Men on Board

Today we are focusing on two games by the designer/codesigner Daniele Tascini: Teotuhican: City of Gods and Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar. We also probably mispronounced about half of this episode. In our Broader View, we talk about things we like and dislike about rule books. At the end of the episode, we also make some announcements about the future of the show.

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:00:55] - Daniele Tascini
[00:01:38] - Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar
[00:16:26] - Teotihuacan: City of Gods
[00:33:51] - Comparison
[00:44:21] - Other Games That Are Similar In Some Way
[00:47:56] - Broader View
[01:00:23] - Programming Announcement

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, instead of doing one of our standard format episodes we’re doing a Kiki about what we thought about 2018 in terms of gaming, as well as looking ahead to our hopes for 2019. We also may have hit a new record for mispronunciations (until our next regular episode).

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:01:48] - Games Workshop
[00:10:36] - CMON
[00:14:35] - Kickstarter
[00:25:19] - Disposability of Gaming Experiences
[00:30:31] - Eurogaming
[00:35:49] - Favorite Games of 2018
[00:38:50] - Time Stories
[00:43:33] - Hopes for 2019
[00:46:52] - Comas
[00:48:44] - Final Rambling Thoughts

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

As of this episode, Men on Board is officially a part of the Dice Tower Network! We talk a little bit about that and some new things that we’re going to be doing with the podcast. Our category this week is mystery games, and we explore that through Tragedy Looper and Mysterium. Then in our Broader View, we talk about what we like about mysteries more generally, and we spend a lot of time talking about how much we enjoy murder mystery parties.

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:04:33] - Mystery Games
[00:05:19] - Tragedy Looper
[00:24:51] - Mysterium
[00:39:21] - Comparison
[00:47:56] - Other Mystery Games
[00:52:25] - Broader View

The murder mysteries that we were talking about during the Broader View can be found at https://www.freeformgames.com.

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

This episode, we’re happy to have our friend Other Matt once again step in to help us out while Josh was unavailable. Today we’re looking at two very logical deduction games, Sleuth and Cryptid, and taking a look at how these games handle the mechanic in a very pure fashion. In our Broader View, we are putting out our New Year’s Resolutions just in time for the end of January.

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:00:52] - Deduction Games
[00:01:48] - Sleuth
[00:17:30] - Cryptid
[00:38:32] - Comparison
[00:48:17] - Other Deduction Games
[00:52:50] - Broader View

In our first episode of 2019 we’re looking at two bag building games that use their shared mechanic and two different ways. First up is the push your luck style of Quacks of Quedlinburg and next we have the worker placement style in Orleans. In our Broader View, we each discuss our dream combination of a mechanic, theme/IP, designer, and publisher for a game.

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:01:05] - Bag Building Games
[00:01:27] - Quacks of Quedlinburg
[00:18:31] - Orleans
[00:34:23] - Comparison
[00:45:21] - Other Bag Building Games
[00:48:18] - Broader View

On the last day of 2018 we’re talking about racing games and comparing Formula D and Downforce. In our Broader View, we have a discussion about what we do when we’re not enjoying a game. We’re also still on the lookout for any feedback or suggestions while we’re taking a look at potential switching up our format. Happy New Year everyone!

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:02:20] - Racing Games
[00:02:58] - Formula D
[00:20:10] - Downforce
[00:29:34] - Comparison
[00:36:52] - Other Racing Games
[00:39:52] - Broader View

We’re switching up the schedule this week and pushing back Episode 33 to December 31st and instead we’re releasing this Board Game Kiki episode about Pax Unplugged 2018. Just as a heads up, we had some technical difficulty while recording, so when things sound choppy or when we’re talking a mile a minute, that’s why. With Christmas approaching, we also give our version of a gift guide in the form of what gifts we would give to each other. Finally, we are once again putting out the call for feedback as we have some discussions behind the scenes about potentially switching up our format.

[00:00:00] - Production Update
[00:00:49] - Introduction
[00:02:20] - Pax Unplugged 2018
[00:08:38] - Victorian Masterminds
[00:10:48] - The River
[00:12:30] - Fog of Love
[00:15:23] - Manhattan
[00:16:49] - Ricochet Robots
[00:17:58] - Micropolis
[00:18:13] - Pax Unplugged Lending Library Etiquette
[00:21:14] - Gorus Maximus
[00:23:13] - Quacks of Quedlinburg
[00:25:03] - Fog of Love (Again)
[00:27:04] - Fae
[00:28:34] - Pax Unplugged Final Thoughts
[00:31:10] - Gifting Guide
[00:47:38] - Request for Feedback

Gifting Guide

Aaron’s Gifts
From Josh: The Nameless Campaign and Prince Aaron
From Jameson: Betrayal at Baldur’s Gate
From Mat: Tzolk’in

Mat’s Gifts
From Aaron: Scythe
From Josh: Arboretum Deluxe
From Jameson: Ricochet Robots

Jameson’s Gifts
From Mat: Santorini
From Aaron: My Little Scythe
From Josh: Dragon Castle

Josh’s Gifts
From Jameson: Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress
From Mat: Prodigal’s Club
From Aaron: Fog of Love

This episode ended up being a little bit longer because we were having a lot of fun in our Broader View, so hopefully you enjoy the extra content! The category this week is cooperative games, and both of our cooperative games that we’re talking about have an island theme: Robinson Crusoe and Spirit Island. In our Broader View, we continue with the island theme and we discuss what three games (or as Jameson insists three games and a deck of cards) would we bring to a desert island. We also all cheat and sneak in an honorable mention.

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:00:53] - Cooperative Games
[00:01:10] - Robinson Crusoe
[00:18:49] - Spirit Island
[00:36:17] - Comparison
[00:45:29] - Other Cooperative Games
[00:47:51] - Broader View

Recommendations:

Aaron: Forbidden Sky
Josh: Sentinels of the Multiverse
Jameson: Battlestar Galactica
Mat: Big Book of Madness

Aaron’s Desert Island Games:

1) Arcardia Quest
2) Twilight Imperium Third Edition
3) Sentinels of the Multiverse
Honorable Mention: Cerebria

Josh’s Desert Island Games:

1) Scythe
2) Lost Cities
3) Werewolf
Honorable Mention: Ticket to Ride

Jameson’s Desert Island Games:

1) Arcardia Quest
2) Battlestar Galactica
3) Mysterium
Honorable Mention: Spirit Island

Mat’s Desert Island Games:

1) Captain Sonar
2) Schotten Totten
3) Werewolf
Honorable Mention: Ticket to Ride Europe

In this episode we’re talking about Next Move Games, which is an imprint from the publisher Plan B Games. We’re talking about both of the games that Next Move has published to date: Azul and Reef. In our Broader View, we talk about what we consider filler games and how we feel about them.

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:01:05] - Next Move Games
[00:01:29] - Azul
[00:16:27] - Reef
[00:31:39] - Comparison
[00:40:36] - Other Tile Laying Games
[00:43:31] - Broader View

In this shorter than average episode, we’re going back to Social Deduction games, but this time we’re focusing on games that play in a short amount of time. Specifically, we’re talking about One Night Ultimate Werewolf and Crossfire. In our Broader View, we talk about playing games at parties, and we end up spending way too much time talking about our frustrations with Cards Against Humanity.

[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:01:40] - Social Deduction
[00:02:27] - One Night Ultimate Werewolf
[00:15:56] - Crossfire
[00:27:04] - Comparison
[00:33:38] - Other (Short) Social Deduction Games
[00:36:48] - Broader View