Podcasts about bellwether games

This week I teach Julius about the game Coldwater Crown.  This is a game in which you are competing in a fishing tournament to get the most trophy points.  Like a modern dance competition, there are trophies available for just about anything you do.  Come hear what someone that doesn't like fishing think about this game.   Coldwater Crown (BGG, Bellwether Games)

Shelley andI roll dice to collect books, travel as a novice, develop influence, and then spend it in Biblios - Quill and Parchment by Steve Finn from Dr. Finn's Games then we head back further in time to develop our lands and gain resources in Lions of Lydia by Jonny Pac from Bellwether Games

Would you like a job at Asmodee? Well guess what, if you need any replacement parts from them, you've just been drafted to work as their support staff. Best of all, your salary is nothing! Are we doomed to become ever more curmudgeonly, rambling to young gamers about how "back in my day, we got replacement parts just by sending an email" and the the young 'uns would be all like "Ok, Millennial, but what's an email?"Games Played Last Week:-Quartermaster General WW2 2m25s (Ian Brody, Ares Games, 2019)-Mars Open: Tabletop Golf 5m19s (Dennis Hoyle, Bellwether Games, 2018)-Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North 7m53ss (Joanna Kijanka & Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal Games, 2019)-Blitzkrieg! 10m57s (Paolo Mori, PSC Games, 2019)-SEAL Team Flix 15m47s (Pete Ruth & Mark Thomas, WizKids, 2018)-Empyreal: Spells & Steam 17m50s (Trey Chambers, Level 99 Games, 2020)News (and why it doesn't matter):-Secret Operation: Social Deduction Robots 24m10s-Asmodee's Parts Replacement Policy 25m33s-Scooby-Doo Escape Rooms 30m40s-Stefan Bruck Retires 31m23s-Zen Garden Grows 32m16s-Epic: The Card Game Digital 32m55s-Walker Is Dubious About Marvel United 35m15s-More Batman, More Plastic 36m05sFeature Game: Posthuman Saga 36m49s (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2019)

Would you like a job at Asmodee? Well guess what, if you need any replacement parts from them, you've just been drafted to work as their support staff. Best of all, your salary is nothing! Are we doomed to become ever more curmudgeonly, rambling to young gamers about how "back in my day, we got replacement parts just by sending an email" and the the young 'uns would be all like "Ok, Millennial, but what's an email?"Games Played Last Week:-Quartermaster General WW2 2m25s (Ian Brody, Ares Games, 2019)-Mars Open: Tabletop Golf 5m19s (Dennis Hoyle, Bellwether Games, 2018)-Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North 7m53ss (Joanna Kijanka & Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal Games, 2019)-Blitzkrieg! 10m57s (Paolo Mori, PSC Games, 2019)-SEAL Team Flix 15m47s (Pete Ruth & Mark Thomas, WizKids, 2018)-Empyreal: Spells & Steam 17m50s (Trey Chambers, Level 99 Games, 2020)News (and why it doesn't matter):-Secret Operation: Social Deduction Robots 24m10s-Asmodee's Parts Replacement Policy 25m33s-Scooby-Doo Escape Rooms 30m40s-Stefan Bruck Retires 31m23s-Zen Garden Grows 32m16s-Epic: The Card Game Digital 32m55s-Walker Is Dubious About Marvel United 35m15s-More Batman, More Plastic 36m05sFeature Game: Posthuman Saga 36m49s (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2019)

