Podcasts about hot games

SaltPOD 0005, SaltCON Summer 2025 Release date: May 27, 2025 Welcome gamers! If you are a board gamer, a social gamer, or someone who loves RPGs, SaltCON is a place for you. Welcome back to SaltPOD, your dedicated deep dive into the vibrant world of SaltCon and the incredible community that makes it tick! If you're new here, SaltPOD is your backstage pass, your insider scoop, your direct line to all things SaltCON. SaltCON – the biggest and best tabletop gaming convention in the Mountain West! We're here to explore the amazing games, the fantastic people, and the unforgettable experiences that make SaltCon a must-attend event year after year. Get ready to level up your excitement!" This episode we are discussing SaltCON Summer which is happening June 6th through the 8th at the Davis Conference Center, in Layton City. This event is smaller than the Spring event but still has three action packed days of events, tournaments, open gaming and amazing people. Vendor Hall The Gauntlet of vendors and wears and gaming goodies.   Hot Games: Andromeda's Edge Cat Blues: The Big Gig Creature Caravan Critter Kitchen Finspan House of Fado SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Slay the Spire: The Board Game Play to Win Games  Friday and Saturday   Gaming library A huge game library with over 2500 games to check out and play. Classic games, and new games alike.   There were 278 different events the attendees could sign up for. 178 Total RPG events. 85 RPG events 26 Pathfinder events 67 Dungeons and Dragons Adventurers League events   Game Swap Flea Market Saturday for 2-hours Tournaments Sabacc   Events Broadway Murder Mystery - Groomed for Murder! Nebula: A 4X inspired Big Group Game Tichu around with Danny Blood on the Clock Tower Nine different event and one how to play event Mini Painting Seminar Saturday 1:30 64 total board game events   Board Game Events 30 Board Game Events   Meeple Nation events 34 Meeple Nation Board Game Events   What a way to start the Summer of Gaming. So what is next? SaltCON End of Summer August 29-31 1000 badges Game library RPG area Hot Games Game swap Flea Market Miniature painting Vendors Reserved tables   If you have any questions feel free to email us at MeepleNation@gmail.com. We are always excited to hear about new games and exciting times. And with that we have completed another deep dive into the salty goodness of SaltCon! We hope you're as excited as we are for all the fun and games. Remember, SaltPOD is your ongoing connection to these amazing events. But the board gaming adventure doesn't stop here! If you love in-depth discussions, diverse perspectives, and talking about all things board games, be sure to check out our other podcast, Meeple Nation! There we have episodes serving up fantastic content week after week. Until next time, keep rolling those dice, and we'll see you at SaltCon!"Thanks for listening. 

SUPPORT ST. LOUIS TORNADO RELIEF EFFORTS HERE - https://foodcitystl.org/ Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games. Join our active and welcoming Discord community, Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or Leave us a review wherever you find this podcast! Episode 215 - The Laughing Table Friends Played Hot Games at Geekway To the West!  Jake alongside fellow Laughing Table Friends members Luke Williams (first time on the pod!) and Jared Ingersoll (returning guest) talk about the fun we had at Geekway To the West 2025. We break our discussion into three awards: best new to me game, best single play, and best moment. We save some time at the end to talk about a few of the other games of note that we played. Timestamps Show Business - 0:00 Geekway Overview - 4:06 Game of the Con - 5:58 Favorite Single Play - 20:53 Best Moment - 37:19 Other Games - 48:29   Games Mentioned Games mentioned - Downfall of Pompeii, Bomb Busters, The Gang, El Grande, Inis, Santiago, The Resistance: Avalon, Molly House, Spectre Ops, Hot Streak, Black Forest, Soda Jerk, Fishing Preplanners Game design discussion on balancing for player count hosted by Paul coming up soon?!   Music and Sound Credits Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/.  Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA Rules Overview Music:  Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI Intermission Music: music elevator ext part 1/3 by Jay_You -- https://freesound.org/s/467243/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Bell with Crows by MKzing -- https://freesound.org/s/474266/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 hammer v2.wav by blukotek -- https://freesound.org/s/337815/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Contact Follow and reach us on social media on Bluesky @decisionspace.bsky.social. If you prefer email, then hit us up at decisionspa@gmail.com. This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com. Byeee!

