Shelley and I spend a few minutes discussing and reviewing

Bloom Town by Asger Harding Granerud and Daniel Skjold Pedersen from Sidekick Games which is releasing at Essen and (I just found out) will be a WalMart exclusive title here in the US (here's the pre-order link if you're interested in getting it that way: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sidekick-Games-Bloomtown-Board-Game/929325378

Then we delve into the Essen Preview from L-Z (you'll find A-K in last week's episode). Here's a list of the games mentioned:

Category 1: Pre-Ordered

Post Scriptum:

Florenza The Dice Game

Ostia Spiele:

Vilnius

Te oder Cafe

Quined Games:

Terramara

Taiwan Board Games:

Electropolis

Formosa Tea

UBike Tours Taiwan

Category 2: Check out & Possibly Buy

Laurapelit.fl 3-J115

Amul: Another one by the Manitoba designer

Lookout Games 1-F135

Newdale: Pfister

Foothills: Boydell

Mandala: 2-player

Looping Games 5-J114

1942 USS Yorktown: 1-4 players

1987 Channel Tunnel: 2-player only

Ludonova 5-D112

Babylonia: Knizia

Yukon Airways: Interesting theme

Lumberjack's Studio 4-D119

-The Isle of Pan: Only available in English at Spiel/looks beautiful

Matagot 3-E102

Paris New Eden: Could be interesting/Dice Drafting/Beautiful

MEBO Games 5-E120

Carrossel: Cool mechanism that was used in a different way in Arraial

Porto: City center building and tile laying

Next Move Games

Azul Summer Pavilion

NSV

The Mind Extreme

Pandasaurus Games 4-J114

Wayfinders: Cool tile movement and planes

PD-Verlag 2-F110

Concordia Expansion (2 different versions)

Quined Games 3-M117

La Stanza: Paulo & Nuno (Kickstarted)

City of Big Shoulders: Kickstarted

Schmidt Spiele 3-H102

Die Inseln in Nebel: Islands, landscapes, and hot air balloons

Sidekick Games 5-F106

Bloom Town: Tile Laying and City Building

Spielefaible 1-B126

Vejen: Looks like a classic German game

Spielworxx 2-B112

Throne of Allegoria: Spielworxx's Essen releases tend to be exactly what we like.

Stronghold Games 3-O107

Aftershock San Francisco & Venice: Alan Moon & earthquakes

Fast Sloths: 2F

Terraforming Mars Turmoil Expansion

Sunrise Tornado Games Studio 5-C122C123

Promenade (suggestion to get)

Surprised Stare Games 4-F121

Alubari – Reworking & developing of many of the Snowdonia mechanisms

Lux Aeterna: 1-player game with amazing graphics

Tasty Minstrel Games 4-F106

Dawn of Mankind: Designer of Manitoba & Historia

Thunderworks Games 5-G108

Cartographers: A Role Player Game: Looks like another cool addition to the draw & write genre.

XVgames 5-F105

Chartae: Yet another Knizia game about cartographers

Zoch 3-J108

Menara expansion

Voll verasselt

Category 3: Curiosities to Peruse

La Boite de Jeu 3-O106

It's A Wonderful World (Could be a big game from Blackrock

Neta Tanka

Lost Games Entertainment 5-H116

Medieval Realms: Big & beautiful

LudiCreations 1-D129

On The Underground + Expansion

Massif Games 5-D130

Mountaineers: 3-D Mountain to climb in the game

Medieval Lords 5-L126

Volleyball High: Sports game of a different sort/players are a high school team

PYTHAGORAS 4-108

6 Castles: Tile-laying by Rola (Jose)

Garum: Players make fish sauce with spices!

Queen

Rune Stones: Rudiger Dorn

Ravensburger

Big Money: Quick Dice Game

Renegade Game Studios

First Light: Looks like a cool Sci-Fi game

Paladins of the West Kingdom: Follow up of Architects…

RUDY3 Publishing 5-M116

Envyra: Looks beautiful

Sit Down! 3-O121

Space Bowl: Simultaneous Play

Strawberry Studio 2-C112

Bon Appetit!

Rescue Animals

ThunderGryph Games 2-F116

Hats

Rolling Ranch

TWOPLUS Games 5-C122

Kingdom of Middag: looks gorgeous

Wizkids 6-I110

Flotilla: Looks gorgeous & big

Wood Games 5-E112

Board Game Café Frenzy: love the theme!

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Ben straps on his steam goggles and muses on Carnival of Monsters. Support the show here.

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A review of Songbirds written by Doug Richardson.

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We're joined by the Blue Tank for a quick look back at SHUX, before we dive into a discussion on games that are better than their mechanics suggest. These are games that we might describe as not very good, but somehow still give us incredible experiences that we find distinct and unique. But that makes them good, right? Before we lose all credibility, we talk about Kingdomino Duel, Panic on Wall Street!, and Blood on the Clocktower. 02:22 - SHUX 06:27 - Kingdomino Duel 11:29 - Panic on Wall Street! 18:52 - Blood on the Clocktower 23:48 - The Resistance: Avalon 36:57 - Experiences that transcend mechanics 38:02 - Fuji Flush 38:58 - Happy Salmon 39:40 - True Colors 39:40 - A Question of Scruples 40:32 - Zombicide: Black Plague 41:26 - Hundreds of Horses 49:30 - Loopin' Louie

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Congratulations all, you’ve made it! It’s the very 100th Shut Up and Sit Down podcast! Gosh, the podcast hill is so high up here that I’m pretty sure I can see episode 43, fumbling around in that bush with a sandwich.

