Garrett's Games And Geekiness

Shelley and I check out two small-box card games this week, one that's excellent, and the other that's about dogs... The Grizzled by Fabien Riffaud and Juan Rodriguez from Cool Mini or Not and Barking Up The Wrong Tree by Gary Dicken, Steve Kendall and Phil Kendall from The Ragnar Brothers Enjoy!

Shelley and I discuss a Japanese game that takes place in Portugal and a German/Italian/American game that takes place in Austria! Lisbon, The Gate To The World by Kenichi Tanabe from Colon Arc and Grand Austria Hotel by Virginio Gigli and Simone Luciani from Mayfair/Lookout Enjoy!

Ted Alspach of Bezier Games joins us on the microphones for a discussion of the just-announced Colony (due this fall) as well as discussions of other titles, including America and One Night Ultimate Vampire. Then Ray, co-owner of Game Kastle joins me for a discussion of the brand new Mountain View Game Kastle store.

Shelley and I talk up a recent re-issue, as well as an Essen-released card game, and quickly talk up the latest micro games from Chris Handy and Perplext. Circus Flohcati by Reiner Knizia from Grail Games Pi Mal Pflaumen by Matthias Cramer from Pegasus Spiele and  RUM, SOW, ORC, and GYM by Chris Handy and Perplext's PackO Games series that's now on Kickstarter.

Shelley and I delve into the game that corresponds with this episode's number 504 by Friedemann Friese from Stronghold Games but first discuss our completion of the first scenario of TIME Stories by Manuel Rozoy from Space Cowboys and a quick discussion of the card game Linko by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling from Ravensburger Enjoy!

Shelley and I finally got a chance to sit down and experience time travel and mystery with the co-op T.I.M.E. Stories, along with heading back to a tried and true favorite with a new twist! T.I.M.E. Stories by Manuel Rozoy from Space Cowboys and Russian Railroads: German Railroads by Helmut Ohley and Leonhard Orgler from Z-Man

Shelley and I check out the new tile-laying family game from Mayfair/Lookout, then check out the latest Ticket to Ride Map Collection. Isle of Skye by Alexander Pfister and Andreas Pelikan from Mayfair/Lookout and Ticket to Ride Map Collection 5: United Kingdom and Pennsylvania by Alan Moon and from Days of Wonder/Asmodee Enjoy!

Shelley and I build competing theaters and send missions to the bottom of the world in  Shakespeare by Hervé Rigal from Ystari and Antarctica by Charles Chevallier from Argentum Verlag Enjoy!

Shelley and I go through our Top 10 lighter and Top 10 heavier games, hear what many listeners posted as their favorites, resolve our Episode 500 Contest, and listen to a few GREAT audio recordings from listeners! I will put up Geeklists for our Top Games, but our #1 for each of the lists were the same: Light Games: Between Two Cities from Stonemaier Games  Heavier Games: Bretagne from Placentia Games

Shelley and I try two games that involve light...one that's lighter, the other that's rather heavy. Bretagne by Marco Pozzi from Placentia Games and Lanterns by Christopher Chung from Foxtrot Games both of which are solid, interesting games that we MAY be discussing next week during our Top 10 Games of 2015 on EPISODE 500!!!!

Shelley and I re-play the games discussed on Episode 1 (Elasund and Mesopotamia), then spend some time discussing an older favorite, Kings Progress.

Shelley and I comment and answer listener queries, then revisit Episode 1 of the podcast.

Shelley and I check out two games from Taiwan this week, delving into Dadocheng by Eason Kao and Tsai Huei-Chiang from Soso Games and Burano by Yu-Chen Tseng and Eros Lin from EmperorS4 Games both members of the Taiwan Boardgame Design group

Shelley and I get goofy on the mics and enjoy listening and commenting on what you listeners have to say.

Shelley and I get the 2-player-only extravaganza to the table this week, trying out Hengist by Uwe Rosenberg from Mayfair/Lookout Trambahn by Helmut Ohley from Mayfair/Lookout and 7 Wonders Duel by Antoine Bauza and Bruno Cathala from Repos/Asmodee

Shelley and I discuss more games during a snowy winter in 2008.

Familiar designers on tap with Reiner Knizia and Cwali's own Corne van Moorsel, along with one of the last really good Adlung games from Michael Rieneck who has since gone on to design Cuba, Pillars of the Earth, and last year's Grog Island.

Shelley and I finally get a chance to sit down and tackle some of the heavier titles that we picked up at Essen.  This week it's the meaty designs of Spielworxx. Haithabu by Wolfgang Heidenheim and Andreas Molter and Dilluvia Project by Alexandre Garcia

Two games I'm not sure if anyone is still playing (or even remembers), but we were talking about them at the beginning of 2008. Gangster from Amigo The Circle from C4/Creative Cell (their only published game...)

Shelley and I get Ystari's Amyitis and Amigo/Mind the Move's Il Principe to the table for discussion.