Eddie has been doing a lot of lying down in 2020, so what better than to talk about tile-laying games?! Here's a Top 8 list with honorable mentions all the way out to 20 spots on the list. It's a bit wacky, but we need a lack of seriousness right now to balance out...life. As always, feel free to drop me a line on Twitter or Instagram! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz, 2010. - Instagram: instagram.co...
Sep 28, 2020•19 min
Eddie is back from outer space and he talks about his favorite sci-fi board games in the first of a series of lists slated to hit the GamerNode Show in 2020 after an incredibly long hiatus. Listen in and see who made the cut! Spoiler: no Star Wars games are on this list, but Eddie HAS watched the entirety of The Baby Yoda Show. Spoiler #2: Twilight Imperium 4 was number 11. As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or Instagram! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's ...
Jan 22, 2020•41 min
Eddie talks through the games he played at PAX Unplugged 2018. There were great ones and not so great ones, but overall, the convention was a hit and worth attending year after year. The big highlights include Forum Trajanum, Endeavor: Age of Sail, and sleeper pick Arboretum. Listen in for more! As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or Instagram! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz, 2010. - ...
Dec 28, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Designer/Artist Michael Menzel's third and final(?) entry into the fantasy-puzzle-adventure Legends of Andor series is up for review on this episode of The GamerNode Show. Eddie takes a look at Legends of Andor: The Last Hope, from publisher Kosmos. Listen in and find out why this isn't your typical fantasy game or dungeon crawl, and also see how this entry stacks up to its closest sibling, part 1 of the series. As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or Instagram! - Versus Node theme ...
Oct 08, 2018•27 min
Have designers Nick Blain and Will Donovan of Greenbrier Games done the impossible - make a board game that replicates the tabletop RPG experience in a steamlined, yet gameplay- and narrative-rich experience? Eddie Inzauto might have the answer to that question in today's Folklore review, and it might be a very exciting answer. Listen in on this episode of The GamerNode Show! As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or Instagram! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo'...
Sep 16, 2018•29 min
Eddie talks about Lewis & Clark, Great Western Trail, Caverna, and Concordia on this episode (Episode 82 - I screwed up in my intro) of The GamerNode Show. These are just a few of the games that haven't immediately revealed themselves to be favorites, but also weren't easily passed up, either. These are games that really called for more plays and deeper consideration to figure out exactly what to feel about them. And in this podcast, hopefully Eddie can explain why. As always, feel free to d...
Jul 04, 2018•35 min
Eddie talks about the deep, heavy, and beaufiful euro/economy/3x game from Odd Bird Games, Feudum. First-time designer Mark Swanson and Artist Justin Shultz have done a bang-up job on this game, but it's not for everyone. Is it for Eddie? Is it for YOU? Find out on this episode of The GamerNode Show! As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or Instagram! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz, 201...
Jun 01, 2018•35 min
Eddie talks about rail and space travel as he conquers the open road in episode 80 of The GamerNode Show. it's pick-up-and-deliver in Whistle Stop from Bezier Games and designer Scott Caputo, followed by an epic, engine- and empire-building space euro in Gaia Project from Z-Man Games and designers Jens Drogemuller and Helge Ostertag. Come along for the ride and see how these two ever-expanding games have been received at GN HQ. As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or Instagram! - Ve...
Apr 05, 2018•1 hr 4 min
There have been LOTS of new plays at GamerNode HQ, so Eddie takes a dive into some of the more anticipated titles that have been on the table. We've got deck-building, worker placement, engine-building, dice, and even a legacy game! Come in for a listen and see the impression these four games have left on us. As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles K...
Feb 14, 2018•40 min
it's an expansive new year with Orleans: Trade & Intrigue from TMG, an expansion to the excellent 2014 bag builder by Reiner Stockhausen. Additionally, Eddie takes a look at a small-box worker-placement title, by designer Kuro, called Ars Alchimia. How do these two boxes of cardboard fare? Find out on this episode of The GamerNode Show! As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed...
Jan 07, 2018•22 min
We've made it halfway through Charterstone! How is it so far? Has Stonemaier Games once again struck gold? And we've completed the latest T.I.M.E. Stories scenario! Is it still awesome? Find out in this episode of The GamerNode Show! As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz, 2010. - Twitter: @GamerNode - Instagram: @GamerNode - Facebook: faceboo...
