Catch2222 Gaming Podcast: Recent Episodes
Lavazza & Layne
A look at board games for non-hobbyists, with a bent to examine philosophical and theological ideas that emerge from board gaming.
It’s a little late, but better late than never as they say. Speaking of late, we talk about Jeff Bezos planning to go to space, but in the time since recording, he’s been, oh and so has William Shatner.
Today we talk about LIFE: In space and on other planets, GAMES: Terraforming Mars and BEYOND: Terraforming - It's a long one so buckle in.
LIFE - 0:45
Movie: The Martian
Adam’s up for trying to live on another planet.
Distance to Mars. - Rob thinks about three years to Mars, but it looks like he was a little high.
Kyle throws us off topic talking about Venus
Stuff You Should Know - A great podcast!
Movie that Kyle talks about from grade school: All Summer In A Day
Rob brings us back to Mars
Book: War of the Worlds
Movie: Space Jam
Movie: Total Recall
Kyle might, possibly, maybe live on Mars if all other options are exhausted.
Rob is fascinated with living on another planet.
GAMES - 9:46
Terraforming Mars
Kyle gets a negative interaction with a publisher off his chest.
Splotter Games
Adam’s Rating: 22
Rob’s Rating: 222
Kyle’s Rating: 22
BEYOND - 29:51
(You may hear some panting in the background. It’s just Princess Leia the Boxer.)
International Space Station
Rob becomes the most outraged he’s ever been on the podcast when Kyle and Adam say we’re behind in space exploration. - 32:44
December 2020 - 1/2 of the Mass on Earth is Human Made
Movie: The Day The Earth Stood Still — Spoiler Alert
TV Show: The Expanse
Movie: ? - Adam refused to divulge what movie he was talking about. What's the secret? We don't know.
BTW - All the movies mentioned in today's podcast have newer versions than we linked, but you know, feeling nostalgic.
The Expanse Board Game
All music this episode by Adam Lavazza or Lavazza and Layne.
We have some Amazon links in these notes, but as of publication we are not an affiliate. Just trying to be convenient.
Hosts: Adam, Kyle, Rob
All music this week by: Adam Lavazza and Lavazza & Layne
This week we talk about water parks, Barrage, and societal water management. Rob studied water engineering stuff at West Point.
Phoenix Area Water Parks: Hurricane Harbor, Big Surf, Sunsplash
Arizona "Natural" Water Parks: Fossil Creek, Wet Beaver Creek, West Clear Creek, Sycamore Canyon, Aravaipa, Slide Rock
Barrage
Board Game Geek: Barrage
YouTube Barrage Overview by the Dice Tower
Barrage Ratings: Rob - 222, Kyle - 22, Adam - DNP
Central Arizona Project
Book: Cadillac Desert
Hosts: Adam, Kyle, Rob
Today we talk about the first two games in the Iron Rails Series by Capstone Games and begin a discussion on Capitalism.
Irish Gauge
Ride The Rails
18xx Games
Ticket to Ride
Iberian Gauge
(Please note we have received and played Iberian Gauge and are looking forward to reviewing it as well.)
Ratings
Rob - Irish Gauge - 2222 - Ride the Rails - 2222
Adam - Irish Gauge - 222 - Ride the Rails - 222
Kyle - Irish Gauge - 222 - Ride the Rails - 222 Combined - 2222
Capitalism
Socialism
California Gold Rush
Current World Population as of the publishing of this podcast - 7.753 Billion and rising
Adam Smith
Magna Carta
Many of the links in today's notes are to Wikipedia articles. While Wikipedia is a great place to start, we remind you that it is not a completely accurate source for information. Do your research!
Music today by: Adam Lavazza, Lavazza and Layne, and the song Shrutie Pie is by Zachariah Hickman
Hosts: Adam, Kyle, Rob
In today's episode Adam asks Rob and Kyle if they prefer bad news or good news first; we review Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia, and then we discuss the dystopian future, sort of.
Book: When
Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia
We mention "AP." In board gaming terms, and perhaps in other areas of our lives, it means "analysis paralysis." It's when one has too many decisions to process, and so things slow way down as the person attempts to parse out the absolute best decision to make. We all suffer from it at times, but poor Adam gets it a lot, because he's an Enneagram 7. (We'll talk about the Enneagram at some point.)
Scythe
Watch It Played
Our Euphoria ratings:
Adam - 22 - He hasn't played it yet, and there is no way he would give it a 22. He'll change his mind.
Rob - 222
Kyle - 222
Brave New World
1984
Animal Farm
The Handmaid's Tale
Fahrenheit 451
Catch 22
The Hunger Games
Divergent
V for Vendetta
The Circle
(Lord only knows what the algorithms must think of us for looking up all the links to these dystopian novels.)
