We have a look at a box full of minis called Zombicide!

As usual we look at aspects of the game, including the minis - and why is one of the survivor minis almost the same colour as a zombie?

We also have a look at other aspects of the game. Is it balanced? Does it need to be? With a game with potential player elimination, is the game too long? Does the theme work? Since this is a co-op game, does it help with the alpha gamers in our group? How strategic is this game - and do the strategy lovers of the group even like the game?

Surprise, surprise - we only agree on some parts of the game, but it might not be the parts nor people you think.

Join us for a discussion on Zombicide!

Ah, and we have a website! Check it out at www.fourcornersoftheboard.com

This week we have a look at Canterbury. Who knew such bland looking game could be so contentious! The four corners do not agree on anything about the game! We can't even agree on the weight of the game!

As usual, we look at the different aspects of the game, including components, game length, weight of game, strategies, likes and dislikes.

Since this is a perfect information game, do we like knowing everything? Or do games need a little bit of randomness in them?

Is this a game worth getting and playing? Well, that depends on which one of the corners you are side with.

By the way, we have a website as well now! Check out www.fourcornersoftheboard.com! We will be announcing it on the next podcast!

This episode we are looking at one of Gray's new favourite game - Dungeon Petz (well, it's new to us).

What do the other corners think of the game? Do they all agree it is a fantastic game? No? Are you surprised?

We have a look at the game length, and the main mechanisms of the game. Also we discuss the weight of the theme versus the weight of the game. What parts of the game do we like the most, are there parts that we do not like? Do we all agree that the game is thematic? Is there any piece of the game that breaks that theme?

What makes this game stand out against over worker placement games?

And have we finally found a really good rulebook?

After just arriving back from Dice Tower Con 2015 in Orlando, Florida, the 4 Corners get together to talk about the Con. What is a Con? Does size matter? What to do at a Con?

We then get into doing a very quick review of the games we played while at the Con. They include:

Firefly         10:16
Terra Mystica        11:16
Scoville        13:39
Fluxx            17:23
Lost Cities        19:05
Zombie Dice        21:45
Alchemists        23:00
Agents of Smersh    26:57
Chez Geek        28:53
Red 7            32:43
Flick em Up!        36:06
Colosseum        40:08
Dungeon Petz        42:12
Stock Car Race        44:13 (Richard Launius Prototype)
Pericles        49:25
Batman Loveletter    51:30
Erruption        52:51
Pitchcar        54:45
Werewolf        56:38
Concept            1:00:56
Diamonds        1:05:20
Dominion        1:06:41

We then end the show with our favourite experiences from the Con.

This week the Four Corners of the Board look at 2 games - Machi Koro with the Harbor Expansion and Betrayal at House on the hill.

For Machi Koro we look at the base game and the expansion. Do expansions always make the game better? Is this game worth its Spiel des Jahres nomination? Is there anything we'd change in the game? I guess the bigger question is, do we all like it?

For Betrayal at House on the Hill, most of us agree the game has some problems, but why do we keep coming back to the game? It is a game of two halves, does this work? Is the begining of the game really a co-op style or something more? Something more interesting? What about the unknown traitor mechanism, do we like that mechanism?

In this episode we talk about Pandemic - which is appropriate as one corner is just getting over a sickness, and another is in the throws of a sickness.

We have a look at this game, and see if it really lives up to the hype of being one of the best games out there. Is it really a great game to introduce new gamers to the hobby? Do you stack the deck to make sure you win? Does it even matter if you win in a co-op game?

The discussion turns, as expected, into a discussion on the alpha gamer syndrome - and the gray corner admits that in this game, he is one. Do the other corners have sympathy for him? Of course not...and unfortunately the other alpha gamer is not in the discussion so can not provide back up! Can he convince the others that the game needs an alpha gamer?

This episode we talk about Thunderstone Advance, one of the early deckbuilders.

How does this game compare to the grandaddy of deckbuilders, Dominion? What about the Epic variant? Are there now too many cards to Thunderstone Advance?

This game really has the corners switching changing strategies - the normal, card counting, strategic gray corner just plays this game for fun? The green and red corners developing strong complicated combos?

While the group is usually very friendly about playing games, there is one strategy that was deployed by one of the corners that really irked the other players.

Was he right or wrong? The corners themselves couldn't come up with an answer and are asking for you to help us settle the argument!

In this podcast we have a look at Thunder Alley - a racing game put out by GMT games.

How does this game compare to Formula D? How much of a racing game does this actually feel like? Does it get your heart pumping and blood racing? In our previous discussion on Formula D the group was pretty much split, does that hold the same this time?

Which corner emerges as the champion for this game? It might surprise you!

In this episode we discuss a game we feel flew under the radar called Firenze. What do we think of the game and why has it fallen under the radar? Should it stay under the radar?

We also have a quick look at two new games, XCOM and Roll for the Galaxy.

Do all four corners enjoy these games? Of course not, that would be too easy. Do any of us agree on any of the games?

XCOM - 00:54

Roll for the Galaxy - 08:05

Firenze - 18:34

The Four Corners of the Board take a look at the 3 current Discworld games : Ankh-Morpork, Guards! Guards! and The Witches.

Do any of them live up to their source material created by the late Terry Pratchett?

How do the four corners rank the 3 games?

Do you need to know the source material to enjoy the games?

Could there be a disagreement about one of the games?

Timestamps :

Ankh-Morpork - 01:55

Guards! Guards - 20:21

The Witches -  41:49