The Dice Steeple

In this episode we interview designer extraordinaire Mike Fitzgerald about his most recent game playing, his background in designing, and his new journey in converting to Judaism.

0:55 What have we been up to

5:55 Games we recently played

20:48 Mike Fitzgerald game & design background

31:33 Mike's personal life & the journey of converting to Judaism

In this episode we are joined by Burky & Badger from the Burky & Badger Board Game Babble Podcast.

We talk about the choices we make & Why.

0:00 Intro

8:19 - Questions begin

8:46 - Why do you choose the color that you play & why?

15:54 - Why do you choose a certain role in the game when available?

21:08 - Do you have a certain playing style? Why or why not?

28:38 - Do you draw the line when playing games with violence, murder, theft, in games? If so, where?

45:44 - Does religion play a part in what games you play and/or how you play them?

Burky & Badger can be found at:

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/guild/2248

www.facebook.com/burkyandbadger

Recently Asmodee North America announced increasing prices of their board games especially online. This has caused a massive outrage on the board game forums. In this episode we shed light on our own personal thoughts on the matter, and also take a look at it through a biblical lens.

Into - 0:00

Recent Games Played

1:15 Happy Salmon

3:27 Pirates of the 7 Seas

5:15 Council of Four

6:30 Thunder & Lightning

8:30 Odin's Ravens

9:50 Meeple War

12:09 Asmodee Pricing Increases Personal Thoughts

29:30 Biblical lens

We are joined by board game designer Jeff Allers who is involved in reaching out to Middle Eastern refugees in Berlin. A portion of his efforts include playing games with the refugees. We learn about the situation in Germany and how this has helped them.

0:41 Introducing Jeff Allers

2:26 Games Designed by Jeff

10:10 Jeff's Life Background

14:43 Refugee Situation in Germany

Read more about this and contact Jeff here:

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/205399/games-play-refugees

Sam & Dan discuss luck in gaming, and if luck really exists at all in life.

Kickstarter talk - 0:37

Luck in Gaming - 4:39

Does Luck Exist in Life? - 11:03

In this Episode, Sam & Dan explore a comedic setup & punchline in with Comedian Michael Jr. Then they talk about how this works in games & in life.

1:55 - Fun gaming over the holidays

6:51 - Introducing Michael JR's comedy

9:29 - Michael Jr's life lesson breakthrough

12:41 - Applying the setup and punchline to our lives in and around board gaming

Sam & Dan talk about prejudice in board games and in life. They take an example of a thread about the game New York 1901 to use as an example.

Judgement in Gaming 1:07

Judgement in Life 15:11

Dan & Sam are joined by Marty Connell from Rolling Dice & Taking names to talk about contentment in gaming, & in life.

Intro: 0:00

Contentment background scripturally - 1:45

Contentment in gaming - 10:29

Here is the video / audio sermon that Dan was referring to in this podcast from Jeremy Jernigan at Central Christian church in Mesa, AZ.

Video:

http://media.centralaz.com/2015/07/11/i-can-do-all-things/

Audio:

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CccevWeekendAudio/~5/m5h4UfiunA8/Message+07112015+(Audio+Only).mp3

Sam & Dan speak with Chara Games about their upcoming release Commissioned. It's a is a 2-6 player, historically-themed, cooperative-style board game with a simple deck-building mechanism that plays in 1 hour. Players are the early Christian Apostles and must work together to mature their faith decks, grow the church, collect the books of the New Testament, and overcome persecution. You do not need to know anything about Christianity to play. The game includes five scenarios that cover the first 150 years of church history, two difficulty levels, and a one-vs-all variation.

0:00 - Intro

1:10 - Chara games at a personal level

3:01 - Gaming history, favorite games

9:11 - Personal stories of faith

14:33 - How do games and faith mix

18:21 - Commissioned the game

21:10 - Using faith to create a game

23:19 - Trouble finding a publisher

27:20 - Advice for other game designers / publishers

29:20 - Timeline for Commissioned

30:58 - How to find Chara Games

32:11 - Next episode details

In this episode we interview Bruno Faidutti. We ask him questions about his designing background, new games & re-prints he's coming out with (Mission Red Planet & Raptor) & then get personal and talk about his world view.

Intro / Background as a designer - 0:00

Mission Red Planet Re-print - 14:13

Raptor - 21:50

World Views 26:45