Shelley and I get three newer (though not Essen) titles to the table this episode. Actually we recorded this back in September, but this is a perfect time with the holiday crush to get this one out to you. All of these would make solid last-minute holiday presents.
Elevenses by David Harding from Adventureland Games (this was a Kickstarter)
Nehemiah by Lukasz Wozniak from Gry Leonardo
Star Realms by Robert Dougherty and Darwin Kastle from ADC Blackfire Entertainment
Enjoy!
Episode 71
– Introductions – Welcome Ted!
– Ring Bearer Contest
– Discussion – Is there such a thing as a bad card?
– Sign off
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In this episode, we are joined by Bill Carrigan to once again talk about board games. We look at X-Files the game, Happy Pigs, the Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Istanbul, Hanabi Deluxe, and more! We also answer a bunch of questions, then end the episode with our top ten party games!
Shelley and I take on two more new releases
Planes by David Short, published by AEG Games
El Gaucho by Arve Fühler, published by Argentum Verlag
Enjoy!
We start this show with a Tale of Amazement, although there is Horror to be found also! We also talk about Mysterium, Dead Man’s Draw, Evolution, Planes, Sentinels board game, St. Petersberg, Super Rhino, and Nexus Ops. Finally, we end the show talking about whether modern games have completely replaced "classic" games for us.
Quinns spent his youth as a "Keeper of Drinking Games". Whenever him and his friends were boozing as kids, in those empty kitchens or under trees, he'd lay the games out. He wants to share a few with the world now, before he dies.
A written transcript is available here, and Brendan's essay on craic is here.
Shelley and I have some fun with Andreas Steding and Stephan Feld's latest releases, The Staufer Dynasty and La Isla respectively.
The Staufer Dynasty by Andreas Steding from Z-Man Games (2-5 players, 20 min./player)
La Isla by Stephan Feld from alea/Ravensburger (2-4 players, 45-60 minutes)
Enjoy!
For this episode, Suzanne and Rhiannon come back to the table for some Chit Chat and we talk about the happenings at BGG Con. I am sure you are tired […]
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In this show, we take a look at Cherry Picker, Alchemists, The Game of 49, Roll Through the Galaxy, and Red7. We then jump back into part 2 of our live show from BGG.con, including special guests such as Scott Alden, Eric Lang, and Mike Elliott.
Shelley and I take on two more Essen releases - one of which has just been released to stores here in the US - and have some fun talking about the experience (and the fun we had playing them).
On the docket:
Kanban: Automotive Revolution by Vital Lacerda, published by Stronghold Games
Artificium by Timofey Shargorodskiy, published by Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd.
Enjoy!
Joined by special co-hosts Rich Sommer and Erik Herman, we interview a host of guests, including Dan King, Colby Dauch, Todd Rowland, Geoff Englestien, and more! There's also some songs! (Kind of).
Shelley and I discuss two games that work well with up to 6 players, so you can have more family members enjoying fun stuff for the holidays!
Happy Pigs by Kuraki Mura from Swan
Coly Express by Christophe Raimbault from Ludonaute
Enjoy!
pisode 70
– Introductions
– News
– Live Council of Elrond!
– Road Darkens Quest 3 Review
– Celebrimbor's Secret player card reviews
– Discussion: What order should you buy APs in?
– Discussion – Which sphere is the "questing" sphere?
– Check out these great podcasts: The WWPD Fellowship podcast (http://www.outpostzero.net/2014/10/the-wwpd-fellowship-podcast-episode-1.html) and First Planet Podcast (https://www.facebook.com/FirstPlanetPodcast)
– Congrats to Julian F the winner of the Tauriel custom card contest! Ringbearer contest to be announced on episode 71!
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Today isn't even really a "day" at BGG.con. Most people sleep in (after late nights), then wake up, check out, and are heading home. That might have been me, too. The thing is, I'm not really a late night/sleep in kind of person. Definitely not the up-til-5am, sleep-til-noon variety. Not even the 2am/9am type of gamer, which was my pattern for most of the week. This time, on the last day, I wanted to try two new things, as a trial run for how I'd try to do more of BGG.con next year, if I'm lucky enough to return.First, I got up "early." At a convention, that means 8am. I was in the main game room by 8:30, where a small subset of gamers were already playing games. (Some guessed they were STILL playing games, but this didn't look like the allnighter crowd.)Second, I sat down at a table, set my game up (Hellweg westfalicus), and put up one of those "players wanted" flags the convention provides to help you get a game started. Within 5 minutes I had one player, and before I'd even really started the rules explanation we had a third. That was a good number, so off we went. I'm sure we could've gotten a fourth to fill out the game if we'd wanted to, but three is usually a good number for Schacht's games. Neither guy knew me or my podcast, we just sat down to learn a game together. I liked it quite a bit, another liked it, too, while our third player was less enthused. I think of it as a cousin to Hansa, overland in theme, and with a little more going on. (I really love Hansa, but understand how it can be pretty spare for some folks.)In this last episode from the actual BGG.con, Greg prompted me to write down five things that I felt were highlights of the event. My own personal highlights. If you've been listening over the past few days, they probably won't surprise you. Thinking about it (and in no particular order), I thought mine were1. The friends2. The library3. The BBQ4. The Flea Markets (both kinds)5. The Spiel des Jahres seminarI hope to go back again! Thanks to all who told me they enjoyed my podcasts. That really meant a lot to me. It's no exaggeration to say that feedback like that is the reason I'm still doing it. :)
Last full day of BGG.con. Last day at all, really, since tomorrow I check out of the hotel & head to my airport terminal/gate around noon. Apparently the Library will be closed. Though I have a few games of my own on-hand, it may not work out for me to play any games. Might just be saying my goodbyes and having last conversations with friends.Today, though, started & ended (for me) with big events. At the start of the day was the Flea Market. Greg had 4+ tubs of games to sell there, and I got to be his assistant. We were up relatively early (alarm clock required) in order to set up in the hour before the doors were opened to buyers. Then THEY have one hour to shop, haggle, and purchase before everything has to be closed up again.The end of the day had the "closing ceremonies" for BGG.con, including lots of well-earned thank-yous, prize giveaways, and some announcements for BGG.con's future. You've probably seen this already. In addition to BGG.con (which will continue unchanged for next year & beyond, when I hope to return), they've now added BGG<3FAM--meaning something like BGG Loves Families)--a family-friendly (spouses & kids) version of the convention. The first one of these is next Memorial Day Weekend. This is in addition to the previously announced BGG game cruise, BGG@SEA. The empire grows...In between, I got to play some more games and go out for BBQ one more time. Greg & I were finally able to successfully play Isaribi. Still thinking about it, but I think I like it quite a bit. I already like Hayashi's Sail to India, so he's definitely a designer for me to watch. Also, I wanted to get some recent Knizia titles to the table, which we did with both Orongo andRondo. I think the latter is a pleasant pastime or family game (for two), while Orongo is an unfortunate miss for me. We also played the older (but still good!) title, Yspahan.
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