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A Westron Reading! Thanks to the support from our amazing Patrons we have hired Chloe Elmore to read the story text for the entire Angmar Awakened cycle. A HUGE THANK YOU to the behind the scenes guys (Matt, Eric and Brad) for doing all the work to get this done.
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Ambie, Crystal, and special guest Nick (@Nyobari) discuss a couple games they played recently, including Master Word, Voices In My Head, and Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition. We then ask Nick about his time at Gen Con and hear some of his hot takes!
Announcements: 0:38
Recent Games: 4:18
Gen Con Hot Takes: 17:04
Outro: 38:16
Bloopers: 39:20
This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'GFGBLITZ2022' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/
Our first player Davey returns and we're going in heavy, well it's difficult to not when you've devoted an episode around one of our favourite publishers "Mindclash Games".
FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this episode our new "First Player" Davey takes us around the world in complex, heavy cardboard that is Mindclash Games. In this episode you'll learn:
- How Beckys recent purchase of Spirit Island is fast becoming a firm favourite in the Kerley household - That JP loves role playing the captain in Unfathomable a bit too much, "Throw him in the brig" - that Davey is finally getting his copy of Clank! Legacy to the table - How we rank the main 4 games from Mindclash (Cerebria, Anachrony, Trickerion and Perseverance) - how we "try" to answer the question of why do we buy board games and not play them
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:55 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:10 - Kerley - Spirit Island 6:49 - JP - Unfathomable 11:47 - Davey - Clank Legacy 15:06 - TURN 3 - Main Event - Mindclash of the Titans 15:16 - Cerebria 18:04 - It's full of terminology 19:38 - It's not going to be for everyone 22:57 - It's one of the most unique games & themes 24:08 - Anachrony 28:17 - Two worker placement areas 30:58 - Fractures of Time expansion 33:11 - Variability & first time players 36:02 - Perseverance 37:56 - Episode 1 39:16 - Episode 2 41:01 - Chronicle Mode 42:06 - Trickerion 45:35 - It's climbing to be one of our favourites 46:22 - Ensuring the trick lifecycle is understood 49:19 - How do we rank the games of Mindclash Games? 51:52 - What is Mindclash Games' DNA? 53:47 - What's coming up next from Mindclash? Septima & Voidfall 58:28 - TURN 4 - Question Time: Why do I buy games and not play them? 1:02:54 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:03:07 - Davey - The Boys & Barrage 1:04:32 - Kerley - Rediscovering Heroes of Might & Magic & On Mars 1:07:21 - JP - Viva La France & Twilight Imperium 1:09:41 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
There was a time you could just stroll in a big box store in the United States and just buy a miniatures skirmish game that was actually pretty good. Sure, it didn't have analog movement or anything, but it used true line of sight and had amazing plastic terrain. So much plastic. Like, a whole lot. One the one hand, Hasbro says they're bringing HeroScape back, but on the other, ain't no way it's coming back the same as it was. They're going to bleed us dry for those little pre-painted dolls--even assuming they're still pre-painted, that is.
Games Played Last Week: 02:22 -My Father's Work (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2022) 04:20 -Kleos (Jim Kavanagh, Azure Horizon Games, 2021) 08:14 -Meeple War (Max Valembois, Blue Cocker Games, 2016) 10:23 -Imperium: The Contention (Gary Dworetsky, Contention Games, 2021) 12:24 -Neuroshima Hex! 3.0: Beasts (Joanna Kijanka, Portal Games, 2021) 13:48 -Catch the Moon (Fabien Riffaud & Juan Rodriguez, Bombyx, 2017) 15:09 -A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians (Gernot Köpke & Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2018) 16:45 -Zeppelin Attack! (Eric B. Vogel, Evil Hat Productions, 2014) 19:22 -Arctic Scavengers (Robert K. Gabhart, Rio Grande Games, 2009) 20:43 -Capital Lux 2: Generations (Eilif Svensson & Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games, 2021) 23:04 -Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, & Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022) 26:53 -Flourish (James A. Wilson & Clarissa A. Wilson, Starling Games, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 29:37 Everdell digital on Steam by Dire Wolf 30:37 www.patreon.com/svwag 31:39 HeroScape: Age of Annihilation announced at GenCon 34:35 Imperium: Horizons expandalone for Classics/Legends with 14 new civilizations 37:05 SVWAG at the Shut Up & Sit Down Expo: SHUX! September 30 - October 2
Sarah is back so Def and Conor join her to discuss Texan hospitality, the trickiness of Trickerion, tenderhooks vs tenterhooks, and theorising on Vital Lacerda's research methods for Escape Plan. Meanwhile in Sizzling Games, Sarah has been running out of patients (see what I did there?), Conor has been creating chaos in a collectable card-game, and Def has been taking tribes to task.
