The Spiel
Summary: The Spiel is a show about games and the people who love them. Each episode, we review and discuss a new board game or card game from our massive collection. We also highlight overlooked classics and play a stump-the-band style quiz, the Game Sommelier, trying to match the right game with the right crowd. The Spiel takes a long hard look at fun and games by having fun playing games. Our goal is to open a door to the wider world of games.
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- Artist: Stephen Conway & Doug Richardson
- Copyright: Copyright 2006-2024
Podcasts:
Ted Alspach chats about the latest greatest games from Bezier, including Mutant Meeples, Tiebreaker, and Ultimate Werewolf: Artifacts
We learn about Shitenno, a new game from Ludonaute, set in feudal Japan.
A chat with Rudolf Rühle, President of the European Society of Board Game Collectors and a tour of their Cars & Games exhibit.
We chat with designer Vlaada Chvatil about his newest title, Dungeon Petz from Czech Games Editions.
Wine, water, and garbage! A talk with designer Gil d'Orey about three new games from Portugal: Vintage, Agua, and Lixo.
Prost! We return from Germany and provide an account of our experience at Ludo Fact and the International Spieltag in Essen.
Come fly the Zeppelin filled skies. We review Fortune & Glory a game of spine tingling pulp adventure and look at other games where story is king.
Dial "L" for Latin. Vulgar Latin, that is. We review De Vulgari Eloquentia, an eccelectic but compelling medieval game where players help create the Italian language.
Wake up! We review Uluru, a crafty customizable puzzle game about granting wishes to cosmic Dreambirds. Plus, we take a look at the new dice-building game Quarriors.
Meet the people behind the games. Conversations with publishers of games for kids and families as well as games for players interested in deeper strategy and high adventure.
Geeks in the Heartland. We bring you over a dozen interviews with publishers, designers, manufacturers and entrepreneurs, each a different slice from the great gaming pie.
Ginnungagap! Team up with your fellow Norse gods in Asgard to protect the nine realms hanging from the World Tree, Yggdrasil. Dig into our in-depth review of this cooperative game from Z-Man.
Word Scramble Puzzle by David Coleson. name all the pieces in the puzzle and unscramble their first letters to find the answer. Don't worry; there's a clue for each bit included. Solve the puzzle and you could win a prize!
Where gaming begins. Join our tour of the trade show which includes 23 interviews with publishers, designers, and writers and information on over 50 games.
Mind games. From pyramids and guild halls to the fields of Agincourt, we review nominees for the "expert" category of gaming's Oscars, the Kennerspiel des Jahres, and predict the winner.
