Jerry Hawthorne, designer of Stuffed Fables, discusses how to design a game that focuses on storytelling.
Jerry has created several super popular storytelling games (and has a new one about to come out), and we dive into writing, scenario design, combat mechanisms, and more.
New Year, Same Us. This week Nick takes us through some some board game nonsense rounds to help ring in the new year with some laughs. Also yes, it's still 2021 but close enough.
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.
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In the 14th Century B.C.E., the pharaoh Akhenaten attempted to shift Egypt into monotheism centered on the cult of the god Aten. Apparently there's some who argue it was possibly instead henotheism, whereby many gods are acknowledged but one is elevated above the others--a claim advanced about many ostensibly mono- or polytheistic religions, even some practised today--but at any rate is was exceptionally controversial. By the time his son Tutankhaten became pharaoh, the cult of Aten was suppressed, and the ascendancy of the god Amun was restored in a polytheistic pantheon. Hence the new pharaoh's name was changed from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun. Theme!
Games Played Last Week: 05:51 -Coyote (Spartaco Albertarelli, New Games Order, 2015) 07:19 -Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition (Tom Stasiak, Beautiful Disaster Games, 2022) 13:11 -Furnace (Ivan Lashin, Hobby World, 2021) 15:24 -That Time You Killed Me (Peter C. Hayward, Pandasaurus Games, 2021) 22:03 -The Adventures of Robin Hood (Michael Menzel, KOSMOS, 2021) 26:16 -Final Girl (Evan Derrick & A.J. Porfirio, Van Ryder Games, 2021) 34:43 -Radlands (Daniel Piechnick, Roxley, 2021) 38:06 -Crash Octopus (Naotaka Shimamoto, itten, 2021) 41:53 -7 Wonders: Architects (Antoine Bauza, Repos Production, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 43:35 Kickstarter Christmas! Upcoming For Science! giveaway 44:17 Boardgamegeek 2021 Support Drive 44:37 Walker a guest on Board Game Barrage 45:29 25th Century Games' Ra with Ian O'Toole art 46:12 Games Workshop backtracks, re-issues Cursed City 46:53 See you again in 2022
47:36 Feature Game: Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021)
In this episode, Geoff joins Tom and Eric to discuss Witchstone, Picture Perfect, Warp's Edge, Living Forest, Radlands, and Aqua Garden. Geoff leads a live GameTek discussion, Eric and Geoff remember their PAX Unplugged adventures (including discussion of Jurassic World: Legacy of Isla Nublar, Familiar Tales, Corrosion, Scout, and 1923 Cotton Club), and we finish off the show with an overview of the gaming events of 2021.
Reviews of Brian Boru, Rolling Realms, Berried Treasure and so many more! Featured review: Cape May by Thunderworks Game; Reroll Dune Imperium by Dire Wolf. Board game discussion starts at 28:53. https://bluepegpinkpeg.com/ep210.Thank you to our sponsors: Queen Games, Grand Gamers Guild, and AEG.
Timestamps:
28:53 - Berried Treasure; 32:16 - 32:16; 41:07 - Riverside; 46:53- Rolling Realms
In this first actual play episode, Alan Yarrington sets off on his journey back home after a few too many the night before. Darren's Mum played by Mary Kelly Support the show here
We're back for the second part of the year's greatest celebration, it's the top fifty! We've got thirty more incredible games to talk about this week, as we get into our games ranked 40th to 31st. This week in the peanut gallery, critiquing our picks, we're thrilled to have Monique (the Lavender tank herself) and Naveen of Before You Play!
