Shelley and I play two games that provide variety through various player boards:
The Gig by Robb Smigielski, Lewis Shaw, Jamie Gray, and Dann May from Braincrack Games
and
Apiary by Connie Vogelmann from Stonemaier Games
On this chronologically consistent episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Emily are rambling their way through three whole games! We’re talking about Ito - a relaxed party game about untangling your pals’ opinions! We’re talking about CATAN: Starfarers Duel - a two-player-only version of Catan: Starfarers that’s weird and wonky! AND we’re talking about Faraway - a game about doing everything in reverse.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
Timestamps:
1:26 - Ito
8:17 - CATAN: Starfarers Duel
22:43 - Faraway
Ambie and Crystal host the 2023 Blitzies, the annual awards show about the best games of the year!
If you like our podcast, please nominate us for a Golden Geek Award!
0:00-Intro
0:37-Announcements
1:51-The 2023 Blitzies
2:40-Best 2 Player Game
4:39-Best Strategy Game
6:37-Most Epic Game
8:30-Most Unique Theme
9:51-Best Dexterity Game
10:47-Best Party Game
12:48-Best Deduction Game
14:49-Best Trick Taking Game
15:43-Best Kid's Game
18:14-Best New To Us
21:37-Best Game of 2023
24:00-2023 Looking Forward to Recap
25:54-Looking Forward to in 2024
30:59-Outro
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This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BGBLITZ24" to get 20% off non-exclusive items.
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Oh man, oh man, I always love this one. It's the latest edition of the Listener Top 20! We asked you all to submit your lists of your favourite board games, and we collected, collated, and compiled all of that beautiful beautiful data using a magical formula to get THIS: The definitive rankings of your collective taste in board games. Before we throw it to you, we talk about Shuffle and Swing, Mythwind, and Cat Blues: The Big Gig!
02:17 - Shuffle and Swing 14:11 - Mythwind 27:07 - Cat Blues: The Big Gig 35:46 - Listener Top 20 2024 38:00 - The Quest for El Dorado 39:00 - Azul 39:14 - Tigris & Euphrates 40:51 - A Feast for Odin 41:26 - Terraforming Mars 42:05 - Agricola 42:13 - El Grande 42:37 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition 43:56 - Inis 44:30 - Race for the Galaxy 44:46 - Dune: Imperium 46:16 - Concordia 46:53 - The Castles of Burgundy 47:25 - Ark Nova 47:50 - Innovation 48:39 - Ra 51:05 - Spirit Island 51:35 - Root 51:46 - Hansa Teutonica 52:00 - Brass: Birmingham
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Davey returns for another episode but this time we have a general chat about theme in board games, what we like, what we feel there isn't enough of and also what we would change to make some games more appealing
FIRST PLAYER: Davey
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Becky & Kerley
OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- all about JP's experiences in Chip Theory Games newest game Wroth, an area control game for people who don't like area control games
- that Davey brings his Oodie whilst playing Mythwind by Open Owl Studios
- about Unfringed's latest game coming to Gamefound Molehill Meadows and Beckys experiences with the game
- that Kerley still winds up JP by calling tricks as spells in Trickerion's big expansion Dalhgaards Academy by Mindclash Games
- that due to a bumper "Let's Talk About Hex" segment there isn't a "Would You Rather" this time but it will return next time
- about the groups preferences on themes and what they would like to see more of in the hobby
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Wroth Gamefound Page - https://gamefound.com/en/projects/chip-theory-games/wroth?ref=search
Mythwind Reprint Kickstarter Page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mccaskellgames/mythwind-reprint-new-content
Molehill Meadows Gamefound Page - https://gamefound.com/en/projects/unfringed/molehillmeadows/comments
Don't forget to check out our live UK Games Expo 2024 event - Plan your calendars and join in with us on a live recording of the show. https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/1415-whose-turn-is-it-anyway-live-podcast/
EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
6:42 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
6:53 - JP - Wroth
16:52 - Becky - Molehill Meadows
22:44 - Davey - Mythwind
35:12 - Kerley - Trickerion: Dahlgaards Academy
46:37 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Theme Tycoon
47:03 - Discussing our favourite themes in board games
52:07 - Discussing some games which a theme change would make it more appealing
1:03:11 - Themes which we feel haven't been done enough in board gaming
1:17:58 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:18:15 - Becky - A bit of holiday & bringing some old favourites to the table
1:21:33 - Davey - Great Western Trail New Zealand
1:22:11 - JP - Dying Light from Glass Cannon Unplugged
1:23:13 - Kerley - Heroes of Might & Magic III
1:26:06 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast
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Tom, Julie, and Eric revisit last episode's question about auction games by looking at their favorite auction mechanisms, and look forward to Julie's and Eric's events at Dice Tower East. We share a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and run through our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
01:23 - Staying Up Late and Dice Tower West
03:29 - Looking Forward to Dice Tower East
07:00 - 36-Hour Marathon
08:07 - Auction Mechanisms
33:32 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror
37:52 - Xylotar
41:17 - The 7th Citadel
49:39 - Cleocatra
53:40 - Expressions
57:25 - Hissy Fit
59:53 - My Parents Might Be Martians
I never really understood the term "undead." I mean, it's a binary, right? If it's not dead it must be alive, at least in the context of things that could or were once alive. The negation never seemed to be doing enough work to imply what it was intended to imply. That is, until Walker and Mark got sick. They're not dead, but going straight to "alive" seems a rather hopeful exaggeration. Undead seems appropriate for now.
