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We kick off this episode with some chit-chat regarding the moving of Dice Tower HQ, some upcoming events, Tom's efforts to impress the chef at a Japanese restaurant, and the most played games at Dice Tower West. A listener question leads us to discuss the layout of rulebooks and how best to do so. We share a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and close the show with a typical wave of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:53 - Moving the Studio 03:14 - Upcoming Events 03:52 - Tom at Dinner 07:26 - Most Played Games at Dice Tower West 12:50 - Dice Tower East and Dice Tower Cruise 13:23 - Rulebook Layout 36:55 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror 45:57 - Catan 6th Edition 52:32 - Bad Apples 58:00 - Sentient 1:01:18 - Monkey Labs 1:03:02 - Ostia 1:05:58 - My Favorite Things Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com
In Episode 232 we take a look back at 2024 and discuss some of the great (and no so great) games we played last year. Some of them were even published last year. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 3:20 Biggest Surprises in 2024 11:59 Biggest Disappointments in 2024 21:28 Best New to Us in 2024 36:23 Best Production Published in 2024 45:36 Lookback at Best Games of 2023 47:37 Best Games of 2024 1:05:25 Most Played Games of 2024 1:14:07 Board Game Revelations 1:20:18 2024 BGG Rankings Forecast 1:29:12 Listener Shoutout If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakes Follow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamehottakes.bsky.social Join our Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamehottakes Join our Board Game Arena Community: https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=11417205 Join our Discord server at: https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd
It's the final episode of the podcast of 2024 and you know what that means - our annual awards show, The Fammies! Join the crew as they reflect on the good, bad and the ugly of what 2024 had to offer in the world of gaming!00:00:00 Intro00:02:24 1 - Most Played Games of 202400:27:47 2 - Pleasant Surprise of the Year00:35:32 [NON] Ad Break #100:37:35 3 - Biggest Disappointment of the Year00:43:52 4 - TGS 2024 Game of the Year00:50:04 5 - We Really Need to Play More Next Year...of the YEAR!00:57:20 [NON] Ad Break #201:00:05 6 - Indie Game of the Year01:10:35 7 - Best Late 2023 Game01:20:33 8 - Launch Games for Switch 201:32:55 9 - Best Music Track of the Year01:42:50 Best Music Track Medley (Top 5 Tracks)01:45:31 [NON] Ad Break #301:48:39 10 - Our Favorite Games of the Year01:59:53 OutroThank you so much for subscribing, listening and for your support! We hope that you have a safe holiday season and good end to 2024. Here's to 2025!Email: thefamicast (at) gmail (dot) comPatreon: patreon.com/thefamicastX: @thefamicastBluesky: @thefamicast.bsky.socialYouTube: youtube.com/thefamicast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Episode 181 we look back at the games we played in 2023 and talk about our biggest hits, and biggest misses in 2023. This includes games that were published in 2023 but also games that were new to us in 2023. We also talk about our Board Game Revelations - the things that changed gaming for us over the last year. