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Tonight we have one of our favorite episodes of the year, the TOP games of 2013.

We also have a nice preview at the beginning of the episode of a FANTASTIC kickstarter going on right now called Eternal Dynasty by designer Nicholas Yu, please check it out.

As always thanks for listening!

Tonights Allstars are Dan, Chris, Tom and the newest Allstar Matt Wolfe.

It might not be on the page for iTunes yet but it’s on the Libsyn site right now and also if you subscribe it’s on the rss already.

Frahminator is working on the show notes as we speak. THANKS!!!

Enjoy!
–GeekJock

And notes from our good buddy Frahm!

*** SHOW NOTES ***

2:04 – Tom is back!

3:49 – Welcome Matt Wolfe to the podcast

4:22 – Matt’s table at UnPub 4

6:17 – Support The Dice Tower Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tomvasel/the-dice-tower…

7:31 Chris’ signings at UnPub 4

* New Bedford http://unpub.net/games/detail/?proto=32&o=46
* Don’t Get Eated http://unpub.net/games/detail/?proto=274&o=39
* Diner http://unpub.net/games/detail/?proto=241&o=20
* Brew Crafters Travel Card game
* Easy Breezy Travel Agency
* The Fittest
* Isle of Trains

17:29 – Eternal Dynasty Kickstarter advanced look – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yutingxiang/eternal-dyn…

31:55 – Top 25 of 2013 – voting criteria

39:42 – #25 through #14 (will add next week to eliminate spoilers)

1:10:59 – Matt’s Hipster List: Koryŏ,Town Center,Cube Quest

1:22:14 – #13 through #1 (will add next week to eliminate spoilers)

2:05:00 – Eminent Domain

2:05:07 – Lords of Waterdeep

2:06:57 – Next podcast will include interview of Colby Dauch (Plaid Hat Games). Post your questions ** HERE **

2:09:50 Tom’s question for the guild: “How do you become a GREAT playtester?” Post your thoughts ** HERE **

Happy New Year everyone!

Tonight I am joined again by Mrs. GeekJock (Janice) and Adam O. We talk about a metric ton of games we played in the last few weeks, and also give a great overview of the upcoming Gamlyn Games Kickstarter Tiny Epic Kingdoms.

I was hoping the sound wass good b/c I got new software, but from one listener it’s not great. Seems that it’s got us recorded very low and the drop ins and intro/outro are loud as all hell. Speaking of “drop ins” I also used some drop ins, a big huge sorry ahead of time for that one I am hoping they aren’t too annoying.

Also please let me know if drop ins aren’t all that bad if used better then I obviously did. And what quotes or drop ins do you think are used well or would be funny etc. If not I might just stop using them altogether.

Frahm will be along in the next day or two with the full notes so thanks ahead of time buddy!

As always thanks for listening!

–GeekJock

Thanks for Frahm for the show notes, see below! (GREAT JOB!)
4:00 http://www.boardgamelinks.com (hint, hint on voting)

5:30 Next show should be the “Best of 2013” show (games from start of Essen 2012 to start of Essen 2013)

8:07 News: copycats on Kickstarter, “Choose what you pay” campaigns on Kickstarter, Trading vs auctioning on BGG

15:45 Archon: Glory & Machination

20:09 Rialto

23:35 Professor Pugnacious

28:39 Las Vegas

33:50 PitchCar

35:19 Rampage

38:59 Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia

39:49 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Deck-Building Game

41:49 The Pillars of the Earth: Builders Duel

43:37 Star Realms

48:52 Eclipse

54:11 Last Will: Getting Sacked

1:02:20 Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords – Base Set

1:06:29 Various video/iOS games: Borderlands 2, Marvel Puzzle Quest, Lords of Waterdeep, Alien Frontiers

1:12:50 Kickstarter Preview: Tiny Epic Kingdoms

I am joined this episode by Dice Hate Me Chris, Adam O, and Socially Inept Gamer Herself Tiffany!

Tonight we had a nice roud table recap of our Gamers For Cures charity Board Game Marathon, mainly what we played.

We then do a nice in depth review of Eldritch Horror and Trains.

Starting either this episode or next we are delighted to have our friend Brian Frahm doing some show notes for us!

Thanks for listening!

And please check our guild out on BGG as well as on facebook!

–GeekJock

Show notes thanks Frahm!

This episode features the return of Todd AKA Gyroplay from Antarctica!

We hear about what he has been up to for 13 months on the Ice and what games he played while down there.

We also talk about the release of Lords of Waterdeep on the iOS.

We are really excited to have him back and cannot wait for more great episodes with him.

Thanks for listening and we will have the update on the results of the Gamers For Cures 24 hour Charity marathon on the next episode.

–GeekJock

As I like to do every now and then I forgot to post this! I tend to try and wait till it’s officially up on iTunes to post then next thing you know BAM I forgot :( Sorry all…

Enjoy!

