The Bob & Angus Show
Summary: Join Bob & Angus every week to bring you the latest in-depth reporting from Mayfair Games. Their lives will merge with the reality we escape from inside of every box of entertainment, the themes we enjoy while we are immersed in those games, and the chaos that resides inside their sheep heads.
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Podcasts:
The newsrams return to see what Claire has done with the studio.
Claire talks about breaking into the broadcasting business; a truly hot topic with this news ewe.
Claire decorates some game pieces, adding some jazz to The Settlers of Catan and Elk Fest.
The newsrams have left for vacation, leaving their intern in charge of the studio.
The newsrams wrap up the season and take off on vacation leaving Claire to manage the studio. Planned destinations include London, Toledo, Giza, Italia, Lascaux, and Las Vegas. Before going, the sheep make some suggestions to improve the game Elk Fest.
Angus reports on a catastrophic mash-up between Journey to the Center of the Earth (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=80&stock=MFG3306&name=Journey+to+the+Center+of+the+Earth) and Whitewater (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=374&stock=MFG4129&name=Whitewater). Claire makes a mistake that embarrasses the newsrams. The sheep compare Empire Builder (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=105&stock=MFG4500&name=Empire+Builder) and Steam (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=111&stock=MFG4551&name=Steam).
Angus makes Bob a little ill and a little angry. Bob takes a look at the games Test of Fire (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=365&stock=MFG4861&name=Test+of+Fire+-+First+Bull+Run+1861) and Clash of Wills (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=392&stock=MFG4862&name=Clash+of+Wills%99+-+Shiloh+1862). Angus compares the board game, Alchemist (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=4&stock=ASI5751&name=Alchemist) to his wife’s aunt’s cooking.
Bob reports on the beach front property in Atlantis (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=6&stock=ASI5753&name=Atlantis) and then sneaks up on Alex in the shower.
Adrian Swartout of Gen Con LLC (http://gencon.com/) braves another interview with the newsrams and offers a deal that Angus cannot refuse. Claire tries her hand at "The Finer Things" to talk about the rocket from Rocket Jockey (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=383&stock=MFG4404&name=Rocket+Jockey).
Claire gets to meet Laura, distracting the newsrams from interviewing the designer for the board game Aeroplanes (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=388&stock=MFG4531&name=Aeroplanes%3A+Aviation+Ascendant), Martin Wallace. Bob & Angus explore the early resources in The Settlers of Catan (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=55&stock=MFG3061&name=The+Settlers+of+Catan).
Claire takes over the accounting for the show. Bob & Angus interview Frederic Moyersoen, designer of the board game, Nuns on the Run (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=100&stock=MFG4117&name=Nuns+on+the+Run).
The oil discovery on the island of Catan (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=380&stock=MFG3116&name=Catan+Scenarios%3A+Oil+Springs) has had some adverse effects. The sheep interview Shear Panic (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=96&stock=MFG4113&name=Shear+Panic) designer, Gordon Lamont.
Newsrams Bob & Angus recreate the battle of Shiloh to illustrate the coming board game, Shilo: Clash of Wills (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=392&stock=MFG4862&name=Clash+of+Wills%99+-+Shilo+1862).
The Committee for Wooden Pieces in Everything (C.O.W.P.I.E.) comment on the wooden cube shortage. In honor of Independence day, newsrams Bob & Angus look at Settlers of America: Trails to Rails (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=212&stock=MFG3203&name=Settlers+of+America+Trails+to+Rails).
Angus attempts to explore the resources in Martian Rails (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=117&stock=MFG4601&name=Martian+Rails). Both news rams explore ideas for new Family Business (http://mayfairgames.com/game.php?id=103&stock=MFG4401&name=Family+Business) cards.
