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It's Halloween time Cabalists and it's time for spooky games and a visit from Wolfman Steve and the Gatekeeper with some Halloween fun. The gang takes a look at some great games including Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps, Three Kingdoms Redux, Nightmare Cathedral, Return to Dark Tower and a feature review of The Thing: The Board Game from Giuseppe Cicero and Andrea Crespi. And after Tony T gives us all the most important tabletop gaming news from around the community, the Founders talk about Behavioral Economics in tabletop gaming. The Thing Review 00:47:15, News with Tony T 01:21:18, Behavioral Economics 02:33:25
Tonight is all about board game expansions, including our list of must have board game expansions. This is followed by three board game expansion reviews including Rise of Titans for Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, The B-Movie Expansion for Roll Camera! and the Winter Expansion for Dice Kingdoms of Valeria. Then we've got even more expansion play, along with some non-expansion plays, in our week in review as well. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 205, April 19th 2023. Join us Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. If you enjoy the show, tip the Bellhop at: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop Detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/episode205 Disclosure: Links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Games mentioned may be review copies provided by publishers. SUGGESTION BOX Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com Board Game Budgeting Segment https://youtu.be/kQakyBU_lJE Full Podcast https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep202/ Underrated Games Segment https://youtu.be/tFwFJHAl2cg Full Podcast https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep201/ Perdition's Mouth https://amzn.to/41Chd68 Race! Formula 90 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/349703/ Techno Bowl https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194923/ Three Kingdoms Redux https://amzn.to/3Apfx3V Fields of Green https://amzn.to/3n23ruE Cosmic Frog https://amzn.to/43Xo4sC Dogs https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148083/ Kung Fu https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/151078/ Iunu https://amzn.to/41AGRs6 Hotshots https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218050/ Spirits of the Rice Paddy https://amzn.to/3V4Tbyb ANNOUNCEMENTS - Gunkimono Correction and GAMA/Origins Announcement Gunkimono Review https://youtu.be/m5hho_EDl6o GAMA https://www.gama.org/ Origins https://www.originsgamefair.com/ ASK THE BELLHOP - Must Have Expansions “What board game expansions do you consider to be must have? Expansions you won't play a game without?” Terraforming Mars Prelude https://amzn.to/3Ltpcx0 Core Worlds Galactic Orders https://amzn.to/3LpwJge Xia Embers of a Forsaken Star https://amzn.to/3Hd333j Race for the Galaxy Gathering Storm https://amzn.to/3L1IzM5 King of Tokyo Power Up https://amzn.to/3L7eIC0 Orleans Trade and Intrigue https://amzn.to/3oGpt6L Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria Rise of Titans https://youtu.be/1OjEKiPOg8U Horizons Extermination https://amzn.to/3Hd2VRn Kingsburg https://amzn.to/3NdTWDh Eclipse Second Dawn https://amzn.to/3Lc8eBY Anachrony Exosuit Commander Pack https://amzn.to/3LnPZKV Send your questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com or visit TabletopBellhop.com THE GAME ROOM - Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria Rise of Titans Shadow Kingdoms Unboxing https://youtu.be/1OjEKiPOg8U Written Review: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/shadow-kingdoms-of-valeria-rise-of-titans/ Buy It: https://amzn.to/3n4hhgc THE GAME ROOM - Roll Camera! The B-Movie Expansion Unboxing https://youtu.be/lyO_k2o2QN4 Written Review https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/the-b-movie-expansion/ Buy It https://grandgamersguild.com/products/roll-camera-b-movie-expansion THE GAME ROOM - Dice Kingdoms of Valeria: Winter Expansion Unboxing https://youtu.be/PnHQUBCbjIw Written Review https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/dice-kingdoms-winter-expansion/ Buy It https://www.gamenerdz.com/dice-kingdoms-of-valeria-winter-expansion?aff=85 BELLHOP'S TABLETOP Castle Panic Big Box https://amzn.to/3oCgtPY Downforce https://amzn.to/3L7oiVt Azul Queen's Garden https://amzn.to/3AsULke Cat Magic the Game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367543/ Drop It https://amzn.to/3n1vtX7 Camel Up https://amzn.to/3AqflS7 Splendor