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Join your hosts Jordan and Thomas for friendly banter about games that we're playing, gaming news, hobbying, and just about everything else. Every week we play a board game together, then once per month we do a deep dive on the games we played for you to enjoy! Join us to find out what we liked, what we didn't like, discussion on game play, mechanics, and components, and hopefully enjoy some laughs. Find all our information at https://currentplayspodcast.wixsite.com/currentplays
The Hosts discuss getting value out of games with repeated plays, solo games vs. games as a social activity, hobby time, and board game expansions. In our Other Plays, Jordan and Thomas focus on Dorfromantik, 7 Wonders Duel, and Rhino Hero.
For our Current Plays, we discuss It's a Wonderful Kingdom, The White Castle, Trickerion: Legends of Illusion, and we revisit Near and Far.
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Timestamps:
Other Plays:
0:59:05 - Dorfromantik
1:06:45 - 7 Wonders Duel
1:10:14 - Rhino Hero
Current Plays:
1:21:15 - It's a Wonderful Kingdom
2:10:28 - The White Castle
2:46:00 - Trickerion: Legends of Illusion
3:30:11 - Near and Far
For May, 2024. Jordan kicks it off with an exclamation of just how good X-Men '97 is (it really is), Dune, and how they relate to crowdfunding of board games. In our Other Plays, Thomas discusses Gloomhaven: Buttons and Bugs, and Jordan discusses Mother of Frankenstein.
Our Current Plays includes Grand Austria Hotel (1:03:24), Unmatched (2:05:00), Tiletum (2:50:52), and last, but not least, Iki (3:39:32).
For April 2024, this episode is jam packed with our plays from March and April including Zavandor, The Hobbit, Forest Shuffle, Dice Thorne Adventures, 20 Strong, and Legacy of Yu! Thomas also mentions several games he claims are not worth mentioning.
We end off the episode with our plays of Concordia Venus and Res Arcana.
Your intrepid hosts Jordan and Thomas discuss their time at this year's BreakOut Con in Toronto, including lots of games like Ex Libris, Sobek: 2 Players, Wizards of the Grimoire, Trekking through History, Brass: Birmingham, The Fox Experiment, Battle Tech, and Tiletum.
Jordan and Thomas banter about their thoughts on player elimination and players bending their interpretation of rules.
Other plays includes discussions of Dorf Romantik, Monopoly Deal, Horrified: Greek Monsters, and It's a Wonderful Kingdom.
Current Plays:
1:16:20 - Age of Innovation
1:53:40 - Wyrmspan
For January 2024
The guys don't have many Other Plays this episode, but manage to fill 40 minutes of banter anyway. Then it's app assisted game Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth, followed by an oldie-but-a-goodie, Viticulture, Essential Edition. Then the guys take a break from games to discuss the merits of hexagonal shaped tables. Exciting, right!? The episodes caps off with the first of the Eric Lang/Adrian Smith/CMON trilogy: Blood Rage and the new re-implementation of a modern classic: Dune Imperium: Uprising.
Time Stamps:
Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth: 0:40:05
Viticulture, Essential Edition: 1:16:43
Blood Rage: 2:14:30
Dune Imperium: Uprising: 3:03:40
For December 2023 we have a special episode with our first guest. We have the distinct honour of a sit-down and chat with Mr. Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games! What a way to wrap up 2023!
We open the episode with a talk about Jordan's new additions to his collection for the Christmas season. Thomas's additions closely follow this. We switch gears into discussing the fear of missing out (FOMO) in our hobby. Jamey joins us at this point for a visit. After the visit, Thomas gives us an update on the 365 Challenge.
We then begin to chat about Thomas's other plays including Battleline, MicroMacro: Crime City, Dragon Realm, and Werewolves. This other plays is capped off with a small talk on Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition. After 40 minutes of chatter, Jorden is able to talk about his other plays including Ticket to Ride, Mandala, Sagrada, and a highlight of Lacuna.
Near the end of the banter, we discuss our Board Game Stats Year in review before switching into a talk about the games we reviewed this year. Finally, it's time for our Current Plays Libertalia and Voidfall!
