On this slowly sinking episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are chatting about a cluster of small games they’ve played recently! Tom’s got the cosy, tile-laying pairing of Middle Ages and Flower Fields, whilst Matt brings novel Oink releases Deep Sea Adventures: Boost and Souvenirs From Venice to the table.
Hey now amazing Cabalists! It's Wednesday again and it's time for some more wild, crazy, and bombastic Cabal nonsense! Some of the games we talked about today include Nucleum, Wizards and Co, Harmonies, Deep Shelf, Aliens Another Glorious Day in the Corps and a feature review of Black Forest by the great Uwe Rosenberg. Then after Tony T feeds us all the news we need to hear the gang discusses what puts them in their happy place. What gets them to "Peak Froth". Black Forest 01:03:07, News with Tony T 01:33:49, Peak Froth 02:22:25
Dan has taken first player and focuses this episode all about luck in board games, are we lovers of it, does it make us sick. The team don their four leaf clovers, rabbits feet and anything else which will boost their luck stats and head in for another Whose Turn fireside chat.
FIRST PLAYER: Dan OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Kerley & Tambo
In this episode you'll learn: - how JP has got on with Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era by Chip Theory Games. Does it top Too Many Bones? - our opinions on another Essen release Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age by Board & Dice - about Tambo's solo experiences of Tiny Epic Dinosaurs by Gamelyn Games - that we're not done terraforming the big red one with Terraforming Mars: Prelude 2 expansion by FryxGames - about our experiences in luck within board games and where we fall on having too much or too little in games
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:43 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:57 - Tambo - Tiny Epic Dinosaurs Solo & Unfathomable 4:01 - JP - Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era 14:10 - Kerley - Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age 20:39 - Dan - Terraforming Mars: Prelude 2 25:06 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Do you feel lucky...punk? 31:39 - Examples of where luck has gone or not gone your way 40:09 - An aside on push your luck games 43:39 - What is the right amount of luck in games? 1:00:09 - When you lose battles due to luck but it's not the end of the world 1:03:59 - Does the amount of luck decide on whether you will play a game again or not? 1:10:39 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...your favourite board of all time have a deterministic only expansion OR a luck only expansion 1:18:52 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:29:48 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
It has been brought to my attention that the timestamps are off ever so slightly and that this is due to these commercials that are being injected into the episode. I do not know how long they are or how many. We are trying to come up with a way to manage this, but until then, the times are maybe 30 seconds to a minute off.
Here are the top tile laying games as we discussed in the show.
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In this episode, Dana takes the host seat, joined by Adrian and Lauren, as they share their highlights from the latest Brisbane Game Day! The trio dives into the vibrant atmosphere, heartfelt gratitude for the incredible volunteers, and a huge thank-you to the amazing community who made the event unforgettable.
They also discuss the smorgasbord of games they played during the event, sharing stories, strategies, and laughter from the tables. Tune in for their insights on standout titles and memorable moments.
Sizzling Games:
Dana dives into the world of Middle-earth with The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth, sharing her love for its epic duels and thematic gameplay.
Lauren revisits a modern classic with Bus, reflecting on its brain-burning decisions and timeless design.
With Adrian chiming in about his favorite Japanese games and his adventures in trying out new mechanics, this episode is packed with fun banter, thoughtful game talk, and plenty of laughs.
Whether you joined us at Brisbane Game Day or want to hear about some exciting games, Episode 320 is the perfect listen!
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Apparently there were scrapped plans for the Gorn (the lumbering rubber lizard suit dude Kirk fights in that famous episode) to show up in other Star Trek properties. One plan had a Gorn show up as Worf's guest to Riker's bachelor party in Nemesis, and frankly despite how awful those latter movies were I would have been all over that. I can only imagine that the plan was abandoned when the props department couldn't get a styrofoam cocktail to look right.
01:42 AYURIS: The Wolves (Ashwain Kamath and Clarence Simpson, Pandasaurus Games, 2022)
Games Played Last Week:
03:49 -Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders (Tim Eisner and Ben Eisner, Druid City Games, 2024)
10:28 -Mass Effect: The Board Game - Priority: Hagalaz (Eric M. Lang and Calvin Wong Tze Loon, Modiphius Entertainment, 2024)
On this episode of On Board Games, Erik is joined by Marc Specter of Grand Gamers Guild to talk about games (and other things) they've played including:
Freedom Five
The Artemis Enterprise
Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Great Excavations
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(27:16) Then, they discuss what are the responsibilities of a backer of a crowdfunded game.
This week's guest is the board game artist Kwanchai Moriya. We talk about studying art, the challenges of being a commercial artist and his optimism for the future...but which games did he choose.
Clef and Tim are back from a weekend at Age of Steam Con 2024. We played lots of disc golf, ate lots of BBQ, and even played a little Age of Steam. We also talk Tim's weekend with PC and the Dodgers win the World Series!
If you must know, the German games that were played were Auf Teufel komm raus, Hecht im Karpfenteich, and Bauernschlau.
We've been to Las Vegas and back for the very unofficial recurring gathering we like to call BarrageCon (which is really just all of us hanging out at Mark's place). We had a lot of games lined up to play, and I daresay we did a pretty good job of getting through them. Here's our report back, just a bunch of impressions of a bunch of games - including Rise & Fall, Fractured Sky, and Wilmot's Warehouse! 02:26 - Harvest 07:18 - Fractured Sky 18:13 - Penguin Party 22:10 - San Marco 27:14 - EGO 31:45 - Barony 37:30 - Rise & Fall 49:49 - Wilmot's Warehouse 56:45 - Tiny Laser Heist 1:01:32 - Nekojima 1:02:45 - Bottle Imp 1:07:45 - The Vale of Eternity 1:11:53 - Shogun
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