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This week we are going to cover the rules for Fort. Fort is a game designed by Grant Rodiek and is illustrated by Kyle Ferrin. The game is published by Leader Games. Expansions include Fort: Cats & Dogs Expansion (2021) by Nick Brachmann and Grant Rodiek.Chapters:00:00 MCG Introduction & Overview01:02 Basic Setup and Advanced Setup03:21 Card Anatomy04:47 Player Board Anatomy06:20 How to Play12:26 Fort Level13:25 End of Game15:00 Actions18:04 Other Action Symbols21:05 Glossary Made-Up Rules22:36 Glossary Perks24:16 Cats and Dogs Expansion29:40 MCG Thoughts
Was braucht man mehr als Spielzeug und Pizza? Das größte Fort der Nachbarschaft! Mit Hilfe geschickter Freunde kämpfen wir um die heiß begehrte Makkaroniskulptur. Aber Vorsicht: Wer die Freundschaft nicht pflegt, setzt sie aufs Spiel. Was Fort von Grant Rodiek aus dem Hause Leder Games anders macht als andere Deckbau-Spiele, erfahrt ihr in der aktuellen Folge Doppelbrett. Viel Spaß!
This week, Roxley Marvels at the Thrown Dice, there's foul flay afoot in KeyForge, the plaque is in the mail, Lucky Duck achieves Tranquility, and who you gonna call? TOP STORIES (1:45) Keyforge collapse possible due to ransomware attack Marvel Dice Throne coming from Roxley and TheOP Pandasaurus not attending Essen Spiel Arcs: Collapse and Conflict in the Void is new game from Cole Wehrle and Leder Games Reiner Knizia title Sumatra coming to West from Asmodee Details emerge on Space Base: Mysteries of Terra Proxima News from Teburu Game System by Xplored Ghostbusters Packs available for Zombicide from CMoN The Diana Jones Award is lost in the mail Tranquility by James Emmerson getting retail distribution from Lucky Duck CROWDFUNDING (12:05) Tiles of the Arabian Nights from Holy Grail Games One Deck Galaxy by Asmadi Games and designer Chris Cieslik The Stuff of Legend by Kevin Wilson and Th3rd World Studios Voidfall from Mindclash Games by Nigel Buckle and Dávid Turczi Keep the Heroes Out designed by Luís Brüeh Light in the Mist by Jack Fallows and Rita Orlov NEW RELEASES (19:45) Land vs Sea by designer and artist Jon-Paul Jacques Kingdomino: Origins by Bruno Cathala and Blue Orange Games Witchstone by Mario Chiacchiera and Reiner Knizia, published by HUCH! Gravwell: Second Edition by Corey Young and Renegade Game Studios Kim-Joy's Magic Bakery from Ben Kepner and Skybound Games Dungeons and Dragons: Ghosts of Saltmarsh Expansion from Wizkids Games Fort: Cats and Dogs Expansion, from Nick Brachmann, Grant Rodiek, and Leder Games CONNECT: Follow our Twitter newsfeed: twitter.com/dicetowernow Dig in with Corey at DiceTowerDish.com. Have a look-see at Barry's wares at BrightBearLaser.com.
This week's guest is mover and shaker in both digital and analogue games, Grant Rodiek. We talk about growing up in Texas, the huge world of The Sims and the discipline of designing for the tabletop...but which games did he choose? Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/5g4d Carcasonne: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/822/carcassonne Call of Duty: https://www.callofduty.com/modernwarfare Combat Commander: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21050/combat-commander-europe Pax Pamir 2nd Ed.: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Star Realms: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147020/star-realms
Kiwi is sorry that he's not sorry about the puntastic title. Just kidding, he's not sorry about that either. This week we're playing the relatively new release of Fort by Grant Rodiek and published by Leder Games!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!
