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The Game Pit: Episode 51 - Treasure Hunt Essen 2015 Part 3

In this, the last of their Essen previews Sean and Ronan mull over and make predictions on another dozen games including Dilluvia Project, Rattle Battle Grab the Loot, Xenon Profiteer, Mistfall, Guns & Steel, Posthuman and more.

Only these two could get in a 'heated discussion' about a game they've never played and one game in particular sets off a barrage of squeaking and indignation.

Now the boys are off to Essen to hopefully play the games they have previewed an more!

If you would like to meet up with Ronan and Sean or just say hello, they will be at the Bredenay Hotel on Friday evening (09th Oct) and Ronan will be at the Dice Tower booth in Hall 7 at the Essen Spiel on Saturday (10th Oct) from 12:00 to 13:00/14:00.

Also look out for The Game Pit t-shirts as the lads will be wearing them at the Spiel.

Please do come and say hello.

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The Game Pit: Episode 50 - Treasure Hunt Essen 2015 Part 2

Back again to preview another 12 Essen Spiel 2015 releases, the boys talk through a selection of games that have caught the eye for one reason or another.

Discussed are Prime Time, The Big Book of Madness, 504, Raptor, M.U.L.E, Xanadu and lots more. Which ones will the boys guess are treasures and which ones are traps.

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****This episode was recorded on a table microphone with both Ronan and Sean in the same room and may have a different sound to our usual episodes. Please feed back to us as we are trying to get our sound quality sorted for future episodes****

The Game Pit: Episode 49 - Treasure Hunt Essen 2015 Part 1

Unable to contain their excitement any longer Sean and Ronan lift the lid on twelve of the hottest upcoming releases at Spiel 2015 in Essen.

They have scoured the net high and low to garner as much information on the incoming games as they could and will let you know whether they think, prior to playtesting, the games are Treasure to be coveted or Traps to be avoided.

Running through their fingers this episode are Pandemic:Legacy, 7 Wonder Duel, Porta Nigra, Antarctica, Shakespeare, Dice City and half a dozen more.

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The Game Pit: Episode 48 - Picking Over the Bones

The boys are back together for another Picking Over the Bones episode where they run the rule over Fallen, Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, Galaxy of Trian and At The Gates of Loyang.

One of these games almost causes fisticuffs at dawn as they heartily disagree but which one?

Also in this episode, the winner of the Dice Tower, Gen Con competition is revealed.

The Game Pit: Episode 47 - Solo Game Pit Fight

As Sean is unwell, Ronan hauls himself out of the pit and takes to the solo podcasting seas with a Pit Fight episode on games that can be played solo.

Thrown against each other in the show are Friday, Sylvion and Lord of the Rings: The Card Game.

Which one will emerge victorious?

 

Also, Sean makes a brief appearance to tell us about a competition with The Dice Tower to win $50 to spend at Cool Stuff Inc.  Enter the competition by answering one of the two questions and then email us at - thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com and marking the email 'Gen Con Competition' before the end of August.

The winner of our competition will be placed in a pot with winner from all over the Dice Tower Network and the person drawn from a hat will win $500 in Cool Stuff Inc vouchers.    Best of luck!!

The Game Pit: Episode 46 - Council Chamber: Big Episode on Small Games

This time Sean and Ronan are joined by several of their friends to discuss shorter games. Over thirty games are covered and we give you the best and the worst ways to fill the time between the big ones.

Your two hosts give you a dozen reviews of smaller games and joining them at various points are Adam, Bonnie Kate, Pouria, Natalie, Chris and Paul.

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The Game Pit: Episode 45 - Picking Over the Bones

Welcome back to another Picking Over the Bones episode and this one is super sized!

Sean and Ronan discuss XenoShyft: Onslaught, Elysium, Harbour and Space Hulk: Death Angel. Fans of Harbour may want to look away during that review though.

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The Game Pit: Episode 44 - Lobstercon

In this episode, Ronan and Sean discuss their exploits at Lobstercon, which is a twice yearly event where London On Board pack their bags and head down to the seaside to play games, games and more games.

The boys talk about the great games they played during the event but as usual don't really hold back when discussing the less than great games played.

 

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The Game Pit: Episode 43 - Picking Over the Bones

After a break Sean and Ronan are back with a bumper Picking Over the Bones episode.

