On Episode #62 of The Party Gamecast featuring the Party Game Cast, Bruce is joined by Mike, Rocki and Mom to talk about the Thames/Kosmos games Ubongo and Dohdles! KEEP IT TOPICAL The fine folks at Schmovie have just rebooted their game in a smaller box, with more family friendly content (not that I objected before, but I am also not a parent). You can find it here: https://schmovie.wordpress.com/ WHAT THE FOOD We talk about Wolfgang Root Beer flavored Chocolate covered pretzels, you can find t...
Oct 23, 2015•1 hr 20 min
On Episode #61 of The Party Gamecast featuring the Party Game Cast, Bruce is joined by Rocki, Mike, Josh, Chris to talk about the hidden traitor games Saboteur 2 and Dark Moon. KEEP IT TOPICAL To keep it topical we do a quick review of the new Expansions for The Metagame, which you can find here: http://metaga.me/ the new expansions are Sci Fi and Film 101, our review for vanilla "The Metagame" can be found here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/thepartygamecast/review_the_metagame.mp3 WHAT THE FOOD? T...
Oct 13, 2015•1 hr 38 min
On this review episode the gang talks about two games from the folks at Blue Orange Games. Thumbs Up - http://www.blueorangegames.com/index.php/games/thumbs-up and Wink - http://www.blueorangegames.com/index.php/games/wink Both games from the same company, but for very different markets (or so we found out). Let us know what you think,and thanks for listening!...
Oct 05, 2015•37 min
So on this Episode of What the Food? The gang is talking about Cherry M and Ms and Chocolate Cherry Twinkies. Thanks for listening, remember to use #whatthefood.
Sep 25, 2015•13 min
On Episode #60 (our Diamond Episode) Bruce is joined by Rocki, Mike, Bryan, Chris and Marueen to talk about the traitor games Saboteur and Good Cop, Bad Cop: Bombers and Traitors. LETS GET TOPICAL We will be at the congress of gamers, which you can find here: http://emsps.com/cog/partygamesschedule.htm We are doing extra life and you can find our team here: http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=23343 The Hasbro Game Lab here: http://hasbrogaminglab.com/submit/...
Sep 16, 2015•1 hr 21 min
On this review show Bruce is joined by Mike, Rocki, Chris, Maureen and Mom to talk about the newest offering from Looney Labs...Fluxx Dice. So you like the chaos of Fluxx, but was there enough luck involved? Find out if it needed more, when we review Fluxx Dice. You can find Fluxx Dice at your local store or here: http://www.looneylabs.com/games/fluxx-dice Thanks for listening!
Sep 09, 2015•14 min
We are back with What the Food? Friday #2, this time bringing back our Snack Brackets. The Bracket Contest where we choose the best snack. This time rather than the super tourney, we decided to just choose the best Lay's "Do Us A Flavor" chip from the US 2015 Lot. Bruce is joined by Rocki, Mike, Don, Michele, Bryan and Marty. They pick the best of the top 4 this year, which included: Biscuits and Gravy vs West Coast Truffle Fry AND New York Style Reuben vs Greektown Gyro You can find more detail...
Aug 28, 2015•38 min
Bruce is joined by Mike, Rocki, Mom, Chris and Maureen to talk about the newest Fluxx Game, Adventure Time Fluxx, based on the Cartoon Network show. You can find it here http://www.looneylabs.com/games/adventure-time-fluxx So Adventure Time Fluxx will never let you just Floop the Pig, it changes too much, but is it a game you want to play? Listen to find out.
Aug 28, 2015•16 min
On Episode #59 of The Party Gamecast featuring the Party Game Cast, Bruce is joined by Rocki, Mike, Mom, Maureen and Chris to talk about the biggest dexterity games to come out of Gen Con for 2014 and 2015. TOPICAL DISCUSSION The gang talks about some of the new games that came out of Gen Con 2015. WHAT THE FOOD The cast discusses Red Velvet M and Ms and Krave Black Cherry BBQ Pork Jerky. RHINO HERO - The HABA dexterity game of card stacking and Rhino Heroism and FLICK EM UP - From Pretzel games...
Aug 20, 2015•1 hr 21 min
On this episode Bruce is joined by Rocki, Mike, Marueen, Chris and Mom to review Batman Fluxx from Looney Labs. You can find the game here: http://www.looneylabs.com/games/batman-fluxx You can learn to play Fluxx here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/thepartygamecast/How_to_play_fluxx.mp3 Thanks for listening!
