The Boardgame Specialists

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie list their favorite Roll & Write games. [00:02:14] Anomia X [00:02:35] Yinsh & Lyngk [00:03:07] Brass Birmingham [00:04:05] Petrichor Collectors Edition [00:06:00] Marvel Dice Throne [00:06:21] Ingenious [00:07:49] Mamma Mia [00:09:15] Hollywood Blockbuster [00:10:48] Tyrants of the Underdark [00:12:05] Super Mega Lucky box [00:13:30] Three Sisters [00:14...

Send us Fan Mail Melanie talks about Games & Couples and her favorite games of the week. https://www.facebook.com/109542244146501/posts/pfbid02PL7StCfbvLg6VpsirDmqaaeDXQH4jYutcNnC7YRBVTPwVUQmtLor55tTDmG71ERml/?sfnsn=mo [00:15:08] Ohanami [00:19:02] Watergate [00:24:04] Targi [00:28:03] Azul [00:31:08] The Quest for El Dorado [00:34:24] DiceThrone [00:36:50] Raptor [00:40:59] Legendary Encounte...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Carla and Melanie talk about what is essential to have in a game room. [00:01:16] Great Weatern trail nd edition [00:04:15] The Guild of Merchant Explorers [00:05:54] Endangered: New Species [00:07:40] Klask [00:9:18] Discoveries:The Journals of Lewis and Clark [00:9:54] Pandemic the Cure [00:11:34] Heating/Cooling [00:13:17] Dry erase pens/pens/paper [00:14:29] Ap...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Carla talks about her favorite solo games. [00:00:54] Fabled Fruit [00:02:15] Summit [00:04:12] Magnificent [00:09:13] Bandada [00:10:00] S.O.S Titanic [00:11:07] Trailblazers [00:12:25] Mr. Cabbageheads Garden [00:15:10] Ecosystem [00:16:58] Tiny Towns [00:20:44]  Crystallo [00:25:21] Shahrazad [00:28:37] Ugly Gryphon Inn [00:30:52] Cascadia [00:34:20] Azul [00:36...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie list their favorite games that use Multi Use cards. [00:00:50] Runsega North series (Shipwrights, Raiders, Explorers) [00:03:22] Castell [00:07:03] Cacao [00:10:27] Costa Rica [00:13:50] Point Salad [00:16:51] Shifting Stones [00:18:33] Radlands [00:21:56] Epic PVP fantasy [00:24:00] San Juan [00:28:09] Watergate [00:30:58] Duffers [00:34:32]One Deck Dungeon [00:...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie list their favorite games played at MelCon 2022. [00:01:10] Wild Serengeti [00:01:59] The Deadlies [00:04:33] Melcon [00:05:49] Longshot the Dice Game [00:08:40] Anomia [00:10:31] Nidavellir [00:13:39] Tichu [00:19:28] Dice Town [00:22:32] Paleo [00:29:21] Four Gardens [00:33:24] Succulent [00:36:24] Imhotep [00:40:38] Keyflower [00:44:58] Creature Comforts [00:4...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie list their favorite worker placement games. The store in Efmonton is called Pe Metawe. {00:00:33] Honeybuzz (Petewe Game Store, Edmonton) [00:03:35] Decrypto [00:06:44} Istanbul Dice game [00:07:22] Viticulture World [00:09:12] Hardback [00:10:34] Whistle Stop [00:13:34] Imhotep [00:17:48] Five Tribes [00:19:34] The Gallerist [00:20:49] Raiders of Scythia/Raiders...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Carla and Melanie list their favorite crime themed games. [00:00:41] Quadropolis [00:02:55] Creature Comforts [00:03:44] Love Letter [00:04:37] Foundations of Rome [00:07:44] Founders of Teothuacan [00:09:00] Wonderlands War [00:14:00] The Godfather :Corleones Empire [00:14:35] Stop Thief [00:15:41] Sherlock 13 [00:18:43] Break the Safe [00:20:10] The Mansky Caper...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie talk about their favorite games to play on the patio. [00:0 1:40] Merchants of the Dark Road [00:05:39] Kohaku [00:07:52] Awkward  Guests [00:14:45] Furnace [00:16:44] Tsuro [00:17:45] Cascadia [00:19:15]Parks [00:20:15]Hack Jack [00:21:50] Beyond Baker Street [00:23:27] Jabuka [00:25:20] A Gentle Rain [00:27:53] Niya [00:29:52]Zombie Dice [00:2957] Qwirkle {00:3...

