Episode 45- St. Petersburg and Game Components

BPPP St. Petersburg and Game Components (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this weeks episode:

1) All of the Pegs discuss Wizards Academy, Sorry!, a blog with a strange rating system and other gaming news;

2) Review Z-Man Games recently revised version of St. Petersburg, and

3) Talk about some of their favorite board game components.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

Click here for show notes and game play photos.

Peg Catch Up

1:26- Robb tells us about the hidden meaning of the Cornershop song, Brimful of Asha (on the ’45).

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3:05- The Pegs (or the Blue and Green Pegs) discuss the annual gaming extravaganza, RobbCon.

4:57- Robb talks about playing Robot Turtles with his three year old. (farting noises not included)

7:09- Robb talks about the joy of playing Sorry! with his daughter. (in your face game snobs)

8:44- Christina talks about her plans to learn and teach all of the Pegs the Mayfair Games 2 player game Patchwork.

9:57- Christina talk about the experience of explaining our hobby to an uninformed co-worker.

12:01- Jeremy talks about his success in converting his girlfriend.

12:39- Jeremy talks (with pride) of his daughter’s desire to play a game of Adventure Maximus without him.

14:40- Jeremy talks about the fun that he had dying to the zombie horde in the game, Dead of Winter.

20:41- Patrick reviews another great NSKN Games offering, Versailles.

24:00- Patrick reviews the light set collection game, Rise to Power by Rule and Make.

26:38- Patrick discusses the unique and highly replayable co-op, Wizard’s Academy.

32:26- Christina previews another wizard themed game now on kickstarter, Wizards of the Wild.

34:55- Christina inquires about the rating system of a wonderful game review blog, Misery Farming.

38:09- Robb previews an upcoming legacy style deck building game, Gloomhaven.

39:53- Robb shares news of an upcoming expansion to a BPPP favorite, The Castles of Mad King Ludwig.

40:57- Patrick previews a game from the designers of Pathfinder: Adventure Card Game, Apocrypha.

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Blue Peg, Pink Peg Review

Bumper Music- One on One by Hall and Oates.

43:00- Patrick provides an admittedly lengthy rules breakdown for St. Petersburg.

Bumper Music- Czar by Frank Black.

48:10- All of the Pegs review St. Petersburg.

Is this the face of pure evil?

Blue Peg, Pink Peg Re-Roll

Bumper Music- Try Again by Big Star.

1:14:36- All of the Pegs discuss their thoughts of Rampage (Terror in Meeple City) one year on.

Blue Peg, Pink Peg Discussion

Bumper Music- Little Pieces by Gomez.

1:18:56- All of the Pegs talk about the types of game components they love and why.