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Jul 2024
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1P 347 - NEOM - Create the City of Tomor...

Albert Hernandez and Julius Besser
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This week Julius tells us about the Lookout Games city building game, NEOM.  It's a game about building a futuristic city but really it's a tile drafting game like 7 Wonders but with tile placement. NEOM (BGG, Lookout Games) 
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