Gumbo Live! welcomed in Rob from www.theboardboyspodcast.com and Logan from the Acadiana Board Gamers Discord to chat about everything SoBo2025! (But only after we got in a BEAUX-NESS episode with Beau from the Board Boys).  That's right, the krewe is back from another successful Southern Board Game Fest in beautiful downtown Lafayette, Louisiana.  We chatted about the top games checked out of the Library, Hot Games, and Play-to-Win sections, then moved on to our spicy hot games:  Sardegna Endeavour: Deep Sea Shackleton Base Automania The Gest of Robin Hood And many other games!  Laissez les bon temps rouler! 

This time, we are recording in person at Dice Tower West (with some new mics!). We talk specifics about our new-ish venue for DTW, and then get more general with a chat about our convention strategies and planning. The Tale of Boardgaming Horror is one for the ages, and we close the show with some Roses, Thorns, Hula Hoops, and Crossovers. 00:47 - Dice Tower West: Back at the Westgate 04:20 - Julie's Drive West 08:35 - Eric at APAC 09:41 - Tom at GAMA Expo and The Grand Canyon 13:09 - Hot Games 14:16 - Convention Strategy 33:47 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror 39:26 - Critter Kitchen 44:29 - Spooktacular 49:03 - Moon Colony Bloodbath 51:42 - Galaxy Children Explorers 56:09 - Lata Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com

Tom and Julie are back from Germany with stories to tell. We talk about the crowds, events, snacks, and games of Spiel before shuffling through a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror. And we close the show with some of our latest Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 01:02 - Back-to-Back WSBG and Spiel 06:10 - Crowds at Spiel 11:23 - Tom and Julie Together (Briefly) 13:33 - New Management Changes 17:28 - First Look Area 21:34 - Games at the Fair 25:24 - Dice and Mystics Meetup 27:07 - Punching Games 27:34 - Hottest Designer and Hot Games 28:47 - Small Games 30:09 - Accessories and Art 31:20 - Snack Draft and Food 33:27 - Joy in Interaction 34:54 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror 38:03 - 1 A.M. Jailbreak 41:29 - Aerodome: Rising Horizons 45:39 - Ito 51:14 - Conservas 55:32 - Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth 58:55 - Betakkuma's Fart & Furious

Brendan shares his thoughts about games themed around heat and the desert. Join us, won't you?The Lost Expedition (2017)The Lost City of ZThrough the Desert (1998)Forbidden Desert (2013)Evacuation (2023)Daybreak (2023)Honorable Mentions:CO2 (aka CO₂) (2012)Anachrony (2017)Scoville (2014)Heat: Pedal to the Metal (2022)The Downfall of Pompeii (2004)What games do you associate with heat? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his thoughts about games themed around heat and the desert. Join us, won't you?The Lost Expedition (2017)The Lost City of ZThrough the Desert (1998)Forbidden Desert (2013)Evacuation (2023)Daybreak (2023)Honorable Mentions:CO2 (aka CO₂) (2012)Anachrony (2017)Scoville (2014)Heat: Pedal to the Metal (2022)The Downfall of Pompeii (2004)What games do you associate with heat? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Tom, Julie, and Eric share their excitement for Dice Tower West. Tom and Eric have been playing Collectable Card Games with their kids, while Julie played games in a castle. We share some industry news about the former designers at Prospero Hall, as well as a Tale of Horror that leads to a discussion about Math Trades. And we close the show with our Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:45 - Dice Tower West and our Live Show 04:34 - Hot Games at DTW 09:51 - Tempest Workshop 13:19 - Playing CCGs with Our Kids 22:44 - Hoop and Stick at Ravenwood Castle 32:20 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror - Math Trades 43:18 - Hecken Good Dogs 50:51 - Wyrmspan 55:34 - Unlock: Legendary Adventures 59:46 - Mythic Mischief 1:02:47 - Spectral 1:05:04 - Penny Dreadfuls of Victorian London

Sometimes substantive board game discussion topics are tiring. And pretty much all the time, we play a lot of new games. So this episode, Shoe and Christina just talk about some new, sexy games in a variety of sizes. HOT! Timeline: 3:19 - Christina's big game: Mosaic: A Story of Civilization. 13:05 - Shoe's big game: Marvel: Age of Heroes. 26:58 - Christina's small game: Fiction. 35:18 - Shoe's small game: Marvel: Damage Control. 43:05 - Christina's expansion: QE: Commodities. 48:00 - Shoe's expansion: Unmatched: Houdini vs. The Genie.

