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Join Traci and Kurt as they talk about some great two player games: Tokaido Duo by Funforge and Morels by Two Lanterns Games! https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Episode_511_Final.mp3

What happens when you cross Lord of the Rings with Pandemic? Dan Patriss has all the info in this installment of Munchkin Land - your source for board game news! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com NEWS Z-Man Games getting into the latest Lord of the Rings surge with The Lord of the Rings:  Fate of the Fellowship, a game built on the Pandemic System by Matt Leacock, June 6  ($50) Phoenix New Horizons A heavier weight worker placement Euro by Jorge J. Barroso June ‘25 (~$50) Koinobori is a family weight card game releasing in July ‘25 (~15) Devir Games teased Transgalactica, by Danielle Tascini (Marco Polo Tzolkein, Teotihuacan) , June ‘25 ($60) CMON has released Nova Era, a civilization-building game, ‘25 (~$35-40) Arcane Wonders is releasing Freedom Five: A Sentinel Comics Board Game, into retail Feb 25 ($60) Asmodee is releasing For a Crown a single deck , deckbuilding game for 3-5 players playing in about an hour-- Feb ‘25 ($40) FunForge is releasing Tapas March ‘25 (Two player tile or chit laying game) $25 Crowdfunding KICKSTARTER Twinkle Twinkle, Merchants of Andromeda, and Waddle Casinopolis (Button shy) Star Explorer  An Age Contrived: Folklore & Pilgrimage Khlor GAMEFOUND Aventuria: The Adventure Board Game - Chalices of Power and Curse of the Desert Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint Reprint plus Nemesis Expansion Massive Darkness: Dungeons of Shadowreach

What happens when you cross Lord of the Rings with Pandemic? Dan Patriss has all the info in this installment of Munchkin Land - your source for board game news! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com NEWS Z-Man Games getting into the latest Lord of the Rings surge with The Lord of the Rings:  Fate of the Fellowship, a game built on the Pandemic System by Matt Leacock, June 6  ($50) Phoenix New Horizons A heavier weight worker placement Euro by Jorge J. Barroso June ‘25 (~$50) Koinobori is a family weight card game releasing in July ‘25 (~15) Devir Games teased Transgalactica, by Danielle Tascini (Marco Polo Tzolkein, Teotihuacan) , June ‘25 ($60) CMON has released Nova Era, a civilization-building game, ‘25 (~$35-40) Arcane Wonders is releasing Freedom Five: A Sentinel Comics Board Game, into retail Feb 25 ($60) Asmodee is releasing For a Crown a single deck , deckbuilding game for 3-5 players playing in about an hour-- Feb ‘25 ($40) FunForge is releasing Tapas March ‘25 (Two player tile or chit laying game) $25 Crowdfunding KICKSTARTER Twinkle Twinkle, Merchants of Andromeda, and Waddle Casinopolis (Button shy) Star Explorer  An Age Contrived: Folklore & Pilgrimage Khlor GAMEFOUND Aventuria: The Adventure Board Game - Chalices of Power and Curse of the Desert Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint Reprint plus Nemesis Expansion Massive Darkness: Dungeons of Shadowreach

With Oliver back from the Spiel des Jahres we have interviews with the winners, chat about the controversy, dive into finances, and lift up awards. Just another day at GB HQ as we bring you the best in tabletop gaming news.    Headlines   Spiel des Jahres 2024 awards ceremony controversy https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/preisverleihung-kennerspiel-des-jahres-2024/ Matteo Statement https://medium.com/@baddeo/why-i-wear-55cb9459d8e7   Hasbro Earnings https://www.fastcompany.com/91163137/hasbro-earnings-reveal-monopoly-go-made-3-billion-dollars   Diana Jones Award 2024 Winner Announced https://x.com/dianajonesaward/status/1818883478617723112?s=4 Tabletop Industry Network (not Indie like Iain said on the cast) https://uktin.substack.com/ Alex's email alex.speidel@unitedpaizoworkers.org   News Braincrack Games   WOTC removes credits https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-removes-digital-content-team-credits-from-d-d-beyond.705711/   Funforge not forging fun https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/07/22/financially-troubled-funforge-nears-deal-to-get-years-delayed-monumental-kickstarter-into-the-hands-of-backers/   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/funforge/monumental-african-empires/description   GAMA Announces First Tabletop Game Retailer Survey https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57477/gama-announces-their-first-tabletop-game-survey Berlin Brettspiel Con 2024 visitor figures up https://www.spielbox.de/veranstaltungen/1182-berlin-brettspiel-con-mit-besucherrekord?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter   Gary Gygax day https://www.visitlakegeneva.com/blog/post/celebrating-50-years-the-birthplace-of-dungeons-dragons/   Dave Arneson estate questions publisher https://www.arnesonestate.com/press   Jobs, Opportunities, and Events   https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs   Elizabeth Hargrave List https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/67/gen-con-2024-preview?designer=129337,99245,60377,154240,129338,43440,156227,91661,69754,95939,86477,115024,94364,111338,121833,137383,161639,142544,102049,6940,157015,122519,73358,97486,151267,99119,130964,27975,132398,147996,156171,160471,50567,34659,151195,69718,105088,126375,12374,132085,121227,154937,141343,152297,136220&sort=hot   Pegasus Designer Days https://pegasus.de/en/designer-days   2024 Inventor Pitch & Innovation Conference https://www.chitag.com/2024-inventor-pitch-innovation-conference   Board Game Raffle in Aid of The Trussell Trust / UK Food Banks  tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle/   Tabletop Scotland https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/   Patreon Shoutouts   Kevin Bertram https://www.fortcircle.com/   James Naylor https://naylorgames.com/   Shaun Newman game-a-lot.fun/en facebook.com/gamealotboardgames   Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain   Support Us https://giantbrain.co.uk/support-us-new/   Fanroll https://fanrolldice.com/ref/2783/   Sir Meeple https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain   Outro   Monopoly Go board game https://www.polygon.com/24199990/monopoly-go-board-game-announcement   Monopo-Lee-ds https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crg5jym45nmo?at_link_id=EB8F13C4-4C47-11EF-A27A-98FE1C4ACFD5&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_link_origin=BBC_Yorkshire&at_medium=social&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign=Social_Flow&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0p38NbiktK_nFnCxV5heweL5QcswVIJ1QR1UjOJnqXutFdaohfqjcPMi8_aem_aHBTlw0jdGdALeNW3-mbdA   Our Links   Thanks very much for listening. If you like what you've listened to then the best way to help us out is to share the podcast and drop us a review and rating on itunes.  You can also follow us on   Oliver: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/3bMx2HK75r Blusky:https://bsky.app/profile/giantbrain.co.uk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantbrainuk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain Website: https://giantbrain.co.uk/ Email: giantbrainuk@gmail.com