https://amzn.to/3n2VYeS Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria with parts of Rise of Titans https://amzn.to/3n4hhgc Pandemic https://amzn.to/3AowFqu Exploding Kittens https://amzn.to/3NaYZo1 MonsDRAWsity https://amzn.to/3AnBtwy Castles of Mad King Ludwig https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147563069/Castles-of-Mad-King-Ludwig?awid=1091 The Mind https://amzn.to/3oEHp1A Love Letter https://amzn.to/3V7Cv9l Dungeon Mayhem https://amzn.to/4425vna Calico https://amzn.to/3V1OOEi Catch the Moon https://amzn.to/41BB1H0 Point Salad https://amzn.to/41WYL82 Holotype https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/358974/ My Little Pony https://amzn.to/3AoGzIQ FIND US: Newsletter: https://newsletter.tabletopbellhop.com Discord: https://discord.tabletopbellhop.com Webpage: https://tabletopbellhop.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tabletopbellhop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tabletopbellhop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletopbellhop/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tabletopbellhop Twitch: https://twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@TabletopBellhop
The three O.G. musketeers are finally back together! This week, your hosts Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff explore three games well suited for three players.Featured Games:Seikatsu (00:20:27)Haggis (00:42:27)Three Kingdoms Redux (01:03:08)Hidden Gems Geek List:https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/289922/hidden-gems-podcast-game-ratingsFollow us online:Email: hiddengemsboardgamepodcast@gmail.comWeb: https://hiddengems.gamesPatreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcastInstagram: @hiddengems.gamesFacebook: @hiddengemsboardgamepodcastTwitter: @hiddengemsboardYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcABGG Guild #: 3874Credits:Seikatsu Theme, “Japanese Garden", Sight of Wonders, Royalty Free LicenseHaggis Theme, “An Phis Fhiliuch”, Public Domain, Performed/Recorded by Cameron LockeyThree Kingdoms Redux Theme, "The Unexplored", Philip Ayers, Royalty Free LicenseLogo Design, Katelyn Nieto, @itskatelynnietoHidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC. The Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast theme is licensed under a royalty free license contract.
Looking back on the past made us all reflective. For instance, remember 166 episodes ago when we promised to play all those games on our shelves of shame? I thought you might. We're revisiting our crimes of yesteryear, and checking in on how guilty we are. Before we audit our past selves, we talk about Warp's Edge, Carolus Magnus, and Unfathomable. 02:32 - Warp's Edge 08:09 - Carolus Magnus 16:20 - Unfathomable 27:00 - A Look Back at Our Unfulfilled Potential 27:18 - Fog of Love 28:56 - Spirit Island 30:10 - Dungeon Petz 31:55 - Mini Rails 33:19 - Pax Porfiriana 35:45 - Keyflower 36:41 - Dogs of War 37:13 - Clockwork Wars 38:38 - Anachrony 39:40 - Lisboa 40:19 - Three Kingdoms Redux 41:59 - Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game 42:51 - The Gallerist 43:40 - The Voyages of Marco Polo 44:35 - Diplomacy 45:40 - For-Ex 46:35 - Project: ELITE 47:31 - War of the Ring 49:50 - Roads & Boats 51:15 - Tammany Hall 51:28 - Fury of Dracula 51:50 - 1880: China 52:19 - Spartacus: A Game of Blood & Treachery 52:45 - Arkham Horror: The Card Game 53:07 - Crokinole 53:48 - An Infamous Traffic 54:15 - Chaos in the Old World 55:07 - Great Western Trail 55:52 - Dune 56:48 - Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 Check out our wiki at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/wiki Join the discussion at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/discord Join our Facebook group at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/facebook Get a Board Game Barrage T-shirt at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/store
Erica, Gil, Scott, and Sen have a roundtable discussion about player counts. We go through each of the common player counts, as well as a few uncommon counts, and discuss what's special about designing for them. SHOW NOTES 0m39s: Our thoughts about and general strategies for designing games at different player counts. 5m42s: 2-player games 9m20s: We chatted with Matt Wolfe about decision scales on Ludology 157 - Come Scale Away. 13m08s: Inhuman Conditions 13m59s: Belfort 16m24s: Alien: Fate of the Nostromo 19m41s: Pandemic 22m06s: Tokaido, High Rise 24m20s: Scott Pilgrim Miniatures the World 24m38s: 3p games 26m44s: The three-body problem. 27m38s: Here's Cole Wehrle's talk on kingmaking in games, and how it can be a good thing. 