You may think it's odd or ridiculous that a guy who hosts a boardgame podcast feels uncomfortable in some social party games due to the putting-yourself-out-there part of them. But that's exactly how I feel, and my suspicion is that other boardgamers may feel the same. Meanwhile, there are clearly a bunch of other people--including boardgamers--who really enjoy the fun, laughs, and camaraderie

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Where gaming begins. Join our tour of the trade show which includes 23 interviews with publishers, designers, and writers and information on over 50 games.

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Mind games. From pyramids and guild halls to the fields of Agincourt, we review nominees for the "expert" category of gaming's Oscars, the Kennerspiel des Jahres, and predict the winner.

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– Welcome

• Where were we?
• Botched spelling
• Trivia
• Steward of Gondor

– News

• The concept of progress
• Preview of Hunt for Gollum
• Massing of osgilliath at gencon (print on demand)

– Content

• Encounter card chats

- Sign Off

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In this episode, we talk about Origins 2011, and tell you things to look forward to! We talk about folks going for the first time - things to see, things to avoid, and tips everyone should take note of.

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Kids at heart. From magnetic wizards and sliding monsters to racing worms, we review the nominees for the most prestigious award for children's games, the Kinderspiel des Jahres, and try to predict the winner.

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In this episode, Moritz enters the Mansions from Madness, and Ryan finds another game show he hates. We answer a pile of questions, and give our top ten story-telling games - whatever that means.

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There can be only one. Winner, that is. We review the nominees for the most prestiigious award in gaming, The Spiel des Jahres, and try to predict the winner.

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In this episode, Steve makes himself a target, the Chief talks about starting a game group, and Geoff and Ryan interview the designer of Code 777 and Confusion. We react to the German game of the year nominations, we pit a pair of cooperative games against each other, and we talk about our ideal qualities in a gaming opponent.

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The secret is butter. We whet our appetites with an in-depth review of The Secret of Monte Cristo, followed by a look at two games first published in magazines.

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• Trivia – Winner Christopher D

• Psychographic determination
• The official FAQ! http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/lotr-lcg/support/lotr-lcg-faq-high-res.pdf
• 3 of none of
• Encounter thoughts – Bad, ugly, fugly
• quest 3 report
• nightmare mode thoughts
• Lightdarker's Danger Guide – http://boardgamegeek.com/file/download/7o08jhdtj9/LotR_LCG_Encounter_Deck_Danger_Guide_v1.3.pdf

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Contact Us

cardboardoftherings@gmail.com

@cotrpodcast on twitter

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YouTube.com/COTRPodcast

Chris' Videos

discord.me/cotr

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In this episode, we have Ryan Sturm and Geoff Englestein from the Ludology podcast and answer several questions. Tom talks about his local game store, and we give our top ten list of things necessary for a friendly local gaming store.

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In this episode, we discuss new games: Magestorm, Barons, Dominion: Cornucopia, and Confusion. Ryan discuss decisions, Moritz talks about speed in games, and we go on the road with Greg once again. Geoff and Mark make appearances, Tom talks about "the collapse of the game industry", and we all discuss games that are terribly misthemed.

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