Note: We had a few microphone input issues during recording, so the audio quality is a bit off this time, but we hope you still enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed making it!

🎉 It’s our ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY of Dice Jesters! 🎉
To celebrate, we revisited every game from our Season One 10x10 Challenge. We looked back at why we originally chose to keep or trade each title — and for the ones we kept, we gave them another play to see if they still deserve a spot on our shelves.

So after a full year, which games held strong, and which ones are getting the boot? Which titles will earn a place on the coveted Jesters’ Shelf of Good Cheer?

Games discussed: Azul, Dominion, Sagrada, San Juan, Century: Golem Edition, Carcassonne, Canvas, Space Base, Targi, and The Quacks of Quedlinburg.

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👑 Queen's Court members: Fritz Paull — long may you reign!

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Join us for the seventh stop on our S3 10x10 Challenge journey as we roll the dice and travel the lands in The Voyages of Marco Polo by Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini. After 10 fiercely competitive plays, we've explored the board, tested each unique player power, and tested out a wide range of strategies.

In this episode, we discuss our first impressions on the table, thoughts after one round, and then overall experience after 10 rounds. Was the journey worth repeating, or is this one destined for the trade pile? Tune in to find out whether Marco Polo earns its passport in our collection!

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Introduction/first impression on table: 00:00:09

Initial thoughts after one play: 00:07:27

Discussing our experience over 10 plays: 00:16:14

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👑 Queen's Court members: Fritz Paull — long may you reign!

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🎵 Music: Gates Of Glory by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creatorchords.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music promoted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.free-stock-music.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join us for this week's 10x10 Challenge Spotlight as we explore Bora Bora by Stefan Feld!

After 10 intense and competitive plays, we’ve tested strategies, clashed over sacred spaces, and fought for dominance with our huts—and now we’re ready to talk about it. In this episode, we reflect on our journey with Bora Bora: from first impressions to how our gameplay evolved, and how it compares to other Feld designs we've grown to love.

Will this be a keep-it-to-play or trade-it-away? Listen to find out!

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Introduction/first impression on table: 00:00:09

Initial thoughts after one play: 00:12:36

Discussing our experience over 10 plays: 00:19:43

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👑 Queen's Court members: Fritz Paull — long may you reign!

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🎵 Music: Gates Of Glory by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creatorchords.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music promoted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.free-stock-music.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join us this week for our 10x10 Challenge Spotlight on Underwater Cities! Over the course of 10 plays, our perspectives shifted, strategies emerged, and engine-building revelations surfaced. We break down how the game evolved for us, what tactics proved most effective, and whether Underwater Cities still holds water after repeated plays.

In our 10x10 Challenge Spotlight episodes, we share our initial impressions of the game on the table and that first play experience. Then, after 10 plays, we dive into a deeper discussion of our strategies, insights, and whether the game is a keep-it-to-play or a trade-it-away.

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Introduction/first impression on table: 00:00:09

Initial thoughts after one play: 00:10:17

Discussing our experience over 10 plays: 00:25:12

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👑 Queen's Court members: Fritz Paull — long may you reign!

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🎵 Music: Gates Of Glory by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creatorchords.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music promoted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.free-stock-music.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this Dice Jesters 10x10 Challenge Spotlight, we plunge into the depths of Aquasphere, the underwater eurogame from Dave’s favorite designer, Stefan Feld. After 10 plays, what have we uncovered beneath the surface? Is the blend of programming, area control, and adorable octopods a hidden gem—or just murky waters?

In our 10x10 Challenge Spotlight episodes, we share our initial impressions of the game on the table and that first play experience. Then, after 10 plays, we dive into a deeper discussion of our strategies, insights, and whether the game is a keep-it-to-play or a trade-it-away.

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Introduction/first impression on table: 00:00:09

Initial thoughts after one play: 00:15:16

Discussing our experience over 10 plays: 00:25:29---

👑 Queen's Court members: Fritz Paull — long may you reign!

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🎵 Music: Gates Of Glory by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creatorchords.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music promoted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.free-stock-music.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join us this week as we discuss our decision to move away from numerical ratings for board games and why. Meanwhile, Julie updates us on the wild world of bird parenting—including the ongoing saga of Phillip, her adopted crow son—and we check in on our 10x10 challenge. How are things going so far? ---✉️ Send us your questions! thedicejesters@gmail.com💖 Support us: patreon.com/c/DiceJesters🎲 Follow us on Instagram: @DiceJesters🃏 Join the jester journey: bio.site/DiceJesters---👑 Queen's Court members: Fritz Paull — long may you reign!

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🎵 Music: Gates Of Glory by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creatorchords.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music promoted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.free-stock-music.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join us for our journey into the 3rd game on our S3 board game 10x10 challenge - Cooper Island designed by Andreas "ode." Odendahl.

In our 10x10 challenge episodes, we capture our thoughts at three different stages of our experience exploring the game: our very first impressions as the components are on the table in front of us before we play for the first time, initial thoughts after one play/learning the game, and then a final discussion of our overall experience playing the game 10 times together.

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Introduction/first impression on table: 00:00:09

Initial thoughts after one play: 00:12:57

Discussing our experience over 10 plays: 00:20:40

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Intro/outro music:

Gates Of Glory by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creatorchords.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music promoted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.free-stock-music.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Transition music:Medieval Chateau by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creatorchords.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music promoted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.free-stock-music.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join us this week for some lighthearted banter and a discussion about a game we tried recently - First Rat. Meanwhile, we are continuing to work on our S3 10x10 challenge episodes and can't wait to share those with you as we complete them!

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Dice Jesters Patreon Queen's Court Members: Fritz Paull

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Intro/outro music:

Gates Of Glory by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creatorchords.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music promoted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.free-stock-music.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