Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome! 

First Impressions – We talk about the first time with a title, from the acquisition to the first look, to the first play and deliver thoughts in writing and on the show. 

Alex B - Batman Gotham City Chronicles By Frédéric Henry Published by Monolith Released in 2019

Larry - Dark Quarter By Evan Derrick Published by Lucky Duck Games, Van Ryder Games Releases in 2023

Game Time!: Our Hosts will place any general gaming topic in this slot as they see fit! So it may be a new release, PSA etc. if it's Gaming related, and it's time to talk about it, it's GAME TIME!

Jurassic World Legacy By Prospero Hall Published by Funko Games Released in 2022

A deeper look - We pick a game and do a deeper dive into the title. Not a review but speaking to the mechanics of it, NOTING any challenges in obtaining said title. So this does not have to be all new hotness. 

Alex Finished Kings Delima by Hjalmar Hach, Lorenzo Silva Published by Horrible Guild  Released in 2019

Game Life - We talk about the reality of hobby boardgaming integrating into our everyday lives.

BGG phasing out the market and are working on a New one!

Links: 

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Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music!

Outro : 

De Nuit / by mv feat. Jeff Ball

Original Track - The Phantom Forest

Album - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin

Project Page - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin | OC ReMix

Content Group - Final Fantasy VI

Original Copyright - Square Enix

Original Composers - Nobuo Uematsu

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome! 

Show Statement - In some cases, like this episode, we may have a special quest or situation that calls for just a bit of a call out. In these special times we have of course created a segment, precisely titled show statement, this is where we give specific show directions

Larry & Alex

Elephant In The Room - Topics that HAVE to be talked about.

Larry: Backside of Moving with Games! Also, I MOVED. Also also, I have a new job with VanRyder Games!!

First Impressions – We talk about the first time with a title, from the acquisition to the first look, to the first play and deliver thoughts in writing and on the show.

Alex: Lotr LCG revised core set 

Shelf or Table? - In this series we will examine the phenomena of collecting board games. Each segment we will look at one facet of this integral part of our lives in depth.

Alex: Journey through the Fantasy Flight LCG’s 

Links: 

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Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music!

Outro : 

De Nuit / by mv feat. Jeff Ball

Original Track - The Phantom Forest

Album - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin

Project Page - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin | OC ReMix

Content Group - Final Fantasy VI

Original Copyright - Square Enix

Original Composers - Nobuo Uematsu

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome! 

Game Life - We talk about the reality of hobby boardgaming integrating into our everyday lives.

Larry is moving, really moving! We get into some things that a gamer may face as they prepare for a new place to call home! 

First Impressions – We talk about the first time with a title, from the acquisition to the first look, to the first play and deliver thoughts in writing and on the show. This segment will contain BOTH, so deliver the cliffs notes on the show to be discussed, then point to WHO has submitted deeper thoughts on the blog (can be either or both!)

It's a Wonderful Kingdom By Frédéric Guérard Published by La Boîte de Jeu  Released in 2022

That Thing you Do  -  Things that the modern boardgaming hobby is doing that we love Vs. things that we do not.

This time we walk manufacturing trends.

Larry - 

Love: Inserts purpose built - yay!!! 

Leave: 

Throwing as much into the game design mechanism wise as possible

Minis in EVERYTHING

Links: 

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Gamepoint

Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music!

Outro : 

De Nuit / by mv feat. Jeff Ball

Original Track - The Phantom Forest

Album - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin

Project Page - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin | OC ReMix

Content Group - Final Fantasy VI

Original Copyright - Square Enix

Original Composers - Nobuo Uematsu

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, W

Under the Hood:  We roll up our sleeves and talk about games from the perspective of their mechanics! The mechanisms that are present and cover what some of the buzzwords may mean. 

This Time: Dungeon Crawls

Some Characteristics of the genre: 

• Miniatures / Token based movement on hexes, squares, etc.
• Party or solo hero exploring a structure filled with foes
• Loot and treasure system highly developed
• Multi step player turns
• High degree of Player customization 
• Increasing difficulty
• Specialty dice or handfuls of dice to be thrown
• Customizable maps
• Environmental challenges to be overcome as well
• Campaign play that sees your heroes tell a story
• Skirmish modes may be present as well
• Highly involved combat (many stat checks, die rolls, etc.)

Games: 

Dungeons and Dragons Adventure System Board games

Sword and Sorcery

One Deck Dungeon

Zombicide: Invader

Space Hulk: Death Angel

Space Infantry

Dungeoneer

Lost Legends

Gloomhaven

Descent:Journeys in the Dark  

Shadows of Brimstone

First Impressions – We talk about the first time with a title, from the acquisition to the first look, to the first play and deliver thoughts on the show. 

