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Amalfi: Renaissance

June 22, 2026 · 48 min

Show notes

In Episode 306 we give our hot take review on Amalfi: Renaissance covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We discuss a poll on kingmaking and also discuss some games that have been on our tables including Unicorn Fever and Parade and Chris covers his first impressions after unboxing Dawn of Madness.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:22 Poll Time: Kingmaking Decision

07:56 Amalfi: Renaissance Description

09:47 Gameplay and Mechanisms

20:27 Production and Theme

25:41 Final Thoughts

32:37 Unicorn Fever

39:10 Dawn of Madness Unboxing Thoughts

43:32 Parade

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