The Old Kings Crown Rewards Player Expression and Obsession
Episode 272- The Old King's Crown Pete is joined by Jaffles ( https://www.youtube.com/@Jaffles-gaming ) to do a deep dive of the hottest game from last year: The Old King's Crown. They also chat abou...
1 Jul 1h 48min
Playing the Cards You're Dealt: Hand Management (What We Talk About)
Episode 271- Hand Management Pete and Brendan dissect one of the most ubiquitous mechanisms in tabletop games: hand management. What kinds of puzzles can a hand of cards present to players and what m...
24 Jun 1h 15min
The Beauty of Balance: An Interview with Phil Walker-Harding
Episode 270- Interview with Phil Walker-Harding Paul sits down for a wonderfully insightful discussion with game designer Phil Walker-Harding. Last week's tier list episode should have you primed to ...
17 Jun 1h 32min
The Definitive Phil Walker Harding Tier List with Chris Yi
Episode 269- Phil Walker Harding Tier List Paul gets to rate every game in the prolific catalogue of his favorite designer: Phil Walker Harding. He's joined by Brendan and the Dice Tower's Chris Yi f...
10 Jun 2h 8min
We Played New Hotness (Dark Pact, Feya's Swamp), Stone Cold Oldies, and All Time Favorites at Geekway to the West!
Episode 268- Geekway Convention Plays 2026 Jake and Pete recap the best weekend of the year: Geekway to the West! They discuss their favorite new plays, old favorites, and also give first impressions...
3 Jun 1h 25min
"I Drink Your Milkshake": Bus and other Shared Infrastructure Games
Episode 267- Shared Infrastructure Games and Bus Time to deep dive the new hotness... from 1999. In this episode we do a deep dive on Splotter's first major hit Bus and discuss other shared infrastru...
27 Mai 1h 17min
Agency, Storytelling, and Play: A Conversation with Cole Wehrle
Episode 266- Storytelling with Cole Wehrle Big day here for Pete. In this episode he chats one on one with Cole Wehrle from Buried Giant Studios. They talk a lot about player agency, emergent storyt...
20 Mai 1h 29min
What is a Euro Game? (What We Talk About)
Episode 265- Euro Games "Euro" has been used as a descriptor for decades and it is inarguable that its meaning has changed over time. On this episode, the hosts try to hash out what the word means to...
13 Mai 1h 14min
