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Liz and Mike each share 5 of their favorite war games for solo play. ____________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@one_stop_coop_shop Podcast - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Merch: one-stop-co-op-shop.cre...

An exploration of the cultural story told by the Lewis & Clark board game. Let's check out those Indian meeples, shall we? 0:00 Intro 1:05 Historical Background 8:34 The Story on the Board 15:01 The Player in the Story 16:20 CASE Analysis 22:32 Final Evaluation on My Color Spectrum Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) - www.youtube.com/shelfstories _________________________________...

Steve & Kim finished the full campaign for Assassin's Creed. They sit down and review the game both with a brief spoiler free section to begin and ending with a deeper spoiler discussion at the end. There are clear audio cues before spoiler territory halfway through the audio. This was previously recorded as a live stream on One Stop Co-op Shop Streamed YouTube channel

In this latest vlog from my YouTube channel, Shelf Stories, I put forward what I think is the common ground for most gamers here in the hobby. To a certain extent, no matter our race, class, or demographic, so many us are freaks and geeks, not considered "normal" (whatever that means) in the larger society. We use the opportunity of gaming as a space where we can be our authentic, geeky selves in...

This week Peter & Mike talk about The Initiative and have a design discussion about deduction games. _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@one_stop_coop_shop Podcast - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopco...

As will be noted multiple times throughout the episode, this is a very unique show. Derek Liam is the former lead designer for Broken Token inserts and organizers. He joins Jason's Industry Nuts and Bolts series to share personal stories about five years working for Broken Token. These were fulfilling years for Derek, but also difficult ones, mainly due to the management style of the former regime...

Jason takes a look at the cultural story told by Lost Ruins of Arnak. This podcast is adapted from a video review, link below. 0:00 Intro 1:15 Overall Lore and Story 5:05 The Story on the Board 10:35 The Story of the Player 13:15 Analysis and Evaluation Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) - www.youtube.com/shelfstories __________________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/o...

The original version of this episode appeared on Jason's YouTube channel, Shelf Stories. Link below. This is Episode Zero of a new video series Shelf Stories. Jason will review specific games though the lens of cultural critique, specifically what I call CASE - Cultural Appropriation, Stereotyping, and Erasure. In this show, Jason explains what he means by each of these contentious concepts. As al...

Peter, Steve, Jason, Bairnt & Mike tell you the top 3 games that made them the gamers they are today. We also reminisce about how OSCS came to be. _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@one_stop_coop_shop Podcast - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg...

Steve sits down with two special guests Bageltop Games and Legendary Leagues to do a deep dive on Messiah Complex, the latest expansion for Marvel Legendary. This content was previously recorded on the One Stop Co-op Shop Streamed YouTube channel. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OneStopCoopShopStreamed Podcast - https...

Frank West, the founder of City of Games and designer of Isle of Cats, joins to discuss cultivating enthusiastic, positive communities that buy games, have fun, and manages itself against negative elements. We get into a lot of facets of this one, particularly the idea of the Five, Five, and Ninety Percent. Five percent of communities are superfans, five percent are utter jerks, and ninety are peo...

This week Peter & Jason talk about Imperium: Classics and card games. _________________________ Imperium Player Aid: https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/223793/player-aid-imperium-classics _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@one_stop_coop_shop Podcas...

Danni Loe from Pandasaurus Games and James Hudson from Druid City Games rejoin the show to talk about the benefits and increasing drawbacks of producing games through Kickstarter. KS provides upfront cash and immediate feedback from fans, which is great. It also has huge issue with lack of moderation, the move to blockchain, and overall unresponsiveness to the very creators it says it wants to hig...

Danni Loe from Pandasaurus Games and James Hudson from Druid City Games stop by to chat about the shipping crisis of 2021 and its reverberations for gamers today - delayed games, higher prices, and what companies are doing behind the scenes to respond. Spoiler alert - its a lot! Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) - www.youtube.com/shelfstories __________________________________ Y...

This week Peter & Mike talk about Unsettled and discuss exploration in games. _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@one_stop_coop_shop Podcast - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Merch: https://o...

Greg Loring-Albright, co-designer of Bloc by Bloc Uprising, stops by the show to share about this new, redesigned version of the game. This is a companion piece to the playthrough video with designer commentary for Bloc by Bloc on the One Stop Coop Shop YouTube channel. In this conversation, Greg shares a big picture view of the game's theme and how it serves as an expression of his own personal a...

Liz and Jason spoke about colonization games offering a false sense of comfort in the last episode. In this one, we talk about the line between healthy misbehavior in games (which, for us, is a pretty big space) and unhealthy (games that evoke real world oppressions that are felt by people in the world today). Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) - www.youtube.com/shelfstories ____...

This week Peter & Paul Grogan (Gaming Rules) talk about Ark Nova and discuss rulebooks. _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@one_stop_coop_shop Podcast - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Merch:...

Liz Davidson and Jason get together once again to discuss history in games in two parts. In this first part, we discuss Euro games and other mass market games that leverage history for attention, sales, and audience comfort. In seeking audience comfort, those games lie to our faces. We analyze examples of these games - Puerto Rico, AuZtralia, Hadrian's Wall, and more. We also chart some ways forwa...

Steve & Kim review the cooperative mode for Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition in two parts. The first part is the usual top 5 format with the later section a more indepth look at the rest of the game. Hope you enjoy! YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OneStopCoopShopStreamed Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/onestopcoopsh...

Jona Minotto, the One Pip Wonder, joins the show to share what she has learned about sustainability and eco-friendliness in board games. We have bad news for gamers, especially those of us who have gotten used to lots of pretty plastic chrome in our games. However, we end on a hopeful note and point to some ways forward. One Pip Wonder YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHf-oGRKOC6...

This week Mike & Collin talk about what they have been playing, and review Roll Player Adventures. _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@one_stop_coop_shop Podcast - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoop...

Matthew Dunstan, designer of the Adventure series and many other games, provides a frank, transparent discussion about what he makes as a game designer, what it takes to go full-time, how to arrange royalties, and a whole host of other related subjects. 0:00 Intro 1:52 The Games - Adventure, Professor Evil, Echoes, and More 7:19 Life of a Game Designer 22:00 Overall Finances of a Game Designer 34:...

Andrew Fischer hops back on the show to give us an update on Earthborne Rangers development and iteration. We get wonky in this one! Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) - www.youtube.com/shelfstories __________________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/onestopcoopshop www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/...

Steve & Bairnt meet on Co-op Chat to discuss some of the exciting upcoming games planned to release in 2022. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OneStopCoopShopStreamed Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/onestopcoopshop Discord - https://discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Donate to One Stop Co-op...