This is it, the Games of the year for 2015!

We have a nice large cast of all stars for what is always among our favorite shows of the year.

We cover the top 20 games we played last year.

What will win the Geek Allstars Game of the year for 2015???

Cast includes Dan, Chris, Mosley, Adam S, And Wolfe.

We also go over what the Schmoe’s choice was for 2015 and the lists will surprise you how close they were.

Thanks for listening!!

 

–GeekJock

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Show Notes

0:00:34 Introductions

Dan Patriss (@geekjockblog & geekjock on BGG) drinking a Hi-Wire Doppelbock and a Mother Earth Brewing Sisters of the Moon

Chris Kirkman (@dicehateme & ckirkman on BGG) drinking a lemon grass ginger green tea

Chris Mosley (@bittercommish & cmosley on BGG) drinking a Unibroue La Fin Du Monde

Adam Skelding (@spur_serif & fiveaces on BGG) drinking a North Coast Brewing Blue Star Wheat

Matt Wolfe (@mattwolfe & mattwolfe on BGG) drinking a North Coast Brewing Blue Star Wheat

0:03:29 Don’t Get Eated / Club Zen Kickstarter

0:08:25 Overview of eligibility and voting for the Best of 2015

0:13:16 Dice Hate Me Game of the Year

Geek Allstars Top 20
0:14:43 #20 Hostage Negotiator
0:18:05 #19 Kanban
0:23:27 #18 Eggs and Empires
0:29:07 #17 Champions of Midgard
0:32:44 #16 Aquasphere
0:39:44 #15 The Voyages of Marco Polo
0:45:39 #14 Discoveries
0:54:21 #13 Zhanguo
0:59:37 #12 Viceroy
1:09:08 #11 Pandemic: The Cure
1:17:29 #10 New York 1901 under strong protest by Wolfe
1:30:33 #09 Baseball Highlights 2045
1:42:03 #08 Gold West
1:45:33 #07 Forbidden Stars
1:57:41 #06 Pandemic Legacy and tangents on legacy games/alpha players/etc.
2:21:08 #05 Brew Crafters
2:28:44 #04 Roll for the Galaxy
2:36:40 #03 Orleans
2:41:35 #02 La Granja under protest from Kirkman

2:50:23 Honorable Mentions: The Staufer Dynasty, Akrotiri, Cacao, La Isla, DC Dice Masters, Black Fleet, The Grizzled, Elysium, Deus, Warehouse 51, Isle of Skye, Patchwork, Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn, Abluxxen, Isle of Trains, Brew Crafters Travel Card Game, Coup: Guatemala 1954, Colt Express, Floating Market, Spyfall, Argent: The Consortium, Loopin’ Chewie, Artifacts, Inc., Scoville, Lanterns, Wharfside

3:00:44 #01 Codenames

3:06:04 Schmoes Top 20
#20 Wharfside
#19 Above and Below
#18 Blood Rage
#17 Forbidden Stars (also #7 on Geek Allstars List)
#16 Gold West (also #8 on Geek Allstars List)
#15 Isle of Skye
#14 The Golden Ages
#13 Roll for the Galaxy (also #4 on Geek Allstars List)
#12 Kanban (also #19 on Geek Allstars List)
#11 Fields of Arle
#10 Zhanguo (also #13 on Geek Allstars List)
#09 Patchwork
#08 The Voyages of Marco Polo (also #15 on Geek Allstars List)
#07 La Granja (also #2 on Geek Allstars List)
#06 Arboretum
#05 Castles of Mad King Ludwig
#04 Brew Crafters (also #5 on Geek Allstars List)
#03 Pandemic Legacy (also #6 on Geek Allstars List)
#02 Orleans (also #3 on Geek Allstars List)
#01 Codenames (also #1 on Geek Allstars List)

Wrap Up
3:08:28 Dan thanks everyone and tells us how much he loves us
March Madness tournament bracket coming soon
Special secret interview coming soon. Get ready to drink.

