Mile High Game Guys: Boardgaming Podcast

Our hosts start off the show with some banter about their week before getting into some recently played games. Adrian lost the Game, Jeff felt a rise in power in Kingdom Death Monster, and Zach escaped with his life in Mansions of Madness. In news, a designer diary about unique games and Carcassonne gets a safari version. Many kickstarters are discussed, including Tidal reefs and The New Spirit Island expansion. Some listener feedback closes out the show.   00:00:27 - Intro banter! Featuring: New Mics, Adrian's Weekend, Heels, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Video Cards, Terraforming Mars on Steam, Subnautica 00:14:21 - What have we been playing?: MHDD, The Game, Kingdom Death Monster, Mansions of Madness 2nd edition 00:40:53 - Bloody Minute! 00:41:39 - News: Designer Diary about Unique Games from Fantasy Flight Games 00:44:16 - News: Carcassonne Safari 00:46:20 - News: Video Vortex Deck Building Game 00:48:56 - KS: Valhalla 00:51:57 - KS: Tidal Blades 01:01:54 - KS: Spirit Island Jagged Earth 01:12:54 - KS:

MHGG - Put to the Question 03 This week the hosts subject themselves to another round of questioning by you, our loyal and gracious fans! 00:02:54 Twitter Questions 00:06:52 BGG Questions 00:08:01 Paulo Qs 00:08:51 Mike Jones Qs pt1 00:28:20 Jake Qs 00:31:47 Alexandre Qs 00:44:10 Brad Qs 00:47:12 BS Paul Qs 00:49:10 Matt Qs 00:52:53 Ofer Qs 00:57:57 Wally Qs 01:01:16 Macomgaine Qs 01:05:46 Mike Jones Qs pt2 01:21:41 Andrew Qs 01:29:26 Ant Q 1:30:35 Contact and Episode Wrap up Slack Channel Patreon Guild

The first episode of MHDD picks up with our adventurers on the run following a daring raid on a slave plantation. Nat and Kenaz have managed to convince a few of the liberated slaves as well as some of the members of the Tiefling Freedom Front to follow them to a town hidden in the outskirts of the Farrowood. Mr. Tiki and Darcassan have agreed to follow to check out the conditions in this small town and Allet, feeling it was a good idea to stick together, has decided to stick with this rag-tag band.   Cast and Characters Adrian - Kenaz Tiefling Paladin, Oath of Vengeance Allison - Allet Human Fighter, Battle Master Bob - Darcassan Wood Elf Wizard, Bladesinger Klew - Nat Tiefling Druid, Circle of the Moon Leander - Mr. Tiki Warforged Artificer, Alchemist Wes - DM Human Storyteller

In this extra long episode, our hosts give you a jam packed newly played games section. Jeff felt the highs and lows of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Zach felt the power of Kingmaker, and Adrian stacked some blocks in Team Up. A new segment is introduced to lookback at some older reviewed games. In News Lord of Vegas moves to Zman games and Fog of Love gets some more inclusive content. In kickstarters, Omega Protocol gets a second edition and Dreams of Tomorrow and Heroes of Tenefyr are discussed. Some listener feedback closes the show.   00:00:31 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Funneling money, Broncos, Snow, Dog Camping, animal sightings, Donkey Kong Country, Assassin's Creed Odyssey 00:20:13 - What have we been playing?: Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Elk Fest, Kingmaker, Exit: The Sunken Treasure, Team Up, Gentlemen Thieves, Imperial Assault New Campaign 00:53:22 - Bloody Minute! 00:55:14 - The Lookback Machine (new segment!): Star Wars Rebellion, Captain Sonar, Mansions of Madness 2nd edit