Matt and Quinns are briefly joined by Pip for an sleep-deprived natter about some interesting games. Obscurio (16:14) sounds like Wizard-Dixit with traitors, and incredibly summoned a cheer from the crowd simply for use of the word “acetate”. Tumblin’ Dice (21:05) got a little love, but probably deserves more than anyone can give it, before Matt then went on to talk about playing the award-winning RPG Mothership (24:50) - a sci-fi horror system that conveys the relatable experience of waking up after a very long time and immediately being attacked by stress.

We were thrilled to find that many of those who’d managed to check it out at SHUX finally understood the hype from our review of Blood on the Clocktower (35:13) - a beautiful beast that is more than the sum of its frankly dastardly parts.

Delving into Vast: the Mysterious Manor (39:58) - an asymmetrical game in which you can literally play as the mysterious manor - left us with mixed feelings about pacing but strong feelings towards skeletons, before we finally talked about food and/or animals with Yum Yum Island (45:36) and Nickelodeon Splat Attack! (50:06).

Apologies for the quality of the audio in this episode - we had some issues with the room that we weren’t able to resolve. If you’d like to listen to this episode with “moving pictures”, you can also watch it here, on Youtube!

100 episodes is truly "big potatoes" - thank you so much for listening!

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Shawn Stankewich, founder of Flat Out Games, discusses how he’s building a publishing company that’s built on collaboration.

Shawn’s company doesn’t hire out tasks but instead brings on team members who share in both the work and the profits.

And be sure to check out Shawn’s game Calico which is on Kickstarter HERE.

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It's Halloween and Kiki is trying here best not to be sparkly at all!

1. Nicks Pumpkin Spice Name Generator 
2. Deadly Stronghold
3. Theme Chase 
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In episode 193, The Founders celebrate Halloween talking about Halloween Games and more! Today we jump into a deep dive review of Abomination The Heir of Frankenstein from Plaid Hat Games and look back at Eschaton from Archon Games one year later. Tony T wakes up to host another amazing tabletop gaming news segment. And then the gang ends with a spine chilling Halloween themed Short Topic Extravaganza! Abomination Overview 01:10:55, Abomination Review 01:15:38, Eschaton Look Back 01:44:17, News with Tony T 01:54:43, Spooky Short Topic Extravaganza 02:29:47

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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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"You two are idiots."
-Quinns

We are live (on tape)! With special guest Quintin Smith aka Quinns from Shut Up & Sit Down. Also featuring guest appearances from French Canadian snack cakes, passive aggression, wonderful prizes (none for you, sorry, all gone), and the man who saved your life, Vasili Arkhipov! Also some feedback and noise from the megagame next door. Oh, well.

Games Played Last Week:
-Irish Gauge 8m34s (Tom Russell, Capstone Games, 2014)
-Mandala 10m39s (Trevor Benjamin & Brett J. Gilbert, Lookout Games, 2019)
-Warband: Against the Darkness 15m20s (Micah Fuller, Dyskami Publishing Company, 2015)
-Ragusa 18m29s (Fabio Lopiano, Capstone Games, 2019)
-Flash Duel 22m43s (David Sirlin, Sirlin Games, 2010)
-Cowboy Bebop: Boardgame Boogie 27m17s (Josh Derksen, Thomas M. Gofton, & Aron Murch, Jasco Games, 2019)
-Glory to Rome 29m37s (Carl Chudyk, Cambridge Games Factory, 2005)
-Labyrinthos 31m07s (Lindsey Rose, Dog Might Games, 2020)
-Quacks of Quedlinburg 36m03s (Wolfgang Warsch, Schmidt Spiele, 2018)
-Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea 42m22s (Mark McLaughlin & Chris Vorder Bruegge, GMT Games, 2019)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
-Boardgame anime! 48m24s
-Kemet 1.5 in English 50m38s
-Cooper Island 51m17s
-Arkhipov Day on October 27th 51m36s

Audience Questions 54m31s

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This week's guest is the writer of Vampire the Masquerade, Kenneth Hite. We talk about H.P. Lovecraft, his love of Chicago and why rules are important...but which games did he choose? A World at War Dogs in the Vineyard Gurps 4th Edition Pendragon Rider- Waite Tarot Support the show here.

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5211 is a press-your-luck card game with deep roots in casual classics. It's a modern game that can be as thinky as you want it to be, but it is also a bridge for social interaction, inspired by card nights with family and friends from days gone by.

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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

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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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Peter, and Mike discuss Horrified and have a discussion about gaming with our kids, with a little design advice at the end. Donate to our Patreon - www.patreon.com/onestop YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg Join our Slack - bit.ly/onestopslack Follow us at Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Contact us - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

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In this special episode, Ambie and Crystal answer a bunch of questions from listeners! Announcements: 0:40 Q&A: 1:52 Outro: 45:28 Bloopers: 46:40 For the list of questions, see the complete show notes at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/215/episode-90-q-a

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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

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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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Ben bows obsequiously to the man in the stores, Nick Mariner. They have a little drinky and discuss civ games. Join the guild here.

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In episode 32, the gang starts off by talking about the new tabletop role playing game designed and released by Wendy's, Feast of Legends. Then we discuss a new trend in local game stores regarding microtransaction gumball machines providing players with in-game bonuses for their pay to play Dungeons and Dragons games. Then we talk about Mothership, a Sci-Fi Horror Roleplaying Games from Tuesday Night Games. Finally we talk about dice mechanisms and whether or not the impede upon immersion.

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