Hooked On Geek

We discuss our experience regarding logging plays (24:39), also recent plays of Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (6:24), Welcome to Dino World (12:24), and we compare original Finca to the new edition (17:30). We end with a book segment (35:54). Check out ep. 70 for all this, the regular shenanigans you expect, and more! Also, we tell you about a local (Phoenix) 24 hour gaming marathon that you can attend for charity. Check out @g3gamenight on twitter for details.

We're back! We start with small talk including discussing our hiatus and then transition into impressions of the Spiel Des Jahres nominations (5:18). Next we give some final thoughts on Game of Thrones (7:55). Stephanie has seen Avengers: Endgame and we discuss the blockbuster (10:56). We discuss games including Time Stories: Madame (19:23), Escape Tales: The Awakening (26:06), and Revolution of 1828 (32:44). Greg then reviews the movie, Booksmart (38:35). We end with a book segment (42:01)!

This week we spoil the movie event of 2019, Avengers: Endgame, no no no, I'm kidding, we don't spoil it. Or do we?! No, seriously, we don't, it's safe for you to listen. Before Avengers: Endgame talk (28:43) we discuss twist endings in media as Stephanie dives into her book segment (18:47). In the book segments she issues a challenge... We discuss several games including Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra (12:13), Haven (8:38) and our latest tandem gaming in which we played Carpe Diem, Glux, & Red7. Enjoy!

We begin episode 67 by briefly discussing playing unpublished prototypes. We also discuss several games including Tattoo Stories (2:02), The Quest for El Dorado expansion, Heroes & Hexes (10:55), Tales & Games: Jack & the Beanstalk (18:58) and three games we played in Tandem, Gingerbread House, Pinata, and Drop It. We discuss the movie Dumbo (34:10) which Stephanie saw with family and end with another book segment (40:36).

An experiment. Again

Episode 65 begins with the exploration of a hypothetical that Greg asks Stephanie as well as some time spent discussing the recent local gaming convention, Arizona Game Fair. We also discuss Sidereal Confluence (9:04), Go Nuts for Donuts (13:37), Tales & Games: Aladdin & the Magic Lamp (17:36), and a current kickstarter, Nerd Words: Science (24:11). We review and discuss the latest Stephen King adaptation in theaters now, Pet Sematary (34:36) and end with another book segment (43:13). Enjoy!

We're back and we're excited to share with you our thoughts on several games including Chronicles of Crime: Noir (6:03), Axio (11:32), Copenhagen (15:10) and Tiny Towns (20:17) as well as our reactions to a few recent movies we have seen, specifically Captain Marvel (26:12) and Us (33:32). We end with Stephanie's book segment (42:50). Enjoy!

We have been traveling! We attended Dice Tower West in Vegas and a local event on the other side of town, G3: Garage Game Gathering, that started small apparently but has developed into a regular event with dozens of Arizona gamers and we discuss our gaming experiences at those events including Stephanie's thoughts, finally, of Smartphone Inc. (18:07). Besides our travel tales she also discusses a unique play of Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (39:39). We end with another book segment (42:49). Enjoy!

We packed a lot into a slightly shorter package this week. We discuss Spirit Island (3:22), Tikal (13:38) and Dude (17:26) as well as the normal shenanigans, poppycock and claptrap you have come to expect from Hooked on Geek. We end with another book segment about a ghost story... Enjoy (see, even this description is shorter this week)!

After some riveting up front nonsense, including some excitement about the upcoming convention, Dice Tower West in Las Vegas, we dive right into some game talk. We start with our first impressions of the brand new expansion for Euphoria, Ignorance is Bliss (6:36), followed by Campaign Trail (14:17), and ending with us revisiting Blue Lagoon (22:10). We end the show with another book segment (27:02). Enjoy!