In this extra long Dice Tower, Eric and I take a look at Gen Con. We of course talk about some games we played, such as Dungeon Fighter and Space Cadets, but we also interview a plethora of game designers and publishers. Interspersed amongst this we give our impressions of the convention, and end with a list of Eric's top ten games he played, and Tom's top ten events/things he saw at Gen Con 2012.

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Unconventional conversations. We dive into GenCon with a dozen interviews with some industry giants (Richard Garfield, Bruno Cathala), some influential newcomers (TableTop, The Game Whisperer) and some great game publishers.

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Episode 31

– Welcome – News – Numenor Spoilers!

– Content: Review of Shadow and Flame Player Cards

– GEN CON REPORT!

– Sign off

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In this episode, Tom and Eric podcast live from GenCon 2012!

But don't worry, we don't talk all about the fair. Instead, Eric gives us some first impressions of the new Merchant of Venus, and we review other games such as Smash Up and Flower Fall. We have a host of contributors, and end the episode with our question of the week - what game got you into gaming? But instead of just us answering the question - we have answers from designers, publishers, and more!

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In episode 24, the founders talk about their experiences at the World Board Gaming Championship in Lancaster, PA. Then from the Secret Cabal Library they break out Brian's favorite game, the well known classic eurogame Le Havre, to give you a walkthrough and review. Tony gathers the best of gaming news from the past two weeks and then heads up a conversation on collectible and living card games, sharing exactly what draws him to Magic the Gathering. The rest of the gang fill in with their varied play experiences from the casual to the heavy tournament goer.

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Once again, Cody Jones and John Richard join us. Since they are experts on all things GenCon, they make the perfect guests for our big GenCon 2012 preview show! We talk about games being shown and released at the fair, tips for convention attenders, and our top ten things we're looking forward to at the convention. See you there!

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Episode 31

- Welcome

- News - Decks in the Dwarrowdelf, Part Three http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=3419

- Decks in the Dwarrowdelf, Part Four http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=3419 - Bilbo Baggins' Grand Adventure http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=3449

- Discussion: Risk a Little Light (FAQ Version 1.3):

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=3452

- Sign off

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After the last episode where I complained about geeky games, I felt a little compelled to describe a few of those games I DO happen to enjoy. It's a bonus that I got to work in a reference to Curiosity, the Mars rover that just landed.

http://www.BoardgamesToGo.com

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Yeah, I know we say that were going to talk about GenCon, and we do a very small amount, but most of that is in the next episode. In this episode, we're joined by Cody Jones and John Richard, and we talk about a pile of recently played games, including Descent 2.0 and D-Day Dice. We also answer several listener questions, and talk about what games we are looking forward to seeing!

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Magic words. We review Sidibaba, a game that pits a team of players against the Leader of the Thieves in a timed race to find treasure and escape. We also look at an innovative dice driven train game, Rolling Freight.

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Greg Pettit returns to the topic of narrative themes in boardgames, except that it's mostly Mark that needs to unload his true feelings about geeky versus historical themes.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/12349/

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In episode 22, the gang give you a walkthrough and review of Nuns on the Run, Our Semi-Annual Secret Cabal Playlist and discusses what RPG Characters they like to play

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In this show, we talk about several new games we've played, including the Maranda series of abstract strategy games. We answer several questions, talking about iOS games, card games, dungeon games, games to tempt a role player, and more. Finally, we end the show with our top ten games that we hate to lose!

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Open or Closed Scoring is a classic argument that seems to be around forever, so we thought we talk about it once again! We also are joined by quite a few contributors, including Geoff talking about game economies, Ryan playing long games and liking it, and a new segment on solo games. We also review several new games, including Mage Wars, Infiltration, Dungeon Command, and Space Cadets live! All that, news, Tom repeating himself, and more!

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That first step is a doozy! We review Rio d'Oro, a dice game that pits adventurers in a race to collect gold across a rickety 3-D bridge.

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