The Omnigamers' Club: Recent Episodes
Daniel Wynter and Mark Yuasa
The Omnigamers' Club is a book club style podcast for those whose love of games eclipses the divide between analog and digital. Alternating between board games, video games and everything in between, each episode will take a deep dive into one specific game, our thoughts and the conversation around it.
Daniel is still on vacation, Mark is joined by local Vancouver board game supporter Denis Ryan. We discuss Advance Wars 1&2 Reboot Camp, VR games like Demeo, Spiel Des Jahres award nominee Captain Flip, Shadow Ninjas, the meaning behind the hit Japanese card game Nana’s title and its new English-language name.
Mark caps off the episode with a mini-review of the recent one-page, one-shot RPG Lasers & Feelings hosted by FLGS and Denis’ employer Raincity Games.
Topics Discussed
- Video games: Walkabout Mini Golf, Demeo, Advance Wars 1&2 Reboot Camp, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Flintlock
- Board games: Captain Flip, Shadow Ninjas, Nana/Trio, Spot It/Dobble, Set, Hamsterrolle, Snail Sprint
- TTRPG/Wargames: Lasers & Feelings at Raincity Games
Further Reading
RPG One-Shots with Out on the Shelves and other events hosted by Denis’ employer Raincity Games: https://www.raincity.games/events/
Terminal City Tabletop Convention: https://terminalcitycon.ca/
Check out the video version of the podcast at https://youtu.be/QESES-RYP20.
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Daniel is on vacation this week. Mark invites Vancouver indie game designer and theatre person Kennedy Goodkey on the playlist to discuss Cole Wehrle games and social deduction games among others. Kennedy gives an update on his social deduction game, co-design, Winter Garden.
Topics Discussed
- News: Quoridor Pac-Man edition, Brotherwise Games' kickstarter for Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere RPG, Our Golden Age: An Ultraviolet Grasslands RPG
- Video Games: Nier Replicant, Oxygen Not Included: Frosty Planet DLC
- Board Games: Lacuna, Oath, Nidavellir, Barrage, Paths of Civilization
Further Reading
Follow Kennedy and 'Winter Palace' at https://www.hobbyistsordabblersgames.ca/ .
Pacific Coast Hosts: Blood on the Clocktower https://discord.gg/dFyUMt29CF
Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere RPG https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brotherwise/the-stormlight-archive-rpg?ref=ksr_email_mktg_auto_user_watched_project_launched
Our Golden Age (OGA): An Ultraviolet Grasslands RPG []equel https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/exalted-funeral/our-golden-age-an-ultra-violet-grasslands-rpg-sequel?ref=bk-discover-role-playing-games-trending
Check out the video version of the podcast at https://youtu.be/4fLQB4LaO8w.
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We’re once again donning our thinking caps to interpret the language-based puzzle video game Chants of Sennaar. We discuss whether its linguistic deduction is more like crosswords or dark souls bosses, and provide some other recommendations for our lexical listeners.
Light puzzle spoilers included.
Other Games Discussed
The Witness, Return of the Obra Dinn, Ultraviolet Grasslands, Suveh Nux, Botany Manor, Heaven’s Vault, Outer Wilds, City of Six Moons
Further Reading
Join the Club at https://www.omnigamers.club.
Check out the video version of the podcast at https://youtu.be/_iMB1oFc6NE .
We’re trying out a new video format for more ways to join the club. You can subscribe to our YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLsn5Z6qFhBDdMFmkhuAwA
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This week on the playlist we discuss the fresh batch of Spiel Des Jahres winners, along with a selection of hot new crowdfunding projects along with the latest games we’ve been playing.
Topics Discussed
- News: Spiel Des Jahres, Cavern Shuffle, Wandering Galaxies, Coyote & Crow: Ahu Tiiko, Tabletop Mirror, Moonbeam
- Video Games: Lords of the Fallen, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Mahokenshi, First Descendent, Kunitsu-gami
- Board Games: Arcs, Arctic Scavengers
Further Reading
Elizabeth Hargraves SdJ statistics https://bsky.app/profile/elizhargrave.bsky.social/post/3kxt6a3s4k42y
Cavern Shuffle http://kck.st/3XVszTJ
Wandering Galaxies http://kck.st/3y1Db94
Coyote & Crow: Ahu Tiiko http://kck.st/463RZ3L
Tabletop Mirror https://tabletopmirror.com/home
Moonbeam (and associated projects) https://www.backerkit.com/c/collections/the-moonbeam-collection
All My Best Friends Are Digital Podcast
https://redcircle.com/shows/912e343f-cc03-42c7-a0eb-862949423503
The Discard Pile Podcast https://linktr.ee/thediscardpilepodcast
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Next Featured Game:
Chants of Sennaar
We’re joined by Olivia Lothary to raid the sandbox swathes of A Feast For Odin. Olivia serves up an offering of Miniatures games and we explore the wider Uwe oeuvre to see where A Feast For Odin sits in the pantheon.
Games Discussed
Night Thirst, Demonship, Warcrow, Aristeia!, Keystone: North America, Agricola, Caverna, Le Havre
Further Reading
Follow Olivia at https://www.instagram.com/olloplays/
Pre-order Night Thirst https://blacksitestudio.com/en-ca/products/night-thirst-core-rulebook
Tinkerhouse Terrain https://tinkerhousegames.com/
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Next Featured Game
- Chants of Senaar
We continue our summer streak of playlists with all the games to keep you cool.
Games Discussed
- News: Mattel colorblind initiative, Rune Quest Humble Bundle, Deep Regrets Kickstarter, Ubisoft Plus
- Video Games: 20 Minutes Till Dawn, Dredge, Zanki Zero
- Board Games: Diced Veggies, Quest for El Dorado, Paladins of the West Kingdom (plus City of Crowns expansion)
Further Reading
Mattel colorblind initiative
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/25/24185625/mattel-board-card-games-colorblind-accessible-uno-blokus-phase-ten-skip-bo
Rune Quest on Humble Bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/runequest-chaosium-inc-books
Deep Regrets Kickstarter
http://kck.st/45OE6q3
Check out the video version of the podcast at https://youtu.be/kNIQ0N_VPDo
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Next Featured Game
A Feast for Odin with special guest Olivia Lothary
Due to summer scheduling, we’re bringing you a bonus Playlist of various games we’ve been playing. We attempt to balance our gaming diet with various cross-platform experiences, digital adaptations and home-brew hybrids.
Games Discussed
- News: One Million Checkboxes, Game Pass on Amazon Firestick, Cyber-Forge Miniatures for Five Parsecs From Home
- Video Games: Baldur’s Gate 3, Halo Infinite, Trine, Quilts and Cats of Calico
- Board Games: Calico, Floor Plan
- TTRPGS: The Portal at House on the Hill
Further Reading
Click One Million Checkboxes at
https://onemillioncheckboxes.com/
Support Cyber-Forge Miniatures at
https://www.patreon.com/cyberforgeminis
Find The Portal at Hill House at
https://presspotgames.itch.io/the-portal-at-hill-house
Dice Bites Molds
http://kck.st/3zgSBqB
Check out the video version of the podcast at https://youtu.be/yVUDj9OsKT8.
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Next Featured Game
A Feast for Odin
The Summer slump is having a chilling effect on our board game time, so we take the opportunity to sample some TTRPGs. Mark checks out Free RPG day and Daniel tries his hand at solo journaling. Having cracked into the souls-like genre with Another Crab’s Treasure, we continue to explore some other games before our skills become tarnished.
Games Discussed
- News: Nintendo Direct, New Core Books for Dungeons & Dragons, Five Parsecs from Home - Tactics, Free RPG Day
- Video Games: Elden Ring, Lords of the Fallen, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Prince of Persia - The Lost Crown, Unicorn Overlord, Rogue Trader
- Board Games: Bullet
- TTRPGS: City of Mist, The Portal at Hill House
Further Reading
Out on the Shelves Library:
https://linktr.ee/out_on_the_shelves
Five Parsecs from Home:
https://modiphius.net/pages/five-parsecs
The Portal at Hill House:
https://presspotgames.itch.io/the-portal-at-hill-house
Check out Jamie Daggers’ miniature painting.
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Next Featured Game
A Feast for Odin
Time to raise some shell and take out the trash! This episode’s featured game is Another Crab’s Treasure, the souls-like platformer from Aggro Crab Games. We discuss accessibility, the types of friction in the genre and combating crabiness.
The podcast version is available on your podcatcher of choice including Apple and Spotify.
Further Reading
Join the Club at https://www.omnigamers.club.
Check out the video version of the podcast at
We’re trying out a new video format for more ways to join the club. You can subscribe to our YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLsn5Z6qFhBDdMFmkhuAwA
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Next Featured Game
- A Feast for Odin
It’s the playlist for June 12th. On this week’s playlist we discuss Summer Game Fest Announcements and the latest Kickstarters we’re excited for. Daniel celebrates hot crab summer and Mark tries his hand at miniature painting.
Games Discussed
- Video Games: Tenjutsu, Alan Wake 2: Night Springs, Crab God, Live A Live, Unicorn Overlord, Rack & Slay
- Board Games: Nawalli Kickstarter, Unstoppable! Kickstarter, Battle Spirit Saga, Kutna Hora
- TTRPGS: Cyberpunk RED: Combat Zone Kickstarter, Mutant Year Zero: Zone Wars, Stormlight Archive RPG Kickstarter, City of Mist
Further Reading
Check out Jamie Daggers’ miniature painting.
Check out the video version of the podcast at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLsn5Z6qFhBDdMFmkhuAwA
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Send your questions, feedback and comments to omnigamersclub@gmail.com.
Next Featured Game
Another Crab's Treasure
Grab your shovel, this episode we’re digging into The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls, the card-based adaptation of the classic rogue-like video game. We discuss how it translates from screen to table, what it means to take inspiration from Magic the Gathering, and how it functions as a customizable game engine.
The podcast version is available on your podcatcher of choice including Apple and Spotify.
Further Reading
Join the Club at https://www.omnigamers.club.
Check out the video version of the podcast at
We’re trying out a new video format for more ways to join the club. You can subscribe to our YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLsn5Z6qFhBDdMFmkhuAwA
The Video Game Industry Does Not Exist (free e-book)
https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5572/The-Videogame-Industry-Does-Not-ExistWhy-We-Should
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Next Featured Game
- Another Crab’s Treasure
It’s the playlist for May 29th. We discuss the games we’ve been playing, and industry news including Video Games, Board Games, TTRPGS, and for the first time, Wargames.
Games Discussed
- Video Games: Another Crabs Treasure, Hades 2, Children of Morta, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, Hellblade Senua’s Sacrifice, Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader
- Board Games: Darwin’s Journey
- TTRPGS/Wargames: Five Parsecs from Home, Adventure Wargames, One Page Rules, Core Space
Further Reading
Puppets in High Places Kickstarter
http://kck.st/3yAEsE5
Children of Morta Kickstarter
http://kck.st/3JRMT0f
Check out the video version of the podcast at https://youtu.be/bJBzq4c0duI
We’re trying out a new video format for more ways to join the club. You can subscribe to our YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLsn5Z6qFhBDdMFmkhuAwA
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Send your questions, feedback and comments to omnigamersclub@gmail.com.
Next Featured Game
The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls
This episode we’re showcasing a double feature of Indie games with cozy puzzler Botany Manor and stop-motion sci-fi adventure Harold Halibut. We discuss the role of puzzles and narrative in games, and debate the very definition of games as interactive media, artform or Disneyland ride.
