Listen Now

Episode 69 It's been one hell of a ride!   SHOW SPONSOR: MIRROR BOX GAMES www.mirrorboxgames.com We Start off by talking about a great game from Mirror Box Games, Guild Masters! This game is on kickstarter now and has less than 10 days to go as of this recording (ends 12/17/16) Please go over and check it out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ecc/guild-masters-0?ref=nav_search We end the show with a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!   www.whatthegeekpodcast.com    

  Well, why not. Things didn't quite work out for recording episode 69 so we at least decided to bring you guys a half of an episode! But don't worry because it is chock full of all the things you love like ..... A review of a game you've probably never heard of .... A preview of a game you definitely have never heard of .... some geeky ramblings ..... and a whole lot of Jeff. oh, BUT THERE"S A CONTEST! AMBYRIA : SHROUD OF THE SHADOW DEMON (WIN A FREE COPY!) Ambyria is Paw-Warrior's debut game. A fantasy card game, Ambyria is a non-collectible strategy card game with a dash of luck and a pinch of chaos. Ember perfectly caters to the little voice in all of us that holds a grudge. With plenty of opportunities for revenge, you won’t have to listen to that voice for very long before it’s satisfied. Don’t be shy and show no mercy, as you will receive none in return! Playing as one of four heroes you collect the mysterious ember stones to defeat Ingduhl the Shadow Demon. Only the hero who collects the most ember stones will be able to defeat the Shadow Demon and save the world from his shroud. In either a fierce dual between hardened experts or a four-player frenzy, players amass ember stones by strategically using card effects and by collecting the cards in their Emberscapes. Unique to Ambyria is concept of an umbrella effect over your play area called the Mode, which will determine the tactic for your turn. Whether you need to gather more resources, or you need more time to play your cards safely, or if you are ready to claim your ember stones, your mode will be important on your path to victory. JACK THE RIPPER  This is a card game of deception, confusion, and chaos that mixes the interplay of party games like Werewolf and Mafia, the psychology of games like poker, and the action of games like your favorite collectible card game. On top of that, we fit all of this into a primer game that takes fifteen minutes or less to play!    

INTRODUCTION  What to expect in the episode and an update on our other NJAGP projects. Plus new headphones make us sound perfessional. (Yes, I know that's spelled wrong.)  5:27 - QUICK HITS International Table Top Day has come and passed and we discuss all the awesome gaming we did! (spoiler: it's none) Buuuuut, Jim talks about an incredible find at a FLGS in Virginia and Matt tells us why Verizon can stick it! Last but not least we discuss Captain America:Civil War and also a lot more rage from Jim over   Batman V Superman : Dawn of Justice!   25:50 - GAME SPOTLIGHT (s) LIBERTY OR DEATH: THE AMERICAN INSURRECTION AND STAR WARS : REBELLION  Listen as Jim says Liberty or Death's name wrong over and over! It's a shorter spotlight on LoD since we have an "At The Table Episode" on this game. Then it's on to Fantasy Flight Games newest massive strategy game! You've probably heard plenty about this one but now you get to hear it from us!  1:00:04 - TOP FIVE MANIFESTO WAR MOVIES Although of course Matt has over 10! With Memorial Day coming right after this release, we talk our favorite war movies. Come to the Twitter verse or Face Books and let us know what great ones we missed!    

Volume V in GMT’s COIN Series takes us back to the struggle of the American Patriots against their parent British government. A unique multi-faction treatment of the American Revolution,Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection will take 1 to 4 players between lines of clashing red and blue infantry, Indian raids, European politics, British control of the seas, French intervention, and the propaganda war. Building off the good works of COIN Series Creator Volko Ruhnke and Series Designers Jeff Grossman, Brian Train, Mark Herman, and Andrew Ruhnke Designer Harold Buchanan applies his knowledge of the American Revolutionary period to take a new look at the struggle that built a nation. COIN Series Developer Mike Bertucelli continues his work on this project and Volko Ruhnke is an active advisor. Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection features the same card-assisted counterinsurgency game system as GMT's Andean Abyss, Cuba Libre, A Distant Plain, Fire in the Lake and Gallic War with a set of twists that take the COIN Series to the 18th Century, including: Brilliant Strokes that trump initiative (Led by leaders like Washington, Rochambeau, Clinton and Joseph Brant) Irregular troops (Patriot Militia and Indian War Parties) Regular troops (British and French Regulars and Patriot Continentals) for battles and skirmishes with line infantry Rabble Rousing, Skirmishing, Tories, variable French entry, and Indian Raids Variable impact of naval commitments between the British and French French blockades to confound British plans French financing options to feed the Patriot’s war effort A large deck of 110 + cards for great play variety Short, medium, and long-length scenarios with period-event or random options. Each faction in Liberty or Death brings new capabilities and challenges: As the British, you have to deal with an Insurrection across a massive region. With control of the seas (at least until the French arrive), you have extreme flexibility and can move across the coast and cities at will. You will muster Tories to support your efforts. They will march with you to battle, but they need your cover. You can control any space you choose, but you cannot answer every threat on the map. The Indians will work with you but, like the Tories, will need you to coordinate and protect them when the Patriots

