Board Game Blitz

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Adventure Party: The Role-Playing Party Game and Newsboys. Then, we talk about handicaps in games - both ones that are built into the rules and ones that we add on ourselves. 0:00-Intro 0:45-Recent Games - Adventure Party: The Role-Playing Party Game 6:43- Newsboys 11:39-Handicaps 23:21-Outro 24:16-Bloopers Join our discord S...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including River of Gold and Draft & Write Records. Then, we talk about the opposite of our pet peeves in gaming - our gaming delights! 0:00-Intro 0:44-Recent Games - River of Gold 4:50- Draft & Write Records 9:22- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes 11:49-Gaming Delights 23:44-Outro 24:48-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https:/...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Guilty: Houston 2015 and CoraQuest. Then, we talk about the game page on the website BoardGameGeek and what information we tend to look at. 0:00-Intro 0:43-Announcements 1:33-Recent Games - Guilty: Houston 2015 6:24- CoraQuest 16:14-BGG Game Page 29:19-Outro 30:23-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including What On Earth Are You Talking About? and Arcs. Then, we talk about what we love about creating content about board games (and other things)! Check out our new TeePublic store ! 0:00-Intro 0:43-Announcements 2:17-Recent Games - What On Earth Are You Talking About? 6:31- Arcs 12:44-Creating Content 23:00-Outro 24:04-Bloopers Jo...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Corvids, NAWALLI, and The Walking Dead: Surrounded. Then, we talk about "sigh" games, a new category of game that Crystal and her friend have coined! 0:00-Intro 0:45-Announcements 2:08-Recent Games - Corvids 7:49- NAWALLI ( Kickstarter ) 11:27- The Walking Dead: Surrounded 15:30-Sigh Games 24:46-Outro 25:56-Bloopers Join our...

It's the 8 year anniversary of our podcast! Woo hoo! To celebrate, Ambie and Crystal have updated their lists of Top 100 Games of ALL TIME and we share our top 10 games with you! Watch the rest of Ambie's Top 100 list on YouTube ! 0:00-Intro 0:42-Announcements 2:30-Top 10 Games 3:55-Number 10 6:35-Number 9 8:48-Number 8 12:17-Number 7 14:25-Number 6 16:55-Number 5 20:38-Number 4 23:19-Number 3 26:...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Floating Floors and Nimalia. Then, we are joined by our special guests - our moms - to talk about their experience playing games when they were kids, when we were kids, and now! Also, the etymology segment makes a surprise comeback as Crystal discusses the origins of the word 'mamma.' 0:00-Intro 0:55-Recent Games - Floating F...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Side Quest: Nemesis, Side Quest: 7th Sea, Mystery Detective Vol. 1: Classic Cases, Mystery Detective Vol. 2: Funny Death and Real Life Cases, and AQUA: Biodiversity in the Oceans. Then, we talk about drawing games and how the drawing mechanism is used creatively in different games. Ambie had to use backup audio due to Zoom me...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Infiltraitors, Math Rush: Addition & Subtraction, and Ceres. Then, we talk about ways your group can pick which game to play when no one knows what they want to play! If you like our podcast, please nominate us for a Golden Geek Award ! 0:00-Intro 0:44-Announcements 2:12-Recent Games - Infiltraitors 5:51- Math Rush: Addition...

Ambie and Crystal host the 2023 Blitzies, the annual awards show about the best games of the year! If you like our podcast, please nominate us for a Golden Geek Award ! 0:00-Intro 0:37-Announcements 1:51-The 2023 Blitzies 2:40-Best 2 Player Game 4:39-Best Strategy Game 6:37-Most Epic Game 8:30-Most Unique Theme 9:51-Best Dexterity Game 10:47-Best Party Game 12:48-Best Deduction Game 14:49-Best Tri...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a jubensha game they played together at Dice Tower West - Conspiracy to Commit! We have a discussion including Amy, the host of the game, and Dan, Crystal's partner, right after playing the game, and then we share our thoughts a week later. Check out White Rabbit Jubensha for more information on the Jubensha we played! Check out the People Makes Games video about Jubensha...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Murder Mystery Party: The Night Hunter Game and Freelancers: A Crossroads Game. Then, we talk about board games that can fit in your pocket! 0:00-Intro 0:46-Announcements 2:35-Recent Games - Murder Mystery Party: The Night Hunter Game 8:28- Freelancers: A Crossroads Game 13:58-Pocket Games 28:52-Outro Join our discord Support...

