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  • Episode 91: The Hot Dog Problem

    Ben and Josh kick off this episode with a nod to Greg Stafford the founder of Chaosium Inc, who sadly passed away on the 11th of October.  A very fitting can be found on the Chaosium Inc Blog, and they are inviting fans to express their condolences, rememberance, and celebration of Greg Stafford on this forum thread.

     

     

    Topics covered include:

     

    Playfusion next cycle of Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions - Onslaught (00:01:47)

    Release details for KeyForge (00:05:55)

    Fog of Love: Queer Expansion (00:06:36)

    Warhammer Underworlds: Nightvault (00:12:32)

    Magic: The Gathering Arena (00:18:00)

    Warhammer 40K Kill Team (00:28:38)


    Special Guest Appearance by everyone's favourite Unlucky Frog host, Esio Trot, The Noisy Tortoise!

     

    Honourable Mentions:

    Jeff Hoogland

    Tolarian Community College

     

    Credits:

    Presented by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley

    Post Production by Charlotte Porter

    Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter

     

     

     

     

     

     

    38 min
  • Episode 90: Independence Day: One Free Elephant (Microbrew)

    In this week's Independence Day episode Ben and Josh are joined by Nigel of One Free Elephant! 


    Fresh from the overwhelming success of that was the Kickstarter campaign for Microbrew Nigel chats about micro games, cultural etiquette and the amounts of excess space that you find in board game boxes. They also chat about Nigel's Board Game Design Diaries during the Microbrew campaign and how he hopes they can go on to encourage and inspire other designers. 

    Happy Listening

     

    Links

    One Free Elephant: https://www.onefreeelephant.co.uk/

    Microbrew Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1707132801/microbrew-a-full-sized-board-game-in-a-tiny-tin

     

    Credits

    Presented by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley

    Post Production by Charlotte Porter

    Recorded using SquadCast.fm

    33 min
  • Episode 89: If Its Good Enough for Savonarola

     

    In this week's Regular Show, Ben and Josh discuss a variety of Tabletop Gaming related topics including:

    Space Goat Productions/ Evil Dead 2: The Board Game (00:01:45)

    Warhammer Underworlds: Nightvault (00:09:25)

    Endeavor   (00:19:52)

    Magic: The Gathering Guilds of Ravnica (00:25:14)

    Magic: The Gathering Arena (00:27:30)

    Scrabble: (00:32:38)

     

    We hope you enjoy listening!

    The Unlucky Frog Team

     

    Honourable Mentions:

    Angry Joe 

    Duncan Cowan of Tabletop Scotland

    Marc Spectre of Grand Gamers Guild 

     

    Links:

    Episode 84 featuring Marc Spectre of Grand Gamers Guild

     

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    Presented by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley

    Post Production by Charlotte Porter

    Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter

    41 min
  • Episode 88: Independence Day: Drawn To The Flame Podcast

     

     

    In this week's Independence Day episode Ben is joined by Peter and Frank of Drawn To The Flame, a podcast for fans of Arkham Horror: The Card Game! Listen in as they talk through Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Android: Netrunner and share their take on the Lovecraft Universe - are we at tentacle satuation? (see our latest blog post!).

    They also share the ins and outs of running a game specific podcast and keeping your audience happy! 

    Happy Listening, 

    The Unlucky Frog Team

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    Links

    Website: https://drawntotheflamepodcast.blogspot.com/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drawntotheflamepodcast/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/drawntotheflame

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/drawntotheflame 

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    Hosted by Benjamin Porter

    Guest Appearance by Peter Hopkins and Frank Brinkley

    Post Production by Charlotte Porter

    Recorded using SquadCast.fm

     

    40 min
  • Episode 87: Eltonus Johnus

     

    This week's episode Ben and Josh chat through the week that was! Featuring upcoming releases:

    Transformers the TCG and Magic Pre-release by Wizards of the Coasts

    Reef by Plan B Games

    Warhammer 40K: Wake the Dead and Warhammer Underworlds: Nightvault by Games Workshop

     

    They also chat about the games they've been playing including:

    Port Royal (and Board Game Crate!) (00:10:42min)

    Gladiatores Blood for Roses by Bad Cat Games (00:16:18min)

    Fallout Wasteland Warfare by Modiphius (00:18:54min)

    Dice Summoners by Decking Awesome Games (00:25:37mins)

    Warhammer Age of Sigmar Champions App & TCG (00:35:05mins)

     

    We hope you enjoy listening, 

    The Unlucky Frog Team

     

    P.S Please note that no one was flogged as a result of this episode. 

     

    Honourable mentions:

    Declan and Team at Geek Retreat Glasgow

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    Links Mentioned

    Gladitores Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdee/gladiatores-blood-for-roses

    Gladiatores Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/970348333124759/ 

    Dice Summoner's Episode: https://unluckyfrog.podbean.com/e/episode-80-independence-day-decking-awesome-games-dice-summoners/ 

    Dice Summoners Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/870869293/dice-summoners 

    Dice Summoners Page: http://deckingawesomegames.com/ 

     

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    Credits

    Presented by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley

    Post Production by Charlotte Porter

    Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter

     

    www.unluckyfrog.com

    www.patreon.com/unluckyfrog 

    46 min
  • Episode 86: Independence Day: James Naylor of Naylor Games (Magnate)

    In this week's Independence Day episode Ben and Charlotte are joined by James Naylor of Naylor Games to talk about his current project, Magnate; the game that Monopoly wanted to be. They also share their fond memories of Monopoly and delve into the intriguing history of the game. As well as discussing how to manage realistic events in sensitive manner, prototype design and milestones in the manufacturing process, and James' convention playtest tour.

