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
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
Marc and Matt have started playing Magic again, so they’re going to talk about the game itself, its impact in the gaming community, and the new online implementation — “Arena”. 2:15 – MtG as a game21:18 – MtG as a … Continued
We’ve finally taken the plunge into 18xx train games, and guess what? They’re awesome! Marc and Orion talk about what makes a game an 18xx game, what the appeal is, and some of their favorite experiences yet. 1:14 – It’s … Continued
I arbitrarily set a deadline for declaring the best games of 2018, and now is that time. I haven’t played all of the games from last year that I wanted to, but I did play a good number, and these … Continued
Matryoshka is available on Kickstarter right now! I sit down with Cassie and Dan to talk about Matryoshka, a trading and bluffing card game about those Russian nesting dolls I didn’t know the name of until I heard about this game. … Continued
We’re back talking about books! After navigating schedules, we’ve finally managed to reconvene to talk about the third and final installment of the Three Body Problem series: Death’s End. The scope of this book is truly immense, even as the … Continued
G2S is a great weekend of gaming for those in the New England area. Marc and Orion attended this year and we’re here to tell you all about it. We’ve got ugly games, beautiful games, and aesthetically controversial games. Also, … Continued
We played a whole bunch of new games at PAX East and you’re going to hear about them! Marc, Matt, and a SECOND Marc bring you the lowdown on every single one of them. This is a mega episode with … Continued
Orion and Marc talk about some of the 2 player games they’ve been playing recently. There’s a good mix of popular and obscure, good and bad here. What makes a great 2 player experience, and what are some of the … Continued