Much like last year, we went camping and then did Gen Can’t, while Nick and Izzy were able to attend Gen Con 2019. So, instead of having a special guest, we’ve got some of the interviews that Nick recorded.

What We’ve Been Playing

Camping was fun! We played a few family games we are already loving, like Draftosaurus, Cinco Linko, Toasted or Roasted, and Dirty Pig.

Res Publica was new to us, and pretty enjoyable.

Desert Island was not great. Each player has a person they want to survive and one they want to die. There are fragile alliances and lots of disasters, but the player powers, location powers, and random draws make it very swingy.

more Penny Rails! Anitra is loving this tiny taste of 18XX style games.

Expedition Altiplano – apparently, this game only comes out when we’re camping?

Ex Libris – now that we’ve gotten over the hurdle of learning the rules, we really enjoyed this. It was a bit lighter than we expected, and that’s a good thing!

Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle did not go well. We’re going to try it again soon.

Dice Fishing: Roll and Catch

Trogdor the Board Game

Backtalk

Our listener Wyeth requested that we repeat the name of a game after talking about it. We’ll try to do that more often from now on! Don’t forget that you can also look up show notes for every single episode on TheFamilyGamers.com with links and game info.

Apologies for using some offensive language.

Interviews from Gen Con 2019

Thanks Nick! Timestamped for your reference.

(0:21:00) Calliope Games with Chris Leder

Spy Master by Seth Johnson – an I-split-you-choose game

Everyone Loves a Parade by Mike Mulvihill

Ship Shape by Rob Daviau

Tsuro: Phoenix Rising – coming in September to a store near you!

(0:24:40) The OP with Ross Thompson

Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist – recreate the broad flow of the movie! (We talked about this)

Harry Potter: Defense against the Dark Arts – deck-building and dueling.

Furry Foodies

Furry Foodies – cats pushing items/food off the kitchen counter. Slide tiles, collect sets.

Astro Trash – Get all the trash off your planet. Simultaneous play, frantic dice rolling.

Toy Story: Obstacles and Adventures. A cooperative deck building game in the same vein as Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle.

Harry Potter: Death Eaters Rising. Cooperative dice / engine-building game.