Fireside

Dan's back this week for a tabletop game filled episode - discussing Takenoko, Five Tribes, and Manhattan Project: Chain Reaction. This week's beer was provided by a friend (and sometimes member) of the show - Paul and was Fireside's first stout. Unsure of whether Paul was just trolling them they sampled it regardless and were pleasantly surprised.

0:00 - Intro

1:20 - Asahi Super Dry rating

2:57 - Quest for Sponsorship - Winter Warmer

5:22 - Takenoko

15:53 - Five Tribes

27:42 - Manhattan Project: Chain Reaction

40:06 - Grand Ridge Winter Warmer rating

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Dan had pressing parental duties this week so Dave decided to go it alone and talk to himself about Unmasked: Dracula's Feast, INSIDE, and Bear With Me. He didn't cease in his quest for sponsorship though,and drank enough Asahi Super Dry for two!

0:00 - Intro

2:17 - Quest for Sponsorship - Asahi

3:20 - Unmasked: Dracula's Feast

11:40 - INSIDE

22:21 - Bear With Me

33:16 - Asahi Super Dry Rating

36:56 - All by myself

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Spattered with various subtopics and sidetracks Dan and Dave talk about Blokus, Zombicide, Dan the Man, and Mr. Robot this week. Of course it wouldn't be a Fireside without beer (although, evidently, it can be a Fireside without fire) so they are accompanied by the delicious Sapporo Premium Beer. Take your shoes off, sit back, relax and enjoy*.

*Advice not intended for those listening while nude skydiving, horseback riding, or providing eulogies at a funeral. 

0:00 - Intro

4:06 - Quest for Sponsorship - Sapporo

6:32 - Blokus Revisited

8:40 - Zombicide Black Plague

20:58 - Dan the Man

29:14 - Ease of discussing video games vs tabletop games

34:07 - Mr. Robot

40:52 - Sapporo Premium Beer rating

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Dave's Quest for Sponsorship finally bears fruit... sort of, with a free beer by Cricketers Arms - Captain's IPA! While downing these in a new quest for headaches Dave and Dan discuss 7 Wonders Duel, Boss Monster, and Square Enix's GO series (Hitman, Lara Croft, and Deus Ex).

0:00 - Intro

1:30 - Quest for Sponsorship - Captain's IPA

3:05 - 7 Wonders Duel

15:09 - Hitman GO, Lara Crosft GO, and Deus Ex GO

26:03 - Ads!

26:27 - Boss Monster

37:43 - Captain's IPA Rating

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In this week's episode Dan and Dave discuss their love of Lanterns: The Harvest Festival, their admiration for Archaeology (the game), their respect for Reigns and their... uh... something complimentary beginning with N for Not Golf! All discussed over the interesting flavours of James Squire The Summer Swindler!

Fireside is a weekly podcast in which Dave and Dan chat about what they've been playing (or doing) that week.

0:00 - Intro

2:30 - Quest for Sponsorship - James Squire The Summer Swindler Ale

4:31 - Lanterns: The Harvest Festival

13:44 - Archaeology

22:37 - Ad break

22:53 - Reigns

33:14 - Not Golf

36:49 - The Summer Swindler Ale Rating

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The best thing about this week's episode is Dan & Dave's discussion of Civilization V - no other simulator can compare with an epic of such scale! That said, the best thing about this episode is actually Pandemic: The Cure - no other game provides a better simulated experience for budding doctors than this dice adventure! When all is said and done however, the best thing about this week's episode is Steam Park - where else can you while away the hours cleaning up robot poop and building fun rides? Which leaves us with Talisman - easily the best thing about this week's episode! If you're wondering what all this "best thing about" is you really need to head over to Youtube and check out "Why Heroquest is so great" by Bardic Broadcasts. It really is the best thing about YouTube! This week's beer is the Australian made Japanese beer Kirrin - First Press!

00:00 - Intro

01:23 - Quest for Sponsorship - Kirrin First Press

03:28 - Civilization V

13:32 - Pandemic: The Cure

23:57 - Steam Park

29:54 - Talisman (Digital)

42:25 - Kirrin rating

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After rambling on about FTL for most of last weeks episode a consensus was reached - we need structure... and by structure, I mean a time limit for topics... and by "we", I mean "Dave" - he was the one rambling on after all! Fresh out of an Another Dungeon's August Tabletop Day we had plenty to talk about too, but we hunkered down and narrowed our selection down to the following few titles - Small World Underground, Star Trek Panic, Sushi Go Party, and Discworld: Ankh Mopork. This structured episode was accompanied by the delectable Hoegaarden wit blanche - which, incidently, was Dave's first venture into the world of wheat beer!

00:00 - Intro

03:07 - Quest for Sponsorship - Hoegaarden wit blanche

05:42 - Small World Underground

15:16 - Star Trek Panic

27:18 - Sushi Go Party

32:53 - Discworld: Ankh Mopork

38:54 - Hoegaarden wit blanche rating

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Dave really likes the game FTL: Faster Than Light - something which should be abundantly clear after he craps on about it for most of this episode! We also talk briefly about Castle Panic again (as Dan bought it during the week) and about gaming on a Mac - all while drinking the podcasts most expensive (and highly rated) beer thus far - Duvel!

00:00 - Intro

01:40 - Quest for Sponsorship - Duvel

05:31 - Castle Panic

13:17 - Mac Gaming

16:37 - FTL: Faster Than Light

39:40 - Duvel Rating

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This week Dan and Dave discuss modernising old classics with Monopoly Revolution. Dave tries to teach Dan that games can be cooperative and we both get the Estrella Damm - Love of Lesbian song well and truly stuck in our heads! We also briefly touch on Pokemon GO... but only briefly as we know everyone's probably sick of hearing about it by now :)

00:00 - Intro

02:03 - This week's beer... Estrella Damm Lager!

04:24 - Monopoly Revolution

09:30 - Castle Panic

19:31 - Back to Monopoly Revolution

24:34 - Pokemon GO

26:53 - Estrella Damm Lager Rating

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This is it! The episode where discussion of beer takes up as much time as discussion of games - bringing forth a motion to potentially float an idea that, perhaps, we should extend the podcast timeframe to 40 minutes... maybe. That said we do have time to discuss Elevenses and Town Squares (with honorable mentions to Monopoly Revolution and King of Tokyo)... so it's not all beer!

00:00 - Intro

01:23 - Belated Viking rating

03:50 - This week's beer... Mythos!

07:19 - Elevenses

16:35 - Town Squares

24:48 - Mythos Rating

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