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The STL Bucket List ShowKirven Douthit-Boyd - Saint Louis Dance TheatreWe’re joined by Kirven, the multi-talented Artistic Director behind Saint Louis Dance Theatre, formerly Big Muddy Dance Company. began his formal dance training at the Boston Arts Academy in 1999 and as a member of Boston Youth Moves under the artistic direction of Jeannette Neil and Jim Viera. He began his professional career as a member of Ailey II from 2002–2004 and performed at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival as a member of Battleworks Dance Company in 2003. In June 2004, Mr. Douthit-Boyd joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performing both nationally and internationally for 11 years. During his tenure with the compan...2024-12-0446 min
Bretter Late Than NeverFolge 42 - September 2024 - Monatsrückblick #9Ein Monat voller Ersteindrücke ist zu Ende und Dafne & Fabian quasseln ein wenig über eben diese. Außerdem hört ihr noch ein wenig feinstes ASMR mit Fabian direkt aus dem ICE. Viel Spaß.Besprochene Spiele:Faraway / Johannes Goupy, Corentin Lebrat / KOSMOSAutobahn / Fabio Lopiano, Nestore Mangone / Strohmann Games Aqua: Bunte Unterwasserwelten / Dan Halstad, Tristan Halstad / Sidekick Games3Motion / Robert E. C. Coleman / PiatnikDonuts / Bruno Cathala / HUCH!Ancient Knowledge /.Rémi Mathieu / IELLODinosaur Island Rawr’n Write / Brian Le...2024-10-151h 33
So Very Wrong About Games#331: Our Favourite FactionsIt is October, the month of Fat Bear Week, Decorative Gourd Season, Halloween, and Arkhipov Day! Sure, it has less candy than some of those other celebrations, but I'll wager neither a corpulent bear nor a kid dressed as a pirate has ever saved the entire human race. 01:00 AYURIS: IKI (Koota Yamada, Sorry We Are French, 2015)Games Played Last Week:03:38 -Valka (Brooke Penrose, Terrible Games, 2024)07:16 -Bus (Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wiersinga, Capstone Games, 2019)09:47 -Warpgate: Beyond (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)12:33 -Dinosaur World (B...2024-10-081h 14
Harvest PhaseRumination on the Card EconomyWe are back for what we hope isn’t a one off episode. Our goal is an episode a month as we get our sea legs with parenthood, playing games, and just the day to day drudgery of the 9-5. What a way to make a livin’. We spit ball about games that we have played over the past three months in “Quick Fire” fashion. Some we liked, some we didn’t, and one was a surprising disappointment. I used Craiyon to generate the cover by typing the phrase, “Ark Nova is not our jam.” Feel free to jump over there and...2022-08-012h 02
Harvest PhaseA Man Needs A Tower (The Lands Between Overproduction and Mechanisms)We’re back, and more Tarnished than ever. In this episode, that is longer than the Odyssey, we regale you with tales from House Crocs to Dune Stories, and then get into the games that have found their way into our silly lives. We follow that with an Off-Brand segment all about Elden Ring. Retrieve those runes and shake off the heebie-jeebies from whatever that “guard dog” was. Ain’t no party like a tower party, but BYOP(Palantir). Games We’ve Been Playing:38:08 Res Arcana (Thomas Lehmann, Sand Castle Games)44:53 Merchants of the Dark Road (Brian...2022-04-113h 15
So Very Wrong About Games#206: Not ApplicableLet us not, as the saying goes, hold the perfect in opposition to the good. We here at SVWAG always encourage the lowering of standards, which the hosts tend to do by their very presences--dragging down the average of any group of which they are a part. We offer but a portion of an episode, but let us be optimists and observe that that allows us to be less wrong.01:34 AYURIS: Versailles 1919 (Geoff Engelstein & Mark Herman, GMT Games, 2020)Games Played Last Week:05:42 -Creature Comforts (Roberta Taylor, Kids Table BG, 2022)10:18 -IKI (Koota Yamada, Sorry We...2022-03-2957 min
Harvest PhaseNice Marmot.New “season”. New intro tune. Same off-the-cuff board game conversation. As usual, we start chatting about some of the latest stuff that we have been diggin’, including the new Big Thief record, Pokémon Legends Arceus, the Batman Calzone, and Ted Lasso, and then we dive into the games. Crowdfunding Roundup:24:20 Bloc by Bloc: Uprising26:47 Tindaya28:55 EarthGames We’ve Been Playing:32:25 Trails (Henry Audubon, Keymaster Games)36:10 Caper: Europe (Unai Rubio, Keymaster Games)42:12 For Science! (R. Eric Reuss, Grey Fox Games)51:05 Project L (Michal Mikes, Jan Soukal, Adam Spanel...2022-02-211h 57
Harvest Phase2021, For the first time.Let’s call it the end of the first season. We recap the things we did this year. All of ‘em. In a couple hours. It is definitive, absolute, and unwavering. Tender men unite and gather on the fields of valor during Boy’s Craft Night. Rejoice, for Craft-halla awaits us!11:15 - Best Game We Didn’t Like15:30 - She’s So Heavy Award20:55 - I Want You (She’s So Heavy) Award28:45 - Top 3 New To Us Games48:26 - 2021 We Don’t Own But Want to Play1:06:15 - 2021 We Own and Want to Play1:27:12 - 2021 Game of the Ye...2022-02-102h 16