Grant Rodiek of Hyperbole Games joins us on the podcast, talking about a self-publishing route he took to get to now! He is the designer of Fort, releasing July 21st from Leder Games! You can reach out to Grant on twitter: @hyperbolegrant Or you can visit his website: hyperbolegames.com Please support our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/breakingintoboardgames Hosts of Breaking into Board Games: Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign Dan - Publisher - @letimangames "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org
Grant Rodiek of Hyperbole Games (Cry Havok, Farmageddon, Solstice) wants to know our three desert island games, while Shoe asks him about the life of an indie game designer, Christina shares what type of collector she is, and Nick attends Tokyo Game Market Games we discussed: Intro: Cry HavocFarmageddon SPQF Imperius Christina's topic: What Kind of Game Collector Are You? Isle of Cats Puerto Rico dibdib/Moneybags Ginkgopolis 6 Nimmt Cockroach Poker The Mind Arboretum No Thanks! Coloretto Grant's topic: Top 3 Games Carcassonne Brass: Lancashire High Society La Boca Alien Frontiers Libertalia The Mind Codenames Small World: Designer Edition War of the Ring Star Wars: Rebellion Terra Mystica Gaia Project Caverna Agricola A Feast for Odin 7 Wonders Chess Scrabble Lost Cities Hanabi Campy Creatures Shoe's topic: Life of an Indie Game Designer Hocus Solstice Nick's topic: Tokyo Game Market Nine Tiles Panic Dual Clash Poker Here Comes the Dog Tokyo Highway Tokyo Series Final thoughts: Gugong Q.E. The Estates The Tale of Ord (PostCurious) Wingspan
Summer is here, friends and neighbours, and with it comes a a thickening of the blood that prompts torpor. We here at SVWAG are part lizard, you see, and so we must budget additional time to sun ourselves and slough off our scales. At any rate, we will be shifting to a summer schedule but still releasing an episode every week--though the magic of segment-swapping. How can such wizardry be true? The secrets are revealed herein!AYURIS: Mage Knight 2m10s (Vlaada Chvatil, WizKids, 2011)Games Played Last Week: -Imperius 5m36s (Grant Rodiek, Kolossal Games, 2018)-Bärenpark 7m18s (Phil Walker-Harding, Lookout, 2017)-Burning Suns 10m05s (Emil Larson, SunTzuGames, 2013)-Downfall 13m11s (John D. Clair, Tasty Minstrel, 2019)-Adrenaline: Team Play DLC 15m41s (Filip Neduk, Czech Games Edition, 2018)-Pandemic: Fall of Rome 17m39s (Matt Leacock & Paolo Mori, Z-Man, 2018)-Space Cadets: Dice Duel 19m25s (Geoff Engelstein and Sydney Engelstein, Stronghold, 2013)-Gentes: Deluxified Edition 21m14s (Stefan Risthaus, Tasty Minstrel, 2018)-Roll for the Galaxy 24m53s (Wei-Hwa Huang & Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande, 2014)-Brook City 26m54s (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2019)News (and why it doesn't matter)-Trick Shot on Kickstarter 31m16s-No dice for BloodBorne 32m36s-Pax Renaissance goes deluxe but not -ified 33m08s-Die Macher improves its graphics 34m18s-Cleopatra, comin' at ya (Clone High fans? Anyone?) 36m00s-Scythe goes modular, jumps shark? 37m03sTopic: Good Games that Induce Pain 38m07s
Summer is here, friends and neighbours, and with it comes a a thickening of the blood that prompts torpor. We here at SVWAG are part lizard, you see, and so we must budget additional time to sun ourselves and slough off our scales. At any rate, we will be shifting to a summer schedule but still releasing an episode every week--though the magic of segment-swapping. How can such wizardry be true? The secrets are revealed herein!AYURIS: Mage Knight 2m10s (Vlaada Chvatil, WizKids, 2011)Games Played Last Week: -Imperius 5m36s (Grant Rodiek, Kolossal Games, 2018)-Bärenpark 7m18s (Phil Walker-Harding, Lookout, 2017)-Burning Suns 10m05s (Emil Larson, SunTzuGames, 2013)-Downfall 13m11s (John D. Clair, Tasty Minstrel, 2019)-Adrenaline: Team Play DLC 15m41s (Filip Neduk, Czech Games Edition, 2018)-Pandemic: Fall of Rome 17m39s (Matt Leacock & Paolo Mori, Z-Man, 2018)-Space Cadets: Dice Duel 19m25s (Geoff Engelstein and Sydney Engelstein, Stronghold, 2013)-Gentes: Deluxified Edition 21m14s (Stefan Risthaus, Tasty Minstrel, 2018)-Roll for the Galaxy 24m53s (Wei-Hwa Huang & Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande, 2014)-Brook City 26m54s (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2019)News (and why it doesn't matter)-Trick Shot on Kickstarter 31m16s-No dice for BloodBorne 32m36s-Pax Renaissance goes deluxe but not -ified 33m08s-Die Macher improves its graphics 34m18s-Cleopatra, comin' at ya (Clone High fans? Anyone?) 36m00s-Scythe goes modular, jumps shark? 37m03sTopic: Good Games that Induce Pain 38m07s
