A regular podcast about games and the people who love them http://www.thespiel.net en-us Copyright 2006 Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:30:00 -0600 Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:30:00 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss stephen@thespiel.net Stephen@thespiel.net The Spiel is a show about games and the people who love them The Spiel is a show about games and the people who love them. Each episode, we review and discuss a new board game or card game from our massive collection. We also highlight overlooked classics, answer rules questions, give tips on deals and collecting, and play a stump-the-band style quiz, the Game Sommelier, trying to match the right game with the right crowd. Games are great catalysts for interaction, imagination, and just plain fun. Fun is quirky little beast. It's hard to pin down, but we know it when we see it or play it. The Spiel takes a long hard look at fun and games by having fun playing games. Our goal is to expose our audience to the widest variety of games and to show you how to have fun with the greatest variety of games. Stephen Conway Stephen@thespiel.net No http://www.thespiel.net http://www.thespiel.net/episodes/thespiel-25.m4a 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. Podcasts Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:30:00 -0600 Stephen Conway & David Coleson No 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. 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. 01:34:33 the spiel, games, board games, card games, mykerinos, marvin marvel's marvelous marble machine, balloon cup, space beans, Stephen Conway, David Coleson http://www.thespiel.net http://www.thespiel.net/episodes/thespiel-24-mono.m4a 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. Podcasts Mon, 5 Mar 2007 11:30:00 -0600 Stephen Conway & David Coleson No 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. 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. 01:28:25 the spiel, games, board games, card games, taluva, gloria mundi, zaubercocktail, caesar & Cleopatra, Stephen Conway, David Coleson http://www.thespiel.net http://www.thespiel.net/episodes/thespiel-23-mono.m4a 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. Podcasts Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:30:00 -0600 Stephen Conway & David Coleson No 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. 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. 01:19:18 the spiel, games, board games, card games, rage, pizarro & co., i'm the boss, pente, pirateer, neolithibum, Stephen Conway, David Coleson http://www.thespiel.net/episodes.html http://www.thespiel.net/episodes/thespiel-22-mono.m4a 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. Podcasts Sun, 4 Feb 2007 11:30:00 -0600 Stephen Conway & David Coleson No 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. 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. 01:35:36 the spiel, games, board games, card games, colosseum, wits and wagers, cleopatra and the society of architects, doom the board game, cheapass game essentials, Stephen Conway, David Coleson http://www.thespiel.net/episodes.html http://www.thespiel.net/episodes/thespiel-21-mono.m4a Lou Ferrigno, eat your heart out! It doesn't take gamma rays to make us see green, just two sets of horribly organized rules. We play Shear Panic and Marvel Heroes. One's a keeper, the other's a dud. Podcasts Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:30:00 -0600 Stephen Conway & David Coleson No Lou Ferrigno, eat your heart out! It doesn't take gamma rays to make us see green, just two sets of horribly organized rules. We play Shear Panic and Marvel Heroes. One's a keeper, the other's a dud. Lou Ferrigno, eat your heart out! It doesn't take gamma rays to make us see green, just two sets of horribly organized rules. We play Shear Panic and Marvel Heroes. One's a keeper, the other's a dud. 01:26:43 the spiel, games, board games, card games, talisman, to court the king, shear panic, marvel heroes, phoenix, dragonmaster, dread pirate, Stephen Conway, David Coleson http://www.thespiel.net/episodes.html http://www.thespiel.net/episodes/thespiel-20-mono.m4a Chock full of goobery goodness! We click with Lexio, a Korean tile game with Chinese roots, and charge head long into Battle Lore, waging table top fantasy battles with hundreds of miniatures. Podcasts Mon, 8 Jan 2007 11:30:00 -0600 Stephen Conway & David Coleson No Chock full of goobery goodness! We click with Lexio, a Korean tile game with Chinese roots, and charge head long into Battle Lore, waging table top fantasy battles with hundreds of miniatures. Chock full of goobery goodness! We click with Lexio, a Korean tile game with Chinese roots, and charge head long into Battle Lore, waging table top fantasy battles with hundreds of miniatures. 01:38:29 the spiel, games, board games, card games, lexio, battle lore, fearsome floors, canasta, dark tower, Stephen Conway, David Coleson http://www.thespiel.net/episodes.html http://www.thespiel.net/episodes/thespiel-19-mono.m4a 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. Podcasts Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:30:00 -0600 Stephen Conway & David Coleson No 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. 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. 01:24:22 the spiel, games, board games, card games, forbidden, power grid, dino hunt, dba, subbuteo table soccer, Stephen Conway, David Coleson http://www.thespiel.net/episodes.html http://www.thespiel.net/episodes/thespiel-18-mono.m4a A special holiday game gift guide! Over 50 game recommendations for gamers of all ages and games of all flavors. Podcasts Mon, 4 Dec 2006 11:30:00 -0600 Stephen Conway & David Coleson No A special holiday game gift guide! Over 50 game recommendations for gamers of all ages and games of all flavors. A special holiday game gift guide! Over 50 game recommendations for gamers of all ages and games of all flavors. 01:33:32 the spiel, games, board games, card games, holiday game gift guide, Stephen Conway, David Coleson http://www.thespiel.net/episodes.html http://www.thespiel.net/episodes/thespiel-17-mono.m4a All class, no bums. We play two prize fighting games: Buccaneer and Aqua Romana, both runners up for the 2006 Spiel des Jahres, the German Game of the Year. Podcasts Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:30:00 -0600 Stephen Conway & David Coleson No All class, no bums. We play two prize fighting games: Buccaneer and Aqua Romana, both runners up for the 2006 Spiel des Jahres, the German Game of the Year. All class, no bums. We play two prize fighting games: Buccaneer and Aqua Romana, both runners up for the 2006 Spiel des Jahres, the German Game of the Year. 01:33:25 the spiel, games, board games, card games, holiday game gift guide, Stephen Conway, David Coleson http://www.thespiel.net/episodes.html http://www.thespiel.net/episodes/thespiel-16-mono.m4a 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. Podcasts Mon, 6 Nov 2006 11:30:00 -0600 Stephen Conway & David Coleson No 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. 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. 01:24:46 the spiel, games, board games, card games, tanga, occasional gamer, scopa, parlay, queen's necklace, hare and tortoise, krieg und frieden, Stephen Conway, David Coleson