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Join hosts Ian and Matt as they explore the high seas of board games, tabletop games, role playing games and anything else you play around a table with friends. From reviews to deep dives into mechanics and themes, the Dice Pirates are determined to chart every corner of the board gaming hobby.
Episodes
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
The Dice Pirates return to cover some of their favorite pattern making games! It’s a throwback to the old days as Matt and Ian set sail without Aaron, and debut a new game, Ruined Recaps!
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:01:00] Matt responds to a rant about too many solo games!
[00:08:20] Ian breaks down the newly available Castles of Burgundy Special Edition
[00:17:00] Ruined Recaps makes its debut!
[00:22:18] The crew jumps into three of their favorite pattern building games
[00:25:40] Ian leads off with Azul, the classic of the genre
[00:33:50] Cats take over the podcast with Calico
[00:42:20] Peer through the windows as the crew breaks down Sagrada!
[00:53:00] Outro
Other Games Discussed This Episode: Tiny towns
- Intro and Outro Music - "A Robust Crew by Darren Curtis"
Sunday May 22, 2022
Sunday May 22, 2022
The news is back! After our hiatus there is a lot to cover, so Aaron and Ian break down the new Gen Con safety requirements, yet another Azul variant, and FFG hitting a big milestone!
RELEASES
Portal Games newest title Batman: Everybody Lies sees players taking on the roles of iconic characters with unique hidden agendas and ways of gathering information
https://shopportalgames.com/products/batman-everybody-lies
WizKids rereleasing 2021 Kennerspiel des Jahres nominee Fantasy Realms with new Deluxe edition
https://wizkids.com/fantasy-realms-deluxe-edition/
Plan B announces Azul: Master Chocolatier, new edition of modern classic Azul
https://bgg.cc/boardgame/363247/azul-master-chocolatier
UK publishers Backspindle Games releasing Lucha Wars!, an updated version of their 2016 release Luchador! Mexican Wrestling Dice
https://www.backspindlegames.com/product/lucha-wars/
Asmodee Digital releases Jaws of the Lion DLC for Gloomhaven, also announces that the game will be coming to home consoles in 2023
https://twitter.com/AsmodeeDigital/status/1527257770524700673
EXPANSIONS
In honor of 25th anniversary, FFG is releasing the 25th faction for Twilight Imperium, the Council Keleres
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2022/4/28/the-council-awaits/
The next campaign expansion for Marvel Champions LCG, titled Mutant Genesis finally introduces the X-Men to the universe of the game
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2022/5/19/mutant-genesis/
NEWS
Financial investors The Chernin Group acquire 25% stake of Funko, also invest heavily in Exploding Kittens. They have also announced an intention to focus more in the CCG space
https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-chernin-group-buys-25-of-funko-more-ccgs-on-the-way/
Jim Butler names as new president of Paizo, Inc after current president Jeff Alvarez steps down for health reasons
https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si1o?Jim-Butler-Named-Paizo-President
Snakes & Lattes continues US expansion, adding two new stores in Glendale, CA and Provo, UT
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51217/snakes-lattes-adds-two-u-s-locations
Gen Con, Origins announce proof of vaccination and mask wearing requirements for 2022 shows
https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-dawn-deestar-wood
https://www.gencon.com/gen-con-indy/health-and-safety
https://www.originsgamefair.com/show-policies
- Intro and Outro Music - "A Robust Crew by Darren Curtis"
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
After an impromptu hiatus, the crew are back to discuss some small box games with big box fun! Tune in this week to hear about one publisher getting into some hot water for severely underestimating shipping costs, the surprising popularity of a particular fiddly game, and Matt finally plays a modern “classic”.
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:01:14] Aaron brings up the Marvel Zombies shipping crisis
[00:07:15] Ian goes off script on the soapbox, wondering why so many people like Villanous
[00:12:06] Matt adds to the chaos with a tale of his first time ever playing Cards Against Humanity
[00:16:18] Ian tries once again to stump Aaron and Matt with some Bitter Board Gamers
[00:23:43] Ian starts off our main topic with Dutch Blitz
[00:30:18] Matt shockingly brings a dungeon crawler as his pick, Warhammer Quest
[00:42:06] Aaron finished up the show with two of his favorites, Looterz and Q.E.
[00:52:59] Outro
Other Games Discussed This Episode: Snake Oil, Robinson Crusoe, Oregon Trail, Heroes of Terrinoth
- Intro and Outro Music - "A Robust Crew by Darren Curtis"
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Jump into the longest news episode yet, as Ian and Aaron break down all the new Wizards of the Coast news, Stonemaier's new Viticulture expansion, and Fantasy Flight Games surprising new announcement!
