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Tom and Paul here to bring you more quality board games chat into your ears. On this episode we have a chat about Command and Colors: Ancients and then have a look at what is trending in the BGG Hotness. Don't forget you can send us an email. We are active on Instagram and Twitter or visit our Discord Channel.
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History lives on the Tabletop - Great board games based on history. We have some game suggestions for a historical miniature wargamer looking to broaden their horizons into hobby board games. Sticking with the theme of history we’ve got two Viking themed reviews, Skora and the Hall of Heroes Expansion for Raiders of the North Sea. Finally in our week in review we’ve got first thoughts on both Letter Jam and The Crew with two players.. Episode 119, recorded January 8th, 2021. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. If you enjoy the show consider tipping the Bellhop at: patreon.com/tabletopbellhop More detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep119/ Disclosure: Links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Games mentioned may be review copies provided by publishers. SUGGESTION BOX Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com Best Two Player Games for Date Night, Fallout The Board Game, The Tabletop Bellhop Website, Pip System Corebook Review, Back to the Future Dice Through Time Unboxing, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Review on YouTube, Best New Board Game Discoveries of 2020, ASK THE BELLHOP Tabletop Bellhop Patron Bryan Shein is a long time historical miniature gamer who’s looking to broaden their horizons and wants some historical themed board game suggestions. Command & Colors System: Command & Colors Ancients, Command & Colors Napoleonics, Command & Colors Medieval, Command & Colors Samurai Battles, Columbia Block Games: Hammer of the Scots, Julius Caesar, Academy Games Birth Of... Series: 1754 Conquest, 1775 Rebellion, 1812 The Invasion of Canada, 878 Vikings Invasions of England, 18XX Rail Games: 1830, Railways & Robber Barons, 1844 1854 Switzerland and Austria, Twilight Struggle, Civilization Games: Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization, Clash of Cultures, Renaissance Games: Princes of Florence, Genoa, Coimbra, Lorenzo Il Magnifico, Other Great Eurogames: Trajan, Carpe Diem, Arkwright, Lisboa, Cooperative Games: Freedom The Underground Railroad, The Grizzled Armistice Edition, Honourable Mentions: Founding Fathers, John Company, Diplomacy, Send questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com THE GAME ROOM: Skora Skora Written Review: Skora Unboxing Video: Buy Skora, THE GAME ROOM: Raiders of the North Sea Hall of Heroes 00:54:50 Hall of Heroes Written Review: Hall of Heroes Unboxing: Buy Hall of Heroes, THE BELLHOPS TABLETOP Gaming stuff we've been involved in over the last week: Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle, The Crew, Letter Jam, FIND US: Sign up for our newsletter: https://newsletter.tabletopbellhop.com Webpage: https://tabletopbellhop.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/tabletopbellhop/ Twitter: twitter.com/tabletopbellhop Instagram: www.instagram.com/tabletopbellhop/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/tabletopbellhop?sub_confirmation=1 Twitch: twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop
Eure Brettspielnasenbären vom ältesten Brettspielpodcast der Welt sind wieder zurück! Wir machen einen Ausflug in das Sandalen-und-Schleuder-tragende Kriegsgeschehen der Antike (Commands & Colors: Ancients) und in das Schottland am Vorabend der Industrialisierung (Clans of Caledonia). Viel Spaß beim Hören!
