The Game Pit

Sean and Ronan begin the countdown on their own Top 50 Games Ever!!!  Supporting, abusing and questioning each other as we go, here are our top games ever published from 50 - 41. Join the discussion on BGG, Twitter, Facebook and email thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com Check out www.dicetower.com for more great gaming content.

Sean and Ronan begin the countdown on their own Top 50 Games Ever!!!  Supporting, abusing and questioning each other as we go, here are our top games ever published from 50 - 41. Join the discussion on BGG, Twitter, Facebook and email thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com Check out www.dicetower.com for more great gaming content.

The holidays have long delayed this episode recorded in early December right after Sean and Ronan had attended LoBsterCon XII on the south coast of England for a long weekend of gaming. In just over an hour they give you their thoughts on twelve games one or both of them played over the weekend.  Share your thoughts with us at our BGG Guild; https://www.boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588 Follow us on social media for more coverage. Head to www.dicetower.com for more great gaming content.  

The holidays have long delayed this episode recorded in early December right after Sean and Ronan had attended LoBsterCon XII on the south coast of England for a long weekend of gaming. In just over an hour they give you their thoughts on twelve games one or both of them played over the weekend.  Share your thoughts with us at our BGG Guild; https://www.boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588 Follow us on social media for more coverage. Head to www.dicetower.com for more great gaming content.  

We fire up our first full reviews from Spiel 2016 and the games on the slab this time are Adrenaline, Key to the City - London, Great Western Trail, Flamme Rouge, Cottage Garden and The Last Friday. We also have a review of current Kickstarter massive hit Mythic Battles: Pantheon from Ronan. Head to www.dicetower.com for plenty more great gaming content. Let us know your thoughts on these games and any others via Facebook, Twitter, BGG and email at thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com    

For our first post-Spiel 2016 episode we pick over the bones of six family games, from Essen past and present. We are joined by Ronan's daughters who share their opinions. At the end everyone takes a turn to list the games they have played in their order of preference. That is not one but four Top 5s for you. Check out all the great podcasts at dicetower.com Catch up with us on Twitter, Facebook and BGG.  

With Ronan lamenting at home, Sean and Natalie make a daring raid on Essen Spiel 2016 and in this episode they quickly run through their first day. We have some news from the publishers display area with some games to keep your eyes open for and we have three mini reviews on the games we played on the first day. These are Lorenzo il Magnifico, Fabled Fruit and Zauberei hoch drei (Wizardry to the Power of Three). Finally Sean and Natalie give their big wish and name the game that they will hunt down first at Spiel. **Episode recorded in an Essen hotel room so please forgive any reduction on sound quality**

On the eve of the big fair we present our final dozen previews of releases expected this week and decide whether we believe that they are Treasures or Traps.  Covered this time are; Eight Epics, Agamemnon, Barcelona: The Rose of Fire, Black Spy, Far East War 1592, Dream Home, Kepler 3042, Rhodes, Chromosome, The Daedalus Sentence, Meduris and Dragon & Flagon. Find us on social media as @thegamepitpodcast. Head to our BGG Guild for discussion on our episodes and general gaming,

In our penultimate round of Essen previews Sean and Ronan again give their opinions on which of a dozen upcoming releases will be Treasures and which will be Traps.  This time we analyse; La Granja: No Siesta, The Last Friday, Sola Fide, Codenames: Pictures, 7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon, Railroad Revolution, A Feast for Odin, Captains of the Golden Age, Nautilion, Warquest, Argo and Airlines. Catch us on social media network places and email us your feedback at thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com Head to our BGG Guild to rant at us in good company.

Back for more predictions on what will be the hits and misses at Essen Spiel 2016 are Sean, Ronan and a dozen games forced through the crystal ball. Some will be deemed Treasures and some will be consigned to the dungeon as Traps. This time up are; Flamme Rouge, Oceanos, The Colonists, Key to the City - London, Cyclades: Monuments, JORVIK, Inis, The Oracle of Delphi, HOP!, Small World: River World, Junk Art and Emojito.

Ronan is joined by Stephen Buonocore to give a publisher's insight into Spiel. Stephen discusses how it  has played a major role in the growth and development of Stronghold Games including how he forges international partnerships, seeks out new games and tries to create the perfect booth experience. We also chat about all eight of the games debuting for Stronghold games at Spiel this year as well as touching on many other titles. Check out more great gaming coverage at www.dicetower.com Check us out on social media and at iTunes, Stitcher and Podbean

It is time to preview twelve upcoming releases scheduled to hit our tables from Spiel 2016 at Essen. Using detective skills, rulebook pondering and an unhealthy amount of speculation Sean and Ronan will decide between them whether they think these games are Treasures fit to grace the tables of Kings or Traps set to waste the luggage space of the unwary. Join the fun. This time we weigh up Lorenzo il Magnifico, Of Dreams & Shadows, Adrenaline, Vikings on Board, Armageddon, Legendary Inventors, Pandemic the Cure: Experimental Medications, Age of Thieves, Great Western Trail, The Arrival, When I Dream and London Dread.

Sean and Ronan had time to squeeze out one more episode before Spiel madness takes over The Pit. We could not go on before picking apart the surprise release of the summer, Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition.  Also featured are Hit Z Road, The Networks, Let Them Eat Cake, Ticket to Ride: UK Map, DVONN and Sapiens. At dicetower.com you can find the very best in board game coverage from videos to podcasts to us. Catch all of our episodes on iTunes, Stitcher and podbean.com

Back to pick the bones of seven more board games this week are Sean and Ronan. The main review is of Tyrants of the Underdark plus they share their thoughts on Thief's Market, Elfenland, Il Vecchio, The Shadow Over Westminster, Project E.L.I.T.E. and Signorie. Go to dicetower.com for more gaming content than you could ever have wished for.  Catch us on iTunes and Stitcher. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and BGG.

This time around we return to our most ruthless format. Four games enter but only one game will leave as the Co-Operative Dungeon Crawler Champion of The Game Pit. Our four contestants are Descent 2.0: Road to Legend, The Legends of Andor, The Wrath of Ashardalon and Zombicide: Black Plague. Sean and Ronan discuss each of the titles over a range of categories and then rank the games from 4 to 1. In the end the highest rated game over both lists walks away victorious. We also feature your chance to win $50 and maybe $1000 in gift certificates from www.coolstuffinc.com via the www.dicetower.com contest. Check out all the shows in the network for more chances to win the big prize.