MHGG Review - Brass: Lancashire & Birmingham 00:01:54 Brass: Lancashire 00:02:42 Rules Overview 00:03:43 Initial Thoughts 00:07:08 Components 00:18:50 Rules and Rules Explanation 00:35:46 Gameplay 00:52:55 Brass: Birmingham 00:53:15 Rules Overview 00:53:56 Initial Thoughts 00:55:30 Components 00:57:47 Rules and Rules Explanation 01:04:38 Gameplay 01:18:49 Final Thoughts and Comparisons 01:44:54 Cost and Availability 01:47:05 Listener Feedback 01:48:44 Contact Info   Slack Channel Patreon Guild

In this week’s banter, Adrian laments the Bronco’s current quality of play and Jeff and Zach talk about some video games they have been obsessed with. In recently played games, Adrian gives Speakeasy Blues a second chance, Zach is waiting for his chance in the Noch Mall App, and Jeff gets accosted by a thing in Lamentations, and then follows up with the Bloody Minute. In News Honshu gets a followup with Hokkaido, Trajan gets a reprint, and Evil Dead 2 may have a spark of life left. In Kickstarters Expedition gets an expansion and Lovelace and Baggage tries to math its way into your heart. A bgg comment closes out the show. 00:00:34 - Intro Banter! Featuring: a Barrel Mishap, Football and Baseball, Spiderman PS4(Minor Spoilers 9:49 - 10:49), Assassin's Creed Odyessey 00:15:08 - What have we been playing?: Shut the box, Black Ochestra, Speakeasy Blues, Noch Mal, Kobayakawa, Lamentations of the Flame Princess 00:28:21 - The Bloody Minute! 00:35:22 - News: Hokkaido 00:37:28 - News: The Great City of Rome 00:3

MHGG Discuss - Player Interaction 00:00:27 Intro 00:05:03 What we consider Player Interaction 00:12:08 Types of Player Interaction 00:16:17 In-depth discussion and rambling 01:30:47 Listener Feedback 01:46:47 Episode Wrap-Up Additional Links: https://makethemplay.com/index.php/2017/05/05/7-forms-of-player-interaction/ https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/56806/nasty-moves-and-expectations-types-player-interact https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/63699/whats-your-favorite-player-interaction Slack Channel Patreon Guild

Adrian details his packed weekend with delicious food and Jeff gets disappointed a bit at Beck before moving onto some recently played games. Zach rolled the dice in Shut the Box, Jeff got his hands dirty in Brass Lancashire and Adrian kept his hands to himself in a solo play of Brass Birmingham. In News, The Mind Designers has a new idea for a roll and write Tetris game, Food Chain gets an expansion and Hasbro makes some parody board games. In Kickstarters, Climbers goes big and hanamikoji gets a playmat. An email, some listener feedback, and a new patron close out the show. 00:00:30 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Heavy Cardboard Stream, a Visiting Parent, Beck 00:10:02 - What have we been playing?: Lamentations of the Flame Princess, Shut the Box, Brass Lancashire and Birmingham, Hand and Foot 00:28:25 - The Bloody Minute! 00:34:52 - News: Narabi 00:37:01 - News: Brikks 00:38:09 - News: Dragon Castle App 00:39:07 - News: Food Chain Magnate Expansion 00:42:01 - News: Parody Board Games 00:43:54 - KS: Proj

MHGG Review - Now Boarding 00:01:17 Now Boarding 00:01:37 Rules Overview 00:02:40 Free Copy Disclosure 00:03:42 Initial Thoughts 00:05:25 Components 00:12:55 Rules and Rules Explanation 00:22:19 Gameplay 00:49:50 Final Thoughts 00:59:29 Cost and Availability 01:02:16 Contact Info Slack Channel Patreon Guild