Music in today's episode from: Adam Lavazza, Lavazza & Layne, and ELPHNT
Hosts - Adam, Kyle, Rob
Today the hosts look at the two player card game Lost Cities, even though it's not Two-Player Tuesday. They also talk about the Cursed City controversy at Games Workshop, (it was relevant when this was recorded, but a bit old news) and also talk about the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras.
Cursed City Controversy
The Honest Wargamer
Warhammer Weekly - Vince Venturella
Lost Cities
Rob and Adam also mention the games - Spades, Phase10, and Uno, but as Kyle does the show notes and hates all of those games, you'll have to find your own information.
Lost Cities Ratings - Rob 222, Adam 222, Kyle 22
Pythagoras
Fibonacci Sequence
The Theory of Everything - Movie
Euclid's Elements
C.S. Lewis
Music this episode: Adam Lavazza, Lavazza & Layne, and "Sonora" by Quincas Moreira
As always remember Wikipedia is a good place to start, but it's not an academic source. Do your research!
Hosts: Adam, Kyle, Rob
In today's episode Adam asks us what we like, we look at the game Tokaido, and Rob takes us into Philosophy 101 again looking at Tao (or Dao).
Music in this Episode:
So Far Away - Adam Lavazza
Lazy Walk - Cheel
How Long - Lavazza and Layne
Tokaido
Tokaido on Board Game Geek
Tao
The Big Lebowski
Winnie the Pooh
Hosts: Adam, Kyle, Rob
Superstition Wilderness Circlestone Parks! Teddy Roosevelt National Park Service Wild Arizona National Lampoon’s Vacation Music: So Far Away - Adam Lavazza Expectantly - Adam Lavazza & Kyle Layne Hopeful Freedom - Asher Fulero Hosts: Adam, Kyle, Rob
SHOW NOTES:
Opening & Closing Music - "So Far Away" by Adam Lavazza, used with permission.
Game Overview Music - "Despair and Triumph" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source & Artist
Beyond Section Music - "Expectantly" by Adam Lavazza & Kyle Layne, used with permission.
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Kwity Paye - Indianapolis Colts 2021 1st Round Draft Pick
Zaven Collins - Arizona Cardinals 2021 1st Round Draft Pick
We're not sure what basketball board game Adam was talking about, or what games Rob was talking about playing with his dad, but if we figure it out we'll drop it in a future show's notes.
Petrichor
Adam's Rating: 22
Rob's Rating: 222
Kyle's Rating: 22
Philosophy 101 - Thales of Miletus
The body is actually roughly 60% water.
71% of Earth's surface is covered by water.
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Hosts: Adam, Kyle, Rob
Turns out that Kyle also likes miniatures games, and he's thinking about trying out the old standby Warhammer. (Now, it's Warhammer: Age of Sigmar.)
Join him as he begins his journey.
Music: When Gods Pontificate by Dan Bodan
Hosts: Kyle
Today we close out 2020, and that's probably a good thing.
Kyle's angry old man blogpost
Don't buy the 25th Anniversary Edition, but here it is - Catan 25th Anniversary
Side Note: Catan 25th Anniversary Edition is on clearance at our Friendly Local Game Store, probably because it's not a great iteration of the game
We talk about Kylecon V - There's really no place to link to though
Kylecon V Game List
- Unmatched: Cobble & Fog
- The Mind
- Rising Sun
- Tammany Hall
- Wingspan
- Thunder Alley
The Mythic Merchant
Axis & Allies
(Yes, Kyle probably had too much coffee on recording day.)
Kyle Watches Movies
Blue Yeti Microphone
Game Give Away - catch2222games[at]gmail.com - Subject Line: Thank You Give Away - Enter by January 15th, 2021
Sonora
New Things - Links Coming in the Future
- Monday Musings Replacement
- Kyle's Side Hustle Project - Coming Soon
- Rob's Ridiculous Reviews - Coming Soon - Episode 1 Ballpoint Pens
- Rob's Veteran Volunteer Network - Coming Soon
- Rob's Personal Blog - Coming Soon
- The Grateful Connection Notebook
- Adam's Music available at his website
- Support Mechanism
Hosts: Adam, Kyle, Rob
In this episode we look at the "family" game Horrified, and then we discuss Dead of Winter and traitors in games.
Should we keep cheering for Rob? Tweet us @catch222gaming
Roll Player
Sagrada
Which do you prefer, Sagrada or Roll Player? Tweet us @catch222gaming
Wingspan Oceania Expansion
Follow Elizabeth Hargrave: @elizhargrave
5:35 - Rob rates Wingspan giving us our first 6666 rated game thus further complicating the most ridiculously complicated rating system in all of board gaming.
