Epic Gaming Night Podcast | Board Games Table Top & Card Games

Ep 165 Gencon preview! 0

Jul 25, 2018

News:

Comanauts
Project Elite
Roy joins Kid Loves Tiger Games

What we have been playing!

(Roy) A Song of Ice and Fire
(Rob) A Song of Ice and Fire
(Matt) Nothing

Topic: Gencon previews
https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/7/gen-con-2018-preview?sort=hot

Games we talked about:

Brass
Too Many Bones
Scythe: Rise of Fenris
Forbidden Sky
Root
Detective
Century: Eastern Wonders
Reef
Gizmos
Founders of Gloomhaven
Rise of Tribes
Nyctophobia
Ultimate Werewolf Legacy
Terraforming Mars: Prelude
Adrenaline: Team Play Expansion
Tiny Epic Zombies
Funky Chicken
BattleStar Galactica: Starship Battles
Villainous
Dude
Tower of Madness
One Week Ultimate Werewolf
Megaland
Smiths of Winterforge
Guardians
Goodcritters
Neon Gods
Startropolis

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Ep 164 Dice Tower Con Stories!! 0

Jul 19, 2018

Ep. 164: Dice Tower Con Stories!!

News

Trogdor board game! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1999933720/trogdor-the-board-game
Eclipse https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kolossalgames/eclipse-second-dawn-for-the-galaxy
Death may die https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmon/cthulhu-death-may-die
Overturn Plagiarism https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2025360/kickstarter-game-patchwork-plagiarism-and-most-lik

Topic: Dice Tower Con

Scavenger hunt!
What did we play at dice tower con?
- Strike
- TI4
- POG’s
- Isle of Skye
- 9 player Game of Thrones
- Blood Rage
- Starship Samurai
- Specter Ops: Broken Covenant
- Rising 5
- Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea
- Deception
- The Mind
- Pioneer Days
- Tiefe Taschen
- Wits & Wagers
Crazy stories?
Why do you like Dice Tower Con?
What was your favorite part?

Games we talked about:

Dragon Castle

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Ep 163 Samurai Starships and Guardians with Isaac and Callin 0

Jul 17, 2018

Ep. 163: Samurai Starships and Guardians with Isaac and Callin

Topic: Plaid Hat Games

Tell us a little bit about samurai starships!
What are some of the mechanics of the game?
Tell us a little bit about the setting and the theme behind the game?
What would you say was your biggest influence designing the game?
What was the most difficult thing about designing samurai starships!
What anime would you love to design a game around?
Callin tell us all about guardians!
Tell us about the mechanics of guardians!
Like most Plaid Hat Games is there a rich theme and story to the background of the game?
What was it like being a first-time game designer?
What were some of your biggest influences designing the game?
Is this a standalone game or should we expect to see more?
Specter Ops: Broken Covenant is out!
Is there anything else you want to talk about from Plaid Hat Games?
- Ashes Expansions soon
- Clans Clans decks (Feather, Leaf, Shadow, Fang, Light, Fire)
- July is going to be crazy for announcements
- Issac got an exciting next week
- Guardians preview out in September

Games we talked about:

Starship Samurai
Guardians
Ashes
Crystal Clans
Crossfire
Specter Ops: Broken Covenant

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Ep 162 Up & Down Time 0

Jul 2, 2018

Ep. 162: Up/down time!

News:

Epic Gaming Night Pogs!!
- https://youtu.be/_aw3dVodnTs
Dice tower con scavenger hunt and prizes! https://docs.google.com/document/d/18o_EGKjkj8KtWzP90NBCVyHSp0qa6mGPx4teOF6AvC4/edit?usp=sharing

What we have been playing!?

(Roy) 7 Wonders, Wiz-War, Ethnos
(Rob) Thanos Rising, Ethnos
(Matt) Nothing

Topic: Down time

Describe the concept of up and down time in a board game.
How do you feel about down time in games?
Does length of the game have anything to do with the amount of downtime?
What are some Games with a lot of downtime?
- Xia
- Forbidden Stars
Can some games be prone to analysis paralysis and lead to down time?
What are some ways designers & developers can minimize downtime?
What are some mechanics that help minimize downtime?
What are some games that keep players constantly engaged?
- Century
- Ethnos
- Fief
Have you ever been surprised by how long you been playing a game because you were engaged the whole time?
Do you have any tips for listeners on how to deal with downtown?

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- Nick Vollentine

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Ep. 161 Table Talk 0

Jun 28, 2018

Roy and Rob talk about table talk in board gamingQ

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Ep 160 Q&A; 0

Jun 21, 2018

Roy and Rob talk what they have been playing and do a Q&A and talk about all the games!

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Ep 159 Upcoming! 0

Jun 13, 2018

Roy and Rob talk about upcoming games and what they have been playing!

