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Aliens are coming. They creep stealthily down the complex getting closer and closer; the hive seemingly endless; the objectives almost impossible as wave after wave of xenomorph horrors claw their way to the combat zone. Can you and your team achieve the objectives without dying? Does it sound like a stand up fight or a bug hunt? In this game you will relive the first four movies of the Alien franchise with solid integration of each underlying theme. If you loved this franchise, once you play the game, you will want to revisit the movies which will make you want to play the game again. Tune in to hear us review the game in more detail- in this space everyone can hear you scream (sorry poor joke) Board Game Geek – Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as… Continue reading

A look back on the month that was discussing all mana of board game news. Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

Intrigue is a great word isn’t it? It has so many connotations, like making secret plans to take down the government or simply you are interested in whats behind the door. Either way Dominion Intrigue was the first expansion to Dominion which took it to another level and really gave the original more interaction. Join us as we discuss the merits of this classic game. Board Game Geek – Dominion Intrigue Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

A look back on the month that was discussing all mana of board game news. Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

They say you should never give a pet as a present, you just never know if the person you are giving it to has enough time to care for it well. That is unless you are the Chinese Emperor and you are giving the pet to the Japanese Emperor, he has plenty of people to help him out. And that is where you – the player – comes in. It is your job to care for the animal by growing food and a safe environment for it to live in. And did I mention that this pet is a panda? Now you are all working on the same bamboo garden, looking after the same panda, only Joe might want to grow only his favourtie type of bamboo, while Mary thinks the garden will look great with a variety of bamboo, and Derek thinks the bamboo should be trimmed like a… Continue reading

A look back on the month that was discussing all mana of board game news. Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

A look back on the month that was discussing all mana of board game news. Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

A look back on the month that was discussing all mana of board game news. Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

A look back on the month that was discussing all mana of board game news. Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

A look back on the month that was discussing all mana of board game news. Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

A look back on the month that was discussing all mana of board game news. Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

A look back on the month that was discussing all mana of board game news. Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

Azul is just one of those games. It’s a game about laying tiles but not a tile laying game. It’s abstract and yet the there is a theme. It’s simple yet strategically there is a lot going on with every move. This is one of those games that you start out talking rationally to your friends about how to play and next thing you know you’re waving your hands madly about and cursing that time you had to smash tiles and missed out on completing a row. Meanwhile they are looking back at you and thinking, “It’s just a game about laying tiles”. “But, Oh No!” you say reading their thoughts, “That was not just a game!” spittle flying from your mouth as you throttle them to the ground in primal rage. “That was warrrr!” you whisper. I tried to google “tile laying quotes” to leave you with some meaningful… Continue reading

A look back on the month that was discussing all mana of board game news. Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

A look back on the month that was discussing all mana of board game news. Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

We’ve seen all shapes and sizes of instruction manuals in our time of playing tabletop games and have been itching to discuss this topic for ages now. But where do you start? What are commonalities regardless of game type? Does it complement the game or work against it? What do we expect to see in a good instruction and what irritates us the most? Will you agree with us? Join us as we discuss something every card game, dice game and board game NEEDS to get right. Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

A look back on the month that was discussing all mana of board game news. Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

Tiny Epic Defenders another game in the very enjoyable, very portable Tiny Epic range. Although it was released in 2015 it has had the luxury of a re-release in 2018. So what do we think of the second edition of this game? Join us as we literally discuss figurative fires while loudly sipping our cups of tea in this episode of All Mana of Things. Board Game Geek – Tiny Epic Defenders (Second Edition) Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

You have the afternoon free; a couple of mates swing by looking bored and you are all looking to waste an evening, kicking back playing board games. Sure you could play three or four games back to back, but you could also dust off a long play game and emerse yourself in a world that takes hours to get through. Join us as we talk about our collection of games that proudly advertise a game play of over 150 minutes. These bad boys are pure escapism and the hours will melt away. We also talk about the long play games we’d like to play and the games that feel like they are unnecessarily long play games. Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading

In this podcast we turn a review about our favorite party game into a challenge to see who can do on the fly mental math! If you want to see how listen into this lighthearted review as we have a bit of fun to end the year. Board Game Geek – Times Up! Title Recall! Our Website: allmanaofthings.com Our Email Address: podcast@allmanaofthings.com Find us on Twitter or Instagram as @allmanaofthings Thanks for listening! Continue reading