Android's Dungeon

Jack sits down with Jenn Haines, the owner and entrepreneur behind Guelph, Ontario's preeminent comic book shop, The Dragon. They discuss the business, life during Corona, what sells, what doesn't, and the 25th anniversary of an iconic location.

Part 2 of Jack's sit down with John Harres, designer of upcoming 18xx title, 1868: Wyoming. 1868 has a bunch of novel mechanics in it including amongst other things a thematic boom/bust cycle of towns that if you're not careful, can result in a formerly wealthy city turning into a ghost town of plain track.

Jack sits down to chat with John Harres, designer of upcoming 18xx title, 1868: Wyoming. 1868 has a bunch of novel mechanics in it including amongst other things a thematic boom/bust cycle of towns that if you're not careful, can result in a formerly wealthy city turning into a ghost town of plain track.

Jack and Joel discuss Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom and Jack is astounded at how many times Joel has played the former. Hint: it's more than one! The boys also discuss Civilization and how they both failed to achieve their aims of taking over the world on the weekend. There is also some talk about those lame Survivor games as well as a taste, a hint, an amuse-bouche if you will, of the System Shock 1 remake review. Look at you board gamer, a pathetic creature of glue and cardboard, panting and sweating as you carry your collection to game night.

Jack and Joel give the run down on CottageCon 2023: SPRING EDITION. Joel talks about the Bios series and how the madman, the absolute madman, played through Genesis, Megafauna, and Origins over a period of 24 hours. Then they discuss the meat and potatoes of the show, Eclipse 2nd edition. It is Joel's favourite game now and Jack is envious about is lame old first edition that has sat unplayed on the shelf for 6+ years.

Jack and Joel discuss grail games and Grail Games and games that involve sipping out of a grail while you count your money and goods coming off a boat in the renaissance. Preview of CottageCon 2023: Spring into inAction. Jack lets slip that he's a contrarian prick and just wants to pick fights with people because he has crippling anti-social tendencies.

In this riveting episode of Android's Dungeon, the boys get into it a bit about two scintillating games they've discussed 30 times already but this time we swear it's different and also, we've only talked about 1846 like twice, maybe three times so chill. We also have a rundown of the session 0-1 of Joel's Ghosts of Saltmarsh mining expedition homebrew. Lots of taffing.

The boys get into it a bit about twilight struggle. Jack doesn't really get this game but he appreciates it. He forces everyone to enjoy a track from Copenhagen Cowboy because it's so damn good and he can't stop listening to it. 1846 is a very interesting game that Jack does not understand but can possibly grok it with enough plays. Maybe Eric Brosius isn't busy.0000000000000000000000000000000000

We also talk about Splendour Duel, an unnamed abstract rock pushing game, and do a rapid review of Resident Evil 4: Remake at the ~1/2 mark of the game. Hint: it's awesome!

If you like to hear someone talk about a popular video game franchise, this is the episode for you. If you don't, you should listen anyway because you might learn something and stop being such a cynical prick all the time. Geez. Resident Evil 2 > REmake1 > Resident Evil 4 > REmake2 But Silent Hill 1 & 2 are the best overall sooo...

I'll be honest. There's a whole lot of nonsense at the start of this one. If you want to hear jibbajabba this is for you, otherwise stay clear bucko. If you do make it through we've got some good chat about 1882 and the nature of randomisation in board games. If you hear Jack groaning and making sad noises it's because DC Deckbuilder is his favourite game of all time and he regrets whenever it comes up because it makes him want to play it over and over and ov

Apparently Tanner has seen like every movie or something, it sounds like a gag and he's just saying yes to every attempt to stump, which frankly comes across as insecure and petty so consider this his first and last appearance. Apologies for wasting our audiences' time. Frosthaven also sounds incredible and I wish it had come out 7 years ago, another Tanner screw up. A24 is responsible for some very good movies but their successes creates slight resentment and brings out the contrarian in me. Aronofsky is overrated.

