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Tech journalist/author and first-time designer Dan Ackerman chats with us this week. Our new topics: the making of his board game Techlandia, how important winning is, the current state of board game media, and how the indie tabletop scene feels like the indie video game scene from five years ago.
Games we mentioned:
Intro: Techlandia Pipeline Mike's topic: Importance of winning a board game Terra Mystica Foundations of Rome Fleet: The Dice Game Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea Christina's Topic: Current state of board game media Flocks & Flyways Dan's topic: How the indie board game scene is similar to indie video games five years ago Mansions of Madness Zombicide Star Wars: Imperial Assault Final Thoughts: The Estates Wingspan Le Havre Resident Evil 2: The Board Game Arkham Horror Deck Box Dungeons Silver Ecos
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Mega gaming convention Gen Con 2019 is over! We team up with Board Game Spotlight to announce our games of the show, our favorite early prototypes (of games we won't see until 2020), why we buy what we buy at the show, and building communities.
Intro:
The Walking Dead: Something to Fear Christina's topic: Gen Con Game of the Show Dead Man's Cabal Abomination Medium The Mind Unmatched Star Wars: Epic Duels Foundations of Rome Letter Jam Lizzy's topic: What's worth the Gen Con haul, and what do we wait to order later? Black Angel Troyes Solenia Sininster Six Welcome to... Draftosaurus Quacks of Quedlinburg Silver Nine Tiles Panic Team3 Time Chase Ishtar Funkoverse Strategy Game Century: Golem Edition Era: Medieval Age SHOBU Derek's topic: Importance of building community at conventions Just One Lisboa Shoe's topic: Favorite prototypes/games to look forward to Foundations of Rome Namiji Tokaido Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game Wonderland's War Adventure Tactics Time of Legends: Destinies Time of Legends: Joan of Arc Chronicles of Crime The Isofarian Guard Holi: Festival of Colors Tidal Blades Fossilis Detective: City of Angels Final Thoughts Point Salad Deck Building: The Deck Building Game Q.E.
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Gen Con 2019 is this weekend, and we're too excited not to do a show all about it! Christina shares her favorite Gen Con memories, friends of the show Jess Yi and Joe Canalin talk about what to plan for as a first timer and lesser-know things to do there, while Nick bucks the trend with a review of the unique new bidding game Q.E.
Christina's topic: Favorite Gen Con memories Abyss Unearth Scarabya Race for the Galaxy Campy Creatures Control Jess's topic: Gen Con rookie advice FUSE Flip Ships Sentient Passing through Petra Artsy Capital Lux Terror Below Coimbra Imhotep: The Duel Kingdomino Duel Exit: The Game Adventure Games Century" Golem Edition - Eastern Mountains Tokaido Namiji Joe's topic: Lesser-known Gen Con activities True Dungeon Villainous Nick's topic: Q.E. Q.E. Codenames Final thoughts: Glory to Rome Innovation Import/Export In Front of the Elevators Wind the Film Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game Hail Hydra Wakanda Forever Sinister Six Moon Base
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Only three podcasters this time but still plenty of games to talk about! Shoe asks how we're doing with the pre-Gen Con glut of Kickstarter deliveries, Mike wants to know which games we've purchased second (or third) editions of, and Christina talks recent Epic Space Games.
Shoe's topic: Kickstarter rush The Ancient World Thunderstone Quest Tiny Epic Mechs Tiny Epic Defenders Tiny Epic Kingdoms Tiny Epic Quest Tiny Epic Western Fantastic Factories Metal Campy Creatures Detective: City of Angels Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Chronicles of Crime ShipShape SpyMaster Luxor: The Mummy's Curse Mike's topic: Buying newer editions of older games Acquire Magic: The Gathering Monopoly Orleans Yokohama Homesteaders Gentes Suburbia Alien Frontiers Tokaido Innovation Glory to Rome Council of 4 Thunderstone Advance Thunderstone Christina's topic: Epic space games Twilight Imperium Empires of the Void II Arkham Horror Star Wars: Outer Rim Firefly Xia: Legends of a Drift System Star Wars: Rebellion Final thoughts: Agricola Caverna Caverna: The Forgotten Folk Luxor Chronicles of Crime: Welcome to Redview
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Grant Rodiek of Hyperbole Games (Cry Havok, Farmageddon, Solstice) wants to know our three desert island games, while Shoe asks him about the life of an indie game designer, Christina shares what type of collector she is, and Nick attends Tokyo Game Market
Games we discussed:
Intro: Cry HavocFarmageddon SPQF Imperius
Christina's topic: What Kind of Game Collector Are You? Isle of Cats Puerto Rico dibdib/Moneybags Ginkgopolis 6 Nimmt Cockroach Poker The Mind Arboretum No Thanks! Coloretto Grant's topic: Top 3 Games Carcassonne Brass: Lancashire High Society La Boca Alien Frontiers Libertalia The Mind Codenames Small World: Designer Edition War of the Ring Star Wars: Rebellion Terra Mystica Gaia Project Caverna Agricola A Feast for Odin 7 Wonders Chess Scrabble Lost Cities Hanabi Campy Creatures Shoe's topic: Life of an Indie Game Designer Hocus Solstice Nick's topic: Tokyo Game Market Nine Tiles Panic Dual Clash Poker Here Comes the Dog Tokyo Highway Tokyo Series Final thoughts: Gugong Q.E. The Estates The Tale of Ord (PostCurious) Wingspan
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Pandasaurus Games's Hunter Shelburne drops some industry knowledge as we preview the big Origins show, dissect this year's nominees for gaming's most prestigious awards, and reminisce over how we grew up with Steve Jackson Games.
