We're Not Wizards - Tabletop Board Game Reviews

  Joined by Kevin Bertram of Fort Circle games where we chat about Doctor Who, War Games, Votes for Women and it gets a bit Bat shit in here.. Make sure you check out their new Kickstarter that we don't even talk about.. weird huh.. Links of Notes https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fortcircle/the-halls-of-montezuma www.fortcircle.com twitter.com/fortcircle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you would like to support us then please visit and interact with the links below. Please give us a rating or review on your podcast catcher of choice. Also, please let someone else know about our show, as recommendations are wonderful things. OUR LINKS OF NOTES ( https://linktr.ee/werenotwizards ) Apple Podcasts | Our Blog, Reviews, Previews and Thoughts | Our YouTube Channel Our BGG Guild | Board Game Geek Page | Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Buy Some Merch Stay Safe, Roll Sixes, Make Something Awful.. If  

  I approach a game like The Shores of Tripoli with a bit of trepidation, after all if there's one thing that some people don't like, it's having politics forced into their gaming spaces. So if you are one of those people who want the world full of spaceships and dragons and don't want to play through the plans, tactics and ramifications based around the intervention of the American Naval forces and their attempts to remove the stranglehold of piracy that was occuring in the early 1800s off the shores of Tripoli, then consider yourself warned. Are you sure I can't tempt you with some wooden boats and gold coloured coins? How about some hot card event action?  Overview  The Shores of Tripoli is a historical events driven card game where you will play cards and add components to the board in order to achieve specific objectives. The game works on a timeline and so certain events will only take place at later points in the game, unlocking further available actions in t

  Some games are here purely to entertain, where you'll be playing made up characters in made up locations against made up enemies using made up resources to achieve made up win conditions. You'll learn how the game works and what strategies will win the day for you. Other games like Endangered will try to raise awareness of a specific topic and attempt to educate and inform you as you play. Then you have those special historical games that take you on a trip of information and discovery, allowing you to learn about established historical events while at the same time offering you the opportunity to potentially change the outcome of same said events.  In Votes for Women from Fort Circle Games, you take the journey and the battle for the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the various states of America, gathering support and making Women's Suffrage a reality in the face of opposition for maintaining the status quo.  Overview Votes for Women is a card based area control gam