Heroquest
Are you going to order Heroquest? Tweet us @catch222gaming
Fort
Horrified
Pandemic
Who are the Universal Monsters?
We're trying to always do better with our language. What are the most appropriate ways to talk about persons with disabilities? Let us know: @catch222gaming
Ratings for Horrified:
Rob - 22
Adam - 22
Kyle - 22
24:00 - Kyle gives a subpar overview of Dead for Winter. Trust us when we say Dead of Winter is so much deeper than Kyle let on.
Dead of Winter
Shaun of the Dead
We would recommend you not have a traitor in Dead of Winter your first go round. We didn't have a traitor the first time we played without Adam, but we weren't as kind to him.
The Walking Dead
32:26 - The hosts start "Going Deeper" (We did have some internet connectivity issues on our Zoom call. Sorry for the choppiness. Thanks to Adam for an awesome job editing.)
What do you think about traitor mechanics in games? Let us know: @catch2222gaming
Schindler's List
Atlas Shrugged - Book
If you don't know Rob is a graduate of the United States Military Academy West Point and served in Iraq. Send Rob a thank you note for Veterans' Day coming up: @catch2222gaming
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Huldrych Zwingli
(Note: We don't necessarily endorse all of the above theologians' positions. In fact, we would disagree with several of their positions.)
Vatican II
Benedict Arnold (We mentioned him earlier too.)
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Coyote America - Book
(We do not take the position that coyotes are traitors. Sorry coyotes, we really do love you, except when you eat cute little family pets.)
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Hosts - Adam, Kyle, Rob
In today's episode we continue #septrainber by diving into Ticket to Ride: London. It's not just London though, it's 70's London Baby!
Liberation by Button Shy Games
Travis D. Hill - Our Innermost Thoughts
Gloomhaven
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Frosthaven
Ticket to Ride: London
Ticket to Ride
Littlewars TV
#septransportationber
Ticket to Ride: New York
You should totally Google a map of London, unless you live in London, in which case, we're sorry that we're ignorant of your city. We shouldn't be, because we really, really want to go there, and Kyle was going to this summer, but COVID. Stupid COVID.
Ticket to Ride: Amsterdam
The actual theme of Ticket to Ride: London is 1970's London. Adam said 1960's, because he's young and the 60's and 70's all blur into one for him. Wait, Kyle's that young too. Yeah, we're both confused.
John Company - Is one of the most amazing games we've played in a long time. It is not a game for new people in the hobby, but when you've gotten your toes wet...oh, boy, is it an amazing experience. Cole Wehrle is an incredible designer. Check out his games at Leder Games and on his own imprint Wehrlegig Games.
Ticket to Ride: London Scoring:
Adam - 222, Kyle - 222
Make sure to check out the Kyle Watches Movies Podcast.
Questions for you:
What is your favorite mode of transportation? (Adam's answer is simply incorrect.)
If you had a ticket to ride anywhere, where would you go? (The answer is London.)
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Thanks for listening, and extra points if you read the show notes.
Hosts: Adam, Kyle
Today we bring listeners up to date on what's happening with Catch2222. Don't worry, we're not going anywhere.
Hosts: Kyle
A Two-Player Tuesday on a Wednesday? Episode 13 releasing after Episode 14? Has the madness of 2020 infected Catch2222? What's next a normal game rating system? (No chance of that.)
Things just got a bit wonky here at Catch2222. Episode 13 was supposed to be out weeks ago, but there were issues. Rather than scrap the episode we thought "better late than never."
So, it’s Two-Player Tuesday and it’s been hot in Phoenix. As summer winds down, we complain about the heat while discussing Caverna Cave Vs. Cave. We get briefly sidetracked several times down rabbit holes, but eventually go deeper asking the question: What is a home?
Caverna Cave Vs. Cave
Root
Getaway Driver
Agricola
The Dice Tower
Hosts: Adam & Kyle
This month we're looking at some "train" games, with a real emphasis on introducing new gamers to Ticket to Ride. We also go deeper and discuss Freedom: The Underground Railroad and wrestle with inequality.
Roll Player
Ticket to Ride
Little Wars TV and Little Wars TV on YouTube
New Rating Categories:
Production
Game Play
Theming
Accessibility
Ticket to Ride Europe
Ticket to Ride New York
Ticket to Ride London
According to starwars.Fandom.Com a Parsec - It is defined as 360×60×60/2π astronomical units (AU), which is equivalent to about 19.17 trillion miles, or about 3.262 light-years. The Star Wars parsec appears to be equivalent to the real-world measurement: The Essential Atlas says a parsec is 3.26 light-years.