Games we discussed:Intro: The Castles of Burgundy
Hunter's topic: Arraial Dead Man's Cabal Puerto Rico Draftosaurus 7 Wonders Sushi Go Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period Mississippi Queen Detective: City of Angels Machi Koro The Mind Machi Koro Legacy Century: New World Lanterns Dice: Lights in the Sky Set a Watch Second Chance Escape Plan Pipeline Mike and Christina's topic: Azul Just One L.A.M.A. Werewords Keltis El Grande Hanabi Taboo Chronicles of Crime The Quacks of Quedlinburg Camel Up Kingdomino Codenames Colt Express Kingdom Builder Carpe Diem Detective Wingspan Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Shoe's topic: Illuminati Munchkin Car Wars Ogre Final thoughts: Naga Raja Small World Yokohama Carcassone Alhambra Thurn and Taxis Liar's Dice Rummikub Broom Service Istanbul
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Nicole Amato of Cardboard Fortress - co-creator of Lazer Ryderz, Resistor_, and Atari's Centipede - joins our chat! We discuss licensed board games, social deduction (without the lies), what it's like to co-design, and what themes we'd like to see more of.
Games we discussed:
Intro: Lazer Ryderz Atari's Centipede Resistor Shoe's topic: Social Deduction Games without Bluffing
Werewolf Hail Hydra Secrets Moneybags Coup Grifters Cryptid The Mind Growl The Grimm Masquerade Spyfall Insider A Fake Artist Goes to New York Werewords Christina's topic: Board Game Theme Wishlists
Tokyo Series Games Food Chain Magnate Dune Imperius Planetarium Starfall Seikoro And Then There Were Stars Photosynthesis Caterpillar Fungi Beluga Mayfly Fog of Love First Martians Terraforming Mars
Nick's topic: Co-designing Board Games Nicole's topic: Licensed Games Tiny Tina's Robot Tea Party Borderlands Card Game The Tea Dragon Society Card Game Portal: The Uncooperative Cake Acquisition Game XCOM: The Board Game The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game Star Wars: Rebellion A Game of Thrones: The Board Game War of the Rings Chocobo's Crystal Hunt Uncharted: The Board Game BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia Fallout Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle Villainous Final thoughts: Lord of the Rings: The Card Game Concordia Venus Nine Tiles PANIC Rocky Road a la Mode Inhuman Conditions
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The OG crew are reunited, as Shoe celebrates some recent Kickstarter arrivals, Christina takes stock of the rise of the Roll & Write genre, Mike reflects on the role of 'super filler' games, and Nick pens a love letter to Castles of Burgundy.
Games we discussed:
Intro segment: Splendor
Shoe's topic: The Ancient World Gentes Resident Evil 2: The Board Game Dark Souls: The Board Game Airdeck 2.0 Mech Command RTS Christina's topic: Welcome to... Avenue Kokoro: Avenue of the Kodama Let's Make a Bus Route Ganz Schon Clever In Front of the Elevators Mike's topic: Calimala Hansa Teutonica Teotihuacan: City of Gods Nick's topic: The Castles of Burgundy Shards of Infinity The Settlers of Catan Outro: Arkham Horror Eldritch Horror El Grande Inhuman Conditions Campy Creatures Metal Tokyo Series Stonehenge and the Sun Parks Life Syphon Wavelength
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18: Our friend Laura Hubbard stops by to talk math in games (and how much is too much), plus Christina complements it by discussing games about science (naturally), Shoe wants to know our favorite games we play with our significant others, and Nick has early game prototypes on the mind
Shoe's Topic: Lost Cities Jaipur Crokinole Asante Jambo Targi Tokyo Highway Hatsuden Hounded Raptor Spirit Island Spirit Island: Branch & Claw Arkham Horror: The Card Game The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game The Mind Hanabi Onitama The Reclamation 7 Wonders 7 Wonders: Duel Fields of Arle Patchwork Laura's Topic: The Castles of Burgundy Five Tribes Clans of Caledonia Age of Steam Christina's Topic: Evolution Wingspan Virulence Nerd Words: Science Play with Your Food Photosynthesis Parks Lost Valley: The Yukon Goldrush 1896 Planetarium Nick's Topic: Can't name these games! Round-Up: Terraforming Mars First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet Robinson Crusoe Realm of Sand Splendor Strange Vending Machine Innovation
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Anna Kipnis (ex-Double Fine) joins us to discuss games with uniquely human interactions, while Nick shares his favorite modern pub games, Christina highlights games that reveal players' personalities, Shoe muses on how working in video games has influenced our board game preferences.
Games we discussed:
Intro: Orleans Yokohama Scoville Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done Small World Nick's Topic: Skull Liar's Dice Kobayakawa Lie The Mind Illusion A Fake Artist Goes to New York Dead Last Just One A Game of Thrones: Hand of the King Christina's Topic: Pandemic Legacy Pandemic Ascension Lost Cities Werewolf Shadows Over Camelot Coup Battlestar Galactica Secret Hitler The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 Anna's Topic: Codenames Dead of Winter Shoe's Topic: Gloomhaven TIME Stories Puerto Rico Round-Up: Hanabi Rising Sun Doro-Doko
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