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Ep 157 board game popularity 0

Jun 7, 2018

Roy and Rob talk about board games that are popular and maybe why some games don't get the hype.

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Ep 157 Heroes of Land, Air & Sea: Pestilence With Gamelyn Games! 0

May 30, 2018

Roy & Rob talk to Michael and Scott about

Heroes of Land, Air & Sea: Pestilence Expansion

Check it out now on kickstarter!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coe/heroes-of-land-air-and-sea-pestilence-hlas-2nd-pri/comments

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Ep 156 Making the Cut! 0

May 24, 2018

News:

Five minute dungeon curses! Foiled Again!
Heroes contest winner David Ginsburg!

Heroes Pestilence expansion announced
Gamelyn on the podcast next week!

What we have been playing!?

(Roy) Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea, Unlock!, Clank!, Thanos Rising
(Rob) Video games with the family
(Matt) Crossfire, Telestrations

Topic: Making the Cut!

Do you ever Cull games out of your Collection?
What goes into the decision of getting rid of a game?
How would you normally get rid of a game that you no longer wanted in your collection?
With so many games coming out is it harder for a game to have staying power?
Is there a genre of game that you feel like you don’t need any more of or you’re tired of seeing?
What does it take for games to get you excited and want to add it to your collection?
Is there a game you can never see getting rid of?
Is there a game you’ve got rid of that you wish you still had?
How many games would you say you have in your collection?
Do you have a limit to how big you want your collection to be?
Do you have any advice for new gamers on how to find games with staying power?

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Ep 155 The Epic Gaming Bracket! 0

May 17, 2018

Ep. 155: The Epic Gaming Bracket!

News

Loot & Shoot!
Death May Die

What we have been playing!?

(Roy) Gizmos, Thanos Rising, Dragon Castle
(Rob) Nothing
(Matt) Nothing

Topic: Board Game Bracket!

Announce our contestants!
- Zombicide
- Century: Spice Road
- Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea
- Marvel Legendary
- Junk Art
- Deception
- Spector Ops
- Blood Rage
- Rhino Hero
- Terraforming Mars
- Mansions of Madness
- Tales of Arabian Nights
- Xia
- TI4
- Dead of Winter
- Champions of Midgard
Chat who do you think will come out victorious?

Heroes of Land, Air, & Sea Giveaway!! Only a couple of days left!!

https://gleam.io/9OamS/heroes-of-land-air-sea-give-away-from-epic-gaming-night

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Patron of the week:
- Keith McRell

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Ep 154 Choosing games! 0

May 3, 2018

Episode 154 Choosing games!

News:

X Wing 2nd Edition
Cmon Expo

What we have been playing!?

(Roy) Marvel Legendary: Infinity Wars (variant), Coup
(Rob) Clank!
(Matt) DnD

Topic: Choosing games!

How do you choose what games to play in different situations?
What game would you pick to play:
At a party?
- (Roy) Rhino Hero, One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Spyfall, Cash n Guns
- (Rob) Happy Salmon, Wits & Wagers, Strike, Telestrations
- (Matt) Junk Art, Flip Ships, Deception, Monikers, Dixit
With family?
- (Roy) Century: Spice Road, Codenames
- (Rob) Same from previous category
- (Matt) Sagrada, Dixit
At a gaming con?
- (Roy) Chaos in the Old World, Dune, Battlestar Galactica, Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea
- (Rob) Champions of Midgard, Dead of Winter, Game of Thrones, Fief
- (Matt)
With kids?
- (Roy) Haba games, Kids of Carcassone, Stuffed Fables, Outfoxed
- (Rob) Haba games, Mice and Mystics, Lion Guard Protect the Pridelands
- (Matt) Blood Rage, Doodle Quest, Pitch Car
During a game day?
- (Roy) TI4, Mansions of Madness
- (Rob) Social Deduction games
- (Matt) Eclipse
With new gamers?
- (Roy) Co-op Games, Legendary, Shadows over Camelot
- (Rob) Dead of Winter
- (Matt) Century
With Teens?
- (Roy) Social Deduction games, Cash n Guns
- (Rob) One Night Ultimate Werewolf, King of Tokyo
- (Matt)
With your significant other?
- (Roy)
- (Rob)
- (Matt)
During lunch Break?
- (Roy)
- (Rob)
- (Matt)
While traveling?
- (Roy)
- (Rob) DnD, Werewolf
- (Matt)
At a restaurant?
- (Roy)
- (Rob)
- (Matt)
With non gamers?
- (Roy)
- (Rob)
- (Matt)
What game do you think fits best in any situation and why is it Rhino Hero?
- (Roy) Deception
- (Rob) Wits and Wagers
- (Matt) Codenames

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The Epic Tales of Misplaced Meeples 0

May 1, 2018

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