Ticket to Ride: First Journey
Catch2222 on YouTube
Ticket to Ride Scoring:
Adam - 222
Rob - 222
Kyle - 222
Freedom: The Underground Railroad
Pandemic
Train - Warning! Train and other games by Brenda Romero deal with heavy and mature themes.
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Hosts: Adam, Kyle, Rob
Today the hosts take a look at the amazing, and award winning, game Wingspan. Then the go deeper and talk a bit about ecology, but without Rob's expertise in the area they flounder just a bit.
Wingspan - Stonemaier Games
Wingspan On Board Game Geek
Hosts: Adam, Kyle
In today's episode the hosts talk about the 2005 title "Twilight Struggle." This epic game of the cold war is challenging to learn, but an absolute delight to play.
Hosts: Adam, Kyle
In today's episode the hosts discuss the storytelling game: Tales of the Arabian Nights. They also go deeper and talk about the concept of Myth.
Hosts: Adam, Kyle, Rob
Today the hosts talk about Getaway Driver and introduce the new segment: Going Deeper. That's right we're finally jumping in to talking abut philosophy. Today we talk about the thrill of the chase.
Hosts: Adam, Kyle
In this episode the hosts discuss the cooperative game Pandemic.
Pandemic @ Z-Man Games
Rob's new mic allows him to sound amazingly like he really sounds.
Ratings for Pandemic:
Adam: 222, Rob: 222, Kyle: 222
Going Deeper Topic: Cooperation
Rob goes really deep: When does cooperation become a catalyst for those in power to get people to do their bidding.
Mentioned -
Heavy Cardboard: Heavy Cardboard on YouTube
Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Pandemic Legacy Season 1
Pandemic Rome: Pandemic: Fall of Rome
Upgraded components for Pandemic: MeepleSource.com
The Cooperation Song Kyle mentioned, that Adam and Rob have apparently never heard: Big Bird on YouTube
Novel: Lord of the Flies
Real life Lord of the Flies: Guardian Article
Dead of Winter: Dead of Winter @ Plaid Hat Games
Check us out on Twitter: @catch2222gaming
Highlighted Twitter Follower: @boardgameghost
Hosts: Adam, Kyle, Rob
Check out Adam's music at his website:
Adam's Music
Today the hosts bring out an episode from the original archives, because this pandemic is really cramping their gaming.
They discuss the two player card game Star Realms from White Wizard Games. As a bonus they also talk about the reimplementation in the game Hero Realms.
Check out White Wizard Games
Makes sure you follow us on Twitter: @catch2222gaming
Hosts: Adam, Kyle
In today's episode the hosts talk about some games they've played recently in the midst of the pandemic. Then they dive deep on the concept of winning and losing.
We hope you're all staying safe during this time, and we hope you all are finding ways to get some gaming in.
Hosts: Adam, Kyle, Rob
In today's Big Show the hosts tackle the concept of nostalgia. They play a very old game, and then reflect on nostalgia and its impact in their lives.
This show was the first we ever recorded, and we originally said we'd only release it if someone gave us $1 Million. Sadly, no one did, but with things the way they are, we figured weird old content was better than no content.
Stay safe everyone.
Hosts: Adam, Jessica, Kyle, Rob, Zach
In today's episode the hosts talk about the two-player game "Patchwork," and its sequel "Patchwork Express." They also talk about Daddy & Donuts Day and Adam insists he has never played Caverna, but he's wrong.
Hosts: Adam & Kyle
In today's episode the hosts talk about their four favorite games right now. Why four? You'll have to listen to find out. (Spoiler: It's not that interesting.)
Hosts: Adam & Kyle
In today's Monday Musings Kyle muses about wether or not board games should be collected or played or both. He also looks at "B-17 Queen of the Skies," a solo game about the European bombing campaign of World War 2.
Hosts: Kyle
In today's episode the hosts reflect on their experience with 7 Wonders Duel.
Hosts: Adam & Kyle
This is our first Monday Musings with Kyle. In these episodes Kyle will share random thoughts about board games.
Today Kyle wonders if he has too many board games, and then thinks aloud about solo games.
In today's episode the hosts share about their history as board gamers. They walk through three time periods of their lives to see how they've reached the place they are today.
Hosts: Adam & Kyle
In today's episode Kyle introduces you to the podcast. He gives an brief overview of what the podcast is all about, and gives a brief intro to some of the hosts.
Hosts: Kyle
You can learn more about Freedom: The Underground Railroad at the Academy Games website - Academy Games