Showdown of the Best Board Games From the Golden Age of 2010-2014
Episode 274- 2010-2014 Showdown All four hosts are together to play a game as a way to choose a consensus list of the best board games from the early 2010's. The format here is from April Mitchell's ...
15 Jul 1h 9min
dnup, Scout, and Iterative Game Design
Episode 273- dnup and Iterative Game Design In this episode we talk about iterative game design. Why do designers go back to ideas they've already explored? On that note, we also discuss the new hot...
8 Jul 1h 11min
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
