The Board Game Show - Scott Bogen
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The Board Game Show - Scott Bogen
2y ago
Dual Powers is a 1-2 player, card-driven, area-control strategy game set during the time of the Russian Revolution. Dual Powers is nearly 40% funded with two weeks to go in the campaign.
Full disclosure: I’m currently working for this game’s publisher, Thunderworks Games, but I have a cool story to tell.
Two years ago — well before working for Thunderworks Games — I had the opportunity to play an early prototype of Dual Powers. I was hooked, and following my first game I said, “I would buy this game off the shelf right now!”
Yes, it’s that good. Even though I thought the game was ready f ..read more
The Board Game Show - Scott Bogen
2y ago
In 1866, the Great Fire of London is said to have consumed 70,000 homes! In Martin Wallace’s second edition of London by Osprey Games, players take part in the grand effort to rebuild that city. Those who do the best job will have generated the most prestige and successfully managed to control a constant influx of poverty. It sounds simple enough, but there are a lot of moving parts that come together in a game that is destined to become a classic.
A Game of Ever Flowing Engine Building
In London, you play cards face-up into your city. When you have enough face-up cards to satisfy your ..read more
The Board Game Show - Scott Bogen
2y ago
In this Season 5 episode of The Board Game Show podcast, Scott Bogen and Keith Matejka talk about the new edition of Martin Wallace’s London. Also, a detailed look at Covert. Keith digs up some vintage games, such as Operation, Battleship and Don’t Break the Ice. All this and more! Let’s begin now, shall we?
Stream Episode 48 (Pooping Out Cubes) below, visit iTunes, Stitcher, or grab the mp3 file.
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The Board Game Show - Scott Bogen
2y ago
In this Season 5 episode of The Board Game Show podcast, Scott Bogen and Keith Matejka talk about their experiences at Gamehole Con, including a rundown of some interesting con games, such as Grindhouse Arena and Saving Private Ryan. The guys also review Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition and Whitehall Mystery. All this and more. Let’s begin now, shall we?
Stream Episode 47 (Welcome to The Beard Game Show) below, visit iTunes, Stitcher, or grab the mp3 file.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/theboardgameshow/TBGS47.mp3 ..read more
The Board Game Show - Scott Bogen
2y ago
In this special edition of The Board Game Show podcast, Scott Bogen sits down with game designer Kirk Dennison of Piecekeeper Games to talk about their new game, Gearworks. All this and more. Let’s begin now, shall we?
Stream Episode 46 (Gearworks Kickstarter Special Edition) below, visit iTunes, Stitcher, or grab the mp3 file.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/theboardgameshow/TBGS46.mp3
Description of Gearworks from the publisher:
Your life in the workshop is a monotonous affair. You were once a renowned machinist, but after the accident 12 years ago it’s been a long road to recovery. Since ..read more
The Board Game Show - Scott Bogen
2y ago
In this Season 5 episode of The Board Game Show podcast, Scott Bogen and Keith Matejka continue their Ryan Laukat bromance with talk about Amber Mines and Klondike Rush. They also dive deep into Captain Sonar and the new offshoot game, Sonar. Finally, a discussion about the classic game, Can’t Stop. Also, I’m the Boss. All this and more. Let’s begin now, shall we?
Stream Episode 45 (Ha! Ha! Ha! That’s Great) below, visit iTunes, Stitcher, or grab the mp3 file.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/theboardgameshow/TBGS45.mp3 ..read more
The Board Game Show - Scott Bogen
2y ago
In this Season 5 episode of The Board Game Show podcast, Scott Bogen and Keith Matejka talk about Keith’s upcoming game, Skulk Hollow. The dice-rolling game Las Vegas is discussed, and there’s some fun talk about games that feature stories, including an in-depth discussion about Ryan Laukat’s incredible game, Near and Far. All this and more. Let’s begin now, shall we?
Stream Episode 44 (We’ll Get You In a Program) below, visit iTunes, Stitcher, or grab the mp3 file.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/theboardgameshow/TBGS44.mp3 ..read more
The Board Game Show - Scott Bogen
2y ago
Fans of the hit series Firefly will immediately understand what’s going on in Star Cartel by Osprey Games.
Jayne Cobb: What’re we expectin’ to find here that equals the worth of a turd?
This light economic, smuggling-themed game for 3-6 players has players running illicit shipments of various goods, upgrading ships to increase capacity, and like any successful smuggler, skimming off the top to enrich themselves. The player who can amass the highest valued stash by game’s end, wins!
Filling Cargo Holds for the Star Cartel
The play area of Star Cartel consists of 12 random cards placed in ..read more
The Board Game Show - Scott Bogen
2y ago
Even a samurai needs time to unwind at the end of a long day. Some attend to the gardens of their feudal lords, and that’s where you come in. Samurai Gardner is a new game from Osprey Games that challenges players to build the most impressive garden, that is if your samurai reflexes are primed to catch a fly with a pair of chopsticks.
Ei! Ei! Oh!
Card by card, each player gradually builds a mosaic of connecting garden squares in four styles, Tatami, Garden, Path and Pond. Each card features a configuration of six of these styles. The goal is to line up as many matching styles in a row o ..read more