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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- Artist: Stephen Conway & Doug Richardson
- Copyright: Copyright 2006-2024
Podcasts:
Giuliano Acquati from Italian publisher Cranio Creations talks about Dungeon Bazar - a fantasy auction game, Soqquadro - a scavenger hunt party game and Valentina - a memory game based on the groundbreaking 1960s comic artwork of Guido Crepax.
Arvid Fransen and designer Dennis Kirps from Dutch publisher Play This One discuss RoboRama, a game where players use cards to navigate their team of robots across a hazzardous board, including the dreaded ChaosBot which all players can control.
Aporta Games is a new publisher based in Norway. Kristian Amundsen Ostby and James Tandy, two of the founders of Aporta, join us to chat about Doodle City, a dice driven family game where players draw a unique roadmap through a town to score points.
Rustan Hakansson discusses Nations: the Dice Game, a civilization building game full of strategy that plays in half an hour.
Lenka Holubova from Czech Games Edition chats about Alchemists, a game about mixing potions that uses a smart phone as a randomizer. We also talk about the new Galaxy Trucker app, an expansion to Tash Kalar and an anniversary edition of Dungeon Lords.
Evi Tsirogiannidou chats about 27th Passenger, a deduction game in a noir setting. Players are assassins aboard a train in Manhattan, trying to identify and eliminate the right targets.
Noted French game designers Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc chat about their collaborative process and developing their latest game: Madame Ching.
Gaaaames. We review Dark Gothic, a horror themed deck builder with roots in role playing. Players are monster hunters in colonial America trying to rid the countryside of terrifying villains. We also survey games based on The Walking Dead.
You just have to play. We celebrate our 200th episode with reviews of Enigma and Doodle City, a segment honoring the meeple, a look back at a gambling game named after a female Pope, plus a super-sized Game Sommelier with three tough challenges.
We conclude our GenCon coverage with a casual conversation: our impressions of the con, favorite moments, memorable games and more.
Spencer Reeve discusses a Cool Mini's transition from retailer to publisher including new ventures into card and euro games. We discuss several new releases including Rivet Wars, Kaosball, Arcadia Quest, Dogs of War and Xenoshyft.
Elad Goldsteen from Golden Egg Games chats about Athlas: Duel for Divinity, a two player strategy game. Demigods assemble powerful creatures using cards and then deploy them to a board in order to open a portal and win the game.
Kevin Cook is the owner of the world's largest dice collection. We chat with Kevin about "The Year in Dice," including his 50,000th die! We also discuss dozens of unique and custom dice featured in games released at the con.
Matagot is a French publisher known for games with beautiful and amazingly detailed components. Arnaud chats about the philosophy that drives the company and several upcoming releases including Korrigans and Sun Tzu.
Colby Dauch from Plaid Hat Games chats about Dead of Winter, an innovative psychological survival game set in the zombie apocalypse. Players work toward a common goal BUT each player has a personal objective which can conflict with the needs of the group
