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Interview with Christopher Yoder Designer of Tangl
Dragon's Demize - November 07, 2019 11:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week we sat down with Christopher Yoder, the designer of Tangl, a really cool and quick puzzle game live on Kickstarter now! We got to talk about how he got into board games, how the idea of Tangl came about, and the whirlwind process going from prototype to getting signed by a publisher. C...
Vector Wars – Interview with Eli Mamane
Dragon's Demize - October 21, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week Jakub sits down with Eli Mamane of Meeple City Games and designer of Vector Wars. They talk about this 2 player game which includes a lot of deep strategic choices underneath a really cool Tron-like exterior with some simple choices each turn. The layers that this game shows are quite ...
Treasure Mountain
Dragon's Demize - September 30, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week, we give Treasure Mountain by August Games its long overdue review! Treasure Mountain is a worker placement game for 2-4 players (1-4 if you have the expansion), where players compete to earn the most points by mining gems our their personal mines and earning the King’s favor. The most...
Ruins of Mars – Interview with Don Riddle and Andrew Birkett
Dragon's Demize - September 23, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week Jakub sits down with Don Riddle and Andrew Birkett to talk about their game Ruins of Mars coming to Kickstarter on September 24, 2019. The game is about uncovering the secrets of the lost civilizations which inhabited a metropolis found on Mars! You dothis through rondell style action ...
Interview with Marshall Bradshaw
Dragon's Demize - September 16, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week Jakub sits down with Marshall Bradshaw to talk about his gamer story, how he got into LARPing, what exactly it means to LARP, and why he loves it. Marshall talks a lot about what LARP means to him and some of his best experiences with it so join us for the ride. We […] The post Interv...
LARP, larp, Everything in Between and You! Panel at WashingCon 2019
Dragon's Demize - September 14, 2019 17:00 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis year at WashingCon we had a chance to learn from a panel of LARP organizers and designers about all the different games you have within driving distance of Washingcon, what makes them unique, and how to get involved. The panel is guaranteed to get you excited for a game you hadn’t heard of ...
Think Like a Kid: Game Design Panel
Dragon's Demize - September 14, 2019 16:45 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe were really lucky this year to have a game design panel at WashingCon that was by kids for kids! Our panelists were two young game designers Alex and Scarlett and the moderator was Justin Johns of Labyrinth. Alex and Scarlett bring a great new perspective to the ideas of game design, showing ...
So You Want to be a Game Designer Panel
Dragon's Demize - September 14, 2019 16:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis year at WashingCon we return the annual panel about game design! Our guests on this year’s panel are: Elizabeth Hargrave, designer of Wingspan and Tussie Mussie. Jon Gilmour, designer of Dead of Winter, Dinosaur Island, and head of game development at Pandasaurus Games Dr. Catherine Croft, ...
WashingCon 2019 Recap
Dragon's Demize - September 10, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis past weekend we went to WashingCon! Join us for this recap of the con, talkign about the things we did, games we played, people we talked to and our overall experience beiing volunteers and helping to run the Con. We got to talk to Elizabeth Hargrave of Wingspan Fame, Dominic Crapuchets fro...
Our Favorite Game Mechanics
Dragon's Demize - September 02, 2019 16:33 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week on Dragon’s Demize Greg, Lesley, Hunter and Jakub sit down to talk about their favorite game mechanics. If you want to see the first episode that inspired this one you can go check out our Least Favorite Game Mechanics Here. We talk about a lot of different games and why we like the […...
Quickfire Reviews – Gen Con
Dragon's Demize - August 28, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week Lesley and Hunter Join Jakub to talk about the games they played at Gen Con! We talk about the games they liked, bought, played, or would rather have skipped so stay tuned for a quick look at the hotest new Gen Con games! Special thank you to Agata Poniatowski for the Artwork and […] ...
Gen Con Recap Part 1
Dragon's Demize - August 22, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsLesley and Hunter were at Gen Con this year! They came on to talk about all the cool things they they got to do at the convention. Lots of laughs, games, and fun was had. Join us for a fun recap of their experiences at Gen Con, and next week we will have Part 2, […] The post Gen Con Recap Part ...
LOTS and Teotihuacan
Dragon's Demize - August 07, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week Jakub and Greg talk about two games about building things! They preview LOTS and review Teotihuacan. LOTS is a fun, quick, dexterity game about building up a tower and trying to score the most points without knocking the tower over. There are some great mechanics that keep it interesti...
Adventure Tactics – with Nicholas Yu
Dragon's Demize - July 30, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week Jakub sits down with Nicholas Yu, the designer of Adventure Tactics to talk about the game, how it works, how it was designed, as well as Nick’s time in the industry and of course favorite donut. It was a fun discussion that included everything from Game Theory to Co-op quaterbacking s...
