In Episode 75 we provide our hot take review of Merchants of the Dark Road covering the mechanisms, the production, notable moments in play, and our overall feelings of the game and we discuss a poll related to what makes legacy games feel special.

Then we discuss some games on our table including Azul, Tzolk'in, The Great Wall, Abyss, Seasons.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Poll: What makes a legacy game special?
11:45 Merchants of the Dark Road Description
13:29 Gameplay and Mechanisms
26:47 Production and Theme
31:33 Memorable Moments
39:50 Final Thoughts
44:35 Azul strategy discussion
52:31 Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar - Double Take
56:40 Great Wall First Impressions
1:02:10 Abyss
1:04:07 Seasons