In Episode 182 we provide our hot take review of Architects of the West Kingdom covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game. We discuss a poll on cancellations on game night and then we discuss some board games on our table including *Distilled: Africa & Middle East Expansion, *Distilled: Cask Strength Expansion, and Guards of Atlantis II. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Poll: What do you do when everyone cancels on game night at the last moment? 07:45 Architects of the West Kingdom Description 08:38 Gameplay and Mechanisms 22:21 Production and Theme 30:04 Final Thoughts 34:26 Distilled: Africa & Middle East Expansion and Distilled: Cask Strength Expansion 44:51 Guards of Atlantis II *These expansions were provided as review copies by the publisher