Least Favorite Game Mechanics
Dragon's Demize - July 22, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDo you have a board game mechanic that you just loathe? Does a game with that mechanic have to clear enormous hurdles for you to even consider playing it? If you answered “Yes” to these questions, have we got an episode for you! On this week’s Dragon’s Demize, Lesley, Jakub, Hunter, and Greg com...
Origins 2019 Interview Recap
Dragon's Demize - July 01, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDragon’s Demize’s coverage of Origins 2019 continues! While we of course had an amazing time trying out new games and seeing old friends, we also had a blast talking to some truly incredible people from within the gaming industry. This year was especially wonderful because it marked Hunter’s fir...
Origins 2019 Quickfire Reviews
Dragon's Demize - June 26, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe just got back from Origins recently and have a lot to talk about. Firstly, we cover all of the games we were introduced to this Origins, new and old. Some of these games are still prototypes, others just released, and some were already a few years old but one of us tried them for […] The pos...
Board Game Glossary – Other Games
Dragon's Demize - June 17, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners, and welcome to the fourth installment of our Board Game Glossary! Today we’re talking about other games, games which don’t fit into the neat buckets we’ve created in the other Board Game Glossary episodes. There are many of these games so we focus on what makes some defined cate...
Ancient World
Dragon's Demize - June 10, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt’s been a minute since we’ve reviewed a Red Raven game, but the drought is over! Ancient World is the latest worker-placement, resource-managey goodness, and it plays 2-4. Players compete to collect banners which will earn them points at the end of the game. Banners can be found on Empire Card...
Board Game Glossary – Social Games
Dragon's Demize - May 27, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners, and welcome to the third installment of our Board Game Glossary! Today we’re talking about social games, games which are all about heavy player interaction and usually best with large numbers. This is also the first time we break things out into subcategories. In this case, we’v...
Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Dragon's Demize - May 20, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsBetween Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig is one of those games that does exactly what it sets out to do. Taking two independently successful board games and mashing them together doesn’t seem like the easiest task, but in both feel and gameplay Between Two Castles captures its predecessors. Player...
Root
Dragon's Demize - May 13, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsQuick, what has adorable forest creatures locked into an epic struggle for control of the woods? No, it’s not Watership Down, it’s Root! The latest from Leder Games, Root pits 2-4 players (or 1-6, with the expansion) against each other in a race for 30 victory points. The trick here is that each...
Board Game Glossary – “Amerithrash”
Dragon's Demize - May 06, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe’re continuing our board game glossary here on Dragon’s Demize. For this week’s installment, we’re looking at the term “Amerithrash.” It’s a less common term than “Euro,” which we discussed a few weeks ago, but it’s still used to convey some very particular concepts. Greg and Jakub try to brea...
Massive Darkness
Dragon's Demize - April 29, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHowdy listeners! It seems like April is the month for us to review all the games we’ve been playing on stream! This time, we’re reviewing the CMON-published dungeon crawler Massive Darkness. Players choose a character but also a class and fight their way through hordes of enemies. There are some...
Board Game Glossary – “Euros”
Dragon's Demize - April 22, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners! We’ve talked before on this podcast (and at past WashingCons) about how difficult it can be to truly define some of the terms we commonly use to describe board games. With that in mind, we have decided to tackle some of the most popular categories of games, and really try to bre...
SeaFall
Dragon's Demize - April 15, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHello listeners! After months of playing SeaFall on stream, it’s finally time for us to give it a proper review! SeaFall is a seafaring legacy game for 2-5 players. Players take on the role of province leaders who must earn Glory through trade, combat, or exploration. As with most legacy games, ...
Dragon Castle
Dragon's Demize - April 01, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe ancient castle has lost the favor of the dragons, and now it is our chance to earn that favor for ourselves. That’s the premise of Dragon Castle, this week’s review. Players take turns removing tiles from the center castle and placing them into their own castles. By placing tiles from simila...
Preview of Oceans
Dragon's Demize - March 25, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt’s a deep dive on today’s Dragon’s Demize, both literally and figuratively! Greg is joined by Dominic Crapuchettes, Founder & Co-President of North Star Games, to discuss their upcoming game Oceans. Oceans is a standalone installment in the Evolution franchise which takes the players on a jour...
Get Me a Fresh Brain!
Dragon's Demize - March 19, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsToday’s episode of Dragon’s Demize is all about mad science, with a review of Get Me a Fresh Brain! In this game, designed by Sean Scott Garrity and published by Baksha Games, 2-6 players race to build a monster that will destroy the town! Players control Doctors, who earn money, and Assistants,...
Interview with AnnaMaria Jackson-Phelps
Dragon's Demize - March 11, 2019 10:30 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe’ve got another fantastic interview on this week’s Dragon’s Demize. If you’ve been watching carefully, you may already know who it is! AnnaMaria Jackson-Phelps is a board game reviewer, player, and jack-of-all-trades. She joins us to talk about her experiences in the industry, from her unexpec...
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