Antsy to Gancy - A Board Game Podcast

For this inaugural episode, your host Jaina brings you back in time to learn about the history of dice, and how we got from flipping sticks as dice to the first modern roll and write games. Listen in for a short and sweet tour through time from around 2500 BCE through to the 1970s, and make sure to tune in on September 22 to continue the journey through to some of today's most popular games! Credi...

Welcome to A Nerdstorian's Guide to Modern Board Games! I'm your host, Jaina, and I'll be taking you on time travel adventures, looking at the history of modern board game mechanisms to figure out how we got to where we are now. If you love pulling out random facts at inopportune moments to dazzle your friends, then this is the podcast for you! Music: Comedy Detective by Onoychenkomusic via Pixaba...

Well, this is it. Sort of. Jaina and Sharon have been feeling more antsy than gancy lately and will be stepping away from the podcast, at least for awhile. Never fear though! Jaina has something new up her sleeve, so listen in to find out what's next! Find us on: Instagram: @antsytogancy ( https://www.instagram.com/antsytogancy/ ) Discord:  https://discord.gg/SVMSkw9zpR BGG Guild 3986: ...

In today's episode, Jaina and Sharon pilot you through three space themed games, returning to their roots and exploring how these multiplayer games work at two players. Well, one is a 2P only game, but that's beside the point. Additionally, there's an important podcast update! The podcast will be changing names over the next couple of weeks, becoming "Antsy to Gancy" (Jain...

In a shocking turn of events the JASCES (while, Jaina) actually played all of the Spiel and Kennerspiel nominees this year, and they're here to talk about them! Join in as Jaina and Sharon do a quick run through of each game, then provide their thoughts on the games, along with their predictions and hopeful winners. What are your favourites from this year's nominees? We'd love to he...

In this week's episode, Jaina shares what she thinks are the five most influential modern games, and Sharon judges her choices. These are the games that Jaina feels have had the biggest impact on the modern hobby, both inside and outside the hobby gaming sphere. Listen in to judge Jaina's choices for yourself! Shoutouts Mission: Fun and Games: https://www.boardgames.ca/ Timestamps (1:03)...

Join Sharon and Jaina in this imaginary world where, when they acquire a new game it has to *gasp* replace a game that's currently in their collection. The horror! Jaina and Sharon each pick three games that they enjoy that is not yet in their collection, and then choose which game would get kicked out to make space for the new one. But don't worry, this episode is not just about the gam...

In today's episode, Jaina and Sharon return to their leftovers from last week, the leftover games that is! It turns out that they played too many games to fit in one episode, so they saved the best for last and talked about three of the standout games that were new to them in May. Listen in to hear their thoughts! Timestamps (0:44) Introductions (2:08) Iki (16:03) Dominant Species: Marine (30...

This week Sharon and Jaina are back and spend an inordinate amount of time talking about pesticides, especially since this is a board game podcast. Once they get past that, they talk about (almost) every single game they played in May. Time management isn't their strong point though, so tune in next week to hear about three more games from this month that were big hits for them! Shoutouts : W...

Back by popular demand (well, maybe not demand exactly...), Jaina and Sharon are talking about their new favourite roll and writes! Rolling and writing is a favourite past time of theirs, so they were very happy to ramble on about some new favourites. Tune in to hear each of their top 5 lists! Timestamps (1:00) Introduction (4:23) Dinosaur Island Rawr and Write (6:37) Welcome to the Moon (9:36) Is...

Jaina and Sharon stretch the bounds of believability in order to connect three games with incredibly different themes and target audiences together so they could talk about all of them! It's been awhile since the last hot take episode, so they're excited to get back at it with some relatively new games. Tune in to hear their thoughts on these three very different games. Timestamps (3:10)...

In today's episode, Jaina talks about underrated games while Sharon goes on about underwater games. Really, just a pretty normal episode. Listen in to hear which games the JASCES think deserve to be higher on the Board Game Geek rankings! Timestamps (1:12) Introduction (3:11) Codex Naturalis (9:40) Dead Men Tell No Tales (19:08) Habitats (27:46) Haven (33:22) Cover Your Assets Find us on: Ins...

In today's episode, Jaina and Sharon take you through the Flatout Games trilogy? Series of games? Three games that share some similarities and box size? No one knows for sure, but the JASCES are are that they're opinions will be unpopular! Listen in to hear their thoughts on Calico, Cascadia, and Verdant, and please save your rotten tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables until the end....

The episode that made Sharon and Jaina semi-demigods! Erupting volcanoes, shifting land, and smashing continents are all in a day's work when you're a demigod. Sharon and Jaina dive into this fairly new release as they explore the beautiful world of Oros. General reviews have been a bit mixed, so tune in to hear where the JASCES land. As well, Jaina and Sharon are shamelessly asking for...

Sharon and Jaina finally succumbed to the plague known as Covid-19 (apologies for the lack of episode last week!). In their questionable wisdom as they recover, they decided to present to you their gaming strategy for getting through the plague. Listen in to find out what games they played, what games they'd recommend playing while you're sick, and how to set up a perfectly cozy gaming n...

In this episode, Sharon and Jaina wrap up their GOBfest experience, with 75% less singing. You're welcome. Timestamps (2:04) Verdant (4:50) Mille Fiori (21:40) Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig (24:51) My Farm Shop Find us on: Instagram: @antsytogancy ( https://www.instagram.com/antsytogancy/ ) Discord: https://discord.gg/SVMSkw9zpR BGG Guild 3986: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3986 Em...

This past weekend Sharon and Jaina attended their local board game convention (GOBfest) and now they're here to tell you all about it! Hear their extremely hot takes of all the new games they tried out, and experience the new and improved Gancy Game Rating System™! Of course the JASCES talked way too much, so you'll have to tune in next week to hear about convention day 2! Timestamps (3:...

This week Jaina and Sharon are playing fast and loose with the podcast! Astute listeners might notice that this is coming out on Friday instead of Wednesday (not that the JASCES are known for their punctuality), which is going to be the new release day moving forward. And while the podcast release may be slow the games that Jaina and Sharon talk about this week are not. In today's episode the...

In this week's episode, Sharon and Jaina play the ever popular game of Marry, Kill, F-... Oh wait, no, they're playing the board game version: Buy, Play, Sell. How do the JASCES stay gancy when it comes to adding to their overflowing collection? Is there any logic to their decisions at all? Is this a thinly veiled self-help episode delving into the depths of their relationship issues? Yo...

On this week's episode, Jaina is excited for a bunch of recently released and yet to be released games, while Sharon hasn't heard of any of them. In standard fashion, the JASCES turn Sharon's lack of knowledge into a game! Tune in to hear Sharon guess how games work based on their title and main mechanisms. Feel free to reach out if you want to steal any of her ideas. Timestamps: (2...

The JASCES have been reunited once again, and to celebrate they dive into four quick playing two-player only games that have hit their table this week, recorded in a longer than usual episode for maximum irony. Tune in to hear Jaina and Sharon's takes on a couple of modern classics alongside two lesser known games that deserve more love.  Timestamps: (6:08) Jaipur (15:25) Spirits of the Wild...

Sorry everyone! I uploaded a version with some incredibly long and incoherent ramblings accidentally tacked on to the end. I've fixed it now, so feel free to re-download if you haven't listened yet! If you have, my apologies for the mistake! It appears that it's Valentine's week, and what better way to celebrate than by Jaina doing a solo episode without Sharon! Listen in to he...

A recent eye-opening play of Archipelago led Sharon and Jaina down a themes rabbit hole, and, or course, they want to share their various ramblings with all of you! But first, an official apology for the harm that may have been caused by last week's episode.  Find us on: Instagram: @antsytogancy ( https://www.instagram.com/antsytogancy/ ) Discord: https://discord.gg/SVMSkw9zpR BGG Guild 3986:...

Get on the Magic School Bus!... is what we kept thinking the whole time we were playing. It seemed to fit, right down to the magic time stopping capabilities (without any schools though). We continue on our Splotter journey with this now classic game, brought back to life in a recent Capstone Games reprint. Listen in to hear our thoughts after one play! Timestamps: (1:40) Bus Find us on: Instagram...

Sharon and Jaina are proud to present our most mediocre episode yet! They've dove right into their 10x10 challenge, and feel that they've played Unfair and Seasons enough to offer everyone (as promised) their tepid takes on them. Come on in, the water's tepid! Timestamps: (3:32) Unfair (25:59) Seasons Find us on: Instagram: @antsytogancy ( https://www.instagram.com/antsytogancy/ ) D...