Timestamps:
4:15 - Jordan's Christmas Haul
11:40 - Thomas's Addition to His Collection
12:58 - FOMO in Our Hobby
29:06 - Jamey Stegmaier Visit
1:06:50 - An Update to the 365 Challenge
1:07:40 - Thomas's Other Plays
1:24:40 - Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition
1:31:21 - Jordan's Other Plays
1:53:00 - Board Game Stats Year in Review
2:15:20 - End of the Year Favourite Reviewed Games
2:26:30 - Current Plays
Season 2 Episode 6 starts with Thomas starting a discussion on different solo mode styles that he noticed while playing Near and Far & Now or Never. This leads to the topic of how adding a good solo option to games can increase the value proposition of those games.
We took a slightly different approach to this episode by separating some of our Current Plays with banter portions. So after a couple of Current Plays, Thomas jumps into his Other Play of the Near and Far story mode. He follows this description with an update to his 365 Challenge. Jordan talks Dominion Digital Beta. Of course, no episode is complete without a rant, so Thomas brings up the new Kickstarter for Food Chain Magnate!
Timestamps:
1:15 - Solo Mode Styles
31:45 - Adding Value with Solo Options
39:10 - Wingspan
1:08:15 - Other Plays Now or Never Story Mode
1:15:45 - An Update to the 365 Challenge
1:24:05 - Dominion Digital
1:26:00 - Food Chain Magnate Rant
1:44:00 - Power Struggle
2:18:26 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods
3:12:45 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
Welcome to Season 2 Episode 5 where Thomas starts us off with a quick update on his 365 Play Challenge. We follow this with a discussion about how we believe there is a board game out here for everyone. Of course, this positivity can only last so far before Jordan and Thomas devolve into rants about the Canadian market for board games, shipping, duty, brokerage, and Amazon Prime.
Jordan gives us an update on his Dungeons and Dragons campaign which leads us into talking about Vampire: The Masquerade. Back into board gaming Jordan talks Takenoko before quickly running through some of the other games he's been playing. Never too far from the mic, Thomas brings the discussion to his journey back into Chess, Something Wild!, and Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza.
Timestamps:
Other Plays:
0:02:15 - 365 Challenge
0:03:15 - A Game For Everyone
0:14:10 - The Canadian Market, Shipping, and Prime
0:24:00 - Jordan's D&D Update
0:28:19 - Vampire: The Masquerade
0:48:15 - Takenoko
0:55:13 - Jordan's Other Plays
0:56:32 - Back Into Chess
0:59:13 - Something Wild!
1:03:18 - Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
Current Plays:
1:08:18 - Ahoy
1:45:50 - Tales of the Arabian Nights
2:11:14 - Apiary
3:08:30 - Anachrony: Fractures of Time
In episode 4 of season 2 Jordan starts us off with the amazing charity efforts of Stonemaier Games. Thomas brings the conversation to chess and how he was crushed by Canadian FIDE (fee-day) International Master (IM) Mark Plotkin. He then transitions into his thrift store find of Embers of Memory: A Throne of Glass Game and his disappointment with the rule book. Both host talk briefly about using board games as math tools with Kingdoms by Reiner Knizia and a short while later Sagrada by Adrian Adamescu and Daryl Andrews. Finally, Thomas brings up his 30 plays of Under Falling Skies and how he wanted to love this title but was spoiled on it due to the randomness of the dice.
Jordan was eventually able to get a word in and talks about getting Quacks of Quedlinburg to the table with his family before lamenting about another title in the publisher CMYK library Lacuna. Unfortunately, Lacuna is only available on the publishers' website so it is not available to us here in Canada. As promised in the last episode, Jordan gets a solo play of Paladins of the West Kingdom. From Paladins Jordan moves into playing Wingspan with his wife. We finish off the Other Plays portion of the episode with a rant about Jordan's Expeditions Playmat and how it was damaged due to poor packaging methods at the manufacturing level.Timestamps:
Other Plays:
0:01:40 - Stonemaier Charity Initiatives
0:07:40 - Chess with IM Mark Plotkin
0:17:40 - Embers of Memory: A Throne of Glass Game
0:24:44 - Kingdoms
0:26:40 - Under Falling Skies
0:40:48 - Sagrada
0:41:40 - Quacks of Quedlinburg
0:45:08 - Lacuna
0:47:05 - Paladins of the West Kingdom
0:51:11 - Wingspan
0:56:00 - Expeditions Playmat Issues
Current Plays:
1:01:28 - Raiders of Scythia
1:31:25 - Raiders of the North Sea
2:03:55 - Fury of Dracula
In this bonus episode Thomas and Jordan sit down to discuss how they approach a new game to try to win and avoiding floundering.