Further Reading
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/q8EnOnTwUKY
We’re trying out a new video format for more ways to join the club. You can subscribe to our YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLsn5Z6qFhBDdMFmkhuAwA
The Video Game Industry Does Not Exist (free e-book)
https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5572/The-Videogame-Industry-Does-Not-ExistWhy-We-Should
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Next Episode
- The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls
It’s the playlist for May 15th, where we discuss all the other games we’ve been playing, industry news and other topics, including the Las Vegas arcade scene, Dragon’s Dogma anime and Microsoft closing several game studios.
Games Discussed
- Video Games: Final Fantasy Tactics, Hades 2, Hydroneer
- Board Games: Fallout Shelter The Board Game
- TTRPGS: Rogue Zone
Further Reading
Rogue Zone RPG
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/475483/Rogue-Zone
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Next Featured Game
Botany Manor/Harold Halibut
This episode we’re jetting off to Japan, or at least we will be as soon as we’re done planning the perfect itinerary. Game designer Amanda Vallerand joins us to talk about Lets Go! To Japan, the board game about preparing and executing your dream vacation. We discuss flavour text, player expression through storytelling and where we’d like to Let’s Go! Next.
Further Reading
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-Nr8EyuQ2kE
Follow Amanda’s blog https://subsurfacegames.ca/
Sign up to be notified of Puppets in High Places’ Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/subsurfacegames/puppets-in-high-places
TTRPG Itch.io bundle https://itch.io/b/2383/ttrpgs-for-trans-rights-west-virginia
We’re trying out a new video format for more ways to join the club. You can subscribe to our YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLsn5Z6qFhBDdMFmkhuAwA
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Next Episode
- Botany Manor
- Harold Halibut
Starting this week, the podcast will be split into 2 parts.
- The first part will covers what we've been playing and other news of personal interest, aka "The Playlist".
- The second part includes the main game or discussion topic. This will be released one week later.
Returning guest, Game designer Amanda Vallerand, joins us for the first standalone episode of "The Playlist".
Also Discussed
- Video Games: Hitman World Of Annihilation, Botany Manor, Unicorn Overlord, Eiyuden Chronicles: Rising, Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes, Pacific Drive, Fallout 76, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Tape to Tape
- Board Games: Sagrada Artisans, Sea Salt and Paper, Gone to Gaia, Fliptown
- TTRPGS: Songs for the Dusk, Blades in the Dark, Lego Dungeons and Dragons
- Lego Wargames: Brikwars, Mobile Frame Zero
Further Reading
Follow Amanda’s blog https://subsurfacegames.ca/
Sign up to be notified of Puppets in High Places’ Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/subsurfacegames/puppets-in-high-places
TTRPG Itch.io bundle https://itch.io/b/2383/ttrpgs-for-trans-rights-west-virginia
We’re trying out a new video format for more ways to join the club. You can subscribe to our youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLsn5Z6qFhBDdMFmkhuAwA
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Send your questions, feedback and comments to omnigamersclub@gmail.com.
Next Episode
Let's Go to Japan
Pack the car for a roadside picnic, we’re heading into the Olympic Exclusion Zone to discuss Pacific Drive, the survival/roguelite/immersive sim game from Ironwood Studios. Mark reports on his recent trip to the real Olympic Peninsula while Daniel channels his love of genre fiction. We discuss the value of friction in games, UI usability and giving character to cars.
We’re trialling a new video format for more ways to join the club, so send your feedback and comments to Omnigamersclub@gmail.com or via our website https://www.omnigamers.club/.
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Tickets for Terminal City Tabletop Convention can be found at https://terminalcitycon.ca/
Timestamps
- News: 1:19
- Playlist: 4:51
- Main Topic: 23:51
Also Discussed
- New: Mass Effect and Don’t Starve Board games
- Video Games: Balatro, Yakuza Like a Dragon, Diablo IV
- Board Games: The King is Dead 2nd Edition
Next Episode
Let's Go to Japan!
We’re interrupting our regularly scheduled episode to report on our experience at Terminal City Tabletop Convention in Vancouver. Daniel discusses his exploration of locally made games in development at the Proto Alley. Mark recounts his experience sampling a number of TTRPG’s. We’re trialling a new video format for more ways to tune in.
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Timestamps
- About TCTC: 1:20
- Proto Alley: 6:20
- The RPG Room: 30:01
- The Game Market & Final Words: 1:01:30
Also Discussed
- Board Games: Winter Palace, Living Buildings, Gather Your Party, Reforest, Downstream, Moon Bunny, Epilogue
- TTRPGS: Vaesen, Wildsea, Dungeon Crawl Classics, Earthdawn, Traveller
Further Reading
Terminal City Tabletop Convention: https://terminalcitycon.ca.
Next Episode
Pacific Drive
Put on the kettle and grab your blanket as we discuss the latest innovation in cozy games, Mythwind, a cooperative narrative board game with no win/loss conditions. We break down the pros and cons of friction in games, asymmetry and expression of character. We also discuss some TTRPG announcements we’re excited for, Eclipse: 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy and continue to embrace oblivion with some JRPGs
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Timestamps
- News: 1:09
- Playlist: 12:54
- Main Topic: 34:28
Also Discussed
- News: TTRPG crowdfunding, The Cypher System Starter Set, Lenovo Legion Go
- Board Games: Eclipse: 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy
- Video Games: Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Endless Dungeon, Space Engineers
- TTRPGS: I Crave The Loop, Coriolis: The Great Dark, Discworld
Further Reading
- I Crave The Loop: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/residentbard/i-crave-the-loop
- Coriolis: The Great Dark RPG: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/coriolis-the-great-dark-rpg-explore-a-lost-horizon
- Discworld Adventures in Ankh-Morpork https://www.modiphius.net/pages/discworld-adventures-signup
- Mythwind Reprint https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mccaskellgames/mythwind-reprint-new-content
- Cypher System Starter Set
Next Episode
Pacific Drive
Grab some seat, we’re activating the hyperdrive to a galaxy far far away to discuss Jedi Survivor. Does it embrace the darkness or grow beyond the dichotomy of declaring a game to be good or bad. We discuss the power of nostalgia, AAA feature creep and why we’d do anything for Turgle.
