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:
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. We review Spyrium (a Steampunk worker placement game) and Black Spy (a Film Noir trick-taking game). Both games create rich strategies and fun with a minimal number of components and rules.
Noted French game designer Bruno Cathala talks about Phantom of the Opera, the latest game to explore the Mr. Jack system of rules. We also discuss playtesting methods, collaboration, and returning to previous design concepts.
Spencer from Cool Mini or Not talks about Season 2 of Zombicide, plus we get a sneak peek at some upcoming games: Wrath of Kings, Rivet Wars, and Kaosball.
Stephen Buonocore stops by to give us the scoop on several new games including Space Cadets: Dice Duel, Time 'n Space, 3 expansions for Revolver, Voluspa and Vampire Empire.
Kevin Cook is the owner of the World's Largest Dice Collection. Each year, Kevin stops by to show us all the new dice he found at GenCon to add to the collection.
Rocco Privetera discusses Ninja Dice, a press your luck dice game with an innovative twist. How and where your dice land on the table is as important as what is rolled.
Scott D'Agostino discusses Star Trek: Attack Wing, a tactical miniatures game. Take command of Federation, Klingon, or Romulan fleets with famous captains and characters from the series to explore and battle through space.
Elad Goldsteen talks about Alliances, a Bridge-inspired trick taking card game where your tricks serve a greater goal: to take over the world.
Tom McLean discusses the development and inspiration behind Story War, a freeform storytelling battle game in the tradition of Apples to Apples.
Duncan Davis talks about the inspiration behind In The City: Origins. Players draft citizen cards in order to seize the crown and save the city.
Designer Geoff Engelstein discusses the challenges and inspirations behind converting the original fully co-op Space Cadets board game into a frenetic team based dice game.
Eon Altar is a lovechild of the cardboard and digital worlds: it's a tabletop video game. Edward Douglas runs us through the basics of this ambitious co-op fantasy rpg that uses interactive screens in place of traditional boards and dice.
Right Games is a board game publisher based in Russia. From strategy to children to party and dexterity games, Ivan and Elena discuss four titles: Evolution, The Jam, Zombie, and Japanese Castle.
Kevin Brusky gives us the scoop on Rarrr!, a card game about giant monster battles. The twist? You must name your monster in order to give it superpowers.
Designer and former military officer Konstantin Krivenko talks about The Art of Tactic, an innovative system of wargame rules adaptable to many different historical periods, including Hot War: Battle for Oil an alternate history game set in the 1990s.