"No plan survives first contact intact." A useful aphorism, but how do you internalize the lesson and learn to deal with plans that go awry from the get-go? "It ain't over 'til it's over." How do you teach the value of perseverance and the reality that the tide can turn at any moment? "You have to play the hand you're dealt." Decisions are rarely made with perfect information, and even more rarely are problems solved with the ideal set of resources. How do you help kids learn to avoid "analysis paralysis" and work with the information and materials on hand? This week begins our series of deep dives into games we're playing to enrich our study of Roman History and equip our kids for living. "Commands and Colors: Ancients", a tabletop board wargame, not only makes historical battles come to life in a tangible way, but offers a starting point for learning valuable lessons in managing expectations and dealing with limited knowledge. Laura and Chris discuss game play, the value of studying battles within a wider history curriculum, why Commands and Colors' "fog of war" simulation is uniquely suited to helping develop decision making skills using imperfect information, and how to get the most out of a game session. Recommended Games: Commands & Colors Ancients – This ancient battle simulation is reasonably simple and fast playing, with many scenarios being playable within an hour once the rules are understood. The base game contains battles from the Punic Wars. Expansion #1: Greece vs. The Eastern Kingdoms - This expansion works well with studies of Greek and Hellenic history, but includes scenarios for conflicts between Greece and Rome. Expansions #2 & #3: Rome vs. The Barbarians and The Roman Civil Wars - These expansions cover Romes campaigns in Northern Europe and the critical period in the late Roman Republic that sets the stage for the development of the Roman Empire. Expansion #4: Imperial Rome - What it says on the tin. This expansion includes scenarios for the most significant battles during the imperial age. The focus shifts from Rome's expansion to the defense of the territory it has gained. Expansion #5: Epic Ancients II - This expansion is currently out of stock and currently in pre-order for a second print run. GMT Games P500 program gauges interest in future games and reprint runs through a pre-order program. Games that reach 500 pre-orders get slated for print run, and those who pre-ordered get the game at the P500 price, which is discounted from the retail price. As of the date of publication for this episode, Epic Ancients is approximately 100 pre-orders away from a second printing. If you're interested in playing this with a larger group, consider a P500 pre-order. Expansion #6: Spartan Army - This expansion is another one best suited for studies in Ancient Greek History. The focus is on the Spartan army between 669 and 338 BC, and includes the conflicts between Sparta and Argos, the Persian and Peloponnesian wars, and the decline of Sparta as Macedon grew in power. Vassal Module: Commands and Colors Ancients - If you're looking for a way to learn gameplay, the Vassal Engine provides a computer desktop display of the gameboard and opportunities to play with others online and by email. YouTube Tutorials - Along with simply searching the game title and particular scenarios (there are videos of nearly every scenario now), look here and here for excellent tutorials from Charlotte Area Historical Gaming. Can't see the links? Podcatcher turning my painstaking labor into plaintext? Come visit the podcast page at https://played.podbean.com/ and get the full experience, complete with all the links in perfect functioning order. Intro and Outro Music: "Crunk Knight" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
