417Gamer Podcast Episode 32: The One with Ben and Fromage

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Fromage is a simultaneous worker placement game where you place your workers all at the same time.

1. Hobby Gaming Network episode 32 centers on 417 Gamer Podcast topics that include local events, Fromage, and Ben’s seven questions. 2. Rick and Andrea host the show, Ben returns for the seven-question segment, and Fromage is the board game review they score together. 3. The episode asks what the 417 Gamer Podcast should cover for local gamers: events, a monthly game review, and a personal interview segment. 4. Rick and Andrea map out their 10x10 challenge with Ark Nova, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Concordia, Wormspan, Trails of Tucana, Viticulture, Windmill Valley, World Wonders, Terraforming Mars, and Lords of Waterdeep. 5. They say several of those games have expansions they want to use, including Ark Nova’s Oceanic expansion, Lost Ruins of Arnak’s first expansion, and Concordia’s extra maps and tiles. 6. They explain that Trails of Tucana stays on the list because Rick’s brother likes it and comes over for dinner. 7. They tie the 10x10 plan to playing deeper games more often on Thursday nights at Meta and on weekend game nights with friends. 8. The events section starts with a January 26 Texas Hold’em fundraiser at Southbound Bar and Grill for the Green Valley School for the Severely Disabled. 9. Rick says Southbound Grill runs fundraiser Texas Hold’em tournaments about once a month and that the previous one supported the Humane Society of the Ozarks. 10. The conversation then moves to Missouri Comic Con at the Springfield Expo Center on February 15 and 16. 11. They name Tom Kenny, Keith David, Wil Wheaton, Rose McGowan, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jason Mewes, John Schneider, Chris Potter, Jeff Hardy, and Jerry Lawler as guests or featured names. 12. Andrea points to Bruce Holt of Forged in Foam as someone who teaches cosplay building and DIY classes. 13. Moon City Con 2025 is described as returning to the Hilton Garden Inn with badges on sale February 28 and a hard cap of 300 badges. 14. Rick and Andrea say they will help with games and setup at Moon City Con while Catherine, Ben, and staff handle more of the design work this year. 15. Fromage is identified as a 2024 Road to Infamy Games title designed by Matthew O’Malley and Ben Rossett and backed on Kickstarter by the hosts. 16. The review explains that Fromage uses simultaneous worker placement, a rotating board, player boards, buildings, pastures, milking stations, fruits, and order cards. 17. Rick and Andrea rate the presentation, components, gameplay, and theme highly, with repeated praise for the pastel box art, double-layer boards, and cheese-themed scoring. 18. Their tone is conversational and evaluative, with long back-and-forth scoring discussion and several practical examples from their own plays. 19. Listeners who like regional board game talk, convention updates, and midweight Euros will likely enjoy this episode. 20. Listeners wanting only short news items or no board game discussion may skip it.

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Four 417-area hobby updates, a clear Fromage read, and Ben back for the seven questions.

Episode 32 pairs four 417-area hobby updates with a solid look at Fromage, the simultaneous worker placement cheese-making game. The side notes cover the 10x10 challenge, Texas Hold'em at Southbound Bar and Grill for Green Valley School, Missouri Comic Con, and Moon City Con…

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Local 417 game plans, Fromage talk, and Ben back for the seven.

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