Podcasts about gencant

Original Show notes to follow in full context to the original Airing date of August 1st 2018.   Main Show Notes:   Happy Birthday!: The Spoken Token is 2 years old this episode! Since we have a big shindig with our friends at GamePoint Cafe for GenCant 2018 in just a few days, all of our big giveaways are going to be there! And so are we! Thank you so much for coming along with us and we look forward to year three and beyond!!   Asmodee sold itself!  What does this portend for board games worldwide? We dive a little bit into a topic that we will revisit!!   Who is killing it? A list of companies who we each believe has been doing an amazing job in the last 12 months and one company who has done a horrible job in the last 12 months.     Fighting the Cult…of the New: What older games should you revisit that are at least 5 years old? So many titles deserve your time that are not considered “Classics” yet, Alex and Larry take a look.   Does the Spiel des Jahres matter outside of Germany? With their requirements to being legitimately published in the German market, is it really the best game of the year worldwide, or are we just recognizing it because that is what we have been doing? We discuss ideas and offer some thoughts on a solution or alternative to enhance this hallowed event in Board Gaming.   Publisher Links: Pandasaurus  Van Ryder Games Renegade Games Blue Orange Games Plan B Games Mayfair games   Days Of Wonder  Iello  Hasbro Games: 7 Wonders   Clank!  Detective City Of Angels  FlatLine  Graphic Novel Adventures  Hostage Negotiator Crime Wave  Kepler 3042  Overlight  Power Grid   Raiders of the North Sea  The Big Score  The Resistance   Topiary  Battleship Galaxies    Summer Of Games:   Isle of Skye  Nyet    Links: Podstudio1 Game Point Cafe GenCant 2018 BGG Asmodee News    Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit them for the full project and so much more amazing music!   Intro / Bump / Outro Labyrinth of Dance Floors (A Link to the Past) / By Jeff Ball  From The Album 25YEARLEGEND: A Legend of Zelda Indie Game Composer Tribute Original Composer: Koji Kondo Project Page: http://zelda25.ocremix.org/   

GameEnthus Podcast ep416: Butterfly Jaws or No Castles!   This week Elizabeth (@elizhargrave) , designer of Wingspan and Mariposas, joins Tiny (@Tiny415) and Aaron (@Ind1fference) to talk about: Tussie Mussie, ButtonShy, GenCant, Wingspan, Mariposas, Cartographers, The Boys, Star Trek Lower Decks, Star Trek Discovery, Spotify, SnapChat, Just One, Truffle Shuffle, Endangered, Illusion, Forbidden Desert, Pandemic, Innovation, Jaws, Salon de Paris, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Dirty Money, In Too Deep, Exchange, Patchwork Doodle, AZUL Summer Pavilion, Studies in Sorcery, Unstable Unicorns, Lost Cities Rivals, Sprawlopolis, Bitter Sweet, Resistance, Robocop, Gotham, Smallville, and more.              If you like the show please leave us an itunes, Google, Youtube or Stitcher review, a tweet, an email or a voicemail (202-573-7686).   Show Length: 94 minutes  Direct Download(click on 3 dots to download)      Show Links Gary Leavor's Memorial Extra Life Page Follow Elizabeth @elizhargrave Buy Mariposas Buy Wingspan   New videos GameEnthus.com   Youtube.com/user/GameEnthus      Community Info   Major Linux and Crew's Notcho Podcast Kiaun's Show The Analog Circle Podcast Gary and Dan's Show TheGamesMenRPG Open Forum Radio SingleSimulcast  Rap Godz theblacktop.tv   Breaks Intro/Elizabeth's anecdotes - 1m 12s Aaron's anecdotes - 20m 40s Tiny's anecdotes - 28m 03s Games Elizabeth played - 37m 04s Games Aaron played - 1h 01s Games Tiny played - 1h 12m News & Stuff - 1h 16m Outro - 1h 27m Music De La Soul - Tha Bizness instrumental De La Soul - Trying People instrumental Madvillainy - Accordian instrumental A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour instrumental Beanie Man - Girls Dem Suga instrumental Ma$e - 24 Hours to Live instrumental Nas - Memory Lane instrumental      

Join us for a three part episode where the brandt, Larry, and Bryan discuss games played over their Gen Can't gaming weekend!