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Tonight we hit on a trio of Stronghold games overviews and impressions.

We also hit on some news and also a few kickstarters to check out.

Let us know your thoughts on Porta Nigra, The Golden Ages and/or New Dawn on the guild or on Twitter!

Thanks for listening!

–GeekJock

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Show Notes

0:00:33 Introductions
Dan Patriss (@geekjockblog & geekjock on BGG)

Chris Kirkman (@dicehateme & ckirkman on BGG)

0:02:49 The State of Games 2015 Game of the Year Podcast
0:03:12 Best of 2015 Show Coming (Episode 117)
0:03:56 Rodrigo Lopez Book
0:05:05 New York 1901 Rebuttal of TC Petty’s Rant
0:19:07 London
0:23:41 Bear Valley
0:27:00 Mega MooseCon in Richburg, SC July 23-24

Kickstarter
0:28:45 2015 Tabletop projects
0:34:42 Don’t Get Eated / Club Zen

0:47:11 Tiny Epic Western

0:48:40 Dice Tower Season 12

0:49:07 Villages of Valeria
Coming Soon to Kickstarter

0:50:55 Guards of Atlantis

0:52:40 Manhattan Project: Chain Reaction

0:53:54 Don’t Get Eated / Club Zen special funding level

News
0:56:05 Current Geek appearance by Dan

Stronghold Games Overview and Impressions
0:56:50 Introduction
0:58:20 The Golden Ages and Cults & Cultures

1:34:00 Porta Nigra

2:03:29 New Dawn

2:32:34 Ranking of the 3

Wrap Up
2:38:18 Connect with the Geek Allstars

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Dan, Chris, Todd, and Riddle, talk about, spoil, theorize and just plain have a great time bantering about Star Wars Episode 7.

Go DL it and let us know your thoughts and how you liked the show.

And please remember SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS all in this thread and on the show.

You’ve been warned.

Thanks for listening!

Show Notes

0:00:32 Introductions
Dan Patriss (@geekjockblog & geekjock on BGG)

Chris Kirkman (@dicehateme & ckirkman on BGG)

Matt Riddle (@mdriddlen & riddlen on BGG)

Todd Russell

0:01:27 How many times and where have you seen the movie?

Characters

0:08:20 Poe Damaron
0:16:34 Dan drops a Serenity bomb
0:20:29 Finn (FN-2187)
0:31:13 Rey
0:58:16 Kylo Ren
1:12:50 Maz Kanata
1:39:02 BB-8

1:16:34 What did you love about the movie?
1:27:07 Riddle’s ranking of the movies
1:30:19 What did you dislike about the movie?
1:47:25 Director discussion

Questions
2:00:05 How stupid is Starkiller Base?
2:02:56 How could Rey suddenly be such a good lightsaber duelist?
2:07:19 Who is Snoke?
2:10:41 Who is Lor San Tekka?
2:13:55 Why don’t masters ever feel the need to finish the training until after the apprentice faces adversity?
2:18:07 Why do all facilities have bridges over large pits?

2:19:18 Novelization of Episode I
2:21:04 Yoda
2:22:37 Theories and Predictions
2:28:38 Ranking of Star Wars movies

Wrap Up
2:40:27 Connect with the Geek Allstars

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Tonight Dan and Chris share their initial impressions of Tiny Epic Western and Champions of Midgard.

Thanks for listening!

