# Top 5 Quirky Mechanisms

An episode of [Board Game Hot Takes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1531729571), 31 Mar 2025, 1 h 00 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/35be69e8/podcast/play/100610525/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-2-31%2F3a3e7f61-bbaf-a2fb-fb5f-cbe0cb0ffc0a.mp3

In Episode 242 Steph Hodge joins us to discuss our top 5 quirky mechanisms in board games. You can find Steph's blog here: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/3802/all-the-meeples-of-the-rainbow and her videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamersteph Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 05:12 Top 5 Quirky Mechanisms 08:11 Marrakesh 11:24 Time of Empires 14:00 Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia 17:34 Truffle Snuffle 19:25 Keyper 22:00 Viscounts of the West Kingdom 24:50 Trotofant 27:45 Redwood 30:31 Black Orchestra 34:10 Argo 37:13 Once Upon a Line 39:23 Greedy Kingdoms 42:58 The Faceless 45:35 Piazza Rabazza 48:24 Dungeon Petz 52:49 Honorable Mentions: Picture Perfect, Dungeon Fighter, Canvas, Captain Sonar, Turing Machine, Treasure Island, Bullet Heart, Mord Im Arosa If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakes Follow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamehottakes.bsky.social Join our Board Game Arena Community: https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=11417205 Join our Discord server at: https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd

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