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Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 75: Chris Cantrell of Riot Games about Mechs vs MinionsMy friend, Brian, joins me as I interview Chris Cantrell from Riot Games about their first foray into the boardgame industry, Mechs vs Minions! We chat about their design process and how they came about designing and releasing this game! Push Your Luck Podcast is a PPAP member of the Dicetower network. Visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and subscribe to our youtube channel youtube.com/duckizz for other random blabbering and video reviews. Please leave us iTune ratings and feedback! Much appreciated and thanks!2016-11-1853 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 74: Captain Sonar OverviewI chat with my friend Brian Kang about Captain Sonar, providing a brief overview and what our thoughts are about the game. Push Your Luck Podcast is a DEEP DIVE member of the Dicetower network. Visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and subscribe to our youtube channel youtube.com/duckizz for other random blabbering and video reviews. Please leave us iTune ratings and feedback! Much appreciated and thanks! "District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/2016-09-2320 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 73: Brian's Virgin GENCON experienceI chat with my friend Brian Kang who just had his virgin experience at GENCON 2016! He was a volunteer demo staff and I asked him if he will recommend it to anyone, what he assumed and what he actually experienced at GENCON 2016. Push Your Luck Podcast is a REVIVED member of the Dicetower network. Visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and subscribe to our youtube channel youtube.com/duckizz for other random blabbering and video reviews. Please leave us iTune ratings and feedback! Much appreciated and thanks! "There It Is" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under...2016-08-3129 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 72: Can't Stop the Sackson Part 2: Golden AgesI chat with my classmate Alexander Bevier who is currently working on his thesis on Sid Sackson. This is part 2 of our special feature on Sid Sackson! This time we talk about golden ages, what happened to them in the past and how Sid was part of a golden age that was largely missed. Push Your Luck Podcast is a BAMBAMBAM member of the Dicetower network. Visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and subscribe to our youtube channel youtube.com/duckizz for other random blabbering and video reviews. Please leave us iTune ratings and feedback! Much...2016-04-0930 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 71: What's in a theme?Geoff Engelstein from Ludology and Brian Kang, MFA student at NYU Game Center, joins Eric for a discussion about themes in games. Specifically, we talk about how are themes picked and the subect of stereotypes, tropes and sensitivity. We do not claim to be experts in this topic but wanted to start a discussion as designers and gamers and hopefully achieve some sense of awareness and spark conversation with you. Brian's Mombasa article can be found here http://www.pushurluckpodcast.com/2016/01/the-politics-of-mombasa.html Push Your Luck Podcast is a WHATISTHISSSSSS member of the Dicetower network. Visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast...2016-03-111h 04

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 70: Top 7 underrated games with Joel Eddy!Joel Eddy from Drive Thru Reviews join Eric as they chat about the Top 7 games in they feel are underrated. That is, they are really fun games that deserve more love than they currently are receiving in the boardgame community. Games covered: Zombie State: Diplomacy of the dead, Helvetia, Vineta, Khmer, Milestones, Divinare, Vanuatu, Dark Darker Darkest, Liberte, Fleet, Galaxy Defenders, Homeland the game, Sentinel Tactics, Space Cadets and Space Cadets Dice Duel. Link to What's Your Game NIPPON giveaway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usYBdvVNJnI Push Your Luck Podcast is a WHOOOP WHHOOOOP member of the Dicetower network...2016-02-2757 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 69: Happy New Year and What have we played?It is 2016! Again it has been some time since Jon and I got together to chat about games! This time we talk about his list and chat about many many games! Also Push Your Luck Video will be having a contest for its 100th Episode! Subscribe to youtube.com/duckizz to be notified when the video is released and for contest details! Link to Jon's Geeklist http://bgg.cc/geeklist/202925/great-year-games-hard-list-make-my-best-2015 Push Your Luck Podcast is a BWAH CHICKA BWAH BWOWAH member of the Dicetower network. Visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and subscribe to our...2016-01-241h 13

