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Thespokentoken's podcast


Feb 15, 2020

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome! 

 

Competitive Repetitions - We will discuss the fine line between competitive gaming for the health of the hobby vs. Everything else. This episode we dig deeply into the current scene of NON magic the gathering titles and explore their contributions to Hobby Gaming as a whole:

Transformers TCG

Marvel Champions

Keyforge



Outside the Box - Tabletop games outside the normal scope, (electronics in games, arabian nights). This episode let's talk about online card games! We discuss:

MTG 

Hearthstone

Legends of Runeterra

 

On the table - We will examine what the game is like when played, with specific energy we cover angles and what to expect from the title, components, setting, rules and the overall atmosphere. 

 

This time the recently released Widget Ridge Designed by Ian Taylor with Art by Matt Burton   And published by Furious Tree Games.

 

Points:

  •         Components
  •         Set-up
  •         Table presence
  •         Smoothness of play
  •         Rules learning
  •         Atmosphere
  •         Use of setting in implementation



After the List above, we get all subjective and really dig deeply into our experiences, likes, dislikes and the overall impression of the title!





Not just Good, but SUPER Good - Top 3 lists themed by genre. This episode we identify our top three favorite TCG/LCG/CCG

 

Alex: 

  1. WOW Card Game by Upper Deck & Cryptizoic
  2. Marvel Champions by Fantasy Flight Games
  3. Magic the Gathering by Wizards of the Coast

 

Larry: 

  1. Transformers by Hasbro
  2. Keyforge by Fantasy Flight Games
  3. MechWarrior Dark Age by WizKids




Links:

Podstudio1 

BGG 

 

Special thanks to Leonhart over on youtube for some insanely fun Pokemon TCG pack openings!

 

Another shout out to my man Wossy over at WossyPlays on YouTube for his great coverage of TCG’s!




Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music!



Intro/Interlude/Outro : 

Espíritu Gitano / by NyxTheShield

Original Song: Quatro's

From The Album - Paths Less Travelled: Terranigma

Project Page - https://terranigma.ocremix.org Paths Less Travelled: Terranigma

Original Composer - Miyoko Takaoka, Masanori Hikichi

We would like to send a very special Thank you to Furious Tree Games for furnishing a copy of their New Game Widget Ridge for the On The Table Segment this episode.