Zack and Hex sit down to talk about their Dice Tower Con experience. They talk about some good games and not so good games...... We also run down the dice tower awards and Game of Thrones puts their mark on Catan. Support us on Patreon! Also follow us on Twitter @thirstygamers_ and Facebook! And as always stay thirsty for games my friends!

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The Thirsty Gamers Podcast - Episode 42 Dice Tower Con 2017 Wrap Up

We're back after a couple of weeks with Zack & Lawrence taking about a couple of Renegade News topics. They're bringing Raiders of the North Sea to America and a new game called Ex Libris is being published. A suprize move by Wizards of the Coast with Betrayal at Baldur's Gate. A stunning looking game being made called Unearth. Asmodee makes another big move teaming up with Alliance Distribution. Last, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong has a new expansion. We also give our thoughts on Barenpark, Harbour, & Lorenzon il Magnifico. Follow us on twitter @thirstygamers_ and Facebook. And as always stay thirsty for games my friends!

The Thirsty Gamers Podcast - Episode 41 Unearth, Asmodee partnership, Barenpark, Harbour, & Lorenzo il Magnifico

Lawrence joins Zack again with Hex out at Megacon. For the first time Coral joins in to give her perspective! We talk about CMON putting in place a stop of marking down their games past a certain percentage. Renegade Games brings a newer theme with it's fairy based game called Atlas: Enchanted Lands. Wizkids also announcing a new negotiation game called Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation. We end the news segment giving our thoughts about the Spiel Des Jahres Nominations! We end the cast by talking about a couple of new games Sagrada and Honshu. Zack also goes off on Road Hog: Rule The Road. As always stay thirsty for games my friends! Let us know how Coral did on Twitter and Facebook!

The Thirsty Gamers Podcast - Episode 40 Spiel des Jahres Nominations, CMON follows Asmodee, Sagrada, & Honshu

We're back and we kick things off with our International Tabletop day shenanigans, Hex demoed Robits and played Rock, Paper, Wizards! Hex also missed out on playing  Anachrony which we have been hearing a lot of buzz about. In the news, The Thing board game is finally shown off with two different versions. There will be a Dungeons and Dragons deck builder called Dragonfire. Between Two Cities gets a surprising expansion called Capitals. Rambo: The Board Game is a legacy game? Really! May the 4th brought a bunch of expansions with Heart of the Empire for Imperial Assault & Rise of the Empire for Star Wars Rebellion. We also compare a couple of Kickstarters as well for board game designers. Zack teaches Hex one of his favorite games Roll for The Galaxy! Also, Zack played a couple of games at International Tabletop day as well as a sleeper hit called Vikings. And as always stay thirsty for games my friends!

The Thirsty Gamers Podcast - Episode 39 Rambo Announced, Dragonfire Deck Builder, Roll for The Galaxy, & Vikings

We recorded this on International Tabletop Day, so I guess happy late International Tabletop Day. We hope everyone had fun and played a ton of games. Hex gives us his thoughts on his upcoming release of Robits and we talk about the new box art....a lot. : ) In the news, another video game IP makes it's debut in the minature gaming seen with Fallout: Wasteland Warfare. Zack's very excited Catacombs is coming back in stock with the new expansion Catacombs: Wyverns of Wylemuir. Two new Sailor Moon games are announced which makes Hex very excited. Roll for the Galaxy has another expansion coming out called Rivalry. We have not got our hands on Arkham Horror: The Card Game but we can't wait to play it and the new expansion called The Path to Carcosa. We give a shout out to a local designer's game called Battle Monkeys and his Kickstarter Live stream which allows game designers/publishers to stream on the page itself. We also talk about games we played too with Oregon Trail, Hansa Teutonica, & Yokohama. As always stay thirsty for games my friends! Leave us comments on our facebook and twitter: @thirstygamers_ 

The Thirsty Gamers Podcast - Episode 38 Fallout: Wasteland Warfare, Hansa Teutonica, Yokohama

Hex is back with Zack where he gives his thoughts on Florida Super Con Retro. He sold Loaded Dice glassware and demoed Robits! And Wrestling.....? In the news, the Gathering of Friends Con happen this past weekend which showed off Yamatai by Days of Wonder. Brass has a reprint coming with their Kickstarter going on right now. A Caverna two player game was announced! Finally, Sparky the stunt dog from Dead of Winter is coming in comic book form? Hex plays some games and might not of had the best experience with The Others. He also, played the latest Machi Koro edition with his wife. Zack runs through Exit: The Game escape room board games and Railroad Revolution. You can comment or give us feedback on Twitter: @thirstygamers_ Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/thethirstygamers As always stay thirsty for games my friends!

