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BGWS Closeout Auction

snicholson — Fri, 13 May 2011 22:29:56 +0000

I’ve posted an auction on Boardgamegeek.com for over 100 board and video games from my collection that closes on May 22. You’re welcome to visit and bid, and if you find the minimum bid too high for you, you can place an offer that I’ll consider!

You can find the auction at
http://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/67340/bgws-closeout-auction-ending-may-22/

CBS piece on board games

snicholson — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:49:29 +0000

On a recent episode of CBS Sunday Morning, I was part of a segment on modern board games. I think they did a pretty good job of covering the hobby, despite the “look at the weird people” opening segment showing people in RPG and video game costumes.

You can see the video at
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7361550n

and learn more about the filming of my segment at
http://boardgamegeek.com/article/6537880

Game Sale and Updates

snicholson — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:03:11 +0000

Greetings!

As I’ve closed down the show, I’ve decided to sell off about 350 of my games (which is about a third of my collection, so I’m not selling everything!) You can find information about the sale at http://tinyurl.com/bgwssale

You can still hear me on the On Board Games podcast. I was particularly happy with Episode 58, where we talked about ideas we are working on as game designers. You can hear that episode at

During the last few months, I’ve been writing about games in two places.

First – I’ve been looking at larger issues in board games as the Game Professor over at Board Game Info. You can find these posts over at boardgameinfo.com and there is an RSS feed at http://www.boardgameinfo.com/external.php?do=rss&type=newcontent&sectionid=43&days=120&count=10action=subscribe

Second – I’ve started a blog on Board Game Geek called “Get Off My Lawn.” This is a very different take about games – I’m taking aspects of games that bother me for some reason and talking about them. My hope is that it will help future designers to see things about their game that might bother some players. This is Grumpy Old Man Nicholson, who has been in the background for years during Board Games with Scott, enjoying his time to grouse about games. You can read these posts over at boardgamegeek.com or get an RSS feed at http://boardgamegeek.com/rss/blog/292

I will be doing a teaching video about Republic of Rome, as that was the winner in the auction for Jack Vasel. I’m reading the rules, but have a play of it on the schedule for later in April, so I expect to work on this video in May.

Finally, I am getting ideas for a “Things I Regret” BGWS video, where I do some of the bits and games that I truly regretted not getting around to for BGWS.

BGWS 069 – Dungeon Crawls

snicholson — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:49:07 +0000

Scott takes an in-depth look at the Dungeon Crawl game. (38:47)

In this episode of Board Games with Scott, host Scott Nicholson spends some time with four examples of the Dungeon Crawl game – Descent, Those Pesky Humans, Dungeonquest, and Castle Ravenloft.

Download Board Games with Scott 069 – Dungeon Crawls from the Internet Archive. (Other formats available).

or watch it here:

You can order these games through Funagain Games:
Descent
Those Pesky Humans!
Dungeonquest
Castle Ravenloft

If you do decide to buy any of these games due to Board Games with Scott, please contact the publisher of the game and let them know. This does make a difference, as it helps the publishers to realize the importance of what we are doing.

To discuss this episode, visit Board Game Geek.

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BGWS 065 – Flicking Games and Catacombs

snicholson — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:44:51 +0000

Scott talks about four Flicking Games – Tumblin’ Dice, Pitchcar, Crokinole, and Catacombs. (20:25)

Welcome to the BGWS 2.0! In this rethinking of the show, Scott moves away from focusing on just one game per episode, but instead does more comparing and contrasting. There will still usually be at least one new game involved, but the focus in the show will be more of a study of a mechanic, a theme, or a lineage of game. Scott won’t be teaching you the rules any longer, as there are many other video series that do that.
Download Board Games with Scott 065 – Flicking Games and Catacomb from the Internet Archive. (other formats available).

Watch it here via YouTube:

You can order Tumblin’ Dice, Pitchcar through Funagain Games (once they are back in stock)

You can get Catacombs from the company that produces it, Sands of Time games. If you do order it, please send them a note and let them know it was because of BGWS! This makes a difference in helping the publishers realize the impact of these types of shows.

To discuss this episode, visit Board Game Geek.

To discuss ideas for future episodes of the new BGWS, visit the BGG BGWS Guild at http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/4915597

BGWS 060 – Battlestar Galactica: The Reality Show

snicholson — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:53:15 +0000

Battlestar Galactica is a longer game pitting Humans versus Cylons in a cooperative strategy roleplaying experience. (30:49)

Enjoy the Sci-Fi series Battlestar Galactica? Or enjoy roleplaying experiences trying to unearth traitors (or being a traitor)? Then take a look at Battlestar Galactica: The Reality Show. For this special episode, I filmed an actual game of BSG in reality-show style with a confessional so you can learn what the players are thinking.

