The Long View

Experience the dark underworld of Japan on a new level in this deep exploration of the tabletop strategy game, Yedo. Players work as Japanese clan leaders working to overthrow the Shogun. Alex Singh from Youtube Channel Bottom Shelf Board Games guides us through this tense and dangerous board. Be vigilant for Samurai in this installment of The Long View Podcast. Thanks to our sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of the show. Go and check out how Elaine and Carmen are bringing the world of board games to youl! Thanks as well to Punchboard Media! Check out a wealth of excellent board game media at www.punchboardmedia.com!

Mark Bigney of All the Games you Like are Bad fame takes a moment to ponder something good in his gaming experience: Tribune Primus Inter Pares. This Roman game designed by Karl-Heinz Schmiel and published by Fantasy Flight in 2007 sees players competing for the favor of various interest groups in Roman Society. It's an early worker placement game that's maintained a high status despite its age. Join Joe and TC as Mark guides us through the gladiator pits and the senate while we fight for the prime pears! Thanks to our sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of the show. Go and check out how Elaine and Carmen are bringing the world of board games to youl! Thanks as well to Punchboard Media! Check out a wealth of excellent board game media at www.punchboardmedia.com!

The Long View welcomes back Tony Fryer to talk about his favorite Uwe Rosenberg game, Ora et Labora. Featuring no randomness, a resource wheel, a dollop of monastery building, and a massive helping of resource conversion, Ora et Labora sits firmly in the boardgamegeek top 100. Listen as Tony takes us on a trip to Ireland or France in this deep dive about a modern classic. Thanks to our sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of the show. Go and check out how Elaine and Carmen are bringing the world of board games to youl! Thanks as well to Punchboard Media! Check out a wealth of excellent board game media at www.punchboardmedia.com!

Wargamer Katie from Katie's Game Corner is here to take us back to war in the time of Rome and Carthage with Commands and Colors Ancients! Considered by many to be the pinnacle of the commands system designed by Richard Borg, C and C has held a spot in the boardgamegeek top 100 for a long time! Thanks to our sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of the show. Go and check out how Elaine and Carmen are bringing the world of board games to youl! Thanks as well to Punchboard Media! Check out a wealth of excellent board game media at www.punchboardmedia.com!

Race for the Galaxy entertained gamers from all areas of the spectrum for years. Then, a dice game off-shoot was released that challenged players to consider resources with the unpredictability of a thrown cube. Thus, Roll for the Galaxy slapped the gaming populace upside the head by allowing new players an entry point into one of the thinky-est game systems ever devised, by the prolific Tom Lehmann with some help and published by Rio Grande games in 2014-ish. Max Schmalzried is making his Long View Debut to inform YOU about one of the most entertaining dice offshoots in board games! Thanks to our sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of the show. Go and check out how Elaine and Carmen are bringing the world of board games to youl! Thanks as well to Punchboard Media! Check out a wealth of excellent board game media at www.punchboardmedia.com!

Here's a crossover episode between The Long View and The Good, the Board and the Ugly. Come join Joe, Trent, and Andy as Geof tells about his experiences at the first ever PAX Unplugged convention held in Philadelphia at the same time as BGG Con. Thanks, as always, to our sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of The Long View, and thanks, of course, to YOU for listening!

You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. -Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower We unpack the epic tabletop recreation of war in this episode of the Long View on D Day at Omaha Beach. Here to guide us toward the enemy fortifications is none other than Travis Hill of Low Player Count, right in his element with this solo game! Designed in 2009 by John H. Butterfield and currently ranked 4th on the list of wargames on boardgamegeek.com Thanks, as always, to our sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of The Long View, and thanks, of course, to YOU for listening!

With the help of the man who started the Long View, Geof Gambill, we will travel to Mars! Geof discusses Terraforming Mars, a game he has an inside perspective on which was published in 2016 by Stronghold Games. Let's all hope our corporations fare better than Mark Watney as we bring plants among other improvements to the perilous landscape! Thanks, as always, to our sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of The Long View, and thanks, of course, to YOU for listening!

The Hexagamers are here to talk about one of their favorite games, 7 Wonders. What makes this drafting classic so appealing? How is it that its 2 player spin-off, 7 Wonders Duel, is one of the highest rated games of all time on boardgamegeek.com? Whitney and Wes are here with hosts TC and Joe to answer these and other biting questions in the Long View of 7 Wonders! Thanks, as always, to our sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of The Long View, and thanks, of course, to YOU for listening!

Paul Grogan and Carissa Join TC and Joe as they delve deep into the narrative driven choose-your-own-adventure style detective game! It's a game near and dear to Paul's heart ever since he bought one of the first editions back in the 1980's! How can a game released over 35 years ago still be getting updates and reprints? Find out on the Long View! Thanks, as always, to our sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of The Long View, and thanks, of course, to YOU for listening!

