You know what doesn't get enough kudos? Bags. Big ones, small ones, soft ones, leathery ones. Where would we be without bags? Walking home from the shops, clutching cucumbers to our chest with onions in our armpits, that's where.

Our 63rd podcast is all about great games with some great bags. Paul's been building (and cursing at) stained glass windows in Sagrada, Quinns has been carelessly eroding his car in the amazing Automobiles (see our review of that one here), and this time we remember to have the chat about Orleans that was meant to go the previous episode. Inspired by these three titles, Shut Up & Sit Down's campaign for More Bags In Games begins next week. Please send money now.

Could you give two figs about bags? Are they "Not your bag"? Not a problem! Paul and Quinns also provide some early impressions of the ludicrously pretty Wasteland Express Delivery Service, and answer a reader mail about why long games lead to a special kind of exhaustion.

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Gin Yu and Alex Hall, filmmakers with Gin and Tonic Films, discuss their new web series Getting on Board.

Gin and Alex have been interviewing and following game designers around for a while and filming their different processes.

I had a ton of fun with this episode, and I think you’ll get a kick out of it as well.​​

Find them on Facebook here. And Twitter here.

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The gang talks Origins 2017, Indiana Jones, The Genesys Core system, When Real Life Gets in the way of gaming and why death and consequences are important in your role playing campaigns.

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Joined by a host of contributors, we hand out the Dice Tower Awards for the best games of 2016. From best small publisher game to most innovative to game of the year, join us and out network as we choose the winners! Afterwards, Sam, Tom, Zee, and Eric answer questions from the audience at Dice Tower Con 2017.

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/bluepegpinkpeg/BPPP_Ep_102_BPark.output.mp3 In this week’s episode: 1) The Pegs discuss recent news and a recent game plays including Cockroach Poker, Stroop, Near and Far, and more; and 2) Review […]

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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

and

Barenpark by Phil Walker-Harding from Mayfair/Lookout

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