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.

34: Bullet Barons Release Date: August 6, 2007 Running Time: 97 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Click, Click, Boom! Our nerves of steel are put to the test playing Russian Roulette in Kablamo! and bidding for a coal powered empire in Industria.

News & Notes: Walk the Plank, Gen Con plans (Spiel-a-thon!)
The List: Kablamo, Industria
Back Shelf Spotlight: Roma, Babel
Truckloads of Goober: Arbos
Notes from the OCD: Collecting series, Storing games, Shuffling
Mail Bag: Dice article, Iron Sommelier, Parsec Award Nomination

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33: Origins 2007 Release Date: July 9, 2007 Running Time: 114 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Wood burning, Richard Borg, and dismembered robots. We take an inside look at Origins International Game Expo.

News & Notes: Spiel des Jahres wrap-up
Interviews: Blood & Cardstock, Game Science, Knucklebones Magazine, Blue Panther, Richard Borg, Bent Castle, Shifting Skies, StrataMax, Robot Martini

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32: Spiel des Schpiel Release Date: June 25, 2007 Running Time: 98 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

And the winner is... We play all five games nominated for the Spiel des Jahres (German Game of the Year) and then we try to predict the winner!

News & Notes: Origins plans, Spiel T-Shirts, Contest news
The Nominees: Arkadia, Zooloretto, Thief of Baghdad, Jenseits von Theben, Yspahan
Our Predictions: tune in to find out!

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31: Samurai Slum Lords Release Date: June 11, 2007 Running Time: 98 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Sayonara, squatters. We play Shogun and Landlord, proving that the best evictions often come at the end of a katana (or a tower full of little wooden cubes).

News & Notes: Wings of War Minis, Leaping Lemmings, Sponsors!
The List: Shogun, Landlord
Time Well Spent Contest: win Notre Dame, Colosseum, and Factory Fun!
Backshelf Spotlight: Adel Verpflichtet, Balderdash
Truckloads of Goober: Battle Masters
Game Sommelier: Five games you can quit/join mid-game without ruining the game
Mail Bag: Game of the Day, Nerdy to Cool, Goal Die mystery solved, GenCon auction

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30: The Golden Hippo Release Date: May 28, 2007 Running Time: 87 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe: iTunes - RSS

Skullduggery! Sometimes sneaky is better than strong. We fight over carcasses in Scavenger Hunt and pilfer treasure from lost tombs in Incan Gold.

News & Notes: Cartagena 2, Gipf Set 3, Spiel des Jahres Nominees, Blackbeard
The List: Scavenger Hunt, Incan Gold
Backshelf Spotlight: Filthy Rich, Liar's Dice
Truckloads of Goober: Duel in the Dark
Game Sommelier: Five games for a Cub Scout campout with 20+ people
Mail Bag: Dice video, Homebrew dice towers, Hearts strategies, Sheepshead

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29: My Hacienda For A Vowel! Release Date: May 14, 2007 Running Time: 80 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe: iTunes - RSS

Fire up those branding irons! There's livestock to round up and words to bluff or spell when we play Hacienda and Letterhead.

News & Notes: Arkadia, Valley Games new releases, Visa sponsors LIFE
The List: Hacienda, Letterhead
Backshelf Spotlight: Quarto, Flinch
Truckloads of Goober: Ponte del Diavolo
Game Sommelier: Five games to play with co-workers at lunch
Mail Bag: Locke's board game, Hordes of the Things, Sayings with meeples in Dutch

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28: Listener's Choice Release Date: Apr. 30, 2007 Running Time: 100 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe: iTunes - RSS

Turn the tables! We let you call the shots. From The List to The Game Sommelier, every segment in the show comes from listener suggestions and submissions.

News & Notes: Mr. Jack, Walter Hunt's GoF blog, Name That Game
The List: Die Macher, Railroad Tycoon
Backshelf Spotlight: Skittles, Shove Ha'penny
Truckloads of Goober: Fire & Axe
Game Sommelier: Five games for a LOST party that reflect the characters
Mail Bag: Tom Vasel's Sommelier response, storing games when traveling

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27: Diceversary Release Date: Apr. 16, 2007 Running Time: 101 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe: iTunes - RSS

The Spiel is one year old! To celebrate, we roll our way through two games with loads of dice: Battleground Fantasy Warfare and To Court the King.

News & Notes: I Don't Know, What Do You Want to Play, Robotic Mah Jongg Table
The List: Battleground: Fantasy Warfare, To Court the King
Backshelf Spotlight: The Magnificent Race, The Omega Virus
Truckloads of Goober: Lifeboats
Game Sommelier: Five games for blind and sighted players to play together
Mail Bag: Listener's Choice Poll, Reboog, and Notes from the OCD

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