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Hello listeners. We have a very special episode for you today: Episode 100! Dragon’s Demize has officially reached triple digits and we are so honored and happy to have you along with us for this ride. Through ups and downs and hiatuses, thinking about our listeners has always kept us going. Whether you’ve been with […] The post Centennial Special! appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners! Welcome back to Dragon’s Demize, where today we are reviewing Munchkin. Munchkin is a popular card-driven game in which players compete to be the first to level 10. Along the way, you can acquire new gear, gain powerful spells, and generally screw over your opponents. It’s full of goofy tabletop references, which definitely […] The post Munchkin appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Welcome one and all to Dragon’s Demize! This week’s review: Kingdom Builder! Kingdom Builder is a relatively territory control game in which the goals and abilities change every time. The core of the game involves building settlements on different types of terrain. Each player can place three settlements per turn. Additional abilities and points are […] The post Kingdom Builder appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners. Today we’re bringing you a very special episode of Dragon’s Demize. March 8 was International Women’s Day, and we thought it would be a great opportunity to talk about the importance of positive female representation in board games. Lesley joins Greg and Jakub for a look at some of the games we think […] The post International Women’s Day appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Dragon’s Demize! On this week’s episode, Jakub and Greg offer some tips to tabletop RPG players looking to improve their gaming experiences. The topic range from ways to get comfortable with a new system, to working more collaboratively with your GM, to being conscientious of your fellow players. We […] The post Tips for RPG Players appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Welcome back to Dragon’s Demize, the podcast about what happens on, around, and behind the tabletop. On this episode, we’re joined once again by Lesley, who brings the enthusiasm for our review of Sentinels of the Multiverse! Sentinels is a co-operative card game for 2-5 players where you play as superheroes facing down a villainous […] The post Sentinels of the Multiverse appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Welcome listeners to the episode we’re all been waiting for. Sometimes we played it. Sometimes we avoided it because we hated getting murdered by Crowz. But it was always there: Zombicide Black Plague! That’s right, it’s finally time to review the original Dragon’s Demize stream game. Zombicide is on the shortlist of games we played […] The post Zombicide Black Plague appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Howdy listeners, and welcome back to Dragon’s Demize! This week on the podcast, we’re back to our bread and butter with a review of Vast: The Crystal Caverns. Vast is such a unique game and we’re extremely excited to tackle it. In Vast, 2-5 players take on wildly asymmetrical roles and fight to accomplish their […] The post Vast Crystal Caverns appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Welcome back to Dragon’s Demize, listeners. This week, Greg and Jakub jump back into tabletop RPGs with a discussion of how different systems balance storytelling versus mechanics. While there’s no reason the two have to be exclusive, it can be a helpful way to describe what a particular system emphasizes. With that in mind, we […] The post RPGs: Story vs. Mechanics appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello everyone, and welcome to another exciting episode of Dragon’s Demize. This week, we review City of Iron Second Edition. In City of Iron, players compete to build the most successful empires through exploration, conquest, or industry. The game features an incredible variety of strategies, both in terms of how you acquire the resources you […] The post City of Iron appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Dragon’s Demize. For our first official review of 2018, we’re tackling Ignoble, a trick-taking card game where each card has unique abilities! Ignoble isn’t officially out yet, and we were honored to receive one of only 50 printed copies from the folks at DotStarMoney. Easy to learn but difficult […] The post Ignoble appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Happy 2018, everyone! We hope your holiday season was filled with all the games you could ask for. Now that we’ve entered the new year, we’ve decided on a few resolutions to help make this year the best one ever for Dragon’s Demize. On today’s podcast, Greg and Jakub talk about their vision for the […] The post Forward into 2018 appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Merry Christmas listeners! We hope you’re having a joyous holiday season. Many of you are probably with friends and/or family now, which is the perfect chance to play some games. But what if you don’t have any games? Fear not! We here at Dragon’s Demize have come up with a list of fantastic games that […] The post Games with Few Components appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners! It’s been a pretty great year for us here at Dragon’s Demize. We’ve had a chance to play some amazing games and have a lot of laughs. We’ve preserved through some tense moments. And sometimes, we’ve just walloped each other. On today’s special episode, Greg and Jakub take a look back at their […] The post A Look Back at 2017 appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners! It’s time for Round 2 of the Dragon’s Demize 2017 Gift-Giving Extravaganza! In this episode, we’re focusing on smaller games, games you might put in someone’s stocking. Since the pool is a bit smaller for thee, we also take the opportunity to expand our lists of expansions. All of the other rules still […] The post Small Box Gift Guide appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Season’s greetings listeners! It’s holiday season again, and of course that means that many of us our buying gifts for our loved ones (or ourselves). Just like last year, Dragon’s Demize has created a list of games from 2017 that we recommend. We did follow some fairly specific rules this year: The game had to […] The post Big Box Gift Guide appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hey everyone! We’re back with another episode of Dragon’s Demize. This time, we talk to our friend Pedro about his time at the PAX Unplugged board game convention. Three days jam-packed with board games and RPGS sounds like our kind of weekend. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to make it ourselves, but we can live vicariously […] The post PAX Unplugged appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Jakub and Greg talk about building two cities at the same time! Join us for another great review on Dragon’s Demize! The post Between Two Cities appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Hello listeners, and welcome back to Dragon’s Demize. On this week’s episode, we review Alien Artifacts, the new “4X-style” game from Portal Games. Alien Artifacts pits 2-5 players against one another as they attempt to maximize the value of galactic resources and build the strongest civilizations. It’s a surprisingly quick game packed with strategic choices. […] The post Alien Artifacts appeared first on Dragon's Demize.

Welcome back to Dragon’s Demize, dear listeners! On today’s episode, Greg and Jakub talk about some of their favorite game designers. Specifically, we discuss how some designers have signature mechanics that they return to again and again, and what implications that has for game design. It’s a fun, free-form discussion, and we hope you enjoy […] The post Designer Signatures appeared first on Dragon's Demize.