Episode 131: Kennerspiel des Schpiel 2011
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Release Date: June 20, 2011 Running Time: 211 min. Listen Now: Download: Subscribe via iTunes: See sidebar for other subscription options |
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Mind games. From pyramids and guild halls to the fields of Agincourt, we review nominees for the "expert" category of gaming's Oscars, the Kennerspiel des Jahres, and predict the winner.
The Nominees: 7 Wonders, Strasbourg, Lancaster
Recommended List: Die Burgen von Burgund, Luna
Predictions: Our favorite, our selection, who will win
Complete Show Notes continue after the break.
Recommended Games List
Die Burgen von Burgund Official Site | BGG
Build settlements, castles, trade and mine your small principality in this tile/dice game.
Luna Official Site | BGG
Four competing orders work to place one of their members in the mystical title: Luna, Priestess of the Moon. Use novices to gain influence build shrines, perform rites and agin the favor of local Priests.
The Nominees
7 Wonders Official Site | BGG
Simple yet strategic card drafting game that asks players to construct one of the world's great monuments (and a civilization) over the course of 3 ages and 18 cards.
Strasbourg Official Site | BGG
Families compete to fill the best positions in five different guilds that rule the council of Strasbourg. Draw cards and stack them to bid for actions, selling goods, and placing buildings.
Lancaster Official Site | BGG
Henry V needs your aid to restore unity to England and increase its influence and prestige in Europe. Place your knight blocks throughout the realm, in your castles and send them abroad to battle in France to gain the most prestige.
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Music
Music credits include:
Mind Games by John Lennon | buy the track
Games People Play by Tesla | buy the track
Some Kind of Wonderful by Soul Brothers Six | buy the track
Games People Play by Mel Tormé | buy the track
Play the Game by Queen | buy the track
Strasbourg by The Rakes | buy the track
Juégale, Apuéstale by Aterciopelados | buy the track
Games without Frontiers by Peter Gabriel | buy the track
Non Nobis, Domine (Henry V soundtrack) | buy the track
Learning the Game by Buddy Holly | buy the track
Mind Games by Devo | buy the track
Complicated Game by Moonshine Willy | buy the track
Errata
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Comments
Truckloads of podcast
Holy smokes, 3 and a half hours? My iPod can barely contain all the Spiel-y goodness.
a lot of ground to cover
Three in-depth game reviews + analysis and discusion = super size show. :)
Especially with the chapter breaks and the various segments, we think of these special shows more like audio books, than your typical podcast. It's broken down into bite size sections so you can listen to a small part (10-20 minutes) and know there's more waiting on you the next time you have a moment to tune in.
Too much Spiel? Nah
Three and a half hours?
I am still listening to the history of the grilled cheese (real and imagined). Not even my Origins commute will catch me up to current!
Kennerspiel Winner 2011
Kennerspiel Winner 2011: 7 Wonders
Congrats to Antoine Bauza, Asmodee, and Repos Productions!