Author: Anthony
Anthony
Anthony lives and plays games in Philadelphia, PA. A lover of complex strategy, two-player war games, and area control, Anthony is always eager to try a new game, even if he's on rule-reading duty.
Thebrandt from the Portal Gaming Podcast rejoins the show to help us with the last of our “Should I Buy It?” series of deep dive, thorough reviews. We get into Chronicles of Crime, the new app-integrated case solving game from Lucky Duck Games. Brandt loves Detective from Portal Games, so we get into a comparison between the two, looking at what each of them offers in terms of complexity and fun factor. To wrap up this quasi-holiday themed series of episodes, Jason presents five games to get for yourself and/ or others which are “beyond the hotness” (28:00). These are…
This week’s episode is a fun one, if only because you can tell we are jazzed for next week and our big milestone at 200. In advance of that, we’re going back to a classic with our “if you like” series. This time around, focused on Talisman – the classic fantasy themed roll and move. To kick things off, we asked the listeners our question of the week: “We’re in the home stretch for 2018 – what are some of your favorite games of the year?” For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony is psyched for a new (but limited)…
You guys asked for Arkham? You’re getting some Arkham! Every year, we get more and more content from the Cthulhu-verse, especially from Fantasy Flight. This year, we are getting a brand new edition of the grand-daddy of them all – Arkham Horror. How different is this new edition? Should folks who love and/ or own the second edition give this one a close look? I invited noted Arkham-ologist Luke Hector, the Broken Meeple, on to the show to help us figure that all out (4:06). As a bonus, this episode also has part two of a crossover from our friends…
Alright, Pax is over and we had a blast. One of the best cons of the year for us (not just because it’s local) and full of tons of games being played. As is our tradition, we’re recapping this week how the con went, what we loved, and what games we both saw and got a chance to play. Because this is Pax, there were a lot! Previews and discussions of: Keyforge, Quacks of Quedlinburg, Azul Stained Glass, Victorian Masterminds, Architects of the West Kingdom, Teotihuacan, Terraforming Mars Colonies, Chronicles of Crime, Reykholt, Tokyo Metro, Battlestar Galactica, and Root First impressions…
After a brief paternity-induced hiatus, the Preview Series is back! We have a bit of an odd duck for you today. Jason wanted to cover the Nemo’s War Kickstarter and generally catch up with Victory Point Games, so he reached out to see who would want to come on. After a while, all roads led to good friend of the show, Brenna Noonan with Game Salute. Brenna hops on the pod, not only to chat about the new Kickstarter for two mini-expansions for Nemo’s War, but also three other projects that have launched under the Starling Games imprint – Archmage:…
Happy Eve of the Holiday Season, everyone! ‘Tis the season to get off the fence on some hot releases and buy some stuff. Over the next three episodes, we are going to give you some deep dive consumer guides on some of the hottest releases of the end of the year – Heroes of Terrinoth, Chronicles of Crime, and Arkham Horror 3rd Ed. All three of these games are, in their own ways, the latest iterations of larger genres or game systmes. So we’re here to give you the facts and the context that you need. This week, Jason is…
We’re getting ready for Pax this week and wanted to do something a little longer than the typical weekly episode, so we’ve revisited one of our more popular episodes from last year, reviewing the BGG Top 100. To kick things off, we share our Question of the Week, courtesy of listener, Chris Jarvis, Would you rather see more licensed boardgames of big IPs from other media, such as film or video games, or do you prefer the hobby to build its own worlds and characters, like Near and Far, Forbidden Desert/Sky etc? Next up, we look at our acquisition disorders. Anthony…
It’s happening! Every year, Jason and Anthony welcome Kevin Erskine for the biggest two-episodes of the year. This week, Kevin is back, along with Liz Davidson from Beyond Solitaire to discuss the second half of the 2018 People’s Choice Top 100 Solo Games from the 1 Player Guild on BGG. Join the crew as they discuss the numbers and trends behind this year’s top 100, and run through games 50-1 on the list. If you’re interested in seeing what everyone is excited about in 2018, hide your wallet in a locked safe and join us for part one of our…
It’s that time of year again – shopping! To help everyone looking for gifts for the gamers and families in their lives, we’ve pulled together our 2018 holiday shopping guide, complete with more than 35 games released in 2018 that will be a good fit for your next game night or family get together. Children’s Games [amazon_link asins=’B07CSF3LTR,B07CTXZR71,B0774X4J44,B071ZR7DRQ’ template=’ProductGrid’ store=’norwwrit-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’e57eb6bb-f0ba-11e8-b4e2-a32ce856b918′] Solo Games [amazon_link asins=’B079TQ8V4L,B0762WLH6D,B07DLHKZ4B’ template=’ProductGrid’ store=’norwwrit-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’0740d55f-f0bb-11e8-ac20-5d77804b20aa’] Two Player Games [amazon_link asins=’B07G5QTBLV,B076JNSDGL,B079ZL4G63,B077WDTDK9,B076MKGV9P’ template=’ProductGrid’ store=’norwwrit-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’2de84f36-f0bb-11e8-8f24-59f157e26ec7′] Light Games [amazon_link asins=’B07CSKHTXL,B07BQ5B1MB,B0792JY6G4,B07FHPRXKB,B07C24CVK6′ template=’ProductGrid’ store=’norwwrit-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’69f4c6d6-f0bb-11e8-817c-67d2a2ac2643′] Medium-Weight Games [amazon_link asins=’B077MZ2MPW,B07D3N5CNZ,B01J1UKSGA,B0793MT3Y6,B07HPTT465′ template=’ProductGrid’ store=’norwwrit-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’8fbe163a-f0bb-11e8-8c76-4385e88aaf32′] Heavy Games [amazon_link asins=’B07DNNZ7F2,1988884047,B07F454YF3,B0741GLWNY,B076PQRFZ4,B07FYT24JS’ template=’ProductGrid’…
It’s happening! Every year, Jason and Anthony welcome Kevin Erskine for the biggest two-episodes of the year. This year, Kevin is back, along with Liz Davidson from Beyond Solitaire to discuss the first half of the 2018 People’s Choice Top 100 Solo Games from the 1 Player Guild on BGG. Join the crew as they discuss the numbers and trends behind this year’s top 100, and run through games 51-100 on the list. If you’re interested in seeing what everyone is excited about in 2018, hide your wallet in a locked safe and join us for part one of our…