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Chris and Matt talk about their tabletop experiences over the last week, and then take a look at the latest game from Shem Phillips and Garphill Games, Paladins of the West Kingdom. This episode will leave you laughing, thinking, and possibly even going looking for some of the games previously published by Shem. The folks […] The post GSOA #043 – Paladins of the West Kingdom appeared first on Geek Spiel.

Chris, Matt, and Gil chat about their plays of the last week, and then dive into their thoughts of the game of the week, Mothership: Tabletop Combat from Peter Sanderson. This “4x light” game offers a lot of strategic options and a big box of mini ships. Listen quick, as this is still available on […] The post GSOA #042 – Mothership: Tabletop Combat appeared first on Geek Spiel.

We have been diligently making Geek Spiel On Air every week using Twitch, but for a long while now, we weren’t getting it edited into a podcast. That changes today. We are back on your favorite podcast source! Chris Walters and Matt Miller spend this episode chatting about some of the games from the recent […] The post GSOA #041 – Furtherance appeared first on Geek Spiel.

We kick off our month-long look at games with the “space” theme or IP. We hear the top 5 favorites from Chris, Adam, Gil, and Matt, talk about each of them, and then tell folks how to win a copy of some space games this month! Don’t forget that you can join us Sunday nights […] The post Games. In. Space. – Ep.024 appeared first on Geek Spiel.

Chris Walters and Matt Miller are the only two voices this week. Sounds familiar, right? You just get a good group of heavy gamers assembled, and then life gets in the way. Not uncommon, and nothing to be worried about. Chris and Matt share some of their experiences, and look for solutions to the woes […] The post What night works for you? – Ep.022 appeared first on Geek Spiel.

Chris Walters, Samantha Fisher, Gil Melo, Adam Kroeger and Matt Miller discuss their thoughts on the mechanic of simultaneous action selection. Do you like this mechanic? What are some of the positives and negatives about games that use it. Also….stay to the end. We close with a debate about whether The Mind is SAS, and […] The post Simultaneous Action Selection – Ep.021 appeared first on Geek Spiel.

Chris Walters, Samantha Fisher, and Matt Miller discuss how important intellectual property is to a game. Are 90 versions of Munchkin enough? Too many? Just right? What about the perfect board game to complement a themed party? Don’t forget that you can join us Sunday nights on Twitch for our recording session of this podcast […] The post How important is IP? – Ep.020 appeared first on Geek Spiel.

A phrase used when talking about heavier games is “crunchy”. This episode has Chris Walters, Gil Melo, Adam Kroeger, and Matt Miller talking about what that means to them each, and what makes a game crunchy to them. Don’t forget that you can join us Sunday nights on Twitch for our recording session of this […] The post What makes a game “crunchy”? – Ep.019 appeared first on Geek Spiel.

Lot’s of talk about Kickstarter this past week. From plagiarization to nearly-instant funding on some hot new campaigns. This episode has Chris Walters, Gil Melo, Adam Kroeger, and Matt Miller examining what it means to us as backers (heck, three of the four of us are SuperBackers). Join Geek Spiel’s Discord Server: discord.gg/ubgRbG5 Follow/Subscribe to […] The post Start Kicking – Ep.018 appeared first on Geek Spiel.

Back to an RPG topic tonight, and since we are talking about the basics of Dungeon Mastering, we figured we would bring in the most basic DM we know, Captain Sugar Bear. (jk, I just wanted to see if he would read this text). For real though, Brian Penaloza, is a friend of Geek Spiel, […] The post Bear Your Soul – Ep.017 appeared first on Geek Spiel.

To talk video games, Chris Walters decided to bring in the big guns. Samantha Fisher has been writing about video games for GeekDad, and now she is sharing her thoughts on the current trend of board games becoming video games. See what Gil Melo and Matt Miller also have to add to the topic. The […] The post Video Game Implementations – Ep.016 appeared first on Geek Spiel.

Asymmetric mechanics are used in games to vary playstyle and grant replayability. Some games go a LOT further than some others. On this episode, Chris Walters welcomes Gil Melo, Adam Kroeger, and Matt Miller back to the panel to discuss where variable powers ends and asymmetrical design begins. Join Geek Spiel’s Discord Server:  discord.gg/ubgRbG5 Follow/Subscribe […] The post Geek Spiel On Air – Ep.015 appeared first on Geek Spiel.

Host, Chris Walters welcomes a new voice on the discussion this week. He, Gil Melo, and Matt Miller are joined by Adam Kroeger to bring in his thoughts on area control games and it’s value as a game mechanic. There is some talk about the recent Origins 2018 convention, and then some examples of good […] The post Geek Spiel On Air – Ep.014 appeared first on Geek Spiel.

Many are planning to attend Origins 2018 in mid-June. With that being one of the biggest conventions in the US, we figured we should dedicate an episode of the show talking about what folks should and shouldn’t do when gathered with 20,000 of their closest friends. Chris Walters, Gil Melo, and Matt Miller toss out […] The post Geek Spiel On Air – Ep.013 appeared first on Geek Spiel.

We all have our own priorities and methods for growing and cultivating a game collection. Tonight, Chris Walters, Gil Melo, and Matt Miller discuss theirs with guest Christian Kang (TakeYourChits). They also get into best practices for storing and protecting these treasured assets. Follow/Subscribe to Geek Spiel on Twitch:  twitch.tv/GeekSpiel Follow Geek Spiel on Twitter: […] The post Geek Spiel On Air – Ep.012 appeared first on Geek Spiel.