Episode 39: A Very Swanky Interview or The Archduke of Cardboard Has to Use the Block Button on Vital Lacerda

Episode 39 - The Swankiest of Interviews
Introduction:   
News: 
RB8 Retro baseball
Games played:
Jason - Dragon Boats of the Four Seas
Joel - First Class
Jason - Not Alone
Joel - Altiplano
A very Swanky Interview:
Interview with Mike and Chris from Swanky Turtle Games.
Closing

Episode 38: Shame, Boatloads of Shame, Day After Day, or Rising 5 Rises to Top of the Wanted List

Episode 38 - Shame Games
Introduction:  
News: 
Rise to Nobility Beyond and Second Printing.  On Kickstarter now with 14 days to go.
Centershaft Fallen Elements from Not My Eyeball Games.  This has 28 days to go and is only 8% funded. Met designer at Origins.
Dragon Boats of the Four Seas from Maple Games and designer Daryl Andrews.  Bidding for spots on these four boats that will take you to one of the four islands.  There is a bit of take that but seems like a slick euro in spite of that.
Games played: 
Jason - Drop It!
Joel - Red Scare
Jason - Rising 5: The Runes of Asteros
Joel - New York Slice
TBD: 
Jason - Terra Mystica
Joel - Detective
Jason - Vast: The Crystal Caverns
Joel - Heroes of Land Air and Sea
Jason - Vasco da Gama (all What’s Your Game Games)
Joel - Twilight Imperium 3
Closing: 
Joel Honorable Mentions -union pacific, power struggle, BSG
Jason Honorable Mentions - Spirits of the Rice Paddy, Ladies and Gentlemen, Redacted

Episode 37: Our Top Five Worker Placement Games or Jason Worked His Way Through Early Adulthood As A Callboy

Episode 37 - Top 5 Worker Placement Games
Introduction (2 additional questions)
Which are your favorite board games as apps (mobile or PC), either by fun or by best implementation and experience?
Which digital games (card, board, etc.) would make good physical games?
News
Second edition of Belfort coming from TMG. Has new expansion material and the hard to find Expansion Expansion.
Renegade is reprinting Trajan. Will release in December.
Keyflow… it’s definitely less than keyflowER
Homebrewers. -- looks awesome.
Games played
Jason - Xi’an
Joel - Heaven and Ale
Jason - Castles of Caladale
Top 5 Worker Placement Games
 
Jason 5 - Dinosaur Island
Joel 5 - Voyages of Marco Polo
Jason 4 - Tzolk’in
Joel 4 - Keyflower
Jason 3 - Lorenzo Il Magnifico
Joel 3 - Vinhos
Jason 2 - Voyages of Marco Polo
Joel 2 - Viticulture
Jason 1 - The Gallerist
Joel 1 - Great Western Trail
Jason Honorables - Trickerion, Vasco da Gama, Istanbul, Demon Worker, Rajas of the Ganges
Joel Honorables - Near and Far, Le Havre, Manhattan Project, Kingsburg, Alchemists
Closing