Fri, 5 October 2018
Ramshackle. I like the word ramshackle. Ramshackle Day Parade is a great Joe Strummer song. Streetcore. Track five. And it's a bit the way we're feeling here in episode 140. Run down. Beat up. We wander through this episode and take on a series of topics pertaining to the state of the hobby, or pertaining to where we exist in it. We go a bit low key, somewhat reflective, and we let the conversation lead us. Hopefully you can dig it. It's all a little ramshackle. VERSES: 00:07:38 -- Shirts, Essen Lists, & Other Monkey Biz 00:18:04 -- First Plays With Friends 00:33:35 -- Looking toward 2019 00:49:38 -- Advice to Our Younger Gaming Selves 00:52:49 -- The Social Media Inter-connectedness Blues 01:13:25 -- Book Club!? 00:19:45 -- No Collaboration 01:22:43 -- Wolfburn Single Malt 01:35:39 -- Beak music 01:42:33 -- Failure to Connect (Caylus, Yellow & Yangtze, Sands of Time)
Direct download: PCP_140_final.mp3
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Wed, 12 September 2018
Sometimes you can't fit all the information that's fit to say about a game in one episode. Such was the case with our discussion of Pendragon in Episode 138. In response, we've created a new segment, The Follow-Up. And it debuts here as we attempt to add to our in-depth coverage of heavy games and game systems. Also, how concerts are and how they should be, a beer and a dram, and a short look at a new abstract. Cheers. SETLIST: 00:10:03 -- Pendragon (follow-up) 00:44:05 -- A Beer and a Dram (Blanton's Single Barrel & Crux Play Wave Pale) 00:51:09 -- Rockin' All Over Town 01:13:16 -- 43 Minutes (Trapper Schoepp - Run Engine Run) 01:16:28 -- All You Need is 43 Minutes (Paul McCartney - Egypt Station) 01:19:29 -- War Chest (First Take)
Direct download: PCP_139_final.mp3
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Wed, 29 August 2018
Whosoever pulleth this sword from this rock shall, um, I don't know, do some stuff, vanquish some folks, and then become king of someplace. Right? 4th Century A.D., 5th? We're talking Pendargon: The Fall of Roman Britain here in episode 138. That, and a bit of list nonsense, and little dram of something nice as well. No pillaging allowed! RAIDS: 00:02:55 -- Scooters From Hell 00:16:36 -- Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain (in-depth) 01:23:29 -- Oban 18 yo Ltd. Ed. 01:32:17 -- The Best Games at Each Player Count (from 1-6)
Direct download: PCP_138_final.mp3
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Fri, 17 August 2018
Here ya go kids, all the way from the lands of Antiquity, episdoe 137, take 2. We sewed all the parts together and shocked it into being. Because we care. Sincerely, Dr. Frankenstein PARTS: 00:15:03 -- What We Did on Our Summer Vacation 00:35:11 -- Condottiere 00:41:04 -- Legend of the Five Rings -- Casual Decks Need Not Apply?? 00:44:38 -- Sessions: Lisboa, Shogun, Age of Steam 00:51:17 -- Lost Valley 00:55:22 -- Root 01:06:16 -- The Music of Our Lives 01:32:15 -- A Dram and a Beer (Sexton Irish Single Malt / Saint Archer Mandarina Pale) 01:38:59 -- Emily Post and Gaming 01:54:53 -- Antiquity (in-depth) P.S. -- We still forgot the scooters!!!
