The Seventh Peg Ep. 6- Carey Grayson Designer of Pandemic: Contagion
September 1, 2014The Seventh Peg Ep. 7- Mark Kaufman of Days of Wonder
September 15, 2014BPPP 5 Tribes and Keri’s Hot Seat (click on the text to the left to listen)
During this week’s episode:
1) Patrick and Robb discuss some of the games they received at GenCon 2014 and Robb’s DragonCon experience.
2) The guys and the girls review Days of Wonder’s worker displacement game, Five Tribes.
3) The Pegs subject Pink Peg Keri to the Blue Peg, Pink Peg hot seat.
The aforementioned review derives from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.
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Blue Peg Catch-Up
1:24- Robb tells us about the classic card game, 31.
4:00- Patrick talks about his recent plays and issues with the Game Salute game, Dreaming Spires.
6:57- Patrick talks about one of his pleasant surprise GenCon acquisitions, Mad City by Mayfair Games.
8:51- Patrick talks about a PegHead recommendation, Biblios by iello.
11:22- Robb talks about his DragonCon adventure.
16:16- Robb discusses how impressed he is with a game that he just can’t win, Concordia and one of his old favorites, Bruges.
17:49- Robb talks about how much fun he has had playing Diamonds by Stronghold Games.
18:39- Robb and Patrick discuss their conflicting views on the game Masters of Commerce (aka Panic on Wall Street).
21:48- Robb confirms that he DOES NOT LIKE A Study In Emerald.
24:00- Robb talks about a pick up and deliver game that did not work for him, Kings of Air and Steam by Tasty Minstrel Games.
25:12- Patrick talks about a game with a pre-programmed movement game that he enjoyed very much, Lords of Xidit by Asmodee.
28:31- The guys talk about about their recent boardgamelinks war.
31:21- Robb tells us all that he is now apparently in a cult called The Secret Cabal.
34:33- Patrick give an early preview of an Essen release to which he is looking forward, Murano.
36:07- Patrick talks about the upcoming worker placement game with unique worker powers, Orleans.
37:13- Patrick and Robb talk about the polarizing upcoming game, Lap Dance.
39:22- The guys discuss the recent news about Asmodee’s acquisition of Days of Wonder.
Blue Peg, Pink Peg Review
41:13- Patrick provides a rule breakdown for the worker displacement game, Five Tribes.
46:14- All of the Pegs review, Five Tribes.
Blue Peg, Pink Peg Re-Roll
1:15:18- The guys and girls discuss their thoughts on the staying power of Via Appia.
Blue Peg, Pink Peg Hot Seat
1:20:19- The team subject Pink Peg Keri to the Blue Peg, Pink Peg Hot Seat.