This lengthy episode sees our hosts go off on several tangents while trying to discuss the games they've played this month. Thomas has been deep into campaign game mode with Jaws of the Lion and didn't have huge list, but Jordan made up for it with a larger list than usual. We talk Expeditions again, but this time we talk about playing the game at 5 players as well as Solo. Then we do a bit of a deep dive into Rising Sun in our Other Plays section. Jordan goes on one more rant about Stonemaier Games accessories and the announcement of Apiary before we jump into our Current Plays in which Jordan can't find the words to describe his games and Thomas saves the day.
Timestamps:
Other Plays:
0:05:52 - Kitara
0:28:25 - Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
0:32:47 - Lost Cities
0:37:50 - Legends of Andor
0:40:00 - Expeditions
0:51:18 - Rising Sun
1:11:50 - Wingspan
1:20:00 - Grounded for Life
1:23:30 - Quacks of Quedlinburg
Current Plays:
1:42:06 - At the Gates of Loyang
2:13:25 - Yamataï
2:43:50 - The Godfather: Corleone's Empire
3:17:12 - Paladins of the West Kingdom
We're back with another episode of the Current Plays Podcast! And with it, we're bringing back the banter with a discussion on Dueling Card Games, specifically, Radlands and Mind Bug. Thomas dives into a lengthy list of his Other Plays for July and Jordan brings some old classics back to the table. After that, it's out with the old and in with the new... Warhammer that is. We talk about our first (and only) game of the new edition of Warhammer 40,000. We follow that up with a replay of Dice Throne Adventures, Nothing Personal, Welcome to the Moon, and a small prototype game from a local hobby designer called Blackbeard's Bluff. Finally, we cap it off with a look at popular classic that we had never played before: The Castles of Burgundy.
Time stamps:
0:18:00 - Other Plays
1:04:42 - Warhammer 40,000 (10th edition)
1:43:37 - Nothing Personal
2:00:00 - Welcome to the Moon
2:19:29 - The Castles of Burgundy
The long awaited return of the Current Plays Podcast is here! This is the inaugural episode of our new monthly format and because of the time gap, we're reviewing a LOT of games. See timestamps below.
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Time Stamps:
0:04:50 - Unfair
0:27:57 - Pendulum
0:48:48 - Sagrada
1:06:32 - Lords of Waterdeep
1:29:23 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
2:10:28 - Alchemists
2:42:32 - Expeditions
Near... Far... wherever you are, tune into this week's episode of the Current Plays Podcast! Our host phalanx, Jordan and Thomas, discuss Near and Far published by Red Raven Games and designed by Ryan Laukat.
The boys discuss Magic the Gathering based purely on the names of cards being similar to Near and Far, and also discuss one of the best names in the Magic community, The Professor, or Tolarian Community College. They give an update on Warhammer Tacticus before launching into yet another discussion of Warhammer, both the table top game and hobbying. This sets up the Other Plays as Jordan and his friend Brandon played a match at the local Warhammer Store. Thomas then gloats about his rare board game finds for cheap at a local book sale before discussing his Other Plays, including Battle Line, Sushi Go!, and Star Wars: X-Wing. Jordan wraps things up by gushing about Star Wars and the boys briefly discuss Star Wars Legion; yet another miniature war game.
For our Current Play, we discuss the title Near and Far.
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Time Stamps:
0:01:20 - Magic: the Gathering
0:15:40 - Warhammer Tacticus
0:24:05 - Warhammer and Hobbying
0:52:17 - Rare Game Finds
Other Plays:0:57:34 - Battle Line
1:05:44 - Sushi Go!
1:07:57 - Star Wars: X-Wing, and Legion
Current Play:
1:16:04 - Near and Far
This episode of the Current Plays Podcast sees our child-at-heart hosts Jordan and Thomas discuss Fort published by Leder Games and designed by Grant Rodiek.
After introducing the title of the Current Play, Thomas quickly interrupts to talk about Leder Games as a powerhouse publisher with a spotlight on Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile. Moving into what we played this week Thomas brings up Cargo Noir before both hosts tangent into Breakout Con 2022. With Breakout Con on our minds, we move into discussing out-of-print games, the second-hand market, and math trades. This segues into a chat about Shadows over Camelot an older game by Days of Wonder. At this point both hosts are happy to discuss their upcoming Warhammer 40K day, a send-off to 9th Edition as they prepare for 10th. Thomas laments about his immense pile of shame amongst the numerous miniature games he has models for. However, with all the news coming for 10th Edition it's hard to not want more. To round off the Other Plays segment Thomas brings up the 2023 Chess World Championship, congratulations Ding Liren.
