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THIS video was amazing! Most videos they talk fast and i constantly had to rewind because i was getting information overload. You really slowed things down for me and your teaching skills are amazing! Keep it up Podfather, im a subscriber from now my LISAN AL GAIB! 😂

I love that Ignacy put on his designer hat and explained that the game design has to address first player advantage and that isn't achieved with dumb start player selection rules. Thank you Ignacy!

Stephen - I hate to disappoint you but nice as drinking beer is, it provides zero immunity to Covid.

Things murican use to not use metric: TTR boxes 🤣

Great. Just purchased this and now I’m seeing all of the negative comments concerning the production quality. Might have to send it back.

Ignazy and no Podfather - what is the world coming to?

The pessimistic Pole is MIA again I see!

As to AI in D&D.. artistry is the application of earned intuitive worth in connection to beauty and grace. People appreciate art (both graphic and designwise) in games because of the sacrifice apparent through it. AI content does not have this effect. For instance, AI created people feel flat and devoid of 'something'. D&D will become less liked because it will not honour the artist sacrifice tradition, is my guess.

I got myself a lifelong ban on BGG for commenting this topic. I'm an academic, voracious reader with a philosophical bent. There's been a few occasions, none (none) of them deserved, when I did not advocate for but reflect on the fact that the world is overpopulated and the only true remedy for sustainability issues is a 1 child policy. I stand with that, it's an obvious reality, because there is just too much demand on scarce resources. Young people in the Netherlands literally cannot buy a home anymore because not enough houses are built. Using paper bags instead of plastic is just a cosmetic improvement and does next to nothing for the environment.

Hey Corey - I have Mord im Arosa sitting on my game table, waiting for you to play.

They have taken away the dolphins from this version to reduce production costs making it an weaker version

Sweet!

I was one of the playtesters for Runewars Miniatures Game, by FFG, shortly after their breakup with Games Workshop. It was a game that deserved better than it got. If there's a miniatures game that I would like to see resurrected, it's that one-though with a couple fixes and improvements. But the way movement and the command dials worked were wonderful, and gave me a reason to want to use miniatures instead of thinking that just using a hex grid would accomplish the same thing, with less fiddlyness.

It happened again, fellas. The podcast feed says episode 335 but has audio from 334 😊. Glad I have the TH-cam channel as a backup

Two weeks running ....

Oh, you should try Mutant Year Zero: Zone Wars as a miniature skirmish game, it came out this summer. Designed by Andy Chambers who has a ton of credits from his time working at Games Workshop. In the base box you get two skirmish teams, 3D cardboard terrain and a game mat. It's easy to play and fun to chuck dice. And you can import your character from the RPG if you so desire. :D A little bit like the Thunderroad Vendetta of the miniature world, not quite as light, but often quite chaotic when a rampaging razorback wrecks the house you're hiding in. :D

Piglet!!!!!

Well there goes my theory that Young Corey and Ignacy hadn’t been seen together because they are the same person.

It’s a good thing Corey speaks Canadian and can translate for you Stephen! 😂😂😂

So, it is interesting that you spoke about shipping as related to crowdfunding. I agree that crowdfunding is not a pre-order and is not a store. You either pay the shipping and get the game, or you don't. Plain and simple. I think you will find these discussions interesting since it applies to this topic. Links in replies below...

Happy Portal-birthday Ignazy

I so had the Eccentric Sponsor card with me at Gen Con for Stephen to sign and totally forgot because he distracted me by playing Marvel Remix 😂

I have two gaming tables that each have muted neoprene mats: 4' x 4' and 3' x 4'. I normally buy neoprene mats that either combine multiple game boards on a single mat or provide better organization of the components. I own about two dozen neoprene game mats that are stored rolled up, and each one is stored horizontally on the wall and behind the door of my board game storage room.

Who's that stranger with The Podfather and Cory? 🙂 Welcome back Ignazy! But happy Ignazy? Can we really take the non Slavic viewpoint?

This was a fun time I didn't expect to get the win!

Loved hanging with you!

Gotta get this game!

If Corey's studio has all that fancy 270 degree CG rooms and robot cameras, why did they actually dive with sharks?

Goodnight gents

I’m less likely to back something if I miss out on an early bird deal because I feel like I’m closer to paying retail I might as well wait for retail. I don’t like exclusives either - puts a sour taste in my mouth and if I’m a backer I start as -_- I liked the Flamecraft and Dinosaur World kickstarters because everything was made available for backers. I hate Paid Previews and when I see it on channels, it makes me more likely to unsubscribe. Dice Tower is OK because Paid Previews are a small percentage of their output.

If I go cult of the new then I would say Harmonies. It is a small but pretty game and very easy to teach and understand and doesn’t need a lot of space to play. Going a bit more back then I would opt for the better version of Imperial settlers, being Empires of the North. It is fun, interactive, easy to teach and understand and the artwork is funny.

Thanks for reading my question and for Corey introducing me to the price ratchet!

