Garrett's Games and Geekiness 116

Posted by Doug Garrett at 6/1/2008 9:45 AM and is filed under Podcast
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Derk and Aldie of www.boardgamegeek.com join Shelley and me for PART 1 of a conversation we had to Kublacon, a great game convention here in Northern California.  We talk about Stone Age and some of the other Spiel des Jahres nominees and recommended titles.  We also discuss some of the new things in store at BGG.  THEN, I start our new contest - the first of many in our Summer of Contests!

SdJ Nominees:
Suleika
Stone Age
Blox
Wie Verhext!/Witch's Brew
Keltis

Award for Complex Game:
Agricola

SdJ Recommended List (more here that we've discussed previously):
Kakerlakensalat
Penguin (YUCK!!!)
Big Points (Yes!)
Hanging Gardens (Not Bad...)
Wicked Witches Way
Jamaica (Yes!)
Lascaux (Not Bad...)
Linq
Tzaar
Metropolys (OK)
Galaxy Trucker (Yes!)
In The Year of the Dragon (Yes!)

This podcast contains explicit content | Played: 849 | Download | Duration: 00:43:46

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  • 6/2/2008 9:45 AM Olav wrote:
    The German version of Penguin, Pingu-Party, is not with plastic penguins but just cards and coins. The rules are the same so probably still a bad game (I did not play)
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