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December 4, 2013Episode 13: Seasons/Best and Worst for 2013
December 23, 2013Click On The Clip Below To Listen To The Twelfth Episode Of Blue Peg, Pink Peg
BPPP Lost Legends and Board Game Gifting
During this week’s episode:
1) Patrick and Robb reveal out factions contest winner, discuss our incredible listeners, review Going, Going Gone and discuss recent gaming news.
2) The guys and the girls review Queen Games’ Lost Legends.
3) All of the Pegs discuss tactics for buying Board Games as gifts.
Click Here for Show Notes
Blue Peg Catch-up
1:07- Robb does a lot of math and tells us what it would cost to buy some drummers
2:56- We reveal the winner of our Factions contest, Kevin Koonce and our runner-up Mark Casiglio
5:33- The guys discuss the incredible fan art created by PegHeads Garrett Kaida…
and Jeremy Holmes.
7:02- Robb talks about his obsession with winning the game Bruges.
8:27- Robb expressed his concerns about his game storage in his new home.
10:00- Patrick talks about The Little Prince: Make Me A Planet.
11:00- Patrick talks about his game play of Cyclades and his plan to purchase the C3K expansion so that he can use the monsters from Cyclades in Kemet and vice versa.
12:01- Patrick discuss the challenges of teaching his extended family 7 Wonders.
14:14- Patrick recommends Survive: Escape from Atlantis for families.
14:48- Patrick and Robb review the Stronghold Games new release Going, Going Gone, a perfect game for the holidays.
18:19- Robb shares his creeping concern about Kingdom Death: Monster
20:36- Robb expresses some anxiety about the Pathfinder: Dice Arena kickstarter campaign
22:36- Patrick shares the pay what you want kickstarter campaign for the micro game, Where Art Thou Romeo?
24:55- Patrick talks about the upcoming stand alone dice game for the Pandemic line of games, Pandemic: The Cure
26:03- Patrick discuss A Study In Emerald, which is for sale for a limited time (Click here to read the source story, by Neil Gaiman.)
Blue Peg, Pink Peg Reviews
28:38- Patrick provides a walk through of the game play of Queen Games’ Lost Legends.
35:43- All of the Pegs review Lost Legends.
BluePeg, Pink Peg Discussion
59:29- The Pegs talk about Board Game Gift Giving
Online Vendors:
http://www.coolstuffinc.com/: the big guy on the block, great selection, free shipping with order of $100 or more, good customer service, some of the lowest prices out there, never (or very rarely) run good sales, popular, so product runs out quickly, note: later during the holiday season it can be very hard to find titles you may want, website not the easiest to navigate, no help if you do not know what you are looking for
http://www.miniaturemarket.com/: a new emerging contender for the top crown, prices comparable to coolstuffinc., free shipping with order of $99 or more, occasionally better selection than coolstuffinc., good customer service
https://www.funagain.com/control/main: great selection and very easy to navigate, prices can be a little higher than other online vendors, great customer service
http://www.cardhaus.com/: ok selection, but the site is clearly focused upon CCGs, fairly limited stock, few new releases, costs are ok though not great, good search tool if looking for games by a specific designer, artist, publisher
http://www.boardgames.com/: very limited selection, good place to find light games/gateway games, prices are comparable to other on-line vendors
http://www.clsgames.com/: no free shipping, their selection is incredible, often the first to get new releases, inventory available only on BGG, very hard to navigate, great cusotmer service, will help you find what you are looking for, generally the lowest prices
The Pegs’ Recommended Board Game Gift List (click on the game tile to be redirected to a vendor selling each game at the lowest known price)
Patrick’s Recommended Board Game Gift List
1. Terra Mystica
2. Blueprints
3. Takenoko
4. Forbidden Desert: Thirst for Survival
5. Libertalia
Robb’s Recommended Board Game Gift List
1. Terra Mystica
2. Dominion
3. Bruges
4. Voluspa
5. And this….
Keri’s Recommended Board Game Gift List
5. Thurns and Taxis
4. Caylus
3. Ghost Blitz
2. Escape: The Curse of the Temple
1. Hive
Christina’s Recommended Board Game List
5. Ticket to Ride
4. Card Against Humanity (for those edgy party game lovers) (editors note: horrible people)
3. Voluspa
2. Seasons
1. Dominion
