Short show before a vacation break of 3-4 weeks.  I talk briefly about deciding what to bring on various possible vacations (car, flight, etc.), then sign off for a few weeks.  We promise to be back in July with more weekly episodes!

Doug

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Shelley and I do our own de-briefing on games played at Kublacon, discussing Alea Iacta Est, Venedig, and Name of the Rose.

Enjoy!

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Derk and Aldie of boardgamegeek.com and Geekspeak 2.0 join me for Part 2 of our interview with Dr. Reiner Knizia from Kublacon over Memorial Day weekend.

Playtesting, cooperative game design and the concept of a design studio are some of the topics discussed.

Enjoy!

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Live from Kublacon 2009!  Derk, Aldie and DR. REINER KNIZIA!  This is PART 1 of an interview recorded this past weekend after learning of Fit's nomination for the SdJ.  Enjoy the conversation with snarkiness from BOTH Reiner AND Derk.

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With a bad back that was helped with necessary work to finish the chicken run in the back yard before the weather overwhelmed the chickens in the garage, there's been little time for games or recording this week.  Shel and I MAY sit down at the mics tomorrow, but with Kublacon next week, we may hold off and stockpile some episodes over the long weekend to come.

If you're at Kublacon, be sure to say HI if you see Shelley or me.  We'll be there all weekend.

Doug

        

Happy Mother's Day!

Shelley and I spend the episode discussing ordering Ravensburger games through amazon.de (the German version of Amazon), along with some frustrations, we discuss dice games and why we like some and dislike others, then we talk about one of our favorite word games, Kaleidos since we were just the fortunate recipients of Kaleidos Junior (thanks Earl and Michelle!) which Shelley will be using in the classroom.

Enjoy the show!

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Shelley and I talk chickens & chicken games, some awards, and Le Havre.

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Shelley and I spend some time talking about the new Days of Wonder game Small World (thanks to Mark at Days of Wonder for the review copy), then revisit Diamonds Club (MUCH better with 4!), Hab & Gut, and return to Bürger, Baumeister & Co. to discuss how much better it is with 4 instead of 3 or especially 2.

Enjoy!

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Shelley and I spend this week's episode wrapping up the games we played at The Gathering

Games discussed:
Bürger, Baumeister & Co.
Michelangelo
Alea Iacta Est
Kimaloe
Maori
Masters Gallery
Castle for All Seasons

Enjoy!

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Shelley and I begin our wrap up of games played during our week at The Gathering of Friends by discussing one old and three new games.

Auf Asche (revised version)
Finca
Bombay
Valdora

Also, I mention Lungarno and want people to begin thinking about THEIR choices for SdJ.

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