Garrett's Games and Geekiness: Recent Comments

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Greg Zamira — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:09:45 GMT

I'm his agent. We'll do lunch.

Greg

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Dave — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:59:52 GMT

Doug,

Great meeting you guys this weekend! I've been thinking about "Tribune" quite a bit since we played. Even though the cards did play a role in my not claiming the 3 victory conditions, If I had thought about it, I could have claimed a third condition by holding on to one of my faction controls and using it to gain a Tribune. In retrospect, the game penalizes you for focusing too narrowly on any one victory condition. This is not a bad thing, and makes being able to see the big picture all the more important. I look forward to playing again.

Thanks again,
Dave Bockhaus

ps. Now that your pod cast mention has made me famous, I'll only be available for game play through my agent.

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Dave,

And Greg said you weren't really a gamer! Man, if you're thinking about the game 2 days after playing and are looking forward to another play, you ARE a gamer.

My agent will be contacting your agent so we can play again!

Comment on Garrett's Games and Geekiness 122

Raphael — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:49:26 GMT

Did I miss it, or did you in fact not mention what the prize for the contest would be? You mentioned what the second and third place winners of the last contest would be, but I don't recall hearing about the prizes for the new one.

Or, wait, er, maybe I did actually hear you say it and, er, it's a $500 gift certificate to gateplay.com. I'm right, aren't I? Right?

Comment on Garrett's Games and Geekiness 122

Mark Jackson — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:48:50 GMT

When I come visit, I'll bring Clue DVD for Shelley - it's actually a really good game!

Comment on Garrett's Games and Geekiness 121

Trent — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:38:55 GMT

For me, Mexican Train Dominoes is a fun 2 player filler as long as you only play 2 or 3 rounds. I like the game but I can't imagine playing 13 rounds either. Didn't your friends notice that you both weren't having fun? I'll bet you would have liked the game more if you only played 2 or 3 rounds as a filler. The game itself is quite popular.

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Yeah, 2-3 rounds would have been OK, but 13 killed it. I think our friends (esp. my male colleague) was just completely oblivious to the pain we were experiencing! We try to hide misery, especially with non-gamers who may try other things, so hopefully we can convince them to try OUR games next time.

Thanks for the comment.

Comment on Garrett's Games and Geekiness 120

Jasen — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:51:53 GMT

Sure, I'll sign up for a game of Richelieu. Could I interest you in a game of Ur on Mabiweb while we're at it?

J

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I'll set up a few games over the weekend and then people can join in on a first come/first serve basis. We're a bit busy with the 4th of July holiday!

Doug

Comment on Garrett's Games and Geekiness 119

Miguel — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:48:17 GMT

Doug,

Why am I not getting podcasts in Itunes any more? Are you publishing them there still? Or is this a problem unique to me...

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I sent you an email, Miguel, but wanted to let others know who wander by here that we DID have a major RSS problem back in December that I had to fix by changing the entire feed. You can subscribe here at the site (click on Podcasts RSS 2.0 on the left column) or through iTunes.

Doug

Comment on Garrett's Games and Geekiness 116

Olav — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:47:51 GMT

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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Ironcates — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:47:22 GMT

Shell did play one filler with me, Hyper Slide. :)

It's was great to meet you guys. I look forward to the next time.

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Mark Jackson — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:18:48 GMT

Here's my show notes for this particular podcast on my blog:

http://akapastorguy.blogspot.com/2008/05/garretts-games-geekiness-114.html