#194: Our Gaming Autobiographies

2021-12-07T11:00:03Z

We skip over substantial portions of our hosts’ stories, of course. No mention is made of Walker’s extensive experience with Gilbert & Sullivan. Mark’s stint as the Official Pokémon Master of Canada is glossed over. The deep tribal conflict of Jocks versus Geeks, of which Walker is destined to be the bridge (think Dune but even more messianic), is only alluded to. Someday, the whole story might be told, but you wouldn’t believe us.

01:43 AYURIS: Nemesis (Adam Kwapiński, Awaken Realms, 2018)

Games Played Last Week:
04:27 -Stardew Valley: The Board Game (Eric Barone & Cle Medeiros, CorcernedApe, 2021)
11:30 -Imhotep (Phil Walker-Harding, KOSMOS, 2016)
14:56 -Sheepy Time (Neil Kimball, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2021)
18:38 -IKI (Koota Yamada, Sorry We Are French, 2015)
21:43 -Mindbug (Skaff Elias, Richard Garfield, Marvin Hegen, & Christian Kudahl, Nerdlab Games, 2021)
27:55 -Paper Dungeons (Leandro Pires, MeepleBR, 2020)
29:12 -Ultimate Railroads (Helmut Ohley & Leonhard “Lenny” Orgler, Hans im Glück, 2021), Board Game Arena adaptation by Elena Laskavaia
31:36 -Coffee Traders (Rolf Sagel & André Spil, Capstone Games, 2021)
34:29 -Magnate: The First City (James Naylor, Naylor Games, 2021)
40:45 -Sentinels of the Multiverse (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2011)
41:19 -The Siege of Runedar (Reiner Knizia, Ludonova, 2021)

News (and why it doesn’t matter):
43:16 Loto Quebec’s Azul scratch tickets
44:50 7.6 tons of counterfeit Pokémon cards
45:31 Flat River Group acquires Greater Than Games
46:34 Stan Lee’s Genesis
47:15 A Billion Suns: Warzone

49:00 Topic: Our Gaming Autobiographies

I can’t believe they found Imhotep tepid.

Same. I can see their point about pts being too small in scale that it’s a matter of winning 1 or 2 or 3, but I never felt that the game is too inconsequential. That’s what I tried at the start.

I’m curious now on what everyone else’s gaming autobiographies, if they are willing to tell, of course.