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 68: What have we played?Its been some time since Jon and I got together to chat again and this time we talk about some games we played recently! Games covered are: Pandemic Legacy, Inhabit the earth, Advanced Civilization, Pursuit of Happiness, Grand Austria Hotel and Dark Moon. Exciting news! My 2nd article at Kotaku has been published and its all about Pandemic Legacy! You can read about it here http://kotaku.com/the-great-board-game-pandemic-is-even-better-with-the-r-1740546203 Also, I have released a game! Its called Gutsy and it was designed together with Susan Perkins and Barry Joseph from the American Museum of Natural History. Its my first card...2015-11-0856 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 66: Essen Top 7 anticipated gamesJon is back and we talk about our Top 7 anticipated games from the upcoming Essen convention! I also introduce a new section called Can't Stop the Sackson where my classmate Alexander Bevier and I discuss his thesis where he is writing a paper or a book about Sid Sackson, the designer of Acquire and many other games. Every episode, I will interview Alex and discuss what he has found out, researched and hopefully reveal to you more and more about Sid Sackson and his influence on the modern boardgame industry. If you want to chat with Alex, he can be...2015-09-201h 10

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 65: Let's Talk: Bruno Faidutti and Julia Keren-DetarSo what I wanted to do was to have both a tabletop and video game designer on at the same time and talk about game design and their views about certain topics in their respective industries. I manage to invite Bruno, famed designer of games like Citadels and Incan Gold to name a few classics and Julia, designer of the upcoming video game Mushroom 11, to chat about topics that I found interesting in Bruno's blog http://faidutti.com/ Specifically, we chatted about the boardgame bubble, politics/religion, piracy and Bruno's recent game, Waka Tanka which has a native american theme...2015-08-241h 18

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 64: GENCON 2015 Post showEric is back from GENCON 2015 and wanted to chat about his experiences as a demo team member, the games he was excited for and a little advice to future gencon attendees. He also interviews fellow Asmodee team members who demo-ed Mysterium almost 22 times each for the entire con! This episode ends with a short chat at the airport just before boarding with friends from New York. There's also a contest now! Rate and review us on iTunes by 21 Aug for a chance to win usd50 voucher from CoolStuffInc! 00:00 - Start 35:29 - Louis Sylvester, Ghost 1 for Mysterium Demo 53:01 - Quin Abarr...2015-08-041h 19

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 63: Games we are interested at GENCON 2015!Eric and Jon discuss what games have peaked their interest at the upcoming GENCON 2015! Eric will be at Asmodee's booth so if you see him, go up and say HI! He will be glad to see you there. Push Your Luck Podcast is an DOOBITYDOO member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other DOOBIEDOO podcasts in the network! We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and the youtube channel youtube...2015-07-1957 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 62: Our Spiel Des Jahres 2015 Predictions!Eric and Jon discusses the games recommended and nominated for the Spiel Des Jahres and Kennerspiel Des Jahres 2015 awards. They also discuss 2 games they have played recently which is Aquasphere and Queen's Architect. Also Jon has a small life question at the end. Push Your Luck Podcast is an EXPLOSIVE member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other DANGEROUS podcasts in the network! We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter...2015-07-0553 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 61: Session ImpressionsEric and Jon discusses some games they have played recently. Games covered are: Deep Sea Adventure XenoShyft Onslaught Letter Tycoon Soulfall Dark Seas Antike II Wizard Push Your Luck Podcast is a WHIPPING member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other podcasts in the network! We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and the youtube channel youtube.com/duckizz for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!2015-06-2253 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 60: Do you feel lucky?Eric and Jon discusses the various types of luck-related mechanisms that you find in tabletop games nowadays and what they like or dislike about them. Push Your Luck Podcast is a LUCKY member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out similarly lucky podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!2015-05-311h 01

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 59: Recent GamesEric and Jon review games they have played recently. Games covered are Elysium, Arboretum, Adorable Pandaring, Historia, Mottainai, Age of Empires III and Vanuatu. Push Your Luck Podcast is an EXCITABLE member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other more stable podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!2015-05-031h 01

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 58: Where thou Art for?Joel Eddy joins Eric and Jon to discuss about art and what role it plays when it comes to buying, playing and enjoying tabletop games. Push Your Luck Podcast is an ABSTRACT member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other more stable podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!2015-05-031h 12

