Latest Gming Podcast Episodes
Wingspan
Dragon's Demize - March 04, 2019 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTo the skies! Or at least that’s where our birds will go when we review Wingspan, the bird watching game that has taken the board gaming world by storm. Winsgpan is a Euro-style game for one to five players, designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and published by Stonemaier Games. Players compete to ear...
The Demon Collective, Vol. 1
Dragon's Demize - February 25, 2019 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe’re back with another interview! This time we have our friend Camilla Greer on to talk about the upcoming horror RPG zine The Demon Collective, Vol. 1. She and three other authors have each created spine-tingling adventures for the zine, which is currently funding on Kickstarter. Available in ...
Raiders of the North Sea
Dragon's Demize - February 18, 2019 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHail, listeners! We’re bound for Viking lands on this week’s Dragon’s Demize, to review the 2017 Kennerspiel des Jahres nominee Raiders of the North Sea. This worker placement game has you building up your supplies and crew before going out to raid the English countryside. Your raids will bring ...
Sentinel Comics RPG with Dave Chalker
Dragon's Demize - February 11, 2019 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners! We’ve got a special treat for you today. Game designer and friend of the podcast Dave Chalker is back to talk about the upcoming Sentinel Comics RPG! In particular, he walks us through the extremely robust character reation process. Using nothing but the system, we create three...
Mystic Vale Expansions
Dragon's Demize - February 04, 2019 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome back to Dragon’s Demize, where we’re looking at another one of our favorites for an updated review. Last time we discussed the card-building wonder of Mystic Vale, we weren’t able to talk about the expansions because they didn’t exist! Today’s episode looks at each of the five expansions...
Review of Awaken
Dragon's Demize - January 28, 2019 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners! On this week’s episode of Dragon’s Demize, we’re reviewing the tabletop RPG Awaken. We’ve played Awaken on stream before, and both Greg and Jakub are big fans. In this dark fantasy RPG, players are members of the Vasalli, humans who have “awoken” the latent powers within themsel...
Mysterium Re-Review
Dragon's Demize - January 21, 2019 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsGreeting listeners! On today’s episode of Dragon’s Demize, Greg and Jakub revisit one of our reviews from waaay back before Greg even joined the podcast. It’s Mysterium! In this cooperative deduction game, one player takes on the role of a ghost who can only communicate with the other players (m...
How To Win: Terraforming Mars
Dragon's Demize - January 14, 2019 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners, and welcome to our newest segment! We’ve enlisted our local Strategy Guru, Will, to give you all a practical guide to How To Win. On the first installment, Will and Jakub discuss one of Will’s all-time favorites: Terraforming Mars. If you’ve ever wondered which corp to choose or...
Whistle Stop
Dragon's Demize - January 07, 2019 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome back to Dragon’s Demize, everyone! For our first official review of 2019, we’re tackling Whistle Stop. This tile-laying, pickup-and-deliver train game is full of colorful charm. Players compete to earn the most points by exchanging resource cubes for stocks and points. Along the way, the...
2018 State of the Podcast
Dragon's Demize - December 31, 2018 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHappy New Year listeners! Well not quite. But that isn’t going to dost us from celebrating by taking a look back at all of the amazing things that happened for Dragon’s Demize’s in 2018. Join Greg and Lesley as they talk about the past and look to the future. We’re so excited to share 2019 […] ...
Games for Non-Gamers
Dragon's Demize - December 24, 2018 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners! It’s Christmas Eve, which means many of you may find yourselves in the company of family or friends who aren’t avid hobby gamers. If you’re like us and can’t wait to convert everyone you know, we have a list of games you might consider starting with! Each of these games has a lo...
2018 Heavy Game Gift Guide
Dragon's Demize - December 17, 2018 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners, and welcome to the final Dragon’s Demize gift guide of the 2018 holiday season! This week, as you might expect after our last two installments, we’re tackling the big boys. These are games that take a lot of strategy, brain power, and (last but not least) time! Perfect for the h...
2018 Middleweight Gift Guide
Dragon's Demize - December 10, 2018 14:20 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHey listeners! We’re back with another holiday gift guide. This time, we’re looking at games that are moderately complex. These aren’t necessarily long, but they tend to have a fair number of mechanics or strategy to consider. Think Illimat or Palace of Mad King Ludwig. As always, let us know if...
2018 Short Games Gift Guide
Dragon's Demize - December 03, 2018 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello Listeners! The holiday season is upon us, and for many of us that means gifts! Dragon’s Demize is here to help you pick the perfect board games for your friends and family. First up, we’re taking a look at some short, relatively simple games. These are games that make an excellent choice f...
Einstein
Dragon's Demize - November 26, 2018 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHellooooo listeners! We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, or a great week if you’re outside the US. We sat down to review Einstein: His Amazing Life and Incomparable Science. A tile-laying game for 2-4 players, Einstein features unusually-shaped tiles that can be played in different con...
