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Friday, May 16, 2014

Episode 54: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

In the early eighties, Steven Spielberg brought to life a pop culture phenomenon with a few simple ingredients...namely, a Speak & Spell, a saw blade, some Reese's Pieces, and a yearning for home. However, if you blend a bit of Roll & Move into the mix, you get the E.T. board game by Parker Brothers. This blockbuster tie-in pits players against each-other in an epic duel of helpfulness as they compete to assist E.T. in building his communicator device and fleeing Earth's horrible, smog-filled atmosphere. It's a co-petitive title which requires significant blind-luck skills, and a dash of ESP...but does the experience take us to the sky on its magic bike, or does it deserve to be buried in the desert? Roger Brasslett joins us to investigate!

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Thanks to "The Killer DM" Roger Brasslett for helping us out this week!

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Chroma Cubes

E.T. (BGG)
Official Discussion Thread for Episode 54!

Friday, May 2, 2014

Episode 53: 1 vs. 100

The game show boom of the early-to-mid 2000's featured lots of push-your-luck, big money shows...but only one was hosted by Danny Tanner. Contributing Flipsters Ben and Niki join us for a look at the 1 vs. 100 DVD game, a party game where one lucky player competes for huge stacks of DVD cash while everyone else tries to spoil it for them. Answering questions keeps you in the game while you try to outlast "The Mob" on your way up the ladder. Is it fun enough to keep playing until your inevitable defeat, or should you just take your pretend money and run? Much like any prime time game show, we'll drag the answer out over two commercial breaks...

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Thanks to contributors Ben and Niki for helping us out with this episode!

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1 vs. 100 DVD Game (BGG)
Official Discussion Thread for Episode 53!

Friday, April 18, 2014

Episode 52: TV Scrabble

For the first time since our very fourth episode, it's a Chuck Woolery themed Flip the Table as we take on the game you've played all your life...but never quite like this! TV Scrabble is the 1987 board game based on the TV game show, which itself was based on the 1948 board game (give yourself a minute to parse that sentence). This game brings the rotating sets and Woolerific game show action home as players solve crossword-style clues to score points, while avoiding the dreaded "Stopper." But can a game two generations removed from its source material manage to please board game fans and game show fans alike? Woolery!

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The Party Gamecast (Featuring the Party Game Cast)

TV Scrabble (BGG)
Official Discussion Thread for Episode 52!

Friday, April 4, 2014

Episode 51: Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?

Take a trip with us to the 90's, where the world's most dangerous criminals were often pursued and captured by young children. In "Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?" players travel the US searching for stolen national landmarks, obtaining a warrant, and arresting criminals with extremely punny names. This board game version swaps the cumbersome nature of reading an encyclopedia for the streamlined simplicity of multiple choice questions...but can our panel of gumshoes stop VILE with their knowledge of elementary-level geography, or will Carmen Sandiego escape yet again? Plus, in this week's battle of wits, Professor Laserbooks presents an old favorite with a new twist...

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Don't forget to check out Of Mice and Lemmings on Kickstarter!!!

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Of Mice and Lemmings (Kickstarter)

Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? (BGG)
Official Discussion Thread for Episode 51!

This week's "Shawarma" arranged and performed by Chris Michaud and Chris "The Iron GM" Pierce!

Friday, March 21, 2014

Episode 50: The Bionic Special

In this special double-episode, we're replacing all our limbs and taking on two games of Bionic proportions! First, we step into the track suit of Steve Austin (The other one) in The Six Million Dollar Man game, where we'll spin and move our way into brick walls until we prove which OSI agent is the real deal. Then, in The Bionic Woman, we'll travel around a sort of 70's fantasy landscape rescuing children for big points! Does this Bionic hardware stand the test of time, or has it become obsolete government property?