Join us for a three part episode where the brandt, Larry, and Bryan discuss games played over their Gen Can't gaming weekend!

Join us for a three part episode where the brandt, Larry, and Bryan discuss games played over their Gen Can't gaming weekend!

Howdy folks! Wyrd's Gen Con events have come and gone and it's got as all hella excited for what's to come from our favorite game company! In this episode Doug, Samantha, Nate, and Roman Review all the interesting things reveal from GenCan't, Speculate on what's missing from the Explorer's Society, and give our quick thoughts on how the revealed models might best be played.

Ambie and Crystal discuss Break In Alcatraz. We then have a Q&A episode where we answer a bunch of listener questions! Announcements: 0:37 Recent Games: 2:27 Listener Q&A: 9:21 Outro: 38:05 Bloopers: 39:01 Break In Alcatraz: http://www.breakintoescape.com/ Check out Crystal's events at GenCant: https://www.gencant.com/have-a-blast-with-crystal-pisano-at-gencant-2020/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/252/episode-110-listener-q-a

Jonathan Weaver is an enthusiastic game designer who is working on many game ideas at the same time and is also pitching games. Learn how to participate in game design contests, succeed in a rural community, and jump into GenCan't

Rebecca talks to Suzanne Sheldon (https://twitter.com/425suzanne) (GenCant (http://www.gencant.com/) coordinator, The Dice Tower podcast (https://www.dicetower.com/game-podcast/dice-tower) cohost) about accessibility and inclusivity in gaming communities and spaces. Special Guest: Suzanne Sheldon.

    GameEnthus Podcast ep388: Extremely Corrugated or Rambo Alone   This week Suzanne (@425Suzanne) from The Dice Tower and GenCant joins Mike (@AssaultSuit), Tiny (@Tiny415) and Aaron (@Ind1fference) talk about: analog games, The Dice Tower, Gen Con, Game On con, Restoration Games, ATTA, Pop-Up GenCon, Intellivision Amiico, Telestrations, Push, Sabotage, Dark Phoenix, New Mutants, Kennedy Center, The Reach, De La Soul, Rambo Last Blood, Movie Pass, Sinemia, Jurassic Park Battle at Big Rock, BD Wong, The Meg, Slay the Spire, The Untitled Goose Game, Castle Crashers, Clank Legacy, Acquisition Incorporated, Deadly Doodles, Unmatched, Star Wars Epic Duels, ECOS, Edge of Darkness, Castlevania Dracula's Curse, My Friend Pedro, Cat Quest, Gears of War 4, Han Solo Card Game, Sabacc, Saboteaur, Saboteaur The Duel, Unstable Unicorns, Evolution, Talisman, Jet Kave Adventure, Gears 5, Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan, Mutazione, Newt One, Aeon’s End, Cardpocalypse, Pandemic, Ocean Horn 2, Bard's Tale, Gears Pop, Mafia 3, Watch Dogs 2, Super Ghouls n Ghosts, Sega Classic Mini, Essen, Link's Awakenings,  and more.                If you like the show please leave us an itunes, Google, Youtube or Stitcher review, a tweet, an email or a voicemail (202-573-7686).     Show Length: 137 minutes  Direct Download(right click to download) Live Stream Video       Show Links Suzanne @ The Dice Tower | Twitter | Kofi New GameStop New E3 White phosphorus in CoD Go to @extralife4kids Team GameEnthus on Extra Life New videos GameEnthus.com   Youtube.com/user/GameEnthus      Community Info   Major Linux and Crew's Notcho Podcast Kiaun's Show The Analog Circle Podcast Gary and Dan's Show TheGamesMenRPG Open Forum Radio SingleSimulcast      Breaks Intro and Suzanne's anecdotes 4m 27sec Mike and Aaron's anecdotes 25m 58sec Tiny's anecdotes 42m 16sec What Suzanne Played 53min 03sec What Mike Played 1h 12m What Aaron Played 1h 22m What Tiny Played 1h 45m News and Stuff 1h 54m Outro 2h 9min   Show Music                                                      House of Pain - Jump Around Pete Rock remix instrumental ATCQ - 1nce Again instrumental Jay-Z - Who ya Wit instrumental Jungle Brothers - Brain instrumental De La Soul - Held Down instrumental Dr. Dooom - Dr. Dooom is in the room instrumental GZA - Liquid Swords instrumental Pharoah Monch - The Light instrumental Singstar - Festival          

