Variety Vlog Nov '17 - BGG.con & 20 Games of Note!

Here is Variety Vlog for November 2017! Last month I went to BGG.con and here I will discuss the 20 games I played there that were new to me.
Look below to jump to a section:

General Updates - 0:23
Games of Note - 1:46
-- Agra - 2:05
-- Keyper - 9:58
-- Gaia Project - 17:45
-- Noria - 22:53
-- Master's Trials - 27:44
-- Riverboat - 35:06
-- Iquazú - 39:40
-- Castles of Burgundy: Dice - 43:32
-- Yamataï - 46:06
-- Istanbul: Dice - 49:15
-- Topiary - 52:59
-- Karuba: Card Game - 56:31
-- Rollet - 1:00:07
-- Codenames: Duet - 1:02:11
-- Doggy Bag - 1:04:37
-- Nusfjord - 1:07:52
-- Pie Town - 1:11:36
-- Kitchen Rush - 1:15:51
-- Kepler-3042 - 1:18:57
-- Dragonsgate College - 1:25:18
Shifting Shelf - 1:30:45
Wrap Up - 1:31:49

[clumsydad]

This is looking like a mega cool episode !!  ... I've overlooked Agra too, you make it sound very interesting, but it's probably too huge and complicated for my gaming area.

[JasonCookingham]

Thank you for the video. Keyper looks fantastic.

[dTones]

Thanks for the enthusiastic ramble :D loved it!
I demoed Agra at Spiel and loved it too. I bought Keyper but haven't managed to get it played yet! Glad to hear you enjoyed it so much.
And interestingly, I was disappointed by Nusfjord partly because the share mechanic was so oversold! I want more stocks darnit :D

[clumsydad]

BGG sounds amazing, just pure gaming, wow !   30 games... my God, ,  Keyper is a game that's definitely caught my attention.  I enjoy how your two favorite games are ones your weren't too interested in trying, that should be a lesson to all of us, , many wonderful  and beautiful surprises in the world. (-:

[clumsydad]

Gaia Project : sounds pretty fun, and more accessible than T.M., but still a game that's prob a bit heavy still and i won't realistically get to

[jwspiker]

Breese invented worker placement and sounds like it really innovated it

[jagga]

Jon, can we expect review or playthrough of Agra on your channel? It would be great to see it and... judge Agra before actually buying it :)

[windyhillbomber]

Perhaps place a small piece of Blu Tak/poster putty on the base of the Agra pieces so they can’t tip over

[clumsydad]

Masters Trails - never heard of it, coop dice placement/game sounds interesting, but not sure if it's my thing... i'm actually a bit diced out and behind on playing dice games i've already bought (-: sounds interactive though

[clumsydad]

Yamatai - big B.C. game, 5 Tribes does work big time for me, but yeah i've also ignored Yamatai. I also have trouble finding any interest in real euros that are then chipped down to dice and card games. Nusfjord looks super snoozy, Uwe has some great games but my god i can't understand how people have interest in some of his dryness. Codenames duel, not much interest, still rather stick with original at this point. Peace / Great overviews

[clumsydad]

Noria - yeah i've heard it's mostly a stock sim game, which i've never actually played that genre... 4p is probably best, Rahdo was underwhelmed by 2p

[clumsydad]

Riverboat - M.K. is always desirable, but phases/rules sound complicated ... sounds pretty cool actually, but again not sure i need another euro/farm/harvest/ship type game ... looks kind of like CoB meets Puerto Rico, to make a very generic assessment.

[clumsydad]

Iquazu - board looks very cool, but i guess i didn't really catch what makes it interesting in your description

[leestanford]

Maybe just me, but regarding the sound, I kinda like the "naturalness" of it. Maybe you can find a happy medium between this and your previous videos (which sometimes feel a little too "denoised")?  Love your videos, so whatever you decide to do, it's all good with me. :-)

[jonathandodd]

Jon, what would you say are your favorite roll and write games overall (thinky or otherwise)?

[jacewilliams]

What's the game between Clank and Sol right next to your head?