Angels One Six Designer Interview + Nate’s Family Board Game Vignettes | Episode 120
I wanted to see if the wildfire smoke and pollution here in Denver had a different nose or character than what I breathe down south.
I’m still compiling my tasting notes. Keep an eye out for my byline in Filthy Air Enjoyer Quarterly.
On to the table and the act of play:
Games of the Week
• Angels One Six (3:04)
Meet miniature wargame designer Phil Yates — known for the Flames of War franchise and others — and learn about his upcoming WW2 miniatures dogfighting game and why he and partner Ian Burgos are making a bid to get a new breed of player in the cockpit for the Battle of Britain.
• Nate Tyler Shares Four Generations of Love Around the Game Table (9:26)
A guest reading from Nate Tyler, one of a handful of people who make being on LinkedIn tolerable. When I found out he played hobby games with his kids, I wanted to hear his story. He over-delivered: A collection of vignettes that spans family play over four generations, from playing Mexican Train with grandma in the Midwest to teaching newer strategy classics to his own kids in Taiwan.
Tracks of the Week (16:50)
Nate’s piece got me all misty for well-made “back in the day” type hip hop songs, so I’m gonna pop in here and there for nostalgic interludes from Artifacts and Slick Rick.
Music
Dow Jones and D.O. The Fabulous Drifter, “Wash Ya Ass”
℗ 2006 Five Points Plan
Color Parade, “Boom Bap”
Uppbeat License Code: C8DCPMY8FKAXCEKD
Cécile Chaminade and Hans Barth, “The Flatterer,” 1924. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-71450/.
Slick Rick, “Memories”
℗ 1999 Def Jam Recordings
Artifacts, “Whayback”
℗ 1994 Big Beat Recordings
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