Harvest PhaseI’m a Loner, Odessa, a Rebel (Mariner!)Saddle up, Mariners! We talk about our continued love of treadmill gaming, enter zen states while polyominoes rain down from the heavens, and the perfection that is Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. We talk about some real doozies this week. Tell ‘em Large Marge sent ya!Featured Games:14:14 Luna Capital (Jose Ramon Palacios, Devir)35:50 For Sale Autorama (Stefan Dorra, Eagle-Gryphon Games)47: 40 Trek 12: Himalaya (Bruno Cathala, Corentin Lebrat, Pandasaurus Games)57:40 On Tour (Chad DeShon, BoardGameTables.com)1:03:45 Hadrian’s Wall (Bobby Hill, Garphill Hames, Renegade Games Studio)1:28:50 Sleeping Gods (Ryan Laukat, Red Raven Games)1...2022-02-022h 02
Harvest PhaseConstantly Tripping Over a LogWe mostly stick to board games this week, but have a brief detour to discuss how Tetris Effect Connected soothes the soul and a succinct but fulfilling quest for the Lost in Translation Soundtrack on vinyl. We then discuss all of the Kickstarters we are interested in, our featured games of the week, and then take a rapid fire approach to the games of 2022 that we most anticipate. Sorry for one more drop in the deluge of board game content. Kickstarter Convo:20:30 Skate Summer (Randy Reiman, Pandasaurus Games)21:42 Sync or Swim (Lucas Hedgren, Divya Hedgren, B...2022-01-251h 56
Game Night with the SaintsEpisode 9: Dinosaur Island Rawr ’n Write
In the ninth episode of Game Night with the Saints, we share our favorite board game memories from the past couple of weeks and then we jump into the news from around the board game hobby since our last episode. We also address some slight changes that will be happening to our Crowdfunding Corner portion of the podcast. Afterwards, we discuss our feature game - Dinosaur Island: Rawr 'n Write, designed by Brian Lewis, David McGregor, and Marissa Misura, published by Pandasaurus Games.
Our written review of the original Dinosaur Island can be foun...2022-01-1158 min
Harvest PhaseOn The Terror of SinkholesWelcome to 2022! We herald in the new year by diving into dungeons(that likely were produced by sinkholes), stacking cards, stacking fuzzy balls, stacking roads and rails, and getting frustrated at games that make us act against the best interest of the party. We also have our first top five in a segment we dubbed “Five in Five”. Five minutes to create a top five. Simple. Keep smilin’ in 2022, and don’t let the bastards get you down. Intro:Dungeon Encounters (Square Enix, Nintendo Switch)Featured Games:25:15 The Game: Face to Face (Steffens Benndorf...2022-01-032h 38
Harvest PhaseA Biff For Every SeasonWelcome back! After a brief hiatus, we attempt to figure out how to do this in real time even though we never really had any clue, and I am making a New Years vow to never say, “We already talked about this on the podcast.” We discuss some Nintendo Switch games we have been playing including, Golf Story(again), The Messenger, and Katana Zero before diving into board games. We conclude with our final thoughts on Survivor Season 41 and its controversial(?) ending.Correction: During our conversation about Cartographers(which we love), I mentioned the designer as Keith Mate...2021-12-292h 00
Harvest PhaseBYOV: Bring Your Own ValetSorry that this ends abruptly, we had some weird tech issues toward the end. Somehow a conversation about Metroid Dread and Golf Story lead to a celebration of emergent narrative. I reveal my most hated game (T.I.M.E. Stories, sorry). Somehow we briefly mention the Dave Matthews Band playing a gig at my manor in Victorian England while Mary Shelly, Percy Shelly, and Lord Byron canoodle in the manor’s “conversation” pit. It was a long two weeks off. Giddy up. Featured Games:35:30 Wits and Wagers (Dominic Crapuchettes, North Star Games)40:3...2021-11-301h 38
So Very Wrong About Games#192: Event GamingOne of the great tragic modern misapprehensions of history is the blanching of fascism. It seems that people can watch Attack on Titan and play with their space marines, and simply because there are no swastikas to be found they assume that there are no connections to fascistic ideology contained therein. This is one of the reasons why we so appreciate the humble cucumber sandwich--we would assert that its very fragility and delicacy evoke anti-fascism. Whether one ought to use butter or cream cheese is of great doctrinal import, of course, but we're not gonna get all dogmatic about it.2021-11-231h 21