With Jeff still recovering from GABF, our hosts start off with some banter before getting into some recently played games. Jeff stacked balls in Pylos, Zach cursed out some AI in the Stockpile App, and Adrian got a bunch of hooch in Speakeasy Blues. In News, Tabletopia for android and the Onitama App are released and GMT goes Fantasy. In Kickstarters, Lockup, Homebrewers, Set a Watch, Artemis Project, and a duo of game tables are discussed. A youtube comment finishes out the episode.   00:00:33 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Post GABF, Housewarming, GABF, Pawnee Grasslands, 00:13:22 - What have we been playing?: Pylos, Stockpile App, Speakeasy Blues 00:30:33 - Bloody Minute! 00:31:48 - News: Tabletopia live on Android 00:33:31 - News: Onitama App 00:34:51 - News: Men at Work 00:36:20 - News: Mystery Wizard 00:38:45 - News: Betrayal at House on the Hill was almost Stephen king based 00:42:05 - KS: Lockup 00:45:41 - KS: Homebrewers 00:51:13 - KS: Set a Watch 00:57:37 - KS: The Artemis Project 01:02:24 - KS

MHGG Review - Everdell 00:02:05 Everdell 00:02:24 Rules Overview 00:03:03 Initial Thoughts 00:05:40 Components 00:15:02 Rules and Rules Explanation 00:19:50 Gameplay 00:52:27 Final Thoughts 01:07:19 Cost and Availability 01:07:51 Listener Feedback 01:09:23 Contact Info   Slack Channel Patreon Guild

Our hosts are back to talk about some played games, news, and kickstarter! Jeff went deeper into Lamentations of the Flame Princess, Zach finally got to try a jackbox, and adrian Directed airflow in Now Boarding.  In News, a new Pandemic is announced and some crazy people made a 33 players GoT game. ION Kickstarter, Horizon Zero Dawn is making all the money, and Tiny epic Mechs brings Action Programming into the TE family. A Couple emails and some BGG feedback close out the show.   00:00:33 - Intro Banter! Featuring: back from break, Shipping, GABF 00:06:01 - What have we been playing?: Lamentations of the Flame Princess, Jackbox Games(Trivia Murder Party, TeeKO, Quiplash), DnD, Now Boarding   00:30:34 - The Bloody Minute 00:37:05 - News: Pandemic Fall of Rome 00:42:21 - News: Feast of Odin The Norwegians 00:46:48 - News: Manitoba 00:53:15 - News: 33 Player Game of Thrones game 00:55:56 - What have we been drinking? 00:59:42 - KS: Everdell Pearbrook 01:07:10 - KS: Horizon Zero Dawn 01:15:53 - KS: Inhum

MHGG List - Top 10 Uses of Worker Placement 00:01:07 Top 10 Worker Placement 00:01:48 Background and Definitions 00:07:15 Honorable Mentions 00:15:18 Number 10s 00:18:39 Number 9s 00:23:10 Number 8s 00:27:51 Number 7s 00:32:54 Number 6s 00:40:34 Number 5s 00:45:38 Number 4s 00:51:39 Number 3s 00:57:05 Number 2s 01:06:01 NUMBER 1 POPULAR 01:16:27 MHGG Overall Top 6 01:18:01 Listener Feedback 01:33:27 Contact and Closing Info Slack Channel Patreon Guild

Our hosts start off catching up on the week before getting into some recently played games. Zach attempted to harvest some cards in Illimat, Jeff got a taste of RPGs in Lamentations of the Flame Princess, and Adrian lost twice in Brass Lancashire. After the Bloody minute, they move onto News and Kickstarters. In News, Weta Workshop made some crazy minis terrain, Quarriors get a Qultimate Quedition, and Between two Castles of Mad King Ludwig is announced. In Kickstarters, Guildmaster and Starcadia Quest are announced and Discworld:  ankh-morpork gets a revised edition In Naty Marking. A Few emails close out the show.   00:00:31 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Dying Light, World of Warcraft, Computer repair, The Good Place, Bojack Horseman, Clone Wars, Homeowner Woes 00:14:54 - What have we been playing?: Illimat, Noch Mal, Wordsy, Lamentations of the Flame Princess,  Most Wanted, Brass Lancashire 00:50:02 - The Bloody Minute! 00:56:50 - News: Weta Workshop Crazy Minis Terrain 00:59:22 - News: AuZtralia and Terraf