    Also, Magnate: The Cumbernauld Expansion. You heard it here first folks!

     

    James and Magnate will be at Tabletop Gaming Live this weekend, September 29th & 30th - be sure to check it out!

     

    Happy Listening,

    The Unlucky Frog Team

     

    Honourable mentions: 

    Holding On by Hub Games

    Expandicity by Breaking Games

    Kitty Cataclysm by Stuff by Bez

    Tabletop Gaming Live

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    Links

    Magnate Blog: https://naylorgames.com/2018/06/14/introducing-magnate/

    Board Game Geek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/258242/magnate-first-city

    Naylor Games Blog: https://naylorgames.com/

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    Credits

    Presented by Ben Porter and Charlotte Porter

    Guest Appearance by James Naylor

    Post Production by Charlotte Porter

    Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter

    Recorded using SquadCast.fm

    37 min
  • Episode 85 : Playing Ketchup

     

     

    Join Ben, Josh and Charlotte as they run through a whole raft of topics in this week's episode including a shoutout to our newest Patron Simon Harper, our ongoing plans for the Unlucky Frog Patreon, and Ben's first foray into Shadespire organised play. They also chat about their review of Brothers by Ankama Games and ongoing Brothers competition, and chat through recent game release announcements including:

    • Betrayal Legacy by Avalon Hills Games
  • Warhammer Underworlds: Nightvault by Games Workshop
  • Magic: The Gathering Guilds of Ravnica 
  • They also wax lyrical about what the games they have been playing this week including:

    • Roll Player by Thunderstorm Games,
  • Fallout: Wasteland Warfare by Modiphius,
  • Disney's Villainous by Wonder Forge,
  • Azul by Plan B Games, 
  • Listit by Listmakers
  • Happy Listening!

    The Unlucky Frog Team

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    Links

    Brothers Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iny9MKm0PH0&t=4s

    Brothers Competition: https://gleam.io/ymh7l/brothers-by-ankama-games-giveaway

    Board Game Crate Unboxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJrj8MYCBuM&t=15s

    Board Game Crate: https://www.boardgamecrate.co.uk/

    Unlucky Frog Patreon: www.patreon.com/UnluckyFrog

    Listit Episode (Episode 32): https://unluckyfrog.podbean.com/e/episode-32-independence-day-listit/

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    Credits

    Presented by Ben Porter, Josh Hartley and Charlotte Porter

    Post Production by Charlotte Porter

    Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter

    Patron Outro: Ewan Bowers

     

     

     

     

    38 min
  • Episode 84: Independence Day - Marc Specter of Grand Gamers Guild (The Artemis Project)

     

    In this week's Indepedence Day episode Ben is joined by Marc Spectre of Grand Gamers Guild, the independent publishing house behind Unreal Estate and Pocket Ops, and co-publisher of Endeavor: Age of Sails!

    Together they chat about Marc's current kickstarter project The Artemis Project, a dice-placement engine builder where you compete to build the best colony on Europa. Marc also explains a bit more about his role as an independent publisher and what he is looking for as a publisher.

    We hope you enjoy listening 

    The Unlucky Frog Team

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    Links

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

    Grand Gamers Guild Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grandgamersguild/

    Grand Gamers Guild Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrndGmrsGld

    The Artemis Project Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/697528475/the-artemis-project/

    Dominik Mayer: https://www.artstation.com/dtmayer

    Dominik Mayer Twitter: https://twitter.com/_Dominik_Mayer_

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    Hosted by Benjamin Porter

    Guest Appearance by Marc Specter

    Post Production by Charlotte Porter

    Artwork by Charlotte Porter

    Recorded using SquadCast.fm

    27 min
  • Episode 83: Not All Heroes Wear Capes

     

    In this week's episode Ben and Charlotte are joined by Darius Twyman of All Around The Board and UnCon! Together they chat about recent announcements from the tabletop gaming community inlcuding:

    • Pandemic Survival: Fall of Rome 
  • Warhammer Beast of Choas 
  • Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions App release
  • Narcos: The Board Game
  • They also chat about the post Tabletop Scotland come down, how plans for UnCon 4.0 are progressing, and the ongoing promotion between the Unlucky Frog and Board Game Crate - remember the code is unluckyfrogisawesome for 5% off your first subscription!

    Happy Listening!

    The Unlucky Frog Team

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    Hosted by Ben and Charlotte Porter

    Guest appearance by Darius Twyman

    Post Production by Charlotte Porter

    Artwork by Charlotte Porter

    Recorded using SquadCast.FM

    38 min
  • Episode 82: Independence Day - The Noble Artist (Hero Master)

     

    In this week's Independence Day feature Josh and Ben are joined by Jamie Noble Frier aka The Noble Artist! Together they talk about a wide and varied range of topics including toilet roll delivery drones, Gloomhaven, Roll Quest by Hercules Studios and of course, Jamie's current project Hero Master: An Epic Game of Epic Fails.

    We hope you enjoy listening!

    The Unlucky Frog Team

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    The Noble Artist Links

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

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenobleartist/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/thenobleartist

     

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    Hosted by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley

    Guest Appearance by Jamie Noble Frier

    Post Production by Charlotte Porter

    Artwork by Charlotte Porter

    Recorded using SquadCast.Fm 

    31 min

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