This week's guest is the COO of Greenbrier Games, Julie Ahern. We talk about her life in the theatre, working for a shock jock and running a games company...but which games did she choose? Support the show here
Reviews of So Clover!, Marvel United, Trek 12-Himalaya and so many more. Featured review: Tabannusi-Builders of UR by Board and Dice; Reroll Praga Caput Regni by Rio Grande Games . Board game discussion starts at 29:58. https://bluepegpinkpeg.com/ep214.
Thank you to our sponsors: Queen Games, Grand Gamers Guild, and AEG.
Shelley and I reflect on our plays of 'new to us' games in 2021 and choose our favorites (though we forgot one that both of us would have added to our lists!).
Honorable Mentions (Shelley):
Nidavellir by Serge Laget from GRRRE Games
Ten by Johnson, Melvin & Stankewich from AEG
Juicy Fruits by Christian Stöhr from Deep Print Games
Meadow by Klemens Kalicki by Rebel
Nanga Parbat by Steve Finn from Dr. Finn's Games
Honorable Mentions (Doug):
New York Zoo by Uwe Rosenberg by Capstone Games and Feuerland Spiele
Cascadia by Randy Flynn from Flatout Games and AEG
Llamaland by Phil Walker-Harding from Lookout Spiele (we may have said that this was by Uwe - oops!!!)
On The Underground by Sebastian Bleasdale from Ludicreations
Maglev Metro by Ted Alspach from Bezier Games
Shelley's Top Ten:
Point Salad by Johnson, Melvin, & Stankewich from AEG
Evidence by Orestis Leontaritis from Edition Spielwiese and Pegasus Spiele
Hadrian's Wall by Bobby Hill from Garphil Games and Renegade Game Studio
Project L by Mikes, Soukal, & Spanel from Boardcubator
Praga Caput Regni by Vladimir Suchy from Delicious Games and Rio Grande Games
Explorers by Phil Walker-Harding from Ravensburger
Savannah Park by Kramer & Kiesling from Deep Print Games and Capstone Games
Mini Express by Mark Gerrits from Moaideas Game Design
Flourish by Wilson & Wilson from Starling Games and Matagot
Doug's Top Ten:
Café by Costa and Rola from PYTHAGORAS
Faiyum by Freidemann Friese from 2F Spiele and Rio Grande Games
Praga Caput Regni by Vladimir Suchy from Delicious Games and Rio Grande Games
Meadow by Klemens Kalicki by Rebel
Flourish by Wilson & Wilson from Starling Games and Matagot
Project L by Mikes, Soukal, & Spanel from Boardcubator
Let's Make A Bus Route: The Dice Game by Saashi from Saashi & Saashi
Point Salad by Johnson, Melvin, & Stankewich from AEG
Mini Express by Mark Gerrits from Moaideas Game Design
Hallertau by Uwe Rosenberg from Lookout Spiele
(and we both would have included Witchstone by Reiner Knizia from R&R Games in our Top Tens if we both hadn't had a brain fart)
In this vaguely threatening episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are chatting about a ‘whole buncha guys’! Some of them are on, in, and around a big ‘ol wall in Awaken Realms’ The Great Wall; and others are skulking around the streets of Chicago in Gale Force 9’s Wise Guys! We’re also having a brief chat about all the spoilers that Matt unearthed in The Initiative - so plug up your ears at the end if you want to make sure you remain unspoiled.
Approachability and accessibility are incredibly important to a wide swathe of gamers, but for those experienced in the hobby, it can often get overlooked. We investigate how games can aid those both in and especially outside the hobby to be more immediately appealing. Before we have a beer with him, we talk about Shinkansen: Zero Kei, Project L, and Boonlake.
01:32 - Shinkansen: Zero Kei 11:30 - Project L 21:13 - Boonlake 37:34 - Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion 38:13 - Wavelength 39:14 - Splendor 39:45 - Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation 40:54 - Race for the Galaxy 42:07 - Scythe 43:22 - Troyes 49:27 - The Siege of Runedar 51:14 - Kitchen Rush 52:45 - Enchanted Plumes
Carol Mertz and Elan Lee, from Exploding Kittens, discuss how to build a community.
We talk about their record-setting Kickstarter campaign, building relationships with customers, guerrilla marketing techniques, and what it looks like to focus on the “crowd” portion of crowdfunding.
