Mark has a bit of an identity crisis, but his devotion to his listeners will see him through. Walker, as is his wont, merely patiently rolls his eyes-especially when Mark almost tries to get him to review a game they've only played once. The insolence!
Games Played Last Week: -Rising Sun 2m14s (Eric Lang, CMON, 2018) -Sid Meier's Civilization: A New Dawn 11m31s (James Kniffen, Fantasy Flight, 2017) -Domaine 13m27s (Klaus Teuber, KOSMOS, 2003) -Tigris & Euphrates 14m56s (Reiner Knizia, Hans im Gluck, 1997) -Codenames 15m34s (Vlaada Chvatil, CGE, 2015) -Star Trek: Ascendancy 16m19s (Aaron Dill, John Kovaleski & Sean Sweigart, Gale Force Nine, 2016) -One Deck Dungeon 17m30s (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2016)
News (and why it doesn't matter): -Asmodee Buys Something Important 20m18s -Walker at Cons 23m15s -A Wrinkle in Time License 24m02s -Games Workshop Tolerates File Submissions on BGG 25m12s
Feature Game: Deception: Murder in Hong Kong (Tobey Ho, Grey Fox, 2014) and Deception: Undercover Allies (2018)
In this episode, we talk about Zombie Tower 3D, Rising Sun!, Vampires & Unicorns, Clank in Space, and Biotix. Eric talks about games to take to a church game day, Geoff talks about counterfeiting, and we invited Jeff Tidball from Atlas Games to talk about the current state of the hobby! Finally, we end the show talking about our favorite games with monsters in them!
In this episode I speak to owner of Formal Ferret Games and the designer of The Networks, Gil Hova. He tells me why he was dysfunctional as child, what the guy from Paizo did to him and the future for Formal Ferret Games but what games will he choose?
They were also talking about getting to the bottom of a thought-provoking reader mail. It's rumoured that it questioned whether pirating board games became an ethical grey area in some countries.
Today we found this recording. It's the only evidence we could find that they're still alive. Come home safe, boys.
Because we hit this stretch goal during the crowdfunding campaign, the BGDL will be sponsoring a board game design competition that will run from late April to mid July.
The goal of the contest is to give designers the opportunity to grow and improve at the process that the gaming industry follows. (And to give you a chance to be recognized and win, of course.)
When you approach a publisher about your game, the order of events is typically: pitch, sell sheet, rulebook, prototype.
So, the contest will consist of 4 rounds:
Round 1) Create and submit an elevator pitch for the best game you’re designing. The best pitches will move on to the next round.
Round 2) Create and submit a sell sheet for your game. The best sell sheets will move on to the next round.
Round 3) Create and submit a polished rulebook for your game. The best rulebooks will move on to the next round.
Round 4) Create and submit a prototype of your game. The games will be played, and winners will be decided.
1st Place–$100*
2nd Place–$75*
3rd Place–$50*
(*these numbers are subject to change)
Participants in each round will receive feedback from board game professionals on what they did well and what needs to improve.
And assuming a later stretch goal gets unlocked, all finalists will receive an automatic berth in a second BGDL sponsored design challenge we’re currently calling “BGDL Design Star” that will happen in late 2018.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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 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
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.
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 […]
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
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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