Bitewing Games Podcast

What are the best travel-friendly board and card games? These 19 portable games are perfect for any trip or outing. Visit the Kickstarter Pre-Launch page for Trailblazers and click to be notified when it launches! Read this episode in blog post form.

After 6 months of publisher announcements and upcoming game research, Nick shares even more of his most anticipated games of the year—15 games in 15 minutes! Check out our Trailblazers Kickstarter Pre-Launch Page and click to be notified the moment it launches.  Thanks for your support!

Nick shares his 1st impressions of hot new games and stone-cold classics including: 0:56 - Into the Blue 6:47 - Ultimate Railroads / Russian Railroads 9:23 - Kingdom Builder 13:00 - Santiago 17:22 - Sound Box 25:30 - Faiyum 28:25 - Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation

After receiving and playing a preview copy, Nick shares his full thoughts on the latest version of Ra by designer Reiner Knizia, artist Ian O'Toole, and publisher 25th Century Games. Crowdfunding for Ra is still ongoing until May 25th.  You can find the Gamefound page here .  Preview copy provided to Bitewing Games by 25th Century Games . Bitewing Games is planning to cover even more exciting...

Nick shares his 1st impressions of recently released and classic board games including the following: 1:15 - Foundations of Rome 6:00 - Excape / Rapido 8:35 - The Voyages of Marco Polo 11:26 - Meadow 15:11 - Iberian Gauge 19:54 - Rheinlander 23:28 - Mombasa 31:18 - Long Shot: The Dice Game

Another month means another opportunity to get candid with cardboard!  Nick shares his 1st impressions of the following board games: 0:53 - Art Robbery 5:25 - Twice As Clever 7:19 - Orongo 10:58 - Bear Raid 15:38 - Ghosts of Christmas 20:18 - Factory Funner 25:46 - Pickomino Deluxe (Heckmeck Deluxe) 29:28 - Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest

Nick shares his Top 15 Board Games of 2021!   This list is a celebration of excellence in game design, illustration, and publishing.  The board games that made the Top 15 earned their place by bringing innovation, excellence, and (most importantly) enjoyment to our table and the industry.  2021 was a killer year for tabletop gaming; let’s explore 15 reasons why…

In another round of Candid Cardboard, Nick shares his first impressions of the following board games: 0:43 - Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes! 6:33 - Kemet: Blood & Sand — Book of the Dead Expansion 10:29 - So Clover 12:35 - Family Inc. 14:45 - Coloma 19:27 - Sheepy Time 22:20 - Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road 25:44 - Ark Nova Subscribe to the Bitewing Games Newsletter Check out our upcoming...

Solo gaming is perhaps one of the biggest recent trends in the board and card game industry.  As Bitewing Games will soon be publishing a quick & easy solo game of our own— Trailblazers by Ryan Courtney (which also plays up to 8 players)—now felt like the right time to investigate, assemble, and share our Top 10 Quick & Easy solo games.  At the end of this list, Nick will also be sharing m...

Nick shares his 1st impressions of the following board games: 1:00 - Mille Fiori (with comparisons to Witchstone) 7:20 - Pipeline: Emerging Markets 8:48 - Furnace 12:16 - Merchants of the Dark Road 15:37 - The Crew: Mission Deep Sea 17:10 - L.A.M.A. Dice 19:39 - Llamas Unleashed 23:43 - Brian Boru: High King of Ireland

Movies, tv shows, books, and video games are famous for having spin-offs, but what about board games? Nick shares his top 10 spin-off board games plus more details on the upcoming Trailblazers from Bitewing Games and Ryan Courtney.

It's the start of a new year, which means it's time to get hyped for new board games!  With all the "Most Anticipated Games of 2022" lists I've seen over the past few weeks, it feels like Bitewing Games is a little late to the party. On the other hand, I've been surprised to see very little overlap between my list and the many others out there. So today it is my honor...

