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So Very Wrong About Games#319: When to Go DigitalOur first guest host while Michael Walker is recovering is James de Moss, aka Jimbo!Many a human being has become lost in the deep recesses of Jimbo's sonorous voice, and thus one must take care lest you become consumed by his powerful charisma. Jimbo brings his extensive experience of digital board games, and board game adaptations, to SVWAG.02:29 AYURIS: Planet UnknownGames Played Last Week:06:13 -Skytear Horde: Monoliths (Giacomo Neri and Riccardo Neri, Skytear Games, 2024)09:32 -Mythwind (Nathan Lige and Brendan McCaskell, Open...2024-07-091h 08So Very Wrong About Games#318: Fateforge: Chronicles of KaanOne of the under-appreciated virtues of an auction game is that each session can provide its own economy. While daunting to new players, who don't know what things might be worth, their flailing speculation actually helps determine what things are worth. If they buy that share of red for a squillion moneys, guess what, that is what that market would bear. At least for now, that is. Some jerk might then get the next share for two cents and a smile, but watching those economies develop differently every time is part of the magic....2024-07-0257 minSo Very Wrong About Games#315: Games that Make You UncomfortableAll I need to know about animal reproduction I learned from Uwe Rosenberg. I suspect many people have The Talk, which in my case was my father teaching me how to play Agricola. Navigating my twenties in utter ignorance wasn't easy, but now that Uwe has told me about the birds and the bees (and the sheep and the pigs and the cows) via Agricola I'm practically a biologist.01:25 AYURIS: Dead Reckoning (John D. Clair, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2022)Games Played Last Week:05:10 -Tigris & Euphrates (Reiner Knizia, Hans...2024-06-1156 minSo Very Wrong About Games#314: Leviathan WildsAfter a prolonged period where we have not discussed Kramer & Kiesling (the Kramer & Ulrich duo yielded El Grande, which we mention rather frequently), here we see a bumper krop of K&K kollaborations. The gibbons are fickle, and even the mighty Wolfgang and Michael must yield to their whims. But fortune (and apes) have at last smiled on them, and we revel in the classic Euro goodness as well as their more recent offering.Games Played Last Week:01:05 -Monikers (Alex Hague and Justin Vickers, CMYK, 2015)05:34 -Java (Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang...2024-06-041h 12
First Turn TabletopEp 247: Because You're Warm and You're CozyThere's nothing more cozy than a little cooperative city planning. Eric and Kait are playing Mythwind this week. It was published in 2023 by Open Owl Studios and designed by Nathan Lige and Brendan McCaskell.
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2024-04-3025 min
Owl About Games by Open Owl StudiosThe Future of Mythwind + Interview with Nathan Lige and Brendan McCaskellIn this episode we talk to co-designers of Mythwind Nathan Lige and Brendan McCaskell about the creation and future of Mythwind including it's newest expansion, Friends and Family. We also talk about the recent reveal of two new character expansions with one designed by Nikki Valens, and another character co-designed by Daryl Andrews and Jenna Beasley.
We also talk about interaction in board games and video games and wrap with our favourite board game experiences of the month. 2024-04-0334 min
Crowdfunding AcademyA/B Testing Your Way To $3 Million On Kickstarter w/ Brendan McCaskellIn this episode, George interviews Brendan McCaskell, the studio head at Open Owl Studios, who has successfully launched multiple board games through crowdfunding campaigns. Brendan shares his journey from a modest $28,000 campaign to raising over $3 million combined for his games, including Stars of Akarios, Mythwind, and Stonesaga. Brendan explains that his passion for board games and the crowdfunding model led him to venture into the space. He emphasizes his entrepreneurial mindset and the direct connection with the community that crowdfunding offers. The conversation delves into the factors that contributed to Brendan's increasingly successful campaigns. Two significant aspects stand out...2023-06-2827 min
Whose Turn Is It Anyway?Expansion Pack: Brendan McCaskell's Turn (Open Owl Studios)It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showAnother expansion pack is upon us and this time JP & Davey grab their cups of tea and sit down with Brendan McCaskell from Open Owl Studios (formally OOMM Games) to talk all about his entry into the industry, how he got started with game design and a chat about their upcoming crowdfund project Stonesaga, a stoneage survival, crafting & exploration in a persistent world.GUEST PLAYER: Brendan McCaskell from Open Owl StudiosTHE PLAYERS: JP & Davey 2023-02-151h 05