In this episode, Tom and Eric are joined by Mandi Hutchinson to discuss Word Slam, Honshu, Wizards of the Wild, City of Zombies, The Lost Expedition, and Yokohama, and Geoff talks about the pros and cons of tiebreakers. We also present a karmic Tale of Gaming, answer some questions from the mailbag, and complete the set by presenting our Top Ten Set Collection Games.
Opener: Aton I'm back in California now, since my work in France is done. All told, we were there about nine months. That's a little shorter than the year originally planned, but clearly we enjoyed a wonderful experience. I was there for my job, and the job changed a bit (for the better), which is why we came home "early." All of that time was spent in Paris. It was the move to Toulouse that didn't happen. As my wife Candy says, we'll just have to go there on vacation some day. Before we left France, however, we recorded a podcast with our good friends Melissa & Olivier. They were the first people who responded to my invitation for a Light/Short group. Not only did they become our most reliable boardgamers in the group, they also became our best friends in France. It was difficult to say goodbye, but I'm confident we'll see them again. As you'll hear, they're new to the hobby, very enthusiastic, and are starting to attend big events in the hobby. They'll return to the UK Games Expo at the end of this week, may go to Essen later, and will no doubt start attending the game events in France. If their careers bring them back to New York, then I expect we'll see them at the American game events, too. I enjoy hearing how my friends got into the hobby, and this interview has the added benefit of Olivier's international perspective. Anyone who wishes their spouse played more boardgames will be green with envy when you hear how these two enjoy the hobby together. Wow!
Other mentions: New York 1901 with its artwork like bande dessinée London Notre Dame Risk (which originated as the French game, La Conquête du Monde) Ticket to Ride: USA, Europe, and UK Paris Connection TransEuropa (Polish edition) First Class: All Aboard the Orient Express! French game groups & meeting places: English Speaking Boardgamers of Paris Cafe Meisia Anticafé Beaubourg Joueurs Anonymes
Say hi to Melissa & Olivier if you see them at the UK Games ExpoCloser: Our international hobby -Mark
It's back to normal during this week’s episode where:
1) The Pegs discuss recent news and a recent game plays including Gloomhaven, Santorini, Sharazad, and more; and
2) Review the cooperative deck builder, Aeon's End.
Click here for game play photos and show notes.
To access the direct download, click here.
Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.
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Shelley and I spend this episode going through the Spiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres nominees and recommendations with our initial thoughts.
Spiel des Jahres Nominees:
Kingdomino by Bruno Cathala from BlueOrange and Pegasus
Magic Maze by Kasper Lapp from Pegasus and Sit Down!
Wettlauf nach El Dorado by Reiner Knizia from Ravensburger
SdJ Recommended:
Deja Vu by Heinz Meister from Amigo
Dodelido by Jacques Zeimet from Drei Magier
Fabled Fruit by Friedemann Friese from 2-F Spiele and Stronghold
Klask by Mikkel Bertelsen from Competo and Game Factory
Shiftago by Frank Warneke and Robert Witter from WiWa Spiele
Tempel des Schreckens by Yusuke Sato from Schmidt
Word Slam by Inka and Markus Brand from KOSMOS
Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominees:
Exit: The Game by Inka and Markus Brand from KOSMOS
Raiders of the North Sea by Shem Phillips from Garphill Games
Terraforming Mars by Jacob Fryxelius from Stronghold
Kennerspiel des Jahres Recommended:
Captain Sonar by Roberto Fraga and Yohan Lemonnier from Matagot and Pegasus
Big Book of Madness by Maxime Rambourg from Iello and Heidelberger
Great Western Trail by Alexander Pfister from Stronghold, Eggertspiele and Pegasus
The Grizzled by Fabien Riffaud and Juan Rodriguez from CMON
Gabe Barrett, founder of the BGDL, discusses why this hobby of ours matters and why game design is much more than just a fun, little activity. He also shares some stories that relate to design and talks about where the BGDL is headed in the future.
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Conventions are upon us and it is all being kicked off by International Table Top Day. We hope you had a good experience and played a few games on April […]
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In this episode, we talk about the Hexbug games (Bugs in the Kitchen, BuggaLoop), Cat Box, Amun Re, and then all the different Escape Room games: Escape the Room, Exit: the Game, Deckscape, Unlock! We discuss the pros and cons of escape room games. Enjoy!
During this, our first Patreon supported bonus episode, we explore the untold "backstories" of many of the hobby's most popular games. Each of the Pegs pick a game and tell the beginning of a ridiculous and entirely fictitious story about the events that inspired the creation of four favorite board games. The other Pegs then pick up the thread and improvise the remainder of the story.
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Shelley and I return to Yokohama this week, then explore building with numbers!
Yokohama by Hisashi Hayashi from Tasty Minstrel Games
(originally discussed last August on Episode 527)
and
NMBR 9 by Peter Wichmann from Abacusspiele
Enjoy!
Mike Mihealsick, from Coalition Games, discusses all the lessons and insights he’s learned after facilitating hundreds of blind playtests. Blind playtesting is the purifying fire in which we truly get to find out what our games are made of, and Mike offers a ton of advice on how to navigate the process well.
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Sara from Renegade Games joins us as co-host when we discuss Problem Picnic Attack of the Ants, Flip City: Wilderness, Great Western Trail, and prototypes! We also hear from Geoff, a tale of gaming, and answer questions about demoing games at conventions and musical gamers. Finally, we end the show talking about our top ten trick-taking games!
During this week’s episode:
1) The Pegs discuss recent news and a recent game plays including Hop, Onirim, Ahead in the Clouds, and more; and
2) Review the worker placement game Yokohama.
Click here for game play photos and show notes.
To access the direct download, click here.
Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.
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Shelley and I take advantage of some great deals on Queen Games and let you know if they're worth the VERY low price of admission:
High Tide by Dirk Henn
and
London Markets by Michael Schacht
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