The Southern Board Game Podcast, With the accent on Southern

Notes

My BGG New Years Resolution

What is on the table…

Catapult Feud

Catapult Feud

Ready, aim, launch the catapults - knock down all your opponent's troops to win.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310789/catapult-feud

Paint the Roses

Paint the Roses

A puzzling day in Wonderland working together to outsmart the Queen of Hearts. ❤️

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253759/paint-roses

Karuba

Karuba

Forge a path through the jungle, pick up gems along the way and reach the temples.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/183251/karuba

Mariposas

Mariposas

Guide monarch butterflies on their journey along eastern North America.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/297978/mariposas

Cascadiia -

Cascadia

Create the most harmonious ecosystem as you puzzle together habitats and wildlife.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295947/cascadia

Dog Park -

Dog Park

Collect and walk all your favourite dogs in this beautiful, card-driven game.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/331401/dog-park

Verdant -

Verdant

Collect and care for houseplants as you arrange the coziest home.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334065/verdant

Board Games in the News…

Tabletop Awards 2022

The Tabletop Awards are an annual celebration of the best that tabletop gaming has to offer. The awards recognise innovation and excellence in board games, card games and tabletop RPGs, as well as the designers and publishers behind the games.

https://www.dicebreaker.com/tabletopawards

Best Board Game -

"The idea was to kill players with cuteness": Flamecraft designer Manny Vega on making 2022's best board game

The adorable dragon-themed board game Flamecraft won the hearts and minds of this year's Dicebreaker Tabletop Awards jury, netting it the Best Board Game award. Dicebreaker caught up with Flamecraft's designer Manny Vega at PAX Unplugged 2022 to chat about the game, how important artwork is to its success and the future of the series.

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/flamecraft/interview/manny-vega-flamecraft-interview

Kickstarters I Backed…or am intrigued by…

Backed… (& delivered…?)

Artisans of Splendent Vale

A co-operative adventure game set in a magical land.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342062/artisans-splendent-vale

Intrigued….

Shipped….

Harry Potter: Catch the Snitch -

Harry Potter: Catch the Snitch

Compete as one of the houses of Hogwarts to win a Quidditch match.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/323834/harry-potter-catch-snitch

Distilled -

Distilled

Purchase goods, upgrade your distillery, and craft the world's finest spirits.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295895/distilled

D&D and TTRPGs

OneD&D’s OGL will introduce royalties for biggest creators… -

OneD&D's open gaming licence will introduce royalties for biggest creators, prevent third-party NFTs

Dungeons & Dragons creators attempted to clarify the future of the popular tabletop RPG by explaining how OneD&D will change the way independent creators make and sell D&D-related products. A December 21st blog post on D&DBeyond says the company and designers working on the next iteration, codenamed OneD&D, have heard the discussions concerning the Open Gaming Licence (OGL) and accompanying System Reference Document (SRD).

https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/news/dungeons-and-dragons-onednd-updates-ogl-srd

Grummz on Twitter: "Good rundown of Wizard's response to their modifications of OGL.The requirement that *everybody* report their revenue from DnD products to Wizards is pretty shite. So are the royalties.WoTC wants to be like Google's app store. https://t.co/Nl0yHUIjpg / Twitter"

Good rundown of Wizard's response to their modifications of OGL.The requirement that *everybody* report their revenue from DnD products to Wizards is pretty shite. So are the royalties.WoTC wants to be like Google's app store. https://t.co/Nl0yHUIjpg

https://twitter.com/Grummz/status/1605696408060801025

Alexander Macris on Twitter: "Wizards has released its statement on the future of the Open Game License for D&D and it's a doozy. #OpenDnD? No, not at all.https://t.co/hFo1lbw8wX / Twitter"

Wizards has released its statement on the future of the Open Game License for D&D and it's a doozy. #OpenDnD? No, not at all.https://t.co/hFo1lbw8wX

https://twitter.com/archon/status/1605662299183894528

yorkspace.library.yorku.ca

This is an archive of https://yorkspace.library.yorku.ca/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10315/36665/Tarantino_Giuseppe_R_2019_PhD.pdf from Monday 07, February 2022

https://perma.cc/7XA2-LLRH

Dungeons & Dragons' New License Tightens Its Grip On Competition

The new Dungeons & Dragons Open Gaming License, a document which allows a vast group of independent publishers to use the basic game rules created by D&D owner Wizards of the Coast, significantly restricts the kind of content allowed and requires anyone making money under the license to report their products to Wizards of the Coast directly, according to an analysis of a leaked draft of the document, dated mid-December.

https://gizmodo.com/dnd-wizards-of-the-coast-ogl-1-1-open-gaming-license-1849950634

#OpenDND

Michael Holik, Mage Hand Press Andrew Clayton, Foundry Virtual Tabletop Benjamin Huffman, Sterling Vermin Adventuring Co. Owen K.C.

https://www.opendnd.games/

Misc

You might have too many games if….. -

You might have too many games if... | BGG

you spend a day or two researching a game only to find out you already own it. I am guilty of this more than once. That makes it a habit..sigh.

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2990262/you-might-have-too-many-games-if?mc_cid=3406a30a80&mc_eid=d353fbca56