Since the dawn of time, predating recorded history, there has been the genius of Reiner Knizia. The Code of Hammurabi taught its readers how to play Tigris & Euphrates. Enkidu had his own custom set fashioned from the bones of his enemies. Gilgamesh sought immortality merely so he had enough time to git gud. Marduk once accidentally flooded the world in enthusiasm over a blue external conflict. It is literally the Ur-game. But everything gets a sequel now, so let's talk about Yellow & Yangtze.
Games Played Last Week: -Downforce 1m59s (Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, & Wolfgang Kramer, Restoration Games, 2017) -Let's Make a Bus Route 3m11s (Saashi, Saashi & Saashi, 2018) -Grimslingers: The Northern Territory 3m54s (Stephen Gibson, Greenbrier Games, 2018) -Custom Heroes 6m15s (John D. Clair, AEG, 2017) -Chicken Caesar 9m07s (Bryan Fischer & John Sizemore, Nevermore Games, 2012) -Menara 11m31s (Oliver Richtberg, Zoch Verlag, 2018) -Paper Tales 13m61s (Masato Uesugi, Catch Up Games, 2017) -Blood Bowl: Team Manager 15m47s (Jason Little, Fantasy Flight, 2011) -Titans Tactics 17m06s (G. Kelly Toyama, Imbalanced Games, 2013) -The Resistance: Avalon 20m00s (Don Eskridge, Indie Boards & Cards, 2012)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Richard Garfield has a new distribution model to take your money 22m09s -Consolidation: It's not just for Asmodee 27m01s -Make Project ELITE again 28m25s
It's our live show from Gen Con! Join us for a a little discussion on the show itself, a wealth of game announcements, the announcement of Dice Tower West, and some wacky game shows! Geoff does a live Game Tek, Alan Moon swings by, and we simply have a lot of fun!
Day three of Gen Con is over, and that's a wrap for our coverage from Indianapolis! Enjoy our final thoughts from the show floor (at least for this week), while we trudge back to the west coast with as many games as we can carry. We talk about Istanbul: The Dice Game, Wendake, One Week Ultimate Werewolf, Show & Tile, Coimbra, and Trade on the Tigris.
We're halfway through Gen Con, and we wrap up day two of the show with our thoughts from the floors and tables and beds (?!) of Indianapolis. We talk about Crusader Kings, Scarabya, Petrichor, Zogan, Flotsam Fight, Welcome To..., and Dice Fishing: Roll and Catch!
Gen Con! It's here at last, and we run through our quick impressions of the first day of the show. We talk about Exodus: Paris Nouveau, Reef, Nyctophobia, and Illusion.
Bez Shahriari, designer of Yogi, discusses the ins and outs of creating a game made specifically for families.
We go into why family games are so good for helping kids as they grow up, and we talk about a lot of things to consider when making these types of games.
In this episode, we talk about Thunderstone Quest, Passtally, Harvest, Unfair and its new expansion, Century Spice: Eastern Wonders, and Villainous. We also discuss a couple board game apps and go over board game inserts. Are they worth it, which ones are best...
Jamie and Tony are on the way to Gen Con but the show must go on! Today the gang gives the feature review treatment to Thunderstone Quest and looks back at Nemo's War one year later. then Tony T gives us a rousing news segment in which we talk about the Overturn Kickstarter mess. Then in our Short Topic Extravaganza we talk about Kickstarters that go bad, Anime movies and Uwe Rosenberg games and how they've changed over the years.
This week Ben interviews designer of Yogi and Wibble, Bez Sharihari. They discuss her youth in Iran, the nature of identity and what games are for. But which games did she choose?
Everybody, pick up your pencils! No, you're not having another stress dream about being back at school. We've just finally found a roll-n-write game that we absolutely love. It's called Welcome To, and podcast #82 starts with an explanation of what it is, and why you should get excited for the release date in September.
And that's just the beginning of this... peculiarly positive cast. Paul and Quinns soon move on to the happy kitchens of Wok Star (3rd edition), there's talk of the fun they had in Fungi, and of the surprisingly strong Champions of Midgard. There's also some disappointment about Village Attacks, but it wouldn't be a SU&SD podcast without some vigorous complaining, would it?
Finally, the pair end with a particularly sticky reader mail. Has their taste in games changed with time? And if so, how?
Dr. Corey Butler, social psychologist and avid gamer, has been conducting research on gamers for a while and has some really interesting information on player psychology based on both his formal training and his research.
And check out all the really cool articles and research findings on Corey’s blog HERE.
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