We humble ourselves before you, O merciful audience, so as to lay bare our sins against the gaming world. Granted we toil as rules explainers on the behalf of ungrateful vermin who do not appreciate our labours, but nonetheless we take full responsibility for mildly inconveniencing the filthy ingrates who can't be bothered to read a rulebook. We implore that these monstrously selfish demons might find it in their paltry hearts and feeble minds to grant us a little mercy. We sincerely apologize to these subhuman monsters, we truly do.AYURIS: Feudum 3m20s (Mark K. Swanson, Odd Bird Games, 2017)Games Played Last Week: -The Boldest 4m38s (Sophia Wagner, Pegasus Spiele, 2019)-Wingspan 6m36s (Elizabeth Hargrave, Stonemaier Games, 2019)-Council of 4 9m00s (Simone Luciani & Daniele Tascini, Cranio Creations, 2015)-Root 11m42s (Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2018)-Imperius 12m20s (Grant Rodiek, Kolossal Games, 2018)-Siege of the Citadel 15m23s (Richard Borg, Eric M. Lang, Jason Little, & Kevin Wilson, Modiphius, 2019)News (and why it doesn't matter)-51st State expands with Allies 18m00s-Mark is not a lawyer on the Great Western Trail 19m14s-In space, no one can hear you roleplay 21m59s-Warhammer Underworlds goes digital 22m32s-Terraforming Kickstarter 23m27s-Kolossal Kickstarter takedown 24m15sFeature Game: Warpgate 26m52s (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2018)Topic: Biggest Rules Mistakes 53m10s
We humble ourselves before you, O merciful audience, so as to lay bare our sins against the gaming world. Granted we toil as rules explainers on the behalf of ungrateful vermin who do not appreciate our labours, but nonetheless we take full responsibility for mildly inconveniencing the filthy ingrates who can't be bothered to read a rulebook. We implore that these monstrously selfish demons might find it in their paltry hearts and feeble minds to grant us a little mercy. We sincerely apologize to these subhuman monsters, we truly do.AYURIS: Feudum 3m20s (Mark K. Swanson, Odd Bird Games, 2017)Games Played Last Week: -The Boldest 4m38s (Sophia Wagner, Pegasus Spiele, 2019)-Wingspan 6m36s (Elizabeth Hargrave, Stonemaier Games, 2019)-Council of 4 9m00s (Simone Luciani & Daniele Tascini, Cranio Creations, 2015)-Root 11m42s (Cole Wehrle, Leder Games, 2018)-Imperius 12m20s (Grant Rodiek, Kolossal Games, 2018)-Siege of the Citadel 15m23s (Richard Borg, Eric M. Lang, Jason Little, & Kevin Wilson, Modiphius, 2019)News (and why it doesn't matter)-51st State expands with Allies 18m00s-Mark is not a lawyer on the Great Western Trail 19m14s-In space, no one can hear you roleplay 21m59s-Warhammer Underworlds goes digital 22m32s-Terraforming Kickstarter 23m27s-Kolossal Kickstarter takedown 24m15sFeature Game: Warpgate 26m52s (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2018)Topic: Biggest Rules Mistakes 53m10s
The Dukes are back after 5 weeks! This episode the Dukes ... ... Share their recent plays of: Dinosaur Island Football Highlights 2053 Wildcatters Funky Chicken Monster Match (5:45) ... Discuss the latest news including: The new Viticulture expansion from Stonemaier Games: Visit from the Rhine Valley (25:37) A Kickstarter preview for the Dune-inspired Imperious from Grant Rodiek and Kolossal Games (28:50) The Kickstarter for Mottainai: Wutai Mountain (36:31) ... Review CMON Games' Rising Sun (47:03) ... Look back at their reviews of the Colonists and Rum & Bones: Second Tide in their Dukes' Double Take (1:32:22), and ... Discuss the Mount Rushmore of modern hobby games (1:39:57). Enter on Twitter, Facebook and the BGG Guild! Listen to Alex on My Meeple, My Meeple and Me with Jake from Draft Mechanic and Aaron from Boards Alive! Click here to Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes Thanks to our awesome sponsors - please give them a visit Tasty Minstrel Games Arcane Wonders Game Toppers
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bluepegpinkpeg/BPPP_Imperius_Rodiek_mixdown.output.mp3 During this Designer Deep Dive, we speak with Grant Rodiek (designer of Cry Havoc, Hocus, and more) about his upcoming title by Kolossal Games, Imperius. Imperius is a card drafting, bluffing game where players play cards in order to exert strength and earn favor and in support of their efforts to gain victory, capture […]
How does a board game company fail? Making a great game is not enough to stay afloat. Grant Rodiek from Hyperbole games intimately and humbly describes his own failures so that all can learn from them. If you are a publisher in the industry, or are even thinking of publishing, this is a MUST listen. Music Attribution: "Prince Igor" performed by MIT Symphony Orchestra "Before I Sleep" by Muciojad
