On Board Games

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik and Don are joind by Jacob Bowers from Well To Do Walrus Games to talk about games (and other things) they've played including:

• Space Empires 4x
• Words of a Feather
• Eclipse Second Dawn
• Wyrmspan

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(22:21) Next, they talk all about ways to help break designer block.

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik and Bruce are joind by Jeff Anderson from QWYX Events and BGG, to  talk about games (and other things) they've played including:

• Blood on the Clocktower
• Charcuterie
• The Plum Island Horror
• The Gang
• Zendo
• Words of a Feather

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(30:54) Next, they talk all about hosting and attending gaming cruises and conventions.

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik and Don are joind by Tony Lawhorne from Lawhorne Design, to  talk about games (and other things) they've played including:

• Faraway
• Federation
• Savage Worlds Adventure Edition
• Draft & Write Records
• Hissy Fit
• Xylotar

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(17:56) Next, they talk about creating eye-catching things for your convention booth.

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik is joind by Steve Chivers, from Board Game Chin Wag, to  talk about games (and other things) they've played including:

• World Wonders
• Heat: Pedal to the Metal
• Atlantis Rising
• Pole Position

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(27:17) Next, they talk about the mental health, specifically depression and anxiety, and how you can use board games to help.

Click here for information on R U OK day and mental health resources.

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik and Bruce talk about games (and other things) they've played including:

• The Podfather Cruise II overview
• Cabanga
• Penny Black
• Expressions
• My Fathers Work
• That's not a Hat

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(39:41) Next, they talk about the UnPub convention and Bruce's experiences there.

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Marc Specter from the Grand Gamers Guild about games they've played including:

• Dead Man's Draw
• Camel Up
• Bier Pioniere
• Ora et Labora
• A brief tangent on budgeting

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(24:40) Next, they talk about the psychology behind Bouba Kiki and Stroop and designing games around these types of concepts.

The Kickstarter is active until May 3, 2024, so check it out!

 

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik and Don talk about games they've played including:

• The Morrison Game Factory
• Mystery Dice
• Planet Unknown
• HeroQuest
• Isle of Cats
• Castles of Burgundy GameFound

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(26:08) Next, they talk about conflict resultions in RPGs and how to make that conflict fun and memorable.

 

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On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don are joined by Bob Wieman, the Scholeologist himself, to talk about games they've played including:

• Marvel Champions
• Istanbul the dice game
• Masks RPG
• Goblin Quest RPG
• Trophy Gold RPG
• Bohananza
• The Crew

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(27:36) Next, they talk about Kickstarter, are there companies that are too big for it, and what impact does it have on the board game landscape.

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On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk about games they've played including:

• Firefly 10th Anniversary Edition
• Picture Perfect
• Quacks of Quedlinberg
• Discworld RPG
• Outgunned RPG

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(20:53) Next, they talk briefly about ShushCon and Token Con and then about creating a new game collection from scratch.

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On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Bill Corey talk about games they've played including:

• Gloomhaven - http://gloomhaven-storyline.com
• Firefly 10th Anniversary Edition
• Sentinels of the Multiverse
• Furnace
• Imperial

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(21:08) Next, they talk about innovation vs. iteration in game design and its impacts.

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