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One Stop Co-Op Shop
One Stop Co-Op Shop is a podcast about cooperative boardgames. Game designers & publishers, Peter Gousis & Michael Kelley host the podcast. Every other week we take one game and break it down to it's top 5 points (the good, the bad and our overall impressions). After we discuss the game we have a design discussion about one of the parts of the game. We will also have occasional podcasts reviewing solo games, and other special episodes. To see our other content check out the links below: YouTube…
Episodes
- One Stop Co-Op Shop
248 | Descent Legends Of The Dark - Design, Development, And Price | with Jason & Andrew Fischer
Andrew Fischer, one of the lead project managers at Fantasy Flight Games for the new Descent, joins Jason to discuss various topics about the new game. 0:00…
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247 | Descent: Legends of the Dark | Review | with Peter, Mike, Jerry & Bairnt
This week Peter, Mike, Jerry & Bairnt talk about Descent: Legends of the Dark. YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) -…
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246 | Trudvang Legends Controversy | with Jason
Jason discusses the recent controversy about the surprising depiction of a nude female in Trudvang Legends. The image has since been removed. This is the audio…
One Stop Co-Op Shop245 |Arydia Q&A | with Steve & Kim
Steve & Kim sit down with Cody and Ira from Far Off Games to answer some live questions from the audience following a play of Arydia Paths We Dare Tread…
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244 | Are The Prices Really Too Darn High? | with Jason & Kevin Bertram
Kevin Bertram, Founder of Fort Circle Games and designer of Shores of Tripoli, joins Jason to discuss rising prices in board games. He breaks down how much his…
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243 | Night Cage | Review | with Peter & Mike
This week Peter and Mike talk about Night Cage, and have a design discussion about tile laying in co-ops. YouTube -…
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242: Wicked And Wise And Making It In The Industry With Fertessa Allyse And Estefania Rodriguez
Wicked and Wise is a new Kickstarter project from Weird Giraffe Games, a partner-based trick taking game with asymmetric roles and a high degree of…
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241: AI in board games
Steve & Bairnt discuss their favorite AI in board games and some of the best implementations and why. YouTube -…
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240 | Earthborn Games And The Mission Of Sustainability | with Jason and EBG
This is part two of Jason's interview with Andrew Navaro and Andrew Fisher of Earthborne Games. In this episode, we get into some Good Trouble, only this time…
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239: Marvel Champions Update & Our Top 5 Heroes
This week Peter and Terence discuss Marvel Champions after three full cycles and tell you all about our top 5 heroes. YouTube -…
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238: African Board Gaming Conference KS Project - Go Back It!
The African Board Gaming Convention is a pan-African event that brings many people together from all over Africa and beyond to play games, celebrate games, and…
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237: Earthborn Rangers KS Preview With Andrew Navarro And Andrew Fisher
Earthborne Rangers is the debut expandable card game from Earthborne Games, a 1-4 player cooperative adventure in a futuristic, naturalistic sci-fi setting…
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236: Soul Raiders Interview
Steve interviews Jim from One for All about Soul Raiders. This was a previously live interview on YouTube. Enjoy! YouTube -…
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235: Representation In Board Gaming, Part Two - Change And Challenge
Tanya Pobuda, social scientist extraordinaire, joins Jason once again to carry our conversation forward about increasing diversity in board games. This time…
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234: Keyforge Adventures & Design Discussion
This week Peter and Mike discuss Keyforge Adventures and have a design discussion about print and play. YouTube -…
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233: Representation In Board Gaming, Part One - Past And Future Demographics
Tanya Pobuda, social scientist extraordinaire, joins Jason to break down current board gaming demographics - who is playing vs. who is making the games, what…
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232: A Critique Of Previews With The Space-Biff
Dan Thurot the Space-Biff returns to the show to continue our critical reflection of what we are doing as board gaming media and content creators. In this…
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231: Warp's Edge & Design Discussion
This week Peter and Mike discuss Warp's Edge and have a design discussion about solo games vs co-op games. YouTube -…
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230: A Critique Of Content Creation With The Space-Biff
The Space-Biff, Dan Thurot, stops by the show to chat about... what in the world are we doing! We discuss the concept of "content creation", both in terms of…
One Stop Co-Op Shop229: Custom LCG Decks
A snippet from Saturday live discussion about cooperative Living Card Games (LCG) and comparing the deck construction and building tips between all the…
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228: Testament & Design Discussion
This week Peter and Mike discuss Testament and have a design discussion about building on the mechanisms that came before. YouTube -…
