Podcast appearances and mentions of peter mcpherson

Games are full of aids, references and prompts for how to play, but how can a game imply things without being in your face about it? Forget the player aid, this week Steven, Robert & Evan talk about the implicit rules of the games we love! (Thanks to Peter McPherson for the question!) Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources 504 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175878/504 Barrage - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251247/barrage Bitoku - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/323612/bitoku Concordia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124361/concordia Ethnos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206718/ethnos For Northwood! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334590/northwood-solo-trick-taking-game Kanban - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev MLEM: Space Agency - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387378/mlem-space-agency Money! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125/money Pax Penning - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381591/pax-pennin Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline Rapido/Excape - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape Serenissima - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232/serenissima Shuffle & Swing - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414350/shuffle-and-swing Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica Through the Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-desert Turncoats - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352238/turncoats Viking Seesaw - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351810/viking-see-saw Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis

Shelley and I simultaneously layout competing newspapers in Fit to Print by Peter McPherson from AEG and Flatout Games then we head to east and try to gain favor at The White Castle by Isra C. and Shei S. from Devir Remember to sponsor the podcast at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR  Check out our EXTENSIVE list of games for sale at reasonable prices - help us out and get great games! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing  

Stop the Presses! We have breaking news on Fit to Print, the latest game from Peter McPherson and Flatout Games. We investigate this real-time tile-laying game for our featured review of the episode. We also discuss virtual tabletop systems and some upcoming releases we're excited about. Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Omnigamersclub) for more details on our upcoming episodes. Send in your questions and feedback to Omnigamersclub@gmail.com or via our website https://www.omnigamers.club/. Timestamps News: 1:26 Playlist: 8:31 Main Topic: 40:34 Games Discussed Molly House, Star Trek Infinite, Starfield 76, Torment Numenara, Divinity Original Sin Advanced, Cyperpunk 2077, Lies of P, Praga Caput Regni, Bitoku, Stranger Stuff, Fallout TTRPG Next Episode Cocoon

Art is everywhere! From the screen on your phone to the paintings in a museum. It's also all over the board games we know and love! It's also more than just something pretty to look at… but how far can art in board games take us? How much does it effect our enjoyment of the game? Can there be too much of it? This is a big subject, so who better to pull onto the show than our friend Peter McPherson (Fit to Print, Tiny Towns)? Join Robert, Steve, Evan and Pete as we dive into all things art on this week's show! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Agricola - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola Ark Nova - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova Bitoku - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/323612/bitoku Bohnanza - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11/bohnanza Boon Lake - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343905/boonlake Botswana/Wildlife Safari - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Brass - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire Castles of Burgundy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/84876/castles-burgundy Castles of Tuscany - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300327/castles-tuscany Catan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan Cat Ass Trophy/Zero Down - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/651/zero-down Cockroach Poker - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11971/cockroach-poker Comic Hunters - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322616/comic-hunters The Cost - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292894/cost Detective City of Angels - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218074/detective-city-angels Dominion - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion Earth - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/350184/earth Fit to Print - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352574/fit-print Food Chain Magnate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175914/food-chain-magnate For Sale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172/sale The Gallerist - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125153/gallerist High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Isle of sky - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/176494/isle-skye-chieftain-king Kanban EV - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Lacuna - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/386937/lacuna Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art Mysterium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Spirit Island - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/162886/spirit-island Terraforming Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica Tiny Towns - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/265736/tiny-towns Trendy/Zuuupa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1412/trendy Via Nebula - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191231/nebula Wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis  

