The No Cube Zone

By WisdomForWizards

Cubes have come to the No Cube Zone! It's a time of dismay for Coniff, as Jordan and Rippee flood the show with cube ridden games. Don't worry, we're still talking our experiences and the people we've... more

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The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.

The No Cube Zone episodes:

October 09, 2020 Episode 019 - The Professor of Game Design / Wasteland Express Delivery Service
In Episode Nineteen of THE NO CUBE ZONNNNNNE... your hosts Coniff, Rippee and Jordan discuss if mechanisms can be inherently Euro or Ameritrash, talk Joe Pilkus' newly launched Professors Lab, the 7th Citadel kickstarter campaign, and finally round out the episode with a discussion on Wasteland Express Delivery Service.

Intro banter - 0:41 Euro vs Ameritrash Mechanisms? - 2:45 Professors Lab! - 11:10 Whatcha been up to? - 16:23 First Review Copy: Guild Master (more discussion to come) - 25:48 NO SPEND OCTOBER! - 30:12 Board Game Showcase: Wasteland Express Delivery Service - 36:22 1 Star ratings! - 1:08:14 Next Game? - 1:16:20

Joe "The Professor" Pilkus - http://professorslab.com/

Flip Florey's Super Saturday Board Game Serial - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flip-floreys-super-saturday-board-game-serial-podcast/id1330526886?i=1000493494234

7th Citadel Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seriouspoulp/the-7th-citadel-explore-build-you-are-the-hero

Wisdom For Wizards Community - https://discord.gg/qDNxcun
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1h 20min
September 25, 2020 Episode 018 - Cheese Toasties, Selling Cars, and Birthdays / Ethnos
In Episode Eighteen of The No Cube Zone, Jordan decides to sell his car, Rippee celebrates his 607th birthday, and Coniff get's suckered into another Serious Poulp kickstarter. Oh! And we discuss the set collecting game Ethnos (and read the greatest 1 star rating ever written).

Intro Banter - 0:41 Jordan is selling his car! - 4:30 Whatcha been up to?! - 10:10 Rippee's Board Game Day - 19:30 Serious Poulp strikes again! - 30:32 Board Game Showcase: Ethnos - 36:11 1 Star BGG Ratings! - 1:01:10 Season 1 Finale approaching... - 1:07:30 Next game? - 1:09:45

7th Citadel Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seriouspoulp/the-7th-citadel-explore-build-you-are-the-hero

Wisdom For Wizards Community - https://discord.gg/qDNxcun
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1h 12min
September 11, 2020 Episode 017 - Calamari and other Community Questions / Raiders of the North Sea
In Episode 17, your hosts discuss their recent plays (and their UPCOMING plays), answer community submitted questions (oddly several about food!), and round out the episode with a discussion on Raiders of the North Sea in the Board Game Showcase segment!

Intro Banter - 0:43 Whatcha...GOING to be up to? - 4:13 The Tale of the 4 hour Lignum learn - 12:50 Community Questions! - 15:50 Board Game Showcase: Raiders of the North Sea - 46:38 1 star reviews! - 1:16:33 Next Game? - 1:19:37

Palaces of Carrara blind play - https://youtu.be/pF2rOclkmVA

Wisdom For Wizards Community - https://discord.gg/qDNxcun
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1h 25min
August 28, 2020 Episode 016 - Foam Core Galore / Ghost Stories
In Episode 16 of the No Cube Zone your hosts discuss whether or not dice are cubes, talk foam core inserts, sing Happy Birthday to Starla from Our Family Plays Games, highlight an Adventures in Middle Earth DnD Campaign, and FINALLY round things out with a discussion on the hardest co-op board game of all time, Ghost Stories. How's that for a run-on sentence?

Intro Banter - 0:43 Dice are Cubes with souls - 1:10 Retro Games - 6:40 Whatcha been up to? - 10:54 Meeple Sisters! - 22:40 Happy Birthday, Starla! - 29:00 Adventures in Middle Earth DnD - 34:50 Board Game Showcase: Ghost Stories - 40:34 1 Star Ratings! - 1:20:40 Next game? 1:26:55

Our Family Plays Games - https://youtu.be/3sBkmOAzAm8

Meeple Sisters -https://www.facebook.com/meeplesisters/?ref=py_c

Wisdom For Wizards Community - https://discord.gg/qDNxcun
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1h 30min
August 14, 2020 Episode 015 - The Legend of the Cube / Stockpile
In Episode 15 of the No Cube Zone, your hosts not only express their love for the archaic Talisman (ok so not Jordan), but they also open up another special piece of mail and then dive into discussion on Stockpile in the board game showcase segment!

