Walker, ever truculent, finally succumbs to the inevitable and submits his top ten. Now we can move on, and it is best we do, as there is no shortage of games to be played! Gencon is over and the new releases flow like sweet chocolate milk. Despite this pressure, Mark and Walker find the time to indulge in old classics of yesteryear, and not just the "classics" from "back in the day" of "2012".
Games Played Last Week: -Eclipse 3m00s (Touko Tahkokallio, Lautapelit.fi, 2011) -Dungeon Alliance 4m41s (Andrew Parks, Quixotic Games, 2018) -Outlive 8m16s (Gregory Iliver, La Boite de Jeu, 2017) -Food Chain Magnate 9m20s (Jeroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga, Splotter Spellen, 2015) -Star Wars: Imperial Assault 12m22s (Justin Kemppainen, Corey Konieczka, & Jonathan Ying, Fantasy Flight, 2014) -Blue Lagoon 14m37s (Reiner Knizia, Blue Orange, 2018) -Mechs vs. Minions 17m02s (Chris Cantrell, Rick Ernst, Stone Librande, Prashant Saraswat, & Nathan Tiras, Riot Games, 2016) -Ghost Blitz 19m55s (Jacques Zeimet, Zoch Verlag, 2010) -Kingdomino: Age of Giants 22m00s (Bruno Cathala, Blue Orange, 2018) -Cult of the Cockroach King/Don't Mess with Cthulhu Deluxe 23m09s (Yusuke Sato, Indie Boards & Cards, 2018) -Root 25m34s (Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2018) -DC Spyfall 27m04s (Uncredited, Cryptozoic Entertainment, 2018) -Civilization 30m00s (Francis Tresham, Avalon Hill, 1980)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Quite a quantity of Quarriors 36m57s -Norwegians' toast to Odin 38m53s -Jabba lands on your mobile device 39m57s -OblivAeon is a lie 41m16s -Walker gets digital 42m34s -The Great Looping One loops ever onward, praise be his biplane 43m16s
Feature Game: The Voyages of Marco Polo 44m24s (Simone Luciani & Daniele Tascini, Hans im Gluck, 2015)
Topic: Walker's Top 10 Games (whatever that means) 1h10m51s In no particular order: -Tigris & Euphrates -Scythe -Space Hulk -Gaia Project -Orleans -Level 7: Invasion -Diplomacy -Hansa Teutonica -Kemet -Axis and Allies: WWI 1914
Nostalgia gives us that feeling of a melancholy time from our past when we were happy and can be brought on from a smell, a sight, or even the buzz […]
In this show, we talk about Sailing Toward Osiris, Symphony # 9, Spy Club, Gunkimino, Newton, and Escape Extra! We also take a look at a couple of apps, and go into an extended discussion on victory points, and how they are used in games! Join us!
Ambie and Crystal discuss Miraris and Pikoko. We then talk about intellectual property in board games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "box."
Announcements: 1:13
Recent Games: 1:42
Intellectual Property: 12:36
Board Game Etymology - 'Box': 29:29
Outro: 31:22
Bloopers: 32:26
Miraris: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245876/miraris
Pikoko: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244505/pikoko
Just when you thought we couldn't get nerdier, this episode is all about logging plays and collecting statistics on your games. It turns out it's actually a pretty fun way to look back on your gaming history. We also discuss Fast Forward: FORTRESS, The Captain Is Dead, and Schummel Hummel.
02:38 - Fast Forward: FORTRESS 06:57 - The Captain Is Dead 12:57 - Schummel Hummel (Cheating Bumblebee) 16:22 - Logging Games
In this show, we simply review a pile of games, including Yellow & Yangtzee, Spy Club, The Hearmees, Dinosaur Tea Party, The Edge: Downfall, Warhammer 40K Dice Masters, Jungli-La, Warhammer Champions, Cat Lady, Ivion, Burning Rome, Lowlands, Rise of Tribes, Symphony # 9, and more! We also hear from Geoff on GameTek, and answer a few questions!
Jamie and Tony talk about the miniatures hobby, their gaming space, their gaming tables, the shelves they like to use and how they store and organize their games and miniatures.
This week's guest is the the graphic designer and illustrator for A Study in Emerald, Nemo's War and Lisboa among many others, Ian O'Toole. We discuss his formative years, how he stumbled into the board game world and why Glory to Rome is better than anything else...but which games did he choose?
Matt Leacock joins the table as we continue our discussion of games we've been enjoying (or not), along with comments on the SdJ and KedJ winners and nominees. Some of the new Roll and Write (or Draw and Draw) games also get a mention.
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