And be sure to check out their latest Kickstarter project, Hand to Hand Wombat, HERE.
From 519 to 749... we (Suzanne and Mandi) wrap up our time with the podcast as co-hosts. We'll chat about games, dive into the mailbag, and say thanks to all the listeners who've supported us throughout the years. We'll miss you and hope you'll join us with our future endeavors.
It is a strange thing for one's hobby to be utterly infused with a nominally competitive structure. I would venture to say that knitters, for instance, devote precious little thought as to whether they can knit more or less well than their fellow crafters. Perhaps it is different for scrapbookers, I don't know, they seem like a ruthless lot.
Games Played Last Week: 04:20 -Città-Stato (Simone Cerruti Sola, Giochix.it, 2021) 07:04 -Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor (Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, & Dirk Sommer, Nemesis.Games, 2021) 15:34 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021) 17:16 -Bitoku (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2021) 22:58 -Steamwatchers (Marc Lagroy, Mythic Games, 2021) 29:44 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020) 30:58 -Boonlake (Alexander Pfister, Capstone Games, 2021) 38:18 -Shards of Infinity: Into the Horizon (Gary Arant, Justin Gary, Ryan Sutherland, Jared Saramago, Mataio Wilson, & Jason Zila, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2021) 39:49 -For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games, 2021) 41:43 -Niagara (Thomas Liesching, Zoch Verlag, 2004)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 43:34 Riftforce expansion: Beyond 43:57 Instead of sci-fi -> fantasy, Aeon's End -> Astro Knights 44:30 Ravensburger investing in GameFound 45:45 Sláine: Warlord Games' cavalcade of talent
Time Segment 00:00 Intro 10:46 Love Letter: Jabba’s Palace 16:34 Teaching Moments 21:40 Lord of the Rings – Revised Core Set 26:49 We Need a Lawyer 29:07 Taste Buds – […]
Like a house with a fresh lick of paint we are back with a new intro and a new vibe. On this episode Jules, Adrian and Dan breakdown the week that was, including the massively successful Brisbane Game Day, a new Pandemic Legacy Season One spoilercast over on our Patreon channel, Oceania Month coming up in March, and we get involved in supporting the BarbeCURE Charity which raises awareness for Cure Cancer. The team also discuss the games they've been playing, including Frostpunk on PC, Land vs Sea, Teotihuacan, Mazescape, 18Chesapeake, and A Feast For Odin.
In the Board Game Bracket we settle the last match-up, Clank! vs Anachrony, before Adrian and Dan square off in our next battle: Pandemic Legacy Season One vs Cartographers. To make sure your favourite goes through to the next round make sure you vote on our socials.
Finally, in Swear An Oath Jules is still working on painting his Nemesis: Lockdown figures, Dan hasn't started the Under Falling Skies campaign yet (but did complete the first case in Detective after revisiting it), and Adrian is still struggling to wrap his head around Hadrian's Wall. New oaths include the Targi (Dan), playing his fully painted version of Cosmic Frog (Jules), and making a start on his Kingdom Death Monster minis - with a little help from his friends (Adrian).
Sizzling Games: Teotihuacan: City of Gods (36:15), Mazescape (40:40), 18Chesapeake (46:26)
Thanks to 2D6 for sponsoring our podcast. Check out their website at (2D6games.com.au) to see their massive range of games and don't forget they offer free delivery all around Australia. So why not order your next Sizzling Game from them today!!
The Board Game BBQ is also proudly sponsored by Advent Games. Advent Games (http://www.adventgames.com.au/) are an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. Their core values are integrity, customer satisfaction, and providing a wide range of products including those hard-to-find board games.
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In this episode, Alan Yarrington finds his twin, dreams about his guitar and loses sleep but what are those fires on the hillside? Support the show here
I sit down with the head of Essen Spiel, Dominique Metzler to talk about the recent aquisition of the fair by the Spielwarenmesse in Nuremberg. Support the show here
In this arid 170th episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast Tom, Ava, and Quinns are chatting about a bunch of games featuring HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS. It’s like the Shut Up & Sit Down Annual Company Retreat after Quinns threw a War Sun at Ava. We’ll never be the same again.
In this podcast, the gang are saving tigers in Endangered and planting gardens in Ishtar; before settling down to a nice bit of post-apocalyptic bickering in Radlands. Enjoy!
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