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:28 2023 Awards 01:56 Biggest Surprises in 2023 - Yokohama, Age of Innovation, Frosthaven, Cyclades: Legendary Edition, Vagrantsong, Tichu, Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory, Fractal: Beyond the Void, Turing Machine, Apiary, Heat: Pedal to the Metal, Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game, Motor City 15:06 Biggest Disappointments in 2023 - Lords of Ragnarok, Expeditions, Voidfall 22:14 Best New To Us in 2023 - Distilled, The Battle for Rokugan, Cat in the Box, Downforce, Revive 27:42 Best Productions Published in 2023 - Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum, The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition, Robot Quest Arena, Apiary, Expeditions, Lords of Ragnarok 34:32 Look Back at Best Game Published in 2022 - Wonderland's War 37:08 Best Games Published in 2023 - Robot Quest Arena, Nucleum, Sea Salt & Paper, Dune: Imperium Uprising, Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory 47:42 Most Played Games of 2023 - Azul, Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization, Tapestry, Obsession, Ark Nova, Azul, Can't Stop, Sea Salt & Paper, Star Realms, Beyond the Sun, Barrage, Star Realms 55:19 Board Game Revelations in 2023 1:02:00 2023 Board Game BGG Ranking Speculations - Nucleum, Apiary, Distilled, Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory, Darwin's Journey, Earth, Age of Innovation, Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game, Frosthaven, The White Castle, Sky Team, The Witcher: The Old World, Forest Shuffle, Thunder Road: Vendetta, Kutna Hora, Stationfall, Evacuation, Dune: Imperium Uprising, Bloodstones, Envelopes of Cash
Pixel Podcast Topics1.) Most Played Games by Us2.) Worst of The Worst (Vendors Says Throw Out an Offer)3.) Agree or Disagree (Analogue is Overrated Company)4.) Unpopular Opinions5.) Ranking Console Names6.) What Do you Fear Most?Podcast Crew: Riff, Ricky, Kris, BenProducer: CurtisEngineer: BetoSoCal Gaming Expo June 8th and 9th 2024, get your tickets and come hang out with us in Pasadena!Support the showhttps://www.youtube.com/@pluspixel
This week is the first episode of 2024!!! We all made it! The guys dive into the hot water with Sony, Steam's biggest games of 2023, Tetris finally being beaten, and much much more! Question of the Week: What video game world would you want to live in in real life? Articles: Fans outraged as Xbox uses AI artwork to promote indie games Sony Fined $14 Million For Damaging Third-Party PlayStation Controllers Steam Reveals Its Best-Selling and Most-Played Games of 2023 After 34 years, a 13-year-old prodigy has become the first person to 'beat' Tetris by reaching the holy grail of high-level play: a 'true killscreen'
Members: Danny, Ty & Mystery Guest00:00:00 Intro 00:03:54 Musical Interlude and Pre-Award Banter00:05:23 1 - Most Played Games of 202300:47:48 [NON] Add Break - Boss Coffee00:48:39 2 - Pleasant Surprise of the Year00:55:33 3 - Disappointment of the Year01:05:52 4 - TGS 2023 Game of the Year01:15:16 [NON] Add Break - Chip Star x Super Mario Bros. Wonder01:16:12 5 - We Really Need to Play More Next Year…OF THE YEAR!01:28:27 6 - Indie Game of the Year01:41:47 7 - Best Game from Late 202201:50:28 8 - Game/Feature We Want to See on Switch Successor02:08:38 9 - Best Music Track of the Year02:20:17 10 - Our Favorite Games of 202302:36:05 11* - Our Favorite Anime VTuber02:41:25 [NON] Add Break - Might Banana Au Lait (TotK) x Lawson02:42:15 12* - Who should replace James Charlton in 202402:44:20 OutroThank you so much for subscribing, listening and for your support and for making 2023 awesome! Here's to 2024!Email: thefamicast (at) gmail (dot) comPatreon: patreon.com/thefamicastX: @thefamicastYouTube: youtube.com/thefamicast
Valve launched Steam OS 3.4 into the Preview Built and it is a pretty significant update. Also we talk about Project Lazarus as well as some really great deals on Deck. Humble Bundle - https://www.humblebundle.com/games/complete-11-bit-collection?partner=nerdnest My SD card - https://t.co/QDNdNrNI1c
The "A Team" (Roy, Camilla, Chris & Wendy) discuss their Top 10 Most Played Games! What will be on the list? Tune in and see!
