Games Over Board

Pick your favorite animal, grab your pies, and gather your resources, because this week we are reviewing My Little Scythe from Stonemaier Games! If you love Scythe and want your children or non-gaming friends and family to join you in a game of Scythe, this is the game you want to introduce them to! This is an excellent adaptation of one of our favorite games, scaled down to a digestible package f...

If you thought the base game of Black Orchestra was difficult, you are in for a shock! This week we talk about Black Orchestra: Resistance from Tycoon Games. There are three modules in this box and we will be discussing all three in this episode! We want to send a huge thank you to Tycoon Games for supporting our podcast with a copy of the game and the expansion to purchase. Be sure to visit their...

This week we review a little filler dice chucker named Zombie Dice and we talk about our top five games that surprised us in our almost three years of podcasting. Some are good surprises, others were surprising in how they didn't live up to our expectations. We apologize for the odd audio quality, we had to record remotely this week. PJ's BGA Username: PukwuPJ Send me a friend request and lets pla...

This week we review Vantage, the newest game from Stonemaier Games. This is a sprawling, open world game that is EXTREMELY hard to talk about without spoiling it. We talk about vague events that occur, but never give away the context, so while you'll hear about the things we do, we made sure to keep it vague enough that nothing is spoiled for you. This game is epic in scale and we love it! Special...

This week Dan and PJ talk about our time playing Shackleton Base with Jamie from the Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast, then Angie joins the conversation as we discuss Black Orchestra from Tycoon Games. This is a cooperative game around the events of Operation Valkyrie - a covert operation designed to assassinate Hitler! This week's review is just on the base game and we will be discussing the expansion...

This week we review a game that I've been hyped to show Dan and Angie for weeks, now! We played Rumble Nation and solve the EASIEST dark story ever! PJ's BGA Username: PukwuPJ Send me a friend request and lets play some games! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David is up to these days, please follow th...

This week we had the absolute pleasure of meeting Josh Bowman, designer of Beach Day from Cake Pie Games! If you're a fan of A Gentle Rain or Beacon Patrol, but don't like the "luck of the draw" that comes with those two games, you will want to check this out! Join us as we talk about places we have lived, movies, games, the industry and of course - BEACH DAY! If you want to see more of Josh, be s...

It's been a LOOOOONG time coming but we are here with our second review of Frosthaven! This game is epic in every sense of the word and we were so happy to finally be talking about it again! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David is up to these days, please follow the link below! https://open.spotify.c...

This week we review Root: The Clockwork Expansion by Leder Games! This is an expansion that provides automated bots for all four of the core factions, allowing you to play the game any number of players, even solo, against a full board of bots! Is it worth your money? You be the judge! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would l...

After a four day delay, our Thunder Road Vendetta episode is here! This is a wild game about cars and helicopters with guns racing down the road, slamming into each other! This game might be the most fun game we've played this year, but is it worth your money? If you would like to watch this review on youtube, check out our live stream below and skip ahead to the review at the 1:27:00 time stamp....

This week, join Dan, PJ, and Matt as we talk about Ark Nova - a game about making a zoo! While this is more of a first-impressions episode than a full review, we can say most of us had a great time with it and we are ALL looking forward to playing this game again real soon! Special thanks Anna for recommending the game and to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From th...

This week we review the Arts and Architecture Expansion for Tapestry, along with neoprene mat that is available on Stonemaier's website! Is this expansion worth your money and time? How does it affect gameplay? Tune in to find out! Homework Assignment!!!! Be sure to listen to the end for a homework assignment we are assigning to all of our listeners about the future layout of the show. Send in you...

This week we are beyond excited to have Jason Blake, the designer of Cysmic back on the show! Join us as we chat about the game, the status of production of it, movies, and so much more! If you want to back the game, you still can! Just click the link below or google "Cysmic Gamefound." and you'll find it! You can also watch this video on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@gamesoboard T...

Dan, Angie, and PJ all get together this week to talk about two card games. Both silly, only one of them strategic. Join us as we talk about Snatch It and Happy Salmon! Special thanks to Czech Games Edition for providing Snatch It to review and to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David is up to these days, please follow...

This week we have the Oceania Expansion for Wingspan! This expansion adds many more birds and a new resource: Nectar! Join us as we talk about the expansion and solve another dark story! Special thanks to Stonemaier Games for providing this expansion to review and to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David is up to these...

After our week off for Easter, we are back and talking about the newest expansion for Doomlings: The Legends of Enderas! If you are a fan of Doomlings, you need to check this out immediately! It's an excellent addition to the game with more of what you love and one new module as well! We also discuss Sea Salt and Paper, a wonderful card game with a dreadful rulebook. Feel free to visit doomlings.c...

It's our final installment of our Hoplomachus reviews as we talk about the wave-based mode, Onslaught. In this mode 1 - 2 players face off against six immortals and their minions. Join us as we have one more talk about this incredible game series and also solve another dark story! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we play what is probably our most anticipated expansion for Hoplomachus - Pandora's Wake! Why is this our most anticipated expansion? Two words: Flooded Coliseum. That's right, we flooded the Coliseum and put our troops into little ships to have a naval battle! We also competed to have our prisoners race to escape from a prison! Join us as we discuss more of this amazing game! Special th...

This week we are joined by Tamsyn to discuss Stamp Swap from Stonemaier Games. This is a tile placement game with a unique mechanism of "I cut, you choose" meaning you take all of the tiles you collected, and before you place them on the board, you separate them into two separate piles. You take a pile from another player and they will take one of yours and those are the tiles you get to play onto...

Our new modem arrived so our Wi-Fi is finally back online and we can post episodes again! Join us as we talk about a little card game called Sheep in Disguise and then continue our trek battling in gladiatorial arenas as we review the team variant of Hoplomachus Remastered! Special thanks to Chip Theory Games for providing these games to review and to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to u...

We played our first game of Fate of Venterra, a prototype from Korrosive Games that is on Kickstarter right now! This game is incredible and the designers are equally amazing! Be sure to go back a few episodes to listen to our interview with them, and check out our live stream on our YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Elyutm6H-o Special thanks to Korrosive Games for providing this p...

We are so excited to begin this series of reviews of the Hoplomachus series from Chip Theory Games. Tonight we are focusing on Hoplomachus Remastered and specifically, the free-for-all game mode in it. Listen in and let us know what your thoughts are on Hoplomachus! Special thanks to Chip Theory Games for providing these games to review and to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their...

This week we conclude our review of the Imaginary Ends expansion of Doomlings, along with reviews of Cubirds and Flip 7! Three excellent card games that we had an amazing time playing! Special thanks to Doomlings for reaching out to us and offering us this product to review and to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David...

This week is a double-header! First we talk about Doomlings: The Imaginary Ends expansion box. This is just the first of two reviews on this game because one part of this expansion changes the rules quite a bit and we wanted to highlight that one, specifically, next week. Then we discuss Charcuterie, a game about laying cheese, meat, dips and more on a platter in the most appealing way. If you lik...

This week we DIVE into the world of Finspan! Does this third installment in the "Span" series of games live up to the legacy of the other two? Yes it does! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David is up to these days, please follow the link below! https://open.spotify.com/artist/2mkSfdbk3EkKfh45pd2CWH?si...