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Tickets for Terminal City Tabletop Convention can be found at https://terminalcitycon.ca/
Timestamps
- News: 2:08
- Playlist: 10:10
- Main Topic: 26:16
Also Discussed
- News: Changes to Xbox exclusivity.
- Board Games: Rolling Heights
- Video Games: Persona 3 Reloaded, Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon, Xenoblade Chronicles, Aliens: Dark Descent
- TTRPGS: Dungeons & Dragons
Next Episode
Mythwind
The Star Union has collapsed and in the power vacuum of its wake, the remaining factions…hold a very orderly auction to divy up its property. For this episode’s featured review we’re dropping in on the tabletop implementation of Age of Wonders: Planetfall to see how the 4X experience translates to a card drafting game.
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Timestamps
- News: 3:24
- Playlist: 17:44
- Main Topic: 42:55
Also Discussed
News: Quinn’s Quest Youtube Channel, Games Industry Layoffs, Palworld
Board Games: Dune Imperium: Uprising, Pies, Mori, Strike
Video Games: Vampire Survivors Co-op, Lego Fortnite, Enshrouded
TTRPGS: The Strange
Links
Quinn’s Quest: https://youtu.be/c29Ecut4K_E?si=eyQq8riKZwn2xgpe
Next Episode
Jedi Survivor
We built this city on rain and rogues! This episode’s featured review is Against the Storm, the rogue lite city builder from Eremite Games. We discuss the merits of both genres and how they mix, rainpunk, bioessentialism and try to figure out if we’re the bad guys in this cycle of apocalyptic rain.
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Tickets for Terminal City Tabletop Convention can be found at https://terminalcitycon.ca/
Timestamps
- News: 1:40
- Playlist: 11:50
- Main Topic: 33:00
Also Discussed
News: XBPlay, Unicorn Overlord, Wyrmspan, Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls
Board Games: Dune Imperium, Strike
Video Games: Star Trek, Lethal Company
Next Episode
Age of Wonders: Planetfall (the card game)
We’re celebrating both our 50th episode and the end of the year, so indulging in one of our favourite topics: food. To share in the feast, we’re joined by Marie and Pauline from Hot Banana Games. We discuss our favourite food themed games, and our favourite spots to eat around Vancouver and abroad.
Also, sorry about Mark's bad audio quality!
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Find Hot Banana, with more on Steam Up and their upcoming games at https://hotbananagame.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/hotbananagame
Tickets for Terminal City Tabletop Convention can be found at
https://terminalcitycon.ca/
Timestamps
- Playlist: 12:04
- Main Topic: 32:00
Also Discussed
- News: Hot Banana awards, Moon Bunny, Terminal City Tabletop Convention
- Board Games: Point City, Oh Snap, Ticket to Ride, Cubed, Planet Unknown, Point Salad, Rival Restaurants, Mooncake Master, Wok N Roll, Dice Veggies, Charcuterie
- Video Games: Jusant, Titanfall 2, Breath of the Wild, Honkai: Star Rail, Cooking Mama, Venba ,Persona, Final Fantasy XV, Monster Hunter
- TTRPGS: The Strange, Wilderfeast
Next Episode
Against the Storm
As we bring the year to a close we’re taking a break from our regularly scheduled format, with Daniel bringing back a report from the floor of PAX Unplugged. We discuss some of the games seen at the show, the growing intersection between board games and TTRPGS, and physical adaptations of video games.
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Timestamps
News: 2:22
Playlist: 11:25
Main Topic: 28:40
Also Discussed
The Game Awards, Shadowrun 1st edition reprint, The MCDM RPG, Etrian Odyssey HD, Xenoblade Chronicles, Jedi Survivor, Armored Core 6, The Strange, Cascadia Rolling Hills/Rolling Rivers, Whisperstone, Mutant Year Zero, Masters of Crime: Vendetta, Shovel Knight, Floppy Knights, Mister Torgue’s Arena of Badassery, Jokkmokk: The Winter Markets, Robot Quest Arena
Next Episode
50th Episode Celebration
We're venturing out of the vault and into the wide world of TTRPG’s with our first feature review. We discuss the Fallout Roleplaying game along with our experiences and feelings on the broader Tabletop space.
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Timestamps
News: 4:15
Playlist: 11:23
Main Topic: 26:57
Also Discussed
Mox Boarding House, Sea of Thieves Safer Seas, Jedi Survivor, Pikmin 4, Mycelia, Blades in the Dark, Vaesen solo mode
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PAX Unplugged
This episode we’re pondering the orbs of Cocoon, the new reality-bending puzzle game from Geometric Interactive. We use it as a lens to discuss the wider genre, puzzles as a language and the unfortunate gulf between a game letting you be smart and making you feel smart.
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Timestamps
News: 1:01
Playlist: 13:53
Main Topic: 38:25
Games Discussed
Lenovo Legion Go, crowdfunding exhaustion, Diablo TTRPG, Alan Wake 2, Resident Evil 2, Sail, Stranger Stuff
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Fallout The Roleplaying Game
Fundraiser Mentioned in the Episode
Fundraiser by Mark Yuasa : Fund for Solomon Neault (gofundme.com)
Stop the Presses! We have breaking news on Fit to Print, the latest game from Peter McPherson and Flatout Games. We investigate this real-time tile-laying game for our featured review of the episode. We also discuss virtual tabletop systems and some upcoming releases we’re excited about.
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Timestamps
- News: 1:26
- Playlist: 8:31
- Main Topic: 40:34
Games Discussed
Molly House, Star Trek Infinite, Starfield 76, Torment Numenara, Divinity Original Sin Advanced, Cyperpunk 2077, Lies of P, Praga Caput Regni, Bitoku, Stranger Stuff, Fallout TTRPG
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Cocoon
Power up your grav drives and get comfortable, we’ve got 1000 planets to explore so this might take a while. In this week’s galaxy length episode we’re talking Starfield, Bethesda’s ambitious new open world RPG. We discuss the nature of Science Fiction, world building and what motivates us in an open world game.
