Sunday, March 19, 2017

Episode 15: The one about rising suns, gloomhavens, and intellectual properties

We ended up off-track last week, so we went the extra mile to go back to schedule with Episode 15!

About Us (00:15)

Our newest segment, about what we've been doing outside of the world of board games. In short, Jeremiah has been playing some Zelda: Breath of the Wild; and Jeff just wrapped up a third playthrough of the Mass Effect Trilogy.

Recently Played (10:14)
Several games played between us, but the star of the show was Gloomhaven.

News (19:28)
The GAMA trade show brought lots of new goodies. But we can't help ourselves to talk about anything other than Rising Sun.

"it" Factor
 
(31:55)

Games have timers in many different ways. We talk about several games that manage to do timers in creative and fun ways.

#culture
 
(44:59)

Intellectual properties are everywhere. We talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of their use in board games.

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Episode 14: The one about games that ramp up and convention season

With a few things going on, we ended up off our typical schedule by a week. But we're finally back with Episode 14!

Recently Played (00:15)
We played a lot, but spend way too long talking about Alchemists + The King's Golem Expansion.

News (06:51)
Raiders of the North Sea and Champions of Midgard have strikingly similar Kickstarter campaigns. And Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn announced two deluxe expansions.

"it" Factor
 
(17:35)

Every game gets more intense as it progresses. But some games have a true "ramp up" at the end. We talk about several that achieve this.

2-Player Review
 
(31:33)

We played Raiders of the North Sea 2-Player and give you our thoughts.

#culture
 
(43:47)

Convention season is kicking off with many opening up ticket sales. And it also means that more games will be announced!