In this marauding episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Ava have been let loose on games once again. Someone stop them.
First up, we’ve got some disclaimer-laden chats about Root’s latest Marauder expansion, followed by some hot-off-the-(im)press(ions) of Little Factory - the latest edition to the Little™Expanded Universe. We also have a brief chat about Tom’s obsession over Knotwords and other Word(le) games at the end!
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion and Planet Unknown. We then talk about worker placement games and our top 5 board games with worker placement.
This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'GFGBLITZ2022' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/
The Golden Geek results are in for 2021, and to avoid burying the lede ... we won! We're over the moon, naturally, but we couldn't have done it without you. We celebrate by giving our takes on the rest of the awards, how we voted, and what we think about the other categories. Before we bathe in our glory, we talk about Aristocracy, Senators, and Ark Nova.
06:08 - Aristocracy 15:51 - Senators 23:58 - Ark Nova 42:15 - Golden Geek Awards 43:29 - That Time You Killed Me 43:58 - Summoner Wars (Second Edition) 44:17 - Radlands 45:30 - Sleeping Gods 46:16 - Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile 47:52 - The Crew: Mission Deep Sea 49:19 - PARKS: Nightfall 49:56 - The Adventures of Robin Hood 51:03 - 7 Wonders: Architects 52:00 - Cascadia 54:07 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt 57:12 - Gloomholdin' 1:02:31 - Red Flag Over Paris 1:03:07 - Podcast of the Year Check out the results here: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2859849/16th-annual-golden-geek-winners-2021
Dan King The Game Boy Geek stars as our guest announcer today and goes the extra mile to give us some saxophone serenading! Today the Founders dive right into a conversation about a beautiful thing a group of Cabalsts did for Jamie by getting some of his favorite Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica character to wish him good health. Check out the show notes on www.thesecretcabal.com for links to the videos. Then the gang runs down some of games they've been playing including Stardew Valley, Caylus, Hunt a Killer, Nemesis, Great Wall, Brian Boru High King of Ireland, and Res Arcana. Don and Jamie throw down a feature review of Ark Nova from Capstone Games, Tony T delivers the hottest gaming news segment this side of the Mississippi and finally the gang takes questions from the listeners including where our gaming retirement home would be, what minimalist games do we recommend and what's our second favorite game from our favorite game designer. Ark Nova Overview 01:06:14, Ark Nova Review 01:10:35, News with Tony T 01:38:01, Short Topic Extravaganza 02:35:05
---AUDIO DISCLAIMER--- Let's face it in our earlier episodes our audio isn't up to scratch (it gets better we promise)
This time the group brings the conversation back to the start line outlining why this hobby of board gaming is awesome and some recommendations of where to start.
FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & Adrian
OVERVIEW In this episode "First Player" JP is joined by our other players Becky & Adrian to discuss how to get started in this fantastic hobby of ours. In this episode you'll learn
- That JP's lockdown kickstarters have just started to roll in, bring on those dino's - How Unfathomable compares to Battlestar Galactica - Why people should get into the hobby, what are the benefits from an introverts / extroverts perspective - A series of game suggestions from the group which have worked well in getting new players involved - More about the Splotter experiment that the players are excited to try in Food Chain Magnate
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW - Becky mentioning her meeple component upgrades from The Game Knight UK you can find them on the link below - https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheGameKnightUK
Games Played Last Week: 04:10 -Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, & Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022) 10:04 -Décorum (Harry Mackin, Charlie Mackin, & Drew Tenenbaum, Floodgate Games, 2022) 14:48 -Crescent Moon (Steven Mathers, Osprey Games, 2022) 23:07 -Gutenberg (Katarzyna Cioch & Wojciech Wiśniewski, Granna, 2021) 26:06 -Jekyll vs. Hyde (Geonil, Mandoo Games, 2021) 28:30 -Stroganov (Andreas Steding, Game Brewer, 2021) 31:01 -Ark Nova (Mathias Wigge, Feuerland Spiele, 2021) 39:25 -Hippocrates (Alain Orban, Game Brewer, 2022) 42:31 -Clinic Deluxe Edition (Alban Viard, AVStudioGames, 2019)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 46:38 Twilight Imperium Roll and Write 46:56 Twilight Imperium Codex on FFG website 47:27 Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods cancelled Kickstarter campaign; #noTyrnosale 50:07 Firefly deckbuilding game from Gale Force Nine
This episode Dan, Jules and Adrian are joined by Guest Host, Ian O'Toole. The team discuss the Marvel Zombicide shipping news, how Ian can still enjoy Gaia Project after 70+ plays, how to get back your gaming mojo, and the inappropriateness of Adrian's KDM campaign continues.
