GAME ON! with Cody and John

Episode #7 â We're All In This Together

Game On Inbox:

1.      Game weâve played lately:
        Battlestar Galactica - STILL fun!!
        Once Upon a Time (recommended by Pulp Gamer podcast!)
        Red Dragon Inn

 2.      Game news:

a.      Bye bye to Wizkids!  :-(  (check out Save Heroclix site)
b.      Dominion - "Envoy" card available in '09 from BGG
c.      Game Table Online - Battle Cry and 1960 available soon!

3.      Contest results -  congratulations to our winner!

 The Big Deal:  We're All In This Together!

We discuss cooperative games, their pros and cons, and give you a list of some of our favorites.  Listen to see if Cody and John can learn to play nice together!

What are YOUR favorite cooperative games?  E-mail us at gameoninbox@gmail.com or post in our guild!

 Buy, Try, or Deny:  Dominion

We review this hot hot HOT deck-building card game from Rio Grande Games.  Is it "in the cards" to add this to your game collection?

Thanks so much for listening! Stay tuned for Episode 8, coming in just two weeks. In the meantime, subscribe to our RSS feed and tell a friend!  We are available in iTunes, and many other podcatchers.  And, don't forget to join the Game On! Guild on BoardGameGeek.com!

GAME ON! with Cody and John

Episode #6 â The Player's Handbook

Game On Inbox:

1.      Game weâve played lately:
        Yahtzee Free for All
        Clue - Dungeons & Dragons
        Game of Life - Pirates of the Caribbean
        Sorry Sliders 
        Zingo

 2.      Game news:

a.       Wizards of the Coast - discontinuing D&D Miniatures skirmish game, going to  "semi collectible" format.
b.      ZMan Games - possible expansion for Pandemic?
c.       BoardGameNews.com â W. Eric Martin's "Games for Soldiers" drive.

3.      Listener feedback â e-mail from listener Doug Richardson regarding thrift stores.  Thanks, Doug!  Check out the weekly thrifts on BoardGameGeek

4.      Contest results - contest extended!!!  Join our guild and post a picture!  It's that easy!

6.      Thanks to Bay-Wei Chang for his donation to our show!  Feel free to utilize our donation button on our website âand thanks for your support!!

 The Big Deal:  The Player's Handbook

We discuss different types of gamers who you might find around your game table and what specific games they might like.  All this discussion is leading up to our game night, the "Game On Invitational", where we'll put our game planning skills to the test!

We've given you our list of gamer archetypes, but what types of people are in YOUR "player's handbook"? E-mail us at gameoninbox@gmail.com or post in our guild!

 Buy, Try, or Deny: Okko: Era of the Asagiri

We take a look at this miniature skirmish game, disguised as a board game!  Is it an honorable addition to your game collection?  We tell you whether itâs a buy, try, or deny.

Thanks so much for listening! And, thanks to everyone who attended our Indianapolis edition of "World Wide Wing Night 5"!!  We can't wait to do it again!  Stay tuned for Episode 7, coming in just two weeks. In the meantime, subscribe to our RSS feed and tell a friend!  We are available in iTunes, and many other podcatchers.  And, don't forget to join the Game On! Guild on BoardGameGeek.com!

GAME ON! with Cody and John

Episode #5 âCritical Mass

Game On Inbox:

1.      Game weâve played lately:
        Agricola â Codyâs love/hate relationship
        Red Dragon Inn / Red Dragon Inn 2
        Sorry Sliders
        Wii â Tiger Woods PGA â09

 2.      Game news:

a.       Fear the Bootâs World Wide Wing Night 5 â Game On! Edition!!!
Saturday November 8, 2008: 7-11pm at Buffalo Wild Wings on south side of Indy, on US-31.  Click here for a map.  Bring games, eat wings, have fun!  Keep the wing sauce off of our games!!!
b.      Fantasy Flight Gamesâ Dropping Rackham â bad news for AT-43 and Confrontation?
c.       Fantasy Flight Games â viral marketing in progress?  More info here!

3.      Listener feedback â over 50 members of the guild (thanks!).

4.      Contest results

5.      New contest - Post a picture in our guild of you and yours playing games and you could win our demo copy of Wizardâs Gambit

6.      Donation button added to website âthanks for your support!!

 The Big Deal:  Critical Mass

We discuss mass market games, their good and bad qualities, and their effect on the gaming hobby in general.

 Mass market games that we would recommend:

-         Heroscape
-         Blokus
-         Risk
-         Apples to Apples
-         Imaginiff
-         Wits and Wagers
-         Sorry Sliders
-         Yahtzee Free-For-All

 We've told you what we think, but what are YOUR opinions about mass market games? E-mail us at gameoninbox@gmail.com or post in our guild!

 Buy, Try, or Deny: Wizardâs Gambit

We take a look at this new card game from Gryphon Forge Games.  Does it have all the right âingredientsâ to make a magical game?  We tell you whether itâs a buy, try, or deny.

