Jason McMaster can’t escape Autochess, Nick Diamon hates himself, and Tom Chick reads a whole book. Teamfight Tactics at 4:15, Dishonored 2: Doing It Wrong at 16:30, and Field of Glory: Empires at 33:30.

How can you have crusades without a holy land, why is Princess Leia so darn predictable, and what good is a race of duck people in a war among gods? Crusaders: Thy Will be Done at 1:38, Star Wars: Outer Rim at 20:35, and Glorantha: The Gods War at 43:30.

Jason McMaster tries to explain autochess mods, Nick Diamon plays the first turn of Civilization as a whole game, and Tom Chick finally finds a retro shooter he doesn’t disdain. DOTA Underlords at 1:33, Thea 2 at 12:37, and Amid Evil at 32:49.

Hassan Lopez reports from this year’s Origins Game Fair, after hands on time with Tuki, Call to Adventure, Black: Hong Kong, Escape Plan, and Dune. Yes, Dune.

Nick Diamon rolls giant balls for archaeologists, Tom Chick is confused by a blacksmith, and Jason McMaster uses unfair tactics to push a certain RPG on unsuspecting listeners. Just Cause 4 at 4:05, Driftland at 17:26, and Pathfinder: Kingmaker at 26:32.

Tom Chick discovers a new way to lose a bidding game, Erik Wolpaw hates it when Brad shows up to battle across time, and Bruce Geryk can think of six other continents he’d prefer to visit. High Society at 1:13Duel of Ages II at 4:597th Continent at 23:03.

Jason McMaster is on fire, Nick Diamon is on a boat, and Tom Chick may or may not be Shocked. Conan Unconquered at :30, Layers of Fear 2 at 16:40, and Void Bastards at 32:00.

Mike Pollmann gets a fancy-pants first look at upcoming boardgames, Hassan Lopez cavorts with the undead, and Tom Chick stops the Kree from making an intergalactic Nega-Bomb. The new hotnesses at 1:48, Rise of the Necromancers at 25:45,

It’s an apocalypse trifecta! World War Z at :53, Rage 2 at 21:15, and Dark Future: Blood Red States at 43:45.

Does Rich live in Florida for the reasons he says he lives in Florida, or because he was run out of New York for allegedly causing a riot while protecting a pinball machine? You decide. We’ll also talk about dumbed-down superhero games, Tim Curry, b