INTRODUCTION BIG NEWS ANNOUNCED!    2:13 - QUICK HITS It's a jam-packed Quick Hits segment that you won't want to miss! Somewhere inside this segment we review a game called Movie Buff and a little movie called Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice!    29:14 - GAME SPOTLIGHT PRIME TIME    2015 Golden Egg Games designed by Elad Goldsteen As a big shot executive you need to keep your network stacked with the best shows in Prime Time. A basic goal for any TV show is to "win" its time slot for the network by having the highest ratings, and thus the highest ad revenue. As you add talented actors, producers and writers to the show, you’ll have to decide how to arrange your TV Guide to win over the most viewers. Will you be putting your best shows early in the week? What will you leave for the Friday night death slot? Make your choices wisely so you can become the #1 network.   53:04 - TOP FIVE (or 10) MANIFESTO Top 5 (or 10) TELEVISION THEME SONGS We have some fun with this one as we run down our list of our top television theme songs. (Don't worry, there's very little singing.) Want to discuss yours? Join our conversation on Facebook!  

Description from the publisher: In Mad Libs: The Game, players use the word-filled game cards in their hand combined with the sentence card in play to make the most appropriately inappropriate sentences possible. The funniest sentence by popular vote wins the round, and the first player to win three rounds wins the game. Jim and Jeff are joined by Jeffs wife Meg and Jims daughter Avory as they review this new card game from the silly minds over at Looney Labs. All huge fans of Mad Libs, does this card game version live up to the fun provided by those thing little pads you get in truck stop gift shops? Tune in to find out!

INTRODUCTION Not really an intro here. We just get right back to the episode.    1:26 - Reviews! Reviews! and more Reviews! 51st State, Gold West, Hello Kitty, Gobble Stones, Noir: Deductive Mystery Game, March of Ants, Cockroach Poker, Moonquake Escape, Caravan    

INTRODUCTION We're back from Total Con 30 and man do we have a lot of games to review! In this intro we first give you guys some updates on our health. (yes we are getting older and we all have been going through some issues that have been keeping us from gaming and recording.)    13:01 - Reviews! Reviews! and more Reviews! Carson City, Stockpile, Signorie, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, Parade, Bruxelles 1893, Above and Below, Keyflower, Xenon Profiteer,  Medici, Fire in the Lake, Fairytale, Dungeon!, Polterfass, and Adlib Dungeon RPG.        

INTRODUCTION Nothing new here. We tell you who we are and what's coming up in this episode.    2:54 - QUICK HITS Just a few things here. Some updates and some chatter on games and life. here's the counter Magazine link:  http://boardgamegeekstore.com/products/counter-magazine-issue-71-january-2016  13:16 - 3 MINI REVIEWS Trickerion: Legends of Illusion BGG LINK: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163068/trickerion-legends-illusion Raid & Trade BGG LINK: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159003/raid-trade King Chocolate BGG LINK: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173649/king-chocolate   32:41 - GAME SPOTLIGHT Bottom of the 9th! It's the bottom of the ninth inning. The game is tied. It's down to the home team to score one run to win it all. Unfortunately, the home team is staring down the league's best closer. A dice and card game for two players, Bottom of the 9th brings all the excitement of the final three outs of a baseball game into a compact 5-20 minute game session. With variable player strengths, bluffing/deduction, and die-rolling, only the pitcher knows what's coming and the batter needs to keep his eyes peeled. Bottom of the 9th is played over the course of three outs, or four hits (for one run scored) — whichever occurs first. Bottom of the 9th includes tons of variable player powers, myriad customizable line-ups, the possibility of two added expansion packs, and rules for advanced league and solo play to keep gamers wanting to play ball time and time again 50:50 - OUT OF THE BOX Things we collected