01:47 AYURIS: Carnegie (Xavier Georges, Quined Games, 2022)
Games Played Last Week:
03:48 -Legacy of Yu (Shem Phillips, Garphill Games, 2023)
07:30 -Set a Watch (Mike Gnade and Todd Walsh, Rock Manor Games, 2019)
09:12 -Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs (Joe Klipfel and Nikki Valens, Cephalofair Games, 2024)
15:03 -Stonespine Architects (Jordy Adan, Thunderworks Games, 2024)
17:23 -Marshmallow Test (Reiner Knizia, Gamewright, 2020)
19:21 -Black Rose Wars: Rebirth (Andrea Colletti, Diego Fonseca, and Marco Montanaro, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2024)
21:47 -Almost Innocent (Philippe Attali, Kolossal Games, 2023)
25:52 -Paint the Roses (Ben Goldman, North Star Games, 2022)
28:50 -Fromage (Matthew O'Malley and Ben Rosset, Road to Infamy Games, 2024)
32:40 -Dragonbond: Lords of Vaala (Jack Caesar and Alessio Cavatore, Draco Studios, 2023)
37:52 -City of the Living (Sebastian Bleasdale and Reiner Knizia, Trick or Treat Studios, 2024)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
42:31 Micro Macro Bonus Box has come home
43:26 Age of Innovation balance adjustments for Illusionists and Navigators
46:22 Don't Starve the board game
47:26 Upcoming from Alex "Green Team" Cutler: Don't Skip Leg Day and Box Top Pinball Haunted House from Pandasaurus
48:44 Walker cuteness weakness: Kyoto no Neko
49:30 Railroad Tiles from Horrible Guild
50:38 Lots of content on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/svwag
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This week Dan, Conor and Lauren chat about all the games they played on their recent board game getaway to Brisbane. Lauren has been shooting her shot in Wind the Film!, Dan takes us on a tour of Draft & Write Records, and Conor is scooping up crystals and points in Witchstone. Also listen out for a bonus Question of the Pod about Elijah Wood and whether he has been posing for board game art.
After that we've got the regularly scheduled Question of the Pod, and we make absolutely, definitely unbreakable oaths.
New Question of the Pod: What's your favourite board game Easter egg?
Timestamps:
Games we've been playing (0:02:45)
Wind the Film! (0:45:30)
Draft and Write Records (0:56:01)
Witchstone (1:09:25)
Question of the Pod Recap (1:23:10)
Swear An Oath (1:33:10)
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Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:
Gloomhaven Buttons & Bugs
Fields of Arle
That's Not a Hat
Pikit
Dream Crush
Mysterium Kids
Wind the Film!
Witchstone
Draft & Write Records
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Opener: The final winners for Mark Madness! Castles of Burgundy and
eryn roston
@baditude
Closer: A specific call for feedback to the podcast. Tell me what you like me to do more of, or do less. Session Report & Feedback episodes, like the old days? All About shows (more old days)? Something else? Over the years I've been to many game conventions, both big & small. However, it wasn't until this past month that I attended a Dice Tower event. The Dice Tower West annual game convention is held in the west, in Las Vegas, which means it's a pretty easy drive for me - four hours across the southwest. Though I'm not really a Vegas kind of guy, this is still a big geek convention of boardgamers, right? Right. In that, it felt very familiar to the multiple times I've visited BGGcon in Dallas...just in a different city, hosted by a different organization. I knew some of my buddies had attended in prior years, and many months I started asking them if they'd attend in 2024. I think most of us were on the fence, but hearing other friends may attend helped collectively push most of us into signing up. A couple had to back out due to unexpected life commitments, but enough of my gang went that we were able to fill game tables the whole time. In this episode, I talk about ALL of the games I played during this Wednesday-Sunday major event. Half of that discussion is about old games, or OG games, or whatever you want to call them. How old? We decided the cutoff should be a quarter-century. Focusing one of our convention days on titles at least 25 years old meant we had a full Friday of pre-2000 games. Games from the last century...the last millennium! Practically speaking, we played games from the 1990s, which is when many of our group got into modern boardgaming, including yours truly. If you appreciate retro gaming like we do, you'll love the first half of the episode. If not, skip ahead to the interlude music break near the 55-minute mark, and then I transition into some newer titles. That represented the other half of what I played at the convention. Including lots of card games, which are having their moment in the sun right now. Wonderful! (Even though I didn't love all of the card games I played, as you'll hear, I love that we're playing so many of them again.) -Mark
Shelley and I get two heavier games to the table this week. First up is a sequel to a worker placement/deck builder we've enjoyed in the past:
Dune Imperium: Uprising by Paul Dennen from Dire Wolf and Legendary
then we create cool 3-ring binder books, collect resources and perform actions in
Books of Time by Filip Glowacz from Board&Dice
On this addictive episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Pip are talking about a board game and… a VIDEO GAME? First up, a sensible and grounded conversation about the slightly perplexing world of Ancient Knowledge - a tableau builder set on top of an ancient conveyor belt. This is then followed by a ramble about Balatro - a poker-themed deck builder that’s quite clearly NOT A BOARD GAME. It’s made of ones and zeroes! It’s on a screen! The horror, the horror, the horror.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
Timestamps:
04:51 - Ancient Knowledge
22:14 - Balatro
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Matthew is in the hosts chair this week as we play through a show of very devious games…
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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