In this episode, we feature the YouTube Channel Tom Teaches and talk about the creator Tom! Danny is back from Gencon and talks about the hottest games while Theo and Ella talk about GenCant.  They also talk about the power of anthems and how songs can lift you up and help you shine! This is also Danny's birthday week and the launch of our Patreon! Come celebrate Episode 8 with us. Time Stamps Life 0:45 Get to Know the Gamer Tom Teaches 12:50 Boardgames 24:33 Russian Railroads 24:42 Roundhouse 29:22 GenCon Games 32:48 Medium, Just one, Funko verse, Tal der wikinger Trending Topics  Music that feeds the soul - Beyonce and Lizzo 45:58 Queer News  Victoria's Secret hires first trans model 56:50

Flashback episode with the return of: Rory's Story Cubes Jamie Maltman The Valiant Variant by Carl & Ali Vs Spencer Kellis That Thing With by Chad McCallum The Spotlight On Segment by Eric Buscemi

Wait, were Krang and Sidious related the whole time!?

In this episode we talk about the games Silver, Rolled West, WaterGate, and Escape from the Aliens in outer space.  We also call:-(

We talk about Gen Con 2019 this week, Drac has his Top 5 games he is looking forward to list, and Pine has his top 5 Gen Can't list!

This month we are looking at a new format for the notes, we will work them in closely to what Alex and Larry use for the show! Let us know what you think about the new format, enjoy and see you next month!                                           Episode 25 Out with a roar, Summer of Games and Gen Con 2018 come to a glorious end! Expanded Coverage: New segment where we talk about the coverage in the media of our beloved Hobby. Give tips and pointers on where you can find certain types of coverage and just expound on how our colleagues (and some not) are doing. This month we talk about the Gen Con Coverage and look at the wider media audience that covers hobby gaming. Bgg.com Boardgamelinks.com Tabletopgamingnews.com Dicetowernews.com Meeplemountain.com *****    Io9 Polygon Kotaku ****** IGN Comicbook.com   *****   SUPER GOOD! - Games we are excited for from GenCon: We list our top three and go into our expanded list of lists…..   Alex Speakeasy Blues The Home Alone Game Pantone - The Game   Larry Keyforge Gizmos Transformers TCG   Larry Extended List: Games I am REALLY excited about (and want): KEYFORGE                                         Root Gizmos Board Game           Reef                                             Detective                                       Brass lancashire Brass Birmingham                                           Newton                                          Tiny Epic Mechs                                  Tiny Epic Zombies Villainous Forbidden Sky AEG Warchest One Deck Galaxy Ascension Delirium BSG Battles (Ares Games) Heroes Of Black Reach   Games I am REALLY REALLY excited about!  (getting / have for sure): SoTM oBLIVAEON Keyforge Graphic Novel Adventures The City of Kings Space Park Dinosaur Island The Big Score Transformers TCG Gizmos   ***** A deeper look - We pick a game (each) and do a deeper dive into the title. Not a review but speaking to the mechanics of it, noting any challenges in obtaining said title. This month Genre blow out: Each host picks a Genre, expounds on the merits of their chosen preference, and gives you THREE TOP Choices of how to enjoy the genre!   Larry Solo player games - Kepler 3042, Nemo’s War, One Deck Dungeon. Alex - Co op Games - Pandemic: The Cure, Flashpoint Fire Rescue, Mountains of Madness   *****   Summer of Games rolls on! Larry - The Big score Alex - Im the Boss Additional Links: Roll For Crit Bower's Game Corner Additional Hobby board Games market research via  ICV2 Internal Correspondence #94 Music: As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit them for the full project and so much more amazing music! Intro / Bumps / Outro: Fading Entity (Listen to the Cries of the Planet) / By bLiNd, Leifo From the Album: Final Fantasy VII: Voices Of The Lifestream Original Composer: Nobuo Uematsu  

Charlie heads to Gen Con and Raf stays home. Now they catch up.

For our last episode before 100, we are really excited to shine a big, bright spotlight on a few corners of the board gaming world that you might not know much about. If you want to build up some "indie cred" when it comes to some potential hot games in the future, this is the show for you! First up, we welcome back Chris Harris, who runs the Solitaire Print and Play game design contest on BGG. We spoke with Chris last year, and he's back to talk about how much the contest has grown, how excited we are for past winners and designers to move on to bigger and better things (including the publication of last year's winner, Black Sonata), and what's there to check out this year. As of the date of this episode airing, 8/10/18, the Solitaire PnP contest is still going on. You can check out games, participate in playtests, and follow conversations here: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2011569/2018-solitaire-print-and-play-contest Our second interview is a doozy - five people on a Skype call, and somehow it did not collapse in on itself. We welcome various folks involved with the GenCant Game Design contest this year, run in tandem with Button Shy Games. Jason Tagmire is the founder and CEO of Button Shy, while Jon Simantov is the designer of Button Shy's latest game, Liberation, soon to hit Kickstarter. They were two of the judges who declared two winners. Elizabeth Hargrave was recognized for her 2-4 player, "I split, you choose" game, Tussie Mussie, while Corry Damey contributed the 2 player tile laying game, Seasons of Rice. We get into the games, the process of picking winners, and some dos and don't for anyone who wants to enter contests like this one in the future.

Happy Birthday!: The Spoken Token is 2 years old this episode! Since we have a big shindig with our friends at GamePoint Cafe for GenCant 2018 in just a few days, all of our big giveaways are going to be there! And so are we! Thank you so much for coming along with us and we look forward to year three and beyond!!   Asmodee sold itself!  What does this portend for board games worldwide? We dive a little bit into a topic that we will revisit!!   Who is killing it? A list of companies who we each believe has been doing an amazing job in the last 12 months and one company who has done a not so good job in the last 12 months.     Fighting the Cult…of the New: What older games should you revisit that are at least 5 years old? So many titles deserve your time that are not considered “Classics” yet, Alex and Larry take a look.   Does the Spiel des Jahres mater outside of Germany? With their requirements to being legitimately published in the German market, is it really the best game of the year worldwide, or are we just recognizing it because that is what we have been doing? We discuss ideas and offer some thoughts on a solution or alternative to enhance this hallowed event in Board Gaming.   Publisher Links: Pandasaurus Van Ryder Games Renegade Games Blue Orange Games Plan B Games Mayfair games   Days Of Wonder Iello Hasbro Games: 7 Wonders   Clank! Detective City Of Angels FlatLine Graphic Novel Adventures Hostage Negotiator Crime Wave Kepler 3042 Overlight Power Grid   Raiders of the North Sea The Big Score The Resistance   Topiary Battleship Galaxies   Summer Of Games:   Isle of Skye Nyet   Links: Podstudio1 Game Point Cafe GenCant 2018 BGG Asmodee News   Music: As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit them for the full project and so much more amazing music!   Intro / Bump / Outro Labyrinth of Dance Floors (A Link to the Past) / By Jeff Ball From The Album 25YEARLEGEND: A Legend of Zelda Indie Game Composer Tribute Original Composer: Koji Kondo Project Page: http://zelda25.ocremix.org/

