Jon Gilmour, designer of Dead of Winter, discusses how to design the experiences and themes that people can’t wait to get their hands on. Jon just seems to have an innate ability to design games that go hand in hand with what people are excited about, and he gives me a tour behind the curtain on how he does it.

Jon also goes into a great deal of general design advice. We talk about working on lots of games at the same time, co-designers, going full time in the industry, and more. We cover a lot in this one.

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Wow, it's been three weeks since our last full episode and we're making up for it by giving you an oversized, mega jammed packed show! First off Chris gives you another gaming movie review, we announce a new contest and run down all the games we've been playing. Then we do a deep dive discussion of Merlin by Stefan Feld. Since we were dumb and missed the look back last time, we're giving you a Look Back doubleheader, City of Iron Second Edition and DOOM! Then after Tony T goes bananas hooking you up with all the news of the past three weeks, we do another sport topic extravaganza including why we pick the Kickstarters we do, how many add-ons are too many add-ons, what are our gamer pet peeves and what party games we like to break out with our adult friends.

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Opener: Welcome to Season 14 of my podcast! (Also family gathering gaming with Take Your Pick, Raj, and Codenames) Closers: Pimping out Wits & Wagers with the Vegas Mat; "Mansplaining" boardgames

Geeklist: Post-BGGcon 2017

Back in November I returned to BGGcon, played a ton of games, and recorded TWO podcasts. Then the holidays, work, and family events took over. Now I'm finally getting the first one out, and I won't make you wait as long for the next one, either. This is a LOOONNNNGGGG episode, too. Not my normal approach, but this time there were lots of games to discuss with Greg. Be sure to check out the accompanying geeklist.

There's dad in summer 2016, grinning as he watches his family play a game together -Mark

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In episode twelve of our comedy board gaming quiz show we play:

• Game over man, game over!
• Knitting or Knizia 
• Ijnamuj (Reverse jumanji)
• Higher or Lower

We also are joined by Chris and Wendy from the fantastic Meeple Overboard podcast - listen to it in all the usual places or download it directly here http://shoutengine.com/MeepleOverboard/

We are also running a mini contest - email us in your guess at who the mystery voice is (thisgameisbroken@gmail.com) and be in with a chance of winning a Huddersfield Timeline promo!

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.  

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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.    

 

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Mark and Walker switch roles this week in a stunning reversal. Walker avoids telling Mark to "get good," but it's a close thing only narrowly avoided. In Walker's defense, Mark really should git gud--as has been noted by many a scholar and physician. They discuss the redevelopment of Terra Mystica called Gaia Project, and then they generalize to how publishers sometimes mess up new editions of their games. Mark's sanity is questioned throughout; probably a sound policy.

Games Played Last Week:
-Stone Age 1m17s (Bernd Brunnhofer, Hans im Gluck, 2008)
-Corporate America 3m44s (Teale Fristoe, Nothing Sacred Games, 2013)
-Scythe: The Wind Gambit 8m12s (Kai Starck & Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2017)
-Mythic Battles: Pantheon 9m55s (Eric Bourlett & Benoit Vogt, Monolith, 2017)
-Galaxy Trucker 14m26s (Vlaada Chvatil, Czech Games Edition, 2007)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
-Asmodee Buys Something 18m01s
-ShipNaked and Dan Yarrington's Run-in with Phil Eklund 18m20s

Feature Game: Gaia Project 22m06s (Jens Drögemüller & Helge Ostertag, Feuerland Spiele, 2017)

Topic: Reskins & Second Editions 45m40s

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In this episode, we talk about Empires of the Void II, Chronicles of Crime, Kerala, Santa Maria, Dinosaur Island, and Indian Summer. Eric also jumps in for some reason, we talk about Herbalism on Kickstarter, go over a few apps, and finally end the show with a discussion on player counts in board games.

