43: Unwrapped 2007 Holiday Gift Guide Release Date: November 26, 2007 Running Time: 97 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Say no to lame gifts. Give a game instead. We recommend over 50 games in twelve different categories to fit almost any person or budget. With this great list, you might even make a wish list of your own!

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42: Yo! Hemp Chicken Release Date: November 12, 2007 Running Time: 101 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Baby needs a new pair of shoes. We build a casino empire in Vegas Showdown and climb the long ladder from Hemp Chicken to Dragon in the modern card classic Tichu.

News & Notes: Mayfair Games Price Floor, Kingsburg
The List: Tichu, Vegas Showdown
Name That Game: Win Archaeology from Adventureland Games & Vegas Showdown from Time Well Spent
Backshelf Spotlight: Pueblo, Craps
Truckloads of Goober: Klondike
Game Sommelier: Five games for a library to get people interested in games
Mail Bag: Sommelier response, Nomic, game length, Das Spiel for Dave

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41: Boo! Release Date: October 29, 2007 Running Time: 97 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Everything's better with Zombies. From a shooting gallery with garlic grenades to our very own zombie baseball team, we shamble our way through Vampire and Zombie Fluxx, two games that include a festival of undeadly delights.

News & Notes: Gravediggers, Last Night on Earth, CHITAG
The List: Zombie Fluxx, Vampire
Name That Game: Win a copy of Archaeology from Adventureland Games
Backshelf Spotlight: Anathema, Frog Juice
Truckloads of Goober: All Wound Up
Game Sommelier: Five games for a Dad to play with his kids at Halloween
Mail Bag: Goober is profitable, Twilight Imperium responses

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40: Board Game at the End of the Universe Release Date: October 15, 2007 Running Time: 117 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Don't Panic. But get comfortable. Grab a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster from the bar settle in for our take on Twilight Imperium, a game of galactic conquest whose play time could be measured in light years.

News & Notes: Star Craft Swag, Game Prices, Utopia, Adam Spielt Closes
The List: Twilight Imperium
Name That Game: Win a copy of Ricochet Robots from Time Well Spent
Backshelf Spotlight: Master Labyrinth, Ricochet Robots
Truckloads of Goober: Abbey of the Wandering Books
Game Sommelier: Five game reprints to try or avoid
Mail Bag: World's Greatest Dice Roll

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39: Changelings Release Date: October 1, 2007 Running Time: 102 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Wonder Twin powers, activate! We play Blue Moon City, a board game based on a card game and Caylus Magna Carta, a card game based on a board game, plus we discuss the risks and rewards of changing classic games in reprints.

News & Notes: Key Harvest, Tzaar
The List: Blue Moon City, Caylus: Magna Carta
Name That Game: win a copy of Caylus Magna Carta from Time Well Spent
Backshelf Spotlight: Stratego, Fox & Geese
Truckloads of Goober: Starcraft the board game
Game Sommelier: Five games for a listener and his very picky wife
Mail Bag: "Colorizing" classic games

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38: Valhalla or Bust! Release Date: September 17, 2007 Running Time: 91 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Y is for Yggdrasil. We load our longboats and set sail in search of adventure on the stormy North seas, playing Fire & Axe and Vikings. Surely, an episode worthy of the sagas!

News & Notes: Essen impulse guide, Knizia video game deal, Franz Benno Delonge
The List: Fire & Axe, Vikings
Name That Game: win a copy of Vikings from Time Well Spent
Backshelf Spotlight: Odin's Ravens, Mamma Mia
Truckloads of Goober: Pillage & Plunder
Game Sommelier: Five games for a car trip you can play with the drive
Mail Bag: Mars Sommelier responses, Kosmos Cage Match update, Buckeye Game Fest

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37: Off the Map Release Date: September 3, 2007 Running Time: 101 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Cue the Indiana Jones music.We build routes for a very lazy London Passenger in On the Underground and globe trot from Cypress to Taiwan in 10 Days in Asia.

News & Notes: Mike Doyle/Master Print Editions, Chinatown?, Cyberboard
The List: On the Underground, 10 Days in Asia
Name That Game: win a copy of On the Underground from Time Well Spent
Backshelf Spotlight: Dungeon Dice, Can't Stop
Truckloads of Goober: The Inventors
Game Sommelier: Five games for a trip to Mars and back
Mail Bag: Walter Hunt Interview, FlatCon, Dune petition, Zun Tzu

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36: Gen Con 2007 Part 2 Release Date: August 27, 2007 Running Time: 75 minutes Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

This time it's personal! You've heard the interviews (well most of them!), now hear from us. We give our report on our event, the Spiel-a-thon, panel discussions, Dealer's room hits and misses, and a game book that is not to be missed!

Interviews: SlugFest Games (Tiki Island, Red Dragon Inn), Strategic Retreat Adventures (gamer cruises)

Reports: The Spiel-a-thon, Trade Day digital convergence panel, Podcaster Game Review panel, Games that caught our eyes, Game book reccomendation, overall impressions.

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35: Gen Con 2007 Release Date: August 21, 2007 Running Time: 99 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Global geeks, global games. From Israeli brainteasers and Italian game publishers to carved dice from little Polish elves, part one of our convention coverage includes over a dozen interviews. Part Two will be released a week from today.

Interviews: Black Industries (Talisman), TableStar Games, 3d6 Art (Dice Mosaics), Rubbing Hands (Fred: The Game), Southern Fox (Re-Fraze), Tenki Games (Chang Cheng), Looney Labs (Zombie Fluxx), Your Move Games (Battleground), Fat Dragon Games (EZ Dungeon), Gen Con Australia, Q-Workshop Dice, Simply Fun Games, Intimagik Rings, Think Outside The Box (Brain Teasers).

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We are proud to announce the Spiel-a-thon!

sponsored by Rio Grande Games
When: Friday, August 17

Open gaming 10 AM - 7 PM

Spiel-a-thon: 7 PM - midnight

Where: Omni Hotel, Fischer B Room (map)

Come meet us, play Rio Grande Games, and win fabulous prizes! When we heard Rio Grande was not going to have a booth at Gen Con this year, we asked them if they wanted to team up so our listeners and the gaming public could still get a chance to play.