This week, we continue our gaming over the holidays but shift our focus to Kait and Eric. They're playing Tokaido Duo. The two player version of the popular Tokaido by Antoine Bauza and published in 2022 by Funforge.  Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe! Until next week, play more games!

A PEL : on s'arrête sur le stand de Funforge pour retrouver Charlotte et s'affronter sur le jeu duo Donuts. Donuts Par Bruno Cathala Illustré par Philippe Nouhra Édité par Funforge A 2 joueuses Pour 8 ans et + Pour 10 à 20 minutes Description : Donuts (anciennement connu sous le nom de Insert) est un jeu de stratégie abstrait pour 2 joueurs, où vous devez aligner 5 anneaux de votre couleur. Emission présentée par Alex & Zephiriel Générique par Adrien Larouzée Twitter @ledefausse Instagram Le Dé Faussé Facebook Le Dé Faussé Envie de nous soutenir ? Vous pouvez, si vous le souhaitez, grâce au Patreon de notre collectif, le Vaisseau Hyper Sensas ! patreon.com/vaisseauhypersensas Découvrez également notre site vaisseauhypersensas.fr Rejoignez nous sur Discord! https://discord.gg/uGxNp6n

Charlotte nous accueille chez Funforge pour nous parler de Monumental ! L'occasion de faire un tour d'horizon complet sur le jeu. Monumental Par Matthew Dunstan Édité par Funforge De 1 à 4 joueuses Pour 10 ans et + Pour 60 à 120 minutes Description : Le destin de votre civilisation repose sur vos épaules ! Monumental est un jeu de plateau massif pour 1 à 4 joueurs (5 avec l'extension Lost Kingdoms), où vous et vos adversaires vous affronterez pour mener votre civilisation vers la gloire à travers les âges. Emission présentée par Alex & Zephiriel Générique par Adrien Larouzée Twitter @ledefausse Instagram Le Dé Faussé Facebook Le Dé Faussé Envie de nous soutenir ? Vous pouvez, si vous le souhaitez, grâce au Patreon de notre collectif, le Vaisseau Hyper Sensas ! patreon.com/vaisseauhypersensas Découvrez également notre site vaisseauhypersensas.fr Rejoignez nous sur Discord! https://discord.gg/uGxNp6n

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 16, 2023. This week, Indie announces a true Prelude to a Prelude, Next Move says that's still their fish, Whales now make extreme pig noises, and Mindclash continues to Persevere.   TOP STORIES (2:15) Indie Board and Cards announces 6th Terraforming Mars expansion, Prelude 2 Star Wars: Unlimited TCG coming from Fantasy Flight New edition of Hey That's My Fish coming from Next Move Games Coloma reprint and expansion coming to Gamefound House of Fado by Vital Lacerda and João Quintela Martins Faiyum Priviledges expansion announced by 2F Spiele Ticket to Ride: Berlin coming in August Old King's Crown by designer/illustrator Pablo Clark Oink Games announces Whale to Look and Nine Tiles Extreme Perseverance Chapters 3 and 4 coming to Gamefound House of Cats from William Attia and Kristian Amundsen Østby Grimlord Games goes into insolvency Kavango by designers Matt Brown and Zara Reid, published by Mazaza Games Bruno Cathala's digital title Insert being printed by FunForge as Donuts   CROWDFUNDING (16:50) Pies, Mori, Lunar, and Bacon Astro Knights Eternity They Live: The Card Game The Hunters AD 1492 Guards of Atlantis II Cysmic     SPONSOR UPDATE (26:30) Cosmoctopus   THE HOTNESS (28:10) Ark Nova 6: Siege – The Board Game Frosthaven Ark Nova: Marine Worlds Applejack Raising Robots Earth Star Wars: Unlimited Heat: Pedal to the Metal Terraforming Mars: Prelude 2     CONNECT: Follow our Twitter newsfeed: twitter.com/dicetowernow Dig in with Corey at DiceTowerDish.com.

