Daniel is still on vacation, Mark is joined by local Vancouver board game supporter Denis Ryan. We discuss Advance Wars 1&2 Reboot Camp, VR games like Demeo, Spiel Des Jahres award nominee Captain Flip, Shadow Ninjas, the meaning behind the hit Japanese card game Nana’s title and its new English-language name.

Mark caps off the episode with a mini-review of the recent one-page, one-shot RPG Lasers & Feelings hosted by FLGS and Denis’ employer Raincity Games.

Topics Discussed

• Video games: Walkabout Mini Golf, Demeo, Advance Wars 1&2 Reboot Camp, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Flintlock
• Board games: Captain Flip, Shadow Ninjas, Nana/Trio, Spot It/Dobble, Set, Hamsterrolle, Snail Sprint
• TTRPG/Wargames: Lasers & Feelings at Raincity Games

Further Reading

RPG One-Shots with Out on the Shelves and other events hosted by Denis’ employer Raincity Games: https://www.raincity.games/events/

Terminal City Tabletop Convention: https://terminalcitycon.ca/

Check out the video version of the podcast at https://youtu.be/QESES-RYP20.

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Daniel is on vacation this week. Mark invites Vancouver indie game designer and theatre person Kennedy Goodkey on the playlist to discuss Cole Wehrle games and social deduction games among others. Kennedy gives an update on his social deduction game, co-design, Winter Garden.

Topics Discussed

• News: Quoridor Pac-Man edition, Brotherwise Games' kickstarter for Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere RPG, Our Golden Age: An Ultraviolet Grasslands RPG
• Video Games: Nier Replicant, Oxygen Not Included: Frosty Planet DLC
• Board Games: Lacuna, Oath, Nidavellir, Barrage, Paths of Civilization
  

Further Reading

Follow Kennedy and 'Winter Palace' at https://www.hobbyistsordabblersgames.ca/ .

Pacific Coast Hosts: Blood on the Clocktower https://discord.gg/dFyUMt29CF

Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere RPG https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brotherwise/the-stormlight-archive-rpg?ref=ksr_email_mktg_auto_user_watched_project_launched

Our Golden Age (OGA): An Ultraviolet Grasslands RPG []equel https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/exalted-funeral/our-golden-age-an-ultra-violet-grasslands-rpg-sequel?ref=bk-discover-role-playing-games-trending

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We’re once again donning our thinking caps to interpret the language-based puzzle video game Chants of Sennaar. We discuss whether its linguistic deduction is more like crosswords or dark souls bosses, and provide some other recommendations for our lexical listeners.

Light puzzle spoilers included.

Other Games Discussed
The Witness, Return of the Obra Dinn, Ultraviolet Grasslands, Suveh Nux, Botany Manor, Heaven’s Vault, Outer Wilds, City of Six Moons

Further Reading

Join the Club at https://www.omnigamers.club.

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This week on the playlist we discuss the fresh batch of Spiel Des Jahres winners, along with a selection of hot new crowdfunding projects along with the latest games we’ve been playing.

Topics Discussed

• News: Spiel Des Jahres, Cavern Shuffle, Wandering Galaxies, Coyote & Crow: Ahu Tiiko, Tabletop Mirror, Moonbeam
• Video Games: Lords of the Fallen, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Mahokenshi, First Descendent, Kunitsu-gami
• Board Games: Arcs, Arctic Scavengers

Further Reading

Elizabeth Hargraves SdJ statistics https://bsky.app/profile/elizhargrave.bsky.social/post/3kxt6a3s4k42y

Cavern Shuffle http://kck.st/3XVszTJ

Wandering Galaxies http://kck.st/3y1Db94

Coyote & Crow: Ahu Tiiko http://kck.st/463RZ3L

Tabletop Mirror https://tabletopmirror.com/home

Moonbeam (and associated projects) https://www.backerkit.com/c/collections/the-moonbeam-collection

All My Best Friends Are Digital Podcast
https://redcircle.com/shows/912e343f-cc03-42c7-a0eb-862949423503

The Discard Pile Podcast https://linktr.ee/thediscardpilepodcast

Check out the video version of the podcast at https://youtu.be/wXhrl68e9LI

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Next Featured Game:

Chants of Sennaar

We’re joined by Olivia Lothary to raid the sandbox swathes of A Feast For Odin. Olivia serves up an offering of Miniatures games and we explore the wider Uwe oeuvre to see where A Feast For Odin sits in the pantheon.

