UNLUCKY FROG GAMING

***We have treid to keep this segment as Spoiler Free as possible. We do refer to the names of characters alive as of Season 8, Episode 2***

This segment is taken from our next upcoming episode, The Sex Lives of Fantasy Dwarves. Charlotte and Ben talk about their Game of Thrones Deadpool, and what they would buy with their winnings...

This week Ben, Josh & Tom round up this week's Tabletop Gaming news including:

God of War Card Game by CMON (14:01)

Lord of The Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth by Fantasy Flight Games (17:27)

Retail release of Hellboy by Mantic Games (22:02)

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Rise and Fall of Anvalor (25:00)

Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Odyssey of the Dragonlords Adventure Book by Modiphius Games (26:34)

Critical Role Vox Machina Kikstarter (29:09)

Mensa Select 2019 Winners (32:38)

The future of A.I and apps in Tabletop Gaming (38:08)

Happy Listening, 

The Unlucky Frog Team

This week Josh and Ben are joined by Mark Stockton-Pitt of Radical 8 Games to chat about his upcoming release, Forks; the game you win by embezzling your way to victory! They also discuss historical games and how to manage issues like colonialism and occupation in light of Scramble For Africa controversy.  

Topics covered

Sanctum by Czech Games Edition (03:15)

Cubicle 7 Warhammer RPG Starter Set (04:01)

Scramble for Africa by GMT (07:32)

Forks by Radical 8 Games (16:05)

Happy Listening, 

The Unlucky Frog Team

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Links:

Radical 8 Games: https://radical8games.com/

Radical 8 Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/radical8games/

Forks Board Game Geek Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271288/forks

This week Charlotte and Josh give us their take on the results of the Board Game Geek, Golden Geek Awards 2018 including: Root, Brass: Birmingham, Everdell, The Mind and Quacks of Quedlingburg.

Runtime:

New Asmodee releases including Summoner's Isle by Pecularity and Fantastic Flying Machines by Medusa Games (02:11)

Weta Workshop District 9 Kickstarter Cancellation (03:46)

Magic: The Gathering War of The Spark (05:37)

Krowd Funder: The Game by Riverhorse Games and other April Fools Pranks (07:52)

Koi Competition (13:00)

The Golden Geek Award Winners 2018 (14:48)

Happy Listening!

Honourable Mentions: 

Duncan Cowan from Tabletop Scotland

Kenny Li from Dice Roll Cafe

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Links:

Competition link: www.unluckyfrog.com/competitions

This week Ben and Charlotte are joined by Joe Hopkins, the designer of Endangered which is being brought to Kickstarter by Grand Gamer Guild on Tuesday 2nd of April! Together they chat about Joe's inspiration for the game design and theme, the current trend for conservation games, and what he is doing to protect the environment.

New and Announcements: 

Games Workshop Announcements at Adepticon (01:39)

District 9 Kickstarter Campaign by Weta Workshop (04:08)

Oceans Kickstarter Campaign by North Star Games (06:37)

Warhammer Doomseeker by Ninja Division (14:08)

Changes to Legendary game series by Upper Deck Games (16:03)

Featured Topic:

Endangered by Joe Hopkins (18:40)

Happy listening! 

The Unlucky Frog Team

Links

Grand Gamers Guild: https://grandgamersguild.com/

Joe's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AvgJoeGames

Following on from our AireCon review episode, Ben and Charlotte are joined by one of the events organisers' Mark Cooke. 

Topics Covered:

Passing of Larry DeTillio, writer of The Masks of Nyarlathotep (01:37)

Offensive Adult Party Game by The Dragon's Tomb on Kickstarter (02:26)

Games Workshop Chaos Space Marines (05:20)

Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist by USAopoly (08:20)

AireCon Retrospective (18:31)

• What went well and what could be improved 

Happy Listening!