28m16s: Churchill 28m37s: Basari, which was adapted into Edel, Stein, and Reich in 2003 and modified to try to better handle a higher player count. Also, a note on ties with 3-players: it's impossible to tie on a vote with 3 voters (or any number of odd voters), as long as you are limited to two choices to vote for. Once you have at least 3 choices to vote for, the possibility space gets far more complicated (see the three-body problem above). 30m52s: Rayguns & Rocketships 32m25s: 9-5-2 is known by various names. Here are the rules to Sergeant Major, which is a very similar game; rule changes for 9-5-2 are further down the page. Also: Carolus Magnus, Bargain Hunter, End of the Triumvirate (Gil was wrong, it can play 2 players), Three Kingdoms Redux 32m58s: 4p games 38m24s: Stuffed Fables, Between Two Cities 39m14s: Tichu 40m03s: 5p games. Also, a note: Eagle-eared listeners will notice that you don't hear much from Scott from now until the end of the episode. He had to leave our recording session early, so we quickly recorded his bits for the end of the episode. And that's how the sausage gets made! 41m10s: 7 Wonders 44m16s: Alhambra, Alhambra: The Vizier's Favor, Catan: 5-6 Player Extension 47m36s: 6p games 50m44s: Godfather: A New Don. The "other Godfather game" Sen is hinting at is The Godfather: Corleone's Empire by friend of the show Eric Lang. 54m43s: Floor Plan, Welcome To..., Take It Easy, Time's Up, Karuba 56m11s: Werewolf, Two Rooms and a Boom 57m11s: The Unlock! series of games, Cranium 1h00m59s: Terra Mystica 1h01m23s: Arkham Horror 1h02m02s: 1p games. If you want to know more about designing solo versions of games, check out Ludology 154 - Leave Me Alone! (with Morten Monrad Pedersen), Ludology 234 - Playing With Time (with Dávid Turczi), and Ludology 248 - Solo-liloquy (with Carla Kopp). 1h05m12s: Onirim 1h06m38s: Chainsaw Warrior. Sen also mentions Ian Livingstone, who created the Fighting Fantasy series of interactive books with Steve Jackson (that is, the British Steve Jackson who co-founded Games Workshop, not the American Steve Jackson who designed Ogre, GURPS, Illuminati, and Munchkin. To muddy the picture further, the latter Steve Jackson authored three Fighting Fantasy books himself!). 1h07m33s: Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time 1h10m03s: 0p games, starting with So, You've Been Eaten. (Note that the BGG header only shows it as a 1-2 player game; technical limitations prevent it from properly showing as a 0-2 player game.) 1h11m34s: Strat-o-matic Baseball 1h13m30s: In Ludology 142 - Slots of Fun, Geoff and Mike chatted with slot machine designer Jeremy Hornik. 1h15m19s: Another link to Alien: Fate of the Nostromo. 1h15m43s: Sen's project: Avatar: Last Airbender RPG, Tiny Frontiers: Mecha and Monsters (referred to as "Mechs vs. Kaiju"), Coded Chronicles (Jay and Sen have already designed games with the Scooby Doo and The Shining licenses for this series), Dungeon & Dragons: Rock Paper Wizard 1h16m34s: Erica's projects: Rat Queens: To the Slaughter, Disney Sidekicks 1h17m37s: Gil's projects: Networks Broken Token insert, shipping issues, con season coming up
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Beyond the Table, the official podcast of Capstone Games. In this episode, Jillian, Tim. Clay, and Josh talk about what they've been playing, what's coming up from Capstone, their gaming friends, and answer some of your burning questions.Who we are (00:01:35)Clay RossJosh DenmeadeTimJillianWhat we've been playing (00:03:09)Clay - Reign of Witches [Editor's Note: A few weeks after this episode was recorded, the designer of Reign of Witches announced that she had changed her name to Amabel. We will make sure to refer to her as such moving forward.]Josh - Petrichor, GoJillian - Curious Cargo, Dungeons & DragonsTim - Court of the Dead: Mourner's CallCapstone Corner (00:25:25)WatergateNew York ZooCoffee TradersCapstone Family - Juicy Fruits, RorschachGaming Friends (00:33:19)ScytheBIOS: Megafauna 2nd EditionThree Kingdoms ReduxNationsAsk Capstone (00:51:14)Which is the best MCU film? (00:52:03)Which are your favorite Capstone Games? Which are your favorite non-Capstone games? (00:59:28) - Arkwright, Indonesia, Terra Mystica, Three Kingdoms Redux, Star Realms, Homeworlds, Curious Cargo, Orleans, Spirit Island, Gloomhaven, BIOS: Megafauna 2nd Edition, GoGet out of here, Craig! (01:28:59)
Just who are druids? What are they doing? And is it safe to "dip" with them? We can't be sure, but we can tell you that the following games are discussed in this podcast: Res Arcana (02:38), Dice Throne (11:50), The Insider (20:10), Three Kingdoms Redux (26:56), Isle of Skye: Druids (37:21) and Batman: Gotham City Chronicles (42:47).