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227: Reimagining "Race" in Fantasy Games With Dr. Eugene Marshall
Kickstarter alert! Dr. Eugene Marshall has launched a new project, now live on Kickstarter, called S5E. This is an superhero-centric RPG with vivid comic…
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226: Board Game Mosaic Calendar KS Project with Katia Howatson
Katia Howatson, one of the main administrators and moderators from the Board Game Revolution Community, joins Jason to share about her latest project on…
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225: Board Game Themes - Definitions and Hot Takes with Sarah Shipp
Sarah Shipp joins the show to chat about our favorite subject - themes! This is a discussion where we zoom the lens out and talk about how to define "theme" in…
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224: Paleo and Design Discussion
This week Peter and Mike discuss Paleo and have a design discussion about replayability in story games. YouTube -…
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OSCS Extra - Red Rising: The Game And The Book with Jamey Stegmaier
Liz Davidson from Beyond Solitaire joins Jason in welcoming Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games back to the pod. In a companion to our previous episode on…
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223: Red Rising The Board Game - A Friendly Debate with Mark Dainty
Mark Dainty from Not Bored Gaming joins Jason to discuss the latest release from Stonemaier Games, Red Rising, It is a hand management and combo building card…
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222: Marvel United Campaign 1 & 2 Breakdown
Steve & Kim sit down to talk through all of the content in Marvel United. They rate each of the expansions in the first campaign with their recommendations and…
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221: Cooperative Games For Non - Coop Fans with Timm Metivier
Timm Metivier from the Meepleville Board Gaming Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada joins Jason to chat about why he doesn't like cooperative games. As someone who loves…
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220: Bullet and Design Discussion
This week Peter and Mike discuss Bullet and have a design discussion about input and output randomness. YouTube -…
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219: Solo Games And Islam With Sarah Shah
Jason was happy to be joined by Sarah Shah (@puffindor) from the Board Games in a Minute channel! She shares her gamer origin story through a cultural lens…
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218: Frosthaven and Culture - Continuing The Conversation With Isaac Childres
This is part two of Jason's coverage of the lore and cultural background of Frosthaven. Please listen to or watch Part One which clears up some…
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OSCS Extra: Reconnecting The Dots - Explaining Why Frosthaven Needs Cultural Consulting
In this OSCS extra, Jason flies solo and follows up on the most recent project update about the narrative of Frosthaven. Jason explains, point by point, why…
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217: An Honest Conversation About Gorinto with Mark Specter
Mark Specter, founder of Grand Gamers Guild, joins Jason to talk about the cultural aspects of his latest game, Gorinto - an abstract game with a theme drawn…
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216: Waste Knights & Design Discussion
This week Peter and Mike discuss Waste Knights and have a design discussion about flavor text. YouTube -…
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OSCS Extra: Making Safe Spaces, Managing Stress, And Other Mental Health Topics In Board Gaming
Jason was thrilled to be invited to a panel for Mental Health in Board Gaming by David Waldman of the Ultimate Team-Up playtesting group. Together with Hayley…
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215: The Evolution Of Burgle Bros Into Burgle Bros 2 with Tim Fowers
Tim Fowers, designer of Burgle Bros and co-designer of Burgle Bros 2 with Jeff Krause, joins Jason to discuss releasing a game sequel, design iteration, and…
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214: Hoplomachus Victorum And The Story Of Chip Theory Games
Adam and Josh Carlson from Chip Theory Games, along with Kevin Erskine from the 1 Player Guild, join Jason to discuss their upcoming Kickstarter project…
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213: Why We Love Cultural Criticism with James Mendez Hodes
James Mendez Hodes (@lulavampiro on Twitter) joins me to talk about his work as a cultural critic in board games and TTRPGs. We address some common…
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212: Marvel United Review
Now that we have had a chance to play all the Kickstarter content from Marvel United, it is time to have a chat about our experiences. Steve, Kim, Bairnt, and…
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211: Cooperative Oniverse With Two Can Play That Game
I welcome Pete Steele and Andrew Miller from the Two Can Play That Game podcast on to the show! We talk about two player only cooperative games - which are…
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210: Keyforge Adventures (featuring Tyler Parrott)
This week Peter talks with Tyler Parrott, one of the lead designers of Keyforge Adventures. We also talk a lot about game design and different games we love…
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209: Sentinels of the Multiverse Definitive Edition - Must Have, or Money Grab?