Ambie is all alone this episode discussing a couple games she played recently, including Picture Perfect and Sherlock 13. Then, since she's solo podcasting, she decides to talk about solo board gaming. 0:00-Intro 1:39-Recent Games - Picture Perfect 5:21- Sherlock 13 8:33-Solo Games 21:43-Outro 22:47-Bloopers Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Key Enigma: Hack Forward, Suspects: Claire Harper Takes the Stage, and The Grand Carnival. Then, we talk about board games that subvert social norms. Here are the YouTube videos mentioned: Designing Board Games Which Break the Rules (Adam in Wales) The Murder Game Revolution That Has Gripped China (People Make Games) 0:00-Int...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Almost Innocent and Vaalbara. Then, we talk about what our perfect board game day/night would be like! Vote for Ambie ( ambierona ) in the Thinky Awards ! (and play Chants of Sennaar ) Check out Tabletop Live Network for monthly board game streaming marathons! 0:00-Intro 0:39-Announcements 3:04-Recent Games - Almost Innocent...

Ambie and Crystal celebrate 200 episodes of the podcast with a full episode dedicated to answering questions from our listeners! 0:00-Intro 0:36-Listener Q&A 2:32-What advice would you give to a content creator starting out? 9:59-What are your best "I was there when..." travel stories? 12:27-Have you ever had a dream so realistic you assumed it had really happened? 18:12-What cheesy 90's game woul...

For our annual bonus episode Ambie is once again joined by two special guests as they talk about some of their favorite games. First they talk about a couple games they played recently, including Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Merry Madness. Then, they split up as one talks about his favorite games with skeletons in them, and the other talks about his favorite games with vehic...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Ra and Rafter Five. Then, we talk about which five board games we would buy back first if our entire game collection suddenly disappeared! 0:00-Intro 0:44-Announcements 3:08-Recent Games - Ra 7:52- Rafter Five 13:19-5 Rebuy Games 28:28-Outro 29:32-Bloopers Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This e...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Secret of Langton Manor, Linkto Food, and Kingdomino Origins. Then, we talk about which five board games we would bring with us if we got stuck on a desert (but not quite deserted) island! Check out the Five Games For Doomsday podcast 0:00-Intro 0:44-Recent Games - The Secret of Langton Manor (print it here ) ( Playthroug...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played (or books they read) recently, including Around the World in 80 Games, Keep it 100, and Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Renovations. Then, we talk about some past, present, and our hopes for future trends in board gaming! Watch Cut and Kovray on YouTube! Here’s the Polyomino collaboration video we were in! 0:00-Intro 0:43-Recent Games - Around the W...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they played recently, including The Emerald Flame, The Morrison Game Factory, and Hadrian’s Wall. Then, we talk about our thoughts on giving board games as gifts, and some recommendations for good gifts! Check out Ambie’s book Board Game Day ! 0:00-Intro 0:46-Recent Games - The Emerald Flame & The Morrison Game Factory 6:45- Hadrian’s Wall 13:42-Board Game Gifts 32...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they played recently, including Ariana Trench: The Ultimate Puzzle Book for Pirates, Head Trip, and Eye My Favorite Things. Then, we talk about our top 5 favorite games that have fruits and/or vegetables in them! 0:00-Intro 0:43-Recent Games - Ariana Trench: The Ultimate Puzzle Book for Pirates 3:13- Head Trip 7:42- Eye My Favorite Things 11:51-Fruit/Veggie Games 2...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they both played recently - Glitch Squad. Then, Ambie goes over her adventures in print and play (PnP) games and answers some of Crystal's questions. Learn some beginner tips on PnP - supplies to use, why to PnP, and some games to start with! 0:00-Intro 0:40-Recent Games - Glitch Squad 12:41-Print and Play 26:52-Outro 28:05-Bloopers PnP Links: Our YouTube videos: C...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Bat Flip and Hello Kitty: Day at the Park. Then, we talk about board game media and how it compares to media coverage in other areas. 0:00-Intro 0:43-Announcements 1:41-Recent Games 3:50- Bat Flip 7:39- Hello Kitty: Day at the Park 13:34-Board Game Media 27:36-Outro 28:40-Bloopers Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi....

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including KuZOOkA and Mind Up! Then, we talk about trivia games - what we like or dislike about them, and some of our favorite trivia games. 0:00-Intro 0:39-Recent Games - KuZOOkA 6:39- Mind Up! 13:53-Trivia Games 35:32-Outro Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games ....