This week we sat down with Christopher Yoder, the designer of Tangl, a really cool and quick puzzle game live on Kickstarter now! We got to talk about how he got into board games, how the idea of Tangl came about, and the whirlwind process goin

Vector Wars – Interview with Eli Mamane

Oct 21st, 2019

This week Jakub sits down with Eli Mamane of Meeple City Games and designer of Vector Wars. They talk about this 2 player game which includes a lot of deep strategic choices underneath a really cool Tron-like exterior with some simple choices e

Treasure Mountain

Sep 30th, 2019

This week, we give Treasure Mountain by August Games its long overdue review! Treasure Mountain is a worker placement game for 2-4 players (1-4 if you have the expansion), where players compete to earn the most points by mining gems our their p

Ruins of Mars – Interview with Don Riddle and Andrew Birkett

Sep 23rd, 2019

This week Jakub sits down with Don Riddle and Andrew Birkett to talk about their game Ruins of Mars coming to Kickstarter on September 24, 2019. The game is about uncovering the secrets of the lost civilizations which inhabited a metropolis fou

Interview with Marshall Bradshaw

Sep 16th, 2019

This week Jakub sits down with Marshall Bradshaw to talk about his gamer story, how he got into LARPing, what exactly it means to LARP, and why he loves it. Marshall talks a lot about what LARP means to him and some of his best experiences with

LARP, larp, Everything in Between and You! Panel at WashingCon 2019

Sep 14th, 2019

This year at WashingCon we had a chance to learn from a panel of LARP organizers and designers about all the different games you have within driving distance of Washingcon, what makes them unique, and how to get involved. The panel is guarantee

Think Like a Kid: Game Design Panel

Sep 14th, 2019

We were really lucky this year to have a game design panel at WashingCon that was by kids for kids! Our panelists were two young game designers Alex and Scarlett and the moderator was Justin Johns of Labyrinth. Alex and Scarlett bring a great n

So You Want to be a Game Designer Panel

Sep 14th, 2019

This year at WashingCon we return the annual panel about game design! Our guests on this year’s panel are: Elizabeth Hargrave, designer of Wingspan and Tussie Mussie. Jon Gilmour, designer of Dead of Winter, Dinosaur Island, and head of game de

WashingCon 2019 Recap

Sep 10th, 2019

This past weekend we went to WashingCon! Join us for this recap of the con, talkign about the things we did, games we played, people we talked to and our overall experience beiing volunteers and helping to run the Con. We got to talk to Elizabe

Our Favorite Game Mechanics

Sep 2nd, 2019

This week on Dragon’s Demize Greg, Lesley, Hunter and Jakub sit down to talk about their favorite game mechanics. If you want to see the first episode that inspired this one you can go check out our Least Favorite Game Mechanics Here. We talk a

Quickfire Reviews – Gen Con

Aug 28th, 2019

This week Lesley and Hunter Join Jakub to talk about the games they played at Gen Con! We talk about the games they liked, bought, played, or would rather have skipped so stay tuned for a quick look at the hotest new Gen Con games! Special than

Gen Con Recap Part 1

Aug 22nd, 2019

Lesley and Hunter were at Gen Con this year! They came on to talk about all the cool things they they got to do at the convention. Lots of laughs, games, and fun was had. Join us for a fun recap of their experiences at Gen Con, and next week we

LOTS and Teotihuacan

Aug 7th, 2019

This week Jakub and Greg talk about two games about building things! They preview LOTS and review Teotihuacan. LOTS is a fun, quick, dexterity game about building up a tower and trying to score the most points without knocking the tower over. T

Adventure Tactics – with Nicholas Yu

Jul 30th, 2019

This week Jakub sits down with Nicholas Yu, the designer of Adventure Tactics to talk about the game, how it works, how it was designed, as well as Nick’s time in the industry and of course favorite donut. It was a fun discussion that included

Least Favorite Game Mechanics

Jul 22nd, 2019

Do you have a board game mechanic that you just loathe? Does a game with that mechanic have to clear enormous hurdles for you to even consider playing it? If you answered “Yes” to these questions, have we got an episode for you! On this week’s

Origins 2019 Interview Recap

Jul 1st, 2019

Dragon’s Demize’s coverage of Origins 2019 continues! While we of course had an amazing time trying out new games and seeing old friends, we also had a blast talking to some truly incredible people from within the gaming industry. This year was

Origins 2019 Quickfire Reviews

Jun 26th, 2019

We just got back from Origins recently and have a lot to talk about. Firstly, we cover all of the games we were introduced to this Origins, new and old. Some of these games are still prototypes, others just released, and some were already a few

Board Game Glossary – Other Games

Jun 17th, 2019

Hello listeners, and welcome to the fourth installment of our Board Game Glossary! Today we’re talking about other games, games which don’t fit into the neat buckets we’ve created in the other Board Game Glossary episodes. There are many of the

Ancient World

Jun 10th, 2019

It’s been a minute since we’ve reviewed a Red Raven game, but the drought is over! Ancient World is the latest worker-placement, resource-managey goodness, and it plays 2-4. Players compete to collect banners which will earn them points at the

Board Game Glossary – Social Games

May 27th, 2019

Hello listeners, and welcome to the third installment of our Board Game Glossary! Today we’re talking about social games, games which are all about heavy player interaction and usually best with large numbers. This is also the first time we bre

Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig

May 20th, 2019

Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig is one of those games that does exactly what it sets out to do. Taking two independently successful board games and mashing them together doesn’t seem like the easiest task, but in both feel and gameplay B

Root

May 13th, 2019

Quick, what has adorable forest creatures locked into an epic struggle for control of the woods? No, it’s not Watership Down, it’s Root! The latest from Leder Games, Root pits 2-4 players (or 1-6, with the expansion) against each other in a rac

Board Game Glossary – “Amerithrash”

May 6th, 2019

We’re continuing our board game glossary here on Dragon’s Demize. For this week’s installment, we’re looking at the term “Amerithrash.” It’s a less common term than “Euro,” which we discussed a few weeks ago, but it’s still used to convey some

Massive Darkness

Apr 29th, 2019

Howdy listeners! It seems like April is the month for us to review all the games we’ve been playing on stream! This time, we’re reviewing the CMON-published dungeon crawler Massive Darkness. Players choose a character but also a class and fight

Board Game Glossary – “Euros”

Apr 22nd, 2019

Hello listeners! We’ve talked before on this podcast (and at past WashingCons) about how difficult it can be to truly define some of the terms we commonly use to describe board games. With that in mind, we have decided to tackle some of the mos