Shelley and I talk Spiel des Jahres, Kennerspiel des Jahres, and Quined Games' Eseen release Massilia by Alain Epron.

Enjoy!

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Shelley and I talk about my playing of

Penny Press by Robert Dijkman Dulkes and Matt Golec from Asmadi Games

and discuss playing games as a unit in a classroom with students.

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Ray form Game Kastle (a local FLGS) and then Shelley and Parker join me for a discussion of retail shops and games played.

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Gamer and game accessory retailer Cynthia Landon joins the discussion for a conversation about games she plays and her business. This was back a few years, so you may know Meeplepeople from their very cool Kickstarter campaigns.

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Shelley and I get three newer games to the table this week, finding one less than enjoyable, one that I may be able to win Shelley over on, and one that both of us liked immediately.

Cubo by Johannes Berger and Julien Gupta from Queen Games

Trakkx by Thade Precht from Schmidt Spiele

and

The Golden Ages by Luigi Ferrini from Quined Games

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Shelley and I tackle the dice version of Race for the Galaxy (Huang and Lehmann's ROLL For The Galaxy) and then head to South America for some precursor to chocolate in Cacao.

Roll For The Galaxy by Wei-Hwa Huang and Tom Lehmann from Rio Grande Games

and

Cacao by Phil Walker-Harding from AbacusSpiele

Enjoy!

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Greg Parker joins me on the microphones for a discussion of a bunch of games we got to the table when I visited his place post-Thanksgiving 2006.

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Paul Tevis joins Shelley and me on the microphones (and Aldie stops by briefly) for a discussion of BGG.con 2006 and some of the games we got to the table.

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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

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Shelley and I sit down with Derk Solko at BGG.Con 2006 for a discussion of Essen games and other sundry topics.

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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)

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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)

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Some less-than-great games on the docket form Essen 2006

Green Town

Hameln

Taluva

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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