Alex  - Cascadia By Randy Flynn Published by Flatout Games Released in 2021

Alex - Cubitos By John D. Clair Published by Alderac Entertainment Group Released in 2021

Larry - Parks By Henry Audubon Published by Keymaster Games Released in 2019

Late to the Party- We talk about games that are established in the hobby that we are just now playing. 

Alex - Space base By John D. Clair Published by Alderac Entertainment Group Released in  2018

Larry  - Potion Explosion By Stefano Castelli, Andrea Crespi, Lorenzo Silva Published by Horrible Guild Released in 2015

Links: 

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Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music!

Outro : 

De Nuit / by mv feat. Jeff Ball

Original Track - The Phantom Forest

Album - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin

Project Page - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin | OC ReMix

Content Group - Final Fantasy VI

Original Copyright - Square Enix

Original Composers - Nobuo Uematsu

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome! 

New Look at the Old, Old Look at the New - Our Annual look back / Look ahead show, where we cover games and trends from the past year. And talk about our hopes and aspirations for the year to come, in Gaming!

Games: 

Larry Games acquired in 2021 List:

Aeon's End: Into the Wild

Aeon's End: Outcasts

Aeon's End: Return to Gravehold

Aeon's End: The Nameless

Agropolis 

Artefact 

Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Phoenixborn 

Cartographers Heroes (et All Kickstarter)

Caverna: The Cave Farmers

Coffee Traders

Curious Cargo 

Death Charades 

Deep Space D-6: Armada

Dice Hospital 

Dinosaur Island: Rawr 'n Write

Dinosaur World 

Dragon Dice 

Dune: Imperium

Embarcadero

Fantastic Factories

Final Girl

G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game

Glen More II: Chronicles – Highland Games* Expansion

Hive 

The Hunger 

One Night Ultimate Super Heroes

Overboss: A Boss Monster Adventure 

PARKS

Power Rangers: Deck-Building Game 

Railroad Ink Challenge: Lush Green Edition 

Railroad Ink Challenge: Shining Yellow Edition 

Railroad Ink: Blazing Red Edition

Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition

Roll Player Adventures 

Shadowrun Crossfire: Prime Runner Edition 

Sprawlopolis 

Steam Works 

Thunderstone Quest

UNO: Minimilista 

Vampire: The Masquerade – Rivals Expandable Card Game

Alex List:

• Small Boxes

Red Cathedral

Canvas

Just One

• New Versions

Eclipse 2nd Dawn

Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition

Great Western Trail

Looking ahead Games:

Larry List:

Starcraft: The Board Game  w/Brood War expansion

G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game

Final Girl

Aeon’s End Legacy of Gravehold

Earthborne Rangers

Sword & Sorcery 

Alex List: 

Stars of Akarios

Ark Nova

Shadows of Brimstone

Resurgence 

Special Thank you to our sponsor:

VanRyder Games

Links: 

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Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music!

Outro : 

De Nuit / by mv feat. Jeff Ball

Original Track - The Phantom Forest

Album - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin

Project Page - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin | OC ReMix

Content Group - Final Fantasy VI

Original Copyright - Square Enix

Original Composers - Nobuo Uematsu

Commercial:

Cybernetic Love / by Prometheus

Original Song: lost…Broken Shards

From The Album - Humans + Gears: Xenogears ReMixed

Project Page - https://xenogears.ocremix.org/

Original Composer - Yasunori Mitsuda

Intro Banter Special Holiday Edition - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome! 

Holiday Wishes : Devin & Chris Lloyd 

Holiday Poem: Quietly

Holiday Alex: A Christmas Peril  Pt. 1

Holiday Wishes : David Sieber

Holiday Memories - Hosts

Holiday Wishes : Karl Huber 

Holiday Story Act I: Family Christmas Act I

Holiday Wishes : Adrienne Neal

Holiday Alex: A Christmas Peril   Pt. 2

Holiday Story Act II: Family Christmas Act II

Holiday Wishes : Robert Neal Sr.

Holiday Alex: A Christmas Peril  Pt. 3

Holiday Story Act III: Family Christmas Act III

My Favorite : Cynthia Wallace

Holiday Alex: A Christmas Peril  Pt. 4

My Favorite : AJ Porfirio

Holiday Story Act IV: Family Christmas Act IV

Special Thank you to our sponsor:

VanRyder Games

Links: 

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Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music!

