In this mildly nostalgic episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Matt and Ava are casting their eyes back to PAX Unplugged… to re-explain some of the games we goofed up the first time. ‘Scharfing’ Sauces in Sauscharf, ‘Deliverering’ Pizzas in Psychic Pizza Deliverers Go To The Ghost Town, and acting like a total ‘Shark’ in… Shark!
Enjoy!
Have a great weekend, everybody!
Timestamps:
01:59 - Psychic Pizza Deliverers Go To The Ghost Town
Welcome back to the newly named board game podcast from the duo at No Pun Included! In this new iteration we're starting small and building up each episode, so if you've enjoyed this - there's more to come every second Friday. Today we're taking you through Efka's most anticipated board games of 2023, four board game reviews and lots of words from our listeners.
If you'd like to write in about any of the games discussed or any topic that's dear to your heart: elaine@nopunincluded.com
On to the timestamps:
2:13 Scout
19:14 Evergreen
29:03 Efka's Most Anticipated Games of 2023
45:13 Artisans of Splendent Vale
1:02:47 Write-ins
1:15:52 Ostia
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Weather Machine and Wicked & Wise. Then, special guest Pam joins us to catch up and talk about a bunch of things related to gaming - gaming groups, gaming online, and gaming at conventions!
This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BGBLITZ2023" to get 10% off your ENTIRE ORDER, including upgrades not available anywhere else!
If there's one thing I can say for sure about 2023, it's that it will certainly be a period of time. We're casting our eyes forward to the year ahead, and getting excited about some of the board games that (we hope) will actually be coming. Before we look ahead, always ahead, we talk about Make the Difference, German Railways, and Tiletum.
Timecodes:
02:39 - Make the Difference 07:38 - German Railways 13:00 - Tiletum 24:40 - Most Anticipated Games of 2023 27:22 - Mission Control: Critical Orbit 29:12 - Beyond the Sun: Leaders of the New Dawn 30:50 - Watch Hockey, Get Drunk 31:50 - Skyrise 32:59 - Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies 34:45 - That's Not a Hat 36:32 - Darwin's Journey 37:50 - Seas of Havoc 39:56 - El Burro: A La Granja Game 42:05 - Red Dust Rebellion 42:59 - Unconscious Minds 45:45 - Yucatan 47:09 - Last Light 49:09 - Galactic Renaissance Submit your lists for the Listener Top 20 at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/top20
Today the Lords open the show by talking about the hottest new toy in the tech world, ChatGPT and Jamie's experience solo role playing with it. Then the gang dives into a mega-discussion about Jess' new DnD campaign and managing player abilities that become problematic within the group.
In this special Thoughts From The Cabin, Ben goes over five years of 5G4D. There are some of the best moments from it's run and some thanks from friends. Enjoy and here's to another five!
Have you ever had a gaming moment where it just didn't work, a game you were excited for but fell flat or a game you still love but others just don't like it? We open up our unique board game therapy session to talk through just that.
FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Davey, Becky & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this weeks episode, JP is getting more comfortable being back as first player and opens up our first ever board game therapy session where we all get our gaming moments / dislikes and "hexpectations" off our chests. So join us on the "chez lounge" for some open discussions. In this episode you'll learn: - That Davey has found a great party / trick taking card game in Skull King which sounds fun - how Dr John Seward gets picked on by Dracula - our inner thoughts as we sit on the "chez lounge" of great hexpectations - that Rummikubb triggers Kerley (again!!!) - which game Becky really dislikes which shocks the group - how it can feel sometimes when gaming sessions just don't land - about our board game collection sizes and how we "manage" them from our listeners question
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:55 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:08 - Becky - Welsh Crokinole Tournament 5:05 - Davey - Skull King 8:33 - Kerley - Perseverance 12:34 - JP - Fury of Dracula 20:34 - TURN 3 - Great hexpectations 21:51 - A shock discovery about Viticulture 24:34 - The surprise that Icion didn't work for some 28:02 - The contention in Barrage turns some people off 34:23 - The "lack" of control in Cloudspire 39:36 - Sometimes building windows in Sagrada is "meh" 41:34 - Rummikubb can go f*** itself 43:49 - The positive surprise in Legacies 46:13 - Dwellings of Eldervale was a miss for us 49:09 - The opposing thoughts on Food Chain Magnate 53:31 - Stars aren't always in everyone's eyes with Astra 58:00 - Time travelling for the first time can be...brain melting in Anachrony 1:00:59 - Waiting an age between turns in Monumental 1:03:01 - Diving into Cerebria a second time round sparked good emotions 1:05:39 - Some honourable mentions 1:07:20 - TURN 4 - Question Time: How big are our board game collections and are they stable? 1:16:38 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:16:54 - Kerley - Orleans 1:18:28 - Davey - Lisboa & ISS Vanguard 1:20:16 - Becky - Pandemic & Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra 1:21:50 - JP - Netrunner & Stonesaga 1:25:16 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
A comprehensive list of what transpires in RRR would sound like the incoherent ramblings of someone undergoing a very potent trip, which is why we merely indulge in a curated list. While Mark does not retract his naming Decision to Leave as his favourite film of 2022, he will concede that it leads to a less absurdist discussion. It also features slightly fewer dance numbers.
