , Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood Episode Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - What We Played This Week: The Princes of Florence 08:32 - Illusion: How It Works 12:36 - Illusion: Discussion 20:44 - Illusion Reimplementation: Figment 26:01 - Aha Moments 28:25 - BGG Top 100 Percentages Game 34:08 - Next Week Teaser // Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'Grady Produced by Sophie Shin Socials by Matt Winquist Art by Samm Ruppersberger

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  #64: Deck, Bag, and Pool Avoidance Game (Bonus)

  Jun 22, 202612 min

  In an attempt at redemption, we play a game this week! This cut-for-time segment features us attempting to name games in the BGG Top 100 without the Deck, Bag, and Pool Building mechanism. SPOILERS AHEAD Games Mentioned: Anachrony , El Grande , Welcome To... , Puerto Rico , Isle of Skye , Cascadia , Clans of Caledonia , Harmonies , Trickerion // Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'Grady Produced by Sophie Shin Socials by Matt Winquist Art by Samm Ruppersberger

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