Yearly Archives: 2017


Episode 66 – Toys R Us Saved, Edible Bits, and Post Essen

EVENT DECK: Oink Games, Games Workshop, Toys R Us

STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Your Questions are Answered

FINAL SCORING: New Titles Announced, Essen Informant, Testing Essen prototypes, PAX Unplugged, and BGG.Con

Intro Music: Happy Rock – Bensound.com


Episode 65 – New Gen Con President, Favorite Games, and Essen Announcements.

EVENT DECK: Enigma Days, GAMA Response, Gen Con President, Essen Seminars

STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Your Questions are Answered

FINAL SCORING: Imperial Settlers Event Kit, Essen Announcements Prepared, Dark Moon: Shadow Corporation, Stephen’s usually long list of other releases and announcements.

Intro Music: Happy Rock – Bensound.com


Episode 64 – 7th Continent, Mars, and Essen Pre-Orders

EVENT DECK: Toys ‘R’ Us Files Bankruptcy, Monolith Pulls Out of Distribution, 7th Continent Raises $1M in 5 Hours

STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Your Questions are Answered

FINAL SCORING: Early Launch for First Martians, Imperial Settlers In-Store Kits, Essen Pre-Orders

Intro Music: Happy Rock – Bensound.com


Episode 63 – ToysRUs, Negativity, and Pre-Orders Galore

EVENT DECK: Toys ‘R’ Us In Financial Trouble, Barnes and Nobel Sales Decline, Asmodee Digital Announcements

STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Your Questions are Answered

FINAL SCORING: Portal Games Pre-Orders for Essen, Stronghold Games Pre-Orders for …. pretty much everything ever.

Intro Music: Happy Rock – Bensound.com


Episode 62 – Attendance, Rulebooks, and Alien Artifacts

EVENT DECK: Six New Games From 2F and Stronghold, Gen Con Attendance,  Lots of New Announcements, Watch It Played Fundraiser, and Magic: the Gathering Back in the Courts.

STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Your Questions are Answered

FINAL SCORING: Alien Artifacts Pre-Orders Are Now Open, Ignacy Is On Vacation, A New Mission for First Martians, Flamme Rouge Now Available, New Dark Moon Expansion, and Nations the Dice Game.

Intro Music: Happy Rock – Bensound.com


Episode 61 – Gen Con is Here!

EVENT DECK: GenCon – 564 New Games and Badges are Sold OUT, Target Adds 70+ Exclusives, CMON Made 1 Million In Profits, and Games Workshop Gets Sued.

STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Your Questions are Answered

FINAL SCORING: Alien Artifacts Is At The Printer and Pre-Orders Are Now Open, Robinson Crusoe is Back in Stock, Early Launch Kits are Available for First Martians, and Portal is Hosting THREE Seminars at Gen Con. Stephen Talks Street Dates for the 5,467,234 new Stronghold Games releasing this year.

Intro Music: Happy Rock – Bensound.com


Episode 58 – Origins, First Martians, Dice Tower

EVENT DECK: Geek Chic Folds, Tabletop News for Sale, Magic the Gathering Leaks, Origins Attendance, Asmodee North America

STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Your Questions are Answered

FINAL SCORING: Board Games Insider LIVE at Dice Tower Con

Intro Music: Happy Rock – Bensound.com


Episode 57 – Origins Awards, Languages, BGI LIVE

EVENT DECK: Asmodee Exclusivity, Origins Awards Nominees, UK Games Expo, Diana Jones Award for Exellence in Gaming

STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Your Questions are Answered

FINAL SCORING: Board Games Insider LIVE at Dice Tower Con

Intro Music: Happy Rock – Bensound.com