Mechanics are supremely important to a great game, but mechanics are not the only thing that makes a game great. Story, theme, and art are clearly very important as well. Namiji, the newest game from FunForge (the creators of Tokaido) has decent low weight mechanics and is a fun game to play. However, where it really shines is in the other three categories. Particularly Theme and Art. the Aesthetic is minimalist and combined with the theme of Zen appreciation the game is a gorgeous and charming experience.  

More news about Star Wars: The Deck Building Game, Atomic Mass Games announces a Star Wars game, and even more (Star Wars) gaming news! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com NEWS FFG Announced more details about Star Wars The Deck Building Game. March ‘23 ($35) Atomic Mass Games Announced a new Skirmish Mini's game Star Wars:Shatterpoint Summer ‘23 Portal Games new Solo-Campaign based Expansion for Empires of the North:Wrath of the Lighthouse Will release this week  $40 Skytear games will release Tower Defense themed Skytear Horde Jan ‘23 ($50) Funforge will finally release the spiritual successor to Tokaido designed again by Antoine Bauza-- Namiji into retail later this month or early Dec ($45) Upper Deck will release another Legendary encounters DBG, this one Legendary Encounters: The Matrix, will be released Q2 ‘23 ($80). Crowdfunding Heroscape:Age of Annihilation Think same way they crowdfunded Hero-quest or I guess more of a pre-order, but they do have a goal on there. Kickstarter Slay the Spire:The Board Game On the Underground: Paris / New York Oceans:Legends of the Deep Ceres Zoo Tycoon:The Board Game [su_signoff]

More news about Star Wars: The Deck Building Game, Atomic Mass Games announces a Star Wars game, and even more (Star Wars) gaming news! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com NEWS FFG Announced more details about Star Wars The Deck Building Game. March ‘23 ($35) Atomic Mass Games Announced a new Skirmish Mini's game Star Wars:Shatterpoint Summer ‘23 Portal Games new Solo-Campaign based Expansion for Empires of the North:Wrath of the Lighthouse Will release this week  $40 Skytear games will release Tower Defense themed Skytear Horde Jan ‘23 ($50) Funforge will finally release the spiritual successor to Tokaido designed again by Antoine Bauza-- Namiji into retail later this month or early Dec ($45) Upper Deck will release another Legendary encounters DBG, this one Legendary Encounters: The Matrix, will be released Q2 ‘23 ($80). Crowdfunding Heroscape:Age of Annihilation Think same way they crowdfunded Hero-quest or I guess more of a pre-order, but they do have a goal on there. Kickstarter Slay the Spire:The Board Game On the Underground: Paris / New York Oceans:Legends of the Deep Ceres Zoo Tycoon:The Board Game [su_signoff]

We encourage elaborate deception in this week's episode. Go on designers, up your game. While we can't accept anything from you in terms of gifts or donations, you can totally fool us. Stack yourselves three deep in a trenchcoat! Pretend to be long-lost, estranged, and newly-dead relatives! Don silly hats and fake moustaches! Games Played Last Week:01:00 -Monumental (Matthew Dunstan, Funforge, 2020)06:37 -Spirit Island: Jagged Earth (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2020)08:52 -Ragusa (Fabio Lopiano, Braincrack Games, 2019)12:52 -Dead Reckoning (John D. Clair, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022)18:04 -Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition (Ted Alspach, Bézier Games, 2022)22:04 -Space Weirdos: A Skirmish Heartbreaker (Casey Garske, Garske Games, 2021)27:29 -Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood (Jamie Jolly, Shadowborne Games, 2022)34:38 -Battlecrest: Fellwoods Base Game (Dustin Dobson & Milan Zivkovic, Button Shy, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):37:53 We have a Patreon. Please keep mum about it, designers! www.patreon.com/svwag39:11 Fun Facts by Repos Production39:40 David Thompson and BeyondSolitaire working on a game about the Night Witches40:31 Almost Innocent on KS: co-op deduction40:52 Come Together and hold a music festival41:44 Feature Game: Mosaic: A Story of Civilization (Glenn Drover, Forbidden Games, 2022)

As far as Walker is concerned, when he says that Mark is a jerk and he smells funny, that's a prime example of a combo. Mark counters that a perfectly sensible combo is a podcast about board games issuing random observations of silly blockbuster movies. In either case, if you want your mind to break and your conception of reality to weaken, we encourage you to investigate short scale vs. long scale. Numbers are meaningless and all is illusion. Another combo!01:45 AYURIS: Cloudspire (Josh J. Carlson, Adam Carlson, & Josh Wielgus, Chip Theory Games, 2019)Games Played Last Week:04:42 -Merchants Cove (Jonny Pac, Carl Van Ostrand, & Drake Villareal, Final Frontier Games, 2021) 11:12 -Rangers of Shadow Deep (Joseph McCullough, Self-Published, 2018)14:07 -Dice Miner (Joshua DeBonis & Nikola Risteski, Atlas Games, 2021)17:34 -Railroad Ink Challenge (Hjalmar Hach & Lorenzo Silva, Horrible Guild, 2021)19:55 -The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples (Reiner Knizia, Ravensburger, 2019)24:23 -L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021)25:29 -Abandon All Artichokes (Emma Larkins, Gamewright, 2020)26:01 -Horizon Wars: Infinite Dark (Robery Jenkins, Precinct Omega Publishing, 2021)30:15 -Verona Twist (József Dorsonczky, Mind Fitness Games, 2018)33:04 -Monumental (Matthew Dunstan, Funforge, 2020)36:23 -Groundhog Day: The Game (Propsero Hall, Funko Games, 2021)News (and why it doesn't matter): 38:45 Castello Methoni and BoardGameGeek News/Store40:19 Maracaibo digital, mobile only (for now)40:48 Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition; should backers expect a game first?47:46 Send us questions! justrolldadice@gmail.com48:51 Knizia and Bitewing Games: "Criminal Capers Collection"50:00 Topic: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Combos1:10:19 SVWAG Presents: Masterpiece Theatre: Fast & Furious

