Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Antsy to Gancy - A Board Game Podcast
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| A History of Roll and Write Games | 09 Sep 2023 | 00:13:51 | |
For this inaugural episode, your host Jaina brings you back in time to learn about the history of dice, and how we got from flipping sticks as dice to the first modern roll and write games. Listen in for a short and sweet tour through time from around 2500 BCE through to the 1970s, and make sure to tune in on September 22 to continue the journey through to some of today's most popular games! Credits Intro and Outro Music: Comedy Detective by Onoychenko Music via Pixabay Time machine sound effect: Sci Fi Disappearance by Pixabay Sources (in order of appearance/use in episode) Board Game Geek (Roll and Write: Mechanisms, accessed on July 30, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/41222/mechanism-roll-and-write/linkeditems/boardgamefamily?pageid=35&sort=yearpublished Parlett's History of Board Games (The Updated Edition of The Oxford History of Board Games) by David Parlett (history of dice, pgs. 21-28) The Complete Book of Games by Clement Wood and Gloria Goddard via Wikipedia (Yacht description and rules, accessed September 2, 2023): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_(dice_game) Luck (1943 box of games via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40249/luck Guffy (1952 game via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283757/guffy Thread on Guffy copyright and trademark infringement and personal correspondence (via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/608254/game-called-guffy-yahtzee-copyrighted-1952 The Yahtzee Manifesto (history and development of Yahtzee, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://www.yahtzeemanifesto.com/History/yahtzee-history.php#ancient Spare Time Bowling (1940 game via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4165/spare-time-bowling 6 Steps (1965 game via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35564/6-steps The Great Races (1974 game via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43144/great-races Can't Stop (1980 game via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41/cant-stop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| A Nerdstorian's Guide to Modern Board Games | 03 Sep 2023 | 00:02:17 | |
Welcome to A Nerdstorian's Guide to Modern Board Games! I'm your host, Jaina, and I'll be taking you on time travel adventures, looking at the history of modern board game mechanisms to figure out how we got to where we are now. If you love pulling out random facts at inopportune moments to dazzle your friends, then this is the podcast for you! Music: Comedy Detective by Onoychenkomusic via Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/music/bloopers-comedy-detective-127185/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 68 - The Girl with the Dumpling Birthmark | 12 May 2023 | 00:41:26 | |
Jaina and Sharon stretch the bounds of believability in order to connect three games with incredibly different themes and target audiences together so they could talk about all of them! It's been awhile since the last hot take episode, so they're excited to get back at it with some relatively new games. Tune in to hear their thoughts on these three very different games. Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 67 - Underrated Games | 05 May 2023 | 00:41:38 | |
In today's episode, Jaina talks about underrated games while Sharon goes on about underwater games. Really, just a pretty normal episode. Listen in to hear which games the JASCES think deserve to be higher on the Board Game Geek rankings! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 66 - Quilting in the Cascades with Houseplants | 28 Apr 2023 | 00:37:51 | |
In today's episode, Jaina and Sharon take you through the Flatout Games trilogy? Series of games? Three games that share some similarities and box size? No one knows for sure, but the JASCES are are that they're opinions will be unpopular! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 65 - The Oros Slide | 21 Apr 2023 | 00:45:17 | |
The episode that made Sharon and Jaina semi-demigods! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 64 - The Plaguecast (featuring Stellar and Subastral) | 14 Apr 2023 | 00:54:37 | |
Sharon and Jaina finally succumbed to the plague known as Covid-19 (apologies for the lack of episode last week!). In their questionable wisdom as they recover, they decided to present to you their gaming strategy for getting through the plague. Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 63 - Still Gobsmacked at GOBfest! - Part II | 31 Mar 2023 | 00:39:23 | |
