Episode 279: Special Guest Mark K. Swanson

On this week's episode Jules and Lauren chat to the designer of Feudum, Mark K. Swanson about his design inspirations, which include Knizia classics and posters in ice cream shops. We also hear about his upcoming projects - a game about escaping from prison, his self-described magnum opus, and a venture into the world of trading card games. 

We also serve up some games that have been hitting our tables, question of the pod recap, oaths and that usual BBQ goodness. 

New Question of the Pod: What is the most unique gaming experience you've had?

Timestamps:
Interview with Mark K Swanson (0:01:09)
Games we played recently (0:45:33)
Question of the Pod Recap: (1:09:00)
Swear An Oath: (1:23:20)

Sizzles:
Curses and Covens (0:45:18)
Obsession (0:52:45)
The Guild of Merchant Explorers (1:00:45)

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On this week's episode we see what happens when we leave the show in the hands of Dan, Adrian and Mitch... and it's the shenanigan-filled chaos you'd probably expect! In Sizzling Games, Dan is campaigning across the Wild West, Mitch is settling skirmishes on stationery, and Adrian is getting blazed on the trail. There's also the Question of the Pod, Swear an Oath, and all of the usual shenanigans you've come to expect from the Board Game BBQ Podcast.

New Question of the Pod: Do you have house-rules for any of your games?

(...and in case you don't believe Dan: apple pie with cloves recipe)

Sizzling Games:

Ticket To Ride: Legends of the West (34:00)

Battle Card: Series 1 (51:56)

Trailblazers (1:00:00)

Question of the Pod Recap: (1:17:00)

Swear An Oath: (1:35:10)

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Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:

It's A Wonderful World (2019), The Fuzzies (2021), Story Time Chess (2019), The Magic Labyrinth (2009), Race To The Raft (2023), Magic Maze (2017), Eiyo (2020), 15 Days (2020), Space Lunch (2020), Golems (2020), Rebis (2020), Ticket To Ride Legacy: Legends of the West (2023), Battle Card: Series 1 (2023), Trailblazers (2023), Teotihuacan (2018), Annunaki: Dawn of the Gods (2023), ISS Vanguard (2022) 

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In this week’s episode we welcome Dana back from her long trip away around SE Asia. Def tries to figure which games in his top 10 he hasn’t sizzled yet?? While Jules plays a non-roleplaying game set in the DND universe. The crew also discuss the QOTP, so please jump in to our socials and let us know your thoughts?? And of course, they swear a few oaths and have plenty of banter along the way.   

Sizzling games are

Pax Pamir Second Edition (00:33:00)

Tyrants of the Underdark (00:49:31)

Silver & Gold Pyramids (00:55:27)

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In this episode, Conor, Mitch and Lauren tuck into all sorts of games they have been playing over the new years break. Before getting into sizzles, they dive into the recent game of Alice is Missing played by the podcast crew that left Mitch feeling ~actual human emotions~. This and all the other usual BGBBQ podcast fodder to tuck into. 

New Question of the Pod: Describe an emotional experience you've had while playing a game. 

Timestamps:

Sizzling Games: Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders (33:47), Siege of Valeria (48:22), Harvest (57:25)

Question of the Pod Recap: (1:08:40)

Swear An Oath: (1:22:00)

Links to other games discussed: Alice is Missing, Magic Labyrinth, Bullet <3, Wits & Wagers, Six Second Scribbles, My Lil' Everdell 

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The crew are back for 2024 to fill your plate with more gaming goodness. Jules, Def and Adrian recap their Christmas holiday break before diving into some new Sizzling Games: Jules is on a quest, Adrian dances to the beat of his own drum, and Def translates game rules like a scholar.

There's also the Question of the Pod, Swear an Oath, and all of the usual shenanigans you've come to expect from the Board Game BBQ Podcast.

New Question of the Pod: Do you keep stats of your board game plays, and why?

Sizzling Games:

The Quest for El Dorado (35:33)

Mysterium Kids (41:30)

Scholars of the South Tigris (46:45)

Question of the Pod Recap: (1:05:05)

Swear An Oath: (1:30:52)

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Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:

Nucleum (2023), No Thanks! (2004), High Society (1995), Kuub, Valka (2024),  Outlaws (2018), Undaunted: Stalingrad (2022), Dice Throne (2018), The Quest for El Dorado (2017), Mysterium Kids: Captain Echo's Treasure (2022), Scholars of the South Tigris (2023), Annunaki (2023) 

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The gang is back - this time counting down our Top 5 games of all time!!!

