Mark and Walker engage in rampant hearsay, or at least that's what someone told me. They perform a dissection of Alien Artifacts, only to discover that it was a shoddy rubber suit all along. They then discuss their thoughts on Kickstarter's influence on the hobby--is it making games cute but stupid?
Also, a friendly reminder that Star Control II is the greatest video game ever made.

Games Played Last Week:
1:00 -Secret Hitler (Mike Boxleiter, Tommy Maranges & Max Temkin, Self-published, 2016)
2:39 -Sheriff of Nottingham (Sérgio Halaban & André Zatz, Arcane Wonders, 2014)
5:11 -Keyflower (Sebastien Bleasdale & Richard Breese, R&D Games, 2012)
7:57 -Neuroshima Hex (Michał Oracz, Portal, 2006)
11:08 -Empires of the Void II (Ryan Laukat, Red Raven, 2018)
15:45 -Unlock! Mystery Adventures (Cyril Demaegd, Arnaud Ladagnous, Fabrice Mazza, Sébastien Pauchon & Billy Stevenson, Space Cowboys, 2017)
19:25 -Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition (Dane Beltrami, Corey Konieczka, & Christian T. Petersen, Fantasy Flight, 2017)
20:31 -Cockroach Poker (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Magier, 2004)

News (and why it doesn’t matter):
23:04 Immortal 8, a new drafting game, but is it Fairy Tale?
23:36 Chinese New Year has been mainstreamed in BG community
25:13 Clash of Cultures reprint on hold

26:34 Feature Game: Alien Artifacts (Viola Kijowska & Marcin Senior Ropka, Portal Games, 2017)

49:19 Topic: Kickstarter