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Marty Connell
A conversation by two guys who have a passion for tabletop games and happen to have mics. (Family friendly)
adminIn this episode, we list some games that are good entry points into historical games. The goal was to suggest games that are easy to learn and under one hour. […] The post RDTN Episode 281: Do historical games suck for beginners? first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeIntro Goblin Vaults Mahjong Galileo Project Motor City Fun K-town Bacon Hotdogs Taste Buds Portal Games Robotech: Reconstruction Game Toppers LLC Marvel: Age of Heroes Miniature Market Chained Echos Video […] The post RDTN Episode 280: Marvel:Age of Heroes, Robotech-Reconstruction, Galileo Project, Motor City, Goblin Vaults first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeIntro The Break Up The Adult Channel Pets Health Care Taste Buds Portal Games Nidavellir: Idavoll Game Toppers John Company Miniature Market The Great Split D&D Onslaught with Nick Yu […] The post RDTN Episode 279: John Company, Onslaught, Hickory Dickory, The Great Split, Nidavellir: Idavoll, Taste Buds first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeIntro Looking back CONTEST Tony’s Sauna Story Portal Games Mille Fiori Our top games from 2012-2021 Miniature Market Rage (Tony & Donna) Game Toppers Wayfarers of the South Tigris Dungeon […] The post RDTN Episode 277: 10th Anniversary, Mille Fiori, Wayfarers of South Tigris, Rage, Holly Jolly, Quarto,10 Favorite Games over 10 Years first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
adminOh boy, it’s another Tony generated clickbait title. In this episode we look back at changes we’ve seen over the past 10 years since we started this podcast. These changes […] The post RDTN Episode 276: Does tabletop gaming suck now? first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
adminWe hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving (well those in the US). We have lots of fun, Tony did some traveling, Marty had family in. But will still got lots […] The post RDTN Episode 275: Ready Set Bet, Basilica, Time of Empires, Get on Board, TTR Poland first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeIntro Arkham Horror Campaign Atlantic Robot League Oh My Brain Ewin Racing Chair Toy Strong Hall of Fame Winners Taste Buds: Fruit Quack Star Wars: The Clone Wars Miniature Market […] The post RDTN Episode 274: Fire & Stone – Siege of Vienna 1683, Brazil – Imperial, Monolyth, Star Wars – The Clone Wars, Oh My Brain, Atlantic Robot League first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
admin10 years ago we got hooked on the Living Card Game, Android: Netrunner. From our first play, we loved so many things about the game such as the asymmetric gameplay […] The post RDTN Episode 273: Does Android: Netrunner Suck After 10 Years? first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeIntro Critical Foundation Chicken Ultra Pro Heat: Pedal to the Metal Village Rails Portal Games Terra Nova Hickory Dickory from PHG Gametoppers Dice Theme Park Miniature Market One More Gate: […] The post RDTN Episode 272: Terra Nova, Heat: Pedal to the Metal, Village Rails, Dice Theme Park first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeIntro Childhood Toys Toy #1 Toy #2 Toy #3 Toy #4 Toy #5 Toy #6 Toy #7 Toy #8 Toy #9 Toy #10 Toy #11 Toy #12 Our Predictions It […] The post RDTN Episode 269: Which toys should be in the 2022 Hall of Fame? (w/ Chaz Marler) first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
adminIntro Quirks MegaMooseCon Squirrel Moment Comic Hunters Durian LotR LCG Again One Shot RPGs Mistakes Happen Buy Me A Moon Pie Update Miniature Market Flying Squirrels Board Game Night Carcassonne: […] The post RDTN Episode 268: Twilight Inscription, 3000 Scoundrels, Lacrimosa, Durian, Flying Squirrels first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeGen Con Day 1 Portal Booth Setup Chicken ‘n Waffles Hey, how you doing? Getting ready for RDTN Meetup Moving the stuff World Cup Battle Brazil – Marty’s Take Sonic […] The post RDTN Episode 264: GEN CON 2022 Adventures first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
