My friend, Brian, joins me as I interview Chris Cantrell from Riot Games about their first foray into the boardgame industry, Mechs vs Minions! We chat about their design process and how they came about designing and releasing this game! Push Your Luck Podcast is a PPAP member of the Dicetower network. Visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and subscribe to our youtube channel youtube.com/duckizz for other random blabbering and video reviews. Please leave us iTune ratings and feedback! Much appreciated and thanks!

Geoff Engelstein from Ludology and Brian Kang, MFA student at NYU Game Center, joins Eric for a discussion about themes in games. Specifically, we talk about how are themes picked and the subect of stereotypes, tropes and sensitivity. We do not claim to be experts in this topic but wanted to start a discussion as designers and gamers and hopefully achieve some sense of awareness and spark conversation with you. Brian's Mombasa article can be found here http://www.pushurluckpodcast.com/2016/01/the-politics-of-mombasa.html Push Your Luck Podcast is a WHATISTHISSSSSS member of the Dicetower network. Visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and subscribe to our youtube channel youtube.com/duckizz for other random blabbering and video reviews. Please leave us iTune ratings and feedback! Much appreciated and thanks!

Joel Eddy from Drive Thru Reviews join Eric as they chat about the Top 7 games in they feel are underrated. That is, they are really fun games that deserve more love than they currently are receiving in the boardgame community. Games covered: Zombie State: Diplomacy of the dead, Helvetia, Vineta, Khmer, Milestones, Divinare, Vanuatu, Dark Darker Darkest, Liberte, Fleet, Galaxy Defenders, Homeland the game, Sentinel Tactics, Space Cadets and Space Cadets Dice Duel. Link to What's Your Game NIPPON giveaway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usYBdvVNJnI Push Your Luck Podcast is a WHOOOP WHHOOOOP member of the Dicetower network. Visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and subscribe to our youtube channel youtube.com/duckizz for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

It is 2016! Again it has been some time since Jon and I got together to chat about games! This time we talk about his list and chat about many many games! Also Push Your Luck Video will be having a contest for its 100th Episode! Subscribe to youtube.com/duckizz to be notified when the video is released and for contest details! Link to Jon's Geeklist http://bgg.cc/geeklist/202925/great-year-games-hard-list-make-my-best-2015 Push Your Luck Podcast is a BWAH CHICKA BWAH BWOWAH member of the Dicetower network. Visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and subscribe to our youtube channel youtube.com/duckizz for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

Its been some time since Jon and I got together to chat again and this time we talk about some games we played recently! Games covered are: Pandemic Legacy, Inhabit the earth, Advanced Civilization, Pursuit of Happiness, Grand Austria Hotel and Dark Moon. Exciting news! My 2nd article at Kotaku has been published and its all about Pandemic Legacy! You can read about it here http://kotaku.com/the-great-board-game-pandemic-is-even-better-with-the-r-1740546203 Also, I have released a game! Its called Gutsy and it was designed together with Susan Perkins and Barry Joseph from the American Museum of Natural History. Its my first card game and more details will be released once the boardgamegeek site is up. You can order the game here http://shop.amnh.org/a701/amnh-gutsy-card-game.html Push Your Luck Podcast is a BIPPITY BOPPITY BOOP member of the Dicetower network. Visit our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and subscribe to our youtube channel youtube.com/duckizz for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

So what I wanted to do was to have both a tabletop and video game designer on at the same time and talk about game design and their views about certain topics in their respective industries. I manage to invite Bruno, famed designer of games like Citadels and Incan Gold to name a few classics and Julia, designer of the upcoming video game Mushroom 11, to chat about topics that I found interesting in Bruno's blog http://faidutti.com/ Specifically, we chatted about the boardgame bubble, politics/religion, piracy and Bruno's recent game, Waka Tanka which has a native american theme that has gotten a few criticisms. I also announce the winner of our coolstuffinc giveaway! I am so grateful for the many comments and feedback that I have received so far so THANK YOU ALL! If you like this style of podcast, do go to our guild on BGG and leave us a comment! I really want to improve on our podcast and I am liking this conversation piece so let me know and I can see which pair I can pull together the next episode! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and the youtube channel youtube.com/duckizz for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