Bloodborne is the best From game of all time or at least top 3. Joel finished it but didn't do everything so it doesn't count and he has forgotten the face of his father. 18Chesapeake: Off the Rails is the most fun Jack has had with 18xx in a long, long time and that's saying something because Jack loves 18xx and almost always has a great time playing it. Be prepared for bankruptcy. Also, Dune is very good but a disaster of rules and requires a group of people who can bend not break when it comes to absolute nonsense. Jack learns additional rules following the show.

Jack and Joel have a friendly discussion about a game they feel vaguely indifferent about but that Jack enjoyed more, Clash of Cultures. An argument breaks out over proper ammunition storage and whether assassinating a random stranger who's down on his luck just for the heck of it after playing a board game is ethical or not. The results may surprise you.

In order to make good chili it's important to first disguise purchased chili as your own, preferably under the moniker of steamed beans. Afterwards, understand the Iosefka is replaced reasonably quickly and holds the invite to Cainhurst as well as 1/3 of the umbilical cord necessary to fight the true final boss. 1882 is a very good game and anyone who says otherwise is a jaded train enthusiast that has lost sight of the true meaning of Christmas. And Curse of Strahd reinforces the X-Files motto of trusting everyone and obeying the government at all times because it is correct, praise be to the Baron. ALL IS WELL.

In this episode Joel and Jack talk about books because they can read, believe it or not, and also get into the nitty gritty(ish) about John Company that Joel got to play twice in a row. Jack also played 1882 but didn't get to talk about it so that's a preview for next episode. We talk Bret Easton Ellis' newest novel, The Shards, as well as a graphic novel called the Fade Out, and a fantasy series that has something to do with the moon and archives, Jack cannot recall as he writes this but Joel likes it a lot and listens to them on audio book while he cooks and cleans.

In this return to form Jack and Joel get into some talk about video games, their all time favourite Pax Pamir, and discuss the finer points of running away from terrible danger in spoilers for The Curse of Strahd 5E.

Jack and Joel interview famed Crokinole champion and manufacturer of the vaunted Tracey Board, Jeremy Tracey.

Jack and Joel talk about selling games like Tapestry and playing games like Age of Empires, Pax Pamir (rug), Dune Imperium, Arkwright: The Card Game, and more D&D Ghosts of Saltmarsh.

Jack flies solo because Joel's wife was wounded in Vietnam so we talk about Lords of Hellas and other Dudes On A Map (DOAM) games. Featuring Christmas music from Grandma's Cottage and SMT:V.

Jack and Joel sit down and chat with renowned disc golf player, fitness advocate, Monopoly player, and Catan champion, Mark Oxer.

Jack and Caleah talk about the hit new original motion picture, Dune (2021), Dune Imperium, and dungeon synth from Rise of the Mycomancer.

Jack and Joel talk stocks, Mexican politics, D&D Ghosts of Saltmarsh and DMs advice corner, SMT:V, and Dune Imperium

Jack and Joel talk about computer hardware, Raiders of the North Sea, Splendor, DC Deckbuilder, Civilization, 1867, Shin Megami Tensei V, Divinity Original Sin 2, D&D Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Jack and Joel talk real life Monopoly in Canada, EXIT games, 1846 and 18xx in general, Letters from Whitechapel and other hidden movement games, Northern Journey for the Personal Computer, and some Civilization.

Jack and Joel discuss Detlaffcon, where a bunch of people get together and play board games until the wee hours. Episode features the new edition of Clash of Cultures, and a special 3D Terraforming Mars

Jack talks about vidya

Jack and Joel talk about Baldurs Gate 3, Cyberpunk and D&D

Jack talks solo about the best dog paths in Guelph and the Souls series

Jack hosts Brad, the new manager of Snakes and Lattes Guelph about the opening of the cafe, Grand Opening was November 5th. https://www.snakesandlattes.com/location/guelph/

Jack and Caleah host, Caleah describes Mini Motorways from the apple play store. It's a traffic management city builder. Jack reviews Imperial Struggle https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206480/imperial-struggle

Jack and Joel review the most recent Dune game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283355/dune

Jack and special guest Caleah talk about Pax Pamir and 18xx experiences and what it's like teaching more complicated games we love to new players.

