We finally have all four corners back to the table for a discussion...but since he have not seen each other in many weeks we have not had a chance to play a game to discuss.

Instead we look at Theme in games - what does it mean to us? What are our favourite themes and what games uses those themes best? Least favourite? Disappointing games due to the theme?

Graeme then recounts his adventures going to a Games Workshop store and brining the family along to learn minis - did it work?

The Four Corners has been reduce to 2 for this week's podcast, so we've recruited the Orange Meeple! We are doing something a little different again while the other Corners recover.

We'll be looking at games we like to play as a family (3 of us). We'll cover a fair number of games (14!) fairly quickly to hopefully help you pick the next game to try with your kid(s). These are not full reviews, just a quick overview of the game, and any comments we have - also try and identify what types of games work best for us. It is a surprise what we come up with!

We look at :

Stuff the Trunk

Volcano Island Countdown

Lego Creationary

Lego Heroica

Lego Magikus

Bouncing Eggs

Survive! Escape from Atlantis

Labrynith

Munchkin

Smash Up!

Tales of the Arabian Nights

Betrayal at House on the Hill

Rattus

King of Toyko

In this episode of Four Corners of the Board we try something a little different as we are down to just 2 corners for this recording.

We first start the podcast talking about Print and Play games and then review 3 PnP games.

Jasper and Zot (04:35)

Infection Express (7:05)

Maquis (10:57)

We then have a discussion on Minis games (16:32).

We discuss how we got into Minis, a brief overview of what we think minis games are,  and offer up some suggestions as to how to get into minis gaming.

In this episode we discuss Formula D. This game turned out to be very divisive between the corners - as it seems to divide gamers on the internet.

Both side try to convince the other that it is either a simple roll and move game akin to Sorry, or a much deeper game with strategy and resource management.

Who wins? Does anybody win?

In our first podcast of 2015, we are trying something a little different.

We start our podcast with quicklooks - short reviews of games we have played recently. In this episode we have a quicklook at the following games :

Kingsport Festival

Ca$h 'n Guns

Pandemic and On the Brink

Dead of Winter

The Duke

Ticket to Ride Marklin

Betrayal at the House on the Hill

We then have our indepth discussion on Race for the Galaxy.

One of the corners doesn't like this game, and another of them vehemently dislikes it. We discuss why we are so split on the game, and try to get all the corners on the same board.

In something a little different, we review all the games that we played that were published in 2014. These include the following :

Five Tribes
Istanbul
Legendary Encounters : Alien
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Thunder Alley
Progress : Evolution of Technology
Subdivision
Among the Stars
Tortuga
Sultaniya
Medina
Cash'n Guns 2nd edition
Lords of Xidit
Battle Sheep
Machi Koro
Splendor

Each corner selects their favourite game and our biggest disappointments of 2014!

We have a look at Shadows over Camelot - but there is a traitor in our midst who does not like the game?

Will the forces for good detect him and stop him before he poisons the minds of the group against Shadows over Camelot?

The four corners have a look at the following :

- Components

- The traitor mechanism (and does it just evolve into a Werewolf situation)

- Different ways to play the traitor

- Does pre-picking your characters constitute cheating? Or just playing the way you want to play

And other topics as well, we then round off the discussion with our ratings and our suggestions of other games like Shadows over Camelot.

In this episode the four corners have a look at Nuns on the Run - a hidden movement game with a unique theme.

As usual there is one corner of the board that is not particularly fond of the game and by examining different aspects (theme, components, and game play) the other corners try to find out why.

Can we change the last corners mind and convince her the game is a good game? Or will the other corners crumble and join her in the dislike of the game?

We end the show with our ratings and offer alternative games in the same style or theme.

In this episode the 4 corners have a look at 7 Wonders.

3 of the 4 corners gang up on Graeme and try to find out why he does not like the game. Can they win him over and get him to change his mind? Or will his flawless counter arguments convert them to his side?

In the inaugural podcast of the Four Corners of the Board we have a discussion on Kingsburg and it's expansion, To Forge a Realm.

We try to cover all aspects of the game, good and bad.

We go in depth on the game play, what we like and don't like about the game. We talk about the expansion and if it is a must buy.

We also offer up some discussion on how we will play it (variants) next time to overcome some of the short comings we have found with the game.