In this episode, Cathy welcomes Sara Tedrick Parikh to the co-host seat and we talk games to play on New Year’s Eve and then Cathy interviews Anne Holmes about the Midwinter Gaming Convention in Wisconsin.
Click Play on the arrow below to stream this episode:
- Opening: 1:16
- The Interview: 18:04
- Hot Topic: 31:53
- Closing: 1:11:32
Hosts
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Cathy Ford | Sara Tedrick Parikh |
Games We’ve Played Recently
Reviewer | Game | Designer | OTP Rating |
Sara | Timeline: Inventions | Frédéric Henry | 4.5 |
Cathy | Oaxaca: Crafts of a Culture | Sarah Reed, Will Reed |
4 |
Connect with Sara Online
GAME RATING SCALE:
We have started referring to and rating games by a rating scale. Here is how we are using this scale:
5 = Buy this! Buy this now!
4 = A good solid game!
3 = Decent with some bugs.
2 = Has great potential as kindling!
1 = Give me back the time I spent playing it!
The Interview:
Anne Holmes of Midwinter Con
Cathy interviews Anne Holmes, the founder and organizer of Midwinter Con in Milwaukee, WS on January 10th – 13th, 2019. To find out more connect with Anne online:
Hot Topic: Games to Play on New Year’s Eve

Cathy and Sara talk about games to play on New Year’s Eve with friends and family. Games discussed include:
- 7 Wonders
- Battlestar Galactica
- Lords of Vegas
- “Marble Game” Ohio folk adaptation of Aggravation (Amish-made wood board)
- Sheriff of Nottingham
- Wits and Wagers Party (with Vegas playmat expansion)
Honorable Mentions:
- Bang: The Dice Game
- Captain Sonar
- Cards Against Humanity
- Dead of Winter
- Flick ‘Em Up
- Nuclear War
- One Night Ultimate Werewolf/Vampire/Alien
- Scythe
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Music Used in This Episode
- Smile On by Purple Planet Music
- Revive by Adrianna Krikl
(Main Theme Song)
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