<description>&lt;figure class="aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image"&gt;&lt;img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Ep422-TidalBlades2.jpg?resize=800%2C519&amp;#038;ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Episode 422 - 1,2,3 - Tidal Blades 2!" style="object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Ep422-TidalBlades2.jpg?w=800&amp;amp;ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Ep422-TidalBlades2.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Ep422-TidalBlades2.jpg?resize=768%2C498&amp;amp;ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /&gt;&lt;/figure&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;We&amp;#8217;re testing out a new review format, with our thoughts recorded in real-time after 1, 2, and 3 plays.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;0:00:00 Fact for 422&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;Kuwait Airways Flight 422 hijacking &amp;#8211; the hijacking lasted 16 days!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;Sponsor Message&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;If you want to see an estimate of what your fee would be to work with First Move, visit &lt;a href="https://firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers&lt;/a&gt; and scroll down, there’s a fee calculator there, as well as a way to set up a quick phone call to see if they&amp;#8217;re a good fit.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;0:04:00 What We&amp;#8217;ve Been Playing&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fleet: The Dice Game&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Carnuta&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;S&amp;#8217;mores Galore: Roast and Write&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/smores-roast-write/" type="post" id="61807"&gt;our review&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Adventurous&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tag Team&lt;/em&gt; &amp;#8211; we begin to unpack &lt;strong&gt;WHY&lt;/strong&gt; we struggle with this game, and talk about whether we&amp;#8217;d go for the new Arthurian legends box.&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;0:16:20 The Family Gamers Community&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4392698897686233" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Say hello to our three new members!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;#Backtalk&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;We talked about games that are too tempting in &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4384059091883547" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;the Facebook community&lt;/a&gt; and on the &lt;a href="https://discord.com/channels/1157003438425653379/1239323617368604672" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;#backtalk channel&lt;/a&gt; of the Discord.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;Andrew found the weird cat game he mentioned: it&amp;#8217;s &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4wz7QUF" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow"&gt;Catlantis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;0:22:20 1,2,3 &amp;#8211; &lt;em&gt;Tidal Blades 2&lt;/em&gt;!&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;We give our thoughts on &lt;em&gt;Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders&lt;/em&gt;. We really enjoyed this game, but it is a LOT.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;(First play conversation was originally from &lt;a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-415-room-to-grow-card-games/" type="post" id="61164"&gt;episode 415&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;0:28:10 after the second play&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;We get a little more comfortable with the largeness of the game.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;0:40:30 after the third play&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;Verdict: We think &lt;em&gt;Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders&lt;/em&gt; is overall a better game than &lt;a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/tidal-blades-heroes-of-the-reef/" type="post" id="18361"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;Are we going to come back to this game and play it more and more? &lt;strong&gt;Maybe&lt;/strong&gt;. We &lt;strong&gt;really&lt;/strong&gt; enjoy this game. It&amp;#8217;s immersive, and when we start playing we don&amp;#8217;t really want to stop. But we need to allow 3+ hours for a play session. And that&amp;#8217;s really hard for us to do. And we don&amp;#8217;t have the space to leave it set up. Maybe we can at least play it a few more times over the kids&amp;#8217; summer vacation?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;We recommend this to families with a heavy caveat: this is a &lt;strong&gt;big&lt;/strong&gt; game that requires a &lt;strong&gt;big&lt;/strong&gt; commitment.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;0:58:40 New Backtalk Question&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;figure class="wp-block-image size-full"&gt;&lt;img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="700" height="350" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Backtalk_WontBuy.jpg?resize=700%2C350&amp;#038;ssl=1" alt="#Backtalk - Game You Won't Let Yourself Buy?" class="wp-image-62169" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Backtalk_WontBuy.jpg?w=700&amp;amp;ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Backtalk_WontBuy.