Apologies for the sound quality -- Lindsay got a new mic and it... did not work well, to say the least. Anyways, we all went to PAX Unplugged once again and it was the least stressful PAX yet. We found fun in some unexpected games and ate delicious food. What else could you want? 0:35 - General PAX Impressions4:39 - Tether8:44 - Fit to Print12:05 - Block and Key16:12 - Food. Delicious Food

You've got questions and I've got answers! I cover everything from wargames to babies to cooking to economics. 2:43 - #1: Most impactful game of the last 30 years9:31 - #2: Best game to play while holding a baby11:27 - #3: Good wargames for kids13:45 - #4: How to market a game20:24 - #5: Favorite color21:48 - #6: Choose between: Root, Bananagrams, Vast23:45 - #7: Which is more of a game: Candyland or Snakes and Ladders?24:38 - #8: Solutions to high cost of shipping32:37 - #9: Which games model economics best?39:40 - #10: Unpopular opinions49:28 - #11: Cooking tips52:31 - #12: Favorite pasta shape53:38 - #13: Games I'm uncertain about59:12 - #14: Board game reviewing vs. other media Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.

Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/07/18/catch-the-moon-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.

Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/07/11/cant-stop-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.

Because of the holiday, here's a fresh recording of an old review. Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2017/09/27/mysterium-review/   Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.

Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/27/spades-and-the-appeal-of-trick-takers/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.

Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/21/anno-1800-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.  

I sit down with Jackson Pope and Paul Willcox from Eurydice games to talk about their gaming journey and the design and (handmade!) production of FlickFleet, which is about to launch on Gamefound with its fourth expansion. Links:  Website: www.eurydicegames.co.ukGamefound: https://gamefound.com/projects/eurydice-games-ltd/flickfleet-xeno-warsJack on twitter: twitter.com/jackson_popePaul on twitter: twitter.com/paulwillcox10 0:45 - Paul and Jackson's history with board games5:07 - The origins of FlickFleet9:35 - The perils of trying to get a d10 to roll in a straight line13:45 - Fun in failure with dexterity games17:19 - Handmade production24:33 - The expansions26:23 - A fiery inferno29:00 - Transitioning to Gamefound33:39 - Deluxification41:29 - Building a community46:43 - The future for FlickFleet and Eurydice Games Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.

Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/14/shobu-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.    

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Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/07/through-the-ages-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.

Sports are games too, you know. In this episode, Marc, Matt, and Bubba sit down to talk about various sports rules and controversies and analyze them as game design. What are they optimizing for? Whose interests do they serve? What's the role of randomness or human judgement in making a sport great? What even makes sports great? 0:34 - Intro1:32 - What's the goal when "designing" sports rules?2:45 - What's the most viewer-friendly board game?7:12 - Gold Drafting13:24 - Playoff size16:18 - Promotion/relegation21:45 - Eliminating the kick return24:39 - Conservative play in the NFL and elsewhere29:18 - The designated hitter31:50 - Changes to the actual baseball ball36:03 - 3-point line42:56 - Dunking on basketball45:44 - Soccer's relatively simple rules48:27 - Punishments and penalties in different sports50:35 - Robots and video54:22 - Disc golf penalty culture1:03:10 - The 2 meter rule1:11:41 - Back to robots1:26:39 - The shift Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.

Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/05/31/two-final-exit-games-forgotten-island-and-house-of-riddles/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.    

Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/05/25/babylonia-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.      

Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/05/17/pan-am-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.

Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/05/10/review-blackbrim-1876/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.

We're back where it all started for episode 100: Pax East. Marc and Orion discuss a number of heavy euro games they played at the convention (including one surprise hit), and get excited about NISEI. 4:26 - Ark Nova13:22 - Space Lion18:22 - Video Games28:06 - Zapotec36:48 - Pavlov's Dogs40:06 - Radlands44:29 - NISEI49:46 - Boonlake54:22 - Golem1:07:26 - No Thanks1:08:01 - Unmatched Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.

Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/04/27/that-time-you-killed-me-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.    

Here at The Thoughtful Gamer we're no strangers to innovation. We look risk and uncertainty in their faces and say "what, that's all you've got? I am unimpressed." Some may argue that audio is not the medium for board gaming, and to those people I counter with this podcast: a state of the art uni-media experience straight from our thought-labs into your ear canals: a riveting liveplay of Wolfgang Warsch's "The Mind". It's like you're right there in the room. Because there was a mic right there in the room. That's...that's how mics work.

An audio version of my written Codenames Duet review. I heard from some people that they would appreciate my reviews in audio form, so this is going to become a regular thing. Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/03/28/codenames-duet-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.