Gameopolis Podcast

In this Session Report show, we "Point-5" Fantasy Flight Games' Merchant of Venus.

Due to a tear in the space-time continuum, Mark and Jeff end up recording an after-action report BEFORE the action! This show covers our first play-through of FFG's new version of MoV. Our discussion focuses on the strategies each of the three players tried, and some of the revelations we experienced during this first play-through.

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Stay tuned for Show 25.0, coming at you faster than a space freighter with a combo drive!

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In Show 24.0, Mark and Jeff revisit the show topic of the Premier Episode of Gameopolis: our Top Ten Games lists. After 3-and-a-half years of podcasting, it was apparent that these lists needed to be revisited. Before going into our Top Ten lists, however, we satisfy tradition by opening up a Dusty Old Box. Mark presents Jeff with a Dusty Old Box from his past, and we discuss an overview of the rules, and the things Mark finds most memorable about the game.

After the Dusty Old Box segment, Mark and Jeff do a coin toss (specifically, a dubloon toss) to determine who kicks-off the Top Ten lists. For each game, we give a brief description and then chat about the elements of the game that landed it on the Top Ten List.

In our Sign-off, we briefly discuss the role IOS games have played in our recent gaming lives, and we extend the invite to our listeners to join us for some virtual gaming. You can find us on Game Center as "stinkytom" and "Funky-Bass-Jeff".

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• 00:00:00 Prelude
• 00:05:08 Dusty Old Box
• 00:18:44 The Dubloon Toss...
• 00:19:35 Mark's #10: Warhammer 40K
• 00:22:41 Jeff's #10: Commands & Colors Ancients
• 00:26:54 Jeff's #9: Gamma World
• 00:35:39 Mark's #9: Battletech
• 00:41:09 Mark's #8: Blackbeard
• 00:43:54 Jeff's #8: Pandemic
• 00:47:42 Jeff's #7: Battlefront WW2
• 00:55:02 Mark's #7: Stone Age
• 00:59:43 Jeff's #6: Car Wars
• 01:02:51 Mark's #6: DragonStar
• 01:06:18 Mark's #5: Dungeons & Dragons
• 01:10:35 Jeff's #5: Magic: the Gathering
• 01:17:38 Mark's #4: Pandemic
• 01:18:21 Jeff's #4: Axis & Allies
• 01:23:45 Mark's #3: Awful Green Things
• 01:26:51 Jeff's #3: War of the Ring
• 01:31:42 Mark's #2: Arkham Horror
• 01:33:45 Jeff's #2: Dungeons & Dragons
• 01:34:33 Mark's #1: Merchant of Venus
• 01:38:37 Jeff's #1: Battletech
• 01:39:58 Summary, reflections on IOS Games, and Signoff

Stay tuned for Show 24.5 --our session report on one of our Top Ten games-- coming soon.

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In this Session Report show, we "Point-5" Looney Labs' Star Fluxx. We talk about some of the pivotal turns and plays of a two-person example of gameplay, as well as some of our overall impressions of the play experience…things we really liked, and some things we weren't so fond of. We also reflect on how much the game reminds us of a cross between Star Trek and E.T. --no actually it's more like Dr. Who mixed with Firefly --or really more like an Ed Wood version of Predator. We hope you enjoy our attempt to synthesize this entertainingly random scifi game.

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Stay tuned for Show 24.0, coming at you faster than a Jedi-piloted Viper ...or was that a wave-motion torpedo...?

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In Show 23.0, Mark and Jeff discuss two Cheesy Sci-Fi games -one that is a bit meaty, and one that is very light and fast. But first, it's a Dusty Old Box! Mark describes a Dusty Old Box presented to him by Jeff, all the while trying to avoid an allergic attack.

After the Dusty Old Box segment, Jeff launches us into the show's first main topic: Gorilla Games' super-light sci-fi RPG/boardgame Battlestations. Jeff covers the main game elements and play mechanisms, and Mark and Jeff both discuss the things they love about this game (and a couple of its shortcomings). After Jeff's main segment, Mark covers a late addition to the Fluxx game family: Star Fluxx. Mark covers what few rules there are in this game, and what he finds most amusing about it.

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• 00:00:00 Prelude
• 00:04:43 Dusty Old Box
• 00:19:35 Battlestations by Gorilla Games
• 00:59:45 Star Fluxx by Looney Labs
• 01:16:32 Signoff

Related links:

• 1 Battlestations on Boardgamegeek
• 2 Star Fluxx on Boardgamegeek

Stay tuned for Show 23.5 --our session report on one of these super cheesy sci-fi games-- coming soon.

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In this Session Report show, we "Point-5" Fireside Games' Castle Panic including the Wizard's Tower Expansion set. The monsters are back, and they've brought along some of their big friends!

In this session report, we talk about some of the pivotal turns and plays of our game, and comment on some of our impressions of the play experience. We try to focus on how the Wizard's Tower expansion changes up game play compared to the 'base' Castle Panic game.