The Card Crafting System returns once more, its heaps of mylar inserting into our gaming life. I would say it darkens our door, but the things are mostly transparent, so the idiom doesn't quite fit. One wonders whether and how one could sleeve a Card Crafting game, given that the games largely consist of sleeves already--but once one has witnessed the recursive horror that is sleeve sleeves, you cannot doubt the persistence and ingenuity of the Cult of Sleeves. They will, like life, find a way--perhaps sleeving each insert before inserting them into an ur-sleeve that will smother us all. The horror.Games Played Last Week: -Tiny Epic Mechs 1m32s (Scott Almes, Gamelyn Games, 2019)-Yokohama 2m45s (Hisashi Hayashi, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2016)-Risk: Mass Effect Galaxy at War Edition 7m43s (Andrew Wolf, The OP, 2013)-Pulsar 2849 10m37s (Vladimír Suchý, CGE, 2017)-Antidote 13m06s (Dennis Hoyle, Bellwether Games, 2013)-Human Punishment: Social Deduction 2.0 14m33s (Stefan Godot, Godot Games, 2018)-Villagers 18m21s (Haakon Gaarder, Sinister Fish Games, 2019)News (and why it doesn't matter):-Sidereal Confluence expansion? 20m12s-New Orleans (gotta have a campaign) 21m11s-More Steding: Gugong expansion 23m16s-Pandemic system offshoots staying in print 23m53s-Successors Kickstarter launched 25m40s-Jagged Alliance expansion 27m59sFeature Game: Edge of Darkness 29m10s (John D. Clair, AEG, 2019)

The Card Crafting System returns once more, its heaps of mylar inserting into our gaming life. I would say it darkens our door, but the things are mostly transparent, so the idiom doesn't quite fit. One wonders whether and how one could sleeve a Card Crafting game, given that the games largely consist of sleeves already--but once one has witnessed the recursive horror that is sleeve sleeves, you cannot doubt the persistence and ingenuity of the Cult of Sleeves. They will, like life, find a way--perhaps sleeving each insert before inserting them into an ur-sleeve that will smother us all. The horror.Games Played Last Week: -Tiny Epic Mechs 1m32s (Scott Almes, Gamelyn Games, 2019)-Yokohama 2m45s (Hisashi Hayashi, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2016)-Risk: Mass Effect Galaxy at War Edition 7m43s (Andrew Wolf, The OP, 2013)-Pulsar 2849 10m37s (Vladimír Suchý, CGE, 2017)-Antidote 13m06s (Dennis Hoyle, Bellwether Games, 2013)-Human Punishment: Social Deduction 2.0 14m33s (Stefan Godot, Godot Games, 2018)-Villagers 18m21s (Haakon Gaarder, Sinister Fish Games, 2019)News (and why it doesn't matter):-Sidereal Confluence expansion? 20m12s-New Orleans (gotta have a campaign) 21m11s-More Steding: Gugong expansion 23m16s-Pandemic system offshoots staying in print 23m53s-Successors Kickstarter launched 25m40s-Jagged Alliance expansion 27m59sFeature Game: Edge of Darkness 29m10s (John D. Clair, AEG, 2019)

What would it be like to golf on Mars?  Don't worry about terraforming or colonizing, just play a fun nine holes.  We're reviewing Mars Open Tabletop Golf by Bellwether Games.  The kickstarter goes live on November 7th, so get the early scoop exclusively on our podcast or our YouTube channel.  Oh, ps, we're launching a YouTube channel!  We also talk about wanting, nay, salivating over expansions, and the pronunciation of GIF.

Draft Mechanic Episode 43: Coldwater Crown six-pack; Sagrada on tap; Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft Welcome back to another episode of Draft Mechanic! Today, it’s all about interesting themes rich with color. Our big feature is a six-pack review of Coldwater Crown, the recent release from designer Brian Suhre and Bellwether Games. On tap today we have Sagrada, an awesome new dice-drafting game that sets a new standard for gorgeous. In recent plays, we talk about receiving mysterious packages, rolling for railways, racing for evidence and real-time dungeon delving! We hope you enjoy today’s episode, drop us a line on BGG or social media to let us know! And now… on with the show! Intro 01:00 Intro / Housekeeping 02:30 Travel: Chicagoland Dice Dojo 03:57 News: Scythe, The Wind Gambit 06:30 Kickstarter: The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast 08:51 Kickstarter: Matryoshka 12:21 Recent Plays: The Mysterious Package Company 17:26 Recent Plays: 30 Rails 22:04 Recent Plays: Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft 31:25 Recent Plays: 5-Minute Dungeon 37:24 Six Pack Review: Coldwater Crown 38:13 Coldwater Crown: Rules Walkthrough 44:33 Coldwater Crown: Discussion 57:50 Coldwater Crown: Final Thoughts 61:11 On Tap: Sagrada 73:00 The Beer Primer: Saisons 81:12 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at

