Episodes
4 days ago
4 days ago
While still struggling slightly (very slightly), Julius and family recorded an episode about tragic games. That's right. These week we look at games that are overall about sad events. No tragedy here though, it's a very fun episode!
Saturday Oct 19, 2024
1P 354 - Deck of Wonders
Saturday Oct 19, 2024
Saturday Oct 19, 2024
This week we talk about Deck of Wonders, which currently has an expansion out on Kickstarter. I'd hope to get this episode out with plenty of time for listeners to decide if they want to back this. Saddly, Hurricane Helene set back my production schedule and the Kickstarter ends in just a couple of days.
This game is a light deck construction game similar to Magic: The Gathering. In fact, it draws some inspiration from that game. However, this one is much lighter and more accessible because of that. Also, the card pool is a bit smaller :)
- Deck of Wonders (BGG, Kickstarter Expansion)
Saturday Oct 12, 2024
1P 353 - Search for the Lost Species
Saturday Oct 12, 2024
Saturday Oct 12, 2024
I am still struggling with outdoor home internet. Julius and family picked up my slack and recorded an episode. This week's game is the sequel to The Search for Planet X.
Monday Sep 30, 2024
1P - Hurricane Helene
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
This week again no episode. I was affected by Hurricane Helene. My family is fine but we are with out power going on four days now. It will be a few weeks before I can get the currently recorded episode out.
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
1P 352 - Leviathan Wilds
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
This week Julius tells us all about climbing behemothic monsters, also known as Leviathans. In this game you are trying to remove crystals from Leviathans all while they fight back. It's a cooperative game that can be played solo and uses a book with 17 diferrent monsters, each its own board. It is actually a pretty unique sounding game and I enjoyed learning about it.
Saturday Sep 14, 2024
1P 351 - What Lies Beneath
Saturday Sep 14, 2024
Saturday Sep 14, 2024
This week I talk about a gamebook from Fervent Workshop called What Lies Beneath. It was designed by Chris Scaffidi and the art is by Jason Glover, who has also designed quite a few games of his own.
In this gamebook, you wake up in a dungeon with no memory of who you are or what you are here. What's worse is you seem to have some sort of creepy cancerous growth on your arm. You need to get out of here and figure out what is going on. It's an interesting gamebook with some very novel mechanics.
You get to play as one of 6 character classes. If you die, you can take any earnt experience points and apply them to the next character you make. Hopefully, this time you are able to survive long enough to get out of this dungeon.
- What Lies Beneath (BGG, Fervent Workshop)
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
1P 350 - Popular Mechanics - Animal Games
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
This week Julius and I are back with a Popular Mechanics episode. The mechanic this time around is "animals". That is, we are talking about games with animals in them and feature animals.
Oh, we also resolve a contest about 6 minutes in. If you have entered any recent contests on this show, listen in to see if you won.
Anyway, animals! These are games that feature animals in the theme!
Saturday Aug 17, 2024
1P 350 - Not an Episode
Saturday Aug 17, 2024
Saturday Aug 17, 2024
This week it's not actually episode 350 but just a filler to let you know things are busy around here. We'll be back in a few weeks. In the meantime, don't forget to enter in the Ragemore contest!
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
1P 349 - Hallertau
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
This week a sick Albert tells Julius all about Hallertau. It's a really interesting worker placement farming game by Uwe Rosenberg. Yes another one! As per usual, this is a fun game with lots interesting choices, cool mechanics and more bits that fit in a normal sized box.
- Hallertau (BGG)
Saturday Aug 03, 2024
1P 348 - Kingdom Legacy: Feudal Kingdom
Saturday Aug 03, 2024
Saturday Aug 03, 2024
In which we resolve a long standing contest for The Last Lighthouse and then discuss the solitaire legacy game Kingdom Legacy: Feudal Kingdom. This is such a neat sounding game that Julius convinced me to order a copy! That rarely happens.
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
1P 347 - NEOM - Create the City of Tomorrow
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
This week Julius tells us about the Lookout Games city building game, NEOM. It's a game about building a futuristic city but really it's a tile drafting game like 7 Wonders but with tile placement.
- NEOM (BGG, Lookout Games)
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
1P 346 - The Animals of Baker Street
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
This week we talk about the (cozy?) game of animal crime fighting. This game is set in the Edwardian world of Sherlock Holmes. You are a mixed group of animals trying to solve animal crimes happening in and around Baker Street. It's a fun little game that is more akin to a Choose Your Own Adventure book than anything else.
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
1P 345 - Popular Mechanics: Rondels
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
Julius is back! To celebrate, we talk about rondel games, a subject he is much more familiar with than I. We explore a few games that feature Rondels. As usual, I try to stretch that definition a bit.
- 02:10 Red Cathedral (BGG)
- 05:15 Transmissions (BGG)
- 08:20 Coldwater Crown (BGG) / New Bedford (BGG)
- 11:35 Ora et Labora (BGG)
- 12:50 New York Zoo (BGG)
- 17:10 Patchwork (BGG)
- 17:45 Indian Summer (BGG) / Cottage Garden (BGG)
- 18:38 Dreams of Tomorrow (BGG) / Dreams of Yesterday (BGG)
- 20:03 Merchants of the Dark Road (BGG)
- 25:28 Pandemic: The Cure (BGG)
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
1P 344 - Simply Solo, part 2
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
This week we finish ranking the Simply Solo games designed by Scott Almes and published by Button Shy Games. Find out which are my favorite top 3 of the six games.
- Simply Solo Series (BGG, Button Shy Games)
- 04:00 Ugly Gryphon Inn (BGG, Button Shy Games)
- 09:21 Fishing Lessons (BGG, Button Shy Games)
- 19:56 Food Chain Island (BGG, Button Shy Games)
Saturday Jun 29, 2024
1P 343 - Simply Solo, part 1
Saturday Jun 29, 2024
Saturday Jun 29, 2024
This week I look at the Simply Solo series from Button Shy Games. This is a collection of solo games all designed by Scott Almes, of many other games fame (Tiny Epic series, Warp's Edge and many more). In this two-part show, I rank the games from least to most favorite and focus on the last 3. Don't forget to enter the contest and win a copy of The Last Lighthouse.
- Simply Solo Series (BGG, Button Shy Games)
- 09:19 Usurmountable (BGG, Button Shy Games)
- 15:25 The Last Lighthouse (BGG, Button Shy Games)
- 22:06 The Royal Limited (BGG, Button Shy Games)