A special thanks to everyone who made this year such a special year for us: our Patrons, our sponsors, everyone who attended our game days, everyone who came to see us at PAX, the Sydney Powerhouse, and SxSW. And last, but not least, all of our listeners who are the reason we keep makin this podcast - without your loyal listenership we wouldn't have had he success that we did this year. We look forward to bringing you even more games, Sizzles, and shenanigans in 2024.

#05: 01:30

#04: 17:38

#03: 33:55

#02: 52:47

#01: 1:10:15

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The gang is all here as we count down our Top 10 games of all time.

This week we are counting down 10 to 6, and next week we will round out the countdown with our 5 to 1.

#10: 05:20

#09: 20:17

#08: 33:15

#07: 49:30

#06: 1:02:40

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In Episode 272 Lauren, Def, Adrian and Conor are talking about games that are in the BGG hotness and some more than 20 years old. Def is charting familiar territory with space-themed Skymines, Lauren is laying pastel camels in Through the Desert, and Adrian is chatting all things industrialism with Nucleum and Shikoku 1889. 

We also recap last week's Question of the Pod: What other hobbies do you have outside of board gaming?

Question of the Pod: What are your top 5 board games of all time?

Sizzling Games:

Skymines (00:30:12)
Through the Desert (00:43:11)
Nucleum (00:52:12)
Shikoku 1889 (01:14:44)

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In Episode 271 Mitch, Dan and Dana make jokes at each other’s expense for almost 90 minutes, they also talk about some Board Games. Dana reiterates her lack of ability in Ark Nova, Mitch takes a trip down a perilous river and Dan shares some details about his autobiography.

We also recap last week's Question of the Pod: If Santa could bring you one game for Xmas what would it be?

Thanks to everyone who contributed and shared their experiences with us on Discord and the Facebook Community.

And as always, we Swear an Oath.

Question of the Pod: What other hobbies do you have outside of board gaming?

Sizzling Games: Sleeping Gods: Primeval Peril (00:26:00), Thousand Year Old Vampire (00:38:33), Ark Nova: Marine Worlds (00:51:12)

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In Episode 270, Jules Adrian and Dana take us through their week of gaming.  Jules has been rolling 20 dice strongly, and Dana has been setting up secret surveillance on her unsuspecting board game friends, all the while Adrian can’t even decide if he likes a game enough to talk about it.

We also recap last week's Question of the Pod: What game have you binged?

Thanks to everyone who contributed and shared their experiences with us on Discord and the Facebook Community.

And as always, we Swear An Oath.

Question of the Pod: If Santa could bring you one game for Christmas, what would it be?

Sizzling Games: Iki (00:44:23), Last Light (00:35:25)

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In this episode Conor and Dan have many stories (and games) to share from the Melbourne Game Day, while Def has only one game on his mind. In Sizzling Games, Dan has been cracking curious cases, Conor is getting mercurial with mages, and Def is defending all of humanity from an ancient threat from another dimension: the Voidborn. Thanks Def! We owe you one...

There's also the Question of the Pod, Swear an Oath, and all of the usual shenanigans you've come to expect from the Board Game BBQ Podcast.

New Question of the Pod: What game have you binged and how much?

Sizzling Games: Perspectives (35:10), Mercurial (46:41), Voidfall (58:50)

Question of the Pod Recap: (1:23:40)

Swear An Oath: (1:32:03)

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Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:
Two Rooms and a Boom (2013), Forbidden Jungle (2023), White Castle (2023), Critter Kitchen (2024), Perspectives (2023), Mercurial (2023), Voidfall (2023), 20 Strong (2023), Run (2023), Aeon's End: Past and Future (2023), Monolyth (2022) 

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In this week’s episode, Adrian is on the hype train of his life sucking up to the mouse banging on about Disney Lorcana. Dana has had a truly delightful time watching the gardeners at the white castle. While Lauren has been stacking NMBRs for breakfast!! We read out the communities responses from last weeks Question of the Pod, and we pose a very controversial new QotP this week! Blame Lauren! All this and more on the Board Game BBQ podcast

