Tonight Dan and Chris are joined by Matt and Ben (AKA the Fleeples) as they discuss their upcoming card games based on Back to the Future and The Goonies.
They also get into some interesting Kickstarter banter and some other discussions of games in development.
And of course YOUR questions.
Please shoot us some mail with any Q’s for us at thegeekallstars@gmail.com . We could use some more Q’s for the show.
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.
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
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
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!
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