We also talk about the trend of AI art in games and some upcoming releases we’re excited about.
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Timestamps
News: 1:32
Playlist: 15:25
Main Topic: 42:33
Games Discussed
Final Fantasy XIV TTRPG, Yokohama, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Lies of P, Carcassonne, Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood, Shadowrun, Fallout TTRPG
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Fit To Print
The cats are out of the bag and loose on the ship. This episode we’re talking about Isle of Cats, the game of card drafting and tile placement with fabulously fantastical felines.
We also discuss some upcoming Kickstarters we’re excited for, SAG-AFTRA strike’s possible extension into video games and early Starfield impressions.
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Timestamps
- News: 1:28
- Playlist: 10:53
- Main Topic: 26:16
Games Discussed
Wilderfeast, Design Your Destiny, Running out of Time, Starfield, Stray, Little Kitty Big City, The Strange TTRPG, Fit to Print, Hansa Tuetonica, Shake That City, Magic: The Gathering, Lorcana
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Starfield
This episode we’re tasting the indie video game Venba, a narrative game about family, immigration and culture, all through the lens of cooking. We discuss cooking games as a genre, but also what it means to tell stories from a unique personal perspective and the broader definition of food as sustenance, family, memory and an expression of love.
We also discuss our excitement for Starfield, whether TTRPG’s work as video games and what’s on our playlist, including an update on our exploration of CCG’s with the release of Lorcana.
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Timestamps
Playlist: 12:38
Main Topic:
Games Discussed
Starfield, Baldur’s Gate 3, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Xenoblade Chronicles, Palia, Kitchen Confidence, Lorcana, Keyforge: Winds of Exchange, Small City: Deluxe
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Isle of Cats
This episode we’re taking a deep dive to examine Vladimir Suchy’s Underwater Cities, the worker placement game of building a new home beneath the waves with an innovative hand management system. Is it better down where it’s wetter? Why do people keep comparing this to Terraforming Mars? How Delicious is kelp?
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Timestamps
- News: 2:25
- Playlist: 12:31
- Main Topic: 35:23
Games Discussed
GenCon announcements, Ennie Awards, The Ascent, Redfall, Atomic Heart, Wandering Village, Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition, Challengers, Go, Woodcraft, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
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Venba
This episode we’re looking at Eternal: The Card game, the digital decking-building dueler that is legally distinct from any magic gatherings. We use it as a lens to discuss our favourite mechanics and formats within the genre.
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Timestamps
News: 2:17
Playlist: 12:18
Main Topic: 31:37
Games Discussed
Pillars of Eternity, Bloodstained, Somerville, Sabobatage, Space Base, Challengers
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Underwater Cities
I see cubes of green, and red cubes too. This episode’s featured game is It’s a Wonderful World, the engine building game of fast drafting and cube pushing. We get to the bottom of important questions like do you like your world domination with red flavour or blue?
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Timestamps
- News: 1:37
- Playlist: 8:15
- Main Topic: 34:35
Games Discussed
Planet of Lana, Book Walker: Thief of Tales, Pillars of Eternity, Triangle Strategy, Sleeping Gods, Century: Spice Road, Dreams and Machines
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Eternity Card Game
This episode's deep dive is all the way from the Great Sky Island to the depths, as we explore The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. We’re joined by Jillian Ross and barely scratch the surface of what this enormous game has to offer but discuss how it handles tutorialization, immersive simulation and why Zelda is Keyser Söze
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Timestamps
- News: 1:44
- Playlist: 14:58
- Main Topic: 34:13
Games Discussed
Runescape, Neverwinter, Diablo IV, Lil Gator, Mosaic: A Story of Civilization, Century: Spice Road, Nemesis
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It’s a Wonderful World
Grab yer lantern and pick, we’re delving deep and shining a light on Caverna, the Uwe Rosenburg’s re-imagining of his classic Agricola, now a classic in its own right. We discuss punishment in games, forms of replayability and the joy of playing farm.
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Timestamps
- News: 1:02
- Playlist: 10:51
- Main Topic: 35:08
Games Discussed
Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin, Cult of the Lamb, .Hack G/U, Unmatched: Teen Spirit, Yura Yura Penguin
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Tears of the Kingdom
We’re exploring the latest in block-based technology and once again fulfilling our quota of Canadian Content with the locally-made Minecraft Legends, the new real-time strategy version of the megalith Minecraft franchise. We discuss tutorialization, sandbox gameplay and battlefield communication.
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Timestamps
- News: 2:32
- Playlist: 13:39
- Main Topic: 32:39
Games Discussed
Little Noah: Scion of Paradise, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Honkai Star Rail, On Mars, Applejack
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Caverna
Grab your pencils and 99 of your closest friends, we’re drafting up something completely different and looking at the genre of Roll & Write board games. Mark is away but Daniel is joined by Denis Ryan to give a primer for what these games entail, what they bring to the table and some of our favourite examples.
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Timestamps
- News: 7:00
- Playlist: 9:48
- Main Topic: 28:17
Games Discussed:
Infinite Guitars, Portal RTX, Vampire Survivors
Catan, Zaberias, Sushi Go,Yahtzee, Floor Plan, Welcome to Dinosaur World, Cartographers, Railroad Ink, Isle of Cats Explore and Draw, Retrograde, Ganz Schon Clever, Welcome To
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Minecraft Legends
This episode we’re tuning in and rocking out to Hi-Fi Rush, the rhythm action game that lets you beat-em-up to the beat. We discuss accessibility, what it means to be truly in sync with a game, and some of our favourite rhythm games.
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Timestamps
- News: 1:17
- Playlist: 7:11
- Main Topic: 25:52
Games Discussed
- Diablo 4, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
- Dominations, Cockroach Poker
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- TBA
We’re interrupting our regularly scheduled game club to take a staycation and enjoy the return of the local board Terminal City Boardgame Convention. We discuss our experience both attending and helping to organise the convention, and the games we played.
