John Coveyou, founder of Genius Games, discusses how to design games that also happen to be educational.
John is the designer of Cytosis, Subatomic, Ion, and several other well-received science based games, and he’s really figured out how to take scientific ideas and translate them into enjoyable games.
In episode 47 of the Secret Cabal Express, Jamie, Chris and Steve start off by talking about making Top 50 list videos and our upcoming Kickstarter. Then we jump into a story about a game we recently played that wasn't so good but how we managed to have fun anyway. We discuss some other games that even though they aren't the best designed games of all time, we still manage to like them.
In Episode 27, the Punchboard crew celebrate their one year anniversary by discussing new expansions, revealing their grail games, doing an in-depth review of Blackout: Hong Kong and discussing more BGG top 100.
00:00 Into/Banter
04:33 Recent Plays
23:43 Mailbag
29:10 Blackout: Hong Kong Rules Overview
33:59 Blackout: Hong Kong Review
1:13:47 BGG Top 100: 90-81
Music by Hooksounds
HATE has landed, and you can't have it. CMON's dalliances with Kickstarter exclusives have been numerous, but now they have their first Kickstarter-exclusive game. We review it not to taunt you with things you can't acquire, but rather to give you the vicarious thrill of someone who can have everything. Let your imagination whisk you away to a universe that is all plastic cannibalistic hardcases!
AYURIS: Battlelore 2nd Edition 2m14s (Richard Borg & Robert A. Kouba, FFG, 2013)
Games Played Last Week: -Root 4m39s (Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2018) -Gùgōng 6m37s (Andreas Steding, Game Brewer, 2018) -Blood Rage 8m36s (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2015) -Die fiesen 7 10m34s (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Hasen in der Abendsonne, 2015) -Calimala 11m33s (Fabio Lopiano, ADC Blackfire Entertainment GmbH, 2017) -Hansa Teutonica 13m11s (Andreas Steding, Argentum Verlag, 2010) -Amun-Re: The Card Game 13m54s (Reiner Knizia, Super Meeple, 2017) -Agricola 15m45s (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2007) -Hanabi 18m25s (Antoine Bauza, ABACUSSPIELE, 2010)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Bauza has sequels for Ghost Stories and Tokaido 20m21s -Asmodee will distribute CMON post-Kickstarter 21m37s -The OP lands Die Hard license 22m57s -Walker falls for Aquicorn Cove's stunning visuals 24m48s -...and for Fuji Koro 25m12s
Feature Game: HATE 25m50s (Raphaël Guiton, Jean-Baptiste Lullien, Alexandru Olteanu, & Nicolas Raoult, CMON, 2019)
Blossoms, Bloxx, First Contact, Underwater Cities, Fleet the Dice Game, and Wildlands (with expansions). We also answer a pile of questions about what makes a good game review, logging games with children, and what makes a bad year of gaming. Geoff scares us all with losing levels, and we end the show with our top ten games that start with the letter "B".
We are jammed full of game discussions in this episode. We revisit Camel Up Second Edition with a surprise guest. We talk about a new favorite game of Marty’s Crisis. […]
We're at the table talking table talk, all the little things that get said while you're playing a board game. Sure, there's plenty to be said in a social deduction or negotiation game, but what about less talky games? What's appropriate and what isn't? Before we say something we regret, we also talk about Everdell, Concordia Venus, and Project: ELITE. 03:58 - Everdell 08:34 - Wingspan 12:07 - Concordia Venus 21:27 - Project: ELITE 25:56 - Escape: The Curse of the Temple 31:13 - Table Talk 37:01 - Codenames
After that, Matt had to dash off to hospital for an "adrenaline test". We're not sure what that is, but we're pretty sure it involves him putting on electrodes and then doing a kickflip. Good luck, Matt!
Peter C. Hayward, founder of Jellybean Games, discusses how to be a great playtester.
Peter often gets paid by publishers to playtest games and probably playtests more games than anyone you know. He’s got great advice on what it looks like to be the most helpful playtester at the table.
Be sure to check out Peter’s new game on Kickstarter HERE.
Hey Now Cabalists! Today we dive right in with some conversation about Shadows of Brimstone, Funko Pops and get into some the games we've been playing over the past couple of weeks. Then we hook you up with a feature review of a game everyone is going bananas for, Vindication and look back at Rising Sun one year later. After Tony T brings you his award winning news segment with the gang chirping in the background, we host another short topic extravaganza featuring topics about which one of us wins and loses the most, sore winners and losers, mechanisms we're tired of and which games we'd gamble our lives playing. Vindication Overview 01:06:12, Vindication Review 01:11:03, Rising Sun Look Back 01:34:26, Founders Update 01:44:14, News with Tony T 01:46:45, Short Topic Extravaganza 02:43:40
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
As my father is wont to say, "Accept credit, pass blame." Actually, no, I said that, and it's my father's fault that I forgot the correct attribution. Is that how that works? At any rate, we here at SVWAG are always happy to claim responsibility for all positive developments. When and if peace breaks out anywhere, we will assert it is our doing based merely on this aside. Such is the power of our episode notes and our self-aggrandizement!
AYURIS: The World of SMOG: Rise of Moloch 2m08s (Fel Barros, Christophe Madura, Alexandru Olteanu, David Rakoto, & Michael Shinall, CMON, 2018)
Games Played Last Week: -Barony 4m51s (Marc André, Matagot, 2015) -Millennium Blades 5m37s (D. Brad Talton, Level 99 Games, 2016) -Santorini 7m32s (Gord!, Roxley, 2016) -Space Base 8m37s (John D. Clair, AEG, 2018) -Scythe 11m43s (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2016 -Obsession 13m17s (Dan Hallagan, Kayenta Games, 2018) -Caverna: The Forgotten Folk 16m20s (Uwe Rosenberg & Alex Wilber, Lookout Games, 2018) -Claustrophobia: 1642 (Croc & Laurent Pouchain, Monolith, 2019)
News (and why it doesn't matter) -Mild Patreon Shilling 23m34s -Peace during the Age of Steam 24m09s -Dune is back. Insert reference here. 25m36s -Sneak Breakout preview 28m35s
Feature Game: XenoShyft: Onslaught 29m12s (Keren Philosophales & Michael Shinall, CMON, 2015) and Dreadmire (Michael Shinall, CMON, 2017)
Topic: 1 vs. All vs. Coop vs. Semi-Coop vs. Vs. 53m54s
In this show, Mandi and Suzanne talk about Dice Tower West with their opinions on that. They also review Ocean Crisis and Catastrophe expansion, Glenmore 2 Chronicles, Tiny Towns, Cytosis and Krass Kariert. They also talk about a few apps, and take a closer look at Raccoon Tyccoon.