Getting into Games

This week we spend some time catching up and talking about what’s been getting us through self quarantine. Mark is suffering from the absence of sports and is creating his own season by rewatching old mma fights. David has been entering the world of Tales from the Loop.

Mark is joined by a very special guest this weekend to talk about No Thank You, Evil. A game of make-believe for creative children and their families. We talk about how the game is played and share stories of our first adventure.

Trapped in doors with no way to meet up to play games, Mark and Dave explore the digital realm. Listen as they discuss board games turned app and if it is a comparable way to play.

Mark and Dave step into the cockpit of their Mechs as they battle it out in Arcane Wonders’ Critical Mass. In this high powered episode you can almost smell the ozone of a laser blast and feel the rumble of a minigun as they discuss how to play this 2-4 player card game.

In the podcasts first ever interview Mark and Dave sit down with game designer, app developer, professor and all around renaissance man Thom Hines to talk about his upcoming Kickstarter for the game Super Nova Smash! Listen as they learn about what goes into the development of a game and the planning of a Kickstarter as well as Thom’s personal journey of Getting into Games!

This week Mark and Dave talk about The Shame of Life: a party game of really really weird conversations. A unique game that definitely took them out of their comfort zone - to their benefit and the delight of their friends. Listen to find out some surprising things about your hosts. Play it and maybe find out something about yourself.

Dead Bird, you heard it here third! Mark and Dave discuss their trip to Pax Unplugged 2019. They talk about games they demoed (Kung Fu Zoo, Just One, Silver and Kapow!), things they saw (Return to the Dark Tower, Too Many Bones, Frosthaven) and items they can’t afford (gaming tables).

In our first episode of 2020 we look back at 2019: the people we’ve met and the games we played. We talk about our favorite instagram accounts (@gazzthetricky, @thegolddragonsinn, @beingfriendsofficial) from the board game community and wrap up with our inaugural Game of the Year!

With great enthusiasm Mark and David are getting into Dungeons and Dragons. We talk about our FIRST ever session, how we picked characters, and how we prepared for our adventures. We loved it. Listen in, we hope you are excited “as too” (you’ll get the joke two minutes in).

Our first foray into Getting into Games: Classics where we talk about Carcassonne, its history and what we thought of actually playing the game. We also have strong feelings about meeples.

It’s (pretty much) Friday and that means it’s time for another episode of
Getting into Games. This week we look at Dragonwood, a game of dice and
daring, and talk about our own personal histories with fantasy stories. We
also have a special guest at the beginning you won’t want to miss.

Mark and Dave are here to talk all things baseball. And by “all things” we
clearly mean this board game about the last half inning of a major league
baseball game and the best baseball movies we can recall.

Dave is back from vacation and we are ready to get back into our Project
About Board Games. We talk about vacation, beach trips, hardcore shows,
expensive theme parks, and end up ranking some movie trilogies.

Mark and Dave check out Haunt the House by Kids Table Board Gaming. Listen as they discuss Mark’s aversion to scary movies and what his tolerance level is for scary stuff.

We figured that while everyone was sick to death of Game of Thrones now would be a great time to release our episode about A Game of Thrones: The Board Game! We also tackle the big issues like when to stop eating tacos. Recorded while the final season was airing, you will hear some outdated conversation about the show and see which predictions of ours were on the money (none) and which were way off. This episode, like this description, is entirely too long. If you’re looking to skip talk about the show and get right to the game skip to 1:12:00 and go from there.

Mark and Dave give a quick update, realize they love the same Tom Hanks movie and discuss the finer points of french fry etiquette.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Getting Into Games. In this one Mark
and Dave talk about learning Star Wars Destiny. Come for the live discovery
of the differences between CCG’s and TCG’s, stay for the objectively
correct viewing order for the Star Wars films.

Mark and Dave figure out how to podcast