Boards and Brews

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A chat about boardgames while enjoying a brewed beverage! The Hungry Gamer will be joined each episode by a different member of the board game community.hungryreviews@gmail.com

Episodes

#38 2 Grumpy Old Gamers, DundraCon 47, Top 5 Worst Con Behaviors, Cheese-less Nachos 21.02.2024 41:57

#38 2 Grumpy Old Gamers, DundraCon 47, Top 5 Worst Con Behaviors, Cheese-less Nachos Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Hungry is joined by Occasional Regular Co-host Original Don to talk about DundraCon 47, and the worst Con behaviors 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Top Con Moments 20:11 - Membership Bump 20:42 - Bad Con Behavior 41:3...

#37 3 Idiots Game of the Year Tournament 2023 29.01.2024 1:45:29

Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Hungry is by Michael from One Stop Coop Shop and Mark from Not Bored gaming in this years 3 Idiots Tourney

#36 What Did Staten Island Do?, Room 51, Conquest Princess, Crisis Management, and Dabbling in Design 12.01.2024 1:21:05

Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Hungry is joined Matthew from Room 51 where they talk about recent plays, Conquest Princess, and making the jump from content creation to design. 0:00 - Intro What have we been playing lately/What’s Next 6:31 - Lorcana 12:59 - Project: Eos Rise 17:02 - Pandemic Legacy Season 2 22:13 - Tesser...

#35 Taco Bell Thanksgiving, Rawring and Writing, Dawn of Ulos, Recent Plays, and Rewarding Nice People 29.11.2023 49:13

Hungry is joined again by regular occasional co-host Original Don, where they talk about the games…and that’s all. 0:00 - Intro What have we been playing lately/What’s Next 3:05 - 20 Strong 5:29 - Le Havre 11:20 - Freelancers 16:00 - First in Flight 21:26 - Euphoria 24:16 - Abandon All Artichokes 26:27 - Tanares Adventures 28:15 - Age of Comics 29:14 - Membership 29:54 - Dawn of Ulos 36:41 - Din...

#34 Don is a Party Pooper, Crowdfunding, Buying Our Way to Victory, and Completing a 10x0 28.10.2023 53:34

Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Hungry is joined again by regular occasional co-host Original Don, where they talk about the games that they are currently backing on crowdfunding 0:00 - Intro What have we been playing lately/What’s Next 3:18 - Fistful of Maples 7:03 - The Spill 10:52 - Sentinels of the Multiverse 14:55 - A...

#33 Don is Filled with White Hot Rage, The Kraken Wakes, Games We Never Play But Should, and BG3 12.09.2023 1:08:40

Hungry is joined again by regular occasional co-host Original Don, where they talk about the games that they wish they played more, and Davy Jones Locker: The Kraken Awakes 0:00 - Intro What have we been playing lately/What’s Next 1:20 - Kinfire Chronicles 6:59 - Moon 15:17 - Life of the Amazonia 23:21 - Fit to Print 27:23 - Tapestry: Fantasies and Futures 31:20 - Block and Key 32:41 - Castles o...

#32 His Majesty Mark, Frostpunk, Powdered Wig Con, Eating Pink, Sparks and Sharts 16.08.2023 1:13:28

Hungry is joined again by Mark of Not Bored Gaming where they reflect on Powdered Wig Con 0:00 - Intro What have we been playing lately/What’s Next 3:59 - Feudum 10:28 - Voidfall 16:40- Oathsworn 19:55 - 20 Strong 21:52 - Frostpunk 23:25 - Final Girl 26:35 - Reflections on Powdered Wig Con 36:29 - Top Games of PWC 36:57 - Asking for Trobils 38:40 - Distilled 41:24 - Critter Kitchen 44:16 - Cosm...

#31 Dungeon Dive, Don’t Call Me Bill, Dungeon Universalis and League of Dungeoneers, and What Makes a Good Dungeon Crawl 30.06.2023 1:40:48

Hungry is joined by Daniel of the Dungeon Dive where they talk about what makes a good Dungeon Crawler and they discuss League of Dungeoneers and Dungeon Universalis in depth. 0:00 - Intro What have we been playing lately 2:50 - Omicron Protocol 21:14 - San Box Generator 25:45 - Flamecraft 28:38- Hero Quest 38:28 - Fighting Fantasy Adventures 44:02 - What makes a good DC? 1:05:35 - Membership Bu...

#30 Original Don, Getting Destroyed by Wargamers, Mark’s Microphone Game is Spicy, and the Best of KublaCon 06.06.2023 44:17

Hungry is joined by recurring guest host Original Don, and by Manic Mark to talk about their KublaCon experience. 0:00 - Intro 2:51 - Overall Con Experience 8:41 - Top Con Moments 24:56 - Top Games of the Con 25:15 - Heroes Welcome 26:46 - Dice Command 28:04 - Lions of Lydia 29:16 - Dreamworld 30:56 - Critter Kitchen 33:14 - Backyard Chickens 34:25 - Asking for Trobils 35:35 - A Fistful of Meepl...