The Thirsty Gamers Podcast - Episode 37 Brass Reprint, The Others, Exit: The Game, Railroad Revolution

We have a new voice on the show with Lawrence stopping by to talk to Zack. We also have new mics and we're trying to get them properly set up. So give us feedback and we'll get them worked out! In the news, Gloomhaven is geeting a second reprint. Red Scare was announced with 3D glasses inside! Tabletop from Geek & Sundry is getting a line of custom metal coins. Renegade Games is pushing out another game this year with Sentient. Sheriff of Nottingham: Merry Men was announcent bringing a bunch of modules to the base game and a sixth player.  We then talk about an array of games starting with Glory to Rome, Black Orchestra, & Arcadia Quest: Inferno. You can find us on twitter: @thirstygamers_ Ask us questions there or discuss what we talked about on the show. And as always stay thirsty for games my friends!

The Thirsty Gamers Podcast - Episode 36 Gloomhaven Reprint, Glory To Rome, Black Orchestra, & Arcadia Quest: Inferno

Hex starts us off by talking about an older Fantasy Flight game called Quicksand. We get into some movie discussion with more information on the reboot of Jumanji. Asmodee releases some more Conan senerios that you can download online. Big Trouble In Little China gets another official board game. We're also both very excited for the new Scythe Expansion! We get into some more game discussion about Clank! Sunken Treasures, Kingdomino, and Escape From the Aliens in Outer Space. You can find us on Twitter: @thirstygamers_ Youtube: The Thirsty Gamers. And as always stay thirsty for games my friends!

The Thirsty Gamers Podcast - Episode 35 Scythe: The Wind Gambit, Clank! Sunken Treasures, Kingdomino, Escape From the Aliens in Outer Space

Let the convention season begin! The Gama Trade show was this past week and lots of news came out of there. This event is for publishers to show off their new product to retailers. We have big news from CMON announcing "A Song of  Ice and Fire" & Eric Lang becoming their head of game design. Plaid Hat announced "Dead of Winter: Warring Colonies". Portal Games, also announcced "Detective". There was much more that we rapid fired off as well. Sugi plays Stockpile and Zack plays Euphoria, a game that has been sitting in Hex's collection that he's never played. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thethirstygamers Give us feedback on Twitter: @thirstygamers_ and you can chat with us on Discord by going to www.thethirstygamers.com where you can fine all of our news, podcast, and reviews. 

The Thirsty Gamers Podcast - Episode 34 Gama Trade Show 2017 News, Stockpile, Euphoria

In this episode Zack and Hex take a look at IDW's new announcment of bringing Atari games to the board game world starting with Centipede. Eric Lang and Bruno Faidutti team up to announce a new secret role game called Secrets. Speaking of Eric Lang, we go into the one pledge level of Rising Sun and talk a little bit about early bird pledges. Zack plays a couple game as well. We go into a game that just released a print run called The Networks. He also played the popular Kickstarter Unfair and gives his thoughts about this theme park style game. Follow us on Twitter @thirstygamers_ and talk to us on our discord. You can find all of our social media and news at www.thethirstygamers.com And as always stay thirsty for games my friends!

The Thirsty Gamers Podcast - Episode 33 Atari Board Games, The Networks, Unfair

We're back from Prototype Con and we get right into the swing of things. Zack starts off by talking about his midnight story to try to obtain a Nintendo Switch right after board game night. Hex also gives us insight on Horizon: Zero Dawn. Then we jump into a very exciting announcment from Monolith with them demoing off Batman: The Board Game. Weta Workshop has a Giant Killer Robot game on Kickstarter. Also, in the crowd funding game is a Jurrasic Park inspired board game called Dinosaur Island by Pandasaurus Games. And to finish off this Kickstarter heavy episode, Rising Sun is going to be live at 3p.m. today and we can't wait! We make everyone hungry for pizza with New York Slice and we have mixed feelings on the reprint of Colosseum. You can leave us feed back on our twitter: @thirstygamers_ or chat with us on Discord. You can find the link at the top of our website www.thrthirstygamers.com. Also, if you like what we do here and what to support us every dollar counts to making us better. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/thethirstygamers And as always stay thirsty for games my friends!