In this latest episode of Creator Spotlight, we get to talk board games! We were able to sit down and chat with Dennis Hoyle, the man behind Bellwether Games, an up-and-coming board game company. Since the surprising events that led him to pursue a career in board game creation, Dennis has hit his foot to the gas pedal, and has found great success creating brand new board games for people all over the world to enjoy! With a few successful Kickstarter campaigns giving him experience and opportunity, Dennis has been able to develop new and unique board games that people cannot get enough of. Sit back, and listen to his story of how Dennis got to where he is, and all the hurdles and victories along the way!

We talk this week to Dennis Hoyle, one of the founders of Bellwether Games. We discuss a few of the games Bellwether Games publishes: The Princess and the Goblin – a maze-building, path-discovery game based on the George MacDonald story of the same name. Coldwater Crown – a fishing puzzle game. Figure out how to catch the right fish at The post 34 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Dennis Hoyle from Bellwether Games appeared first on The Family Gamers.

Draft Mechanic Episode 32: Windup War preview & designers interview; Puerto Rico on tap; SeaFall; 51st State; Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widows Walk Hello! Welcome back to another episode of Draft Mechanic! Today we’ve got an interview with designers Jessica Chu & Katie Khau and we’re taking a look at their upcoming game Windup War, being published by Bellwether Games - and it’s on Kickstarter now for another two weeks! We’re digging into the classics as well today with Puerto Rico on tap. We’ve also got some cool recent plays: 51st State; the new “Widows Walk” expansion for Betrayal at House on the Hill; and we’re also going over our first impressions of SeaFall after two games. Finally, we’re going to discuss the news out of Massachusetts where a craft brewery is looking to help out the little guys by starting their own distribution company. We hope you enjoy today’s episode, so sit back, relax, grab a pint and enjoy the show! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 01:50 Local events (Extra Life / MACE) 04:30 FBGL Update 05:31 Upcoming: UNLOCK! 10:31 First Impressions: SeaFall 16:49 Recent Plays: 51st State Master Set 20:38 Recent Plays: Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow’s Walk 26:27 Kickstarter Preview: Windup War 31:05 Interview with Jess Chu & Katie Khau, cow&duck Studios 43:48 On Tap: Puerto Rico 52:47 Night Shift Brewing launches distribution company 60:11 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at

Episode 22 marks the return of Craig's beloved co-host David. In this Episode they talk about David's first kickstarter game to arrive in the mail, Antidote by Bellwether Games. Also they dive into Steam Donkey by the Ragnar Brothers and discuss their new addition, The X-Wing miniatures game from Fantasy Flight. In their hype section of the cast, they look at Sky Relics, a new Airship miniature combat game, Posthuman by Mr. B Games, and Star Wars Imperial Assault first full expansion, Twin Shadows. In their topic segment, they discuss grief and the role of games as both an escape from times of tragedy and the imprtance of the community during times of grief. Lastly, Craig finally gets his turn at the Know Your Podcaster Lightning Round. Enjoy and see you next week! Show Times:  Battle Arena Show Cancellation (KOTI Games): 4:15 Antidote (Bellwether Games): 6:30 Steam Donkey (Ragnar Brothers): 18:30 X-Wing Miniatures Game (Fantasy Flight): 27:45 Sky Relics (Sky Relics Games LLC): 42:00 Posthuman (Mr. B Games): 52:15 One Night Resistance: 58:30 The Siblings Trouble: 59:00 Imperial Assault: Twin Shadows (Fantasy Flight Games): 1:00:45 Topic: Grief and Community Influence on Tragedy: 1:05:30 Know Your Podcaster Lightning Round--Craig: 1:21:30