On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don are joined by Joe Slack from Board Game Design Course to talk about games they've played lately and other things including:
This week's guest is the owner and host of Watch It Played, Rodney Smith. We talk about being brought up religious, being the world's premier board game teacher and weighing in on scandals...but which games did he choose?
A two-fer today! First, Jason gives quick reviews for two neat little games - Library Labyrinth from Dissent Games and Skoventyr from InPatience, the publisher of the Oniverse. Then, for a special feature, Dan Thurot the SpaceBiff interviews Peter Rustmayer, designer of Paleo. This interview was reproduced from the Space Cast pod, with kind permission
SpaceBiff blog and podcast - https://spacebiff.com/
On this DUALITY of a Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Quinns are EXCLUSIVELY talking about games for just two players! After an afternoon of cards and “Brotherly Bonding” they’re ready to let it rip - where IT is opinions and RIP means AMIABLY DISCUSS! We’re nattering about Dogfight, Nawalli, and Sail on this one - with a little snippet of Mind Bug thrown in for good measure.
In this episode, Leo Taylor, designer of games in the Risk, Clue, and D&D universes, breaks down his “key pillars of game design” as we chat through the many questions designers should think through as they dive into a new game design.
Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they played recently, including The Emerald Flame, The Morrison Game Factory, and Hadrian’s Wall. Then, we talk about our thoughts on giving board games as gifts, and some recommendations for good gifts!
Check out Ambie’s book Board Game Day!
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!
After hearing Ken Tidwell in last month's podcast, both Dave Arnott and I were impressed with his enthusiastic, optimistic, and forward-looking perspective on the boardgame hobby…despite being an old timer like us. Even older, I think! While neither of us can fully match that, it was inspiring and I asked Dave to consider the topic with me in an open discussion for THIS episode. We recorded it on an iPhone in a church choir room at our SoCal Games Day venue. The audio is ok, but you can tell it's not my normal setup. Also unusual was the lack of a show outline. It means that I struggle a bit to stay focused on the goal. Too often I flip it around and revert to talking about how new hobbyists can/should appreciate the old classics. While that's true, I tried to remember that I want to focus on how the OLD hobbyists can appreciate the new aspects of boardgaming. What are those new aspects? They can be the newest titles, designers, and publishers themselves. They could be Kickstarter and other new ways of marketing & funding. Perhaps it's the prevalence of online play, or solo options. The rise of YouTube videos for rules explanations. Lots of things. What am I missing?
The games I brought to my work event, full of hope. Partially fulfilled!
Closers: • Dave: Is there a best way to lose a game? • Mark: Gaming success with nongamer coworkers -Mark
Hey Now Cabalists! It's November and I'm thankful for all the amazing board games the gang has been playing lately! In this episode the guys cover Brazil Imperial, Ankh: Gods of Egypt, After Us, Chronicles of Crime 1400, Empires of the North, and in our feature review we look at Iello's newest Tableau building game Ancient Knowledge designed by Remi Mathieu. You know the Cabal can't go an episode without hearing from our intrepid News man Tony T. And finally, the Founders take questions from the listeners regarding hobby styles we haven't tried, the best science fiction franchises, and does theme matter anymore? Ancient Knowledge Review 00:58:28, News with Tony T 01:25:36, Short Topic Extravaganza 02:21:30
In this first episode of a news show sponsored by Spielworxx Ben and Uli talk about A.I. in games and you can learn about all the great games available from Spielworxx.
It's time to put on our best behaviours as we review the top 50 rules of board game etiquette as defined by content creator Jon Purkis from Actualol and see how we fair against them. Which rules have you broken in your gaming group?
FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Davey, Rob & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - how you can support the show through Ko-Fi (Coffee) and keep the Whose Turn chat going for years to come - https://ko-fi.com/whoseturnisitanyway - more about the latest hotness with Kerleys overview of Ark Nova Marine Worlds and Davey's play of The Old Kings Crown - more about the oldness with what happened on the latest Game of Thrones event, who backstabbed who, who lost their sh*t, you know the usual - our players take on Actualol's 50 Rules of Board Game Etiquette and where we stand with them all - that the dinosaurs are coming with JP getting his hands on a prototype of Perseverance Episode 3 so more on that later.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW This episode wouldn't be possible without the hardwork and video written and produced by Actualol. So we want to say a massive thank you for providing a benchmark in etiquette for us to chat through. We encourage to check out the video as it's fantastic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jfbGJV4Tsk
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:00 - You can now support the show on Ko-Fi 4:23 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:38 - Kerley - Ark Nova Marine Worlds 13:57 - JP - Game of Thrones 2nd Edition 21:26 - Davey - The Old Kings Crown 25:47 - Rob - Nearly played Kabuto Sumo 26:58 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Manners Maketh Man 28:26 - Rules 1-5 34:51 - Rules 6-10 40:51 - Rules 11-16 48:31 - Rules 17-20 52:01 - Rules 21-25 56:50 - Rules 26-30 1:02:33 - Rules 31-25 1:05:37 - Rules 36-40 1:10:49 - Rules 41-45 1:15:52 - Rules 46-50 1:19:54 - Closing thoughts 1:20:55 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 1:21:10 - Would you abandon the 50 rules of etiquette to play the best game ever or keep them and play an above average game? 1:25:10 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:25:24 - Rob - Too Many Bones Unbreakable 1:26:47 - Kerley - Netrunner or Septima (whichever gets played) 1:27:21 - Davey - Shatterpoint, Nucleum & 3 Ring Circus 1:28:52 - JP - Perseverance Episode 3 1:29:53 - TURN 6 - Final Turn
In this episode, Tom, Julie, and Eric discuss the finer points of the suggested ages you see on game boxes, and when it matters to pay attention. Also, how a board game can make you scared, a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and some Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
In this episode Dana “The Banana” Deverson hosts the pod!!! Joined by Mitledee and Conordum (Mitch and Conor) how could anything go wrong???? Dana is getting her shuffle on in the forest. Mitch is heading over to New Zealand to rustle up some sheep, and Conor creates some kind of swear an oath paradox by playing Oathsworn as and Oath. Which begs the question what came first the Oath or the Oathsworn???
All this and more on the latest Board Game BBQ podcast.
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Reviews of Nocturne, Lorcana, Rauha and so many more. Featured review: Dead By Daylight: The Board Game by Level 99 Games. Board game discussion starts at 34:23.
Every year in board games there’s a new fad. Legacy, polyominoes, roll and writes and trick takers. This year’s fad seems to be less genre based and more societally concious. Here at NPI every week we encounter more and more board games that reduce their use of wasteful material such as plastics. On this episode alone two of the three games discussed are 100% recyclable (if you ignore the stickers that hold the lid on the box). And the third one is themed around enviromental issues. How amazing is that?
But on top of that, they’re really interesting games in their own right. Honestly, this feels like a celebration.
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On to the timestamps:
1:43 Audience Correspondence - Contentification Part One
3:51 Earthborne Rangers
27:52 Audience Correspondence - Contentification Part Two
36:32 Forest Shuffle
59:10 Sonny Liew and the Two Board Games Called 1819: Singapore
1:25:31 Planta Nubo
1:42:06 Audience Correspondence - Contentification Part Three
Voyages of Marco Polo by Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini (2015) at Meeplefest, Shelley and I wanted to reflect on why we made a choice back in the day to only keep
Marco Polo II: In The Service of the Khan (2019)
We hope you enjoy our reflections on these two titles once again.
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