Eric is back from GENCON 2015 and wanted to chat about his experiences as a demo team member, the games he was excited for and a little advice to future gencon attendees. He also interviews fellow Asmodee team members who demo-ed Mysterium almost 22 times each for the entire con! This episode ends with a short chat at the airport just before boarding with friends from New York. There's also a contest now! Rate and review us on iTunes by 21 Aug for a chance to win usd50 voucher from CoolStuffInc! 00:00 - Start 35:29 - Louis Sylvester, Ghost 1 for Mysterium Demo 53:01 - Quin Abarr, Ghost 2 for Mysterium Demo 01:00:04 - Final chat with Nikolas and Ai about my demo and our GENCON experiences Push Your Luck Podcast is a exhausted but satisfied member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other more energetic podcasts in the network! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and the youtube channel youtube.com/duckizz for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

Eric and Jon discuss what games have peaked their interest at the upcoming GENCON 2015! Eric will be at Asmodee's booth so if you see him, go up and say HI! He will be glad to see you there. Push Your Luck Podcast is an DOOBITYDOO member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other DOOBIEDOO podcasts in the network! We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and the youtube channel youtube.com/duckizz for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

Eric and Jon discusses the games recommended and nominated for the Spiel Des Jahres and Kennerspiel Des Jahres 2015 awards. They also discuss 2 games they have played recently which is Aquasphere and Queen's Architect. Also Jon has a small life question at the end. Push Your Luck Podcast is an EXPLOSIVE member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other DANGEROUS podcasts in the network! We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and the youtube channel youtube.com/duckizz for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

Eric and Jon discusses some games they have played recently. Games covered are: Deep Sea Adventure XenoShyft Onslaught Letter Tycoon Soulfall Dark Seas Antike II Wizard Push Your Luck Podcast is a WHIPPING member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other podcasts in the network! We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com, follow @duckizz on twitter and the youtube channel youtube.com/duckizz for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

Eric and Jon discusses the various types of luck-related mechanisms that you find in tabletop games nowadays and what they like or dislike about them. Push Your Luck Podcast is a LUCKY member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out similarly lucky podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

Joel Eddy joins Eric and Jon to discuss about art and what role it plays when it comes to buying, playing and enjoying tabletop games. Push Your Luck Podcast is an ABSTRACT member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other more stable podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

Eric and Jon review games they have played recently. Games covered are Elysium, Arboretum, Adorable Pandaring, Historia, Mottainai, Age of Empires III and Vanuatu. Push Your Luck Podcast is an EXCITABLE member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other more stable podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

Scott Nicholson joins Eric and his friend Jillian to discuss about Escape the room events as well as Scott's recent paper about his research and findings on these events. For more information, visit scottnicholson.com/pubs/erfacwhite.pdf or becauseplaymatters.com/escape-room-enthusiasts Push Your Luck Podcast is a RUNAWAY member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other more stable podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

Eric and Jon discuss why Eric prefers longer games and why Jon prefers shorter games. This was an episode where I felt we had a very good discussion so take a listen and let us know if like us having more of such discussions in the future! Push Your Luck Podcast is a PEWPEWPEW member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other ridiculous podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

Eric and Jon talk about some games they have played recently in this Round up episode. Games covered are The Golden Ages, Guts of Glory, Doodle Quest, Royals, La Isla, Argent The Consortium, Harbour and Loony Quest. Push Your Luck Podcast is a PEWPEWPEW member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other ridiculous podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

Eric and Jon chat with designer Matt Leacock and Chris Birch from Modiphius Entertainment about upcoming game Thunderbirds. The game is currently on kickstarter and still have about 20 days to go as of the release of this podcast. Matt also sheds some light on the upcoming Pandemic Legacy. Push Your Luck Podcast is a RIDONKULOUS member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other ridiculous podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

Eric and Jon discuss the games from 2014! They list 3 games that surprised them and 3 games that disappointed them. They also rank the Top 7 games that they have played. Take note that this list may change because of the amount of games released and that have not been played yet. Push Your Luck Podcast is a OVEREAGER member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other eager podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

Eric and Jon discuss what 2015 games that they are excited about. Also Jon have some strong words for Joel Eddy over the superbowl! Push Your Luck Podcast is a CHILLING member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other warmer podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!

Eric and Jon discusses Top 7 games whose world they want to be part of, a character in, or live in! Very interesting contrasts between what Eric wants and what Jon strives for. Maybe some psychologist out there can analyze if there are some issues? lol... Push Your Luck Podcast is an EAGER member of The DiceTower Network. Do check out other wonderful podcasts in the network. We are also proudly sponsored by Hobbygamesmart. Do visit the website for all your board gaming needs and let them know Push Your Luck sent you! VISIT our website www.pushurluckpodcast.com for other random blabbering and video reviews - VISIT NOW!