In this episode, Sharon and Jaina wrap up their GOBfest experience, with 75% less singing. You're welcome. Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 62 - Gobsmacked at GOBfest Part I | 24 Mar 2023 | 00:44:46 | |
This past weekend Sharon and Jaina attended their local board game convention (GOBfest) and now they're here to tell you all about it! Hear their extremely hot takes of all the new games they tried out, and experience the new and improved Gancy Game Rating System™! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 61 - Play Fast and Lose Quick | 17 Mar 2023 | 00:42:43 | |
This week Jaina and Sharon are playing fast and loose with the podcast! Astute listeners might notice that this is coming out on Friday instead of Wednesday (not that the JASCES are known for their punctuality), which is going to be the new release day moving forward. And while the podcast release may be slow the games that Jaina and Sharon talk about this week are not. In today's episode they cover their top 5 real-time games, which was a challenge as it isn't their favourite mechanism. Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 60 - Buy, Play, Sell - Choosing Games | 09 Mar 2023 | 00:41:14 | |
In this week's episode, Sharon and Jaina play the ever popular game of Marry, Kill, F-... Oh wait, no, they're playing the board game version: Buy, Play, Sell. How do the JASCES stay gancy when it comes to adding to their overflowing collection? Is there any logic to their decisions at all? Is this a thinly veiled self-help episode delving into the depths of their relationship issues? You'll just have to listen in to find out! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 59 - New and Exciting Games! | 01 Mar 2023 | 00:33:08 | |
On this week's episode, Jaina is excited for a bunch of recently released and yet to be released games, while Sharon hasn't heard of any of them. In standard fashion, the JASCES turn Sharon's lack of knowledge into a game! Tune in to hear Sharon guess how games work based on their title and main mechanisms. Feel free to reach out if you want to steal any of her ideas. Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 76 - But Wait, There's More! | 03 Aug 2023 | 00:02:03 | |
Well, this is it. Sort of. Jaina and Sharon have been feeling more antsy than gancy lately and will be stepping away from the podcast, at least for awhile. Never fear though! Jaina has something new up her sleeve, so listen in to find out what's next! Find us on: Instagram: @antsytogancy (https://www.instagram.com/antsytogancy/) Discord: https://discord.gg/SVMSkw9zpR BGG Guild 3986: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3986 Email: antsytogancy@gmail.com Intro and Outro Music: Robot Gypsy Jazz by John Bartmann (http://johnbartmann.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 58 - Table for Two | 22 Feb 2023 | 00:48:31 | |
The JASCES have been reunited once again, and to celebrate they dive into four quick playing two-player only games that have hit their table this week, recorded in a longer than usual episode for maximum irony. Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 57 - Table Talk: Jaina's Solo Ramblings | 17 Feb 2023 | 00:41:50 | |
Sorry everyone! I uploaded a version with some incredibly long and incoherent ramblings accidentally tacked on to the end. I've fixed it now, so feel free to re-download if you haven't listened yet! If you have, my apologies for the mistake! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 56 - Themes in Games | 09 Feb 2023 | 00:46:29 | |
A recent eye-opening play of Archipelago led Sharon and Jaina down a themes rabbit hole, and, or course, they want to share their various ramblings with all of you! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 55 - VRROOOMM! - Hot Take: Bus | 01 Feb 2023 | 00:34:09 | |
Get on the Magic School Bus!... is what we kept thinking the whole time we were playing. It seemed to fit, right down to the magic time stopping capabilities (without any schools though). We continue on our Splotter journey with this now classic game, brought back to life in a recent Capstone Games reprint. Listen in to hear our thoughts after one play! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 54 - Talk Topic: Tepid Takes - Unfair and Seasons | 26 Jan 2023 | 00:38:15 | |
Sharon and Jaina are proud to present our most mediocre episode yet! They've dove right into their 10x10 challenge, and feel that they've played Unfair and Seasons enough to offer everyone (as promised) their tepid takes on them. Come on in, the water's tepid! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 53 - Challenge Accepted! | 18 Jan 2023 | 00:39:46 | |