Dziś idziemy na rekord. Prawie godzina gadania o jednej z najgorętszych premier ostatnich miesięcy. Zapraszamy do oglądania. Przy okazji czemu by nie polubić naszej stronki na Facebooku i nie zasubskrybować naszego kanału na Youtubie? Zachęcamy
Mike and Geoff discuss the way that constraints, both internal and external, affect the design process. They are pleased to welcome guest Grant Rodiek, designer of Cry Havoc, to discuss his 54-card Guild, which challenges designers to develop games using only 54 cards. Duration: 1:06:26
Interview with Grant Rodiek about Hocus, Farmageddon, Cry Havoc, and Hyperbole Games
Grant Rodiek from Hyperbole Games hosts a panel at Protospiel San Jose on board game design, development, and publishing. The panel members are: Jeremy Commandeur - Designer, Organizer of Protospiel San Jose Brian Henk - Designer, Publisher at Overworld Games Teale Fristoe - Designer, Publisher at Nothing Sacred Games Peter Vaughan - Designer, Publisher, and Development Director for Breaking Games Aldo Ghiozzi - Game Consolidator with Impressions Grant Rodiek - Designer, Publisher with Hyperbole Games Thanks to Jordan Nichols from Your Game Night (http://www.yourgamenight.com/) for recording the audio!
A dzisiaj obrodziło aż dwoma recenzjami w jednym odcinku. Dwie karcianki z serii Trefl Joker Line. Już kiedyś przerabialiśmy taką formułę, nie szkodzi więc spróbować znowu. Zapraszamy do słuchania. Przy okazji czemu by nie polubić naszej stronki na Facebooku i nie zasubskrybować naszego kanału na Youtubie? Zachęcamy
NewsCheck out Creators Appreciation Day!https://creatorappreciationday.wordpress.com/ On the first weekend in March 2016... Pick three things you enjoy that were created by someone (songs, podcast, game, movie, app, recipe, etc.) Let the creator know how much you enjoy that thing (rate it on Spotify, write a review on iTunes, become a fan on BoardGameGeek.com, write a YouTube comment, rate it in the app store, tweet to the creator #CreatorAppreciationDay , become a facebook fan, write a review for Amazon, comment on their kickstarter campaign, etc.) Share with your friends either in person (schedule a Show and Tell party where you take turns sharing your favorite music, or playing your favorite game) or on social media. Discover new creators that your friends recommend. Rules (ok, guidelines): This is not about money. It’s great to financially support your favorite creators via crowdfunding, patreon, buying products, etc. But this is about expressing appreciation. Focus on living creators. Let’s appreciate people while they are around to enjoy it. Today's ChatGrant Rodiek is back to talk about his game design process. To learn more about Grant head over to: http://hyperbolegames.com/
News:A few weeks back, I asked you all to write in and share what you are working on. Today I finally read a good chunk of those emails!Today’s Chat:Grant Rodiek is a producer for EA Games and has spent nearly the past ten years making Sims Games. If that wasn't enough he's also a multi-time published game designer and just this past year he started his own board game publishing company. To learn more about Grant head over to: http://hyperbolegames.com/
This panel was from the 2015 San Jose Protospiel and covered design and publishing of tabletop games. It was hosted by Grant Rodiek and also had Teale Fristoe, Chris Castagnetto, Jeremy Commandeur, and Brian Henk.
In this episode we have Phil Kilcrease and Grant Rodiek return to discuss the success they had with Farmageddon and what led to their success. Great lessons learned about things that work and things that don't work in a Kickstarter project.
Yeehaw! On this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey get rural as they talk about the amazing allure of farming-themed games and then interview Grant Rodiek, designer of the Kickstarter smash card game Farmageddon. All this plus prototype plays of Take the Bait and Princes of the Dragon Throne, how Donald X. has redeemed himself with Kingdom Builder, and how Monkey has a huge train addiction. All aboard!
Farmageddon, the game designed by Grant Rodiek and Phil Kilcrease from game publisher of Fifth Street Games, talk about their new Kickstarter campaign. Listen to Grant and Phil discuss how they brought the game to market and how Kickstarter is changing the expectations game designers can have on how fast their designs can expect to come to market.