Josh Wielgus, Chief Social Media and Content Strategist for Chip Theory Games joins the podcast to talk about how he got started in the industry, what it's like to work on games like Too Many Bones and Cloudspire as well as talk about CTG's upcoming Kickstarter, Burncycle. 

 

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Brian, Frankie and Jim talk about the best and worst inserts they've seen. What are some of your favorites? Let us know on our Instagram!

 

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The whole gang is back! Brian talks about what it's like to fly around during a pandemic. Then they talk about games played and some kickstarters and expansions that are in the works.

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Links

https://stonemaiergames.com/games/tapestry/tapestry-plans-ploys-expansion/

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloudpunchergames/token-sesame-a-transforming-token-holder-for-board-games

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kolossalgames/western-legends-blood-money

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/funtails/glen-more-ii-highland-games

A rudderless ship captained by the joint efforts of Jim, Frankie & Christian attempt to navigate the snark infested Western waters without their fearless captain Brian. In this episode they chat about games they've played lately (Fort, Marco Polo and Planet Unknown) and Christian forces the crew to put themselves over.

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Brian, Christian and Frankie gather around the microphones to discuss games that are best at 2 players. They then tell Brian which board game apps he should download and of course they talk about some games they have played.

 

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Coast to Coast deep dives, where your super board Sunday team takes a closer look at games from end to end, leaving no Meeple or token unturned.

 

This week Brian and Christian take a gander at the tile laying, set collecting, view-making Tang Garden from Thundergryph games. So come with us for a stroll through this garden while we try to figure out if beauty is really just skin deep or if there is more going on beyond this beautiful production!

 

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The guys get back together to discuss gaming etiquette. How should you handle take-backsies, rule bending, component handling and much more.

 

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We talk about the Great Wall of China, Price is Right, the Brady Bunch and cats...but that's not until after we talk about the game mechanics we love as well as games we have played. (Nova Luna, Unbroken, Clans of Caledonia, Cockroach Poker, Gizmos) and more!

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(1:56) Games We've Been Playing

(37:02) Mechanics we love

(51:14) Personal Stories

The gang comes together to begin the curation process of the Super Board Sunday Shelf of Approval (name in the works). If you were to attend a convention and see a shelf from us, these are they games that would be on there, and why. We also talk virtual gaming con as well as a few kickstarters.

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Brian and Frankie chat about game genres they like that don't match up to what they like in the real world. Brian talks about his initial thoughts on Tang Garden solo and Frankie talks about Dice Forge and a cool app you should be using if you play Dice Throne.

(8:30)  Tang Garden(28:49) Dice Forge(36:30) Dice Throne Companion(40:21) Main Topic