Mark and Walker spend zero moments wondering what a lang syne is, but instead praise the classic Space Hulk and look forward to 2018 with some gaming resolutions. As is the way with such things, they've probably already been broken--especially the one where Mark tries to be more nice.
Games Played Last Week: 1:34 -Through the Desert (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 1998) 4:19 -Santorini (Gord!, Roxley, 2016) 5:51 -Beowulf: The Legend (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2005) 10:06 -Alien Artifacts (Marcin Senior Ropka & Viola Kijowska, Portal, 2017) 13:00 -Tajemnicze Domostwo/Mysterium (Oleksandr Nevskiy & Oleg Sidorenko, Portal, 2013) 16:05 -Trivial Pursuit (Scott Abbott & Chris Haney, Parker Brothers, 1981)
News (and why it doesn’t matter): 20:20 DC Spyfall
21:49 Games Workshop now partnering with WizKids
24:03 Feature Game: Space Hulk (Richard Halliwell, Games Workshop, 1989)
In episode nine of our comedy board gaming quiz show the teams play:
Our expanding universe
Anyone for tennis
Board game resolutions
Rock, Paper Scissors
Higher or Lower
If you enjoy the show please tell your friends! And don't forget to check out our YouTube channel
This Game is Broken is released every two weeks and is hosted by Dan Hughes and features Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy.
The show is devised and produced by Dan Hughes and edited by Matthew Jude. If you would like Matthew to help you edit your podcast then contact him at:mathewjudcooper@gmail.com
Art by our secretive sixth member Gary. If you would like to commission Gary then email him at: Graphics@deadcatdreaming.co.uk
Additional production support from Mike Poole, Simon Brass, Max Davie, and Gary Pope.
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.
Mark and Walker engage in furious duel, where Mantis Style triumphs over Crane Style. Music is impugned. Characters disparaged. Time itself is on trial! This is getting metaphysical, people. Games are also discussed.
The highs and lows of 2017 are discussed, and each host lists their personal Top 10 before jointly declaring So Very Wrong About Games' 2017 Game of the Year.
Games played last week: 2:23 -Flip Ships (Kane Klenko, Renegade, 2017) 4:33 -Gaia Project (Jens Drögemüller & Helge Ostertag, Feuerland Spiele, 2017) 7:12 -Mystic Vale (John D. Clair, AEG, 2016) 8:20 -Feast for Odin (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2016) 10:46 -Werewords (Ted Alpsach, Bezier Games, 2017)
13:39 Special Holiday Insert: Not Forcing It: Knowing the Room
We can hardly believe it has been 5 years since we started the podcast. There have been many great moments, many not so great moments, but one thing is for […]
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:
If you enjoy the show please tell your friends! And don't forget to check out our YouTube channel
This Game is Broken is released every two weeks and is hosted by Dan Hughes and features Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy.
The show is devised and produced by Dan Hughes and edited by Matthew Jude. If you would like Matthew to help you edit your podcast then contact him at:mathewjudcooper@gmail.com
Art by our secretive sixth member Gary. If you would like to commission Gary then email him at: Graphics@deadcatdreaming.co.uk
Additional production support from Mike Poole, Simon Brass, Max Davie, and Gary Pope.
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.
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)
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 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
If you enjoy the show please tell your friends! And don't forget to check out our YouTube channel
This Game is Broken is released every two weeks and is hosted by Dan Hughes and features Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy.
The show is devised and produced by Dan Hughes and edited by Matthew Jude. If you would like Matthew to help you edit your podcast then contact him at:mathewjudcooper@gmail.com
Art by our secretive sixth member Gary. If you would like to commission Gary then email him at: Graphics@deadcatdreaming.co.uk
Additional production support from Mike Poole, Simon Brass, Max Davie, and Gary Pope.
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.
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
Mark and Walker talk about how Kingdom Death: Monster (Adam Poots, 2015) is an unrelenting nightmare, and why that's (mostly) a good thing. The featured topic is randomness and how to deal with it, both from a game design and a player's perspective.