What’s your white whale? The one game you’ve been itching to get to the table for ages, but for whatever reason, just never have? Well, call me Ishmael, ’cause we’re counting down not just one, not five, but ten games each that we haven’t played, but really want to. Maybe this’ll be the kick in the pants we need … but probably not. Before we dust off our shelves of shame, we talk about CIV: Carta Impera Victoria, Raxxon, and Scythe: The Rise of Fenris. 01:36 - Carta Impera Victoria 04:49 - Raxxon 09:28 - Scythe: The Rise of Fenris 15:18 - Games we Want to Play 16:56 - Fog of Love 17:38 - Spirit Island 18:47 - Dungeon Petz 20:16 - Mini Rails 20:45 - Pax Porfiriana 21:42 - Keyflower 23:12 - Dogs of War 24:09 - Clockwork Wars 24:37 - Anachrony 25:24 - Lisboa 26:17 - Three Kingdoms Redux 26:59 - Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game 27:55 - ?!!? 28:50 - The Gallerist 29:36 - The Voyages of Marco Polo 30:13 - Diplomacy 30:58 - For-Ex 31:46 - Project: ELITE 32:40 - War of the Ring 33:23 - Roads & Boats 34:12 - Tammany Hall 35:04 - Fury of Dracula 35:51 - 1880: China 36:45 - Spartacus: A Game of Blood & Treachery 37:41 - Arkham Horror: The Card Game 38:36 - Crokinole 39:32 - An Infamous Traffic 40:38 - Chaos in the Old World 42:11 - Great Western Trail 43:06 - Dune 44:40 - Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
Zach and Dan discuss their recent plays of Age of War, Dr Who Exterminate and Shipwrights of the North Sea and Top 5 "Games we prefer to play 2 player". Main feature for today’s episode is a discussion of the 3 Player Design Space as illustrated by GMT's Churchill and Capstone Games Three Kingdoms Redux. Be sure to check out our twitter, Facebook page or you can email us at bgbpodcastzd@gmail.com
This episode Alex and Sean have finally reunited and the Dukes ... ... Share their recent plays of: Indonesia Carthago Coimbra Junk Orbit (5:19) ... Discuss the latest news including: The winners of the Spiel des Jahres (30:25) ... Review RNR Games' Rajas of the Ganges; and (52:43) ... Look back at their reviews of Yamatai, Flipships, Viral and Three Kingdoms: Redux in their Dukes' Double Octuple Take (1:17:47). Click here to Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes Thanks to our awesome sponsors - please give them a visit Tasty Minstrel Games Arcane Wonders Game Toppers
After four years of gaming together we decided to finally offer up our top ten game lists. Due to the weight of the chaos of our worlds, this is a measured affair, with a more carefully considered discussion of the games listed. We promise to return to our fisticuffs next time around. THE TIMES: 07:25 -- Gaming Frustrations and Public Spaces (Viewer Mail Cont.) 37:35 -- Doin' the Work 40:12 -- The Bestest Games Ever 59:39 -- The Not Top Ten ----------- SPOILERS ---------- -------------------------- ---------------- -------- 1:06:39 -- Food Chain Magnate 1:09:10 -- 18XX (1854 at the moment) 1:11:36 -- Strat-o-Matic Baseball 1:18:05 -- Nippon 1:22:54 -- Three Kingdoms Redux 1:26:40 -- Yedo 1:31:02 -- Magic, The Gathering 1:35:58 -- Tash-Kalar 1:38:49 -- Trickerion 1:42:04 -- Galaxy Trucker 1:48:46 -- Sekigahara 1:51:48 -- Kanban 1:59:29 -- ZhanGuo 2:11:04 -- Keyflower 2:17:18 -- 1714: The Case of the Catalans 2:21:06 -- The Great Zimbabwe 2:25:02 -- Arkwright 2:30:03 -- Through the Ages 2:33:03 -- Terra Mystica
In this episode of The Long View, I'm pleased to be joined by first time contributor Andrew Denison as we discuss one of his favorite games, Three Kingdoms Redux. What makes this three player only game so special? Can you balance an asymmetrical game with only three player without a kingmaker? How well does the game capture the theme? These questions and more are explored in this episode of The Long View. The Long View is a proud member of The Dice Tower Network of podcasts. Go and see all of the resources available at www.dicetower.com. The Long View is also generously sponsored by www.gamesurplus.com Go and check them out for your gaming needs. They specialize in hard to find imports like this week's featured game. Thanks to them, and thanks to YOU for your support! If you enjoy the show, please consider joining The Long View Guild for news and special announcements. Thanks for listening!
Eric's back, and we're taking old games, new albums, dead presidents and adjective-less baristas. We also discuss how the world could have ended in 1962 if we were in charge. But hey, we weren't. So you're welcome. More fun than you can fit in your crawl space. Especially when you have at least 14 baristas down there. COFFEE: 03:25 -- Three Kingdoms Redux (session report) 34:58 -- New Tunes (fea. Ryley Walker, Angel Olsen, Lisa Hannigan, Metallica, The Tragically Hip & more) 49:52 -- The Wayback Machine -- Our Hot Games of September 2014 63:53 -- Baristas in the Crawl Space 66:45 -- 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 (in-depth)