Direct download: PCP_137_final.mp3
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Tue, 17 July 2018
It's Summertime! Here's something for a long drive in a rented car or a lazy afternoon at the beach. MILEAGE: 00:09:57 -- Dusting Off The Shelves: Argent: The Consortium (Session) 00:27:47 -- Quartermaster General: 1914 00:33:54 -- Tigres & Euphrates 00:39:47 -- A Midsummer Night's Questions 01:06:27 -- Music: Rolling Blackouts CF, Gaz Coombes, Kamasi Washington 01:39:58 -- GLOW 01:42:21 -- A Little Light Non-fiction: Apollo8, Seabiscuit, Ben Franklin 01:43:57 -- Bios Megafauna, 2nd Edition (in-depth)
Direct download: PCP_136.mp3
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Tue, 3 July 2018
As Summer settles in we look to take it a little easy. Some shelves are dusted off, and a couple titles come back to the table after resting a few years. Also, a rare abstract finds it's way into our rotation. We also recount a few sessions and some trips to some gigs. Easy Breezy, as Joe might say. PARTICLES: 00:11:13 -- Bruges & The City on the Zwin 00:17:23 -- Innovation & Echoes 00:28:52 -- Automobile 00:35:03 -- Portland 18XX Con 00:40:57 -- What is it With 18XX? 00:46:55 -- Going to the Shows (Starebaby, Robert Plant) 01:15:28 -- Bob Dylan Makes Whiskey 01:29:19 -- Azul (in-depth)
Direct download: PCP_135_final.mp3
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Wed, 20 June 2018
Hey there. We discuss a sprawling, big Euro game, a compact, tense Euro game and five albums that should be filling your ears. All that and a debate on the state of the hobby in episode 134 of the 'cast. Please enjoy. MOMENTS: 00:10:49 -- The John and Company Not Monopoly Contest Results 00:18:40 -- A Trade to Make? (Tash Kalar & Terra Mystica for 18CZ) 00:21:10 -- Joe plays Feudum (multiple sessions) 00:49:42 -- The Burning Question: Sturgeon's Law and Board Games 01:21:35 -- This Week in Spins (Neko Case, The Magic Numbers, The Pineapple Thief and more) 01:42:18 -- Carthago (in-depth) 02:16:33 -- It is all just a Tire Fire, Lusty or Not.
Direct download: PCP_134_final.mp3
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Thu, 7 June 2018
We serve up something a little different in this episode. On tap is a play by play, blow by blow, and drink by drink recap of our trip to Denver for Heavy Con and its impromptu satellite cons. Did we have fun? Did we play enough games? You be the judge. Welcome aboard the Punching Cardboard World Tour 2018. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES: 00:09:12 -- A John Company Pre-Post-Production Contest 00:20:05 -- Day 1: On the Road; Old Men Tempting Altitude; Bison; Comfort Sleep 00:34:10 -- Day 2: 1000 to 1 odds in Dynasty League; Imposters; The Tower of Ginkgopolis 00:54:56 -- Day 3: Ridin' the Rails in 1830; Kings Forged in Steel; John Company negotiations 01:21:29 -- Day 4: Uber Heat; Pax Renaissance Tournament; Wings & Beer; K is for Killed 01:31:42 -- The Whisky Break 01:51:06 -- Day 5: 1714 Works No Matter the Rules; A Pax Ren Finale 02:02:22 -- Day 6: BBQs and Hail Storms 02:04:10 -- Day 7: Denver International Airport Wins Again
Direct download: PCP_133_final.mp3
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Tue, 22 May 2018
When you most expect it, and pretty much the way you like it. Episode 132. A handful of games, a little whiskey and a few good tunes. All of it, wrapped up into a semi-coherent conversation. Enjoy. COLORS: 00:07:36 -- Heaven & Ale (quick take) 00:14:38 -- The Trouble With Mombasa?(quick take) 00:26:58 -- Isle of Skye: Journeyman Expansion (quick take) 00:38:17 -- Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Bourbon 00:41:28 -- Music (Dr. Dog, Al Stewart) 00:48:57 -- The Year of the Cat 00:54:16 -- Lost in Vegas, Free Thinker Shoutout 00:56:46 -- Legend of the Five Rings (in-depth)
Direct download: PCP_132_final.mp3
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Tue, 8 May 2018
Bruce may be dropping the needle and saying a prayer over at ol' Mary's place, and Frank's ghost sure as hell is still jammin' over at Joe's garage, but there's a cool breeze on a warm evening over here on Jackie's porch. We've got a little bourbon neat, a few slices of pie and some fancy cards; it's a juxtaposition of thinkiness and relaxation. Come on over and join the band. SOUNDS: 00:02:07 -- No Con For You! 00:08:16 -- A Burning Question #1: Why Portland? 00:25:38 -- Joe's first Magic experience 00:42:18 -- The Fail Us of Caylus 00:46:17 -- Knob Creek 9 yo Small Batch 00:52:05 --Thinky Music: Dan Weiss' Starebaby, Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense, Giraffes? Giraffes! 01:08:31 -- The Notness: Conquest of Paradise (in-Depth & Session)
Direct download: PCP_131_final.mp3
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