Blessing and Tim kick off the week with SIFU reviews, Halo Infinite talk, and Platinum Games' speculation. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:10:45 - Housekeeping You smell that? It's the smell of Review Season. A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now and it's our SIFU review. Tim, Andy, Tam, and I have all played it and have a LOT to say about it. That's available right now on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and on podcast services around the globe. Speaking of Review Season, your next episode of Gamescast is coming on Valentine's Day. And it's our Horizon Forbidden West review. So get hyped for that and then write in your Horizon questions for next week's PS I Love You XOXO where we'll break down all of your Horizon Forbidden West questions answered. PS I LOVE YOU being recorded later today and we're talking about the ten live-service games that Sony is working on.Tuesday! I'm taking over Xbox's Twitch channel in celebration of Black History Month! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire, James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Pranksy, Manny The Bagel boy Sanchez, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:11:55 - SIFU Review Round Up 00:23:20 - ‘Halo Infinite' Has Fallen Outside Xbox's Top 5, Outside Steam's Top 100 - Paul Tassi @ Forbes‘Halo Infinite' Has Fallen Outside Xbox's Top 5, Outside Steam's Top 100 - Paul Tassi @ Forbes 00:31:30 - Sony teases ‘breakthrough AI project' created with Gran Turismo studio Polyphony - Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:37:30 - Platinum's new CEO wants to create ‘larger, riskier' games and hints at live service focus - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:34:10 - Ad 00:37: - Sony teases ‘breakthrough AI project' created with Gran Turismo studio Polyphony - Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:42:30 - Platinum's new CEO wants to create ‘larger, riskier' games and hints at live service focus - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:48:40 - Dying Light 2 Has Shambled Onto Steam's 25 Most-Played Games of All Time by Concurrent Players - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:51:48 - Bandai Namco is Developing Its Own Game Engine - Theodore Nikitin @ 80 Level 00:54:20 - It looks like the Batman Arkham games could be coming to Switch - Jordan Middler @ VGC 00:56:45 - Out today 00:57:19 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow's Hosts:Greg and Gary
Sam and Twitch streamer/best friend Will Snyder played through every Halo campaign last year. Now it's time to finish the fight and review Halo Infinite alongside Halo newbie Jake. Is Halo Infinite a promising new start for the franchise? Or another confused entry from 343? Put on your Spartan armor and find out. Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping (Will's Most-Played Games) 00:06:35 - Our Halo History 00:14:52 - Did We Like Halo Infinite's Campaign? 00:20:14 - Open-World Design 00:33:35 - Linear Level Design 00:45:27 - Bosses 00:50:47 - Combat/Weapons/Enemies 1:00:22 - Story 1:18:33 - Multiplayer 1:20:13 - What Do We Want From a Sequel? 1:22:44 - Our Halo Series Rankings / Closing Thoughts 1:27:23 - Shelf Space Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music. Send any questions, comments, or concerns to thesupermosherbrothersshow@gmail.com and follow us @SuperMosherBros on Twitter. Thanks for listening!
In episode 62 of the Out of the Dust podcast, Bryce brings Shakespeare out of the dust and a contributor dusts off O Zoo le Mio, Bryce reacts to Asmodee's new missing piece policy, reviews both Isle of Cats and the obscure Way of the Bear, and counts down his Top 10 Most Played Games of 2019.0:26 - Introduction1:17 - Out of the Dust: Shakespeare2:24 - Out of the Dust: O Zoo le Mio4:56 - Reaction: Asmodee Missing Piece Policy7:35 - What I Have Been Playing: Isle of Cats10:30 - Obscure Bryce Game: Way of the Bear14:09 - Top 10 Most Played Games of 201917:32 - Contact Info