01:29 - Neilan #40 - Coloretto 03:15 - Kellen #40 - Zendo 05:28 - Mark #40 - Ginkgopolis 07:46 - Neilan #39 - Aeon's End 10:06 - Kellen #39 - Stephenson's Rocket 12:47 - Mark #39 - Reef Encounter 16:09 - Neilan #38 - Dominion 17:49 - Kellen #38 - Genoa 19:46 - Mark #38 - Smartphone Inc. 23:22 - Neilan #37 - Archipelago 25:08 - Kellen #37 - Beyond the Sun 27:21 - Mark #37 - Maracaibo 29:54 - Neilan #36 - Innovation 32:33 - Kellen #36 - Dogs of War 34:45 - Mark #36 - Blue Lagoon 38:05 - Neilan #35 - Hansa Teutonica 39:58 - Kellen #35 - Pax Porfiriana 42:37 - Mark #35 - Genoa 44:57 - Neilan #34 - In the Year of the Dragon 47:10 - Kellen #34 - Agricola 49:42 - Mark #34 - True Colors 54:50 - Neilan #33 - The Search for Planet X 57:48 - Kellen #33 - Wizard 59:37 - Mark #33 - Glen More II: Chronicles 1:04:10 - Neilan #32 - Kemet 1:06:01 - Kellen #32 - Imperial 2030 1:08:07 - Mark #32 - Cthulhu Wars 1:11:03 - Neilan #31 - Yellow & Yangtze 1:13:41 - Kellen #31 - Fuji Flush 1:15:33 - Mark #31 - Dominant Species Check out Before You Play: https://www.youtube.com/c/BeforeYouPlay
Jason plays a bit of "devil's advocate" in this episode. In response to my discussion with Geoff Engelstein which held a whole lot of skepticism, a few watchers reached out to me to defend their purchases of NFTs and participation in that community. For the sake of a more well rounded discussion, I try to recreate their counter arguments as far as I can.
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0:00 Intro
4:41 What is Value?
5:46 Memorabilia
9:08 Owning Digital Art Assets
17:14 NFTs as a Force for Good
18:38 Environmental Cost and Theft from Artists
22:25 The Point is a Good Discussion
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Fabio Lopiano, designer of Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road, discusses how to use entangled decision-making as the primary mechanism in a game.
In several of Fabio’s designs, players have to make choices based on how things like resources and actions are paired together or “entangled.” We unpack everything that goes into designing games that intertwine various options.
Don and Jamie open the show discussing a topic from the forums regarding our favorite Holiday movies and transition into our main topic - The Island of Misfit Games. Just like in Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer in which Rudolph, Hermey and Yukon Cornelius discover the Island of Misfit Toys, Don and Jamie visit a different island at which strange, broken, or unattractive - yet fun to play - games reside. Can we find homes for these misfit games?
Some things, of course, from Josie and the Pussycats have aged poorly. The idea of "record stores" and CDs (that could, in turn sell out like they were PS5s or something) is downright quaint--especially given the format of this show. I'm pretty confident that the cultural moment of Moviefone Guy has well and truly passed, despite the continued use of both movies and phones. Do people still know who Carson Daly is? I confess I never really did. Mostly I know him from that totally jerkin' movie, Josie and the Pussycats.
Games Played Last Week: 04:10 -Sine Tempore (Luca Bernardini & Andrea Colletti, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2018) 06:27 -L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021) 07:08 -Llamaland (Phil Walker-Harding, Lookout Games, 2021) 11:40 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021) 13:59 -Assault on Doomrock: Ultimate Edition (Tom Stasiak, Beautiful Disaster Games, 2022) 19:40 -Wingspan (Elizabeth Hargrave, Stonemaier Games, 2019) 21:20 -Factory Funner (2nd ed) (Corné van Moorsel, Boardgametables.com, 2021) 26:18 -Ethnos (Paolo Mori, CMON, 2017) 28:32 -Undaunted: Reinforcements (Trevor Benjamin, David Digby, David Thompson, & Dávid Turczi, Osprey Games, 2021) 37:49 -Bitoku (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2021) 40:28 -Gutenberg (Katarzyna Cioch & Wojciech Wiśniewski, Granna, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 45:48 Kickstarter moving to blockchain is better for... reasons 46:32 Fairy Tale Inn from Remo Conzadori and Paolo Mori 47:09 New Patreon-exclusive Discord channel 48:00 Asmodee sold to Swedish Embracer group for €2.75 billion 48:26 Asmodee purchased retailer Miniature Market sometime in 2021
50:08 Topic: Going Off-Script
1:11:16 Masterpiece Theatre: Josie and the Pussycats
In this week's episode, Mandi and Suzanne talk about Tammany Hall, LAMA Dice, Bitoku, and Kids Chronicles. Concordia appears in Tap That App. And the Game Pie of the show is full of games from 2016.
This week's guest is host and founder of The Spiel, Stephen Conway. We talk about screen writing, running a legendary podcast and games as a catalyst for community...but which games did he choose? Support the show here Cribbage Concept Tumblin Dice Bruges Ghost Stories