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /&gt;&lt;/figure&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;Last week we talked about the game or game type you can&amp;#8217;t help but buy. This week, let&amp;#8217;s flip the question.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;Is there a game you &lt;strong&gt;want&lt;/strong&gt;, but you won&amp;#8217;t let yourself get? Maybe it&amp;#8217;s too expensive, maybe you just know it won&amp;#8217;t get played in your house. Does this kind of game even exist for you?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;Tell us &lt;a href="https://discord.com/channels/1157003438425653379/1239323617368604672" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;on the #backtalk channel&lt;/a&gt; on our Discord, or &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4367893700166753" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;in our Facebook community&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;Find Us Online:&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;Facebook: &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/familygamersaa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;@familygamersaa&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;thefamilygamers.com/community&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Twitter (X): &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/familygamersAA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;@familygamersaa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Instagram: &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/familygamersaa/"&gt;@familygamersaa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;TikTok: &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@familygamersaa/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;@familygamersaa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bluesky: &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/familygamersaa.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;@familygamersaa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Threads: &lt;a href="https://www.threads.com/@familygamersaa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;@familygamersaa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Youtube: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/TheFamilyGamers"&gt;TheFamilyGamers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;or join the Family Tabletop Community on Discord! &lt;a href="https://thefamilygamers.com/discord"&gt;thefamilygamers.com/discord&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;Or, for the most direct method, email us! andrew@thefamilygamers.com and anitra@thefamilygamers.com.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;PLEASE don&amp;#8217;t forget to subscribe to the show, tell your friends about the show, and leave us a review at &lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-family-gamers-podcast/id1031290391"&gt;Apple Podcast&lt;/a&gt; or whatever your podcast subscription source is. We&amp;#8217;re also on Amazon Music, &lt;a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Kids--Family-Podcasts/The-Family-Gamers-Podcast-p1151589/"&gt;TuneIn&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5T4hCWTyqdY2Io4fslCbOl"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;You can also now find us on YouTube Music! So pull it up and give us a listen while you&amp;#8217;re toiling away at work :)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;Music for The Family Gamers Podcast is provided with permission from &lt;a href="https://youbredraptors.com/"&gt;You Bred Raptors?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;The Family Gamers is sponsored by First Move Financial. Go to &lt;a href="https://firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow"&gt;FirstMoveFinancial.com/familygamers&lt;/a&gt; to learn how the team at First Move Financial can help you pile up the victory points.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="wp-block-image"&gt;&lt;figure class="aligncenter size-large"&gt;&lt;a href="https://FirstMoveFinancial.com/familygamers"&gt;&lt;img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="682" height="214" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/firstmovefinancial_horiz_banner.png?resize=682%2C214&amp;#038;ssl=1" alt="First Move Financial - Financial planning for all stages of life. What's your first move?" class="wp-image-8840" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/firstmovefinancial_horiz_banner.png?w=682&amp;amp;ssl=1 682w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/firstmovefinancial_horiz_banner.png?resize=300%2C94&amp;amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p class="wp-block-paragraph"&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The post &lt;a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-422-tidal-blades2/"&gt;Episode 422 &amp;#8211; 1, 2, 3, Tidal Blades 2!&lt;/a&gt; appeared first on &lt;a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com"&gt;The Family Gamers&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Family Gamers Podcast