Mary Wright is the Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning, Executive Director of the Sheridan Center, and a Research Professor in Sociology. She is a former president of the POD Network in Higher Education. Before joining Brown, she served as Director of Assessment at the University of Michigan's CRLT. She holds degrees in sociology and higher education administration from Princeton and the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on teaching evaluation, educational development impact, and graduate student development. She is a co-author on the ACE-POD Center for Teaching and Learning Matrix (2017), which created operational standards for Centers for Teaching and Learning, as well as Defining What Matters (2018), which established guidelines for Center for Teaching and Learning evaluation. In 2021-22, she served on the commission (co-chaired by Barbara Snyder, AAU, and Peter McPherson, APLU) that authored The Equity/Excellence Imperative: A 2030 Blueprint for Undergraduate Education at U.S. Research Universities, a report which can be accessed at: https://ueru.org/boyer2030. Mary co-edits the International Journal for Academic Development, aiming to advance the field of academic development globally, and she has authored two books on educational development, including Centers for Teaching and Learning, the subject of our conversation in this episode ⁠Transcript ⁠ Get Your Copy: Centers for Teaching and Learning: The New Landscape of Higher Education (2023) by Mary Wright, published through ⁠JHUPress⁠. Use promo code HCTL23 in the check-out for a discount (active through 7/7/24). Below are CTL websites that Mary Wright identified as effectively presenting information that goes beyond offering resources for instructors or students. (1) Centers that offer a clear and concise overview of their statement of purpose (mission, goals, vision, values, and or/ guidelines) Coppin State University's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (2) Centers that offer a clear picture of the norms of how they work UCLA's Center for the Advancement of Teaching and their visualization of collaborations  Saint Louis University's Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning UNC Asheville's Center for Teaching and Learning Washington & Lee's Harte Center for Teaching and Learning    (3) Centers that document, longitudinally, how might one expect to work with them over time (e.g., their curriculum) UCSF School of Medicine's Center for Faculty Educators* (4) Centers that offer an understanding of their history and origin story Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology's Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning*  CUNY Hostos Community College's Professor Magda Vasillov Center for Teaching and Learning Auburn University's Biggio Center (5) Centers that have a sense of humor about how they make visible their work  Oklahoma City University's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

In this episode of “The Business of Blueberries,” host Kasey Cronquist, president of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) and the North American Blueberry Council (NABC), is joined by Peter McPherson, general manager, Berry Category International, for Costa Group. For the first time in four years, the International Blueberry Organization was able to bring together blueberry industry stakeholders from around the world for a summit recently. McPherson shares his insights and experiences from the summit held in Poland this summer. “Poland, this year, I think provides the best outline of all the activities that the blueberry industry needs to look at. All the challenges, where we are today, where we need to go, how we stack up in the berry business, and I think that was one of the underlying positives that came out.” - Peter McPherson Topics covered include: An introduction to McPherson and his work.A discussion of McPherson's insights and experiences from this summer's International Blueberry Organization's Summit.A review of recent updates from Poland and Ukraine, and blueberry growth in that region.Crop ReportThe Blueberry Crop Report is an update on crop conditions and markets throughout important blueberry growing areas. Today you'll hear from TJ Havner in Oregon, Brody Shcropp in Michigan, Jason Smith in British Columbia and Luis Vegas in Peru. This was recorded on August 16, 2023.

It's the 90s and we can't just play games to have fun, we need to be learning stuff too! Dinosaurs with asthma? Spelling dark magic spells? Time travel and typing? We've got it all here! Also on this week's show we review 2 new board games: Bloc by Bloc by Out of Order Games, and Wormholes by Peter McPherson! https://outlandishgames.com/ https://www.alderac.com/wormholes/ p>Listen to more of the show! https://rhythmandpixels.com Consider supporting the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

Was J. Jonah Jameson on to something? Is being a newspaper editor awesome? If if you were an editor and a woodland creature? Well it's time to find out. We're bringing you the news of Thistleville this week in Fit to Print designed by Peter McPherson and published in 2023 by Flatout 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!