The Unlucky Frog Team

This week Ben and Josh are joined by returning guest Erin Dean! Following on from the success of her first book For The Love of Board Games, Erin chats to us about her partnership with Renegade Games on her upcoming book Board Game Worlds, a full-color game table art book celebrating 10 of the top board game artists in the industry including the Vincent Dutrait (Lewis & Clark and Treasure Island) and Tania Walker (The Lady and The Tiger and Jabberwocky).

Games and Topics Featured:

Root: The Underworld Expansion by Leder Games (03:48)

Wingspan by Stonemaier Games (11:31)

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Warcry (14:03)

Warhammer Age of Sigmar Munchkin (17:36)

Wildlands by Martin Wallace and Osprey Publishing (19:04)

Namiji, the Sequel to Tokaido by Antoine Bauza and FunForge (20:30)

Villianous Expansion by Wonder Forge (20:50)

Board Game Worlds by Erin Dean (26:29)

Happy Listening!

The Unlucky Frog Team

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Erin Dean's Social Media Links: 

Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/454961541602580/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deanmachine100/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deanmachine100

Ben and Charlotte share their thoughts on AireCon 2019!

Housekeeping

Patreon Shout out - Oscar Hartley (01:39) 

News

Critical Role Vox Machina Kickstarter (03:34)

Fallout RPG by Modiphius Games (06:10)

AireCon 2019 (08:39)

Friday

- Reichbusters by Mythic Games (12:02)

- Comanauts by Plaid Hat Games (15:54)

Saturday

- Crisis by Ludicreations (20:28)

- Jon Hodgson Seminar (22:48)

- Duke's Pizza (28:01)

- Hive by Gen42 (29:48)

- Games Crusade and Emmerse Studios (31:03)

- Forks playtest by Radical 8 Games (32:22)

- Polyhedron Collider Live Event (34:55)

- Brexit: The Real Deal by Wotan Games (38:25)

- Koi by Smirk & Laughter Games (44:38)

- Cockroach Poker by Jacques Zeimet (45:57)

- Fameeple Fortunes with I Play Red (48:39)

- Jollyboat (51:39)

Sunday

- Quacks of Quedlinburg by Schmidt Spiele (52:50)

- Altiplano by Reiner Stockhausen (55:07)

Final Thoughts on AireCon 2019 (1:01:17)

Happy Listening!

Unlucky Frog Gaming

Mentions:

Mark of Dream Big Games

Fabled Lands

David and Duncan of Tabletop Scotland

Giles Pound of Both Sides of The Table

Rodney Smith of Watch It Played

Paul Grogan on Gaming Rules!

This week Ben and Josh are joined by Andy Bussey & Andy Paul of Glasgow Games Group (G3) to chat about the upcoming Glasgow Games Gathering in June, including some exclusive announcements!

Featured Topics:

News Items

Super Fantasy Brawl by Mythic Games (02:38)

Games Factory (12:03)

Magic: The Gathering Mythic Championship (20:59)

Glasgow Games Gathering (24:44)

• Asmodee (26:02)

Games We've played (36:00)

• Necromunda

Mentions:

One Free Elephant

Dream Big Games 

Tabletop Scotland

Thanks for Listening!

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Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/174921716778764/

G3 Website: https://www.g3gamers.co.uk/

This week Ben and Josh take a walk down Warhammer Fantasy lane as they recall their Crimson Skies campaign. 

Featured Topics:

- Warhammer Fantasy & Crimson Skies (04:37)

- Warhammer: Age Of Sigmar Doubles Tournament (20:21)

- Josh's Pathfinder Campaign (27:02)

- Magic: The Gathering Sealed Tournament (30:15)

- Future Competition Announcement (32:16)

Thanks For Listening,

The Unlucky Frog Team

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Links: 

Running A Campaign: Reflections on Crimson Skies Blog Post: https://www.unluckyfrog.com/blog/running-a-campaign-reflections-on-crimson-skies

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Honurable Mentions:

Tom Mannering

BM Ross

Geek Retreat, Glasgow

Geek-a-boo, Glasgow