INTRODUCTION Hello! Welcome to 2016! It's our FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY show! What does that mean? Nothing really...but Matt's back!   6:09 - QUICK HITS Contest! (Sort of) We tell you about our contest but you basically have to go listen to NJAGP: At The Table #3 to find out how to enter. Jim talks about creating a home brewed table top miniture game using Dungeons & Dragons Kre-O mini figs, Matt tells us how his back situation is going as well as gives a quick review of Intergalactic Fight Club and a review of the comic Leaving Megalopolis!  26:01 - 3 MINI REVIEWS Time Stories BGG LINK: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146508/time-stories Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King BGG LINK: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/176494/isle-skye-chieftain-king  The King's Armory BGG LINK: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/145493/kings-armory     45:32 - GAME SPOTLIGHT Grand Austria Hotel In the thick of the Viennese modern age, exquisite cafés are competing for customers. Inspiring artists, important politicians, and tourists from all over the world are populating Vienna and in need of a hotel room. This is your opportunity to turn your little café into a world famous hotel. Hire staff, fulfill the wishes of your guests, and gain the emperor's favor. Only then will your café become the Grand Austria Hotel.   1:08:57 - OUT OF THE BOX A look back at some of the things we loved in 2015

A.D.A.P.T. is a card game for 2-3 players, that plays in 20-30 minutes, comes with 3 full sets of polyhedral dice (3d4s, 3d6s, 3d8s, 6d10s, 3d12s, & 3d20s), and proudly bears a very unique theme. It's lightweight, light hearted, and entirely unique. The game uses elements from card drafting, dice rolling, hand management, and variable player powers!   In this episode we talk about the game as well as its current compaign on Kick Starter. We also have a.... CONTEST Just listen and find out how you can win a FREE SET of UNIQUE DICE! Visit the Kickstarter page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnwrot/adapt-the-card-and-dice-game-0/

INTRODUCTION Welcome! In this intro we give you an update on the status of Matt and his back surgery. (Sadly he is not with us this episode because of it.) We tell you what's coming up in this glorious episode and then get right down to it!    5:47 - QUICK HITS Before we get into board gaming stuff, Jim talks about Lego Dimensions for Xbox ONE and Jeff talks about a video game kick starter he just backed based on Friday the 13th. Then we talk a bit about Kings Armory: The Tower Defense Board Game from Gate Keeper Games. Gate Keeper Games: www.gatekeepergaming.com  25:32 - Game Spotlights Run, Fight, or Die!    The undead hordes are back! But this time they're not miniatures shambling around a modular board - the zombies are coming straight for you! As in most zombie games, you represent a unique character with your own character traits, except in Run, Fight, or Die! you will also have your own individual board with zombies you alone will encounter. Zombies move closer to you every round. You run from location to location, searching for weapons and survivors in a desperate attempt to stay alive. Survivors may bring new skills to help you in your desperate fight for survival, or in some cases, new challenges to overcome. In either case, every survivor provides you victory points. The game ends either when one player finds five survivors and declares the last round, or when a player reaches the town line (and the total Followers in play meets a minimum), or if a player gets bitten and turns. Be careful, some followers may turn against you, while others can slow you down. When it comes right down to it, the choice is simple: Run, Fight, or Die! Shadows of Brimstone   Shadows of Brimstone is a fast-paced, fully cooperative, dungeon-crawl board game set in the Old West, with a heavy dose of unspeakable horror! Players create characters, taking on the role of a classic Western Hero Archet

WARNING: HEAVY SPOLIERS!   A review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens

RUM & BONES   Avast ye pirates! Gather your crews and set sail for adventure on the high seas in Rum & Bones! Based on online MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) style games, Rum & Bones has 2-6 players taking control of legendary pirate heroes, each with unique powers and abilities, as their crews fight over Davy Jones' legendary treasure! Players will each control up to five heroes at any time, moving them across the game board in an attempt to destroy various key features across their opponents ship. Victory is obtained by destroying enough of these features. Your heroes are not alone, however, as your crew also consists of deckhands and bosuns who, while not controlled by the player, will work on a simple AI to wreak havoc on the enemy! Of course, what would pirates be without plunder? And in Rum & Bones the most sought after treasure are Davy Jones' mythical pieces of eight! Players will amass these powerful coins during gameplay to unleash devastating abilities and attacks from their Heroes, crushing all enemies before them until only they remain!