Aug 13, 2015•19 min
On this episode Bruce teaches you the how's and why's of Fluxx from our friends at Looney Labs, just in case you do not know how to play. You can find Fluxx (and many of its themed brethern) here: http://www.looneylabs.com/games/fluxx Thanks for listening. NOTE: This was created largely as a jumping off point for those that are listening to another review, and want to know how to play.
Aug 13, 2015•12 min
On episode #58 Bruce is joined by Mike, Rocki, Chris, Marueen, Bryan, Don and Michele to talk about the "new hotness" games A Fake Artist Goes to New York (from Oink Games) and Pingo Pingo (from Iello). A rare case where we play games that are getting some buzz. What the Food!?! The gang talks about Janes Krazy Mixed Up Popcorn and Snyders of Hanovers Chile Lime Korn Krunchers. We also take calls, and do a special What the Food, but you really have to listen to find out about that. Thanks for li...
Aug 04, 2015•1 hr 4 min
Thanks for listening to the first "What the Food!?! Friday". We are in need for a logo for this show, so if you have interest, let us know and we will work something out, for now it will hide under the review banner. Bruce is joined by Rocki, Mike, Chris, Maureen, Michele and Don to talk about 3 types of Oreos. Thanks for listening, and let us know what you think of the new show!
Jul 24, 2015•25 min
On episode #57 of The Party Gamecast featuring the Party Game Cast, Bruce is joined by Josh, Mike, Mom, Chris, Maureen and Bryan to talk about a variety of kids dexterity games. WHAT THE FOOD!?! Today's what the food is a game/food hybrid, the gang covers the 7-11 exclusive Doritos Roulette. Many chips in a bag, some are "normal" Doritos, some are "super hot", does this idea work, would you take it to a party? COMMENTS FROM BOARD GAME GEEK STRONG STUFF Our first game, from the fine folks at Haba...
Jul 16, 2015•1 hr 30 min
On this episode of the Party Gamecast Reviews, Bruce is joined by Rocki, Mike, Chris Maureen and Bryan to talk about "The Metagame" from Local No. 12. It touts itself as a game akin to Cards Against Humanity.....but is that a good thing? Listen now to find out. You can find the game here if you are interested http://metaga.me/ Thanks for listening!
Jul 07, 2015•36 min
On this episode of the Party Gamecast featuring the Party Game Cast, Bruce is joined by Rocki, Mike, Bryan and Chris to talk about a bunch of kids dexterity games, and also Penney Hockey a classic wooden flicking game made by Creative Crafthouse out of Florida. We are back after a hiatus which we explain (as best we can). We talk about Penney Hockey which you can find here: http://www.creativecrafthouse.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=680 The rest of the episode we talk abou...
Jun 19, 2015•1 hr 45 min
On this episode of The Party Gamecast featuring the Party Game Cast, Bruce is joined by Rocki, Chris and Maureen to talk about the potential convention games "25 Words or Less" and "Cranium Hoopla". 8:10 - The Peep Show: http://www.carrollcountyartscouncil.org/aa_peepshow.asp WHAT THE FOOD!?! 12:12 - Peeps Mystery Chicks 16:40 - IKEA Festive Easter Drink 28:11 - 25 Words or Less 44:40 - Cranium Hoopla We want to thank our sponsors for this episode: Millennium Blades - https://www.kickstarter.com...
May 02, 2015•1 hr 4 min
On this LIVE from the WBC the gang is joined by Claire Brosius to talk about her experiences GMing Ticket to Ride at the WBCs. Thanks for listening!
Apr 11, 2015•10 min
On Episode #54 of The Party Gamecast featuring the Party Game Cast, Bruce is joined by Mike, Rocki and Chris to discuss the drawing games Pictomania and Luck of the Draw. What the Food!?! 12:20 - Utz Butterfinger covered pretzels 15:36 - J Hooks Salmon Jerky 20:11 - PICTOMANIA 49:42 - LUCK OF THE DRAW Thanks for listening!
Apr 09, 2015•1 hr 10 min
In this interview the gang talks to Uwe Eickert from Academy Games, the pubishers of Freedom: The Underground Railroad. We discuss many topics including the use of Freedom as a classroom tool. Thanks for listening.