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 57: Escape the podcast!Scott Nicholson joins Eric and his friend Jillian to discuss about Escape the room events as well as Scott's recent paper about his research and findings on these events. For more information, visit scottnicholson.com/pubs/erfacwhite.pdf or becauseplaymatters.com/escape-room-enthusiasts Push Your Luck Podcast is a RUNAWAY member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other more stable podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering...2015-04-1955 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 56: Discussion Point - Longer or shorter ?Eric and Jon discuss why Eric prefers longer games and why Jon prefers shorter games. This was an episode where I felt we had a very good discussion so take a listen and let us know if like us having more of such discussions in the future! Push Your Luck Podcast is a PEWPEWPEW member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other ridiculous podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com...2015-04-0545 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 55: Games Round up!Eric and Jon talk about some games they have played recently in this Round up episode. Games covered are The Golden Ages, Guts of Glory, Doodle Quest, Royals, La Isla, Argent The Consortium, Harbour and Loony Quest. Push Your Luck Podcast is a PEWPEWPEW member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other ridiculous podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!2015-03-221h 01

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 54: Thunderbirds with Matt Leacock and Chris BirchEric and Jon chat with designer Matt Leacock and Chris Birch from Modiphius Entertainment about upcoming game Thunderbirds. The game is currently on kickstarter and still have about 20 days to go as of the release of this podcast. Matt also sheds some light on the upcoming Pandemic Legacy. Push Your Luck Podcast is a RIDONKULOUS member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other ridiculous podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast...2015-03-0846 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 53: Games from 2014 rankedEric and Jon discuss the games from 2014! They list 3 games that surprised them and 3 games that disappointed them. They also rank the Top 7 games that they have played. Take note that this list may change because of the amount of games released and that have not been played yet. Push Your Luck Podcast is a OVEREAGER member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other eager podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www...2015-02-151h 38

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 52: 2015 games we are looking forward toEric and Jon discuss what 2015 games that they are excited about. Also Jon have some strong words for Joel Eddy over the superbowl! Push Your Luck Podcast is a CHILLING member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other warmer podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!2015-02-011h 11

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 51: Top 7 games we want to live inEric and Jon discusses Top 7 games whose world they want to be part of, a character in, or live in! Very interesting contrasts between what Eric wants and what Jon strives for. Maybe some psychologist out there can analyze if there are some issues? lol... Push Your Luck Podcast is an EAGER member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other wonderful podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other...2015-01-1844 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 50: Top 7 games we wish we designedEric and Jon start of their first episode of 2015 listing the top 7 games they wished they designed! This is the Two Year anniversary of Push your Luck podcast. It has been a very fun two years and we hope you have been entertained listening to us these past two years. Do leave us comments and feedback on what you like, what you did not like and what you would like to hear us talk about more in the future! Push Your Luck Podcast is an ELATED member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other auspicious podcasts in the network. ...2015-01-041h 01

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 49: 2014 Christmas EpisodeEric and Jon talk with Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games. Its been over a year since the guys last talk and Stonemaier games have grown in leaps and bounds! Jamey talk about his upcoming games, Between Two Cities and Scythe. The guys also talk about the year in terms of Kickstarter, new games released, transmedia, podcasts and also games they loved, still deciding, want to play and games that disappointed. Push Your Luck Podcast is an MERRY MERRY member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other auspicious podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do...2014-12-202h 02

