The Spiel #75 - Plan 9

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The Spiel #75 - Plan 9

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116 minutes

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Mar 30, 2009

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Ground Control to Major Tom. We take to the stars to haul freight for The Man in Galaxy Trucker and then battle through a collapsing star to become the Galactic Emperor.

Released:

Mar 30, 2009

Format:

Podcast episode

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The Spiel #14 - Nosferatu: Grab your garlic and wooden stakes, we take a trip through Transylvania to play Vampire Hunter and Dawn Under. Who says the undead are no fun? by The Spiel
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The Spiel #25 - You Look Marbleous!: Driven to abstraction. From archaeology to pachinko in less than two hours, we play Mykerinos and Marvin Marvel's Marvelous Marble Machine, two fast fun abstract strategy games. by The Spiel
95 min listen
The Spiel #8 - Whodunnit?!: Put on your Deerstalker and massage those grey cells, we dive into three mystery games: Inkognito, Mystery on the Nile, and 221 B Baker St. by The Spiel
84 min listen
The Spiel #3 - Cry Havoc: Let slip the dogs of war. We play a card game that combines an early Renaissance war with poker. Seriously. We're not kidding. We also play Clippers. Be glad it was us and not you! by The Spiel
82 min listen
The Spiel #6 - Monkey Pirates: Two bargains, one steal. From the high seas to ancient jungle temples, we fight our way through Tortuga and strike gold with Monkey Mission. by The Spiel
96 min listen
The Spiel #2 - King Me: Crack open that bottle of Cabernet and pass the Camembert! We play and discuss Louis XIV, an influence based, tile-flipping game from Alea/Rio Grande Games. Truckloads of Goober makes its debut with a look at Britannia. by The Spiel
54 min listen
The Spiel #11 - Gen Con Part 2 - Rio Grande: A Rio Grande Games extravaganza! Listen for a play test report on five new games from Rio and then our interview with Jay Tummelson, the founder of the company and architect of the euro game revolution. by The Spiel
67 min listen
The Spiel #10 - Gen Con Part 1: Nerd up! Put on your badges and head for the dealers room, we're going to give you a geek's eye view of Gen Con, the world's largest game convention. by The Spiel
76 min listen
The Spiel #12 - Going Postal: Strap on the mailbag and hitch up the wagon! We deliver our verdict on Thurn & Taxis, the 2006 Spiel de Jahres winner, and Big Top, a circus themed variant of a card game classic. by The Spiel
76 min listen
The Spiel #5 - Renaissance Rockets: We play our way from the past to the future, covering Klaus Teuber's Anno 1503 and Richard Garfield's Rocketville. Two great designers, but alas, only one great game. by The Spiel
82 min listen
The Spiel #16 - In the Cards: Shuffle up, and deal! We look back 400 years to play Scopa, a classic card game that feels modern and then play Parlay, the secret love-child of Scrabble and Poker. by The Spiel
85 min listen
The Spiel #38 - Valhalla or Bust!: Y is for Yggdrasil. We load our longboats and set sail in search of adventure on the stormy North seas, playing Fire & Axe and Vikings. Surely, an episode worthy of the sagas! by The Spiel
91 min listen
The Spiel #17 - I Coulda Been a Contenda!: All class, no bums. We play two prize fighting games: Buccaneer and Aqua Romana, both runners up for the 2006 Spiel des Jahres, the German Game of the Year. by The Spiel
80 min listen
The Spiel #21 - Ewe Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: Lou Ferrigno, eat your heart out! It doesn't take gamma rays to make us see green, just two sets of horribly organized rules. We play Shear Panic and Marvel Heroes. One's a keeper, the other's a dud. by The Spiel
87 min listen
The Spiel #24 - Sic Transit Gloria: I didn't know Gloria was sick. Ancient Rome is crumbling as the Goths swarm down from the north. We play Senators racing to escape the Eternal City in Gloria Mundi, the first collaborative effort from James Ernest and Rio Grande Games. by The Spiel
88 min listen
The Spiel #9 - Myth & Match: Release the Kraken! We take an in-depth look at Mare Nostrum with the Mythology Expansion and go for a short cruise with Reiner Knizia's Loot. by The Spiel
72 min listen
The Spiel #4 - Cheese Canister: We circle the wagons to play Go West and then head for Sid Sackson's Bazaar. The title, you ask? Dave has a Lactaid moment discussing dice games. by The Spiel
100 min listen
The Spiel #15 - Mmm... Brains!: George Romero would be proud. First we hack our way through waves of the living dead in Zombies Widescreen Edition and then we play poker as zombies in Dead Money. Just remember to aim for the head! by The Spiel
77 min listen
The Spiel #1 - Second Pilot: The original pilot for the Spiel was lost, so this is our fresh start! You'll find out who's behind the Spiel and why we're doing this. We discuss/review Trias & King of the Beasts, the two latest games off The List, our list of unplayed games. by The Spiel
60 min listen
The Spiel #26 - Machiavelli's Mullet: Business in the front, party in the back. We plot and scheme to elect the Pope in The Prince, spaz out combining cornrows in Wig Out, and nibble our way from plankton to sharks in Chomp. by The Spiel
102 min listen
The Spiel #19 - Cold Fusion: Recycle, reuse, replay! We warm up with a Mah Jongg variant called Forbidden and then tap into Power Grid, a game where garbage and wind can lead to vitctory. by The Spiel
84 min listen
The Spiel #18 - Wrap It Up! 2006 Holiday Gift Guide: A special holiday game gift guide! Over 50 game recommendations for gamers of all ages and games of all flavors. by The Spiel
94 min listen
The Spiel #13 - Expand-o-Matic: But wait, there's more! Our first all expansion edition. We play cards with green haired punk hobbits in Blue Moon and take on a weather changing beaver in Spirits of Niagara. by The Spiel
79 min listen
The Spiel #7 - Power to the Meeples!: Serfs up! Get ready for guild power struggles and try to keep your farmers our of prison. We take on Flandern 1302 and Carcassonne: The Tower, two medieval themed games where the peasants, the meeples, take center stage. by The Spiel
71 min listen
The Spiel #28 - Listener's Choice: Turn the tables! We let you call the shots. From The List to The Game Sommelier, every segment in the show comes from listener suggestions and submissions. by The Spiel
100 min listen
The Spiel #22 - You Bet Your Asp: Bet like an Egyptian. We get a good dose of corruption, cash, and deadly crocodile gods playing Wits & Wagers and Cleopatra & the Society of Architects. by The Spiel
96 min listen
The Spiel #68 - That's A Wrap - 2008 Holiday Gift Guide: We got game. Lots of 'em. With over 50 gift suggestions in dozens of categories, you're sure to find a great game for almost everyone on your list. by The Spiel
138 min listen
The Spiel #32 - Spiel des Schpiel: And the winner is... We play all five games nominated for the Spiel des Jahres (German Game of the Year) and then we try to predict the winner! by The Spiel
98 min listen
The Spiel #52 - Noble Niblicks: Break out your nine iron and flibberty-gibbets. The Spiel turns two! We take on Coppertwaddle a medieval card game with a rich (fake) history and we roll our way through Box of Golf in all its wooden splendour. by The Spiel
110 min listen
The Spiel #23 - Tony Danza & Co.: Cue the laugh track. We play Conquistadors in Pizarro & Co. and Capitalist pigs in I'm the Boss, two games that lead to big deals and big piles of cashola. by The Spiel
79 min listen

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