I became aware of the idea through Logan Bretschneider. One of his friends did “Risk Night” as a school project, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKqHB5erubc, and I thought the idea was great and would work well for BSG.

You can download Board Games with Scott 060 – Battlestar Galactica from the Internet Archive. (other formats available).

Or, you can watch it here through Vimeo:
BGWS 060: Board Games with Scott – Battlestar Galactica from Scott Nicholson on Vimeo.

You can purchase Battlestar Galactica through Funagain Games!

To discuss this episode, visit Board Game Geek.

If you decide to get Battlestar Galactica because of this video, please let Fantasy Flight Games know! This makes a difference.

BGWS 055 – Formula D

snicholson — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:38:58 +0000

Formula D is a remake of a classic roll-and-move car racing game. (10:51)

Welcome back!

Over the last few months, I’ve been going through a lot of thinking about Board Games with Scott. I have been burning out on the old format, and I’ve decided to make some changes. I posted a few questions over at Scott’s Stuff (http://www.youtube.com/snicholson), and have done some soul-searching.

Welcome to the new Board Games with Scott! The biggest change I’ll be making is shortening the shows. I’m not going to be doing all of the rules, but rather, presenting a broader overview of the game. I’m removing many of the cut-aways, section breaks, and other time-consuming edits.

I’m also going to be doing some experimentation with technology and format. It’s akin to starting over, as I’ll be learning again more about creating videos. I’ve also decided to discontinue the BGWS audio-only feed.

Without further ado, I bring you Formula D!

You can download Board Games with Scott 055 – Formula D from the Internet Archive. (other formats available).

Or, you can watch it here through Vimeo:

Board Games with Scott 055 – Formula D from Scott Nicholson on Vimeo.

You can purchase Formula D through Funagain Games!

To discuss this episode, visit Board Game Geek. Disclaimer: I did get a review copy of this game from the publisher.

Scott’s Stuff – Brief Review of Cavum

snicholson — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:23:29 +0000

I’m testing this out as a way of letting viewers of BGWS know about interesting Scott’s Stuff episodes. While I do episodes on many topics, I thought that when I do a good board game episode, I would post it here as well.

Because I’m only putting these on YouTube, then the videos themselves won’t download into iTunes, so you can’t easily watch them on your portable device. For all of you that are reading this blog through an RSS feed reader, it should work fine, and will let you know when there’s a board game-related episode on Scott’s Stuff.

If you like this format, you can see more of them at http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=snicholson&view=videos

BGWS 052 – Ice Flow

snicholson — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:54:04 +0000

Ice Flow is a mutliplayer puzzle game where players are attempting to cross the Bering Strait (18:40)

Ice Flow is a mutliplayer family strategy game where players are trying to effectively use fish and ropes to scamper across the Bering Strait, avoiding being stranding and being attacked by polar bears. Players must work with a team of explorers, helping them work together to be the first ones across

In this episode of Board Games with Scott, Scott Nicholson explains how to play this game.

Watch it through Vimeo:

Or

Download it from the
Internet Archive
in one of many formats,
or
Right-Click and save:

MPEG4 (177 MB)

Audio only (MP3)

You can order this game through Funagain games.

If you do decide to order the game because of this episode, let the folks at Ludorum games know at info@ludorum.co.uk . Disclaimer: I did get a review copy of this game from the publisher.

By the way – here’s Scott’s Stuff on YouTube

Comments on this episode? Discuss this episode over at BoardGameGeek.

Blatant Plug – Tulipmania 1637

snicholson — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:10:12 +0000

(Begin Blatant Plug)

I’ve designed my first board game, called Tulipmania 1637. It’s a stock market game that replicates the bubble market that was in 1637 regarding the price of tulip bulbs that almost destroyed the dutch economy. I made the game after visiting the Tulip museum in Amsterdam and learning all about Tulipmania, and wanted to pass along the lesson of how bubble markets occur and the role of unethical people in these markets. You are one of these less-than-ethical investors trying to take advantage of the innocent Tulip Buyers.. and each other.

It’s planned to be published in October (and as soon as I get a copy, I’ll make a Blatant Plug Video about it.)

But, if you want to explore it, the publishers have created a version that you can try online for free until the game comes out.

You can read the rules and download the software to try the game at
http://www.jklminteractive.co.uk/jklm/tulipmania.php

and you can preorder the game with a discount at
http://www.jklmgames.co.uk/gamessin.php?game=420

(end Blatant Plug)