#245: Essen SPIEL 2022 Hype List
It's convention season, which means we're on the way to one convention, while talking about another. Every year a lot of new games get showed off at Essen SPIEL in Germany, and these are the ones we'r...
29 Sep 202254min
#244: Quick Count
We're in and out quick and breezy, with a h-h-hot question about player counts. All things equally considered, how many people do you want at the table? Before we boot people from the game, we talk ab...
22 Sep 202242min
#243: We're on Each Other's Team
The best thing about being part of a team is even when things go wrong, your team is there for you. And boy, did things go wrong this week ... but I'm getting ahead of myself. This week we're talking ...
15 Sep 202259min
#242: Second Time's the Charm
Not every game makes the best first impression, but some stick in your mind enough to warrant a second try. So fittingly, the first and second best hosts are here to tell you about the games that they...
8 Sep 202246min
#241: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 601-700
Okay, this end of the BGG top list starts to get weird. Regardless, we must draft. Who's going to end up with the best selection of five games from this chunk of one hundred? That's up to you - vote a...
1 Sep 202256min
#240: The Pillars of Recreation
The pillars of board gaming are games that are so influential, so ubiquitous, that they're practically the shoulders on which many other board games stand. We talk about what are commonly considered t...
25 Aug 202257min
#239: We're Back and We Brought Lots of Games
Well, we've returned, and some of us are a little worse for wear, but if a week off doesn't get us back into gear, nothing will. Gen Con is behind us, and Mark, who sadly couldn't make the con, quizze...
18 Aug 202250min
#237: Where Are They Now?
Given that we hyped up all those games last week, it's only fair that we prepare ourselves for the aftermath. We look back at some of the most famous and infamous games of yesteryear that were very hi...
4 Aug 202252min
