Boardgame And Geek Out

Episode 18, where we sail off into the black in search of fame, fortune & glory.  It's Xia: Legends of a Drift System (Cody Miller) and its 2017 expansion, Embers of a Forsaken Star (Cody Miller & Ira Fay)!  Published by Far Off Games, it promises a sandbox experience in space, given players the freedom to seek their fame through whatever means they wish: explore, trade, exterminate..  It's the closest we get to playing a Firefly game short of actually playing a Firefly game.  Does Xia keep the signal going, or does it get lost in the black? Meanwhile, we engage in a variety of non-board game topics.  Robert's been creating his idyllic city in Cities: Skylines while learning about hydroelectric dam physics, Judy's been watching a time-travelling crime drama, Signal, and reading the Decameron (which is soft-of kind-of getting a movie), and Joe's creating a house run by Skynet, all thanks to Amazon Prime Day.  We look forward to our future roomba overlords.    Thanks for listening! 0:02:46 - Cities: Sk