In this show, we are joined by Becca Scott from Geek & Sundry as we delve into a pile of questions and talk about recording game plays on video! We also review the new Choose Your Own Adventure: War with the Evil Power Master, Awkward Guests, and Ecos First Continent. Finally, we end the show with our top ten games that start with the letter "I". Huzzah!
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Welcome from Chad, Jon and Chris
Thank you to: Dave H, Rob T, Oliver, and Shawn
Announcements and news
- Con of the Rings
- Stealth Errata
- The City of Ulfast
Twitter Update and 800 follower contest winner
New Segment! New Player Advice (NPA)
-How to know if a deck is playable solo?
Farewells
Shelley and I spend a few minutes previewing a game that will be readily available at Spiel 2019, then dive head first into the Essen Preview with a look at publishers A-L.
Sierra West by Jonny Pac Cantin from Board&Dice
Preview Titles in order of discussion:
Category 1: Pre-Ordered
The Magnificent
Santa Maria: Exploration Deck
Trails of Tucana
Era of Tribes
Montmartre
Save The Meeples
Cooper Island
Masters of the Renaissance: Lorenzo Il Magnifico The Card Game
Trimau: Grand Tour
Orchard Ocean
On The Origin of Species
Maracaibo
Orléans Stories
Category 2: Check out & Possibly Buy
A-Games 4-F101
Grund: Kids on playground try to gain happiness points/cat messes with plans
Portolano: Random tiles to make up sea around which players sail/goods collection & simultanesous planning/run out of rum and the player's sailors rebel
Abacusspiele 3-E114
Tajuto: Knizia with beautiful plastic bits making up pagodas which are drawn from a bag.
Amigo
#MyLife: Card Game about Birth to Death
6 Nimmt! Brettspiel: Is it more than Tanz der Hornochsen?
Grizzly: Maybe too young, but cute bears trying to catch salmon without slipping
Tatort Tonne: Players are raccoons trying to get the best garbage
Board&Dice 2-C112
Dust in the Wings: Butterflies & Mancala actions to collect or distribute
Cucafera Games 4-H100
Zoom Barcelona: Take the best pictures around Barcelona by taking bikes/taxis/etc.
Czech Board Games 1-B137
Spring on a String: Cloth game with stringing together flowers on a felt board.
Devir 2-D118
Karekare: Tile laying and cool bits for island discovery
Paris La Cité de la Lumiere: 2-player only about lighting the buildings during the Universal Exposition
La Viña: Card game about grape growing and wine making!
Drei Magier Spiele
Kakerlaken Sushi
Rauber Raupe
Druid City Games 4-H106
Sorcerer City: Scott Caputo (review in time for podcast PRE-Essen)
Edition Spielwiese 2-D114
Evidence: Journalists trying to prove world mysteries
Nova Luna: Uwe Rosenberg & Corne van Moorsel
Eggertspiele
Heaven & Ale Expansion (Kegs & More)
EmperorS4 4-C102
Jiguan: The Eastern Mechanist: Not sure – it's about building 'mechanical beasts' but the pub is good
Trial of the Temples: Same designer as Burano, etc.
Walking in Provence: We loved Walking in Burano, so this is a must.
Feuerland 4-C116
Crystal Palace: Heavy, good buzz, and should be solid.
Geek Attitude Games 2-C138
Bruxelles 1897: Card game based on the Bruxelles 1893 board game from Pearl
HABA
Miyabi: Game from HABA at 8+ and by Michael Kiesling – and you're designing a Japanese garden.
Hans im Gluck 2-B110
2 Hadara Expansions
Marco Polo II
Hobby Japan 4-G113
Queen of Hansa: Looks like an interesting card game
HUCH! 3-D120
Coralia: Coral reef preservation/ Michael Rieneck (Pillars of the Earth)
Humboldt's Great Voyage: Designer of Manitoba, cool graphics
Rajas of the Ganges expansion
Irongames 2-A128
Pandoria Expansions (two of them)
Category 3: Curiosities to Peruse
Adam's Apple Games 1-C108
Truck Off: Roll & Write
Agie Games 1-G157
Botantists: Buy flowers in the market, then plant in various different land types.
Alderac Entertainment Group 3-K107
Ecos First Continent: John D. Clair/shaping landscapes so species thrive
Alley Cat Games 5-H119
Chocolate Factory: Dunstan /Glibert (Elysium & Great City of Rome)
Dino World: Roll & Write/plays up to 75!
Ankama 2-A113
Welkin: Craft and sell floating islands – pretty!
