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In this episode we talk with designer Taylor Shuss about 2 of his forthcoming games - The Sacred Band and Stonewall Uprising as well as his general design approach and games he is playing. We also briefly discuss the representation of homosexuality in gaming and how very few games approach the topic or the topic of human relationships in general, and why there may be a lack of compelling games on human relationships in general. Games mentioned in this episode: The Mind, Gayopoly Tokyo Highway, Mind MGMT, Letters from Whitechapel, Suspend, TocToc Woodman, Container, SPQF, Fort, Dominion, Twilight Struggle, The Sacred Band, and Stonewall Uprising
Clay talks about the deck building game Fort by Leder Games where kids collect pizza, toys and build the coolest fort. 1.09 Bonfire 2.48 Fantastic Factories: Manufactions 4.14 Prince of Persia The Sands of Time 5.04 Fort 5.28 SPQF 6:00 Fort Theme 6:27 Macaroni Sculpture 7:00 What's a deck builder game 7:56 Iconography 10:20 Fort cards breakdown 12:53 Fort player boards 14:10 Lookout 15:55 Made up rules 17:00 Perks 19:27 Strategy Tip 20:50 Best Friends 21:36 Girl meets nerd podcast Bonfire https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/304420/bonfire Fantastic Factories: Manufactions https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deepwatergames/fantastic-factories-manufactions?ref=discovery&term=fantastic%20factories Prince of Persia The Sands of Time remake https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/prince-of-persia/sands-of-time-remake SPQF https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/249106/spqf Leder Games Fort https://ledergames.com/products/fort Girl Meets Nerd https://girlmeetsnerd.com/
Board Game Gumbo Live! welcomes in Patrick Leder, owner of Leder Games, publisher of hit games like Root and Vast. BJ chats with Patrick about the recent release of Grant Rodie's FORT game, a retheming of SPQF. There is lots of chat about Patrick's thoughts on solo games, expansions, theme versus mechanics, etc. BJ & Steve also chat with Patrick about spicy hot games they have played recently: Unmatched: Cobble & Fog from Restoration Games On Tour from Boardgametables.com; and Shadow Network, from Talon Strikes Studios Finally, Verla, Steve & BJ challenge Patrick in the ENVIE Game. But is it really a challenge? Patrick has a great entry. Laissez les bon temps rouler! Board Game Gumbo is a proud member of Punchboard Media Gumbo Live! Tuesdays at 8:30 PM CST / 9:30 PM EST hosted by Board Game Gumbo www.facebook.com/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps
Brendan shares his plans for June and discusses how his game plays went in May.
Brendan shares his plans for June and discusses how his game plays went in May.
Brendan shares his plans for June and discusses how his game plays went in May.
Brendan shares his plans for June and discusses how his game plays went in May.
Brendan shares his early thoughts on three games that he played for the first time recently. Get the early impressions of Glory to Rome, SPQF, and Sentinels of the Multiverse. Join us, won’t you?
Brendan shares his early thoughts on three games that he played for the first time recently. Get the early impressions of Glory to Rome, SPQF, and Sentinels of the Multiverse. Join us, won't you?
Brendan shares his early thoughts on three games that he played for the first time recently. Get the early impressions of Glory to Rome, SPQF, and Sentinels of the Multiverse. Join us, won’t you?
Brendan shares his early thoughts on three games that he played for the first time recently. Get the early impressions of Glory to Rome, SPQF, and Sentinels of the Multiverse. Join us, won’t you?
Pick Up & Deliver 201: Top of the Stack, January 2020 - Brendan pops his head out from his winter burrow to deliver the January Top of the Stack update before going back into hibernation. We'll be back in a couple weeks!
Pick Up & Deliver 201: Top of the Stack, January 2020 - Brendan pops his head out from his winter burrow to deliver the January Top of the Stack update before going back into hibernation. We'll be back in a couple weeks!
Pick Up & Deliver 201: Top of the Stack, January 2020 - Brendan pops his head out from his winter burrow to deliver the January Top of the Stack update before going back into hibernation. We'll be back in a couple weeks!
Pick Up & Deliver 201: Top of the Stack, January 2020 - Brendan pops his head out from his winter burrow to deliver the January Top of the Stack update before going back into hibernation. We'll be back in a couple weeks!
Pick Up and Deliver 161: Shelf of Opportunity Update - Brendan discusses the current state of his Shelf of Opportunity, both proud of where it is and disappointed that he hasn't reduced it more.
Pick Up and Deliver 161: Shelf of Opportunity Update - Brendan discusses the current state of his Shelf of Opportunity, both proud of where it is and disappointed that he hasn't reduced it more.
Pick Up and Deliver 161: Shelf of Opportunity Update - Brendan discusses the current state of his Shelf of Opportunity, both proud of where it is and disappointed that he hasn't reduced it more.
Pick Up and Deliver 161: Shelf of Opportunity Update - Brendan discusses the current state of his Shelf of Opportunity, both proud of where it is and disappointed that he hasn't reduced it more.
Essen SPIEL 2018! Okay, we're not technically at Essen SPIEL, but we've got that Essen FEEL. We're each counting down the five games that we most wish we were in Germany to play this weekend. Before we hand over our Euros, we talk about SPQF, Le Havre, and Scythe: The Rise of Fenris. 02:09 - SPQF 07:17 - Le Havre 12:31 - Scythe: The Rise of Fenris 17:06 - Essen Preview 17:49 - Magnastorm 19:11 - Futuropia 20:27 - Big Shot 22:41 - Gùgōng 24:21 - Shadows: Amsterdam 26:41 - Smartphone Inc. 28:03 - Alone 29:40 - Solenia 30:44 - Tsukiji 31:51 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods 33:26 - Pax Transhumanity 34:53 - Rebel Nox 36:09 - Warpgate 38:35 - Forum Trajanum 39:34 - 1906 San Francisco 44:43 - Scythe: The Rise of Fenris (SPOILERS!)