The Spiel #59 - There and Back Again

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The Spiel #59 - There and Back Again

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Aug 4, 2008

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Mordor or bust! Each year we allow our listeners to program every segment of one show. This year's episode features an in-depth look at War of the Ring, a strategy board game pitting two players in a struggle to rewrite the history of Middle Earth.

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Aug 4, 2008

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The Spiel #22 - You Bet Your Asp: Bet like an Egyptian. We get a good dose of corruption, cash, and deadly crocodile gods playing Wits & Wagers and Cleopatra & the Society of Architects. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #24 - Sic Transit Gloria: I didn't know Gloria was sick. Ancient Rome is crumbling as the Goths swarm down from the north. We play Senators racing to escape the Eternal City in Gloria Mundi, the first collaborative effort from James Ernest and Rio Grande Games. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #9 - Myth & Match: Release the Kraken! We take an in-depth look at Mare Nostrum with the Mythology Expansion and go for a short cruise with Reiner Knizia's Loot. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #6 - Monkey Pirates: Two bargains, one steal. From the high seas to ancient jungle temples, we fight our way through Tortuga and strike gold with Monkey Mission. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #30 - The Golden Hippo: Skullduggery! Sometimes sneaky is better than strong. We fight over carcasses in Scavenger Hunt and pilfer treasure from lost tombs in Incan Gold. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #8 - Whodunnit?!: Put on your Deerstalker and massage those grey cells, we dive into three mystery games: Inkognito, Mystery on the Nile, and 221 B Baker St. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #19 - Cold Fusion: Recycle, reuse, replay! We warm up with a Mah Jongg variant called Forbidden and then tap into Power Grid, a game where garbage and wind can lead to vitctory. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #7 - Power to the Meeples!: Serfs up! Get ready for guild power struggles and try to keep your farmers our of prison. We take on Flandern 1302 and Carcassonne: The Tower, two medieval themed games where the peasants, the meeples, take center stage. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #15 - Mmm... Brains!: George Romero would be proud. First we hack our way through waves of the living dead in Zombies Widescreen Edition and then we play poker as zombies in Dead Money. Just remember to aim for the head! by The Spiel
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The Spiel #12 - Going Postal: Strap on the mailbag and hitch up the wagon! We deliver our verdict on Thurn & Taxis, the 2006 Spiel de Jahres winner, and Big Top, a circus themed variant of a card game classic. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #32 - Spiel des Schpiel: And the winner is... We play all five games nominated for the Spiel des Jahres (German Game of the Year) and then we try to predict the winner! by The Spiel
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The Spiel #2 - King Me: Crack open that bottle of Cabernet and pass the Camembert! We play and discuss Louis XIV, an influence based, tile-flipping game from Alea/Rio Grande Games. Truckloads of Goober makes its debut with a look at Britannia. by The Spiel
54 min listen
The Spiel #18 - Wrap It Up! 2006 Holiday Gift Guide: A special holiday game gift guide! Over 50 game recommendations for gamers of all ages and games of all flavors. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #25 - You Look Marbleous!: Driven to abstraction. From archaeology to pachinko in less than two hours, we play Mykerinos and Marvin Marvel's Marvelous Marble Machine, two fast fun abstract strategy games. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #14 - Nosferatu: Grab your garlic and wooden stakes, we take a trip through Transylvania to play Vampire Hunter and Dawn Under. Who says the undead are no fun? by The Spiel
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The Spiel #23 - Tony Danza & Co.: Cue the laugh track. We play Conquistadors in Pizarro & Co. and Capitalist pigs in I'm the Boss, two games that lead to big deals and big piles of cashola. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #16 - In the Cards: Shuffle up, and deal! We look back 400 years to play Scopa, a classic card game that feels modern and then play Parlay, the secret love-child of Scrabble and Poker. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #28 - Listener's Choice: Turn the tables! We let you call the shots. From The List to The Game Sommelier, every segment in the show comes from listener suggestions and submissions. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #37 - Off The Map: Cue the Indiana Jones music. We build routes for a very lazy London Passenger in On the Underground and globe trot from Cypress to Taiwan in 10 Days in Asia. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #49 - Great Wall of Dice: Barbarians at the gates? Get rolling! We build a small but great wall in Chang Cheng and use dice to hire advisors to protect His Majesty's realm in Kingsburg. by The Spiel
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