Head to Head Games

12b. Geist: The Sin-Eaters One-Shot

Beth GMs an introduction one-shot for Jeanne, intended to be a potential intro session for a larger campaign. Beth uses basic events to introduce the main narrative beats of a game of Geist and provide Jeanne with a quick introduction to the game's magic system. Jeanne adjusts to the rules and makes intriguing roleplaying choices.  The episode analyzing this one-shot [https://head-to-head-games.castos.com/episodes/12-geist-the-sin-eaters?_gl=1*owgzs9*_gcl_au*MTc0OTA5NDQ4MC4xNzY5MDM3ODg5]

12. Geist: The Sin-Eaters

Beth presents Geist: The Sin-Eaters, a 2009 game and 2020 remaster of a tabletop game about ghosts by White Wolf Gaming Studio. Beth and Jeanne describe the rules of the game in conversation and then analyze the gameplay of a one-shot of the game. They agree that the game is complicated and that they would like to play a campaign with the system. The one-shot analyzed in this episode [https://head-to-head-games.castos.com/episodes/12b-geist-the-sin-eaters-one-shot?_gl=1*owgzs9*_gcl_au*MTc0OTA5NDQ4MC4xNzY5MDM3ODg5]

11. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Jeanne presents Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (2022), a squad combat game by Fatshark Studios based on the properties of Games Workshop, describing its class system and the role of lore in the game. Beth discusses her takes on the game as a newcomer to the series and a veteran of the genre. Together, Beth and Jeanne agree that Darktide is a fundamentally fun game, but find that their reasons for reaching that conclusion differ. (When don't they?-J)

10. Banished

Beth presents Banished (by Shining Rock Studios, 2014) and describes its blend of resource management, town building, and survival, as well as what kinds of decisions the player has to make. Jeanne describes her experience as a beginner Banished player, and Beth talks about what makes Banished special among her favorite games. Beth and Jeanne are in rare agreement that Banished is a well-made and compelling game.

9: Sheriff of Nottingham

Jeanne presents Sheriff of Nottingham (by Sérgio Halaban, André Zatz, and Arcane Wonders) and discusses its strategic elements, and Beth describes what the social dynamics are in this simple bluffing game. Our discussion of what type of game Sheriff of Nottingham really is leads us to question whether we even agree what the point of playing games is.