Boardgames and Blank

Willie: The holidays are upon us, and we're busy with other things in life, so there haven't been many podcasts lately. But we have one here today, where we talk about another Daryl Chow favorite: Wok and Roll, and its expansion The Korean Wave! Alexa: I don't like listening to rock and roll. Willie: Why do I even bother?

Willie: Today we have another "Alexa pulls down the shelf" episode with Tokaido, one of the earliest games in my collection from 2012 about having the best vacation in ancient Japan. Alexa: "Alexa pulls down the shelf"? Wow! I must be super strong! Willie: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

Willie: Another longer hiatus, but I promise we'll get a better routine going on. This week we talk about dodging and shooting bullets, and talk about a game Alexa couldn't think of a weird name to change it to - Delicious! Alexa: What does "hatis" mean? And also, what do you mean by "dodging and shooting bullets"? Willie: This is why we can't have nice podcasts...

Willie: It's a late one, but the second half of our Essen Preview is up now, right past a little off the last day of Essen 2022! I'd say that's close enough! We catch up to with some Bargain Basement Bathysphere excitement, get giggly with artwork from The Three Little Wolves, and go nuts over some Dulce. Enjoy!

Willie: Hey everyone! This week's podcast is a little different and longer than previous ones because today, Alexa and I review the Essen preview list in Boardgamegeek.com! It's really mostly me just scrolling down the list and stopping whenever Alexa sees something interesting...like a duck's butt, or a tomato vending machine. And for the last time, "No Image Available" is NOT a game!! Alexa:"No...

Willie: After some weird audio issues and delays, we're back again! This time, we almost forgot what we played, then we talked about flicking penguins around a very cold school, Ice Cool! Alexa: GASP! We were flicking PENGUINS this WHOLE time?! How rude of us! You knew, so why didn't you tell me? I would've stopped! Willie: No you wouldn't! You're flicking ME right now! STOP!! OW!! QUIT IT!!

Willie: Sorry for the missed episode last week, still trying to get used to the new scheduling we put ourselves in. This week, we discuss about forgetting rules and flying through space with 18 cards in our recent plays. Then we talk about another boardgame that caught Alexa's eye from my shelf, Ticket to Ride! Alexa:No, it's Ticket to DRIVE! Not Ticket to RIDE! Willie: Don't make me turn this pod...

Willie: Hi all! Sorry for the lack of an episode last week! School schedules are revving up, so the timing of these are shifted to Sundays around 10 AM PST-ish. We make it up talking about drawing monsters, large-but-simple games, and then Alexa pulls another game off the shelf she's interested about - Coffee Roaster! Listen along as she helps me find out something NEW in my 5yr-old copy. Alexa: O...

Willie: While I think up another excuse for not having any proper intro or intro music, why don't you come along and listen us talk about drawing aliens, sumo erasors, writing numbers on the moon, and COFFEE while we talk about Kopi King! Alexa: Speaking of which, can I have your morning coffee?:> Willie: No.

Willie: Hey everyone! Today, we're talking about succulents, flying to the moon, and making parks with bears in them. Barenpark's on the menu today! Alexa: Because of the toilets.):) Willie: Ugh...

Willie: Sorry for the sudden absense last week, due to unforeseen circumstances. But we're back this week, with a two-fer! We talk about Orchard and its recently-released sequel, Grove! Alexa: "due to unforeseen circumstances." I KNOW WHY WE WEREN'T HERE LAST WEEK. DONUT IGNORE ME. Willie: Shh, we can't talk about the bunnies... Alexa: ....What bunnies? Willie: Exactly.

Willie: Today's episode comes a little late, but I butcher pronouncing the designers' names we talk about Railroad Ink: Red Edition. I'm so sorry... Alexa: What about the orange one the pink purple yellow blue green brown aquamarine white black tan light purple ombre edition? Willie: Wait...there were THAT many new releases?!??!

Willie: Welcome back to another episode where I try to get Alexa talk louder for the mic! Today, we talk about round robins, groan about math, and discuss the simple flip-and-write Next Station: London! Alexa, you know when we play this, we'll have to calculate our scores. Alexa:IT'S NOT ROUND ROBINS. I THINK IT'S CANONS. ARE YOU HAPPY? I'M TALKING LOUDER. Willie: Now if only this was in today's p...

Willie: In today's episode, I'm here with my CO-HOST (not "coast") Alexa and we talk about picking mums, drawing train maps, and the very-green game Planted! So many plants! So much care! So much...game! Alexa: I am your COAST, who likes picking MOMS, and thinks that you are so wrong. Plants is also a good game. >:) Willie: I'll agree to one of those things...

Willie: Still intro-less, we trudge on talking about games we played, and have our first guest on the show...Emmett! Then we discuss about the cats, quilts and colorful buttons that is Calico! Alexa: THAT GUEST WAS SO ANNOYING. Willie: He's your brother. That's his JOB! :D

Willie: One of these days, I'll add an intro to the podcast. Anyways, today we discuss about journals, RPGs, and hedgehogs! Confusing, I know. We talk about what we played recently, and then about Sweaters by Hedgehog, a solo journaling RPG! Alexa: What does "so low" mean? What does "Ripped up Paper Guys" mean? Willie: "Ripped up Paper Guys"?? You mean, RPG? Oh jeez... Sweaters by Hedgehog: https:...

Willie: A little late for this week's podcast (and still no intro music yet), but today we talk about Hibachi, a dexterity game where players are chefs throwing poker chips to get ingredients. It's a reimplementation of "Safranito," which I FINALLY looked up now post podcast. Alexa: .........There's another moment! Ooh, chips. Willie: I regret inside jokes. email: boardgamesandblank@gmail.com Hiba...

Willie: Hi! Today's episode is still intro-less, but it's a boardgame convention special episode, where we talk about our local KublaCon that we just attended this past week. And Alexa got her first badge! Also, DICE! Alexa: Hey, he copied me!  I was the one who kept saying dice!|: < Willie: ... Email: boardgamesandblank@gmail.com Gaming with Edo YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/GamingwithEdo Salt an...

Willie: Episode 4 is here, and we STILL don't have an intro! Today we discuss about Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden, and distinguish Alexa from a popular piece of tech. Alexa: Hey... YOU GOT ANOTHER THING WRONG AGAIN!!! It's "Mr. CARROThead!" >:P Willie: ...Ugh...

Willie: Gosh, Episode 3 and we still don't have any intro music! We're working on that, but for now, rejoice in the episode where we properly announce our podcast name! Stay and listen to us talk about Go Nuts for Donuts, one of the first games I played with Alexa, and how we play this with stuffed animals! Alexa: I'm gonna bring the stuffies into the podcast... Willie: Leave Big Nose out of this!...

Willie: In this episode, we talk about a small solo game Shephy by Pawn, learn what "solitaire" means, and go through the design process of our own podcast title! Alexa: Hey, wait a minute... I thought this was called "Shephy"! Shephy and nothing else! >:( Willie: It's not called "Shephy by Pawn."  Pawn's the name of the designer. *sigh*

Willie: Welcome to our first-ever episode of Boardgames and Blank, where we talk about boardgames and _________! This week, we do some quick intros, make awkward conversation, and talk about Hippo by Helvetiq, a game of dice math, floaties, and a Hippo smack in the middle. Enjoy! Alexa: Mr. "Willie" spelled "Hippo Pot Timus" wrong. ALSO, Hippo is a really fun game. THE END! Willie: I'm not changin...