We recap last week's Question of the Pod: What game from your collection always makes it back to your table?
Finally, in Swear An Oath, Sarah and Def put a curse on Ian O'Toole's house for teaching On Mars to Dan before they had a chance, but Conor came through on his oath and relived some family memories by playing the new edition of Key To The Kingdom. New oaths include Viscounts of the West Kingdom: Keeper of the Keys (Conor), playing Marvel Champions solo (Def), and playing burncycle solo (Sarah)
Question of the Pod: Are you more likely to love a game if you win the first time you play it?
Our podcast is proudly sponsored by Advent Games. 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.
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This week Shelley and I get ANOTHER Roll & Write version of a title we already love to the table
Yokohama Roll&Write by Hisashi Hayashi from Okazu Brand
then check out a 2-player game from a few years back that had been sitting on the shelf for far too long - the Mad Max inspired
Kero by Prospero Hall from Hurrican
You can help support the podcast by checking out our Games For Sale Google Doc. Pick out a few games that are priced to sell and then just pay shipping to have them arrive on your doorstep. You'll help keep our little podcast running and have new games ready to hit the table.
Sorry for the less than stellar quality if the sound on this (and last week's) podcasts. I forgot to plug the recorder into the miser properly, hence the echo-y sound quality. I hope the content is still worth your time.
In this hodgepodge episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast Tom, Quinns, and Ava are rambling through a trilogy of games! First up, we’re chatting about the kid-friendly draft-’em-up Draftosaurus before moving onto more deceitful, meatier fare in The Court of Miracles. Lastly, The Transcontinental pulls up to the station and we load it full of chat and opinions.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
Timestamps:
02:38 - Draftosaurus 15:55 - The Court of Miracles 26:54 - The Transcontinental
In this episode of Voices from the Solitude we get an update from the owner of board game cafe, The Ludoquist. We discuss life after lockdown and the health of the industry.
Given that we hyped up all those games last week, it's only fair that we prepare ourselves for the aftermath. We look back at some of the most famous and infamous games of yesteryear that were very highly anticipated, and wonder what became of them. Before we relive the comedown, we talk about Master Word, Living Forest, and Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef.
02:00 - Master Word 06:27 - Living Forest 13:29 - Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef 25:04 - Anticipated games of years past 26:56 - Founding Fathers 27:35 - Vinhos 28:32 - Wok Star 29:50 - 51st State 30:27 - CO₂ 31:11 - Rex: Final Days of an Empire 33:01 - Glory to Rome 36:12 - Xia: Legends of a Drift System 36:50 - Cthulhu Wars 37:48 - Myth 38:43 - Conan 39:40 - Viceroy 40:32 - Mysterium 41:57 - Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 45:10 - SeaFall 47:57 - Cry Havoc 49:02 - Founders of Gloomhaven
Jason Furie from Backerkit joins the show to share about an exciting new initiative in crowdfunding! We're used to Kickstarter being the main home for crowdfunded projects. Backerkit has been in the game for 10 years as a pledge manager and providing other services, so they are now making the leap to provide an alternative that emphasizes listening and a ground-up approach. Jason gets into building community, listening to creators, upcoming projects from Cephalophair Games, Greater Than Games, Restoration Games, and more!