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 48: Thematic GamesEric and Jon talk about Thematic games and why they work or when they do not work. Eric also talks more about PRACTICE 2014 which is an event held annually by the NYU Game Center where game designers come together for a 3 day conference to share insights and discuss design topics. They also discuss some games they have played recently. Games covered are - Colors of kesanai Too many cindrellas Push Your Luck Podcast is an ALL ABOUT THAT BASE member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other similar podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart...2014-12-0644 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 47: RAGE QUIT RAWWRRRRREric and Jon talk about rage quit, discuss why people rage quit and their personal experiences with rage quitting. Let them know what rage quit experiences you had or games you think are more prone to rage quit at our guild at boardgamegeek! Games covered are - La Isla How Many Brugge expansion Push Your Luck Podcast is a PEWPEW member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other similar podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! ...2014-11-2347 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 46: Recent games we have playedEric and Jon give their impressions on games they have played recently. Games covered are - dead of winter five tribes mysterium or tajemnicze domostwo panamax familienbande khmer Push Your Luck Podcast is a OMGOMG member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other similar podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!2014-10-2557 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 45: Top 5 Kickstarter gamesEric and Jon discuss about the Top 5 kickstarter games which they have played. While they have not backed that many kickstarter games for various reasons, they have played quite a fair bit. Games that were reprinted using Kickstarter have not been included in this list. Push Your Luck Podcast is a MAGICAL member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other similar podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! We DONT WANT you to rate and comment...2014-10-0944 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 44: First TransAtlantic episode!Eric is now in New York and Jon STILL is in Singapore! This is their first episode where they are SO FARRRRR Apart. Eric and Jon do apologise for the long delay in releasing this episode because Eric had to get settled down and start school. Hopefully the schedules will become regular again. In this episode, Eric and Jon talk about 3 games each that they had played recently. Eric talks about Subdivision, Quantum and Nika while Jon talks about Imperial Settlers, Run Fight or Die and Too Many Cinderellas. Push Your Luck Podcast is a MEANINGFUL member of The DiceTower...2014-09-0653 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 43: What we want from GENCON 2014Jonathan and Eric what they are looking forward to from GENCON 2014 and why you should also look out for these games! This could possibly be the last podcast before Eric leaves for New York so regular scheduling maybe paused for a while. Eric and Jon will resume recording as soon as possible! Provided Jonathan still wants to dotdotdot Push Your Luck Podcast is an GRANDE member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other similar sized podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them...2014-08-0245 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 42: Awards awards, so many awards!Jonathan and Eric discuss some games they have played recently. They also talk about the Spiel Des Jahres and Kennerspiel Des Jahres winners as well as Dicetower 2013 award winners and what they think of them. Games we talk about are Packet Row, Agora and Citrus. The auction for boardgames has closed and Eric is in the process of contacting everyone about deliveries. Eric would like to thank EVERYONE for their support and well wishes! Push Your Luck Podcast is an EXTRA SPECIAL member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other amazing podcasts in the network. We are also proudly...2014-07-191h 02

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 41: Our 2014 Spiel and Kennerspiel des Jahres predictionsJonathan and Eric discuss the various games that have been nominated and are in the recommended list for the SdJ and KdJ and what they think will ultimately clinch the prize. Only ONE more day to go before the close of Eric auction of his boardgames. For list of items he is auctioning off and details about his studies, check twitter @duckizz for more info! Push Your Luck Podcast is a ELECTRIFYING member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other amazing podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your...2014-07-0552 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 40: Top 7 Spiel Des Jahres winnersAs the announcement of the winner for the 2014 Spiel Des Jahres awards is coming soon, Jonathan and Eric discuss and list their Top 7 previous Spiel Des Jahres winners over the years. Eric is also currently liquidating his board game collection to fund his graduate studies in Game Design at NYU! If you can, please bid generously and help him out. For list of items he is auctioning off and details about his studies, check twitter @duckizz for more info! Push Your Luck Podcast is a STUPENDOUS member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other amazing podcasts in the network. ...2014-06-2152 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 39: Its June its JuneOMG where has the time flown! Its June and half a year has gone. Eric and Jon talk about a few games they have played. In other exciting news, Eric will be starting school at NYU in Fall this year. As part of his fund raising efforts, Eric will be selling most of his board game collection on boardgamegeek. More information will be available in the next episode! Games we talk about - Tortuga, Port Royal, Traders of Carthage, Sanssouci, That’s Life and Dungeon Dice Push Your Luck Podcast is a PROUD member of The DiceTower Network. Do check ou...2014-06-0756 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 38: Special special guestEric and his special guest talk about some games they have played recently. Guess who the special guest is ? Games we talk about - Eldritch Horror, Battle for Souls and Le Fantome de l’Opera Push Your Luck Podcast is a PROUD member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other amazing podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and review and rate us on iTunes. Do vi...2014-05-1338 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 37: Another hidden gemEric and Jonathan talk about some games they have played recently and talk about another hidden gem in their collections which people should try if they had not. Games we talk about - Um Reifenbreite, Mad City, Card City, Legendary Paint the Town Red, Heroscape, Milestones and Ristorante Italia Push Your Luck Podcast is a PROUD member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other amazing podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! Leave us comments and...2014-05-101h 00

