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January 12, 2015
Apple Cider Caramel!
I’m the cook in our family. I don’t LIKE cooking but thanks to my Dad I’m not bad at it. One thing I HATE is baking or making any kind of desserts, which works out because Lisa LOVES making desserts.
Last week she got the inspiration to make some salted caramel and after doing some research she decided to make apple cider caramel instead. The apple flavor wasn’t as strong as she would’ve liked but it was there and the overall texture of the caramel turned out perfect.
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January 9, 2015
Yardmaster Express Preview!
Yardmaster Express is designed by David Short and published by Crash Games. It’s a small box game a step bigger than a micro with over fifty cards that plays fast and is a bunch of fun.
Through drafting, each player draws a card, adds it to their train and then passes their hand to the next player. The goal is to string consecutive train values while doing your best to block your opponents from doing the same thing.
Yardmaster: Express is available for pre-order via your local game store and will soon be appearing on Amazon.
Note: The box-sleeve in the top photo is a Kickstarter exclusive.
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January 7, 2015
Creators Cast: Nicole Young!
In the newest episodes of Creators Cast, I speak with Nicole Young a photographer, writer, and photography educator. If you ever wanted to know what it takes to be a photographer or how much goes into publishing a photography book then these are the episodes to listen to!
iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creators-cast/id907534102?mt=2
If you don’t use iTunes or prefer to manually download an episode you can do so by going to the libsyn feed.
Libsyn http://creatorscast.libsyn.com/ (for listening online or downloading)
RSS Feed: http://creatorscast.libsyn.com/rss (for subscribing via a podcast app)
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January 5, 2015
Coin Age Preview!
Coin Age, designed by Adam McIver and published by Tasty Minstrel Games is a micro game that fits in your wallet!
The game comes with multiple maps that are credit card sized and a bunch of punchboard tokens, though you could easily sub in some pocket change if you desired.
Coin Age is all about area control. At the end of the game you score points for having the top coin in a stack and earn double points for controlling an entire region.
The gameplay is fast and easy to pick up. On your turn, you pick up a single domination of each of your coins, give your hand a shake and then slam your fist on the table. Depending on if the coins land silver-up or gold-up you can take certain actions.
Coin Age only takes minutes to play and although luck plays a big part, there is some real depth and strategy to what you can do on your turn and how to maximize your points.
You can pick up a copy of Coin Age from the Tasty Minstrel’s website. It will cost you a whopping $5! Seriously, that’s less than the cost of a fancy coffee, so if you like quick games and area control don’t hesitate in picking it up!
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January 2, 2015
Moonpie!
One of the coolest gifts I got for Christmas was a box of Moonpies. Let me explain…
At BoardGameGeek.Con, the convention I attend in November, Marty & Tony of Rolling Dice and Taking Names gave me a Moonpie. I was excited cause I wanted to bring it home and photograph it, but it got SMASHED in my luggage and was not photographable. So I was super happy when Lisa gave me a fresh box last week. Hopefully the photo above does it justice, but I’d guess we would have to ask Tony or Marty to know for sure.
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December 28, 2014
Grapefruit!
You know why this grapefruit is so amazing? Because I picked it myself! It’s so weird to be living in a place where you can pick your own grapefruits and oranges.
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December 24, 2014
Happy Holidays!
I hope you and yours have a great Holiday. I’m not just saying that because it’s what you are supposed to say, I mean it sincerely. No matter what religion, race, or nationality, this time of year is a time to be spent with loved ones. So I truly hope you are spending it with your friends & family.
Merry Holidays from the whole “Holiday Wars” Team!
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December 23, 2014
Creators Cast: Darrell Louder!
In the newest episodes of Creators Cast I speak with Darrell Louder a graphic designer and game designer best known for his game Compounded and running Unpub. If you ever wanted to know about graphic design, game design, and running a convention then these are the episodes to listen to!
iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creators-cast/id907534102?mt=2
If you don’t use iTunes or prefer to manually download an episode you can do so by going to the libsyn feed.
Libsyn http://creatorscast.libsyn.com/ (for listening online or downloading)
RSS Feed: http://creatorscast.libsyn.com/rss (for subscribing via a podcast app)
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December 11, 2014
Creators Cast: Jeremy Handel!
In the newest episodes of Creators Cast I spoke with Jeremy Handel president of Handelabra Games. Handelabra is best known for releasing the Sentinels of the Multiverse app for iOS and Android. If you ever wanted to know how app or digital game creation works then these are the episodes to listen to!
iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creators-cast/id907534102?mt=2
If you don’t use iTunes or prefer to manually download an episode you can do so by going to the libsyn feed.
Libsyn http://creatorscast.libsyn.com/ (for listening online or downloading)
RSS Feed: http://creatorscast.libsyn.com/rss (for subscribing via a podcast app)
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December 10, 2014
The Twelve Days of Christmas!
I and a bunch of board game media people were recruited by Scott Morse of Arcane Wonders to put together a board game version of The Twelve Days of Christmas. I was luck/unlucky enough to get Day 1!
To learn more about the board games & people in the video check out Scott’s blog post.
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