Okay, time for a new session review. One of my oldest friends, Chad Smith, joins me this time to discuss a series of new games we had a chance to play at the recent SoCal Gamesday in Burbank, CA. Chad actually has already been on the still-unreleased Rectangular Table Discussion on Games Workshop Board Games of the 80's BGB podcast, but since that (still) isn't edited yet, I introduce him again.

On this day, we played new games from Reiner Knizia, Michael Schacht, and the latest from Days of Wonder, designed by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc.

Thanks for downloading and listening to Boardgame Babylon.

Show Notes

Games mentioned:

Great Wall of China   California   Toppo

Cleopatra and the Society of Architects (got to love that title!)

Samurai   Loot!   Alhambra   Palazzo   Set   Flix Mix   Collide-O  Kardinal und Konig   Coloretto   Hansa   Paris Paris   Industria   High Society   Settlers of Catan   RA   Tigris and Euphrates   Carcassonne

Other Links:

Boardgames with Scott (see Cleopatra and the Society of Architects in action)

Days of Wonder (BattleLore is coming!)

Next up: Hard to say - depends on which of the four completed shows I edit first.

Hello, friends out in the podosphere! Yes, we’re messing around with the website and trying to make it look a little more interesting. I have wanted to jettison the generic Libsyn template for a while but our Boardgame Babylon staff artists and web designers have been slow in moving. However, through a twisted campaign of bribery, guilt trips and peer pressure, they are now getting going so you'll see more soon.

The site may look weird for a while but when it is all done, you'll see our nice new mark (the punk pawn), more website goodness and maybe even a chance to win something. Egad - I've sold out. No, no. Hopefully, I'm like Tony Wilson (well, Steve Coogan playing him) in 24 Hour Party People when he says something like, "I've made it impossible to sell out by not owning anything."

I do have a lot of shows lined up. At least four recorded shows await editing and two more are planned for the next week or so. The Demise and Rise series may just dry up now because one of my big fish seems have gotten away and the other one is even less likely. A final ‘cast with some summation will follow, as it leads into a somewhat different subject. 

Also, please join me for more gaming on Spiel By Web. I’ve set up more BG Babylon games for listeners: Hacienda and Tikal. The password is Babylon and I invite all listeners to join me for the wonderful implementations of these games. Heck, we even had two additional podcasters on one of the Hacienda games last time, with the most excellent Scott Nicholson and the mighty Mark Johnson participating. In fact, SLC punk Dirk Chegigo was man enough to beat another listener and all three of us podcasters. But I'll refrain from mentioning that I came in second on that game and won the other two games I played with listeners. Oh, whoops... ;)