Boardgame Mechanics

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Jason and Katie talk about their love of boardgames and why you shouldn’t be ”board” with games. Weekly episodes include news, what we have been playing, and a feature.

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Episode 136: The Best Japanese Themed Games or Jason Doesn't Know Where Taiwan Is and Katie Can't Stop Talking About How Pretty Everything Is 04.09.2020 1:06:12

Episode 136 - Best Japanese Themed Games Introduction: News: Dining with Dracula - 5 days, $59 Die of the Dead - 12 days, $37 Plantopia: The Card Game - 16 days, $17 Games played: Rome & Roll Calico Smartphone Inc Best Japanese Themed Games: Katie - Tokaido Jason - Yamatai Katie - Mai Star Jason - Yedo Katie - The 100 Torii Jason - Shogun Honorable Mentions: Tanto Cuore, Sushi Go/Sushi Roll,...

Episode 135: Our Favorite Pick Up and Deliver Games or Jason Struggles With Seeing Theme Even When Katie Explicitly Tells Him What the Theme Is 28.08.2020 46:47

Episode 135 - Favorite Pick Up and Deliver Games Introduction: Fickle Favorite: News: Dr. Finn’s Four game bundle $23 1 game, $42 2 games, $62 3 games and $75 for all 4. 16 days to go. Familiar Alchemy DigiSprite 22 days left a single copy of the game is $25 Votes for Women; 27 days left, $50 Games played: Silver & Gold Concordia Salsa Wasteland Express Delivery Service Favorite Pick up and D...

Episode 134: Best Large Table (Table Hog) Games or Wouldn't It Be Great to Hear Gene Simmons From Kiss Sing The Canadian National Anthem in French? 21.08.2020 44:32

Episode 134 - Best Large Table Games (Table Hogs) Introduction: News: Queen Kickstarter Hamburg and Amsterdam 18 days to go $65 plus shipping for one (non-Deluxe) or $130 plus shipping for both (non-Deluxe) The Umbrella Academy game - 14 days; $25 Western Legends: Blood Money - 4 days; $30 Games played: Harry Potter House Cup Competition (The Op) Terraforming Mars (Stronghold) ConcluZio (Puzz...

Episode 133: Best Tiny Table (Small Footprint) Games or Katie Really Wants a D&D Trapper Keeper For Her Birthday 14.08.2020 52:57

Episode 133 - Best Tiny Table Games (Small Footprint) Introduction: News: Immune - 12 days; $39 Arcana Notebook - 13 days; $19 Petrichor - 2 days; $99 unless you have the game, then it’s $64 for all the newness Games played: Bring Out Yer Dead Upper Deck Dungeon Drop Gamewright Best Tiny Table Games (Small Footprint): Katie - Ars Alchimia Tasty Minstrel Jason - Tortuga 1667 Facade Games Kat...

Episode 132: BGG Games Rated 1,000-2,000 We Enjoy or Jason Really Wants to Get the Recording Done So He Can Watch the Movie Gaslight 07.08.2020 57:51

Episode 132 - Favorite Games BGG 1000 to 2000 Introduction: News: Bases Loaded: A Word Game That’s NOT About Baseball, 5 days left, $15 LL, $29 Minor, $39 major The Fuzzies; 13 days left, $19 designer of The Mind/Wavelength and designers of Monikers Vinyl: Big Band/Jukebox - 13 days, $36 for both Levitation: Masters of Magic; 5 days, $35 Games played: Godspeed Minecraft: Builders and Biomes No...

Episode 131: BGG Games Rated 2,000-3,000 We Enjoy or Katie Loves Watching Animal Documentaries So Much That She Tries Co-opt the Podcast To Talk About Them 31.07.2020 1:01:18

Episode 131 - Favorite Games BGG top 2,000-3,000 (The Deep Cuts) Introduction: Katie’s Fickle Favorite Dan From Board Game Rundown News: With a Smile and a Gun 12 Days Subsurface Games $30 Roll Camera Keen Bean Studios 9 days left $49 Pizza Delivery 2D6.EE 11 days left, $30 The Shivers 6 days $65, $95 Games played: Zooloretto Jokers and Marbles Perudo Favorite Games BGG top 2,000-3,000 (The...