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Timestamps
- News: 1:42
- Playlist: 10:28
- Main Topic: 23:22
Games Discussed:
Metroid Dread, Tales of Symphonia, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Akrotiri, Valeria Card Kingdom, Deep Dive, Libertalia, Antike, Dinosaur Island Roar and Write, Cat in the Box, The Crew, Firenze
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Hi Fi Rush
The latest episode of The Omnigamers Club is out of the bag! We discuss Orléans, the board game of building bags and managing monks in mediaeval France. We also chat about The Might To Rule: Live Root RPG Event, a new #1 on BoardGameGeek, The Last of Us TV show and other games on our playlist.
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Timestamps
- News: 1:38
- Playlist: 10:04
- Main Game: 31:20
Other Games Discussed
Battletech, 13 Sentinels, Metroid Dread, Oxygen Not Included, Pikmin 3, Dune Imperium Immortality Expansion, Point City
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Hi Fi Rush
All you need is jump and a bunch of little guys. This episode we're scaling things down and putting a magnifying glass to Tinykin.
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Timestamps
News: 0:54
Playlist: 11:29
Main Game: 27:05
Other Games Discussed
Tales of Symphonia, Xenoblade Chronicles, Gizmos, It's a Wonderful World
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Orleans
It’s a melange a trois as we’re joined by Jamie Daggers to talk about Dune Imperium in an extremely analog episode so jam-packed with board games, we forget to talk about any video games. We discuss wargaming, our favourite board games of 2022, theme as a gateway vs a hurdle, and completely fail our ‘don’t compare Dune Imperium to Lost Ruins of Arnak challenge’.
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Timestamps
- Our favourite board games of 2022: 12:22
- Playlist: 24:30
- Main Game: 39:25
Other Games Discussed
Star of Akarios, Marvel: Remix / Fantasy Realms, Flamecraft, Wingspan, Moonrakers, Veiled Fate, Mythic Mischief, Gizmos, Verdant, Clinic Deluxe, Mooncake Master, One Deck Galaxy, Orleans, Wicked and Wise, The Wolves, Harrow County, Rebuilding Seattle, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Quest for Eldorado
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Tinykin
There is no escape, the eternal cycle continues, Sisyphus must continue to push his boulder, and another podcast is released. This episode we’re joined by Quinn Brander, who brings his expertise designing both board games and video games to discuss one of his favourite games: Hades. We discuss the difference between roguelikes and roguelites, agency vs improvisation and which character we’d like to step on us, I mean date.
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Timestamps
- Playlist: 3:57
- Our favourite video games of 2022: 25:58
- Main Game: 31:02
Other Games Discussed
- Board games: Decrypto, Caverna, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Architects of the West Kingdom, Rebuilding Seattle
- Video games: Marvel Contest of Champions, Tales of Symphonia, Final Fantasy series, Tunic, Disco Elysium, Marvel Snap, Elden Ring, The Forgotten City, Phobies
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- Dune Imperium
We’ve discovered a new island in the sea of board games and we’re staking our claim. It sure would be inconvenient if any other podcasters had already discussed it. This episode is all about Spirit Island, the hit co-operative game about decolonization. We discuss the nature of communication and quarterbacking in co-operative games, accessibility by way of difficulty and what it means to be anti-colonial.
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Timestamps
The Appetizer (News): 0:55
Whatcha Been Playing: 6:00
Main Game: 30:22
Other Games Discussed
Board games: Twilight Inscription, Hadrian’s Wall, Keyflower
Video games: Vampire Survivors, Dwarf Fortress, Tales of Symphonia, Pokemon Violet, High on Life, Resident Evil Village, Learn Japanese to Survive: Kanji Combat
Next Episode
Hades
This episode we’re talking Vampire Survivors, the idle roguelike video game talking over the world…right after one more run. We discuss the nature of idle games, the place of addictive gameplay loops, gambling mechanics and shameless reskins.
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Timestamps
- Not-so-news: 2:06
- Whatcha Been Playing: 8:20
- Main Game: 25:10
Other Games Discussed
- Board games: My City
- Video games: Signalis, Harvestella, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Grim Dawn
Next Episode
Spirit Island
Mark and Denis are plotting a course to deep space in the 2018 board game 'Space Base' by John D Clair.
Denis Ryan (quaidrayn) is filling a co-host seat while Daniel is patrolling the other side of the planet!
We put our dice rolling skills to the test to see whether strategy or chance wins the day in this competitive space conquest game.
Along the way we discuss whether digital board games hold up to their analog editions, or do digital conversions have advantages of their own.
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Timestamps
Whatcha Been Playing: 3:52
Main Game: 27:22
Other Games Discussed
Denis: Quantum, Marvel Snap, Dome Keeper
Mark: Astebreed, Persona 5 Royal, Slice and Dice
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Vampire Survivors
This episode we’re taking a break from our regular schedule. Mark flexes his interview skills again and chats to Daniel about his experiences at SHUX, the games played both new and old, the friends made along the way, and the anxiety around the return of board game conventions.
Games discussed in depth include: Cosmic Frog, Sidereal Confluence, Tabriz, Rebuilding Seattle.
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Timestamps
- Whatcha Been Playing: 1:28
- Main Segment: 24:53
Other Games Discussed
- Board games: Ghosts Like Candy Too, Keystone North America
- Video games: Scorn, Disco Elysium, Grounded, Yakuza 3, Code Vein
Next Episode
Mystery board game with Quaidrayn.
This episode we discuss the new lifestyle sim Disney's Dreamlight Valley as a lens to discuss our favorite games in the genre, what happens when you throw all of Disney in a blender, and why games about 'escaping' capitalism to vibe on an island and make friends still need a loan shark.