Disney Lorcana (00:23:21)

The White Castle (00:36:44)

NMBR9 (00:45:58)

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Episode 267

In this episode Dana “The Banana” Deverson hosts the pod!!! Joined by Mitledee and Conordum (Mitch and Conor) how could anything go wrong???? Dana is getting her shuffle on in the forest. Mitch is heading over to New Zealand to rustle up some sheep, and Conor creates some kind of swear an oath paradox by playing Oathsworn as and Oath. Which begs the question what came first the Oath or the Oathsworn???

All this and more on the latest Board Game BBQ podcast.

Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood (00:54:36)

Great Western Trail: New Zealand (00:44:52)

Forest Shuffle (00:08:10)

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**PATREON**

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Mitch, Conor, Lauren, Dana, Jules and Adrian all get together live on stage and share with us all of the exciting news from the massive week they had at SXSW Sydney. Including the games they played there, the community members they met and the shenanigans and tomfoolery that ensued.

We also recap last week's Question of the Pod: What are your favourite Mike moments?

Thanks to everyone who contributed and shared their experiences with us on Discord and the Facebook Community.

Question of the Pod: What is the most unique or unconventional board game you’ve played?

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In this bittersweet episode we say goodbye to Mike as he moves on to bigger and better things, but not before he shares with us a tonnes of new games we should all be keeping an eye out for. In Sizzling Games, Dan is experiencing some turbulence, Mike was spotted playing with dogs, and Jules is absolutely buzzing about space bees. We also celebrate Mike's time on the show with some highlights and goodbyes.

There's also the Question of the Pod, Swear an Oath, and all of the usual shenanigans you've come to expect from the Board Game BBQ Podcast.

New Question of the Pod: What is your favorite Mike episode/Sizzle?

Sizzling Games:

Sky Team (30:25)

Spots (44:30)

Apiary (52:30)

Question of the Pod Recap: (1:04:05)

Farewell to Mike (1:09:45)

Swear An Oath: (1:32:30)

PlayCon is coming in 2024. Make sure you sign-up at https://play-con.com/ so you don't miss out! Check out our Eventbrite page for all of our upcoming Game Days: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/board-game-bbq-32833304483

Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:

Capital Lux II: Generations (2020), Monolyth (2022), Explorers (2021), Sail (2023), Chomp (2023), Contour (2023), Mind Space (2023), Mysterium Kids: Captain Echo's Treasure (2022), Great Western Trail NZ (2023), Surfs Up! (2024), Castles of Burgundy (2023), Sky Team (2023), Spots (2022), Apiary (2023), Primordial Secrets (2023), Netrunner (1996), Aeon's End: Past and Future (2023), Run (2023), The Witcher: The Old World (2023) 

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Our team at the Board Game BBQ Podcast love what we do and will continue to deliver the same shenanigans that you have come to expect from us, and we are already incredibly grateful and humbled by all of your support. Being a member of the Patreon is by no means an obligation and please do not support the Patreon if it will it cause you financial hardship in any way. But if you would like to support us from as little as USD$5 a month please click the link and head to the Patreon page.

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In this bonus episode Adrian, Conor and Dan recount their time at PAX Australia. We have some fantastic interviews to share with you, including chats with some of the newest game designers in Australia, some old favourites of the industry, and even some friends of the show. We also ask our community a special "Question of the PAX": What is your favourite part of the tabletop space at PAX Australia?

Keep an eye our for all of the games we played:

Aethermon Collect (2023), Alien Frenzy, Best Sellers, Boba Master (2023), Criminal Link, Curse of the Shaples, Frayed Ally, Grimwald, The Guilded Realms (2024), Jump to Jupiter, Kingless (2020), Nataterra (2024), Storybrewers, Surfs Up (2024) 

PlayCon is coming in 2024. Make sure you sign-up at https://play-con.com/ so you don't miss out!

Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane Games Days are just around the corner! Check out our Eventbrite page for all of our upcoming Game Days: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/board-game-bbq-32833304483

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Our podcast is proudly sponsored by Advent Games. Advent Games are an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. Their core values are integrity, customer satisfaction, and providing a wide range of products including those hard-to-find board games.

