It’s October. The rains have returned. The World is still in flux. And we played some games. Discussions contained herein.
FRONTS:
00:13:35 — State of the Podcast (and life)
00:48:15 — Blitzkrieg! (session, short take)
01:02:43 — Rift Force (session, short take)
01:18:34 — Anno 1800 (session, in-depth)
02:17:34 — Music (bang for your buck)
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We call this one “The Epic.” Press play and enjoy the ride.
HEROIC TALES:
00:04:22 — Cloudspire (in depth session)
01:03:27 — BenRiach 21yo Single Malt
01:07:11 — SpaceCorp: Ventures (sessions)
01:31:10 — Tawantinsuyu: The Incan Empire (preview)
01:34:52 — Revisiting, and purchasing, Le Havre
01:40:19 — When Things Went Well: Lorenzo Il Magnifico
01:49:06 — 2021 in Music so far.
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Maladies, Mortgages and other assorted obstacles successfully conquered, we finally present to you episode 199 of the ‘cast. Chock-full of stories about games and games about travel and travelling stories.
It’s all in there.
And the book club returns.
Enjoy.
TALES OF WOE:
00:21:02 — Apex Legends
00:34:06 — Another Trip, Another Story, or Three
00:59:56 — Da Games
01:01:25 — Are You Dexterous? (Cubiko, Carreau, Bamboleo, Hamsterrolle)
01:20:55 — Knife Tank: Why???
01:28:15 — Praga Capvt Regni (revisited)
01:41:16 — Two-Player Showdown (BH: 2045, Wir Sind Das Volk, Space Corp)
01:53:30 — Die Handler, a Year Later
01:56:34 — Kaivai
02:03:36 — Wizard
02:08:00 —The Dwellings of Everdale
02:23:08 — The Power and the Glory, by Graham Greene
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Chirping birds. Barking Dogs. Screaming Children.
Yes, we’re back outside to record this episode. The pops and clicks of the previous effort replaced by the flora and fauna of mid-Spring. We weave in and out of various topics, creating some loose connections and trying to show that nothing occurs in a vacuum.
MELODIES:
00:10:20 — Libation Time
00:13:40 — Technical Issues and Memory Loss, and Some Stuff In-between
00:33:25 — Kicking and Screaming: Getting People to Play Games, Food Chain Magnate Edition
00:46:58 — A Few Words on Board Game Aesthetics
00:49:53 — The Journey of 1822
00:57:10 — Stickering Games
00:59:12 — Detour: Music on Our Minds
01:27:30 — Commands & Colors: Samurai Battles
01:35:30 — Brotherhood & Untiy
01:47:09 — Better than Board Games: Trials of Fire, Monster Train, Nowhere Prophet
02:19:13 — 18XX Online and Other Infractions.
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Sometimes you just can’t get things right. You find a ghost in the signal chain and try to fix it only to find you’ve made things worse. Apologies in advance for all the pops and clicks.
Among the noisy abberations you will find a fair amount of game discussion and enough salt and vinegar to properly dress your chips.
POPS & CLICKS:
00:09:49 — Drinkin’ and Vaxxin’
00:20:06 — The Long and Winding Railroad
00:35:05 — Kickstarting, Streaming, and Video Gaming
00:52:13 — Freedom: The Underground Railroad
01:00:07 — Last Will
01:04:03 — The Sands of Time (Joe’s visit)
01:22:15 — Apocalypse Road
01:42:55 — The Red Cathedral
01:57:36 — Nidavellir
02:27:53 — Of Golden Eagles and T-Shirts
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Winter is gone. The Sky is clearing. Birds are singing. Bees are buzzing. Temperatures are warming. Discussions are getting heated.
Welcome to the latest installment of As the Cardboard Turns.
JABS:
00:29:36 — Lots: A Game of Weights and Measures (friendly game announcement)
00:33:45 — Little Bits: Dominant Species Marine (initial take)
00:42:58 — Merv (Joe’s take)
00:50:40 — Blackout: Hong Kong (Joe again)
00:58:15 — The Magnificent (forgotten short take)
01:11:30 — Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India (no take)
01:16:38 — It’s a Wonderful World : Corruption and Ascension (in-depth)
01:20:38 — Stellar Horizons (in-depth session)
01:59:15 — Rusty Brown, by Chris Ware
02:08:22 — Pagan Virtues, by Stephen Dunn
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Another show emerges from the stasis. We cover several games, new and old. We discuss some vital music and a page-turner of a book. We carry on as that’s really all there is to do.
CARNAGE:
00:14:28 — Newton (finally)
00:34:33 — Lorenzo Il Magnifico (revisited)
00:52:59 — Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road (in-depth)
01:42:28 — Tunes (Nick Cave, The The)
02:03:35 — Blacktop Wasteland, by S.A. Cosby
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Hey kids, it’s No-fun February, 2021 edition. And this February has been the most No-fun in years.
We’ve got your ice storms and power outages and never-ending pandemics and Criminal Orange-men still on the loose. All that and so much more.
However, rebels that we are, we try and make something out of this mess and talk some games, both video and board. We discuss some music and get back on track with the books. And yeah, yeah, we also gripe about and question everything else under the pandemic soaked sun. We are who we are after all.
Welcome to the fun-house! Enjoy all the mirrors.
ATTRACTIONS:
00:31:15 — A Destiny 2 Session to Die for (over and over and over again)
00:52:23 — Antike II
01:00:20 — Race for the Chinese Zodiac
01:22:05 — Slay the Spire
01:26:37 — Some Renewed Energy, Baseball Draft Style
01:40:33 — Not Too Long for Whatever it is
01:53:59 — Tunes: Shame, The Besnard Lakes and Transatlantic Revisited
02:17:12 — Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Olga Tokarczuk
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Three games and four albums discussed.
This should be easier.
SELECTIONS:
00:14:05 — The Online Boardgaming Space and Acquiescence
00:19:01 — Res Arcana (revisited — Joe’s thoughts)
00:39:34 — Praga Capvt Regni (in-depth)
01:23:28 — Carnegie (first take, session)
02:20:02 — Tunes: Goat Girl, Arlo Parks, Transatlantic, The Notwist
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As 2021 seems an awful lot like 2020 we are still finding the time and energy to get some games to tables, both virtual and physical. And these games are surprising, entertaining and frustrating us in the ways they always do. Here are some stories about those games.
Some things change (someday) and the rest stays the same.
CHAPTERS:
00:29:07 — Wir Sind das Volk: 2+2 (in-depth session)
01:01:41 — Res Arcana and Res Arcana: Lux et Tenebrae (in-depth)
01:31:32 — Dos Rios (in-depth)
01:47:10 — Those Golden Moments
01:49:39 — Tunes: Old School and New
02:10:16 — Still-life Talking
02:37:24 — Book Selections for January and February
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