The Secret Cabal's 2021 Fundraiser is live on Kickstarter right now! In today's episode the Founders jump into talking about a bunch of great games we've been playing including Imperium: Classics, Destinies, Stay Cool, The Initiative, Sagrada, and Dungeon Twister. Then Jamie, Chris, Steve and Don dive into a feature review of Monumental designed by Matthew Dunstan and published by Funforge. Tony T, as always, rounded up a list of the most important tabletop gaming news stories you'll find while the rest of the guys chatter away with their thoughts. Then finally the boys discuss Analysis Paralysis and Downtime and how it affects gameplay. Monumental Overview 01:02:24, Monumental Review 01:07:16, News with Tony T 01:41:09, Analysis Paralysis and Downtime 02:26:14

Our inaugural Mark Bigney is a Blithering Idiot Fest has arrived, and we can chronicle a minor subsection of things that make evident Mark is a not a smart man. Although this episode is jam-packed with content, even its confines cannot contain a comprehensive accounting; rest assured we will return to this topic in future instalments. Games Played Last Week:01:42 -Kemet: Blood and Sand (Jacques Bariot & Guillaume Montiage, Matagot, 2021)09:24 -Scythe (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2016)10:55 -Finished! (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2017)15:51 -Groundhog Day: The Game (Prospero Hall, Funko Games, 2021)22:27 -Street Masters: Aftershock (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2019)24:11 -Imperium: The Contention (Gary Dworetsky, Contention Games, 2021)29:25 -Commands & Colors: Samurai Battles (Richard Borg, GMT Games, 2021)32:59 -Asgard's Chosen (Morgan Dontanville, Mayfair Games, 2013)(Variant: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/1058313/solo-variant-more-tense-gameplay)35:23 -Spirit Island: Jagged Earth (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2020)39:53 -Galaxy Hunters (Daniel Alves, IDW Games, 2021)46:30 -Field Commander: Napoleon (Dan Verssen, Dan Verssen Games, 2011)50:27 -Tokaido (Antoine Bauza, Funforge, 2012)52:01 -Splendor (Marc André, Space Cowboys, 2014)News (and why it doesn't matter): 52:42 Spiel des Jahres nominations53:44 MicroMacro: Crime City: Full House56:09 Descent: Legends of the Dark57:00 BakaFire's Are you telling me this genius scientist can’t get the first place?57:47 Walker's Who Asked for This? Talisman tabletop RPG, The Burn Book59:08 Transformers deck-building game59:47 Pixel Tactics digital1:00:58 Feature Game: Whale Riders (Reiner Knizia, Grail Games, 2021)

If you've been following board games social media recently, you might have noticed that it's been a rough couple of weeks. Incidents like these, albeit difficult, allow us a chance to define our community and underscore our values. Silence can imply consent. We can either choose to silently defend powerful figures use their influence to harm vulnerable people without consequence, or we can choose to try and speak up to become a more welcoming and inclusive community. So Very Wrong About Games chooses to try to do the latter.00:57 Our statement on Phil Eklund and Daniele Tascini04:24 AYURIS: Warpgate (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2018) Games Played Last Week:06:46 -Darwin’s Journey (Simone Luciani & Nestore Mangone, ThunderGryph Games, 2021)12:20 -Dinosaur Tea Party (Rob Daviau, JR Honeycutt, & Justin D. Jacobson, Restoration Games, 2018)17:00 -Calimala (Fabio Lopiano, ADC Blackfire Entertainment GmbH, 2017)20:11 -Cosmic Frog (Jim Felli, Devious Weasel Games, 2020)23:31 -Yokohama (Hisashi Hayashi, Tasty Minstrel Games, 2016)25:35 -Quantum (Eric Zimmerman, Funforge, 2013)28:03 -City of the Big Shoulders (Raymond Chandler III, Parallel Games, 2019)32:21 -Food Chain Magnate (Jeroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga, Splotter, 2015)33:28 -A Billion Suns: Interstellar Fleet Battles (Mike Hutchinson, Osprey Games, 2021)News (and why it doesn't matter):39:10 Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition41:40 Asmodee buys Philibert42:32 Castles of Mad King Ludwig Collector's Edition43:32 Topic: Death of the Rule Book