Episode 130.5: BGM Is on Vacay or Katie Thinks That This Is The Best Episode Ever 24.07.2020 1:49

We are The Boardgame Mechanics We are on vacation this week So grab a chair and grab a drink and have a seat We will be back to talk about board games next week. We just wanted to give you a little special treat this week. We couldn't do an actual episode because we were on vacation but Jason could write you a 50 second jingle of mediocrity so you don't forget about us!

Episode 130: Our Favorite Game Components-ish or Katie is Definitely the Pretty Okayest Host On the Podcast No Question About It 17.07.2020 56:44

Episode 130 - Favorite Game Components Introduction: Katie’s Fickle Favorite News: Recipe for Disaster - 6 days; $42 The Original Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars - 8 days, $39 Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall - 26 days, $65 Games played: The Pursuit of Happiness Terraforming Mars Grand Austria Hotel Favorite Game Components: Katie - Raja of the Ganges elephant Jason - Black...

Episode 129: Our Favorite Rondel Games or Katie Plugged in Her Microphone This Week but It Still Sounds Like She Didn't...After 129 Episodes We Should Have This Figured Out...Pretty Okay 10.07.2020 52:42

Episode 129 - Favorite Rondel Games Introduction: Katie’s Fickle Favorite News: Roll Player Adventures - 7 days; $100 Mantis Falls - 19 days; $29 Dice - Meteorite dice, handmade dragon scales dice, elixir dice, ocean adventures: polyhedral dice with a tropical twist, electronic age core dice, gelatinous soap Bugbearbubbles.com Games played: Tricky Tides Shipwreck Arcana Pandemain: Traditiona...

Episode 128: Favorite Engine Builder Games or Katie Forgets to Plug In Her Microphone and Decides to Sing a Little Ditty 03.07.2020 1:00:08

Episode 128 - Engine Builders Introduction: News: BGGCon has been cancelled. Stephen Buonocore steps down from Stronghold Games Fox on the Run - 12 days; $21 Yura Yura Penguin - 21 days; $24 French Toast - 13 days; $19 Games played: Forgotten Waters Spirits of the Rice Paddy Terraforming Mars Favorite Engine Builders: Katie - London Jason - Imaginarium Katie - Wingspan Jason - Lorenzo Il M...

Episode 127: Tips For Teaching Games or Motorcycles, Fireworks and a Kid on the Stairs. Oh My! 26.06.2020 47:23

Episode 127 - Tips for Teaching Games Introduction: News: Consulting Detective Baker Street Irregulars Eila and Something Shiny - 22 days, $54 The Messenger: An Immersive Mystery - 5 days, $65 Pizza Rush: The Card Game - 8 days, $19 Games played: Don’t Turn Your Back (based on Don’t Rest Your Head RPG) Legacy The Testament of Duke de Crecy Awkward Guests Tips For Teaching Games: Katie - make...

Episode 126: Game Day Pet Peeves (The Karen Episode) or Katie Reminisces About Being Able to Sleep At Night 19.06.2020 57:22

Episode 126 - Gameday Pet Peeves (The Karen episode) Introduction: News: Origins is officially cancelled. Shelfie Stacker - 21 days, $39 Alice is Missing - 9 days, $10 pdf $20 Terraforming Mars Big Box - 13 days, $79 small box of the game and the 3-D tiles Games played: Between Two Castles Tanto Cuore Oktoberfest Hadara Gameday Pet Peeves: Katie - Bad rule explanations Jason - Playing on ph...

