The One About GenCon 2014

08/21/14 • 136 min

On this very special episode of The State of Games, Chris, TC and Stephanie talk about their experiences at the biggest gaming convention in North America - GenCon 2014 - while Darrell listens intently since he went to the beach, instead. Chris talks about buying all the things, TC earns his hipster cred by only buying two Carl Chudyk titles, and Stephanie talks up the coolness of Sheriff of Nottingham and the disappointment of Night of the Grand Octopus. All this, plus Ellen Barkin, current Kickstarters, Panamax, Diamonds, Camel Up, Kingsport Festival, Richard Launius and Run, Fight, or Die, and HABA's Rhino Hero. It's a big show about the big show - don't miss it!

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The One About Themes

On this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie talk about their favorite (and least favorite) board game themes and how those themes might influence both their choices in whether to buy the game or play the game. All this, plus talk of love for Kennerspiel des Jahres winner Istanbul, old school Weapons & Warriors, New Bedford, VivaJava Dice, the Geiger Expansion for Compounded, zombies, dungeon crawlers, Firefly, Eldritch Horror, MASK, baseball, Feld Kickstarters, and so much more. It's a smorgasbord of theme-based conversation, so dine at our gaming buffet!

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In this nameless episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie pick up where they left off in The One About GenCon 2014, discussing prototypes they've played of upcoming games, as well as some more plays of hot games from the big show. All this plus talk of the hullabaloo surrounding the strip club game Lap Dance, Five Tribes, Warhammer 40K: Conquest, the announcement of a new Dice Hate Me games title all about baseball, and how much fun divorce can be when turned into a board game - or not. It's a potpourri party and you're invited!