Board Game Hot Takes

In Episode 243 we give our hot take review on the latest expansion for Dune: Imperium, Bloodlines, covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game and discuss what we thi...

7 Huhti 20251h 2min

In Episode 242 Steph Hodge joins us to discuss our top 5 quirky mechanisms in board games.You can find Steph's blog here: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/3802/all-the-meeples-of-the-rainbow and her vid...

31 Maalis 20251h

In Episode 241 we each talk about 3 board games that we've played recently including Windmill Valley, Zoo Vadis, The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-taking Game, Captain Sonar and many more. Timestamps:...

24 Maalis 20251h 28min

In Episode 240 we discuss board games that have gotten a facelift. New productions, 2nd editions, and similar topics. We also discuss a poll about leaving game groups.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction00:2...

17 Maalis 202555min

In Episode 239 we each talk about 5 board games that we love but can run a little longer than they should. We also discuss a poll on publicly discussing your board game interests.Timestamps:00:00 Intr...

10 Maalis 20251h 16min

In Episode 238 we each talk about 5 board games that have the types and level of player interaction that we really like. We also discuss a poll on whether complexity and price should have a correlatio...

3 Maalis 20251h 33min

In Episode 237 we give our hot take review on SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.We announce some board game g...

24 Helmi 202559min

In Episode 236 we discuss the decisions you make around setting up a game to make it the best possible experience for your game group including things like changes you make after random setup steps, h...

17 Helmi 202555min