Mature Minded Gamers Podcast

Will and Eric cover the hottest and most exciting games in both the video game and board game world. 

Titles we talk about include the following:

Will and Eric break down two of the biggest releases for 2020. Star Wars Squadrons and Baldur's Gate 3. 

Will, Ryan, and Eric talk about their return to World of Warcraft. What do we think? What has changed and will we keep playing?

Will and Eric talk about their experiences in New World, Amazon's MMORPG. It's currently running a preview beta for anyone who pre-ordered. This will run from Aug 25th- Sept 5th.  Set to release in Q1 of 2021, its one of my most anticipated games. We talk combat, crafting, PVP and more. 

We finish our journey in the Ashter Campaign. A custom game designed by  our GM Dwight. This is episode 20, the finale for our run. Thank you to  everyone who listened or watched us and a special thank you to our GM  Dwight for taking us on this epic adventure.

We continue our journey in the Ashter Campaign. A custom game designed by our GM Dwight.  It's ran on Fantasy Grounds and Discord. This is episode 19. Episode 1 can be found here. 

Will and Eric cover HEL: The Last Saga board game Kickstarter. Survive, explore, fight and solve the mysteries of a hostile island in  this narrative 1-4 player viking survival horror board game.  HEL: The Last Saga is a cooperative fantasy adventure viking board game,  created by the duo behind SMOG: Rise of Moloch by CMON, game designer  David Rakoto and art director Christophe Madura.

Join Eric and Will as we share our thoughts on the Kickstarter for Wolfenstein: The Board Game from Archon Studios! 

Will and Eric break down the Kickstarter for Chronicles of Crime: The  Millennium Series! CoC brings crime investigation into an App featured  game session that you cooperatively work together to solve a mystery.  Scan cards, investigate crime scenes and talked to witnesses, always  trying to get the answers you seek in the quickest way possible. This  Kickstarter brings 3 completely new standalone games into the family,  each with 4 scenarios.   Published by Lucky Duck Games is who is well  known for highly innovative and engaging board games. 

Will, Brad, and Eric cover the games that they played in a recent gaming session.  We discuss "Finger Guns at High Noon", "Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig",  "Ripple Rush" and "Tapestry".

(0:44) Finger Guns at High Noon 

(4:40) Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig

(8:05) Ripple Rush

(11:10) Tapestry

Will and Eric discuss the video games they've been playing so far this month. Including: Battlefield 5, GreedFall, Tem Tem, Hell Let Loose, Darksburg, and Ostrofa!  We also talk about Robot Cache, the world's first blockchain-based digital marketplace for videogames. 

Eric, Will, and Ryan talk about Ubisoft's latest Might & Magic game. Might & Magic: Chess Royale - A combination of Battle Royale and Auto Chess. 

Will, Ryan, and Eric have been running cargo, collecting bounties and just having a good time once again in Elite Dangerous.  

Will and Eric discuss a classic, Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game by Fantasy Flight Games. We recently brought this game back to the table and had our friend Ryan join for his first game. 

Will, Ryan, and Eric share their thoughts on Mandalorian Season 1.  We discuss what we liked and didn't like and what we hope to see for season 2. 

This is Episode 7 in our Ashter DnD Adventures. We play these on Fantasy Grounds and Discord.

Will and Eric talk about The Great Wall,  the latest Kickstarter sensation from Awaken Realms. What are our initial thoughts? Did one of us back it during the recording of the Episode? Listen and find out! 

Game Description: The Great Wall is a new major board game from Awaken Realms (creators of  Nemesis, Tainted Grail, Etherfields, and many other acclaimed products)  and our fresh take on Euro / Worker placement type of Board Games!

Kickstarter link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/awakenrealms/great-wall-board-game

Will and Eric talk about Tainted Grail, what they liked and thought about their experiences with the game so far. 

Game Description: 

Tainted Grail: the Fall of Avalon is an  unforgettable, solo or cooperative adventure experience for 1-4 players.  Blending Arthurian legends and Celtic mythology with a unique vision,  it allows you to impact the game world in deep and meaningful ways. A  deep, branching storyline allows you to tackle problems in different  ways, ensuring no two games play alike. Difficult  decisions or harrowing choices wait behind every corner and seemingly  minor tasks may reverberate with major long-term consequences.

This is Episode 6 in our Ashter DnD Adventures. We play these on Fantasy Grounds and Discord.

Will and Eric talk about their experiences with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. 

This is Episode 2 in the Series for our Adventures in Ashter. 

Session Highlights:

 •   The party discovers the ruins of an ancient tower occupied by a band of bandits  

•    The party defeat the bandits and find magical items in the treasure ( one cursed )  

•    The party continues toward Caster  

•    The party takes shelter from a storm in the southeast tower with a Kingsguard Knight and 3 soldiers 

 •    The tower is attacked in the middle of the night by a large band of Kobolds ( some winged ) 

 •    The party and the Kingsguard knight and his solders defeat the kobolds  

•    A note is found written in Draconic that they were looking for humans alive or dead to be brought back to a base