Shelley and I enjoy a new Knizia title from Grail Games, and a great new title-laying game from KOSMOS.

Medici: The Card Game by Reiner Knizia from Grail Games

and

Kerala by Kirsten Hiese from KOSMOS

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Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Fourth Age, 1817, Kitten Klash, and Barenpark. We talk about playing games while traveling or on vacation, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "score."

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The Founders are back from Origins and give you a recap of the weekend and the games we played. Then we give Near and Far the feature review treatment and a look back at My Village one year later. After Tony T gives his professional news broadcast the gang discuses technology and the future of tabletop gaming.

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Tony McRee

We are well rested after our recent vacations and back at the mics. Because of the vacations, we have a backlog of games, so we have four for you in […]

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In this show, we talk about Unearth, STROOP, They Who Were, Godfather: Corleone, Arena: of the Gods, and Paradox. We then discuss the Spiel des Jahres nominees for 2017, and talk about which we think will win and should win.

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Shelley and I have fun with the extensive expansion to one of our favorite 2-player-only games, then try out the latest iteration of a classic German card game.

Targi + its expansion by Andreas Steiger from Kosmos

and

Bohnanza The Duel by Uwe Rosenberg from Amigo and Rio Grande

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OH MY GOODNESS our 62nd podcast ever is here! This episode is all about older games, so why not join Paul, Matt and Quinns as they creep across the board game scene like a pack of daring botanists through primeval jungle, jealously cataloguing and scrutinising all that they find.

Paul's been inspecting the darling buds of Bruges, a Stefan Feld classic that we're expecting a reprint of any day now. After that, Matt and Quinns continue their analysis of the bloomin' brilliant Tigris & Euphrates, chat about their time with the somewhat-toxic Zombicide: Black Plague and run through a field of Railways of the World.

Returning home after this educational hike, the boys read an email about ghosts and answer another email asking why we haven't reviewed the excellent Game of Thrones: The Card Game (second edition). Finally, we discuss a folk game sent in anonymously by an ambulance crew. What could possibly go wrong?

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Seth Jaffee, designer of Eminent Domain, discusses how to tackle that last 10% of game design that takes a game from merely good to that next level of great.

And be sure to check out the BGDL inspired t-shirt project over at IndieGoGo. Shirts are only available for a very limited time.

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Chris and Jamie made their list of 10 games that for whatever reason never seem to hit the table even though they're awesome games.

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In this episode, we talk about Viral, Stop Thief, Immortals, Completto, the Play Dirty Expansion for Steam Park, and Startups. Geoff talks about crystals, we hear a tale of horror, and answer questions about talking about jobs and an anti-Dice Tower faction. Finally, we end the show discussing our favorite puzzle games.

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/bluepegpinkpeg/BPPP_Ep_101_Origins_2017_mixdown.output.mp3 During this week’s episode we: 1) Provide a summary of our Origins 2017 experiences, including discussion of the awesome PegHeads we met and the incredible […]

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A review of Beasts of Balance written by Stephen Conway. Beasts of Balance is a playful hybrid of analog and digital games. It combines the simple act of stacking with technological elements that enhance and expand gameplay in fun and unexpected ways.

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Shelley and I try out two recent releases that are on the lighter side of the spectrum this week - and that many are currently thinking about buying:

Century: Spice Road by Emerson Matsuuchi from PlanB Games

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Barenpark by Phil Walker-Harding from Mayfair/Lookout

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Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss 1817, 1880: China, 1857, Between Two Cities, and Mint Works. We talk about being a good sport whether you win or lose, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "tie."

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Tony McRee

As part of the Tabletop Showcase series, Eric Lang returns to RDTN for a discussion on his newest game from CMON, The Godfather: Corleone’s Empire. Eric goes over the design […]

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In episode 137 Steve and Jamie take a look at a super fun game about stealing the emperor's jewel, Age of Thieves! Then they look back at Moonga Invaders one year later. Steve steps in for Tony as the newsman while Tony is galavanting off to a Tool concert and finally the Founders take four more short topics from the listeners.

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Richard Launius, designer of Arkham Horror, shares great, veteran advice on how to design an AI system for both co-op and non co-op games.

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In this episode, we talk about Mechs vs. Minions, Balloon Pop, Quartz, Arena For the Gods!, Champions of Midgard Expansions, and LYNGK. Then, Eric and Tom talk about how to teach board games to others, mistakes to avoid, and more!

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