The Quackalope Podcast - Board Games

Today we discuss bevy of Roll & Writes with Jay Cormier founder of Off The Page Games and designer of games like Akrotiri, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Junk Art and many more! Roll/Flip & Write as a genre are (usually) small and portable games that involve players interacting with some sort of randomizer (e.g. cards, dice, ect.) and marking the results on sheets of paper or erasable boards. Another common factor is that marking choices made in previous plays limit a player's marking choices in future plays. In the episode we talk about all things surrounding Roll & Writes, but we focus specifically on That’s So Clever, Patchwork Doodle, Cartographers, Welcome To and Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers. We cap the episode off by breaking down the history of the genre and what innovations influenced its modern day implementation.

Learn more about Jay Cormier and Off the Page Games here.

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Learn more about the games here: That’s So Clever, Patchwork Doodle, Cartographers, Welcome To, and Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers.

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8:26 - What is a Roll/Flip & Write?
12:11 - Overviews
25:36 - That’s So Clever
28:04 - Jay’s First Impressions
28:53 - Jesse’s First Impressions
30:09 - Jan’s First Impressions
33:50 - Patchwork Doodle
34:09 - Jay’s First Impressions
35:33 - Jesse’s First Impressions
38:25 - Jan’s First Impressions
39:52 - Cartographers
40:52 - Jesse’s Thoughts
41:12 - Can Cartographers be an introductory game into the hobby?
42:51 - Jay’s First Impressions
45:33 - Jan’s First Impressions
47:31 - Welcome To
47:50 - Jay’s First Impressions
50:39 - Jesse’s First Impressions
52:29 - Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers
55:05 - Jay’s Thoughts Around Design in the Dice Charmers
59:16 - Jesse’s First Impressions
1:00:06 - Jay’s First Impressions
1:00:38 - Jan’s First Impressions
1:01:51 - Should Roll/Flip & Write based around existing games be reinterpretations or completely new titles?
1:05:38 - Is there space for heavy (weight complexity) Roll/Flip & Write?
1:12:17 - Brief History of Roll/Flip & Writes
1:20:16 - Off the Page Games

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Today we discuss Twilight Imperium 4th Edition by Fantasy Flight Games with none other than Space Cats Peace Turtles, the authority on everything TI. Twilight Imperium is a war and 3X game of galactic conquest in which three to six players take on the role of one of seventeen factions vying for galactic domination through military might, political maneuvering, and economic bargaining. A round begins with players selecting one of eight strategy cards that both determine player order and give their owner a unique strategic action for that round. After these roles are selected, players take turns moving their fleets from system to system, claiming new planets for their empire, and engaging in warfare and trade with other factions. At the end of a turn, players gather in a grand council to pass new laws and agendas, shaking up the game in unpredictable ways. At the end of every turn, a player can claim one public objective and one secret objective. As play continues, more of these objectives are revealed and more secret objectives are dealt out. Play continues until a player reaches ten victory points. (Description provided by the publisher.)

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Learn more about Twilight Imperium here.

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04:26 - Space Cats Peace Turtles
06:14 - Overview
09:45 - Context of Playthrough
11:06 - Space Cats Peace Turtles First Time with TI
16:37 - Our First Experience with TI
21:44 - Parallels Between Both Experiences
25:04 - How TI Ages and Grows
33:09 - Prophecy of Kings Expansion
39:52 - Playing TI Digitally
45:50 - Did You Enjoy It? Would You Play It Again? - Jan
48:26 - Did You Enjoy It? Would You Play It Again? - Hunter
50:06 - Did You Enjoy It? Would You Play It Again? - Matt
55:11 - Did You Enjoy It? Would You Play It Again? - Jesse

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Miniatures, migrations, and beers (bears?), oh my! Today in Shelf or Sell, Alex teases Jan with After the Empire, Jan bustles through mayhem with Factory Funner, and Jesse loves not having to learn games with Marvel Champions. Afterward, on the Medley Minute, Jan gets hyped about the IELLO Expert Line, Jesse gets his bird on, and Alex starts some Dark Rituals. Later in On the Radar Jesse dives back into history with John Company, Jan gushes about V Commandos, and Alex gets plastic-happy when talking about Lasting Tales.

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Shelf or Sell-

02:56 - After the Empire ft. Alex
10:48 - Factory Funner ft. Jan
21:02 - Marvel Champions ft. Jesse
Medley Minute-

32:20 - IELLO Expert Line ft. Jan
33:36 - Mass Migration ft. Jesse
35:39 - Dark Rituals ft. Alex
On the Radar-

36:45 - John Company ft. Jesse
42:13 - V Commandos ft. Jan
47:32 - Lasting Tales ft. Alex

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Quidditch, time travel , and canals! Today in Shelf or Sell Jesse sends his opinion to the past with Anachrony, Alex builds temples with Cuzco, and Jan travels to Brass: Birmingham! Afterwards on the Medley Minute, Jan discovers the latest from Res Arcana, Alex announces something new from Burnt Island Games, and Jesse talks a bit about Spires End: Hildegard. Later in On The Radar Jesse gets morbid with Gloomier, Jan gushes about BoardGameTables.Com’s Kickstarter, and Alex touches on the new Robinson Crusoe: Collectors Edition. All that and more in this week’s episode of The Weekly Quack!

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Shelf or Sell-

01:35 - Anachrony ft. Jesse
12:46 - Cuzco ft. Alex
22:46 - Brass: Birmingham ft. Jan
Medley Minute-

33:59 - Res Arcana: Perlae Imperii ft. Jan
35:42 - Fall of the Mountain King Announcement ft. Alex
37:06 - Spires End: Hildegard ft. Jesse
On the Radar-

40:27 - Gloomier: A Night at Hemlock Hall ft. Jesse
46:19 - Factory Funner, Ghosts of Christmas and Bear Raid ft. Jan
54:52 - Robinson Crusoe: Collectors Edition ft. Alex

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Restructuring, animal folk, and big changes! Today in Shelf or Sell Alex talks about Court of Miracles, Jesse brings in a party game of royal stature and Jan discusses Bunny Kingdom! Afterwards on the Medley Minute, Jan shouts about Crafting Arzium, Jesse is excited about his project with IV Studios, and Alex highlights Oros, a new game coming to KS soon. Later in On The Radar Jan starts off by going on a Caper, Jesse talks about the new Super Fantasy Brawl release and Alex holds on to the very end to arrive at Everdell. All that and more in this week’s episode of The Weekly Quack!

We hope you enjoyed this week's episode! Have a question you'd like featured next week? Leave it on our website at theweeklyquack.com! We'll pick our favorites and talk about them on the show!

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Time Stamps-

Shelf or Sell-

04:09 - Court Of Miracles ft. Alex
19:45 - Cockroach Poker Royal ft. Jesse
28:02 - Bunny Kingdom ft. Jan
Medley Minute-

34:33 - Crafting Arzium ft. Jan
37:49 - IV Studios + Quackalope ft. Jesse
41:37 - Oros ft. Alex
On the Radar-

43:39 - Caper: Europe ft. Jan
47:49 - Super Fantasy Brawl: Round 2! ft. Jesse
52:22 - Everdell's Latest Kickstarter! ft. Alex
1:03:58 - Audience Feedback

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