Episode 184: Try To Take Over The World!
Release Date: Oct. 14, 2013 Running Time: 118 min. Listen Now: Download: Subscribe via iTunes: See sidebar for other subscription options |
Narf! We explore Kemet and Eight Minute Empire, two games of conquest which come at the genre from unexpected angles: Kemet through a mystical tech-tree and Eight Minute Empire through time pressure.
News & Notes: El Caballero, All A-Board Holiday, Buccaneer Bones, KS Roundup
The List: Kemet, Eight Minute Empire
Game Sommelier: 5 mathy games for people who hate math
Complete Show Notes continue after the break.
News & Notes
Spiel-a-thon Nov. 22 BGG Con Dallas TX
We If you're attending the convention in Dallas, I hope you'll join us for the Spiel-a-thon, our annual fundraiser for The Spiel Foundation. We raise money to donate bundles of games to childrens' hospitals and senior centers around the country.
For more info or to pre-register, click here.
El Caballero BGG | Rio Grande
All A-Board Gaming Holiday Link
Buccaneer Bones BGG | Wattsalpoag Games
Kickstarter Roundup
The List
Eight Minute Empire BGG | Red Raven Games
The Game Sommelier
On the Hot Seat: Josh Laison
The challenge: 5 games
Josh's Selections
Geometry: Blokus, The Climbers
Probability: Incan Gold, Liar's Dice
Graph Theory: Tsuro
Math in Game Design: Spot It, Relic Runners
Music
Music credits include:
Stun Phlogiston by Paddy Steer | the song
Theme From Pinky & The Brain | the song
Errata
I'm sure there are some goofs in there somewhere. Let us know if (when?) you find one!
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