Tue, 1 February 2022
February 1, 2022 My main thoughts are about The Adventures of Robin Hood, the Spiel des Jahres nominee from last year (in the podcast I mistakenly say Kennerspiel nominee). The story of Robin Hood is ok, I suppose, but what impresses me is the physical gameplay design of this one. I'm sure there are many great examples of this concept, but I struggled to find a good description or list anywhere. I don't just mean the bits, and I definitely don't mean sculpted miniatures (thankfully, this game doesn't have those). No, I mean gameplay that relates to the physical act of manipulating the boardgame as an object. Dexterity games do this, but they're in a different category. I mean strategy games that do this. I'd love to find more examples.
Direct download: BGTG_198_-_Getting_back_into_the_swing_of_things.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:00am PDT |
Thu, 30 December 2021
December 30, 2021 |
Tue, 14 December 2021
We all know last year's event was cancelled due to covid, but late in 2021 BGGcon was back on! I ended up having to cancel my own plans to attend, but "every-timer" Greg Pettit was there. And he's back on my podcast to discuss. What a good reason to finally issue another episode!
Direct download: BGTG_196_Post-BGGcon_2021_with_Greg_Pettit.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:06am PDT |
Sun, 10 May 2020
A small, solo episode for me to talk about the boardgaming I'm doing during the coronavirus safe-at-home quarantine that so many of us are under. Mostly that means online gaming of one form another, whether a dedicated website or via videochat. My face-to-face gaming has been extremely limited, almost non-existent. I really miss it, as I miss hanging out with my friends.
Direct download: BGTG_195_-_Boardgaming_during_the_Coronavirus.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:59pm PDT |
Sun, 5 April 2020
Direct download: BGTG_194_-_2019_Year_in_Review_with_Martin_Griffiths.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:51pm PDT |
Wed, 18 December 2019
Opener: Skipped this part since all we're doing is talking about (mostly new) games played!
[/floatright]Another year that I didn't make it to BGGcon, but of course Greg Pettit did...he's an "every timer"! Since 2010 (a decade, hmm...) Greg and I have been recording this episode after the event, whether I was able to join him or not. Greg tells us about the event, its new location, and then about a whole lot of games played. Even oldtimers like Greg & I find ourselves playing new games as well as some old favorites at an event like this. Since these are often first plays of a new game, I like to solicit "1-5 star ratings" instead of BGG ratings. What's the difference? Maybe nothing, but in my mind, stars are more of a gut feel after an early play that measures excitement to play again, as well as (or maybe more than) an analysis of a game's long-term evaluation. As Greg says, it's easier to give 5 stars to a game you just had fun with than to say it's a 10.
Direct download: BGTG_193_-_Post-BGGcon_2019_with_Greg_Pettit.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:52pm PDT |
Fri, 23 August 2019
Opener: Bukiet (Bloom) |
Sat, 8 June 2019
Armchair Dragoons Presents Wargaming Media: State of Play This panel featuring wargaming media personalities will discuss the current “Golden Age” of board wargaming and what can be done to ensure its survival. Location: GCCC - Apods - A210 Date: Sunday 6/16/2019 10am (2 hours)
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Sun, 14 April 2019
Openers: KeyForge and Lost Cities Rivals
Direct download: BGTG_190_-_Grail_Games_with_David_Harding.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:08pm PDT |
Sun, 10 March 2019
I pushed back an interview show I have coming next* in order to open the 15th year(!) of this podcast with a solo episode. In it, I reflect a little on the podcast and (re)tell some stories about it. Then I launch into a LONG list of games I've managed to play at three recent events: EsCon 2019, SoCal Games Day #76, and an extended weekend boardgame cruise with some buddies. In those events I played a mix of old favorites, some new-to-me superfillers like I prefer, a few longer games, and some that have some hype/hotness about them. See? Even I play those trendy titles sometimes, kickstarted or not. As you'll hear, I sometimes like them! |