Summer school is over, it's time to check up on our assignments! We asked our listeners to finish some games this year, and then tell us all about them! And of course, listen to some excellent musical selections. Also on the show we review the board game Tiny Towns by Peter McPherson for Alderac Entertainment Group. #WeMakeFun ! Want to find more of the show? https://rhythmandpixels.com Support the podcast! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

McPherson's wife Joanne, who as First Lady of Michigan State University founded Safe Place, the first shelter at a university to provide support for victims of domestic violence and stalking, died in June.“She was so dedicated to Safe Place and so committed to having it work. Of course, now after all these decades really, it's worked very well. She always had an idea, like when we got here, Beaumont Tower's bells weren't ringing, and they hadn't rung for about a year. She said, ‘What's this? The Beaumont Tower bells need to ring.' In short time, the bells were ringing, and they've rung ever since. Safe Place and the Beaumont Tower bells, and the signs at campus entrances were a couple of her accomplishments.“When we got here, for whatever reason, the signs entering campus were a set of wire structures and they looked pretty bad. Joanne never wanted things to look bad. They're now stone and permanent, and they look really good. They've been that way since about 1994, and that was Joanne saying ‘What's this?'"McPherson talks about growing up in West Michigan and always knowing he would attend MSU, just like all his siblings did. And he says “MSU opened up the world to me.” Then a stint in the Peace Corps inspired his lifetime of work on international issues. He describes working in both the Ford and Reagan White Houses. He was working for Bank of America in San Francisco after the Reagan years, and that's when the MSU presidency opened.“Running Michigan State was a dream I never really expected to even have an opportunity to do. You can imagine what my seven brothers and sisters living in West Michigan thought. By that time, unfortunately, my father and mother had passed away. I think often, and certainly did back then, how sad it was that they weren't around because, for my father especially, this would have been special.”McPherson talks about a couple of his accomplishment he's most proud of like bringing the Detroit College of Law to MSU and beginning the conversations that led to MSU's presence on Grand Rapids' Medical Mile.“The leader of this effort was Judge Dick Suhrheinrich. Without Dick Suhrheinrich we wouldn't have a law school. He is really a grand man with enormous capability. We did put that law school together. First, there was some thought it might be in Detroit, which wasn't optimal. There were some issues and ultimately it came here as an independent school.“They had some real self-identity that they were intent to protect, which I thought was reasonable. The agreement that I had with them was I would never push for there to be a closer affiliation. They may decide they wanted it, and that may be appropriate at some time, but it's not going to be MSU that pushes a closer affiliation. Before I left, they came to me and said, ‘We want a closer affiliation,' and now, after several years, it's called the Michigan State University College of Law. “The medical school idea came together in the years after I left. In my mind, the key decision and key meeting - there were several; anything like this has several key meetings - was a meeting I had with Rich DeVos in the hanger in the Grand Rapids airport where I laid out how we wanted to do this. Basically, DeVos said, ‘It's a good idea.' and it wouldn't have happened without DeVos' important key intervention in the years afterwards it unfolded.”Talk about APLU and its mission.“We're very aggressive and active in Washington on appropriations for universities, and we have a deep commitment to student degree completion, to equity, and to minority students having the same percentages of graduation rates as majority students. I'm pleased that current MSU President Stanley is on the APLU board. “Sam is a guy who we at APLU have always seen as a guy we could go to to get things done. During the pandemic, his medical expertise was invaluable. The presidents of this organization from around the country get together, and Sam was a person who could serve with real expertise and talk about the problems we were all having. Sam has always been a go-to guy. For him to come to Michigan State was just outstanding for Michigan State and for him.”What concerns you about higher education's future? What are you hopeful about? What keeps you up at night? What are some challenges and opportunities moving forward?“We need to continue to increase our graduation rates and decrease the time it takes to earn a degree. We've got to have more students graduate and do so in less time. Of course, there are cost considerations. Legislatures provide a substantially lower percentage of the cost than they once did. The Pell Grant money is helpful, and we've pushed hard for more Pell money. “There's this whole set of equity, graduation, and cost issues that, of course, I could spend all your program on because I'm so immersed in them that are of deep concern. On the other hand, there are some successes. I looked at ALPU numbers over the last 10 years under Department of Education data, and our Hispanic students over the last 10 years have grown 70 percent. The numbers for Black students haven't moved that much. The Hispanic student population has grown.“These are the kinds of issues we need to continue to really grapple with and make progress on now. We know how to graduate students better than we did. We've got the technology. I know these are important issues for Michigan State. Graduation rates here are quite high, but I know there's a commitment to make them higher.”What do you hope your legacy is as president of MSU, or do you not even worry about that kind of thing?“Well, I think if you worry about it too much, it's a mistake. There were certainly some key things that I'm very proud of. To me, ultimately, what a university presidency needs to be about is what kind of education students get. Michigan State happily and successfully educates many students, so I start there.“The law school is important, and so is beginning the work on the medical school in Grand Rapids. This place is so complex. There are so many things that I learned and was part of. As I've said several times, every project has many fathers and mothers and many contributors, so I was proud to lead Michigan State for those years.”MSU Today airs Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 5 a.m. on WKAR News/Talk and Sundays at 8 p.m. on 760 WJR. Find “MSU Today with Russ White” on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your show. 

