The founders have science fiction fever so they're dedicating an entire episode to it! Today we review the Fantasy Flight Games release, Star Wars Imperial Assault. Then we look back at Xia Legends of a Drift System one year later. Tony T gives you some news with only a little bit of science fiction included. The gang finishs off the sci-fi celebration with a discussion about science fiction in gaming.
In this show, we talk about Dark Age Z, Mangrovia, Star Wars: Rebellion, Skyway Robbery, Healthy Heart Hospital, and the Splendor iOS. We also answer a pile of questions, and finish the show taking a look back 15 years ago at the best games from 2001.
Pingo Pingo is a wacky game driven by a 15 min. soundtrack. Using a deck of cards and your trusty dart gun, you must face traps, cross rope bridges, avoid polar bears and hordes of space penguins to collect the most treasure & escape before time runs out.
The Three Amigos, Jamie, Rodney and Marty address a recent topic that has been getting some attention on social media and forums, the integrity of board game media. We go into publisher sponsorship, reviewing games, review copies of games, transparency, conflicts of interest and is it right to have a publisher as a sponsor.
A lot of people will make lists of their favorite games from the previous year and we are no different, sorry. But, we thought how could we differentiate our best […]
In this show, we talk about Above and Below, Roll for the Galaxy Expansion, Maharaja, Outfoxed, Treasure Hunter, Ninja All Stars, Piratoons, and VuDu. We also hear a few tales of Horror, Amazement, and Treachery - and talk about tales in general and our reaction to them. Finally, we talk about how to deal with kids who have a hard time when they lose.
Shelley and I go through our Top 10 lighter and Top 10 heavier games, hear what many listeners posted as their favorites, resolve our Episode 500 Contest, and listen to a few GREAT audio recordings from listeners!
I will put up Geeklists for our Top Games, but our #1 for each of the lists were the same:
Light Games: Between Two Cities from Stonemaier Games
The founders are fired up and ready to talk gaming in episode 2013! Today we take a look at Porta Nigra from Stronghold games and look back at The Castles of Mad Kind Ludwig. Then they followup a forum post with a discussion on Emergent Gameplay. And finally with they present part 4 of the Character Creation series, Balancing Roleplay and Mechanics.
In this show, we discuss Epic PVP, Siege of Faerun, Grand Austria Hotel, Apollo XIII, Zombicide: Black Plague, Colosseum, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, and Ultimate Warriorz. We answer questions about pirating and making your own copies of games, and finish the show taking a look back ten years ago - at 2006's best games.
New year, new format. The Spiel and Major Fun have joined forces! We'll be reviewing games over the course of a season and bestowing each one with a Major Fun or Spiel of Approval award. We'll also be producing roundtable interviews at GenCon and Essen.
In this episode, we talk about The King is Dead, Cat Tube Famous, But Wait, There’s More!, Splash!, the Magic Board Game Expansion, Game of Gnomes, Mess Machine, andTelepathy (Magic Minds and Brain Freeze). We have three tales - one of horror, one of treachery, and one of outrage! Brian, Dan, and Mary join us, and the whole group discusses the latest announcement from Asmodee North America.
The start of the new year is upon us, but before it began, a boatload of games were played over the holidays and probably one of the biggest Epic Fails […]
AnmeldenThe Secret Cabal
Garrett's Games and Geekiness
Rolling Dice and Taking Names
