Ep. 65: Empyreal Spells & Steam, and the most useless and absurd Kickstarter components

We review Empyreal: Spells & Steam, a magical train game from Trey Chambers and Level 99, and examine the phenomenon of Kickstarter bloat, culminating with a look at the most awe-inspiringly stupid and useless things we’ve ever received from a crowdfunding campaign.

2:04 Ticket to Ride New York
2:15 The Red Cathedral
3:07 Beyond the Sun
4:34 Race for the Galaxy
6:00 Agropolis, Sprawlopolis, Combopolis
8:38 FEATURE REVIEW – Empyreal: Spells & Steam
27:05 Marvel: United and Hallertau
32:37 FEATURE DISCUSSION – Kickstarter Bloat
40:41 Ankh
42:35 Kingdom Death: Monster
43:09 Rising Sun
43:37 Gloomhaven and Frosthaven
44:57 Rising Sun: Kami Unbound and Rising Sun: Sun & Moon
46:12 Ankh, Rising Sun, and Blood Rage
46:50 Tainted Grail and Etherfields
47:39 Nemesis
48:16 Marvel United
49:57 Sleeping Gods
53:33 Nemesis
54:19 Rocketmen
54:36 Vindication
58:27 Dark Ages and Tainted Grail
1:00:03 Dwellings of Eldervale
1:02:24 Tainted Grail
1:05:15 Dinosaur Island
1:07:20 Escape Plan and Kanban
1:09:19 Lisboa
1:12:27 Agropolis and the Witcher Board Game
1:14:23 Rising Sun, Eclipse, and Empyreal