
Episode 210: Cape May
December 28, 2021
Episode 212: Corrosion Review
January 24, 2022
In Episode 211, Blue Peg Pink Peg offers up their Bitoku review, as well as looking ahead to 2022 with resolutions, predictions and CRAZY predictions!
The Pegs also discuss their recent plays, including:
- Picture Perfect - Arcane Wonders
- MicroMacro - Crime City Full House - Pegasus Spiele
- Jekyll vs Hyde - Mandoo Games
- Sands of Time - Spielworxx
- A deep dive Bitoku review
- A look back at Alma Mater
Bitoki Board Game
Bitoki Rules Gist
The theme of Bitoku is that players take on the roles of Bitoku spirits of the forest in their path towards transcendence, with the goal of elevating themselves and becoming the next great spirit of the forest. Bitoku is played over four rounds, split up into 4 seasons. During each round, you will use 3 cards and 3 dice. Cards and dice represent Yōkai — Guardian spirits of the Forest. Every player has the same set of Yōkai cards which they will play out of their hands to unlock their die which will then be placed onto the main board to trigger actions. These Yōkai cards have abilities on them that are activated when played and there are ways to get more Yōkai cards in your hand and also a way to cull your deck throughout the game. This game has so much going on, literally when you look at the game board you are going to be very overwhelmed. But in this gist here is what happens during the game. On your turn you can either play Yōkai cards into your play area (which may or may not unlock dice), play your unlocked die onto the board in a variety of different ways that will gain you spirits, dragonflies, soul crystals, buildings that can be played into different areas of the forest and so many other options, move your die across the river or pass. Each player has a set of pilgrims that will also be used to move them down a path towards illumination spaces or torii spaces which provide a variety of things. Oh wait there is more, there are vision cards which are end game scoring, there are Iwakura rocks which provide end game scoring, Bitoku cards which is essentially a set collection game, and Kodamas that move along forest tiles to gain points. There are so many paths to victory it’s nuts. Let’s head back over to the pegs to see if any of them were able to become the great spirit of the forest.
00:00Banter
01:13 - Robb spooks us out with his take on "spirit" trivia
13:40 - Jeremy and Tara's take on PAXU
17:20 - Last of the Advent calendar talk but wait... who is Hot Toddy Tom?
24:47 - BPPP Secret Santa details and information
26:30 - Sending good vides to The Secret Cabal27:05Plays
27:05 – Picture Perfect – Arcane Wonders
38:42 – MicroMacro-Crime City Full House – Pegasus Spiele
47:05 – Jekyll vs Hyde – Mandoo
54:30 – Sands of Time – Spielworxx1:03:24News
1:03:24 – So You’ve Been Eaten-pre-order – Pre-order available now from Ludicreations
1:06:59 – Dungeons, Dice and Danger - Roll and Write, by Richard Garfield and Ravensburger1:10:05Board Game Review
1:10:05 – Bitoku Rules Gist
1:12:13 – Bitoku Deep Dive Review
1:44:33 – Ratings01:52:54ReRoll
01:52:54 – Alma Mater – eggertspiele;
Check out our original review for Alma Mater back in Episode 187.01:58:412022 Resolutions, Predictions and Crazy Predictions
1:58:41 - Robb, Christina and Jeremy revisit their 2021 resolutions to see how they did……it was a thing.