This week Shelley and I report for the first of a number of episodes from LieriaCon in Portugal - a fantastic gaming convention that we attended in March. We will have some interviews with organizers and designers in the coming weeks, but this week it's two of the games we had a chance to play:

My Shelfie by Phil Walker-Harding and Matthew Dunstan from Cranio Creations

and

Mille Fiori by Dr. Reiner Knizia from Schmidt Spiele and Devir

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Nonsense Junkie

@elschmear

Opener: • Mark: Caesar's Empire • Steve: Trendy

My friend Steve Paap joins me again, but this time he turns the tables, interviewing ME on my own podcast. We talk about the history of the podcast, what I think about wargaming, and some of my curmudgeonly tendencies in boardgaming. It was fun to talk about with him, and he claims we only got through half of his questions! Perhaps in another year or so we can try again. Closers: • Steve: Competitive tournaments at a game convention • Mark: Finding other boardgamers at my work -Mark

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It's Bonus Show time a we talk about the best games of 2022, this was recorded at the end of 2022 so that our Patrons could hear it 3 months early! 

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 this communal episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Matt and Ava are chatting about their speculative board game commune? I don’t know either, dear listener.

Have a great weekend, everybody!

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This episode is releasing early this week to invite everyone to Circle DC, the historical gaming con in Washington DC. Sorry for the late notice! If you don't have plans already, we would love to see you there for some great historical gaming! Tickets still available https://tabletop.events/conventions/circledc Jason welcomes Alex Knight to the show, designer of the new card-driven, game Land and Freedom. We talk about his unique take on "tug of war" mechanisms, balancing overall cooperative goals with one's own personal goals within his card driven mechanisms. Viva la gente! Alex then turns the tables and interviews me about the current state of games from alternative perspectives.

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Board games are great! Mostly. But as great as they are, we've probably all had a moment where, through no fault of the game itself, things got uncomfortable. Whether it's because of an awkward play, or just particulars of the group dynamic, we look back at some of our most uncomfortable moments. Before we enter the discomfort zone, we talk about Dog Tag Trick, Deal with the Devil, and Yokai Septet.

Timecodes:

01:46 - Dog Tag Trick 10:01 - Deal with the Devil 19:44 - Yokai Septet 27:53 - When games make you uncomfortable 33:48 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine 39:34 - Pictionary 40:42 - Fauna 41:27 - Inhuman Conditions 43:11 - Praise

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In this news episode we speak to famed board game designer Isaac Shalev about Tir Na Nog and Chris Kirkman on Milkman. Including thanks to patrons and answers to your questions.

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Enter, Ye Gods of War! In Volume Six of Battletome, a podcast about the miniatures gaming hobby, the Filthy Casuals Bender, Aaron, Mike and Jamie talk about the hobby projects they've been getting into and all the news coming out of Adepticon 2023 including Warhammer 40k 10th edition, Star Wars Shatterpoint, The Battletech Mercenaries Kickstarter and more.

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Nick hosts this week with, let's face it, the best team name we've ever had. (Can you tell Matthew writes these blurbs? He's great isn't he?) 

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/

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The mighty weremoose is a solitary creature, peaceable until roused to anger. Its only known predator is the American military deciding to once again invade Canada for reasons. When threatened, the weremoose rises to its full bipedal height of 6 meters, whereupon its sheer Chad-esque magnificence causes other creatures of the forest to quail and flee. Soldiers in the presence of this manifestation of the weremoose have been known to spontaneously reconsider their enlistment and retire on the spot.

Games Played Last Week:

01:45 -Cysmic (Jason Blake, Star Reach Games, 2023)

12:26 -Summoner Wars (Second Edition) (Colby Dauch, Plaid Hat Games, 2021)

16:21 -Weather Machine (Vital Lacerda, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2022)

18:02 -Skytear Horde (Giacomo Neri and Riccardo Neri, Skytear Games, 2023)

21:04 -League of the Lexicon (Stavros Damos and Steven Noble, Two Brothers Games, 2021)

26:02 -Turncoats (Matilda Simonsson, Milda Matilda Games, 2021)

28:20 -Tribes of the Wind (Joachim Thôme, La Boîte de Jeu, 2022)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

