This time on 2GASCB, the guys talk about Board Game etiquette - what to do and not to do around the table!
Sorry about last week folks! Life got in the way (in the form of family illness). I took out the local events section that we recorded - so as not to bore you with events already past - but some of the board game news is still relevant.
In this episode we talk about Miniature War Games, and their relationship to Board Games. We also talk about the Deck Building Card Game Genre - what we've played, what we like, what we don't like, and what aspects make it great.
In this episode, we talk about Player Limits in games - Why can't more games accommodate larger groups of players?
2GASCB Unboxed Episode 2. Talking about Digital Board Games and the Online Retailer Ban. Well, more like Rambling.
Show notes:
Events
- Boardgasm Winter 2012: http://www.facebook.com/events/164602080313068/
- Hfx Game Night meetup page: http://www.meetup.com/boardgames-473/
Our first attempt at podcasting!
In this episode we are simply setting up what we hope to accomplish with the podcast, and talk about why the heck we're doing it at all.
We also talk about 2011 in two short topics.
Show Notes:
Ah... agricola. Another one of my favorites. For anyone following me up to this point, it's no shocker that I love Agricola. It also shouldn't surprise anyone that I basically have every possible expansion for it. Agricola is a relatively complex game that can be made more and more complex depending on what you want to add or subtract to the game. Generally the complexity comes from the Occupation and Improvement decks, so naturally that is what most expansions focus on! However, Agricola has a number of interesting, and even bizzaire expansions. Let's dive in!
So, I found myself a month or so ago, looking at a shelf of games in my local friendly gaming store, when I came across "The Walking Dead: The Board Game." This game came to my surprise (though not exactly shocking) on account of the fact that I was planning on writing up a survival horror game with a similar play style - resource management, unrewarding combat, etc... but the thing that sealed the deal for me was the price! However, I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's apply some structure.
Dominion came out of the gaming wood work a while back now and blew away the card game genre of board gaming. It's no wonder that after it's release the market would be soon bloated with more deck building games, living card games, and crazy amounts of expansions for each one.
I'd like to take a little time to talk about the structure behind Arkham Horror expansions. I know we haven't done Arkham Horror yet... but oh well, I'mma do this anyway!
The FFG run of Arkham Horror has been around for a few years now. Now, I know there was one published back in the 80s by Chaosium, but I don't want to get into that at the moment. For now when I'm talking about Arkham Horror I'm talking about the 2005 FFG version.
For anyone keeping score, I have not done the 1GASMCB show that I had been promising I would put out. Unfortunately between, Traitor, Hal-Con preparation, Marathon preparation, and life, I have not been able to find the time to put things together; I've filmed the first few episodes, but never had a chance to edit/post them.
