Picture Perfect is a game of logic and space with a technological twist. Over six rounds, can you puzzle out how to arrange all the party guests in a cardboard diorama? When you’re ready, snap a a photo with your phone and compare.
After two years away, Shelley and I once again organized our annual Meeplefest Invitational and therefore got to play some interesting and unusual games over the course of 5 fun-filled days. The first two fall into the polyomino genre and may be harder to track down, but are well worth a quick discussion.
Alluvium by Yusuke Sawaguchi from Fudacoma Games
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Yojohan Pepa Saikei by Shimamuranao from Hallelujah Rockboy
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In this episode we have an interview with the new president of The Games Manufacturers Association, Frank West. We speak to Tim Kulynych of Sir Meeple, thank the new patrons and answer your questions. This is the tippy top of NEWS!
In this cosmically historical episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Ava are talking about two very different games. First up is 1941: Race to Moscow, where you get to roleplay as your very favourite war criminals - and then we’ll talk about Cosmic Frog, where you get to roleplay as your very favourite cosmic war criminals.
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Village Green and Living Forest. We then take a break from a specific topic of the week and just chat with each other about Crystal's new gaming table, Ambie's Kickstarter, the board game community, and Ambie's kids.
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 pillars of board gaming are games that are so influential, so ubiquitous, that they're practically the shoulders on which many other board games stand. We talk about what are commonly considered the classic pillars, and try to make a more modern list. Before we get into Greek architecture, we talk about Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, Trailblazers, Photograph, and Ys.
02:34 - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon 04:01 - Trailblazers 11:38 - Wind the Film! / Photograph 18:22 - Ys 28:01 - Modern pillars of board gaming 32:33 - Codenames 36:09 - Splendor 39:01 - 7 Wonders 41:48 - The Resistance: Avalon 43:59 - Concordia 47:21 - Qwixx 51:38 - Scythe
Wait a minute where's Davey!!!! JP stands in as Davey is feeling under the weather to continue this episode with the exciting return of Niche Number 1's. Yes they're back for another round.
FIRST PLAYER: Davey (well JP's covering) OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian & Kerley
OVERVIEW Niche Number 1's are back and we're here to talk through another round of obscure categories and what games we link to those categories, these include favourite game with no VP's, favourite game you bought on a whim, favourite game you hated on your first play but then liked and much much more. In this episode you'll learn:
- Adrian has been dabbling in a bit of Raiders of the North Sea for more viking fun and games - Kerley has indoctrinated one of his overseas friend into the hobby in the space of a week - JP has been caused serious amounts of net damage from Jinteki servers in Netrunner (yes it's a thing) - The team run through six new Niche Number ones - And why won't anyone make a board game version of Dizzy The Egg? Surely a missed opportunity here
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:26 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:38 - Adrian - Raiders of the North Sea 8:24 - Kerley - Gugong 13:50 - JP - Netrunner 19:33 - TURN 3 - Main Event - Niche Number 1's - Round 2 21:03 - What's your favourite game that doesn't have VP's? 26:52 - What's your favourite game that you don't own? 34:39 - What's your favourite game that you hated on your first play then liked? 42:45 - What's your favourite game that you've bought on a whim? 47:22 - What's your favourite game without an available expansion? 51:38 - What's your favourite game that has the most useless component? 56:39 - TURN 4 - Question Time: As we get deeper in the hobby do we find ourselves getting more snobby / elitist? 1:05:49 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:06:09 - Adrian - Board gaming birthdays 1:07:03 - Kerley - Kickstarter Releases (Northgard & Europa Universalis) 1:07:58 - JP - Hoplomachus Victorum & Perseverance Chronicle Mode 1:09:39 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
I met a gamer from an antique land Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of plastic Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these words appear: 'My name is Cool Mini or Not, Kickstarter of Kickstarters. Look on my pledges ye Mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that Colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Games Played Last Week: 03:21 -Marvel Dice Throne (Gavan Brown, Nate Chatellier, & Manny Trembley, Roxley, 2022) 05:39 -Yggdrasil Chronicles (Cédric Lefebvre, Ludonaute, 2019) 09:51 -Brian Boru: High King of Ireland (Peer Sylvester, Osprey Games, 2021) 14:37 -Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape (Alex Olteanu & Marco Portugal, CMON, 2022) 16:26 -Paint the Roses (Ben Goldman, North Star Games, 2022) 18:20 -Décorum (Harry Mackin, Charlie Mackin, & Drew Tenenbaum, Floodgate Games, 2022) 21:24 -Horizon Wars: Zero Dark (Robey Jenkins, Precinct Omega Publishing, 2020) 23:11 -Skull (Hervé Marly, Asmodee, 2011) 23:37 -Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Scrawlers--Heroes of Undermountain (Vangelis Bagiartakis & Konstantinos Karagiannis, Wizkids, 2021) 24:57 -So Clover! (François Romain, Repos Production, 2021) 27:04 -Hour of Need (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2022) 29:58 -Framework (Uwe Rosenberg, Edition Spielwiese, 2022) 29:58 -Nova Luna (Uwe Rosenberg & Corné van Moorsel, Edition Spielwiese, 2019) 31:03 -Cerebria: The Inside World (Richard Amann, Viktor Peter, István Pócsi, Frigyes Schőberl, Nick Shaw, & Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2018) 35:42 -XenoShyft: Onslaught (Keren Philosophales & Michael Shinall, CMON, 2015) and Dreadmire (Michael Shinall, CMON, 2017) 37:32 -Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2023)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 41:59 AGL Tournament Pack--Bixie Edition for Aristeia! 42:37 FFG's Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game 42:50 Pandasaurus and Elizabeth Hargrave's The Fox Experiment
In this episode Dan and Mike are joined by Amy and Maggie from Thinker Themer for a recap of GenCon 2022. Mike, Amy and Maggie share their convention highlights and detail all of the amazing games that we need to keep an eye out for in the coming months.
We also recap last week's Question of the Pod: What game did you expect to hate and then after you played it you went and bought it? Thanks to everyone who contributed and shared their experiences.
Finally, in Swear An Oath, Amy and Maggie fulfilled their oath from Episode 86 by playing Terraforming Mars, Mike played Clank! Catacombs at GenCon, and Dan defeated Dracula in Deckscape. New oaths include: playing five new games (Mike), Ark Nova solo (Dan), and Oathsworn (Thinker Themer).
Question of the Pod: Tell us about your most memorable moment from a Con or Board Game Event.
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Reviews of Cascadia, Spirit Island, Ready Set Bet and so many more. Featured review: Brazil: Imperial made available in the US by Portal Games; Reroll Ankh: Gods of Egypt by CMON. Board game discussion starts at 33:16. https://bluepegpinkpeg.com/ep226.Thank you to our sponsors: Queen Games and Grand Gamers Guild.
and then we check out the new revamped version of the 2018 Japanese draw and draw game Let's Make A Bus Route which has now become
Get On Board: New York & London by Saachi from IELLO
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In this aristocratic episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Quinns are talking about just one game - Obsession! We’re chatting about the second edition of this cult hit alongside its Upstairs, Downstairs and Wessex expansions. Enjoy!
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