Episode 77 First looks at Atheneum and Beyond the Sun, Special Guest Host

Nov 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 

Family Affair: Introducing a family member of the hosts and good gaming discussion about current trends, commonalities, generalizations, and some history to boot!!

Top Ten Board Games To play with your family* (Top Three are part of Super good top games to play with your Siblings!)

Robert Neal:

10. Fortress America By Michael Gray Published by Milton Bradley Released in 1986 
11. Risk By Albert Lamorisse, Michael I. Levin Published by Hasbro Released In 1959

08.. Solarquest By Valen Brost Published by Golden Released in 1985  

7. Pathfinder By Jason Bulmahn Published by Paizo Released in 2008
8. The Resistance By Don Eskridge Published by Indie Boards & Cards Released in 2009
9. Sentinels Of The Multiverse By Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, Adam Rebottaro Published by Greater Than Games Released in 2011
10. Cargo Noir By Serge Laget Published by Days of Wonder Released in 2011
11. Munchkin By Steve Jackson Published by Steve Jackson Games Released in 2001
12. Trivial Pursuit Genus Edition By Scott Abbot & Chris Haney Published by Hasbro Released in 1981
13. Screaming Eagles By Jim Keifer Published by Milton Bradley Released in 1987

 

 

Taking off the lid - What's in the Box (Un-boxing). What I want here is to relay the unboxing process and experience over the show: Take a game and actually open it on the show!

The key here is to relay the experience of the function in words, narratively. To share in the joy of unboxing a new board game, not so much in theatrics, but in information, to be so narrative that it tells a story, that we go into the world that this box has, that we share that feeling and that function.

 

This episode: Detective: City of Angels - Smoke and Mirrors By Evan Derrick Published by Van Ryder Games Released in 2020

Game Gab - The hosts take a more in-depth look at game related topics specifically related to Hobby Board Games in other areas of popular culture.

This time: We visit with a parent and talk about strategies to get Kids to the gaming table, as well as look at what some of the benefits of this can be in the long term.

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 in writing and on the show. This segment will contain BOTH, so deliver the cliffs notes on the show to be discussed, then point to WHO has submitted deeper thoughts on the blog (can be either or both!)

 

Larry: Atheneum: Mystic Library By L'Atelier Published by Renegade Game Studios Released in 2020

 

Alex: Beyond The Sun By Dennis K. Chan Published by Rio Grande Games Released in 2020

Not just Good, but SUPER Good - Top 3 lists themed by genre

This time the Genre is:

Games to play with my Brother! 

 

Robert:

3. Munchkin By Steve Jackson Published by Steve Jackson Games Released in 2001 
4. Trivial Pursuit Genus Edition By Scott Abbot & Chris Haney Published by Hasbro Released in 1981
5. Screaming Eagles By Jim Keifer Published by Milton Bradley Released in 1987

 

Larry:

1. Gears Of War By Corey Konieczka Published by Fantasy Flight Games Released in 2011
2. Fortress America By Michael Gray Published by Milton Bradley Released in 1986
3. BattleTech By Forest Brown, L. R. "Butch" Leeper, Jordan Weisman Published by FASA (Original), Catalyst Game Labs (Current) Released in 1985

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Intro/Interlude/Outro : 

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