A PODCAST ABOUT BOARD GAMES, CARD GAMES AND TABLETOP GAMING. HOSTED BY SEAN AND RONAN AND COMING OUT OF THE UK.
Episodes
Tuesday Jan 28, 2014
Tuesday Jan 28, 2014
In this episode Sean and Ronan pick over the bones of another batch of games. In the pit this time around are Zombicide, 1960, Glass Road and Dungeon Roll.
Saturday Jan 11, 2014
Saturday Jan 11, 2014
In this episode Ronan and Sean are joined by a group of guests to discuss the best 2013 had to give in gaming.
The subjects discussed are the best releases in 2013, the best new to you game played last year, Sean and Ronan's 12 days of gaming and what everyone would have liked Gaming Santa to leave under the Christmas tree.
The guests are Pouria, Teri, Nathan, Natalie, Lloyd and Bonnie-Kate and we'd like to thank them all for their contributions.
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Wednesday Nov 27, 2013
Wednesday Nov 27, 2013
The Essen review concludes as Sean, Ronan and Pouria continue their look back at the 2013 Spiel.
In this half of the episode they discuss Packet Row, Quantum, The Sheep Race, 7 Days of Westerplatte, Expeditions: Northwest Passage and Invaders.
Thoughts are also shared on most disappointing publisher, the purchase they most regret, the game they wish they had bought, the games they are most looking forward to playing, what 2013 Essen release will be the highest in the BGG rankings in a years time and what they would change about the Spiel.
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Saturday Nov 09, 2013
Saturday Nov 09, 2013
In the first half of episode 15, Ronan and Sean are joined by Pouria to take a look back at Essen Spiel 2013.
Steam Park, Space Cadets, Rampage, Carnival Zombie and Archon: Glory and Machination are all discussed with further musings on the games that surprised in both good and bad ways, games we wanted to play but didn't, the best and worst looking games at the fair and the most impressive publisher.
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Wednesday Oct 23, 2013
Wednesday Oct 23, 2013
In the last of the Essen preview shows, Sean and Ronan take a look at six more games and try to decide if they are traps or treasures.
This week they discuss Canterbury, Countdown Special Ops, Ortus, Caverna: The Cave Farmers, 8 Masters Revenge and Glass Road.
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Monday Oct 07, 2013
Monday Oct 07, 2013
The Essen treasure hunt continues as Sean and Ronan look at six more games that have caught their eye in the run up to the 2013 Spiel.
The games discussed this week are Hollywood, Francis Drake, Vikings: Warriors of the North, Palmyra, Rampage and Theseus: The Dark Orbit. Which will be treasures and which will be traps?
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Wednesday Oct 02, 2013
Wednesday Oct 02, 2013
This is the first of a series of shorter Game Pit special edition episodes where Sean and Ronan talk about the games that have caught their eye in the lead up to the 2013 Essen Spiel.
In this Episode they use the Treasure Hunt format to discuss The Phantom Society, Nations, Blueprints, Patchistory, Packet Row and Coal Baron.
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Friday Jul 19, 2013
Friday Jul 19, 2013
In this edition of the Picking Over the Bones series, Sean and Ronan take a look at Arctic Scavengers, Discworld: Ankh-Morpork and they compare Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game with Clash of Cultures.
Friday Jul 05, 2013
Friday Jul 05, 2013
In this episode Ronan's annual top 20 list on Board Game Geek is discussed at length.
Ronan tell of his top 20 releases from 2012 and Sean gives his opinions with more than a few arguments along the way.
The list will be published in the very near future under Ronan's BGG user name - Furriebarry, so come and tell us what you think.
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Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
In this episode, Sean and Ronan have an in depth look at Blood Bowl: Team Manager - The Card Game, Hanabi, Letters from Whitechapel and Cube Quest.
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Thursday Apr 18, 2013
Thursday Apr 18, 2013
Sean and Ronan discuss some more of their recent plays. This week they will be picking over Star Ttrek: Fleet Captains, Augustus, Kingsburg, Temple Run: Speed Sprint, Dixit, Elder Sign and Galaxy Trucker. Subscribe to the The Game Pit on iTunes or at www.thegamepit.podbean.com Check out our episodes and more great video, audio and written gaming goodness at www.2d6.org We welcome your feedback at thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com You can find us on Twitter @gamepitpodcast