Baloise Group 2-F111
Sarah's Vision: Story-driven co-op
Bedsit Games 6-G122
Pauper's Ladder: Maybe too young, but beautiful and could be interesting.
Blue Orange Games 3-M107
Tan-Tan Caravan: Set collection/€20/8+/30 min.
Uxmal: Another filler-esque game with a 20-40 minute playing time
Catch Up Games 3-O106
Pharaon: Interesting wheel mechanism that determines which resources are needed for an action
Cosmodrome Games 2-D113
Aquatica: mentions a "3-layered player board" and a "card-rising" mechanism – I'm intrigued.
Squire: The Collector of the Glorious Rarities: Animal player characters are collecting art/adjusting the market for quality items.
Dachshund Games 5-K117
Mint Condition: Card game about trying to prevent wear & tear on your games!
Days of Wonder 3-B107
Deep Blue: Gather the right crew and dive to wrecks to gain treasure
Djeco 5-A101
Space Builder: It's 8+, so we need to see what it's all about (in our hall)
dV Giochi 3-E108
Penguinramids: Won 'Best Unpublished Game' in Italy
Gam'inBIZ 6-L100
Rollecate: Cute quick rail game
Gen-X Games 4-F111
Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung: Need to check out a game based on an opera (based on Norse legends)
Genius Games 5-D110
Periodic: A Game of Elements: Uses the periodic table in the game
Giochix.it 1-C123
De Vulgari Eloquentia Deluxe (getting the upgrade through Kickstarter)
Gotha Games
Aqua Mirabilis: Always looking for games with interesting themes – creation of perfumes & working on one's standing in court.
Happy Baobab 5-A111
Edamame: Love the food, so need to check out the game.
IELLO 3-M109
Ishtar: Bruno Cathala & Looks gorgeous with plastic pagodas
Jolly Dutch Productions 4-D108
Chartered: The Golden Age – very cool 3-D plastic buildings
Jolly Thinkers 4-A110
Cellar des Triplettes (the re-pub of Weinhandler)
Keep Exploring Games 5-A121/5-B125
Old Masters/Colors of Paris: Compete to get paint/blend, etc.
Keymaster Games 3-E102
Parks: more people should check out this game!
KOSMOS 3-B112
Cities Skylines: Rustan design/Co-op. Need to check out.
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Shut Up & Sit Down's very own Quintin Smith joins us live on stage at SHUX 2019! We play a rousing game of Hundreds of Horses, discuss some games from the convention, and lay out the unspoken truths of board games - opinions about the hobby we vehemently hold, even if everyone else is too afraid to say it. Before we speak truth to power, we talk about Deep Blue, Curios, Obscurio, and Vast: The Mysterious Manor.
02:51 - Hundreds of Horses 08:05 - Deep Blue 11:44 - Curios 16:03 - Obscurio 20:55 - Vast: The Mysterious Manor 28:07 - Unspoken Truths of Board Games 29:05 - Neilan: Theme and storytelling 32:22 - Flamme Rouge 33:40 - Too Many Bones 34:16 - Kellen: The decline of interactivity 36:40 - Troyes 37:47 - Hansa Teutonica 38:26 - Agricola 38:26 - A Feast for Odin 39:10 - Mark: Playing to win 41:48 - Inis 45:20 - Twilight Imperium 47:55 - Quinns: Reading flavor text 50:03 - Pax Pamir (Second Edition) 50:58 - Scythe
Adam McCrimmon, CEO of XYZ Game Labs, discusses how to design games with non-gamers and new gamers in mind.
Adam’s company focuses on gateway games, and they’re constantly trying to get more people into the hobby.
And be sure to check out Adam’s game Arch Ravels which is on Kickstarter HERE.
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In this episode, we review Cursed Court, Parks, Curios, 3 HABA titles, and Kindomino Duel. Suzanne shares a new app and we wrap with a few quick questions.
Reviews of Anomaly, Carnival of Monsters, and Zombicide: Black Plague. Featured review: Horrified by Ravensburger Games. Board game discussion starts at 33:23. www.bluepegpinkpeg.com/ep156
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The Meeplefest 2019 episodes finish up with conversations about inclusion of non-gamers, the use of VR and AR in games, as well a technology's role and possible problems going forward. Then we finish with some words about games we enjoyed and can see playing going forward.
Joining Shelley and me at the table are
Joe Huber (Caravan, Ice Cream, Cream Machine)
Ric Bretschneider of the Fanboy Planet Podcast
as well as Amanda, Anne, Denis, Jessica, John, and Shoana
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