The Spoken Token 2018 Summer of Games is in full swing!!   Beyond the Box -The Deadalus Productions insert is HERE!! Insert came in on the day we recorded!! Amazing timing. BEAUTIFUL Insert!! Thank you Deadalus! It has been a PLEASURE!!   Ya dead to us - Bad day Kickstarter aka second entry on the Spoken Token Podcast “Ya dead to us” List of names we no longer mention.   Design Lab -  this month Larry and Alex talk about their Gen Can’t button shy submissions! *Chance to get involved and be the director: Join us and respond on social Media and give Larry and Alex notes on how they can spice up their video submissions! If we take your suggestion and use it you will be credited in the video and we may (will) send you a little something extra!*   Conventional Wisdom: The Spoken Token is hosting a game day during GEN CANT! We will be at Game Point Cafe 1PM to?? On Saturday August 4!! Contests and open gaming more information in coming. Admission is free, you can register with Gen Cant on their website, Be sure to stop by and see us when you get there!!   The Spoken Token is looking to get children’s/family board games to donate to local area children’s hospitals, bring a gently used or new game and help us spread GOOD tabletop gaming to children around middle TN.   Spoken Token giveaway 20$ gift certificate to Game Point Café’ 20$ Gift certificate to cool stuff inc. Like and share the post of this episode being put up on social media to be entered into the drawing!!   Summer of Games! Contest to end the summer is coming, stay tuned... Play this game tonight after the show! Rhino Hero Super Battle (Haba Games) Pathfinder & Starfinder     - Paizo D&D 5th Edition                - Wizards of the Coast Star Wars Edge of the Empire   - Fantasy Flight Games Links: Pod Studio 1 Deadalus Productions Gen Cant Gen Con Button Shy games GMT Games Kickstarter     Games: Star Trek Frontiers  & The Return of Kahn Expansion (WizKids Games) Fire In the Lake (GMT Games) Pentaquark (Button Shy Games) BarenPark (Mayfair Games) Rhino Hero Super battle (Haba) Pathfinder (Paizo) Starfinder (Paizo) Star Wars Edge of the Empire (Fantasy Flight Games) D&D 5th Edition (Wizards Of The Coast) Kids on bikes (Renegade Games) Fate System No Thank you Evil (Monte Cook Games LLC) Music: As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit them for the full project and so much more amazing music!   Intro / Bumps / Outro To Everything there is a Temple of Seasons [Oracle of Seasons] / By Air & Sea From the Album: 25YEARLEGEND: A Legend of Zelda Indie Game Composer Tribute Project Page: http://zelda25.ocremix.org/  

A bonus episode all about Gen Con.  Chad, Mark and Matt discuss the big event. Find out how CotR will be bringing Gen Con to you! Where to find the CotR crew and how you can interact with them. What to bring to LotR events.  

This episode is brought to you by Punch-It Entertainment creators of Battle for Sularia and by Five24 Labs Creators of Mint Works and Now live on Kickstarter Mint Delivery!   Episode 16 finds the board members back on track and past the human editing error! Thanks for sticking with us! We recap what turned out to be an outstanding GenCant, talk shop with a 5 year old about games... unpack some great games in the Something segment and finish the episode up with a special spotlight of the current Kickstarter Mint Delivery! This is not an episode to miss!

In this episode, the Low Player Count crew begins a new series focusing on individual categories in the board gaming hobby, with this episode focusing on Exploration games. They also talk about the two giveaways going on and their GenCant plans.Times: 01:31 - Two Giveaways! 03:25 - GenCant Plans 07:27 - boooooardgametables.com 08:10 - A New Series: Scattergories 09:53 - Exploration Games Definitions 15:10 - What excites us about Exploration themes? 28:50 - Why Exploration games with lower player counts? 35:15 - The Top Exploration games 56:20 - Other Topic Suggestions 57:25 - End Bits  Check us out online here: Twitter | Online | Email | BGG Guild | Slack | iTunes | Stitcher | Punchboard Media Sponsored by BoardGameTables.com & Game Surplus Music: Ray Gun - FasterFasterBrighter (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0 Flattered (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0

Happy Gen Con for all of those out there in Indianapolis, and happy Gen Can't for those who couldn't make it!   We're going to discuss Two Player Variants for games, since we play with each other the most.  Then we're going to discuss the silliness of the phrase "It Pays for Itself!" when people often use it.  Lastly, we review Custom Heroes, an upcoming release by AEG!  If you have any thoughts, please shoot us a message!meepleoverboard@gmail.cominstagram.com/meeple.overboardtwitter.com/meepleoverboardfacebook.com/meepleoverboard 

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss 1859, Rocky Road a la Mode, and T.I.M.E Stories: Lumen Fidei. We talk about Gen Con and GenCant, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "hype."