#29 Jamey Stegmaier, Nidavellir, Fandoms, Is Disc Gold the Ultimate Dexterity Game, Above Board TV, and Corey Thompson 24.05.2023 1:23:00

#29 Jamey Stegmaier, Nidavellir, Fandoms, Is Disc Gold the Ultimate Dexterity Game, Above Board TV, and Corey Thompson Hungry is joined by Jamey Stegmaier to talk about recent plays, and how our fandoms intersect with the hobby, and then by Corey Thompson to talk about his new venture, and Nidavellir. 0:00 - Intro 4:05 - Argent the Consortium 8:15 - Star Wars the Deck Building Game 12:17 -Cris...

#28 Backyard Cats, Sorcerer City, Homebrew Cons, Bringing the Magic, and Unhelpful AI 08.05.2023 1:08:44

I had an audio issue in this episode and I have a very hot mic, the resulting sound is somewhat distorted. This will be fixed for next episode. Hungry is joined again by Original Don, where they talk about creating your own mini convention, Sorcerer City and all the recent plays. 0:00 - Intro 7:21 - What have we been playing 7:40 - Meadow 11:15 - Wizards of the Grimoire 15:30 - Legacy of You...

#27 Bad Game Resellers, Bullet, Hidden Beer, and Shared Game Worlds 26.04.2023 1:28:45

Hungry is joined again by Michael Kelley of the One Stop Co-op Shop where they talk about shared game worlds, and the feature review Bullet. 0:00 - Intro 3:55 - What we have been playing lately 4:12- Threads of Fate 9:21- Fire Nation Rising 13:26 - Arkham Horror 20:02 - Stay Cool 23:34- Barnacle Bay and Battle for Greyport 24:14 - Wonderland’s War 30:46 - The Shared Game World’s of Ulos, Valeria...

#26: Terrible Crowdfunding Campaigns, Hot Hot Roll and Write Action, the Motor City Trilogy, and Refusing to Shill for Peter Vaughan 15.02.2023 1:25:37

Hungry is joined by new, occasional co-host Original Don, where we discuss our favorite and least favorite crowdfunding campaigns, the Motor City Trilogy (Fleet, 3 Sisters, Morton City). 0:00 - Intro 1:31 - What we have been playing lately 1:41 - War of the Ring 8:22 - Dungeon Pages 16:20 - Super Skill Pinball: Star Trek 21:26 - Theurgy 24:18 - Tanares Adventures 34:10 - Artisans of Splendent Va...

#25: Original Don, Game Turn-offs, Book Jokes, Andromeda’s Edge, and Frustrating Peter Vaughan 17.01.2023 1:35:17

Hungry is joined by new, occasional co-host Original Don, where they talk about the games they have been playing, game turn-offs, and the upcoming Andromeda's Edge. 0:00 - Intro 4:19 - What we have been playing lately 5:09 - Delicious 10:59 - Small Islands 13:54 - Encyclopedia 19:40 - Buried Beneath and Pocket Book Adventures 26:16 - Majesty for the Realm, and Barony 38:41 - Dungeon Universalis 49...

#24 One Stop Co-op Being Super Cool, Campaign Games, Awesome Mode, Saying Faux Wrong, Unneccesary Upgrades and The Loop 11.10.2022 2:02:26

Hungry is joined by Peter Gousis of One Stop Co-op Shop 0:00 - Intro 20:52 - What we have been playing lately 21:13 - Marvel Champions 29:32 - Oathsworn 41:58 - Stars of Akarios 47:41 - Familiar Tales 50:43 - Marvel Crisis Protocol 53:13 - Cosmoctopus 58:35 - Campaign Games 1:29:22 - Sponsor Bump 1:30:27 - The Loop Check out the Video version here: https://youtu.be/Lt-veI4tCyY Check out One St...

#23 - BGE Tabletop, Doing Things In the Wrong Order, Gummies Save the Day, Games for Education, and Scythe 29.08.2022 1:01:24

Hungry is joined by Dustin from BGE Tabletop to discuss using board games in education, Scythe and the games we have been playing lately. 0:00 - Intro 5:37 - Using Board Games in Education 32:42 - Sponsor Bump 33:46 - Games we have been playing 34:19 - Stars of Akarios 36:20 - Dungeons and Dragons 38:00 - Return to Dark Tower 40:43 - Disney’s Sorcerer Arena 42:04 - Pingyao 43:06 - Horizon Zero Daw...

#22 - Azkadorkable, Best Date Ever, Origins Game Fair, Avoiding Hungry, and Why Games Are Better Than Men 29.06.2022 58:54

Hungry is joined by Azkadelia from Azkadorkable where they discuss their experience at Origins 2022. 0:00 - Intro 6:07 - What have we been playing lately? 6:51 - Honey Buzz 10:12 - Kingdom Rush 21:43 - Creature Comforts and Paint the Roses 23:20 - The Loop 26:23 - Levity Games Upgrade Stickers 32:11 - Origins Recap 33:09 - Green Team Wins 37:23 - Empires End 39:33 - Foes and Familiars 43:21 - Se...