It's that time of year again, folks. That's right. It's time for The Fammies to rock your socks off! This is the best game awards show on the planet and you're lucky enough for a front row seat! You're welcome. If you have no idea what we're talking about here, well, uhhh, okay then. You can check out our Fammies 2019 Nominations Warm-Up page OR just dive right into the episode! Special shout out to our sponsor MONSTER ENGERY DRINK! We hope you guys enjoy all of the awards and good times we had making the episode! Thank you for all of your support in 2019, by the way. We look forward to carrying on into 2020 and beyond!Members: Danny, James, Ty(00:03:21) James - Darksiders, Shovel Knight(00:19:36) Ty - Dragons Dogman, Dead by Daylight(00:22:20) Danny - 512 Club(00:26:08) JAPANews(00:44:22) Now Playing at TheFamicast.com(00:48:00) The Fammies Intro(00:49:02) Online Game of the Year(00:58:42) Please STOP of the Year(01:10:57) Disappointment of the Year(01:19:32) Pleasant Surprise of the Year(01:29:43) TGS Hype of the Year(01:35:18) Need to Play More Next Year...of the Year(01:46:17) Complete Garbage of the Year(01:55:41) This Game Should be on the Switch of the Year(02:07:01) Features Still Missing From the Switch of the Year(02:18:56) Indie Game of the Year(02:28:03) Best Game We Didn't Mention Last Year...of the Year(02:33:05) Ongoing Game of the Year(02:37:04) Intermission - Brought to you by MONSTER ENERGY DRINK(02:37:53) Sairus' Most Played Games of 2019(02:39:55) Danny's Watto's Pro Cricket Award(02:42:42) Ty Does What NintenDON'T of the Year(02:46:27) James' Apple Arcade Games that Should be on Switch(02:49:36) The Famicast's Most Played Games of 2019(03:26:22) Intermission(03:26:50) Games We're Looking Forward to in 2020(03:34:22) Best Fami-content of 2019(03:42:59) OutroThank you so much for subscribing, listening and for an awesome 2019! We look forward to making more awesome content for you in 2020! Happy holidays!Email: thefamicast (at) gmail (dot) comPatreon: patreon.com/thefamicastTwitter: @thefamicastFacebook: facebook.com/thefamicastYouTube: youtube.com/thefamicast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In episode 32, Bryce brings Eight Minute Empire out of the dust and a contributor dusts off Pillars of the Earth and Electronic Battleship Advanced Mission, Bryce discusses the two different types of board game conventions, reviews both Gugong and the obscure Amyitis, and counts down his Top 10 Most Played Games of 2018.0:25 - Introduction1:30 - Out of the Dust: Eight Minute Empire2:24 - Out of the Dust: Pillars of the Earth3:19 - Out of the Dust: Electronic Battleship Advanced Mission4:34 - Reaction: Scheduled event versus open gaming conventions8:55 - What I Have Been Playing: Gugong11:44 - Obscure Bryce Game: Amyitis14:30 - Top 10 Most Played of 201917:21 - Contact Info
0:0:50 Intro to inside the game 0:2:00 What the team have been up to over the holiday period. 0:13:13 Alien game coming onto mobile 0:20:12 Devil may cry 5 Demo 0:21:20 Skybound Episode 3 – Walking Dead 0:23:55 Playstation 4 sells 91.6 Million units 0:31:08 Best of 2018 top sellers (Top 100 Games as measured by gross revenue) Elder scrolls, Warframe, Civilization 6, Rainbow 6, Assasins Creed, PUBG, Rocket League, Monster Hunter World, Dota 2, Farcry 5, GTA 5 0:33:25 Best of 2018 New Releases (The Top Games as measured by gross revenue) SOS Battle Royal, Railway Empire, Celeste, Trailmakers, Battle Royal Trainer, Staxel. 0:33:40 Best of 2018 Virtual Reality (Top VR only Experience as measured by gross revenue) Gorn, Onward, Skyrim, Fallout 4 VR, Orbus, Superhot VR, Beat Saber, Job Simulator. 0:34:27 Best of 2018 Early Access Grad (Top Games that left early access as Measured by gross revenue) Rust, Rimworld, Conan Exiles, Bless, Dead Cell, The Forest, SubNautical, Northgard. 0:35:00 Best of 2018 Most Played (Games with the highest peak simultaneous players this year) Monster Hunter World, Warframe, Team Fortress 2, Realm Royale, Rainbow 6, Path Exile, Danger Zone, GTA 5, Dota 2, PUBG. 0:37:55 What Games Drew Has Been Playing. 0:42:50 What Games Nate Has Been Playing. 0:46:05 What Games Randall Has Been Playing. 0:48:50 What Games Cory Has Been Playing. 0:57:25 The Team Highlight There Favourite Moments On ITG Of 2018
Don't... ask about the title. Just listen to the episode. Tristan decided to start a Mahjong match in FFXIV an HOUR before the recording time and it still didn't finish until halfway into this episode. You can find all of our content (reviews, features, and of course, podcasts!) on our website: https://www.viewportgaming.com Want your thoughts featured on the podcast? Contact us on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/viewportgamingFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/viewportgaming/Instagram: https://instagram.com/viewportgaming/ Here are the articles that we talked about during the episode: Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, banked a $3 billion profit in 2018: https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/27/epic-fortnite-3-billion-profit/ Valve’s Artifact Ended 2018 Outside Steam’s Top 100 Most Played Games: https://www.githyp.com/valves-artifact-ended-2018-outside-steams-top-100-most-played-games/ Activision Blizzard is firing its CFO (Going to Netflix): https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-blizzard-is-going-to-be-firing-its-cfo/ Blizzard CFO going to Square: https://variety.com/2019/gaming/games/activision-blizzard-amrita-ahuja-square-jack-dorsey-1203098917/ Possible 'Persona 5 R' Announcement Imminent, Official Domain Updated: https://personacentral.com/persona-5-r-announcement-imminent-official-domain-updated/ Persona 5 R Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhwJgwXBxIc Soulja Boy Has Stopped Selling His Consoles On Store Due To A Potential Nintendo Lawsuit: https://mynintendonews.com/2018/12/30/soulja-boy-has-stopped-selling-his-consoles-on-store-due-to-a-potential-nintendo-lawsuit/ Slightly Mad Studios announces the “Mad Box”: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mad-box-game-console-slightly-mad-studios-shares-m/1100-6464213/
Welcome to The Fammies 2018! That's right, folks! It's the time of year where we sit down and hash out the best of the best, and sometimes the worst of the worst, games of the year! We have an absolutely packed show this year. We would like to thank our sponsors, Nissin Cup Noodle, Soulja Boy (Man?) and the upcoming Watto's Pro Cricket 2019, coming exclusively to Switch January 23, 2019.Grab an adult beverage, have a seat by the Yule log (or next to the smelly guy on the city bus) and enjoy the show. Of course, we want to thank all of you for your support in 2018! Without YOU, we wouldn't have much of a reason to do any of this! Happy Holidays! Happy New Year, and we'll see you in 2019! Cheers!Members: Danny, James, Sairus, Ty(00:02:08) News(00:29:52) The Fammies 2018 (Intro)(00:31:36) Online Game of the Year(00:40:45) Please STOP...of the Year(00:48:07) Disappointment of the Year(00:54:56) Pleasant Surprise of the Year(01:00:18) Tokyo Game Show Hype of the Year(01:05:42) Need to Play Next Year...of the Year(01:14:35) Complete Garbage of the Year(01:19:22) This Game Should Really be on the Switch of the Year(01:31:26) First Intermission (brought to you by Soulja Man and Nissin Noodles)(01:32:14) Features Still Missing from the Switch of the Year(01:36:16) Indie Game of the Year(01:43:55) Best Game We didn't Mention Last Year...of the Year(01:54:09) Second Intermission (bonus Christmas song edition..Soulja and Nissin)(01:56:33) Danny's Top Sports Game of the Year (by Watto's Pro Cricket 2019)(01:59:16) Sairus' Best Excuse for Missing a Show(02:01:13) Ty's NintenDON'T of the Year(02:11:11) James' Best Famicom Online Moments of the Year(02:15:10) Top 5 Most Played Games of the Year(02:47:30) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate/Special Chat(02:56:04) Games We're Looking Forward to in 2019(03:04:16) Special Thanks(03:08:20) OutroThank you so much for an awesome 2018! Be sure to hit us up to talk about your top games of the year and what you're looking forward to in 2019!Email: thefamicast (at) gmail (dot) comPatreon: patreon.com/thefamicastTwitter: @thefamicastFacebook: facebook.com/thefamicastYouTube: youtube.com/thefamicast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jaemi shows his age by calling these 24yo developers "yuppies". We talk to Josh, Joseph, Bennet, and Jen of Most Played Games about "hyper-casual" games, game development, and their origins before joining MPGs. Recorded November 12, 2018 Aired November 21, 2018 Follow and never miss an episode on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/7vh4cF599DA8oIRvwCU3gz?si=dFXmc_hSSVS381sxInQ0xQ/) & [Apple Podcast](https://pcr.apple.com/id1417465621/) or wherever you enjoy your podcast. Follow us on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/purokalaro/), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/purokalaro/), & [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbicW3bppLYIycjM1snR3Ug/)
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In Episode 50, the Low Player Count crew discusses the BGG Top 50 games: what they have played, what they enjoy, and if any of these things matter. They discuss their recent partnership with Game Surplus and briefly recap Origins 2017.Times: 00:50 - “Self-Deprecation wins every time.”01:45 - The LPC bylaws03:48 - A Game Surplus Sponsorship!07:25 - Origins 2017 by Travis14:42 - boooooooooooooardgametables.com 15:30 - The BGG List16:50 - Number of Games We Have Played17:22 - Number of Games Have/Currently Owned18:50 - Most Played Games in the Top 5021:44 - boardgamegeek.com/browse/boardgame FYI22:35 - Why do rankings matter?27:15 - Does the Top 50/100 influence you?30:10 - Problems in a ranking system43:30 - Games that should not be in the Top 5051:15 - Games that should be in the Top 5065:00 - Personal Top 3 Picks71:00 - Do rankings matter?78:00 - Silence79:00 - Games we recently obtained81:50 - 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