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In this episode we look back on 2024 (and 4 months of 2025). From the book Circle of Hope to the election, to Beth's mom, we take stock of the past year and some change and also talk about some stuff that we haven't had a chance to yet, including Luigi Mangione, the Trump presidency, and the Superbowl. You can find Jon Olshefski's *Without Arrows* here on PBS (https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/without-arrows/) Support *Keep the Faith*, Greg Loring Albright's game, at https://cmichpress.com/product/keep-the-faith/ Let us know what you think on Instgram @colorcorrectionpodcast!
My guest this week is the designer of Ahoy, Greg Loring-Albright. We discuss the impact of gaming in a social context, how they express themselves as art forms and weighty topics like the correct way to make coffee...but which games did he choose? Support the show here Android Netrunner Pax Pamir 2nd Edition Galactic Loopin Louie A Deck of CardsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.
In this episode, we work together to tell the story of how a religion changes over the centuries in… Keep the Faith! Keep the Faith is a storytelling game for 2 to 5 players about religions in transition. Each player represents a sect within a fictional religion. Players collaboratively make up the story about the religion and how it changes over five hundred years, with a focus on how the material and observable aspects of the religion reflect or contradict the religion's core values. Keep the Faith is currently on BackerKit seeking crowdfunding. If you're listening to this before March 6, 2025, follow the link below to the BackerKit page to see if you'd like to help get this game published. Keep the Faith will be published by Central Michigan University Games, an academic press that specializes in peer-reviewed board and role-playing games with educational utility.The designer of Keep the Faith is Greg Loring-Albright, and I'm excited to share highlights from an interview with Greg that I did for my other podcast, Intentional Teaching. Greg shares about his design goals for the game, the role of agency in Keep the Faith, and the challenges of designing a game about a sensitive topic like religion.Links:Support Keep the Faith's crowdfunding effort before March 6, 2025.Listen to a longer cut of my conversation with Greg Loring-Albright on the Intentional Teaching podcast.Throw a few bucks at the Intentional Teaching Patreon to hear a few more clips of my talk with Greg.Listen to Liz Davidson's conversation with Greg on her Beyond Solitaire podcast.Learn more about Greg Loring-Albright on his professional website.Order a First Player Token coffee mug.Visit the First Player Token website.Join the FPT Facebook group.Follow @firstplayertoken on Bluesky.Join the Family Tabletop Community on Discord.Music:"Open Road," "Summer in Paradise" by Purple Planet.Send us a text
This week on the pod, Sreyashi Mukherjee discusses her love of reality TV dating shows--and what they have taught her about consent, stereotyping, and gaming's "magic circle." Also, she and Greg Loring-Albright co-designed a game that is available here: https://gregisonthego.itch.io/food-for-homeKeep the Faith: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/ffdefab3-adb6-48aa-8335-797e720c58a1/landing Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulationsCheck out CMU's game offerings here: https://cmichpress.com/shop/Sign up for an online game design class here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulations/certificate-in-applied-game-designAll episodes of my podcast are available here: https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com/Beyond Solitaire Merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/beyond-solitaireEnjoy my work? Consider supporting me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/beyondsolitaire or getting me a "coffee" on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/beyondsolitaireContact Me: Email: beyondsolitaire at gmail.comTwitter: @beyondsolitaireInstagram: @beyondsolitaireFacebook: www.facebook.com/beyondsolitaireWebsite: www.beyondsolitaire.net
On Today's Episode: A Small Game Showcase featuring Reviews of: Casinopolis A Nice Cuppa Kaiser Cucumber and the Gangs of McChanicle Corners (Kickstarter) Lemon Game Pizza Roles (Kickstarter) An interview with Greg Loring Albright (Bluesky, Website, Keep the Faith BackerKit) Our social media: Website, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky
Welcome to the start of SEASON 10! I can't even believe it! This week, I'm speaking with Greg Loring-Albright about Keep the Faith, a light RPG that is about to be on Backerkit. It's being published through Central Michigan University and I'm writing the curriculum guide. Keep the Faith: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/ffdefab3-adb6-48aa-8335-797e720c58a1/landing Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulationsCheck out CMU's game offerings here: https://cmichpress.com/shop/Sign up for an online game design class here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulations/certificate-in-applied-game-designAll episodes of my podcast are available here: https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com/Beyond Solitaire Merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/beyond-solitaireEnjoy my work? Consider supporting me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/beyondsolitaire or getting me a "coffee" on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/beyondsolitaireContact Me: Email: beyondsolitaire at gmail.comTwitter: @beyondsolitaireInstagram: @beyondsolitaireFacebook: www.facebook.com/beyondsolitaireWebsite: www.beyondsolitaire.net
Greg Loring-Albright stops by to chat with Andrew about his soon to be published boardgame / storytelling game "Keep the Faith" a game telling about how religions evolve and change. Follow Greg at his website (https://www.gloringalbright.com/) and let us know what you think at colorcorrectionpodcast.com!
