The Spiel
Summary: The Spiel is a show about games and the people who love them. Each episode, we review and discuss a new board game or card game from our massive collection. We also highlight overlooked classics and play a stump-the-band style quiz, the Game Sommelier, trying to match the right game with the right crowd. The Spiel takes a long hard look at fun and games by having fun playing games. Our goal is to open a door to the wider world of games.
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Podcasts:
Designers Tony Boydell and Sebastian Bleasdale join us to chat about expansions to Snowdonia, Black Fleet and Ivor the Engine. Black Fleet is a take-that pirate game from Sebastian. Ivor the Engine is a kids game from Tony based on the beloved cartoons.
Game Factory is the publishing arm of Swiss distributor Carletto. Rolf Mutter and Fabio Del Rio (from CSE Games) chat about the new European edition of Quartex. We also discuss Lift It, a crazy co-op building game where players wear cranes on their heads.
Game Factory is the publishing arm of Swiss distributor Carletto. Rolf Mutter and Fabio Del Rio (from CSE Games) chat about the new European edition of Quartex. We also discuss Lift It, a crazy co-op building game where players wear cranes on their heads.
Blue Orange publishes family friendly games in Europe and the States. Simon and Stephane chat about 3 new releases: King's Gold, Dragon Run and Wakanda.
Amigo editors Christian and Uwe join us to chat about Ciub and Hamsterbacke. Ciub is a spell-making game from designer Tom Lehmann with tons of custom dice. Hamsterbacke is a set collecting card game about hamsters stuffing food into their cheek pouches.
HABA is one of the most beloved publishers of games for kids. Their bright yellow boxes are known around the world. Jens Vogtlander, a game editor at HABA, discusses the development and design process for a company that publishes 40+new games each year.
Designer and publisher Konstantinos Kokkinis chats about two new titles from Artipia. New Dawn is a scifi game about rebuilding a war torn galactic sector. Lap Dance is a tongue-in-cheek game about entertaining guests at a club.
Ignacy Trezwiczek discusses the European release of Imperial Settlers and a fun project collecting strategy tips from famous game designers.
Alex Argyropoulos chats about the history of MAGE Company and two games. Hoyuk is a tile-laying game based on prehistoric settlements in ancient Turkey. Raid and Trade is a post-apocalyptic adventure game with many paths to victory.
Ted Alspach chats about Daybreak, a new addition to the fast playing social/deduction series: One Night Ultimate Werewolf. Daybreak adds 13 new roles so every player has a special ability during the night time phase.
Dieter Strehl discusses his experience at Essen over the past 31 years as well as the latest release from Pitanik, Venezia 2099 - a tile flipping strategy game about saving precious artwork from Venice.
Frank Heeren discusses Fields of Arle, a 2 player game about developing an estate in East Frisia designed by Uwe Rosenberg. This game has a personal connection for Uwe. It is set in the small village where his father was born and his parents married.
Matthias Wagner chats about Royals, a card-driven game about noble houses maneuvering for positions of power in the Age of Reason.
Moritz Brunnhofer chats about Die Staufer - a game about a royal tour of Europe in the 12th century and Carcassone: Gold Rush - a stand alone variant of the classic set in the Old West, plus we chat about new editions of Carcassonne and St. Petersburg.
Designer Christophe Raimbault discusses Colt Express - a game about an Old West train robbery with a two level cardboard train.