Send us Fan Mail The games Carla and Melanie played while at GobFest the Edmonton Boardgame Convention. [00:02:15]  7 Wonders Architects [00:04:13] Underwater Cities [00:07:40] The Captain is Dead [00:09:58] Wild Serenghetti [00:13:47] Dice Born Heroes [00:16:25] Azul Queens Garden [00:21:28] Cottage Garden [00:24:04] Messina 1347 [00:28:31] Creature Comforts [00:32:18] The one Hundred Torii [00:3...

Send us Fan Mail This week Carla and Melanie list their 9 favorite small game with a big play feel. [00:01:46] Longshot the dice game [00:03:05] Bristol 1350 [00:05:45] Isle of Cats Kitten and Beasts expansion [00:06:17] Libertalia Winds of Galecrest [00:07:29] Cascadia [00:08:14] Pandemic Rapid Response [00:10:36] Holi Festival of Colors [00:12:01] Blokus the dice game [00:13:16] 13 Minutes the c...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie list their top 9 dice games. [00:00:45] Terra Mystica [00:04:01] Blueprints [00:04:30] Galaxy Trucker [00:05:30] Horrified [00:06:17] Chronicles of Crime [00:06:45] Chronicles of Crime Noir [00:08:08] Elysium [00:09:00] Decorum [00:11:52] Great Western Trail [00:12:42] Four Gardens [00:13:54] Everdell [00:14:33] Dice Hospital [00:15:25] Tiny Epic Western [00:15:4...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Carla and Melanie talk about their favorite heavy euro games. {00:03:13} Everdell {00:05:06} Aquatica {00:05:58} Glass Road} {00:08:01} Dice Born Heros [00:09:11] Liars Dice [00:10:40] Happy Salmon [00:11:00] Camel Up [00:11:10] Dice Throne [00:11:15] Impact [00:12:52] Bora Bora [00:13:35] Hamburg/Brugges [00:13:55] Caverna/ Agricola [00: 15:05] A Feast For Odin [0...

Send us Fan Mail In this Episode Carla and Melanie talk about the games they would play with their mothers.  [00:00:35] Blood Rage [00:02:17] Impact [00:03:15] Taverns of Tiefenthal [00:06:20] Agricola [00:07:03] Athenium  Mystic Library [00:08:17] Istanbul Dice Game [00:09:14] Concordia Solitairia [00:11:10] Las Vegas Royale [00:14:58] Rummikub [00:16:37] Exit/Unlock games [00:17:51] Patchwork [0...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Carla and Melanie list their top 9 Abstract Strategy Games. [00:01:30] Kohaku (C) [[00:02:25] Deception Murder in Hong Kong(C) [00:03:04] Tiny Towns(C) [00:03:37] Castles of Tuscany(C) [00:03:47]Castles of Mad King Ludwig(C) [00:04:100] Cash and Guns(M) [00:05:19] Deception Murder in Hong Kong] (M) [00:06:13] Tiny Towns(M) [00:06:24] Aqualin [00:06:49] Hive [00:08:...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Carla and Melanie talk about their favorite small dice games. [00:01:12] Barenpark  [00:01:53] Star Wars Jabbas Palace [00:02:26] Pandemic the Cure [00:03:19] Skull [00:03:33]Alien  the Fate of the Nostromo [00:04:07] Raiders of the North Sea [00:05:21] Stardew Valley [00:06:08] Cash & Guns [00:07:03] Architects of the West Kingdom Works of Wonder [00:07:58] Ca...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie list their top 9 favorite animal games. [00:01:05] Anomia [00:02:19] Vampire Queen [00:02:27] Skull [00:02:42] Blood Rage [00:04:52] Bunny Kingdom [00:07:24] Aqualin [00:08:35] Endangered  [00:09:28] Rolling Realms [00:10:29] Jamey Steigmeyer [00:12:05] New York Zoo [00:14:32] Meadow [00:16:23] Savannah Park [00:18:28] Cascadia [00:20:22] Endangered [00:22:20] Co...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Carla and Melanie talk about their top 9 deck building and bag building games.  [00:02:34] Whistle Stop [00:02:38] Horrified [00:02:46] Coven [00:03:17] Micro Macro [00:03:47] Champions of Midgard [00:04:01] Dice Miner [00:04:42] Super Mega Lucky Box [00:04:46] Overboss [00:04:51] Skull [00:05:19] For Sale [00:05:31] Whistle Mountain [00:07:29] Anno 1800 [00:07:34]...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie talk about their favorite games published in 2021 [00:01:11] Super Mega Luckybox [00:02:28] Draftosaurus [00:03:19] Girating Hamsters [00:04:12] Gizmos [00:05:09] Zombie Dice [00:06:00]Rummy kubb [0:06:49] Schotten Totten [00:08:04] Project L [00:09:20] Crave [00:11:02] Tiny Epic Pirates [00:14:45] Terraforming Mars Aries Expedition [00:19:00] Canvas [00:20:39] R...

