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00:00 - Using Lara Croft-esque flares for romantic photography. 03:30 - No matadors whatsoever. 05:04 - We had a fantastic time at the UK Games Expo this year, and the organisers did a brilliant job of making it feel as welcoming and safe as possible. Last year's digital version - which we did a… unique?… video for was all well and dandy, but it's wonderful to meet up in person and get hyped again for board games. Plus, we spill the tea on the attendees of The Festival of Quilts. 09:34 - Kris's booty. 16:56 - We popped over to a booth run by Kingdom Gaming of Northampton at UKGE, as they were running Flesh and Blood, a TCG from Legend Story Studios that's really starting to pick up a lot of plaudits, for one key reason: it's real good. There's a satisfying tension between playing cards and keeping them, a great back-and-forth between attack and defence, and a huge reduction in the amount of frustrating luck seen in similar games. 26:51 - Another great find at UKGE was Stop the Train! from Escape Plan Board Games. Fans of Werewolf will be right at home, but there's more than enough here to set it apart from the classic social deduction games, with a train track providing a visual reminder of time running out, and individual conflicting goals casting suspicion left, right, and centre. 31:44 - Themeborne's Escape the Dark Castle was at UKGE in a big way, so we took the opportunity to give it a go, and we're super glad we did. It's a mix of Choose Your Own Adventure and deck-based dungeon crawl, by way of the OSR; grim and perilous adventures, unique enemies and characters, and just the right combination of tactical nuance, ease of play, and some very flavourful writing. 37:51 - It's always a pleasure to catch up with Bez at a show, someone who is perhaps one of the most prolific and consistent game designers with their ELL Deck (the new name for Wibbell++, which we've previously covered). We got to play a new game - possibly created at the show itself! - called Coupell, a “flip and write” that will put your vocabulary to the test. 42:14 - “You get a lot of game for your money” is a phrase we think is going to be synonymous with Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road, from Osprey Games. Pop on a spiced tea and take in the beautiful art, all while building an economic engine in an ancient city. 50:41 - The very deliberately named Masters of the Universe: Revelation TV series has an amazing cast, an incredible soundtrack, and a compelling storyline that successfully draws and builds upon 130 episodes of lore. All that, and He-Man's colleagues, with Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner). Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
00:00 - Going to the UK Games Expo, and a gift of Wibbell++.05:50 - Gravity wells and hex maps and a problem in the making with a purchase of BattleTech: AeroTech.07:58 - Chocobo Party Up! is Square Enix's latest in-house designed board game, we've played it, and we can tell you all about fat Chocobos.14:25 - Avoiding a potion explosion with Wolfgang Warsch's The Quacks of Quedlinburg.26:27 - God of War, how it relates to parenting, and a discussion about difficulty in video games.39:12 - Butterscotch Shenanigan's Levelhead has difficulty that's super high, but that's also part of why it's so satisfying.43:08 - Celeste's mountain climb is tough, but very smart, has something to say, and is so incredibly rewarding.48:26 - Hello and welcome to "Peter Asks a Question".52:40 - Our Listener Question for this episode comes from our pal Robyn Zwicker, who asks: "What is the best biscuit to have with tea?" and the answer to which we all vehemently disagree. All that, and going for a cry, with Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner). Links - StayingInPodcast.comTwitter - @StayingInPodFacebook - @StayingInPodcastSteam Curator - http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28314572/BoardGameGeek - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/41888/staying
This episode we are attempting a proper review! We are covering the amazing Wibbell ++, a deck of cards for word games! We discuss the new delux version and the core games that can be played with it as well as our thoughts about the system in general. For more info check out http://www.stuffbybez.com/. We also talk about a few of the games we have been playing recently including Splendor, High Society, For Sale, Star Realms Frontiers, Cobra Paw and Slam it. Check out our website boardgamesinbed.com for links to all our social media
We have hardly played any games this week so to make up for it we are playing a game on the podcast! This weeks pillow talk is all about Storytelling games. We discuss what counts as a story telling game, what we do and don't like about them and even have a go at Faybell - the story telling game from the Wibbell++ system. We also discuss the other games we played that week including Escape Room in a Box, a wedding escape game and Legacy of Dragonholt. Check out our website www.boardgamesinbed.com for all the links you could need about us.