Games Played Last Week: 01:21 -Astra (Patrik Porkoláb, Frigyes Schőberl, and Eszter Krisztina Sas, Mindclash Games, 2022) 03:37 -Much that Is Good and All that Is Evil (Jeeyon Shim, Jeeyon Shim Games, 2022) 06:04 -Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, & Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022) 08:30 -Mosaic: A Story of Civilization (Glenn Drover, Forbidden Games, 2022) 12:34 -Pax Ragnarok (Jon Moffat, Unpublished) 17:53 -Street Masters: Twin Tiger (Brady Sadler and Adam Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2018) 19:57 -The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 22:22 Xoe Allred's Persuasion being developed by Wehrlegig Games 23:38 Quartermaster General: East Front Ares Games 24:34 Pride and PrejuDice on Kickstarter 25:19 Hail Caesar 2nd Edition from Warlord Games 26:18 Kabuto Sumo: Beetle Brawl at Target 27:19 Imperial Miners: 51st State with spatial play 28:23 New Sid Sackson's Acquire from Renegade 29:45 Expeditions from Stonemaier: more Jakub Rozalski art; tracing controvery dead?
31:09 Feature Game: Rolling Heights (John D. Clair, AEG, 2023)
Intro Goblin Vaults Mahjong Galileo Project Motor City Fun K-town Bacon Hotdogs Taste Buds Portal Games Robotech: Reconstruction Game Toppers LLC Marvel: Age of Heroes Miniature Market Chained Echos Video […]
In this episode Def and Mitch are joined by special guest Paul Grogan from the renowned YouTube channel – Gaming Rules - with whom we discuss content creation, teaching & learning games, variability vs replayability and why Australia is the best destination for his upcoming honeymoon.
We also recap last week's Question of the Pod: “What is your dream game?” Thanks to everyone who contributed and shared their experiences with us on Discord and the Facebook Community.
And of course, we Swear An Oath.
Question of the Pod: What’s your worst experience learning a game?
Sizzling Games: League of the Lexicon (55:57), So Clover (01:02:30), Weather Machine (01:08:34)
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Reviews of Frosthaven, The Wolves, Retrograde and so many more. Featured review: Marrakesh by Queen Games. Board game discussion starts at 25:57. https://bluepegpinkpeg.com/ep236.Thank you to our sponsors: Queen Games, Grand Gamers Guild, and AEG.
This week's guest is the designer of Resurgence and Endless Winter, Stan Kordonskiy. We talk about growing up in the Soviet Union, being a nurse and the Ukraine war...but which games did he choose?
Shelley and I peruse our list of played games in 2022 and separately choose which ones belong in our personal Top 10 Lists for 2022. We did NOT peek before we sat down to record!
