Have you ever wanted to be in a band, jamming out to not only please the crowd but make a living? Join us as we talk to Joshua J. Mills (Rocky Road A La Mode, Milkman) about Big Easy Busking, a melodically fun game published by Weird Giraffe...
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MFGCast: Let’s Play A New Game Featuring With Fire Thy Affections Hold a Wing
To keep the promise of playing a new RPG every month this year, Kurt invites John Haremza from Legends of Tabletop to play With Fire Thy Affections Hold A Wing. This game is a wonderful story about a Rider and Dragon as they barrel through to the end of their world....
MFGCast: Narrative Driven Games
Every game has a theme and a story, but only a selective few are good narrative games. In this episode of the MFGCast, join Kurt and D Wyatt as they talk about some good narrative games and what makes them special....
MFGCast: Under the Sea
Emerson Matsuuchi has had some hits with Century: Spice Road, Crossfire and Specter Ops. But what about an abstract game about underwater coral placement? Join the MFGCast as we talk about Reef by Plan B Games....
How Many Plays?
How many plays does it take for you to get a strategy on a game? How many plays does it take for you to decide if you want to play it more or not at all? We answer those questions and more in this episode. Make sure to get Ghostel at 20% off and FREE WORLDWIDE...
MFGCast: Breaking the Ice
There are many games that you can play with people that you don't know well to break the ice. There is a lot of games out there to try that help cut the tension of new gaming relationships. We talk about some of our picks....
MFGCast: Is Kickstarter Killing The Biz?
Kickstarter is huge for getting things made. Tons of board games are on Kickstarter every month, but is Kickstarter good for the board game industry or bad? We discuss passionately about what we think about it....
MFGCast: Meeplestock 2018
Kurt and Traci took Logan to his first con, Meeplestock in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. They enjoyed games, camaraderie, and much more. There story starts here... https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/meeplestock-2018/id523045887?i=1000414365910&mt=2
MFGCast: Step Sideways, Step Backwards, Step Forward with Tile Laying Games
Join us in another episode of our Step Sideways, Step Backwards, and Step Forward with Tile Laying Games! We start with Kingdomino from Blue Orange Games and take a nice trip to some games that are a part of the genre that are...
MFGCast: Small Box Games
In this episode we talk about some of our favorite small box games, but we divide them into three categories: Best game to play on a tray, best smallest box game, and the small box game that is table hog! Then we play a game about how...
MFGCast: A Conversation with Mike Young from Plan B Games
This episode we talk to Mike Young, Media Lead of Plan B Games, about all of the great games that Plan B has present and future. Century Spice Road and Azul are hits, but what about Reef, Coimbra, and the sequel Century Eastern...
MFGCast: Path of Play Day
Sometimes playing games takes a back seat to what really matters. Sometimes playing games is a great way to come closer as a family. Kurt talks with Mike Primeau, co-founder of Path of Play Day, a day that supports families to play with their children with autism and...
MFGCast Pandemic Spotlight: Pandemic: Iberia
Our Pandemic Spotlight continues with Pandemic: Iberia! This time, diseases have names! Try to cure malaria, typhus, the yellow fever, and cholera. Fun huh? Build and ride the railways to help cure those nasty diseases, because nothing help cure diseases like trains,...
MFGCast: Talking about Battlebards Prime and more w/Alex Jarzebinski
Join Kurt as he talks to Alex Jarzebinski from Battlebards Premium Audio about the new audio that Battlebards is working on along with Battlebards Prime, their subscription beta starting March 1st!
MFGCast: Pandemic Spotlight-Pandemic: The Cure
The Pandemic Spotlight continues with Pandemic: The Cure! Beautiful dice, circles, lanyards, what's not to love! Join Kim, Traci, Dan and Kurt as they talk about why outbreaks are bad, and great rolling is good! We also take a look at what we're now playing. Thanks...
MFGCast: What’s New Pussycat?
We talk about all of the games that we've been playing so far in 2018, and there's plenty. *This episode is not suitable for younger listeners...