At Tabletop Bellhop we answer your game and game night questions, go "Ask The Bellhop" at https://tabletopbellhop.com/. Ep #9 Under the Hood. Mermaid Adventures, Terra Mystica, and Gloomhaven before we deep dive into game mechanics. Please subscribe to our YouTube ChannelThis is the Ninth episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on September 26th, 2018. Join us as we stream live every week Wednesday’s at Nine Thirty Eastern: https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhopDisclosure: Some links below are Amazon Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. This episode includes:---Viewer/Listener Feedback--- We read off and respond to listener feedback. Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com or sean@tabletopbellhop.com---Tabletop Gaming Weekly--- A look at what games hit The Bellhop's table over the last week. Board Game Arena, 7 Wonders, Race for the Galaxy, Terra Mystica, Terraforming Mars, Tales of Equestria, Mermaid Adventures, GloomhavenOther links: Windsor Sandwich Shop, Shut Up & Sit Down Gloomhaven ReviewRelated Blog Posts: https://tabletopbellhop.com/playing-tabletop-games/wdypm-sept24/---Announcements---You can find us all across the web now and we grow by the support of listeners and viewers like you, so please take a minute to subscribe to our content on your favorite platform or give us a like, thumbs up or review.We have a newsletter, sign up for weekly updates in your mail. https://newsletter.tabletopbellhop.com---Ask The Bellhop--- Each week we answer at least one viewer question. This week: NecroDaddy80 on Twitch asks: “What game mechanics do you prefer?”Games mentioned approximately in order mentioned: Caylus, Puerto Rico, Clank!, Core Worlds, Carcassonne, Isle of Skye, Pandemic, FASA Star Trek, Race for the Galaxy, Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire, Through the Desert, Agricola, El Grande, Cry Havok, 7 Wonders, Power Grid, Going, Going, GONE! Poker, Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery, Hammer of the Scots, Star Wars, Imperial Assault, Zombicide, Command & Colors Ancients, The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31, Clue, Magic The Gathering, Medieval Academy, Dominion, Concordia, Hyperborea, Orleans, The Duke, Bandu, Drop It!, Pitchcar, Monopoly, Pictionary, Pictomania, Russian Railroads, Risk, Kemet, Rising Sun, Chess, Onitama, Bohnanza, Mahjong Ticket To Ride, Advanced Squad Leader, Battlelore 2e, Starship Troopers, Hanabi, Chinatown, Fury of Dracula, Specter Ops, Scotland Yard, Mansions of Madness, Star Wars Imperial Assault, XCOM, Azul, Wasteland Express Delivery Service, Tsuro, Hellapagos (the Survivor game Sean mentions), Werewolf, Nine Men’s Morris, Tokaido, CV, Blackjack, 1812 Invasion of Canada, Pillars of the Earth, Space Alert, Fallout The Board Game, Untold: Adventures Await, Rory’s Story Cubes, Gloomhaven, Xia, Legends of a Drift System, Catan, Chocolate Edition, Yahtzee, Saint Malo, Shipyard, Gin Rummy, Ticket to Ride, Robo Rally Mechs Vs. Minions Race for the Galaxy, The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31, Battlestar Galactica 1846, San Francisco Cable Car, Biblios, Munchkin, Rumble in the Dungeon, Clank! In! Space!, Carcassonne, Patchwork, Dominos, Terraforming Mars, Catan, Diamonds, Hearts, Spades, Twilight Imperium, Other links: XCOM Enemy Unkown Columbia Games (Block Wargames) Flip Florey’s Super Saturday Board Game Serial, Related Blog Post: https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/game-mechanics/* --- Blog Plug and Patreon Shout Out ---* Head over to the Tabletop Bellhop Blog where you can read more about today’s topics and more. The Tabletop Bellhop Blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com If you enjoyed the show be sure to tip The Bellhop at: patreon.com/tabletopbellhopFind us all over the web:Facebook www.facebook.com/tabletopbellhop/Twitter witter.com/tabletopbellhopInstagram www.instagram.com/tabletopbellhop/Google Plus plus.google.com/u/1/communities/105133123664243159789BoardGameGeek boardgamegeek.com/guild/3347YouTube www.youtube.com/channel/UCez3cu7peTRAcb1ZJF4j5A?subconfirmation=1Twitch twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop
Wargamer Katie from Katie's Game Corner is here to take us back to war in the time of Rome and Carthage with Commands and Colors Ancients! Considered by many to be the pinnacle of the commands system designed by Richard Borg, C and C has held a spot in the boardgamegeek top 100 for a long time! Thanks to our sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of the show. Go and check out how Elaine and Carmen are bringing the world of board games to youl! Thanks as well to Punchboard Media! Check out a wealth of excellent board game media at www.punchboardmedia.com!
