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A conversation about tabletop games
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Nov 15, 2017
Nov 15, 2017
13 min
The Thoughtful Gamer heads off to PAX Unplugged tomorrow morning, and we'd love to see you there. Marc talks about his plans at the convention, a couple of exciting features coming up for The Thoughtful Gamer, and why he thinks that negativity can be a positive force.
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Nov 8, 2017
Nov 8, 2017
1hr 26 min
The group finds themselves in a gun and axe fight.
Matt tries to reign in Marc, Ben, Jeff, and JR as they nagivate the difficult terrain of the outer rim during the height of the empire, getting into a lot of messes along the way.
Nov 2, 2017
Nov 2, 2017
1hr 24 min
Marc, Orion, Matt, and Wes talk about five different board game themes and ideas that may be impossible to design. Can they be done well? Or are board games inherently limited in such a way as to make them impossible to implement in the medium?
Also in this podcast: Samwise Gamgee becomes a universal metaphor, and Wes conceives of the worst party game ever.
4:14 - Real Market Activity
29:06 - Scaled Conflict
49:23 - Horror/Terror
1:05:39 - Surrealism
1:11:48 - Romance
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Oct 25, 2017
Oct 25, 2017
1hr 45 min
Our plans come to fruition! Matt tries to reign in Marc, Ben, Jeff, and JR as they nagivate the difficult terrain of the outer rim during the height of the empire, getting into a lot of messes along the way.
Oct 18, 2017
Oct 18, 2017
1hr 40 min
The pinnacle of Dominion week at The Thoughtful Gamer. Join Marc, Matt, Orion, Ben, and Bubba as we count down our collective favorite 10 dominion cards. Listen as we discover that our ranking methodology wasn't the best, and resulted in people hating some of the top 10 cards. Also gain many valuable strategies for how to use the card Crossroads. Lots of other Dominion talk too.
3:08 - Favorite Dominion Memories
11:36 - Top 10 Cards
1:01:28 - Honorable Mentions
1:20:33 - Favorite Expansions
1:23:59 - Favorite Mechanisms
1:30:45 - Most Hated Cards
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Oct 11, 2017
Oct 11, 2017
26 min
I sit down with Luca from Board To Death to talk about his new 80's cyberpunk racing game - Neon Knights. It's a mid-weight racing game with customizable cars, deadly weapons, and white-knuckle push-your-luck mechanisms, where you're not only trying to win the race, but look the best while doing it.
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Oct 4, 2017
Oct 4, 2017
1hr 30 min
Marc, Matt, and Orion answer some questions from listeners. Learn about our favorite movies, how we see The Thoughtful Gamer fitting into the board game media landsape, and if we think we're aquiring new games too quickly. Also, Marc gives a surprise top 10 list!
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Sep 28, 2017
Sep 28, 2017
14 min
Join Marc as he discusses the near future of The Thoughtful Gamer. October and November are shaping up to be a very exciting time. If you have any interest in all with what we're doing, listen in.
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
Sep 21, 2017
Sep 21, 2017
1hr 44 min
In this episode, Michael and I confront the age-old question: how much of a podcast can be made up of tangents before the tangents become the subject of the podcast?
Also in this episode we talk about Meeple Like Us and issues of accessibility in board gaming, a bunch of random political things, our favorite games, gender representation, ethical choices in video games, the state of criticism and if it's okay for publishers to pay reviewers for reviews, and....Nazis?
It was a wild ride, but a tremendously fun discussion.
0:00 - Accessibility
3:40 - Controversial parts of Meeple Like Us
9:47 - Limitations of internet platforms like Reddit and Twitter
15:02 - Working with publishers on accessibility
26:24 - Gender representation/random hotbed political topics
54:36 - Some of our favorite games
1:02:44 - Criticism in board gaming and publishers paying for reviews
1:28:57 - Ethical choices within video games and board games
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Sep 13, 2017
Sep 13, 2017
1hr 32 min
A continuation of the last episode!. Matt tries to reign in Marc, Ben, Jeff, and JR as they nagivate the difficult terrain of the outer rim during the height of the empire, getting into a lot of messes along the way.