Episode 125: Games That Have Aged Gracefully or Katie Makes Fun of Jason For Not Knowing How to Win at Clue 12.06.2020 56:40

Episode 125 - Games That Have Aged Gracefully Introduction: News: Upkeep - 9 days left, $39 Latte Throwdown - 12 days left, $26 Bristol 1350 - 12 days, $21 Games played: Merkator The One Hundred Torii Alchemists Games That Have Aged Gracefully: Katie - London (2010) Jason - Vinhos (2010) Katie - Thebes (2007) Jason - Pret a Porter (2010) Katie - Mystery of the Abbey (1995) Jason - Bohnanza (1...

Episode 124: Games We Love but Never Win or Katie and Jason Argue Over Who is a Karen and Who is a Boomer 05.06.2020 35:55

Episode 124 - Games We Love but Never Win Introduction: News: Too much real life news Games played: The Whatnot Cabinet Tapestry The Voyages of Marco Polo Games We Love but Never Win: Katie - Castles of Mad King Ludwig Jason - Grand Austria Hotel Katie - Century Spice Road Jason - London Katie - Merlin Jason - Coimbra Closing:

Episode 123: Our Favorite Filler Games or Katie Uses Her Artistic Ability to Make Her Own Scumdog GWAR Outfit 29.05.2020 47:52

Episode 123 - Favorite Filler Games Introduction: Shout out to Brent News: 10th anniversary Tanto Cuore; 5 days; $50 Chai High Tea; 25 days; $20 Kemet: Blood and Sand; 18 days; $76 Games played: GWAR vs. Time Tokaido Harry Potter Battle for Hogwarts Favorite Filler Games: Katie - Hoax Jason - Rice Dice Katie - Ravenous River Jason - For Sale Katie - Love Letter Jason - Silver Coin Closing:

Episode 122: BGM Essential Games Part 2 or Sometimes Jason Just Wants To Wear What He Wants Without Everybody Treating Him Like a Piece of Meat 22.05.2020 50:49

Episode 122 - BGM Essentials part 2 Introduction: News: Essen and GenCon 2020 cancelled. Spiele Nominees Nova Luna My City Pictures Crew - Kenner Cartographers - Kenner The King’s Dilemma - Kenner Games played: Nanga Parbat Gem Hens Liberation of Rietburg BGM Essentials Part 2: Co-op Games Katie - Harry Potter Battle for Hogwarts; Black Orchestra!!!; Rising 5 Jason - Black Orchestra; London...

Episode 121: BGM Essential Games Part 1 or If Kenny Rogers Had a Favorite Game It Would Be Gambler 15.05.2020 46:58

Episode 121 - BGM Essentials part 1 Introduction: News: Forest Guardians - 17 days, $40 Plotalot - 20 days, $28 Evergreen Bandana Game - 18 days, $25 Games played: Gambler Cowboy Bebop Space Serenade London Dread BGM Essentials: Worker Placement Katie - Lords of Waterdeep Jason - Viticulture Party Games Katie - Secret Hitler Jason - Just One Kids Games Katie - Dragon’s Breath Jason - My Lit...

Episode 120: Our Favorite Paolo Mori Games or Katie Thinks Philip duBarry Would Make a Great Sixth Member of a Boy Band 08.05.2020 44:08

Episode 120 - Paolo Mori Games Introduction: News: Tiny Ninjas Heroes and Tiny Ninjas: 2niverse Games. 19 days $29 Battle of the Boy Bands by Game and A Curry $25. 26 days to go. Games played: Winterborne Rice Dice Wingspan Our Favorite Paolo Mori Games: Blitzkrieg! Vasco da Gama Ethnos Dogs of War Libertalia Other Games: Gotham City Strategy Game, Borneo, La Isla Bonita, Memento, Olympicar...

Episode 119: Second Chance Games or Katie Had a Bad Experience with a Board Game About Dogs and Now We Call Her Left Ear 01.05.2020 46:35

Episode 119 - Second Chance Games Introduction: News: Lords of Vegas 10th anniversary: Underworld expansion and boss bundle; $24 for expansion, $57 for both expansions; 12 days left Great Barrier Reef card game; $15; 17 days left Terra Mystica and Gaia Project partnership of Capstone Games and Feuerland. Holiday 2020. Games played: Black Fleet Round House Lorenzo Il Magnifico Second Chance Gam...