Christopher Badell, co-founder of Greater Than Games and lead designer of Sentinels of the Multiverse, hops on to chat about the new Kickstarter project for…
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208: Best of the Rest Part 2
This week the whole gang gets back together to discuss our top games that didn't make the Top 50 list. See what hidden gems we were missing…
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207: Best of the Rest Part 1
This week the whole gang gets back together to discuss our top games that didn't make the Top 50 list. See what hidden gems we were missing…
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206: MicroMacro: Crime City & Design Discussion
This week Peter and Mike discuss MicroMacro: Crime City and have a design discussion about what separates a game from an activity. YouTube -…
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205: Board Games And Social Media with Ben Maddox
Ben Maddox from Five Games for Doomsday returns to the show to discuss board game conversations on Twitter and other social media platforms. WARNING: This…
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OSCS Extra - Mind And Body Wellness With Danny Quach
(This is an extra from Jason over on Shelf Stories. Enjoy!) Join me and Danny Quach of Danny Plays Gamez, an avid streamer and board gamer who also works in…
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204: V-Commandos Ghost Interview
Steve sits down with Thibaud de la Touanne from Triton Noir on the latest content for V-Commandos board game currently on Kickstarter. We discuss the new…
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203: On Reviews And Reviewers with Ben Maddox
I welcome Ben Maddox of Five Games for Doomsday on to the show to discuss board game reviews and reviewers. Ben and I disagree on a lot of core issues, but we…
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202: So You've Been Eaten with Scott Almes
Steve and Mike interview designer Scott Almes on his most recent game So You've Been Eaten. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg…
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201: Kingdom Rush And Online Moderation With Sen-Foong Lim
I welcome Sen-Foong Lim to the show, co-designer of Kingdom Rush. We get into a bit of purely fun chatter about his game, including how to make the first level…
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200: One Stop Co-Op Shop's Top 50 Games Part 3 (10-1) and The People's Top 20
This week Peter, Mike, Steve, Jason, Bairnt and Colin take a look at our top 50 Co-Op Games of all time. This episode we look at #10-11, our top games that…
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199: One Stop Co-Op Shop Top 50 Games Part 2 (30-11)
This week Peter, Mike, Steve, Jason, Bairnt and Colin take a look at our top 50 Co-Op Games of all time. This episode we look at #30-11…
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198: One Stop Co-Op Shop Top 50 Games Part 1 (50-31)
This week Peter, Mike, Steve, Jason, Bairnt and Colin take a look at our top 50 Co-Op Games of all time. We start out the list this week by looking at #50-31…
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197: Pandemic Legacy S2 Review
This week Steve and Kim review Pandemic Legacy S2 and reflect on the experience of playing it over stream. YouTube -…
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196 - Bloodstone: Kickstarter Autopsy
I welcome James Hudson back on the show for the second time to discuss his arena battle game, Bloodstone. Only this time, he hops on to discuss why he…
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195: Star Wars Unlock and Design Discussion
This week Peter and Mike discuss Star Wars Unlock and have a design discussion about game series. YouTube -…
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194: Games and Therapy with Liz Davidson
NOTE: This episode originally aired on the Beyond Solitaire Podcast. It is being reposted here with her kind permission. Jason stopped by Liz's podcast, Beyond…
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193: Top 10 Things to Know About Boardgame Design
This week Peter and Mike talk game design and give their top 10 tips and things to know. This is good for any designer, or anyone just interested in the behind…