This week we are going to cover the rules for Ahoy. Ahoy is a game designed by Greg Loring-Albright and is illustrated by Kyle Ferrin. The game is published by Leder Games.Chapters:Overview / Components – 00:00Game Setup – 02:45Faction Setup – 05:15Playing the Game – 07:22Ending the Round – 09:22Taking Actions – 11:56Terrain – 19:33Damage – 21:57Crew – 23:07The Bluefin Squadron – 24:37The Mollusk Union – 28:29The Smugglers – 33:21The Fine Print – 38:03Appendix A: Crew – 39:05Appendix B: Plans – 44:08MCG Thoughts (feat. Luke Bridwell) – 45:57
"Captain!" came the shout from the deck. I turned around to see who from my Bluefin Squadron had called over to me. "What is it?" I shouted back in the general direction of my crew. "The crow's nest has spotted something. It looks like a smuggler ship." Ah, yes, the Smugglers. We were neither allies nor enemies. They would help us up to a point, while also always looking out for themselves. I only trusted them as far as my cannons could fire at them. "Fine, fine. Come about and let's see what they're up to." Minutes later the smuggler ship was upon us and I shouted "Ahoy!" by Greg Loring-Albright from Leder Games. Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/03/18/ahoy-saturday-review/ Useful Links Ahoy: https://ledergames.com/products/ahoy Leder Games: https://ledergames.com/ Rulebook: https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/245047/ahoy-rulebook BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359402/ahoy Root review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/02/12/root-a-game-of-woodland-might-and-right-saturday-review/ Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) Sound Effects: bbc.co.uk – © copyright 2023 BBC Music by AShamaluevMusic. Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabletopgamesblog/message
Ho Ho Ho Cabalists! It's the 2022 Secret Cabal Holiday Special! Today the Don and Jamie talk about their time at PAX Unplugged and a bunch of games they've played including Obsession, Fire and Stone Siege of Vienna 1683, Clank! Catacombs, Wicked and Wise and Ready, Set Bet and a feature review of Ahoy by Greg Loring-Albright and Leder Games. Then between all the Secret Cabal Christmas tunes, Tony T kicks out the best damned tabletop gaming news segment in the history of tabletop gaming podcasts and the gang talks about games from the past, present and future that bring them joy. Ahoy Review 00:51:33, Founders Update 01:19:44, News with Tony T 01:25:56, Games of Christmas Past Present and Future 02:13:04
Erica and Sen meet up with Jason Perez (Shelf Stories, cultural consultant on Puerto Rico 1897) to talk about cultural consultation, define some of the most prominent terms, and talk about how we can design better games while considering cultural impact. Timestamp Note Link 00:00:50 Shelf Stories https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnaZ7055IWOdm8XCJfFRDcw 00:01:20 Puerto Rico 1897 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367272/puerto-rico-1897 00:09:30 Uncle Ben dies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dre4TsXm_68 00:09:35 Batman's parents get shot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAyxY5hF3ZE 00:12:58 Andreas Seyfarth https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/117/andreas-seyfarth 00:13:01 Reiner Knizia https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/2/reiner-knizia 0015:05 Jason's critique of Lost Ruins of Arnak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU7Mqg3XS4U 00:15:15 Feast for Odin https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/177736/feast-odin 00:15:20 Raiders of the North Sea https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170042/raiders-north-sea 0016:40 Puerto Rico's Power Outage Issues https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/12/power-outages-puerto-rico-hurricane-fiona 00:24:15 Cafe con leche https://www.food.com/recipe/cafe-con-leche-puerto-rican-cafe-latte-114354 00:24:34 In The Heights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0CL-ZSuCrQ 00:29:21 “I Wish” songs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22I_Want%22_song 00:29:49 Boriken https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/361178/boriken-taino-resistance 00:30:01 The Taino people https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/what-became-of-the-taino-73824867/ 00:32:06 Risk https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181/risk 