Episode 112

Length: 1:00:35

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DESCRIPTION: This week, Erin and Ryan are happy to get back into the swing of gaming, talk about the impact of the sale of Catan, and review the two player quilting game Patchwork. Oh, and we talk Patreon too.

GUEST: None

RECENTLY PLAYED GAMES – (01:29):

• Shadow Over Westminster by CounterClockwork Games
• Fog of Love by Hush Hush Projects
• Xenon Profiteer by Eagle-Gryphon Games
• SOS Titanic by Ludonaute
• Blood Rage by CMON Games
• Orleans by Tasty Minstrel Games
• Caravan by Z-Man Games

QUICK TOPICS – (14:20):

• We try to ascertain our feelings of the announcement of Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu
• A recent Eurogamer article had us thinking about the psychological effect that the number of Kickstarter project backers has
• We dig through the initial results of the Daily Worker Placement gamer survey
• Ryan recaps his annual trip to Totalcon

REVIEW – (35:02):

• This week we step on to the field of battle of Vici by Game Salute. This is a fairly light tactical board game for two players, wherein each person seeks to conquer their opponent’s city. In this Chess-like game, both players take turns recruiting and deploying handfuls of units onto the battlefield. When two opposing units face off against one another, dice are rolled to determine who lives and who dies. These pitched battles continues over a span of about 30-40 minutes until inevitably one side emerges the victor. We explore where Vici’s blades shows some prowess as well as where they miss the mark.

The Vici battlefield

With 5 points from empty city spaces, this player recruited 3 new units

After moving, the Bowmen now has the Horsemen in range to attack

With die results of 5 to 4, the Spearmen defeats the Footmen

Vici midgame

PLUGS – (59:43):

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Audio Credits: Intro music track is “Swing!” by Bargo!, used under Creative Commons license.