Thespokentoken's podcastFirst look at Great Western Trail 2nd ed, Dinosaur Island: Rawr and Write, Eclipse: Second Dawn of the Galaxy and moreIntro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome! First Impressions – We talk about the first time with a title, from the acquisition to the first look, to the first play and deliver thoughts in writing and on the show. This time: Great Western Trail (Second Edition) By Alexander Pfister Published by Eggertspiele Released in 2021 A Few of my Favorite Things...2021-11-151h 14
Harvest PhaseCite Your Sources of Heat, Plants, and WaterThe episode where we finally talk about Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition and Race for the Galaxy, while also discussing Olivia Rodrigo and the fine line of influence. Needless to say, while playing Ares Expedition I was feeling a lot of deja vu. No time stamps this week as it is all one conversation. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but try as I might I was unable to land the “Terraforming Lars” joke that was in my head the entire time. Cite your sources, smash that hourglass, and I will, as usual, see you in t...2021-11-041h 47
Harvest PhaseToo Many Bones, But Not Nearly Enough Sweet Chin MusicIn a Harvest Phase first, we recorded a full 2 hour episode and then scrapped it and recorded another. This Massively Multiplayer Online RPG inspired episode sees us discussing some of our experiences with Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy XI, and Final Fantasy XIV, and how we see some key MMO mechanisms in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Adventure Tactics: Domianne’s Tower, and Too Many Bones. Somehow in this conversation I get talking about Shawn Michaels, Sweet Chin Music, and I accidentally say the Rockers were comprised of Marty Jannetty and Bret Hart (For shame). F...2021-10-262h 10
Harvest PhaseSay, Friend, You Got Any More of That Good Sarsaparilla?Oddly focused, we’re back in the saddle to discuss coffee catastrophes, excellent local escape room experiences, escape room experiences in a box, the tutorial of Cantaloop, echoes: The Cocktail, and Wild Space. Our featured game this week is Great Western Trail, and then we decide not to do an Off-Brand as we are a bit long winded on the games discussion.Fresh Plays:Cantaloop: Book 1 - Breaking into Prison (Friedemann Findeisen, Lookout Games) (kinda) 12:15echoes: The Cocktail (Matthew Dunstan, Dave Neale, Ravensberger) 24:10Wild Space (Joachim Thome, Pan...2021-10-191h 34
Harvest PhaseYou Wanna Be Elite? You Gotta Hear This Righteous Chat.Brian Lewis is back to talk about our design process for Dinosaur World, but before we do that, we discuss his life long love affair with Magic: The Gathering, how he hasn’t seen Hackers, why we are drawn to “old” games, and if it is acceptable to leave pizza out all night and then eat it the next day. We then discuss our lone play of Floor Plan and spill the beans on the Dino Design Process.Fresh Plays:Floor Plan (Marek Tupi, Deep Water Games)Dinosaur World Design Diary:2021-10-132h 07
Harvest PhaseAbsolutely Khorrified by Lawrence LongscrollGaming resumes in full force as we take a look at Wok and Roll, Horrified: American Monsters, and Khora: Rise of an Empire. We also usher in October but determining that ghosts are swimming...always. Get lost in our tales of matching symbols to make quality Asian cuisine, matching symbols to take down cryptids, and matching symbols to launch a fleet of a thousand ships. We then beg you to watch the finest television show ever produced. Listen for the symbol matching, stay for the alerts. Fresh Plays:Roll and Write Lightning Round:2021-10-061h 55
Harvest PhaseWhat We Do In The BasementAnother busy week sees us playing fewer games, but still not running out of nonsense to talk about. Expect our signature stories, detours, and of course, discussions about games. Despite talking about The Beatles, we fail to connect the band to dexterity game Kabuto Sumo, where you play as wrestling beetles. Then we discuss one of our surprise GenCon pickups with Richard Garfield’s The Hunger (part Clank!, part commentary on the dietary habits of vampires). On Off-Brand we discuss our love of the television show Survivor and our excitement for season 41 that started last week. Grab your torches, and...2021-09-291h 36
Harvest PhaseTop Ten Gen Con Top Ten ListsWe unravel tales about our experience at Gen Con. Discuss food trucks, exhibit halls, the fears of demoing your own game, and what we picked up. In the ensuing chaos we somehow craft the definitive Top Ten List of Five Perfect Games and the Top Ten List of One Underrated Games. We did play one game of Cascadia this week, and we give our thoughts while comparing it to Calico. Pardon the lack of time stamps, but this one goes places. Gen Con Pick Ups Discussion:Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition (Stronghold Games)Quest...2021-09-221h 36