Send us Fan Mail In  this episode Carla  and Melanie share their favorite word games.  [00:00:39] Tapestry [00:02:35] Fields of Arle [00:02;42] Port Royal [00:04:59] Tiny Epic Dungeon [00:05:52] Mystic Vale Essential Edition [00:07:10] Tanto Cuore [00:07:56] Raptor [00:11:02] Medium [00:12:48] Letter Jam [00:14:55] Wordsy [00:16:55] Network [00:17:21] Just One [00:19:27] Mystic Path [00:22:36] So...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Carla and Melanie share their favorite "push your luck" games. [00:00:49] Mastermind [00:01:20} Cribbage [00:01:36] Res Publica [00:01:55] Cascadia [00:02:18] Chronicles of Crime [00:03:01] At The Gates of Loyang [00:06:13] Hallertau [00:07:38] Bumuntu [00:12:42] King of Tokyo [00:14:59] Can't Stop [00:17:38] Oh My Goods [00:18:59] No Thanks [00:22:0...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Melanie and Carla talk about their favorite pirate themed games. [00:00:36] Pop Up Pirates [00:01:38] Destinies [00:02:13] Fields of Arle [00:04:18] Trials by Trolley [00:06:00] Letter Jam [00:07:58] Marvel Legendary [00:08:57] Welcome To the Moon [00:11:06] Jamaica [00:13:15] Catan Seafarer / Explorers & Pirates [00:13:45] Skull [00:15:52] Dead's Man&apos...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk about games we have recently played.   Note one of them is not even out on Kickstarter yet and got to play a pre production copy.   One of us also got to game with one of our favorite YouTubers.   In the main event, we also talk about our top 9 tile laying games. [00:01:06] Games played with 2 Wheat One Sheep] [00:01:12] Dune Imperium [00:02:07] Dice Throne...

Send us Fan Mail See which small card games made the list in position 18 to 10 for Carla and Melanie. [00:00:58] Splendor [00:01:28] Legendary Encounters Predator [00:02:44] Boonlake [00:05:37] Viticulture [00:06:48] Gloom [00:10:09] No Thanks [00:12:33] Cockroach Poker [00:15:28] 6 Nimmt! [00:17:26] Coloretto [00:19:18] (?? not sure of spelling - Palm PG) [00:21:05] Chrononauts [00:24;18] Coloret...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk about the top 9 games we like to play with our family in honor of Family Day. [00:01:02] Gipf series [00:01:25] Petrichor Collectors box [00:02:19] Ex Libris [00:02:58] Meadow [00:03:30] Five Cucumbers [00:03:40] Ohanami [00:0 3:50] Ubongo Extreme [00:04:27] Air Land & Sea [00:05:29] Shifting Stones [00:06:14] Radlands [00:09:09] Vegas [00:10:49] Camel...