The Big Idea is a party/light strategy game about pitching and investing in ideas. (12:12)
This week, I’m going to talk about The Big Idea. This is a game by that starts like a party game with everyone coming up with a Big Idea, then moves into an investing round where you attempt to make money (which is the point of the game).
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TTR Europe, Switzerland and Märklin are all different games based on the TTR base game. (31:39)
Welcome to Board Games with Scott! This is a weekly show where I take a different board game each week, review it, and lightly review it. This week, I’m looking at three games – all of them variants on Ticket to Ride.
Europe, Switzerland (in the computer game), and Märklin are all different board with different rulesets to make the Ticket to Ride game interesting to different types of players. If you haven’t played Ticket to Ride yet, watch Board Games with Scott 011 – Ticket to Ride first, then come back and watch this.
Note – YouTube has just changed their policy and I can’t put up any videos longer than 10 minutes, so I won’t be using YouTube any more.
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Pizza Box Football is a two player dice-rolling game where players take on the role of a play-calling manager. (15:53)
This week on Board Games with Scott, I’m taking a look at Pizza Box Football and its expansion. This game can be played at various levels, based upon the rules that you decide to play with. I’ve never been a sports fan, but I get a kick out of this game.
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Ticket to Ride is a light strategy game great for those new to modern board games. It’s about collecting sets of train cards to travel from city to city with the goal of fulfilling hidden routes. (12:02)
This week in Board Games with Scott, I’m looking at . If you’ve never done any games other than Monopoly, Clue, or Scrabble, this would be a great first step into the world of modern board games. In this video, I explain the rules of the game and briefly review it (and throw in a little entertainment along the way).
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Mah Jong is a traditional tile-based game similar to Rummy, good for all ages. (23:04)
Happy Chinese New Year! To honor the new year, this week’s episode is about Mah Jong!
Mah Jong is not about matching pairs of tiles, despite the hundreds of computer games with that name. This is akin to calling a game ‘Cards’ simply becuase it uses playing cards. This week’s episode is a longer one – about 22 minutes – as I’ve decided to cover Mah Jong in depth. After my rush through Friedrich a few weeks ago, people requested that I take longer when the game demands it, so I’ll try that.
I’ve also moved from Imovie to Final Cut Express for editing, so you’ll see some other tweaks here and there.
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Here is the that I use for play. I do realize that purists of the game will have their own variants – just make sure everyone agrees before play as to the ruleset used.
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Side Note – I got the outfit I’m wearing in Beijing when I taught a class there this summer. I kept a running blog of my travels – if you’d like to read about the trip, and use the “Next Day” link to read each day of my trip.
Next week, I’ll be looking at the two-player game Lost Cities.
Heroscape – A light miniatures battle game that is good for kids and adults.(12:13)
Based upon a suggestion from a viewer, I’ve decided to look at a game that you can get at your local toy store (as compared to the specialty shops for many of these games). This is a miniature battle game called Heroscape, and you might have seen it advertised on TV. It is expandable in that they put out additional miniatures for it, but not collectable in that you know what you are buying in every package.
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(Oh, you can listen to the episode of BoardGameSpeak/GeekSpeak to which I refer at ; it’s at about 46:30 in the episode.)
Next week, I’m going to be trying a slightly different form with “Mah Jong In Depth” (and no, it’s not just about matching pairs of tiles). Based on comments from the viewers on the Friedrich episode, I’ll do longer episodes when it’s appropriate for the game.
Vegas Showdown – a light euro/family auction-based game about building properties in Vegas. (9:34)
This is my first shot at making a videoblog. There are a few technical issues to work out, such as making the sound more regular, but it’s done with technology I had at home. If this continues, I’ll look into additional technology to make the sound smoother (like a videocamera with the ability to use an external microphone).
I’m hosting the video with YouTube; it’s a free service that provides smooth access to the videos. I’m sure as time goes on, I’ll change format and hosters, but the URL boardgameswithscott.com should take you here.
