The Thoughtful Gamer Podcast

By The Thoughtful Gamer

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December 24, 2022 Ep 104: PAX Unplugged 2022
Apologies for the sound quality -- Lindsay got a new mic and it... did not work well, to say the least. Anyways, we all went to PAX Unplugged once again and it was the least stressful PAX yet. We found fun in some unexpected games and ate delicious food. What else could you want?
0:35 - General PAX Impressions
4:39 - Tether
8:44 - Fit to Print
12:05 - Block and Key
16:12 - Food. Delicious Food
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1h 17min
July 22, 2022 Ep 103: Q’s and A’s
You've got questions and I've got answers! I cover everything from wargames to babies to cooking to economics.
2:43 - #1: Most impactful game of the last 30 years
9:31 - #2: Best game to play while holding a baby
11:27 - #3: Good wargames for kids
13:45 - #4: How to market a game
20:24 - #5: Favorite color
21:48 - #6: Choose between: Root, Bananagrams, Vast
23:45 - #7: Which is more of a game: Candyland or Snakes and Ladders?
24:38 - #8: Solutions to high cost of shipping
32:37 - #9: Which games model economics best?
39:40 - #10: Unpopular opinions
49:28 - #11: Cooking tips
52:31 - #12: Favorite pasta shape
53:38 - #13: Games I'm uncertain about
59:12 - #14: Board game reviewing vs. other media
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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1h 10min
July 19, 2022 Review - Catch the Moon
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/07/18/catch-the-moon-review/
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4min
July 11, 2022 Review - Can’t Stop
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/07/11/cant-stop-review/
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4min
July 05, 2022 Review From The Archives - Mysterium
Because of the holiday, here's a fresh recording of an old review. Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2017/09/27/mysterium-review/

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10min
June 27, 2022 Review - Spades and the Appeal of Trick-Takers
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/27/spades-and-the-appeal-of-trick-takers/
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10min
June 22, 2022 Review - Anno 1800
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/21/anno-1800-review/
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8min
June 17, 2022 Ep 102: A Conversation With Jackson Pope and Paul Willcox about FlickFleet
I sit down with Jackson Pope and Paul Willcox from Eurydice games to talk about their gaming journey and the design and (handmade!) production of FlickFleet, which is about to launch on Gamefound with its fourth expansion.
Links:
Website: www.eurydicegames.co.uk
Gamefound: https://gamefound.com/projects/eurydice-games-ltd/flickfleet-xeno-wars
Jack on twitter: twitter.com/jackson_pope
Paul on twitter: twitter.com/paulwillcox10
0:45 - Paul and Jackson's history with board games
5:07 - The origins of FlickFleet
9:35 - The perils of trying to get a d10 to roll in a straight line
13:45 - Fun in failure with dexterity games
17:19 - Handmade production
24:33 - The expansions
26:23 - A fiery inferno
29:00 - Transitioning to Gamefound
33:39 - Deluxification
41:29 - Building a community
46:43 - The future for FlickFleet and Eurydice Games
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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57min
June 14, 2022 Review - Shobu
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/14/shobu-review/
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6min
June 08, 2022 I Need Your Help For The Thoughtful Gamer to Continue
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5min

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