Sean, Ian, Scott and Nick discuss their thoughts on the final two scenarios of the Dunwich Legacy, as well as recapping their overall experiences with the campaign from start to finish! One of the hosts rated the campaign as 'Does Not Meet Expectations'. Can you guess which one? Special thanks to Andre Fairweather. Call us and leave a message at 203-493-MYTH (6984) Featured Articles: The Painted World & Spirits and the Occult Community Highlights: Trauma to Weakness House Rule, The Dunwich Narrative Join us on Discord! Follow us on Facebook or Twitter and subscribe to us on YouTube! Email us at Mythosbusterspod@gmail.com

We start out briefly talking about Daniel’s latest raffle and our participation in #GenCant – before getting into the meat of our discussion. Following part 1, we bring you our 2nd pre-Gen Con podcast featuring the games we are most excited … Continue reading →

This episode is brought to you by Punch-it Entertainment creators of Battle for Sularia and by Five24 Labs creators of MintWorks and coming soon Mint Delivery   WARNING THIS EPISODE IS FULL OF CONTENT AND LAUGHS   In episode 14 the Board Members announce a local Midwest Gencant event that they are super excited about. In addition Dan and Ryan are back on track with a rock solid, content heavy something segment!! Get your Wallets ready to order some Hot, Cold, New, and Old games!!! We are joined by friends and special guest The Brawling Brothers as we have them on to introduce them to you the listeners... its a segment you dont want to miss as they bring polish to their #NOGAMELEFTBEHINDS and can go nowhere with out creating hysterics and laughter!

Gencon is right around the corner, so Albert and Julius are excited to talk about some of the games they are looking forward to hearing more about. Sadly, although GenCant is happening this year, GenCant SoloCon didn't get arranged for this year. Regardless, Albert and Julius take a brief run through their wishlists from Gencon releases, and talk about a few other games on Kickstarter. After the rush of con games is over, they review Raxxon, the cooperative evacuation card game from PlaidHat Games. As an aside, due to Raxxon's "interesting" distribution model, if you are looking to get your hands on a copy, check the 1 Player Guild forums for a thread with invite codes. (Also, sorry that Albert's microphone was messing up during recording. It gets better if you skip to later portions.) Show notes: News: Finished (by Friedemann Friese) (01:36) Heroes Wanted expansion (03:35) Flash Point: Fire Rescue expansion (05:33) GenCon wishlists (11:49) Raxxon review (26:32)

Trying something different with this one.  We're talking about GenCon, which is quickly approaching, and GenCan't, which is also just as quickly already happening to you right now.  

Welcome back from GenCant. Albert and Julius return to talk about some new games, Gencon announcements, and a contest. We also review Warhammer Quest: the Adventure Card Game, a campaign card game. As a bonus review, Julius talks about Manhattan Project: Chain Reaction, a filler and solo-friendly game. 00:00 - Gencon and general chat 00:18 - Print-and-Play Patrol 00:35 - Recent Games and a Giveaway 00:39 - Review of Warhammer Quest Adventure Card Game 01:16 - Review of Manhattan Project: Chain Reaction 01:35 - The Great Debate: What's It Missing?

In our fifty-seventh episode, Linsae joins Aaron and Quinten as we recount our GenCant experiences and talk about what we've been playing recently. We also review the civilization building game Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization. Then we field all of your role playing game questions in another RPG Q&A. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal bring on a special guest, Suzanne Sheldon, to discuss GenCant.

From camp #GenCant, we talk about the latest buzz from GenCon, which was two weeks prior to this podcast's release. It was all brand new to us as we recorded and gushed about new games. We hit the old favorites: Imperial Assault, Firefly, and Legendary. We also hit on new games, such as Blood Rage, Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn, Codenames, Mysterium, Star Wars Carcassonne and Champions of Midgard, among many others.   We also talk Nathan into spending more money for our own enjoyment. Not that that's hard.

Welcome back to another DB94 Podcast. This week we have fellow blogger and podcaster Brandon Kempf join us for our not so special GenCant Episode. Agenda for the program are discussions about board games we've been playing, blogging and podcasting, with some off topic discussion about video games. The meat of the podcast revolves around Wash and Brandon's trips to previous GenCons in 2012 and '13. Wash went as a business trip and Brandon with his family. We compare the two different reasons to go and the pros and cons for the trips. Games mentioned during the podcast: Johari, Splendor, Lanterns, Egizia, Core Worlds, Big Foot 4x4x4, Lewis & Clark, Belfort, Best Treehouse Ever, Jurassattack!, Mage Knight, Arkham Horror Games and accessories mentioned during the Kickstarter segment: New Bedford, Fleet Wharfside, Cardboard Clothing, FoodFighters, Travel Jacket, Darkrock Ventures, Nuclear War Card Game 50th Anniversary Be sure to check out the rules for #BGHGiveaway happening during GenCant Weekend! (As in RIGHT NOW!!)

