Episode 218:  Sam Healey

News: (05:30)

• Nominations announced 2023 Spiel Des Jahres - German Game of the year

• Spiel (Family Game): 

• DorfRomantik, Fun Facts, Next Station London

• Kennerspiel (Connoisseur's game): 

• Challengers, Iki, Planet Unknown

• Kinderspiel (Children's Game): 

• Carla Carmel, Gigamons, Mysterium Kids

• Dead Cells: The Board Game

• Currently on Kickstarter: Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game - “Explore the ever-changing island of Dead Cells in this ruthless co-op metroidvania dungeon crawler. Explore. Kill. Die. Mutate. Repeat.”

• This is a board game based on the popular video game of the same name. 

• Published by Scorpion Masqué, designed by Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, Théo Rivière, with art by aure de Chateaubourg, Xavier

• Creature Caravan

• Coming to Gamefound this fall (Estimated launch of September 2023) - Creature Caravan by  Ryan Laukat and Red Raven Games

• 1-6 players featuring simultaneous play

• From BGG: “In Creature Caravan, players build a card tableau of creatures while traveling through a magnificent and dangerous land. Players take turns simultaneously, placing dice on actions on their cards, moving their caravan on the map, and playing new creature cards. Players also compete to trade goods and rare coins in a shared market, search the mysterious white towers, and fight ember zombies as they travel. The game ends when one player reaches Eastrey. The player with the most points wins.”

• War of the Ring: The Card Game - Against the Shadow

• Designed by Ian Brody and published by Ares Games, is the first expansion for War of the Ring: The card game. 

• This allows for solo or 2 player cooperative mode. Players play as the free people and take on the shadow which is controlled by cards and a flowchart. 

• Estimated Retail release fall 2023

• Ticket to Ride Legacy??

• Teaser trailer released by Days of Wonder for a new Ticket to Ride project coming this fall, designed by Alan R. Moon, Rob Daviau, and Matt Leacock. 

• Speculation of a Ticket to Ride Legacy and or cooperative game based in the USA?

What have we been playing: (33:20)

• Human Punishment 2.0

• Hand to Hand Wombat

• Marvel: Dice Throne

• Project: L

• Revive

Topic: The Flipside of Boardgaming with Sam Healey! (1:02:10)

• Focusing on the community  of board games instead of chasing the “cult of the new”

• Live Q&A’s every Saturday

• Live plays

• Road Trip videos to different FLGS

• Will be at Origins and maybe PAX Unplugged

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News: (05:13)

• Halloween

• • Pre-orders available for Halloween, designed by Emerson Matsuuchi and published By Trick or Treat Studios which is a new one versus many Hidden Movement game based on the original Halloween movie. 3-4 players with a playtime of 60 minutes.

  • Estimated to begin shipping Aug 01, 2023

• The Golden Geek Awards

• Star Wars: Unlimited

• • Coming in 2024 from Fantasy Flight Games - this is a new TCG with a plan for 3 sets per year to be released including all original artwork.The game has been in development for 3 years.

• Terraforming Mars: Prelude 2

• • Terraforming Mars Prelude 2 Expansion coming soon to Kickstarter. This introduces new corporations, cross-expansion effects, and additional prelude cards. 

• Ascending Empires: Zenith Edition

• • 1 to 4 players, ages 10 and up, and plays in a little over an hour.  MSRP is $139.99

  • 4x Space themed flicking game coming from WizKids. This is a new version of Ascending Empires from 2011 from Z-man games. This can be played with the original rules or new rules adding additional content. Solo and co-op rules have also been added. 

What have we been playing: (28:00)

• (Adam) Earth, The Great Wall

• (Ruthie) Thunder Road: Vendetta

• (Courtney) Vivarium

• (Kent) Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar

• (Matt) Ready Set Bet

• (Rob) A War of Whispers

• (Roy) Stereo Mind

Topic: Storing your games! (1:27:45)

• Bins

• Hanging empty boxes as wall art

• Inserts

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News: (02:45)

• Marvel Champions: Next Evolution Expansion

• • Estimated release 08/08/23

• Cascadia Landmarks

• • Going to retail sometime in Fall 2023

  • Many previous Flatout Games releases were crowdfunded and then partnered with AEG for US retail.

• Into the Godsgrave

• • A Digital Hybrid Board Game of fate and divine resurrection

• Call of Duty: The Board Game

• • Going to Kickstarter in Fall 2023., with an expected retail release sometime in 2024

• Zombicide Timecrash: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

• • TMNT is a must back dudes, what more do you need?

