BGTG 120 - Favorites of 2011 (A Few Acres of Snow, Pergamon)
What?! Two episodes in the same month?! When was the last time I did that? Unfortunately, it's been a while. But as I say during the early part of this podcast, I've got a little more free time now, and I hope I can use it to publish podcasts a bit more frequently than it's been. This could change at any time, but for now I've got my fingers crossed.
In this episode I do a few things. Most of the time I talk about my two favorite titles from 2011, A Few Acres of Snow, and Pergamon. The first is Martin Wallace's deckbuilding wargame about the French & Indian War, while the second is an historically themed, 1990s-style euro in a field increasingly dominated by plastic spaceships and special powers. I also use the opportunity to quickly recap the games I played in 2011, at least the totals and Five & Dimes.
Finally, I dig through the musty mail bag to read some feedback "on air." That was always a favorite part, for me, and maybe if I keep posting some more podcasts I can get back into it.
-Mark
posted by Mark Johnson at 1:13 PM
2 Comments:
Hi Mark,
You seem to be missing the audio enclosure on this one. It's not showing up in my podcast client. Pergamon and A Few Acres of Snow are both games that I've been interested in trying out, so I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on them!
~Jonathan
Mark,
Interesting picks for your games of 2011. I haven't played either of the titles you mention though I was very interested in A Few Acres of Snow until I read about the unbeatable strategy. Since then I had quite forgotten about the game but your enthusiasm and mention of the recent fix has me reconsidering this title. I do often enjoy Martin Wallace titles and my group really does dig Dominion's deck-building mechanic so this may be a winner for us.
Great insights as always.
John Rogers
Post a Comment
<< Home