Doug's Honorable Mentions:
Bitoku
Yokohama Roll & Write by Hisashi Hayashi from Okazu Brand
Dandelions by Takashi Sakaue from BoardgameTables
Exhaust by Hisashi Hayashi from Okazu Brand
Maui by Frank Crittin, Gregoire Largey and Sebastien Pauchon from Next Move/Plan B
Dog Park by Lottie & Jack Hazell from Birdwood Games
Shelley's Honorable Mentions:
Maui by Frank Crittin, Gregoire Largey and Sebastien Pauchon from Next Move/Plan B
Isle of Cats Explore and Draw by Frank West from City of Games
Pastiche: Birth of a Masterpiece by Rikkati from Twins Lion Do
Ark Nova by Mathias Wigge from Feuerland Spiele
Doug's Top Ten:
10) My Lil' Everdell by James A and Clarissa A Wilson from Starling Games
9) Akropolis by Jules Messaud from Gigamic
8) Pastiche: Birth of a Masterpiece by Rikkati from Twins Lion Do
7) Dinner in Paris by The Trolls from Funnyfox
6) Dom Pierre by Rola and Costa from R&R Games
5) Ark Nova by Mathias Wigge from Feuerland Spiele
4) Foundations of Rome by Emerson Matsuuchi from Arcane Wonders
3) Tiletum by Daniele Tascini and Simone Luciani from Board&Dice
2) Applejack by Uwe Rosenberg from The Game Builders
1) Catherine: Cities of the Tsarina by Johannes Schmidauer-Konig from Capstone Games & dlp Games
Shelley's Top Ten:
10) Foundations of Rome by Emerson Matsuuchi from Arcane Wonders
9) Applejack by Uwe Rosenberg from The Game Builders
8) My Lil' Everdell by James A and Clarissa A Wilson from Starling Games
7) Yokohama Roll and Write by Hisashi Hayashi from Okazu Brand
6) Catherine: the Cities of the Tsarina by Johannes Schmidauer-Konig from Capstone Games & dlp Games
5) Dinner in Paris by The Trolls from Funnyfox
4) Dog Park by Lottie & Jack Hazell from Birdwood Games
3) Dom Pierre by Rola and Costa from R&R Games
2) Dune Imperium w/Rise of IX Expansion by Paul Dennen from Dire Wolf
1) Tiletum by Daniele Tascini and Simone Luciani from Board&Dice
[apologies for some slightly wonky audio on this one - it's another one-mic-two-boys special!]
In this close quarters episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Quinns are having a natter about two very interesting Collectible Card Games they’ve played recently - Flesh & Blood and SolForge Fusion! Enjoy nearly an hour of rambling chat where we don’t entirely know what we’re talking about - but are having fun regardless.
Where would we be without the mailbag? We get such lovely questions from you lot, that we rarely get the chance to answer, so when the opportunity comes, one has to strike. Time to hear what's on your minds, kids. Before we rustle in the cloth, we talk about Dinosaur Gauge, and Starship Captains.
Timecodes:
01:39 - Dinosaur Gauge 10:18 - Starship Captains 21:24 - Holiday games? 21:51 - Fire in the Hole 25:10 - Weather Machine 26:12 - Surprise Top 50 games? 29:56 - Has how you play games changed?
In between big, national cons like GenCon or BGGcon and your local Games Days are regional conventions. Some folks think these can be the best of all, focused on just playing games in a group all weekend long. EsCon is one of those in my area, held twice a year in EsCondido, California (get it?). Kind of like my own Santa Clarita is north of Los Angeles, Escondido is north of San Diego. I've been a few times, including just last month, and I hope to keep going. The guy behind EsCon, Steve Paap, joins me on this podcast while I pepper him with questions about what it takes to put on events like these.
Besides being a great host who runs a great event, Steve is a gamer-buddy of mine who nicely turns the table on me and asks me about my convention-going preferences and experiences.
Closers: Steve talks about positivity and how to overcome your own curmudgeon-ness, then I share how I've managed to play some card games over lunch hours at work...and the big boss is cool about it. Because she knows that games are good for our enjoyment together, and for sparking our brains individually. -Mark
The Founders are back for another jam-packed episode starting out with a bit of tv show talk and leading into and a bunch of games we've been playing including The Thing: The Boardgame, QE, Wonderland’s War, Heroes of Land Air and Sea, Scout and a feature review of Encyclopedia. Then Tony T gives us the greatest tabletop gaming news in the world of tabletop gaming as the rest of the gang quacks in the background. And finally, the boys discuss that special magic that games certain board games explode in popularity. Encyclopedia Review 01:01:22, Founders Update 01:29:03, News with Tony T 01:33:12, X-Factor of Popular Board Games 02:46:21
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