The release of Pandemic Legacy Season 0 marks the end of the Pandemic Legacy Series and I sit down with Matt Leacock to talk about the new game and his views on the series as a whole.
One is reminded of those memes that plot definitions on two axes, asking to what degree the reader is a purist or a rebel--the setting purist and the mechanical purist would say "Descent is a dungeon crawler." Perhaps the setting purist and mechanical rebel would say "Dungeon Lords is a dungeon crawler." Invariably these memes revel in the reductio ad absurdum, so I have to imagine the setting rebel and the mechanical rebel would say "Hopscotch is a dungeon crawler."
01:43 AYURIS: Batman: Gotham City Chronicles (Frédéric Henry, Monolith, 2019)
Games Played Last Week: 03:39 -By Stealth and Sea (Nicola Saggini & David Thompson, DVG Games, 2020) 08:26 -Altar Quest (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2020) 18:17 -Gods Love Dinosaurs (Kasper Lapp, Pandasaurus Games, 2020) 19:34 -Yedo: Deluxe Master Set (Thomas Vande Ginste & Wolf Plancke, Board&Dice, 2020) 24:50 -The Court of Miracles (Vincent Brugeas & Guilhem Gautrand, Lumberjacks Studio, 2019) 27:15 -Nidavellir (Serge Laget, GRRRE Games, 2020) 32:38 -Frenemy Pastry Party (Jesse Li, Mizo Games, 2019) 34:52 -Marvel United (Andrea Chiarvesio & Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2020) 37:25 -Eminent Domain (Seth Jaffee, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2011)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 43:59 Board Game Arena Opus Magnus: A new game every day in December
Eric joins Suzanne and Mandi to talk about Atheneum, Santa Monica, BEEZ, Kringle Caper, Escape Tales Low Memory, Calico, Gulo Gulo, and Goblivion. Then they trio serves up a Dexterity filled Game Pie.
Episode 55 - Mike, Mitch & Dan's Top 10 Games of All-Time!
We've saved the best until last. It's time for the Top 10s for 2020 from Mike, Mitch and Dan. It's the Zombie King, the solo player, and the family man - and with three Top 10s that may surprise you.
We also launch another Board Game Bracket: Great Western Trail vs Dinosaur Island. It's basically Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic Park vs Billy Crystal in City Slickers. Cretaceous vs Cows. Brontosaurus vs Bovine. Make sure you hit up our socials to cast your vote and make sure your favourite gets through to the next round!
And finally in Swear An Oath, the lads make another mess of things, with oaths unfulfilled and no consideration to what oaths will be next. Honestly, this is what happens when Steve hands the reins over to someone else!!
**Apologies to everyone hoping to view the YouTube video of this episode. Due to technical difficulties we are unable to bring you the video version. Hope you still enjoy the episode!
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Swear An Oath (01:31:50)
**SPONSORS**
Thanks to Advent Games for sponsoring this episode. Advent Games (http://www.adventgames.com.au/) 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.
Why not join The Board Game BBQ Community page on Facebook. It's a place where everyone can post about their games, write reviews, engage with the community, and support each other. Regardless of if you are a casual gamer, a designer, an artist, a content creator - everyone is welcome!
Follow us on Instagram to be notified when a new episode drops, or when our Discord events are happening. And don't forget to use #oathfulfilled when you finally get a game off your shelf of shame.
Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:
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Episode 54: Sarah, Jules and Adrian's Top 10 Games of All-Time!
Join us as we count down our top 10 games of all time, the second of 3 episodes, that everyone will be part of!
Board Game Bracket (01:48:16)
Swear An Oath (01:51:11)
**PATREON**
The Board Game BBQ Podcast is excited to announce its new Patreon.
By becoming a Patreon member you will receive exclusive content, have access to a members-only section of our discord where you can contribute to the content of the show, and much more. Your Patreon support will also allow us to expand the podcast and deliver some exciting upcoming projects that we have planned over the next 12 months.
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. The Patreon is simply a way for you to continue to support the Board Game BBQ Podcast and help us cover the ongoing costs that come with producing two 90min episodes a week. 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.
This podcast would not be possible with out our sponsor, Advent Games. Advent Games http://www.adventgames.com.au/ are an Australian online boardgame 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. By providing card games and board games, they hope that their customers will play the important role of spreading the passion and excitement for this hobby. Through this, we hope that existing friendships and communities can be strengthened and new ones can be developed. The team at Advent Games believe that the most important game components are the PEOPLE who make every play fresh and exciting.
Why not join The Board Game BBQ Community page on Facebook. It's a place where everyone can post about their games, write reviews, engage with the community, and support each other. Regardless of if you are a casual gamer, a designer, an artist, a content creator - everyone is welcome!
Follow us on Instagram to be notified when a new episode drops, or when our Discord events are happening. And don't forget to use #oathfulfilled when you finally get a game off your shelf of shame.
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Shannon McDowell, puzzle maker and escape room designer, discusses what designers and publishers need to think about when designing puzzle games and games with puzzles in them.
Shannon has done a ton of research on puzzles and how they relate to culture and cultural biases for Wilfred Laurier University. And she has a great system for defining and understanding the different types of puzzles in games.
In episode 67 Don and Jamie get together to talk about board games that set the trends and revolutionized board game design and some that have stood the test of time and some that have faded into obscurity. Then we list of some of the most unique games we have played that you might want to add to your collection.