INTRODUCTION BIG NEWS ANNOUNCED!  4:15 - WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?! It's been four months to the day since we recorded our last episode. We informed our listeners we were going to be taking this break and we tell you what's been going on. Something very unexpected and not very pleasant has happen to one of the host! 16:38 - Review STAR TREK : FIVE YEAR MISSION    A cooperative dice placement game for 3-7 players who take the roles of crew members of either the USS Enterprise (from the original Star Trek series) or the USS Enterprise-D (from Star Trek: The Next Generation). Each crew member has a different ability and the crew’s abilities differ for each crew. In these roles, players try to cooperatively solve a series of blue (easy), yellow (medium) and red (difficult) alerts to score points, attempting one of 6 different difficulty levels to win before failing five such alerts, or the Enterprise being destroyed. Players must deal with injuries which lock dice out of play, ship damage that can force players to attempt harder alerts, urgent events that must be completed in 3 minutes, the prime directive, as well as yellow and red alerts that force additional alerts cards to come into play pushing you closer to failing. 29:22 - REVIEW BETWEEN TWO CITIES A partnership-driven tile-drafting game in which each tile represents part of a city: factory, shop, park, landmarks, etc. You work with the player on your left to design the heart of one city, and with the player on your right to design the heart of another city. On each turn you select two tiles from hand, reveal them, then work with your partners separately to place one of those tiles into each of your two cities before passing the remaining hand of tiles around the table. At the end of the game, each city is scored for its livability. Your final score is the lower of the livability scores of the two cities you helped design. To win, you have to share your attention and your devotion between two cities. The player with the highest final

INTRODUCTION It's been a few months since we put out an episode and we're here to tell you why! From Halloween in the Spring, Exploding Pools, Company Strikes, and Out of Control Weeds, you'll hear it all.   11:59 - Reviews and Dexcon 18   We did find a few days to hit our local convention here in New Jersey and do we have some fantastic stories for you from this one! Also we review a bunch of new games such as Gothic Doctor, Chaosmos, Nevermore, Flip The Bird, and Bad Medicine.

INTRODUCTION Total Confusion is a yearly gaming convention in Mansfield Ma. we attended for the 4th consecutive year. It is 4 (well maybe 5 1/2) fun filled days of gaming. Together we played over 50 different titles! This is part 3 of 3 but you don't need to have listened to parts 1 and 2. (But why wouldn't you?)    3:29 - FRIDAY NIGHT GAME REVIEW XCOM : The Board Game 1775: Rebellion Skull & Roses  

INTRODUCTION Total Confusion is a yearly gaming convention in Mansfield Ma. we attended for the 4th consecutive year. It is 4 (well maybe 5 1/2) fun filled days of gaming. Together we played over 50 different titles! This is the second of three episode wes plan on doing with close to 30 game reviews! Also in this episode is a quick interview with the legendary Frank Mentzer!   4:37 - THURSDAY GAME REVIEWS Imperial Assault 99 Problems Deep Sea Adventure Colt Express

  INTRODUCTION Total Confusion is a yearly gaming convention in Mansfield Ma. we attended for the 4th consecutive year. It is 4 (well maybe 5 1/2) fun filled days of gaming. Together we played over 50 different titles! Over the next 3 episode we plan on doing close to 30 game reviews!     NJAGP PATREON Page: www.patreon.com/njagp Please view our Patreon page and consider becoming a supporter of the show!     8:15 - TUESDAY

INTRODUCTION We tell you who we are and what's coming up in this episode.   2:30 - QUICK HITS NJAGP PATREON Page: www.patreon.com/njagp Please view our Patreon page and consider becoming a supporter of the show! We talk about the newest Fortune & Glory Expansion, Rise of the Crimson Hand and Jim reviews Arcadia Quest from Cool Mini Or Not. Titans of Empyrean hits Kickstarter! www.ninekingdoms.com