Discussed and reviewed in this episode are Machi Koro, XCOM: The Board Game, El Gaucho and Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game.

Also in the show, the boys reveal the winner of the Hoyuk competition - Sponsored by Mage Company.

 

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Finally, Mage Company have shared the news of an upcoming Kickstarter for a 12 Realms expansion, starting at the end of May 2015. Keep an eye out for that!

The Game Pit: Episode 42 - Battle Report: Virgin Queen

In the first Battle Report episode Sean and Ronan are joined by Lloyd, Pouria, Paul and Rachel. 

Listen in as we play Virgin Queen with reports from the table and from each player as the game progresses. After the game we go back to the table again for everyone's first impressions of the game. 

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The Game Pit: Episode 41 - Picking Over the Bones

Sean and Ronan discuss and review four more games in this episode. Featuring are 8 Minute Empire, Hoyuk, Titans Tactics and Omen: A Reign of War.

The episode also contains your last chance to win a copy of Hoyuk courtesy of MAGE Company. Listen for full details.

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The Game Pit: Episode 40 - Council Chamber Mega Review of 2014 with Top 5s

Sean and Ronan take a look back at the best and worst of 2014 in our longest episode yet. Featuring Biggest Disappointment, Best Expansion, Top 5 2014 Games and more...

Joining us with their thoughts are our fantastic contributors Chris, Teri, Paul and Nathan.

Also featuring our Competition to win a brand new copy of Hoyuk from MAGE Company.

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The Game Pit: Episode 39 - Picking Over the Bones

Happy New Year from The Game Pit

In the first episode of 2015 the boys pick over the bones of the latest four games to fall into the pit.

Discussed in this episode are Istanbul, Merkator, Tiny Epic Kingdoms and Quartermaster General.

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The Dice Tower Kickstarter is now live. Visit The Dice Tower Kickstarter page to donate and get some DT stuff and promos. 

The Game Pit: Episode 38 - The Big Essen 2014 Review

Now that they have all had time to digest the 2014 Essen Spiel, Sean and Ronan are joined by Lloyd and Pouria to take a look back at all the games that crossed their paths during the games fair.

The episode starts with 12 games discussed before announcing each of their top 5 games from this years Essen adventure.

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The Game Pit: Episode 37 - Essen Brief with Natalie

The boys are joined this time round with Sean's wife Natalie, who gives her choices for the questions and the reasons behind those choices.

It was Natalie's first Essen Spiel, so how did she find it all?

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A cause close to our hearts is The Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction 2014. Click the link - Here - to go to the auction and either donate or bid on the goodies on offer.

 

 

The Game Pit: Episode 36 - Essen Brief with Steve

This time for our report from an Essen attendee we are joined by the gamer who got us both back into gaming, Steve. Steve shares his years of experience in gaming with us and casts a critical eye over the games he played at Spiel 2014. Check out what he thought were the highlights and lowlights of the show.

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The Game Pit: Episode 35 - Essen Brief with Nathan

We are back with the second of our reports from Essen 2014. This time Nathan visits The Pit and tell us about the games which caught his eye this year at the big show. 

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The Game Pit: Episode 34 - Essen Brief with Teri

This is the first in a series of shorter episodes in which Sean and Ronan have a chat with one of the Game Pit contributors who was at Essen this year. In this episode Teri gives us her thoughts and impressions on the show and which games impressed her or otherwise.

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The Game Pit: Episode 33 - Essen 2014 Treasure Hunt Special (Part 3)

For our final Essen 2014 preview episode we give out thoughts on nine more upcoming releases, one went missing somehow. 

We cover Hyperborea, Panthalos, Clinic, Waggle Dance, Castle Crush!, Melee, Colt Express, Neptun and Hoyuk. We look at the information available prerelease and rate them each as either a Treasure or a Trap.

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The Game Pit: Episode 32 - Essen 2014 Treasure Hunt Special (part 2)

Round two of the Essen previews as another ten games are looked over from afar and judged to be treasure or trap.

Discussed are Doodle City, Deus, Fields or Arle, Isaribi, AquaSphere, Evolution, Lord of the Ice Garden, Kings Pouch, Scheffeln and Royals.

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