MHGG Review - Root 00:01:53 Root 00:02:11 Rules Overview 00:03:03 Initial Thoughts 00:11:03 Components 00:27:16 Rules and Rules Explanation 00:40:46 Gameplay 01:21:23 Final Thoughts 01:32:00 Cost and Availability 01:34:39 Contact Info Slack Channel Patreon Guild  

In this short, bonus episode, Adrian interviews Uli from Compass Games about their latest kickstarter: Colonialism

With a new guest on, our hosts introduce paul and get his boardgaming background before moving into recently played games. Paul regails some Secret Hitler stories, Jeff and Zach weight the cost of certain pieces in Bamboleo, and Adrian get some more DnD in. Paul then helps Jeff with a double Bloody Minute. In News, some Boardgame Apps get new info, Tomb Raider goes generational, and some expansions for Isle of Skye and Caverna Cave vs Cave. In Kickstarters, Cryptocurrency, Pax Pamir, and Colonialism are discussed. An email and some BGG feedback close out the show.   00:00:26 - Intro Banter! Featuring: New Guest Questions 00:07:25 - What have we been playing? Secret Hitler, Bamboleo with Scale, DnD 00:29:55 - The Bloody Minute Double Dose! 00:39:01 - News: BG App News(Pandemic, Stockpile, Noch Mal) 00:43:41 - News: Warhammer 40k Dicemasters 00:46:21 - News: Tomb Raider Legends 00:49:05 - News: Isle of Skye Druids 00:50:41 - News: Caverna Cave v Cave Iron Age 00:54:14 - KS: Ancient World 2nd edition 00:59

MHGG Review - Founders of Gloomhaven 00:01:10 Founders of Gloomhaven 00:01:32 Rules Overview 00:02:37 Initial Thoughts 00:05:50 Components 00:15:08 Rules and Rules Explanation 00:27:51 Gameplay 01:04:12 Final Thoughts 01:29:37 Cost and Availability 01:35:11 Listener Feedback 01:36:29 Contact Info   Slack Channel Patreon Guild

Settling into the recording studio, our hosts chat about their last week before diving into recently played games. Adrian bailed many things out in QE, Jeff moved some tiles in Dragon Castle, and Zach tried to exit a castle in EXIT. In News, Farmers of the Moor gets a reprint, GoT Catan and Spirit Island get expansions, and Popular Mechanics releases a new board games list. In Kickstarters, Power Rangers gets a tabletop treatment. A couple emails, some fan feedback, and a new patron close out the show. 00:00:32 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Smoke, Clone Wars, Wow, Estes Park, Dogs 00:19:16 - What have we been playing?: QE, Dragon Castle, Exit: The Forbidden Castle, Forbidden Sky 00:38:51 - Bloody Minute! 00:40:33 - News: Gale Force Nine Bringing more Dune Games 00:42:50 - News: Agricola Farms of the Moor expansion reprint 00:44:51 - News: GoT Catan - Brotherhood of the Watch 00:47:20 - News: Spirit Island Expansion 00:51:51 - News: Popular Mechanic's 50 Best New Board Games 00:54:55 - KS: Power Rangers

MHGG Review - Roll & Writes #1 00:01:55 Ganz Schon Clever 00:02:44 Rules Overview 00:04:04 Initial Thoughts 00:08:28 Components 00:13:27 Rules Review 00:18:05 Gameplay 00:30:48 Final Thoughts 00:34:41 Roll to the Top 00:35:01 Rules Breakdown 00:35:43 Initial Thoughts 00:38:19 Components 00:42:48 Rules Review 00:48:19 Gameplay 00:52:49 Final Thoughts 00:57:37 Welcome To 00:58:07 Rules Runthrough 00:58:49 Initial Thoughts 01:01:12 Components 01:06:37 Rules Review 01:11:49 Gameplay 01:26:09 Final Thoughts 01:33:46 Compare and Contrast 01:44:49 Cost and Availability 01:47:35 Listener Feedback Slack Channel Patreon Guild