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of September 5, 2022. This week, Ravensburger hopes to have a mouse problem, Trick or Treat's remain Tasty, Rio Grande Plunders a new Dominion, and Eagle-Gryphon discovers Toole use to be Vital for Inventions.   TOP STORIES (2:15) Disney announces new Disney TCG Lorcana Trick or Treat Games bringing back old TMG classics Asmodee brings Tokaido Deluxe into US retail Rio Grande announces new Dominion expansion, Plunder FUSE stand-alone expansion Countdown coming from Renegade Mac Gerdts announces Crossing Oceans, spiritual successor to Transatlantic Inventions: Evolution of Ideas coming from Vital Lacerda, Ian O'Toole and Eagle-Gryphon Mindclash Games bringing lighter title Astra direct to retail Underdogs from 1 More Time Games retitled Challengers and being published by Z-Man Catch Up Games has announced After Us by Florian Sirieix Pictures XMas expansion coming from PD-Verlag All Roads coming from designer Markus Kettunen and Lautapelit.fi Deep Print Games announces Match of the Century from designer Paolo Mori Good Game Studio publishing Korean title Vegetable Stock from Zong-Hua Yang   CROWDFUNDING (15:55) Doomensions Ivion Season 2: Winters Bite The Comic Book Bubble Powerline Small Kingdoms: Oak Campaign Nanolith   SPONSOR UPDATE (24:20) Episode 800 contest and Flamecraft pre-orders   NEW RELEASES (26:55) Wormholes by Peter McPherson, published by AEG Zombicide: Gear Up designed by Jordy Adan and Marco Portugal, published by CMoN Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done - Divine Influence expansion by Seth Jaffee and Renegade Games FYFE designed by Kosch, published by Pegasus Spiele Animotion by Bruno Faidutti and Nathalie Grandperrin, published by Pegasus Spiele Disney Big Thunder Mountain Railroad by Prospero Hall, published by Funko Games My Little Pony: Adventures in Equestria Deck-Building Game published by Renegade Games Dominion: Seaside 2nd Edition by Donald X Vaccarino, published by Rio Grande Skull Canyon Ski Fest by Jason Klinke, published by Pandasaurus Cat in the Box Deluxe Edition by Muneyuki Yokouchi, published by Bezier 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.

In episode 2 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication Danielle, Ben, and Denice talk with Peter McPherson on his first published game, Tiny Towns from AEG. The game was initially inspired by games like Minecraft with a spatial mechanic that is easy to understand but hard to master. Tiny Towns quickly shot up in popularity being one of the most sought after games in 2019. It was up for many of the biggest gaming awards such as the Mensa Award, Spiel der Spiele Hit für Familien, Golden Geek, and others! Peter talks about the success of the game and the creation of two expansions that add more depth, and the decision to take on a co-designer for developing these and other future expansions. New designers and hobbyists can enjoy his views on designing digitally in this COVID age.   Featuring: Peter McPherson – Guest Danielle Reynolds – Host Ben Moy – Host

In episode 2 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication Danielle, Ben, and Denice talk with Peter McPherson on his first published game, Tiny Towns from AEG. The game was initially inspired by games like Minecraft with a spatial mechanic that is easy to understand but hard to master. Tiny Towns quickly shot up in […]

