Shelley and I spend this week going through the second half of my curated list of games arriving at Essen 2021 in less than 2 weeks. Here's a rundown of the games discussed (organized alphabetically by publisher):
In this chaotic 158th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Ava, Tom and Quinns are slamming bugs into walls! We’re talking about the expansive box-ticker Hadrian’s Wall alongside the entomologically-inclined wrasslin’ of Kabuto Sumo! We also have some brief chats about our recent video reviews of Descent: Legends of the Dark and Burgle Bros 2: The Casino Capers - two be-coloned sequels of varying quality!
Apologies for some slight background noise at times in this one - all three of us had various drilling going on nearby that was hard to weasel out properly! And, as Quinns mentions at the end of this one, there won’t be a podcast for the next couple of weeks while we focus on getting prepped for AwSHUX. See you toward the end of October for a live special!
What two things would you miss if you were to live on the moon? That’s right, it’s coffee, and the ability for sound to echo whilst you’re doing a moonwalk in vacuum. With that tenuous link between this episode’s board games established, I can tell you a little bit more what to expect from each. Luna Capital is yet another spin on the tableau building formula, Echoes brings something fresh by giving us our very first audio mystery game, and Coffee Traders is this episode’s chunky boy, giving most euro games a run for their money in terms of complexity.
Timestamps:
Luna Capital - ( 08:35 )
Echoes - ( 24:23 )
Coffee Traders - ( 38:45 )
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Episode 145: Architects of the West Kingdom, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Dinosaur Island Rawr'n'Write, Whistle Mountain
Surprise! Have you ever played a game that pleasantly surprised you? On this episode Steve, Def and Mike discuss games that they like but don't necessarily fit their normal game style. Do you have any games in your collection that stand out from the rest?
In our Sizzling Games segment Def has revisited Architects of the West Kingdom with four and five players and has even been exploring the asymmetric player powers. Mike has two games to Sizzle: Dinosaur Island Rawr'n'Write, and Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition and is in love with both. Steve finally got Whistle Mountain to his gaming group and loved the "Tetris on top of each other" fun.
In the Bracket Battle 2.0 we check in on the current battle: Anachrony vs Kanban EV. We then dip into the mail bag for The Roast. Steve shares his "enlist or die" strategy when playing the Crimean faction in Scythe, Mike tells us about his longest ever game of Zombiecide, and Def counts on one hand the games he can beat his wife in. We also discuss our favourite meats to BBQ, hardest games to learn, and game mechanics we could do without.
Finally, in Swear An Oath Steve swear to play the Campaign Mode for Smart Phone Inc , Def swears to play a few more planets in Unsetlled, and Mike swears to graduate from the roll'n'write and play Dinosaur World.
Sizzling Games: Architects of the West Kingdom (02:40), Dinosaur Island Rawr'n'Write (14:32), Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition (18:35), Whistle Mountain (20:24)
Topic of the Pod: Games That We Didn't Expect To Like (42:15)
Board Game Bracket & The Roast (01:04:44)
Swear An Oath: (01:28:50)
**MONTHLY COMPETITION**
This month thanks to Advent Games we are giving away a copy of Aeon's End Legacy. To enter, head on over to our Facebook Community page and name your ideal Halloween game. Get bonus entries if you subscribe to the Advent email newsletter, and tag a friend into our Facebook Community.
Unfortunately due to the current COVD-19 restrictions in NSW and VIC we have had to postpone the Game Days in both states. We are currently looking at new dates and we will communicate that to you ASAP.
**SPONSORS**
Thanks to Advent Games for sponsoring our Sizzling Games segment. Advent Games (http://www.adventgames.com.au/) are an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. Their core values are integrity, customer satisfaction, and providing a wide range of products including those hard-to-find board games.
Our Swear An Oath segment is proudly sponsored by 2D6 Games. Check out their website at (2D6games.com.au) to see their massive range of games and don't forget they offer free delivery all around Australia. So why not order your next Sizzling Game from them today!!
**PATREON**
Yes, that's right. We have a Patreon. By becoming a Patreon member you will receive exclusive content, have access to a members only section of our discord where you can contribute to the content of the show, and much more. Your Patreon support will also allow us to expand the podcast and deliver some exciting upcoming projects that we have planned over the next 12 months.
Our team at the Board Game BBQ Podcast love what we do and will continue to deliver the same shenanigans that you have come to expect from us, and we are already incredibly grateful and humbled by all of your support. The Patreon is simply a way for you to continue to support the Board Game BBQ Podcast and help us cover the ongoing costs that come with producing two 90min episodes a week.
Being a member of the Patreon is by no means an obligation and please do not support the Patreon if it will it cause you financial hardship in any way. But if you would like to support us from as little as USD$5 a month please click the link and head to the Patreon page.
Thanks again for all of your continued support. We work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive community and you are all awesome. See you at the BBQ!! Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/BoardGameBBQ
Head on over to the Board Game BBQ website for links to previous episodes, more information on all of the games mentioned, and upcoming events.