RELEASES
Wizards of the Coast announce two highly anticipated returning settings for 5E, Dragonlance and Spelljammer
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50988/wizards-coast-teases-d-d-dragonlances-return
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50989/wizards-coast-announces-d-d-spelljammer-adventures-space
Love Letter getting new Second Edition, 10th Anniversary release, and story based content
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/love-letter-second-edition/news/love-letter-second-edition
Next Move Games latest title Maui to feature competitive beach towel placement
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/maui/news/maui-board-game-announced-release-date
FFG surprise announces a Roll and Write set in the Twilight Imperium universe, Twilight Inscription
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/361545/twilight-inscription
EXPANSIONS
Wizards of the coast release a menagerie of creature tokens for DMs to improve their tabletop presence
https://wpn.wizards.com/en/products/dd-campaign-case-creatures-dungeons-dragons-accessories
Jaws of the Lion DLC for Gloomhaven digital to launch May 17
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/780290/view/3180112431326071702
Greater Than Games releasing newest expansion to Spirit Island: Feather and Flame
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50987/spirit-island-expansion-heads-retail
Stonemaier Games announces new co-op expansion and big box “Wine Box” storage for Viticulture (World)
https://stonemaiergames.com/games/viticulture/viticulture-world/
NEWS
Stonemaier games delays pre-orders due to changing existing cards that contained insensitive material
https://stonemaiergames.com/south-america-cultural-consulting-and-fixing-a-big-mistake/
Asmodee announces Unbox Now, a digital site similar to Board Game Arena (will include 11 of their top games, and will also allow playing them in BGA)
https://venturebeat.com/2022/04/12/asmodee-launches-unbox-now-a-collection-of-its-best-board-games/
Wizards of the Coast acquire DndBeyond
Isle of Cats publisher shares detailed behind the scenes numbers
https://old.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/u24pmu/five_years_as_a_publisher_some_statistics/
Uganda Village Boardgame Convention 2022 crowdfunding campaign is live
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/uganda-village-boardgame-convention-2022
- Intro and Outro Music - "A Robust Crew by Darren Curtis"
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
This week, the crew go deep in a discussion of the art of the teach. We talk about some admittedly weird anniversary game releases, how stars are really just like us, and the essential do’s and dont’s of sharing your favorite hobby with the people you love.
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:01:55] Ian climbs on the soapbox to try and figure out just who Agricola 15 is actually for
[00:10:35] Matt shares how he was able to manifest Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition into existence
[00:18:41] The crew shares some silly rules from their own collection
[00:22:43] The crew gives their best practices for how to teach games and keep it fun
[00:49:38] Outro
Other Games Discussed This Episode: Wingspan, Pendulum, Consentacle, Dwellings of Eldervale, Dead of Winter
- Intro and Outro Music - "A Robust Crew by Darren Curtis"
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
The news is here again, and Ian and Aaron break down the new FFG expansions, Reiner Knizia turtle games, and the new Castles of Burgundy kickstarter!
RELEASES
Luma Imports releasing Garden Nation, an area control game from publisher Bombyx
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50872/luma-imports-will-release-garden-nation
Asmodee will handle retail release for Kickstarter hit Canvas
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50859/canvas-comes-u-s-retail
New Reiner Knizia title “Turtle Mania” to be released by Pegasus Spiele
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50844/pegasus-spiele-reveals-reiner-knizias-turtle-mania
Deep Print Games will publish Skymines, a reimplementation of 2015 hit Mombasa, including a new campaign mode and modules
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/130673/earn-most-crypcoin-alexander-pfisters-skymines
EXPANSIONS
FFG announces next Cosmic Encounter expansion, “Cosmic Odyssey”
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50884/fantasy-flight-games-announces-cosmic-encounter-expansion
Czech Games Edition to release an expansion for their new edition of Galaxy Trucker called “Keep On Trucking”
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50867/galaxy-trucker-keep-trucking
NEWS
Alea games partnering with Awaken Realms to release an absolutely wild looking new deluxe version of The Castles of Burgundy
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/the-castles-of-burgundy/news/castles-of-burgundy-deluxe-edition
Agricola getting special 15th anniversary release called Agricola 15
https://www.dicebreaker.com/series/agricola/news/agricola-15-edition
- Intro and Outro Music - "A Robust Crew by Darren Curtis"
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
This week, Matt, Ian, and Aaron are joined by special guest Dani Standring to talk about some of our favorite 2 player games! We get into some industry talk, whether two player modes should even be included in some titles, and tease a future episode.