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Timestamps
- Whatcha Been Playing: 1:08
- Main Game: 23:45
Other Games Discussed
- Board games: Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Spaceship Unity
- Video games: Atelier Ryza, Metal Hellsinger, AI The Somnium Files, Portal, Stranded Sails: Prologue
Next Episode
SHUX
It's full steam ahead for the next episode of The Omnigamers' Club, and we even picked up a passenger. We're joined by designer Amanda Vallerand, designer of ‘With a Smile and a Gun’ and the upcoming ‘Mapping the World’ to chat about one of her favourite games: Russian Railroads and its recent remaster Ultimate Railroads.
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Timestamps
Whatcha Been Playing: 01:09
Main Game: 15:12
Other Games Discussed:
Board games: Planet Unknown, My City, Boonlake
Video games: Immortals: Fenyx Rising, Dreamlight Valley, Vampire Survivors, Baba is You
Next Episode
Disney’s Dreamlight Valley
It’s our 1 year anniversary and we’re celebrating…by reviewing yet another dystopian sci-fi game!
We discuss the definition of role-playing, using dice to portray emotion and meaning and why the real cyberpunk is the friends we made along the way.
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Timestamps
- The Playlist: 6:23
- Main Game: 27:20
Other Games Discussed
- Board games: Mooncake Master, Ecos: First Continent,
- Video games: Oxygen Not included, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Tokyo Xanadu ex+, Watch Dogs 2, Dragon Quest 11
Next Episode
Russian Railroads
This episode of The Omnigamers’ Club we're going back in time to the ancient history of both Mesopotamia and board games with Reiner Knizia's classic Tigris and Euphrates.
Has this historical artefact dated poorly or does it remain a pillar of the hobby?
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Timestamps
Main Game: 28:12
Other Games Discussed
Board games: Clinic, Tapestry
Video games: Paw Patrol: The Movie, Hardspace Shipbreaker, Danganronpa, Oxygen Not included, Sparklite, Voice of Cards Demo
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Citizen Sleeper
This episode we’re testing out the latest technology in deck building mechanics with Floppy Knights, the video game that lets you sling cards to control a turn-based tactics battle. We’re joined by Aaron from Boards Alive to discuss our history with both genres and how this new hybrid brings them together.
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Timestamps
Main Game: 33:30
Other Games Discussed:
Board games: Troyes, Black Angel, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Grand Austria Hotel, Fleet: The Dice Game, Three Sisters, Hadrian's Wall, Century Spice Road, Great Western Trail
Video games: MLB The Show 22, Returnal, Halo Infinite, Dark Souls 3, Final Fantasy Tactics, X-Com, Slay the Spire, Roguebook
Next Episode
Tigris and Euphrates
What happens when you terraform the classic game Terraforming Mars to make it more focused and colourful? This episode Mark and Daniel are going back to space to look at the standalone spin-off Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition and debate what it truly means to streamline a game.
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Timestamps
Main Game - 18:30
Other Games Discussed
Board games: Point Salad, Bites
Video games: Elden Ring, Bugsnax, Sable, Star Ocean Integrity and Faithlessness
Next Episode
Floppy Knights
NORCO is a radical exploration of identity, reality and the anxiety of living in a sinking city next to a megacorporate refinery, now with robots! Mark and Daniel explore the swamps of Louisiana, our history with point and click adventures, and just what genre this episode’s game fits into.
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Timestamps
11:40 - Norco
Other Games Discussed:
Torment: Tides of Numenera, Burncycle, Medium, Vampire Survivors, Tunic, 999, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Next Episode
Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
Breaking news from the frontier of gaming podcasts: Great Western Trail now has a second edition and is available on Board Game Arena, so this episode is all about Alexander Pfister’s award winning cowpoke simulator. The tracks are laid, the herds are corralled, but is this sandbox board game big enough for both of us?
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Timestamps
Main Game - 14:56
Other Games Discussed
Elden Ring, Bugsnax, The Survivalists, 999, Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition, Abandon All Artichokes.
Next Episode
Norco
After our tepid response to The Avengers video game, Mark and Daniel see if Star Lord and friends can go from zero to hero. We’ve been holding out for a hero of a Marvel game, so we discuss whether the Gardeners of the Galaxy can harvest something of value or if it’s tainted love for the franchise.
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Timestamps
13:58 - Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Other Games Discussed:
Nemesis, Isle of Cats Explore and Draw, Tales of Arise, Torment: Tides of Numenera
Next Episode
Great Western Trail
This is an edited version of a very special episode, live from Terminal City Tabletop Convention 2022, a local Vancouver gaming con. Mark teaches Lost Cities to Daniel live on air, so the takes are fresh out of the oven.
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Terminal City Tabletop Convention 2022 Live Stream VOD - 0:50:00
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Timestamps
- Teaching Lost Cities: The Card Game - 09:40
Other Games Discussed:
- Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Keyflower, Agricola, Dune Imperium + Rise of Ix, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Creature Comforts, Kingsburg.
Next Episode
- Guardians of the Galaxy
Hold on to your badonkadonks, our next podcast is covering the new standalone version of Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep (originally DLC for Borderlands 2). We use this bite-sized adventure as a lens to explore a retrospective on the broader Borderlands series and especially how the divisive Tina has come to be such a representative focal point.
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Timestamps
- The Playlist: 050
- Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep: 9:50
Other Games Discussed
Elden Ring, My City, Borderlands series, Tapestry, A Feast for Odin.
Next Episode
Terminal City Tabletop Convention Live Stream! Lost Cities: The Card Game.
Get ready to race, roll and flip across space as Mark and Daniel cover Tom Lehmann's cardboard-matic universe spanning the known galaxy. We cover the classic card game Race for the Galaxy, it’s successors Race for the Galaxy (co-designed by Wei-Hwa Huang) and New Frontiers, exploring how the mechanics and themes are translated into new forms (assuming someone actually played the explore phase card).