Dec 22, 2017•34 min
Eddie Inzauto carries on about all the games he got to see and play at Gen Con 50 in Indianapolis this year, and recounts all the events of GamerNode's first official Gen Con attendance. Spoiler: it was awesome and there was a ton to do and see! As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz, 2010. - Twitter: @GamerNode - Instagram: @GamerNode - Faceb...
Sep 13, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Eddie Inzauto and Bianca Figueroa-Santana take a look at all the winners of the Spiel des Jahres awards and weigh in with their thoughts on the games. Spiel des Jahres winner Kingdomino from Blue Orange Games, Kennerspiel des Jahres winner EXIT: The Game from Kosmos, and Kinderspiel des Jahres winner Ice Cool from Brain Games are all reviewed on this episode. As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Z...
Aug 18, 2017•36 min
Eddie Inzauto has three reviews for you on this episode of The GamerNode Show! First up, it's Race for the Galaxy, an iOS, Android, and Steam port of the Rio Grande games card game. Next, we have our existing video review of Secret Hitler, but in audio form - be sure to check our YouTube channel for all our video reviews. And finally, a quick look at a long overdue sequel and re-imagining of one of the greatest games of all time - River City Ransom: Underground. Three reviews for the price of no...
Jun 19, 2017•22 min
Eddie Inzauto and Bianca Figueroa-Santana take an in-depth look at The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire from Minion Games, designed by Tom Jolly and Luke Laurie. it's one big review on this episode of The GamerNode Show! What did the GN crew think of this energy-producing, environment-polluting, engine-building, global-impacting, thematic eurogame? Find out! As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Ze...
Apr 11, 2017•37 min
Eddie Inzauto and Bianca Figueroa-Santana compare Escape Room: The Game from Identity Games and Spin Master Games with the Unlock! demo mission "The Elite" from Space Cowboys. How do these escape-the-room-style games re-create the real-world escape room experience? Or do they simply fall short? What about Space Cowboys' previous hit, T.I.M.E. Stories? Is that on the escape room scale? Listen in and see what the GN crew thinks on this episode of The GamerNode Show! As always, feel free to drop us...
Mar 13, 2017•30 min
Eddie Inzauto and Bianca Figueroa-Santana try their hands at the hospitality industry in Grand Austria Hotel by Simone Luciani and Virginio Gigli for Mayfair Games. And then they go trekking across Eurasia in The Voyages of Marco Polo by Daniele Tascini and Simone Luciani for Z-Man Games. Dice drafting and dice placement collide in this episode of The GamerNode Show! As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Leg...
Jan 20, 2017•48 min
Eddie Inzauto and Bianca Figueroa-Santana review and discuss the city-planning, tile-placement drafting game Subdivision by Lucas Hedgren and Bezier Games. They also give their early critical impressions of the wilderness exploration tile-laying game Lost Valley: The Yukon Goldrush 1896 by Tobias, Roland, and Johannes Goslar and Pandasaurus Games. And finally, they offer a first-look preview of what Eddie has informally dubbed a "5i Game" - Invest, Improve, Influence, Incorporate, Intimidate. Fe...
Nov 30, 2016•33 min
Eddie Inzauto and Bianca Figueroa-Santana review and discuss the civilization-building card game Civscape by Jeffrey Henning and the horror adventure game Mansions of Madness: Second Edition from Fantasy Flight Games. As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz, 2010. - Email us at vsnode@gamernode.com - Twitter: @GamerNode Facebook: facebook.com/g...
Nov 07, 2016•29 min
Eddie Inzauto and Bianca Figueroa-Santana talk about recent plays of Above and Below from Ryan Laukat and Red Raven Games and Battle Monkeys by Brandon Lassiter, and then review and discuss 51st State: The Complete Master Set from Portal Games and Ignacy Trzewiczek. As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz, 2010. - Email us at vsnode@gamernode.c...
Oct 11, 2016•28 min
Eddie Inzauto and Bianca Figueroa-Santana review and discuss the fantastic city-building game from Ted Alspach and Bezier Games, Suburbia, and take a look at a pre-Kickstarter version of a game that combines deck building with worker placement. Temp Worker Assassins, by David Newton and Adam Bolton, is small, fun, original, and has a lot of potential to make it big. As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Lege...
