GenCon is almost here but and we can't wait but we still have lots of gaming talk to do while we wait. Today the founders review the Martin Wallace game, A Study in Emerald. They the gang looks back at an old favorite, Battlestar Galactica. And then Tony T finally joins the cast and gives us the best in gaming news. The show is rounded off with a discussion about how the founders have evolved their gaming and how they would like to continue to change in the future and how they battle game master burnout in role playing games.
For the month of June 2014, Leigh played a deadly femme fatale in a month long watergun assassination game. This is her story of stalking her prey, shivering in bushes and battling the most dangerous enemy of all. GUILT.
A companion podcast where Leigh, Paul and Quinns review the game itself is just over here, and a written transcript is available here.
In June, Paul, Leigh and Quinns took part in a month-long, city-wide, entirely ludicrous watergun assassination game. In podcast #19 they cast off their disguises, holster their leaky weapons and assemble for the official SU&SD review.
A downloadable .pdf of Killer by Steve Jackson is available right here, the official Streetwars site is here and Leigh's AMAZING story of her time as a murderess is just over here.
Shelley returns to Agricola for a compare/contrast after her playing and discussion of Caverna from Episode 421, then we try out a city-building game from Mercury Games - The Capitals by Thiago Boaventura - and finally try out TAJ, the last of Chris Handy's forthcoming tiny-box games that is currently on Kickstarter.
Agricola by Uwe Rosenberg from Z-Man
The Capitals by Thiago Boaventura from Mercury Games
In this show, we talk about Pagoda, Justice League Strategy Game, Destination Neptune, Bruges, New Haven, and Dino Dice. A tale of horror is caused by us, and we give our top ten game from Eagle/Gryphon Games.
I'm Board Puzzle by David Coleson. Guess the game based on a small little snippet of each board. One you have each game title, you'll be able to unscramble the letters and find the answer to the puzzle and maybe even win a prize.
In this show, we talk about Magnum Opus, Who Stole the Cookie?, Istanbul, Heroes Wanted, and Thunder Alley. We hear about Hoity Toity, 3D printing, bad game design, and more! We answer questions, and end the show talking about whether or not we get to play our favorite games enough.
It's part 2 of our entirely amazing Star Wars adventures! In this session our team of heroes arrive at a space station, kill an orc (kind of), succeed at crime (mostly) and (almost) begin working as a team. I'm calling it now. There is no way this ends well.
If you missed part 1 we should stress that we haven't retreated into a child-like fantasy world and are in fact playing the new Star Wars RPG. Newcomers will definitely want to check out part 1 where our story begins.
The dramatic caper of the Crap Plastic Artifact will conclude next week!
Shelley and I finally get the BIG box game Nations to the table, building our civilizations as best we could, then try to throw punches to knock each other out in TKO
Nations by Rustan and Nina Hakansson, and Einar and Robert Rosen from Lautapelit.fl
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TKO by Chris Handy from Perplext
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In this episode, we take a look at Heartland, Imperial Settlers, Destination Neptune, and Firefly: Pirates. We hear about a dangerous woman, discuss whether or not boardgaming has become less fun for us, and answer a pile of other questions. We end the show with our top ten games that teach or feature logic!
Podcast #18, "The Turbocast", has been sighted in the Earth's atmosphere!
Not to be confused with podcast #17, the Megacast, the Turbocast sees Team SU&SD compressing 60 minutes of board game chatter into a super-dense 30 minutes. We recommended you pop your ears before listening so the change in pressure doesn't cause your head to collapse like an egg.
It's another Wed and that means it's time for the Founders to throw some gaming fun your way. Today the gang reviews Chaos in the Old World and looks back at Runewars. Brian just got back from the Dice Tower Convention and gives us a report. As always, Tony T gives you the best in gaming news while the rest of the founders take the trains off the tracks. The show is rounded out by a rousing discussion about the word Fiddly and how it's used (or misused) in the gaming world.
In this episode, we take a look at Shadowrun Crossfire, Russian Railroads, Roads and Boats, Battle Sheep and more! We discuss the Dice Tower Convention 3, point out Tom's glaring error, and talk about the future of the show. Finally, we talk about what games to take with you to the South Pole!
Shelley and I finally do some heavy lifting this week, getting Uwe Rosenberg's monster Agricola sequel CAVERNA The Cave Farmers to the table for a couple of plays in a row. Then we talk about another of these wonderful forthcoming 'gum packet-sized' games from Chris Handy. This week GEM is on the docket.
Caverna The Cave Farmers by Use Rosenberg and published by Lookout Games.
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GEM by Chris Handy and published by Perplext (soon to be on Kickstarter)
This week Shelley and I look at another Essen 2013 (yep they're still out there!) that we borrowed from Ted & Toni, then discuss the first in a great batch of forthcoming games.
Citrus by Jeffrey Allers and published by dlp Games
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HUE by Chris Handy and soon to be Kickstarted!
Enjoy and thanks for listening! Send your comments to garrettsgamesATmac.com or go onto our guild at BoardGameGeek.com for more information and conversation.
Have you ever considered the humble scratchcard? Brendan would like you to. There's a ceremony involved, you see. Like a papery King Canute, you must take joy in coaxing a tide of wealth forward, and agonise in watching it retreat. Within the scratchcard, perhaps, is all of life.
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