Nick shares his first impressions of the following board games: 0:53 - Scout 5:08 - Imperial Steam 9:39 - Keyflower 13:16 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt 18:40 - Rialto 21:06 - MicroMacro: Crime City

In today’s episode, we’re going to sit back and look back on our board gaming experiences of 2021.  Nick is joined once again by Camille as they chat about their year in review including highlights, low points, most played games, and other Bitewing Games adventures...

In our longest, meatiest episode yet, Nick is joined by friend and fellow gamer, Ryan Flaherty, where they share and discuss their Top 10 Spatial Puzzle Games.  At the end of the episode, Nick reveals the next title coming from Bitewing Games and some juicy details about this game! 0:45 - About Ryan—his gaming tastes and preferences 7:30 - Ecos 9:42 - Introducing the topic—Our Top 10 Spatial Puzzl...

Nick shares his 1st impressions of spicy hot new releases and new-to-him games... 0:55 - Radlands 9:17 - Anno 1800 13:12 - Stockpile: Epic Edition 16:55 - Mind MGMT 20:58 - Quantum 26:04 - The Siege of Runedar

Nick revisits the best board games of 2020 by categorizing 60 of them into lovers, keepers, dumpers, flingers, and seekers. 1:56 - Lovers 8:08 - Keepers 12:55 - Dumpers 17:20 - Flingers 27:10 - Seekers

Nick shares his first impressions of the following new-ish board games: 0:43 - Rorschach 6:00 - Regicide 11:12 - Fort: Cats & Dogs Expansion 14:17 - Calimala 18:36 - Witchstone 23:17 - Riftforce

Tis the season to buy more board games for your friends and family (and maybe even treat yourself)! Selecting the perfect gift can often be a Nightmare before Christmas, but worry not, Bitewing Games is here to guide you to some of the hottest games of the year for casual and hobbyist gamer alike. Follow this link to check out the blog post (and all of the direct links where you can buy these game...

Nick shares his first impressions of 4 new(ish) games and 5 classic games: 1:00 - Treasure Island Expansion: Captain Silver—Revenge Island 5:39 - L.L.A.M.A. 8:52 - Hibachi 14:34 - Nusfjord 19:10 - Wildlife Safari 20:11 - Libertalia 21:09 - Blue Moon Legends 22:28 - Bohnanza 24:03 - Tower of Babel

Kyle joins Nick to discuss games they've been playing recently: Lost Legacy - 4:08 Winner's Circle - 10:47 Cascadia - 18:33 Spyrium - 27;14 My City - 34:37 Parade - 42:39 Subscribe to the Bitewing Games newsletter to follow our latest content and upcoming publications.

Nick is back with another episode of podcast comfort food in September's Candid Cardboard: 1st Impressions of new (and sometimes not new) board games. 0:49 - Summer Wars (Second Edition) 3:46 - Ra: The Dice Game 4:57 - Tajuto 6:54 - Coffee Traders 11:45 - Kabuto Sumo

With our Kickstarter campaign closing this Thursday, September 2, Nick takes a look at the future of Bitewing Games including plans for the podcast, blog, publications, and beyond. Like all the content that Bitewing Games has provided over the past year and a half?  Then support us in our Kickstarter campaign so we can keep putting out more juicy content and you can acquire some killer games.  Con...

Nick is joined by artist and graphic designer, Paul Halkyon, to discuss the world, lore, and visual design behind Soda Smugglers, Pumafiosi, and Hot Lead. Link to the Criminal Capers Collection on Kickstarter Link to Paul Halkyon's instagram page Send us your questions for a Bitewing Games Q&A podcast episode!  Follow this link to submit your questions or email nick@bitewinggames.com Intr...

Nick is joined by internationally acclaimed designer Reiner Knizia for an epic interview exploring an entire spectrum of board game topics!  This is one episode you don't want to miss... Link to the Kickstarter campaign for Reiner Knizia's Criminal Capers Collection Intro to Dr. Reiner Knizia - 1:49 Inspiration behind Soda Smugglers, Pumafiosi, & Hot Lead - 2:50 Reiner's favorit...