1 hr 31 min

EP 215 New Gamer Mistakes Epic Gaming Night - Board Games, Table Top Games, & D&D

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Episode 215: New Gamer Mistakes!  
News: (3:12)
New Unmatched Sets
Two new Unmatched sets announced, for 2023 release announced with an update from Unmatched tales to amaze.
Brains and Brawn - set 5 (final one) of Marvel Unmatched - She Hulk, Dr. Strange, and Spiderman. Q3 Release. 
Suns Origins - Featuring two individuals from Japan’s history. “Oda Nobunaga was the daimyo of the Oda clan, renowned for unifying feudal Japan” and “Tomoe Gozen was a legendary onna-musha of the Minamoto clan.” Q4 release
Evacuation
Evacuation designed by Vladimír Suchý and publisher Delicious Games- 1-4 players,  60-150 minutes - estimated Release October 2023 (Essen).
Designer of Underwater Cities, Woodcraft, Shipyard, Last Will, Prodigals Club, Pulsar 2849, Shipyard and others.
The Sun has become too harsh to withstand life on the planet, players must move their economy to another planet and establish new operations. Players compete to be the best at performing this task.
Wild Gardens
Wild Gardens is on Backerkit, designed by Isaac Vega, Illustrated by Alyssa Menold and published By Rose Gauntlet Entertainment.
From BGG: “Discover the exciting world of foraging where new foods and friends await!
Wild Gardens is a strategy game where 1-4 players take on the role of foragers, competing to cook delicious meals for the most discerning of guests. Travel to a variety of real-life locations, carefully planning your moves to gather ingredients, upgrade your skills, complete recipes, and serve up your creations to a host of hungry guests. Personalize your foraging strategy to suit your unique playstyle and turn those tasty dishes and satisfied guests into valuable victory points. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins!”
Freelancers: A Crossroads Game
Freelancers: A Crossroads Game - Designed by Donald Shults, art by Chris Bryan, Allison Carl, Sam Mameli (Better Legends), Sean McCoy, Karl Stjernberg and published by Plaid Hat games.
This is a follow up to Forgotten Watters that uses RPG elements as well as an app to drive the storytelling.
3-7 players August 2023 release(Gencon)
Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated: Darkest Magic
Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated: Darkest Magic - Designed by  Paul Dennen, Jay E. Treat, III and Published by Dire Wolf
2-4 players
Coming to Kickstarter May 2nd 2023
What have we been playing: (22:51)
(Adam) Ticket to Ride: San Francisco, Final Girl
(Courtney) Earth
(Kent) The Great Spilt
(Matt) Just One, Scout
(Rob) D&D
(Roy) Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze
Topic: New Gamer Mistakes! (1:04:52)
Using the Top 100 on BGG to find games for your first time
Chasing FOMO
Don’t worry about getting all the expansions up front
Take it slow and go at your own pace
Also make sure to not push anyone else too fast into heavier games
Make sure you learn most of the rules before sitting down to play
Learn about filler games
Have a game setup before people arrive to a gameday
Follow Epic Gaming Night
@EpicGamingNight on Twitter and Instagram
EpicGamingNight.com
We stream the show normally on Tuesday nights bi-weekly at 9 PM Eastern time at www.youtube.com/epicgamingnight
 

Episode 215: New Gamer Mistakes!  
News: (3:12)
New Unmatched Sets
Two new Unmatched sets announced, for 2023 release announced with an update from Unmatched tales to amaze.
Brains and Brawn - set 5 (final one) of Marvel Unmatched - She Hulk, Dr. Strange, and Spiderman. Q3 Release. 
Suns Origins - Featuring two individuals from Japan’s history. “Oda Nobunaga was the daimyo of the Oda clan, renowned for unifying feudal Japan” and “Tomoe Gozen was a legendary onna-musha of the Minamoto clan.” Q4 release
Evacuation
Evacuation designed by Vladimír Suchý and publisher Delicious Games- 1-4 players,  60-150 minutes - estimated Release October 2023 (Essen).
Designer of Underwater Cities, Woodcraft, Shipyard, Last Will, Prodigals Club, Pulsar 2849, Shipyard and others.
The Sun has become too harsh to withstand life on the planet, players must move their economy to another planet and establish new operations. Players compete to be the best at performing this task.
Wild Gardens
Wild Gardens is on Backerkit, designed by Isaac Vega, Illustrated by Alyssa Menold and published By Rose Gauntlet Entertainment.
From BGG: “Discover the exciting world of foraging where new foods and friends await!
Wild Gardens is a strategy game where 1-4 players take on the role of foragers, competing to cook delicious meals for the most discerning of guests. Travel to a variety of real-life locations, carefully planning your moves to gather ingredients, upgrade your skills, complete recipes, and serve up your creations to a host of hungry guests. Personalize your foraging strategy to suit your unique playstyle and turn those tasty dishes and satisfied guests into valuable victory points. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins!”
Freelancers: A Crossroads Game
Freelancers: A Crossroads Game - Designed by Donald Shults, art by Chris Bryan, Allison Carl, Sam Mameli (Better Legends), Sean McCoy, Karl Stjernberg and published by Plaid Hat games.
This is a follow up to Forgotten Watters that uses RPG elements as well as an app to drive the storytelling.
3-7 players August 2023 release(Gencon)
Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated: Darkest Magic
Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated: Darkest Magic - Designed by  Paul Dennen, Jay E. Treat, III and Published by Dire Wolf
2-4 players
Coming to Kickstarter May 2nd 2023
What have we been playing: (22:51)
(Adam) Ticket to Ride: San Francisco, Final Girl
(Courtney) Earth
(Kent) The Great Spilt
(Matt) Just One, Scout
(Rob) D&D
(Roy) Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze
Topic: New Gamer Mistakes! (1:04:52)
Using the Top 100 on BGG to find games for your first time
Chasing FOMO
Don’t worry about getting all the expansions up front
Take it slow and go at your own pace
Also make sure to not push anyone else too fast into heavier games
Make sure you learn most of the rules before sitting down to play
Learn about filler games
Have a game setup before people arrive to a gameday
Follow Epic Gaming Night
@EpicGamingNight on Twitter and Instagram
EpicGamingNight.com
We stream the show normally on Tuesday nights bi-weekly at 9 PM Eastern time at www.youtube.com/epicgamingnight
 

1 hr 31 min