**JOIN OUR DISCORD!**
The BGBBQ now has a Discord Channel. Want to join the community and chat with the team and other listeners about your favourite hobby? Like to get updates when our podcasts are released, and get exclusive content? Need a place you can chat with other players while you're playing your own online games, overlooking for some like-minded gamers to play online with? Well, here's your invite: https://discord.gg/wgswSutRAz
Why not join The Board Game BBQ Community page on Facebook. It's a place where everyone can post about their games, write reviews, engage with the community, and support each other. Regardless of if you are a casual gamer, a designer, an artist, a content creator - everyone is welcome!
Follow us on Instagram to be notified when a new episode drops, or when our Discord events are happening. And don't forget to use #oathfulfilled when you finally get a game off your shelf of shame.
Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:
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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including For Science! and Cascadia. We then talk about playing board games solo and what types of games we like to play solo.
Convention season in the new world continues, and this time it's Germany's turn, with Essen SPIEL just days away from kicking off. But tanks, you say, I don't sprechenDeutsch. We've got you. We're going to highlight all the games that we think you ought to be paying attention to, no German necessary. Before we spend our Euros, we talk about Praga Caput Regni, Skulk Hollow, and Beez.
01:40 - Praga Caput Regni 11:51 - Skulk Hollow 18:17 - Beez 25:51 - Fantasy Draft Winner! 27:58 - Essen SPIEL 2021 Preview 28:32 - Dreadful Circus 30:17 - Star Fighters: Rapid Fire 32:16 - 1923 Cotton Club 34:52 - Catapult Kingdoms 36:21 - The Siege of Runedar 37:57 - Magellan: Elcano 39:59 - Squaring Circleville 41:37 - Bitoku 43:33 - What's Missing: Purple Version 47:00 - Imperial Steam 48:38 - Heuschrecken Poker 52:02 - Eriantys 53:20 - Hippocrates 54:46 - Mobile Markets: A Smartphone Inc. Game
Lucas Sosnick, designer of Crisis on Cardea, discusses different ways we can bring young people into both gaming and game design.
Lucas is seventeen years old and has been both a gamer and a designer for a while, so he gives an inside look at what we can do to make the hobby a more welcoming place.
And be sure to check out Lucas’s game on Kickstarter HERE.
The Cabal is back for another dose of insubordinate nonsense! Today the gang talks about some great games including Magic the Gathering, Khora: Rise of an Empire, Immortals, Scooby Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion, Run Cowboy Run and Intrepid. Then Don and Jamie feature review Clash of Cultures Monumental Edition from designer Christian Marcussen and Wiz-Kids. Then Tony T pulls out the news articles if runs down all the most important things happening in the tabletop gaming world. Then finally the Founders discuss Unwritten Rules in board gaming. Clash of Cultures Overview 01:01:28, Clash of Cultures Review 01:06:22, News with Tony T 01:29:51, The Unwritten Rules 02:30:57
In today's episode, the guys talk about their recent plays, reach into the mailbag, continue reviewing the BGG Top 100, look back at 18Chesapeake and review Coffee Traders.
Intro : 0:45
What we've been playing
18MS : 2:56
Furnace : 9:12
Fire in the Lake: 14:27
Moonshine Empire: 17:12
Kickstarter Corner
Voidfall: 23:05
Mailbag Question: 28:35
Review of Coffee Traders: 34:42
Punchboard Previous Plays:
18Chesapeake: 1:06:46
BGG Top 100 90-85
Rising Sun: 1:17:50
Dominion Intrigue: 1:20:22
Mombasa: 1:22:45
Troyes: 1:24:10
Eldritch Horror: 1:26:16
Board Court: Concordia vs Rococo: 1:28:05
Outro: 1:38:52
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This Game is Broken is a comedy board game panel show with Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Paula Deming, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy. We play a lot of nonsense games full of role playing and trivia as well as other fun stuff which can be found at the links below.
This Game is Broken is eternally thankful to our Sponsors Restoration Games Find them at https://restorationgames.com/
It was a thrill to have a pan-Anglo alliance together to raise money for Food Banks Canada, with many current or prior Commonwealth countries represented either on the stream or in the donations. That is globalism we can get behind here at SVWAG. That said, let us make our next planned fundraising endeavour yet more international: a Kickstarter campaign to fund Mark's acquisition of a Ferrari Portofino. Equally altruistic, yes?
