A PODCAST ABOUT BOARD GAMES, CARD GAMES AND TABLETOP GAMING. HOSTED BY SEAN AND RONAN AND COMING OUT OF THE UK.
Episodes
Thursday Oct 09, 2014
Thursday Oct 09, 2014
Essen fever has swept into the Game Pit and excitement levels are peaking.
Ronan and Sean use the Treasure Hunt format to look ahead at some of the games coming out in the Essen Spiel that have caught their interest for one reason or another.
The boys decide based on the information they have, if the games will be treasure or trap.
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Wednesday Oct 01, 2014
Wednesday Oct 01, 2014
Four more games slip into the depths of the pit and are picked over at length by Ronan and Sean. The games talked over are Libertalia, Greed, Gloom and Praetor.
Also in this episode we have a sneak peek at King Down which is currently on Kickstarter - King Down Kickstarter Link.
**We have experienced more technical issues and apologise for any reduction in sound quality. We are working hard to rectify the problems**
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Friday Sep 26, 2014
Friday Sep 26, 2014
In this expanded length episode Sean & Ronan discuss the good and bad of board game expansions including their personal Top 5s and a few others which didn't quite hit the mark.
Tuesday Sep 02, 2014
Tuesday Sep 02, 2014
It's again time to have a look at four more games that have fallen into the pit.
In this episode, Sean and Ronan discuss Fauna, Splendor, Vikings and Valley of the Kings.
****We apologise for the poor sound quality in this episode. We had some technical problems that will be addressed before the next episode****
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Sunday Aug 03, 2014
Sunday Aug 03, 2014
Now that they have had some time to fully look over and test a large range of game releases from 2013, Ronan and Sean decide on their top ten games from last year.
Also in the show is their biggest disappointment of the year and a general discussion about how 2013 panned out for game releases
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****The Game Pit will be hosting some sessions at Loncon 3 in August (14th to 18th) so if you're heading there, sign up for the Game Pit Games Klatches and visit the gaming tent for some games and chat. Also, Ronan will be on two gaming discussion panels on the Friday and the Monday of the convention.****
Wednesday Jul 16, 2014
Wednesday Jul 16, 2014
Sean and Ronan return to their Picking Over the Bones format and discuss four games that have fallen into the pit recently.
Discussed in this episode are Dark Darker Darkest, Helios, Pack of Heroes and Pagoda.
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****The Game Pit will be hosting some sessions at Loncon 3 in August (14th to 18th) so if you're heading there, sign up for the Game Pit Games Klatches and visit the gaming tent for some games and chat. Also, Ronan will be on two gaming discussion panels on the Friday and the Monday of the convention.****
Sunday Jun 22, 2014
Sunday Jun 22, 2014
Part two of the latest Treasure Hunt with Ronan and Sean working their way through another 12 games that have caught the eye for one reason or another.
How many of these will the boys decide are treasure and what games do they suspect are traps?
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****The Game Pit will be hosting some sessions at Loncon 3 in August (14th to 18th) so if you're heading there, sign up for the Game Pit Games Klatches and visit the gaming tent for some games and chat. Also, Ronan will be on two gaming discussion panels on the Friday and the Monday of the convention.****
Thursday May 29, 2014
Thursday May 29, 2014
Once again Ronan and Sean climb out of the pit to go in search of future gaming gold.
In this first half of the treasure hunt they look at 12 games that have caught their eye for one reason or another and then try to work out if the game will be a treasure or a trap.
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****The Game Pit will be hosting some sessions at Loncon 3 in August so if you're heading there, sign up for the Games Klatches and visit the gaming tent for some games and chat****
Tuesday May 06, 2014
Tuesday May 06, 2014
In this episode Ronan and Sean head way back to Episode 5 and the first Treasure Hunt episode to see how their predictions turned out.
This is something we wanted to do as the verdicts were based on what might be rather than actual gameplay.
See if their initial thoughts proved true or if they completely changed their minds.
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Sunday Apr 20, 2014
Sunday Apr 20, 2014
Welcome to another Picking Over the Bones episode of The Game Pit where Sean and Ronan discuss 4 games they have recently played.
In this episode they chew the fat on Jaipur, Russian Railroads, The Agents and Pathfinder: The Adventure Card Game.
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The Agents (discussed in this episode) is available to KickStart until 22nd May 2014: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/673576049/the-agents-return-the-double-edged-cards-game-is-b
Saturday Apr 12, 2014
Saturday Apr 12, 2014
In our 'The Vault' episodes we each nominate two games which we think deserve a place in The Vault, a spot reserved only for the very best in modern gaming.
Wednesday Feb 26, 2014
Wednesday Feb 26, 2014
In this Picking Over the Bones episode, Ronan and Sean discuss another four games that have fallen into the pit.
Tune in to see what the boys think about Castle Dice, Hollywood, Rune Age and Eminent Domain.
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Tuesday Feb 11, 2014
Tuesday Feb 11, 2014
This week Sean and Ronan throw the five recent D&D boardgame releases into The Pit and see which title comes out on top. Will it be the veteran wiles of Dungeon!, the vampires of Castle Ravenloft, the marauding hordes of Nerath, the skirmish troops of Dungeon Command or the regal Lords of Waterdeep?
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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Thursday Dec 19, 2013
Thursday Dec 19, 2013
In this episode Sean and Ronan pick over the bones of four games they have played recently.
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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Tuesday Oct 22, 2013
Tuesday Oct 22, 2013
Delving further into the treasure chest of releases due later this month at Essen 2013 Sean and Ronan give their initial impressions on Carnival Zombie, Templar: The Lost Treasures, Yunnan, Lewis & Clark, Trains & Stations and Legacy.