This week we have been feeling a little burned out on board games having played a mere 8 games this week. We discuss whats causing our board game burn out - and if its really burn out at all. We discuss the few games we did get to play including Scythe, Dice Forge, Quixx, Wibbell ++ and Zoomaka Check out our website for links to all our social media www.boardgamesinbed.com
The boys are joined once again by Bez Shahriari, this time for our Indepdence Day feature! Together they discuss Bez's most recent kickstarter Wibbell++ 2nd Edition, and her current kickstart campaign, Kitty Catalysm. Bez also chats about in the ins and outs of kickstarting games, her design and development process, and how she engages with her audience. Bez will be at AireCon Fri 9th to Sun 11th of March - make sure to swing by and say hi! Thanks for listening Josh, Ben & Charlotte ______________________________________________________________ Write to us: unluckyfroggaming@gmail.comWebsite: www.unluckyfrog.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/UnluckyFrogiTunes: http://ow.ly/qHQL30gFJ5oTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheUnluckyfrogFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/unluckyfroggaming/Boardgame Geek: http://ow.ly/NF7n30gFJ2P
WE HAVE BEZ - HEAR HER ROAR ABOUT WIBBELL ++ , KITTY CATACLYSM AND MUCH MUCH MIAORE LINKS OF NOTES https://twitter.com/stuffByBez http://www.stuffbybez.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thingsbybez https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bybez/wibbell-6-games-exploring-words-letters-and-langua +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405 YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/c/WereNotWizardsTabletopPodcast www.patreon.com/werenotwizards Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards Website - www.werenotwizards.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards Twitter.com - http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405 Get us on Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/were-not-wizards Get us through acast - http://www.acast.com/werenotwizards Get us through Podknife - https://podknife.com/podcasts/4048 Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards BUY SOME MERCH - https://www.redbubble.com/shop/we're%20not%20wizards#_ . Music is owned entirely by We're Not Wizards and thanks to DouglasVB Email us magic@werenotwizards.com Remember, we are many things but We're Not Wizards
This week is the first of two episodes in which the boys are joined by the Eponymous Bez of Stuff By Bez! Bez shares some of the highlights of Essen Spiel 2017, including but not limited to Bez's very own Yogi and Wibbell++, and also Burgle Bros., and Pylos. Josh shares another near death experience from his Pathfinder campaign, whilst Ben discusses his recent foray into Warhammer Underworlds. Write to us: unluckyfroggaming@gmail.com Website: www.unluckyfrog.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UnluckyFrog PodBean: http://unluckyfrog.podbean.com/ iTunes: http://ow.ly/qHQL30gFJ5o Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheUnluckyfrog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unluckyfroggaming/ Boardgame Geek: http://ow.ly/NF7n30gFJ2P
Essen-a-go-go! SHOW NOTES: •••[00:04:13] Essen Games of Interest►►► Guilds, Wibbell++, IUNU, The King's Abbey, Thrashing Dice: Assassin Edition, Karuba the Card Game, Quests of Valeria, Edge of Humanity, Pit Crew, Villages of Valeria, Rising 5, Origami, After the Virus, Carthago: Merchants & Guilds, Dragonsgate College, Nations: The Dice Game, Escape Room: Das Spiel - Virtual Reality, Enchanters, Rescue Polar Bears: Data & Temperature, My Story, Bali, Unicornus Knights, Isle of Trains, Vengeance, Exodus Fleet, Flick 'em Up: Dead of Winter, Import/Export, Master' Trials: Wrath of Magmaroth, Space Race: The Card Game, Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Card Game, Fantasy Defense, Paperback, Pioneer Days, Paper Tales, CV Pocket, Amun-Re: The Card Game, The Captain is Dead, Deadline, Yokohama, Flatline, Reworld, Instanbul: The Dice Game, Fugitive, Deckscape: Test Time, The Sanctuary: Endangered Species, Feudalia, Flip Ships, The Lost Expedition, Harvest, Petrichor, Fog of Love, Chimera Station, Anachrony, A Column of Fire, Barenpark, The Networks, Sentient, Keyper, Fast Forward Series, Riverboat, Tiny Epic Quest, Raiders of the North Sea, Dinosaur Island, Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time, Otys, Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game, London (2nd edition), Kitchen Rush, Exit: Das Spiel series, The Palace of Mad King Ludwig, Pulsar 2849, Codenames Duet, Majesty: For the Realm, Tybor the Builder, Heaven & Ale, Unlock! Mystery Adventures, Lisboa, Clank! In! Space!, Rajas of the Ganges, Indian Summer, Whistle Stop, Nusfjord, Azul, Noria, Ex Libris, Altiplano, Agra, Queendomino, Gaia Project, Clans of Caledonia •••[02:12:47] Essen Top 10►►► Tale of Pirates, This War of Mine, Santa Maria, Hunt for the Ring, Transatlantic, Loot Island, Merlin, Gloomhaven, Charterstone, Pandemic Legacy 2 •••[02:43:08] Essen Expansions of Interest►►► Import/Export expansions, Dale of Merchants: Systematic Eurasian Beavers, Rhodes: The Colossus, various Valeria expansions, Nimbee: The Bee's Knees, various Catacombs expansions, Fantasy Defense: The Stone King, Tiny Epic Galaxies Beyond the Black, Petrichor: Flowers, Flick em Up! Dead of Winter - Sparky, Peloponnes: Heroes and Colonies, Kingdom Builder: Harvest, Alban Viard expansions, Taluva Extension, Anachrony expansions, Legends of Andor expansions, Agricola: Artifex Deck, Dixit Harmonies, Task Kalar: Etherweave, Azul: Joker Tiles, Pursuit of Happiness: Community, Mystic Vale: Mana Storm, Port Royal: The Adventure Begins, Snowdonia expansions, A Feast for Odin promo, Nations: The Dice Game - Unrest, Lisboa Heavy Cardboard Promo, Orleans promos, Isle of Skye: Journeyman, Concordia: Egypt/Crete, 7 Wonders Anniversary Packs, OMG: Escape to Canyon Brook, Lorenzo il Magnifico: House of Renaissance, Voyages of Marco Polo: Agents of Venice •••[03:10:52] Essen Demos of Interest►►► Mistfall: Chronicles of Frost, Overbooked, Dice Settlers, Fantastiqa Rival Realms, Kung Fu Panda: The Board Game, MourneQuest, Monster Lands, Dawn of Peacemakers, Teotihuacan: City of the Gods, Space Race: The Card Game - Interkosmos, Endeavor (Second Edition), Railways of Nippon, UBOOT: The Board Game, SteamRollers, Tiny Epic Defenders: The Dark War, Batman: The Boardgame, Dice Hospital, A Nice cut of Tea, Networks: Executives, Unlock! Demos, TIME Stories: Santo Tomas de Aquino •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com