Shelf to Table

We're back and we'll be review a game that is nearly impossible to get, but has been hanging out on the hotness for a while, Eternal Decks! Then we'll be moving into a discussion about the genre of coop games and what we like/dislike about this mechanic. There a good number of coop games mentioned during the discussion and we hope you hear about something you may like! 00:00 Intro 0...

And we're back! Today we are having a longer discussion just about game designs and features that we love and want to see more of. We'll be starting off with some just played games, including those from our xmas swap episode. Hope you enjoy the discussion! 00:00 Intro 00:38 Just Played: Nexus Ops 03:54 Just Played: Adrenaline 09:33 Just Played: Prey Another Day 13:03 Just Played: Bombast...

Today we're doing something a bit different. This podcast was recorded on Christmas and for some reason we decided to do more of a Grinch-mas topic. Our main topic is on things we consider to be bad player behaviors at the board gaming table. Don't worry, we aren't claiming to be perfect and we call ourselves our for some of the behaviors we talk about. We both hope to improve on th...

Josh and I are back for our Christmas board game episode. Okay, nothing really Christmas about any of these games, but we do a gift exchange at the end of the episode! So that's good enough. We did recently play a lot of newer releases, so this episode is mostly some newer 2025 titles. 00:00 Intro 01:29 Nemesis: Retaliation 13:02 Kinfire Council 20:05 Take Time 24:07 Scales of Fate 31:20 Ligh...

Welcome to our roundup of a bunch of small box games that we think would fit perfectly in a stocking this holiday season! We think there is something in this list for everyone, hopefully you find something new or interesting to buy for a friend or loved one (or maybe just yourself).  00:00 Intro 01:37 Slambo! 04:47 For the Emperor 06:25 Alibis 09:46 Lure 12:37 Money! 13:24 The Gang 17:155 The Crew...

We're back and we've got lots to talk about! Our feature topic is on a big box campaign game called Undaunted: Stalingrad! 00:38  Just Played: 23 Knives 09:01 Just Played: Critter Kitchen 15:35 Just Played: Alibis 21:21 Just Played: Origin Story 24:04 Just Played: Molly House 34:01 Just Played: Pillars of Fate 39:51 Excited to Play: Emberheart 40:57 Excited to Play: Ahoy 42:08 Excited to...

We're back and we've got lots to talk about! Our feature topic is on an amazing 2 player game called Pagan: Fate of Roanoke. 00:00 Intro 00:29 Just Played: Guards of Atlantis II 04:03 Just Played: Habemus Papam 09:10 Just Played: Dracula vs Van Helsing 13:35 Just Played: Tag Team 16:59 Just Played: Bomb Busters 20:46 Just Played: March of the Ants: Evolved Edition  26:07 Just Played: Kin...

Our 2nd episode and 1st rebrand! We were overly excited to get this podcast started and did the absolute minimum when selecting a name. Basically said "YouTube channel is available and can't find a similar name on spotify or apple podcast." Well, turns out Punching Cardboard is already a board game podcast that used to be more active in the past and just doesn't use those platf...

Welcome to our first episode of Punching Cardboard! In each episode we'll talk about games we've played, games we're excited about, some opinions on crowdfunding campaigns, and finally a feature topic. For our first episode, our feature topic is Dune: War for Arrakis vs War of the Ring 2nd Edition! 00:00 Intro 00:35 We Played: Undaunted: Stalingrad 04:26 We Played: Decorum 09:21 We...