Episode 128: Crispy Mister
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Release Date: May 30, 2011 Running Time: 140 min. Listen Now: Download: Subscribe via iTunes: See sidebar for other subscription options |
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The secret is butter. We whet our appetites with an in-depth review of The Secret of Monte Cristo, followed by a look at two games first published in magazines.
News & Notes: Walking Dead x2, Dragon Rampage, Kittens in a Blender
The List: The Secret of Monte Cristo
Back Shelf Spotlight: Awful Green Things From Outer Space
Truckloads of Goober: Farkle Frenzy
Playbill: Great Western
Game Sommelier: 5 games based on UNESCO World Heritage sites
Mail Bag: Pastiche feedback, alternat tv series, Nedderman dice
Complete Show Notes continue after the break.
News & Notes
The Walking Dead (based on graphic novel) Official Site | BGG
Coming soon from Z-Man Games.
The Walking Dead (based on TV series) Official Site | BGG
Coming soon from Cryptozoic Entertainment.
Kittens in a Blender Official Site
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. Help Henry V unify England and conquer France.
Dragon Rampage Official Site | BGG
Latest fantasy adventure game from distinguished designer Richard Launius.
The List
The Secret of Monte Cristo Official Site | BGG | Buy It Starlit | BG Guy
Recover the remaining treasure left behind by Edmund Dantes by maneuvering your marbles on the action slide to position your men and your cards.
Playbill
Great Western BGG
Free rail game by Martin Wallace published in Spielbox Magazine. Definitely NOT a 2-player game, but shows great potential for 3 or 4.
Back Shelf Spotlight
Awful Green Things From Outer Space Official Site | BGG
The classic gaem revamped with quality components and counters. Also includes former home-brew rules as "official" variants.
Truckloads of Goober Official Site
Who doesn't need a dice bubble hub tower?
The Game Sommelier
The Challenge: (from listener Erike Bussé from Belgium) 5 games based on UNESCO World Hertiage sites that have not previously been made into games.
Great Ball Court of Chichen-Itza
Pledge Drive 2011
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Mail Bag
Great feedback on Pastiche from Adam Nielson, Remy Gibson, and Andres Pabon.
Thanks to Jesse Hickle for taking the reality TV series Sommelier challenge.
Stay tuned for cool custom dice prizes from Abraham Nedderman.
Check out Not Just Another Gaming Podcast, hosted by Jim Reed, Jeff Scott, and Matt McHale.
Music
Music credits include:
Sandwich by Parry Gripp | buy the song
Mademoiselle Croque Monsieur by Thomas Ezekiel | buy the song
The Count of Monte Cristo by Three Day Threshold | buy the song
Champagne and Grilled Cheese by Mikie Lee Prasad | buy the song
Grilled Cheese by Elmer Fudd | buy the song
Sandwiches Are Beautiful by Fred Penner | buy 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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Comments
The eponymous sandwich
Just because I live 20 minutes from there and am a bit of a trivia nut about these things, the Monte Cristo at Disneyland is no longer served at the Blue Bayou. It's on the menu at Cafe Orleans, an indoor/outdoor patio dining (full service) restaurant whose desk is just across the street from the Bayou.
If you guys ever want to come out here for a Monte Cristo dinner there, it's on me! :)
Deal!
Deal!
Thanks for the info. I saw a couple places reference Cafe Orleans but they didn't include the details, so I went with the place it was originally served. Getting hungry just thinking about it.... :)
Airlines Europe correction
Okay, finally at the end of the ep. One more note: Dave mentioned in the Starlit Citidel ad that Airlines Europe was the second life for that design of Alan Moon. It was actually the THIRD! :) Airlines Europe was indeed a descendant of Union Pacific. But Union Pacific was an interation of design on Airlines, a 1990 Moon design (which I own and happen to like quite a lot). Interesing, huh?
third life
Very interesting. Planes, then trains and now back to planes again.
Obviously a game with some staying power but also with a bit of an identity crisis!
Butter
Funnily enough I have just returned from a holiday in France and Belgium and have been enjoying the eponymous Croque Monsieur.
Although I have never read the original Count of Monte Cristo, I have read "The Stars' Tennis Balls" by Stephen Fry. I can highly recommend it for those who struggle with Dumas' original.
It's a modern retelling "virtually identical in all but period and style" (to quote Monsieur Fry)
A bit of Fry
I love Stephen Fry but I haven't read that one. Have to add it to my list.
Jealous you live close enough to France/Belgium to get real Croque Monsieurs...