BPPP GenCon 2015 and La Granja (click on the text to the left to listen)
Blue Peg, Green Peg Catch Up (Sorry, no Pink Peg)
1:47- Robb tells us a bit about Mountain Dew, the official drink of gamers.
5:00- Robb begins our GenCon recap with a discussion of Scythe and Stonemaier Games.
9:35- Patrick notes how many of the games that excited him at GenCon were previews.
12:00- Jeremy recount his preview play of Time Stories.
17:12- Robb discusses playing 7 Wonders: Duel with Eric Summerer, moderated by Anotine Bauza.
19:80- Patrick talks about the joy he got from talking with Foxtrot Games about their upcoming area control game, World’s Fair: 1893.
22:18- Jeremy talks about getting back his gaming roots and GenCon by playing a fun RPG campaign.
27:40- Robb goes ga-ga over the upcoming title, Gloomhaven.
31:44- Patrick talks about how impressed he was by many of the slight titles he saw at GenCon including: Flick ‘Em Up, News @ 11, Tides of Time and Codenames.
36:40- Jeremy talks about playing News @ 11 at the Secret Cabal Meet-up.
42:33- Robb talks about getting the meet sweets at the second annual Meat Fest.
45:00- Patrick talks about how much fun he had playing games with so many of the PegHeads, including the incomparable Mike Smith.
48:12- Jeremy recounts the many plays he got in of one of his games of GenCon 2015, Dark Moon.
50:40 Robb talks about how fun it was to meet and talk with many of our podcasting friends including Marty from Rolling Dice & Taking Names, the gang from The League of Nonsensical Gamers, The Geek All Stars, Flip of Flip the Table, and Indiana John.
52:27- Patrick talks about how pleased he was to discover a title that had passed him by, Exodus: Proxima Centauri.
54:51- Jeremy talks about how interested he was to observe the growth and changing demographic of GenCon attendees.
59:02- The guys discuss the funk.
1:02:08- The Pegs review their “notable” Dice Tower Live recording presence.
1:04:23- The Pegs reflect upon the development of GenCon generally.
1:10:30- The Pegs discuss the Stonghold Games contest and congratulate its winner.
1:12:36- The Pegs announce their newest contest, sponsered by The Dice Tower and coolstuffinc., “Thanks for the Meme-ories”. (Click here to enter.)
1:16:30- Patrick previews a recent reprint of a Reiner Knizia card game, Res Publica: 2230AD, by Mage Company.
Blue Peg, Pink Peg Review
Bumper Music- Something Stank by George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic
1:18:40- Patrick provides a rules breakdown for Stronghold Games, La Granja.
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Bumper Music- La Granja by Los Tigres del Norte
1:27:11- All of the Pegs review La Granja.
Blue Peg, Pink Peg Re-roll
Bumper Music- As Time Goes By performed by Dooley Wilson
1:56:57- All of the Pegs discuss their thoughts, one year on, of Istanbul, as well as it’s upcoming expansion Mocha & Baksheesh.
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