Latest Gming Podcast Episodes
Trains
Dragon's Demize - June 03, 2017 03:04 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome back listeners to another episode of Dragon’s Demize. This week on the podcast, your intrepid hosts review Trains, a combination deck building and route building game set in contemporary Japan. Players compete to connect different stations around Japan, but must also keep their decks fr...
Roll Player
Dragon's Demize - May 20, 2017 03:06 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners! Welcome back to Dragon’s Demize. Today we’ll be reviewing Roll Player, an ingenious game where players compete to build the best RPG character. Although the game relies heavily on dice, it features a ton of mitigation effects which minimize the randomness. It’s a quick, fun game...
10′ to Kill
Dragon's Demize - May 13, 2017 03:07 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello hello faithful listeners! This week on the podcast, your intrepid hosts review 10′ To Kill, a game about deception, strategy, and murder. Players move pawns around the game in an effort to set up their targets for a kill. The trick comes once a target has been killed, and police officers o...
Shadowrift
Dragon's Demize - May 05, 2017 03:08 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHey there listeners! On this week’s podcast, Jakub and Greg discuss the punishingly difficult cooperative deck-building game Shadowrift! In Shadowrift, players construct decks in order to protect the town of Haven and defeat the invading monsters. The game features lots of elements that have to ...
Mars Needs Mechanics
Dragon's Demize - April 22, 2017 00:39 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome back to another exciting installment of Dragon’s Demize. This week, we review Mars Needs Mechanics, a commodity trading game with steampunk flair! In, Mars Needs Mechanics players trade Components for Cogs and vice versa in order to gain the biggest stack of Cogs. Prices fluctuate accord...
Sherwood’s Legacy
Dragon's Demize - April 14, 2017 00:40 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners! Dragon’s Demize is back with another review: Sherwood’s Legacy. Sherwood’s Legacy is a tactical combat game similar to the popular tower defense genre of video game. Players take on the role of heroes from Robin Hood mythology and defend the village against the invading forces. ...
Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Dragon's Demize - April 07, 2017 00:50 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello and welcome back to Dragon’s Demize! Today, we’ll be reviewing The Castles of Mad King Ludwig. In Castles (as I’ll be referring to it for the rest of this post, because damn), players take on the role of architects, designing castles for King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Each round, players purch...
Paris Connection
Dragon's Demize - March 31, 2017 00:53 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome back listeners! This week on Dragon’s Demize, we review Paris Connection, a game about stocks and trains and how sometimes they’re the same thing. In Paris Connection, players compete to earn the most points by hoarding “stock” in six different colors of railroad. Each railroad is worth ...
Social Deduction Games
Dragon's Demize - March 24, 2017 00:55 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello again listeners! On this week’s episode of Dragon’s Demize, we decided to do things a little differently. Rather than review one game, we examine social deduction games as a whole. Using two of the biggest names in the genre, The Resistance and Secret Hitler, we break down what qualities a...
Viceroy
Dragon's Demize - March 21, 2017 00:56 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome listeners to another episode of Dragon’s Demize. Today, we review Viceroy, a strategy game where players compete to build their pyramids of power. In Viceroy, players collect gems in order to acquire and play character cards. Each character card can be played into a pyramid at any level,...
Dead of Winter
Dragon's Demize - March 10, 2017 01:58 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners, and welcome back to Dragon’s Demize. This week, we’re reviewing one of Jakub’s personal favorite games: Dead of Winter. In Dead of Winter, players each control multiple survivors, and attempt to fulfill public and secret objectives. These secret objectives often require you to s...
Lanterns
Dragon's Demize - March 03, 2017 01:59 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHey listeners. Got another great episode for you today, as we review Lanterns. This colorful tile-matching game holds a surprising amount of strategic depth. Players compete to earn the most honor by earning matched sets of colored lantern cards. The more sides you match with a single play, the ...
Interview with Daniel George
Dragon's Demize - February 24, 2017 02:02 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners! We’ve got an extra special episode for you today: we had an opportunity to interview Daniel George, founder of August Games and designer of the delightfully fanciful Dragon Brew. Daniel has been designing games for years and had lots of great insights to offer. Our conversation ...
Wizard School
Dragon's Demize - February 17, 2017 02:03 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPut on your wizard robes and hats, listeners, it’s time to go to Wizard School! This week, Dragon’s Demize reviews Wizard School, the new game from DFTBA games. In this cooperative card game, players take on the role of students attempting to keep their grades up, fight off magical monsters, and...
Alchemists
Dragon's Demize - February 13, 2017 02:04 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners, and welcome back to another explosive episode of Dragon’s Demize! We’re reviewing Alchemists today, so grab your ingredients and we’ll see what kind of concoction we can brew. Alchemists is an action management game in which players compete to earn the most victory points by mak...
