The Flavor Text Podcast

Bales & Jett give their takes on the gaming phenomenon that is Kicktstarter, and all the ways that it is changing boardgaming. Right in step with that topic are Brandon's initial impressions of BATMAN: GOTHAM CITY CHRONICLES, Joseph's take on SIDE MEIER'S CIVILIZATION, Brandon's thoughts on GAIA PROJECT, and both gents' takes on TZOLK'IN: THE MAYAN CALENDAR!

0:00:00 - Intro!

0:05:40 - GAIA PROJECT

0:20:34 - TZOLK'IN: THE MAYAN CALENDAR

0:34:24 - SID MEIER'S CIVILIZATION: THE BOARD GAME

0:39:37 - BATMAN: GOTHAM CITY CHRONICLES

0:48:56 - Main Topic: Our Thoughts on the Behemoth that is Kickstarter!

0:00:00 - Intro

0:03:58 - Recent Plays! CARPE DIEM

0:15:43 - CONCORDIA

0:23:27 - BRUGES

0:32:43 - Feature Topic: "Go East, Young Man or How I Learned to Love Eurogames"

Bales, Jett, and special guest whiskey aficionado (and gamer!) Craig Bridger discuss Craig's written article for our site! Naturally, the speak about what they've been playing, too - featuring the new magical tableau-building game RES ARCANA, the new dexterity stacker MEN AT WORK! Finally, a look at what it takes to be a great sport at the gaming table. To flip or not to flip, people?

0:0:00 - Intro

0:6:19 - Game plays! RES ARCANA

0:15:02 - REX: FINAL DAYS OF AN EMPIRE

0:27:12 - STAR WARS: IMPERIAL ASSAULT

0:40:20 - MEN AT WORK

0:46:59 - Feature Topic: "The Sportsman"

Join Brandon and Joseph as they hash out recent plays, including the fantastic Wingspan, then tackle their favorite games of 2018! If that's not enough, they also remember their favorite 2017 games that they played in 2018! How's that for CONTENT?!?

The Holidays are here! In this episode, Bales and Jett discuss the new hotness of Teotihuacan: City of Gods and KeyForge, holiday gaming, and the interplay of emergent and defined storytelling in boardgaming! Happy 2019, y’all!

Timestamps:

0:02:14 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods

0:14:46 - KeyForge

0:34:45 - Emergent Narrative and Defined Narrative in Boardgames

0:58:53 - Holiday Gaming!

Join Brandon and Joseph as they discuss their experiences with "legacy" board games - one of gaming's most ballyhooed new sub-genres.

The guys talk what they love, which they've played, and where these ideas in gaming are going! Buckle up if you like, 'cause they won't hold back with any of their highs or their lows.

Bales and Jett discuss one of tabletop gaming’s most essential components - trust.

They also discuss the new Brass: Birmingham and the recent classic The Voyages of Marco Polo!

Timeline:

2:23 - Brass: Birmingham

10:00 - The Voyages of Marco Polo

18:46 - Trust in Gaming

Join us for our inaugural podcast where we talk about the social contract of games, our origins in tabletop gaming, and introduce ourselves and our new project.