adminIntro Road Trip Ignacy In Charlotte Marty’s In My Wallet More Banter Taste Buds Ultra Pro Flying Squirrels Legos behind glass Leviathans is back Ghost Galaxy Puerto Rico 1897 Vikings […] The post RDTN Episode 262: Nidavellir, Fire & Stone, Flying Squirrels, Taste Buds first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeIntro Taste Buds Expanding our Buds Mountain Dew Overdrive Abstract Academy Cathrine: The Cities of Tsarina (Preview) Ark Nova Ultra Pro Northgard: Uncharted Lands 1941: Race to Moscow Miniature Market […] The post RDTN Episode 261: 1941 Race to Moscow, Northgard, Sniper Elite, Abstract Academy, Catherine first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeIntro Upcoming Taste Buds The Origins Adventure Mistakes Happen Durian Lives On Wingspan: Oceania Wormholes Restoration Updates Hitler’s Reich: WW2 in Europe Marrakesh Bot Factory First Rat Ultra Pro Cat […] The post RDTN Episode 260: Gutenberg, Cat in the Box, Radlands, Sakura Arms, First Rat, Wingspan Oceania, Orlog, Wormholes first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeTime Segment Intro Gen Con Strike Tournament Ignacy’s Alliance Thank you for the Support Ignacy’s USA Tour Tickets of SFGE Ignacy in Charlotte, NC Batman – Everybody Lies Gutenberg Brazil […] The post RDTN Episode 259: Star Wars: Outer Rim-Unfinished Business, Nevsky, Portal Games preview with Ignacy first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeTime Segment Intro Making stuff is hard Shipping Issues Is it Insanity The Connellson Cascading Impacts Force Majeure It cost what? Game Toppers 3.5 Rank’em The ORIGINAL At The Table […] The post RDTN Episode 257: The Original At The Table with Burky – The Cost of Doing Business first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeTime Segment 00:35 Intro 02:45 BGG Awards – Thank You 03:51 Methodologie: Murder on the Links 14:50 Apps in Games – Correction 18:47 Little Grump Time 22:43 Taste Buds – […] The post RDTN Episode 255: Cryptid Urban Legend, Shinkansen Zero Kai, C&C Ancients, Methodologie, Pepsi Maple Syrup first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeTime Presenter Award 00:00 Introduction 05:24 Tantrum House Why Didn’t Think of That 08:10 Geek All Stars Just the Two of Us 11:55 Man vs Meeple Gimmie More! 15:50 Board […] The post RDTN Episode 253: 7th Annual Squirrelly Awards first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeTime Segment 00:00 Intro 01:03 Tantrum Con 25:20 Behext 30:55 Taste Buds – Dragon Fruit 43:20 Portal Games 44:45 Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest 51:36 Squaring Circleville 1:15:15 Pathfinder: Level 20 […] The post RDTN Episode 252: Squaring Circleville, Libertalia, Level 20, Colors of Paris, Don’t Blink, Behext first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeTime Segment 00:00 Intro 10:46 Love Letter: Jabba’s Palace 16:34 Teaching Moments 21:40 Lord of the Rings – Revised Core Set 26:49 We Need a Lawyer 29:07 Taste Buds – […] The post RDTN Episode 250: Red Flag Over Paris, Fort Sumter, Bequest, Three Sisters, Jabba’s Palace first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeTime Segment 00:00 Introduction 06:10 Marty’s in Your Wallet – Magic Commander Decks 12:11 The Hunger 22:28 7 Wonders Architect 28:10 Dom Pierre Kickstarter 36:28 Tony’s Holiday Adventure 39:19 Paint […] The post RDTN Episode 247: Tabannusi, 7 Wonders Architect, The Hunger, Dom Pierre, Night at the Movies first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeTime Segment 00:00 Intro 04:45 Taste Buds – Mt. Dew Gingerbread Snap’d 08:45 Pocket Paragons 14:25 What Next? 22:50 Crowd Funding Email Updates – Are there too many? 28:00 Portal […] The post RDTN Episode 245: Imperial Steam, Brian Boru, What Next, Pocket Paragons first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeTIme Segment 0:00:33 Intro 0:05:55 Lawn Care Again 0:10:40 Senior Moments – Buying Shoes 0:13:31 20 Years of Board Games 0:16:53 Pink Ticket To Ride Trains 0:19:30 Miniature Market 0:20:30 […] The post RDTN Episode 240: Clash of Cultures, Cascadia, Machi Koro 2, Alien first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
Tony McReeTime Segment 0:31 Intro 6:05 Mt. Dew Baja Punch 8:40 Discounts on Stuff – 20% of T-shirts Sir Meeple 14:10 Taz the Dog and Amiibo 19:06 Advance Wars is now […] The post RDTN Episode 239: WoW-Wrath of the Lich King, Origins-First Builders, Luna Capital, Paint the Roses, Lost Cities R&W first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names.