Tonight Chris and I have the pleasure of interviewing Ben Rosset, the designer of Brew Crafters.

We cover a ton of stuff, from early gaming with his Grandma to what makes Brew Crafters’ tick.

We also wanted to let you know how you can get in on the raffle fun of the Gamers For Cures 24 hour board game marathon to benefit Turner Syndrome Society of the US.

You can STILL get your raffle tickets and win one of the 90+ great prizes! Check out www.gamersarmory.com for more info or http://www.gamersarmory.com/catalog/ to buy raffle tickets for one of the 90 lots of games you can win!

Any Q’s please let me know.

For Downloads please check out www.gamersforcures.com

Thanks for Listening

Tonight we ramble on for 3 hours on a TON of topics.

First we introduce Mrs. GeekJock’s beautiful voice to the airways, then head to Kickstarter.

We then touch on the HUGE amount of games we have been playing including a ton of smaller Essen releases we got to play, many of them smaller Japanese card games.

We finally get to our long awaited Firewall review (NOW ON KICKSTARTER please check it out). (About the 2 hour mark)

And someone said there is thing called Essen next week and Adam will tell us what games he will buy. Thanks for listening!!

Ok some games we touch on

–Sushi Go
–Cinque Terre (rio Grande) Designer Chris Handy (Long Shot)
–Lords Of Waterdeep with the MRS and my 6 year old!
–Wits and Wagers
–Pandemic iOS
–Double Impact
–Brew Crafters
–Pikomino
–Eminent Domain
–Trains
— Tier af Tier
–Las Vegas
–Game night full of short gamesWith Eric Martin: Japanese games:Eggs of Ostrich, Sushi Draft, Patronize, Machi Koro
Non Japanese: Quantum, Relic Runners, Buccaneer Bones

SOOO sorry this one went so long and hope it’s as entertaining to listen to as it was to record.

NOTE: I had some problems with some editing and lost a few mins of audio and all the bumpers I had added in there. SO there might be some appearances of “Future Dan” to deal with.

Thanks for listening!

Please also do us a favor and check out www.gamersforcures.com for info on our 3rd annual 24 hour board game marathon to benefit Turner Syndrome Society of the US (Nov 9, 2013)

Episode 62 is currently available for download.

Therein we discuss the Fall TV lineup thus far, graphic novels, more behind the scenes of publishing, and we pitch prototype games to each other.

Adam and I are trying our hands at making a game together and we pitched it to Chris. Please let us know on the guild what you think of our idea!

We also address some All-stars listener questions and of course, have some Dangents. Check it out!

Please also do us a favor and check out www.gamersforcures.com for info on our 3rd annual 24 hour board game marathon to benefit Turner Syndrome Society of the US (Nov 9, 2013)

Today we check in on the last day of our con within a con Joe Schmoe Con 2013.

We touch on a ton of games including Pillars o the Earth Downfall of Pompei, Gravewell, Viva Java (and MORE) and give our feed back on all of them.

The audio is a little low since it was in the lobby of the hotel but hey there’s no random Thunderbolt this time!

Hope you enjoy and thanks for listening.

Next episode  we plan on doing a Questions from the listeners show!

Please check out our Guild and also our site www.thegeekallstars.com for links to the DL’s

Please also do us a favor and check out www.gamersforcures.com for info on our 3rd annual 24 hour board game marathon to benefit Turner Syndrome Society of the US (Nov 9, 2013)

–GeekJock

Tonight, despite crazy thunder storms we recorded our Gen Con 2013 recap show.

We go day by day and give insight into what we did , what we played (and how we liked) many games from Gen Con.

It’s a good look into the craziness that is 4 of the best days in gaming every year.

Watch out for the LOUD clap of thunder which scared the bejesus out of us at about the 1 hour mark.

We also announce the winner of our Cool Stuff Inc contest. Thanks for listening!

Please also do us a favor and check out www.gamersforcures.com for info on our 3rd annual 24 hour board game marathon to benefit Turner Syndrome Society of the US (Nov 9, 2013)

–GeekJock

Tonight we went a bit informal of a list type chat. We try and get a list of top 11 games we want to try/demo and top 11 games we want to buy (b/c you know everything goes better to 11!).

There are some overlap here and there and we do our own way of dealing with that (I’m not always a huge fan of it shows up later so I’m not gonna comment so we do it our own way…. we just TALK)which I hope you guys all enjoy.

We are joined by Darrell Louder (who had to leave early) who gave us some of his demo’s and try before he buys. And also TC Petty III (who had to show up late) who gives us his own unique take on what he wants to play.

We had a fun time doing these and truly want to play a ton of games and want to get tons of games bought and into our collections! I hope our stress free round table is as enjoyable to listen to as it was to record. But of course I hope this helps your trip go faster then it really is!

Thanks for listening, and hope to see you at Gen Con!
–GeekJock