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Wednesday Apr 18, 2018
Wednesday Apr 18, 2018
PAX East expanded to 4 days from 3, and that means we got even more games played this year, including an absolute GEM of a game from CGE. We also rant about Jimmy Johns and, frankly, get extremely silly. Also, the debut podcast appearance from our good friend Lindsay!
3:12 - First Impressions of PAX East 2018
11:15 - Tabletop Tournaments
15:34 - Expo Hall
22:21 - The Grimm Forest
23:24 - High Heavens
27:21 - Wallet Games by Chip Beauvais
32:15 - Downforce Expansion
37:34 - Tokyo Metro
41:48 - Faza
44:15 - Panel On Game Balance
50:48 - Jimmy Johns Sandwiches and Bad Design
56:09 - Merlin
1:01:12 - Munchkin CCG
1:04:15 - Civilization: A New Dawn
1:08:32 - Dice Forge
1:11:27 - I don't even know what to call this. You're just going to have to listen to it.
1:14:00 - The Shipwreck Arcana
1:22:06 - El Grande
1:29:56 - London
1:33:45 - Nusfjord
1:39:28 - Pulsar 2849
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Friday Apr 13, 2018
Friday Apr 13, 2018
I've got a wide assortment of topics today, from rulebook pet peeves to disappointing card games to an exciting livestream announcement. Happy Friday!
0:29 - Problems With Rulebooks
6:19 - Consider Supporting Meeple Like Us
7:11 - Great Resource: Stonemaier Games' Blog
8:18 - The Mind
9:46 - Deep Sea Adventure
11:37 - Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game
14:44 - Top 100 Games Podcast Livestream Announcement
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Thursday Apr 05, 2018
Thursday Apr 05, 2018
Ever feel like you're just not doing as well as you should at games? Want that secret sauce so you can beat your friends? Marc, Orion, Matt, Matt's secret brother Dave, and another Matt who we call Bubba are here to help! We're sometimes not bad at games and we have a variety of tips to help you out.
4:17 - Find The Bottlenecks
9:06 - Understand Resource Values
15:30 - Identify Action Loops
22:23 - Digression - Who Is This Advice For?
23:32 - FOO Strategies
33:34 - Be Aware Of Remaining Time
42:58 - Always Draw First
44:31 - Sports Digression
45:05 - Deck Efficiency
53:22 - Figure Out If You Should Differentiate Or Follow
56:31 - Disguise Your Strength
1:01:35 - In Co-Ops, Maximize Your Offense
1:04:50 - Leave Your Options Open
1:16:16 - Subvert Common Expectations
1:22:34 - Reverse Engineer From The Victory Condition
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Friday Mar 23, 2018
Friday Mar 23, 2018
Marc and Orion sit down to talk about all they played at the Granite Games Summit in Nashua, NH. It was a wonderful convention and we played some truly awesome games! Except one. Prepare for a good old-fashioned rant.
Paramedics Clear!: 2:31
Clank! In! Space!: 7:04
Dominant Species: 13:38
Rising Sun: 18:57
Deck Construction (prototype): 43:38
Here I Stand: 46:45
Lisboa: 55:32
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Wednesday Mar 14, 2018
Wednesday Mar 14, 2018
I chat with Matt from Mountaintop Games about his first game design: The Primary, which is a light area control game based around the US primary election system. It launches on Kickstarter tomorrow, right here: https://goo.gl/hcSz79
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Thursday Mar 08, 2018
Thursday Mar 08, 2018
Marc, Matt, Orion, and Ben join up to talk about two of their favorite real-time games: Space Alert and Captain Sonar. What makes them so captivating? How do their differences highlight their respective strengths and weaknesses? Will Marc ever be able to end the podcast, or will it forever spiral into more and more increasingly irrelevant tangents? Only one way to find out!
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Wednesday Feb 28, 2018
Wednesday Feb 28, 2018
Greetings! I'm here with another quick update on what games I've been playing recently and what's in store in the next couple of weeks. Get my first impressions on Terraforming Mars, The Gallerist, and the new Netrunner meta.
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Wednesday Feb 21, 2018
Wednesday Feb 21, 2018
This week's podcast is a wonderful discussion with Jason Perez, a psychotherapist from the Every Night Is Game Night podcast, about depression and mental health. We talk about what it means to be depressed, why if you think you might be struggling with depression you should seek help, and Jason talks about 10 things you can to do help break out of a delf-defeating depressed cycle. Board games can play a role in that!
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Wednesday Feb 14, 2018
Wednesday Feb 14, 2018
Longtime listeners will know that Matt frequently tries to sabotage this podcast by talking about hockey. Well, back when me, Orion, and Matt were doing our "listener question" podcast, we got into a very long discussion about sports that I didn't include in that podcast. I then forgot about it for a while but have dug it up for your enjoyment. Spring training is about to start and the hockey season is in full-swing, so hear what we have to say about those games and the games played around them.
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Friday Feb 09, 2018
Friday Feb 09, 2018
Join Marc, Orion, Matt, and Wes in a hidden movement cage fight! The old Fantasy Flight standard goes up against the new hotness. Which one is better? Only one way to find out.
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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