In Episode 91 of the WiscoDice podcast, the hosts discuss their strategies for approaching a new game and have fun playing it. They also discuss games they’ve been playing and an updates on their hobby projects.
This week was 4 days of gaming fun in Madison, Wisconsin at Gamehole Con! The convention features a plethora of tabletop gaming events, including role-playing, board games, and miniature gaming. WiscoDice had a blast running many games each day of the convention. We topped off the gaming marathon with our weekly Board Game Brunch, featuring Tiny Towns.
Tiny Towns by AEG features simultaneous play as you compete to create a town that has the highest scoring building combos. For most of the game, all players are placing the same colored cubes each turn, but the placement in the town grid and which buildings are constructed will vary.
Tiny Towns Components
In Game Play – 4
Muffins and Components
In Game Play – 6
In Game Play – 3
In Game Play – 1
In Game Play – 2
In Game Play – 5
Tiny Towns Score Sheets
Today we were able to play in person with some of our WiscoDice fans. The game is quick and we were able to get multiple plays in with 6 players. Each player had their own strategy that was often times inadvertently thwarted by others choosing colors that did not fit in their plan.
The Food…Mini Muffins
We worked up quite the appetite with all the construction. With convention rules, we we not able to bring food in to eat. Instead we provided some mini muffin packs for everyone to enjoy after the game. Since it was a local gaming convention, we enjoyed the muffins with a mocha from Just Coffee.
As part of the WiscoDice support of Extra Life, we are hosting a streamed play of Forgotten Waters on Saturday, November 6 from 1:00 – 5:00 pm!
Forgotten Waters by PlaidHat Games, is an exciting, semi-cooperative game where you and your party play as pirates. Can you be the most infamous? Can you build your pirate to be successful? Can you avoid stealing from your party long enough to help them not get killed? Ok, maybe it is a bit silly. Maybe it is a bit… off, but the point is, it is a lot of fun!
Preparing for the Game
This is a multimedia driven game. It will be set up with multiple components. If you want to play, make sure you have completed the following before the game:
If you can, donate to our Extra Life campaign! It will help support kids and frankly, guarantees you a slot in the game.
Sign up for the event by emailing [email protected]. Include your Discord user name
Join the WiscoDice Discord Server. You will need access to Discord to hear the game and participate.
A camera is NOT necessary, but seeing your other fellow pirates can add to the experience.
You will need to be able to open multiple applications and stream, plan your computer hardware appropriately.
We will attempt to stream the audio through Discord, so you can listen to the wonderful audio on game day. If that doesn’t work, https://fwcrossroads.com/ will let you listen to the audio.
Enter the code provided by the event coordinator, GhostwalkerCRL, in the Discord channel
If you want to check it out ahead of time, there is a link for a How To Guide on the site, that will teach you how to use the interface.
We will take a break during the game. There is usually a natural break built into the middle of the game.
Prepare for fun!
Additional Information
Most of all, WiscoDice looks forward to seeing you online and thank you for helping to make this Extra Life Campaign Event a wonderful experience for everyone!
If you are interested in participating in this Forgotten Waters Event or any of the other games we are hosting as part of our Extra Life Campaign 2021 check out the following for more information:
