Seth Grier, vice president ofQuartermaster Logistics, discusses the ins and outs of shipping, fulfillment, and fulfillment services.
Whether you’re looking to ship games out of your garage or hire a service to do it for you, this episode is for you as Seth goes into the nuts and bolts of things to be aware of when shipping board games.
The gang comes together for another discussion about role playing games! In today's episode Jess has got ants in her pants about Xanathar's Guide to Everything. Then the Lords talk about Fate Core and if they think it's really going to cut the mustard for their Dark Earth 1899 campaign - it's got one more chance. Then they close out with a discussion topic about combat in games and making it fun for everyone and as usual, everything gets derailed!
In episode eight of our comedy board gaming quiz show we are joined by the Dice Tower's Eric Summerer and Actualol himself - Jon Purkis. This week the teams play:
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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.
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Mark (alias Flavor Flav) and Walker (alias Chuck D) disagree about many things, among them Twilight Imperium 4th ed., Spirit Island, GMT Games, and rulebooks. Fight the power, by which we mean listen to this podcast of a couple of white dudes talking about games.
Games played last week: 1:37 -Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars (Mark Herman, GMT Games, 2017) 4:42 -Great Western Trail (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2016) 6:32 -Sid Meier's Civilization: A New Dawn (James Kniffen, Fantasy Flight, 2017) 9:11 -Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition (Dane Beltrami, Corey Konieczka, & Christian T. Petersen, Fantasy Flight, 2017) 21:51 -Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 (Rob Daviau & Matt Leacock, Z-Man, 2017) 22:39 -Scythe: The Wind Gambit (Kai Starck & Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2017)
News (and why it doesn’t matter): 25:01 CMON announces HATE
27:10 Feature Game: Spirit Island (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2017)
In this show, we are joined by Mandi, Suz, Sam, Zee, and Jason for our second annual Dice Tower Cruise Live Show! (and we got the sound quality right!)
We spend time talking about recently played games that we each have enjoyed, and answer some really great questions from the crowd.
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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.
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