What have we been playing: (24:20)

• (Adam) The Great Split, Zombicide: Black Plague

• (Ruthie) Gasha

• (Courtney) Chronicles of Avel

• (Kent) He-Man: Masters of the Universe Board Game

• (Matt) Wingspan

• (Rob) D&D

• (Roy) Marvel Age of Heroes

Topic: Tabletop Games in Media! (1:08:13)

• A review of the movie Battleship

• South Park

• Catan

• And a huge list of shows and movies that contain board games

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News: (3:12)

• New Unmatched Sets

• • Two new Unmatched sets announced, for 2023 release announced with an update from Unmatched tales to amaze.

  • Brains and Brawn - set 5 (final one) of Marvel Unmatched - She Hulk, Dr. Strange, and Spiderman. Q3 Release. 

  • Suns Origins - Featuring two individuals from Japan’s history. “Oda Nobunaga was the daimyo of the Oda clan, renowned for unifying feudal Japan” and “Tomoe Gozen was a legendary onna-musha of the Minamoto clan.” Q4 release

• Evacuation

• • Evacuation designed by Vladimír Suchý and publisher Delicious Games- 1-4 players,  60-150 minutes - estimated Release October 2023 (Essen).

  • Designer of Underwater Cities, Woodcraft, Shipyard, Last Will, Prodigals Club, Pulsar 2849, Shipyard and others.

  • The Sun has become too harsh to withstand life on the planet, players must move their economy to another planet and establish new operations. Players compete to be the best at performing this task.

• Wild Gardens

• • Wild Gardens is on Backerkit, designed by Isaac Vega, Illustrated by Alyssa Menold and published By Rose Gauntlet Entertainment.

  • From BGG: “Discover the exciting world of foraging where new foods and friends await!

  • Wild Gardens is a strategy game where 1-4 players take on the role of foragers, competing to cook delicious meals for the most discerning of guests. Travel to a variety of real-life locations, carefully planning your moves to gather ingredients, upgrade your skills, complete recipes, and serve up your creations to a host of hungry guests. Personalize your foraging strategy to suit your unique playstyle and turn those tasty dishes and satisfied guests into valuable victory points. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins!”

• Freelancers: A Crossroads Game

• • Freelancers: A Crossroads Game - Designed by Donald Shults, art by Chris Bryan, Allison Carl, Sam Mameli (Better Legends), Sean McCoy, Karl Stjernberg and published by Plaid Hat games.

  • This is a follow up to Forgotten Watters that uses RPG elements as well as an app to drive the storytelling.

  • 3-7 players August 2023 release(Gencon)

• Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated: Darkest Magic

• • Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated: Darkest Magic - Designed by  Paul Dennen, Jay E. Treat, III and Published by Dire Wolf

  • 2-4 players

  • Coming to Kickstarter May 2nd 2023

What have we been playing: (22:51)

• (Adam) Ticket to Ride: San Francisco, Final Girl

• (Courtney) Earth

• (Kent) The Great Spilt

• (Matt) Just One, Scout

• (Rob) D&D

• (Roy) Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze

Topic: New Gamer Mistakes! (1:04:52)

• Using the Top 100 on BGG to find games for your first time

• Chasing FOMO

• Don’t worry about getting all the expansions up front

• Take it slow and go at your own pace

• Also make sure to not push anyone else too fast into heavier games

• Make sure you learn most of the rules before sitting down to play

• Learn about filler games

• Have a game setup before people arrive to a gameday

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News:

• Archeos Society

• Retheme and Reprint of Ethnos from 2017 Designed by Paolo Mori

• 2-6 players, 60 minutes, Published by Space Cowboys - estimated release June 2023

• Guide your team in Archeos Society as you explore legendary sites, form expeditions to control sites. 

• Vaalbara

• Coming May 2023 to retail, Published by Studio H and Hachette.

• 2-5 players, 20 minute playtime. Fun and fast, simultaneous role selection card game. 

• Set in the Neolithic period, players must discover uncharted lands for their tribe. Each player has a set of 12 tribe cards that they must play cleverly over 9 rounds to accumulate the most points and best lands for their tribe. 

• Currently available to play on Board Game Arena.

• Dragon Eclipse

• Story driven, co-op/solo game for 1-2 players, campaign play. 

