In Travis' first minisode, he gets heavy. The COIN series has taken the wargaming world by storm over the last few years with four massive releases covering a wide range of subjects, with at least four more currently in the works. Travis discusses how the COIN series works in the 1 and 2 player realm, including some bot rationale explanation from COIN designer Volko Ruhnke.
San Diego Historical Convention
Julius from the 1 Player Podcast joins Travis from the LPC Crew as we go over some numbers and the awards for #GenCantSoloCon! Thanks to all for your support and participation.
In Variant Species Episode 1, Donny gives an overview of what he wants his minisode series to be about, while digging into his two player variant to Kennerspiel des Jahres nominee, Elysium.
You can find his variant at geauxgaming.com.
The 1 Player Podcast has teamed up with us to bring you the #GenCantSoloCon 2015 challenge from July 30 - August 2. Want to participate? Find out how here.
Big Fun in a Little Box with Shawn
In this minisode, Shawn gives a quick overview and review of Pixel Tactics & Valley of the Kings.
The point of minisodes is to give listeners a small 5-15 minute episode in-between full-length episodes, that is devoted more to reviews, news, and more.
In Episode 4, the Low Player Count crew is joined by the one and only Rich Sommer as we discuss traveling with board games, and they talk about a lot of them, too! They also talk about their gaming nightmares and remind you to enter into the Onirim Giveaway found on lowplayercount.com.
Hot off the heels of Episode 3 and heading into Episode 4, we felt a giveaway is in order. Listen to find out how you can enter!
In Episode 3, the Low Player Count crew discusses the nominees for the best Two-Player games in the 2014 Dice Tower Awards, while coming up with a solo BGGCon meet-up. They also tackle a tough question: “How do you like your solo game to end, by reaching an objective or by hitting a high score?” Watch the sparks fly in this episode! Or rather, listen to them… Not watch.
In Episode 2, the Low Player Count crew discusses International TableTop Day and the differences in hidden vs. perfect information in solitaire and two-player boardgames. Despite Travis not understanding how to record properly, the guys plugged away.
Music:
Ray Gun - FasterFasterBrighter (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0
Episode One - Getting to Know You
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Times:
2:30 - The Twitter Hype
3:50 - Season Finale of LPC
4:00 - The LPC Mission Statement
10:15 - A Note to Publishers
10:30 - How the Guys got into Tabletop Games
27:37 - Our Ideal Solo Player Games
50:07 - Our Ideal Two-Player Games
71:00 - Sign Off