-GeekJock

Show Notes

0:00:35 Introductions
Dan Patriss (@geekjockblog & geekjock on BGG) drinking a Stella Artois and a Harpoon Big Squeeze Shandy

Chris Kirkman (@dicehateme & ckirkman on BGG) drinking a Laphroaig 10yr Scotch

0:01:28 Kirkman’s last day of class (teaching Intro to Graphic Design at UNC-CH)
0:02:34 Sports Talk

News
0:08:21 Dominion app released
0:10:41 Stronghold Games preorder closing on The Golden Ages / Porta Nigra / Stronghold 2nd Edition on 12/13/15
0:11:06 Stronghold Games to publish New Dawn
0:13:47 Thread for discussing Top 10 games since Essen 2014 to be posted in guild soon
0:14:45 Greater Than Games holiday sale
0:15:46 Dan played Sentinels of the Multiverse app some more
0:17:27 Dice Hate Me 2015 Holiday Gift Guide

Games We Have Been Playing
0:19:38 The Bloody Inn / Bottom of the 9th
0:21:56 Roll For It / Batman: Love Letter
0:22:51 Pandemic: Legacy
0:24:50 Roll for the Galaxy
0:27:37 Lords of Waterdeep with Scoundrels of Skullport

Tiny Epic Western
Gamelyn Games Link
0:33:16 Introduction
0:38:21 Rules Overview
0:57:13 Setup/Rules Accessibility/Poker Mechanism
1:06:32 Game Length
1:08:20 Shootout
1:12:50 Final Impressions

1:15:49 Speculation on next mechanism for Tiny Epic series
1:17:35 Joraku

Champions of Midgard

1:18:32 Introduction
1:20:42 Overview
1:27:13 Components
1:30:51 Final Impressions
1:34:45 Replayability
1:39:10 Randomness
1:43:07 Comparison to Lords of Waterdeep
1:51:40 Variable Player Powers

1:57:58 Comparison of 2-Player Experience of Champions of Midgard and Tiny Epic Western
1:58:58 Cost of Champions of Midgard. Consider purchasing at Miniature Market.
2:00:31 Tiny Epic Western evolution of the Tiny Epic series
2:03:31 Dan and Chris encourage getting others into the hobby

Games to Consider Using
Forbidden Island
Gloom
Coloretto
Roll For It
Belle of the Ball
Machi Koro
Ticket to Ride
Stone Age
Star Realms

Wrap Up
2:10:44 Connect with the Geek Allstars
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Tonight Dan and Chris are joined by our good buddy Jason Kotarski for a recap of the annual Gamers For Cures Charity gaming marathon.

We also get into a TON of games we got to play which include some brand new games straight from this year’s essen.

We also give an overview of some upcoming Green Couch games and also of ManaSurge.

Here’s a couple of links for the KS I would love for you guys to check out.

I wanted to get these links in here quick in case Mosley didn’t have a chance to get notes up before these projects completed

Monster Truck Mayhem (Go back this now time is running out!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicehateme/monster-truc…

ManaSurge
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dailymagicgames/manasur…

Islebound (Red Raven Games– Ryan Laukat
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/953146955/islebound

Once again thanks to everyone who supported us this year in our Gamers for Cures 5th annual 24 hour board game marathon to benefit Turner Syndrome Society of the US!

Thanks for Listening!

–GeekJock

 

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Show Notes

0:00:34 Introductions
Dan Patriss (@geekjockblog & geekjock on BGG) drinking a White Russian
Chris Kirkman (@dicehateme & ckirkman on BGG) drinking a Beefeater Gin & Tonic
Jason Kotarski (@jasonkotarski & jguitarstring on BGG)

Green Couch Games News
0:07:59 Best Treehouse Ever
0:08:43 Wok on Fire! coming to Kickstarter in 2016
0:10:05 Rocky Road A La Mode coming to Kickstarter in 2016
0:11:15 JurassAttack / Avalance at Yeti Mountain

News
0:11:53 Bottom of the 9th
0:16:04 Stronghold Games acquired rights to publish Village line of games

Kickstarter
0:24:20 Monster Truck Mayhem

0:28:23 Islebound

0:30:50 Tavarua

0:32:08 ManaSurge

Gamers for Cures
0:38:02 Pandemic Legacy / Space Hulk / Car Wars Card Game / Battlestations / Dungeon Fighter / Rally Up

