I don’t know about you, but I think there’s something special about the momentum of two player games. The tension, the back and forth. The sensation of making a clever move is so much more palpable than in any other player count. Today we’ll take a look at three two player games, each interesting in its own way, and also two more on our bonus episode.
Our friend Jon from JonGetsGames has designed a game called Spring Cleaning, which we mention in the episode, you can pre-order it here: https://www.newmillindustries.com/store/p/spring-cleaning-preorder or you can play it online on boardgamearena.
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On to the timestamps:
0:00 Cold Open
2:04 Intro
4:08 Run
24:31 Haggis
37:07 Harrow County
Reviews of Rats of Wistar, Art Society, Tesseract and so much more. Featured review: Dabba Walla by Queen Games. Board game discussion starts at {00:32:53}.
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In this episode Ben talks to Casie Vogel about the Ticket to Ride Cookbook and Michael Heron about his book on accessibility in games. Also we give some patreon nicknames and answer your questions.
On this rambling, tangient-rich episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Pip chat Wings and Wyrms in a creature feature on Wyrmspan! Then, we take a break from the hotness to discuss an old classic that Tom was bored to tears by; Roborally.
Daybreak is a cooperative boardgame about stopping climate change. In the near future, we must work together to create the technologies, policies, and resilient societies needed to reach Drawdown, sequestering more carbon than we collectively produce.
Hey Now Cabalist! In today's episode of Express Don, Chris, and Jamie talk about Innovations, novelties, and gimmicks. What's the difference and what games exhibit these qualities? Enjoy!
This Game is Broken is a comedy board game panel show with Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Paula Deming, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy. We play a lot of nonsense games full of role playing and trivia as well as other fun stuff which can be found at the links below.
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Before the people of Quebec celebrated the Journée nationale des Patriotes (National Patriots' Day), they instead on the same day had the Fête de Dollard. A cynic might speculate that the timing of these holidays was chosen so as to pre-empt the English Canadian Victoria Day, and that cynic would be right.
If spatial relations are not your thing, you’re not alone. I have always had trouble seeing what shape an unfolded piece of paper would make. But I also know that I can pack a car with luggage or don’t have navigational challenges. So, games like Tangram City are good ways for me to practice the challenges that I have with spatial relations.
We also played several games that were quick hitters and enjoyable. Vampire Village has the elements in a game that we like with card passing and then card assignment. Having Unmatched bring in some classic literature was fun and makes us reflect to our high school days as we reminder Shakespeare or what little remember from the plays.
Then the new GMT title Vijayanagar was so nice. In my opinion, a COIN style game that seemed to move at a great pace and still kept the elements that make COIN so popular.
Thanks for listening and appreciate all the support.
This week Lauren and Joe are joined by special guest Emily Roser from Shut Up & Sit Down and Emily and Things. We hear all about her journey into the board game space and her unique approach to game reviews. She also gives us insight into her identity as a trans woman in the board game community in the wake of joining SU&SD. We are so appreciative of her grace and candour. Then we dive into all the games we've been playing. Joe runs through the heap of games from his recent Brisbane trip. Emily talks about the best of the Oink series, including a new game for Lauren to use in therapy.
After that we've got the regularly scheduled Question of the Pod, and we attempt to fulfil some of our oaths.
New Question of the Pod: What is your favourite piece of board game related trivia
Timestamps:
Interview with Emily (0:01:11)
Games we've been playing(0:42:19)
Question of the Pod Recap (1:11:30)
Swear An Oath (1:15:55)
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This week's guest is war game designer, Carl Fung. We talk about meeting Anthony Bourdain, losing friends and how games can be used as a tool for learning history...but which games did he choose?
Shelley and I get in some games with the guys, checking out
Ecos: First Continent by John D. Clair from AEG
and
Garden Guests by Stephen Glenn from Van Ryder Games
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On this freshly sloganed episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Emily huddle around the boardgame campfire to tell tales about games of old. Or new. They’re all new games and I’ve wasted this pastoral image in an unfitting manner. Too late now! Nobody reads these descriptions and I’ve got stuff to do! We’ve gotta get going!
On this podcast we talk about Kinfire Chronicles: Nights Fall, Hollywood 1947, and Vampire Village - a fine crop of funky boards.
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