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Timestamps
- The Playlist - 0:38
- Race for the Galaxy - 8:43
- Roll for the Galaxy - 34:02
- New Frontiers - 45:55
Other Games Discussed:
Risk of Rain 2, Final Fantasy 12, Nippon, Borderlands 2, No Man’s Sky
Next Episode
Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep
This episode, Mark and Daniel take a trip through the rain-swept, grimy backstreets of Vancouver. We also play Backbone aka ‘that raccoon detective game’, dumpster diving for the truth in this noir mystery modelled after our own backyard.
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Listen to Mark's guest spot on the Boards Alive podcast.
Timestamps
- The Playlist.
- Backbone.
Other Games Discussed
My City, Final Fantasy XII, Borderlands
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Race for the Galaxy, Roll of the Galaxy, New Frontiers
It’s a duel for the ages, all 3 of them! Especially as Mark and Daniel find themselves disagreeing more than any game yet. This episode we explore the marble pillar of 2 player board games: 7 Wonders Duel, it’s relationship to the original game and a brief discussion of the new 7 Wonders Architects.
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Timestamps
- The Playlist - 1:20
- 7 Wonders: Duel - 7:31
- 7 Wonders: Duel: Pantheon - 35:07
- 7 Wonders: Architects - 40:45
Other Games Discussed
- Alan Wake Remastered
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Blasphemous
- Final Fantasy XII
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- Backbone (https://www.eggnut.net/)
With everyone excited to play Halo Infinite, we’re making a slipspace jump back to 343 Industries’ first release Halo 4, to see how it holds up. We also discuss Halo 5: Guardians and the broader Halo Universe, all while resisting the urge to recite Gregorian chant. The safety’s are off on spoilers across both games.
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Timestamps
- The Playlist - 0:52
- Halo 4 - 6:45
- Halo 5 - 51:55
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- 7 Wonders Duel
We’re celebrating both the end of the year and double digit episodes so taking a break from the single game format for something a little different. This episode we’re discussing our personal games of the year, not necessarily 2021 releases or even our favourites but games that meant something special to us in what continues to be a difficult time to cover a wide variety of games.
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Board Games List
- Lost Ruins of Arnak
- Isle of Cats
- Eminent Domain (BGA)
- Beyond the Sun
- Animal Upon Animal: Unicorns
- Imperium Classics/Legends
Video Games List
- Observation
- Nier Automata
- Psychonauts 2
- Control
- Inscryption
- Satisfactory
Timestamps
- Board games - 2:56
- Video Games - 31:00
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- Halo 4/5
We’ve discussed it, we’ve given away a copy, we’ve even created a themed feast for it, so now we’re taking a break from worker placement games for a staycation in our own backyard to properly feature Cascadia, the tile-laying puzzle drafter that we just can’t stop talking about it.
Joining us are our first guests and honorary members of the Omnigamers’ Club: Ilya & Tylor from Kovray Studios! Find their own video on Cascadia and more at: https://www.youtube.com/c/kovray
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- Halo 4
Timestamps
- 2:10 - The playlist
- 12:35 - Featured game
Mark and Daniel team up to fight the forces of Games-as-Service with the much maligned video game Marvel Avengers. Can it be redeemed? Or does it turn to villainy under the weighty expectations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
- Year Released: 2020
- Developer: Crystal Dynamics
- Publisher: Square Enix
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- Cascadia
Timestamps
- The playlist 0:33
- Featured game 6:50
- Spoilers 43:05
It’s the Meiji era in the city of Yokohama and the gates have been opened to foreign influence and technology, like worker placement board games. You play one of the city’s leading business men trying to corner the market, and your opponents meeples. Join Mark and Daniel as they discuss the board game Yokohama.
We also discuss Inscryption and Dishonored.
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As we settle in for 6 months of darkness and rain here in Vancouver, we get into the mood by attempting to survive even more extreme conditions and the many ways to die in the remote Canadian wilderness.
Join Mark and Daniel as they discuss the locally-made video game The Long Dark.
Year Released: 2017
Director/Writer: Raphael van Lierop
Developer/Publisher: Hinterland Studio
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We travel back in time to a period of paranoia, and religious inquisitions. No, not the witch hunts but the rarely explored Carolingian Empire, circa 850 AD. Can a morality system work in a board game? Can we give up our life of crime and redeem ourselves? Or will we give in to suspicion of our fellow townsmeeple?
Join Mark and Daniel as they talk about the worker-placement board game Architects of the West Kingdom.
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Giveaway
The winner of a brand new copy of 'Cascadia' is Ritchie A. Congratulations Ritchie! Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway.
Lions and Tigers and mechs, oh my! This week we’re travelling back to the world of 1920+. No not Scythe, but Iron Harvest, the video game inspired by the same alternate history universe by Jakub Różalski.
Join Mark and Daniel as they talk Diesel-Punk, Euro-Jank and more in light of this Real-Time Strategy Game.
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This week we’re travelling back to the board game table, shattering the limits of what tech tree progression can offer with Beyond the Sun.
This science-fiction worker-placement game takes your quintessential 4X tech tree and zeroes in with laser focus. But is there enough mass to pull its weight alone or does this tech tree wither without the traditional elements of its genre.
Join Mark and Daniel as they discuss the boundaries of space, technological advancement and beyond!
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We’re taking our first look at the digital side of the Omnigamer coin with the video game Dragon Quest Builders 2. The Children of Hargon have banned all building and creativity across the realm. It’s up to you to join forces with your friend ‘Definitely-not-the-dark-lord’ Malroth to change hearts and minds block-by-block. Join Mark and Daniel as they discuss whether the lost art of building was worth re-awakening.
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Beyond the Sun
Welcome to the Omnigamers' Club, a book club style podcast for those whose love of games eclipses the divide between analog and digital. Alternating between board games, video games and everything in between, each episode will take a deep dive into one specific game, our thoughts and the conversation around it.
For our debut episode we’re excavating the board game 'The Lost Ruins of Arnak.' Does researching these temples reveal hidden depth or is in it an artefact best left in a museum?