Shelley and I take on 2 titles that start with F, but vary markedly in their play and fun value!
Fuji by Wolfgang Warsch from Feuerland Spiele had us running (unsuccessfully) from Fuji's volcanic eruption...and not enjoying the experience.
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Futuropia by Friedemann Friese from Stronghold Games has us working to create a utopian condominium experience where food and energy are provided by robots doing the work so we no longer have to! Fun planning from the guy who loves green.
It's always sad to see a game go. But sometimes it's just time to move on, to let it be free, to let someone else enjoy its esoteric rules and quirky components. Games leave our collections for many reasons, so let's take a look at some of them. Before we spark joy, we talk about Big Dig, Trains, and The River.
01:18 - Big Dig 05:00 - Trains 09:30 - The Quest for El Dorado 10:17 - The River 19:51 - Why Games Leave our Collections 27:40 - Through The Ages 27:40 - Mage Knight 29:02 - Founders of Gloomhaven 33:49 - Capital Lux 35:25 - Rapid Fire Send-offs
Patrick Rauland, designer of Fry Thief, discusses product management and how it relates to game design.
Patrick has worked as a pro product manager in the software industry, and there are tons of ways that understanding product management will make you a better designer in everything from prototyping to playtesting to running a Kickstarter.
Patrick’s game, Fry Thief, is on Kickstarter right now and is already fully funded. Check it out HERE.
Hey Now! It's time for some more Secret Cabal Nonsense! Today we chat about some games and hobby junk we've been getting into including: Shadows of Brimstone, Nemesis, Discover Lands Unknown, Hand of Fate Ordeals, Hand of Fate on Steam, Architects of the West Kingdom, Auztralia, Chronicles of Crime, Villainous, Magic the Gathering: Arena, and Evolution Digital on Steam. Then we get into an overview and review of Wendake from Renegade Games and a look back at Gaslands from Osprey Publishing. After Tony T goes through all the most important news items in the entire world, we get into a discussion about player interaction and goes off the rails as usual. Wendake Overview 01:14:14, Wendake Review 01:18:56, Gaslands Look Back 01:47:30, News with Tony T 01:50:50, Player Interaction Discussion 02:28:10
This Game is Broken is released every two weeks and features Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Christina Aimerito and Nick and Mike Murphy.
The show is devised by the whole gang and is produced and edited by Matthew Jude. If you would like Matthew to help you edit your podcast then contact him at: Matthewjudecooper@gmail.com
Art by our secretive sixth member Gary. If you would like to commission Gary then email him at: Graphics@deadcatdreaming.co.uk
The Peter Principle observes that people tend to get promoted to their level of incompetence. Namely if someone does a job well, they'll be promoted, until such time as they cease doing a job well and persist at that level of ineptitude. We mention this not because it accurately describes the arc of Mark's life both professionally and personally--which, let's face it, it does--but rather because we have decided to promote the AYURIS from off-hand remark into Full Fledged Segment (AYURIS, FFS [tm]). Time stamp and everything! If it does well, it'll get it's own podcast; if it does poorly, all hail the Peter Principle.
AYURIS: 51st State: Master Set (Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal, 2016) 1m31s
Games Played Last Week: -Kingdom Death: Monster 5m28s (Adam Poots, Kingdom Death, 2015) -Reykholt 9m02s (Uwe Rosenberg, Frosted Games, 2018) -Bargain Hunter 15m35s (Uwe Rosenberg, Valley Games, 1998) -Meltwater: A Game of Tactical Starvation 17m34s (Erin Lee Escobedo, Hollandspiele, 2018)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -The Orville Clix 19m34s -Samuel Bailey's Stars a little less Forbidden 19m59s -Samuel Bailey digs Deep 21m17s -Rooting around for more factions 22m22s -KeyForging on 22m46s -Being on the same Wavelength 23m14s -Even deeper Descent 24m31s -Rushing into the Kingdom of boardgames of apps 25m19s
Feature Game: Cerebria: The Inside World 25m58s (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, István Pócsi, Frigyes Schőberl, Nick Shaw, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2018)
In this episode, we hear a bittersweet tale of Amazement, listen to Geoff talk about rituals, discuss Dinogenics, Wingspan, Big Money, the Brigade, Showtime, and Monster Crunch, and answer a pile of questions. We end the episode talking about our favorite games that start with the letter "A".
Reviews of Everdell, Newton, Cabo, Wildlands, and many more. Featured review: Gugong by Tasty Minstrel Games. Reroll: Calimala by Stronghold Games. Board game discussion starts at 25:30.
This week Shelley and I enjoy some sand castle building from Stronghold Games, then have a bit less fun (possibly due to playing it 2-player) trying to win the favor of the Emperor.
Fine Sand by Friedemann Friese from Stronghold Games
A flock of little songbirds gather at the feeder to eat. One by one, different birds hop on the perch and carry away their meals, large and small. Can you gather the best collection of bird and seed cards while avoiding greedy squirrels and angry crows?
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