GenCon 2013 - AEG
Release Date: Aug. 22, 2013 Running Time: 21 min. Listen Now: Download: Subscribe via iTunes: See sidebar for other subscription options |
Todd Rowland talks about Trains and AEG's growing connection to many different game designers from Japan.
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GenCon 2013 - Iello
Release Date: August 22, 2013 Running Time: 25 min. Listen Now: Download: Subscribe via iTunes: See sidebar for other subscription options |
Matthieu Bonin discusses a full slate of games from French publisher Iello including The Three Little Pigs, The Phantom Society, Guardians' Chronicle, Heroes of Normandie, Steam Park, and Zombie 15.
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GenCon 2013 - Mars Needs Mechanics
Release Date: August 22, 2013 Running Time: 13 min. Listen Now: Download: Subscribe via iTunes: See sidebar for other subscription options |
John Sizemore introduces us to Mars Needs Mechanics. Engineers build steampunk gizmos competing for a spot on the first rocket to Mars. We also learn about Chicken Caesar and get a peek at the future for Nevermore Games.
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GenCon 2013 - Chaos & Alchemy
Release Date: August 22, 2013 Running Time: 12 min. Listen Now: Download: Subscribe via iTunes: See sidebar for other subscription options |
Designer Michael Iachini talks about Chaos and Alchemy, a dice driven card game where players complete experiments to turn base metal into gold.
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GenCon 2013 - Hasbro Game Archive
Release Date: August 21, 2013 Running Time: 8 min. Listen Now: Download: Subscribe via iTunes: See sidebar for other subscription options |
Jim McMahon talks about his new job organizing the thousands of games in the Hasbro Game Archive.
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GenCon 2013 - Quicksilver
Release Date: August 21, 2013 Running Time: 18 min. Listen Now: Download: Subscribe via iTunes: See sidebar for other subscription options |
Paul Imboden and Randy Field discuss Quicksilver, a steampunk race game which puts players in control of mighty blimps battling their way through mines, mountains and clouds to victory.
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GenCon 2013 - Freedom: The Underground Railroad
Release Date: August 21, 2013 Running Time: 26 min. Listen Now: Download: Subscribe via iTunes: See sidebar for other subscription options |
Designer Brian Mayer talks about the inspiration and challenges involved in creating a cooperative game that gives players key roles in the Abolitionist movement and sets them the task of ending slavery.
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GenCon 2013 - Square Shooters Game Design Contest
Release Date: August 20, 2013 Running Time: 16 min. Listen Now: Download: Subscribe via iTunes: See sidebar for other subscription options |
Tom Donelan from Heartland Consumer Products talks about the Square Shooters Game Design Contest. Submit an original game using their card/dice and you could be published AND win $2,000!
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GenCon 2013 - Out of the Box
Release Date: August 20, 2013 Running Time: 20 min. Listen Now: Download: Subscribe via iTunes: See sidebar for other subscription options |
Al Waller from Out of the Box stops by to talk about Snake Oil, a game about shifty salesmen pitching crazy products to skeptical customers. We also learn about the development of Quack-a-Doodle-Moo, a reboot of the very popular Snorta party game.
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Scribbler #11: Diceometry
Release Date: Aug. 5, 2013 Print, Play Along, Win a Prize? Download: Subscribe via iTunes: See sidebar for other subscription options |
10 clues lead to 10 game titles. Use the hidden art of "diceometry" to unlock the key to this puzzle.
Good luck!
Send your solution to dave@thespiel.net.
Download the puzzle using the links above.