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A conversation about tabletop games
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Dec 23, 2022
Dec 23, 2022
1hr 16 min
Apologies for the sound quality -- Lindsay got a new mic and it... did not work well, to say the least. Anyways, we all went to PAX Unplugged once again and it was the least stressful PAX yet. We found fun in some unexpected games and ate delicious food. What else could you want?
0:35 - General PAX Impressions
4:39 - Tether
8:44 - Fit to Print
12:05 - Block and Key
16:12 - Food. Delicious Food <-- that's not a game title
19:16 - 9Peak
25:40 - Cartographers
36:54 - Newton
45:34 - Picture Perfect
53:06 - A tangent about coins <-- also not a game title, though it should be
57:31 - Gang of Dice
1:02:16 - Team3
1:12:28 - Final thoughts
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Jul 22, 2022
Jul 22, 2022
1hr 9 min
You've got questions and I've got answers! I cover everything from wargames to babies to cooking to economics.
2:43 - #1: Most impactful game of the last 30 years
9:31 - #2: Best game to play while holding a baby
11:27 - #3: Good wargames for kids
13:45 - #4: How to market a game
20:24 - #5: Favorite color
21:48 - #6: Choose between: Root, Bananagrams, Vast
23:45 - #7: Which is more of a game: Candyland or Snakes and Ladders?
24:38 - #8: Solutions to high cost of shipping
32:37 - #9: Which games model economics best?
39:40 - #10: Unpopular opinions
49:28 - #11: Cooking tips
52:31 - #12: Favorite pasta shape
53:38 - #13: Games I'm uncertain about
59:12 - #14: Board game reviewing vs. other media
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Jul 19, 2022
Jul 11, 2022
Jul 11, 2022
3 min
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/07/11/cant-stop-review/
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Jul 5, 2022
Jul 5, 2022
9 min
Because of the holiday, here's a fresh recording of an old review. Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2017/09/27/mysterium-review/
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Jun 27, 2022
Jun 27, 2022
9 min
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/27/spades-and-the-appeal-of-trick-takers/
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Jun 22, 2022
Jun 17, 2022
Jun 17, 2022
56 min
I sit down with Jackson Pope and Paul Willcox from Eurydice games to talk about their gaming journey and the design and (handmade!) production of FlickFleet, which is about to launch on Gamefound with its fourth expansion.
Links:
Website: www.eurydicegames.co.uk
Gamefound: https://gamefound.com/projects/eurydice-games-ltd/flickfleet-xeno-wars
Jack on twitter: twitter.com/jackson_pope
Paul on twitter: twitter.com/paulwillcox10
0:45 - Paul and Jackson's history with board games
5:07 - The origins of FlickFleet
9:35 - The perils of trying to get a d10 to roll in a straight line
13:45 - Fun in failure with dexterity games
17:19 - Handmade production
24:33 - The expansions
26:23 - A fiery inferno
29:00 - Transitioning to Gamefound
33:39 - Deluxification
41:29 - Building a community
46:43 - The future for FlickFleet and Eurydice Games
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Jun 14, 2022
Jun 8, 2022
Jun 8, 2022
4 min
See more details here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/08/i-need-your-help-for-the-thoughtful-gamer-to-continue/
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