A lovely listener challenged us to up our resolutions this year with a 10x10 challenge, and who are we to say no??? In the usual fashion, Sharon and Jaina pick 5 games each for the challenge, and surprise each other with their choices live during the recording. Will they be able to successfully complete the challenge? Feel free to place bets in our Discord server, link for that is below! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 52 - 2023 Resolutions: The Year of Tepid Takes | 11 Jan 2023 | 00:23:43 | |
Jaina and Sharon reflect back on their resolutions from last year, and debate the merits of setting resolutions for this year. We hope you enjoy our rambling journey through what we learned last year, and what we want to focus on next year. Have you set any gaming resolutions for yourself or your game group? Slap one of those links below to share your thoughts! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 51 - Naughty and Nice - The Naughty List | 05 Jan 2023 | 00:36:37 | |
Sharon and Jaina are back after an unexpected break with the top 10 games on Sharon's naughty list (Sharon and Jaina have added themselves to that list due to the extremely late release of this episode, sorry!). Dive into Sharon's psyche and learn which games that she has a bit of a complicated relationship with. Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 50 - Naughty and Nice - The "Nice" List | 24 Dec 2022 | 00:34:33 | |
This was supposed to be the first part of a two-part series where Sharon and Jaina shared their top 10 games of all time (or, at least, of this moment in time), but Sharon couldn't follow instructions. Instead, for this special holiday spectacular, Jaina shares her top 10 games, while Sharon's list of top 10 "naughty" games will drop list week! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 49 - Gabbing about the Greatest Gregarious Gancy Gift Guide for Gamers | 14 Dec 2022 | 00:48:47 | |
I don't think this episode needs much of a summary, the title pretty much covers it! In this episode Jaina and Sharon each put together games that would make great gifts at various price points, with an emphasis on games with wide family appeal. Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 75 - JASCES in Space | 07 Jul 2023 | 00:43:28 | |
In today's episode, Jaina and Sharon pilot you through three space themed games, returning to their roots and exploring how these multiplayer games work at two players. Well, one is a 2P only game, but that's beside the point. Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 48 - Everdell Complete Collection Part II | 07 Dec 2022 | 00:25:03 | |
This week Jaina and Sharon finish up their Everdell deep dive with the final two expansions: Mistwood and Newleaf, along with their rankings for all the expansions. Did they save the best for last? Listen in to fiind out, and check out the links below to connect with Jaina, Sharon, and fellow listeners! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 47 - Everdell Complete Collection Part I | 30 Nov 2022 | 00:43:33 | |
This week we're bringing you a box so big that we needed two episodes! Sharon and Jaina finally got down to business and played everything in this gargantuan box so you don't have to! If you love Everdell but are feeling a little overwhelmed with all the content, then this is the episode for you. Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 46 - I Think This Week's Mostly Filler | 23 Nov 2022 | 00:47:20 | |
This week Sharon and Jaina fill the episode with filler games, comparing their top 5 lists of their favourite fillers. Plus, listen in for a special sneak peek of UNSCREWED, a game that has been lovingly crafted over the last few years and will hopefully be coming to a Kickstarter near you soon! If the game intrigues you links are below so you can follow along! Shoutouts: Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 45 - Rajas Squared - The OG vs The Dice Charmers | 16 Nov 2022 | 00:31:04 | |
In today's episode, Sharon and Jaina are buried in dice while they talk about Rajas of the Ganges and its roll and write successor Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers. Can Jaina convince Sharon that they're actually two different games, both of which deserve a place on the shelf? Listen in to find out! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| E44 - Do the Locomotion with The Transcontinental | 10 Nov 2022 | 00:45:13 | |