In this episode PJ and Gareth talk about 5 games that they have been playing recently and why they think they are hot hot hot. Boardgames covered: Sleeping Gods, Wonderlands War, Picture Perfect, Planet Unknown and My Fathers Work --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meeple2meeple/message

In this episode Jagger and Waya discuss the top games according to their top picks.  Instagram: fantasy.sports.podcast Twitter: F_S_Podcast Any questions? E-mail us at: fantasy.sport.podcast@gmail.com

To celebrate our favorite holiday of the year... 69 day, the boys discuss those super sexy games that your earbuds can't wait to hear about. Games played: Weird West, Gran Turismo 7, Dying Light 2, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, and Horizon Forbidden West. Hide your kids, hide your wife... cause it's about to go off.

Your favorite boys are back for another naturetastic episode - this week tackling the latest from Rebel Studio, Meadows. Board Boy Cam is still in Peru. Luckily fellow bald man, Dave Kuntz, was able to join to help tackle this cute, surprisingly clever game. Also this episode: Josh and Ben talk about the latest TV shows they've been consumed by; Rob explains how the "Hot Games" room at BGGCOn works; Rob enteres the hot seat and more. We hope you like board games.

Despite Tatum waking up and a good game from Grant Williams the Celtics weren't good enough in Atlanta. SUBSCRIBE on iTunes and follow @HoopBallCeltics for Celtics updates all season long!Manscaped is BACK, baby! Just like the NBA! Use coupon code HOOPBALL20 to get 20% off and free shipping on your purchase at Manscaped.com!

Maybe these aren't the biggest games of the week (e.g. Bosqueville-Crawford or Cameron Yoe-Lorena), but let's talk about three matchups that look especially competitive: Who would you take in a three-game parlay of Midlothian Heritage at La Vega, Groesbeck at Malakoff and Holland at Rosebud-Lott? After eight weeks, we only have (officially) one 1,000-yard rusher in the area, according to the stats of coaches who are willing to share them. What's going on out there in Centex high school football land? With three weeks to go in the regular season, what's the biggest storyline you're looking forward to the rest of the way? Brice goes with Centex state champions (including some China Spring-Carthage talk) while Chad's wondering about the playoff mix in the China Spring-Salado-Connally-Robinson-Gatesville-Jarrell district (aka 9-4A Div. II). This week's Rockets-Hornets matchup is a huge one for playoff hopes — can the Rockets get a boost into the postseason? Support the show: https://wacotrib.com/sports/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another jubilant episode of Sky Pirate Radio! Join Jace and Kevyn by the fireside as we get into the latest in our games Getaway Grand Prix and Stocks & Swords, answering some age-old questions about Help! I'm Haunted, coming to grips with the new age of megacorporation battling between Apple, Google and Fortnite and playing and chatting about HOT GAMES like Panzer Paladin, Wolfenstein, our Game Boy Color Game Club Star Ocean: Blue Sphere, and God, even more than that. You just wouldn't believe it. Isn't that what SKY PIRATE RADIO is all about?

Listen in as Spencer discusses the upcoming adaptive isometric RPG, Gamedec, with Lukasz Hacura or Anshar Studios!

We got to speak to David Szymanski, creator of DUSK, on his work on his latest project: The Dread X Collection.

As part of MonsterVine's Hot Games Summer Showcase, we had the chance to interview Felix Soumpholphakdy from JellySnow Studio, one of the developers behind the side-scrolling platformer roguelike game Metal Unit.

Aflevering 67 "Prijsvraag en Blind Spelen" van Het Ludieke Gezelschap, dé Nederlandse bordspel podcast. Wanneer je even niet oplet, grijpt Frank zijn kans en hebben we zo een nieuwe stem. Hij introduceert ons het tv-programma Timeline, bekend van… het kaartspel? Verder hebben we uiteraard weer veel spellen gespeeld (waaronder Heroes of Terrinoth), stellen we ons voor welke spellen je kan spelen wanneer je blind bent en hebben we het tijdens het nieuws onder andere over voetbal, verhongerende kunstenaars en Rollecate. Tenslotte hebben we deze aflevering ook een prijsvraag. In onze aflevering kan je horen wat je moet doen om het spel Forbidden City van Jumbo te winnen. Veel succes! 00:00 Intro / 00:38 Welkom (Timeline) / 05.41 Gespeeld: Cabo (Bezier Games), Heroes of Terrinoth (Fantasy Flight Games), Cupcake Empire (Ludonova), Go Nuts for Donuts (White Goblin Games) / 44.01 Intermezzo / 44.38 Vraag voor ons allemaal: Spellen geschikt voor blinde mensen? / 52.15 Prijsvraag: Forbidden City (Jumbo) / 55.35 Spellennieuws met oa. Gingerbread House (999 Games), Machi Koro: Voetbal (WWG), Machi Koro Legacy (999 Games), Virus 1 + 2 (HOT Games), AEG, Rollecate, LotR: Journeys in Middle-Earth (Fantasy Flight Games), Clinic (AV Studios), Starving Artists, Batman: Gotham City Chronicles (Monolith), Neta-Tanka ( La Boîte de Jeu) / 1.20.02 Afsluiting Meer details op onze Facebook pagina: https://www.facebook.com/HetLudiekeGezelschap Reageren? Mail ons op hetludiekegezelschap@gmail.com