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 36: Top 7 Game ComponentsEric and Jonathan discuss their Top 7 game components of the games played where the components are not only functional but are also awesome to hold and play with. Push Your Luck Podcast is a BRAIN BOGGLING member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other amazing podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and review and rate us on iTunes. Do visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com...2014-04-2658 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 35: How our gaming habits have changed with special guest GraceGrace joins Eric and Jon as we talk about our gaming habits and how they have changed and evolved from when we first started playing. Push Your Luck Podcast is a MIND BLOWING member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other amazing podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and review and rate us on iTunes. Do visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com where we will...2014-04-1243 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 34: Interview with Mandy or MissMerc007 from JapanEric interviews MissMerc007, reviewer all the way from Japan. They discuss how the local gaming scene is like, the tokyo game convention as well as her upcoming game that she will be self publishing! Push Your Luck Podcast is a ICHIBAN member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other amazing podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and review and rate us on iTunes. Do visit...2014-03-2944 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 33: Interview with Rob DaviauEric and Jon interview Rob Daviau, designer of Risk Legacy and the upcoming Sea Fall. Find out his inspirations and the ideas he has instilled into Sea fall. Push Your Luck Podcast is a MIND BLOWING member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other amazing podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and review and rate us on iTunes. Do visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com...2014-03-1549 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 32: Would you like some tea?Eric interviews some guests who organised and attended a recent event held during Valentines day, aimed at introducing boardgaming to women. Helene is an organiser and Felix helped by playing the role of a butler! Push Your Luck Podcast is now an SPECTACULAR member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out the other amazing podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and review and rate us on...2014-03-0132 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 31: Happy Lunar New Year and games we played recentlyEric and Jonathan talk about how the Lunar New Year has changed for them as well as some of the exciting games they have played. 12:10 - Speculation 16:05 - Shadows over Camelot 19:32 - Avalon 24:18 - Dungeon of Mandom 26:00 - Donburiko 28:10 - Struggle of Empires 34:31 - Robinson Crusoe Push Your Luck Podcast is now an SPECTACULAR member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out the other amazing podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! Leave us comments and questions...2014-02-1651 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 30: What are we looking for in 2014 and our bold predictions!Eric and Jonathan talk about the games they are expecting for 2014 as well as make some bold predictions! Are you looking at some of the same games too? Tell us about it in our guild forums. Push Your Luck Podcast is now an SPECTACULAR member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out the other amazing podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and review and rate us...2014-02-0146 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 29: Google Hangout on Air with ladies from our gaming groupEric conducted a recent online interview session with 3 ladies from his gaming group. They chat about what games they like, what types of games they prefer and some suggestions as to how to get others into gaming. Push Your Luck Podcast is now an AWESOME member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out the other amazing podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and review and rate...2014-01-1854 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 28: Our top games, surprises and disappointments from 2013!Jonathan and Eric shares their Top 5 best games of 2013, Top 3 disappointments and Top 3 surprises. The winner of the anniversary contest is also announced! 4:27 - Top 3 Surprises for 2013 18:46 - Top 3 Disappointments for 2013 37:49 - Top 5 games of 2013 1:15:15 - Our anniversary contest winner! Push Your Luck Podcast is now an AWESOME member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out the other amazing podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and...2014-01-041h 20