On this week's episode, Sharon and Jaina hopped on Via Rail and took a train ride across Canada! Okay, well, they didn't, but after immersing themselves in The Transcontinental they feel like they did! Did they love it? Hate it? Become overwhelmed by the smell of maple? Listen in to find out! Shoutouts: Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 43 - What a (Kitchen) Rush! | 02 Nov 2022 | 00:28:49 | |
This game provides such a rush, that they even put it in the title! After a somewhat traumatizing experience a few years ago, Sharon and Jaina bravely return to the lauded real time game, this time exploring the revised edition. Has their opinion changed? You'll have to listen in to find out! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 42 - Ghoulish Grown-Up Games - Gloom, Gloomy Graves, Ghost Stories | 26 Oct 2022 | 00:34:08 | |
As Halloween creeps ever closer, Jaina and Sharon are carefully avoiding anything that could be considered truly scary, so in today's "Adult" Halloween games episode they bring you three games that would probably also be fine to play with kids. Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 41 - Frightening Family Fun! - Mysterium Park, Haunted Mansion, Don't Go in There | 19 Oct 2022 | 00:40:55 | |
To celebrate the spooky season, Jaina and Sharon are doing a two-part October extravaganza, highlighting some creepy(ish) games to get you in the Halloween mood! For part one we discuss three games that we think are perfect for families: Mysterium Park, Haunted Mansion Call of the Spirits, and Don't Go in There. Timestamps: Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 40 - Behind the Scenes of Hexagon Board Game Cafe | 12 Oct 2022 | 00:57:39 | |
Today we're chatting with Randy Wong, the co-owner of the Edmonton and Calgary based Hexagon Cafe. We're here to dig up all the dirt on what it really takes to run a successful board game cafe. Do you think that you have what it takes? Listen in to find out! Spoiler alert: we sure do not. Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 39 - The Return of the JASCES! | 05 Oct 2022 | 00:43:15 | |
Jaina and Sharon are back, and they have an unreasonable number of games to talk about! Jaina played tons of games during the hiatus, while Sharon was stuck at work. Sorry, not sorry? Tune in to listen to lots of hot takes, and see which games have us wanting to come back for more! Timestamps: Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 74 - Spiel des Jahres Winning Wishes and Discussion | 30 Jun 2023 | 00:51:10 | |
In a shocking turn of events the JASCES (while, Jaina) actually played all of the Spiel and Kennerspiel nominees this year, and they're here to talk about them! Join in as Jaina and Sharon do a quick run through of each game, then provide their thoughts on the games, along with their predictions and hopeful winners. Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Bonus Episode! - Pathways: Designer Chat and Breadth vs Depth | 23 Sep 2022 | 00:50:48 | |
We just missed everyone so much that we couldn't stay away! We had a chance to chat with the lovely designer of Pathways (Frank Sarro), which is an upcoming dexterity game about flicking your disks across a whole lot of holes. Does that sound interesting (or confusing?), listen in to learn more, and click the link below before September 30th if you want to late pledge! Timestamps:
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| Quick Update - JASCES B GANCY Returning October 5 | 17 Aug 2022 | 00:02:24 | |
This is a very short episode, just to let everyone know that JASCES B GANCY will be going on a short break, but we'll be back better and weirder than ever on Wednesday October 5! Mark your calendars, subscribe to the podcast, write it on your hand, wash it off, then write it back on again, just do whatever it is you gotta do to make sure that you don't miss our (hopefully) triumphant return to your ear holes! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 37 - Who Killed 7 Wonders? | 03 Aug 2022 | 00:37:07 | |
Welcome to the first true crime episode of JASCES B GANCY! A horrible murder has occurred (or has it???), and we've lined up two suspects to investigate. Paper Tales and Hadara have come under suspicion, and you'll need to listen in to find out if they manage to avoid going down for the murder of 7 Wonders. Timestamps: Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 36 - The Party Don't Start 'til the Murders Begin - Blood on the Clocktower Pt II | 27 Jul 2022 | 00:39:24 | |
It happened! We got to play Blood on the Clocktower, and we have many thoughts/opinions/random ramblings! Were they good or bad? You'll have to listen in to find out! Timestamps: Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 35 - You Stab My Back, I'll Stab Yours - Blood on the Clocktower Part I | 20 Jul 2022 | 00:33:06 | |
Welcome to Ravenswood Bluff, where demons lurk and the dead walk (and talk) among us. After unexpectedly snagging a copy of Blood on the Clocktower last week, Sharon and Jaina have wasted no time in diving into the box, and getting far too excited about the game, given that they haven't even had a chance to play it yet. But that shall change very soon... Who will die, who will survive, and most importantly, will anyone want to play again? Timestamps: Shoutouts: Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 34 - Hot Takes of Hot Games on a Hot Day | 13 Jul 2022 | 00:42:09 | |
Sharon and Jaina had some recent plays of some hot games burning holes in their pockets, so they figured they needed to talk about them before their pants caught fire. Well, shorts actually. Did we mention that it's rather hot out? Timestamps: Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 33 - The Flood | 06 Jul 2022 | 00:30:21 | |
Whoops, uploaded the wrong episode initially, it should be fixed now! Timestamps: Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 32 - In Defense of Analysis Paralysis | 22 Jun 2022 | 00:28:49 | |
This week, Sharon and I got a little antsy about the demonization of analysis paralysis in a Dice Tower video from 2020 (so not as recent as I though) and in the general gaming sphere, so we decided to do something about it. Well, we decided to talk about it. Close enough, right? BGG Guild 3986: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3986 Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 - ROLL FASTER! - Escape: The Curse of the Temple | 15 Jun 2022 | 00:11:15 | |
Quick, the gong just sounded, hurry!!! Is exactly how we felt when we realized that it was 10pm the night before this episode was scheduled to go up and we had nothing recorded. So, what better way to control our rambling than by recording a 10 minute episode about the 10 minute long game Escape: The Curse of the Temple? Faster, FASTER!!! Timestamps: Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 30 - Effective Marketing - Food Chain Magnate | 08 Jun 2022 | 00:36:38 | |
Jaina's opening a pizza restaurant that doesn't actually sell pizza, and Sharon's hiring entry level marketers who immediately run successful airplane campaigns the next day??? We must be playing Food Chain Magnate! Listen in on our discussion as we talk about this modern classic and get into food fights. Timestamps: Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 73 - The Five Most Influential Modern Games | 23 Jun 2023 | 00:35:55 | |
In this week's episode, Jaina shares what she thinks are the five most influential modern games, and Sharon judges her choices. These are the games that Jaina feels have had the biggest impact on the modern hobby, both inside and outside the hobby gaming sphere. Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 29 - Gobs of Games at GOBFest! - Wild: Serengeti, Scythe, and Creature Comforts | 01 Jun 2022 | 00:42:26 | |
Sharon and Jaina finally went to a board game convention, and it was awesome! In this episode, Sharon and Jaina start off recounting some of their weekend exploits, then dive into three of the games that they were able to try out at the convention. Three whole games where neither of them had to read a rulebook??? Craziness... Shoutouts: Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 - Teach Us How to Say Goodbye | 25 May 2022 | 00:33:55 | |
This week, Sharon and Jaina finally accept that their shelves are full, and they may have a bit of a problem. Listen in to find out what games might be leaving their collection. Although, it's also possible that they'll just talk themselves out of selling anything... Shoutouts Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 - Erecting Llama Statues Along Some Rivers - L.L.A.M.A., Orongo, Tigris & Euphrates | 18 May 2022 | 00:29:03 | |
In today's episode, Sharon and Jaina take on 0.4% of Reiner Knizia's extensive board game catalogue. Is it possible for them to play every single game Knizia ever designed? Probably not, but at least they're off to a good start! Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 - Don't Get Gobscuriumed - Obscurio, Mysterium, and Don't Get Got | 11 May 2022 | 00:38:32 | |
These titles are starting to get a bit ridiculous... Onwards! This week Sharon and Jaina practice their social skills with some friends (that they definitely didn't have to bribe into playing games), and since their social skills are a little rough after the last couple of years most of the games involved lying to each other and tricking people. Is anyone really surprised though? Find us on: Find us on: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||