33:01 Three Ring Circus by Fabio Lopiano and 

33:54 Silver Bayonets by Joseph McCullough gets the Canada expansion by Ash Barker

34:58 Mantic wins best title award: Dungeon Saga: Origins Legenday Edition

35:19 Gatefall Monsters on Gamefound

36:00 Allies have to do a better job making gaming spaces inclusive, especially at tournaments

39:53 Feature Game: The Wolves (Ashwain Kamath and Clarence Simpson, Pandasaurus Games, 2022)

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In this episode Jules and Mitch welcome back to the show, special guest Alex Wynnter from Tabletop Game Designers Australia (TGDA). Alex shares his insights into the challenges and opportunities that face new game designers in Australia today, and of course they all discuss the best games that they’ve been playing lately along with a healthy amount of irreverence and frivolity that you should be used to by now.

We also recap last week's Question of the Pod: What's the best solo mode automa you've played? Why?

Thanks to everyone who contributed and shared their experiences with us on Discord and the Facebook Community.

And as always, we Swear An Oath.

 

Question of the Pod: What Australian culture or nature would you like to see showcased in a board game?

 

Sizzling Games: Kraken Attack (55:27), Revive (59:49), Scarface 1920 (1:08:55)

Question of the Pod (01:19:58)

Swear An Oath: (1:39:26)

Star Tycoon - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/warpcoregames/star-tycoon

 

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On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk with Nick Ferris about games they've played lately including:

• Flamecraft
• The Pharoah's Challenge at ShushCON
• Everdell
• Randomized Zelda

Check out the Tir Na Nog Kickstarter, going live March 28 https://gamefound.com/projects/grand-gamers-guild/tir-na-nog-between-worlds

(18:32) Then they talk about what a cultural consultant is and how it impacts board game design.

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In our second episode live form Leiria Con Ben and Steve talk about the games they've and Michael Schacht and a host of others pop in.

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We're just about finished now. Azul emerged victorious from the SdJ division voting, Terraforming Mars from the Kenners, The Crew Mission Deep Sea from the A La Cartes, and Brass Birmingham from the Golden Geeks. Now that I step back and look at those, they seem like wonderful, fantastic, even inevitable champions from each of their respective divisions...not that I was smart enough to predict them all for my bracket. These four champions now face each other, though you'll hear not quite the way I'd originally intended. It all works, though, and before long we'll have the top two vote-getters in the Mark Madness Championship for 2023.

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This week Peter, & Mike talk about Skytear Horde and have a discussion deck construction. _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@one_stop_coop_shop Podcast - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Merch: one-stop-co-op-shop.creator-spring.com/ Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

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Shelley and I head to Medici-run central Italy and attempt to gain favor with those in power in

Florence by Dean Morris from Braincrack Games, as well as Giant Roc and Maldito Games

then we head into deep space where our competing ships attempt to settle a new planet and make use of Alien Tech in

Alien Frontiers Edition X by Tory Niemann from Starling Games

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We let you in on the best convention in the world.

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In this wordly (???) episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Ava and Tom natter about some of the word games they’ve been playing recently! Tom waxes lyrical about Paperback Adventures and LOK, two games featured in the just-published word game special, whilst Ava brings Letter Jam and Fiction to the table! Enjoy!

Have a great weekend, everybody!

Timestamps:

03:03 - Paperback Adventures

11:47 - Letter Jam

18:36 - Fiction

29:15 - LOK

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This week Tom & Eric bring Anne-Marie De Witt to the table!

4:00 - Getting To Know You

8:22 - The Big Question

25:34 - Viewer Questions

44:44- One and One

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This episode is jam packed with exciting board games and has a reference to clotted cream - that's right - it's the scone episode! A tasty delicious dessert for your ears full of rich indulgent cardboard. What's especially exciting is that we've got a little bit of everything for everyone - from very light to very heavy, all pretty great in their own ways so if you're looking to enrich your collection - this week is definitely full of good recs. Enjoy! If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.com On to the timestamps: 4:00 Audience correspondence - Historical Wargames and MILDA MATILDA 13:02 Yokai Septet 23:23 Audience correspondence - Rulebooks 30:10 Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game 44:58 Great Western Trail: Argentina 1:04:12 Aeon Trespass: Odyssey (first impressions)

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