In the first episode of this new show, we have some GenCant floor interviews, the Brawling Brothers Board Gaming Podcast Bad Ass Bohnanza, some Linsae Reviews segments, a comedic segment from Nick Mariner, Odd Thoughts with Quinten, a Tabletop Tall Tale, tips on Surviving Solo with Jacob Coon, and our Games of the Month.  This episode is sponsored by Crash Games & Quiche Games

Episode 093: Ready Player Two  Length: 26:47 Show Links: RSS | iTunes | Download Episode   Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every Thursday, with each episode being about 20 - 30 minutes long. DESCRIPTION: Erin and Ryan talk Gen Con, Gen Can't, and the pros and cons of two-player games. GUEST: None RECENTLY PLAYED GAMES: Ninja Camp by Action Phase Games Stockpile by Nauvoo Games Heroes of Metro City: Sidekicks & Storylines by 3Some Games Ghost Stories by Asmodee QUICK TOPICS: Not going to Gen Con? You're not alone. Get involved with the GenCan't movement! It's a fan-made celebration of gaming for all those unable or unwilling to attend the convention. This is complete with a number of contests and prizes. We're even donating to it ourselves with a King of Tokyo Draccus promo monster! Check out the GenCant website and follow the Twitter hashtag #gencant to follow along! For those who are heading to Gen Con, our Indie Cavalcade is going strong! If you’re at the convention, check it out and find some great games from up-and-coming designers. FEATURED TOPIC: Two-Player games get a lot of hype, and for good reason. They’re accessible and a great option for couples and families, and they can help gamers hone skills that come up in bigger games. They’re also tricky for groups, though, and it’s usually not great when a game tacks on a two-player variant. PLUGS: Our Stockpile giveaway is almost over! Don't miss out on a chance to invest in this game. Cardboard Republic YouTube videos are still happening! Subscribe! You may even be rewarded for doing so...hint hint. Also at Gen Con, Ryan will be part of the Battle of the Board Game Networks event. If you're around Friday night, come watch him and other gaming media folks make fools of themselves for your benefit - and maybe win some games!   We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek.   Audio Credits: Intro music track is "Swing!" by Bargo!, used under Creative Commons license.

Suzanne is back to talk about everything GenCan't. In this episode she explains the origins of the online convention as well as talks about what it is like to plan a virtual convention.To get involved with GenCan't visit: http://www.gencant.com/  

Suzanne is a YouTuber for the Dice Tower network. She best known for being the go-to person for mobile board games and contributes segments for Board Game Breakfast and Board Game Blender. She also created and manages the very popular GenCan't an online virtual board game convention.To learn more about GenCan't visit:http://www.gencant.com/  

In this announcement, Julius Besser and Travis Hill (of the Low Player Count podcast) announce the 2015 GenCan't Solo Con. All of our listeners are invited to take part in a special stay-at-home convention. Participate with the rest of our guild, reach out to other solo gamers on BGG, twitter, and social media. And, most importantly, win some excellent games and prizes. More details are available on our guild and in the episode.

