The Boardgame Specialists

Send us Fan Mail https://discord.gg/ssnqjsRFxV Carla IG: boardgamespecialist FB: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics Mel IG: mels_boardgame_room FB Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room {01:42] Ubongo [03:40] Ships [05:40] Doodle Rush [07:47] Fugitive [13:43] Tempura [15:45] Downtown Farmers Market [17:37] Kero [22:29] Castles of Burgundy Special Edition [25:36] Linko [31:00] Rol...

Send us Fan Mail https://discord.gg/ssnqjsRFxV Carla IG: boardgamespecialist FB: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics Mel IG: mels_boardgame_room FB Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room [01:00] Yedo [0:7:48] Wandering Towers [13:07]Concordia] [19:39] How did Tabletop YYC get started? [26:32] How does the membership work? [34:50] What made you decide to opening a physical store? [...

Send us Fan Mail https://discord.gg/ssnqjsRFxV Carla IG: boardgamespecialist FB: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics Mel IG: mels_boardgame_room FB Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room [02:09] Fit to Print. Point City, Deep Dive [02:40] Barcelona [08:44] The Gallerist [11:58] Rolling Acres [13:57] Gizmos [15:36] Swindler [17:39] Gartenbau [20:09] Creature Comforts [24:23] Framew...

Send us Fan Mail https://discord.gg/ssnqjsRFxV Carla IG: boardgamespecialist FB: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics Mel IG: mels_boardgame_room FB Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room [08:22] Forum Trajanum & Notre Dame [10:39] Expedition to Newdale [16:00] Nations [18:01] Tzolkin [20:10] Yedo [20:55] X-com [22:38] Gap [26:00] Mosaic [33:39] Ark Nova [44:59] Azul [47:44] Na...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 75 [00:22] Phil Walker-Harding  [01:20] Dice Throne [04:11] The Manhattan Project  [8:22] Shadows Amsterdam  [11:13] Crime Scene [14:17] Phil Walker-Harding  [15:57] Tetris [18:05] Summer Camp  [19:22] Adventure Games the Dungeon  [21:06] Super Mega Lucky Box [23:32] Silver and Gold [25:47] Silver and Gold  [26:54] Summer Camp [30:33] Sushi Roll  [32:07] Super Mega Lucky B...

Send us Fan Mail Carla IG: boardgamespecialist FB: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics Mel IG: mels_boardgame_room FB Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Discord:https://discord.gg/2Zu4HW2n https://youtu.be/AJhgfdBEY5A [1:46] My City  roll and build  [4:12] Beer and Bread [8:30] Argh [10:50] Carpe Diem [15:35] Word-O-Melon [17:53] Letter Jam [20:17]Shh! [23:29] Word Heist [26:4...

Send us Fan Mail The Boardgame Specialists – Episode 73 – Top 9 Farm Themed Games Carla and Melanie list their favorite farm games [2:25] Key Series [2:50] Key Flow [3:29] Key Harvest [7:40] God of War: the Card Game [11:06] Dinosaur Island Rawr N' Write [11:25] Fliptown [14:25] Downtown Farmers Market [16:37] Bohnanza [19:45] Bohnanza Dahlias [20:12] Scoville [21:10] Three Sisters [26:16] Ca...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie are joined with Solomon Kwan from D6Tabletop Café. D6 just celebrated their one year anniversary. They are located at 2323 32 Ave NE #112, Calgary, AB.  https://www.facebook.com/D6TableTop?mibextid=ZbWKwL https://instagram.com/d6tabletopcafe?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== [2:40] Viticulture World  [6:09] Ark Nova  [8:39] Wingspan Asia [13:50] What was the process of sta...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Mel IG: mels_boardgame_room utube: Mel's Board Game Room facebook:Mel's Board Game Room Contact Carla IG: boardgamespecialist facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics Discord: https://discord.gg/84pkkubp [00:03:30] Gamecon [00:08:10] Mexica [00:11:08] Cold case: A Story to Die For [00:14:03] Cold Files: Truth and Deception game [00:19:31] Echoes: The Cocktail [00:2...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Carla IG: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fantatics Contact Mel IG: mels_boardgame_room Facebook:Mel's Board Game Room [00:00:35] La Graja Collectors Edition [00:04:40] Yokohama Duel [00:10:23] Gugong [00:13:46] Railways of the World [00:23:06]Ticket to Ride [00:25:18] Gyrating Hamsters [00:28:02] Downforce [00:30:28] Incan gold/Diamant [00:33:08] Po...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Melanie and Carla Instagram: boardgamespecialist mels_boardgame_room facebook: Mel's Board Game Room Red Deer Board Game Fanatics Discord: https://discord.gg/84pkkubp [00:00:42] My Father's Work [0004:27] Dundeon Makers [00:07:56] Elysium [00:12:42] Lost Cities [00:18:03] Atlantis Rising 2nd Edition [00:20:00]Gartenbau [00:23:10] Meadow [00:26:06] London 2nd Edit...