Intro / Interludes: 

Holiday Frappe / By Tweek

From the  Album - An Overclocked Christmas V.II

Project Page - https://williammichael.info/aocc/

The Glaciers Peak / By JMR

From the  Album - An Overclocked Christmas V.IV

Project Page - https://williammichael.info/aocc/ 

Stars on Ice / By dusK, Rexy 

From the  Album - An Overclocked Christmas V.VI

Project Page - https://williammichael.info/aocc/ 

Christmas Time is Here / By Prototyperaptor

From the  Album - An Overclocked Christmas V.II

Project Page - https://williammichael.info/aocc/ 

Whitescape / By Rozovian 

From the  Album - An Overclocked Christmas V.VI

Project Page - https://williammichael.info/aocc/ 

Outro:

God Rest Ye Soulful Gentlemen / By Bigmowthp

From the  Album - An Overclocked Christmas V.II

Project Page - https://williammichael.info/aocc/

Quietly Special Music

Song List:

Title: The Bright Morning Star 

Author: Borrtex

Source: The Bright Morning Star 

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Christmas Family Special Music

Song List

Title: Family Tree

Author: Jahzzar

Source: Sele

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Title: Christmas Town

Author: TRG Banks

Source: Christmas Town

License: CC0 1.0

Title: Early Morning 

Author: Borrtex

Source: Christmas Time II

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Title: Good Night

Author: Jahzzar

Source: Sele

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 

Title: Sledding In Forest  

Author: Borrtex

Source: Christmas Time II

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome! 

Holiday List of Lists Extravaganza! - Our annual segment wherein we share shopping and playing lists for all kinds of gamers on all budgets! 

Alex:

New Hotness

• Unfathomable
• Cubitos
• Hero Quest
• Final Girl
• Oath
• World of WarCraft: Wrath of the Litch King Pandemic
• Picture Perfect
• Dungeon Party
• Clash of Cultures
• Land Vs Sea
• Hadrians Wall
• Cascadia
• Sleeping Gods

Alex Approved

• Dune Imperium
• Eclipse: Second Dawn of the Galaxy
• Terraforming Mars Aes Expedition
• My City
• Roll Camera! The Filmmaking Board Game
• MicroMacro: Crime City

Etsy/Crafty

• Sling Puck/Finger Hockey
• Stackable Trays with Bagging Funnel
• GripMats 
• BoardGameBoost (Caddy Max, Stockade)

Larry: 

No Budget:

Eclipse 2nd Dawn

Roll Player Adventures

Dinosaur World w/ Expansions

Detective City of Angels

Thinky:

Maglev Metro

Castles of Burgundy

Steam Works

New & Shiny:

GI Joe Deck Building Game

Deep Space D6 Armada

Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Phoenixborn

Small But Mighty (could double as stocking stuffers):

RailRoad Inc (Challenge or any regular color)

Agropolis

In Vino Morte’

Cartographers 

Not just Good, but SUPER Good - Top 3 lists themed by genre

This time we ALSO include our top three Christmas Gift Gaming presents!

Alex:

1. 3 - Stackable trays with bagging funnel
2. 2 - Picture Perfect/Land vs Sea
3. 1 - Cubitos

Larry: 

1. Dinosaur Island Rawr n Write  (small but mighty)
2. Dune Imperium  (Thinky) 
3. Folded Space (Inserts & Accessories) 

Naughty Nice List - Some Games or some companies have made the nice list for meritorious reasons, and some are getting a lump of coal! 

Alex:

Naughty - Asmodee 

Naughty - Hasbro (Hero Quest)

Nice - TMG (Thanks for all the fish)

Nice - Eggertspeile (GWT) Plaid Hat (Summoner Wars)

Nice - Kolossal Games

Larry: 

Naughty:

Asmodee

Renegade

Abusive & Divisive figures in the BG World

Nice: 

TMG

Conventions (TGD, Origins, Gen Con)

Crowdfunding

Special Thank you to our sponsor:

VanRyder Games

Links: 

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Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music!

Intro / Interludes: 

Carol of the Bells / by sephfire

From the  Album - An Overclocked Christmas V.I

Project Page - https://williammichael.info/aocc/

Outtro: 

Christmas Time is Here / by Fratto

From the  Album - An Overclocked Christmas V.I

Project Page - https://williammichael.info/aocc/

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome! 

First Impressions – We talk about the first time with a title, from the acquisition to the first look, to the first play and deliver thoughts in writing and on the show. 

This time:

Great Western Trail (Second Edition) By Alexander Pfister Published by 

Eggertspiele Released in 2021

A Few of my Favorite Things - Each Host takes a random title from their collection and covers it at length!

Alex: Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy By Touko Tahkokallio Published by Matagot Released in 2020

Dwellings of eldervale By Luke Laurie Published By Breaking Games Released in 2020

Larry: Dinosaur Island: Rawr and Write By Brian Lewis, David McGregor, Marissa Misura Published by Pandasaurus Games Released in 2021 

That Time of The Year- Games themed for a certain time of the year!

Food Based Games!

