Chris and Jamie are back from their trip to Atlanta, Georgia for the Cool Mini or Not Expo and they have some great games to report on. Then the founders take a look at an old favorite from their collection, Railways of the World and look back at a second Martin Wallace game Mythotopia. Tony T relays all the important news updates from around the gaming community with the professionalism you've come to expect. And finally the gang hosts another short topic extravaganza discussing RPG balance, our genie wishes, why publishers aren't more open about their in-production games and more.
One of the most anticipated games in years is finally here and we're finally giving it the full review treatment, Star Wars Rebellion. Then the gang takes a look back at Deus one year after their initial review. Then the last half of the show is all Tony T starting with his news roundup while the peanut gallery comments then he teaches the cabalists about pool construction with a heavy focus on collectible card games and deck building.
In this show, we talk about Dungeon!, FreshFish, T'Zolkin: Tribes and Prophecies, Bastian, Spheres of Influence, DilluviaProject, and Greedy Greedy Goblins. Tom talks about thesights and sounds of the Gathering of Friends, Eric goes through agamut of emotions with a bunch of Tales, and we hear from a greatnumber of great contributors! Finally, we end the showtalking about how to pitch your game to apublisher.
It has been a year since we did the last summer movie preview show with Dan Patriss and Chris Kirkman. Funny how that works. Anyway, while the show has some […]
Favor of the Pharaoh is a recipe filling roll-and-keep dice game. Start as a peasant and rise through Egyptian society by rolling increasingly difficult combinations. Tune in to learn why this game deserves BOTH the Major Fun and Spiel of Approval awards!
Shelley and I check out new games from Hisashi Hayashi (of Trains, String Railways, Sail to India, fame), as well as Kenichi Tanabe (of Kaigan and Lisbon/Lisboa fame) after we talk about Jesse Li's Guns & Steel.
Guns & Steel by Jesse Li from Grail Games and Moaideas
Minerva by Hisashi Hayashi from Japon/Okazu
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Balloon Challenge by Kenichi Tanabe from Colon Arc
It's express time again and today Tony and Jamie sit down behind the mics to discuss Quantic Foundry's "Gamer Motivation Profile". Although it's geared towards video games we figure out a way to relate it to tabletop gaming and what motivates us to game the way we game.
In this episode, we talk about Rockwell, Animal on Board, Meeple War,Prime Time, Medici, and Eric gives us a Pandemic Legacy Update. We also answer questions about local game stores, Dicemasters, legacy games, and more! Finally, we end the show with our top ten games for teaching math!
Shelley and I try out the second expansion to Mac Gerdts' great game Concordia, Concordia Salsa, then have some fun with Time travel in a steampunk-based Steam Time!
Concordia Salsa by Mac Gerdts from PD-Verlag and Rio Grande
A review of Dr. Eureka written by Stephen Conway. Mix the right molecules in three test tubes to create formulas as fast as you can. A clever combo of speed and caution that make it Major Fun!
We also chat about board game boxes and sustainability and end with a lovely interview with Plaid Hat's lead designer and lead art director Isaac Vega, who wants to tell us all about the new standalone expansion for Dead of Winter: The Long Night. In case you missed our review of Dead of Winter, you'll find that here!
In celebration of the new season of A Game of Thrones, we have decided to finally review A Game of Thrones: The Board Game! Then we take a look back at a war of a different kind, this time World War II with Heroes of Normandie. Then Tony T hooks you up with the best in gaming news. And Finally the gang gives you another series of questions submitted by the listeners in our Short Topic Extravaganza.
In this show, we talk about Avalanche on Yeti Mountain, Mad Libs: The Game, Tigris and Euphrates, Conquest Stratego, Apotheca, Time Stories: Prophecy of Dragons, Thunder and Lightning. We also hear from a variety of contributors, incluing Game Tech, History of Board Games, and more! After a few tales, we finish up the show with thoughts on the retheming of games.
Two reviews in this episode along with 2 minute discussions mostly on Kickstarter stuff. The first review is on the 9th expansion for the deck building game Ascension, called Dreamscape. […]
Tony Boydell of Snowdonia and the forthcoming Guilds of London joins me this week for a discussion of his forthcoming title, as well as a look back, now that we're 6 months removed, on the games of Essen 2015.
In this show we talk about Mombasa, Smash Up Expansions, Scoundrel Society, Flip City: Reuse, Loot n Run, and Firefly Fluxx. We also answer questions about gaming outside, "min-maxing" and more! Finally, we end the show with our top ten politically themed games.
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