In this show, we take a look at Kemet, Pixel Tactics, King of Tokyo Power Up! and Noir. Geoff talks about cheating, Tom talks about how and when you should buy games for others for Christmas, and Brian examines Kremlin. Bart looks at some Kickstarter games, Matt does a game you can play Solo, and James about expanding the hobby. We end the episode with our best gaming finds we've ever found at a thrift store.
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As he's done for the past few years, Greg Pettit joins me on the podcast to talk about the annual Boardgamegeek convention, BGG.con (do they still call it "dot con"? I always thought that was clever.) I didn't go to the convention. In fact, I've only made it to the first one, and I hear it's only gotten bigger & better since then. Greg, on the other hand, goes every year. I really need to make it back sometime. Occurring the week/weekend before Thanksgiving here in America, the convention is timed to include a lot of brand new Essen titles in its famous game library. Even I might succumb to the "cult of the new" a little bit when presented with the opportunity to try so many brand new, exciting titles that have barely made it to this country yet. Greg is like that, too, and it's great to talk with him afterward about so many of these brand new games. With that in mind, I can chime in on a few new titles I've managed to play somehow, even though I didn't make it to the convention.For this show, Greg and I prepared a Geeklist to go along with it. This was for our own notes & preparation, but we found in prior years that it's fun to share with everyone. I always like comments here on the blog, but you may want to comment about individual games over on that listt. Towards the very end of the show, we also take a brief look back at our similar list from the previous year, too. Though we don't spend too much time on them, you know that I'm always fascinated with analyzing or merely reflecting upon what makes some games longterm keepers, and which ones we're finished with in less than twelve months. In some cases that's completely ok to have "short-term games" like that, but mostly I'm interested in those permanent keepers.
Whew! Another long episode in which we talk about recent games, such as Manhattan Project, Treehouse, Edo, Guidhall, and Courtier. We also answer quite a few user questions, where we talk about almost getting sued, why we keep expansion boxes, which side of Merchants of Venus is better, and what to do if you want to publish a game. Finally, we end the episode with our top ten "Games that Have Stood the Test of Time" - games that are just as relevant today as they were when they were published.
Episode 37
– Welcome – News – Very little! – Content: Brief discussion of the Riddle mechanic in Hobbit quest 3
– Review of Heirs of Numenor player cards!
– Sign off
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A mega episode, jammed full of all sorts of stuff! First, we talk about some recently played games, such as Copycat, Spellbound, Escape, and Robinson Crusoe. The Chief talks about Kickstarter, Brian about Looping Louie, the Snakes and Latte guys about trivia, Mark about Ravinca, Greg about another gaming stores, and the Pirate Cast guys about expansions. We have a tale of horror, a musings on GameSalute, some SUPER exciting news, and special report from BGG.con. Finally, we end the show with games that only we seem to dislike - everyone else loves them!
Do you read boardgame blogs? I mean, besides this one? :)
My friend Jeff Myers is a boardgame blogger, and he joins me on this episode to talk about the subject, both as a reader and an author.
In some ways, I think blogging is a lost art...and the literary form has only been around since the late 1990s. Perhaps that's because they've developed along with the Internet during that same time period. Though they started out as humble web-logs by quirky, individual authors who wanted to write about something, they exploded into the commercial and professional media world who displaced those private authors.
Except that they didn't.
While the New York Times, Huffington Post, Daily Beast, Wall Street Journal, and even consumer products such as Coca-Cola and Volkswagen have things they call blogs (and I guess they are), the blogs boardgamers care about are still around. I'm talking about individual authors with their personal point-of-view, writing style, and a talent for giving us good stuff to read. It's about the boardgames, yes, but it's as much about the author. You find a few you like, you subscribe to the blogs, and (hopefully) give the blogger some feedback.
Yes, you read the number correctly. This is one of our "classic" episodes, redone and remastered for your listening pleasure, with commentary from Tom. In this show, Tom and Joe are joined by a host of guests who all give their opinions on what 2006 holds for gaming. Were they right, wrong? Listen to the show to find out. Tom and Joe also give their top ten board games from the 80's decade.
Episode 36
– Welcome – News – More information of the Heirs of Numenor and Against the Shadow AP cycle
– Discussion: LCG World Championship report and a chat with LOTR:TCG LCG lead designer Caleb Grace! – Content: Continuing to Review The Hobbit!
– Sign off
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In our most interview-heavy show ever, we invite over thirty people to come on our show at a live broadcast from BGG.con! The catch? Each person has only two minutes to speak. From designers to publishers to convention hosts to gaming enthusiasts, it's a fun time of laughter, talk about games, and more!
Greg Pettit must enjoy talking about meta topics on my podcast as much as I do. After helping me on my shows about game themes (for grown-ups or otherwise!), he told me he'd been thinking about the value of a boardgame. Not boardgaming, the entire hobby, but an individual title. And not in a strictly dollars & cents way, but more of a holistic, personal value of an individual game. Ever read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? It might be good background for Greg's thoughts in this episode.
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