In this show, Tom is joined by Jeremy Howard as Eric is away. We talk about Paris, Almanac, and Whistle Mountain. Geoff brings some insight that's for the birds and we dive into a slew of questions. Do we get Kickstarter regret? Are there any one-vs-many games that play well with two players? How do we deal with someone who is attached to their phone during a game day? And more! Finally, we end the show talking about our favorite hybrid games - games that combine two or more mechanics.
It is the nature of the Walker who cries wolf that if he repeats the claim often and consistently enough, it might come true eventually. Despite the unrelenting constancy of Chinese New Year, some games do actually get produced--just only after they have emerged from their purgatorial delay in the never-ending holiday. So it is with Tidal Blades; after claims of "any day now" for years, it finally arrived, like some unwieldy piece of oversized deluxe... well... is it flotsam or jetsam? We must review it to find out.
Games Played Last Week: 01:16 -Magic Realm (Richard Hamblen, Avalon Hill, 1979) 07:30 -Funkoverse Strategy Game: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (Prospero Hall, Funko Games, 2020) 11:53 -Hansa Teutonica (Andreas Steding, Argentum Verlag, 2010) 13:28 -Beyond the Sun (Dennis K. Chan, Rio Grande Games, 2020) 20:00 -Terra Mystica (Jens Drögemüller & Helge Ostertag, Feuerland Spiele, 2012) 21:50 -Project: ELITE (Konstantinos Kokkinis, Marco Portugal, & Sotirios Tsantilas, CMON, 2020) 24:29 -Trekking the World (Charlie Bink, Underdog Games, 2020) 25:26 -Civilization: A New Dawn—Terra Incognita (Tony Fanchi, Fantasy Flight Games, 2020)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 32:57 The Zenobia Award for underrepresented designers of historical games 33:53 Reality Shift! MAGNETS! 34:59 No more Star Wars miniatures for Fantasy Flight 37:51 The Crew: Mission Deep Sea 38:33 Tom Russell's Dual Gauge 40:13 Caverna: Frantic Fiends 41:50 David Thompson's Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms
43:04 Feature Game: Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef (Tim Eisner & Ben Eisner, Druid City Games, 2020)
00:00 Intro08:32 Blue Skies19:45 Join Marty on Twitch26:18 Marvel Champions Ant Man30:25 Crafting Time32:33 1 or 2 or 3 Tokens36:55 Miniature Market38:35 Dune Imperium1:08:19 Portal Games1:10:25 Lord of the Rings […]
Nova Luna is an abstract game of new beginnings. Players select and place colored tiles from the Moon clock, hoping to create patterns which allow them to place scoring tokens on the tiles. As the moon moves, new choices and strategies will arise.
Episode 53: Def, Steve & Conor's Top 10 Games of All-Time!
Join us as we count down our top 10 games of all time, the first of 3 episodes, that everyone will be part of!
Board Game Bracket (01:55:06)
Swear An Oath (01:58:20)
**PATREON**
The Board Game BBQ Podcast is excited to announce its new Patreon.
By becoming a Patreon member you will receive exclusive content, have access to a members-only section of our discord where you can contribute to the content of the show, and much more. Your Patreon support will also allow us to expand the podcast and deliver some exciting upcoming projects that we have planned over the next 12 months.
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. The Patreon is simply a way for you to continue to support the Board Game BBQ Podcast and help us cover the ongoing costs that come with producing two 90min episodes a week. 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.
This podcast would not be possible with out our sponsor, Advent Games. Advent Games http://www.adventgames.com.au/ are an Australian online boardgame 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. By providing card games and board games, they hope that their customers will play the important role of spreading the passion and excitement for this hobby. Through this, we hope that existing friendships and communities can be strengthened and new ones can be developed. The team at Advent Games believe that the most important game components are the PEOPLE who make every play fresh and exciting.
Why not join The Board Game BBQ Community page on Facebook. It's a place where everyone can post about their games, write reviews, engage with the community, and support each other. Regardless of if you are a casual gamer, a designer, an artist, a content creator - everyone is welcome!
Follow us on Instagram to be notified when a new episode drops, or when our Discord events are happening. And don't forget to use #oathfulfilled when you finally get a game off your shelf of shame.
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Join in the conversation on our Facebook on Instagram pages, or drop us a line at podcast@boardgamebbq.com
If you enjoy the podcast please consider leaving a short review on your podcast app of choice. Your feedback will help us improve the podcast, and we might even read your review out on the show!
On this week’s BUMPER BOX podcast we’ve got SIX entire GameBoards for you to picture in your head as we loosely describe them with words and, quite frankly, a lot of noises? This podcast is really great if you’re a young child and want to hear a bunch of cool new ways you can make sounds with your mouth.
What games are we going to create frequencies about this time, I hear you ask? We’ll be chatting about the unusual themes of Zestrea, the beautiful butterflies of Mariposas, the wonders of the internet in Sumatra, and sheer, unadulterated organisation in Maglev Metro. Then, to round it all out, we have a ramble about Fleet: The Dice Game and Troyes Dice - two games with the same core that couldn’t be more different. That makes it sound like a mid 90s comedy that stars Danny DeVito and Dwayne Johnson. Does that exist? It might already exist.
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