Jack and Joel talk about trains and rails in two very different games, fighting in Afghanistan, and what makes a good game (hint: interesting and compelling decisions).

Jack and special guest star Michael have a chat about two very different games: Pax Viking and Pax Renaissance.

Jack and Joel discuss Bad Games™, a bit more Resident Evil, biking around apocalyptic pacific northwest in Days Gone, confusion about mysterious music, and trading... in... SPACE with Sidereal Confluence.

Jack gives his thoughts on the new(est) Resident Evil game, Joel talks War of the Ring, and the boys together discuss a game of Civilization.

Jack and Joel talk about Letters from Whitechapel, a game about hunting Jack the ripper, I didn't say this in the show but it's a bit like playing the radio operator in Captain Sonar. Jack takes some swipes at My City, but since his main criticism is that he wants more of the game, it's still a pretty glowing review. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/59959/letters-whitechapel

Joel takes a week off but it's ok because Jack and Caleah spend the episode talking about a game Joel gave them, My City was hyped up for 6 months and the verdict is.... It lives up to the hype! If you haven't played it, get it. Play it. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295486/my-city

Jack and Joel talk about Age of Empires and other real time strategy games (RTS) - Joel is replaying again after 15 years. Nostalgia power is real but the game still stands up. The RTS genre is kind of dead, is everyone into micro now? https://www.ageofempires.com/games/aoeiide/ Discussing some wild Kojima rumors

Jack and Joel talk about Ralph Cifaretto and Bo Burnam We got to play our favorite games, DC and Civilization, Jack played Azul Nothing exciting and new these days.

Jack and Joel talk about the big news, Eastern Empires has been announced for a future release! Joel tries Santorini and doesn't love it. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194655/santorini

Jack and Joel give a in person episode a dry but share a microphone, it's alright! Main focus is a hot hot hot new title, Oath. Everything's coming together with REAL LIFE games, can you imagine? We can now play 18MEX and all other wild times together. We actually didn't play Oath in person, but we did play it on Tabletop Simulator. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291572/oath-chronicles-empire-and-exile

It's a plethora of light games! Jack and Joel chat about Welcome To, the new Azul expansion and a few other Roll & Writes Jack also played Splendor and it's still good! https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148228/splendor https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233867/welcome

Joel is on the road and Jack interviews him about his travels and a discussion breaks about about all you can eat Sushi and the Mandarin Jack's been playing more 18MEX, so hot right now. we end with a nice D&D Roundup

Jack and Joel talk about a lot of things, but the 6th year anniversary of Bloodborne is a big event

Jack and Joel discuss the big reconnaisance/raid on the Sahuagin Lair and the death of Marc's heroic Procanic Champion, Cetacia. This is part of the wrap of the grand nautical D&D Adventure, Ghosts of Saltmarsh. Or at least the first wave... https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/ghosts-saltmarsh

Jack and Joel chat about Disc Golf, Joel has a great week joining the Guelph Disc Golf Club and throwing an ace on his first night out. We talk about how we're getting exercise these days. JJB endorses Palm Springs, and there's more D&D Round up, reviewing the first part of Rhyme of the Frostmaiden

The 18XX Train is full steam ahead on AD, Jack and Caleah discuss their recent forays into 18MEX, 1830 and more and more train games yessir the fun never stops.

Jack and Joel discuss the hot new trend of Disc Golf and all the local courses and shops around Guelph. Here's some favorite courses: - Riverside Guelph - Arboretum Guelph - Dwayne Bereziuk Memorial Paris - Centennial Park Etobicoke - White Spruce Brampton Favorite stores: - Willow Ridge Guelph - Deadman Discs Fergus Later we discuss bitcoins and maybe even some board games.

Jack and Joel talk about the hot new "Adult Minecraft for Vikings", Valheim. The game is addictive and great for progressing by terrain type. https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/Valheim/