Episode 331: Special Guest Craig E. Somerton

Continuing on with our Oceania theme, Conor and Dana Banana are back and chatting to Aussie designer, Craig E. Somerton.  Craig is still on a high after a successful Kickstarter with his first published game, Farm Hand.   He talks about his journey in board gaming and designing, and in particular, his affinity for trick-taking games.  He even hints at his new design! 

As usual, when Conor and Banana get together, the episode is full of tangents that seem to go nowhere.  Somewhere in between, is the occasional nod to a classic game in Five Tribes and Agricola while Craig gives us his no.1 trick-taker of all time.

As this episode was recorded in a post Cyclone Alfred time-warp, there is no Question of the Pod, but still lots of laughs and gaming conversation to enjoy!

 

Sizzling Games:

Seas of Strife [1:12:18]

Agricola [1:15:23]

 

Fired Up: [01:34:34]

 

Keep up to date about the Kickstarter for Farm Hand.  Check in to see if late pledges may open up in the future!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grailgames/grail-games-2025-pocket-game-collection

 

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Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:

 

Farm Hand https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/386860/farm-hand

Texas Showdown https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/249044/texas-showdown

Seas of Strife https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225482/seas-of-strife

Skull King https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/150145/skull-king

Carcassonne https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/822/carcassonne

Prey https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415092/prey

Rainbow https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415090/rainbow

Nanatoridori https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387388/nanatoridori

Five Tribes https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/157354/five-tribes-the-djinns-of-naqala

Agricola https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/200680/agricola-revised-edition

Ra https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra

7 Wonders Duel https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173346/7-wonders-duel

 

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Advent Games is an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW.  http://www.adventgames.com.au/

More Than Meeples is an Australian retail and online game store based in Brisbane, QLD.

https://morethanmeeples.com.au/

 

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