Kenneth and crew talk about a new gaming console from Mad Studios, Jon Jones drug testing and what could it mean not only for him but the future of UFC. Also, a quick run down of video games we're looking forward to coming out spring 2019.

Divinity: Original Sin 2, Crash Bandicoot, Darkest Dungeon, Jurassic World Evolution, Warframe, Enter the Gungeon, No Man's Sky, Monster Hunter World! Billy Shakes and The Wolf are bringing you the Hot Games during this Hot Summer!

Aflevering 39 "Hasselt 2018" van Het Ludieke Gezelschap, dé Nederlandse bordspel podcast. We blijven maar reizen; ook in deze aflevering zijn we weer op pad gegaan. Dit keer de grens over naar België om de spellenbeurs in Hasselt te bezoeken. Daar ontdekken we bijvoorbeeld dat er speciale spellen voor Luizenmoeders zijn. Daarnaast hebben we natuurlijk ook weer heel veel spellen gespeeld en is Frank op de hoogte van de laatste weetjes uit spellenland. 00:00 Intro / 00:39 Welkom (Kaarten Schudden) / 07:05 Gespeeld: Muze (Quick Simple Fun Games), Wazzda?! (White Goblin Games), Baseball Highlights - 2045 (Eagle-Gryphon Games), Pioneers (Queeen Games), Iquazu (HABA) / 29:48 Intermezzo / 30:20 Interviews Spellenbeurs Hasselt 2018: Rudy Seuntjens van Game Brewer, Wido Grimbergen van Hot Games, Joris Van Derbeken van Passaportas, Bart Latten van Black Box Adventures over Lice Wars, Ivo Dekoning (Labor Chaos), Alexander Gonnissen van Spellenbeurs Hasselt / 54:02 Spellennieuws: o.a. Luxor van Rüdiger Dorn, As d'Or, Terraforming Mars, Outfoxed!, Decrypto, Micropolis / 61:50 Afsluiting / 62:18 Outro / 62:44 Blooper Meer details op onze Facebook pagina: https://www.facebook.com/HetLudiekeGezelschap Reageren? Mail ons op hetludiekegezelschap@gmail.com

In this episode, the LPC Crew can hardly contain their excitement about BGG.CON. They discuss the hot games they want to play, the events they are excited about, and other ramblings about playmats, gear, boardgametables.com, and more.   Time:00:36 - Welcome back! 03:13 - boardgametables.com 03:45 - BGG.con Stuff 06:15 - Top 10 Hot Games from BGG.con Rundown 52:35 - 4th Annual Craft Coffee Exchange 55:00 - Winsome Day 57:40 - AssassinCon 63:50 - GameSurplus.com LPC code 67:30 - BGG.Con Gathering 70:45 - 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

Draft Mechanic Episode 56: Ex Libris six-pack review and on tap; Codenames: Duet; Custom Heroes; Seikatsu; The Beer Primer: Cream Ale We’re wrapping up our Summer of Hot Games bonus episodes with the hottest, freshest batch of games around! Our six-pack review for this episode is Ex Libris, the hot new release from Renegade Game Studios that will be hitting FLGS shelves soon! We’ve also got three smaller hot new titles to talk about. The first is our yearly check-in with Codenames - how does Codenames: Duet adapt and improve on the system? Second is Custom Heroes from AEG - a new ladder-climbing card game that adds Mystic Vale’s Card Crafting system to create cards that are constantly evolving throughout the game. Finally, we’re looking at Seikatsu from IDW Games, a three-player abstract game that will leave your brain fried right out. Danielle’s putting together a Beer Primer on the Cream Ale style today, and we’ve got some final thoughts from Gen Con 50 as well. Sit back, relax, and enjoy Episode 56! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 03:51 Gen Con 50 Wrap-Up 12:44 Kickstarter: “Now Boarding” from Tim Fowers 15:10 Recent Plays: Codenames Duet 24:40 Recent Plays: Custom Heroes 34:16 Recent Plays: Seikatsu 42:05 Six Pack Review: Ex Libris 44:14 Ex Libris: Gameplay overview 50:27 Ex Libris: Discussion and review 75:12 Ex Libris: Final Thoughts 76:09 On Tap: Ex Libris 80:53 The Beer Primer: Cream Ale 86:20 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at