Games Discussed

Night Thirst, Demonship, Warcrow, Aristeia!, Keystone: North America, Agricola, Caverna, Le Havre

Further Reading

Follow Olivia at https://www.instagram.com/olloplays/

Pre-order Night Thirst https://blacksitestudio.com/en-ca/products/night-thirst-core-rulebook

Tinkerhouse Terrain https://tinkerhousegames.com/

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Join the Club at https://www.omnigamers.club.

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Next Featured Game

• Chants of Senaar

We continue our summer streak of playlists with all the games to keep you cool.

Games Discussed

• News: Mattel colorblind initiative, Rune Quest Humble Bundle, Deep Regrets Kickstarter, Ubisoft Plus
• Video Games: 20 Minutes Till Dawn, Dredge, Zanki Zero
• Board Games: Diced Veggies, Quest for El Dorado, Paladins of the West Kingdom (plus City of Crowns expansion)

Further Reading

Mattel colorblind initiative
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/25/24185625/mattel-board-card-games-colorblind-accessible-uno-blokus-phase-ten-skip-bo

Rune Quest on Humble Bundle

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/runequest-chaosium-inc-books

Deep Regrets Kickstarter
http://kck.st/45OE6q3

Check out the video version of the podcast at https://youtu.be/kNIQ0N_VPDo

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Next Featured Game

A Feast for Odin with special guest Olivia Lothary

Due to summer scheduling, we’re bringing you a bonus Playlist of various games we’ve been playing. We attempt to balance our gaming diet with various cross-platform experiences, digital adaptations and home-brew hybrids.

Games Discussed

• News: One Million Checkboxes, Game Pass on Amazon Firestick, Cyber-Forge Miniatures for Five Parsecs From Home
• Video Games: Baldur’s Gate 3, Halo Infinite, Trine, Quilts and Cats of Calico
• Board Games: Calico, Floor Plan
• TTRPGS: The Portal at House on the Hill

Further Reading

Click One Million Checkboxes at
https://onemillioncheckboxes.com/

Support Cyber-Forge Miniatures at
https://www.patreon.com/cyberforgeminis

Find The Portal at Hill House at
https://presspotgames.itch.io/the-portal-at-hill-house

Dice Bites Molds

http://kck.st/3zgSBqB

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Next Featured Game

A Feast for Odin

The Summer slump is having a chilling effect on our board game time, so we take the opportunity to sample some TTRPGs. Mark checks out Free RPG day and Daniel tries his hand at solo journaling. Having cracked into the souls-like genre with Another Crab’s Treasure, we continue to explore some other games before our skills become tarnished.

Games Discussed

• News: Nintendo Direct, New Core Books for Dungeons & Dragons, Five Parsecs from Home - Tactics, Free RPG Day
• Video Games: Elden Ring, Lords of the Fallen, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Prince of Persia - The Lost Crown, Unicorn Overlord, Rogue Trader
• Board Games: Bullet
• TTRPGS: City of Mist, The Portal at Hill House

Further Reading

Out on the Shelves Library:
https://linktr.ee/out_on_the_shelves

Five Parsecs from Home:
https://modiphius.net/pages/five-parsecs

The Portal at Hill House:
https://presspotgames.itch.io/the-portal-at-hill-house

Check out Jamie Daggers’ miniature painting.

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Next Featured Game

A Feast for Odin