Gerald Cameron and I tell you more than you ever wanted to know about The Princes of Florence ... and then a little more.  It's a fantastic medium heavy Euro with a lot going on: auctions, actions, pseudo-secret goals, spatial management, economic planning, and a moderate amount of player interaction.

We will be announcing the contest winner in the next episode.  Mark was sidelined due to the birth of his daughter.

Hosts
Jim Cote (ekted)
Gerald Cameron (Linnaeus)

Index
0:00:00 Intro
0:06:12 Auction Phase
0:19:51 Auction Phase Thoughts
0:25:28 Evaluating Auction-Phase Items
0:42:39 Action Phase
1:04:34 General Strategies
1:14:16 Risks and Disadvantages of Strategies
1:21:59 Q&A
1:32:50 Outro

Games Mentioned
Main Segment: The Princes of Florence, Age of Steam, Amun-Re, El Grande, Power Grid, Tigris & Euphrates, Puerto Rico

Links
Rick Fawke's Strategy Article
Gerald Cameron's Strategy Article Part 1
Gerald Cameron's Strategy Article Part 2
Gerald Cameron's Strategy Article Part 3

The Princes of Florence image by kilroy_locke

After getting caught up with our recent gaming, we dive into one of Eurogaming's leading designers, Wolfgang Kramer. With more than 100 games to his credit, Kramer has a diverse design portfolio, from meaty, complex games to lighter family and children's games. We discuss Kramer's design style, our favorite games he has designed and explore a number of his contributions.

In this podcast, we mention that the current contest will run until May 30th; however, Due to delays in editing, the contest will actually run until June 6th.

Enter the Contest!

Hosts
Mark Haberman (habermanm)
Jason Little (ynnen)
Jim Cote (ekted)

Index
00:00 Intro
01:03 Recent Gaming
25:14 Victory Points
32:18 Main Segment: Wolfgang Kramer
63:38 Contest Update
65:41 Outro

Games Mentioned
Recent Gaming: Struggle of Empires (Innovan's FAQ), Die Macher, Mr. Jack, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Shadows Over Camelot, Lord of the Rings, LotR: Sauron Expansion, Drunter & Druber, TRON Light Cycles!!, Heimlich & Company, Gulo Gulo, Hey! That's My Fish!, M is for Mouse (misnamed as Mouse to Mouse), Imperial, Antike, Fjords, Carcassonne, Through the Desert

Victory Points: El Grande, El Grande and even more El Grande!, San Marco.

Main Segment: El Grande, Maharaja, Java, Mexica, Tikal, Torres, Princes of Florence, Australia, Viva Pamplona, Midnight Party, Verflixxt (That's Life), 6 Nimmt, Category 5, Gulo Gulo, Colosseum, El Caballero, Venedig, Pueblo, Hacienda, Origo, Wildlife, Ticket to Ride, Through the Desert, Risk, Monopoly, Sorry, Trouble.

El Grande image by Propose