In episode 2 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication Danielle, Ben, and Denice talk with Peter McPherson on his first published game, Tiny Towns from AEG. The game was initially inspired by games like Minecraft with a spatial mechanic that is easy to understand but hard to master. Tiny Towns quickly shot up in […]

This episode of Conversations with ..Scientists--Bye-Bye Bunny-- is about research into diseases such as COVID-19 and neurological diseases, too. It's about the antibodies in our bodies. And it's about research antibodies. And it explores the possibility of perhaps generating and producing research antibodies without the use of animals.  It includes Dr. Alison Gray from Afability and the University of Nottingham, Dr. Katie Crosby from Cell Signaling Technology, Dr. Alejandra Solache from Abcam, Dr. Carl Ascoli from Rockland Immunochemicals, Dr Andrew Bradbury from Specifica, Dr. Achim Knappik from Bio-Rad, Dr Aled Edwards from the University of Toronto, Dr. Fridtjof Lund-Johansen from Oslo University Hospital, and Dr. Peter McPherson from McGill University. 

In questa puntata parleremo di un paio di giochi con lo stesso tema appena arrivati in Italia: – Bloom Town, gioco per 2-4 giocatori di @Asger Asger Harding Granerud e Daniel Skjold Pedersen edito da Sidekick Games e appena portato in Italia da Playagame Edizioni;– Tiny Towns, gioco per 1-6 giocatori di Peter McPherson, edito da Alderac Entertainment Group e...

A dzisiaj będzie o grze leciutkiej, familijnej, ładnej i działającej na całkiem sporą liczbę graczy. A na dokładkę tez odrobinę podłej i bezwzględnej. Ale to tylko, jeśli gracze tego chcą. Zapraszamy do posłuchania tego, co mamy do powiedzenia na temat Miasteczek.

Vi spelar Tiny towns, designat av Peter McPherson och utgivet av AEG.

Sorry for the weird processed audio quality on my track. Had a snafu during recording that's all fixed now. Peter's audio sounds great though, so I hope you dig it!00:31 - Origins of Tiny Towns03:49 - Always strive to be a game designer?06:18 - Pitching to AEG10:56 - Development of Master Builder & Town Hall Variant15:13 - Do you have a favorite building?16:44 - Designing for player experience?20:55 - Tiny Towns Fortune (upcoming expansion)23:49 - Players who struggle with spacial reasoning25:28 - Hard earned lessons in game design27:50 - Highlights of SuccessHOT LINKS:Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

Shelley and I have a great time with the new dice-filled version of  Sushi Roll by Phil Walker-Harding from Gamewright and then work hard to get the proper raw materials to build our  Tiny Towns by Peter McPherson from AEG  

They're tiny, they're towny, and they're all a little looney. Welcome to Tiny Towns adventures, get a dose of comedy!  We review this simple and quick game by AEG and Peter McPherson, as well as discuss the recent Spiel Des Jahres nominees. What are your thoughts on the picks! Chat with us on twitter, or on our board game geek guild at https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/2946

Happy Mother's Day! Here we are, constructing our buildings in our Tiny Towns! Use cubes to match patterns to build buildings. It's fun! Designed by Peter McPherson and Published by AEG.- Boy Band Talk- How does deaf work?- delayed road rash- no MoeFind us at https://www.g33kanddestroy.com/ and https://chiblisplayground.com/.Follow us @ChiblisPodcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiblisPodcast and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chiblispodcast/.Find more info on Tiny Towns at https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/265736/tiny-towns

Happy Mother's Day! Here we are, constructing our buildings in our Tiny Towns! Use cubes to match patterns to build buildings. It's fun! Designed by Peter McPherson and Published by AEG.- Boy Band Talk- How does deaf work?- delayed road rash- no MoeFind us at https://www.g33kanddestroy.com/ and https://chiblisplayground.com/.Follow us @ChiblisPodcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiblisPodcast and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chiblispodcast/.Find more info on Tiny Towns at https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/265736/tiny-towns

