Today we are joined by Ben from Travelgames.co.uk to talk about Tokyo Game Market, some games we've been playing recently, and a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT. Seriously, we are so excited about this one. Have a listen to be one of the first people to learn about this!

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Today we are doing a review of all the Itten Funbrick Series games thus far! Which are the best and the worst? Which are worth your hard earned money to Import?

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Today we start our holiday coverage by talking about 3 small-box games that would make good gifts, including Itten's Wonder Bowling, Ravensburger's That's Not a Hat, and Jelly Jelly Games's Word Drop.

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Games Mentioned This Episode:

Wonder Bowling: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/392842/wonder-bowling

Word Drop: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/394505/word-drop

That's Not a Hat: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375651/s-not-hat

Today on our longest episode yet, we talk about a range of topics with designer and publisher Pedro Pereira (Violet & the Grumpy Nisse, Agie Games). This episode is packed with a wide range of topics including what it takes to develop board games, publishing board games, parenting and board games, and how board game culture is abroad. 

Timestamps for the episode by topic:

Self-Introduction/How did you get into board games: 01:30

Getting into board game industry/working in board game industry: 08:30

Agie Games: 31:35

Getting into trick taking: 35:30

Inspiration & Development of Violet & the Grumpy Nisse: 42:20

Balancing Publishing and Designing: 1:24:10

Upcoming Titles: 1:31:30

Find Pedro at

https://agiegames.com/

BGG user: pedrator

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Happy Halloween everyone! We have 3 spooky games to talk to you about today. Today we are reviewing Nightmare Millionaire, a family-weight climbing/shedding game, Somnia, a modernization of traditional Swiss trick-taking game, and Heaven, Here I Come, a social deduction scapegoat style game!

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History of Mafia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=049fTXv6XFI

Somnia Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9SUxqUeePU

Eric is a bit long-winded. I mean, that's always the case, but especially today. Maybe it's the weather. Maybe it's Maybelline.

Today we are talking about Oink Games's Town 77, Saashi & Saashi's Newsboys, and Wonderful World Board Game's Rubber Paper Scissors. We also follow up on our review of Art Frenzy after a chat with the designer!

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We are back! Ben with his healthy voice and Eric with, well, not that, talk about our times at Essen, some games we have played, and honestly just whatever popped into our brains at the moment!

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Essen beat us up a little but we have our voices back enough to bring to you an episode of the....games not from Essen? That's right! We are all about the hotness. Don't worry, that stuff starts next week.

Today we are talking about Trick or Bid, a (as-of-now) unpublished family-weight bidding trick-taker, we talk about FTW?!, a climbing/shedding game? Maybe?!, and then we talk about the classic card game No Thanks!

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Games in this Episode:

Trick or Bid (unlisted)

FTW?!: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/390094/ftw

No Thanks!: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12942/no-thanks

It's a 2-player only, Geonil-centric, card game extravanganza here at the Board Game Dojo today. We are reviewing Dracula vs. Van Helsing, the spiritual successor to Jekyll vs. Hyde. We are reviewing the 2-player shedding game Ptolemy. And we are reviewing the 2-player trick-taking game Hipparchus. What a day!

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With Essen coming up, it made us think. How did Germany become such a force in board gaming? Why do people from around the world come to a relatively small city in the Ruhr Valley to buy and sell games?

Join us for our Quick Hits series, where we cover a topic in less than 15 minutes. Let's talk German Board Games!

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History of Board Games Ep 1 (Ancient Games): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/board-game-dojo/id1615160975?i=1000554541871

History of Board Games Ep 4 (Catan): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/board-game-dojo/id1615160975?i=1000558380596