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This list details the games featured on the "Print and Play" podcast.

Games are rated in the following way.

Terrible trash : A waste of paper, ink, glue, tape and time.

Poor :( : Less than your average game. Perhaps, game too long for content. May have no longevity, meaning, two plays and your done with it.

Average :) : Amusing, keeps your interest, a game you would play if someone offered.

Good :meeple: : A game you would try to push to play. It's Fun!

Excellent geekgold : It's Excellent, your favourite game, no better than that, it's double excellent with a cherrie on top.
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Posted Sat Jun 30, 2007 8:13 pm
Edited Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:34 pm
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1. Board Game: Pocket Civ [Average Rating:7.03 Overall Rank:730]
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 Pocket CIV is a solotaire Civilisation building game.

Rated - Good

Comment - The best Solo game I've ever played

Edit : A new improved version of this game has been released since the review was done.
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I created a VASSAL module for this game. You can check out the thread here:
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This game has had version 2 released since I reviewed it
2. Board Game: OrkoMondo [Average Rating:5.61 Unranked]
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 OrkoMondo is "filler" tile-laying game for 2-4 players and has a fantasy theme.

Rated - Average
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3. Board Game: Commodore [Average Rating:5.31 Unranked]
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 Commodore is a two player card game (can handle four players) with a Napoleonic Sail theme. Short game length makes this a filler.

Rated - Average
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4. Board Game: Richthofen [Average Rating:5.98 Overall Rank:3787]
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 Richthofen is a two player World War I dog fighting game.

Rated - Good

Comment - Game play is very thematic.
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One of my absolute favorite P-n-P games. (nicely done review, too!)

We always play the campaign game, as it would be over too quickly otherwise. Playing only one dogfight could also be quite an unfair game if one side gets an ace while the other gets the rookie. The tokens for showing who is the attacker is a good idea. I might have to do something like that. I was thinking about buying some of the Wings of War - Miniatures planes - which would do the job perfectly!
5. Board Game: Lost Patrol [Average Rating:6.74 Overall Rank:1728]
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 Lost Patrol is a two player Sci Fi themed game. Released by Games Workshop around 2000.

Rated - Good

Comment - Get it Now!
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this game is so hard, i can't win as the marines to save my life.
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It's great for solitaire too.
6. Board Game: Eastern Front 2 [Average Rating:6.86 Unranked]
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 Eastern Front 2 is a tiny hex and counter wargame for 2. Allows solo and double blind play.

Rated - Average

Comment - More complex than it seems.
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Upgraded art set has been released since I reviewed this.
7. Board Game: Miskatonic Madness [Average Rating:5.65 Unranked]
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 Miskatonic Madness is a two player Cthulhu themed tile laying game.

Rated - Poor

Comment - Only make this up if your a Cthulhu/Lovercraft fan.
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What?! If something as random as Orkmondo can be "average", then this should be too.

Granted, yes, I am a Cthulhu fan, but this is a favourite PNP of mine.
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What?! If something as random as Orkmondo can be "average", then this should be too.

Granted, yes, I am a Cthulhu fan, but this is a favourite PNP of mine.


Using my grading scale ( at the top of this list ) how would you rate Miskatonic Madness and Orkomondo? I really am interested to know. :)
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Orkmondo rates poor.

Placement depends on die rolls. Keep rolling the same numbers and the game drags and drags.

Late in the game, when the board is really piling up, keep rolling numbers you cannot place on, and the game drags on and on.

Compared to this, Miskatonic rates average.
8. Board Game: King for a Day [Average Rating:7.43 Unranked]
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 King for a Day is a game for 3-7, resource management and blind bidding.

Rated - Average

Comment - You have to pay for it. Fun and small down times.
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I remember this game being a lot of fun. I played it back in 2000 I think (or was it 2001?).
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Fun's the right word My little group really enjoyed the auctions.
9. Board Game: King of the Tabletop [Average Rating:6.88 Overall Rank:1270]
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 King of the Tabletop is a fantasy boardgame about gaining Prestige and trouncing your opponents armies.

Rated - Poor

Comment - A real 1980s game, player elimination, win by slow attrition.
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From what I understand, this was an inspiration for Magic (though this could be a geeky urban legend). Does anyone know anything about this?
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douglasbushong wrote:
Does anyone know anything about this?