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 27: My my look how we have grown!Jonathan and Eric talks about their first year in podcasting, the lessons learnt, friends they have met and what they are looking forward to 2014! We are also having our last contest for 2013 so listen closely for the details and check out our guild to enter for a chance to win! Push Your Luck Podcast is very proud to welcome their first sponsor, Hobbygamesmart.com. For a wide variety of games and at affordable prices, do check out their site and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! Push Your Luck Podcast is now an AWESOME member of The DiceTower...2013-12-2141 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 26: Mechanisms, shenanigans!Jonathan and Eric talks about their Top 7 Game Mechanisms. Push Your Luck Podcast is very proud to welcome their first sponsor, Hobbygamesmart.com. For a wide variety of games and at affordable prices, do check out their site and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! Push Your Luck Podcast is now a proud member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out the other amazing podcasts in the network. Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and leave us a review on iTunes. Do visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com where we will have video and...2013-12-0753 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 25: Feld-stravaganza!Joel Eddy joins Eric and Jonathan as they talk about Stefan Feld and his 4 releases for 2013. They chat about each of them and how they are ranked against each other. 3:34 - Bora Bora 21:43 - Rialto 34:34 - Bruges 47:18 - Amerigo Push Your Luck Podcast is now a proud member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out the other amazing podcasts in the network. Also check out the Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction on Boardgamegeek! Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and leave us a review on iTunes. Do visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com where we will...2013-11-231h 08

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 24: Essen 2013 ImpressionsEric and Jonathan are joined with Michael Fox from Little Metal Dog show and talk about Essen 2013. Jonathan and Michael share what they have seen and share tips and what they felt was Game of the Con. Remember to check out KEEP RUNNING, Michael’s latest game now on Kickstarter Push Your Luck Podcast is now a proud member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out the other amazing podcasts in the network. Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and leave us a review on iTunes. Do visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com where we will ha...2013-11-091h 03

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 23: How can games change the worldEric with special guests his wife, Serene, and Scott Nicholson talks about how games can change the world. Scott elaborates more about the courses that he is teaching and everyone discusses how gaming has changed their lives. On a personal note, I have been enlightened by my discussion with Scott on the various activities that he has done. It is very inspiring when I get to talk to people so passionate about changing the world for the better! Some interesting links for you: Ted Talk - http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html ...2013-10-271h 02

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 22: Our Essen WishlistsJonathan and Eric talks about what they are looking forward to at Essen 2013 where Jonathan will be heading off to soon! Lets see what excites the boys... 0:00 - Start 03:36 - Rokoko 08:33 - Keyflower: The Farmers 11:43 - Francis Drake 18:02 - Glass Road 23:30 - Lewis and Clark 26:00 - Legacy: The Testament of Duke De Crecy 31:02 - S-Evolution 35:32 - Bruxelles 1893 41:11 - Coconuts 44:50 - Caverna: The Cave Farmers 49:10 - CV 52:23 - Bremerhaven 55:20 - Yunnan 58:32 - Dungeon Petz: Dark Alleys 01:00:40 - Craftsmen 01:04:54 - Heart of Crown 01:06:40 - Pentos 01:09:40 - Suburbia Inc 01:10:43 - Agricola: Even more buildings big and small 01:11:40 - Cappuccino Leave us comments and...2013-10-131h 16

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 21: We are BACKKKKKKDescription - Eric and Jon are joined by a special guest, Eric's Wife and we talk about the games they have played since Eric returned back from GENCON with his luggages of goodies! 0:00 - Start 02:02 - Brugge 06:00 - Lords of Waterdeep and Scoundrels of Skullport 13:28 - The Duke 20:37 - Little Prince Make me a planet 24:32 - Dread Curse 33:23 - Mascarade 39:55 - Nothing Personal 44:53 - Spyrium 55:24 - Fish Cook 01:02:10 - Via Appia Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and rank us on iTunes. Do visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com where we will have reviews, session reports...2013-09-291h 11

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 20: GENCON Day 4Eric talks about his last day at GENCON and releases the final set of interviews. 0:00 - Start! 02:36 - The Spoils 09:29 - Baksha Games 14:34 - Cryptozoic 22:23 - Wyrd Miniatures 27:22 - Blank Wall Games 36:58 - Golden Egg 44:41 - Iello 01:01:17 - Tasty Minstrel Games 01:12:00 - Wizkids 01:18:47 - Eric Lang 01:39:12 - Stronghold Games 01:49:25 - Final Thoughts about GENCON 2013 Leave us comments and questions at our guild on boardgamegeek and rate us on iTunes Do visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com where we will have reviews, session reports and other nifty items!2013-08-181h 54