Flip City
Dragon's Demize - February 03, 2017 02:05 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners! This week’s podcast features a review of Flip City, a deckbuilding game with a unique twist (or should I say flip). Each card is double-sided and you can upgrade them to dramatically change the mechanics of your deck. It’s a little game, but we’ve got a lot to say about it, so b...
Codenames
Dragon's Demize - January 28, 2017 02:07 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello agents. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to this week’s podcast about Codenames. This simple word-association game has picked up a huge following since its release just two years ago. Since then, it has sparked the creation of two standalone variations: Codenames ...
New Bedford
Dragon's Demize - January 25, 2017 02:09 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week on Dragon’s Demize, we review New Bedford, the unexpectedly compelling game about 19th century whaling. With a solid core of worker placement and resource management and meticulously researched flavor, New Bedford is well worth picking up. We also discuss what we’ve been playing lately...
Inis
Dragon's Demize - January 14, 2017 02:11 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome back to Dragon’s Demize! It’s been a while since our last update, but we’re excited to kick off the new year with one of our favorite new games: Inis. This territory-control game with heavy Celtic themes is both gorgeous and fun to play, so we hope you’re encouraged to check it out after...
Digital Games
Dragon's Demize - December 24, 2016 02:12 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome back to Dragon’s Demize, where today we’ll be taking a look at digital games. We know that many of you are traveling for the holidays but still want to keep in touch with your friends and gaming group. For that, we offer this quick primer on what games have digital versions available via...
Family Games Special
Dragon's Demize - December 17, 2016 02:13 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome back to Dragon’s Demize, where we continue our month of specials with a look at what games you can play with your families at home. We’ve got some great recommendations this week, covering everything from social, party-style games to some of the more beginner-friendly strategic games. We...
Small Games Special 2016
Dragon's Demize - December 10, 2016 02:15 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week on Dragon’s Demize we have our Small Games Special! Greg and Jakub discuss what are some of the defining characteristics of small games, including the obvious ones before diving into the full range of small games available. We hope you enjoy this week’s special episode! Thanks as alway...
Splendor
Dragon's Demize - November 10, 2016 23:23 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Greg and Jakub as they review the immensely popular Splendor on this week’s episode of Dragon’s Demize. They also talk about the election (of 2008), evolution, and what it’s like to be shipwrecked, so there’s something for everyone! The post Splendor appeared first on Dragon's Demize.
Betrayal at the House on the Hill
Dragon's Demize - November 03, 2016 22:26 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week on Dragon’s Demize, Jakub and Greg talk about tiny strategy games, the travails of Pandemic Legacy, and the brand new RPG Polaris. To top it all off, they get into the spooky spirit with a review of Betrayal at the House on the Hill and its new expansion, Widow’s Walk. The post Betray...
Via Nebula
Dragon's Demize - November 01, 2016 22:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHey everyone! Sorry for the late post this week; we got a little lost in the fog while reviewing Via Nebula! We hope you’ll still tune in to hear us discuss our experiences from the role-playing table, the new expansion to Betrayal at the House on the Hill, and of course our thoughts on Via Nebu...
Crazy Karts
Dragon's Demize - October 21, 2016 22:32 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome back to Dragons Demize! Join us for this week’s episode, where we talk about introducing friends to an old favorite, struggle with the mechanics of shuffling double-sided cards, and review the new game Crazy Karts. The post Crazy Karts appeared first on Dragon's Demize.
Scythe
Dragon's Demize - October 14, 2016 22:34 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week on Dragon’s Demize, Greg and Jakub venture into an alternate 20th century where World War 1 was fought with Mechs as well as soldiers. The war now over, the world of Scythe unfolds as the powers of the time vie for control over the Tesla factory which created the towering war machines....
The Dragon & Flagon
Dragon's Demize - October 07, 2016 22:35 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week on Dragon’s Demize Greg and Jakub give a toast to their review of The Dragon and Flagon by Stonghold Games. Join them as they talk about some of the games they’ve been playing, and Jakub’s latest D&D adventures before they delve into the main game. The post The Dragon & Flagon appeare...
Arboretum
Dragon's Demize - September 29, 2016 22:38 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Greg and Jakub on this week’s episode, as they bring you tales from the role-playing table in addition to their regular rundown of what they’ve been playing lately. Then stick around for a review of what is possibly the most cutthroat game about trees ever created: Arboretum! The post Arbo...
Mystic Vale
Dragon's Demize - September 23, 2016 22:45 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome back to your regularly schedule programming! This week on Dragon’s Demize, Jakub and Greg talk about their most recent board game adventures, take a look at what’s new in board games, and review a new favorite: Mystic Vale. The post Mystic Vale appeared first on Dragon's Demize.
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