Kickin' It Creative

Isn't it fascinating how certain games make you think while you're playing, and then after, plunges you into interesting discussions with the other players? In this episode, Alex from Talking Shelf Space joins Candice to highlight board games that inspire post-game discussions. ...and before that, they literally "talk shelf space", and share a few games that hit the table recen...

In this episode, I kick it with my good friend Pénélope from Penelope Gaming for a massive debrief on many of the games we played in Étourvy at Bruno Faidutti's annual gaming gathering. If we had another hour, we could've legally titled this episode "40 Fresh Plays from France", but we were too excited and spoke about some games for a while...and then crammed as many as we coul...

In this episode, I kick it with Uli Blennemann ( owner of Spielworxx ) for a lovely chat about card-driven games (CDGs) –why they're awesome and which ones we dig most – and we also discuss a few games we've played recently and found memorable. Cheers! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:30 LeiriaCon 00:04:55 "moving house", heading to the UK for PunchedCon, GMT Weekend at the Warehous...

00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:45 Fresh Plays 00:00:57 Emberheart 00:15:35 Clinic: Deluxe Edition 00:33:30 Signoff Thanks so much for listening and for your support!  For more content crafted by Candice, visit kickinitcreative.com We've got official merch now! Be one of the first to rock the first run of KIC swag !

In this episode, my amazing pal Tim Williamson joins me to talk about our epic learning game of Imperial Elegy , as well as several other lesser-known gems we've been playing. We also discuss the joys of asymmetry in board/card games and our upcoming video series – My Favorite Faction . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:53 Dual Gauge 00:07:12 Root in NY 00:08:33 Fresh Plays 00:09:02 Imperial Elegy...

In this episode, I kick it with W. Eric Martin to catch up on life beyond BGG, Board Game Beat , and to discuss our grand plan to get old games to the table more often. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:44 Catching up with WEM [Con Crawl + Board Game Beat ] 00:27:16 Fresh Plays 00:28:09 Symbiosis 00:37:16 Ortus Regni 00:50:46 DNUP ( Revolve! ) 01:01:35 Mayor of Chicago 01:12:47 Cult of the OLD Games of...

My mom came to visit and she was brave enough to accept my invite to record with me. Thanks so much for listening! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:40 my mom's favs (Skip-Bo, Scout, Pinochle, Dominoes, Farkle, Can't Stop, Super Mega Lucky Box) 00:06:17 Extended Fresh Plays 00:06:31 Bayou Boss 00:15:20 High Noon at Showdown Saloon 00:23:15 Bear Market 00:28:28 Muffin's Kitchen 00:33:48 Wi...

Taylor Reiner in the house! In this episode, we chat about thematic trick-taking games, games we played at TJ in Cinncinati, and what it takes to become a Greek Gaming Godess. Thank you for listening! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:32 KIC Web Updated 00:08:49 Fresh Plays 00:09:04 Codenames App (Mines) 00:14:34 For the Gods! + Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends 00:26:35 Shady Lady 00:29:21 Finger Crane Gam...

In this episode, I kick it with Cole Wehrle, who's a friend, but also one of my absolute favorite game designers. Cole shares some exciting updates about on his new publishing company (Buried Giant Studios). Then we both had a lot of fun Fresh Plays to share before we discussed what we find awesome about multi-use cards in board games, and eventually share some of our favs. Thanks so much for...

In this episode, I kick it with 1822PNW designer Ken Kuhn to discuss our 2026 26x5 Solo Gaming Challenge. We're both super pumped about it and had a great time discussing several awesome games we've been and/or are planning to play solo this year. Any and all are welcome to jump on this 1-"man"-bandwagon with us. Thanks so much for listening! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:13 Boar...

In this episode, I kick it with Kimberly from Tabletop Tolson . We gush about our favorite games we played in 2025 that weren't released in 2025. Considering we're both omni-gamers, we had a laughter-filled chat about a diverse group of awesome games. Sadly, I realized after the fact, that I skipped over mentioning Argent: The Consortium (?!?!) in my top 10. **facepalm** ...but we did at...

Welcome to Kickin' It Creative with Candice! In this episode, I share some personal updates, my plans for KIC, and I talk about a few of the games I played on my fall Con "CRAWL" (BGG@SEA, SPIEL Essen, SDHistCon, NamandaCon, and BGG.CON). Thank you for listening!  00:02:07 Life & Stuff 00:05:26 Con Crawl 00:05:42 BGG@SEA 00:07:00 Import/Export 00:07:33 Quartermaster General: WWI...