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 19: GENCON Day 3Eric talks about his Day 3 meeting various publishers and playing games. Highlights include interviews with Catalyst Game Labs, Smirk and Dagger, Bezier Games, Greater than Games and Minion Games. Eric also reviews Francis Drake and The Duke. 0:00 - Start 12:02 - Interview with Bezier Games 20:15 - Interview with Smirk and Dagger Games 29:22 - Interview with Cataylst Game Labs 37:26 - Interview with Greater than Games 41:00 - Interview with Minion Games Follow Eric on twitter 'duckizz' so that you can enjoy the videos and pictures of GENCON 2013 Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and rate us on iTunes. Do...2013-08-1747 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 18: GENCON Day 2Eric talks about his Day 2 meeting various publishers and attending panels. Highlights include interviews with Geoff Engelstein from Ludology, Fantasy Flight Games In-flight Report, Game Salute and Alderac Entertainment Group. Eric also reviews Freedom Underground Railroad, Three Little Pigs, Kanzume Goddess and Ninja Dice. 0:00 - Start 14:59 - Interview with Geoff Engelstein 19:46 - Rules explanation for Freedom the Underground Railroad 29:32 - Fantasy Flight Games In-flight Report 1:53:48 - Game Salute State of the Union 2:57:48 - Interview with AEG Follow Eric on twitter 'duckizz' so that you can enjoy the videos and pictures of GENCON 2013 Leave us comments and questions at our guild...2013-08-163h 08

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 17: GENCON Day 1Eric talks about his Day 1 meeting various publishers and attending panels. Highlights include interviews with Zee Garcia from Dicetower, Queen games, Privateer Press, Wizkids and Playdek. Eric also reviews Mascarade and Spyrium. Follow Eric on twitter 'duckizz' so that you can enjoy the videos and pictures of GENCON 2013 Leave us comments and questions at our guild on BGG and rate us on iTunes. Do visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com where we will have reviews, session reports and other nifty items!2013-08-151h 02

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 16: GENCON Day 0Eric talks about his Day 0 and hanging out with Joel and Lance and playing games with them and also what he is looking forward to tomorrow. Games covered are Circus Train, Maximum Throwdown, Kobayakawa, Penguin Party and Hegemonic. Follow Eric on twitter 'duckizz' so that you can enjoy the videos and pictures of GENCON 2013 Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and rate us on iTunes. Do visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com where we will have reviews, session reports and other nifty items!2013-08-1415 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 15: Our Top 7 Overrated gamesWe are very honoured to have Joel Eddy of DriveThruReview joining us for a discussion on what are our Top 7 overrated games. 3:44 - Our Top 7 overrated games And… we do not have any other items in the summary LOL. Eric will be at GENCON 2013 and will attempt to release an episode every evening as well as tweet pictures and videos whenever he can so do follow him. his nick in Twitter is duckizz. Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and rate us on iTunes. Do visit our brand spanking new website www.pushurluckpodcast.com where we wi...2013-08-041h 24

