Shelley and I discuss two GREAT new card games, one import and one domestic release.
The Game: Spiel...so lange du kannst! by Steffen Benndorf from Nürnberger-Spielkarten
Arboretum by Dan Cassar from Z-Man Games
Shelley and I sit down with Derk Solko at BGG.Con 2006 for a discussion of Essen games and other sundry topics.
Shelley and I spend some time talking about 2 Pillar titles, then wander around BGG.Con 2006 as well.
Pillars of the Earth
Saulen von Venedig (Pillars of Venice)
Ward Batty joins the fray this episode to discuss his Essen 2006 trip, then we discuss two Amigo card games released taht year:
Null und Nichtig
Elefant im Porzellanladen (or Bull in the china Shop/Quietville)
Two newer games to the table once again this week, as Shelley and I sit down to discuss the Essen-released
Deus by Sebastien DuJardin from Pearl Games
and
Historia by Marco Pranzo from Giochix.it
an Essen and Kickstarted game.
Stephen Glenn of the SdJ-nominated Balloon Cup joins Shelley and me on the podcast for a discussion of game design and Essen (2006) anticipation.
Shelley joins me on the microphones for a quick discussion of
San Marco, by Moon and Weissblum
as a 2-player game, as well as some reflection on the THEN upcoming Essen 2006
Waggle Dance by Mike Nudd from Grublin Games Publishing
and
Spike by Stphen Glenn from R&R Games
are on the docket today for discussion with Shelley.
On this Board Game Roundtable from 2006, Aldie and Mark join in for a discussion of various game stuff, along with BGG's Golden Geeks
Rather than the typical "Best Games of 2014" episode where we're limited to titles that debuted last year, Tony, Shelley and I choose our favorite games and gaming experiences from the past year.
TONY'S LIST:
Libertalia
Keyflower
Deus
Historia
Red7
Cubist
Dragster
Patchwork
Colors of Kasane
Shephy
DOUG'S LIST:
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Concordia (w/new expansion)
Colors of Kasane
Nehemiah
La Granja
Kaleido
KanBan
Machi Koro + expansions
Moscow to Paris
Panamax
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Freedom: The Underground Railroad
Puck Sucht Lady
Staufer Dynasty
El Gaucho
Colt Express
SHELLEY'S LIST
Rococo
Moscow to Paris
Happy Pigs
Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Splendor
Russian Railroads
HUE & GEM
Nehemiah
Tzolk'in The Mayan Calendar
Freedom: The Underground Railroad
Tony Boydell joins Shelley and me for a discussion of the history of Surprised Stare Games, and the many titles he and his partner in the business have created, including Tony's own Scandaroon, Totemo, Fzzzt!, and Snowdonia.
Three on the mics this time, as Greg Parker joins Shelley and me for a conversation about 4 titles we got to the table over a weekend:
Take Stock
Silk Road
Canal Mania
Konig Salomons Schatzkammer
Canal Mania, Metromania, and Great Wall of China make the table for this revisit to 2006.
Shelley and I talk through Nations The Dice Game, the much shorter dice-based version of Nations, as well and the new Queen/Dirk Henn game Neptun.
Nations The Dice Game by Rustan Hakansson from Lautapelit.fi
and
Neptun by Dirk Henn from Queen Games
Shelley and I sit down with Eric and Mark of Days of Wonder to discuss the history of their company, as well as the (at that time) forthcoming Battlore game!
Two Gregs and Shelley join me for a rapid-fire discussion of a bunch of older titles, many of which have found their way to other collections at this point.
Shelley and I get two much older games to the table -
Auf Achse and Die Osterinsel
which I still actually have on my shelf and we bring out every once in awhile, and
Knights of Charlemagne
which never got another play...
Shelley and I get another cute little Japanese game to the table, this one a quick tile-laying super-fillerwith some nice action choices. Then, we try out a 7 Wonders-esque card-based tech-tree game with some interesting ideas, but not nearly as streamlined as the former.
King of Frontier by Shun from Studio GG
Progress: Evolution of Technology by Agnieszka Kopera and Andrei Novac from NSKN Games
Mark Jackson and Mard Batty join me for an in-depth discusison of Ticket to Ride. These Roundtables petered out as time constraints and tech issues made setting them up difficult, but I think the Meeplefest episodes reflect some of what these try to do.
Anmelden