Tony and Kyle of the Dual Gauge Podcast join T.C. and Joe to talk about two of Dual Gauge's favorite 18xx designs: 1837, released in 1994, and its follow up, 1824, released in 2005 and designed by Helmut Ohley and Leonhard Orgler. Thanks, as always, to my sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of The Long View, and thanks, of course, to YOU for listening!

In this episode we try to wrap our heads around the immensity that is Twilight Imperium 3. Our guide through the sprawling space epic will be Scott Lewis, who has experience with prior editions of the game as well. Twilight Imperium 3 was released in 2005 by Fantasy Flight and designed by Christian T. Petersen. Thanks to our sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of the show. Go and check out how Elaine and Carmen are bringing the world of board games to you! Thanks as well to Punchboard Media! Check out a wealth of excellent board game media at www.punchboardmedia.com

Joe and Andy are joined by T.C. Reid and Geof Gambill to discuss Geof's experiences at the WBC held earlier this August. As an event with a primarily competitive nature, they'll share how this distinguishes the WBC from other conventions. Reviews: Joe S.- Fabled Fruit Geof- Fields of Green TC- Washington’s War Andy- Tony’s benevolence Episode 127 WBC breakdown Joe S.- London Geof- 7th Continent TC- TI4 Andy - Small City Big thanks to our sponsor Games Surplus: Bringing the world of games to you! Find them at http://gamesurplus.com

In this episode, Geof is back to host an episode about the great civilization-building game, Endeavor. The episode has been finished for quite some time, but was thought to be lost. Fortunately, you'll get to enjoy this bonus episode with the Geof from before he left the podcast. Thanks, as always, to my sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of The Long View, and thanks, of course, to YOU for listening!

In this episode we are pleased to be joined by Russ Wakelin of the D6 Generation Podcast as we discuss one of his favorite games from Fantasy Flight. But which is it? Is it Starcraft The Board Game, released long ago in 2007 in the old coffin box that's unreasonably big and packed with loads of beautiful plastic miniatures? Or is it the "updated" version of the same system set in the Warhammer Universe with streamlined mechanisms and a reduced footprint?. Thanks to our sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of the show. Go and check out how Elaine and Carmen are bringing the world of board games to youl! Thanks as well to Punchboard Media! Check out a wealth of excellent board game media at www.punchboardmedia.com

In this episode T.C. and Joe welcome Joe Wiggins of The Deep End Podcast to discuss Indonesia, published by Splotter Spellen. This unique economic game has a surprisingly simple ruleset but provides an immensely deep platform for interaction. Players will start companies not only producing and selling goods, but also shipping those goods to cities that will grow as players provide them with resources. Involuntary mergers and a tech tree round out some of the features of this modern classic. Thanks, as always, to my sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of The Long View, and thanks, of course, to YOU for listening!

In this episode of Quick Looks from The Long View, I'm pleased to be joined by my co-host Elhannan Lloyd Keller, as we discuss two new titles from Capstone Games, Lignum (second edition) and Haspelknecht along with Haspelknecht: The Ruhr Valley. Are these new editions from Capstone faithful to the original, hard to find editions here in the USA? Did they rework or improve the games at all? How's the production value? What challenges do each game offer? Tune in to hear our thoughts about these new games! Thanks, as always, to my sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of The Long View, and thanks, of course, to YOU for listening!

In this episode of The Long View, I'm pleased to be joined by T.C. Reid and as we discuss the transition to their leadership of the show, the future of the show, and finally, the brilliant game of Nippon. What makes this game shine? Is it streamlined or refined? How does it hold up with the rest of the What's Your Game? catalogue? Tune in to hear our thoughts! Thanks, as always, to www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of The Long View, and be sure to check them out for all of your online boardgaming needs! Thanks, of course, to YOU for listening!

In this episode of The Long View, I'm pleased to be joined by first time contributor Luke Denby as we discuss the fascinating game, Panamax. What makes the game stand out? Is it the unique theme? Is it the movement system? Is it the stock game within the game? Tune in to hear our thoughts about this underrated classic. Thanks, as always, to my generous sponsor, www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of The Long View, and the community at large. Go and check out the other podcasts in the GameSurplus family, Low Player Count, Heavy Cardboard and The Good, The Board, and The Ugly. Thanks also, of course, to YOU for listening!

In this special episode of The Long View, Joe Sallen and I discuss our experiences and impression of this year's Origins Game Fair from Columbus Ohio. In the episode we discuss the games we played, and our thoughts about the host city, as well as the services and features of Columbus. We discuss some of the new hot games released during the fair, and some older classics we got a chance to play together. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed the episode, please consider joining The Long View Guild for news of upcoming episodes as well as promotions and contests! Thanks, as always, to our sponsor www.gamesurplus.com for their continued support of the show and the hobby! Go and find out why they are MY first choice for board games when shopping online!