Episode 14: Nosferatu
14: Nosferatu Release Date: Oct. 9, 2006 Running Time: 79 min. Listen Now: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version |
Grab your garlic and wooden stakes, we take a trip through Transylvania to play Vampire Hunter and Dawn Under. Who says the undead are no fun?
News & Notes: Shogun, spieldeal.net
The List: Vampire Hunter, Dawn Under
Backshelf Spotlight: Formula De, Bermuda Triangle
Truckloads of Goober: I Vant to Bite Your Finger
Game Sommelier: Five games that are meta-games
Complete Show Notes continue after the break.
Game News & Notes
Shogun BGG Entry
English language refashioning of Queen game classic Wallenstein
SpielDeal.net BGG Entry
One stop shopping for board game deals online
The List
Dawn Under BGG entry
Classic memory game with some great euro-style twists.
Vampire Hunter BGG Entry
You play this game in the dark with a light-up medieval tower!
Backshelf Spotlight:
Can you see two connection between these games?
Email us with your guesses!
The answer will be part of next episode's Spotlight!
Congratulations to Patrik from Sweden, Robin from the UK and Dave from the US for correctly guessing Episode 13's connection between Web of Power and Ticket to Ride.
Formula De BGG Entry
You don't need to like racing at all to love this classic for 2-10 players
Bermuda Triangle BGG Entry
Take turns moving a giant magnetic hurricane to sweep up ships!
Truckloads of Goober
I Vant to Bite Your Finger BGG Entry
A big vampire who "bites" you with red marker if you're unlucky!
Game Sommelier
The Challenge:
Dave must find five games that are also meta-games for people who hate being bogged down by too many rules, people who will quite or grenade (pulling their own pin) ruining everyone else