The unofficial motto of SVWAG has always been, "stop trying to make fetch happen." Similarly, you can't just make up words out of thin air--it's not like they're holidays or anything that can be conjured ex nihilo (Happy Arkhipov Day!). What's an Arnak, anyway? Can you lose ruins of something that never existed? I suppose a fantasy is a good pretext to give us an arm's length distance from generations of pith-decked looters and graverobbers. Relatedly, Walker desperately wants to coin the term "Azteckian," but Mark's not having it.Games Played Last Week: 01:32 -Quantum (Eric Zimmerman, Funforge, 2013)04:15 -Infinity Gauntlet: A Love Letter Game (Seiji Kanai & Alexander Ortloff, Zman Games, 2020)07:34 -BattleCON: Unleashed (D. Brad Talton, Level 99 Games, 2020)12:52 -Sakura Arms (BakaFire, AEG, 2017)15:05 -Race for the Galaxy: The Brink of War (Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande Games, 2010)16:52 -Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers (Klaus-Jürgen Wrede & Bernd Brunnhofer, Hans im Glück, 2002)18:27 -Alhambra (Dirk Henn, Queen Games, 2003)20:12 -Pavlov's House (David Thompson, Dan Verssen Games, 2018)27:17 -Luxor (Rudiger Dorn, Queen Games, 2018)29:25 -Quetzal (Alexandre Garcia, Gigamic, 2020)News (and why it doesn't matter):32:24 Descent: Legends of the Dark34:28 Dragonlance digression36:38 More Knizia from Grail Games37:59 Too many Kickstarters! Yedo, Freedom Five, Frostpunk, Darkest Dungeon, Grand Austria Hotel, Crash Octopus, Kabuto Sumo, Sakura Arms38:51 Arkhipov Day: Ocotber 27th39:01 Feature Game: Lost Ruins of Arnak (Elwen & Mín, CGE, 2020)

The unofficial motto of SVWAG has always been, "stop trying to make fetch happen." Similarly, you can't just make up words out of thin air--it's not like they're holidays or anything that can be conjured ex nihilo (Happy Arkhipov Day!). What's an Arnak, anyway? Can you lose ruins of something that never existed? I suppose a fantasy is a good pretext to give us an arm's length distance from generations of pith-decked looters and graverobbers. Relatedly, Walker desperately wants to coin the term "Azteckian," but Mark's not having it.Games Played Last Week: 01:32 -Quantum (Eric Zimmerman, Funforge, 2013)04:15 -Infinity Gauntlet: A Love Letter Game (Seiji Kanai & Alexander Ortloff, Zman Games, 2020)07:34 -BattleCON: Unleashed (D. Brad Talton, Level 99 Games, 2020)12:52 -Sakura Arms (BakaFire, AEG, 2017)15:05 -Race for the Galaxy: The Brink of War (Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande Games, 2010)16:52 -Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers (Klaus-Jürgen Wrede & Bernd Brunnhofer, Hans im Glück, 2002)18:27 -Alhambra (Dirk Henn, Queen Games, 2003)20:12 -Pavlov's House (David Thompson, Dan Verssen Games, 2018)27:17 -Luxor (Rudiger Dorn, Queen Games, 2018)29:25 -Quetzal (Alexandre Garcia, Gigamic, 2020)News (and why it doesn't matter):32:24 Descent: Legends of the Dark34:28 Dragonlance digression36:38 More Knizia from Grail Games37:59 Too many Kickstarters! Yedo, Freedom Five, Frostpunk, Darkest Dungeon, Grand Austria Hotel, Crash Octopus, Kabuto Sumo, Sakura Arms38:51 Arkhipov Day: Ocotber 27th39:01 Feature Game: Lost Ruins of Arnak (Elwen & Mín, CGE, 2020)

In honour of Arkhipov Day (October 27th--he saved your life or that of your forebears, he deserves a day), we turn to reflections of how games model war. Even themeless euros often include war as a convenient backdrop for the processing of cubes, so it is hardly restricted to one genre of gaming or another. That said, gaming is not unique--pretty much any medium can boast of a plethora of war narratives. 01:17 AYURIS: HATE (Raphaël Guiton, Jean-Baptiste Lullien, Alexandru Olteanu, & Nicolas Raoult, CMON, 2019) Games Played Last Week: 04:41 -Darkest Night (Second Edition) (Jeremy Lennert, Victory Point Games, 2018)10:40 -Quantum (Eric Zimmerman, Funforge, 2013)14:58 -7 Wonders Duel (Antoine Bauza & Bruno Cathala, Repos Production, 2015)15:58 -Lucky Numbers (Michael Schacht, Ravensburger, 2012)16:47 -Keyflower (Sebastian Bleasdale & Richard Breese, R&D Games, 2012)17:03 -The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2019)17:58 -For What Remains (Paul Low, David Thompson, & Ricardo Manuel Luis Tomas, DVG, 2020)22:27 -Black Rose Wars (Marco Montanaro, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2019) 28:05 -Horizon Wars: Zero Dark (Robey Jenkins, Self-published, 2020)31:53 -Underwater Cities (Vladimír Suchý, Rio Grande Games, 2018)News (and why it doesn't matter):39:35 Finishing Time not ready for prime time41:32 Patreon: sign up for a year and get two months free42:24 October 27th is Arkhipov Day42:29 Topic: Reckoning with War

