Board on the Air

Top 5 games of our Childhood; WWBP - Gallactic Cruise, Hobbit there and back again, Unconsious Minds, Trails of Tucana 10.07.2026 27:33 ↓

We think back to the games we played when we were younger, it was much longer for one of us.

Bag Building Games; WWBP - Rococo, Cozy Stickerville, Fighting Fantasy Books 03.07.2026 27:29 ↓

We look at 3 popular Bag Builders and compare them. Join us as we look at Wonderlands War, Orleans, and Quacks

What type of Gamer are You?; WWBP - Steam Up, Fit to Print 26.06.2026 27:19 ↓

Do you play a lot of games very few times or do you play a few games a lot of times. We look at this question and how we would answer it and why one might answer it one way or the other.

What is a Casual Game?; WWBP - Merchants of the Dark Road; In the Hall of the Mountain King, Call to Adventure 19.06.2026 27:42 ↓

We discuss Casual games and how that means something different depending on who you talk to.

How we Choose our Crowdfunding Projects; WWBP - Dune Imperium, Sagrada 12.06.2026 27:32 ↓

Following on to last weeks episode we look at how we decide to back games on Crowdfunding platforms.

Our Crowdfunding games 05.06.2026 27:24 ↓

We look at the games we have crowdfunded and rank all of them, incredibly we were able to do it in only one show.

How Big is your Table? ; WWBP - Mystic Vale, Atlantis Rising, Gems of Iridesia 29.05.2026 27:33 ↓

We noticed how much space we need to play games these days and thought this deserved a deep dive.

Top 10 Cooperative Games 22.05.2026 27:29 ↓

We finally visit our favourite cooperative games.

Board Game Awards; WWBP - Isle of Cats, Le Havre, Nippon 15.05.2026 27:25 ↓

We take a look at a few of the annual awards and discuss where they are coming from and their significance.

FOMO and Cult of the New; WWBP - Cozy Stickerville, Concordia 08.05.2026 27:29 ↓

We revisit a couple earlier episodes where we looked at the effect of FOMO and Cult of the New on the hobby. This time we look at how we have changed in the years since those episodes.

Tooncon Round-up 01.05.2026 27:22 ↓

We spent the weekend at our local gaming convention and had a great time. Here is a round-up of everything we played and some of our highlights.

Top 10 Games from 2019 17.04.2026 27:26 ↓

For our 350th episode we go back to the year it started and look at our favourite games.

Interaction in Board Games; WWBP - Flamecraft Duel, Feya's Swamp, Tend 10.04.2026 27:28 ↓

We revisit an old topic and discuss our opinions on Interaction in Board Games.

Value in Board Games; WWBP - Hot Streak, Red Dragon Inn 08.04.2026 27:28 ↓

Been lots of buzz about how much value there is in a game vs the cost of it. So we dig into it and see if we can come up with anything.

BGG Top 100 part 2; WWBP - Castle Combo, Wispwood, Return to Dark Tower 27.03.2026 27:39 ↓

We do our second part of quick takes on the BGG Top 100

BGG Top 100 Quick Look Part 1; WWBP - Tend, Three Sisters 23.03.2026 27:42 ↓

We saw a video where the hosts did a quick statement on each of the BGG Top 100, so we try that.

Stonemeier Games; WWBP - Origin Story, Smitten 2 13.03.2026 27:32 ↓

We discuss the contributions of Stonemeier Games to the hobby. They have been a pioneer in some areas and the hobby is better for having them.

Tooncon Preview 06.03.2026 27:26 ↓

We have guests on the show, John and Kelly join us to talk about the upcoming Tooncon. Lots of changes coming this year. Gonna be an exciting time.

Game Arc in Board Games; WWBP - Sweet Lands, Orleans, Pirates of Maricaibo 27.02.2026 27:33 ↓

We talk about the feelings you get form games how they progress from start to finish. Are there games that do that better than others? Do games go through an Arc? Join us as we discuss this.

Top 10 Next Level Games for New Players 20.02.2026 27:41 ↓

Shea is away this week so Adam is back and we discuss games for those friends that are looking for something more then the regular gateway games.

Top 10 Game Productions 13.02.2026 27:26 ↓

We look at the games we think that the publishers/designers nailed the production of.

Twilight Imperium; WWBP - DnD Edge of the Realms, Smitten 2, Railroad Revolution 06.02.2026 27:31 ↓

Shea played Twilight Imperium and gives us a rundown on it.

How We Learn Games; WWBP - Vinhos, Cities, Guild of Merchant Explorers 30.01.2026 27:29 ↓

We discuss what works for us when we are trying to learn a game.

Top 10 New to us Games for 2025 23.01.2026 27:28 ↓

We pick our favourites from the games we played for the first time in 2025

Our year in Review; WWBP – Speak Easy, Compile, DroPolter 16.01.2026 27:17 ↓

We go through our stats for the year and see how many and what games we played this year.