Since we started heavily playing hobby games over 20 years ago, we see our tastes have drastically changed. We discuss how our preferences in games have changed over the years […]
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Huey that if Walker moves my games one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting, I'm going to quit. And, and I told Dewey too, because Walker's moved my games four times already this year, and they used to be over by the window, and they could see the squirrels, and they were merry, but then, Walker switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if Walker takes my stapler then I'll set the studio on fire...
28:25 -A.E.G.I.S.: Combining Robot Strategy Game (Cassandra Clark, Sarah Como, Breeze Grigas, Zach Kettell, Ryan "The Boulder" Richford, and Tom Wozencraft, Zephyr Workshop, 2018)
33:18 -51st State: Master Set--No Man's Land (Joanna Kijanka and Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal Games, 2023)
38:22 -Aristeia! (Alberto Abal, Jesús Fuster, and David Rosillo, Corvus Belli, 2017) 2020
42:48 -SCOUT (Kei Kajino, Oink Games, 2019)
45:30 -Summoner Wars (Second Edition): Starter Set (Colby Dauch, Plaid Hat Games, 2021)
In this episode Mitch and Def speak to very special guest Josh Wielgus from Chip Theory Games. They all discuss the current running Gamefound crowd funding campaign for Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era. They also talk about other games in the Chip Theory catalogue such as Hoplomachus Victorum, Cloudspire and Too Many Bones, and they delve into some eccentric Australian folklore and quirkiness.
We also recap last week's Question of the Pod: Which Australian culture or nature would you like to see made into a Board Game?
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 is your favourite premium board game component?
Sizzling Games: Jekyll Vs Hyde (59:46), Hegemony (01:04:24), Star Wars: The Deck Building Game (01:08:46)
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.
**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 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
This week's guest is designer of Belfort, Mind MGMT and Akrotiri, Jay Cormier. We talk about adapting comic books into games, teaching game design and working in a partnership...but which games did he choose? Times Up Dominion El Grande Codenames Mind MGMT
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
Remember that you can support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames or check out our list of games that deserve to be on your shelf (for excellent prices!):
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
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.
This Game is Broken is eternally thankful to our Sponsors Restoration Games Find them at https://restorationgames.com/
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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/
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)
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?
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.
**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 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
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.