1 Sep 2026 11:00
Shem Phillips Has Made a Great Game
Episode 410
0:00 – Intro
3:20 – Patreon plug / more music digressions
4:20 – They finally start talking about the biblical game
5:00–15:40 – Long digression (massages, pedicures, feet, ticklishness, shoehorns, music, etc.)
15:45 – Back to the main topic: Ezra and Nehemiah (Shem Phillips + S.J. Macdonald)
16:20 – Discussion of Shem Phillips’ other games and “legit designer” threshold
21:00 – Full review and gameplay breakdown of Ezra and Nehemiah
24:00 – Side rant about Star Wars: The Phantom Menace “Duel of the Fates”
25:10 – Ratings and more thoughts on the game (Concordia-style play, feeding workers, etc.)
31:20 – Final rankings and verdict (“legit designers” declaration)
33:00 – More thoughts on theme vs. other West Kingdom games
35:40 – Closing comments and sign-off
~37:03 – End
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