The Grimmsteel Games crew returns to talk about relaunching the crowdfunding campaign for its game, Diabolical Dave's Rumble Throwdown. Stretch goals, solo and two-player mode, community feedback, and refining the game's rules are the topics of conversation. Listeners can check the game out at www.grimmsteel.com/ddrt [https://www.grimmsteel.com/ddrt].

Relaunching Diabolical Dave's Rumble Throwdown

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Launching Season 2 of Should I Play It

Are you ready to wrestle??? The Grimmsteel Games team joins the podcast to chat about their pro wrestling inspired board game, Diabolical Dave's Rumble Throwdown. Who is Diabolical Dave? Do you have what it takes to compete, and win, in his mysterious wrestling circuit, the Diabolical Wrestling Council? Check out this episode to find out!

 * Diabolical Dave's Rumble Throwdown home page [https://grimmsteel.com/ddrt]
 * Kickstarter Campaign [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grimmsteel/diabolical-daves-rumble-throwdown] (launches March 26, 2024)
 * Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/rumblethrowdown]

Diabolical Dave's Rumble Throwdown with Grimmsteel Games

Not all deep or 'chunky' games take forever to play. That's one of the appeals of Raising Robots by Nauvoo Games, including its fun, vibrant art and thoughtful design. Put on your lab coat and find your tools - it's time to invent your robot!

Visit the Nauvoo Games [https://www.nauvoogames.com] website for more info.

Raising Robots with Seth Van Orden

A hockey game created by a Canadian publisher and being printed in Canada? What are the odds?

Hockey Hardware is a game inspired not only by the sport of ice hockey, it's heavily influenced by fantasy hockey scoring and stat-keeping. Are you ready to get the hardware and claim the Champions Cup? Learn more about the game from creator Billy Morrison.

Visit the Hockey Hardware website [https://www.hockeyhardware.com/].

Hockey Hardware with Billy Morrison

"Didn't your mother tell you? It's an activity you enjoy with friends or acquaintances around a table that sometimes, but not always, involves joking and laughing with each other."

Are you talking about a party game? Specifically, Allow Me To Mansplain by For Why Games? Game creator Kervin Queliza joins the podcast to talk about the game, his interest in interpersonal communications, and the company's upcoming game project. You'll have to listen to learn more.

VIsit the For Why Games website [https://www.forwhygames.com/].

Allow Me To Mansplain with Kervin Queliza

Zombies? World War II? Bring the two together in an easy-to-carry and play board game in a book, and you've got Raybox Games' Escape from Stalingrad Z!

Join game design veteran Marco Pecota to learn more about the game and upcoming releases from Raybox Games. While you're listening, be sure to check out the team's past, current, and future projects:

 * Raybox Games official site [https://www.rayboxgames.com/]
 * Escape from Stalingrad Z [https://www.rayboxgames.com/copy-of-ks-landing-page] (Whatever you do, DON'T click the eye! But we know you will)
 * Escape from Projekt Riese [https://www.rayboxgames.com/efpr-landing-page]
 * Gates of Niflheim [https://www.rayboxgames.com/gatesofnifleim] - crowdfunding launched on Nov. 14!

Escape from Stalingrad Z with Marco Pecota

Who knew that the deep lore from the Bible could be the theme of an epic, co-op, tactical board game? Andrew Lowen, host of The Crowdfunding Nerds podcast, pulls it off with Deliverance, a game featuring beautiful art, deep character customization, and a challenging difficulty that may have you praying to a higher power for help!

Check out the game at playdeliverance.com [https://playdeliverance.com/]. Also, if you're interested in crowdfunding, marketing, or just want to hear from other game developers, be sure to swing by crowdfundingnerds.com [https://crowdfundingnerds.com/] as well!

Deliverance with Andrew Lowen

Looking for a healthy dose of historical accuracy and tactical challenge packaged together in a single deck-building bundle? Check out Loyalty or Liberty? by Black Labrador Creations! Daniel Lessin and Jason Grossman shared their enthusiasm for the game - and Daniel's incredible depth of historical knowledge - for this episode of the podcast. Buckle up, break out your American Revolution textbooks (not required!) and enjoy the show.

Learn more about Loyalty or Liberty? at blacklabradorcreations.com [https://www.blacklabradorcreations.com/]. 

Shout out to our friends at Hero and the Horror for the opening music on the podcast. Check out their site at heroandthehorror.com [http://heroandthehorror.com/]. 

Loyalty or Liberty? with Daniel Lessin and Jason Grossman

What do you get when a career educator decides to design a board game? The answer is Gamestormers, at least in this case! GamestormEDU's Jon Spike joined us for our first published episode of the podcast to talk about the game, which released earlier in 2023.

For more information about the game, visit gamestormedu.com [https://gamestormedu.com/].

Gamestormers with Jon Spike

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