On Board Games

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk about games they've played and Erik's experience at BGG.Con 2023. Games talked about include: Sky Team Horrified Greek Monsters Pirate Borg Farflung Blood on the Clocktower War of the Ring War of the Ring the card game Stranger Things Artemis Odyssey Merchants of Magick Quartermaster General -------------------------------------------------------...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don are joined by Joe Slack from Board Game Design Course to talk about games they've played lately and other things including: Planet Unkown Dark Tower Covenant Silent Death Monster of the Week Mille Fiore Cleopatra and the Society of Architects Mayan Curse Kickstarter (20:23) Then they talk about games with tactile components and its impacts. ----------...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik is joined by Ace Ellett from Bluefish Games to talk about games they've played lately and other things including: Sky Team Fugitive 2nd edition Lost in the Shuffle Endangered Puzzled Pint Dash (19:09) Then they talk about games that can only be played once and the implications that has. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Bruce talk about games they've played lately and other things including: Spy Car Escape Head Trip Dice Forge Rattlebones Hoopla (30:45) Then they talk about games with large groups, from 10 - 1000. What works, what are some design thoughts, and how to keep that many people entertained. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inver...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk with Jay Cormier about games they've played lately and other things including: Gaslands Silent Death Mr. President Indiana Jones: The Sands of Adventure Monster of the week Fail Faster website   Design Destiny Kickstarter   Scott Nicholson's Introspective video about Design Destiny   (15:08) Then they talk about the "fail faster" concept in game...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Kathleen talk with Bez about games they've played lately and other things including: The Crew Mr. President Connect Four Spin We Love Katmari Stuff by Bez website   Endangered: American Red Wolves and Endangered Rescue Kickstarter   (29:40) Then they talk about incorporating the human element in games. -----------------------------------------------------...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Bruce talk about games they've played lately and other things including: Thunder Road Vendetta Mr. President   (22:35) Then they talk quirky games and what they bring to the table. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account:  http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboar...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Kathleen talk about games they've played lately and other things including: Final Girl Chicken! Whale to Look Nine Tiles Panic Skyteam The Game: Face to Face Search for Planet X   (14:28) Then they talk what Kathleen's experience at GenCon, UKGE, and other cons. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.in...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk about games they've played lately and other things including: ISS Vanguard Quest Tower by Escape Welt Diablo IV Thunder Road Vendetta Monster of the Week One Night Ultimate Super Villains Cursed Court Gameframe Kickstarter   (35:45) Then they talk what makes the weight of a game and when does it go from medium to heavy. --------------------------...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik is joined by Sen-Foong Lim and Banana Chan to talk about games they've played lately and other things including: Bloodbeam Badlands No Context Murano The Ground Hog Gambit The Bin Packing Problem (Excel files and instructions in the link)   (15:00) Then they talk all about time travel in games, especially RPGs. ------------------------------------------------...

On this episode of On Board Games Don and Erik are joined by Marc Specter of the Grand Gamers Guild to talk about games they've played lately and other things including: Renegade Games Good Omens: an Ineffable Game Magic: The Gathering Great Excavations Maximum Apocalypse   (18:55) Then they talk all about Grand Gamers Guild's Origins experience. ---------------------------------------------------...

On this episode of On Board Games Don and Erik talk about games they've played lately and other things including: Vampire The Masquerade: Rivals Rengade Design Studio Feng Shui City of Mist Ready Set Bet Kickstarter Diabo IV Firefly Gamefound Ticket To Ride - Legacy Crossbows and Catapults FormulaGP   (27:00) Then they talk all about RPG game design considerations. --------------------------------...

On this episode of On Board Games Don and Eriktalk about games they've played lately including: Grand Gamers Guild Kickstarter of Endeavor Deep Sea Savage Worlds Adventure Edition Monster Match Game Tiny War of the Ring project   (17:20) Then they talk all about game-adjacent products that either do or should exist. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: h...

On this episode of On Board Games Don, Erik,  and Bruce talk about games they've played lately including: Renegade Games upcoming Good Omens game Thunder Road Final Girl Paint Pal Studio Steam Up Jackbox 9   (18:32) Then they talk AI in game design both ethically and practically. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreo...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Bruce talk about games they've played lately including: Mia and the Dragon Princess MLB the Show Ready Set Bet Monopoly the Pizza edition and Monopoly Millenium Roll and Rock Wavelength   (26:35) Then they talk about Bruce's recent visit to UnPub; what to expect and what it is like. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk about games they've played lately including: Black Sonata Catan Micro Macro: Crime City All In Puzzlewelt Final Girl   (25:11) Then they talk about Klaus Teuber, his games, his legacy, and of course, Catan. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account:  http://www...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk with Jason Washburn from Gamelyn Games about games they've played lately including: Scarface 1920 Blood on the Clock Tower Oathsworn ISS Vanguard Tir Na Nog Ready Set Bet   Check out the Last Kingdom Kickstarter, going until April 14th https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coe/the-last-kingdom-board-game/description   (22:28) Then they talk workin...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk with Nick Ferris about games they've played lately including: Flamecraft The Pharoah's Challenge at ShushCON Everdell Randomized Zelda   Check out the Tir Na Nog Kickstarter, going live March 28 https://gamefound.com/projects/grand-gamers-guild/tir-na-nog-between-worlds   (18:32) Then they talk about what a cultural consultant is and how it impac...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk about games they've played lately including: Viticulture 5 Parsecs from Home Valor RPG   (11:21) Then Erik and Don take a look at how to run and what to experience in a smaller con. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account:  http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitte...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik, Don, and Bruce talk about games they've played lately including: Santorini New York Brindlewood Bay Ten Dates Tir Na Nog (30:11) Then, Jennifer Kitzman, customer service for Slugfest Games, joins Donald to talk about Dungeon Decorators, Red Dragon Inn 9 and how you keep a game fresh after 9 installments. Check out the Red Dragon Inn 9 Kickstarter.  https://w...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk about games they've played lately including: Betrayal at Baldur's Gate/House on the Hill Echoes Escapewelt Viticulture Endeavor Deap Sea preview (22:03) Then the two talk about the recent issue from WotC regarding the D&D OGL. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon...

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Bill Corey talk about games they've played lately including: Ark Nova Marvel Champions Luck be a Landlord Return to Dark Tower ISS Vanguard Gen 7 (25:16) Then the two talk about video games that are like boardgames. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account:  http://www...

On this episode of On Board Games Donald is joined by Kevin Carpenter of AWD Loot and the Rolling in the Mist podcast. They talk about the City of Mist RPG, GMing, and other RPG stuff. Kevin Carpenter - https://kevincarpenter.squarespace.com/     AWD Loot - https://www.youtube.com/@AWDLoot   Son of Oak - City of Mist website - https://cityofmist.co/   City of Mist Discord - https://discord.gg/dmNW...

In this episode of On Board Games, Erik and Don are joined by John Wick to talk about some games we played including: Marvel Multiverse RPG City of Mist John Wick: https://www.patreon.com/thejohnwick and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPyPASGalHol_kq8J8ldG7w And then we dive into the 31 day character challenge and discuss characters in RPGs in general. NSFW: Link to the F'n D&D: https://i.4pcdn....

In this third very special episode of On Board Games, we continue to celebrate 500+ episodes of gaming goodness. We talk to or hear from: (2:18) Marc Specter from Grand Gamers Guild (22:30) Stephanie Frey (41:55) Bill Corey And a big thank you to all of our listeners for these past 500+ episodes. Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account:  http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter...