This week's guest is head of BoardgameCo, Alex Radcliffe. We talk about selling games, Orthodox Judaism and forming a community...but which games did he choose?
This week Shelley and I become restauranteurs in Paris, competing for space for our tables on the square in
Dinner in Paris by The Trolls from Funnyfox (via Lautapelit.fl)
then we head to Greece to rebuild our own cities in
Akropolis by Jules Messaud from Gigamic
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In this voyage of a Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Ava and Matt are sailing the high... skies... with Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest, and saving a small French town from disaster in Oltree. We've got pirates, we've got knights, and we've got more disagreements than you might expect on this dandy little pod. Enjoy!
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Décorum and FORK. We then talk about organizing our game collection, or theoretical ways we would organize our collection if it were organized!
This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'GFGBLITZ2022' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/
One more episode about BGGcon! Can you tell I was excited to return? During the con itself I recorded several daily mini-episodes with Greg Pettit (by the end they weren't so mini!). In those we talked about several of the games we played, though not all. If you want to see ALL of the games I played, they're posted on their own geeklist. Everyone knows I prefer lighter/shorter board & card games. Not exclusively, but that's my kind of game. It shows in my lists of games played. That's part of the reason I invited two other gamer-buddies onto this episode, since they are more willing to go after meatier euros. Though they, too, will play some older classics and/or lighter games. We played some of these together, but many were titles I didn't see...or actively avoided. You can sort of follow along with the discussion by flipping back & forth between their two geeklists with 5-star ratings for the games they played at BGGcon.
One of the greatest things about taking part in this hobby, is seeing new and novel ideas bubble to the surface. We're looking at some our favourite recent innovations - stuff that makes us think, "Huh, why haven't we seen that before?" Before we do anything but imitate and iterate, we talk about Paint the Roses, and ISS Vanguard.
02:01 - Paint the Roses 12:33 - ISS Vanguard 29:29 - Mystic Vale 30:52 - Dead Reckoning 31:52 - Dive 32:37 - Maglev Metro 33:05 - Loony Quest 33:52 - Kitchen Rush 33:52 - Rush M.D. 34:06 - Pendulum 34:41 - Magic Maze 35:03 - Kites 36:06 - MicroMacro: Crime City 37:42 - Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar 38:37 - Brian Boru: High King of Ireland 39:24 - Kabuto Sumo 40:02 - Awkward Guests 40:26 - Turing Machine 42:04 - Mansions of Madness: Second Edition 42:21 - Destinies
In this episode Ben chats to Jonny Pac about the Unconscious Mind success, Tony Boydell about Gathering of Chums and Steve about a load of random BS. Enjoy!
As Rob warms up as first player we bring you back another round of Niche Number 1's and we've got a brand new set of obscure and thinky questions.
FIRST PLAYER: Rob OTHER PLAYERS: Becky, Kerley & Adrian
OVERVIEW In this weeks episode, Rob continues the torch of Niche Number 1's which we started all those episodes ago and poses a brand new set of questions to the group. In this episode you'll learn:
- Rob's thoughts on GRIDCON as he missed out on the expansion pack episode - that not all heroes wear capes when Rob loses the tiniest boardgame component at a convention - our group's first thoughts on ISS Vanguard as the Vanguardians of the Galaxy begin their space exploration - which game is our favourite but we don't know why? - what our favourite games are that never hit the table, - which of the games we got rid of we regretted the most, - our favourite game to lure non-gamers into the hobby, - the game we were reluctant to play because of the box art that is now a favourite, - what our favourite games are that puts us in a state of zen, - our thoughts on a listener's question about Kickstarter regret and some of our thoughts on that subject.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Check out our GRIDCON episode to learn more about the conversion - Click here to listen
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:08 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:22 - Becky - Astra 3:26 - Adrian - 3D Printing 5:20 - Kerley - ISS Vanguard 6:57 - Rob - Fort 9:16 - TURN 3 - Niche Number 1's - Round 3 10:02 - Favourite game you like but you don't know why 17:13 - Favourite game you never get to the table 26:40 - Favourite game you got rid off and wish you hadn't 36:16 - Favourite game to lure non gamers into the hobby 44:50 - Favourite game you were reluctant to play because of the box art 53:36 - Favourite game that puts you in the state of zen 1:03:01 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What kickstarters have you regretted not backing when you see copies arriving 1:12:09 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:12:26 - Becky - Everdell Big Box 1:13:37 - Adrian - A lot of Lacerda & Spirit Island 1:14:29 - Kerley - More ISS Vanguard 1:15:01 - Rob - Building his Lego Ecto 1 & Black Panther 2 1:16:21 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Walker has yet to inform us what agenda the aliens are pursuing in Argentina during their relentless campaign of cow abduction. Do the alien overlords practise colonialism in the same way as their human counterparts? Do the inscrutable extraterrestrials differentiate between different humans, perhaps much as they differentiate between cows? Are their secret machinations behind the British East India Company as well? Walker, what are you hiding!
Games Played Last Week: 05:22 -Spire's End: Hildegard (Greg Favro, Favro Ventures, LLC., 2022) 07:36 -Innovation (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2010) 07:44 -A Feast for Odin (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2016) 07:50 -Jetpack Joyride: Deluxe Edition (Michał Gołębiowski, Lucky Duck Games, 2019) 08:12 -Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2021) 08:35 -Whale Riders (Reiner Knizia, Grail Games, 2021) 09:04 -Wavelength (Alex Hague, Justin Vickers, & Wolfgang Warsch, Palm Court, 2019) 10:29 -Trick Shot (Second Edition) (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa) 14:07 -Crash Octopus (Naotaka Shimamoto, itten, 2021) 16:17 -Riftforce: Beyond (Carlo Bortolini, 1 More Time Games, 2022) 18:55 -Horizons of Spirit Island (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2022) 20:47 -John Company: Second Edition (Cole Wehrle, Wehrlegig Games, 2022) 27:21 -Sidereal Confluence: Bifurcation (TauCeti Deichmann, WizKids, 2022) 30:34 -Oak (Wim Goossens, Game Brewer, 2022) 33:55 -Persuasion (Xoe Allred, Unpublished) https://knifebunny.itch.io/persuasion 38:25 -Great Western Trail: Argentina (Alexander Pfister, eggertspiele, 2022) 43:53 -Turncoats (Matilda Simonsson, Milda Matilda Games, 2021) 48:00 -Guards of Atlantis II (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 52:30 Spread the news of SVWAG! www.patreon.com/svwag 54:09 CMYK New Boardgame Smell scented candle 55:22 Peanut Butter Belly Time 56:20 Kickstarter projects: Pest & Runar 57:29 Regicide new art, new suit theme for diamonds #savepeanut
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