The Thirsty Gamers Podcast - Episode 32 Batman: The Board Game, New York Slice, & Colosseum

This is the biggest episode for us because today we have some huge announcements! First we have our new website www.thethirstygamers.com! All of our content will be going directly to that site but keep in mind it's still in "beta" and the mobile version isn't done yet but should be ready in the next couple of months. We also have a free Discord that all of our community members can get to. Chat about games and other things! We announced our Patreon that you can find on our website and I'll post a link in the show notes. Any amount will go a long way for helping us grow and help give more media to you guys! Finally we have a limited Thirsty Gamers T-Shirt that will be going on sale for two weeks and we need 12 for a print run. Also, in the news the thimble leaves us. Codenames gets the Disney and Marvel treatment. Werewords takes a page out of the Insider game. Splendor gets it's first expansion Cities of Splendor and T.I.M.E. Stories gets three new expansions! Zack gives his thoughts on New York 1901. You can comment on the episode through Twitter: @thirstygamers_ and our Discord And as always stay thirsty for games my friends!

The Thirsty Gamers Podcast - Episode 31 Huge Thirsty Gamers Announcements, Codenames Disney & Marvel, New York 1901

Zack starts off with his excitment for finishing Resident Evil 7 and the new T.I.M.E. Stories expansion! Sugi also gives his thoughs on Lego Batman! Smash Up has more expansions coming out. Please Stop! : ) New game from GMT, Apocalypse Road lets you use tracks from Thunder Alley and Grand Prix. Dice Tower Essentials has a new game in it's line of games called Viral. And finally, Two Rooms and a Boom has a new nine card expansion on Kickstarter. We talk about a lovely card game we all played called Noir and Zack talk's about another zombie game Run, Fight, or Die! You can comment or give feedback on Twitter: @thirstygamers_ And as always stay thirsty for games my friends!

The Thirsty Gamers Podcast - Episode 30 More Smash Up, Viral, Noir, & Run, Fight, or Die!

Sugi starts us off and talks about his Harry Potter Weekend experience. Then we discuss the Rising Sun Kickstarter launch date! Days of Wonder's Quadropolis has a new expansion that adds more tiles. Unfortunately, a brick and mortar store is closing due to the Asmodee policy and we go in length our thoughts on this. Dice Forge brings custom dice to a beautiful design. Tabletop is back with their next playthrough of Monarch. Hex is excited about seeing a run through of SUPERHOT: The Card Game from Rahdo Runs Through. Flash Point Fire Rescue is our feature game this week and we have all played it! You can comment or leave feedback on Twitter: @thirstygamers_ And as always stay thirsty for games my friends! 

The Thirsty Gamers Podcast - Episode 29 Game Store Closing Due to Asmodee Policy , Dice Forge, Flash Point Fire Rescue

PAX Unplugged is a thing and we're excited that finally PAX is dedicating a convention to board gaming. But it's going up against another friendly con to the board gaming industry. Hex gives his thoughts about SUPERHOT the card game. Zack runs down a list of games with his first impressions of The Colonists, the family game Imhotep, and the loud game Clank! We also have a fun conversation on explaining game rules. Comment or leave us feedback on Twiiter: @thirstygamers_ Also, you can find out podcast on Itunes. Please take a minute and write a review on Itunes for us. It would really mean a lot! And as always, stay thirsty for games my friends!

The Thirsty Gamers Podcast - Episode 28 PAX Unplugged, SUPERHOT, The Colonists, Imhotep, & Clank!

The Thirsty Gamers podcast is all about the board game industry. We talk about the games we're playing at game night, board game news, local and national designers, kickstarter games, and more. We have a laid back atmosphere with Zack being the gamer and Hex the game designer. We'll have guest on the show to give their insight and other special events. The podcast is available every Tuesday. Thank you for listening and enjoy!

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