Scribbler #2 - Crossword - My Favorite Pastime...Period!
As promised, a devilish crossword puzzle SURE to keep you busy while you're waiting for the next show.
Dave deserves all the credit/blame. He tortured me for several weeks fine tuning the clues and I think he did an excellent job (torturing me AND creating the puzzle).
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For those who prefer to Spiel a la carte, here's a direct link to the puzzle.
We're still off enjoying the warm weather, but be sure to look for the Listener's Choice episode coming in two weeks.
Spiel on!
Stephen
Episode 58 - Origins 2008
58: Origins 2008 Release Date: July 7, 2008 Running Time: 143 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options |  |
It's Convention season. That means we dive into the trade show booths to bring you the latest from game companies large and small. This year, we have 15 interviews covering no less than 30 games! Whether you're into party games, war games or somewhere in between, there's surely a title or two that will catch your attention.
Game Companies Interviewed: Out of the Box, Bucephalus Games, R & R Games, Flying Frog Productions, Columbia Games, GMT, Osprey Publishing, Bandai, Paizo Publishing, Pair of Dice, Elfinwerks, Academy Games, Playroom Entertainment, Valley Games, North Star Games.
Complete Show Notes continue after the break.
Episodes 56 & 57: Spiel des Schpiel 2008
56 & 57: Spiel des Schpiel 2008 Release Date: June 19, 2008 Running Time: 79 min. | 89 min. Listen Now: Listen Now: Download #56: Enhanced - MP3 Version Download #57: Enhanced - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options |  |
Envelope, please. In anticipation of the Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year), one of the most prestigious awards in the board game world, we play all five nominees and try to predict the winner.
Nominee #1: Blox
Nominee #2: Marrakech
Nominee #3: Stone Age
Nominee #4: Keltis
Nominee #5: Witch's Brew
Complete Show Notes continue after the break.
Episode 55.5 - When It Rains, It Pours
55.5: When It Rains, It Pours Release Date: June 9, 2008 Running Time: 16 min. Listen Now: Download:Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options |  |
Timber! A tree falls on our padded cel, so the next full episode will be in two weeks. We discuss our upcoming summer schedule, including the Spiel des Jahres spectacular, Origins, Gen Con, and Listener's Choice shows.
Tree Carnage: link to photo gallery
Schedule: June 23 - Spiel des Jahres, July 1 - Origins, July 15 - Summer Break
Scribbler #1: new feature included in The Spiel feed - print and play puzzles!
Spiel-a-thon!: August 15, 5-10 PM, Rio Grande Game Room (210), GenCon 2008
Episode 55: Just For The Halibut
55: Just For The Halibut Release Date: May 26, 2008 Running Time: 93 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options |  |
Gone fishin'. The bait: wooden penguins and little rubber worms. We strike bargains with talking fish and dive under the ice looking for the big catch playing If Wishes Were Fishes and Hey! That's My Fish!
News & Notes: Bridge class with a Life Master (Spiel discount), Monty Python Fluxx
The List: If Wishes Were Fishes, Hey! That's My Fish
Name That Game: Win 2 Mosquito Expansion Tiles for Hive
Backshelf Spotlight: Corsari, Lindy
Truckloads of Goober: Chateau Roquefort
Game Sommelier: Seven games to match the continents
Mail Bag: Gridstones, Ta Yu still in print
Complete Show Notes continue after the break.
Episode 54: The Short List
54: The Short List Release Date: May 12, 2008 Running Time: 100 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options |  |
Eight quickies. Whether you need a game for a lunch break at work or to play with your kids for half an hour, it's good to have some filler games in your bag of tricks. We reach into our bag give you the scoop on eight different titles, each reviewed in 5-7 minutes.
News & Notes: Purple Pawn, Rio Grande Open Game Room / Spiel-a-thon!
The List: 8 short games each reviewed in 5-7 minutes! (Quicksand, Shake, Oh Wah Ree, Chess Equalizer, Beetelz, Knockabout, Deluxe Dirty Words, and 6 Nimmt).
Name That Game: Win Knowbody Knows
Backshelf Spotlight: Ta Yu, Samarkand
Truckloads of Goober: Ritter Ohne Furcht und Tadel
Game Sommelier: takes a break this week
Mail Bag: new web site! Listeners Choice voting ends 5/18, Saikoro
Complete Show Notes continue after the break.
Episode 53: Reds & Feds
53: Reds & Feds Release Date: April 28, 2008 Running Time: 127 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options |  |
Stand down from DEFCON 2! We rewrite history, replaying the Cold War not once, but twice in this superpower sized episode. We tackle Twilight Struggle and Cold War: CIA v KGB.
News & Notes: Merlin's Company, Online Hive Tournament
The List: Twilight Struggle, Cold War: CIA vs KGB
Name That Game: Win Portrayal
Backshelf Spotlight: Conspiracy, Elkfest
Truckloads of Goober: Wadjet
Game Sommelier: Five games to match anniversary year themes.
Mail Bag: Sommelier redux, Abbot's puzzle, Mr. Maura Kalusky
Complete Show Notes continue after the break.
Episode 52: Noble Niblicks
52: Noble Niblicks Release Date: April 14, 2008 Running Time: 108 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options |  |
Break out your nine iron and flibberty-gibbets. The Spiel turns two! We take on Coppertwaddle a medieval card game with a rich (fake) history and we roll our way through Box of Golf in all its wooden splendour.
News & Notes: Stone Age, Rapscallion, España 1936, Dave's Database
The List: Coppertwaddle, Box of Golf
Name That Game: Win Qwirkle, Mosquito Tiles, Spiel dice, & a mystery game!
Backshelf Spotlight: Luck Plus, Password
Truckloads of Goober: Mouse Chaos
Game Sommelier: Five alternatives to Diplomacy that play in 2 hours.
Mail Bag: Mike Selinker upcoming games, Listener's Choice, Exactly!
Complete Show Notes continue after the break.
