Boardgame Babylon
A podcast about designer board games among other things.
Host: E.R. Burgess
Website: http://boardgamebabylon.com
Boardgame Babylon is a podcast about strategy board games (often called designer or Euro games), with session reviews and themed shows focusing on a particular game or designer. Your host, E.R. Burgess (Sheylon on Boardgamegeek.com) is a longtime gamer and 'redesigner', so you can expect some discussion of variants, too.
| Episode Name | Time | Release Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| BGB Volume 55 - Agricola: In depth, Part 2 with Chris Johnson and Stephanie Kelleher | 1:08:54 | 07/28/2008 | Okay, here is part 2 of "Agricola: In depth" - a conversation with local SoCal Agricoholics Stephanie Kelleher and Chris Johnson. Both were nice enough to join me for a discussion about the game, the strategies, some favorite cards and whether the game will remain so highly... |
| BGB Volume 54 - Agricola: In depth, Part 1 with Zev Shlasinger | 07/10/2008 | The In depth series is back with a bang...or perhaps I should say with a plow? This is the first part of Agricola: In depth, a couple of shows focusing specifically on the hot new game that we US gamers are anxiously waiting on - Agricola. This Uwe Rosenberg release has been much talked-about (and... | |
| BGB Volume 53 - Session Reviews: Ticket To Ride: The Card Game, Say Anything, and Pizza Box Baseball | 43:58 | 07/02/2008 | It's been ages since I did a session review show talking about just a handful of games. Hey, I had to keep doing all those series, right? You'd rather hear from Reiner Knizia, Jay Tummelson, Zev Shlasinger, Steve Jackson, Tom Jolly and good folks like that anyway, right? Apparently some people... |
| BGB Volume 52 - Q&A with Zev Shlasinger at Gamex 2008 | 52:43 | 05/30/2008 | Boardgame Babylon is finally back with a new show and can you believe itâs already another show from a Strategicon? Yes, itâs been a very busy year. Iâll probably talk more about that in BGB v53 but for now, I just want to release this enjoyable Q&A session recorded at Gamex 2008... |
| BGB Volume 51 - Q&A with Steve Jackson at Orccon 2008 (with special co-host Paul Tevis) | 1:08:02 | 04/13/2008 | Sorry for the delays in getting this show out but at least it is finally here. Orccon 2007 (held over the President's Day Weekend) featured legendary game designer Steve Jackson as the Guest of Honor. Steve is, of course, famous for so many games that it's pointless to list them. Okay, I will list... |
| BGB Volume 50 - Rectangular Table Discussion: The Future of Eurogames discussion - APRIL FOOL'S! | 6:16 | 03/31/2008 | Boardgame Babylon's special 50th show is a Rectangular Table Discussion with a huge list of special guests: Reiner Knizia Martin Wallace Friedemann Friese Alan Moon Uwe Rosenberg Jay Tummelson Wolfgang Kramer Michael... |
| BGB Volume 49 - The Ascent and Dissent of the Friendly Online Game Store, Part 4 | 36:41 | 03/22/2008 | Okay, we're back with the fourth volume in the Ascent and Dissent of the Friendly Online Game Store. In this episode, I speak with the owner of a new FOGS, Gateplay.com. Chris Handy is a game designer, musician and e-commerce expert who has decided to try his hand at the Online Board Game business... |
| BGB Volume 48 - Best Games of 2007 with special guest Aldie | 1:19:53 | 02/28/2008 | Best Games of 2007 - as determined by yours truly and my special guest, Aldie from Boardgamegeek.com. We chat for quite awhile about great games from 2007 and a few that weren't so great. There are even a couple of notes about the upcoming Boardgamegeek.CON - get the scoop here!You'll also want to... |
| BGB Volume 47 - The Ascent and Dissent of the Friendly Online Game Store, Part 3 | 42:48 | 01/06/2008 | Happy New Year! Boardgame Babylon is back with a new (okay, it was recorded in August) show in the Ascent and Dissent of the Friendly Online Game Store series. In this show, Dave Jones from Time Well Spent (that's www.timewellspent.org - not the same thing with .com), joins me to talk about his... |
| BGB Volume 46 - Party Games and Last Minute Stocking Stuffers | 37:46 | 12/18/2007 | A bad cold has severely delayed my annual Last Minute Stocking Stuffer show (at this point, it really is the very last minute) and even so, you'll still hear the frog in my throat. But I wanted to get a chance to recommend both some mini-games that will fit into your stockings as well as some great... |