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We're back!Sorry for the poor sound quality. I was recording on a new computer, and the mic was up too high at the beginning. The crackling stops, but it still isn't great.In this episode we talk about a bunch of games we've played recently, discuss some news items, and start a new contest for Arkadia!Enjoy!

This episode is all about Auctions. We get into some news and recently played games, and then jump right in to our main topic. We discuss (among other things): - brother story (EG, Taj, Ra, Goa, AoS, PoF....Maharaja!) it might be that they bring a game out of the casual realm you can't just choose something reasonable when it's your turn you have to fight for resources and be able to set values for them - granularity/scale - types: open/sequential/fixed price/dutch/blind, restrictions on bids - unusual auctions: Taj (6 simultaneous rewards), Beowulf (changing currency, bidding for reward selection order), SoE (turn order and alliances) - stretch: isn't area influence an auction? EG: bidding cubes over many turns to win VP's - evaluation: this is one skill that auction games stress, there are games where you compete for items or actions by simply selecting them in sequence (caylus, perikles) with auctions, there's the additional layer of having to evaluate the available item(s) compared to the resources you can afford to spend for example, something is "worth" 6 gold, and you have 6, but spending it all is going to kill you this turn not necessarily the same value per player you may need to bid on items just to make sure another player doesn't get it too cheaply, can be risky, fun? - balance mechanism - income: where does money go? - close: auctions are not all the same, if you hate one game because of auctions don't automatically dismiss other auction games HostsMark Haberman (habermanm) Jim Cote (ekted) Index00:00:00 Intro 00:00:48 News 00:01:51 On the Radar 00:04:13 Recently Played 00:15:44 Victory Points 00:19:00 Main Segment (Auctions) 01:13:06 Outro Modern Art image by Moviebuffs

We're finally back! We have a sad announcement, followed by happy retelling of our recent but separate con experiences. Mark went to Great Lakes Games, and Jim went to Lobster Trap. Once again, we talk about a ton of different games, most of them new. We promise the next episode won't be as far away! Enjoy! HostsMark Haberman (habermanm) Jim Cote (ekted) Index00:00 Intro 00:57 News 03:12 Recently Played 19:34 Great Lakes Games / Lobster Trap 22:35 Convention Games Played 71:22 Outro Games MentionedMain Segment: 1960: The Making of the President, Gheos, Pandemic, Twilight Struggle, Wallenstein, Mr. Jack, Die Kutschfahrt zur Teufelsburg, Bang, Aquaduct, Die Siedler von Catan - Das Wrfelspiel, Tichu, Ubongo Extrem, Bug Bluff, Cuba, League of Six, Merchants of Amsterdam, Gyges, GIPF, Cold War, Vikings, King of Siam, Galaxy Trucker, Factory Fun, Through the Ages, Chang Cheng, Jantaris, Felix: The Cat in the Sack, In the Year of the Dragon, Giganten der Lfte, To Court the King, Key Harvest, Deduce or Die, Brass LinksMr. Jack online Cold War online Galaxy Trucker image by garyjames

Just in time for Essen, this is our Essen Overload episode, where we discuss all the games we're looking forward to at and around the Spiel fair in Essen. A couple of corrections to make: Mordred Correction: If Mordred wins, the player who is the LEAST EVIL wins. That is, the player who has moved the fewest spaces on the Mordred track. Cuba: This was before the rules were released, so there is a lot of incorrect information. Most importantly, there isn't simultaneous action selection.HostsMark Haberman (habermanm) Jim Cote (ekted)Index00:00 Intro 01:11 Agricola 07:19 Cold War: CIA vs KGB 11:29 Cuba 16:48 Roma II 21:14 Ra Dice Game 22:57 Through the Ages 29:45 Race for the Galaxy 34:14 Kingsburg 39:36 TZAAR 40:50 Akkon: Machtkampf der Tempelritter 43:09 Jantaris 50:29 Amyitis 51:06 Galaxy Trucker 53:58 Chang Cheng 54:14 Ghost For Sale 55:27 Im Jahr des Drachen 56:55 Gangster 57:54 Neuroshima Hex 61:50 Mordred 64:17 Pandemic 65:04 Brass 65:51 Utopia 67:01 Big Boss 67:28 Great American Rail Game 68:41 Container 69:30 King of Siam 70:32 Hamburgum 70:48 Ming Dynastie 71:22 Im Reich der Jadegottin 72:22 Municipium 72:52 Key Harvest 73:06 Veritas 73:51 Merchants 74:06 League of Six 75:47 Essen Wrap Up 78:00 OutroGames Mentioned image by

Jay is finally back! We discuss the social contract of gaming, what makes gaming fun, and what we find fun in games. There is an extended news segment, in which Jim talks about the some recently released game rules. We also share some of our recently played games. HostsMark Haberman(habermanm) Jay Little (ynnen) Jim Cote (ekted) Index00:00 Intro 01:30 News 20:55 Recently Played 41:28 Main Segment 73:30 Outro Games MentionedRecent Gaming: Lord of the Rings - Battlefields, Roads and Boats, Caylus Magna Carta, Caylus, Puerto RicoA Victory Lost, Jungle Speed, Vegas Showdown, Ponte del Diavolo, Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation News: 1960 - The Making of the President, Twilight Struggle, Patrician, Medina, El Capitan, Tycoon, Chang Cheng, Macht und Ohnmacht, Amyitis, Santiago, Samurai Main Segment: Universalis, Puerto Rico, Ticket To Ride, Apples to Apples, I'm the Boss, Santiago, Leonardo Da Vinci, Thebes, Tower of Babel, Fiji, Goa, Tigris & Euphrates, The Sceptor of Zavendor, Factory Fun, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Through The Desert, Reef Encounter, Ra, Guatamala CafeLinks1960 vs Twilight struggle comparison Game Rules Wiki Page LOTR:TC Fellowship Starting Positions LOTR:TC Sauron Starting Positions Jay's Geeklist - Social Contract of Gaming Dice and Water image by chuckles2000