What Have We Been Playing
0:51:57 Antarctica
0:59:56 Gold West
1:04:02 Feld tangent
1:06:12 TIME Stories
1:10:34 Too Many Cinderellas
1:13:16 Yspahan
1:22:10 Dr. Eureka
1:26:12 Vye: The Card Game of Capture and Control
1:31:02 DC Dice Masters: War of Light
1:38:50 Mysterium
1:42:29 Codenames
1:44:02 The Bloody Inn
1:54:32 Shadows Over Camelot

App News
1:56:17 Galaxy Trucker new expansions
1:57:09 Sentinels of the Multiverse mini pack

What are we thankful for?
1:58:19 Dan
1:59:27 Chris
2:01:21 Kotarski

Question
2:04:28 What is the worst thing that happened to a game you own?
Dig Dug Cocktail Machine

Wrap Up
2:14:56 Connect with the Geek Allstars
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Tonight Dan and Chris do a two man show.

And they venture off into very familiar territory of seemingly every topic in the world.

Kickstarter? Check.

Blizzcon, Check.

Star Wars game announcement, Check.

Charity Event, Check.

DC Dice Masters, Check.

and much much more! Thanks for listening!

–GeekJock

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Show Notes

0:00:33 Introductions
Dan Patriss (@geekjockblog & geekjock on BGG) drinking a Kona Brewing Company Big Wave Golden Ale
Chris Kirkman (@dicehateme & ckirkman on BGG) drinking a Rusty Nail

0:04:00 Kirkman’s Travels
0:05:40 Dan’s Travels

Kickstarter
0:10:40 Monster Truck Mayhem

0:15:57 Link to State of Games Episode 95 with MTM designers The Fleeples

0:17:00 Kill Doctor Lucky Deluxe 19.5th Anniversary Edition

0:19:14 ManaSurge

0:21:30 Stretch Rewards based on Facebook likes, Retweets, Thumbs on BGG, etc.

Blizzard Update
0:24:26 Warcraft Movie Trailer

0:25:33 BlizzCon
0:27:22 Kirkman Tangent: Console Games
0:30:07 World of Warcraft expansion

Starcraft 2 expansion

Hearthstone

Overwatch

0:31:19 Screen Issues is now available wherever you download podcasts and at screenissues.com

Board Game Apps
0:33:15 Sentinels of the Multiverse: Learn to Play Edition (free)
0:35:59 Dead of Winter Crossroads Companion

What Have We Been Playing Lately
0:42:24 CVlizations
0:52:07 DC Dice Masters: War of Light
0:59:08 Among the Stars: Revival
1:09:46 Eldritch Horror
1:13:02 Time Stories

The Greatest American Hero Remake Announced

1:20:56 Exoplanets

News
1:21:50 Star Wars: Rebellion
1:27:28 Dan states his opinion on The Empire Strikes Back. If anyone needed any evidence to take his opinions with a grain of salt, please reference this segment of the podcast.

Announcements
1:29:34 Gamers for Cures 5th Annual 24 Hour Board Game Marathon to Benefit Turner Syndrome Society at the Gamer’s Armory in Cary, NC on November 7, 2015

Donate at First Giving

Wrap Up
1:37:52 Connect with the Geek Allstars
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Dan Chris and Marty set out on a course on this back to the future day, a course to record a simple 15 min power hour with our good buddy Matt Riddle, but since it’s been a few months since we saw the big lug we just kept talking for a full two hours!

You won’t be disappointed though as we talk about Star Wars Ep VII, Legacy games, Fantasy Sports and some fall TV.

As well as some chat about Isle of Sky, Blood Rage and a whole host of other stuff.

Just another great show!

Thanks for listening!

As always please check out Gamersforcures.com for information about the 5th annual Gamers for Cures 24 hour board game marathon to benefit Turner Syndrome Society of the US.