First I want to apologize for the lateness of the of this week's podcast. I know its only a day late, but I still hate being late for anything. Second, I want to apologize for the reason its late. My mic apparently started crapping out part way through the episode and didn't realize it until post production. I spent a lot of time trying to bandage up this episode with my level one editing skills and I'm afraid it shows. The quality isn't up to its usual quality. (Not saying the regular quality of my editing is wonderfully great! =)) So hopefully the content makes up for the lackluster audio quality. As soon as this is posted I'm hitting up Amazon to pick me up a new mic setup. Its been on my list, but wanted to upgrade my computer first to make editing a lot less painful. So, on with the show notes! We have a major announcement at the end of the podcast. We are teaming up with Artem Safarov for our first giveaway!! Here's the details: I'm excited to announce my co-host Jason Washburn of Talon Strikes and I's first giveaway will be during the weekend of GenCant 2015! For those not in the know, GenCant is the Unofficial Unconventional Convention that coincides with Gen Con. This will be during the weekend of July 30th - August 2nd. BUT! Doesn't mean you can't start preparing for it now!   We are not alone in this endeavor. We've called on a couple of friends of the podcast to help us make this thing as big as possible. But, we will also need your help in doing so!   You see, we are in cahoots with, none other, than board game reviewer and designer Artem Safarov of Altema Games!   Art has a project on Altema's website called Board Game Habitat. I'll just let him explain it:   The purpose of this project is to have fun and find “natural habitats” for our favourite board games. It is meant as a collaborative project that many people can contribute to. The rules are simple – place a board game box in a setting that fits the theme of the board game and snap away! All quality images will be posted here with the credit given to the creator.   You can head to Board Game Habitat for examples and inspiration.   But that's not all who we're teaming up with for our first giveaway! The friendly folks at Cloud Cap Games of Portland, Oregon also are joining in on the action as they are the official sponsor of this giveaway.   James and Kirsten of Cloud Cap Games were nice enough to donate, not one, not two, but THREE Board Games as giveaway prizes!   They donated the frantic dice rolling game, Steam Park. Also, among the mix is the frantic, timed, cooperative game, Wok Star! published by Game Salute. And if that wasn't enough, our grand prize will be the hidden movement blockbuster game, Plaid Hat Games own SPECTER OPS!!   How do you get in on this amazing swag, you ask??!!   The Rules are simple! 1. Just follow the simple guideline for photo opportunity for Board Game Habitat: Place a board game box in a setting that fits the theme of the board game and snap away!   Tweet the picture tagging @Ja_Hancock, @TalonStrikes, @CloudCapGames, and/or @ArtSafarov with the hashtags #BGHGiveaway #GenCant.   All submissions will be entered into the giveaway. Winners will be hand selected by Artem, Wash, and I based on criteria: Most original and best photos Contest will run from July 30th- August 2nd   We will choose and post the Top 10 photos here by August 4th   People will be able to vote on them between August 5th and the 9th.   Top three pictures with the most votes will be announced on August 10th!   All quality submissions (not just the winners) will be posted on Altema's Board Game Habitat website with the credit given to the creator. Be sure to tweet and share about this giveway to everyone and all your friends! If you have any questions you can tweet me (@Ja_Hancock) or Jason Washburn (@TalonStrikes) or Artem Safarov (@ArtSafarov) with your questions. A fully loaded episode with Scott King this week. Here are some of the games we talked about: Elysium, Colt Express Cthulhu Realms, Letter Tycoon, On The Underground, Castles of Burgundy Kickstarter Projects mentioned: 2016 Gaming Calendar ePawn Arena, Dale of Merchants, Hocus, King Down, Epic CardDark Dealings,Loop Inc., High Heavens Links to Scott Kings work: His homepage, Cupcakes Vs. Brownies, National Cthulhu Eats Spahgetti Day, and 2016 Gaming Calendar. Eye of Hastur Choose Your Own Adventure Book

Friends of the show, Chaz and Susan, return giving us insight to their lives, amazing Kickstarter projects, and their views of Pandemic: The Cure For our tenth episode I wanted to try something different. I wanted to have previous guests return for a full review of a game. My guinea pigs were Chaz and Susan and the game we decided to butcher was Pandemic: The Cure. Kickstarter Games Mentioned During The Podcast: Journey Into The Darkness, Empires At Sea, Wombat Rescue, Salvation Road, Exoplanets, Daft Concepts, and Tolarian Community College GenCant.com PairofDiceParadise.com

Suzanne, most well known for her Board Game Apps Review segment on The Dice Tower's BoardGame Breakfast and also contributes to their new biweekly segment BoardGame Blender, joins us tonight to talk about the creative process of her segments and the differences between the two programs. We also discuss the origins of Gen Can't 2014, the magnitude of it's popularity, and plans for Gen Can't 2015 and how you can help. The Kickstarter games that are discussed are: Neon Sanctum, Birds of a Feather, Airborne Commander, Dragoon, Bottom Of The 9th, Trainmaker, Burgle Bros. Above And Below, Wizard Dodgeball, Lords of the Ice Garden, Valeria:Card Kingdoms