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In episode 254 the Founders start the show by talking about Tony's trip back to Pennsylvania and move into the games we've been playing including Tapestry with the Plots and Ploys expansion and the Arts and Architecture expansion, Shogun, A.D.E.L.E., Murder of Crows and Bumuntu. Then Tony T pins the wild meter in the red with his tabletop gaming news segment. And finally, we give you another Short Topic Extravaganza including Ghosts and hauntings, the player who hosts and preps the game night and is it okay to meta-game a board game. Final Girl Overview 01:04:07, Final Girl Review 01:09:02, The News with Tony T 01:38:57, Short Topic Extravaganza 02:38:50
Times are bad. Children no longer listen to their elders and everyone is running a Kickstarter. When I started this hobby I had no idea I would get a crash course in international shipping and logistics. Back in the day you might have had a friend in Germany send you the hot new thing, now you're tracking to see when the container ship with your stuff gets to leave port in China.
01:24 AYURIS: Beyond the Sun (Dennis K. Chan, Rio Grande Games, 2020)
Games Played Last Week: 03:42 -Legacy of Dragonholt (Nikki Valens with Daniel Clark, Tim Flanders, Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda, & Greg Spyridis, FFG, 2017) 09:51 -Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Scrawlers--Heroes of Undermountain (Vangelis Bagiartakis & Konstantinos Karagiannis, Wizkids, 2021) 11:36 -The Great Wall (Kamil 'Sanex' Cieśla, Robert Plesowicz, & Łukasz Włodarczyk, Awaken Realms, 2021) 15:08 -Eriantys (Leo Colovini, Cranio Creations, 2021) 20:28 -Northgard: Uncharted Lands (Adrian Dinu, Shiro Games, 2022) 26:14 -Space Station Phoenix (Gabriel J. Cohn, Rio Grande Games, 2022) 30:07 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021) 31:21 -Circadians: Chaos Order (S J Macdonald & Zach Smith, Garphill Games, 2022) 37:35 -Mosaic: A Story of Civilization (Glenn Drover, Forbidden Games, 2022)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 47:38 Peter Pan by Marc Paquien 48:07 Reprint of Traumfabrik: Nightmare Productions (by Trick or Treat Productions) 48:29 Return of the 7th Sea CCG 48:45 Deal with the Devil: hidden roles, app-driven, huge theological questions 49:26 Bloodstones by Martin Wallace 50:31 SVWAG at the Shut Up & Sit Down Expo: SHUX! September 30 - October 2
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Join Mitch, Conor and Dan as they recap the Patreon JackBox night, take on the Transformers deck-builder, and discuss their continued incompetence in Hadrian's Wall. In Sizzling Games: Mitch has been dealing dice-induced damage, Dan has been dueling decks but drawing dead, and Conor has been mixing it with Marvel's Mad Titan.
It's time to announce the winner of the Bracket Battle! Thanks to everyone in the community who contributed, voted and shaped the battle over 63 rounds. It was a hell of a tournament, but there can only be one winner!!
We have a new segment: Question of the Pod! This week we want to hear from you: What game from your collection always makes it back to the table? Find the Question on our FaceBook Community or in the #podcast-chat channel on our Discord, and share your thoughts.
Finally, in Swear An Oath, Dan and Conor still haven't played Great Western Trail (much to Mitch's utter disappointment), but then again Mitch didn't play Marvel Dice Throne either. But the lads all double-down with new oaths: Deckscape (Dan), Key to the Kingdom (Conor), Welcome to the Moon (Mitch).
Sizzling Games: Vengeance: Roll n Fight (31:15), Dead Man's Draw (43:20), Marvel Champions: The Mad Titan's Shadow (51:40)
Our podcast is proudly sponsored by Advent Games. 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.
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 for 2022.
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. 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