This week Shelley and I check out two games that found their way across the Pacific to our game table. First, we build towns with rail connections and set up production buildings in
My Trolley Town by Shun and Aya Taguchi from Studio GG
and then compete as fashion designers, creating outfits for particular occasions in
The Fashion Game, self-published by Yabuchi Ryoko
This week Shelley and I check out a cute little card game, as well as delving into an older title we hadn't played in awhile.
Sea, Salt, and Paper by Bruno Cathala and Theo Riviere from Bombyx, Cranio Creations, and Pandasaurus Games
Pillars of the Earth by Michael Rieneck, Stefan Stadler from Kosmos, Devir and Mayfair
Part 2 of Night 1 of Meeplefest 2023 finds the group (Joe, Ric, Shelley, Kris, Simon, and Greg) sitting around the mics discussing gaming groups, collections - what stays and what goes - games for specific situations, and game length among other topics.
Viva Pamplona
Le Paresseux
1846
Castles of Burgundy
Blokus
Die Macher
Heat Pedal to the Metal
Thunder Road
John Carter: Warlord of Mars
This week starts our annual Meeplefest roundtable discussions! After introductions we spent Part 1 talking about
Games played, including
Then talk about design and translation frustrations and the ways that they can get in the way of enjoyment and understanding, referencing
Finishing this part of the evening with a conversation about rampant deluxification of games with call backs to
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This week we enjoy a light card game, as well as a much heavier train game
Five Three Five by Kenichi Kabuki from Game Nowa and Portland Game Collective
Railway Boom by Hisashi Hayashi from Okazu Brand
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This week Shelley and I check out the mammoth new Stefan Feld game
Marrakesh from Queen Games
then check out a game that brings back fond memories
Essen: The Game - Spiel '13 by Fabrice Beghin, Frederic Delporte, and Etienne Espreman from Geek Attitude Games
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Shelley and I compete to build clay warriors of various types in
Terracotta Army by Przemyslaw Fornal and Adam Kwapinski from Board & Dice
as well as sailing the seas and hoping to retain our ship's crew in
Bon Voyage by Yusuke Soraji from Colon Arc
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This week we take on two very different games that both hurt Shelley's head:
Hedgehog's Love Letter by Peke from Takamagahara (check out the awesome art!)
and
Autobahn by Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone from Alley Cat Games & Cranio Creations
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Shelley and I tackle a game of many different tracks for advancement in
Rise by Remo Conzadori and Marco Pranzo fromCapstone Games and dlp Games
then we visit some of the US's beautiful natural wonders in
PARKS, along with its Wildlife and Nightfall Expansions, by Henry Audubon and Mattox Shuler from Keymaster Games
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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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