In honour of Arkhipov Day (October 27th--he saved your life or that of your forebears, he deserves a day), we turn to reflections of how games model war. Even themeless euros often include war as a convenient backdrop for the processing of cubes, so it is hardly restricted to one genre of gaming or another. That said, gaming is not unique--pretty much any medium can boast of a plethora of war narratives. 01:17 AYURIS: HATE (Raphaël Guiton, Jean-Baptiste Lullien, Alexandru Olteanu, & Nicolas Raoult, CMON, 2019) Games Played Last Week: 04:41 -Darkest Night (Second Edition) (Jeremy Lennert, Victory Point Games, 2018)10:40 -Quantum (Eric Zimmerman, Funforge, 2013)14:58 -7 Wonders Duel (Antoine Bauza & Bruno Cathala, Repos Production, 2015)15:58 -Lucky Numbers (Michael Schacht, Ravensburger, 2012)16:47 -Keyflower (Sebastian Bleasdale & Richard Breese, R&D Games, 2012)17:03 -The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2019)17:58 -For What Remains (Paul Low, David Thompson, & Ricardo Manuel Luis Tomas, DVG, 2020)22:27 -Black Rose Wars (Marco Montanaro, Ludus Magnus Studio, 2019) 28:05 -Horizon Wars: Zero Dark (Robey Jenkins, Self-published, 2020)31:53 -Underwater Cities (Vladimír Suchý, Rio Grande Games, 2018)News (and why it doesn't matter):39:35 Finishing Time not ready for prime time41:32 Patreon: sign up for a year and get two months free42:24 October 27th is Arkhipov Day42:29 Topic: Reckoning with War

Suite à la réception d'un petit colis Funforge la veille, nous découvrons dès le lendemain ce jeu baptisé Foothills et qui se situe au Pays de Galles, avec pour thème la constructions de voies ferroviaires, dans la lignée de Snowdonia Continuer la lecture [15/06/2020] Foothills→

Shelley and I compete over mandala designs in  Mandala by Trevor Benjamin and Brett J. Gilbert from Lookout Games and Funforge and then we head back to our youth and compete to build the tunnel that connected England to the rest of Europe in 1987: Channel Tunnel by Israel Cendrero and Sheila Santos from Looping Games

Tokaido by Funforge and designed by Antoine Bauza is one of our favorite games. Made in 2012, it is a game that might be overlooked by the hotness of today. In this episode we deep dive into this great game to convince you to give it a shot, or play it again. http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Episode_281_Final.mp3

Cette année encore, l’équipe de Proxi-Jeux s’est rendu au Palais des Festivals de Cannes pour couvrir le Festival International des […]

En el cuarto y último episodio de la tercera sesión de nuestro Web Series ¿Quién Va?, jugamos Tokaido de Funforge con nuestra Invitada Especial Hura Cosplay en Rocking Clouds Bar & Vape Shop. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cultura-secuencial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultura-secuencial/support

En el tercer episodio de la tercera sesión de nuestro Web Series ¿Quién Va?, jugamos Tokaido de Funforge con nuestra Invitada Especial Hura Cosplay en Rocking Clouds Bar & Vape Shop. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cultura-secuencial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultura-secuencial/support

En el segundo episodio de la tercera sesión de nuestro Web Series ¿Quién Va?, jugamos Tokaido de Funforge con nuestra Invitada Especial Hura Cosplay en Rocking Clouds Bar & Vape Shop. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cultura-secuencial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultura-secuencial/support

En el primer episodio de la tercera sesión de nuestro Web Series ¿Quién Va?, jugamos Tokaido de Funforge con nuestra Invitada Especial Hura Cosplay en Rocking Clouds Bar & Vape Shop. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cultura-secuencial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultura-secuencial/support

This week Ben and Josh are joined by returning guest Erin Dean! Following on from the success of her first book For The Love of Board Games, Erin chats to us about her partnership with Renegade Games on her upcoming book Board Game Worlds, a full-color game table art book celebrating 10 of the top board game artists in the industry including the Vincent Dutrait (Lewis & Clark and Treasure Island) and Tania Walker (The Lady and The Tiger and Jabberwocky).   Games and Topics Featured: Root: The Underworld Expansion by Leder Games (03:48) Wingspan by Stonemaier Games (11:31) Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Warcry (14:03) Warhammer Age of Sigmar Munchkin (17:36) Wildlands by Martin Wallace and Osprey Publishing (19:04) Namiji, the Sequel to Tokaido by Antoine Bauza and FunForge (20:30) Villianous Expansion by Wonder Forge (20:50) Board Game Worlds by Erin Dean (26:29)   Happy Listening!   The Unlucky Frog Team   ______________________________________________________________________   Erin Dean's Social Media Links:  Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/454961541602580/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deanmachine100/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/deanmachine100  

