Podcast Episode 56: A Conversation With Corey Konieczka
I am delighted that I got to speak with one of my favorite designers, and a guy whose games I’ve been playing almost as long as I’ve been playing modern board games: Corey Konieczka. We go through his time at … Continued
Games Outside Of Games: Policy Debate
A few weeks ago I wrapped up a week-long debate camp for high school students. I’ve probably coached at 10 or so of these kinds of camps over the years, and this one was a highlight. One thing I tried … Continued
Podcast Episode 55: Dominion Expansions: Nocturne and Renaissance
Marc, Matt, and Ben are here after a bit of a break to talk about one of our favorite games. In our reviews of all of the Dominion expansions Nocturne and Renaissance had not yet been released. We’re now catching up, and … Continued
Godsforge Review
The best movie fight scenes are rarely about the fighting itself. When I think about the fight scenes most notably implanted in my mind, I think about the best of Star Wars: the emotional passion of Luke vs. the calculating … Continued
Podcast: A Conversation With Dan Letzring About Adventure Tactics: Domianne’s Tower
Dan Letzring is back, and he’s here to talk about the latest offering from Letiman games: Adventure Tactics. This is a campaign game inspired by Final Fantasy Tactics that promises to offer the adventuring and character growth of a game … Continued
1846 Review
Ever go to a board game con and look in the train room? Ever wonder why they dedicate entire rooms to train games? “What kind of people go in there” I used to wonder, steering myself subtly to the other … Continued
Making the Rounds: My Recent Podcast Guest Appearances
I don’t quite know why, but I love jumping into other people’s podcasts to talk about what’s on my mind. I don’t listen to a lot of podcasts, so I find it’s my way to see what others are up … Continued
Podcast Episode 54: Vital Lacerda
Vital Lacerda is one of the most significant eurogame designers of the last decade, delivering consistently high quality complex games others can rarely match. In this episode Orion and Marc go through each of Lacerda’s games chronologically, evaluating them individually … Continued
Vinhos Review
Writing’s been tough the past couple of weeks. I’m hesitant to use the word “writer’s block” because that seems like a copout but the words certainly aren’t flowing out of me, and discouragement is quick to rise up. I get … Continued
FAZA Preview
FAZA is available on Kickstarter right now! A couple of years ago while wandering around PAX East Matt and I saw an Unpub booth and decided to help a designer out by playtesting their prototype. We found an open table … Continued