Ben and Isaac are writing as book! In this podcast we talk about the process of writing it. This is all about origins. How Isaac came up with the idea for the book and why he asked Ben to write it with him.
Hark, noble Cabalists! Gather 'round and lend thine ears, for in this eve's tale of Lords of the Dungeon, our merry fellowship doth wrestle with a query from a distant traveler. How, pray tell, does one steer their quest true when a minor misstep doth send the campaign tumbling into ruin most dire? But lo, that is but the prologue! For anon, the Lords delve into the heart of the matter--a grand discourse on how brave adventurers may rise to meet the zeal and preparation of their most esteemed game master. So, sit ye back, grasp thy tankard, and let the tale unfold.
Matthew brings us in to the new year. With trivia and other legally distinct round ideas.
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.
Adrian takes the first player token and kicks off 2025 with a new episode all about pasted on themes, when they get in the way, when they don't and our general thoughts about them.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: Becky, Davey & Rob
In this episode you'll learn: - that Becky has been playing the game of organising Florida trips - Davey talks about the new "Duel" in town with Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth by Repos Production - Rob is getting his RPG on with some classic D&D - Does Adrian get his solo fix in Final Girl by Van Ryder Games? - all about the groups experiences with themes and whether they help, hinder or whether anyone really cares about theme.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:35 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:58 - Becky - Organising Disney World Holidays 5:10 - Davey - Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth 10:15 - Rob - D&D 14:08 - Adrian - Final Girl 21:32 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Pritt Stick Themes - Is theme important and if so why? 29:47 - The benefits of when theme sticks to mechanics 37:42 - What connects a theme to a game? 49:58 - What doesn't connect themes to games? 1:01:46 - TURN 4 - Receive, Sleeve or Leave 1:10:18 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:16:38 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
It has come to our attention that there has been a great deficiency in SVWAG through the years, namely our shameful neglect of the French language. The sheer Gaul!
Games Played Last Week:
01:34 -The Isle of Cats Duel (Frank West, The City of Games, 2024)
This week's guest is the head of development at the world's biggest war game publisher GMT Games, Jason Carr. We talk about what a developer does, the state of the war game hobby and the death of originality in games...but which games did he choose?
Clef and Tim ring in the New Year talking about the good things and bad with online gaming. Recent plays include Food Chain Magnate, The Great Zimbabwe, Age of Steam, and Nucleum.
Join the discord here to get ready for the Winter Formal starting January 10, 2025! Come play some online games!!
https://discord.gg/s8hYtWkMS3
I've been doing this podcast for twenty years! I never would've guessed this in the beginning. The actual "birthday" for the podcast is March 3rd, so focus on the anniversary then. But for now, this is the start of Season 21. Blackjack! Despite my teasing of Davebo during the Davecember episodes about putting too much stock in games-played data...I actually keep track of it myself. I'm not 100% accurate about it, but I'm probably 95% in recent years. (Earlier years weren't as detailed or accurate.) These days I'm using te BG Stats app, sync'd online to BGG. I don't record scores or game durations, but I DO record gaming locations, and that's permitted me to conclusively look at my data with & without online plays. For my own purposes, I've always included online plays in my totals, but I get why others may not.
MJ's Games Played in 2024 with . . . and without online plays
In this episode I look back at 2024, mostly the games I played the most, but also events like conventions and games days. I was surprised to learn how many more games I played last year: more titles, more locations, more people, more new games, more everything. Now that I think about...more podcast episodes, too (thank to Mark Madness and Davecember :-) ). Along the way, the stats make me consider the nature of my boardgaming, how I play lots of favorites over & over online, while I try more new games in-person. Will it always be that way? Is that ideal? Last of all, I stumbled across a "shelfie" of my boardgame collection from 21 years ago, just about the same time I started this podcast. (And yes, those are my then-young kids' bikes in the bottom of the photo, and a toy rocking horse on the top shelf). Looking through it, I saw that my collection then was around 100 titles. It's double or triple that now. More significantly, I can see that I later sold three-quarters of this collection! Even accounting for the handful I re-acquired eventually, I can safely say that I turn over two-thirds of my collection. Put another way, that large fraction are not eternal keepers. I was disappointed to realize that, but perhaps it's ok? Perhaps many of our games are meant to be enjoyed just a handful of times, then passed on?
Hey Now and Happy New Year Cabalists! 2025 kicks off with AC from Lords of the Dungeon sitting in for Tony T as he's traveling for the holiday. We dive into a bunch of games we've been playing including Star Trek Captains Chair, Great Western Trail New Zealand, Clank Catacombs, Fallout, Compile Main 1, and feature Endeavor Deep Sea designed by Carl de Visser and Jarratt Gray and published by Burnt Island Games. Stevie S takes over Tony T's newsman role for the day and gives you all the most important news stories from the tabletop gaming world. Then finally the gang takes questions from listeners including games we cant get to the table but refuse to get rid of, the TV shows we recommend, and how our hobby habits have changed over the years. Endeavor Deep Sea Review 00:52:36, News with Stevie S 01:30:36, Short Topic Extravaganza 02:26:25
We do full bonus shows on Patreon but for something special we've released this one for everyone to enjoy. But it wouldn't exist without the kind and generous support of our backers. Thank you so much. To find our Patreon follow the link in below or head on over to Patreon and give us a search.
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.
We are coming out of the gate almost hot for 2025. We got a very solid Board & Dice game to the table prior to the holiday break called Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age. This game is like other Board & Dice euros where you really need a plan going into your turn knowing all so well that it is going to be modified at some point. So, you better have a Plan B ready to go. There is a twist to the dice drafting where you need higher numbers move you up a track, but higher numbers also mean you end up possibly not getting all the actions you want because you get bumped by lower numbers. However, you never loose out on doing the action which is nice. Lots going on with this game, so as with similar games, you can’t do it all.
Thanks for putting up with us through 2024 and we hope your 2025 is off to a good start.
On this episode of On Board Games, Erik is joined by Grand Gamers Guildmaster Marc Specter to talk about games (and other things) they've played including:
Mille Fiori
Kingdom Rush
Roll for It
Tiny Laser Heist
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(32:26) Then, they discuss what their 2025 gaming resolutions are.
It's time for our annual bonus episode! Ambie is joined by Mickey and Stinky Flower Pot as they talk about a couple games they played recently, Disney: Mickey and the Beanstalk and First Orchard. You can watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube.
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