In this episode patreon backers get some nicknames, we announce a competition and speak to Dan Hughes and Mike Dilisio about I Made You a Mix-Tape and Besime Uyanik about the Pax Porfiriana Gamefound. Also we answer your questions.
Hark, Cabalists! Gather 'round, for today the Lords embark on a most wondrous journey through realms of imagination. They begin by weaving tales of the many role-playing adventures that Jess and Bender have embarked upon—no fewer than five, I tell thee! From the shadows of the Vampire Dark Ages to the desolate wastes of Fallout, these campaigns are brimming with peril and intrigue. But lo, the fellowship delves even deeper, pondering a question from a wise Listener: Should one approach the art of role-playing with the cunning of a strategist, or should one immerse fully in the emotions and desires of the character they portray? Verily, it is a question for the ages! Huzzah!
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
Prepare for a brand new first player as Chris takes the token and brings us his first of three episodes starting with "Does size matter...in board games?".
FIRST PLAYER: Chris OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Adrian
In this episode you'll learn: - all about JP's experiences with Beyond The Suns expansions Leaders of the New Dawn by Rio Grande Games - more about Reiner Knizia's latest release of Cascadero by Bitewing Games and Adrian's thoughts on his game of it - how Marvel Zombies by CMON differs from standard Zombicide in Chris' playthroughs - All about games shapes and sizes, what makes a big game? what makes a small game? and ultimately who cares
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:46 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:02 - JP - Beyond The Sun: Leaders of the New Dawn 10:10 - Adrian - Cascadero 19:50 - Chris - Marvel Zombies 25:42 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Does size matter...in board games? 26:21 - What makes a game big or small? 37:02 - Exploring the smaller games 48:59 - When smaller footprints can feel like a big experience 54:18 - What about games that have bloat or take a while to play 59:27 - Product factoring in the size of the game 1:06:57 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...carry your biggest game around with you once a month or carry your smallest game everywhere you go? 1:16:30 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:23:15 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
It is Festivus once again here at SVWAG, where we shall once again vent our collective spleen over features of games that irk us. Sometimes we will assert that our umbrage is righteous and ought to be shared, and other times we will concede we are merely motivated by idiosyncratic pique. Our feelings, in either case, shall not be denied.
00:46 AYURIS: Beowulf: The Legend (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 2005)
Games Played Last Week:
04:21 -Terminus (Earl Aspiras and Tom Volpe, Inside Up Games, 2024)
08:53 -For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game (Wilhelm Su, Self-published, 2021)
12:41 -Deep Rock Galactic (Ole Steiness, MOOD Publishing, 2022)
Attending Gen Con 2024 is an exhilarating experience for any gaming enthusiast especially getting in that initial crowd rush going into the hall. For those that don’t know, it is held in Indianapolis and got started when D&D players got together over a weekend. It has grown into one of the biggest conventions for board games in the United States.
In this episode, we tell you about the events we attend and the new things we saw that will be coming to your gaming table soon.
This week Adrian, Dana and Joe are sharing the latest to be hitting their tables. Adrian has been playing a favourite trick taker and the experience was a Nyet positive overall. Dana has been collecting sets and boosting her economy in the latest game to kill Splendor, Star Tycoon. It's raining ramen over in Melbourne as Joe powers his merchants and ships goods in Yokohama.
There's also the Question of the Pod, some attempts to Swear an Oath, and the usual antics.
New Question of the Pod: How do you feel about expansions that contain 'patches' or 'fixes' for board games?
Timestamps:
Games we've been playing (0:05:53)
Yokohama (0:32:28)
Star Tycoon (0:40:30)
Nyet! (0:49:16)
Question of the Pod Recap: (1:03:50)
Swear An Oath: (1:15:02)
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Reviews of Arcs, AI Space Puzzle, Land Marks, Spectacular and Things in Rings. Board game discussion starts at {00:40:16}. Thank you to our spnosors: Queen Games and Grand Gamers Guild.
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Adventure Party: The Role-Playing Party Game and Newsboys. Then, we talk about handicaps in games - both ones that are built into the rules and ones that we add on ourselves.
The only thing worse than coming away from a first game with a really bad impression, is when it takes a really long time to shake. Imagine all the amazing games you're not playing because of one bad first game! Whether we saw the error of our ways or not, we're reflecting on the times that games left a mark that took a long time to fade. Before we make our impression, we talk about Things in Rings, Yedo: Deluxe Master Set, and Harmonies.
01:51 - Things in Rings 10:29 - Yedo: Deluxe Master Set 24:03 - Harmonies 30:05 - Draft winner! 32:48 - Bad first impressions 33:49 - Brass: Birmingham 33:49 - Hansa Teutonica 34:49 - Agricola 37:25 - Race for the Galaxy 37:37 - Tigris & Euphrates 39:04 - The Great Zimbabwe 39:51 - Ark Nova 41:25 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization 42:43 - 7 Wonders Duel 45:29 - Ginkgopolis 46:51 - Arcane Academy 49:24 - Century: Spice Road 50:37 - John Company: Second Edition 52:27 - Stationfall 53:58 - Hanabi 56:10 - Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra
Awww Yeah Cabalists! The Founders are back at it with another episode filled with gaming nonsense including The White Castle, Evenfall, Fallout, Scythe on BGA, Barcelona, and a feature review of the murder mystery game Intent to Kill from Artur Khodzhikov and Hobby World. Then Tony T makes sure the Cabalists are up to date on all the most important tabletop gaming news. And finally, the gang takes questions from the listeners including the perfect game night lineup, our favorite music albums, and a moral quandary to ponder. Intent to Kill 00:54:44, News with Tony T 01:30:05, Short Topic Extravaganza 02:19:28.
We're back with more bloopers from more recent episodes Episodes 49 - 54. In this batch Davey struggles in just talking about Hex, we discuss the worst lyric in any song ever, why the word lozenge makes Dan go wild and will Kerley stop scratching himself mid-recording?
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