The Gaming Moguls

The Gaming Moguls

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The Gaming Moguls episodes

  • Episode 49: With Extra Exclamations!!!

    Jake and Mark get back to business! We talk about all the great games we’ve played since the last episode! We also have a pre-holiday fireside chat where we discuss everything from collection curation to holiday break game choices! We promise – no exclamations were harmed in the recording of this episode!

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:04:16 Games Played This Week!

    00:05:41 SCOUT!

    00:10:38 Wind the Film!

    00:17:01 Mini Rails

    00:23:12 Dual Gauge

    00:33:30 Gudetama: The Tricky Egg Card Game

    00:37:39 Bus

    00:43:05 18 Los Angeles

    00:49:40 Fireside Chat: Holiday Gaming Plans

    00:56:13 Fireside Chat: Collection Curation

    01:07:17 Fireside Chat: Shelf of Shame Games

    01:15:23 Wrap Up & Outro

    The Mogul Scale Living Document

    1 hr 14 min
  • Episode 48: Jake’s Top 20 of 2020

    In Episode 48, Jake runs down his top 20 games as of Fall, 2020. Big changes this year as we missed out on a year of gaming IRL and we included 18xx games. After listening, are you on #teamjake or #teammark?

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:01:13 Main Topic: Jake’s Top 20 of 2020!

    00:01:35 Pub Meeple Ranking Engine

    00:05:48 Number 20

    00:09:54 Number 19

    00:13:50 Number 18

    00:16:21 Number 17

    00:20:11 Number 16

    00:23:28 Number 15

    00:27:31 Number 14

    00:30:25 Number 13

    00:33:34 Number 12

    00:36:27 Number 11

    00:39:41 Number 10

    00:44:02 Number 9

    00:46:28 Number 8

    00:48:54 Number 7

    00:52:16 Number 6

    00:56:05 Number 5

    00:58:17 Number 4

    01:04:15 Number 3

    01:07:41 Number 2

    01:12:38 Jake’s Number 1 of 2020!

    01:20:15 Wrap Up & Outro

    The Mogul Scale Living Document

    1 hr 23 min
  • Episode 47: Mark’s Top 20 of 2020

    It’s that time again – time to revisit the games that spark joy in the Gaming Moguls! This time we examine Mark’s Top 20 of 2020 to see what’s new on the list and what games have lost their shine. The game names have been hidden in the show notes to preserve the surprise!

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:02:35 Main Topic: Mark’s Top 20 of 2020!

    00:03:43 Pub Meeple Ranking Engine

    00:11:02 Number 20

    00:13:39 Number 19

    00:16:54 Number 18

    00:18:40 Number 17

    00:21:03 Number 16

    00:25:51 Number 15

    00:28:11 Number 14

    00:31:12 Number 13

    00:34:09 Number 12

    00:37:23 Number 11

    00:41:07 Number 10

    00:43:20 Number 9

    00:46:34 Number 8

    00:50:42 Number 7

    00:52:32 Number 6

    00:52:32 Number 5

    00:55:04 Number 4

    00:57:56 Number 3

    01:00:00 Number 2

    01:03:53 Mark’s Number 1 of 2020!

    01:15:23 Wrap Up & Outro

    1 hr 17 min
  • Episode 46: The First Hit is Free

    Jake and Mark are back with an episode that looks into what it takes to ease people into the next level of heavy game. We also discuss some of our favorite transitional games to help gamers take the next step towards meatier games. We also discuss some of our favorite expansion trends around packaging and rules. We talk about the games we have been playing lately – which involved re-visiting some of our absolute favorites.

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:00:42 Gùgōng: Pànjūn KS has landed!

    00:06:07 Games Played This Week!

    00:06:11 Age of Steam

    00:16:26 1862

    00:22:50 1880

    00:26:58 High Frontier

    00:33:10 Barrage

    00:36:24 Unlock Game Series

    Exit Game Series

    00:43:54 Orléans

    00:46:34 Main Topic: Introductory Heavy Games

    00:49:18 Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King

    00:51:15 Keyflower

    00:54:01 Le Havre

    00:57:02 Concordia

    00:59:33 The Gallerist

    01:03:03 Clans of Caledonia

    01:07:21 Wrap Up & Outro

    The Mogul Scale Living Document

    1 hr 11 min
  • Episode 45: A Jumbo-Sized Pointy Gaming Elbow to the Face

    It’s a PLUS-SIZED EPISODE with fan favorite Craig Taylor! Ow. Ow! STOP PUNCHING ME! It’s all the games with the sharp elbows where the interaction is direct, it’s painful.. and it’s mean. Are we still friends? We also recap the games we’ve played – and it actually includes Jake this time!

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:01:46 Guest Mogul: Craig Taylor returns!

    00:07:50 Games Played This Week!

    00:08:07 Santa Monica 

    00:15:35 Empyreal: Spells & Steam

    00:24:39 Root

    00:31:37 Air, Land & Sea

    00:40:52 Kansas Pacific

    00:48:30 In the Hall of the Mountain King

    00:53:27 Fort

    01:01:31 The Cost

    01:10:32 Airship City

    01:14:43 Main Topic: Sharp Elbow Games

    01:16:26 Age of Steam

    01:18:22 Bus

    01:22:54 Barrage

    01:27:45 Food Chain Magnate

    01:29:39 Tammany Hall

    01:34:03 The Estates

    01:36:27 18xx

    01:40:14 Vanuatu

    01:46:40 Troyes

    01:55:39 Wrap Up & Outro

    The Mogul Scale Living Document

    1 hr 58 min
  • Episode 44: Our Top 15 Desert Island Games

    Jake and Mark ponder as to which games would we keep if we had to winnow our collection down to 15 games.. as if we were off to a desert island.. with just our games. Well, maybe some canned SPAM too. We also review the games we’ve been playing since the last episode.

