Scott talks about several games where you use dice in different ways to get resources. (19:42) In this episode of Board Games with Scott, host Scott Nicholson takes a look at several different games where you use dice in different ways to get resources – The Settlers of Catan, Kingsburg, Stone Age, and Macao Download [...]
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BGWS 066 – Simultaneous Auction games
Scott talks about several Simultaneous Auction games, including Amun-Re, Homesteaders, Peloponnes, and Cyclades. (21:29) In this episode of Board Games with Scott, host Scott Nicholson takes a look at several different simultaneous auction games, including Amun-Re, Homesteaders, Peloponnes, and Cyclades. (note – I make one mistake in the Homesteaders rules. In Homesteaders, if you are [...]
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BGWS 065 – Flicking Games and Catacombs
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 [...]
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Scott’s Stuff – Top Game Experiences for 2009
While I’m taking a break from doing the full Board Games with Scott episodes, I will continue to release some content over on my YouTube channel in my “Scott’s Stuff” series. When there is something appropriate for BGWS viewers, I will cross-post it to this feed. I did a discussion of my Top Ten Gaming [...]
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Scott’s Stuff – Brief Review of Cavum
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 [...]
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On Board Games netcast
Looking for a little Scott to tide you over between episodes of Board Games with Scott? I’ve joined up with Don Dennis (the pirate from Board Games without Scott) and Erik Dewey (reviewer for Knucklebones magazine) to do a new netcast called “On Board Games”. This is a regular series where we talk about larger [...]
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New BGWS episodes
Greetings! I have good news, more good news, bad news, good news, and a request. The good news: This semester, I’ve been promoted at work to Program Director of the Masters of Science in Library and Information Science program, which is an administrative position where I plan courses, marketing, find adjuncts, and basically run that [...]
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BGWS 035 – BattleLore
Holiday Sale! Use the special code JV8X4F83 at CustomFlix and get 20% off the BGWS DVD. This video has the first 9 episodes of BGWS and a special episode on Aquadukt, all of which were remastered to DVD-quality video so they look good on a television. You could buy this video and a few of [...]
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BGWS 028 – Timbuktu / Tombouctou
New! Order the BGWS DVD, with episodes 1-9 and a special episode on Aquadukt. Timbuktu is a lighter-weight deduction game where players lead herds of camels through the dangerous desert, avoiding traps and delivering goods. (17:15) This week on Board Games with Scott, Scott Nicholson explores Timbuktu. This is a deduction game from Germany where [...]
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BGWS 027 – Tahuantinsuyu with Alan Ernstein
Tahuantinsuyu is a medium-weight strategy game where players build roads, cities, and temples in a historical setting based on the Inca empire. (27:22) This week on Board Games with Scott, game designer and publisher Alan Ernstein joins me to talk about his game, Tahuantinsuyu. This game is set in the Inca empire and many of [...]
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