Gameopolis Podcast

Mark and Jeff "point-five" Minion Games' Those Pesky Humans. A mixed experience, but it was mostly a positive play experience, we thought. The big news (for Jeff) is that Jeff racks up another Point-Five show victory!!! (Jeff pauses for applause...). We'll be doing a couple more sessions of this one when the opportunity presents itself...and YOU --our Podcast Nation-- will benefit from our future play experiences in the form of brief field reports.

Stay tuned for Show 12.0 -coming real soon! Until then, write into the comments section, or send emails to Mark ([email protected]), Jeff (jeff@...), or the Mark/Jeff Metamind (info@...)!!! Thank you for listening!

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Mark and Jeff cover almost every aspect of the life of a boardgame in this show, we discuss a dusty old game box...then a game store...then a game...and lastly, a game convention!!!

Our Dusty Old Box segment focuses on something we believe few --if any-- of our listeners have encountered --a rare, Trademark game of space warfare potentially worth over $65,000! Or not. From here, we move on to our latest installment of our new segment, As Far As Possible Game Goes Kaupankaynti. Mark tells us about his game store-hunting in Washington DC, and then we strap into the Way-Back machine to revisit Jeff's recent trek to Game Empire in San Diego, CA. After hearing about Game Empire, we dig into our main segment for today's show: the game Those Pesky Humans, by Minion Games. This is primarily a 2-player game of human marauders perpetrating horrible injustices against the innocent monster home-owner who is just minding his own business. Lastly, we go into a brief recount of Jeff's experiences at the Carnage 2010 gaming convention. Lots of pics on the Gameopolis Flickr Page! We LOVE to hear from our listeners, so please post a comment to this blog entry, or send an email to [email protected]!

• 00:00:00 Prelude
• 00:01:15 Dusty Old Box
• 00:08:22 As Far As Possible Game Goes Kaupankaynti
• 00:25:00 Those Pesky Humans
• 00:39:09 After Action Report: Carnage 2010 Gaming Convention
• 00:48:30 Sign-off

Related links:

• 1 Freedom in the Galaxy on Boardgamegeek
• 2 Game Empire game store in San Diego, CA
• 3 Those Pesky Humans on Boardgamegeek
• 4 Carnage Gaming Convention
• 5 Command Decision 4, the rules system used by Vic for his Operation Bagration game at Carnage
• 6 Car Wars 5th Edition on Boardgamegeek
• 7 Skirmish Wars Advance Tactics on Boardgamegeek
• 8 The Gameopolis Flickr Page

Stay tuned for Show 11.5 -coming real soon!

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Mark and Jeff do an "old school" session report of Days of Wonder's Small World for the iPad.

Also, our Listener Feedback leads us to a discussion of old versus new...paper versus digital...book lights versus backlights. We'd LOVE to hear what our listeners think on this topic, so please send a comment to the blog, or an email to [email protected]!

• 00:00:00 Prelude
• 00:02:35 Listener Feedback
• 00:14:52 Session Report -Small World on the iPad
• 00:25:55 Sign-off

Stay tuned for Show 11.0 -coming real soon!

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Arrrgggghh!!!! Those two wharf rats that go by the names-o-Mark and Jeff be runnin out thar cannons ta take on thar olde rival -ye Black Privateer! It's time for our second annual International Talk Like a Pirate Gameopolis Podcast. Mark and Jeff sail from port to port in search of a number of eclectic gaming related topics. After starting with the Dusty Old Box --a dusty olde treasure chest to be more exact-- we address some Listener Feedback and then launch into our first main topic --our Pirate themed Talk-Like-A-Pirate game: Cheapass Games' Captain Treasure Boots. Jeff gives us a brief over view of Capt Treasure Boots and describes his tricked-out copy featuring little teeny tiny pirate ships purchased from an online jewelry supply store. We'll post pictures of these teeny tiny square-riggers on the Gameopolis Flickr Page. Next, Mark and Jeff set sail in search of games ported from the tabletop to the portable electronic device. We span old and new games that have "crossed over to the other side". Lastly, we flip this topic on its head and discuss games --one in particular-- that has made this trek in the opposite direction: Skirmish Wars Advance Tactics. Jeff talks about his version of SWAT that he will be taking up to the Carnage 2010 Gaming Convention. And so this episode ends with a teaser for Carnage 2010.

