In this show, we answer a pile of questions, including some behind-the-scenes information, and briefly discuss our trip to Essen. We also talk about Minecraft the board game, Aquatica, Terramara, Scythe, Project L, and the new Ticket to Ride maps! Finally, we end the show with our top ten games for new players!
Where has the year gone?! It's almost time to start packing our bags for various family gatherings, and inevitably the most important question becomes ... what games are we taking? Whether it's specific games for specific people, or games that work in large inexperienced groups, we're here to make your holidays merry and bright. Before we head on home, we talk about Ethnos, Street Masters, Templari, and Carnival of Monsters. 03:02 - Ethnos 08:12 - Street Masters 11:39 - Sentinels of the Multiverse 14:08 - Templari 17:14 - Carnival of Monsters 25:21 - Top Five Games for the Holidays 29:16 - Werewords 30:20 - Letter Jam 30:20 - SHH 31:21 - Ingenious 32:53 - Sushi Go! 34:39 - Fast Forward: FORTRESS 36:01 - Cartographers 37:14 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong 38:14 - Cryptid 39:36 - Cursed Court 40:43 - One Night Ultimate Werewolf 42:16 - Coloretto 43:54 - Hanabi Deluxe II 44:56 - Just One 46:46 - Air, Land & Sea 47:51 - Res Arcana 49:13 - Codenames 51:05 - WINK 52:16 - Medium
Jason Brooks, designer of Legacies, discusses his best time management tips.
We talk about all sorts of different ways to make time for game design, and we get into specific strategies for creating habits that make success inevitable.
And be sure to check out Jason’s game, Legacies, which is on Kickstarter HERE.
In episode 194, The gang starts out by discussing Jamie's new hobby of Resin 3D printing and jump into a bunch of games we've been playing including Clank! Legacy Acquisition Incorporated, Crown of Emara, Deep Blue, Rurik: Dawn of Kiev, Ecos: The First Continent and Awkward Guests and a few games of yesteryear including Ethnos and Pursuit of Happiness. Then Don and Jamie give a feature review of the newest game from Jonny Pac Cantin, Coloma! Then Tony T throws out a full rundown of the most important tabletop gaming news of the day while the peanut gallery quacks in the background. Then finally the Founders discuss Game Terms, buzzwords and other nonsensical ways that we all talk about the games we play. Coloma Overview 01:16:10, Coloma Review 01:20:23, News with Tony T 01:52:06, Game Terms and Buzzwords Discussion 02:44:15
In this episode Elaine and Efka return from Essen Spiel, the biggest board game convention not just in North Rhine-Westphalia, but also the world. Now that we've played some of the exciting releases - it's time to talk about them.
Era: The Medieval Age: ( 02:30 )
Vast: The Mysterious Manor: ( 13:19 )
Expedition to Newdale: ( 27:50 )
Maracaibo: ( 43:05 )
Mailbag: ( 1:05:06 )
You can replace the Mark and Walker voices with lovingly-rendered miniatures with the SVWAG Host Minis add-on, which you can have for $35, but only if you pay for it before you know what they look like and before you know the content of the episode. You can also buy the SVWAG playmat, metal coins, realistic resources, microphone first-player marker, and custom insert. This is a free podcast that can cost you a zillion dollars. Decide now, though!
AYURIS: Root 2m02s (Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2018)
Games Played Last Week: -Warhammer Underworlds: Beastgrave 3m41s (David Sanders, Games Workshop, 2019) -Era: Medieval Age 8m23s (Matt Leacock, eggertspiele, 2019) -Ghost Blitz 12m03s (Jacques Zeimet, Zoch Verlag, 2010) -Menara 13m23s (Oliver Richtberg, Zoch Verlag, 2018) -Unmatched: Battle of Legends 14m01s (Rob Daviau, JR Honeycutt, & Justin D. Jacobson, Restoration Games, 2019) -The Menace Among Us 19m38s (Jeff Gum, Smirk & Dagger, 2019) -Hit Z Road 22m01s (Martin Wallace, Space Cowboys, 2016)
News (and why it doesn't matter): -Infinity Defiance defies innovation? 25m35s -Beyond Humanity: Colonies has glowy bits 28m30s -Vengeance: Director's Cut 30m35s -Small World of Warcraft 31m16s -Blacklist Games' Hour of Need 32m54s -More Teotihuacan (with better titling) 35m11s -More Karl-Heinz Schmiel with Tribune 36m26s
Reviews of Bloom Town, Gates of Delirium, Detective: City of Angels, Gold West, Passtally, and Clai. Featured review: Flotilla by WizKids. Board game discussion at 25:07. www.bluepegpinkpeg.com/ep158
Lincoln Damerst of Game Night, the Boardgamegeek Show and other BGG projects joins me on the microphones while we had a break at Essen last week. Lincoln reflects on our 11 years of working the largest board game convention together for BGG, as well as the shows he produces and games he's looking forward to getting to the table that were released at the fair.
It took us almost a hundred episodes, but we finally reveal how to have fun with your friends even when you're losing. Specifically, we're talking about games and mechanisms that help us enjoy our losses, because let's face it, we can't all be winners. Before we celebrate our setbacks, we talk about Sierra West, Mansions of Madness: Second Edition, and Black Angel.
01:37 - Sierra West 11:17 - Mansions of Madness: Second Edition 20:17 - Black Angel 24:02 - Troyes 27:18 - Solenia 35:30 - Q.E. 35:43 - Ponzi Scheme 35:59 - Biblios 38:52 - Aeon's End: War Eternal 40:59 - Ghost Stories 43:56 - Agricola 44:37 - Terraforming Mars 46:31 - Lords of Vegas 47:00 - Diamant/Incan Gold 48:20 - Twice as Clever
David and Jordanna Santiago, the father/daughter team behind the game Jujo, discuss their process for designing games and how other families can do the same.
We talk about the importance of games as they relate to the development of children, and Jordanna gives lots of advice on how to design alongside kids.
And be sure to check out their game Jujo which is on Kickstarter HERE.