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 14: What we are expecting at GENCON 2013We are very honoured to have Eric Summerer of the Dicetower joins us for a discussion on what we are expecting or buying from GENCON 2013 3:00 - We talk about games that excite us for GENCON 2013! 38:50 - We ask Eric Summerer some questions Leave us comments and questions at our guild on boardgamegeek and rate us on iTunes. Do visit our brand spanking new website www.pushurluckpodcast.com where we will have reviews, session reports and other nifty items!2013-07-2155 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 13: Playing for Fun or to Win?We talk about Augustus, the winner of our very first giveaway and our topic, do you play for Fun or to Win? 1:10 - Announcement of our winner for our very first Contest! 3:33 - Review of Augustus 11:34 - Play to win or Play for Fun? Leave us comments and questions at our guild on Boardgamegeek and rate us on iTunes. Do visit our brand spanking new website www.pushurluckpodcast.com where we will have reviews, session reports and other nifty items!2013-07-0735 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 12: Latest gaming sessionWe talk about some games we have played recently and count down to the closing date of our very first Contest! 4:26 - Principato 10:20 - Lost Legacy 19:43 - Brass 32:05 - Firenze 41:08 - First EVER contest details! You have until 30 June to enter our first Contest! Email contest entries to pulpcontest-at-gmail.com Join our guild on Boardgamegeek and rate us on iTunes. Do visit our brand spanking new website www.pushurluckpodcast.com where we will have reviews, session reports and other nifty items!2013-06-2343 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 11: Top 7 iOS Boardgames!We talk about some games we have played recently and iOS Boardgames as well as our Top 7 iOS Boardgames 1:31 - Viticulture, 6 players 6:24 - Nieuw Amsterdam 13:55 - iOS Games we have 21:21 - Top 7 iOS boardgames 1:00:48 - First EVER contest details! Our very first contest is still going on! Email contest entries to pulpcontest-at-gmail.com Do visit our brand spanking new website www.pushurluckpodcast.com where we will have reviews, session reports and other nifty items!2013-06-091h 04

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 10: Live Interview with Jamey Stegmaier and our first ContestWe interview Jamey, designer of Viticulture and Euphoria which is currently on Kickstarter. We also have our very first contest! Join the contest to win cool prizes! Email contest entries to pulpcontest-at-gmail.com Do visit our brand spanking new website www.pushurluckpodcast.com where we will have reviews, session reports and other nifty items!2013-05-2649 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 9: Are you Nuts about Kickstarter?1:45 - Name of the Rose 14:44 - Carson City 23:55 - Hermagor 31:30 - Our thoughts about Kickstarter 1:12:04 - Interview with Seiji Kanai 2013-05-121h 24

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 8: The Award Show! Not ours….NOTE - We apologise for the occasional click click sounds. I think one of the mic is quite sensitive 2:06 - Rialto 20:56 - Nominees for the Origins Awards 2012 21:26 - Origins, Best Board Game. Jon - Lords of Waterdeep, Eric - Lords of Waterdeep 23:49 - Origins, Best Traditional Card Game. Jon - Legendary, Eric - Legendary 24:50 - Origins, Best Family, Children, Party Game. Jon - Escape The Curse of the Temple, Eric - Love Letter 26:34 - Origins, Best Historical Board Game. Eric - Andean Abyss 28:17 - Nominees for the Dice Tower Awards 2012 28:50 - DTA, Best Game of the Year. Jon - Lords...2013-04-281h 01

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 7: Crazy over Stefan FeldNOTE - We apologise for the occasional click click sounds. Not sure what that is! 1:43 - Castles of Burgundy summary 4:48 - Bora Bora summary 9:02 - Trajan summary 13:34 - Our thoughts on Castles of Burgundy 21:52 - Our thoughts on Bora Bora 33:10 - Our thoughts on Trajan 41:12 - Our rankings of the 3 41:48 - Jon surprise interview 48:04 - Our first interview with Hisashi Hayashi 2013-04-141h 02

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 6: Game mechanics we likeWith examples from Chaos in the old world, Vanuatu, Kaigan and many more!2013-03-3136 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 5: More about your Loveable HostsGame highlights include: Le Havre The Inland Port, Homesteaders and Heartland 2013-03-1748 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 4: Our Feb Gaming SessionHighlights include Suburbia, Keyflower and many more!2013-03-0345 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 3: I buy a new game and this is what I get?In our very first Top 7 list, we talk about what irks us when we open that brand new purchase. We also have our inaugural section 'My First Impressions' in which I talk about 'Mieses Karma' for the first time and what I think of it.2013-02-1742 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 2: A Hidden GemWe look into our collection and pick a game that is not rated highly (within top 1000 rankings in BGG) but should.2013-02-0334 min

Push Your Luck PodcastPush Your Luck Ep 1: Bests of 2012We talk about our experiences in 2012 and our best surprises, disappointments and best games 2013-01-211h 22