• 00:00:00 Prelude and Pirattitude
• 00:01:04 Dusty Olde Treasure Chest
• 00:11:40 Listener Feedback
• 00:22:46 Mark's Phoning-it-in, Jeff's Higglety Pigglety
• 00:24:12 Captain Treasure Boots
• 00:39:20 Tabletop-to-Mobile App: crossing the line
• 01:07:49 Carnage 2010 teaser: Jeff's Skirmish Wars Advance Tactics
• 01:12:15 Sign-off

Related links:

• 1 Roll2d6 Podcast
• 2 Richthofen's War on Boardgamegeek
• 3 Intl Talk Like a Pirate Day
• 4 Cheapass games web site
• 5 Full listing of Cheapass games' titles
• 6 Captain Treasure Boots on Boardgamegeek
• 7 Cataan First Island for mobiles
• 8 Small World for ipad
• 9 Battleship by EA Games for mobiles
• 10 Battleship by Majesco for Gameboy Color on CNET
• 11 Skirmish Wars Advance Tactics on Boardgamegeek
• 12 Carnage 2010 Gaming Convention

Stay tuned for Show 10.5, a session report of one of the games we just talked about, coming very soon!

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Mark and Jeff take the Session Report format back to its roots in show 9.5. This Session Report is true to our original vision: an overview of the feel of the game, our general impressions, the main thoughts and choices we had in a typical game turn. We talk about what we liked and didn't like about it. At 18 minutes 10 seconds, this show is just long enough to listen to while enjoying a couple slices of pizza! Check out some pics of Pizza Box Football on our Gameopolis Flickr Page.

• 00:00:00 Prelude
• 00:01:53 Session Report: Pizza Box Football
• 00:17:12 Sign-off

Related links:

• 1 Pizza Box Football on Boardgamegeek
• 2 Pizza Box Baseball on Boardgamegeek

Stay tuned for Show 10.0, coming to all premier theaters in Gameopolis City very soon!

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It's a really big show....really...BIG. It's also our First Anniversary Show. And Mark and Jeff cover a lot of ground here -from introducing a new recurring segment --to closing-out the First Gameopolis Challenge --to addressing errata from previous shows --to 2 really fun games (one old and meaty; one new and light).

We start you off by opening up a Dusty Old Box...a Dusty, Deteriorating, Deciduous Box with an awesome game inside.

Then, we announce the five winners of our First Gameopolis Challenge. If you are one of the winners, be sure to email us at [email protected] to give us your physical address so we can send you your fantastic Gameopolis Coffee Mug!

In the show's main segment, Mark covers the Avalon Hill game History of the World. Mark covers the nuts and bolts of the game as well as some basic strategic considerations.

After Mark's coverage of HOTW, Jeff talks about a relatively new release from the On The Line Game Company: Pizza Box Football. Jeff tries to give you a basic feel for the game, its mechanics and some of the main gameplay options.

• 00:00:00 Prelude
• 00:01:20 Dusty Old Box
• 00:07:32 The Winners of the First Gameopolis Challenge
• 00:15:36 Erratum: error in Forbidden Island session report
• 00:23:10 As Far As Possible Game Goes Kaupankaynti
• 00:31:38 Avalon Hill's History of the World
• 00:52:16 On The Line's Pizza Box Football
• 01:05:30 Sign-off

Related links:

• 1 Awful Green Things from Outer Space on Boardgamegeek
• 2 PVP Online Comic
• 3 Tyler's Held Action Gaming Blogpage
• 4 Numbskullz Inc Game Store in Queensbury NY
• 5 History of the World on Boardgamegeek
• 6 Pizza Box Football on Boardgamegeek

Stay tuned for Show 9.5 -our session Report- coming real soon!

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Mark and Jeff go for an extended session report of Gamewright's Forbidden Island. Unlike most podcasts, we spend a bit of time filling in the basics of the game mechanics that we left out of show 8.0. We'll get a couple pictures from our play sessions up onto the Gameopolis Flickr Page very soon.

Also, we give our final notice for our Gameopolis Coffee Mug Challenge! We play samples of eight different sounds from the beeping, buzzing, whirring 1980s boardgame Dark Tower. Write into [email protected] with your guesses on the identities of the eight Dark Tower sounds. Writing in will get your name/email address into our raffle; getting all eight answers correct will get your name entered three times!!! Five lucky listeners will be drawn and will receive an awesome Gameopolis Coffee Mug!!!