Apr 08, 2015•21 min
We continue our TableTop week with an interview from the archives Bruce interviewed TC Petty about Vivajava:the coffee game:the dice game. Thanks for listening!
Apr 07, 2015•19 min
On this episode of The Party Gamecast Reviews, the crew looks at the very soon to be released (this Friday) Looney Labs game Just Desserts. You will be able to buy it Friday whereever you buy your fine games, or pre order at http://store.looneylabs.com/ Thanks for listening!
Apr 06, 2015•19 min
Book Chat - April 1, 2015 A discussion of books and other topics important to readers. Support us at http://www.cafepress.com/bookchat
Apr 01, 2015•1 hr 18 min
On Episode #53 Bruce is joined by Mike, Rocki and Bryan to talk about the monkey themed games Coconuts and Spin Monkeys. TOPICAL CONVERSATION 4:40 Winner of the Golden Geek for Best Party Game 8:00 What the Food !?! - Candy Apple M and Ms AND Albanese Gummy Bears, you can find Albanese Gummy things at http://www.albanesecandy.com/ 21:00 "The Next Great American Game" a Documentary which you can find at http://www.tabletopmovie.com/ 36:25 COCONUTS 55:35 SPIN MONKEYS This episode was sponsored by ...
Mar 26, 2015•1 hr 21 min
On Episode #53 of the Party Gamecast featuring the Party Game Cast, Bruce is joined by Mike, Rocki and Bryan to talk about the music based games Encore and Songburst. We get a little longwinded this time, so for that I apologize, we hope you enjoy the show. TOPICAL CONVERSATION 7:39 The cast discusses the nominees for the Golden Geek awards for 2015 WHAT THE FOOD 17:50 The cast talks about Red Velvet Oreos and Cookie Dough Oreos 25:53 Christopher Onstad questions of the episode 46:29 ENCORE 1:08...
Mar 12, 2015•1 hr 43 min
On this episode of The Party Gamecast Reviews, the gang gets a gamecrafter game sent over and gives it a try. We do censor some stuff in this episode, we think it's still OK, and Mike edited it very funny, but if you offend easy, this might not be the episode for you. The Game is Punchline, which you can find here http://www.punchlinegame.com/ Thanks for listening!
Feb 28, 2015•14 min
On Episode #51 (and the start of season #3) Bruce is joined by Mike, Mom, Rocki and Chris to talk about the trivia games iKNOW and Skosh. KEEP IT TOPICAL - The cast discusses the format change to a 20 episode season from a 25 episode season. - BGGs most anticipated party games for 2015 WHAT THE FOOD Utz Yuengling flavored hot sauce potato chips. You can find them here http://www.getutz.com/get-snacks/potato-chips/regular-chips.html 27:18 iKNOW which you can find here http://www.iknowgame.net/ 54...
Feb 13, 2015•1 hr 17 min
On episode #50A Bruce is joined by Mike, Mom, Bryan and Rocki to talk about the year in Review and Santa's Bag from Griggling Games. The cast also takes a bunch of questions from the ol' Mail Bag. WHAT THE FOOD?!? The cast talks about half of the Boulder Canyon Thanksgiving in a bag set of potato chips. You can find them here http://www.bouldercanyonfoods.com/products/thanksgivingfeast We also discuss Santa's Bag, which you can find here : http://www.grigglinggames.com/shop/family-party-games/sa...
Jan 29, 2015•1 hr 31 min
On Episode #50B Bruce is joined by Rocki, Mike, Josh, Bryan, Chris and the Mom-Bot. They talk about the Dice Tower Essentials game from Arcane Wonders, Sheriff of Notthingham. The cast also fields a bunch of questions. WHAT THE FOOD ?!? The cast also talks about half of the Thanksgiving Potato chip set from Boulder Canyon, and compare Pumpkin Pie chips from Boulder Canyon with Pecan Pie chips from Pringles. You can find the Boulder Canyon chips here: http://www.bouldercanyonfoods.com/products/th...
Jan 29, 2015•1 hr 35 min
For this completion of Episode #49 Bruce is still joined by Mike, Mom, Rocki, Marty, Chris and Maureen. We talk about the rest of the Jackbox (Lie Swatter, Fibbage, Drawful and Word Spud). Thanks for listening, and have a Happy New Year! You can find the Jackbox on most video game consoles and on Steam, or at http://jackboxgames.com/
Dec 30, 2014•1 hr 8 min