Draft Mechanic Episode 54: The Gen Con 50 Hype List & Vegas Wits & Wagers! The Hype List is here! The Summer of Hot Games wouldn’t be complete without our exhaustive look at a big pile of games we’re excited to learn more about at Gen Con 50 this week in Indianapolis. In addition to that big feature, we’re also busting out our Kickstarter preview of the upcoming Vegas Wits & Wagers from North Star Games! But one feature isn’t enough for an episode this big - we’re also putting Vegas Wits & Wagers on tap, we’ve got a special guest popping in to talk about Fantasy Flight Games’ big announcement, and we’ve got a discussion with two of our game group about their plans for their first trip to Gen Con. I hope you’ve got a long drive, because this super-stuffed episode is just brimming with HYPE! Intro 00:00 Show Housekeeping 03:20 Corrections from Episode 53 05:19 Kickstarter Preview: Vegas Wits & Wagers! 16:48 Gen Con events roundup! Punchboard Media meet up! 18:47 Sun King Brewery events at Gen Con 20:09 The mystery of HYPE 21:12 Twilight Imperiul, 4th Ed. (special guest Chris Kirkman) 37:48 Getting into the hype list! 1:00:54 Checking in with Tamara and Steven 1:23:32 Back to the hype list! 2:13:22 On Tap: Vegas Wits & Wagers 2:17:37 Wrap-up We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at

Draft Mechanic Episode 52: RAXXON review; Century: Spice Road review & on tap; Spires; NMBR 9; Unearth It’s week 3 of our Summer of Hot Games! Today we’ve got another exciting Kickstarter preview: Before the Earth Explodes from Green Couch Games! Also, we’ve got another special Double Feature review for you this week of two hot, hot games. First up, we look at the (finally released!) Century: Spice Road, the debut title from Plan B Games, and then we back it up by putting it on tap with six beer pairing choices. We’re also going to do a full review of RAXXON, the secretly-released new [REDACTED] from [REDACTED], which features a [REDACTED] that we didn’t expect. In recent plays, we’ve got Spires, NMBR 9 and Unearth. And going on the theme of RAXXON, Danielle’s got a beer segment in which she talks about the different kinds of things that can spoil your beer and cause some very unpleasant side effects. Don’t worry, though, because RAXXON is here to help! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 02:37 Con Watch: MegaMooseCon August 4th-6th! 03:51 Gen Con 50 Preview Tool on BGG 06:14 Best Treehouse Ever Contest Results 07:54 Preview: Before the Earth Explodes 13:49 Recent Plays: Spires 22:43 Recent Plays: NMBR 9 27:00 Recent Plays: Unearth 36:57 Review: Century: Spice Road 48:10 On Tap: Century: Spice Road 54:40 Review: RAXXON 77:51 Is my beer infected? 86:36 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at

Draft Mechanic Episode 51: Sentient & Barenpark double feature review! Barenpark on tap; Medina; Fields of Arle; Stockpile; Can Beer Quench your Thirst? The Summer of Hot Games rolls on! We’re ramping up with a big double feature of Sentient and Barenpark, and we swing back around to put Barenpark on tap. We talk recent plays of Medina, Fields of Arle and Stockpile. Jake ends out the episode with some discussion about whether beer can actually quench your thirst! You’re gonna need it, because it’s a hot one! Intro 01:00 Show Housekeeping 02:42 Con Watch: MegaMooseCon August 4th-6th! 04:04 Contest: Best Treehouse Ever! 05:42 Kickstarter: Star Scrappers Cave-In update 06:20 Kickstarter: Star Realms Frontiers 10:58 Upcoming: Fast Forward - Fear, Fortress & Flee 16:28 Recent Plays: Medina 23:15 Recent Plays: Fields of Arle 36:01 Recent Plays: Stockpile 45:01 Review: Sentient 57:41 Review: Barenpark 75:42 On Tap: Barenpark 83:27 Can beer quench your thirst? 92:08 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at

