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Antsy to Gancy - A Board Game Podcast Jaina and Sharon
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Feeling anxious about your board game collection? Not quite sure why you bought yet another new game (okay, five new games...) when you already have an unplayed stack taller than you are? We're here to help! Not help in the sense of encouraging you to thin your collection (where's the fun in that???), we're here to help you feel good about your board game collection, no matter its size! We'll be discussing gaming topics that have caught our interest, share ideas about creating epic game nights, and chat with truly wonderful people in our hobby, along with a special focus on two-player gaming experiences. Happy gaming!
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A History of Roll and Write Games
For this inaugural episode, your host Jaina brings you back in time to learn about the history of dice, and how we got from flipping sticks as dice to the first modern roll and write games. Listen in for a short and sweet tour through time from around 2500 BCE through to the 1970s, and make sure to tune in on September 22 to continue the journey through to some of today's most popular games!
Credits
Intro and Outro Music: Comedy Detective by Onoychenko Music via Pixabay
Time machine sound effect: Sci Fi Disappearance by Pixabay
Sources (in order of appearance/use in episode)
Board Game Geek (Roll and Write: Mechanisms, accessed on July 30, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/41222/mechanism-roll-and-write/linkeditems/boardgamefamily?pageid=35&sort=yearpublished
Parlett's History of Board Games (The Updated Edition of The Oxford History of Board Games) by David Parlett (history of dice, pgs. 21-28)
The Complete Book of Games by Clement Wood and Gloria Goddard via Wikipedia (Yacht description and rules, accessed September 2, 2023): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_(dice_game)
Luck (1943 box of games via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40249/luck
Guffy (1952 game via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283757/guffy
Thread on Guffy copyright and trademark infringement and personal correspondence (via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/608254/game-called-guffy-yahtzee-copyrighted-1952
The Yahtzee Manifesto (history and development of Yahtzee, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://www.yahtzeemanifesto.com/History/yahtzee-history.php#ancient
Spare Time Bowling (1940 game via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4165/spare-time-bowling
6 Steps (1965 game via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35564/6-steps
The Great Races (1974 game via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43144/great-races
Can't Stop (1980 game via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41/cant-stop
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A Nerdstorian's Guide to Modern Board Games
Welcome to A Nerdstorian's Guide to Modern Board Games! I'm your host, Jaina, and I'll be taking you on time travel adventures, looking at the history of modern board game mechanisms to figure out how we got to where we are now. If you love pulling out random facts at inopportune moments to dazzle your friends, then this is the podcast for you!
Music: Comedy Detective by Onoychenkomusic via Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/music/bloopers-comedy-detective-127185/)
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76 - But Wait, There's More!
Well, this is it. Sort of. Jaina and Sharon have been feeling more antsy than gancy lately and will be stepping away from the podcast, at least for awhile. Never fear though! Jaina has something new up her sleeve, so listen in to find out what's next!
Find us on:
Instagram: @antsytogancy (https://www.instagram.com/antsytogancy/)
Discord: https://discord.gg/SVMSkw9zpR
BGG Guild 3986: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3986
Email: antsytogancy@gmail.com
Intro and Outro Music: Robot Gypsy Jazz by John Bartmann (http://johnbartmann.com)
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75 - JASCES in Space
In today's episode, Jaina and Sharon pilot you through three space themed games, returning to their roots and exploring how these multiplayer games work at two players. Well, one is a 2P only game, but that's beside the point.
Additionally, there's an important podcast update! The podcast will be changing names over the next couple of weeks, becoming "Antsy to Gancy" (Jaina can't handle spelling JASCES anymore), and will also be moving to a biweekly format. So tune in two weeks (July 21) for the next episode!
(00:41) - Introduction and Update
(4:15) - The Search for Planet X
(17:29) - Dune: Imperium
(30:55) - Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game
Find us on:
Instagram: @antsytogancy (https://www.instagram.com/antsytogancy/)
Discord: https://discord.gg/SVMSkw9zpR
BGG Guild 3986: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3986
Email: antsytogancy@gmail.com
Intro and Outro Music: Robot Gypsy Jazz by John Bartmann (http://johnbartmann.com)
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74 - Spiel des Jahres Winning Wishes and Discussion
In a shocking turn of events the JASCES (while, Jaina) actually played all of the Spiel and Kennerspiel nominees this year, and they're here to talk about them! Join in as Jaina and Sharon do a quick run through of each game, then provide their thoughts on the games, along with their predictions and hopeful winners.
What are your favourites from this year's nominees? We'd love to hear from our listeners! Feel free to reach out to us below through any of those methods with your take on this year's great batch of games.
Timestamps
(2:48) Dorfromantik
(10:45) Fun Facts
(16:49) Next Station: London
(19:58) Spiel Winning Wishes and Guesses
(25:03) Challengers
(35:43) Iki
(40:27) Planet Unknown
(46:58) Kennerspiel Winning Wishes and Guesses
Find us on:
Instagram: @antsytogancy (https://www.instagram.com/antsytogancy/)
Discord: https://discord.gg/SVMSkw9zpR
BGG Guild 3986: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3986
Email: antsytogancy@gmail.com
Intro and Outro Music: Robot Gypsy Jazz by John Bartmann (http://johnbartmann.com)
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73 - The Five Most Influential Modern Games
In this week's episode, Jaina shares what she thinks are the five most influential modern games, and Sharon judges her choices. These are the games that Jaina feels have had the biggest impact on the modern hobby, both inside and outside the hobby gaming sphere.
Listen in to judge Jaina's choices for yourself!
Shoutouts
Mission: Fun and Games: https://www.boardgames.ca/
Timestamps
(1:03) - Introduction
(2:46) - Magic: The Gathering
(4:04) - The Settlers of Catan
(9:05) - Dominion
(13:58) - Pandemic
(21:36) - Wingspan
(30:51) - Honourable Mentions
Find us on:
Instagram: @antsytogancy (https://www.instagram.com/antsytogancy/)
Discord: https://discord.gg/SVMSkw9zpR
BGG Guild 3986: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3986
Email: antsytogancy@gmail.com
Intro and Outro Music: Robot Gypsy Jazz by John Bartmann (http://johnbartmann.com)
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