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! |
Sun, 16 December 2018
Game designer, blogger, and real-life journalist Chris Marling joins me once again to talk about Essen. As he did two years ago, he had a new game launching at Spiel, so we get to hear about that. But he's also an enthusiastic game hobbyist like the rest of us, and he also talks about the event itself from that point of view. Chris loves the game fair, and has been going for quite a number of years. From that perspective, he's able to notice some shifts & changes in the hobby that affect the world's largest boardgame event itself. We talk about those, too.
Direct download: BGTG_188_-_Essen_2018_with_Chris_Marling.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:50pm PDT |