We have 3(!) contests going on right now on there as well.
First is a contest to win a table at UnPub 6!
Second is to win a Frogpants studios Swag Bag!

Also each day Adam S is posting from the @gamersforcures a picture count down of scoring tracks. Be the 1st person to share the pic and correctly guess the game and you get enterred to win a deluxe copy of Tiny Epic Defenders!

Keep an eye on the guild as well (and the GFC web site) as we will be posting a geek list with all the items that will be on THE WALL this year. Our 1$ raffle wall is world famous for how many great games we get up there (90 items!!!). And also links how you can buy raffles even remotely.

And if you would like to make a tax free donation here ya go!!!
http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/gamersforcures/2015

 

 

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Show Notes

0:00:34 Introductions
Dan Patriss (@geekjockblog & geekjock on BGG)
Chris Kirkman (@dicehateme & ckirkman on BGG)
Marty Connell (@diceandnames & wolfpackee on BGG)
Matt Riddle (@mdriddlen & riddlen on BGG)

Announcements
0:08:29 Gamers for Cures 5th Annual 24 Hour Board Game Marathon to Benefit Turner Syndrome Society at the Gamer’s Armory in Cary, NC on November 7, 2015

Gamers for Cures Related Contests
UnPub 6 Designer Table Details

Frogpants Studio swag bag with signed copy of Scott Johnson’s kickstarter book Details

@GamersForCures Twitter scoring track countdown contest to win Tiny Epic Defenders Details

Donate at First Giving

BGG Geeklist of $1 Raffle games and $5 Big ticket items.

What Have We Been Playing Lately?
0:12:16 Chris – Marvel Heroes
0:18:56 Marty – Blood Rage
0:24:57 Dan – Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King
0:34:21 Matt – Trajan / Back to the Future: An Adventure Through Time
0:39:52 Chris – Cardline: Marvel

15 Minute Power Hour

0:47:00 Star Wars Episode VII

1:06:51 New Fall TV

The Muppets

Scream Queens

Minority Report

Heroes Reborn

Limitless

Blindspot

1:23:50 Fantasy Sports: Is it gambling or a game?

Stratomatic

I used this book to play Fantasy Baseball with my brother starting in 1987

1:40:08 Legacy Games

Link to Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 78 with Rob Daviau and Matt Leacock discussing Pandemic Legacy

Pandemic Legacy
Risk Legacy
Seafall
Pathfinder: Adventure Card Game

Pandemic: The Cure
Pandemic
Agricola
Eldritch Horror
Defenders of the Realm
Hansa Teutonica
Gloomhaven

Riddle Pimps Games Coming From The Fleeples
2:09:21 Morocco / Monster Truck Mayhem / Other Undisclosed Projects

Chris Pimps Himself
2:11:48 Monster Truck Mayhem coming to Kickstarter on November 3, 2015
2:12:22 Project Alcazar coming in 2016 / Undisclosed project
2:12:53 State of Games Episode 94 / Screen Issues Podcast Link

Jack Vasel Memorial Auction
2:13:07 Geek All-Stars Guest Host (Irem #185)
2:13:44 Rolling Dice and Taking Names (Item #51) Play a Game with Marty and Tony
Note: Dice Hate Me Games has a lot of items in the auction. Check it out.

Wrap Up
2:14:05 Connect with the Geek Allstars
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Tonight Dan is joined by Chris, Wolfe and Adam S, as we talk about a whole bunch of games we have been playing at conventions lately. Chris was at Grand-Con and the rest of us were at a local con called TBGT. So we all get down and dirty about a ton of games we played at these cons.

We also do nice previews of two great kickstarters, J Alex Kevern’s World’s Fair 1893 and The Fleeple’s Morocco.

I’ll spoil it a little these two games are insta-backs!

We also announce another contest to benefit Gamers for Cures.

Thanks for listening!!

–GeekJock

Direct DL can be found HERE!

