Shelley and I get the just-announced (and very cool)

Everdell Farshore by James and Clarissa Wilson from Starling Games

to the gaming table this week after discussing two fun new-to-us card games

Nana (also known as Trio) by Kaya Miyano from Underdog Games and Cocktail Games

and

Splito by Romaric Galonnier and Luc Remond from Blam! and MEBO Games

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Shelley and I check out two quick card games that our friend Ken brought over to try, then delve more deeply into a heavier game.

We started with

Boast or Nothing by Yeon-Min Jung from A.ger Games and SUNNY BIRD

then used our animal-laden bikes to gain points in

Velonimo by Bruno Cathala from 25th Century Games, Asmodee, and MEBO Games

then en with something heavier with

Bamboo by German P. Millan from Devir

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Shelley and I check out one of the alternative possibilities for SdJ this week, the co-op game

KuZooKa by Leo Colovini from Pegasus Spiele

then tackle the new, heavy title about building the Alhambra in Granada

Sabika by German Millan from Ludo Nova

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Shelley and I check out the new 1-2 player Uwe Rosenberg title with a dial resource mechanism

referencing a couple of his other games in the process:

Oranienburger Kanal from Spielworxx

Ora et Labora from Lookout Games

and

Farmerama from Ravensburger

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Shelley and I check out a couple of short, fun games this week as we head into summer vacation:

Nimalia by William Liévin from Lucky Duck Games, Blackrock Games and La Boite de Jeu

as well as

Next Station London by Matthew Dunstan from Blue Orange Games

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Shelley and I tackle two games with HUGE stacks of beautifully-illustrated cards as we get environmental in

Wingspan Asia by Elizabeth Hargrove from Stonemaier Games

and

Earth by Maxime Tardiff from Inside Up Games

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Quick episode this week as Shel and I have a LOT of work to do as we wrap up our school year (and deal with Shel's announcement in the podcast!).

This week we discuss games I've been using with my students as they finish their project earlier than their peers. This week's titles are

NMBER9 by Peter Wichmann from ABACUSSPIELE

The Game by Steffen Benndorf from NSV and Pandasaurus Games

Lander Toppen by Matthias Jünemann from Drei Hasen in der Abendsonne

6 Nimmt by Wolfgang Kramer from Amigo

Finito! by Hartmut Kommerell from Schmidt Spiele

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This week Shelley and I get our pens out and check out

Joan of Arc - Orleans Draw & Write by Reiner Stockhausen and Ryan Hendrickson from Capstone Games

then wrap our heads around re-populating and revitalizing a future Earth in

Revive by Kristian Ostby, Helge Meissner, Anna Wermlund, and Eilif Svensson from Aporta Games

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Shelley and I return to the savannah in preparation for a trip to a different park this week, first getting

Savannah Park by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling from Deep Print Games and Capstone Games

to the table. We talked about it first on Episode 811, then again on our Top Tens of 2021 in Episode 816.

Then we get the new park to the table as well:

Caldera Park by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling from Deep Print Games and Pegasus Spiele

Shelley and I discuss our last LeiriaCon game

Wandering Towers by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling from Capstone Games and Abacusspiele

then we talk about a gorgeous game we discussed in Episode 807 as we get it and its expansion back to the table:

Meadow plus its brand new Downstream Expansion by Klemens Kalicki from Rebel and Asmodee

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This week, we grab Rôla, co-designer with Costa (whom we spoke to last week) and talk more about LeiriaCon, game design, and the games we play. Some of his designs include

Dom Pierre

Café

Moesteiro

Yinzi

Lata

Stephens

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Costa (1/2 of the design team of Rola and Costa) and Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro (1/2 of the Paulo Soledade and Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro design team) join Shelley and me on the mics for a discussion of conventions, game design and philosophy, and this hobby and industry we love.

The Rola & Costa team have designed such games as

Dom Pierre

Moesteiro

Café

Yinzi

as well as the forthcoming Lata and Stephens

Paulo and Nuno are responsible for

Madeira

Nippon

Arraial

Panamax

La Stanza

Reis de Portugal

To hear more from these designers' partners in design, check out episode 875 in which we talk with Paulo, or next week's Episode 878 when we get Rola on the mics.

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Shelley and I took a break from playing games at LeiriaCon to discuss our impressions of three of the titles we had a chance to peruse for at least 1 play. Take these with a grain of salt, but these were our impressions of

Beer and Bread by Scott Almes from Deep Print Games, Capstone Games, and Pegasus Spiele

Shinkansen: Zero Kei by Isra C. and Shei S. from Ludonova and Tesla Games

Garden Nation by Remi Saunier and Nathalie Saunier from Bombyx, Board Game Circus, and Maldito Games

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Paulo Soledade joins us at LeiriaCon on the mics and over a decent bottle of wine as we talk about the convention, Portugal's annual board game award, game design - including Madeira and Nippon, two of his co-designs - and some of his favorite games, including Imperial.

We had a great time talking and hope you enjoy the conversation.

This week Shelley and I report for the first of a number of episodes from LieriaCon in Portugal - a fantastic gaming convention that we attended in March. We will have some interviews with organizers and designers in the coming weeks, but this week it's two of the games we had a chance to play:

My Shelfie by Phil Walker-Harding and Matthew Dunstan from Cranio Creations

and

Mille Fiori by Dr. Reiner Knizia from Schmidt Spiele and Devir

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Shelley and I head to Medici-run central Italy and attempt to gain favor with those in power in

Florence by Dean Morris from Braincrack Games, as well as Giant Roc and Maldito Games

then we head into deep space where our competing ships attempt to settle a new planet and make use of Alien Tech in

Alien Frontiers Edition X by Tory Niemann from Starling Games

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I had a week off in February, so while Shelley was at work one day, I spent part of my day on a Google Meet call with the wonderful Tony Boydell - designer of such games as Snowdonia, Lux Aeterna, Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea, Race the Rails, and - of course - Scandaroon!

We discuss his past designs, creating a brand new Museum of Board Games, and some of the games he's playing currently.

It's a wide-ranging discussion - we had a great time, and hope you enjoy it!

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Shelley and I decorate our home with plants, working our green thumbs in

Verdant by Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Aaron Mesburne, Kevin Russ, and Shawn Stankewich from AEG and Flatout Games

then we head to Ghana to learn about the forest ecosystem and fruit bats' important contribution in

Atiwa by Uwe Rosenberg from Lookout Games

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Shelley and I get historical in two different games this week, checking out the EXCELLENT middle-weight dice placement game

Moesteiro by Rola and Costa from PYTHAGORAS

then draft cards and create our journeys through time in

Trekking through History by Charlie Bink from Underdog Games

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This week Shelley and I head to The Desert Planet Arrakis to get in some plays of

Dune: Imperium by Paul Dennen from Direwolf and Legendary

with its expansion

Rise of Ix and Immortality

then we check out another design from two designers we talked about last week

The Guild of Merchant Explorers by Matthew Dunstan and Brett J. Gilbert from AEG

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