Send us Fan Mail [00:04:25] Dorf Romantik [00:06:22] Letter Tycoon [00:08:57] Dr. Lucky [00:11:22] World Mounuments [00:12:58] Factory Funner [00:15:17] How Matt got started in Escape rooms/escape puzzle games [00:18:09] How Matt got involved with Escape the Roomers [00:20:21] The percentage of escape games vs escape rooms Matt reviews [00:21:25] Escape Room review Canada Trip [00:25:11] How Matt...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie list their top 9 bird themed board games. [0:53] Happy Pigs  [1:52] Catan  [2:08] King of Tokyo  [2:14] Lord of Waterdeep  [4:20] Teotihuacan   [10:40] Mel's Honorable Mention - Rook  [14:07] Carla's #9 Songbird  [18:22] Mel's #9 Pina Pirata   [21:52] Carla's #8 Trails of Tucana  [24:16] Mel's #8 Odin's Ravens  [29:25] Carla's #...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie have a special announcement in regards to The Boardgame Specialists.  [4:09] - Darwin's Journey [8:51] - Tetris Board Game [12:24] - Tetris Movie You can find Carla on             Instagram: boardgamespecialist             Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on             Instagram: mels_boardgame_room              Facebook: Mel&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie discusses games they would suggest to play instead of Risk. [0:24] Risk [1:24] Birds of a Feather  [4:15] Mystic Path  [7:20] Distilled  [15:30] Wavelenght  [19:49] Mel's #9 - Smallworld  [22:04] Carla's #9 - Las Vegas [24:35] Mel's #8 - Dice Throne [26:33] Carla's #8 - Game of Throne the Board Game  [29:06] Mel's #7 - Tanks  [31:36] Carl...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie list their favorite games by designer Uwe Rosenberg.   [1:26] Valparaiso   [6:36] Adventures of Robin hood  [8:26] Search   [12:01] Reorganizing the board games  [16:58] Le Havre / New York Zoo  [17:44] Carla's #9 Caverna  [20:34] Mel's #9 Patchwork   [23:35] Carla's #8 Glass Road  [27:36] Mel's #8 Framework  [30:20] Carla's #7 Feast for...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie discuss what they like to see in a board game rulebook.  [0:38] Potion Explosion  [4:46] Quatro  [7:36] Quirkle  [8:37] Paint the Roses  [11:13] Bakers Dozen  [13:40] Rulebook  [15:06] Abandon All Artichokes / Carcassonne the Dice Game (rulebook shaped like the tin can box)  [16:00] The Transcontinental (player aid refers to rulebook page number)  [16:45] The Tra...

Send us Fan Mail Carla attended GobFest in Edmonton Alberta and although Melanie did not attend this year she hosted her own game day, Gobsnack. These are the top 9 games they played over the weekend. Yokohama Duel [3:17]  Octodice [4:14]  Micro Macro [5:05]  Gugong [6:12]  Ishtar [6:30]  God of War the Card Game [6:55]  Not Alone [6:59]  One Key [8:28]  Luna [8:30]  Destinies Sea & Sand [8:33...

Send us Fan Mail Melanie chats about games with designer and publisher, Wes Woodbury from Fundamental Games. [00:01:35] Wingspan [00:03:40] Terraforming Mars [00:05:30] Dominion [00:07:00] Quacks of Quedlinburg  [00:07:33] Lost Ruins of Arnak [00:09:12] How Wes got into board game design [00:10:50] Legend of Novus [00:13:10] Die in the Dungeon [00:16:15] Dungeon Maker [00:18:30] How Wes's ide...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie discuss which game they would recommend to play instead of Monopoly. [1:08] Monsteropoly  [2:10] The Landlord Game [4:22] Splendor Duel [8:20] Akropolis  [11:35] Décorum  [14:45] Crokinole  [17:10] Carla's Honorable Mention Monopoly Deal [18:15] Carla's Second Honorable Mention Acquire [18:48] Carla's #9 Racoon Tycoon  [24:18] Mel's #9 Monopol...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie discuss their favorite deduction games. GStone App [0:45]  Downforce [1:30]  Ashtar [1:43]  Crystallized [1:45]  3000 Scoundrels [5:02]  Hamburg / Bruges  [9:06]  Meadow expansion (down stream)[13:00]  Mel's 9 - Dixit [14:40]  Carla's 9 - Sleuth [18:50]  Mel's 8 - Sherlock 13 [21:56]  Carla's 8 - Hanabi [25:21]  Beyond Baker Street [28:10]  Me...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie discuss their most played games of 2022. You can find Carla on         Instagram: boardgamespecialist         Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on         Instagram: mels_boardgame_room          Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room          YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room  Come say Hi on Discord        https://discord.gg/vCgXa4xP [0...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie discuss their favorite route building games. You can find Carla on         Instagram: boardgamespecialist         Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on         Instagram: mels_boardgame_room          Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room          YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room  Come say Hi on Discord        https://discord.gg/vCgXa4x...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie discuss the games played at Carla's Game weekend. You can find Carla on        Instagram: boardgamespecialist        Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on        Instagram: mels_boardgame_room         Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room         YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room  Come say Hi on Discord       https://discord.gg/pdH...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie along with special guest Colin Auschrat from Games and Couples and Auschrat Counseling gives their tips to make Game Night into Date Night in this Valentine's Day Special.  You can find Carla on        Instagram: boardgamespecialist        Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on        Instagram: mels_boardgame_room         Facebook:...