In this episode we talk about all manner of gaming goodness, from our recent gaming to some interesting news bits. We also introduce a brand new Strategy segment (which desperately needs your help finding a new name!). Our main segment focuses on the randomness, luck and chaos in games - and just what we mean by those terms, which get tossed around the hobby quite a bit. Just watch out for the cat in that ding n' dent copy of Settlers of Catan.

Enter the Contest!

Hosts
Mark Haberman (habermanm)
Jason Little (ynnen)
Jim Cote (ekted) -- (note to self: sounds like "Cody")

Index
00:00 Intro
00:58 Recent Gaming
15:10 Contest Winner!
17:01 News & Notes
27:12 5-Minute Strategies
37:31 Main Segment: Luck & Chaos
67:55 Outro & The End....?

Games Mentioned
Recent Gaming: Notre Dame, Blood Bowl, Mare Nostrum w/Mythology Expansion, Dungeons & Dragons, Mexica, Goa, Beowulf , Taj Mahal, Go, Liberte, Notre Dame, Santiago, Bull in a China Shop (Der Elefant in Porzellanladen), Medici vs. Strozzi, Medici, Wayfinder, Mancala, Samurai

News: Cleopatra's Caboose (Yeah Zambo!),Notre Dame, Puerto Rico, Venedig, Tichu, Ra, Race for the Galaxy, Phoenicia, San Juan, Zepter von Zavandor

Slightly-More-Than-5-Minute-Strategy-Segment: Samurai!, Puerto Rico, Samurai, Samurai, Samurai, Samurai, Samurai

Main Segment: Caylus, Crokinole, PitchCar, X-Bugs, Settlers of Catan, Louis XIV, Beowulf, Risk, The Napoleonic Wars, Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage, Crusader Rex, Ra, Caylus, Chess, Princes of Florence, Notre Dame, Fairy Tale, Lost Cities, Citadels, Maharaja, Mission: Red Planet

 

Links
MaBi Web (Samurai online)

Citadels image by lehjoz

In this episode we deal with cats, various technical difficulties, and oh yeah, we play Venedig on BSW.  We discuss the rules in depth and tactical situations as they arise in game.

This episode also marks the start of our new ongoing partnership with GameSurplus.com by announcing the first of many contests.  We will be giving away two $10 gift certificates a month to our listeners, so stay tuned!

Enter the Contest!

A note about the sound quality:  We experienced several problems while recording and editing the podcast, resulting in poor sound quality throughout the episode.  We are sorry for this, and the next episode will be back up to our usual standards.

Hosts
Mark Haberman (habermanm)
Gerald Cameron (linnaeus)
Jim Cote (ekted)

Index
00:00 Intro
01:33 Recent Gaming
33:58 Main Segment
52:00 Venedig (screencap 1)
52:20 Venedig (screencap 2)
57:50 Venedig game end (screencap 3)
59:22 Contest
62:57 Outro

Games Mentioned
Recent Gaming: Bonaparte at Marengo, El Grande, Tikal, Shogun,
Wallenstein, Antike, Shadows Over Camelot, Saboteur, Factory Fun,
Take It Easy, Mission: Red Planet, Boomtown, Salamanca, Tigris &
Euphrates, Acquire, Hermagor, Thurn & Taxis

Main Segment: Venedig, Tower of Babel, Blue Moon City, Torres

Links
VASSAL Engine Web Site
SpielByWeb
BrettSpielWelt
GameSurplus

Venedig image by Arneji