Show Notes

0:00:35 Introductions
Dan Patriss (@geekjockblog & geekjock on BGG)
Chris Kirkman (@dicehateme & ckirkman on BGG)
Matt Wolfe (@mattwolfe & mattwolfe on BGG)
Adam Skelding (@spur_serif & fiveaces on BGG)

Digital Board Games
0:04:21 La Isla is now on Yucata
0:05:22 Camel Up is now on iOS
0:06:17 Agricola: a new deck is available on iOS
0:08:30 Dan mentions Ascension again

Kickstarter
0:11:00 Avalanche at Yeti Mountain

0:11:55 World’s Fair 1893

0:21:07 Gamers for Cures Charity Event new contest announcement

More Kickstarter
0:23:18 Innovation Deluxe

Dangent
0:25:47 Somehow Ascension is discussed again here
0:27:02 Splendor

More Kickstarter
0:28:54 Spirit Island

0:31:40 The 7th Continent

0:33:06 Gloomhaven

Incredible Expeditions: Quest for Atlantis

Chaosmos

Fallen

The Undercity: An Iron Kingdoms Adventure Board Game not a kickstarter game

Mistfall

0:34:47 The Great Dinosaur Rush

That Board Gaming Thing (TBGT) / Grand Con Games Played
0:38:25 Dan discusses why he missed most of TBGT
0:40:33 Star Wars: Imperial Assault
0:41:25 DC Comics Deckbuilding Game: Teen Titans
0:42:08 Discoveries
0:46:09 Kirkman arrives at Grand Con and takes a nap
0:46:43 Thunder Alley with Richard Launius
0:52:06 Lancaster
0:57:13 Orleans
1:01:40 Archon: Glory & Machination
1:08:42 Zombicide with Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback
1:16:32 Dogs of War
1:20:47 Patchwork
1:22:48 Ora et Labora
1:26:56 Wonky (4x edition built by Adam Skelding)
1:30:14 DC Comics Deckbuilding Game
1:33:13 Jon Gilmour prototype about The Thing
1:35:52 Tiny Tower prototype
1:37:40 Codenames
1:37:56 Tzolk’in (Kirkman mostly refrains from a rant)
1:39:44 Morocco
1:46:20 The Voyages of Marco Polo
1:50:25 Roll for the Galaxy
1:53:36 Saint Petersburg
2:00:01 Demolition Derby Dice prototype by Matt Wolfe
2:08:04 La Granja

2:09:48 Wrap Up
2:12:08 Screen Issues: New Podcast about Superhero TV and Movies coming soon

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Tonight we get to have a longer sitdown with the King of Stronghold games and co-host of board games insider Stephen Buonocore. We chat some gaming, some upcoming titles and about podcasting.

We are also joined by a fine fellow, Jerry Hawthorne, the creator of Mice and Mystics and the upcomming Tail Feathers by Plaid Hat Games.

These were two REAL good interviews and I cannot thank these guys enough for joining us. Also special thanks to Marty from Rolling Dice and Taking Names for filling in for Chris when his net went down when we chatted with Jerry.

Thanks for listening!

–GeekJock

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Show Notes

Part I – Interview with Stephen Buonocore

0:00:32 Introductions
Dan Patriss (@geekjockblog & geekjock on BGG) drinking a Stella Artois
Chris Kirkman (@dicehateme & ckirkman on BGG) drinking a Ginger Oasis Herbal Tea
Stephen Buonocore (@StrongholdGames) drinking a Dalmore 15 single malt scotch

0:07:30 BGG Con Scotch Crawl run by Bart of Scotch Test Dummies

Interview with Stephen Buonocore
0:08:20 Panamax
0:10:35 Kanban

Kickstarter
0:12:51 Avalanche at Yeti Mountain

0:13:22 Gloomhaven

0:14:09 EXCEED

0:15:05 Private Die

0:17:21 Spirit Island

0:19:39 Tabletopia

Gamers for Cures Meeple Balance Challenge
0:24:14 Meeple Source $25 Gift Card Winner Announced

