Episode 83 - Top Games of 2018 revisited part 1

Introduction:   

• Zany Banter!!

News:

• Taxi Derby by Skipshot Games. 14 days to go and $34 - modular board. Players are picking up passengers and trying to deliver them to locations as fast as possible. If cops are alerted the taxis will need to our run the police. Customers require certain upgrades to their taxi before they will be able to be picked up. 

Games played:

• Jason - Lisboa

• Honorable Mention - Black Angel

Revisiting our 2018 top 10 part 1: 

Jason:  10 - Everdell: probably be higher on the list now. One of the few on this portion of the list I have played since we did this list.

Jason:  9 - Gearworks: this would be off the list. Haven’t played it since and in hindsight probably shouldn’t have been on here.

Jason:  8 - Spirits of the Wild: played this a lot since this list. I still enjoy it. It is a quick and fun 2 player game.

Closing: 

Root, Quacks of Quedlinburg, Teotihuacan, Chronicles of Crime, Gugong, Underwater Cities, Newton, Dice Throne Season 1, Imaginarium, Architects of the West Kingdom, Palm Island

Episode 82 - Gamer Advice

Introduction:   

• Zany Banter!!

Return of a game…. Pai (asmodee) owns…. 

News:

• Rune Stones Rudiger Dorn and Queen. 6 days left and $45. Rune Stones is a deck-building, hand management game. In Rune Stones, every card has a unique number on it. Two cards are always played together, and the higher numbered card is removed from the player's deck. You have to be careful which cards you buy and how you play them to not lose your best cards. Players will use their cards to gather gems, forge them into Artifacts, then combine those into Rune Stones, which grants a special ability for the rest of the game. The more artifacts used in making a Rune Stone, the more points it scores, so players must decide whether it is best to gain abilities early or save to score more points.

Games played:

• Jason - Agra

Gamer Advice: 

• Joel - If you are new to the hobby, give a game a couple months. 

Episode 81 - GenCon Post Mortem

Introduction:   

• Zany Banter!!

News:

• Sleeping Gods Red Raven. $70 and 20 days left. Seems to be the next game like Above and Below and Near and Far. 

Games played:

• Jason - Skull King

Joel Recaps GenCon:  

• Con Cons:  Lines, cosplays, crowds, and mystery boxes. 

Closing: 

Episode 80 - Disappointments

Introduction:   

• Zany Banter!!

“This podcast will CHANGE YOUR LIFE All your wildest dreams will come true with this. Unless that dream is to meet Stefan Feld, in which case, sorry.“

Games 7,8, and 9. 

1 Root  

2 Anachrony  

3 Harry Potter Battle of Hogwarts  

4 Blackout Hong Kong 

5 Reckoners 

6 Dice Throne (season 1 and 2...but that counts as one)

7 Teen Titans Deckbuilding Game 

8 Chronicle of Crime 

9 Teo…  Tay-oh-tee-wah-cahn

News:

• Tattoo Brawl: No Paint No Game. $29 13 days left. Hand and resource management game. Players are taking on clients and trying to put the type of tattoo they are wanting in them to earn a pay day. Kind of mean as you can steal stuff from other players. 

Games played:

• Katie - Bohnanza Ladies and Babies expansion

Top 3 disappointments: 

• Joel - Descent

Closing: 

Joel - Agents of Smersh, Android and Netrunner, Arkham Horror, Mysterium, Doomtown Reloaded, L5R, Rise of Augustus

Katie - Scythe, Captain Sonar, Dragonsgate College, Star Wars Destiny, Broom Service, Castles of Burgundy

• Jason - Rialto

Jason - Formula D, Century Eastern Wonders, Letter of Marque, Mombasa

Episode 79 - GenCon Preview

Introduction:   

• Zany Banter!!

News:

• Smartphone Inc. on Kickstarter by the time the episode drops. Since the page isn’t up not a ton of information. 

Games played:

• Jason - Rare Roses

GenCon Preview: 

• Joel - Artemis Project

Closing: 

City of the Big Shoulders, Parks, Barrage-- not mentioned on show, but if you read this, check those out too. 

Abomination -- this is a game, but also a good description of this episode. 

Episode 78 - Mr. Werewolf Himself, Ted Alspach

Introduction:  

• Stump Jason Game

Jason’s Frugal Corner:

• Jason - Vinhos First Edition $30 on BGG compared to $89 for the EGG version. 

News:

• Copenhagen Roll and Write is now on Kickstarter. This is a roll and Write version of the recent release Copenhagen. This has 8 days left and is $20

Games played: 

• Jason - PARKS

Ted Alspach Interview:

Closing: 

Episode 77 - BGM Con Recap

Introduction:   

• Zany Banter!!

News:

• Pret-A-Porter 3rd Edition KS. This is selling for $60 and has 10 days left. I am so pumped for this. 

Games played not at BGM Con: 

• Jason - Crusaders

BGMCon Recap: 

• Attendees: Joel, Jason, Katie, Lauren, Brandon and Josie (Joel’s parents there but didn’t play games, boo)

Closing: 

We're sorry Mr. Feld. Jason will keep his distance. 

Episode 76 - Favorite Games to Play Outside

Introduction:   

• Zany Banter!!

News:

• On The Underground London Berlin. This is a reprint of the game that initially came out in 2006. Players build routes to transport a passenger for points. $39 8 days. 

Games played: 

• Jason - Freshwater Fly

Favorite games to play outside: 

• Jason - Carcassone

Closing: 

Skull, Survive Escape From Atlantis

Episode 75 - Stephen Buonocore Interview

Introduction:   

• Zany Banter!!

News:

• Catan: Starfarers Reprint.  Couldn’t done a ton of details but gamenerdz.com has it on preorder for around $70. 

Games played: 

• Jason - Campy Creatures

Stephen Buonocore Interview: 

Closing: 

This is a mini episode where Joel interviews Wesley Woodbury about Legends of Novus.  Check out our YouTube channel for a full review being posted soon.