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From Apocalypse to a New Dawn: An Interview with Ignacy Trzewiczek

Posted by dicehateme on July 31, 2014 · Leave a Comment

From time to time here on Dice Hate Me, I see or play a game that has a story that intrigues me. This time around it’s Portal Games’ upcoming release Imperial Settlers, designed by Ignacy Trzewiczek. Imperial Settlers is an empire game that reimplements ideas and concepts first introduced in another of Ignacy’s titles, 51st State. I loved the game so much when I played that I just had to get to the bottom of things. Luckily, Ignacy was all too happy to answer... Read More

Filed under Articles of Note, Interviews · Tagged with board game, card game, game design, gencon, imperial settlers, interview, no dice, preview

The State of Games, Ep. 67 – The One About Guilty Pleasures

Posted by dicehateme on July 10, 2014 · 2 Comments

There are certain times when being bad is really, really good. That applies to B-Movies, richly decadent desserts and certain TV shows of the mostly-reality variety. Depending on your gaming circles, and gaming culture in general, this can also apply to board games. There are some days when you want to tell your Mediterranean trading game-loving circle of friends that they’re just going to have to trudge through Twilight Imperium for 10 hours – and this is our love... Read More

Filed under Articles of Note, Game News, podcast, Random thoughts, Reviews · Tagged with ameritrash, board game, card game, compounded, dice hate me games, fortress america, fun for all ages, funny, kickstarter, monopoly, podcast, review, state of games, talisman

Articles of Note

The State of Games, Ep. 188 – The One About Milk

Chris sits down with Josh Mills, designer of Milkman

The State of Games, Ep. 187: The One About Unpub 2023

Chris, Darrell, and TC talk highlights from the Unpub con.

The State of Games, Ep. 186: The One About Our Robot Overlords

Chris, Darrell, and TC talk the impact of AI on gaming

The State of Games, Ep. 185: The One About Crossing the Line

Chris and TC talk about games and bad behavior

The State of Games, Ep. 184: The One About Catching Up

Chris, Darrell, and TC catch up after a long hiatus

The State of Games, Ep. 183: The One About Works in Progress

Talk of upcoming projects; importance of adapting

The State of Games, Ep. 182: The One About Getting the Brand Back Together

Darrell, TC, and Chris talk the separation of DHMG and GTG

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