Episode 132: Origins 2011
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Release Date: July 4, 2011 Running Time: 211 min. Listen Now: Download: Subscribe via iTunes: See sidebar for other subscription options |
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Where gaming begins. Join our tour of the trade show which includes 23 interviews with publishers, designers, and writers and information on over 50 games.
Interviews:
| Cambridge Games Factory Asmodee Michael Jaworski Games Battle Bunker Games Clever Mojo Games Stronghold Games Out of the Box Games Table Tactics Jolly Roger Games Table of Catan Ape Games Amarillo Design Bureau |
Minion Games Game Brotherz Tartan Grizzly Stratamax Games Erfworld Ichabod Designer: Kevin Nunn Chivalry Games American Throttle Diamond K Small Box Games ...and more! |
Complete Show Notes continue after the break.
Origins 2011 Interviews
Cambridge Games Factory Link
Asmodee Link
Michael Jaworski Games Link
Battle Bunker Games Link
Clever Mojo Games Link
Stronghold Games Link
Other games mentioned: Outpost, McMulti, Core Worlds
Out of the Box Games Link
Table Tactics Link
Jolly Roger Games Link
Table of Catan Link
Ape Games Link
Amarillo Design Bureau Link
Minion Games Link
Game Brotherz Link
Tartan Grizzly Link
Stratamax Games Link
Erfworld Link
Ichabod Link
Designer: Kevin Nunn Link
Chivalry Games Link
American Throttle Link
Diamond K Link | Dragon Valley - Kickstarter
Small Box Games Link
Pledge Drive 2011
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Music
Music credits include:
Dear Hula Girl by The Beach Band | Link
Mojo Mama by Gil Now & Les Turnips | Link
Bad Bad Leroy Brown by Frank Sinatra | Link
Star Trek Theme (with lyrics) by Tenacious D | Link
Rock Rock by Charles Verstraete | Link
Juego de Amor by Los Rockin Devils | Link
Pineapple Rock by Claude Gordon & His Orchestra | Link
Hanky Panky by Los Hitters | Link
Errata
I'm sure there are some goofs in there somewhere. Let us know if (when?) you find one!
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Comments
This episode makes me sad.
I was at Origins, but had to leave after 2 days (of which I spent most of one in bed, and the other in the auction) because of a brutally severe sinus infection. I didn't get to demo any of the scads of new games I wanted to play, and even worse...I didn't get to buy any of them!
This episode is just salt in the wounds...but thanks for putting it together :)
vicariousness
It doesn't make up for not being able to play as many games, but, at least you can live vicariously through us for a few hours listening to the show.
I think we passed each other on the escalators at one point. You were looking pretty tired and worn down. Sorry you had to miss so much of the con.
Tired and worn down sums it up
Yeah, I started to feel a little under the weather the day before, by Thursday morning, I was running about a 103 degree fever. The doctor gave me some medicine that the local pharmacy doesn't even stock (powerful stuff!) That finally broke the following Wednesday. I'm actually still battling some of the symptoms over a month later.
Luckily, I have been able to sneak in a couple gaming sessions. Not as much as I'd have liked, though.
Also, while I'm here. I'm helping a friend out with a new hybrid gaming and food blog (so far, it's tiled more towards gaming) and was wondering if there was an official place to "pimp" the blog here on the forums. I don't want to seem like I'm being spammy by promoting it before asking.
blog link
Having battled pneumonia at one point in my life, I know how tough it can be to shake something that really takes ahold and won't let go. Rest up and get well soon.
You're welcome to post about any game related topics here on the forums. We have a general gaming category (Games, Gaming and Gamers) in the forums, so by all means post away!
I am always glad to provide persistent links on our blog roll in the right sidebar as well.
Probability in games
It was great to hear about Kevin Nunn using games to teach probability. I also teach math, and I taught statistics just this past spring. I recently played the game Manila, and I couldn't stop thinking about calculating expected values the whole time I was playing. For me, the game was just one big exercise in expected value (which didn't stop it from being a lot of fun!)
Maybe it would be worth trying this one out with the probability students. I think it might be a bit more complicated than the other games he mentioned using, but it's not as complicated as Power Grid! :)