Rahdo Talks Through

ESSEN SPIEL 2015!!! SHOW NOTES: •••To Buy or Not to Buy (00:00:15) from http://is.gd/rahdoessen2015 ►►► chronicler [deinko games], poulettes [blue orange], celestia [blam/blackrock games], alien artifacts [trefl joker line], skyliners [hans im gluck/zman], operation kindergarten [ludicreations], they come unseen [osprey games], codenames [cge], lignum [mucke spiele], a game of gnomes [fragor games], la glace et le ciel [jeux opla], pollen [jeux opla], rattle battle grab the loot [portal games], theseus: dark orbit - hunters [portal], plus ultra: court of the emperor charles V [meridiano 6], ars universalis [meridiano 6 (no booth)], big book of madness [iello], champions of midgard [grey fox games], andromeda [galakta], cvlizations [granna], bretagne [post scriptum/placentia/demoela], bastion [hobby world], apocalypse chaos [zman], kune v lakia [ludicreations], dilluvia project [spielworxx], haithabu [spielworxx], food chain magnate [splotter spellen], castellion [zman], amphipolis [desyllas games], siggil [capsicum games], antarctica [argentum verlag], neanderthal [sierra madre games], steam time [kosmos], piratoons [blackrock games], ships [treefrog], carcassonne: star wars [hans im gluck], potion explosion [horrible games], time stories [space cowboys], vampire radar [japon brand], royal goods [osterreichisches spiele museum], expo 1906 [gotha games], stronghold 2nd edition [portal/stronghold], watson & holmes [ludonova], karuba [haba], haspelknecht [quined games], automobiles [AEG], russian railroads: german railroads [hans im gluck], galaxy trucker: missions [cge], tash-kalar: nethervoid [cge], council of four [cranio creations], samara [cwali], concordia: salsa [pd verlag], tides of time [portal [pegasus], steam works [tmg/adc blackfire], the bloody inn [pearl games], rokoko expansion [eggertspiele/pegasus], inhabit the earth [r&d games], odyssey: wrath of poseidon [ares games], carson city: horses & heroes [quined games], octodice [pegasus spiele], gold west [tasty minstrel games], aya [Act In Games], the prodigals club [cge], mombasa [eggerspiele/r&r], 504 [stronghold & 2f spiele], brettspiele adventskalender 2015 [frosted games], adventure land [haba], my village [eggertspiele], peloponnes card game [irongames], orleans: invasions [dlp], grand austria hotel [lookout games], hengist [lookout games], simurgh [nskn], 7 wonders: duel [repos], Signorie [what's your game], nippon [what's your game], porta nigra [gigamic [stronghold [eggertspiele], pursuit of happiness [artipia games], nations: dynasties [lautapelit], artifacts inc [red raven], Legend of Andor [Chada & Thorn [kosmos], roll for the galaxy ambition [rio grande/brave new world], pandemic legacy [zman] •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

ESSEN SPIEL 2015!!! SHOW NOTES: [Jen's website to enter Essen Spiel contest:  http://www.jenefer.net] •••Owned and/or Already Ranthrough! (00:04:12) •••Promos (01:02:47) •••Demoable Only (01:10:23) •••To Buy or Not to Buy (01:34:40)   •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

CATCHUP! SHOW NOTES: •••What Have We Been Playing? (00:00:40)►►► prime time, the networks •••Games of Interest (00:10:13)►►► nations dynasties, galaxy trucker missions, russian railroads german railroads, theseus hunters, automobiles, lunarchitects, burano, peloponnes card game, runebound 3rd edition, fury of dracula 3rd edition, warhammer quest the card game,pursuit of happiness, inhabit the earth, treasure hunter, dingo's dreams, brettspiel adventskalendar, aya, grand austria hotel, hengist, morocco, adventure land •••Q&A (00:41:40)►►► underrated game designers, rare game finds, the peter molyneux of boardgames, my top10, ethical content in boardgames, prototypes, the movies, real life runthroughs, more prototypes, dice tower overlap, playtesting •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com •••Top 10 Recaps (01:18:30)►►► must have games, interaction without violence

GENCON! GENCON! GENCON!!! SHOW NOTES: •••What to buy at Gencon 2015? (00:03:26)►►► apocalypse chaos, ryu, catan traveler edition, meteor, champions of midgard, star trek 5 year mission, medieval academy, flick em up, one deck dungeon, space cadets away missions, extra extra, lanterns: the harvest festival, princess bride games, wrath of dragons, tragedy looper midnight circle, steam works, dungeon of fortune, nefarious, welcome to the dungeon, king's armory, fidelitas, among the stars revival, new york 1901, suburbia 5*, eminent domain microcosm, the grizzled, codenames, gold west, heroes wanted stuff of legend, rattle battle grab the loot, cthulhu realms, shadowrift archfiends, stockpile, trambahn, valley of kings afterlife, isle of skye, spirits of the rice paddy, kraftwagen, mottainai, artifacts inc, mysterium, tides of time, viceroy, queen's architect, la granja •••What to demo at Gencon 2015? (01:49:06)►►► poseidon's kingdom, fury of dracula, castles of mad king ludwig secrets, castle panic dark titan, tumult royal, steam time, looting atlantis, darkrock ventures, favour of the pharoah, trickerion, the networks, shadow over westminster, extraordinary voyages, consequential, 1001 odysseys, storm hollow, snow tails, attack on titan, ninja camp, spirit island, fuse, odyssey wrath of posdeidon, mistfall, lunarchitects, thunderbirds, legends of andor, dice city, above & below, roll for the galaxy ambition, gloomhaven •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

Too many new games! Questions (plus) Answers! Engine building games broken down! SHOW NOTES: •••What Have We've Been Playing? (00:01:40)►►► Elysium, Voyages of Marco Polo, Specter Ops, Cthulhu Realms, Flip City, Dungeon of Fortune, Bottlecap Vikings •••Games of Interest (01:09:55)►►► Legends of Andor: Chada & Thorn, The Loser's Club, Unnamed Castles of Burgundy Sequel, Council of Four, Rattle Battle Grab the Loot, Dice City, Shadowrift 2nd Edition, Legacy Time Surge, Shadowrun Crossfire High Caliber Ops, Villages of Valeria, Minerva, Shakespeare, Apollo XIII, Octo Dice •••Q&A (01:40:02)►►► How often do we play games? Do we ever play "mean" games? Do we miss playing with more than 2? Am I going to design my own game? Would I take a prototype to a publisher or Kickstarter? How does the boardgame industry compare to the videogame industry?  How did you relocate from the US to Malta?  More questions? Send your fragen to questions@rahdo.com! •••Top 10 Revisited (02:16:35)►►► Engine building games! Original top10 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAKtwJa9J4s •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

Dominion, a thematic game! How to start a boardgame cafe! Filler Games galore! SHOW NOTES: •••What Have We've Been Playing? (00:01:54)►►► Dead Men Tell No Tales, New York 1901, Stockpile, Kraftwagen, Parfum, Queen's Architect •••Games of Interest (00:23:05)►►► 7th Continent, Oracle of Delphi, Solar 3X, Manhattan Project Chain Reaction, Carson City Horses & Heroes, Signorie, Samara, Centerville •••Q&A (00:36:10)►►► Send your fragen to questions@rahdo.com! •••Victory Point Cafe Interview (00:36:54)►►► Check out the kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vpcafe/victory-point-cafe-berkeleys-first-board-game-cafe •••Thematic Review (00:57:37)►►► Dominion... that's right! Dominion! •••Top 10 Revisited (01:07:11)►►► Filler games! Original top10 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mo9cg3IwbI •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com