Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Kitchen Rush, Catacombs, and Hanamikoji. We then talk about some of our favorite board game related gifts, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "gift."
Juliana Patel and Ariel Rubin, designers ofEscape Room in a Box, discuss the ins and outs of creating an escape room game.
Juliana and Ariel are busy moms who find time to get together and design games, and they have a ton of insight on what makes a great escape experience. Escape Room in a Box was the first escape room board game to show up when it hit Kickstarter last year, and it’s now been picked up by Mattel. You can preorder Mattel’s version of Escape Room in a Box here. And Juliana and Ariel will even design a custom experience for your next get togetherhere.
We're closing in on the end of the year and in this episode the gang reveals their gigantic Christmas Contest! Then Steve and Jamie take a look at Betrayal at Baldur's Gate and look back at Defenders of the Last Stand. Then Tony T blasts our the best news segment in the history of board game news segments. Finally the guys take topics from the listeners including Loot Boxes and gambling, talking out your turn while playing and people who like to disparage games by saying they aren't a game.
Mark and Walker praise the themeless Hansa Teutonica and proceed to break down what makes for successful themes in games, leading to unexpected agreement on many things Star Wars.
Games played last week: 1:18 -Castles of Burgundy (Stefan Feld, alea, 2011) 2:46 -The Expanse (Geoffrey Engelstein, Wizkids, 2017) 5:27-Die Fiesen 7 (Jacques Zeimet, 999 Games 2015) 6:54 -Tribune: Primes Inter Pares (Karl-Heinz Schmiel, Heidelberger, 2007) 8:19 -Imperial Assault, especially Legends of the Alliance (Justin Kemppainen, Corey Konieczka, Jonathan Ying, Fantasy Flight, 2014) 11:52 -Project: ELITE (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Sotirios Tsantilas, Artipia Games, 2016) 13:56 -Kingdomino (Bruno Cathala, Blue Orange, 2016)
14:34 Feature Game: Hansa Teutonica (Andreas Steding, Argentum Verlag, 2009)
News (and why it doesn’t matter): 33:27 Renegade offering pre-orders for Altiplano 33:59 BoardGameGeek End-of-Year Membership Drive 35:22 CMON putting out Munchkin games, Eric Lang doing Munchkin CCG 36:34 Mayfair Games no more?
Whistle Stop by Bezier Games has given gamers another train game that incorporates tile laying, resource collecting, and set collection, all the things that scratch that itch in a game […]
In Ethnos players vie for control of a fantasy realm by collecting and playing sets of cards. The game offers challenging decisions through simple to learn but innovative mechanics. Ethnos is familiar yet fresh - tense and interactive to the end.
Shelley and I check out the two new HABA releases that are geared to gamers and families rather than just children (a trend they've been following for the past couple of years).
Andrew Harmon, designer of Portals and Prophets, discusses religious themed games.
Andrew designed a time travel game with a Biblical theme, and we talk the ins and outs of how to bring a religious themed game to life. We also talk about how not to offend too many people along the way.
Also, Andrew’s game is out on Kickstarter right now. Check it out here.
Today Chris and Jamie talk about what makes a good mystery, what they love about them and talk about a whole slew of their favorite mystery television series.
In episode seven of our comedy board gaming quiz show the teams play:
Rules lawyer
A picture paints a thousand words
In my pants!
Jumanji
Higher or Lower
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You can see more from Dave Luza on his board gaming YouTube channel - The Happy Luza. He also talks about tabletop games every week on the Dice Tower's Board Game Breakfast doing his Playing the News segment.
The Brother's Murph also have there own gaming Youtube channel The Brother's Murph. You can find them on the Dice Tower's board Game Breakfast show too talking about Thrift Store Throwbacks. Dan Hughes and Matthew Jude also have segments on Board Game Breakfast on the Dice Tower. Dan reviews children's Tabletop games alongside his daughter on "Dan and Cora". And Mathew talks about board and card games on "Dead Last". Despite the cast's close ties to the Dice Tower This Game is Broken is not affiliated to the Dice Tower Network. Or to the Shut Up Sit Down Network, the Rhado Runs Through it Network, or the Watch it Played Network. Mostly because those networks don't even exist.
In this show, we talk about Pie Town, Montana, The Palace of Mad King Ludwig, Harvest Dice, Meeple Circus and Sunny Day. We also go back and take a look at Roll Through the Ages and For Sale, talk about Jeju Island, and look at a few apps!
Mark and Walker have some civil disagreements concerning Terraforming Mars (Jacob Fryxelius, Stronghold, 2016) and cannibalism before enthusing about playing with toys. As a note, whips are not considered toys in this context.
Games Played Last Week: 1:27 -Empires (David and Daniel Stephenson, WizKids, 2017) 5:03 -Clank! In! Space! (Paul Dennen, Renegade Game Studios, 2017) 6:23 -Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 (Matt Leacock & Rob Daviau, Z-Man, 2017) 8:47 -Orleans: Trade & Intrigue (Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2016) 11:21 -Mafia de Cuba (Philippe des Pallières & Loïc Lamy, Lui-même, 2015) 14:18 -Bunny Kingdom (Richard Garfield, IELLO, 2017)
18:18 Feature Game: Terraforming Mars (Jacob Fryxelius, Stronghold, 2016)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 43:16 Necromunda: Underhive is out 44:06 News on the Imperial Assault App 45:04 New Scythe expansion and Big Box, discussion of airship models
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Legends of Andor, Ascension, and Queendomino. We then talk about what we and our listeners are thankful for in board gaming, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "benefit."
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Rolling Dice and Taking Names