The Family Gamers

Episode 422 – 1, 2, 3, Tidal Blades 2!

MAY 18, 202664 MIN
The Family Gamers Podcast

Episode 422 – 1, 2, 3, Tidal Blades 2!

MAY 18, 202664 MIN

Description

<figure class="aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Ep422-TidalBlades2.jpg?resize=800%2C519&#038;ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Episode 422 - 1,2,3 - Tidal Blades 2!" style="object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Ep422-TidalBlades2.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Ep422-TidalBlades2.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Ep422-TidalBlades2.jpg?resize=768%2C498&amp;ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">We&#8217;re testing out a new review format, with our thoughts recorded in real-time after 1, 2, and 3 plays.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">0:00:00 Fact for 422</h2> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Kuwait Airways Flight 422 hijacking &#8211; the hijacking lasted 16 days!</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sponsor Message</h2> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">If you want to see an estimate of what your fee would be to work with First Move, visit <a href="https://firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers</a> and scroll down, there’s a fee calculator there, as well as a way to set up a quick phone call to see if they&#8217;re a good fit.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">0:04:00 What We&#8217;ve Been Playing</h2> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Fleet: The Dice Game</em><br><em>Carnuta</em><br><em>S&#8217;mores Galore: Roast and Write</em> (<a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/smores-roast-write/" type="post" id="61807">our review</a>)<br><em>Adventurous</em><br><em>Tag Team</em> &#8211; we begin to unpack <strong>WHY</strong> we struggle with this game, and talk about whether we&#8217;d go for the new Arthurian legends box.<br><em>Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders</em></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">0:16:20 The Family Gamers Community</h2> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4392698897686233" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Say hello to our three new members!</a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">#Backtalk</h3> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">We talked about games that are too tempting in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4384059091883547" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Facebook community</a> and on the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/1157003438425653379/1239323617368604672" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">#backtalk channel</a> of the Discord.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Andrew found the weird cat game he mentioned: it&#8217;s <em><a href="https://amzn.to/4wz7QUF" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow">Catlantis</a></em>.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">0:22:20 1,2,3 &#8211; <em>Tidal Blades 2</em>!</h2> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">We give our thoughts on <em>Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders</em>. We really enjoyed this game, but it is a LOT.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">(First play conversation was originally from <a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-415-room-to-grow-card-games/" type="post" id="61164">episode 415</a>.)</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">0:28:10 after the second play</h3> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">We get a little more comfortable with the largeness of the game.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">0:40:30 after the third play</h3> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Verdict: We think <em>Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders</em> is overall a better game than <a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/tidal-blades-heroes-of-the-reef/" type="post" id="18361"><em>Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef</em>.</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Are we going to come back to this game and play it more and more? <strong>Maybe</strong>. We <strong>really</strong> enjoy this game. It&#8217;s immersive, and when we start playing we don&#8217;t really want to stop. But we need to allow 3+ hours for a play session. And that&#8217;s really hard for us to do. And we don&#8217;t have the space to leave it set up. Maybe we can at least play it a few more times over the kids&#8217; summer vacation?</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">We recommend this to families with a heavy caveat: this is a <strong>big</strong> game that requires a <strong>big</strong> commitment.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">0:58:40 New Backtalk Question</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="700" height="350" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Backtalk_WontBuy.jpg?resize=700%2C350&#038;ssl=1" alt="#Backtalk - Game You Won't Let Yourself Buy?" class="wp-image-62169" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Backtalk_WontBuy.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/Backtalk_WontBuy.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Last week we talked about the game or game type you can&#8217;t help but buy. This week, let&#8217;s flip the question.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Is there a game you <strong>want</strong>, but you won&#8217;t let yourself get? Maybe it&#8217;s too expensive, maybe you just know it won&#8217;t get played in your house. Does this kind of game even exist for you?</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Tell us <a href="https://discord.com/channels/1157003438425653379/1239323617368604672" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">on the #backtalk channel</a> on our Discord, or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/4367893700166753" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">in our Facebook community</a>.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Find Us Online:</h3> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/familygamersaa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@familygamersaa</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">thefamilygamers.com/community</a><br>Twitter (X): <a href="https://twitter.com/familygamersAA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@familygamersaa</a><br>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/familygamersaa/">@familygamersaa</a><br>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@familygamersaa/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@familygamersaa</a><br>Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/familygamersaa.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@familygamersaa</a><br>Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.com/@familygamersaa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@familygamersaa</a><br>Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/TheFamilyGamers">TheFamilyGamers</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">or join the Family Tabletop Community on Discord! <a href="https://thefamilygamers.com/discord">thefamilygamers.com/discord</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Or, for the most direct method, email us! [email protected] and [email protected].</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">PLEASE don&#8217;t forget to subscribe to the show, tell your friends about the show, and leave us a review at <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-family-gamers-podcast/id1031290391">Apple Podcast</a> or whatever your podcast subscription source is. We&#8217;re also on Amazon Music, <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Kids--Family-Podcasts/The-Family-Gamers-Podcast-p1151589/">TuneIn</a>, and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5T4hCWTyqdY2Io4fslCbOl">Spotify</a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">You can also now find us on YouTube Music! So pull it up and give us a listen while you&#8217;re toiling away at work :)</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Music for The Family Gamers Podcast is provided with permission from <a href="https://youbredraptors.com/">You Bred Raptors?</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Family Gamers is sponsored by First Move Financial. Go to <a href="https://firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow">FirstMoveFinancial.com/familygamers</a> to learn how the team at First Move Financial can help you pile up the victory points.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><a href="https://FirstMoveFinancial.com/familygamers"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="682" height="214" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/firstmovefinancial_horiz_banner.png?resize=682%2C214&#038;ssl=1" alt="First Move Financial - Financial planning for all stages of life. What's your first move?" class="wp-image-8840" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/firstmovefinancial_horiz_banner.png?w=682&amp;ssl=1 682w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/firstmovefinancial_horiz_banner.png?resize=300%2C94&amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px" /></a></figure></div> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-422-tidal-blades2/">Episode 422 &#8211; 1, 2, 3, Tidal Blades 2!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefamilygamers.com">The Family Gamers</a>.</p>