In Episode 17, the Low Player Count Crew dives into the topic of replayability in boardgames, while also giving you a new contest to enter. Good luck!

Times: 1:39 - Feeling the love on iTunes2:50 - A Giveaway!4:19 - The 2015 Top 100 Solo Games5:45 - A Brief BGGcon Recap8:50 - The Victory Point Games interview Coming Soon9:13 - Replayability in Boardgames12:57 - Games for Replayability 15:30 - What Does Deployability Even Mean?18:55 - How Important is Replayability in a Solo Game?24:45 - Travis’ Quick Take on Nemo’s War33:54 - Games with a Minor Setup Variation45:08 - Games with No Variability49:00 - Broken Token, We Love You53:35 - Games with No Replayability55:14 - Travis Keeps A Secret56:30 - Can you Replay TIME Stories?60:00 - How about TIME Stories at a Low Player Count?65:35 - What about Pandemic: Legacy?66:25 - People are Punks82:00 - Future Donny & End Bits

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In this episode of Big Fun in a Little Box, Shawn talks about his recent fascination with the great small box game from Gamelyn Games, Tiny Epic Galaxies.

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Donny and Travis recap day 1 of BGGcon, the people they saw, the games they played, and a couple of anecdotes.

In Episode 16, the Low Player Count crew very excitedly and enthusiastically discuss BGGcon, the Virtual Flea Market, Ribbons, Shirts, games we have gotten recently and convention tips and general excitement for BGGcon.

Times: 1:28 - Donny’s Birthday Episode2:00 - T-Shirts!4:15 - BGGcon Ribbons7:00 - Donny Has a Surprise!9:00 - Games We’re Looking Forward to at BGGcon21:39 - Events We’re Taking Part In!29:20 - No One Likes the VFM36:25 - Tips and Tricks for BGGcon44:30 - Things You Should & Shouldn’t Do…54:20 - Anything You Want to Demo61:20 - Travis Flips Out62:00 - End Bits

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In this episode of Travis Gets Heavy, where Travis talks about The Gallerist. In this recent hotness of a heavy game from Eagle Gryphon, you play as a gallerist in the world of art renown. But how heavy is this and how does it work solitaire? With an interview from designer, Vital Lacerda, Travis talks about the hefty, beautiful game.

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In this minisode, Donny and Travis give you, the listener, the rundown of anything and everything you need to know about Low Player Count leading up to and during BGG.con: everything from shirts, ribbons, hangouts, gaming opportunities, and more.

LPC Shirt Preorder

Jack Vasel Memorial Fund

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In Episode 15, the Low Player Count crew discuss fillers and how those do and don’t work in the 1-2p gaming arena. We also talk about the 2015 People’s Choice Solo Games from the 1 Player Guild.

Times:2:00 - Thanks for iTunes shout-outs!3:33 - Shawn Has Given Up on Anime Podcasts4:50 - 2015 People’s Choice Top 100 Solo Games9:37 - Favorite Filler Games11:30 - What Do We Look for in a Filler Game?20:30 - How Do Fillers Look Differently in 1-2p Games?27:00 - Favorite 1-2p Fillers45:50 - Tiny Hamsters47:00 - Donny Creates a Tiny Hamsters Game47:34 - Tiny Epic Hamsters51:45 - End Bits

People's Choice 2015 Top 100 Solo Games

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In Episode 14, the Low Player Count crew add a guest podcaster and have a free form discussion about games we’ve enjoyed, haven’t enjoyed, and have an all around good time in this live recording. We also discuss the shirt design contest winner and lament Donny not being available to record.

Times:1:45 - Introductions4:35 - Shirt Design Contest Winner6:40 - The Meat!7:00 - Games We’ve Been Playing10:40 - Dustin Brings Up Bad Memories24:40 - Games We Have Not Been Enjoying31:20 - Shawn Does Logic Problems35:00 - Harry Potter Scene It!35:45 - Games We Have Enjoyed42:50 - Travis Paints Minis47:30 - Grand Prize Giveaway by Dustin51:00 - Games We’re Excited to Play/Get59:15 - The Anti-Travis68:30 - End Bits

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In Episode 2 of Variant Species, Donny discusses his love of the adventure game genre and runs through the design choices for his The Witcher: The Adventure Game solo variant.

In Episode 13, the Low Player Count crew discusses luck and randomness in games. They also talk about some Essen releases, a contest extension, and more, all in the mix of some minor technical issues. Huzzah!