Richard Garfield, probably. :p
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Garfield took inspirations from several games. Although I've not heard of this as being one of them, I could see it. Cosmic Encounter is more often listed as having a strong influence...

Of course, Kings & Things is the professionally produced version of this game: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/58

And, if player elimination and long game length are not negative issues for you, (they aren't always for me), than this game is quite good and possibly better than Kings & Things.
10. Board Game: Dungeon Plungin' [Average Rating:7.96 Unranked]
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 Dungeon Plungin' is a Dungeon exploration game for 1 - 4 players.

Rated - Good

Comment - Really works well solo and with multiple players
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Since I reviewed this, it has had a minor rules revamp, new basic components and additional scenarios released.
11. Board Game: micropul [Average Rating:6.86 Overall Rank:821]
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 Micropul is a 1 or 2 player Tile laying game.

Rated - Good

Comment - Should be produced professionally!
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Very nice podcast. I'm going to make a copy of this to try it ASAP.

*Edit* I did make a copy and have been enjoying this quite a bit.
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I made a copy too with thick foam core for the tiles.
only played once so far but the misses enjoyed it, so i'm sure there will be more games soon.
Máté Cziner
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Absolutely great game, and a treat to look at to boost.
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Since I reviewed this a number of alternate art set s have been released.
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As the Devil's advocate, I'll voice that this one fell flat for me. Not sure why, but I think it's "Lame-oh!"
12. Board Game: Taiwan Assassin's Mace, Scorpion Sting [Average Rating:5.75 Unranked]
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 Taiwan : Assassin's Mace, Scorpions Sting is a two player hex and counter wargame about a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

Rated - Average

Comment - Loverly Artwork, nice game.
13. Board Game: Dune [Average Rating:7.69 Overall Rank:55]
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 Dune is game about political/military factions fighting for possession of the planet called Dune.

Rated - Excellent

Comment - A perfect blend of theme and rules.
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I was a little surprised when this one popped up on the podcast.

I personally don't think of copies of commercially produced games count as "print and play". I think of PnP of games as being produced specifically to be printed at home.

Still, I'm tempted to give it a go.
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i'll wait for the reprint. (i think)


I certainly wouldn't Samuel. For one, IF it gets reprinted, the theme will be changed (see http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comment...). Secondly they're some awesome files on BGG of updated modern looking Dune boards and cards and pieces that you can use to make your own game. I'm going to make my own using those.

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CameronL wrote:
I was a little surprised when this one popped up on the podcast.

I personally don't think of copies of commercially produced games count as "print and play". I think of PnP of games as being produced specifically to be printed at home.


Technically, it's not a "copy." The homebrew versions on the Geek all use original artwork.

There might be issues with trademark, though. Since Dune is a registered mark for someone - the Herbert estate maybe.
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I still think it's a copy even if original artwork is being used. The game mechanics haven't changed in the created versions. Nor has the theme, the board design, or the powers of the races. Only artwork has changed.

Besides, when Fantasy flight got the rights for the reprint, they got everything except the Dune theme. I doubt they would have paid whatever they did if it wasn't still considered "a copy".
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of the files i looked at, they are all for using weird avery cards and print on stickers. i'm not going to track down all that to print.

plus the boards mostly look very ugly.
whats with the all red on the board, looks like a sun.
14. Board Game: Nocturno [Average Rating:6.40 Unranked]
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 Nocturno is an undead themed light filler or childrens game.

Rated - Average

Comment - Cute characters.
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It should be noted that unlike many games on this list which are free, this one cost two euros to download.
15. Board Game: Lock 'N Load: Band of Heroes [Average Rating:7.49 Overall Rank:523]
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 Lock n Load Band of Heroes is a full bloodied Hex and Counter wargame.

Rated - Good

Comment - Darn good freebie given away to try and induce you to buy the game.. I'll buy it when I see it, based on this demo.
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This is a great game. I printed the demo a while ago. I loved it and immediately bought the game. One of the best games I have ever bought. If you area WW2 fan and hex and counter games, try this one out.
16. Board Game: The Way [Average Rating:5.15 Overall Rank:4531]
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 The Way is a two player abstract about finding your way across a tile field that can be rotated.

