Simple, Yet Intriguing
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#74: Foodie Forest (aka Too Many Cooks) (Card Games 7)
#74: Foodie Forest (aka Too Many Cooks) (Card Games 7)
About this podcast
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.
Episodes
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- #74: Foodie Forest (aka Too Many Cooks) (Card Games 7) · 33 minWe're piling ingredients into a soup as we playanother trick-taking game but this time it's a Knizia game! What twists in the genre do we have in store? Will we make delicious…
- #73: LUZ (Taiki Shinzawa 7) · 36 minThis week we take a look at your opponents cards but NOT our own in a newly uncovered Shinzawa trick taking feat: LUZ. Games Mentioned: LUZ, Hygge, Photograph, Coffee Roaster…
- #72: No Loose Ends (Taiki Shinzawa 6) · 39 minWe've uncovered another Taiki Shinzawa gem! This time we're planning and pulling off a heist and then hiding the evidence through trick taking! Surprise! Games Mentioned: No…
- #71: Risk Express (aka Age of War, Camarades) (Dice Games 7) · 42 minThis week we are entering an Age of War and talking Risk Express and its various incarnations as well as its link to the Cthulhu co-op dice game Elder Sign. Games Mentioned…
- #70: The Hobbit: There and Back Again (The Hobbit 3) · 48 minIt's the last episode in our The Hobbit series (for now...) as we discuss the new-ish roll & write-ish path building-ish game: The Hobbit: There and Back Again! We also wrap-up…
- #69: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey & The Desolation of Smaug (The Hobbit 2) · 51 minIt'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…
- #68: The Hobbit (The Hobbit 1) · 40 minWe'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…
- #67: Fuji (Wolfgang Warsch 6) · 48 minOn the final episode of our Wolfgang Warsch in 2018 series we discuss the oft-forgotten dice comparison cooperative game about escaping lava: Fuji! Games Mentioned: Fuji, Tatsu…
- #66: That's Pretty Clever! (Wolfgang Warsch 5) · 44 minLuke 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…
- #65: Illusion (Wolfgang Warsch 4) · 36 minTest 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…
- #64: Deck, Bag, and Pool Avoidance Game (Bonus) · 12 minIn 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…
- #63: The Mind (Wolfgang Warsch 3) · 40 minIt's time to telepathically communicate in Wolfgang Warsch's award winning card game. We break down how we feel about this game emotionally and philosophically. Games Mentioned…
- #62: Brikks (Wolfgang Warsch 2) · 43 minThis week we are using paper, pencil and dice to drop non-branded tetrominoes in the digital space of Wolfgang Warsch's Brikks! (I'll be honest, it's basically a Tetris…
- #61: [The] Quacks [of Quedlinburg] (Wolfgang Warsch 1) · 38 minIt's a bag-building-push-your-luck-try-not-to-explode fiasco this week in our new series! We discuss the games that Wolfgang Warsch made in the year 2018 starting with The Quacks…
- #60: High Society (Modern Classic 12) · 57 minWe're elevating the podcast to a higher echelon with special guest Graeme Goldthorpe! We ask him about his favourite Knizia games and we dig deep on the pure auction game High…
- #59: Schotten Totten / Battle Line (Modern Classics 11) · 50 minThis week we are discussing the 1999 two-player bona fide classic Schotten Totten and its sibling Battle Line. How does it compare to other two-player Knizia titles? What does…
- #58: The Lord of the Rings (Modern Classics 10) · 47 minWe're back in Middle-Earth for the early cooperative game The Lord of the Rings! No confrontation this time. Does it stand the test of time? Can the Doctor make thematic games??…
- #57: The Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation (Modern Classics 9) · 39 minWe're journeying to Middle-Earth to talk about Chess, Stratego, tables and The Confrontation between Good and Evil! Who will prevail?? Episode Chapters 00:00 - Intro 02:20…
- #56: The Quest for El Dorado (Modern Classics 8) · 1 h 0 minThis week we're returning to our Modern Classics series to deck build AND race to find a lost city in The Quest for El Dorado. Does our newest game in the series live up to the…
- #55: 2026 Challenges - Q1 Check-in · 50 minLuke, Chris and Mechanic Mechanic Matt report their progress on their 2026 challenges. Plus they play a fun game! Games discussed: Flip 7, Charioteer, Set Dice, Inis, Spellbound…
