Epic Gumdrop

What's sweeter than a 0.77 percent chance that the luck based candy game you've been coerced into playing will go over 100 turns? This week we talk about the (surprisingly interesting) history and design of Candy Land. For show notes, extended info or useful links to stuff we are talking about visit www.breakingdads.com

CCG LCG BGG LSD QRS TUV. There's a lot of options, whether you choose to play collectible or so-called living games. We talk about some of the finer points of each and the origins of each system. For show notes, extended info or useful links to stuff we are talking about visit www.breakingdads.com

Didn't you ever wonder how boardgame boxes came to be the way they are? Didn't you want to know why people complain as they do? Didn't you dare to dream of a world filled with better boardgame boxes? For show notes, extended info or useful links to stuff we are talking about visit www.breakingdads.com

So, you want to play an RPG? Which one of the three billion systems should you commit to? Where do you even begin when you are new to this version of the gaming multiverse? For show notes, extended info or useful links to stuff we are talking about visit www.breakingdads.com

What is a gateway game? Do they even exist, like unicorns? Which ones should you play, if any? Are you way too cool for them? Let us be your gateway. Wait, that sounds terrible. Ugh. I wish we could edit these descriptions after we type them instead of just leaving them for people to read. www.breakingdads.com

Everyone likes reading rules, right? This week we talk about how well-written rules can make a great game even better. Or how lousy rules just make us want to permanently close the box. For links to stuff we refer to in this episode please advise your robot helper to activate internet and proceed rapidly to www.breakingdads.com

Not all IOS games are equally polished impelementations of their physical counterpart. We pick our favourites and talk about the idea of taking tabletop to IOS. For more nonsense like this go to www.breakingdads.com

We learn a lot of new games, some of which we learn and play solo. This week we talk about what makes a game a good solo game for us. For more nonsense like this go to www.breakingdads.com

This week we drop just about everything, including baby birds and priceless vases, to scramble to play LEGO Worlds. We give our first impressions. And tell you about our hopes and dreams. Also Arctic Scavengers news! And teaching a newcomer Netrunner! And more Doomtown: Reloaded thoughts! And competitive Dice Masters! And not much else! For more nonsense like this go to www.breakingdads.com

Machi Koro and Colt Express get Spiel des Jahres nominations! And then we talk about the Indie Game Revolution at the EMP, and the educational value of some games.

Princesses, Dungeon Fighters, Ghostbusters. And then we think about Mechanic, Art and Theme.

We talk about 504 and other green, F lettered games, Arctic Scavengers, and a revisit of our Tabletop Day celebrations.