Men on Board

We are once again temporarily back, although (hopefully) this time it is going to be less temporary! This time around, we are reflecting on the last two years and specifically focusing on remote gaming. We talk about we we liked about the experience as well as the things that didn’t particularly work for us. We also have a discussion about the King’s Dilemma as a test case for remote gaming, as Mat and Other Matt compare their experiences of playing it in person with Aaron who played it mostly remotely. Finally, we have another conversation about the future of the show.

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:00:35] - Catching Up
[00:06:29] - Outlining the Episode
[00:07:31] - Pros of Remote Gaming
[00:22:59] - Cons of Remote Gaming
[00:41:40] - King’s Dilemma: In Person vs. Remote
[01:11:20] - The Future of the Show

Men on Board is part of the Dice Tower Network of podcasts. Find other great podcasts at https://www.dicetower.com/dice-tower-network.

We’re (temporarily) back! This is a bit of special episode and breaks from any of our normal format as we just wanted to catch everyone up on what we’ve been doing over the last year. So join us as we talk about our gaming adventures during the pandemic, including games that we’ve played over Zoom, Tabletop Simulator, and a little bit of gaming within social bubbles. We also talk about our experiences with the upcoming Roll Player Adventures from Thunderworks Games. Finally, we talk a little bit about the future of the podcast and when you can expect to hear from us regularly again.

[00:00:00] - Disclaimer
[00:00:58] - Introduction
[00:07:22] - Social Deduction Games over Zoom
[00:13:20] - RPGs over Zoom
[00:27:00] - Other Games over Zoom
[00:29:54] - Twilight Imperium 4th Edition on Tabletop Simulator
[00:42:24] - Other Games on Tabletop Simulator
[00:45:43] - Digital Implementation of Board Games
[00:48:18] - Campaign Games in Social Bubbles
[00:55:18] - Roll Player Adventures
[01:05:24] - The Future of the Show

Men on Board is part of the Dice Tower Network of podcasts. Find other great podcasts at https://www.dicetower.com/dice-tower-network.

Today we’re looking at games that both have artwork created by the extremely talented Vincent Dutrait. First we take a look at Museum and then we discuss Treasure Island. Then, in our broader view, we have a short conversation about how artwork impacts gameplay for us.

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:01:55] - Vincent Dutrait
[00:02:20] - Museum
[00:23:39] - Treasure Island
[00:38:26] - Comparison
[00:46:32] - Other Games with Art by Vincent Dutrait
[00:49:22] - Broader View

Men on Board is part of the Dice Tower Network of podcasts. Find other great podcasts at https://www.dicetower.com/dice-tower-network.

Sorry for the short delay in getting this one out to you, but it will be worth the wait! We’re going back to theme today and discussing two games set in the Marvel Universe: Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game & Marvel Champions. We start off the episode a bit uncharacteristically by having a discussion about our favorite Marvel characters, but then the rest of the episode is the usual game discussion that we provide. We end things with a conversation about what games from our collections that we would save from a burning building (after Aaron gives a major safety caveat about the dangers of house fires).

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:01:59] - Marvel
[00:06:13] - Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game
[00:22:22] - Marvel Champions
[00:36:30] - Comparison
[00:44:14] - Other Marvel (or other Super Hero) Games
[00:48:28] - Broader View

Men on Board is part of the Dice Tower Network of podcasts. Find other great podcasts at https://www.dicetower.com/dice-tower-network.

Today we’re taking a look at two recently released games that use engine building in two different ways: Fantastic Factories and Ecos: First Continent. We then have a conversation about the cult of the new and the balance between playing new and old games.

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:01:16] - Engine Building
[00:01:44] - Fantastic Factories
[00:17:35] - Ecos: First Continent
[00:37:44] - Comparison
[00:45:24] - Other Engine Building Games
[00:48:43] - Broader View

Men on Board is part of the Dice Tower Network of podcasts. Find other great podcasts at https://www.dicetower.com/dice-tower-network.

We are going back to one of Aaron’s favorite categories: social deduction. We’re covering a large span of time between games as we’re talking about the classic Ultimate Werewolf and the soon to be released Blood on the Clocktower. Please note that we have not played the official release of Blood on the Clocktower and we’ve only played with a print and play version, so we will not be discussing any of the game components. Finally, in our Broader View, we talk about metagaming.

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:01:57] - Social Deduction
[00:02:45] - Ultimate Werewolf
[00:16:55] - Blood on the Clocktower
[00:34:40] - Comparison
[00:45:16] - Other Social Deduction Games
[00:49:05] - Broader View

Men on Board is part of the Dice Tower Network of podcasts. Find other great podcasts at https://www.dicetower.com/dice-tower-network.

Today we are talking about two games that both have players building a collection of cards in order to chain different effects in the game: Everdell and Wingspan. Both games also have the adorable overlap of involving animals, as well as being very popular. And speaking of popularity, in our Broader View, we have a conversation about the impact of hype on the hobby.

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:01:06] - Tableau Building
[00:02:38] - Everdell
[00:17:59] - Wingspan
[00:34:55] - Comparison
[00:44:02] - Other Tableau Building Games
[00:47:00] - Broader View

Men on Board is part of the Dice Tower Network of podcasts. Find other great podcasts at https://www.dicetower.com/dice-tower-network.

With the release of The Rise of Skywalker, we wanted to take the opportunity to geek out over Star Wars and talk about two games from within the Star Wars universe: Star Wars: Rebellion and Star Wars: Outer Rim. Then, in our Broader View, we have a conversation about narratives in games.

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:00:50] - Star Wars
[00:02:44] - Star Wars: Rebellion
[00:19:24] - Star Wars: Outer Rim
[00:34:07] - Comparison
[00:44:23] - Other Games either about Star Wars or like Star Wars
[00:47:24] - Broader View

Men on Board is part of the Dice Tower Network of podcasts. Find other great podcasts at https://www.dicetower.com/dice-tower-network.

We weren’t looking at the calendar very closely when we decided to do a Kiki for our last episode because we didn’t realize that we’d be doing back to back Kikis so we could talk about PAX Unplugged! But we had a lot of fun in Philadelphia this year so we wanted to talk about what we saw and the games that we played. We’ll be getting back to our regular format for the next episode.

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:01:04] - PAX Unplugged 2019
[00:08:26] - Oath
[00:11:41] - The Shivers
[00:15:03] - Divinity Original Sin: The Board Game
[00:16:34] - Arkham Horror: Final Hour
[00:21:14] - Paranormal Detectives
[00:25:46] - The Magnificent
[00:30:55] - Fantastic Factories
[00:34:04] - Corinth
[00:37:09] - Deep Blue
[00:41:23] - Ecos: First Continent
[00:45:26] - Blood on the Clocktower
[00:57:23] - The Helios Conspiracy (Megagame)

Men on Board is part of the Dice Tower Network of podcasts. Find other great podcasts at https://www.dicetower.com/dice-tower-network.