4 friends, 3 age demographics, 2 genders, 1 argument. Join the RPGer, number cruncher, neophyte, and the alpha gamer biweekly as we analyze one board game at a time.
Dice Tower Network Podcast: Four Corners
Four Corners Episodes
Play
Dean and Graeme have a look at gamer envy/jealousy. We start off by talking about shelfies - are they to make people jealous of your collection? Have we felt envious of a game/kickstarter/blinged game? What about people going to cons?
We then do our top 5 Games in the other person collection we wish we had in ours.
Play
On this episode, Dean and Graeme look at mastering games. What does that mean to us? Have we mastered any games? What does mastering a game mean to the enjoyment of a game?
We then do our Top 5 Games We Want to Master.
Play
We are a week late and a host short! Graeme just got back from vacation and Lella just left for vacation so this episode is a little later than planed.
Needless to say we start by talking about some games we've played :
Ticket to Ride France and Old West
Orphans and Ashes
Resistance
Saboteur 2
Mechs vs. Minions
London
Twilight Imperium 4
Good Society
Play
This episode Dean and Graeme look at our collections and collecting in general. How big are our collections? Will we ever stop? Do we have a goal in mind? Do we sell/trade/donate games?
We finish with the top 5 games that will never leave our collections.
Play
Well, we promised it, so here it is, our spoiler filled review of Charterstone! But before we get to that, we talk about some other games we've played :
Tavern Masters
Who should we eat
Gentleman’s Deal
Raiders of the North Sea
We then get to Charterstone - WARNING : THERE BE SPOILERS AHEAD. We talk about all aspects of the game which I will not list here. We then give our final thoughts on this legacy game.
Play
Dean and Graeme have a look at Game Length this week. Do we have a time limit to games? Are there game lengths we just won't play? Does it detract from the game or are some games better longer? Or does it all come down to game length vs. fun?
We then do our top 5 games that are the perfect length.
Play
We start off with looking at some games we have played recently:
Civilization : A new Dawn (all 4 of us)
Kepler 3042
Okanagan Valley of the Lakes
We then move on to the main topic of discussion : Pulsar 2849. We look at the (lack) of theme, components, and the different mechanisms in the game. We also have a look at the randomness and replayability of the game. We then give our final thoughts - and we have a rare occurrence for the group, but you'll have to listen to find out what is was!
Play
The math guy in the group got messed up counting to 3, so this one is a bit late. But as usual we start with some games we've played
Sid Meyers Civilization
Grimm Forest
Cytosis
Trajan
Photosynthesis
Coffee Roaster
We then move on to the main topic - Rajas of the Ganges. R&R Games usually does one euro a year and Graeme always gets them. Rajas is this years, so does it stack up? Is it a simple race game? Are there multiple paths to victory? Did everybody enjoy it (if you know the group, you should already know the answer to that last one!)
Play
Dean and Graeme have a look at kickstarter. How many games have we backed, and would we do it again? What are our feelings on large companies using kickstarter? What about delays - does that lessen the game for us?
We then do our Top 5 Games I Wish I Had Kickstarted (and Graeme's #1 is a cop out).
Play
Phew! 2017 was a great year, and the 4 corners look at all the 2017 games that Graeme owns and that we have played and give a quick run down on each (around 50 games in total - yes it is a long episode!). We finish the episode off with each of us picking their top 3 games from 2017.
Pages
Latest Four Corners Episodes
