Wandering Towers by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling from Capstone Games and Abacusspiele
then we talk about a gorgeous game we discussed in Episode 807 as we get it and its expansion back to the table:
Meadow plus its brand new Downstream Expansion by Klemens Kalicki from Rebel and Asmodee
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In this 7.341/10 episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Quinns are talking about three games - one great, one ‘just fine’, and one that’s completely deranged. We’re chatting about Mobile Markets, Amun-Re, and Mogul - and bizarrely it’s the 2015 Train Game that’s the deranged one. IT’S GOT A BOWL!
Building building building. If you like building (or buildings) you will enjoy at least one of the board games covered in this episode in which you build buildings, buildings and also cars. How's that for a build up? No? Let me construct some clarity.
Today we'll talk about Ginkgopolis, a tile laying city building classic hidden gem, Rolling Heights, a city building game where you roll meeples and Horseless Carriage, a car constructing game from famed board game publisher Splotter Spellen. And finally, a real treat, an interview with famed speculative fiction author Adrian Tchaikovsky who reveals which modern board games he wrote into his novels.
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:
2:49 Audience Correspondence – Past Games
18:04 Ginkgopolis
34:48 Rolling Heights
52:40 Interview – Adrian Tchaikovsky
1:08:09 This is the timestamp to avoid the spoilery question (it will make sense when you listen)
1:15:53 Horseless Carriage
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The LOOP, Exit: The Game - The Lord of the Rings: Shadows over Middle-earth, and Exit: The Game - The Professor's Last Riddle. Then, we celebrate Star Wars Day by talking about all the Star Wars board games!
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Any creative work is built on a lot of conventions - things that we take as granted, the unspoken rules that must be followed. We get a lot of really great games by following design conventions, but some times, in order to innovate we have to break them. Before we try to find the balance between convention and innovation, we talk about Darwin's Journey, Aleph Null, and Rome in a Day.
Timecodes:
02:00 - Darwin's Journey 13:44 - Aleph Null 21:07 - Rome in a Day 30:09 - Innovation vs. Convention 33:14 - Root 36:02 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods 36:02 - Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun 36:17 - Tiletum 38:17 - Tower of Babel 42:04 - Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile 42:31 - Horseless Carriage 42:49 - Atiwa 44:04 - Inis 45:14 - The Castles of Burgundy
Episode 272 starts out with an oldie but a goodie, Chris' Movie review segment in which he kinda talks about the Tetris movie and trails off into something else. Then the gang gets busy with the games they've been playing including Yokohama, 51st State: Ultimate Edition, Core Worlds, Starship Captains, Revive and a feature review of Masters of the Universe Clash for Eternia from CMON. Then after Tony T goes ape with the best damn news segment in the third Galaxy, the Founders discuss what makes a Civilization game. Masters of the Universe Review 00:58:02, News with Tony T 01:26:41, Civilization Games 02:22:51
We take a bit of a departure from our non serious episodes of late and we focus on the Uwe Rosenberg games that we've played along with our thoughts and why some of those games end up becoming staples within collections and the hobby in general
FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & JP
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - How the team are doing after our sad news of Kris passing away - Davey & JP recall their first play experience on Vital Lacerda's new hotness "Inventions: Evolution of Ideas" - Spoiler Alert: it's great and a massive thank you to Scott from Scott Plays for the teach and previewing it with us - That Davey struggles to say "Caverna" seriously check out the bloopers in a future expansion pack episode - About our groups experiences with Uwe Rosenberg designed games from Arigcola to Atiwa. - Why Uwe games just feel comforting and a general joy to play - Just Two gets an upgrade to Just Three (as there's only three of us on the show) - JP is looking forward to his birthday games day which is any excuse just to play back to back games
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW As mentioned on the show we're supporting the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon this year so if you fancy the challenge, get yourself down there. You can get your tickets right here. https://www.the24hourboardgamemarathon.co.uk/
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:44 - Checking in after our friend Kris has passed away 3:40 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:04 - JP - Skymines 10:32 - Becky - Scout 16:01 - Davey - Inventions: Evolution of Ideas 21:13 - TURN 3 - Main Event - Puzzle by name, puzzle by nature 25:03 - Agricola 27:29 - Caverna 32:06 - Patchwork & Framework 36:38 - Reykholt 39:49 - Feast for Odin 42:26 - Who do we think Uwe games are for? 45:12 - Atiwa & accessibility of this games 50:24 - Discussing our favourites 52:52 - What do you think are the pitfalls are? 59:52 - TURN 4 - Badly Hexplained Games - Just Three Edition 1:01:11 - Just Three - Game 1 1:03:11 - Just Three - Game 2 1:05:51 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:06:11 - Skymines & JP's Birthday Games Day 1:08:01 - JP - My Birthday Games Day 1:10:22 - Becky - Trip to Germany 1:12:56 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Intro Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Fast X The Little Mermaid The Machine Spider-Man: Across the Spider Verse Transformers: Rise of the Beasts The Flash Elemental Indiana Jones and Dial […]
In the show Ted Lasso (possibly the subject of a future Masterpiece Theatre?), French-Canadian goaltender Zoreaux asks to be called Van Damme. This is partly because people kept mispronouncing his name as "Zorro," and also because he admired the Muscles from Brussels. The point is that even people who thought it was stupid respected his wishes and called him what he wanted to be called, because that's what not being a jerk is. Similarly, ain't nothing necessarily wrong with being called Sally, but if you consistently call someone Sally when they don't want to be called that, you're being a toxic jerk.
