BlunderSpeaker

Welcome to The BlunderSpeaker Show, a podcast and playthrough channel dedicated entirely to the boardgame Spirit Island! We finally made it - the end of the Adversary Series, and the end of season 1! And boy did we saved the biggest and baddest for last. Let's dig deep one final time, learn all about how these Rowdy Russians work, and go through the best tips & tricks to help us beat them!...

Welcome to The BlunderSpeaker Show, a podcast and playthrough channel dedicated entirely to the boardgame Spirit Island! We're coming up on the home stretch of the Adversary Series now, but there's still plenty of words left to be spoken yet... They demand we go to the long game, so let's do it! We hear about what you have to say, then take a long look at how they beat us... and how we...

Welcome to The BlunderSpeaker Show, a podcast and playthrough channel dedicated entirely to the boardgame Spirit Island! From one Habsburg invader to another, it's time to grab our pitchforks and get ready to fight! These fearsome farmers know how to play dirty, so if you aren't a fan of blight, now might be a good time to run... We get into the weeds of it, doing a deep-dive analysis and...

Welcome to The BlunderSpeaker Show, a podcast and playthrough channel dedicated entirely to the boardgame Spirit Island! This is a very special episode of the show, marking the first guest to make an appearance. And what a guest it is - the wonderfully talented Ted Vessenes! We talk through everything in the game, from mistakes to triumphs, from past to future. This episode is landing at a dreadfu...

Welcome to The BlunderSpeaker Show, a podcast and playthrough channel dedicated entirely to the boardgame Spirit Island! We're back to the Adversary Series with a bang (or a boom?) this week, because it's time for HME! We work through the variety of complex rules, how those are supported by a strong thematic resonance, and talk through specific details of how we can handle every challenge...

Welcome to The BlunderSpeaker Show , a podcast and playthrough channel dedicated entirely to the board game Spirit Island! In this episode, we break down the game a bit from a beginner perspective, talking through theme and concepts as well as some of the modules available to bring the experience to life. I also dig into the Playthrough 1, where Blitz and Brandenburg Prussia proved to be a very tr...

Welcome to The BlunderSpeaker Show , a podcast and playthrough channel dedicated entirely to the boardgame Spirit Island! In this episode, we begin our Adversary Series by taking a detailed look at Sweden; who they are, how they work, and how we can go about beating them. Those heavy ravages stink of Heavy Mining, but we've got a trick or two up our own sleeves to fight back! We also take some tim...

Welcome to The BlunderSpeaker Show, a podcast and playthrough channel dedicated entirely to the boardgame Spirit Island! We're keeping the train moving with our Adversary Series, this time talking about France. France play similar to Sweden in many ways, but have plenty of tricks up their sleeves and we need to know how to fight back! In this episode, we deep dive into how proactive gameplay, boar...

Welcome to The BlunderSpeaker Show, a podcast and playthrough channel dedicated entirely to the boardgame Spirit Island! Next up it's Brandenburg-Prussia - the last of the truly aggressive adversaries! How do things play out against these folk, and how do they differ from the other front-loaded adversaries France and Sweden? In this episode, we dig into all of it, including a deep dive into one of...

Welcome to The BlunderSpeaker Show, a podcast and playthrough channel dedicated entirely to the boardgame Spirit Island! In this episode, we continue our mini-break from the Adversary Series and deep dive into the elements of the game! With 8 total elements to explore, today's deep-dive goes real deep indeed. We look at the lore and meaning behind each, hear how personal they can be for many membe...

Welcome to The BlunderSpeaker Show, a podcast and playthrough channel dedicated entirely to the board game Spirit Island! Here we start with a basic introduction; I talk about me, what I'm trying to achieve with this show, and how I will structure the episodes using a mix of podcast-style, talking head videos and supplementary playthrough videos of the game in real life (no digital apps allowed -...

Welcome to The BlunderSpeaker Show, a podcast and playthrough channel dedicated entirely to the boardgame Spirit Island! Next up in our Adversary Series are the brave Scots! With a whole host of abilities hammering our coastline, what can we possibly do to survive? ... Well, definitely not ignore the inland anyway! Listen in to get the lowdown on how Scotland function, and how we can go about beat...