Episode 205: Special Guest - Julian Pombo

In this episode Adrian, Mitch and Def are joined by designer Julian Pombo. Julian shares with us where his design ideas come from, his working relationship with Vital Lacerda, and the long journey to get his latest game, Pampero, playtested and published. The team also discuss games including Circadians: First Light, Lost Ruins of Arnak, and Remember Our Trip. We also recap last week's Question of the Pod: Tell us about your most memorable moment from a Con or Board Game Event. Thanks to everyone who contributed and shared their experiences with us on Discord and the Facebook Community. Finally, in Swear An Oath, Adrian hasn't played Scout with Sarah yet, Mitch played Marvel Dice Throne with his son and also explored more of the Welcome To The Moon missions, play more Undaunted: North Africa with Mitch. New oaths include Food Chain Magnate (Adrian), Mechanical Beast (Mitch), John Company (Def), and to play some more lighter games (Julian). Question of the Pod:  What game have you been dying to play and it's just never happened?   Sizzling Games: Pampero (28:00), Circadians: First Light (44:10), Lost Ruins of Arnak (51:45), Remember Our Trip (56:50)  Question of the Pod Recap (1:03:25) Swear An Oath: (1:26:18)   To find more of Julian's work check out his Discord Community here: https://discord.gg/PGe8fq3aVE and the Pampero Kickstarter Page here: Pampero on Kickstarter Check out our Eventbrite page for all of our upcoming Game Days: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/board-game-bbq-32833304483   Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed: Mercado de Lisboa (2021) CO2: Second Chance (2018)  Pampero (2023)  Circadians: First Light (2019)  Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)  Remember Our Trip (2019)  Too Many Bones (2017)  Food Chain Magnate (2015)  Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)  Power Grid (2004)  Scout (2019)  Marvel Dice Throne (2022)  Welcome To The Moon (2021)  Mechanical Beast (2022)  Undaunted: North Africa (2020)  John Company 2nd Ed (2022)    **SPONSORS** Our podcast is proudly sponsored by Advent Games. Advent Games (http://www.adventgames.com.au/) are an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. Their core values are integrity, customer satisfaction, and providing a wide range of products including those hard-to-find board games. **PATREON** Yes, that's right. We have a Patreon. By becoming a Patreon member you will receive exclusive content, have access to a members only section of our discord where you can contribute to the content of the show, and much more. Your Patreon support will also allow us to expand the podcast and deliver some exciting upcoming projects that we have planned for 2022. Our team at the Board Game BBQ Podcast love what we do and will continue to deliver the same shenanigans that you have come to expect from us, and we are already incredibly grateful and humbled by all of your support. Being a member of the Patreon is by no means an obligation and please do not support the Patreon if it will it cause you financial hardship in any way. But if you would like to support us from as little as USD$5 a month please click the link and head to the Patreon page. Thanks again for all of your continued support. We work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive community and you are all awesome. See you at the BBQ!! Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/BoardGameBBQ **SOCIALS** Support the podcast and join the community! https://linktr.ee/BoardGameBBQ