For our Current Play, we discuss the playful title; Fort.
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Time Stamps:
Other Plays:0:02:20 - Leder Games and Oath
0:08:17 - Cargo Noir and Reminiscing About Breakout Con 2023
0:20:20 - Out of Print Games, The Secondary Market, and Math Trades
0:23:10 - Shadows Over Camelot
0:29:15 - Warhammer Day a Send-Off to 9th Edition, Miniature Hell, and 10th Edition
0:44:00 - A New World Chess Champion
Current Play:0:53:23 - Fort
This episode of the Current Plays Podcast sees our civilization-building hosts Jordan and Thomas discuss Above and Below published by Red Raven Games and designed by Ryan Laukat.
After 20 episodes the hosts discuss how the podcast has been going and what changes and growths could be on the horizon. This chat leads to Jordan bringing up Critical Role and we talk about getting into the mindset of your roleplaying character. Jordan is excited to talk about the new announcement by the Critical Role team including upcoming board games and their very own roleplaying system. Afterwards, we get into Jordan's painting process glow-up. Thomas segways into his week's plays starting with Anachrony and its expansion Fractures of Time. He laments about trying to get through the Mage Knight rulebook a game he is excited to get back to the table. Finally, Thomas brings up another Dollarama find; Spectre by Modiphius Games. To round off the Other Plays segment Thomas brings up his newfound interest in Pokemon investing.
For our Current Play, we discuss the theme rich title; Above and Below.
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Time Stamps:
Other Plays:0:01:20 - Podcast Updates
0:08:00 - Critical Role and Getting Into the Mind of Your Roleplaying Character
0:16:25 - New Critical Role Announcements
0:34:37 - Jordan's Painting Progress Glow-Up
0:39:25 - Anachrony Solo + Fractures of Time
0:55:35 - The Mageknight Rule Book
0:59:00 - Spectre @ Dollarama
1:02:20 - Pokemon Investing
Current Play:1:12:20 - Above and Below
This episode of the Current Plays Podcast sees our time travelling hosts Jordan and Thomas discuss Anachrony published by Mindclash Games and designed by Dávid Turczi.
Thomas quickly mentions his top 3 themes before the podcast quickly falls of the rails discussing Tom Cruise, and Thomas and Jordan's shared fear of heights. When they eventually get back on track they discuss Warhammer Tacticus and mobile games. This leads into a talk about Magic the Gathering Arena and MTG the card game. Getting back to the Warhammer theme Thomas brings up the announcement of Warhammer 40K 10 Edition and we touch on our hobby progress. Then Thomas brings up the recent CGE news with the announcement of the second expansion for Lost Ruins of Arnak; The Missing Expedition. After a dig at cooperative games Jordan jumps in to defend their honour leading into our next discussion topic. Finally, we get to more recent news with the passing Klaus Teuber the designer of The Settlers of Catan. To bring us to the close of the Other Plays segment Jordan gives us an update on his D&D Campaign.
For our Current Play we discuss the time travelling phenomenon; Anachrony.
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Time Stamps:
Other Plays:0:00:35 - Thomas' Top Three Themes
0:08:30 - Warhammer Tacticus and Mobile Games
0:18:05 - Magic the Gathering
0:21:20 - Warhammer 40K 10th Edition and Our Hobby Progress
0:38:30 - Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition
0:40:20 - Cooperative Games
0:45:30 - Klaus Teuber Passing
0:48:45 - Jordan's D&D Campaign Update
Current Play:1:04:00 - Anachrony - Essential Edition
This episode of the Current Plays Podcast sees our hard working hosts Jordan and Thomas discuss Scythe (Jordan's favourite game) published by Stonemaier Games.
After a short conversation of what we've been up to instead of recording Jordan starts the gaming conversation with introducing Hadrian's Wall to his wife. He then brings up the game Ghost Blitz which he was able to get played with his family. With so many deals lately at Dollarama Jordan was able to get Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon to the table. Spring-boarding from Ishtar we touch on the amazing cube racing game Cubitos a game we will need to review soon. After Jordan makes a comment about not getting games to the table multiple times our conversation flows into Gloomhaven Digital and how despite Thomas owning the physical version for years he hasn't played it.
