The 24 Hour Spiel-A-Thon
Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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For any of you who listen to boardgame podcasts you might have heard of a little podcast being distributed out of Indianapolis by the name of The Spiel. Stephen Conway and Dave Coleson are real boardgame lovers and it's a real treat to hear them talk about games with so much passion.
Well, in their 47th episode they tried something completely crazy. They decided to bring in some friends (David Schuth, Jason Ober, & Mark Weaver) and play boardgames non-stop for 24 hours. Insane? Perhaps. Entertaining? Absolutely! So here is a complete list of the games played, how long the game took, and who won. If you haven't checked out this podcast this episode might be a real treat for you to get aquainted with these gamers.
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #1
Played in 55 minutes, 10 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 55:10)
Winner = Mark
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #2
Played in 32 minutes, 11 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 1:27:21)
Winner = Dave
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #3
Played in 1 hour, 35 minutes, 1 second. (Total Marathon Clock = 3:02:22)
Winner = David
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #4
Played in 1 hour, 24 minutes, 10 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 4:26:32)
Winner = Mark
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #5
Played in 1 hour, 5 minutes, 8 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 5:31:40)
Winner = Mark
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #6
Played in 1 hour, 29 minutes, 15 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 7:00:55)
Winner = Stephen
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #7
Played in 2 hours, 45 minutes, 40 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 9:46:35)
Winner = David
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #8 - Francie & Roberta (the Spiel hosts' "partners in crime") join in for this one game.
Played in 53 minutes, 25 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 10:40:00)
Winner = Stephen
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #9 - David Schuth leaves temporarily (to play games elsewhere
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Played in 1 hour, 6 minutes, 15 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 11:46:15)
Winner = Dave & Stephen [partnership]
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #10
Played in 46 minutes, 34 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 12:32:49)
Winner = Dave & Stephen [partnership]
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #11 - David Schuth returns
Played in 55 minutes, 15 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 13:28:04)
Winner = Stephen
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #12
Played in 1 hour, 10 minutes, 56 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 14:39:00)
Winner = Mark
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Board Game: Quao
[Average Rating:5.28 Overall Rank:6667]
Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #13
Played in 50 minutes, 49 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 15:29:49)
Winner = Mark
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #14
Played in 2 hours, 56 minutes, 29 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 18:26:18)
Winner = David
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15.
Board Game: Diceoku
[Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #15 - David Schuth leaves for the remainder of the marathon.
Played in 1 hour, 35 minutes, 50 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 20:02:08)
Winner = Dave
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #16
Played in 51 minutes, 4 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 20:53:12)
Winner = Dave
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #17
Played in 40 minutes, 27 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 21:33:39)
Winner = Jason (finally)
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #18
Played in 52 minutes, 12 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 22:25:51)
Winner = Mark
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #19
Played in 1 hour, 5 minutes, 24 seconds. (Total Marathon Clock = 23:31:15)
Winner = Jason
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Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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Game #20
Played in 1 hour, 5 minutes. (Total Marathon Clock = 24:36:15)
Winner = Jason
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21.
Board Game: Spiel
[Average Rating:6.20 Overall Rank:3220]
Ben Lott
United States
Mason
Michigan
It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights...
Wocka Wocka Wocka!!
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So that's all! 20 games in just over 24 hours.
I should point out that every one of these was a learning game for at least 1 person at the table, usually more than 1 person. This greatly affected the playtime. Also they stopped to record a short segment for the podcast which I just added into the playtime each time.
It is a lot of fun to listen to. Also, they did a brief overview of each of the games too, so as you listen you can also find out more about these games. So if you're interested check it out!
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
I'll be sure and listen to the podcast. Thanks for the post Ben!
Maybe is plain envy.. you can never know
Logan
Utah
I played one homeruled game of TI3 that lasted a little under 12 hours (over 2 days). I'm sure I would want to do it all at once though.
Indianapolis
Indiana
I know the marathon show strays pretty far from our normal format, but as a one-time deal just to be crazy and say we tried, we managed to give surprisingly coherent session reports despite the lateness of the hour (and the emptying of certain bottles). As Esteban said, though, don't take the marathon episode as a typical example of The Spiel.
I know we're itching to get several of the games from the marathon back to the table. Ruse & Bruise, Four Dragons, Notre Dame, Cash & Guns and El Capitan were among my favorites.
Spiel on!
Stephen
Mason
Michigan
I'm sure you'll have no problem encouraging the ladies to try this one again either.