Oct 1, 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!
What’s NEW(s) - We discuss current relevant news AND or new things to us in the boardgaming world! We Cover the sleeping Giant awakens! Hasbro is coming, what does this mean?
Conventional wisdom - convention going ons. RenCon Fall is due up on 10/9 - 10/11 Have you registered?! We cover getting set up for this upcoming convention, that will also be helpful in getting ready for any online convention.
Tabletube - Inform about Board Games in other formats, conversions and games that play like Board games. Extended segment about the board game options open to us in this unprecedented time: Boardgame Arena, Tabletopia, Tabletop Simulator.
First Impressions – We talk about the first time with a title, from the acquisition to the first look, to the first play and deliver thoughts on the show. This time we have blended the segment with the one before it and played our first, first impression game solely on Tabletopia!
Targi By Andreas Steiger Published by KOSMOS Released in 2012
That Time of The Year- Games themed for a certain time of the year!
We each cover one title themed for Fall:
Larry: Castle Ravenloft By Rob Heinsoo, Peter Lee, Mike Mearls, Bill Slavicsek Published by Wizards of the Coast Released in 2010
( Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game (2011) and Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011) being the other two in that original release cycle.)
Alex: New Salem by Brian Henk, Clayton Skancke Published by Overworld Games Released in 2015
Game Time!: Our Hosts will place any general gaming topic in this slot as they see fit! So it may be a new release, PSA etc. if it's Gaming related, and it's time to talk about it, it's GAME TIME!
Larry Talks about the Digimon TCG 2020 that is getting a worldwide release! That means english cards!
Alex talks about how much he loves Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun By Daniele Tascini, Dávid Turczi Published by Board&Dice Released in 2020
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More Information:
Avalon Game Company was the genesis of The Avalon Hill Game Co. and the publisher of the first Charles S. Roberts wargame Tactics. Hasbro also marketed games under the label of Avalon Hill Games, Inc. after they purchased the name in 1998.
There is also a DEEP catalog of AH properties that has not been tapped that could serve this provided the right effort is put into the project. Titles such as:
Avalon Game Company (365)
B-17: Queen of the Skies (1981)
Diplomacy (1959)
Avalon Hill Games Inc (56)
Axis & Allies (2004)
Betrayal at House on the Hill (2004)
RoboRally (1994)
Star Wars: The Queen's Gambit (2000)
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 :
Five Laps / by José the Bronx Rican
From The Album - VROOM: Sega Racing
Project Page - https://ocremix.org/album/85/vroom-sega-racing
Content Group - Virtua Racing Deluxe
Original Copyright Information - Sega
Original Composer - Naofumi Hataya