00:00 Restoration Games 02:26 Logistics with Justin and Scott 07:02 Prior to COVID – How is it done 12:31 To distribute a Game 17:52 And what about Today 26:40 Where […]
Time Segment 00:00 Game Toppers LLC 01:30 Vanessa Intro 02:00 Banter 11:10 Chicken Sandwich Taste Test 15:13 Board and Dice Puzzle Box 22:40 Contest Updates 24:50 New Capstone Game: Boonlake […]
00:00 Game Toppers02:26 Vanessa Intro02:57 Intro07:36 Baseball Card Resurgence16:10 Pokemon 25th Anniversary27:00 Valheim – We got no clue29:22 Food Talk Again34:50 Portal Games37:49 Maglev Metro50:32 Miniature Market1:01:11 In a Nutshell1:01:45 Warhammer Quest: Cursed City1:08:50 Summoner Wars: Second Edition1:11:13 Meeples and Monsters1:14:42 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization1:17:32 Rapa Nui1:31:23 Outro
Only two games in the episode with a deep review? Well, we spent a bunch of time on them and didn’t want to just cram the episode full and cut out important items we wanted to cover. Plus, there was some news to share with you that you might have missed, needed to make sure we covered those items as well.
Maglev Metro by Bezier Games is a pickup deliver game that enhances the actions you take as you play. You can modify the amount of a specific action you take. For instance, you want to build track, the more robots you put in this action, the more track you can build. And since there are a bunch of actions that all can be modified, you will shift much of your concentration away from building of tracks and stations to how to optimize those actions to help you score the points at the end of the game. So, if you are thinking why do I need another train pickup and deliver game, take a look at how you have to manipulate the actions to be successful in this game.
Rapa Nui is a mystery on how something so simple in mechanics can quickly become very strategic as you play. This game could be considered entry level due to those simple mechanics and easy teach, but as you play, you will start seeing little nuggets of the strategy. Strategies such as claiming key locations on the map to gain resources while benefiting others. Thinking how to use other peoples locations to help you on your turn. Or strategically holding back in hopes that maybe next round you will benefit from someone else’s play during the current round.
Thanks for listening and the next episode is our Squirrely’s
00:00 Intro03:45 Cloudage22:56 Valentine’s26:00 Venus Flytrap28:50 Window AC Removal29:50 Stay in your lane, Bojangles31:46 Coke vs Pepsi33:25 Kickstarter: Block and Key42:28 The One Ring45:06 Marvel and Arkham LCG Expansions50:36 Portal Games53:14 Carpe Diem1:04:08 Royal Visit1:13:49 Miniature Market1:17:31 Sagani1:26:25 Outro
The wives come back and bail us out once again. Vanessa discusses her thoughts on the re-release of the game Royal Visit. Donna shares her opinion on the tile laying game Sagani.
We also talk about the game Carpe Diem which is in its third release. Sometimes you just need a game that is simple to play and it's easy to get to the table. Not saying that the game isn't strategic or thought provoking it's just nice to keep things simple on gameplay.
Marty also convinces me that I need spent more money over at Kickstarter by talking about Block and Key. While I am not much on spatial relations, this does sound like a very enjoyable and strategic game. Unfortunately I missed out on the play of Cloudage but Marty definitely shares his thoughts and how that game went.
Thanks for listening and see you in a couple of weeks.
00:00 Renegade Games02:20 Intro04:00 TV Shows07:35 Little Back Story15:10 After College – This is so cool20:16 Process is needed22:52 And how did Board Games enter the equation28:35 The Career in Board Gaming Begins32:06 Cryptozoic History34:45 IELLO Time38:42 Renegade Time46:24 How to make a name for a game57:00 Marketing challenges1:05:55 Puzzles at Renegade1:14:43 Renegade History1:20:04 Rank’em
For this At the Table, we are joined by the incredible, amazing Sara Erickson from Renegade Games. Marty had to keep me on track because this one could have gone on for a very long time. Sara’s background working in a lab was beyond educational and we could have just kept going on about her work. But we do get over the board games and her history in the industry. She has so much knowledge to share and experiences that if you are thinking about getting into the industry, pay attention to her.
She also has the vision to keep the industry growing and knowing what it will take to make a game a success. Sara said something very important during the interview that a game is more than a game, it is the community around the game that is so important. Completely agree
Hope you enjoy listening to this very special interview with Sara Erickson, VP Sales and Marketing at Renegade Games