• Estimated launch on gamefound Late Q3 2023

• Description from publisher via BGG “Enter a magical world of mythical beasts and ancient dragons in Dragon Eclipse, the exciting new board game for 1-2 players! Uncover the secrets of the eclipse that changed everything and discover the dangerous and treacherous world that awaits you. Explore a vivid and immersive world filled with majestic and unique creatures you can battle, tame, catch, and train. Each creature has a unique deck of cards you can use in combat and special abilities, offering endless tactical possibilities to master.”

• Nemesis: Retaliation

• Gamefound campaign coming Gamefound Campaign Coming 2023 Q4

• From the publisher via BGG “This time, players will take on the roles of highly trained marines, entering the alien nest with strict orders and the most advanced tools available. But will they be well-prepared enough to face the unrelenting horde that awaits them? In Nemesis: Retaliation, the tension is higher than ever as players must survive against overwhelming odds and the possibility of betrayal at every step.”

• Unmatched: Tales to Amaze

• Coming to Kickstarter 3/23/23

• Co-op and solo modes for unmatched. Includes 4 new playable characters Nikola Tesla, Annie Christmas, The Golden Bat, and Dr. Jill Trent.

• Two villains included in the box, Mothman and The Martain Invader plus minions - Jersey Devil, Ant Queen, Loveland Frog, The Blob, Tarantula, and Skunk Ape.

What have we been playing:

• (Adam) Zombies!!! 13: DEFCON Z

• (Courtney) Skate Summer

• (Kent) Namiji

• (Matt) Nemesis: Lockdown on pc

• (Rob) Nemesis: Lockdown on pc

Topic: Replayability

• How would you define replayability? What makes a game replayable? 

• How important is replayability for you? Does it impact your purchasing habits? 

• How many plays of a game do you need to feel like you have received adequate replay value?

• What types of replayability do you enjoy?

• What are examples of games that offer excellent replay value?

• What are some games that offer low replay value that you still love?

• Are hobby boardgamers overly concerned with replayability in their games or asking for high replayability in their games justified?

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News: (6:26)

• Brass: Birmingham surpasses Gloomhaven to claim the #1 game on BGG spot

• Haphazard: Azulea Awakens Kickstarter ends Wed, March 1 2023 12:30 AM EST

• Forbidden Jungle from GameWright announced

• Ashes Reborn: Red Rain announced from Plaid Hat Games

• Apex Legends: The Board Game 

What have we been playing: (32:55)

•  (Adam) Cthulhu: Death May Die 

•  (Matt) Secret Hitler, Ca$h ‘n Guns, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong

•  (Rob) Monopoly: Jackpot, Wahoo

•  (Roy) Mists over Carcassonne

Topic: AI and Board Games! (59:25)

• Chat GPT does EGN

• How do you feel about AI?

• How do you feel about AI being used to generate assets for board games?

• General depression around AI lol

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News: (4:17)

• Board Game Day! 

• • Written by: Ambie Valdes

• Dixit: Disney Edition

• The Search for Lost Species (Kickstarter ends March 2, 2023)

• Expeditions from Stonemaier Games

• Andromeda’s Edge (Gamefound ends 2/23/23)

What have we been playing: (25:23)

• Tin Helm (Adam)

• Planet Unknown (Courtney)

• Sagrada (Ruthie)

• Wayfarers of the South Tigris (Kent)

• Dune: Imperium (Matt)

• Zombie Kidz Evolution and also D&D (Rob)

• Summoner Wars (Roy)

Topic: Finding the Time! (1:06:00)

• Just how do you do it?

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News:

• Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game

• Lorcana

• Stranger Things 

• Marvel United

• The OGL debacle 

Games of 2022

• Vengeance: Roll and Fight (Adam)

• Mantis (Adam)

• Return to Dark Tower (Courtney)

• Flamecraft (Ruthie)

• Massive Darkness 2 (Kent)

• Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest (Matt)

• After the Empire (Rob)

• War of the Ring: The card game (Roy)

Games of 2023

• The Dark Quarter (Adam)

• The Fox Experiment (Courtney)

• Last Light (Ruthie)

• Septima (Kent)

• Stationfall (Matt)

• Stranger Things (Rob)

• Tales of the Arthurian Knights (Roy)

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Ep. 209: Reborn! We’re Back!!!! We are back and have added new cast members.

The new crew is: Courtney Kent Adam Roy Matt Rob

We plan to stream bi-weekly, every other Tuesday, at 9 pm eastern.

Current favorite board game: Old School Essentials TTRPG (Adam) Marvel: Legendary (Courtney) Clank!: Catacombs (Ruthie) Brass: Birmingham (Kent) Terraforming Mars (Matt) Blood Rage (Rob) Marvel Champions (Roy)

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