Rolling Dice & Taking Names Gaming Podcast

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:30 Trans Siberian Orchestra 00:15:00 Gamegenic Token Silo XL 00:18:10 Jolly Youtube Channel 00:19:50 Imperial Miners on Steam 00:22:00 Steam Games 00:24:00 Mind Map 00:27:10 Gametoppers LLC 00:28:55 Res Arcana Duo 00:34:10 Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age 00:56:50 Miniature Market 00:57:50 Runemasters 01:02:00 Portal Games 01:03:25 Outro We are coming out of the gate almost hot for 2025. We got a very solid Board & Dice game to the table prior to the holiday break called Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age. This game is like other Board & Dice euros where you really need a plan going into your turn knowing all so well that it is going to be modified at some point. So, you better have a Plan B ready to go. There is a twist to the dice drafting where you need higher numbers move you up a track, but higher numbers also mean you end up possibly not getting all the actions you want because you get bumped by lower numbers. However, you never loose out on doing the action which is nice. Lots going on with this game, so as with similar games, you can’t do it all. Thanks for putting up with us through 2024 and we hope your 2025 is off to a good start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:00:48 Intro 00:06:47 Comic Hunters 00:12:25 Outpouring – Thank you 00:18:03 Top Nine Games 2004 00:24:10 Pickleball 00:28:55 Miniature Market 00:30:25 Vegetable Stock 00:36:38 Diluvium 00:50:40 Milkman 00:55:50 Gametoppers LLC 00:57:15 Stephens 01:10:54 boop the Halls 01:21:26 Portal Games 01:22:41 Star Wars Unlimited News 01:34:35 Outro Yes we have been around for twelve years and there is nothing stopping us now. Well, server crashes, hacking of the site, strife among hosts, those might but we are still here. I wondered if we would make it to 10 years, but we are just now hitting our stride. Really interesting games in this episode, especially Diluvium. If you get a chance, give this one a play. Thanks for all the support over the many years, we really do appreciate it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:00:30 Intro 00:09:34 Arkham Horror LCG Midwinter Gala 00:12:00 Star Wars Unlimited 00:15:43 Altered 00:16:55 Toy Hall of Fame Winners 00:20:30 Oh Christmas Tree 00:25:18 Gas Can Rant Part 2 00:27:27 Taste Buds 00:32:02 Gametoppers LLC 00:33:38 Battalion: War of the Ancients 00:53:15 Thunder Road: Carnival of Chaos 00:58:04 Portal Games 00:59:10 Yro and Castle Combo 01:11:46 The Lie 01:17:17 Miniature Market 01:19:44 Outro Hope those that celebrated the recent holiday had an enjoyable and were able to get some board gaming in with the family during that time. Seldom do we get two similar games to the table at the same time, but we did for this episode. Both Yro and Castle Combo are very similar in style and mechanic, so it was nice for us to be able to compare to games against one another. The new Thunder Road expansion is out and this expansion takes you out of the wasteland and into the Demolition Derby arena where more chaos will reign. Maybe that is why they called in Carnival of Chaos. Since there is no finish line, it is nice that there is a “timer” to help end the game and not just wait on elimination of everyone but one player. Finally, there is a look behind the curtain as you will experience the pain that Marty goes through in trying to explain a game to me. We have all had the experience where the game isn’t clicking or you are explaining the game and you get nothing but blank stares back. Well, you get to experience it in RDTN style during our discussion of Battalion: War of the Ancients. Thanks for listening and see you during the anniversary show next time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:00:30 Intro 00:04:30 Hegemony Again 00:15:35 Trekking the World 00:20:00 Pagan Expansions 00:22:30 Battalion: War of the Ancients 00:25:13 Taste Buds 00:29:27 Kinfire Chronicles: Night’s Fall 00:32:32 Resurgence 00:45:47 Miniature Market 00:47:41 Top Tile Laying Games 00:55:12 Portal Games 00:56:47 Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game 01:13:57 Gametoppers LLC 01:15:31 Grocery Store 01:19:30 Ewin Chairs (Use RDTN Code) It has been brought to my attention that the timestamps are off ever so slightly and that this is due to these commercials that are being injected into the episode. I do not know how long they are or how many. We are trying to come up with a way to manage this, but until then, the times are maybe 30 seconds to a minute off. Here are the top tile laying games as we discussed in the show. Appreciate you listening and be sure to join the Discord channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices