Wine, water, and garbage! A talk with designer Gil d'Orey about three new games from Portugal: Vintage, Agua, and Lixo.

We set the stage for our coverage of the Essen International Game Fair.

Release Date: Oct 31, 2011 Running Time:  135 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version  MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Prost! We return from Germany and provide an account of our experience at Ludo Fact and the International Spieltag in Essen.

Part 1: Ludo Fact
Part 2: Essen Overview
Part 3: Essen Games
Part 4: Travelogue

Complete Show Notes continue after the break.

Release Date: Oct 10, 2011 Running Time:  136 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version  MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Come fly the Zeppelin filled skies. We review Fortune & Glory a game of spine tingling pulp adventure and look at other games where story is king.

News & Notes: Power Grid: The Robots, Lost Temple, Essen!
The List:  Fortune & Glory: The Cliffhanger Game
Back Shelf Spotlight:  Middle Earth Quest, Tales of the Arabian Nights
Game Sommelier:  5 games for Peyton Manning to play during rehab
Mail Bag:  Steampunk dice, Lingo

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Release Date: Sept 26, 2011 Running Time:  177 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version  MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Dial "L" for Latin. Vulgar Latin, that is. We review De Vulgari Eloquentia, an eccelectic but compelling medieval game where players help create the Italian language.

News & Notes: Buckeye Game Fest, Star Trek Deck Building, Kickstart Update
The List:  De Vulgari Eloquentia
Truckloads of Goober:  Crozzle
Playbill:  Fauxcabulary
Back Shelf Spotlight:  Jotto
Game Sommelier:  5 overlooked games we consider staples
Mail Bag:  Quebec rules, OwlCon donation, Qwirkle vs tractors

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Release Date: Sept 12, 2011 Running Time:  137 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version  MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Wake up! We review Uluru, a crafty customizable puzzle game about granting wishes to cosmic Dreambirds. Plus, we take a look at the new dice-building game Quarriors.

News & Notes: FallCon, Alba Longa, Columbia Games deal, Test of Fire
The List:  Uluru
Truckloads of Goober:  Shogun/Samurai Swords/Ikusa
Back Shelf Spotlight:  Boggle
Playbill:  Quarriors, Color Stix
Game Sommelier:  BGG Top 5
Mail Bag:  Spiel lyrics, Games & Grub, Freyas

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Hundreds and thousands of game players, publishers and designers gather every year at the world's largest game convention, the International Game Fair in Essen, Germany.

We plan to cover this amazing event through a series of video and audio interviews with as many game publishers and designers as we can over the four days of the event.

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Release Date: Aug. 29, 2011 Running Time:  107 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version  MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Meet the people behind the games. Conversations with publishers of games for kids and families as well as games for players interested in deeper strategy and high adventure.

Interviews: 

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Release Date: Aug. 15, 2011 Running Time:  115 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version  MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Geeks in the Heartland. We bring you over a dozen interviews with publishers, designers, manufacturers and entrepreneurs, each a different slice from the great gaming pie.

Interviews: 

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Release Date: Aug. 1, 2011 Running Time:  165 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version  MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Ginnungagap! Team up with your fellow Norse gods in Asgard to protect the nine realms hanging from the World Tree, Yggdrasil. Dig into our in-depth review of this cooperative game from Z-Man.

News & Notes: Int. Game Photo Contest, Rowboat Tournament, Walnut Grove
The List:  Yggdrasil
Truckloads of Goober:  Escape the Mad Mummy
Playbill:  BITS, Hanabi
Mail Bag:  Dice sculptures, Scopa in B&N, Music

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