00:33:01 Liz Davidson (Beyond Solitaire) https://www.youtube.com/c/BeyondSolitaire 00:33:06 Jason Matthews (Twilight Struggle) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/3877/jason-matthews 00:36:43 Chip Theory Games https://chiptheorygames.com/ 00:37:53 Unconscious Mind https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329500/unconscious-mind 00:40:06 Jason's Discussions re: the Designer Diary for Gorinto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNMzATMGYc8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1wAgg99O0w 00:46:00 Dicetower's Skymines vs. Mombassa Comparison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n-vJbGqctE 00:48:27 Ludology Episode with James Mendez Hodes “Orc-kay Computer” https://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-247-orc-kay-computer 00:49:56 Root https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root 00:50:16 Tauren and Native American Imagery https://www.academia.edu/13052741/World_of_Warcraft_the_Tauren_and_Native_American_Imagery 00:52:01 Owl Pizza Chef https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-illustration-owl-chef-pizza-cute-image-white-background-funny-cartoon-vector-illustrations-picture-memes-jokes-image69033436 00:52:16 The X-Men as :GBT Champions: From Outcasts to Elites https://rabbitholemag.com/the-x-men-as-lgbt-champions-from-outcasts-to-elites/ 00:55:02 Bruno Faidutti's article on Postcolonial Catan https://faidutti.com/blog/blog/2017/06/02/postcolonial-catan/ 0055:28 Cascadia https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295947/cascadia 0056:43 Culture Club's “Karma Chameleon” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmcA9LIIXWw 00:56:45 Culture Club's “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nXGPZaTKik 00:57:18 The Wedding Singer's rendition of “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB3PdPMjeIY 00:57:30 Howard Zinn's “The People's History of the United States” https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2767.A_People_s_History_of_the_United_States 00:58:28 The Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8r-tXRLazs 01:01:24 Tostones https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/16768/puerto-rican-tostones-fried-plantains/ 01:01:33 Maduros https://www.dulcetscintilla.com/platanos-maduros-aka-fried-sweet-plantains/ 01:02:39 Greg Loring-Albright https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/89308/greg-loring-albright 01:03:01 One Stop Co-op Shop https://www.youtube.com/c/OneStopCoopShop
00:00 - Intro & reactions to Ahoy at GenCon02:14 - Ahoy's origins as Hyperspace Smuggler06:07 - Pitching the game to publishers10:53 - Early game inspirations14:45 - Signing the game with Leder18:11 - The internal development process24:37 - Meeting a game on it's own terms28:02 - Revolutionary approach?29:40 - Future of Ahoy 33:18 - What's next for Greg?Links:Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551
In this episode Johnny and I review Ahoy from Leder Games and we talk about our first day at GenCon. **Please forgive the sudden change in audio quality. Upon listening to the episode after I returned from GenCon, I realized that it was really unprofessional to dismiss the hard work that Greg Loring-Albright put into a game that we really enjoyed by not crediting him with the design. I made a quick edit to the podcast to fix this and I hope its not too distracting. Thanks again everyone for listening.**
Jason welcomes Greg Loring-Albright back to the show after completing his PhD in game stuff! We lead off the show talking about his latest game from Leder Games, Ahoy! It will be available for pre-order at the Leder Games website soon - www.ledergames.com. We then get into Greg's thesis about tabletop games and digital adaptations. Greg found many gamers have found ways for them to coexist, so his discusses his experiences and research there. Finally, we discuss games as media, including the kinds of messages they can and cannot share with us.
In the midst of a time of social unrest, one game dares to investigate the polarities of popular protest. That game is Bloc by Bloc by T.L. Simons and Greg Loring-Albright. For today's episode, join Dan, T.L., and Greg as we discuss how their game offers both contradiction and clarity in politics, violent and nonviolent disobedience, popular expropriation, and the danger of having an uprising stolen from under your feet.
