Rob Daviau, designer of Pandemic Legacy, and I discuss how to run playtests like an absolute pro.
Rob started designing games for Hasbro before moving into the designer game space, and he has a TON of insight on how to playtest your way to an amazing game.
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After many attempts to get the segment to rise from the ashes, we were successful in rezzing Chit Chat for this episode. We are honored to have Mandi Hutchinson join […]
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Suzanne Sheldon joins as our first co-host to talk about Ascension: Gift of the Elements, Go Go Gelato, Orleans Invasion, Tokaido (app), Onirim (app), and Exit The Game (Secret Lab). Geoff shows up to talk about pie, we hear a tale of gaming, and end the show with our top ten deckbuilding/pool building games. Welcome to the new format!
Tony Boydell joins me for the third April in a row to discuss some of the games we've played since Essen, as well as reflecting on the publication of his latest, Guilds of London.
Games discussed:
Round House from EmperorS4
Adrenaline from CGE
Scythe from Stonemaier
Terraforming Mars from Stronghold Games
Mondrian The Dice Game from Tranjis Games
Feast for Odin from Z-Man/Feuerland Spiele
Cottage Garden from Edition Spielewiese/Stronghold Games
First Class from Hans im Glück/Z-Man
New Bedford from Greater Than Games
Fabled Fruit from 2F-Spiele/Stronghold Games
Here's a link to last year's episode (Episode 511):
http://garrettsgames.com/garretts-games-511-tony-boydell-of-surprised-stare-games
and the one from 2015 (Episode 458):
http://garrettsgames.com/garretts-games-458-tony-boydell-and-favorite-game-plays-from-2014
Brent Kinney, vice president at Panda Game Manufacturing, discusses the details and nuances of getting your game printed. We talk typical setbacks, what the different phases in the process look like, ways to make the process easier, and much more. Panda GM is one of the major manufacturers of board games in the world, and Brent brings a ton of experience and insight to the discussion.
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Sam Healey and Joe Steadman join us for this retrospective look at the Dice Tower over the last 500 episodes! Recorded live at GAMA 2017, the quartet talk about some games they saw at the trade show. We also listen to plenty of Eric's puns, Tom's idiotic statements, segments sent in from all the contributors and several listeners, and catch up on what Sam and Joe are doing now! Finally, we end the show with our top ten favorite moments of the Dice Tower.
Oh, and maybe a song or two.
BPPP RobbCon 2017 (click on the text to the left to listen) During this week’s episode, the guys do a deep, deep dive into the events […]
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Shelley and I tackle the fantastic BIG game from Stronghold, and then a mini game from OSTIA Spiele:
Terraforming Mars by Jacob Fryxelius from Stronghold Games
and
Visby by Stefan Risthaus from OSTIA Spiele
Tom Vasel, founder of the Dice Tower, discusses some of the many things he’s learned after playing an astronomical number of games. We talk themes, mechanics, Kickstarter, publishing, trends, and tons of other stuff.
Tom has played and reviewed thousands upon thousands of games which has led to some interesting insight on what makes a great game.
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It is no secret that we like games that have some type of asymmetrical component to it and VAST: The Crystal Caverns has this. The fact that each individual has […]
The post RDTN Episode 115: VAST, Imperial Settlers-Aztecs, Balloon Pop, and Interview with Justin Jacobson first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
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In this episode, Tom and Eric recount their recent journeys to PAX East, The GAMA Trade Show, MeepleCon and ConnCon, including discussions of The Captain Is Dead, First Martians, Dozen's Donuts, Toilet Trouble, The Colonists, Flamme Rouge, and SPY. Plus, Bringing Up the Meeples talks about Morals, Itai Perez discusses a French gaming influence, and Eric runs through his Top 10 new games he saw at GAMA.
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