Draft Mechanic Episode 50: The Summer of HOT GAMES begins! Flipships, Fox in the Forest, Rococo on tap, Listener Q&A, Giveaways Episode 50! That’s half of a hundred! I’m not really sure how we made it this far, but nothing left to do but keep going! We’re fresh back from our trip to Dice Tower Con, and boy howdy did we play a big ol’ pile of games. Such a big stack of games, in fact, that we’ve got too many to talk about in this episode… or two, or three, or… well. You see where this is going. So, with the monumental Episode 50 under our belt, we’re launching The Summer of Hot Games with WEEKLY episodes through Gen Con where we look at the latest and greatest and get you ready for the spectacle in Indianapolis. Today we’re talking about Flipships and The Fox in the Forest; we’ve got a kickstarter preview of Star Scrappers: Cave In, we discuss a pair of Felds, put Rococo on tap, answer listener questions and do a giveaway for a fun game from Green Couch Games! And to think, this is only the start of the Summer of Hot Games… you’re gonna need some sunscreen for your meeples! Intro 02:13 Con Watch: MegaMooseCon! 03:52 Con Watch: Gen Con 50! 06:02 The Summer of HOT Games! Double the Draft Mechanic! 08:35 Kickstarter Preview: Star Scrappers: Cave In 18:12 Recent Plays: Flipships 24:58 Recent Plays: Notre Dame, 10th Anniversary Edition 34:02 Recent Plays: Bora Bora 42:07 Recent Plays: The Fox in the Forest 48:09 The First Ever Draft Mechanic Listener Q&A! 76:31 On Tap: Rococo 82:46 The Beer Primer: Kvass 93:10 A Giveaway?! 95:04 Outro We hope you enjoyed today's episode! Send us some feedback at draftmechanic@gmail.com and visit us on the web at

This week we sit down with Matt and Barbara Allen to discuss the industry news which mainly comes out of BGG.Con 2016. We start by talking about Matt's favorite game of the con, Lorenzo Il Magnifico, then talk Star Wars Destiny, Tiny Epic Quest, and Clank! We visit Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle, and Fate of Akalon: Tribes. Ryan then questions why we would travel to a convention, and we talk a bit more about the why, as if we needed a reason. We then get back to talking games, starting with The Daedalus Sentence, a cooperative game in a massive box. Ryan brings up Cottage Garden and cats, and we wander from there over to A Feast for Odin. Power Grid the Card Game is explained, and we talk about not playing Great Western Trail. Ryan then moves us to talk about Roll Player, another game we haven't yet played. Kingdom Death Monster 1.5 is newly on Kickstarter and getting plenty of press. Some predict it will become the most successful Kickstarter project ever. Finally, Ryan starts a conversation about culling our collections, the subject of the first few articles in the most recent edition of Counter Magazine, issue 74. You can find the most recent issue (and previous issues) at boardgamegeekstore.com

In this episode Dennis talks about golf and how technical a simple game can be and the duo go over what games they are looking forward to in the fall.

In this episode of The State of Games, Chris, Darrell and TC are joined by special guest Ed Marriott, designer of that hot Euro game about peppers, Scoville. The quartet discuss Ed's inspirations for design and how Scoville came to be, then take a closer look at some other hot games that have gamers foaming at the mouth in 2014. All this plus the perils of early bird pledges on Kickstarter, Dead of Winter, SeaFall, Stefan Feld's genius, Brew Crafters, the slow decay of Chris's voice, cats with lasers, a whole bunch of Rabbits, Marvel Dice, Machi Koro, Bea Arthur, and so much more.

In this episode we spend a bit of time talking about Gen Con 2010, and some of the strengths and weaknesses of the convention. Geoff talks about one of the most famous math problems and how it relates to games, and Dexxter and the Chief recount a recently played game. Finally, Tom talks about his top "hot" games from GenCon 2010.

In this episode we spend a bit of time talking about Gen Con 2010, and some of the strengths and weaknesses of the convention. Geoff talks about one of the most famous math problems and how it relates to games, and Dexxter and the Chief recount a recently played game. Finally, Tom talks about his top "hot" games from GenCon 2010.

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And from Germany and Korea, another episode of the Dice Tower! Not so much regular news this week, but we continue our contest for Quest for the Dragonlords. I review Take Stock, and we discuss our Hot Games of the Month. We answer some questions, but the main part of our show is a special report from Rick Thornquist and Moritz Eggert - along with their top ten games from Essen 2006. We have the show available in .mp3 format, which you can download below by right clicking the link below, and selecting "save link as".