Alex:

Games about running a food establishment: 

Food Chain Magnate By Jeroen Doumen, Joris Wiersinga Published By Splotter Spellen Released in 2015

Foodies By Ken Gruhl, Marco Portugal Published By CMON Global Limited  Released in 2019

Quick Card Games: 

Food Fight By Matt Hyra Published By Cryptozoic Entertainment  Released in 2011

Point Salad By Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Shawn Stankewich Published By Alderac Entertainment Group Released in 2019

Wine:

Vinhos By Vital Lacerda Published By What's Your Game? Released in 2010

Viticulture By Jamey Stegmaier, Alan Stone Published By Stonemaier Games  Released in 2013

Larry:

Agricola By Uwe Rosenberg Published by Z-Man Games Released in 2007 

Cinque Terre By Chris Handy (I) Published by Rio Grande Games Released in 2013

Herbaceous By Eduardo Baraf, Steve Finn Published by  Pencil First Games, LLC Released in 2017

Special Thank you to our sponsor:

VanRyder Games

Links: 

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Gamepoint

Infinite Dreams Gaming

Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music!

Outro : 

De Nuit / by mv feat. Jeff Ball

Original Track - The Phantom Forest

Album - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin

Project Page - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin | OC ReMix

Content Group - Final Fantasy VI

Original Copyright - Square Enix

Original Composers - Nobuo Uematsu

Commercial:

Sparkle / by Joshua Morse

Original Song: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Emerald Mist

From The Album - Castlevania: Sonata of the Damned

Project Page - http://sotd.ocremix.org - Castlevania: Sonata of the Damned

Original Composer - Yasuhiro Ichihashi

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome! 

First Impressions – We talk about the first time with a title, from the acquisition to the first look, to the first play and deliver thoughts in writing and on the show.

&

Background Bravado - We will Mic Live plays and actual sessions and run it throughout the episode.

This time: Fantastic Factories By Joseph Z Chen, Justin Faulkner Published by Deep Water Games Released in 2019

Not just Good, but SUPER Good - Top 3 lists themed by genre

Super good lists of favorite memories from recording the podcast!

Alex:

• Don’t be that Guy
• Bears in a Park
• The first time we did not hit the record button
• Cynthia’s Episode
• GenCan’t
• Interviews with Creators

Larry: 

Top Three milestone episodes - 

Episode 79 1st annual Christmas Special (1) Overall Number one

Episode 001 Living With Games (2)

Episode 008 Parts 1 & 2 TGD First coverage (3)

Top three Guest episodes - 

Episode 26 Grand Designs - Episode with Shawn Smith of Infinite Dreams Gaming (1)

Episode 53 Special Guest Evan Derrick (2)

Episode 94 with special guest Ryan Howard. (3)

Top Three New Segment  - 

Episode 30: The Spoken Token Presents: Movies - (1)

Episode 27: New Game Set Top Fun house - (2)

Episode 44: Comic Book to Board Game -  (3)

The long look back -  We take a candid look back at our first 100 episodes and discuss trends and games that we have played and seen since our beginning. We end by looking forward to our next 100!

This special 100th episode: Changes we have seen in board games since we started

Special Thank you to our sponsor:

VanRyder Games

Links: 

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Gamepoint

Infinite Dreams Gaming

Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music!

Outro : 

De Nuit / by mv feat. Jeff Ball

Original Track - The Phantom Forest

Album - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin

Project Page - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin | OC ReMix

Content Group - Final Fantasy VI

Original Copyright - Square Enix

Original Composers - Nobuo Uematsu

Commercial:

Sparkle / by Joshua Morse

Original Song: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Emerald Mist

From The Album - Castlevania: Sonata of the Damned

Project Page - http://sotd.ocremix.org - Castlevania: Sonata of the Damned

Original Composer - Yasuhiro Ichihashi

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome! 

Conventional wisdom - convention going ons.

This episode, a supersized Fall Convention extravaganza! 

List:

Stroganov

Kingdomino Origins

Picture Perfect

Land vs Sea

GI Joe

Transformers

Time bomb Remastered

Marvel Unmatched Hells Kitchen, Redemption Row

Azul Queens Garden

Unfathomable

Now or Never

Bitoku

Resurgence *

Night of the Ninja

Origins First Builders

MazeScape

Fight Club the home game

Onitama Light and Shadow

It’s a wonderful kingdom

1923 Cotton Club

Great Western Trail 2nd Ed

Welcome to the Moon

Cora Quest

Special Thank you to our sponsor:

VanRyder Games

Links: 

Podstudio1 

BGG 

Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music!

Outro : 

De Nuit / by mv feat. Jeff Ball

Original Track - The Phantom Forest

Album - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin

Project Page - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin | OC ReMix

Content Group - Final Fantasy VI

Original Copyright - Square Enix

Original Composers - Nobuo Uematsu