We delve into the culinary arts here at So Very Wrong About Games; having failed at math but excelling in eating, both Mark and Walker eschew conventional rating systems for gastronomical ones. They had considered rating the rating systems themselves, but were reminded of the podcast's firm stance against paradoxes. So, they threw all their pies into a bag and drew them randomly. It's been a confusing week, to say nothing of the mess.Games Played Last Week:-Quantum 1m00s (Eric Zimmerman, Funforge, 2013)-Spheres of Influence 2m23s (Josh Lamont, Little Nuke Games, 2016)-Lords of Hellas 3m37s (Adam Kwapinski, Awaken Realms, 2018)-Core Worlds 4m24s (Andrew Parks, Stronghold Games, 2011)-Ethnos 7m03s (Paolo Mori, CMON, 2017)-Sakura Arms 11m41s (BakaFire, AEG, 2017)-Empires: Age of Discovery 13m28s (Glenn Drover, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2015)-Too Many Bones 16m33s (Adam Carlson & Josh Carlson, Chip Theory Games, 2017)News (and why it doesn't matter)-Jettisoning Arcadia Quest into space 19m33s-More Clank, more space 21m02s-Cosmic Encounter is the answer to life, the universe, and everything 21m21s-Giant Azul 25m40s-Last contest reminder 26m55sFeature Game: Bag-Building Bonanza 27m30sHyperborea (Andrea Chiarvesio & Pierluca Zizzi, Asterion, 2014)Orleans (Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2014)Altiplano (Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2017)Topic: Rating Systems 55m27s

We delve into the culinary arts here at So Very Wrong About Games; having failed at math but excelling in eating, both Mark and Walker eschew conventional rating systems for gastronomical ones. They had considered rating the rating systems themselves, but were reminded of the podcast's firm stance against paradoxes. So, they threw all their pies into a bag and drew them randomly. It's been a confusing week, to say nothing of the mess.Games Played Last Week:-Quantum 1m00s (Eric Zimmerman, Funforge, 2013)-Spheres of Influence 2m23s (Josh Lamont, Little Nuke Games, 2016)-Lords of Hellas 3m37s (Adam Kwapinski, Awaken Realms, 2018)-Core Worlds 4m24s (Andrew Parks, Stronghold Games, 2011)-Ethnos 7m03s (Paolo Mori, CMON, 2017)-Sakura Arms 11m41s (BakaFire, AEG, 2017)-Empires: Age of Discovery 13m28s (Glenn Drover, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2015)-Too Many Bones 16m33s (Adam Carlson & Josh Carlson, Chip Theory Games, 2017)News (and why it doesn't matter)-Jettisoning Arcadia Quest into space 19m33s-More Clank, more space 21m02s-Cosmic Encounter is the answer to life, the universe, and everything 21m21s-Giant Azul 25m40s-Last contest reminder 26m55sFeature Game: Bag-Building Bonanza 27m30sHyperborea (Andrea Chiarvesio & Pierluca Zizzi, Asterion, 2014)Orleans (Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2014)Altiplano (Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2017)Topic: Rating Systems 55m27s

In Episode 17, Craig and guest-co-host B discuss a few games they've played this week: Aquasphere from Stefan Feld and Tasty Minstrel Games, and Kingsburg from Fantasy Flight. In Kickstarter news, they talk about Above and Below from Ryan Laukat and Red Raven Games. During the What the What?! segment, Craig defines what a pasted on theme which leads to a discussion on what came first, the Mechanic or the Theme? In the main topic of this episode, Craig and B set up a theme game night with a plethora of Antoine Bauza games, ranging from the simplistic to the complex and everything in between, and their ideas on implementing a Bauza game night, including games like Tokaido, Hanabi, Ghost stories, and 7 Wonders. Finally Craig subjects B to the "know your podcaster lightning round"! Show Times: Kingsburg (Fantasy Flight): 3:45 Aquasphere (Tasty Minstrel): 11:15 Above and Below (Red Raven Games): 23:00 Between Two Cities (Stonemaier Games): 27:00 What the What?! Pasted-On Theme: 28:30 Main Topic: An Evening of Bauza: 36:30 Hanabi (RnR Games): 38:00 Tokaido (Passport Games): 43:30 Takenoko (Asmodee): 46:45 Ghost Stories (Asmodee): 51:00 Samurai Spirit (FunForge): 54:15 7 Wonders (Repos Productions): 57:30 Know Your Podcaster Lightning Round: 1:08:15

In Episode 16, Craig and Dave tackle the fringes of the role of art in hobby games, touching on the characterisctics artwork and design adds to the look, play style, and theme of games. They discuss a few games they've played this week including Samurai Spirit from Funforge and Antoine Bauza, Ancient Terrible Things from Pleasant Company Games, and Wizard Dodgeball from Peter Newland and Mind the Gap Studios. They talk some kickstarter hype with Dragoon from Lay Waste Games, Between Two Cities from Jamey Stegmaier, and Project Dreamscape from Ben Haskett. In their What the What segment, they take a few minutes to define and describe the term point salad weighing the advantages and disadvantages of the mechanic. Lastly, in a new segment, you get to learn a little bit about everyone's favorite bearded co-host, Dave, in out "Know Your Podcaster Lightning Round" Show Times: Samurai Spirit (Funforge): 4:00 Ancient Terrible Things (Pleasant Company Games): 11:30 Wizard Dodgeball (Mind The Gap Studios): 16:15 COMING SOON: Steam Donkey (Ragnar Brothers): 29:15 X-COM (FFG): 30:30 Dragoon Kickstarter (Lay Waste Games): 32:30 Between Two Cities Kickstarter (Stonemaier Games): 37: 00 Project Dreamscape Kickstarter (Ben Haskett): 40:00 Bad Medicine--Botch Plays Plug (Formal Ferret): 50:45 What the What?! Point Salad: 53:45 Main Theme: The Importance of Art: 59:00 Know your podcaster: Lightning Round: 1:25:00

Quantum is fantastic. Let me say that from the start. I saw this game at Spiel 2013 and spoke to the minds behind Funforge to find out about the game and I was sold pretty much right away. It looked gorgeous, people seemed to be having a great time playing it and it was quick and easy to play. What’s not to like, right? Well, I didn’t really know what wasn’t to like because I hadn’t played it, but now I have, which is what this podcast is all about, so we can tell you about it. Although it’s not without its problems, this game delivers big time and you might (as in should) want to consider getting a copy! Hope you enjoy the episode!

