In this completely solitary episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Ava is taking you through a triplet of solo games in this meandering river of a podcast! She’s talking through Oranienburger Canal , Maquis, and Mage Knight - a smattering of solo for your Friday evening.
It’s so great to be behind the microphone again talking about something you love! Especially when the thing you love is pancakes. But we also spend a good amount of time talking about what’s fresh in board games, including a sleeper solo hit Resist! from the people that brought you Undaunted, the little asymmetric arena battler Knight Fall and the somewhat sprawling choose your own adventure on a map game Lands of Galzyr.
Today’s bonus feature is the three contenders for Efka’s game of the year title that didn’t quite make the cut.
If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.com
On to the timestamps:
9:00 Resist!
32:52 Knight Fall
48:30 Meaty Questions
1:04:18 Efka's Runners Up for GOTY 2022
1:12:22 Lands of Galzyr
1:27:26 More Write-ins
In this episode of the news, Ben talks to Uli Blenemann and Ryan Courtney about the Ryan Courtney Collection and the guys from Splotter Spellen about Horseless Carriage. With top thanks for the patreon backers.
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Tiny Turbo Cars and The Great Split. Then, we talk about house rules and when might be a good time to implement them.
This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BGBLITZ2023" to get 10% off your ENTIRE ORDER, including upgrades not available anywhere else!
The draft is back, and while the lists are getting really thin at this point, that's not going to stop us doing our damndest to pick out a killer selection of five games each. Whose is the best? That's up to you - and if you vote, you stand a chance to win a gift voucher for $50! Before we put our fate in your hands, we talk about Shake That City, Clank!: Catacombs, and Galactic Renaissance.
Timecodes:
04:29 - Shake That City 12:39 - Clank!: Catacombs 19:27 - Galactic Renaissance 35:50 - Drafting BGG's #701-800 39:22 - The Estates 40:27 - Dogs of War 42:36 - City of the Big Shoulders 44:03 - Deep Sea Adventure 45:00 - Regicide 46:29 - Galaxy Trucker (Second Edition) 47:07 - Can't Stop 49:06 - Pax Renaissance: 2nd Edition 50:19 - Project: ELITE 52:17 - The Great Wall 54:01 - Black Angel 55:51 - Not Alone 57:22 - New York Zoo 1:01:29 - Menara 1:03:33 - Shipyard
This week the Martin Wallace game Brass Birmingham overtook the number 1 spot on Board Game Geek's ranking, and it sparked a feud between the Brass lovers and the Gloomhaven Lovers. Don, Jamie, and Tony discuss this controversy and go into some detail about Board Game Geek, how they use it and what makes it a special place for the board game community.
Recently a few members of the group have funded a voyage into the Lacerdaverse by getting into the heavy games designed by renowned board game designer "Vital Lacerda" and in this episode we share our entry level experiences.
FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian & Davey
OVERVIEW After the groups last outing in "Great Hexpectations" sharing all of their board game failures, it's time to shift our attention and thoughts about the epic heavy games designed by Vital Lacerda Boardgames focusing on the big box deluxe games published by Eagle-Gryphon Games. In this episode you'll learn: - That Final Destination 8 featured in Davey's kitchen - Just how many flowcharts are in Europa Universalis - Adrian can't get enough of Castles of Burgundy - more about our entry level experiences of The Gallerist, Vinhos, Lisboa, Kanban EV, On Mars, The Weather Machine - We should have tried to find someone with Escape Plan before this episode - What our oldest games we've not played (or for a long time) in our listeners question
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 4:17 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:32 - Adrian - Castles of Burgundy 7:49 - Davey - Mansions of Madness 10:06 - JP - Europa Universalis 16:58 - TURN 3: Discovering the Lacerdaverse 17:15 - Who is Vital Lacerda? 19:34 - Our caveats in our discovery 21:06 - The Gallerist (2015) 28:07 - Vinhos (2016) 34:30 - Lisboa (2017) 42:28 - Escape Plan (2019) - Honourable mention 43:51 - Kanban EV (2020) 51:28 - On Mars (2020) 59:38 - The Weather Machine (2022) 1:08:50 - In summary and the upcoming Invention: Age of Evolution (2023) 1:10:19 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What's the oldest game in our collections that we haven't played (for a long while)? 1:16:34 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:16:46 - JP - Beyond the Sun 1:18:03 - Adrian - Targi 1:19:01 - Davey - Dune Imperium and Darkest Dungeon 1:20:11 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
You like SVWAG? Their early work was a little too negative for my taste. But when SHUX came out in '20, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole podcast has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the episodes a big boost. They've been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think SVWAG has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '23, SVWAG released this; episode 251, their most accomplished episode. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "gullet regurgitation". An observation so catchy, most people probably don't think about the meaning. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of consumption and the importance of digestion. It's also a personal statement about the podcast itself. Hey, Walker!
Games Played Last Week: 03:42 -Godtear (David Carl, Alex Hall, & Steve Margetson, Steamforged Games, 2019) 08:30 -Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps (Andrew Haught, Gale Force Nine, 2020) 14:17 -LOAD: League of Ancient Defenders (Uncredited, Archon Studio, 2016) 17:49 -Warpgate: Beyond (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022) 22:23 -Code of Nine (BakaFire, Z-Man Games, 2012) 26:17 -American Psycho: A Killer Game (Dan Blanchett, Renegade Game Studios, 2022) 30:25 -Sabika (Germán P. Millán, Ludonova, 2022)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 36:15 Bamboo by Sabika's Germán P. Millán 36:53 Cyclades: Legendary Edition 37:52 The closure and bankruptcy of Holy Grail Games 39:16 Expansion to Cosmic Frog! "Find Muck"
Intro Portal Con DVRs exist Dealing with Inserts Retrograde Tantrum Con Taste Buds Game Toppers LLC Atiwa Portal Games Lofoten Bamboo Miniature Market Beer & Bread 1815: Scum of the […]
In this special episode we are joined by Devon Norris from Devon Talks Tabletop. Jules gets all artsy with Modern Art, Mike has been harnessing the power of the pulsars. All while Devin has been feeding Vikings to impress Odin.
We also recap last week's Question of the Pod: What separates a convention from a regular game day? Thanks to everyone who contributed and shared their experiences with us on Discord and the Facebook Community.
Our podcast is 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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Reviews of Marvel Remix, Wicked and Wise, Human Punishment: The beginning and so much more. Featured review: Clank! Catacombs by Dire Wolf. Board game discussion starts at 27:00. https://bluepegpinkpeg.com/ep237
This week's guest is the designer of Twilight Struggle, Jason Matthews. We talk about historical games, human trafficking and working in politics...but which games did he choose?
From the Declaration of Sentiments at Seneca Falls, to the protests, rallies, and organized campaigns across the nation, Votes for Women chronicles the 72 year struggle to ratify the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote.
We've done deep dives into games before, but really when you get down to it, games are just the medium. The substrate. What it's always been about is people. We hope to pick at the minds of some of the hobby's best with this format - and until then, we have Kellen. Before we unpack the man, the myth, the legend, we talk about Cuba Libre, Gang of Dice, and Time of Empires.
Timecodes:
03:44 - Cuba Libre 13:00 - Gang of Dice 19:28 - Time of Empires 32:49 - Q1: Where are we playing? 39:25 - Q2: What's the table like? 41:35 - Q3: How many people? 43:23 - Q4: What are you eating? 48:03 - Q5: What is the theme of the game? 48:59 - Q6: What is the game like? 50:15 - Q7: What makes it memorable? Submit your lists for the Listener Top 20 at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/top20
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