Episode 139: Best & Wurst

Release Date: Oct 31, 2011

Running Time:  135 min.

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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

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Episode 138 - Ripping Yarns

Release Date: Oct 10, 2011

Running Time:  136 min.

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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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Episode 137: Word Up!

Release Date: Sept 26, 2011

Running Time:  177 min.

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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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Episode 136: Qye Qye, Quirdy

Release Date: Sept 12, 2011

Running Time:  137 min.

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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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Kickstarter Project - Video Coverage of Essen & Ludo Fact

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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Episode 135: GenCon 2011 - Part 2

Release Date: Aug. 29, 2011

Running Time:  107 min.

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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: 

Moosetache Games
Quebec (Le Scorpion Masque)
Villagers & Villains (Studio 9 Games)
Chaotic Connections
AEG
Haywire Group
Sentinels of the Multiverse

Flying Frog Productions
FoxMind Games
"Prof" Herbert (artist)
Jeff Ryan (writer)

Out of the Box

Kevin Cook (dice collector)
and much more!

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Episode 134: GenCon 2011

Release Date: Aug. 15, 2011

Running Time:  115 min.

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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: 

Wiz Kids
Node (Level Zero Games)
North Star Games
Ludo Fact
Stomple (Spinmaster Games)
Asmadi Games
Plaid Hat Games

Fireside Games
Asmodee
Snakes & Lattes
Tasty Minstrel

Dabong (Astute Games)

Zombie State Games
and much more!

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Episode 133: Deep Roots

Release Date: Aug. 1, 2011

Running Time:  165 min.

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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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