What Have We Been Playing Lately?
0:27:14 Stephen – BANG! The Dice Game
0:30:33 Kirkman – Dark Moon
0:31:57 Dan – Codenames / Qwixx / Resistance: Avalon

Interview with Stephen (Continued)
0:34:04 504
0:42:18 Porta Nigra
0:47:50 Stronghold Games Pre-Order Link
0:49:26 Stronghold 2nd Edition
0:52:06 The Golden Ages / The Golden Ages: Cults and Culture
0:58:14 Space Cadets: Away Missions
1:02:58 Board Games Insider Podcast
Link to Board Games Insider BGG Guild

1:12:20 What’s The Mashup?

Part II – Interview with Jerry Hawthorne

1:13:41 Introductions
Marty Connell (@diceandnames & wolfpackee on BGG)
Jerry Hawthorne (@mice_guy)

Interview with Jerry Hawthorne
1:19:50 Gaming History, Design History, Personal Interests
Starfleet Battles / D&D Blue Box / Wax Dice
Squad Leader / HeroQuest / Heroscape / Magic: Arena of the Planeswalkers / Duel of Ages / Mice and Mystics

1:46:00 Tail Feathers discussion
Pre-Order Link

2:13:27 What is next?

2:20:55 Outtake

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Tonight Dan, Chris and Marty are joined by Rhiannon Ochs as our 4th chair for the next 15 min power hour.

We touch on games to movies, book series to tv/movies, some summer movie love/hate and a Disney HOT TOPIC!

We also touch on a few games that we have been playing, and announce the winner of out $50 CSI gift card!

Thanks for listening!

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–GeekJock

Show Notes

0:00:33 Introductions
Dan Patriss (@geekjockblog & geekjock on BGG) drinking a Not Your Father’s Root Beer
Chris Kirkman (@dicehateme & ckirkman on BGG) drinking an Apple Bite
Marty Connell (@diceandnames & wolfpackee on BGG)
Rhiannon Ochs (@rhiochs & Spooning Meeples YouTube channel) drinking a Cool Lime Refresher

What Have We Been Playing Lately?
0:04:37 Dan – Baseball Highlights 2045
0:07:39 Marty – The Undercity: An Iron Kingdoms Adventure Board Game
0:14:12 Rhiannon – Giant Rhino Hero
0:16:45 Chris – Dark Moon

0:20:40 Cool Stuff, Inc. Contest Discussion

15 Minute Power Hour

0:23:24 What board Game would make a good TV show or movie?
Rhiannon – 1911 Amundsen vs Scott
Dan – Mice and Mystics / Sentinels of the Multiverse
Chris – Arkham Horror **Link to Dice Hate Me Blogpost**
Marty – Arkham Horror
Others discussed: Clue / Battleship / Warhammer 40k

0:37:12 What book or movie would make a great HBO series?
Chris – Dark Tower / Prey / The Illuminatus Trilogy
Rhiannon – The Count of Monte Cristo / Beowulf / Grendel
Marty – Serenity: Leaves on the Wind / War of the Worlds
Dan – The Dark Elf Trilogy

0:51:24 Top Movies/Bad Movies/Sleeper Movies of the Summer
Top Movies
Dan – Jurassic World

Marty – Mad Max

Chris – Ant Man

Rhiannon – Where Eagles Dare

Enter the Dragon

Bad Movies
Hitman Agent 47 / Fantastic Four / Pixels

Sleeper: San Andreas

1:07:37 Discussion of dark edge to Disney princesses at Hot Topic
Link to GIF if George RR Martin wrote the Lion King

Wrap Up
1:20:36 $50 Cool Stuff Inc. gift card winner – Ruth Boyack

1:21:21 Next Episode: Jerry Hawthorne and Stephen Buonocore

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