It doesn't have to be a big deal, and we're not the ones making it a big deal. Call people what they want to be called. It costs you nothing and decency is always a good look.
Games Played Last Week:
00:49 -Hot Lead (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2022)
02:49 -Masters of the Universe: Fields of Eternia The Board Game (Dave Ketch and Jakub S. Olekszyk, Archon Studio, 2022)
09:48 -Beyond the Sun: Leaders of a New Dawn (Dennis K. Chan and Joseph Summa, Rio Grande Games, 2023)
14:06 -Keep the Heroes Out (Luís Brüeh, Brueh Games, 2022)
18:33 -Theurgy (Charlotte Dowling and Oliver Josiah, The Ministry of Meeples, 2022)
In this episode Def and Mitch go to war with special guest Clint Warren-Davey when we talk about his new upcoming game Werwolf by Legion Wargames. Clint shares his insights into his background in history, his passion for WWI and WWII and some of the challenges faced by a first time game designer from Down Under and you know it couldn’t be a Def and Mitch episode without at least some talk about Poker Chips.
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Opener: Votes for Women What is "normal" in our hobby? For a while I've realized that what I felt most comfortable & familiar with in boardgaming is a little but stuck in the past, not coincidentally the times when I was first diving in deep with it. This is about the 10-year period from 1996-2006, give or take. The hobby today feels different. It IS different. Not better or worse (I try to convince myself), just different. But different in what ways? In this solo episode I consider this. Before I tackle the present day I think aloud about how the hobby started, how it progressed, and how it got to when I first played Settlers, Medici, or Bohnanza. I think a lot about the perspective of someone working at Origins or Gencon, perhaps at a game distributor's booth, going to those events from the 1970s to the present day. I actually think there are some that span those fifty years(!) in our hobby, if not always behind a booth then at least participating in it. From that vantage point, you'd definitely see things change over time, and I think with some hindsight you could identify some "waves" or "generations" within the hobby. Characteristics more of one time than another. Trends that come & go. Even within euro-style hobby boardgaming, I think you could subdivide my earlier era to today and note some important differences. That's what I'm thinking about, and I welcome input from listeners, too. Am I all wet here? Or am I onto something? Does it even matter in any way? I think it may matter in the sense that I'm trying to stay true to the types of boardgaming I most enjoy, while simultaneously NOT becoming a fossilized dinosaur. Can it be done? Of course. Thinking about these kinds of things is how I go about it. Closer: Mark Madness 2023 tournament! Congrats to winner Patrick Pence! -Mark
This week's guest is designer of Sagrada, Titanic and The Dark Knight Returns, Daryl Andrews. We talk about being a prison guard, designing IPs and working in partnerships...but which games did he choose?
Welcome from Chad, Jon, and eventually Eric and Chris,
Very Special Guest: AR
Thank you Jindrich J, Janet W, Jason M, and Doug H
Announcements and News: nothing important here, Chad really has noting happening that he wants everyone to know about. Just fast forward past this part.
This week, we grab Rôla, co-designer with Costa (whom we spoke to last week) and talk more about LeiriaCon, game design, and the games we play. Some of his designs include
Dom Pierre
Café
Moesteiro
Yinzi
Lata
Stephens
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