Harvest PhaseWelcome to the Bri-light ZoneWe have friend and game designer Brian Lewis on to discuss some of his favorite games, inspiration as a game designer, how we all met, and some the origins of Dinosaur Island. During the second half, we discuss the influences on Dinosaur Island: Rawr ‘N Write. We reference Fleet: The Dice Game, Uwe Rosenberg (Surprise!) the awesome feedback and play testing during Gen Con 2019, and how a piece of graph paper suddenly turned into a game. I started this episode wanting to ask the hard question, had Brian ever had anyone in his life call him “Bry” only to forget...2021-09-151h 36
Harvest PhaseThe Annals of Lawrence Longstring and His Feast For OdinAnother super fast week sees us playing a handful of new games and breaking out some old classics. We attempt to deduce why I am so successful at finding Planet X, wonder how to mind slip through the work week, realize that our prowess at a board game about cooking does not translate into the kitchen, and wonder why we should make wine when you can give tours of a barren wasteland and still achieve a commendable score. In addition, a legend is created while using sand timers to create A Feast for Odin. Off Brand is a long...2021-09-082h 27
Harvest PhaseQuantitatively Easing Into The Reality That We Are Headed To Fight a DragonIt’s been an exhausting week, and it’s only Tuesday. We gather tiles to score points, auction things to score points, and silently contemplate (off mic and through gestures) if Monikers is PG13 or R rated. Off Brand takes the week off, but our usual nonsense is even more nonsensical as we make every effort to keep focus amid our lack of sleep and complete exhaustion. Fresh Plays:03:40 Sushi Go Party (Phil Walker-Harding)11:05 Monikers (Alex Hague, Justin Vickers, CMYK)24:18 dude. (Beau Beckett, Jeph Stahl, North Star Games)26:40 Overboss (Aaron Mesburne, Kevin...2021-09-011h 14
Harvest PhaseOn Quilts No One Can Hear You PurrWhile playing Calico, Riverboat, Impact, and Alien, we discover that courting cats to take naps on lovely quilts is far more anxiety inducing than, managing a farm on the Mississippi, wrestling a Xenomorph on a derelict spacecraft, and creating the entire cosmos. We then theorize that the cat on the cover of Calico is, in fact, the untold fate of Jonesy, the Nostromo’s ship cat. Finally, in Off Brand we discuss how we feel some games “respect” the player through design decisions, and I rant about my love-hate relationship with Returnal, while coming to terms with the fact I’ll n...2021-08-251h 53
Harvest PhaseA Shiny Podcast Casing Filled with Destinies and Used Pinball PartsTime is of the essence this week as we use time as a resource in Merkator, discuss how all of the elders in Nusfjord are various Emmitt Browns, and then dive into Destinies where time proved the most worthy of adversaries. Finally, in Off Brand, we discuss how dealing with art and time shape us, and how we wish we would see more reflection on that in the board game space. Fresh Plays:04:00 Super-Skill Pinball: 4-Cade (Geoff Engelstein, WizKids)17:30 Merkator (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games)33:15 Nusfjord (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games)...2021-08-181h 44
Harvest PhaseWelcome to Crime City, We’ve Got Fun and GamesThis week on Harvest Phase, strange theories and hard science prove the origins of Welcome to the Jungle. Oh, and we discuss board games and “The Funk of 24 years,” or the effect Phish fandom has had on my life. Fresh Plays:10:01 Honey Buzz (Paul Salomon, Elf Creek Games)24:15 Concordia (Mac Gerdts, PD-Verlag, Rio Grande Games)Featured Game:39:27 MicroMacro: Crime City (Johannes Sich, Pegasus Spiele)Off Brand - Two Paths Diverged in a Yellow WoodWoodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (Limp Bizkit, 4 Dollar Water, Y’al...2021-08-111h 43
Harvest PhaseGalactic Trendsetterz of Planet XWe begin by briefly discussing the catharsis of getting rid of games, then jump into the games we played this week, our featured title, The Search for Planet X, and then in Off Brand, we discuss board game mechanisms that are finding their way into video games, specifically, Slay the Spire, and Hades. Time stamps:06:10 It's a Wonderful World (Frederic Guevara, La Boite de Jeu)11:39 Aquatic (Ivan Tuzovsky, Cosmodrome Games)24:00 Fallen Angels (John Kean, Side Room Games)Featured game:38:20 The Search for Planet X (Matthew O’ Malley & Ben Rosset, Renegade Game Stu...2021-08-041h 44Harvest PhaseHarvest Phase: The Origin StoryWelcome to Harvest Phase. This episode 0 is a “getting to know you” episode that introduces you to me (David) and my co-host Marissa. The goal of this episode is to give us a taste of the types of games we play and the intention of the show. This is a great place to start before diving in to the longest episodes. 2021-08-0432 min