Welcome to the Jam! - 0:41 How ya'll doing? - 2:20 Welcome to the World Owen Michael Hopper! - 4:15 Whatcha been up to? - 8:10 MAIL CALL! - 12:05 Talisman Tradition - 18:18 Board Game Showcase: Stockpile - 33:18 1 star ratings! - 1:02:30 Wisdom For Wizards DnD - 1:06:50 Next Game? - 1:09:25

Top Shelf Fun - https://topshelf-fun.com/

Wisdom For Wizards Community - https://discord.gg/qDNxcun
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1h 15min
July 31, 2020 Episode 014 - Catfish Rendezvous / Everdell
In Episode 014 of The No Cube Zone, your hosts discuss a recent opportunity to meet a community member, and share not only physical mail we received but also a lovely email from a listener. Finally, we round out the episode with a glowing discussion on one of the best looking board games out there: Everdell.

Intro banter - 0:41 Whatcha been playing? - 3:40 Meeting up with a Community Member - 4:40 Amilla Glistendew is OP - 10:55 MAIL CALL! - 15:20 Board Game Showcase: Everdell - 27:07 Everdell 1 star ratings on BGG! - 1:07:35 Outro stuff - 1:10:40 Next Game? - 1:12:26

Party Meeple - http://www.partymeeple.com.au/

Tim Chuon - https://www.youtube.com/c/TimChuon

Wisdom For Wizards Community - https://discord.gg/qDNxcun
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1h 15min
July 17, 2020 Episode 013 - Gateway Games Sweet Sixteen Tournament
Rippee has vanished! Ok not really... In Episode Thirteen, Jordan and Coniff switch things up while Rippee coaches a softball game. It's time for the Gateway Game Sweet SixteenTournament!

Intro Banter and the Missing Rippee - 0:41 Gateway Games Sweet Sixteen! - 6:31 The Elite Eight! - 41:47 The Final Four! - 50:08 The Gateway Games Championship! - 55:05 Outro Banter - 1:02:13

Wisdom For Wizards Community - https://discord.gg/qDNxcun
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1h 6min
July 03, 2020 Episode 012 - The Curse of Vul-Kar / Survive: Escape from Atlantis
In Episode Twelve of the No Cube Zone, Your hosts talk shop on some recent Fireball Island plays, Jordan asks a speed dating question, and we discuss Survive: Escape from Atlantis in our Board Game Showcase segment. Oh! And we announce the winner of the Adventure Games contest!

Intro Banter - 0:41 Coniff's Pizza order - 2:00 Jordan secretly loves theme! - 3:55 Whatcha been up to? - 6:26 Speed Dating Question... - 22:08 Board Game Showcase: Survive: Escape from Atlantis - 40:44 And the WINNER is... - 59:40 Next Game? - 1:04:02

Wisdom For Wizards Community - https://discord.gg/qDNxcun
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1h 8min
June 19, 2020 Episode 011 - Plumbing Nightmares / Adventure Games: The Dungeon
In Episode eleven of The No Cube Zone, Not only do we get a riveting tale of busted pipes, a flooded basement, and bad plumbing, but we discuss the exciting small box game: Adventure Games - The Dungeon! OH and stick around to hear how YOU can win this game from us.

Rippee's Plumbing Woes - 0:40 Welcome to No Cube Zone! - 10:34 Jordan's Bug AsSALT Rifle - 11:36 Watcha been up to? - 13:10 Chris Yi impression - 22:07 More Watcha been up to. - 22:30 Board Game Showcase: Adventure Games The Dungeon - 33:59 WIN Adventure Games: The Dungeon - 1:14:45 Next Game? - 1:18:26

Wisdom For Wizards Community - https://discord.gg/qDNxcun

The No Cube Zone Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheNoCubeZone?s=20

The No Cube Zone Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenocubezone/
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1h 21min
June 05, 2020 Episode 010 - Our Family Plays Games
Episode 10 of The No Cube Zone is a departure from our usual show. We wanted to take the time to highlight a wonderful family of color up in Omaha Nebraska that seeks to diversify the Board Game hobby, so we asked Mik and Starla from Our Family Plays Games to join us on the show and tell their story. Tune in for Laughs, games, and an important discussion on the representation of people of color in the board game hobby.

Intro Banter - 0:57 Mik and Starla's Board Game Origins - 5:04 This or That Board Game Showdown - 20:36 The mission behind Our Family Plays Games - 45:43 #BlackLivesMatter - 1:01:38

OFPG Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1f1NKE51FG5MeYchzVbXcA

OFPG Twitter - @our_plays

OFPG Facebook - Our Family Plays Games

Wisdom For Wizards Community - https://discord.gg/qDNxcun
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1h 12min

FAQs about The No Cube Zone:

How many episodes does The No Cube Zone have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.