Hey guys, this week's podcast feed actually had episode 331, NOT 332 as it's labeled. Can you please look at that?

On the topic of more promotion of the hobby. How do other hobbies think about it? Are we the only ones who are zealots who want to get everybody into the hobby. I am a big railway modeller (and plastic aircraft) and it does not seem to be a discussion there. Sure they are worried about the influx of young people but not to the extent where whole discussions are being started about getting more people to build a model railway. Same for fishing (yes, I have a lot of hobbies). They never have a discussion about trying to get a major movie picture or series on Netflix to incorporate fishing to promote the hobby. I find the fascination of board gamers to “convert” others interesting. But with more games you probably get more output from board game companies which invariably will impact quality. So be careful what you wish for. And you see already that a lot of people gravitate, even when I am standing in a board game store, to the more party segment of the business. There is a reason why Cards against Humanity is so popular. So more people in the hobby doesn’t mean more players of Wyrmspan or Cubitos or Imperial Miners or Robinson Crusoe. And as far as getting celebrities involved. Don’t know. Cristiano Ronaldo fishes, does that mean more fisher’s. Not really. Henry Cavill is a Warhammer nerd. Does it mean more people playing the game. Not really. There are lots of celebrities with a model railroad at home who also post pictures on FB pages. More influx in the hobby, negligible. I don’t want to be negative, but I don’t think it will have such an impact as people think or it is only very temporary. There was a massive peak a few years ago of young people who wanted to become forensic detectives following the succes of CSI. Did it last? Nope.

I agree so much with Ignacy. There is such a focus on art and the reality is that at one point AI art will be so good that the job of the artist will likely change from full creator to touch up artist. The same goes for translation. Try Google translate now and you will find that the translation is far from perfect and needs a native speaker to check the translation. That is not not easy and arguably maybe time wise it might not even make much sense as you might not win much time. But AI will get better and soon the translation business might be niche and nobody is fighting their corner. We are all so concerned with the “poor” artists but a lot of the bigger artist do not only make board game art. They do book covers, company art, art for in living rooms, etc. And that might not stop so I am less concerned with artists. But other parts, there might be more job losses. And any board game company not using AI at all is a lie. There will be parts where it is or will be used such as running through probabilities, checking campaigns for inconsistencies, or even for their finances. AI is here, we opened Pandora’s box and trying to fight it is as the famous story of Don Quixote.

Looks like the real Corey is coming back, now that the impersonator has been seen off!

I don't want to hear any more attacks against Corey Jr, the long lost son of Corey, his youthful enthusiasm is carrying the show. He'll have to stay young until Ignacy is back. (I bet this plotline has been used in more than one soap opera.)

I used to have "Clue The Great Museum Caper" as a kid. It was neat because one person acts as the robber (invisible on the actual board) and the other people are security guards going around trying to capture the robber. You can set security cameras and other things to help you. I got rid of it as an adult because I didn't think I would ever play it. I now wish I didn't.

Hi Steven, Thank you for your great review. Thought folk would like to know Survive The Island was launched in USA at GENCON beginning of August '24. It's currently on sale in the USA at Target stores. The worldwide launch of the game is at SPEIL, Essen, Germany in October '24 in multiple languages. See BGG for details and How To Play video by Asmodee. Enjoy everyone and thank you for supporting my game for over 40 years! 😊

Corey - will you play Mord im Arosa with me when you're in Iceland?

Your position on Matteo Menapace has cost you a listener.

Love the unedited content on youtube, used to always check out the podcast on Spotify, only hearing it just makes you miss out on so much stuff

Thank you Corey for speaking truth to power about gratis copies and publishers being sore about potentially negative reviews. I think there is cause for some trepidation when influencers or reviewers talk in "I wish the game did this!" rather than just reviewing it on the facts of the mechanics, but that's a different matter. More often than not, even with thousands of new games a year, the majority of them have something fun or interesting to offer and publishers can minimize negative reviews fairly easy. Even Chip Theory, who had to endure the negative SUSD review of Burncycle, now sees that Burncycle is doing well nearly 2 years after its release.

Sealing opened games in plastic is really common in SE Asia. It initially surprised me also, but I quickly learned why. The humidity and rain can damage them easily, so the plastic helps when traveling on a motorbike. The cost for games here is also much higher relative to the average income, so the gamers here take very good care of their games, treating them as the collectables.

The Podfather loves Marvel Remix! 😂 But I am grateful because Stephen introduced me to a game that is small, fast, and fun.

Is it ironic or appropriate that Ignacy isn't here for a Good News episode?

I really appreciate your well-reseached and carefully worded neutral approach to news about gaming industry controversies. It builds a sense of trust. I wish you would not have changed this tone by scolding Matteo Menapace. Board gaming has a diverse and global audience and I would say we need more information and less judgment in the hobby.

Bonkers is fun, Bonkers is nice, Bonkers is never the same game twice.

Loved the original! :-)

I'm interested!