Episode 197 - From The Vault - Worker Placement, Engine-Building, and Area Control

In this week’s episode we'll cover the 2025 GAMA Trade Show and highlight some of the cool games we were able to play and preview.

In this week’s episode we'll cover Bomb Busters, our Game of the Week, discuss Punching & Playing in The School of Gaming,  and wrap it up by revealing our High-Five Games from Hachette Board Games! We also Spotlight Books of Time from Board & Dice Games!00:00:00 - Introductions & Awesomeness00:13:41 - Spotlight: Books of Time00:23:05 - Game of the Week: Bomb Busters00:38:11 - School of Gaming: Punching and Playing00:52:44 - High-Five: Hachette Games

In this week’s episode we'll cover Nidavellir, our Game of the Week, Discuss Importing Games in The School of Gaming,  and wrap it up by revealing our High-Five Games from 2015! We also Spotlight Landmarks from Floodgate Games!00:00:00 - Introductions & Awesomeness00:10:46 - Spotlight: Landmarks00:18:56 - Game of the Week: Nidavellir00:38:56 - School of Gaming: Importing Games00:54:10 - High-Five: Game from 2015

In this week’s episode we'll coverNidavellir, our Game of the Week, DiscussImporting Games in The School of Gaming,  and wrap it up by revealing our High-FiveGames from 2015! We also SpotlightLandmarks fromFloodgate Games!00:00:00 - Introductions & Awesomeness00:21:22 - Game of the Week: Nunatak - Temple of Ice00:42:47 - School of Gaming: We Have Enough Games01:09:06 - High-Five: 2-Player Games

In this week’s episode we'll cover Path of Civilization, our Game of the Week, Discuss Bringing People to the Table in The School of Gaming,  and wrap it up by revealing our High-Five Games from 2020! We also Spotlight Belratti from Kosmos! 00:00:00 - Introductions & Awesomeness 00:10:33 - Spotlight: Belratti 00:16:46 - Game of the Week: Path of Civilization 00:41:39 - School of Gaming: Bringing People to the Table 00:53:56 - High-Five: Games From Five Years Ago (2020)

In this week’s episode we'll cover Art Society, our Game of the Week, Discuss Playing Games You Don’t Like in The School of Gaming,  and wrap it up by revealing our High-Five 2023 Games Revisited! We also Spotlight Video Game Champion from Arcane Wonders! 00:00:00 - Introductions & Awesomeness 00:06:41 - Spotlight: Video Game Champion 00:15:28 - Game of the Week: Art Society 00:32:16 - School of Gaming: Playing Games You Don't Like 00:43:20 - Top Ten: Games of 2023 Revisited

In this week’s episode we'll cover Rock Hard 1977, our Game of the Week, Discuss Balancing Fun and Winning in The School of Gaming,  and wrap it up by revealing our High-Five Anticipated Games of 2025! We also Spotlight NOW! from Randolph and Scorpion Masque! 00:00:00 - Introductions & Awesomeness 00:14:28 - Spotlight: NOW! 00:22:13 - Game of the Week: Rock Hard 1977 00:40:50 - School of Gaming: Balancing Fun and Winning 00:51:37 - High-Five: Anticipated Games of 2025

In this week’s episode we'll cover Link City, our Game of the Week, Revisit our Most Anticipated Games of 2024 in The School of Gaming,  and wrap it up by revealing our High-Five Games We Still Want To Play From 2024! We also Spotlight Cloudship from Amigo! 00:00:00 - Introductions & Awesomeness 00:08:56 - Spotlight: Cloudship 00:15:02 - Game of the Week: Link City 00:35:09 - School of Gaming: Revisiting Our Most Anticipated Games of 2024 00:54:10 - High-Five: Games from 2024 We Still Want to Play

In this week’s episode we'll cover Knarr, our Game of the Week, discuss our Gaming New Year Resolutions in The School of Gaming,  and wrap it up by revealing our Top 10 Games of 2024! We also Spotlight Zoo Vadis from Bitewing Games! 00:00:00 - Introductions & Awesomeness 00:24:44 - Spotlight: Zoo Vadis 00:33:52 - Game of the Week: Knarr 00:55:44 - School of Gaming: New Year Resolutions 01:08:07 - High-Five: Top 10 Games of 2024

In this week’s episode we'll cover Return to Dark Tower, our Game of the Week, discuss 200 Episodes of the Game Schooler Podcast in The School of Gaming,  and wrap it up by revealing our High-Five Games of the Week! We also Spotlight The Gang from Kosmos! 00:00:00 - Celebrating 200 Episodes of Game Schooler Podcast 00:18:12 - Spotlight: The Gang 00:25:44 - Game of the Week: Return to Dark Tower 00:52:01 - School of Gaming: Reflections on 200 Episodes 01:15:04 - High-Five: Games of the Week