BGB Volume 31 - Q&A with Reiner Knizia at Orccon 2007

I'll just say it - this isn't a standard episode of Boardgame Babylon and it makes little sense for me to advertise it as such. But since I passed on my chance for an official interview with Reiner Knizia for Boardgame Babylon because I knew some other podcasters where hanging about, I thought I would instead just go ahead and broadcast this and a couple of other shows about the new Ingenious Puzzles that Reiner introduced and a wrap-up show done with some of my buddies who also had an amazing time at Orccon 2007. This is the first of, count 'em, four shows I've got in the bag (makes up for the two rejected shows from my trip to India) that just need a little TLC to get them out.

Anyway, this is the man himself, Dr. Reiner Knizia, in the Question and Answer session he held at Orccon 2007, the President's Day Weekend show of Southern California's Strategicon game conventions. Reiner talks about his process, some exciting upcoming events and products and shows the wonderful good humor we've all heard about.

There is also a contest to win a very cool little item Reiner gave me to hand out to a couple of Boardgame Babylon listeners and also some exciting news about Gamex 2007 and a special guest that will grace us with his presence here in Los Angeles over the Memorial Day weekend.

There are also details about ordering a Cucoloris CD, which you can now get directly from me. The lovely ladies of Cucoloris sent me CDs and stickers to sell at Orccon 2007...and then I forgot them at home for most of the convention. Help me save face and order a Cucoloris CD now! Drop me an e-mail if you are interested in supporting this wonderful band responsible for the coolest music in board game podcasting.

NEXT UP: Another Knizia show with Reiner explaining the new Ingenious Puzzles and some talk about three new Knizia games that were popular at the Kniziathon: Dragon Parade and Escalation from Z-Man Games, plus Mmm...Brains from Twilight Creations (yes, Reiner did a zombie game!)

Thanks for downloading and listening to Boardgame Babylon.

Show Notes

Games mentioned:

Mmm...Brains   King of the Beasts   Amun-Re
Ra   Taj Mahal   Escalation
Blue Moon   Blue Moon City   Tigris and Euphrates
Ingenious  Beowulf   Lord of the Rings: Battlefields

Other Links:

Strategicon   Journal of Boardgame Design

Cucoloris on MySpace (BGB's theme music composers!)