Designer Eric Zimmerman and publisher Philippe Nouhra discuss the backstory and development of Quantum, a game of galactic exploration and conquest that uses dice as starships.

Designer Eric Zimmerman and publisher Philippe Nouhra discuss the backstory and development of Quantum, a game of galactic exploration and conquest that uses dice as starships.

Designer Eric Zimmerman and publisher Philippe Nouhra discuss the backstory and development of Quantum, a game of galactic exploration and conquest that uses dice as starships.

Silence on joue !, c’est l’émission hebdo de jeu vidéo de LibéLabo.fr et Ecrans.fr. Avec Erwan Cario et ses chroniqueurs : Patrick Hellio d’Eurogamer.fr, Clément Apap deSens Critiqueet, bien sûr, l’incontournable Monsieur Phal detrictrac.net.Au programme cette semaine, nous recevons Philippe Nouhra et Abrial Da Costa de FunForge et Fun Forge Digital pour nous parler du jeu de plateau Isla Dorada et de ses dérivés en jeux vidéo d’aventure et en tablette. Au programme aussi, Call of Duty : Black Ops, le blockbuster attendu de cette fin d’année. Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

As a certain talk-show huckster was wont to say, we train people how to treat us. Without absolving other people of their own responsibility, we can nonetheless take a certain amount of responsibility for entirely predictable reactions to our own decisions. "Don't feed the troll," goes the internet wisdom, and wise it is--Mark routinely fails to heed that good advice in the face of taunting by Walker. That said, Walker cannot claim to be long-suffering about Mark's mythological digressions while simultaneously goading him with mythologically-themed games. Games Played Last Week:01:41 -Demon Ship (Malev Da Shinobi, Black Site Studios, 2023)06:05 -Space Base (John D. Clair, AEG, 2018)10:22 -Snap Ships Tactics (Josh Derksen, Snap Ships, 2023)15:00 -Knarr (Thomas Dupont, Bombyx, 2023)19:39 -Quantum (Eric Zimmerman, Funforge, 2013)23:00 -Orléans Stories (Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2019)26:18 -Dracula vs Van Helsing (Maxime Rmbourg and Théo Rivière, Mandoo Games, 2023)29:02 -Caverna: Frantic Fiends (Karl-Heinz Kettl, Jürgen Mayrhofer, and Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):32:10 After Us, a game of post-apocalyptic apes, features NO GIBBONS. #nogibbonsnosale32:55 Disney Lorcana price woes; allegations gouging35:21 Orléans: The Plague. Diverse token printing woes!36:54 www.patreon.com/svwag37:54 Agricola 15 is the gift that keeps on taking--redundant components with the expansion40:39 Check out Howie of What Does It Eat on Judge John Hodgman #63041:12 Regicide giveaway on Twitch! Saturday, August 26th at 12:00 PM.41:41 Feature Game: Nidavellir (Serge Laget, GRRRE Games, 2020) Nidavellir: Thingvellir (Serge Laget, GRRRE Games, 2020)Nidavellir: Idavoll (Serge Laget, GRRRE Games, 2022)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This episode, as all episodes, is brought to you by our crack editorial team of semi-trained gibbons. Always go with gibbons. Cheaper than interns! More personable than rhesus! Less violent than capuchins! Better hygiene than Mark!Games Played Last Week:01:05 -Votes for Women (Tory Brown, Fort Circle Games, 2022)05:19 -Joan of Arc: Orléans Draw & Write (Ryan Hendrickson and Reiner Stockhausen, dlp Games, 2022)09:54 -Quantum (Eric Zimmerman, Funforge, 2013)11:54 -Gang of Dice (Reiner Knizia, Mandoo Games, 2022)14:25 -Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest (Paolo Mori, Stonemaier Games, 2022)16:49 -Hamlet: The Village Building Game (David Chircop, Mighty Boards, 2022)21:35 -Claustrophobia 1643 (Croc & Laurent Pouchain, Monolith, 2019)23:42 -Spots (Alex Hague, Jon Perry, and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2022)24:51 -Piazza Rabazza (Guido Hoffman and Jens-Peter Schliemann, Zoch Verlag, 2022)28:45 -Findorff (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2022)33:36 -Nemesis: Lockdown (Adam Kwapiński, Awaken Realms, 2022)37:51 -Blue Lagoon (Reiner Knizia, Blue Orange Games, 2018)News (and why it doesn't matter):39:36 Ad-free versions available on Patreon, please alert us to problematic ads40:05 Reach out to the content creators you enjoy!40:21 Call for academic submissions! https://boardgameacademics.com/submissions41:19 Feature Game: Mille Fiori (Reiner Knizia, Schmidt Spiele, 2021)57:26 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: A Knock at the CabinAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy