The Thoughtful Gamer Podcast

The Thoughtful Gamer

A conversation about tabletop games.

  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    Ep 104: PAX Unplugged 2022

    Apologies for the sound quality -- Lindsay got a new mic and it... did not work well, to say the least. Anyways, we all went to PAX Unplugged once again and it was the least stressful PAX yet. We found fun in some unexpected games and ate delicious food. What else could you want?

    0:35 - General PAX Impressions
    4:39 - Tether
    8:44 - Fit to Print
    12:05 - Block and Key
    16:12 - Food. Delicious Food

    24 December 2022, 2:02 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    Ep 103: Q’s and A’s

    You've got questions and I've got answers! I cover everything from wargames to babies to cooking to economics.

    2:43 - #1: Most impactful game of the last 30 years
    9:31 - #2: Best game to play while holding a baby
    11:27 - #3: Good wargames for kids
    13:45 - #4: How to market a game
    20:24 - #5: Favorite color
    21:48 - #6: Choose between: Root, Bananagrams, Vast
    23:45 - #7: Which is more of a game: Candyland or Snakes and Ladders?
    24:38 - #8: Solutions to high cost of shipping
    32:37 - #9: Which games model economics best?
    39:40 - #10: Unpopular opinions
    49:28 - #11: Cooking tips
    52:31 - #12: Favorite pasta shape
    53:38 - #13: Games I'm uncertain about
    59:12 - #14: Board game reviewing vs. other media

    Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction

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    22 July 2022, 11:00 am
  • 3 minutes 35 seconds
    Review - Catch the Moon

    Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/07/18/catch-the-moon-review/

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    19 July 2022, 5:37 pm
  • 3 minutes 38 seconds
    Review - Can’t Stop

    Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/07/11/cant-stop-review/

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    11 July 2022, 12:15 pm
  • 9 minutes 13 seconds
    Review From The Archives - Mysterium

    Because of the holiday, here's a fresh recording of an old review. Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2017/09/27/mysterium-review/

     

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    5 July 2022, 6:22 pm
  • 9 minutes 12 seconds
    Review - Spades and the Appeal of Trick-Takers

    Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/27/spades-and-the-appeal-of-trick-takers/

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    27 June 2022, 8:50 pm
  • 7 minutes 14 seconds
    Review - Anno 1800

    Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/21/anno-1800-review/

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    22 June 2022, 6:21 pm
  • 56 minutes 32 seconds
    Ep 102: A Conversation With Jackson Pope and Paul Willcox about FlickFleet

    I sit down with Jackson Pope and Paul Willcox from Eurydice games to talk about their gaming journey and the design and (handmade!) production of FlickFleet, which is about to launch on Gamefound with its fourth expansion.

    Links: 

    Website: www.eurydicegames.co.uk
    Gamefound: https://gamefound.com/projects/eurydice-games-ltd/flickfleet-xeno-wars
    Jack on twitter: twitter.com/jackson_pope
    Paul on twitter: twitter.com/paulwillcox10

    0:45 - Paul and Jackson's history with board games
    5:07 - The origins of FlickFleet
    9:35 - The perils of trying to get a d10 to roll in a straight line
    13:45 - Fun in failure with dexterity games
    17:19 - Handmade production
    24:33 - The expansions
    26:23 - A fiery inferno
    29:00 - Transitioning to Gamefound
    33:39 - Deluxification
    41:29 - Building a community
    46:43 - The future for FlickFleet and Eurydice Games

    Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction

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    17 June 2022, 12:00 pm
  • 5 minutes 36 seconds
    Review - Shobu

    Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/14/shobu-review/

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    14 June 2022, 7:58 pm
  • 4 minutes 27 seconds
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    8 June 2022, 7:38 pm
  • 8 minutes 52 seconds
    Review - Through the Ages

    Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/07/through-the-ages-review/

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    7 June 2022, 5:25 pm
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