In the Board Game Bracket we settle the last match-up, Quacks of Quedlinburg vs A Feast For Odin, before we cue up the next battle: Brass: Birmingham vs Eclipse: 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy. To make sure your favourite goes through to the next round make sure you vote on our socials.
Finally, in Swear An Oath, Dan took to the high seas with Tiny Epic Pirates, Adrian was swayed off playing 1862 by Def and played 1860 instead, Jules tussled with townsfolk in Townsfolk Tussle, and Ian fulfilled his oath from episode #44 and played Endangered. New oaths include Unsettled (Dan), Yak (Adrian), Nemesis: Lockdown (Jules), and The Oracle of Delphi (Ian)
Sizzling Games: CoraQuest (52:40), Townsfolk Tussle (1:06:35), War of the Ring (1:19:15), Skull Canyon: Ski Fest (1:23:40)
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My guest this week is ex Games Workshop designer, James Hewitt. We talk working in the world's biggest game company, starting your own business and ADHD...but which games did he choose? Support the show here Stronghold Frosthaven Under Falling Skies Doppelt so Clever Galaxy Trucker
Reviews of Return to the Dark Tower, Happy City and Emerald Flame. Featured review: Wonderland's War by Druid City Games & Skybound Games; Reroll After the Empire by Grey Fox Games. Board game discussion starts at 31:10:00. https://bluepegpinkpeg.com/ep219.Thank you to our sponsors: Queen Games, Grand Gamers Guild, and AEG.
Timestamps: 31:10 - Emerald Flame; 40:00 - Return to the Dark Tower; 48:33- Happy City; 54:12-Poison
May 1, 2022 Please join my Discord server https://discord.io/BoardgamesToGo There you can find other BGTG (and WargamesToGo) listeners, introduce yourself, share some current gaming thoughts, find online opponents, and maybe even meet someone who lives within driving distance of you in the real world. It's happened!
Opener: Playing games with the "correct" player count (e.g. Disney Villainous) The last two episodes have been a look back. Back at my entire time in the hobby, and also back at the first Top Ten list of favorite games I ever made. It was fun for me to reflect on those titles, finding how many of them I still enjoy. But admittedly, it featured a lot of old games. I think the NEWEST game on that list was twenty years old! Now I wanted to make more of an effort to talk about some recent games I enjoy. Because the truth is that I play new games all the time. I'm not a Cult of the New guy, but between my own purchases and those of my buddies, we still fill most game nights with one or more titles that are new to us. I've long maintained that encountering a new game is a significant aspect to the hobby--especially among the most avid hobbyists. I'm not so different. In theory I'd also like to be part of "the conversation" about whatever is topical in our hobby, but in practice I'm usually behind that curve. When I set out to make a list of these recent games I like, I first thought in terms of the past decade. Or just take it back to 2010, to use a round number. Fortunately, everyone around me laughed me out of the room, saying that a dozen years ago isn't anyone's idea of "recent." So I tried harder, limiting myself to games released in the past five years. So that's 2017. It's the best I could do. Then I heard the recommendation to include another gamer friend who's much more focused on the latest releases. Brian Murray has been on my podcast before, but it's been a while. Now I was super glad to have him onhand to share his top five recent games, and he went MUCH more contemporary than I did.
In this meagre episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Matt are talking about three whole boxes with games inside of them!! First up is MAGIC BINGO, also known as Via Magica - a game of wizards and crystals that your (imaginary) family might enjoy. We then talk about the disastrous urban planning of Next Station: London, before getting thoroughly confused by Cryptid: Urban Legends.
Finally, we take a trip to the forbidden zone to chat about Square Valley - a delightful little mobile game that is… ‘Quite Boardgames’.
Glow is a dice driven card and board game. You have eight days to gather companions and collect shards of light. The journey will be arduous, BUT with careful plans... and a little luck, you could become a legend!
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