We're back! In the first episode of 2018, my friend Conor and I sit down to discuss a recent game of Twilight Imperium 4th Edition, becuase what else do we talk about on this podcast! We get pretty deep into strategy, how table position, neighb

First Time Playing TI4

Dec 13th, 2017 36m 26s

Here we go. It's been a long time coming, and I've been craving this ever since I first heard about the new edition. After months of waiting, we finally sat down and played a 6 player game. It was all that I hoped it would be, and more. I discu

Development Diary #1

Dec 5th, 2017 38m 38s

This episode is a diversion from the norm, but something I'm interested in exploring further. I spent a couple days doing a lot of development work on my Colony Ship game, and in the middle of working on it, I thought it would be prudent of me

Unboxing Twilight Imperium 4th Edition

Nov 17th, 2017 1h 12m

It's finally here! We know there's been a lot of news and reviews surrounding Twilight Imperium, but it was too good of an opprotunity to pass up. I'm joined by Ben and Joseph, who chat with me while we unbox the game, talk about it's component

Space Everything

Nov 13th, 2017 38m 48s

If I talk about space stuff in every episode, then what's the point of calling this a space cast? I talk about Twilight Imperium obviously, because what else is there to talk about. We played a 3 player game the other day, and it ended up being

Megadump Part 1

Nov 2nd, 2017 47m 51s

This episode is called the Megadump, but it ended up being called the Megadump part 1, because I ran out of time and only talked about half the things I wanted to. So for this episode, I go over some news about one of my favorite games, Eclipse

Death

Oct 25th, 2017 52m

Well, Ben and I went off the rails this time. We had an agenda, with a list of games to talk about, but then our copy of Kingdom Death arrived after a year of waiting. The excitement got to us, and we spend the whole time unboxing it live on th

Twilight Imperium Post Mortem

Sep 27th, 2017 34m 34s

After a full day of both Twilight Imperium and Rebellion, it was enough to make me want to never activate another system as long as I live. Of coure, that only lasted about a week. I discuss my thoughts about the day of space games, what went w

War Suns

Sep 19th, 2017 1h 3m

My good friend Marcus joins me to talk about our upcoming 5 player Twilight Imperium day. Strategy is the main course here, how to navigate the strategic waters when there are 348 separate variables to consider; all with game changing consequen

XIA, Twilight Imperium 4th Edition, and Colony Ship

Aug 12th, 2017 26m 50s

Oh look, another episode where Twilight Imperium is the main feature! Seriously though, there's amazing news of the 4th edition, which I go into detail about. Also, I play XIA which is wonderful, and I talk about the first full playthough of Co

Big ol Twilight Imperium Recap

Jul 20th, 2017 43m 20s

I intended to talk about much more than Twilight Imperium, but it was such a big thing that happened just last week, so I guess it was fresh in my mind. I lay out on the table all that happened that day, and get deep into some strategic instanc

Colony Ship!

Jul 7th, 2017 21m 41s

Today I'm talking about a paradigm shift in the development of Project X. Taking into account all that I've learned so far, I've decided to put the brakes on the actual development process so I can focus on making something with some tight cons

Ben and Micah join me to talk Imperial Assault, Project X, and Twilight Imperium

Jun 27th, 2017 42m 34s

I just finished my Imperial Assault campaign, and I go through some of the things I loved about it, and some of the things I definitely did not like. Then, we talk about the mechanics and how an experience like that can inform the design of Pro

Discussion with Ben, ETX design sessions, luck vs. skill, finding time to design.

Jun 20th, 2017 49m 11s

Ben and I sit down for an hour and talk about our experiences at ETX, what we learned from our game design sessions, and what inspiration we gained. We also dig into designing luck vs. skill into games, as well as tackling the difficult subject

Ep 2: Inspiration, where to find it, and how to apply it to game design

Jun 14th, 2017 27m 28s

In this second episode of the Omega Fourteen Podcast, I talk in depth about Twilight Imperium, Eclipse, and other games that directly inspired the games I'm working on. I also introduce Project X, which is the grand game that I've been working

Inaugural Episode, ETX 2017, Design Academy, and Introductions

Jun 8th, 2017 36m 20s

In this very first episode of the Omega Fourteen Podcast, I introduce myself, and I talk a little bit about my intentions for this podcast. I cover the games I'm currently playing and what I'm looking forward to, as well as a look at last weeke

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