Thomas runs through the games he's been playing including MicroMacro: Crime City and his journey to learn Italian. Downforce, the Dollarama find, F1 racing game, Sushi Go! and getting destroyed by his daughter, and Chess, one of Thomas' guilty pleasures. He then brings up roping his work colleagues into a game of Small World Underground. While on vacation Thomas was able to get a game of Disney Villainous played with his wives family. Finally, also while on vacation, Thomas played Imperium: Classics.
With that it's time to talk about this weeks Current Play: Scythe!
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Time Stamps:
Other Plays:0:03:30 - Hadrian's Wall
0:05:55 - Ghost Blitz
0:14:45 - Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon
0:24:09 - Cubitos
0:32:07 - Gloomhaven Digital and Digital Board Games
0:50:45 - MicroMacro: Crime City and Brushing up on Italian
0:59:02 - Downforce, Sushi Go!, and Chess
1:13:13 - Small World Underground
1:25:11 - Disney Villainous
1:39:25 - Imperium: ClassicsCurrent Play:1:49:13 - Scythe
This episode of the Current Plays Podcast sees our hosts Jordan and Thomas discuss Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar, published by Czech Games Edition (CGE).
Jordan jumps in with a short discussion on playing Hadrian's Wall and Everdell again before Thomas describes an older game, Castle Panic. A tower defence game, of sorts, that Thomas enjoys with his family.
Then Thomas reveals some amazing deals he found at Dollarama, including Dwar7s Fall, discusses more family plays with Disney's Color Brain, and becoming more Italian with MicroMacro: Crime City.
Finally, we discuss the game with the giant gears: Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar.
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Time Stamps:
Other Plays:0:04:34 - Hadrian's Wall
0:06:24 - Everdell
0:10:55 - Board Game Bandit
0:13:54 - Castle Panic
0:25:12 - Crazy Game Deals and Dwar7s
0:45:06 - Disney Colour Brain
0:54:15 - MicroMacro Crime City
Current Play:1:08:27 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss Narcos: the Board Game, by CMON. We kick it off with a discussion of Asmodee and their influence on the board game industry. Then we recap on some new plays of Lost Cities, Arboretum, and Rolling Realms in our Other Plays segment. For our Current Play, Thomas takes his time going into an extensively in-depth explanation of the rules and how to play Narcos. Time stamps below.
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Time Stamps:
0:02:18 - Asmodee Replacement Parts Policy
0:22:30 - Other Plays: Lost Cities, Arboretum, Rolling Realms
0:37:05 - Looking forward to TriCon 2023
1:00:00 - Narcos Rules Explanation
1:37:00 - Narcos Discussion
This shorter episode of the Current Plays Podcast sees our, studious hosts Jordan and Thomas, discuss our first IP game, Red Rising, based on the novels by Pierce Brown, and published by Stonemaier games. Our Other Plays segment focuses on our past and present favourite war games, Hordes and Warhammer 40K. We also talk about how modelling and air brushing fit into those hobbies. However, we kick it all off with a taste of the Reiner Knizia game, Lost Cities.
The majority of this episode is spoiler free for the book series, but at the end of the show we do discuss some of the story and how the overarching themes are reflected in the board game.
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Time Stamps:
Other Plays:
0:06:33 - Lost Citites
0:15:43 - Hobby Update
0:27:11 - Hordes
Current Play
0:48:25 - Red Rising
1:40:49 - Spoiler Alert: Red Rising Story Spoilers
In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our majestic hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Warhammer: Underworlds, by Games Workshop. In our Other Plays segment, Jordan gushes about the upcoming "sequel to Scythe", Expeditions! Thomas gives us a hobby update, talks about Narcos: the Board Game, and then Dragonwood, and other family games by Gamewright.
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Time Stamps:
0:00:39 - Warhammer Lore
0:06:17 - Scythe & Expeditions
0:19:43 - Shelf of Shame and Player Groups
0:24:50 - Thames Kosmos
0:33:20 - Hobby Update
0:49:44 - Narcos: The Board Game
0:51:17 - Dragonwood
1:01:14 - Sleeping Queens
1:06:41 - Spot It!
1:15:37 - Current Play: Warhammer: Underworlds
In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our intoxicating hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Champions of Midgard, by Grey Fox Games. In our Other Plays segment, we banter about accents in board games and D&D. Thomas rants about Games Workshops update to their update! This leads into a short discussion about painting miniatures. We then get back to board games with our experience with Wingspan which we played via Board Game Arena with Marcus from Abroad Games on YouTube. Jordan transitions into his experience with Everdell. Before heading into our Current Play segment Thomas goes into a second rant about D&D.
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Time Stamps:
1:05 - Accents in Board Games and D&D
9:00 - Warhammer 40k Update to the Update
24:34 - Painting Minis
27:35 - Wingspan with Marcus at Abroad Games on YouTube
38:40 - Everdell
51:30 - Issues With D&D
1:00:45 - Current Play: Champions of Midgard
In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our electrifying hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Lost Ruins of Arnak, by Min and Elwen and published by CGE. In our Other Plays segment, Thomas has the flu but Jordan get's in a play of Go Nuts for Donuts which prompts a discussion about the publisher Gamewright. We then transition into miniature games with the Warhammer 40k points update and our miniature piles of shame. Thomas discusses his interest in Dave Graffam paper terrain and his plans for his building project. Finally, last weeks episode chat about Myst the video game triggered a memory.
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Time Stamps:
0:00 - Cold Open
1:40 - Thomas has the flu
7:45 - Go Nuts For Donuts and the Publisher Gamewright
24:05 - Warhammer 40k Points Update and our Miniature Piles of Shame
39:40 - Paper Terrain for Miniature Games
41:45 - Call Back to Last Weeks Myst Video Game
43:45 - Current Play: Lost Ruins of Arnak
In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our affable hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Inis, by Matagot. In our Other Plays segment, Thomas catches COVID for the second time and our recording gets delayed. During the delay both Jordan and Thomas were able to get a decent number of games to the table and we jump right in with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders and discuss shuffling in games. We follow up that discussion with Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth and board games with app components. Jordan introduces Arboretum better known as Hate Trees or Trees of Rage before switching over to talk about Mandala. We round the Other Plays segment off with a conversation about digital board games.
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Time Stamps:
1:30 - Thomas is sick again!
3:00 - Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders and Shuffling in Games
10:15 - Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth and Board Games with App Components
23:15 - Arboretum/Hate Trees/Trees of Rage
42:00 - Mandala
51:00 - Digital Board Games
1:06:41 - Current Play: Inis
Ten episodes! This milestone episode was recorded just after Christmas, 2022, and we start out the episode reviewing the games that we received for Christmas. We talk about playing different games with our families, including Mysterium Park, Fox in the Forest, Marvel Mayhem, Marvel Remix, and Sushi Go! Then we discuss our game play statistics for 2022, thanks to the app Board Game Stats. Finally, we discuss Thomas' favourite board game, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - New Christmas Board Games
8:50 - Mysterium Park
19:00 - Fox in the Forest
24:00 - Marvel Mayhem
27:15 - Marvel Remix
35:00 - Sushi Go!/Party
42:30 - Other Plays
45:15 - Bears vs. Babies
50:45 - Dice Throne Adventures
56:45 - Year in Review Statistics
1:15:45 - Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our shiny hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Glen More II, by Funtails. In our Other Plays segment, Thomas jumps back into Hadrian's wall and its free campaign expansion. We then talk about Cards Against Humanity before changing gears into gaming becoming more mainstream and the fickle nature of Reddit. We discuss games at work with an emphasis on Joking Hazard and Magic the Gathering. Jordan then regales us with an update on his miniature painting progress and hobbying in general. Spring-boarding into the next topic, we touch on artwork in board games. Finally, before heading into our main event Jordan and Thomas exchange Christmas presents.
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Time Stamps:
5:10 - Hadrian's Wall Campaign
12:38 - Cards Against Humanity
21:10 - Games Becoming More Mainstream and the Fickleness of Reddit
25:00 - Joking Hazard
26:15 - Magic the Gathering
30:30 - Jordan's Miniature Painting Progress and Hobby Time
44:35 - Artwork in Board Games
1:10:20 - Christmas Gift Exchanging
1:17:40 - Current Play: Glen More II
This episode was recorded live at TriCon KW 2023! Jordan and Thomas had a booth at the con and played a few games, met some new friends, and hosted a panel on getting into board games. This episode contains live recordings of our chats with some of the guests as well as discussions about the games we played at the con.
0:00 - TriCon 2023 and Hadrian's Wall
7:08 - Hacksmith Industries
7:44 - Guest Quiz
10:08 - Chatting with People and our Board Game Panel
13:21 - Dice Throne: Treant vs. Ninja
23:58 - Lunar Lids
25:09 - Pandemic Legacy
30:03 - Rolling Realms
35:09 - Thank Yous and our Wrap Up
In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our marvelous hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Founders of Gloomhaven, by Cephalofair Games. In our Other Plays segment, Thomas backpedals on his comments about The Quest for El Dorado. We then move into a discussion about friendly game designers and the close-knit aspects of the board gaming community and industry. Then we jump into the recent announcement by Cephalofair Games for Gloomhaven the Role-playing Game before discussing fascinating game designer education. Closing out the Other Plays segment we give a shout out to our friendly local game store J&J Cards & Collectibles.
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Time Stamps:
1:21 - The Quest for El Dorado Follow Up
5:55 - Friendly Game Designers and the Board Gaming Community
18:30 - Gloomhaven RPG and the Education of Game Designers
31:25 - Thomas' Neurosis
36:20 - J&J Cards & Collectibles
38:30 - Current Play: Founders of Gloomhaven
In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our intrepid hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Tapestry, by Stonemaier Games. In our Other Plays segment, Thomas talks about borrowing games from the library and The Quest for El Dorado. Then we slide into early bed times and miniature games; separating Warhammer 40,000 hobbyists into three tiers. Thomas starts a rant about publisher websites and how they need to provide better information on their games.
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Time Stamps:
1:00 - The Quest for El Dorado
10:30 - Miniature Games
30.20 - Tiers of Warhammer Hobbyists
38:45 - Publisher Websites Rant
48:50 - Current Play: Tapestry
In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our loquacious hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Trajan, by Renegade Games and Hutch! In our Other Plays segment, Jordan corrects a small mistake made in the Root episode, leading into short discussion of Root Digital Version. Then we discuss board game publishing, different publishers, and tackling games based on other existing properties. We wrap up the Other Players with an update on Thomas's D&D campaign and discuss Jordan's D&D campaign once again.
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Time Stamps:
0:50 - Root
6:40 - Board Game Publishing
18:30 - IP Games and Publishers
30:25 - Thomas's D&D Campaign Update
41:20 - Jordan's D&D Campaign Update (Kinda)
48:00 - Current Play: Trajan
In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our gregarious hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Root, by Leder Games. In our Other Plays segment, we discuss Hadrian's Wall, revisit Dungeon Petz, but solo! and nit pick on gaming tables. We also give an update on Jordan's current D&D campaign, Candlekeep Mysteries. Note that this was recorded before the news about the OGL.
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Time Stamps:
1:10 - Hadrian's Wall
16:45 - D&D/Gaming Tables and Secret D&D
35:09 - Candlekeep Mysteries Update
38:49 - Current Play: Root
In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our gracious hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Dungeon Petz, by Czech Games Edition. In our Other Plays segment, we discuss Warhammer, Quantic Foundry, and Dungeons and Dragons. Note that this was recorded before the news about the OGL.
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Time Stamps:
1:30 - Quantic Foundry
18:40 - Warhammer 40,000
23:30 - Dungeons & Dragons
28:35 - Current Play: Dice Throne Adventures
In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our valiant hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Dice Throne Adventures, by Roxley.
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Time Stamps:
0:00 - Other Plays (Pusheen the Cat: Purrfect Pick, Dungeons and Dragons, Hobby Painting)
17:40 - Current Play: Dice Throne Adventures
In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our mighty hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Dungeon Lords, by Czech Games Edition.
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Time Stamps:
0:43 - Other Plays (Fallout, Santorini, Planet, Dice Throne Adventures, Legends of Andor)
19:00 - Current Play: Dungeon Lords
In this inaugural episode of the Current Plays Podcast our valiant hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the boardgame Bitoku, by Devir Games.
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Current Plays is a new Podcast that discusses board games, hobbying, and other game related topics. Every week hosts Jordan and Thomas play a board game, then do a deep dive on their experience, after a period of lighthearted banter.
Current Plays is officially lauching on January 1, 2023, with the game Bitoku.
More information can be found on the Current Plays website at https://currentplayspodcast.wixsite.com/currentplays