Total Confusion 2014 - Part One!
We made our annual trip up to Mansfield Massachusetts for New England's largest game convention, Total Con 28! We have so many games to talk about we decided to break the trip up into 2 parts. Basically, both episodes will just be chock full of Reviews, Impressions, and Session reports! Below is a list of the games we talk about in this episode.
Salmon Run - Eagle Grypgon Games
Caverna: The Cave Farmers - Lookout Games
Last Will - Rio Grande & IELLO
The Doom That Came to Atlantic City - Cryptozoic
A Few Acres of Snow - Treefrog & Asmodee
Runebound 2nd Edition - Fantasy Flight Games
Parade - Z Man Games
Mob Town - 5th Street Games
Star Trek Catan - Mayfair
Battlestar Galactica (Exodus Expansion) - Fantasy Flight Games
Vegas Showdown - Avalon Hill
Letters From Whitechapel - 999 Games / FFG
Basic Role Playing (RPG System) - Chaosium Inc.
New Amsterdam - Pandasaurus / White Goblin Games
One Night Ultimate Werewolf - Bezier Games
INTRODUCTION
It's our 3 year anniversary episode!!! To celebrate, we have a regular episode! In our intro we talk "for the last time" about our 2014 Support drive and we award a winner of our General Nonsense Games contest winner. Also, where's Matt???
Sponsor - www.generalnonsensegames.com
Support Drive - www.njagp.com
12:00 - QUICK HITS
Jim tells a not-so heartfelt story about his trip to Unpub 4. We give a quick review of Portal Games Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy , Jeff talks becoming a movie star, and we touch on 12 Realms from Mage Company.
38:20- QUESTION OF THE EPISODE
"When it comes do co-ops, do you enjoy losing a close game, winning a close game, crushing the game, or getting destroyed by the game?"
47:52 - GAME SPOTLIGHT
ELDRITCH HORROR by Fantasy Flight Games
The Elder Gods are at it again. Eldrtich Horror is like the close relative to Arkham Horror. We takew a quick look at how the game plays and then tell you if it is living up to the hype. We also do a bit of compare and contrast on both games. Is this the game of the year?
1:12:50 - OUT OF THE BOX
We get a lot of request asking us "How do you get your spouse to play games?" or "How much gaming is too much?" So we spend some time explaining our situations, give some advice on balancing your game time with life, and give some tips for roping in that loved one!
INTRODUCTION
We rundown what's coming up in the episode, take a quick look at our sponsor and current contest, and give a quick reminder about our support drive and all the games we're giving away!
Sponsor - www.generalnonsensegames.com
Support Drive - www.njagp.com
7:32 - QUICK HITS
First we give a short update on our plans for our annual trip to Total Confusion Game Convention in febuary. www.totalcon.com Jim reviews two games - Thebes:The Tomb Raiders from Queen Games and Caverna from Mayfair/Lookout Games. Jeff and Matt discuss their feelings after seeing The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
27:11- QUESTION OF THE EPISODE
"What are some games from your childhood that you still enjoy playing?"
39:11 - GAME SPOTLIGHT
RAMPAGE by Asmodee/Repos Productions
Rampage is a dexterity game loosely based on the old arcade game of the same name. Players use chunky wooden monsters, cars, and their own breath to blow down buildings and eat the meeple inside. It's silly, it's wacky, it's funny, but is it a good game?
54:20 - LOOKING AHEAD AT 2014
It's hard to see into the future and know what games are coming out and which ones will be good, but we talk about a bunch that we'll be keeping our eyes on in hopes of their 2014 release!
1:05:24 - TOP 5 MANIFESTO
Our top 5
Villains
It's our top 5 Villians! We don't stick to any one genre or platform, these picks span the realm of movies, books, television, history, cartoons, and more! Hear who made our list and and a bunch of listener choices!
INTRODUCTION
It's a new year and we start it off .... with a recording issue. Don't worry, we tell you all about it at the beginning of the episode. In the rest of the Intro we run through what's coming up in the episode, remind you of our current contest, and talk a bit about our new support drive.
Sponsor - www.generalnonsensegames.com
Support Drive - www.njagp.com
13:44 - QUICK HITS
It's a Jam packed Quick Hits segment! We start things off talking about our geeky hauls for Christmas and a game day we had where Mansions of Madness hit the table in a epic story driven experience. Then, We give some quick thoughts on a couple of games including Trains from AEG, Mage Wars from Arcane Legions, Via Appia from Queen Games, and Eldritch Horror from FFG.
34:05 - QUESTION OF THE EPISODE
"What game(s) did you NOT get for Christmas that you're now going to go get yourself?"
40:40 - GAME SPOTLIGHT
SALMON RUN by Gryphon Games
Salmon Run is a fast-paced racing game which uses deck building mechanics, in which you'll maneuver your salmon upriver, avoiding obstacles and jumping over waterfalls. It's a light 4 player game with a modular board and a bear meeple! We dive in, and give you the run down on how to play and what we think of the game.
53:39 - OUT OF THE BOX
Our favorite cheesteak joints & great spots for geeks to visit in Philadelphia
Well, this one was demanded from you and now we give it to you. Coming to Philly? We tell you where to go (and where not to go) for some of the best Philly cheesteaks in town. We also mention great spots to visit including the best game and comic shops, which museums we think you should check out, and a couple other cool geeky locations.
INTRODUCTION
It's our final episode of 2013! It's a shorter episode but we pack in a couple of quick reviews, our question of the episode, and we follow up episode 39's "movies we'd like to see made into boardgames" with our top 5 "boardgames that would make great movies"! We continue a contest to give a way a free copy of our sponsor General Nonsense Games newest game, "Dice and Daggers"!
4:03 - QUESTION OF THE EPISODE
"What trumps when deciding on buying a game: theme, mechanics, or designer?"
9:57 - GAME REVIEWS
We take a look at these titles: Bioshock:Infinite from Plaid Hat Games - King of Tokyo: Halloween Expansion from Iello - Circus Train (2nd Edition) from Victory Point Games, and Council of Verona from Crash Games.
55:30 - TOP 5 MANIFESTO
Board games that would make great movies
OK, maybe we should say board games we'd like to see made into great movies. We span the thematic realm in this one as well as mention some of our listeners choices. It's a lot of fun!