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2022 Holiday Catchup Part 2
We played so many more games. SO MANY. From On Tour, to Hogwarts Battle, to Babylonia, we found some good ones and some others that we suggest you avoid. Games we played: On Tour...
2022 Holiday Catchup!
WE ARE BACK! Happy New Year everyone! We played a TON of games over break, so this week is part one of our catchup. Games we played: CuBirds | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Dr. Eure...
2021 in Review
2021 is at an end! This episode we discuss our favorites of the year. This is our last episode of the year! Subscribe to the podcast, our facebook, and our instagram to get a noti...
City Picks! (best city building games)
Who doesn't love building a civilization from the ground up? In these city building games, you can build towers, cultivate crops, plan neighborhoods, and even buy votes to pass bil...
Set 'em Up
Game setup- I think it's safe to say that for many people this is the worst part of the board game experience. Which games have the best and worst setups, and how can designers imp...
Thank the Artist
Let's stop a moment to thank the amazing artists who make our games beautiful! Which games do you find breathtaking every time you put them on the table? Games we played: Piece o'...
Would You Replay it?
How often do you replay your games? What draws you back to them? This episode that's exactly what we discuss- what makes certain games fun to play over and over again and how does...
A Letter to Lovecraft
This humble podcast has been disparaging Lovecraft board games since the beginning- but this week, special guest Kyu Saiewitz is here to set the record straight! Lovecraft enthusia...
Word Picks! (great word games)
Who doesn't love a good word game? Step aside scrabble, these are some fantastic word games you can play with just about anyone! Games we played: The Crew: The Quest for Planet Ni...
Representing the Unrepresentable
Hunger, madness, cold, and fatigue. These are strong motivators we experience as humans and enticing topics to include in a board game. But how can a designer go about doing so eff...
It's About the Cones
Read any rules that have given you real "Cones of Dunshire" vibes? We sure have. Here are some of the rulebooks passages that have baffled, horrified, and delighted us with their o...
Fifty-Two
We are so used to the fifty two card deck we rarely stop to think about how it came to be. Today Sarah tells us how the standard card deck has changed over time to become what we k...
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