Rated - Poor

Comment - OK as a one off, but no longevity for me.
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17. Board Game: Admiralty [Average Rating:5.00 Unranked]
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 Admiralty is a set of Napoleonic Era Naval wargames rules.

Rated - Average

Comments - Get some paper mini's for this game from http://www.juniorgeneral.org/19thcentury.htm#ships . Check out Jim Waltons ships.
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18. Board Game: Arclight [Average Rating:8.19 Unranked]
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 ArcLight is a set of rules for fighting spaceships.

Rated - Average

Comment - Good rules ( nice artwork too ).
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19. Board Game: Space Junkyard [Average Rating:6.96 Overall Rank:2104]
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 Space Junkyard is a tile laying space-ship building game.

Rated - Good

Comment - Reviewed by guest presenter Lawrence Spode (BGG user Subhuman, and presenter of the Bookshelf Games vidcast http://www.bookshelfgames.com/ )
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I recommend printing the pages (not rules) on sheet sized adhesive paper, and sticking them to onto thick cardboard or matte board. If you don't want to bother with all the resource tokens, you can just use your typical colored flat glass tokens in red, blue and yellow.
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game looks great, i'm eager to play it this weekend.
nice review.
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Game is going to be produced by Alcatraz Games.
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Good game. I made a copy last week and had a chance to try it yesterday.
20. Board Game: Island Of D 2: The Shadow of Dawn [Average Rating:6.81 Overall Rank:1855]
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 Island od D 2 is a solo fantasy adventure game.

Rated - Average

Comment - Very good, a tough game. Would have rated "Good" but if I ever complete the mission I think I'll lose the will to play again. That said I'm going to keep trying until I do complete it!!!
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Excellent - Simple, yet engaging. Hand management, inventory management, some tactic, some luck. After completing it, I liked it so much that I've created my own (much bigger) adventure using the same rules (and I've later adpated it to 2-player cooperative play adding a "small expansion").
The best Print & Play game I've tried so far.
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Hey you should upload/post those variants and expansions into the games page. I'm sure other people would love to see em.

as would i when i finally make up the game.
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It has always been my intention. However, I must translate them into English (I've done them in Italian, since they were originally intended just for me and my friends). Unfortunately it is a "low priority" project and thus proceed slowly. But one day it'll be there. :)
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New art has been done for this game since it was reviewed.
21. Board Game: Battle of Honey Springs [Average Rating:5.27 Unranked]
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 Honey Springs is a Hex and Counter wargame based on an unusual battle in the American Civil War.

Rated - Average

Comment - Also available as full production version from the publisher.
22. Board Game: Modern Naval Battles [Average Rating:6.51 Overall Rank:1216]
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 Cold War Naval Battles is a card game for 2+, themed on near modern fleets entering combat against each other.

Rated - Good

Comment - A lot of good fun, very thematic, and lots of expansions!
23. Board Game: Big Game Hunters of the Universe [Average Rating:6.33 Unranked]
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 Big Game Hunters of the Universe is a card/bidding game.

Rated - Good

Comment - Fun filler, but deeper if you want to play it that way.

Edit : You have to pay for this one, get it from RPGNow.
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24. Board Game: Free At Last [Average Rating:6.81 Unranked]
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 Free At Last is a Twilight Struggle-like Card driven wargame themed on the Civil Rights Movement in the United States of the 50s and 60s.

Rated - Good

Comment - Great theme, worth the effort
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Free at Last Spamming Campaign !

Want to try out this nice game but are daunted by the hassle of printing it ? Save a tree with the VASSAL module ! Well, procrastinate killing a tree, because the game is so good you will want to own it after one play ! ;)

Check out the VASSAL module either here on BGG

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/23312

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Some new cards and art have been made for this game since it was reviewed.
25. Board Game: Subzero [Average Rating:5.55 Unranked]
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 Sub Zero is a kids game about pelting your pals with Snowballs!

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Comment - A fun kids game, quick and colourful
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Hello!

I just started listening to the podcast -- nice work! A few times, you've mentioned something about fold-up figures, or something like that. What is the URL for that site?
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This reply is a little late, but for anyone else who comes looking...

The URL for the podcast is: http://printandplay.blogspot.com/
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