Stay tuned for Show 9.0 -coming real soon!

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You've heard about it since January...You've wondered when it would become a reality...Epic in scale...and now it's HERE! It's the Podcast of Love. Since this is a "whole-number episode", we start off by investigating a Dusty Old Box.

In the show's main segment, it's the Podcast of Love. We talk about what some of you --our beloved listeners, our Podcast Nation-- truly LOVE about the hobby of gaming. We read out several blog postings and emails that we've received on this topic, and comment on each of them.

In a second segment (actually a mini-segment), Mark talks about a brand-new release from Gamewright: Forbidden Island, which we'll talk about again in the upcoming session report, Show 8.5.

Lastly, we put out another invitation to you all to participate in our Gameopolis Coffee Mug Challenge, which we first rolled-out in Show 7.5. We play samples of eight (not nine) different sounds from the beeping, buzzing, whirring 1980s boardgame Dark Tower. Write into [email protected] with your guesses on the identities of the eight Dark Tower sounds. Writing in will get your name/email address into our raffle; getting all eight answers correct will get your name entered three times!!! Five lucky listeners will be drawn during Show 9.0, each of whom will receive an awesome Gameopolis Coffee Mug!!!

• 00:00:00 Prelude
• 00:02:00 Dusty Old Box
• 00:08:11 The Gameopolis Coffee Mug Challenge
• 00:12:23 The Podcast of Love
• 00:40:45 Gamewright's Forbidden Island
--AND Mark and Jeff 'verb' a term
• 00:45:36 Reprise of The Gameopolis Coffee Mug Challenge and sign-off

Related links:

• 1 Panzer Blitz on Boardgamegeek
• 2 Dark Tower on Boardgamegeek
• 3 Jimmy Anderson's Car Wars Podcast
• 4 Gamewright -warning --Loud sounds on page load!!!
• 5 Forbidden Island on Boardgamegeek
• 6 Eureka Games Puzzles and More -one of our favorite Friendly Local Game Stores

Stay tuned for Show 8.5 -our session Report on Forbidden Island- coming real soon!

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Mark and Jeff cut the shenanigans and record the "Real Show 7.5". We start off with a plug for The Print and Play Podcast --a podcast about (mostly) free-to-download games that you can find at BoardgamePodcasts-dot-com. Then, it's onto our Listener Feedback segment, in which we discuss hearing from a couple new game designers --and more.

In the show's main segment, we talk about a play session of Jeff's home-brewed expansion to Steve Jackson Games' Car Wars Card Game. We decided to hazard the use of the Way-Back Machine one more time to allow you-the-listener to go back to the setup session and hear each of our car design strategies before we discuss the game and the results.

In a short final segment, we unveil our Gameopolis Coffee Mug Challenge! We play samples of eight different sounds from the beeping, buzzing, whirring 1980s boardgame Dark Tower. Write into [email protected] with your guesses on the identities of the eight Dark Tower sounds. Writing in will get your name/email address into our raffle; getting all eight answers correct will get your name entered three times!!! Five lucky listeners will be drawn and will each receive an awesome Gameopolis Coffee Mug!!!

• 00:00:00 Prelude
• 00:01:10 Plug for the Print and Play Podcast
• 00:03:28 Listener Feedback
• 00:14:31 Session Report of Jeff's Expansion for the Car Wars Card Game
• 00:24:03 The Gameopolis Coffee Mug Challenge

Related links:

• 1 The Print and Play Podcast,
• 2 The Dark Yew game developer blog,
• 3 BoardgamePodcasts-dot-com,
• 4 The Car Wars Card Game on BoardGameGeek,

Stay tuned for Show 8.0 -The Podcast of Love- coming real soon!

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Your voice has been heard; your vote counted!!!!

All hail Gameopolis as a paragon of Democracy!!!!

Okay, so we're probably overstating this a bit, but rest-assured your voice WAS HEARD. Our Surveymonkey survey on monaural vs stereo sound was tallied, and due to overwhelming vote, we are switching back to monaural sound (both of your ears will hear the exact same thing). For now, here is a re-release of show 6.5 re-mixed for monaural sound. If you already downloaded 6.5 and are okay with it in its original format, then you need not download this file. But if you downloaded 6.5 and were disappointed by the stereo effect, then this file will fix the problem.

Thanks again for your feedback. We'll be talking to you again very soon!