Gaaaames. We review Dark Gothic, a horror themed deck builder with roots in role playing. Players are monster hunters in colonial America trying to rid the countryside of terrifying villains. We also survey games based on The Walking Dead.
You just have to play. We celebrate our 200th episode with reviews of Enigma and Doodle City, a segment honoring the meeple, a look back at a gambling game named after a female Pope, plus a super-sized Game Sommelier with three tough challenges.
Spencer Reeve discusses a Cool Mini's transition from retailer to publisher including new ventures into card and euro games. We discuss several new releases including Rivet Wars, Kaosball, Arcadia Quest, Dogs of War and Xenoshyft.
Elad Goldsteen from Golden Egg Games chats about Athlas: Duel for Divinity, a two player strategy game. Demigods assemble powerful creatures using cards and then deploy them to a board in order to open a portal and win the game.
Kevin Cook is the owner of the world's largest dice collection. We chat with Kevin about "The Year in Dice," including his 50,000th die! We also discuss dozens of unique and custom dice featured in games released at the con.
Matagot is a French publisher known for games with beautiful and amazingly detailed components. Arnaud chats about the philosophy that drives the company and several upcoming releases including Korrigans and Sun Tzu.
Colby Dauch from Plaid Hat Games chats about Dead of Winter, an innovative psychological survival game set in the zombie apocalypse. Players work toward a common goal BUT each player has a personal objective which can conflict with the needs of the group
Jason Maxwell chats about Agents of SMERSH, a story driven board game of espionage and adventure set during the Cold War. We also discuss the latest expansion Swagman's Hope.
Todd Rowland chats about Doomtown Reloaded, a revival of a much beloved old west card game in a non-collectible edition. We also discuss two new games in the 5 minute fun line: Lost Legacy and Cypher.
Swiss publisher Helvetia creates games that share a common thread. Each one is set in the same fantasy realm. Pierre-Yves Franzetti chats about their latest title, Unita, an abstract wargame with giant dice. We also discuss gaming culture in Switzerland.
Zev Shlasinger, the Z-Man himself, discusses Chimera, a ladder style card game & the latest in a series influenced by the classics w/ a gamerly twist. We also chat about his passion for card games & how this influenced the company from the very beginning.
Jamey Stegmaier chats about the 2nd ed. of Viticulture, a wildly successful worker placement game that puts players in control of a rustic Italian vineyard. We also discuss Tuscany, a tiered expansion that unlocks new game elements each time you play.
WizKids may want to change the company name to DiceKids. Scott D'Agostino discusses the massive success of Marvel Dice Masters and the many challenges they have faced trying to keep up with demand. We also chat about the dragon battle game DnD Attack Wing
Ludovic Maublanc's resume of great games makes him a rock star in the industry, yet he remains relatively unknown. Ludovic & fellow French designer Charles Chevallier discuss his career, his games and the importance of collaboration in game design.
Stephen Buonocore is joined by designer Geoff Englestein to give us the rundown on four new titles from Stronghold: Space Cadets: Dice Duel - Die Fighter, Diamonds, Panamax, and Among the Stars.
Asterion is a distributor & publisher of games in Italy. Yemaia is an Italian game design company. Luca Cattini & Giovanni Intini chat about their 1st joint venture, Hyperborea, a fantasy civilization building game & the state of gaming culture in Italy.
Publisher Kevin Brusky and designer Kevin G. Nunn discuss a full slate of new releases from APE including Rarrr!!, Island Siege, Spirits of the Rice Paddy and the Great Britain/India expansion to Rolling Freight.
The Hill brothers, Jason & Scott, chat about 2 new story-driven titles from Flying Frog. Dark Gothic is a deck building game of colonial-era monster hunting. Shadows of Brimstone is an old west dungeon crawl board game filled with unspeakable horrors.
Patrick Nickell chats about Pay Dirt - an engine building worker placement game set in Alaska designed by Tory Niemann (Alien Frontiers). Players take a small crew a try to extract as much gold from their modest claim before the ground freezes solid.
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