Thanks so much for listening! Stay tuned for Episode 6, coming in just two weeks. In the meantime, subscribe to our RSS feed and tell a friend!  We are available in iTunes, and many other podcatchers.  And, don't forget to join the Game On! Guild on BoardGameGeek.com!

Game On! With Cody and John

Episode #3 â Requiem for a Theme

Game On Inbox:

1.  Game weâve played lately:
    a.        Pandemic 
    b.        We Didn't Playtest This At All
    c.        Magic: The Gathering
    d.        Wii!!!!!

2.  Game news:
    a.       Draco Mundis - new game from Christophe Boelinger (of Dungeon Twister fame), to be published by Admodee
    b.       Magic: the Gathering - Shards of Alara release on October 3rd
    c.       Ticket to Ride: The Dice Expansion
    d.       Flussfieber - new river racing game from Freidemann Friese

3.  Listener feedback

4.  Contest results

5.  New contest â Join our brand new guild on BoardGameGeek!!  A BGG guild is just a separate area of the site where we can have our own forums, image gallery, etc.  And, it's completely FREE to join.  To enter the contest,  just go to the Game On! Guild, find the thread called "Episode 3 Contest!" and make a post.  That's it, pretty easy!  While you're there, join the guild and feel free to post a thread or two.  We're excited about building a community of "Game On!" listeners.  Weâll select a name from all entries to win a new copy of Fairy Tale!

The Big Deal:  Requiem for a Theme
How important is theme in the games that you play? We discuss game themes, their application to current games, and their importance to making games fun. 

We've told you what we think, but what are YOUR opinions about themes in games? E-mail us at gameoninbox@gmail.com.

Buy, Try, or Deny: World of Warcraft: The Adventure Game
For the Horde!  Enter the world of Azeroth with Cody and John as they give a detailed review of this new RPG-style adventure board game from designer Corey Konieczka and Fantasy Flight Games.

Thanks so much for listening! Stay tuned for Episode 4, coming in just two weeks. In the meantime, subscribe to our RSS feed and tell a friend!  We are available in iTunes (and our podcast logo shows up now, too).  And, don't forget to join the Game On! Guild on BoardGameGeek.com!

Game On! With Cody and John

Episode #2 â The Great Divide

Game On Inbox:

1.  Game weâve played lately:
    a.        Agricola 
    b.        Jamaica
    c.        Unspeakable Words

2.  Game news
    a.       Fantasy Flight to raise prices (see press release here)
    b.       Gambit 7 to be released by Days of Wonder in Europe

3.  Listener feedback

4.  Contest results

5.  New contest â Johnâs birthday is coming up on September 26^th.  We want to know, what game would you love to get for YOUR birthday?  Send e-mail to gameoninbox@gmail.com.  Weâll select a name from all entries to win a new copy of the Catan Dice Game!

The Big Deal:  The Great Divide
Gamers love to argue!  We explore a few issues and topics that tend to drive a wedge between the members of the normally inclusive gamer culture. 

1. Eurogamers vs. Ameritrash
2. D&D â 1^st edition vs. all other editions
3. Rankings on BGG â too much stock in them?

What experiences have YOU had with âthe great divideâ? E-mail us at gameoninbox@gmail.com.

Buy, Try, or Deny: A Touch of Evil: The Supernatural Game
Murderâmuuuurder!!!  Step into the 19th century community of Shadowbrook to help rid the town of an evil villain!  Cody and John give a detailed review of this new game from Flying Frog Productions.

Thanks so much for listening! Stay tuned for Episode 3, coming in just two weeks. In the meantime, subscribe to our RSS feed and tell a friend!  We are now available in iTunes!

1. Cody and John tell you a little bit about themselves
2. Our podcast - "the Uncommon Podcast for the Common Gamer"
3. Contest - write to us and tell us your favorite game! Send e-mail to gameoninbox@gmail.com. We'll select a name from all entries to win a copy of Incan Gold!

1. Fantasy Flight Games Booth â awesome! (www.fantasyflightgames.com)
2. Privateer Press: Monsterpocalypse CMG - very popular! (www.monsterpocalypsegame.com)
3. Flying Frog â A Touch of Evil: the Supernatural Game (www.flyingfrog.net/atouchofevil)
4. Paizo â Pathfinder Beta (www.paizo.com)
5. True Dungeon - great, immersive event. "Director's Cut" coming in April '09. (www.truedungeon.com)
6. Spiel-a-Thon - Over $700 raised for the Spiel Foundation! (www.thespiel.net)
7. Wizards of the Coast â what happened? (sparse booth, dropped ball on 4e presence) (www.wizards.com)
8. Overall impressions

Buy, Try, or Deny:    Battlestar Galactica:  the Board Game
Frakking toasters!! Take on the role of a human or a Cylon in this exciting semi-cooperative game set in the BSG universe.

Thanks so much for listening! Stay tuned for Episode 2, coming in just two weeks. In the meantime, subscribe to our RSS feed and tell a friend!