The One About the Best Games of 2016

01/12/17 • 145 min

In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica take a long look back on the games of 2016 and pick their official top three for Games and Discoveries of the Year! All this, plus lots of racing, penguins, yetis, New Bedford, Mythos Tales, Lords of Vegas, Kingdom Death: Monster and the bajillions it raised, the return of Crash Games, the redemption of The Freezer Incident, Thunder Alley, aliens, quilts, ponies, pirates, Cthulhu, and so much more!

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In this special episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica gather 'round in the warm glow of kith and kin to recount all the fun and festivities at the annual Dice Hate Me Holiday Retreat in Dover, Delaware! All this, plus Great Western Trail, Terraforming Mars, Last Friday, Jessica's new nickname, the subtle racism and sexism of Café International, the beauty of Santorini, Cthulhoid racing in Fast & Fhtagn, Tavarua, Paris Connection, prototype testing, and much, much more!

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The One About Bits & Pieces

On this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica are joined by special guest Chris Matthew of Panda Game Manufacturing to talk all about components, their importance (or non-importance) in games, and a bit of behind-the-scenes with production. All this, plus Forbidden Stars, First Class, Space Hulk, Herbaceous, Compounded, Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Launius, generic box art, spiky meeples, solo gaming, time travel, post-apolyptic landscapes, and, of course, camels.