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Show Notes

0:00:36 Introductions

Dan Patriss (@geekjockblog & geekjock on BGG)

Chris Kirkman (@dicehateme & ckirkman on BGG) drinking a Guinness

Mateo Lobo (@mattwolfe & mattwolfe on BGG) drinking a Carolina Brewery Sky Blue

Adam Skelding (@spur_serif & fiveaces on BGG) drinking a Saranac Porter

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

Linus (@mygodafreshman & loaf3295 on BGG) drinking a Leinenkugel Watermelon Shandy

0:04:23 Introduction to Tournament Brackets and Voting Criteria

Brackets

0:05:29 2000

1 Carcassonne
8/9 Cartagena / Monza

4 Star Wars: The Queen’s Gambit
5 Lord of the Rings

3 Battle Line
6 The Princes of Florence

2 Blokus
7 Citadels

Sent Home Early: Cosmic Encounter

0:43:16 2005

1 Caylus
8/9 Descent / Animal Upon Animal

4 Glory to Rome
5 Wits and Wagers

3 Arkham Horror
6 Shadows Over Camelot

2 Twilight Struggle
7 Twilight Imperium 3

1:27:18 2010

1 Dominant Species
8/9 7 Wonders / Ascension

4 Defenders of the Realm
5 Troyes

3 Lords of Vegas
6 Fresco

2 Forbidden Island
7 The Speicherstadt

Sent Home Early: Snake Oil / Alien Frontiers / Glen More / Innovation / Merchants and Marauders

2:09:50 2015

1 Pandemic Legacy
8/9 Cacao / The Bloody Inn

4 Discoveries
5 Isle of Skye

3 Mysterium
6 Grand Austria Hotel

2 Forbidden Stars
7 The Voyages of Marco Polo

Sent Home Early: Brew Crafters / Codenames / Isle of Trains / TIME Stories / Blood Rage / 7 Wonders Duel / Food Chain Magnate / Baseball Highlights 2045 / The Gallerist / Bottom of the 9th / Tiny Epic Galaxies / Between Two Cities / Champions of Midgard / Gold West / Flick ‘em Up! / Mombasa

3:08:00 Final Four

3:16:18 Wrap Up

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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
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