Rising Sun
Dragon's Demize - November 19, 2018 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHey everyone! On this week’s episode of Dragon’s Demize, we’re reviewing the complex strategy (and stunning miniatures) of CMON’s Rising Sun. Rising Sun is one part territory control, one part action selection, and one part trying not to get BACKSTABBED BY YOUR ALLIES. Each player attempts to le...
RPGs on Kickstarter
Dragon's Demize - November 12, 2018 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAh Kickstarter. That wonderful place where creativity knows no bounds. We love to talk about the amazing board games that have come out of Kickstarter, but those aren’t the only projects out there. On this week’s episode, we’re highlighting crowdfunded tabletop RPGs. From reboots of old systems ...
Spirit Island!
Dragon's Demize - November 05, 2018 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsYES IT’S TIME! Dragon’s Demize is finally reviewing the much-discussed Spirit Island. Spirit Island is a “cooperative settler-destruction” game for 1-4 players. You take on the role of spirits who are trying to drive the invaders off their island. There’s tons of replayability, as the spirits, a...
Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 vs. Season 2
Dragon's Demize - October 31, 2018 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIT’S BACK! Two games go head to head in this week’s Meeple vs. Meeple podcast! This time, it’s the titans of legacy: Pandemic Legacy Seasons One and Two. While each of these games has a lot to offer, our champions give no quarter. Greg and Lesley think that Season One’s superior storytelling and...
Worldbuilding: It’s the Little Things
Dragon's Demize - October 22, 2018 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt’s another exciting RPG episode here on Dragon’s Demize. We’ve talked before about how much we love worldbuilding. Constructing massive cosmologies and dynastic politics can keep us entertained for hours. But what about the smaller stuff? What do the NPCs do when the players aren’t around? Who...
In The Name Of Odin
Dragon's Demize - October 15, 2018 09:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome back to Dragon’s Demize, listeners! On today’s episode, we’re reviewing one of Jakub’s long-time favorites: In The Name Of Odin. In this card-based game of Viking conquest, players have to manage their ships, heroes, and vikings in order to conduct succesful raids. Each action card has m...
Dungeon Crawlers – Good, Bad, and Ugly
Dragon's Demize - October 08, 2018 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners! We’re excited to bring you a new style of episode today. We had a lot of fun breaking down what was good or not in co-op games, so we decided to expand on that format! On the first ever Good, Bad, and Ugly, we tackle Dungeon Crawlers. Games like Zombicide, Gloomhaven, and others...
Reef
Dragon's Demize - October 01, 2018 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners! On today’s episode, Jakub and Greg review Reef, the new abstract pattern-building game from Emerson Matsuchi. Players use cards to collect coral and score points based on the patterns that appear in their reef. Since the cards that gain you coral are the same ones that score poi...
Underutilized RPG Settings: The Swamp
Dragon's Demize - September 26, 2018 05:23 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn today’s RPG-focused episode, Greg and Jakub shine a light on one of the less popular adventure settings: swamps. Everybody’s seen the standard Tolkein-esque campaign on the plains and in the forest. Ports and mountins get their hare of love too. But what about swamps? Join us as we examine so...
Trading Zombies in the Mediterranean – WashingCon 2018 Panel
Dragon's Demize - September 24, 2018 01:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDon’t worry, you’re not having a stroke! We’re just examining board gaming themes! Our intrepid panelists discuss how theme can amplify the mechanics of a board game and tie everything together, when chosen carefully. They also talk about what’s popular and discuss opportunities to explore less ...
The Gaming Glossary – WashingCon 2018 Panel
Dragon's Demize - September 24, 2018 01:00 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWorker Placement. Euro game. “Heavy” vs. “Light.” If you’ve played a board game in the past five years, there’s a good chance you’ve heard these and other terms used to describe and categorize games. But what do these terms actually mean? Join our panelists as they discuss where these terms came...
So You Wanna Be A Game Designer? – WashingCon 2018 Panel
Dragon's Demize - September 24, 2018 00:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt’s a safe bet that most people who call themselves “gamers” have mused on the idea of designing their own game. But how would that work? At this WashingCon 2018 panel, four board game designers talk about what it takes, from designing your first game, to getting it published, to making your pa...
Inclusive Gaming – WashingCon 2018 Panel
Dragon's Demize - September 24, 2018 00:00 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsGaming is an incredible pastime, that can bring together people from all walks of life. Gamers as a community thrive when everyone is made to feel welcome, regardless of their identity or background. Washingcon is no different, and strives to embrace these principles. This year’s inclusive gamin...
Warsaw: City of Ruins
Dragon's Demize - September 17, 2018 13:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome back listeners! We’re back to the reviews this week, with a look at Warsaw: City of Ruins. In Warsaw, 2-4 players attempt to build the highest scoring district within the titular city. Along the way, they’ll construct theaters and parks, compete for public buildings, and weather two Worl...
WashingCon 2018!
Dragon's Demize - September 11, 2018 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHowdy listeners! If you’re anything like us, you just spent the past 48 hours hanging out with some awesome board gamers at WashingCon 2018! As always, we had a blast and we’re super excited to bring you a rundown from the convention. There were classic events like Two Rooms and a Boom, exciting...
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