The Dice Men Cometh

Don’t you just love someone who is passionate about what they do? And when what they do is design amazing games, that’s just a bonus too!

Tonight Mark sits down and chats with designer and all-round great guy, Ignacy Trzewiczek, to talk about his life, his games, his hits and misses, and more! We all know Mark loves the sound of his own voice, but this time he lets Ignacy do most of the talking.

We finish off with a brief review of a few app games that may help you kill some time.

As always, thanks for listening!

Ignacy and his wife, MerryThe one that got away?One of our favourite games

Tonight the Dice Men are traveling back in time…further back….a little bit more…and….stop…to 1517!

Yes, we’re talking about Here I Stand by GMT games, which is a monster of an epic game of control (both physical AND religious) set during some turbulent times in Europe. Garth and Mark spent 10 hours playing so we have a few things we’d like to say!

After that, it’s an all Aussie Kickstarter update! So get your credit cards ready!

Takes up a lot of table spaceEurope is ablaze! Henry VIII and his … 2 wives?The 6 ‘warring’ factions, smiling even after more than 10 hours.

Stop! Thief!

Tonight the Dice Men are all hardened criminals attempting to flee the city with all of their ill-gotten goods, as we discuss Vital Lacerda‘s Escape Plan.

We then ease into some recommendations for games you NEED to have in your collection if you know any role play fans, or if you know any couples that want to play more games.

Tonight we go back in time, retrace our steps all in the name of not losing…

Tonight we go back in time retrace our steps all in the name of…winning?

Tonight we feature Tragedy Looper, before then having a good old round table chat about our gaming pet peeves, and oh my, do we have some. What are your gaming pet peeves? C’mon…we know you have them 😉

Tonight we feature a perfect match of Dice Men, as Mark and Garth bring you all the gaming you could ever want in a show!

We start with an interview, live from GenCon, with David Harding from Grail Games. David gives us the inside word on what it’s like at the biggest gaming event in the US of A.

We end tonight’s date with a review of MatchBreaker, a new Aussie game that’s about to hit Kickstarter, and discuss a few other bits of news to keep your gaming appetite satisfied.

Boomerang – Tasmania gets the Hash?David likes hiding

G stands for games, E stands for excitement, N stands for New and Con stands for, well, Convention so this week it’s all GenCon all the time!

All three Dicemen sift through the GenCon releases and pick the ones that they are most looking forward to getting their grubby little hands on. Did any of the games we mention tickle your fancy? Are you keen to try out the newest hotness too? You better listen in and listen good!

With Garth away again, it’s time for Leon to regale us with tales and interviews from the awesomeness that was LFG Sydney 2019. He has interviews with a number of Australian publishers and game designers, as well as telling us all about his highlights and game experiences.

Listen as Mark grills him on his entire weekend (yes, even Sunday) and hear the latest from one of the best gaming conventions that’s not on the border.

Leon and Rene with the Garphill Games design team, Shem Phillips and Sam MacDonald

Tonight the studio is packed to the brim with geniuses as Mark and Garth are joined by Galileo, Bacon and of course, Newton in this weeks feature game discussion.

Then, oh boy, sit down, settle in, and get ready for a rant-a-thon as Mark has a few things to get off his chest! If you haven’t ever heard cranky Mark, well tonight is your lucky night!

What a group of Geniuses!Travel to broaden your mind?

Achtung! Achtung! Dive! Dive! It’s another Dice Men Cometh episode and this week we’re sailing on and under the high seas as we focus our attention on U-Boot, a real-time co-op submarine game where you ALWAYS do what the Captain says…no questions asked.

Mark then fills us in on a healthy dose of news before Leon finally gets to live out his dream of being a Cat Lady!

The scurvy looking crewAmazing bits and pieces

A hidden gem? A cult classic? A forgotten masterpiece? You’ll have to decide for yourself, as Leon and Mark give their thoughts on Warrior Knights from Fantasy Flight Games.

Also this week, Leon catches up with his predictions for the 2019 Spiel des Jahres, and finally, Mark gives us a long-awaited Kickstarter update, including a few Australian campaigns worth checking out.