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Our team at the Board Game BBQ Podcast love what we do and will continue to deliver the same shenanigans that you have come to expect from us, and we are already incredibly grateful and humbled by all of your support. Being a member of the Patreon is by no means an obligation and please do not support the Patreon if it will it cause you financial hardship in any way. But if you would like to support us from as little as USD$5 a month please click the link and head to the Patreon page.

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Episode 263

In this episode we are joined by video game developer turned tabletop developer and toy inventor Scott Pease. We discuss his history in video games (some very small indie titles like Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk Pro Skater) and the development of Snap Ships Tactics. Scott then tells us about how Mindbug has burrowed into his head, Lauren gives a two-for-one special discussing Come Sail Away! and Neuroshima Hex, and finally, Def brings us back to the classics with his plays of Lacrimosa. 

There's also the Question of the Pod and Swear an Oath, because we are nothing if not predictable. 

New Question of the Pod: What game do you wish was available when you were younger?

Sizzling Games:
Mingbug (32:58)
Come Sail Away! (38:44)
Neuroshima Hex 3.0 (43:09)
Lacrimosa (51:30)

Question of the Pod Recap: (1:05:15)
Swear An Oath: (1:13:51)

You can find out more about Snap Ship Tactics here: https://www.snapshipstactics.com/ 

PlayCon is coming in 2024. Make sure you sign-up at https://play-con.com/ so you don't miss out!

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**SPONSORS**
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In this episode we are joined by BGBBQ Award-winning designer John D Clair. He shares with us his unique approach to kinetic design, fills us in on the recent World Series of Board Gaming, and we even find out what the D stands for in his name!

In Sizzling Games, Conor is simply magnifico in Lorenzo il Magnifico, Dana is red-lining with excitement over Heat: Pedal to the Metal, and John is happy to watch everything burn to the ground in Empire's End.

There's also the Question of the Pod, Swear an Oath, and all of the usual shenanigans you've come to expect from the Board Game BBQ Podcast.

New Question of the Pod: What small part of this hobby gives you great satisfaction?

Sizzling Games:

Lorenzo il Magnifico (46:51)

Heat: Pedal to the Metal (1:02:05)

Empire's End (1:15:20)

Question of the Pod Recap: (1:24:40)

Swear An Oath: (1:45:08)

Follow John on X here: https://twitter.com/JohnDClair

PlayCon is coming in 2024. Make sure you sign-up at https://play-con.com/ so you don't miss out!

Check out our Eventbrite page for all of our upcoming Game Days: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/board-game-bbq-32833304483

Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:

Space Base (2018), Mystic Vale (2016), Dead Reckoning (2022), Ready Set Bet (2022), Lorenzo il Magnifico (2016), Ark Nova (2021), Heat: Pedal to the Metal (2022), Empire's End (2023), Disney Lorcana (2023), Framework (2022), Too Many Bones: Unbreakable (2023), Aeon's End: Past and Future (2023), Underwater Cities (2018), Sleeping Gods (2021) 

**SPONSORS**

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Episode 261

It’s been Defs birthday and he played a crazy amount of games!!! Adrian talks about two games with “Age” in the title. Jules has been going hard out at the Sydney Game Day and visiting a Nightmare Cathedral!!

All this and more on the latest Board Game BBQ podcast.

Nightmare Cathedral (00:24:48)

Age of Steam (00:43:09)

Hansa Teutonica (00:56:47)

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On this exciting episode of the Board Game BBQ Podcast, we find out what Def was teasing in last weeks episode: the BIG announcement!!!

We also get to the distillery to make spirits with Dave Beck's Distilled (go back and check out the interview while the Kickstarter was in full swing). We have also been learning a new and very strange trick taking game: Nokosu Dice.

We have a very interesting QotP for you to get involved with on our Facebook/Discord/Twitter platforms this week! We would love to hear your opinions on this very topical question.

All this and more on the latest episode of the Board Game BBQ Podcast.

Sizzling Games:

Nokosu Dice (42:05)

Distilled (49:55)

QotP (1:07:50)

Swear an Oath: (1:24:00)

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