Games Played Last Week: 04:21 -Galaxy Trucker (Vlaada Chvátil, Czech Games Edition, 2021) 10:36 -Barrage (Tommaso Battista & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2019) 12:36 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021) 16:12 -Neuroshima Hex!: The Year of Moloch (Michał Oracz, Portal Games, 2021) 19:41 -Towering Dice (marcmagus, Web published, 2021) 22:09 -Streets (Haakon Gaarder, Sinister Fish Games, 2021) 25:02 -Draftosaurus (Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, & Théo Rivière, Ankama, 2019) 28:05 -Settlement (Oleksandr Nevskiy, IGAMES, 2021) 32:06 -Race for the Galaxy (Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande Games, 2007) 32:06 -Innovation (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2010) 35:27 -Men at Work (Rita Modl, Pretzel Games, 2019) 37:10 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021) 42:55 -The Pursuit of Happiness (Adrian Abela & David Chircop, Artipia Games, 2015) 45:07 -Concordia (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, 2013)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 47:23 A Feast for Odin Alpha on Board Game Arena 47:56 Board Game Arena called Yucata.de, Tabletopia, et al "illegal" 49:58 Walker's new campaign: Sine Tempore 50:45 Yura Yura Penguin Mini on Kickstarter 51:27 Cole Wehrle's Arcs 52:45 Parasocial Saturdays: Twitch stream of Tidal Blades on Saturday, October 9th at 10:30 EST 53:00 No episode on October 12th, Happy Thanksgiving
On this episode, Tom and Eric discuss Wild Space, Cascadia, EXIT: The App - The Hotel Ophir, Iki, X-Men United, and Disney Sidekicks. We present a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, answer questions from the mailbag, and argue over our Top Ten Mass Market Games.
TIme Segment 0:00:33 Intro 0:05:55 Lawn Care Again 0:10:40 Senior Moments – Buying Shoes 0:13:31 20 Years of Board Games 0:16:53 Pink Ticket To Ride Trains 0:19:30 Miniature Market 0:20:30 […]
Episode 144: Special Guest - Kim Brebach from Good Games Publishing, My Little Scythe, Cascadia, Land vs Sea
On this episode Sarah, Jules and Adrian are joined by Kim Brebach from Good Games Publishing. He talks about his journey into game design, his mission to find games that have incredible depth, and his development approach to playtesting new games.
In our Sizzling Games segment Adrian has been enjoying My Little Scythe with his family, Kim has discovered the joy of Cascadia, and both Jules and Sarah have been carefully placing (and stealing) tiles in Land vs Sea.
In the Bracket Battle 2.0 we announce the winner from last week's Blood Rage vs City of the Big Shoulders, and then launch our next battle: Anachrony vs Kanban EV. Jules and Adrian go head to head in this battle, so we have to call in an expert to split the difference! Make sure you vote for your favourite on our socials to make sure it goes through to the next round.
Finally, in Swear An Oath Jules has started painting his Unsettled miniatures but is still determined to beat that last level. Meanwhile Sarah completed The Initiative and Adrian has the 2010 edition of Vinhos lined up. Kim joins in the action and swears to revisit Scythe to reassess his opinion, and Jules, Adrian and Sarah all swear to have a Paint Party!
Unfortunately due to the current COVD-19 restrictions in NSW and VIC we have had to postpone the Game Days in both states. We are currently looking at new dates and we will communicate that to you ASAP.
**SPONSORS**
Our Sizzling Games segment is proudly sponsored by 2D6 Games. Check out their website at (2D6games.com.au) to see their massive range of games and don't forget they offer free delivery all around Australia. So why not order your next Sizzling Game from them today!!
Thanks to Advent Games for sponsoring our Swear An Oath segment. Advent Games (http://www.adventgames.com.au/) are an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. Their core values are integrity, customer satisfaction, and providing a wide range of products including those hard-to-find board games.
**PATREON**
Yes, that's right. We have a Patreon. By becoming a Patreon member you will receive exclusive content, have access to a members only section of our discord where you can contribute to the content of the show, and much more. Your Patreon support will also allow us to expand the podcast and deliver some exciting upcoming projects that we have planned over the next 12 months.
Our team at the Board Game BBQ Podcast love what we do and will continue to deliver the same shenanigans that you have come to expect from us, and we are already incredibly grateful and humbled by all of your support. The Patreon is simply a way for you to continue to support the Board Game BBQ Podcast and help us cover the ongoing costs that come with producing two 90min episodes a week.
Being a member of the Patreon is by no means an obligation and please do not support the Patreon if it will it cause you financial hardship in any way. But if you would like to support us from as little as USD$5 a month please click the link and head to the Patreon page.
Thanks again for all of your continued support. We work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive community and you are all awesome. See you at the BBQ!! Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/BoardGameBBQ
Head on over to the Board Game BBQ website for links to previous episodes, more information on all of the games mentioned, and upcoming events.
**JOIN OUR DISCORD!**
The BGBBQ now has a Discord Channel. Want to join the community and chat with the team and other listeners about your favourite hobby? Like to get updates when our podcasts are released, and get exclusive content? Need a place you can chat with other players while you're playing your own online games, overlooking for some like-minded gamers to play online with? Well, here's your invite: https://discord.gg/wgswSutRAz
Why not join The Board Game BBQ Community page on Facebook. It's a place where everyone can post about their games, write reviews, engage with the community, and support each other. Regardless of if you are a casual gamer, a designer, an artist, a content creator - everyone is welcome!
Follow us on Instagram to be notified when a new episode drops, or when our Discord events are happening. And don't forget to use #oathfulfilled when you finally get a game off your shelf of shame.
Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:
--- Join in the conversation on our Facebook on Instagram pages, or drop us a line at podcast@boardgamebbq.com
If you enjoy the podcast please consider leaving a short review on your podcast app of choice. Your feedback will help us improve the podcast, and we might even read your review out on the show!
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