After we finish with Castle Panic, but before signing-off, we go through our mail bag for a little Listener Feedback.

• 00:00:00 Session Report
• 00:18:55 Listener Feedback
• 00:24:39 Sign-off

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Stay tuned for Show 23.0, coming at you faster than a flying Phoenix!

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Here in Show 22.0, Mark and Jeff feast on some leftovers from the tabletop of Wil Wheaton. But before digging into this cold pizza, there is some business to take care of. Mark and Jeff start by telling you all about our new Twitter Threads idea, one of which (#GameopolisTanks) has already completed, and a second of which (#GameopolisPnP) is just getting started. After this, it's on to the Dusty Old Box segment! This time, it's a Dusty Old Thing, with some pretty --interesting-- artwork!

After the Dusty Old Box segment, Mark launches us into the show's first main topic: the Wizard's Tower expansion for Castle Panic. Mark covers the main ways this expansion changes the game, and the effect of these changes on the play experience. After Mark's main segment, Jeff finishes his 2-episode-long campaign to scratch his Arkham Horror Itch --with Fantasy Flight Games' Elder Sign. Jeff covers this new lighter Arkham play experience with focus on how the game differs from its parent game, Arkham Horror.

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• 00:00:00 Prelude
• 00:00:57 Gameopolis Twitter Threads
• 00:05:30 Dusty Old Box
• 00:14:00 Shout out
• 00:16:48 What does "Table Scraps" mean?
• 00:21:30 Wizard's Tower Expansion to Castle Panic
• 00:35:12 Elder Sign
• 01:03:16 Signoff

Related links:

• 1 Wizards Tower Expansion on Boardgamegeek
• 2 Elder Sign on Boardgamegeek

Stay tuned for Show 22.5 --our session report on one of these wonderful cooperative games-- coming soon.

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This is the fourth episode in the Gameopolis CarCast spin-off series. As is our intention, the Gameopolis CarCast is brought to you totally unplanned, and virtually unedited. In this installment, Mark and Jeff discuss scifi space ships, a few great 1980s computer games, a lot more not-so-great 1980s computer games, and other things on- and off-topic

We'll be back with the next regular installment of Gameopolis --Show 22.0-- very soon. Until then, we hope you enjoy the random musings of the Gameopolis CarCast --and slow down! You're driving like a maniac!!!

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In this Session Report show, we give the Gameopolis "Point-5" treatment to Fantasy Flight Games' Arkham Horror.

This was a very challenging two-player game that pitted Mark and Jeff against one of the toughest, baddest, and ancientest Ancient Ones, Hastur! We discuss the ups and downs of the game, and do our best to avoid Sherlock Holmes- and Scooby Doo impressions. We end with a bit of gushing about all the things we love most about this game.

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Gameopolis is a proud member of The Dice Tower Network! Please check out all of the member podcasts of the network at www.dicetowernetwork.com.

Come back for Show 22.0 --only don't forget your fedora and your tommy gun!

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Here in Show 21.0, Mark and Jeff test-drive a "stream-of-consciousness" style by visiting and/or revisiting a collection of topics of particular interest. After the Dusty Old Box segment, Mark revisits the "Merchant of Venus" re-release situation. Then, Jeff revisits Fantasy Flight's 3rd edition of Dungeon Quest, with special focus on Official Combat Variants that have been published by FFG. Mark treads into new territory --the realm of Print-n-Play gaming-- by giving us a preview of Christopher Mayer's Galaxy Corporate: Star Traders. We'll do a full segment of GC:ST in an upcoming show --this is just a preview!

Mark and Jeff then move into the main segment of the show: Fantasy Flight's version of Arkham Horror. Rather than review the game rules and mechanics, Jeff focuses on the elements of the game that he finds particularly engaging or interesting.

As always, we love to hear from you our listeners, so please post a comment to this blog entry (at www.gameopolis.org or gameopolis.libsyn.com), or send us an email at [email protected]!

• 00:00:00 Prelude
• 00:04:24 Dusty Old Box
• 00:17:53 Revisiting Re-release of Merchant of Venus
• 00:23:03 Dungeon Quest Variant Combat Systems
• 00:32:57 Preview of Galaxy Corporate: Star Traders
• 00:39:54 Arkham Horror
• 00:54:03 Signoff

Related links:

• 1 Galaxy Corporate Star Traders on Boardgamegeek
• 2 Arkham Horror on Boardgamegeek
• 3 Gameopolis is a proud member of The Dice Tower Network!

Stay tuned for Show 21.5 --our session report on one of these fine games-- coming very soon.

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This is the third episode in the Gameopolis CarCast spin-off series. The Gameopolis CarCast is brought to you totally unplanned, and virtually unedited. In this Carcast, Mark and Jeff talk about a few loosely connected topics, including their respective recent buying binges, Mark's close call at Panera, and Jeff's marketing advice to Lego.

We'll be back with the next regular installment of Gameopolis --Show 21.0-- very soon. Until then, we hope you enjoy the random musings of the Gameopolis CarCast!

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