Current Plays

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our electrifying hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Lost Ruins of Arnak, by Min and Elwen and published by CGE. In our Other Plays segment, Thomas has the flu but Jordan get's in a play of Go Nuts for Donuts which prompts a discussion about the publisher Gamewright. We then transition into miniature games with the Warhammer 40k points...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our affable hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Inis, by Matagot. In our Other Plays segment, Thomas catches COVID for the second time and our recording gets delayed. During the delay both Jordan and Thomas were able to get a decent number of games to the table and we jump right in with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders and discuss sh...

Ten episodes! This milestone episode was recorded just after Christmas, 2022, and we start out the episode reviewing the games that we received for Christmas. We talk about playing different games with our families, including Mysterium Park, Fox in the Forest, Marvel Mayhem, Marvel Remix, and Sushi Go! Then we discuss our game play statistics for 2022, thanks to the app Board Game Stats. Finally,...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our shiny hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Glen More II, by Funtails. In our Other Plays segment, Thomas jumps back into Hadrian's wall and its free campaign expansion. We then talk about Cards Against Humanity before changing gears into gaming becoming more mainstream and the fickle nature of Reddit. We discuss games at work with an...

This episode was recorded live at TriCon KW 2023! Jordan and Thomas had a booth at the con and played a few games, met some new friends, and hosted a panel on getting into board games. This episode contains live recordings of our chats with some of the guests as well as discussions about the games we played at the con.  0:00 - TriCon 2023 and Hadrian's Wall 7:08 - Hacksmith Industries 7:44 -...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our marvelous hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Founders of Gloomhaven, by Cephalofair Games . In our Other Plays segment, Thomas backpedals on his comments about The Quest for El Dorado. We then move into a discussion about friendly game designers and the close-knit aspects of the board gaming community and industry. Then we jump into th...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our intrepid hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Tapestry, by Stonemaier Games. In our Other Plays segment, Thomas talks about borrowing games from the library and The Quest for El Dorado. Then we slide into early bed times and miniature games; separating Warhammer 40,000 hobbyists into three tiers. Thomas starts a rant about publisher webs...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our loquacious hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Trajan, by Renegade Games and Huch! In our Other Plays segment, Jordan corrects a small mistake made in the Root episode, leading into short discussion of Root Digital Version.  Then we discuss board game publishing, different publishers, and tackling games based on other existing propertie...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our gregarious hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Root, by Leder Games. In our Other Plays segment, we discuss Hadrian's Wall, revisit Dungeon Petz, but solo! and nit pick on gaming tables. We also give an update on Jordan's current D&D campaign, Candlekeep Mysteries. Note that this was recorded before the news about the OGL. P...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our gracious hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Dungeon Petz, by Czech Games Edition. In our Other Plays segment, we discuss Warhammer, Quantic Foundry, and Dungeons and Dragons. Note that this was recorded before the news about the OGL. Please give us a rating and review to help the show get noticed. If you'd like to support us even f...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our valiant hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Dice Throne Adventures, by Roxley.  Please give us a rating and review to help the show get noticed. If you'd like to support us even further, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/currentplays , or if you think you might want to purchase any of the games we discuss, consider buying them th...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our mighty hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Dungeon Lords, by Czech Games Edition . Please give us a rating and review to help the show get noticed. If you'd like to support us even further, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/currentplays , or if you think you might want to purchase any of the games we discuss, consider buying them...

In this inaugural episode of the Current Plays Podcast our valiant hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the boardgame Bitoku, by Devir Games. Please give us a rating and review to help the show get noticed. If you'd like to support us even further, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/currentplays , or if you think you might want to purchase any of the games we discuss, consider buying them throu...

Current Plays is a new Podcast that discusses board games, hobbying, and other game related topics. Every week hosts Jordan and Thomas play a board game, then do a deep dive on their experience, after a period of lighthearted banter.  Current Plays is officially lauching on January 1, 2023, with the game Bitoku. More information can be found on the Current Plays website at https://currentplay...