Adamantly Analog: A Board Game Podcast

This week, Corey and Harrison talk about their favorite board game mechanics and pick games that represent them best. We'll also cover some recently played games including Thunder Road: Vendetta, Fractured Sky, World Wonders, and River Valley Glassworks. What We've Been Playing Corey Thunder Road Vendetta Fractured Sky (Deluxe Edition) Harrison ⁠⁠ World Wonders World Wonders: Mundo Wonders Pack Ri...

This week, Corey and Harrison share a list of games that involve writing or drawing. We put an emphasis on games that encourage creativity in ways that checking boxes, writing words, or totaling up numbers don't. These games allow us to express ourselves as artists or laugh at ourselves as artistic wannabees. What We've Been Playing Corey Nerdz Day 2024 Harrison ⁠Pick a Pen: Reefs Slay the Spire t...

This week, Corey and Harrison are talking about the games that got them into the hobby. These aren't the first board games they've ever player but they are games that opened their eyes to the cool things that hobby games could do. What We've Been Playing Corey Cyclades La Granja Deluxe Master Set Harrison Gnome Hollow Pick a Pen: Gardens Next Station: London Feature Topic Games that got us into th...

This week, Corey and Harrison are talking about our favorite games to play with large groups. These games can support six or more players without introducing too much downtime, too long of a teach, or too much chaos! What We've Been Playing Corey Apiary Harmonies World Wonders Harrison Rock Hard: 1977 Concordia Featured Topic 7 Wonders [2-7 players] (Harrison’s pick #1) / Repos Production Ethnos [...

This week, we're excited to share games that we played, demoed, heard about, or brought home from Gencon 2024. What We've Been Playing Corey Slay the Spire: The Board Game Harrison Wrath of Fire Mountain Featured Topic Forges of Ravenshire (Corey’s pick #1) / B.A. Games Video Game Champion (Harrison’s pick #1) / Arcane Wonders Comic Hunters (Corey’s pick #2) / Spin Master Games Flip 7 (Harrison’s...

This week, our topic is "Small Games That Pack a Big Punch" and we welcome Mark Besada from the Board Game Barrage podcast to join in on the conversation. These games are small in size but may surprise with their complexity, depth, or meaty decisions. What We've Been Playing Mark Luthier Yedo: Deluxe Master Set Corey ⁠ HiFi Pirates of Maracaibo Kinfire Delve Featured Topic Biblios (Mark’s pick #1)...

This week, our topic is "Games We Loved When We Were 10" and its been an excellent trip down memory lane. Flashback to the late nineties...cartoons are on TV and every ad break is packed with high intensity rock music, overly excited narration, and bombastic scenes of exciting board gaming. There was a major toy factor to these games and randomness and dexterity were in their heyday! What We've Be...

This week, we share a list of board games that, while not exclusively two players, play best with two players. These games may be tighter, snappier, or even more involved with modifications made for two player set ups. What We've Been Playing Harrison Revive Panda Royale My Island Corey Scythe Azul Featured Topic Lords of Waterdeep (Harrison’s pick #1) / Wizards of the Coast Merv: Heart of the Sil...

This week, we welcome Stephen Kerr (@skerr1), the designer of "Metrorunner", the upcoming title from Thunderworks Games. The topic is "Video Games for Board Gamers". In other words, if you like this board game, try this video game. We'll each share a list of three video games that would appeal to fans of a similar board games. Metrorunner (Thunderworks Games) Stephen's...

This week, our topic is "Games With Random". Some games have you rolling dice, drawing cards, or picking chits out of a bag. In any case, the of unpredictability a draw or roll takes a bit of the control away from the player. Games like Chess eliminate random completely but other games use it to great effect. In this episode, we'll share a list of games that do this. What We've B...

This week, our topic is "Animal Games". We've made a conscious effort to look past the obvious inclusions (Ark Nova, Wingspan) and share some of our favorite games with animals. These games may feature unique representations of animals or clever mechanics related to their animals. What We've Been Playing Corey Ragusa Harrison Emerald Skulls Featured Topic Mlem Space Agency (Corey...

This week, our topic is "Games That Tell a Story With Their Design and Mechanics". Some games always deliver when it comes to a telling a memorable story. Either the mechanics, gameplay, or design contributes to that developing over the course of the experience. We'll specifically avoid narrative games when sharing a list of our favorite examples of emergent storytelling in board gam...

This week, our topic is "Video Games That Would Make Excellent Board Games". Though we've already got a TON of board game adaptations of popular video game titles (some hits and plenty of whiffs), there is still lots of ground to cover. Corey and Harrison each share three picks for video games that would make fun or interesting board games. What We've Been Playing Harrison My Island Corey Sagrada...

This week, our topic is "Upcoming Games We're Excited to Play With Friends and Family". There's a ton of great stuff coming out this summer and beyond. Here at Adamantly Analog, we try to focus on the experience and the people. Who are we excited to play these games with? The Tuesday night game group? The casual gamers in your immediate family? Find an upcoming title to share with your people! Wha...

This week, our topic is "Our Favorite Games to Play at a Convention". For one reason or another, we have a soft spot in our heart for these games when we take part in our favorite weekend events...board game conventions! What We've Been Playing Corey Castles of Burgundy Harrison Animal Upon Animal Featured Topic Clank (Harrison's pick #1) / BGG / Dire Wolf Digital Ra (Corey's...

This week, our topic is "Games We Never Want to Play But Always Love When We Do". We're never itching to pull these games off of the shelf for a variety of reasons -- too much set up, heavy rules teach -- but when we play them, we're immediately reminded of the reasons we keep them around. Our Current Favorites Harrison Harmonies The Vale of Eternity Castles of Burgundy Corey Dun...