The Board Crew

Gather around for a tale about three games that were heavy, light and just right. This week Daniel, Ben and Bronson cover three games across varying weight and difficulty. 🪐 Ben abandons his planet to start again on another in the heavy euro-space game Evacuation by Delicious Games . 🦋 Bronson drafts beautiful butterflies to try and win the affection of the Great Eggfly in the light Fluttering S...

15 episodes!? We're really on a roll! 😂 This week Ben and Hocky "roll" play three exciting dice-themed games. 🎲 Ben lets the dice decide the future of his ancient Mediterranean empire in Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age by Eagle-Gryphon Games . 🎲 Hocky builds an epic fantasy character in a game that's as clever as its punny name in Roll Player by Thunderworks Games . 🎲 And Ben tries to qu...

Something's really bugging us about this episode 👀 This week Ben and Tony put three games under the microscope. 🐝 Tony sends his bee minions to trap his opponent's queen in the chess-like Hive by Gen42 Games 🏹 Ben tries to build a thriving milecastle while dealing with pesky invaders in Hadrian's Wall by Garphill Games 🐞 And Tony wrestles with the idea of a bug-wrestling board game in Kabuto S...

Our 13th episode is spectacularly spooky! And not because we have four people squeezed into one podcast. This week the guys review extra ghoulish games. Scarier than losing a Kickstarter exclusive token, or dropping a deck of cards that wasn't meant to be shuffled. 🏠 Ben proves you can't trust anyone - especially not your friends who are possessed by evil demons in Betrayal at House on the Hill b...

This week the guys are going ham for hamlets, poking penguins and sinking ships - so just a regular Wednesday then. To build or not to build! Tony talks about growing a humble village into a bustling town in Hamlet: The Village Building by Mighty Boards Ben proves even children can beat us at board games in the hilarious and wacky dexterity game ICECOOL by Brain Games Publishing And Tony navigates...

This week the crew get all-natural (you decide what that means). Join Bronson, Daniel and Ben as they bare it all for your entertainment (that one too). 😈 Bronson flexes his love for Flux: the manic and unpredictably silly card game by Looney Labs . ⚔️ Daniel wields swords, magic spells and *checks notes* door wedges in the dungeon crawler Iron Helm by Grey Gnome Games . 🌳 And Ben becomes one wi...

This episode will self-destruct … after one more round🎲 Join Tony, Ben and Daniel in this week's explosive-ish episode of The Board Crew. 🕵️‍♀️ Ben lies to and also accuses his friends in the deceitfully fun trick-taking game Inside Job by Kosmos Games UK 👷‍♂️Daniel becomes an overnight Civil Engineer and builds way too many parks in the micro-game Sprawlopolis by Button Shy Games 💣 And Ton...

The call was coming from inside the house (rules) 😈 🕵️‍♀️ In this week's episode, Hocky and Tony delve into the mythos for the TBC's first foray into the iconic tabletop RPG Call of Cthulhu 🐙 Come get 'board' with us 🎲 https://tinyurl.com/TheBoardCrew

We’re under the influence (of these great games) 🎲 This week Ben is joined by Hocky who makes his TBC debut. 🍹Ben mixes a potent brew of strategy, resource management, and push-your luck elements in Distilled (2023) by Paverson Games. 💋 Hocky reveals his inner Casanova vying for the heart of a princess in Love Letter (2012) by Alderac Entertainment Group. 🧑‍🔧 And literally flips a small town...

Felt cute, might delete later 💅 This week Ben, Daniel and Bronson are all about the ✨ aesthetics ✨ Ben bids his precious gems to build the ultimate pyramid in Viceroy (2014) 💎 by Hobby World International. Bronson teaches the guys about the honour of paying the lunch bill (have I got that right?) in Yum Cha (2022) 🥟 by Quokka Games. And Daniel wields his most bad-arse conversation skills into...

🛑 Warning: this podcast contains a bunch of liars Repeat offenders Ben, Tony and Bronson return for a deceptively devious episode 🤫 Things get a little hairy when the crew disguise themselves as wolves in 🐺 One Ultimate Werewolf (2014) 🧑‍🌾 by Bezier Games, Inc. They shake down agents and stir martinis in🤵‍♂️Spyfall (2014) 👀 by Hobby World International And manipulate, bluff and bribe their...

A third player has entered the pod! On the table this week our three hosts Ben, Tony and Bronson discover how easy it is to build architectural wonders in Seven Wonders Architects (2021) by Repos Production . They solve murders by speaking to ghosts who can’t speak back in Mysterium (2015) by Libellud . And compete against other monsters to climb the most sinister corporate ladder in Overboss: A B...

Sci-fi horror, crime noir, and comedy. This week’s episode is an English teacher's delight! 🤓 On the table, our hosts Ben and Tony discover they don’t fear being alone; they fear being Not Alone (2016) 👽👾by Geek Attitude Games . They fulfil secret missions in the party game that strikes anytime and anywhere in 🎭 Don’t Get Got (2018) 🤡 by Big Potato Games . And they discover what happens w...

It’s a SUPER HEROIC episode this week! On the table, our hosts Ben and Daniel summon spiritual forces to protect their islands from relentless invaders in Spirit Island (2017) by Greater Than Games . And fight, thwart, and defend against the villains you’ve seen on lunchboxes everywhere in Marvel Champions (2019) by Fantasy Flight Games . Come get 'board' with us!

On the table this week our hosts Ben and Bronson bribe authorities in 👮‍♀️ Sheriff of Nottingham (2014) by Arcane Wonders. Hide skulls and fool each other in💀 Skull (2011) by Lui-même. And roll and race to build the best army of spaceships in 🚀Space Base (2018) by Alderac Entertainment Group. 🎲 Come get 'board' with us!

Welcome to the very first episode of The Board Crew. On the table this week our hosts Ben and Tony fly high and knock back copius amounts of coffee in Sky Team. They judge each others views of the world in Ito. And try not to burn out while chasing podium position in Heat: Pedal to the Metal. Come get board with us!"