Recorded this audio interview in anticipation of their Gamefound launch on February 15, 2022, back it here: https://gamefound.com/projects/draft/zxc58ag7firw48g1aggj8ue80qo00:00 - Intro & Why switching to Gamefound?04:33 - Risks in leaving Kickstarter?09:47 - Revamping the game & getting Greg on-board14:18 - Design ambitions for Uprising23:06 - Anticipating backlash?33:34 - Ambition to change minds40:00 - OutroLinks:Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551
This week on the pod, game designer and Ph.D. candidate Greg Loring-Albright talks about his academic work and his role as co-designer of the third edition of Bloc by Bloc. It hits Gamefound on Feb. 15: https://gamefound.com/projects/draft/zxc58ag7firw48g1aggj8ue80qoBeyond Solitaire is now proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/class/Centers/CLGS/Pages/default.aspxAll episodes of my podcast are available here: https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com/Enjoy my work? Consider getting me a "coffee" on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/beyondsolitaireContact Me: Email: beyondsolitaire at gmail.comTwitter: @beyondsolitaireInstagram: @beyondsolitaireFacebook: www.facebook.com/beyondsolitaireWebsite: www.beyondsolitaire.net
Greg Loring-Albright, co-designer of Bloc by Bloc Uprising, stops by the show to share about this new, redesigned version of the game. This is a companion piece to the playthrough video with designer commentary for Bloc by Bloc on the One Stop Coop Shop YouTube channel. In this conversation, Greg shares a big picture view of the game's theme and how it serves as an expression of his own personal activism. Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) - www.youtube.com/shelfstories __________________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/onestopcoopshop www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com
Greg Loring-Albright, co-designer of Bloc by Bloc 3rd edition, joined me to talk about this game about social uprisings in a simulated oppressive state. We focused our conversation on the things that 3rd edition adds to the game and the way the game immerses the players in a social uprising. You can look for the game on Gamefound on Feb. 15th.
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Greg Loring-Albright is back on the show, and we’re talking about games that don’t exist on a board or even at a table. Greg has been designing games that pervade into spaces much bigger than your dining room table, and he has some really interesting insight on how and why these games work. The post Pervasive Games with Greg Loring-Albright appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
Greg Loring-Albright is back on the show, and we’re talking about games that don’t exist on a board or even at a table. Greg has been designing games that pervade into spaces much bigger than your dining room table, and he has some really interesting insight on how and why these games work. The post Pervasive Games with Greg Loring-Albright appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
Today Greg Loring-Albright (Leviathan) looks at board game design based on the word "meritorious".: deserving of honor or esteemhttp://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD145-Meritorious.mp3
In Episode #68, Cathy is joined by Jesse Metcalf and they talk about the games they’ve played recently; and Cathy interviews Greg Loring Albright about his game based on the classic novel, Moby Dick.
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Greg Loring-Albright, designer of Leviathan, discusses the ins, outs, and what-have-yous of micro games. He brings up some great points about designing small games that carry a big experience. The post Designing Micro Games with Greg Loring-Albright appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
Greg Loring-Albright, designer of Leviathan, discusses the ins, outs, and what-have-yous of micro games. He brings up some great points about designing small games that carry a big experience. The post Designing Micro Games with Greg Loring-Albright appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
Richard is joined by Greg Loring Albright, the designer of Leviathan, that is currently in the middle of it's kickstarter campaign. We talk about Greg's academic involvement with boardgames, his influences with regards to the development of Leviathan, and why Googly eyes on Moby Dick is a definite stretch goal. Greg also goes into detail why Leviathan is a better game than X Wing and NetRunner..maybe.. You Won’t Believe These Ten Things You Can Do After Backing Leviathan (Number Seven Will Make You Cry!): 1. Visit the Mystic Seaport Museum 2. Read Moby Dick 3. Play X-Wing 4. Read In The Heart Of The Sea 5. Play Netrunner 6. Tell Greg why he’s wrong 7. Check out Googly-Eyed Jaws 8. Play Sans Allies 9. Buy 1,000 Googly Eyes 10. Put them on EVERYTHING LINKS OF NOTES https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pastgo/leviathan https://twitter.com/gregisonthego _________________________________________________________________________________ WIN A BOARD GAME CRATE - ENTER HERE - https://gleam.io/competitions/fs6I5-win-a-boardgamecrate-with-were-not-wizards If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405 YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/c/WereNotWizardsTabletopPodcast Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards Website - www.werenotwizards.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards Twitter.com - http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405 Get us on Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/were-not-wizards Get us through acast - http://www.acast.com/werenotwizards Get us through Podknife - https://podknife.com/podcasts/4048 Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards BUY SOME MERCH - https://www.redbubble.com/shop/we're%20not%20wizards#_ . www.patreon.com/werenotwizards Music is owned entirely by We're Not Wizards and thanks to DouglasVB Email us magic@werenotwizards.com Remember, we are many things but We're Not Wizards