Jun 22, 2016•57 min
Eddie Inzauto offers a pair of reviews on this whatcha-been-playin episode of The GamerNode Show: The Deer God from Crescent Moon Games and Forced Showdown from BetaDwarf. A short and sweet update. More next episode! As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz, 2010. - Email us at vsnode@gamernode.com - Twitter: @GamerNode Facebook: facebook.com/ga...
Jun 06, 2016•22 min
The Versus Node Podcast is Dead! Long live The GamerNode Show! we've changed the name, but we're not talking about it until next episode. In the meantime, Bianca Figueroa-Santana joins Eddie Inzauto to review and discuss Matt Leacock and Z-Man Games' Pandemic and the cooperative board games it has inspired. Among the other games mentioned: Defenders of the Realm, Pandemic Legacy, Forbidden Island, Forbidden Desert, and Pandemic: The Cure. As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via ...
May 13, 2016•38 min
Recently, games that Eddie Inzauto and Jason Fanelli have been playing are turning up the nostalgia dials, be it through familiar characters or mechanics. Yoshi's Woolly World, Mega Man Legacy Collection, Super Mario Maker, Minecraft: Story Mode, 20XX, Guns, Gore & Cannoli, and ChargeShot all remind us of some fond element of our gaming histories on this "Ultra" episode number 64 of the Versus Node Podcast. Also, Eddie extols the excellent Plantronics RIG 500E surround sound gaming headset. ...
Nov 04, 2015•50 min
Eddie Inzauto and Jason Fanelli are serving up the calamari with Splatoon, Octodad, Castaway Paradise, Flame Over, and SMITE on this pre-pre-E3 episode of the Versus Node Podcast. As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node themes, "A Tough Fight" by Kazuo Sawa for Technos Japan's River City Ransom, 1989, and "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987. - Email us at vsnode@gamernode.com - Twitter: @GamerNode
Jun 05, 2015•55 min
Eddie Inzauto and Sinan Kubba have been playing a ton of games! Some old, some new, some adventure, some survival, and one completely remade. Resident Evil HD Remaster, Hand of Fate, Aerena - Masters Edition, How to Survive, Tales from the Borderlands, Game of Thrones, Dyscourse, and Life is Strange are all on the table this episode, along with thoughts on content delivery, curation, and more. Plus the Treasure Chest of Cool Things. As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email!...
Apr 14, 2015•1 hr 22 min
Eddie Inzauto and Sinan Kubba discuss the games they've been playing as of late. There's some old-school dungeon crawling, with a fresh take on controls in Diablo III (console version), there's some old-school roguelike play in the indie game The Depths of Tolagal, and there's some old-school machine-gunning in Gunslugs on OUYA. Then there's the Jackbox Party Pack, which does some fun things with party gaming, and Life is Strange, the first attempt at a Telltale-like adventure, but with time-ben...
Mar 28, 2015•1 hr 17 min
Eddie Inzauto invites podcasting veteran Sinan Kubba to join him for a discussion of the games they've been playing as of late. From the new and controversial The Order: 1886, to the aging and lesser-known Hammerwatch, with some of Telltale's Game of Thrones adaptation and the Earthbound-smitten Citizens of Earth in between, the two have plenty to talk about on this episode of Versus Node. As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node themes, "A Tough Fight" by Ka...
Mar 09, 2015•1 hr 15 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by Jason Fanelli, Anthony LaBella, Josh Robinson, and Mike Murphy to talk about the games of 2014 for the ninth annual Nodie Awards. The nine special honors this year are discussed at length by the GN crew, so listen in, and see how the team's picks aligned with your own! As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme, "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz, 2010. -...
Jan 26, 2015•1 hr 55 min
Eddie Inzauto and Jason Fanelli talk about the latest games to grace their respective HD displays. On tap on Episode 58 of Versus Node are Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix, Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Abyss Odyssey, Convoy, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Heavy Bullets, and Soul Axiom, plus a quick preview of some year-end crunch-time games. As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme, "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Ni...
Dec 12, 2014•43 min
