Last April I had the joy of finally meeting one of my board game design hero's. The real treat was finding out he is also a great person. Alan Moon (designer of Ticket to Ride) really left an impression on me. He was always smiling. He was not only hospitable, but seemed to really take an interest in everyone attending the Gathering of Friends. The interview you find below was captured during my time at the Gathering of Friends. It was filmed by Douglas Morse, as part of his documentary "Adventures On The Tabletop". Im not sure if it will be included as an extra feature, but I recommend if you enjoy the videoclip, be sure to purchase the movie when it is released.
Showing posts with label TableTop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TableTop. Show all posts
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
Adventures on the Tabletop
Only 3 days left! If you havent heard already, an upcoming Board Game documentary is on Kickstarter. But only 3 days left to help this project be even better. I highly recommend you help sponsor this project by signing on to Kickstarter and finding a funding level that interest you. If you like board games, you are going to want to see this movie.
The film maker is Douglas Morse. I had the pleasure meeting him at the Gathering of Friends a couple months ago. Doug's goal with this movie is to make a film for board game fans, that helps pull back the curtain on the whole board game design/publishing process, and let everyone see the adventure games go through to get to our tables.
I am a little bias, as I might be featured in the film, but even beyond that, I am very confident the content in this film will be amazing. Some of the exclusive and candid interviews Doug Morse has been able to attain are priceless. The chance to hear from legendary board game designers like Alan Moon, and significant publishers in the industry like Hans Im Gluck, is incredible rare and will be very entertaining. We are talking about people who love and make games. Of course they are fun people.
So check out the preview below, and please consider supporting this project. Also, please go out of your way and recommend this project to a few people you know who might be interested in the film. At the very least you will earn some bonus points with your friends & family that you recommend this to them, because it shows you were thinking of them.
(PS - you can see me at 0:48 & 2:25 in the preview)
The film maker is Douglas Morse. I had the pleasure meeting him at the Gathering of Friends a couple months ago. Doug's goal with this movie is to make a film for board game fans, that helps pull back the curtain on the whole board game design/publishing process, and let everyone see the adventure games go through to get to our tables.
I am a little bias, as I might be featured in the film, but even beyond that, I am very confident the content in this film will be amazing. Some of the exclusive and candid interviews Doug Morse has been able to attain are priceless. The chance to hear from legendary board game designers like Alan Moon, and significant publishers in the industry like Hans Im Gluck, is incredible rare and will be very entertaining. We are talking about people who love and make games. Of course they are fun people.
So check out the preview below, and please consider supporting this project. Also, please go out of your way and recommend this project to a few people you know who might be interested in the film. At the very least you will earn some bonus points with your friends & family that you recommend this to them, because it shows you were thinking of them.
-- Daryl Andrews
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Most Complicated Board Game Ever
Enjoy this hilarious video paying tribute to how complicated board games can feel sometimes.
''Learning to play a new game has never been so painful.''
''Learning to play a new game has never been so painful.''
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Tabletop Day, March 30th!
If you haven't seen the TableTop videos on YouTube, you should try taking a look at their channel here. It stars Wil Wheaton (yes, of ST: TNG fame - and who we saw at Origins last year) and Felicia Day, who is well known among fanboy circles for her work on Dr. Horrible and The Guild.
On each episode, they play through a modern board game and then subsequently the game sells out across North America and the game company is quite happy (this is partially why I couldn't find a damn copy of Pandemic this past Christmas). I imagine they now get sent a LOT of review copies....
Anyways, on March 30th, they've declared it TableTop Day, a day across North America where people get together at local board game shops, libraries, and friends' houses to, yes, play lots of games. And despite the mild bit of hubris it takes to declare a special day after your own web series, it still will be kind of cool if it brings more people into the hobby and more events to your FLGS.
Check out the video below for more details.
I'm totally not famous at all, but a 'Death Of Monopoly' day could be fun, too. People could trade in copies of Monopoly for real board games donated by companies and then we could play them around campfires made from the burning of old boards and Monopoly money.
Burning Monopoly money... boy, that would make me feel so rich.
On each episode, they play through a modern board game and then subsequently the game sells out across North America and the game company is quite happy (this is partially why I couldn't find a damn copy of Pandemic this past Christmas). I imagine they now get sent a LOT of review copies....
Anyways, on March 30th, they've declared it TableTop Day, a day across North America where people get together at local board game shops, libraries, and friends' houses to, yes, play lots of games. And despite the mild bit of hubris it takes to declare a special day after your own web series, it still will be kind of cool if it brings more people into the hobby and more events to your FLGS.
Check out the video below for more details.
I'm totally not famous at all, but a 'Death Of Monopoly' day could be fun, too. People could trade in copies of Monopoly for real board games donated by companies and then we could play them around campfires made from the burning of old boards and Monopoly money.
Burning Monopoly money... boy, that would make me feel so rich.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
A brush with celebrity....
My new claim to fame is that Wil Wheaton, online blog celebrity and former 'Wesley Crusher', was playing our current fave Lords of Waterdeep about two tables down from us at Origins this past weekend while we played Goa. A friend of mine even pointed out that you can sort of see him behind us in the upper corner in the white jersey:
I say all this not because I'm TOTALLY starstruck but more as an excuse to post his latest awesome Tabletop episode featuring my favourite - Ticket To Ride.
I say all this not because I'm TOTALLY starstruck but more as an excuse to post his latest awesome Tabletop episode featuring my favourite - Ticket To Ride.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