MFGCast: Family Holiday Gaming with Mayday Games
The holidays are about getting together with families and enjoying the time with them. How about you get together with a great family game to enjoy with your loved ones and friends? We talk with Daniel Peterson (Lead Game Developer at Mayday Games) about what games...
MFGCast: Games that take up all of your time
Let's face it, time is shorter for us than we think. There's only so much time in the day for fun. How do we spend it? Do we play that game like Magic the Gathering or Final Fantasy that takes up most of your time when you play? Join Kim, Kurt, and Dan as they talk...
MFGCast: Game Budgeting
Let's be honest, gaming is expensive. From board game to video games to RPG's, stuff cost money. The real trick is to not spend so much money that you go hungry. Join Dan and Kurt as they talk about their gaming budgets, what to do and not do to save those shekels. We...
MFGCast: Haunt the House
October is the time for fall, leaves turning, and some good old scary themed games. Enter Haunt the House: a great set collection, spooky good game by Kids Table Gaming where ghosts are scaring Ghost Hunters out of a haunted house. Using scares...
An MFGCast Review of Macroscope
What is a Macroscope? A really big microscope? A lunar telescope? We take a look at the hidden picture game Macroscope from Mayday Games. Will we reveal a good game, or will the picture be laced with boredom and bad news? Listen and find out, then tell Mayday Games...
MFGCast: Hell hath no fury like a God scorned
Gods. We follow them, worship them, love them, hate them. We also put them in our games! There are a few games out there with the theme of the Gods like Santorini, Voluspa, The Lords of Rock, etc. But does the theme in these games leave...
MFGCast: Where the furniture comes to life!
Join Kurt and Neil from the Two Black Eyes Podcast as they go one on one to fantasy improv the theme 'In a tavern where part way through you realize half the furniture is actually mimics'. It's quite the challenge for Neil and Kurt, but they bring out a lot of...
MFGCast: 2017 Board Game Draft
Join Dan and Kurt as they welcome Taco from So1ks Gaming and Page West from Bored Games and Co. for our first board game draft! Taco came up with this great idea to show off our board game drafting skills! After you listen, go to BGG, Twitter, or Facebook to tell us...
MFGCast: Love ‘Em or Leave ‘Em
Join Kurt, Dan, and Kim as they discuss when to ditch those old games that collect dust on the shelves, leave a gaming group that doesn't see eye to eye, or even ask a person from a gaming group to not be a part of the group because of irreconcilable differences. When...
MFGCast: Steampunk Skies
Do you like badass airships? Do you like blasting bad guys out of the sky? Do you want to gear up for the fight of your life? Join Kurt as he reviews Zephyr: Winds of Change by Portal Dragon, a game where you set for the air to visit regions, complete assignments, and...
MFGCast: Inside an Aboleth
Join Kurt, Dan, Alex Jarzebinski from Battlebards Fantasy Audio, and Neil Mason from the Two Black Eyes Podcast as they fantasy improv the inside of an Aboleth! There was elves, dwarves, and Trump?! Check out another great improv and thanks to the players for more...
MFGCast: Archmage Origins
We are joined once again by Dave Killingsworth of SolarFlare Games to talk about Archmage Origins, a small but strong card game about manipulating the field of monsters and focusing mystical power to “enlist” creatures to form the strongest army possible. A sequel to...
An MFGCast Interview with Mike Gnade about Maximum Apocalypse
In this episode we talk to Mike Gnade, game designer from Rock Manor Games about Maximum Apocalypse! Maximum Apocalypse is a tile laying, epic co-op apocalypse driven game where death is lurking around every corner (or tile if you please!). Talking with Mike was a lot...
Sinking a birdie with Fairway 3 Games
In this episode we welcome back Mike Wokasch, the great guy behind Starving Artist! We talk about the process and success of Starving Artists. We also talk about how to talk subjectively about what we like/dislike about games we review. Mike is always fun to have on,...