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Tony McRee

We spend a good portion of this episode discussing the new game Castell from Renegade Games. While what you do on your turn is simple, the complexity is driven from […]

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Shelley and I take on one HUGE game, as well as one excellent game this week:

Agra by Michael Keller from Quined Games

and

Riverboat by Michael Kiesling from Mayfair/Lookout

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Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss The Ravens of Thri Sahashri, Seikatsu, and Muse. We then talk about culling our collection, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "cull." Recent Games: 0:49 Culling the Collection: 12:45 Board Game Etymology - 'Cull': 29:21 Announcement: 30:17 Outro: 33:51 Bloopers: 35:05

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In Raiders of the North Sea you assemble a crew, collect provisions and journey north to plunder... even if it ends in a glorious death! It's a worker placement game with a brilliant balance of strategy and simplicity. And a perfect intro to the genre.

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In this episode, we talk about Lords of Hellas, The Sanctuary, Shaky Manor, FEAR, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Catan VR! Geoff joins us for some GameTek, Tom gives our convention schedule for 2018, and we answer some questions! Finally, we end the show with our favorite games from fifteen years ago - 2003!

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Today, it’s just me on the podcast, and I’m discussing creativity, time management, and the future of the BGDL.

I’ve learned a lot of really great stuff about the creative process, and I want to share with you some of the things that have been helping me with my game designs.

And then I want to tell you about the fun and exciting things ahead for the BGDL podcast and community.

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In this special series from the Lords of the dungeon, Bender and Jamie will discuss their process for running role playing game campaigns.In the first episode we discuss the clean slate - where do you get started creating a campaign for your RPG group?

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Mark and Walker address so many questions this week. How many ways can Walker pronounce "coyote?" Why is all of Oceania laughing at CMON? What is the best social and economic system? How condescending can Mark get? Listen up, as all will be explained herein.

Games Played Last Week:
-First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet 1m59s (Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal Games, 2017)
-Mombasa 3m17s (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2015)
-Blood Rage 5m54s (Eric Lang, CMON Limited, 2015)
-Empires of the Void II 7m47s (Ryan Laukat, Red Raven, 2018)
-Coyote 11m23s (Spartaco Albertarelli, New Games Order, 2015)
-Sakura Arms 14m21s (BakaFire, AEG, 2017)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
-Wiki Kiwi Kotahi Rising Sun Fail 15m10s
-Menara 18m41s
-Progress on Myth? 19m45s
-Starship Samurai 20m43s

Feature Game: A Feast for Odin 21m29s (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2016)

Topic: Apps in Board Games 41m02s
-Companion Apps 41m48s
-"Overlord" Apps 48m58s
-App-Driven Games 54m42s

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– Welcome!

– Chad, Chris and Jon are joined by Ryan, AKA Mr. Underhill

– Patreon prize winner #4

– Have a Merry Pippin Christmas winners

– News

– Nightmare mode discussion

– Survey Results

– Ryan's exiting upcoming project

– Farewell's

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/bluepegpinkpeg/BPPP_Ep_115_Rajas_mixdown.output.mp3 In this week’s episode: 1) The Pegs welcome their new 4th Chair and discuss their recent game plays including Pandemic Legacy: Season 2, Dokmus, The […]

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Shelley and I get all Tetris-y again with the second nature-themed tile-laying game from Uwe Rosenberg, then plan out our estates in preparation for the King's visit.

Indian Summer by Uwe Rosenberg from Stronghold Games, Edition Spielwiese, and Pegasus

and

King's Will by Hans-Peter Stoll from ADC Blackfire and with development by Spielworxx

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A couple weeks ago, Crystal decided to recap her first ever play of Twilight Imperium live on Twitch! This is the podcast version (you can see the video version on YouTube). Start of Stream: 0:34 Mental Check in: 2:42 Twilight Imperium: 7:17 Crystal's Audio Clips: #1 - After Round 1: 12:56 #2 - Mid-Game: 23:52 #3 - Interview with Scott: 32:53 Dice Tower Kickstarter Plug: 41:10 Question - non-space 4x?: 45:19 Sneak Peak of 2017 Blitzies episode (Jan. 18): 48:05 Blitz Con Excitement: 1:02:23 Outro: 1:08:36

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