On Board Games
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March 2011
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Syndication

Donald, Scott, and Erik talk about deduction games.

Giles reviews a bunch of Battlelore stuff

Erik and Don go over a stack of games they've been meaning to review

Erik reviews Guards Guards

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Category:general -- posted at: 3:33pm EDT

Donald, Scott, and Erik talk about their time at BGG.con, and the games the games they played there.

There is also an interview with Stephen M. Buonocore of Stronghold Games.

Direct download: obg71_111213.mp3
Category:interview -- posted at: 7:47pm EDT

Donald, Scott, and Erik answer listener mail and talk about themes that would make them not play a game.

Don talks with friend of the podcast Andrew Parks about deck building games

Don interviews Crash Games about their latest Kickstarter

Erik reviews U-Boat Leader

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Scott and Donald answer listener questions, talk about Deck Building Games and Kickstarter projects, Donald talks about Flying Buffalo’s Decision Dice, Origins Poker Deck, and Blank Nuclear War Cards

Donald interviews A.J. Porfirio of VanRyder Games about their Kickstarter Publishing experience.
Donald reviews Gridstone & Eruption
Giles talks about games that are bigger than they appear.

Games Donald wants to play at BGG.con
http://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/72813/bgg-con-2011-play-list

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Erik, Scott, and Donald talk about replayability in games

Don interviews designer Mike Selinker, author of the Kobold Guide to Board Game Design
http://www.koboldquarterly.com/k/front-page10553.php
http://www.koboldquarterly.com/kqstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=138
A long lost contributor returns
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Erik, Scott, and Donald talk about game promos

Don talks tot he designers of Guards Guards

Erik and Steve Hanan Takes 5 on Star Wars games that don't suck

Erik reviews Quarriors

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Category:general -- posted at: 4:55pm EDT

Erik and Donald talk about turning books into games

Erik and Steve Hana Takes 5 on games with Traitors

Erik and Don review Test of Fire

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Erik, Donald and Scott talk about what is in their game box they bring to game night

Erik Takes 5 on games with character
Erik and Don review Struggle for Catan
Erik reviews Field Commander: Napolean
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Category:general -- posted at: 5:27pm EDT

Erik, Donald and Scott talk about people's perception of gaming

Erik Takes 5 on CCGs
Erik reviews RoadZters (for real this time)
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Erik, Donald and Scott talk about some of the recent awards and also what it takes to be an exhibitor at a major con.

Erik Takes 5 on games for young school children
Erik reviews Road Kill Rally
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Category:general -- posted at: 10:40pm EDT

Erik and Donald are joined by Geoff Englestein to talk about the creation and publication of his new game.

Erik Takes 5 on print and play games
Don and crew review Biblios
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Category:general -- posted at: 10:15pm EDT

Erik and Donald are joined by the inevitable Josh Wheeler and discuss bringing games to the table.

Erik Takes 5 on games with longer setup time than they should have
Erik reviews Roadzters

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Category:general -- posted at: 6:07pm EDT

Erik, Donald, and Scott are discuss game sequels.

Erik Takes 5 on solo games
Erik reviews the Catan dice game and Delve the dice game
Don reviews Pennywise, So long sucker, and Labryinthus

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Category:general -- posted at: 11:18pm EDT

Erik, Donald, and Scott are joined by Jonathon Bishop and discuss the games on the iPod/iPad and classifying them.

Erik Takes 5 on expansions that fit in the original box
Erik reviews The Rivals of Catan
Erik once again does ExpansionPalooza

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Category:general -- posted at: 10:41pm EDT

Erik, Donald, and Scott discuss the game creation process and talk about some current designs they are working on.

Erik Takes 5 on direct conflict games for those who are hestitant
Don, Erik and Scott review Van Helsing
Erik reviews Sneaks & Snitches

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Erik, Donald, and Scott discuss simulation vs. realism

Erik Takes 5 on games that are good for preschoolers
Don suffers from Abstraction
Erik reviews London

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Category:general -- posted at: 10:25pm EDT

Erik, Donald, and Scott discuss winning in games

Erik Takes 5 on games that are greater than the sum of their parts
Erik reviews Hornet Leader
Jonathan reviews iPod apps of Catan, Medici, and Ra

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Category:general -- posted at: 7:33pm EDT

Erik, Donald, and Scott discuss getting picky about games

Erik Takes 5 on games that look sweet but are viscious
Erik reviews Bon Appetit

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Category:general -- posted at: 10:23pm EDT