Welcome back to Board With Video Games, covering all the things you play on your table and your television!This week Josh and Kyle take a few moments to discuss what they have been playing, but also talk randomly about Game of Thrones (no spoilers) the Star Wars trailers, and how many entertainment touchstones will be coming to an end in 2019. After that, they are joined by very special guest Peter McPherson to discuss his upcoming game Tiny Towns from AEG. Learn about the inspiration for the game, what it is like to have your first game published by a major board game publisher, and whether the game might be a great fit for you before its upcoming May release.Consider supporting the show at patreon.com/psvgVisit our discord at https://psvg.blog/discordMany thanks to our wonderful Patreon Producers - Coach Hulk, Edwin Calo, Devin Tyus, Kevin Austin, Chris M., Kyle Haiman, Nick Metzger, Nathan Thomas, Caroline Underwood, Grrouchie Serge, Justin Pickerd, Delvin Cox, Josh Borbone, Barry Cathcart and Paul Callicoat.If you have any questions, topic suggestions, or feedback, please reach out to us @boardwithvg on Twitter and Instagram. Use #boardwithvg, so we know what you are playing and to help grow this awesome community! Also, visit our Facebook page (facebook.com/boardwithvg) and feel free to drop us an email at boardwithvg@gmail.com.

Welcome back to Board With Video Games, covering all the things you play on your table and your television! This week Josh and Kyle take a few moments to discuss what they have been playing, but also talk randomly about Game of Thrones (no spoilers) the Star Wars trailers, and how many entertainment touchstones will be coming to an end in 2019. After that, they are joined by very special guest Peter McPherson to discuss his upcoming game Tiny Towns from AEG. Learn about the inspiration for the game, what it is like to have your first game published by a major board game publisher, and whether the game might be a great fit for you before its upcoming May release. Consider supporting the show at patreon.com/psvg Visit our discord at https://psvg.blog/discord Many thanks to our wonderful Patreon Producers - Coach Hulk, Edwin Calo, Devin Tyus, Kevin Austin, Chris M., Kyle Haiman, Nick Metzger, Nathan Thomas, Caroline Underwood, Grrouchie Serge, Justin Pickerd, Delvin Cox, Josh Borbone, Barry Cathcart and Paul Callicoat. If you have any questions, topic suggestions, or feedback, please reach out to us @boardwithvg on Twitter and Instagram. Use #boardwithvg, so we know what you are playing and to help grow this awesome community! Also, visit our Facebook page (facebook.com/boardwithvg) and feel free to drop us an email at boardwithvg@gmail.com.

Marc talks with Peter McPherson, designer of the upcoming Tiny Towns from AEG. What was it like working with a publisher for the first time, what was the design process for this family-weight construction euro, and what can we expect from Peter in the future?  1:58 - What was your entry point to modern board games?4:57 - Designing and developing Tiny Towns6:51 - Mandatory digression on "The Mind"10:16 - The part where I remember to actually have Peter describe the game14:49 - PAX Unplugged experience15:57 - The publishing experience26:22 - Other designs Peter is working on Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.

We're joined today by Peter McPherson, the creator of Tiny Towns, coming soon from AEG. Tiny Towns was Andrew's favorite game from PAX Unplugged. Tiny Towns is definitely family-friendly and easy for kids to understand. We can't wait for our kids to try it! Tell us about Tiny Towns Each player is the mayor of a tiny town, represented by The post 127 – Peter McPherson, Tiny Towns – The Family Gamers Podcast appeared first on The Family Gamers.

Morning session of a conference celebrating the enduring legacies of three key events that shaped America's knowledge-based democracy: passage of the Morrill Act, the founding of the National Academy of Sciences, and the founding of the Carnegie libraries. Speakers included James H. Billington, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), M. Peter McPherson, Michael F. Adams, Edward J. Ray, Mary Evans Sias, Lou Anna K. Simon, David Yarlott Jr., Ralph J. Cicerone, Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.), Barbara A. Schaal and Daniel J. Kevles. For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5597.