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Join host Mark as he unboxes Las Vegas from Ravensburger, taking a close look at everything packed inside the box. He walks through the rulebook, the dice, the casinos, the money, and the special components for the game's variant modes, sharing a few stories along the way about how he first discovered this title. Follow along to see exactly what you'll find in this freshly reprinted edition. Las Vegas is a dice game for 2–6 players that drops you into the colorful, glittering world of six casinos, where the goal is to rake in as much money as possible. Each turn you roll your dice, choose one number, and commit all matching dice to the corresponding casino—then it's the next player's turn. When the dust settles at the end of a round, the players with the most dice at each casino claim the cash, with ties canceling out and a little luck going a long way. This 2026 refresh of the classic Rüdiger Dorn design streamlines play with fewer rounds, powerful Big Dice, larger rewards, a sixth player, and a One-Armed Bandit variant, all playable in about 40 minutes. Las Vegas Designer: Rüdiger Dorn Publisher: Ravensburger AG | 2026 2–6 players | 40 min | Ages 8+ 00:00 Intro 02:03 Unboxing 05:18 Components 08:53 Casinos 11:17 Gameplay 13:31 Scoring Rules 19:28 Round Results 20:00 Game Variants 21:48 Final Thoughts https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463783/las-vegas

In this Saturday mailbag, Mark unboxes the latest arrival to the channel: Las Vegas, the dice-rolling classic from designer Rüdiger Dorn, freshly reprinted by Ravensburger. He shares the story of how he came across this refreshed edition, walks through what the game is all about, and teases an upcoming unboxing where we'll get a closer look at the components. Stick around to see what Mark thinks of this colorful dice chucker. Las Vegas is a push-your-luck dice game for 2–6 players that plays in about 40 minutes. Players roll their dice and compete to control six different casinos, placing dice to claim the biggest cash rewards—or to snatch winnings right out from under their opponents. This refreshed version streamlines play with fewer rounds, powerful Big Dice, larger casino payouts, support for a sixth player, and a One-Armed Bandit variant. Las Vegas Designer: Rüdiger Dorn Publisher: Ravensburger AG | 2026 2–6 players | 40 min | Ages 8+ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463783/las-vegas

In this video, Mark unboxes Zenith: Secret Agents, a compact add-on for the two-player game Zenith from PlayPunk. He walks through the contents, including the rule pamphlet and all 10 new agent cards, and shows off each card so you can see its cost and abilities up close. Mark also explains how the new cards plug into the base game and shares a quick look at his own 3D-printed box insert for Zenith. Stick around for a detailed card-by-card tour of this micro expansion. Zenith: Secret Agents is a 2025 booster for the base game Zenith, designed by Grégory Grard and Mathieu Roussel and published by PlayPunk. It introduces new Agent cards that slot straight into the base game, unlocking fresh lines of play and tighter decisions with minimal added rules. Designed for 2–4 players (ages 12+, roughly 25–35 minutes), it's an easy way to diversify strategies and boost replayability between missions to the Senate. Zenith: Secret Agents Designer: Grégory Grard Publisher: PlayPunk | 2025 2 players | 25–35 min | Ages 12+ 00:00 Intro 02:28 Contents 02:51 New Effects 04:29 Agent Cards 07:21 Micro Expansion Recap 08:00 3D Printed Insert 09:22 Final Thoughts https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/453941/zenith-secret-agents

Join Mark for a full playthrough of Bordeaux, the compact paper-and-pencil game from designer Ben Rosset. In this video, Mark walks you through a complete game, showing how each unique player sheet works and explaining the choices he makes along the way as he makes wine and gathers resources. After a quick first attempt off-camera, this is a proper run-through played correctly from start to finish, so you can see exactly how everything comes together over the course of the game. Bordeaux is a travel-sized, paper-and-pencil take on the board game Fromage, putting you in the shoes of a winemaker crafting, aging, and selling artisanal wines. Over 13 turns (years), you assign workers to either make wine or gather resources, choosing an action duration of 1, 2, or 3 years—longer durations are more powerful but keep that worker occupied for longer. At game-end, you score points for your wines and resources. Published in 2026 by Road To Infamy Games, it plays 1–75 players in around 30 minutes and needs nothing more than the book and something to write with, making it easy to play just about anywhere. Bordeaux Designer: Ben Rosset Publisher: Road To Infamy Games (R2i Games) | 2026 1–75 players | 30 min | Ages 14+ 00:00 Intro 00:41 Game Description 02:27 Components 04:02 Gameplay Start 07:03 Mid Game 12:34 Late Game 18:02 Final Rounds 18:57 Scoring 20:04 Final Thoughts https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/451034/bordeaux