Episode 12: Top Faves with Dave Goes to the Movies! with Dave Tubbs. The Veteran Wargamer is brought to you by Kings Hobbies and Games! http://www.kingshobbiesandgames.com Special Artizan Service Miniatures Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/535609166648160/?ref=group_browse_new Discussion on this episode can be found at http://theveteranwargamer.blogspot.com Other companies we mentioned: Rogue Stars - https://ospreypublishing.com/rogue-stars Judge Dredd - Warlord Games - http://www.warlordgames.com/judge-dredd/ Mongoose Games - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/97248/judge-dredd-miniatures-gameem4 eM4 Future Warriors - http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/Future_Skirmish.html Copplestone Castings Future Wars - http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/list.php?cat=1&page=1 BloodBowl - https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Blood-Bowl-2016-ENG Flint and Feather - https://www.cruciblecrush.com/flint-feather/ Shot, Steel and Stone - http://thewargamingcompendium.com W Britain - https://www.wbritain.com/product-store/clash-of-empires Commands and Colors: Ancients - https://www.gmtgames.com/c-6-commands-colors-ancients.aspx Avgvstvs to Avrelian - http://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/avgvstvs-to-avrelian/ Jugula - http://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/Jugula.html Foundry - http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/ancients/imperial-romans Baccus6mm https://www.baccus6mm.com/catalogue/TheRomans/EarlyImperialRome/ & https://www.baccus6mm.com/catalogue/TheRomans/Germans/ Bolt Action - https://us-store.warlordgames.com/collections/bolt-action Konflikt 47 - https://us-store.warlordgames.com/collections/konflikt-47 Old Glory - http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/categories.asp?cat=13 Chain of Command - https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/chain-of-command/ Battlefront - Flames of War - http://www.flamesofwar.com/online_store.aspx I Ain't Been Shot, Mum - https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/i-ain%C2%92t-been-shot-mum/ GHQ - http://www.ghqmodels.com/store/military-models-world-war-ii-micro-armour.html Baccus6mm - https://www.baccus6mm.com/catalogue/WorldWar2/ Sons of the Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/27223/sons-desert The Men Who Would be Kings - https://ospreypublishing.com/the-men-who-would-be-kings Congo - http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/congo Ronin - https://ospreypublishing.com/ronin-skirmish-wargames-in-the-age-of-the-samurai Clan War - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13584/clan-war Tomorrow's War - https://www.amazon.com/Tomorrows-Science-Fiction-Wargaming-Rules/dp/1849085315 StarGrunt II - https://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/rules.html Imperial Assault - https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/star-wars-imperial-assault/ PrePaint Star Wars - http://www.popularcollections.com/stwami.html West End Games Star Wars d6 RPG and miniatures - http://www.starwars.com/news/the-big-impact-of-west-end-games-star-wars-miniatures Warhammer Ancient Battles - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8003/warhammer-ancient-battles Swordpoint - http://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/SWORDPOINT_Rulebook--product--5402.html L'Art de Guerre - http://www.madaxeman.com/L_Art_de_la_Guerre_page.php Lion Rampant - https://ospreypublishing.com/lion-rampant-medieval-wargaming-rules Sword and Spear - http://polkovnik.moonfruit.com/sword-spear/4583102656 Perry Miniatures - https://www.perry-miniatures.com/index.php?cPath=23_33 Space Hulk - https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Hulk-2016 Commands & Colors: Napoleonics - http://www.gmtgames.com/p-576-commands-colors-napoleonics-3rd-printing.aspx Blucher - http://www.sammustafa.com/honour/modules-games/blucher/ Commands & Colors: Tricorne - http://compassgames.com/index.php/preorders/commands-colors-tricorne-the-american-revolution.html Xwing Miniatures - http://www.aresgames.eu/games/sails-of-glory-line Sails of Glory - http://www.aresgames.eu/games/sails-of-glory-line
Episode 8: Commands and Meeples. We speak with Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs and Mike Whitaker about the Meeples and Miniatures podcast and Commands and Colors. The Veteran Wargamer is brought to you by Kings Hobbies and Games! http://www.kingshobbiesandgames.com Check out the FUBAR WWII Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1347433757/special-artizan-service-presents-fubar-28mm-ww2-ra Special Artizan Service Miniatures Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/535609166648160/?ref=group_browse_new Other companies we mentioned: Commands & Colors home page http://www.commandsandcolors.net Battle Cry http://avalonhill.wizards.com/games/battle-cry Memoir 44 https://www.daysofwonder.com/memoir44/en/ BattleLore https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/battlelore-second-edition/ Battles of Westeros https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/battles-of-westeros/ Commands & Colors: Ancients https://www.gmtgames.com/c-6-commands-colors-ancients.aspx Commands & Colors: Napoleonics https://www.gmtgames.com/c-30-commands-colors-napoleonics.aspx Commands & Colors: Medieval https://www.gmtgames.com/c-80-commands-colors-medieval.aspx Tricorne http://www.compassgames.com/preorders/commands-colors-tricorne-the-american-revolution.html The Great War http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=159 Samurai Battles http://www.zvezda-usa.com/games/mini-nabory-1-72/ Abaddon https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/112381/abaddon BenSound.com “Rumble” http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/rumble BenSound.com “Actionable” http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/actionable
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Our review of Commands and Colors Ancients. Commands and Colors is something Lariat and I both love and we were excited to get our hands on this game of ancient warfare using that system.Listen:"Listen Live" Wednesdays @ 6 PM CST at www.KXTR.netSearch "KXTR 100.7 The Planet" on TuneIn RadioRSS Feed: (add us to your podcast catcher) feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…508/sounds.rssTalk:www.Facebook.com/BagsandBoards@bagsandboardstxbagsandboardstx@gmail.com
The first expansion to Commands and Colors Ancients from GMT Games and designer Richard Borg. This expansion covers Greece and the Eastern Kingdoms.Listen:"Listen Live" Wednesdays @ 6 PM CST at www.KXTR.netSearch "KXTR 100.7 The Planet" on TuneIn RadioRSS Feed: (add us to your podcast catcher) feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…508/sounds.rssTalk:www.Facebook.com/BagsandBoards@bagsandboardstxbagsandboardstx@gmail.com
The first expansion to Commands and Colors Ancients from GMT Games and designer Richard Borg. This expansion covers Greece and the Eastern Kingdoms. Listen: "Listen Live" Wednesdays @ 6 PM CST at www.KXTR.net Search "KXTR 100.7 The Planet" on TuneIn Radio RSS Feed: (add us to your podcast catcher) feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…508/sounds.rss Talk: www.Facebook.com/BagsandBoards @bagsandboardstx bagsandboardstx@gmail.com
Our review of Commands and Colors Ancients. Commands and Colors is something Lariat and I both love and we were excited to get our hands on this game of ancient warfare using that system. Listen: "Listen Live" Wednesdays @ 6 PM CST at www.KXTR.net Search "KXTR 100.7 The Planet" on TuneIn Radio RSS Feed: (add us to your podcast catcher) feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…508/sounds.rss Talk: www.Facebook.com/BagsandBoards @bagsandboardstx bagsandboardstx@gmail.com
In which, Andrew and staff writer Joseph De Paul AKA Dude get together to discuss cost-of-living in various areas of the country... just kidding, they are talking about tabletop war games, from the very beginning. Dude provides a pretty thorough, concise definition of a war game, and he and Andrew discuss the moment when they realized that loving tabletop miniature games is not a given in everyone's lives, and the moment when they fell out of love with them. They both admit that they have never played Settlers of Catan (at which Tracy was duly horrified). Dude also describes what is, in his opinion, pretty much the perfect war game: Commands & Colors Ancients.
Our Halloween Episode! Since it's a whole number episode, we start off as always by opening up a Dusty Old Box. This Dusty Old Box turns out to be a blast from BOTH Mark's Past AND Jeff's Past. After the Dusty Old Box, Mark and Jeff dig into their main topics. Marks starts us off with a humorously scary Halloweeny treat: Kill Doctor Lucky (and His Little Dog Too): a lighthearted game of murderous intent. Afterwards, Jeff provides some Halloween-free fun with his coverage of Commands and Colors Ancients --which he miraculously does WITHOUT making a single "Borg assimilation" joke! As always, we LOVE to hear from our listeners, so please post a comment to this blog entry (at www.gameopolis.org or gameopolis.libsyn.com), or send us an email at info@gameopolis.org! 00:00:00 Prelude 00:02:35 Dusty Old Box 00:13:37 Kill Doctor Lucky 00:33:35 Commands and Colors Ancients 01:09:35 Signoff Related links: 1 Kill Doctor Lucky on Boardgamegeek 2 Commands and Colors Ancients on Boardgamegeek Stay tuned for Show 16.5 -coming very soon! NOTE: To download, right-click on the "POD" icon above, and choose "Save Target As..." Select a download location on your computer, and save. After saving, play the file from your downloaded copy.
In this episode, Tom talks with Richard Borg, designer of Liar's Dice, Memoir '44, and Commands and Colors: Ancients. Richard talks about his designing, his playtesting, and some new ideas for games in the future!