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Hello listeners, and happy Labor Day! We’re celebrating with a review of the super fun new game Palace of Mad King Ludwig. As a spiritual successor to Castles of Mad King Ludwig, you can imagine that there’s plenty of strategic tile-laying and maximizing adjacency bonuses. But in Palace, all the players are building one giant […] The post Palace of Mad King Ludwig appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Welcome back to Dragon’s Demize! On today’s episode, Greg and Jakub cast a critical eye at one of their favorite genres: co-op games. We love co-op games, but they do have some issues, including quarterbacking and finding the right difficulty. We discuss these and more on today’s episode. Don’t forget to send us a message […] The post The Downsides of Co-op Games appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners! It’s Greg and Lesley on the podcast today, bringing you a review of Path of Light and Shadow. A deck-building meets territory control game for 2-4 players. Each turn, you can use your hand of followers to build, promote, and conquer. By putting together a winning strategy, you can earn the most influence […] The post Path of Light and Shadow appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners! On this week’s episode, Jakub and Greg tackle another RPG topic: high level campaigns. We had the pleasure of running one for Jakub’s recent birthday shindig, and it really got us thinking about some of the unique opportunities and challenges presented by late-game RPGs. Whether it’s designing an encounter or making full use […] The post High Level Campaigns appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Welcome back to another episode of Dragon’s Demize! This week we’re reviewing Space Base, a tableau-building game for 2-5 players. Each player has an array of ships, numbered 1-12. On each turn, they roll two dice and activate ships according to the values rolled, either individually or combined. They earn income to buy more and […] The post Space Base appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners! Got an extra treat for you this week. Jim Felli of Devious Weasel Games, who we had a chance to sit down with at Origins this year, is at Gen Con right now celebrating the release of his game Duhr: The Lesser Houses. We thought this would be a perfect opportunity for us […] The post Special Review of Duhr: The Lesser Houses appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Welcome back to Dragon’s Demize, listeners! Today, Jakub and Greg are tackling game components, and the impact that they can have on a game. We’ve all had games with excellent components, and otherwise great games whose components are… lackluster. We look at a few examples of each and discuss our thoughts as players on what […] The post Game Components appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Welcome back to Dragon’s Demize, listeners! We’ve got a treat for you this week. Not one, not two, but THREE reviews! We’re reviewing three small games that we’re talked about several times before, but never actually reviewed: NMBR 9, Small Star Empires, and Fantasy Realms. Each is distinct, but they all share core mechanics that […] The post Triple Review: NMBR 9, Small Star Empires, and Fantasy Realms appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners, and welcome back to Dragon’s Demize. We’ve talked a lot about the podcast and what we do here, but there’s one thing that we haven’t talked as much about: ourselves! On today’s episode, Greg, Jakub, and Lesley sit down to answer some questions about who they are as people, as gamers, and as […] The post Long-Overdue Introductions appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners! Dragon’s Demize is back to our old habits with a good old-fashioned review. This time, we’re reviewing Xia: Legends of a Drift System, and its expansion Embers of a Forsaken Star. Both games really live up to their space opera-inspired names. Xia is best described as a 3x game: Explore, Exploit, Exterminate. Players […] The post Xia: Legends of a Drift System appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners! Thank you for joining us as we continue to recap the amazing time we had at Origins 2018. Last time, we focused on all the cool things we did and people we met, but this time it’s all about the games. Games we demoed, games we bought, games we played and wish we […] The post Origins 2018 Recap – The Games appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hey listeners! As you may have seen from our Facebook posts and Youtube videos, Dragon’s Demize went to Origins 2018! We had such an amazing time and did so many incredible things that we couldn’t hope to cram it all into one episode. Today, we’re recapping the Origins experience: everything from the people we met […] The post Origins 2018 Recap – The Experience appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners! Are you ready for some head-to-head action? Today on Dragon’s Demize, we’re debuting a new format: Meeple vs. Meeple. We take two games that are similar in theme, mechanics, or overall feel and debate their merits for an impartial judge. We’re kicking off the format with a battle between Century: Spice Road and […] The post Century: Spice Road vs. Splendor appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners! We’re reviewing an absolutely gorgeous game today: Azul! Azul has been getting a lot of attention, not just for its high-quality components and lovely patterns, but also for its solid gameplay. Players attempt to earn the most points by tiling their mosaic walls efficiently and effectively. The game requires some interested strategic considerations […] The post Azul appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners! Today on Dragon’s Demize, Greg and Jakub discuss RPG editions; how they change the game, how they can be good, and how sometimes they can be confusing for players. The discussion was prompted by the open “beta” for Pathfinder 2.0, but there are plenty of examples to go around. It’s a far-ranging discussion, […] The post RPG Editions appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners and welcome back to Dragon’s Demize. One this week’s episode, Jakub and Greg review Petrichor, the most interesting game about clouds they’ve ever played. Petrichor is a delightfully thematic game where 1-4 players compete to control the shifting winds and nurture the most plants. It has some really interesting and complex spatial elements […] The post Petrichor appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners! Got an extra special episode of Dragon’s Demize for you today. Our friend Daniel George from August Games is back and joined by artist Mac Hillier. Together, they helped bring Dragon Brew to life, and now they’ve got a new game on Kickstarter! It’s called Treasure Mountain, and it features the combination we’ve come to expect from August […] The post Daniel George and Mac Hillier appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Welcome back to Dragon’s Demize! On this week’s episode, we’re jumping back into a familiar franchise with a review of Evolution Climate. Evolution Climate builds on the mechanics of the original Evolution, but introduces a few important new elements. The climate track and associate climate cards help to balance the game and force all players […] The post Evolution: Climate appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hey listeners! This week on Dragon’s Demize, we’re bringing you more insights about tabletop RPGs. Specifically, we’re talking about improvising your sessions as a GM versus taking the time to plan them out. In many ways, these two approaches exist on a spectrum. Neither is truly better than the other, and it’s important to have […] The post Improvising vs. Planning RPG Sessions appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners! Welcome back to Dragon’s Demize for a review of Dragon Brew. Dragon Brew is a worker and resource management game from August Games. Players take on the role of fantasy races and compete to brew the most prestigious beers. Each beer provides money and points, but is also judged according to three possible […] The post Dragon Brew appeared first on Dragon's Demize.