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:00:54] Dani tells us about her journey into board games
[00:02:06] Dani gives us a little peek behind the curtains of GAMA
[00:06:56] Matt tells an absolutely toe-curling story (content warning: bad board game storage)
[00:11:00] Ian tries to stump us with this week’s Bitter Board Gamers
[00:17:45] Dani kicks off our main topic with her thoughts on what makes a great 2 player experience
[00:26:04] Aaron talks about one of his unlikely favorites, Inhuman Conditions
[00:35:25] Dani talks about one of her recent favorites, Botanik
[00:38:05] Matt discusses the space adventures of Star Realms: Outer Rim
[00:58:42] The crew ponders how well RPGs could work with only one “player”
[01:02:40] Outro
Huge thanks again to Dani for joining us!
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@dani_standring
Instagram: instagram.com/dani_standring
Facebook: twitter.com/dani_standring/
Discord: discord.gg/kRy9gNkFbu
Other Games Discussed This Episode: Tiny Epic Kingdoms, One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Ankh, Race for the Galaxy, Fog of Love, Riftforce, Unusual Suspects, Calico, Lost Cities
- Intro and Outro Music - "A Robust Crew by Darren Curtis"
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
It's time for the news once again, as Aaron and Ian dive into new Marvel themed games, Knizia losing his spots on the top 100 of BGG, and Villainous selling like hotcakes!
Releases
New Marvel themed edition of Fantasy Realms, called Marvel Remix, published by WizKids
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvel-remix-wizkids-card-game/
Anthology of 13 stand-alone adventures titled Journeys through the Radiant Citadel from Wizards of the Coast. Written by a team of PoC, a first for DnD
https://dnd.wizards.com/products/journeys-through-radiant-citadel
https://twitter.com/ajitgeorgeSB/status/1506290676476125189?t=H8xh14tIOYBJcWjdI9W_Aw&s=19
Portal Games co-publishes the North American edition of Brazil: Imperial, the fast-paced 4x euro game. This is the second game Portal Games has co-published for the english market
https://portalgames.pl/en/portal-games-to-co-publish-the-english-edition-of-brazil-imperial/
Expansions
New expansion for Villainous, Bigger and Badder. Includes Pixar villains
New expansion for Parks, Wildlife
https://keymastergames.com/products/parks-wildlife
Star Wars: Outer Rim expansion, Unfinished Business
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2022/3/24/unfinished-business/
News
Catan dawn of mankind
https://www.google.com/amp/s/comicbook.com/gaming/amp/news/catan-dawn-humankind-new-game/
Tigris & Euphrates knocked off BGG top 100, where it has been since site started in 2001, used to be number 1, no more Knizia games in
https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/tk7sgm/tigris_and_euphrates_knocked_off_the_bgg_top_100
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2030734/top-100-games-2001
New BGG app
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2833769/download-our-new-bgg-iphone-ipad-app
Marvel & Disney Villainous have combined sold over 3 million copies
https://www.dicebreaker.com/series/villainous/news/disney-marvel-villainous-sold-3-million-units
Asmodee Digital partners with Tilt Five for AR games
Van Ryder Games, Lucky Duck to publish Dark Quarter, using same framework as Destinies
App based mystery game (investigative game)
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50755/van-ryder-lucky-duck-partner-dark-quarter
- Intro and Outro Music - "A Robust Crew by Darren Curtis"
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
This week, the crew are joined by Dice Pirate Tori to discuss Stonemaier Games’ latest release, Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest! Tune in to hear some grumpy game reviews, a brief history lesson on Ancient Egypt, and whether all player counts are valid for every game.
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:02:42] Matt gives his impressions on Ankh
[00:08:55] Tori drops some actual knowledge about Ankh
[00:12:34] Ian brings the heat in this week’s installation of Bitter Board Gamers
[00:19:26] Tori, Ian, and Aaron give their reviews of Libertalia
[00:16:36] Outro
Other Games Discussed This Episode: Bluffaneer, Gekido: Bot Battles, Village Pillage
- Intro and Outro Music - "A Robust Crew by Darren Curtis"
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
The news keeps coming and this week Aaron and Ian discuss the new Stonemaier game, even more Villainous expansions, and Renegade Games re-releasing Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done.
Releases
Funko to release Rear Window, base on Hitchcock film
https://funkogames.com/games/rear-window-game/
Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest pre-orders available
https://stonemaiergames.com/games/libertalia/
Sleeping Gods Sequel, Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies announced
https://gamefound.com/projects/draft/k5jf8ffw634mqqq9d0dxa445814
Expansions
Ravensburger announces new Star Wars Villainous expansion :Power of the Dark Side)
https://www.polygon.com/22967946/star-wars-villainous-board-game-announcement-release-date-price
News
Renegade Games rereleasing Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done, along with long rumored expansion
https://renegadegamestudios.com/blog/announcing-crusaders-thy-will-be-done/
- Intro and Outro Music - "A Robust Crew by Darren Curtis"