Episode 118: Top 10 Bruno Cathala Games or Jason Is All Alone...There Is No One There Beside Him 24.04.2020 33:26

Episode 118 - Favorite Bruno Cathala Games Introduction: News: Canvas from Road to Infamy 25 days left and $24 for basic pledge Raiders of the North Sea collectors box from Renegade Games. $30 holds raiders and both expansions and comes with 200 themed card sleeves. GenCon pick up. Games played: Blackout: Hong Kong Kingdomino Duel Rising 5: The Runes of Asteros Top 10 Bruno Cathala Games: Kana...

Episode 117: How To Seduce People Into Gaming or Jason's Brother Clyde, Father Clyde and Grandfather Clyde Love This Podcast! 17.04.2020 50:44

Episode 117 - How to Seduce People into Gaming Introduction: News: They Live Iconiq Studios 12 Days $61 for Standard Edition Wolfenstein The Board Game; 10 days $120 The Ratcatcher, solo adventure game; 24 days, $42 Games played: Rice Dice A Feast For Odin Island Siege: Anniversary Edition How To Seduce People into Gaming: Games with Quirky/Accessible Themes - Bob Ross Art of Chill, Bring Out Ye...

Episode 116: Games to Gift During a Quarantine or Jason Was Scarred Playing Six Player Magic the Gathering and Katie Just Doesn't Care 10.04.2020 42:04

Episode 116 - Games to gift during quarantine Introduction: News: Kodama Forest - 13 days, $34 Excavation Earth - 18 days, $50 Games played: Argent: The Consortium Takenoko Castles of Mad King Ludwig Games to gift during quarantine: Jason - people with kids - My Little Scythe Katie - grandparents: Timeline Challenge Jason - complete noobs - HomeStretch Katie - couple gamers: Rahdo, London Dread...

Episode 115: Games That Are Silly But We Enjoy Anyway or You Can Take the Boy Out of the Juggalo But You Can't Take the Juggalo Out of the Boy 03.04.2020 47:57

Episode 115 - Games That Are Silly That We Enjoy Anyway Introduction: News: Frosthaven - new hotness; 27 days left; $100 GPS, Sequoia, Mountain Goats from boardgametables.com $39 20 days left Salt & Sail Kazoodoo Games 6 days left $49 Games played: Into The Echoside Merlin Games That Are Silly That We Enjoy Anyway: Jason - HomeStretch Katie - Bob Ross: The Art of Chill Game Jason - Bohnanza Ka...

Episode 114: Games to Play Remotely or All Katie Wants During the Apocalypse Is Some Orange Slices From Speedway 27.03.2020 49:13

Episode 114 - Games to Play Remotely Introduction: News: Lawyer Up 12 days Rock Manor Games Pandemain: Traditional Farmer’s Bread; 19 days, $37 Lions of Lydia; 13 days, $39 Rant against Pinup Sexy Brutale 3D print Games played: Jason - Cuzco Katie - Fireball Island Jason - Fairy Tile Katie - Fantastic Factories Games to Play Remotely: Jason - Quacks Katie - Sherlock Jason - Just One Katie - On...

Episode 113: Games To Play During a Quarantine or Jason's Virility Sometimes Oppresses Katie (That Doesn't Make Any Sense But The Episode Will Shed Some Light) 20.03.2020 45:55

Episode 113 - Quarantine Gaming Introduction: News: Trekking the World Moonshine Empire Rabbit Rummage Gaming Glossary: Abstract Strategy Dungeon Crawler Games played: Jason - Paris Katie - Sushi Roll Jason - Detective Club Katie - Deep Blue Games to play during a 14 day quarantine: Jason - Marvel Legendary Katie - Homestretch Jason - Quacks of Quedlinburg Katie - Alchemists Jason - Wingspan Ka...