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• Leather, Oil and Meat — A Review of Emu Ranchers

  By Scott Bogen on 11/20/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  How does one talk about the card game Emu Ranchers without saying something clever about the real world of emu ranching? One would be hard pressed to avoid interweaving tidbits about the second-largest bird in the world (by height) as… Read More ›

• Tom Vasal & Minions are Wrong about Kingdom Builder

  By Scott Bogen on 11/18/2013 • ( 2 )

  Kingdom Builder belongs high up on your list of great games. Don’t believe the nonsense. (P.S. This is not a full-fledged review, but rather a reaction to Tom’s October, 2013 Top Ten Disappointing Games list. If the gang can dismiss… Read More ›

• We’re Talking 26,880 Board Configurations

  By Scott Bogen on 11/05/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Episode 10 of The Board Game Show features an interview with Grid-Hammer designer, Leeron Webb. Scott Bogen reviews Kingdom Builder and explains how it can occasionally save face in nerdy conversations. Scott also shares his experience as a weapons officer… Read More ›

• A Review of Grid-Hammer — Getting Off The Grid

  By Scott Bogen on 10/18/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Support, or read more about Grid-Hammer on Kickstarter! It seems at one time or another every major science fiction franchise features at least one scene with people or aliens huddled around a futuristic-looking board game. Star Trek featured Tri-Dimensional Chess… Read More ›

• Awesome In The Pants

  By Scott Bogen on 09/20/2013 • ( 3 )

  

  In episode 9 of The Board Game Show, Awesome In The Pants, Scott Bogen interviews the designer of Blocks In The East, Emanuele Santandrea. Kevin Sharp from The Big Board wargaming Website joins the Warfare team. Scott, Ash and a… Read More ›

• We Didn’t Invent the Wheel

  By Scott Bogen on 08/02/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Rob Huber We have all spent many long and happy hours sifting through titles, ratings, and/or reviews on Amazon, Fun Again, Board Game Geek, and the shelves of our beloved local brick-and-mortar game stores hoping to find something new… Read More ›

• The Adventures of Brett Myers

  By Scott Bogen on 06/05/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Episode 8 features an interview with game designer, Brett Myers! We’ll discuss his most recent game, The Lord of The Rings Dice Building Game, his first game, Nanuk (a story that involves a car striking a moose), and a few… Read More ›