Openers: Trambahn, Animals on Board As long as I've been in the hobby, I've never taken a liking to long games. Even though I'll play for hours & hours on a Saturday, I always want that time to be spent playing many different games. Why is that?
The truth is, I've been asked that question many times and have never been able to answer it. I know what I like, sure, but on my podcast I try to analyze my own opinions & preferences. That's what I'm doing here, with the help of Eric Brosius. Eric's an interesting guy who's been gaming even longer than I have. He likes short games like I do...but he also appreciates long games. I sought Eric out to work through this topic. He told me he thought of this topic through his own life experience in the hobby, encountering different games (long & short) over the decades. His story matches my recollection that the history of the hobby had a lot of long games before Catan came along. There are long games after Catan (and some short games before it), but 1995 was a landmark year when our hobby changed. By the second half, I have a few different ideas about why I avoid long games. Some of it is complexity or length for its own sake, without a corresponding increase in narrative depth or strategic interest. I hate that, and those games feel like a waste to me. I get more fun out of 2-4 shorter games that play in the same time. Another consideration is the mental reset that happens between games, which is nice. Still another is the "arc" of a game, with its own beginning, middle, and end. I inherently have more interest in multiple games that will have multiple strategic milestones in them. Closers: Game design efficiency, Packing games for a family weekend -Mark
In this show, Sam Healey and Zee Garcia join as hosts and we talk about some of the games we saw at Origins, including Tyrants of the Underdark, Captain Sonar, and more! Chaz Marler gives his impressions, we play a live version of the Match Game, and we end the show answering questions including how we would die in an RPG.
BPPP Isle of Skye and Convention Advice (click on the text to the left to listen) During this weeks episode: 1) The Pegs discuss a few […]
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Shelley and I spent some time in Tahoe hiking, then playing some games once we got home. These two were not well liked by Shelley, though I liked one of them.
Bohemian Villages by Reiner Stockhausen and from dlp Games
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World's Fair 1893 by J. Alex Kevern and from Foxtrot and Renegade
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Strap on your jackboots! It's time for a veritable military parade of a podcast, impressive and pacy but nonetheless going on for slightly too long.
Games covered include A Feast to Die For, Quadropolis, Fairy Tale, Pandemic: Contagion and Dear Leader, as well as the long-awaited second half of our spoiler-filled Pandemic Legacy chat! Don't worry about that particular minefield. It's very clearly signposted at the end of the podcast. Following a startlingly unprofessional link from Paul, we eventually manage to produce a folk game and some fan mail, too.
Enjoy, everybody!
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Quadropolis, Fairytale, Pandemic: Contagion, Dear Leader, Pandemic Legacy
– Episode 100 is in FULL EFFECT!
– Brian, Sean, Nate, Caleb, and Matt party in Brian's basement and are joined virtually by Brandon and Chris!
– Stay tuned for episode 100 PART 3 which is the Epic Community Jam!!
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Huzzah! In this pre-Origins 2016 episode, Eric and Tom talk about Guilds of London, Council of Four, IceCool, and Box of Rocks. We hear from a TON of our contributors, from Takenoko to Um Reifenbreite to Imperial Settlers. A harrowing tale of treachery is told, and we talk about our favorite ten medieval themed games. But we don't end there, and finish with a question of the week IN THE SAME EPISODE.
Two of the biggest games that have come from Plaid Hat Games had designer Isaac Vega behind them and we had the opportunity to talk with him in this episode. Dead […]
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– Episode 100 kicks off!
– The current hosts think about the past, present, and future of CotR!
– We catch up with Andrew, Mitch, and Etienne. Jared we will get you on soon!
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Shelley and I had a GREAT time finally getting a chance to play the 2014 Kinderspiel des Jahres winner that's due in the US within a month, and one of the three SdJ nominees for this year!
Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters by Brian Yu from Mattel
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Karuba by Rudiger Dorn from HABA
In this show, recorded live at the UK Gaming Expo, Tom and Sam take a look at games they played before and during the fair, talk about our trip to London and Nottingham, and banter with a few Dice Tower contributors. We also give a preview of Skythe.
BPPP Antarctica (click on the text to the left to listen) During this weeks episode: 1) The Pegs discuss a few of their recent plays including: […]
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Shelley and I have a BUSY week, so it's time for a short, one-game episode this time. This week we get in a couple of plays for a discussion of
Dice City by Vangelis Bagiartakis from AEG and Artipia Games
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In what could well be our most feature-filled podcast ever, Matt, Paul and Quinns discuss Torchbearer, Merchant of Venus, Dragon Farkle, The Red Dragon Inn and the concept of playing board games in virtual reality, before getting down to (yet another) peculiarly erotic folk game.
But wait! There's more! Quinns snagged video game designer Soren Johnson of Offworld Trading Company to discuss civilisation-building and trading board games. Enjoy, everybody.
Torchbearer, Merchant of Venus (2nd Edition), Drinking at the Red Dragon Inn, Dragon Farkle
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