Of Dice And Men

The gang shows off some of the board games on their shelves: gems, favourites and sentimental pieces

This fortnight, the gang talks about Board Game Publishers, what they do, what makes a publisher good and of course, what makes a publisher bad. Then we discuss some games including Shadows of Malice and CO2 Second Chance!

The gang welcomes back our guest Chad Boudreau, owner operator of our Friendly Local Game Store Comic Readers, to talk about the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on his business, and if when that get's just too depressing to continue, we'll play one of our awesome podcast games!

The gang returns for a live streamed discussion about our favourite game designers, and how thankful we are for what they've done for the hobby.

Adam, Ryan and Chad discuss how certain global circumstances have affected their gaming and the adjustments that they (and the hobby in general) have made to stay in touch with friends over dice and cards. We also discuss the progress we've made with The King's Dilemma since November, playing an online version via chat.

No, YOU'VE been missing for 7 months! We've been here the whole time!

The guys talk about the Voting Mechanic in board games as well as The Book of Mormon, Spires End and talk about other games and nonsense

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Chad, Ryan and Adam discuss digital board games! The benefits of being able to play your favourite board games using your phone, tablet, or computer, but also the shortcomings of the digital medium compared to sitting around the table with cardboard.

Afterwards we talk about some recent plays, including Mansions of Madness (1st Edition), TIME Stories: Madame, Catan, Defense Grid: The Board Game, and our future plays of Obscurio and John Company.

Details on our latest contest sponsored by Mr. Dice Guy contained within!

Ryan, Adam, and Chad reunite after a long cold "ODAMless summer" to talk about games with an emotional attachment, the games they played over the summer, and a unique and mostly undiscovered game Sarah's Vision.

Chad, Ryan and Adam discuss the genre of drawing board games! Starting from Pictionary and moving forward, we discuss the mental block a lot of players have against drawing games and the ways that modern hits like Pictomania and Telestrations help overcome that hurdle and end with a great time for everyone. Also, why aren't there more exploration or dungeon crawlers that use drawing?

As per usual we close out the show with some games we've been playing lately, including The 7th Continent, Gloomhaven, Tiny Towns, Dawn of Peacemakers, Unlock: Adventures of Oz, and more!

The gang talks about deception in board games and their experiences in an 8 month long game of Ultimate Werewolf Legacy.