#21 Ten Times Ten, the Horror of Revolving Doors, Betrayal, What’s in the Freezer, and Gaming at Cons 11.04.2022 1:21:37

Hungry is joined by Bekka and Lin from Ten Times Ten where they discuss Betrayal, and Gaming at Conventions. 0:00 - Intro 7:28 - What have we been playing lately 7:44 - Mission Catastrophe 11:08 - Nemesis 15:26 - Coloma 17:18 - Terraforming Mars 21:38 - What is on the table now 21:46 - The Dark Quarter 22:42 - Dice Throne Season 1 25:55 - Gaming at cons 56:39 - Betrayal 1:19:46 - Bonus Clips C...

#20 Don Baggett Believes in Bigfoot, Root, Picking Your Nose and Touching Your Buddy, and Terrible Game Mechanics 18.02.2022 2:10:27

Hungry is joined by Don Baggett of the Secret Cabal to discuss Root and the worst Game mechanics. 0:00 - Intro 2:57 - What have we been playing lately? 3:50 -Unsettled 9:53 - Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor 17:04 - Beast 25:01 - Dice Command 31:45 - Lost Ruins of Arnak (w expansion) 41:36 - Shiver Me Timbers 46:22 - Corrosion 56:48 - What is on our table now? 57:11 - Maul Peak 1:02:15 - Solo...

#19 Game Enthus, Aggressive Mediocrity, Subastral, Hungry’s Unparalleled Eloquence, and Standing the Test of Time 12.01.2022 1:24:00

Hungry is joined by Aaron Bradley of Game Enthus to talk about what makes games stand the test of time, Subastral, and some of our least favorite mechanics in games. 0:00 - Intro 8:39 - What have we been playing lately? 9:12 - Studies in Sorcery 13:08 - Tumble Town 16:06 - Trails 18:27 - Enchanted Plumes 20:09 - Final Girl 21:47 - Blazon 23:59 - Deep Rock Galactic 26:44 - Boba Majong 30:09 - Cat...

#18 Level Up Board Game Podcast, Being Fancy, Clank!, Min-Maxing, and Being a Slum Lord 17.12.2021 1:58:27

Hungry is joined by Patrick from Level Up Board Game Podcast to talk about Clank!, and playing optimally. 0:00 - Intro 14:58 - What have we been playing? 15:14 - Q.E. 22:54 - Galaxy Defenders 23:54 - Middara 32:55 - Twilight Imperium 49:01 - Hadrian’s Wall 51:01 - Space Racing Series 52:43- Coffee Traders 55:06 - Playing optimally 1:22:33 - Clank! 1:55:57 - Bonus Clips Check out the Video versio...

#17 Meet Me at the Table, Drinking Tears, Miniature Painting, Undervaluing Mook Life, and Kingdom Death Monster 24.11.2021 1:36:20

Hungry is joined Bairnt from Meet Me at the Table, where they talk about Painting Miniatures, Kingdom Death Monster, and delicious, delicious tears. 0:00 - Intro 3:03 - What have we been playing? 3:16 - Machina Arcana 3rd Edition 6:33 - Doom Machine 8:22 - Assassin’s Creed 9:34 - Roll Player Adventures 17:28 - Folklore the Affliction 19:31- Betrayal Legacy 29:11 - So you wanna paint your miniatu...

#16 BoardGameCo, Too Many Bones, Aggressive Happiness, Crowdfunding and Alex’s Hot New Single 31.10.2021 1:40:27

Hungry is joined by Alex from BoardGameCo, where they discuss crowdfunding, Too Many Bones, and we get a sneak peak at Alex’s hot new single that should be dropping soon. 0:00 - Intro 5:36 - What have we been playing? 5:59 - Too Many Bones 7:51 - Nidavellir/Thingvellir 9:16 - Through the Ages 11:52 - Mysterium 13:08 - Codenames 15:21 - Mythic Mischief 16:29 - Sidetrack…Prototypes that we still p...

#15 Corey Thompson, Land vs Sea, Getting in Trouble With Spouses, Conventions, and Poison Olives 13.10.2021 1:22:55

Hungry is joined by Corey Thompson of Dice Tower Now to talk about conventions, Land vs Sea, and poison olives. 0:00 - Intro 4:19 - What have we been playing? 5:03 - Regicide and Shipwreck Arcana 7:51 - Arcane Alley 10:37 - Land vs Sea 11:55 - On the Table Now 13:37 - Galaxy Defenders 21:57 - Conventions during the before times, and now 1:03:20 - Sovranti Infomercial 1:05:17 - Land vs Sea 1:19:5...

#14 Rolling Solo, The Best City in Canada, Middara, Horrible YouTube Decisions, and What Rodney Smith is Failing to Do 29.08.2021 2:14:40

#14 Rolling Solo, The Best City in Canada, Middara, Horrible YouTube Decisions, and What Rodney Smith is Failing to Do Hungry is joined by Adam Smith of Rolling Solo to talk about Middara, the horrible choices they made when starting their channel 0:00 - Intro 10:06 - What have we been playing? 10:23 - Descent: Legends of the Dark 25:36 - Mythalix 27:07 - Nidavellir 29:22 - Adventure Tacti...