Games played last week: 1:00 Champions of Midgard and its expansions (Ole Steiness, Grey Fox Games, 2015) 2:15 Sidereal Confluence (TauCeti Deichmann, Wizkids, 2017) 4:17 Orléans: Invasion (Inka Brand, Markus Brand, Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2015) 5:28 Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire (David Sanders, Games Workshop, 2017) 7:21 Keyper (Richard Breese, HUCH, 2017) 8:51 Immortals (Dirk Henn & Mike Elliott, Queen Games, 2017)
After playing Gentes, we thought all the goodness had come and gone for the year. But no, we are here to tell you that once again, we get blindsided by […]
In episode six of our comedy board gaming quiz show the teams play:
Haters gonna hate
Hulla-kazoo
Who's is bigger?
Stronghold
Higher or Lower
If you enjoy the show please tell your friends! And don't forget to check out our YouTube channel
This Game is Broken is released every two weeks and is hosted by Dan Hughes and features Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy.
The show is devised and produced by Dan Hughes and edited by Matthew Jude. If you would like Matthew to help you edit your podcast then contact him at:mathewjudcooper@gmail.com
Art by our secretive sixth member Gary. If you would like to commission Gary then email him at: Graphics@deadcatdreaming.co.uk
Additional production support from Mike Poole, Simon Brass, Max Davie, and Gary Pope.
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.
Episode five is our super spooky halloween special of our comedy board gaming quiz show. In this episode the teams play:
Brains or Baloney?
What's on the Table?
Traitorspy!
Midnight Movie Club
Higher or Lower?
If you enjoy the show please tell your friends! And don't forget to check out our YouTube channel
This Game is Broken is released every two weeks and is hosted by Dan Hughes and features Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy.
The show is devised and produced by Dan Hughes and edited by Matthew Jude. If you would like Matthew to help you edit your podcast then contact him at:mathewjudcooper@gmail.com
Art by our secretive sixth member Gary. If you would like to commission Gary then email him at: Graphics@deadcatdreaming.co.uk
Additional production support from Mike Poole, Simon Brass, Max Davie, and Gary Pope.
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 Episode Four of our comedy board gaming quiz show the teams play:
Starting space
Scream if you want to go faster
For who the dice tolls
There is nothing inherently amusing about the Swedish language, and to suggest otherwise would be a little bit racist
Bling!
Higher or Lower
If you enjoy the show please tell your friends! And don't forget to check out our YouTube channel
This Game is Broken is released every two weeks and is hosted by Dan Hughes and features Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy.
The show is devised and produced by Dan Hughes and edited by Matthew Jude. If you would like Matthew to help you edit your podcast then contact him at:mathewjudcooper@gmail.com
Art by our secretive sixth member Gary. If you would like to commission Gary then email him at: Graphics@deadcatdreaming.co.uk
Additional production support from Mike Poole, Simon Brass, Max Davie, and Gary Pope.
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.
We are back and we have tricked another designer to come on to the show. Ted Alspach joins us and talks about the follow-up to Castles of Mad King Ludwig, […]
In Episode Three of our comedy board gaming quiz show the teams play:
Spiel des Jahres
Who's the Traitor?
Under Starter's Orders
Designers Workshop
Higher or Lower?
If you enjoy the show please tell your friends! And don't forget to check out our YouTube channel
This Game is Broken is released every two weeks and is hosted by Dan Hughes and features Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy.
The show is devised and produced by Dan Hughes and edited by Matthew Jude. If you would like Matthew to help you edit your podcast then contact him at:mathewjudcooper@gmail.com
Art by our secretive sixth member Gary. If you would like to commission Gary then email him at: Graphics@deadcatdreaming.co.uk
Additional production support from Mike Poole, Simon Brass, Max Davie, and Gary Pope.
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 Episode Two of our comedy board gaming quiz show the teams play:
Our Expanding Universe
Jumanji
Oh Brother Who Art Thou?
Tug of War
Higher or Lower
If you enjoy the show please tell your friends! And don't forget to check out our YouTube channel
This Game is Broken is released every two weeks and is hosted by Dan Hughes and features Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy.
The show is devised and produced by Dan Hughes and edited by Matthew Jude. If you would like Matthew to help you edit your podcast then contact him at:mathewjudcooper@gmail.com
Art by our secretive sixth member Gary. If you would like to commission Gary then email him at: Graphics@deadcatdreaming.co.uk
Additional production support from Mike Poole, Simon Brass, Max Davie, and Gary Pope.
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.
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