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:01:43 Games Played This Week!

    00:02:12 Heul doch! Mau Mau

    00:08:08 1848: Australia

    00:13:30 Antiquity

    00:21:28 1846: The Race for the Midwest

    00:24:26 Yokohama

    00:28:19 Kingdomino

    00:28:39 Queendomino

    00:30:17 Blue Lagoon

    00:35:27 Main Topic: Our Top 15 Desert Island Games

    00:38:39 Metro X

    00:40:05 Gloomhaven

    00:42:20 Tichu

    00:45:05 Power Grid

    00:47:01 Age of Steam

    00:48:09 Brass: Birmingham

    00:49:17 Agricola

    00:52:04 Ra

    00:54:09 1830: Railways & Robber Barons

    00:56:15 Root

    00:57:44 Azul

    00:59:42 Orléans

    01:01:20 Crokinole

    01:03:09 Acquire

    01:10:32 Wrap Up & Outro

    1 hr 13 min
  • Episode 43: Tale of the Teach

    Mark and Jake are back with another Gaming Moguls podcast. As students of the game, they deep dive on their thoughts and tricks for teaching board games effectively. As ever, there is a lengthy chat about the games they played including Brass: Lancashire, Root, The Castles of Burgundy, Tribune, the Crew, Dairyman and Ride the Rails. Bonus: Ever get a major rule wrong?!?

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:10:21 Games Played This Week!

    00:10:43 Brass: Lancashire

    00:20:19 Root

    00:25:00 The Castles of Burgundy

    00:29:15 Tribune: Primus Inter Pares

    00:32:17 The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine

    00:38:31 Dairyman

    00:41:24 Ride the Rails

    00:46:45 Main Topic: Teaching Board Games

    01:22:15 Wrap Up & Outro

    The Mogul Scale Living Document

    1 hr 25 min
  • Episode 42: Toppling the Innovative Print-n-Plays

    Jake and Mark return to have some mid-summer musings about their gaming adventures during the month of June. They talk about the games they played – including what seems like a bumper crop of 18xx games. The main topic is a recap of the print-n-play projects that Jake and Mark have the in the works.

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:01:25 BGG Game Patches

    00:04:13 1822: The Railways of Great Britain Kickstarted!

    00:06:38 Games Played This Week!

    00:06:51 18xx.games

    00:10:30 Yokohama

    00:16:09 Ride the Rails

    00:24:19 Across the United States

    00:27:51 1832: The South

    00:36:56 Pax Porfiriana

    00:49:17 Wildcatters

    00:51:27 Main Topic: Print-n-Plays

    00:55:40 boardgamesmaker.com

    01:06:26 Wrap Up & Outro

    The Mogul Scale Living Document

    1 hr 8 min
  • Episode 41: Systemic Insanity

    In this plus-sized episode, we stretch out for two main topics. The first main topic is a deep-dive into system games. What’s a system game? A game that has a lot of extra content or variants based on one ruleset. Next up – we talk about the ultimate system game, Dungeons and Dragons.

    We discuss our role playing experiences, background, and favorite memories. Of course – no Gaming Moguls episode is complete without a lengthy discussion of the games we played.

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:04:27 Games Played This Week!

    00:05:02 Airship City

    00:11:38 18CZ

    00:21:20 Tiny Towns

    00:25:17 Crokinole

    00:30:05 Glory to Rome

    00:32:37 Twins

    00:34:23 Castles of Mad King Ludwig

    00:43:56 Orléans

    00:49:41 Main Topic: System Games

    00:52:49 Power Grid

    00:53:27 Concordia

    00:55:44 Age of Steam

    00:57:38 Memoir ‘44

    00:59:59 18xx

    01:04:45 Dungeons & Dragons

    01:30:26 Wrap Up & Outro

    The Mogul Scale Living Document

    1 hr 33 min
  • Episode 40: The Big Huge Expansions Expansion

    No doubt about it – expansions are red hot and some games have a LOT of expansions available! The problem is that we don’t often play games enough for it to matter.. and that’s for the really good ones.

    So – what are our favorite expansions.. and why?

    Despite no in-person game nights, lots of games hit the table and Jake and Mark all about the games they played.

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:02:37 Pax Viking & Pax Renaissance on Kickstarter

    00:05:18 Frosthaven

    00:06:48 Ankh: Gods of Egypt

    00:07:44 1840 Vienna Tramways

    00:08:45 Mini Express

    00:10:34 Games Played This Week!

    00:11:43 Air, Land & Sea

    00:17:05 Innovation

    00:21:05 Le Havre

    00:26:39 Stick ‘Em

    00:29:13 Raiders of the North Sea

    00:32:24 Yokohama

    00:33:31 Keyflower

    00:34:18 1848: Australia

    00:40:29 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – The Monster Box of Monsters Expansion

    00:44:30 Main Topic: Expansions

    01:05:14 Near and Far: Amber Mines

    01:06:36 Roll for the Galaxy: Ambition

    01:07:46 A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians

    01:08:45 Great Western Trail: Rails to the North

    01:09:29 Orléans: Trade & Intrigue

    01:10:34 MetroX: Sendai & Hakata & Nagoya

    01:11:25 Raiders of the North Sea: Fields of Fame

    Raiders of the North Sea: Hall of Heroes

    01:13:01 Leaving Earth: Outer Planets

    01:15:53 Root: The Riverfolk Expansion

    01:16:46 Wrap Up & Outro

    The Mogul Scale Living Document

    1 hr 19 min

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Mark and Jake are the Gaming Moguls. We discuss aspirational board gaming topics for those board gamers that want to get deeper into the hobby. We discuss a variety of topics and offer our opinions…