Episode 209 - The Momcast

May 16, 2024

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Floating Floors and Nimalia. Then, we are joined by our special guests - our moms - to talk about their experience playing games when they were kids, when we were kids, and now! Also, the etymology segment makes a surprise comeback as Crystal discusses the origins of the word 'mamma.'

Episode 60 - Property of the Intellectual

August 30, 2018

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Miraris and Pikoko. We then talk about intellectual property in board games. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "box."

Gen Con 2017 Recap

August 24, 2017

by Ambie Valdés
For the first time in forever, Toby and I went to Gen Con! This year was the 50th anniversary, and all the badges were sold out, so there were a lot of people there. We definitely did not go in expecting to play many games, but we still managed to play a few games throughout the convention! We also don't usually buy many new games, so we were mostly there just to experience everything as a once-in-a-lifetime event.

The convention was overwhelming. Before this, the biggest board game convention I went to was 3,000 people, so it was a huge jump to go to the 60,000 people at Gen Con! Also, most of the conventions I'd been to were more focused on open gaming and didn't have many vendors, but half the convention center was dedicated to exhibitors. We walked through the Exhibitor Hall multiple times each day, and every time we'd see booths we hadn't seen before. I'm pretty sure we still didn't see everything there.

Episode 14 - Gaming Like it's 1999

November 10, 2016

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss some games they've played recently, including A Feast for Odin, Karuba, and Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow's Walk. We then talk about board gaming before the turn of the millennium. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "board."

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