Rabbit Hole Podcasts
CineGamer: A Board Game Podcast
Once a month, Jason Soto and Toby Merida will talk about a board game that is based on an IP, whether it's a movie, TV show, book, magazine, whatever. If it's based on a existing property, they will play it and talk about it.
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May 19, 2026
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Episodes
#50: It's ALIVE!!! ALIVE!!!!! 19.05.2026 1:07:16
Jason and Toby discuss if it's Frankenstein or Frankenstein's monster this month as they go over TWO board games based on Mary Shelley's story: Abomination and My Father's Work. Then they each pick a different Frankenstein film to review, with Toby doing a classic and Jason visiting a famous horror studio. Check out all of our podcasts on our home website http://www.rabbitholepodca...
#49: Pandemic Games/Contagion 13.04.2026 1:33:32
Jason and Toby are masked up and are 6 feet from each other in this episode of CineGamer where they discuss the entire line of Pandemic games, then pair them up with the 2011 film that somehow predicted 2020 "Contagion" where Gwyneth Paltrow starts a pandemic and things go wacky from there, featuring an all star cast! Check out all of our podcasts on our home website http://www.rabbitho...
#48: Trogdor!! The Board Game 02.03.2026 46:13
Jason and Toby start burninating the peasants and the country side as they discuss a rather surprising IP game based on a web cartoon featuring a character making up a dragon that goes around burninating everything in its path! Check out all of our podcasts on our home website www.rabbitholepodcasts.com Support us by giving us a dollar! ...
#47: Monty Python and the Holy Grail: The Game 01.02.2026 48:39
Welcome back to a silly place where the brave Sir Jason and Sir-Not Appearing on This Podcast Toby discuss the 2024 game Monty Python on the Holy Grail board game featuring card fighting and cow catapulting! Check out all of our podcasts on our home website www.rabbitholepodcasts.com Support us by giving us a dollar! patreon.com/rabbitholepods Questions,...
#46: Our Top 10 Favorites from 2025 05.12.2025 1:40:25
Jason and Toby present their Top 10 favorite games AND gaming moments from 2025! Check out all of our podcasts on our home website www.rabbitholepodcasts.com Support us by giving us a dollar! patreon.com/rabbitholepods Questions, comments, concerns? Email Jason at whateverjasonsoto@gmail.com
#45: Burgle Bros Games/Ocean's 11 (2001) 03.11.2025 57:10
Jason and Toby suit up, hire specialists, and make a plan of attack as they discuss the first two games in the Burgle Bros. line before diving into the 2001 version of "Ocean's 11" featuring every popular actor from 2001! Check out all of our podcasts on our home website www.rabbitholepodcasts.com Support us by giving us a dollar! patreon.com/rabbitholepods Questions, comments, conce...
#44: Star Wars Battle of Hoth & LOTR Fate of the Fellowship 01.10.2025 52:16
Jason and Toby are back with two very new nerdy IPS that are re-themes of older games! First up is Star Wars Battle of Hoth, which uses the Memoir '44 battle system to fight your opponent on the planet Hoth! Then there's Lord of the Rings Fate of the Fellowship which uses the Pandemic system to get the Ring to the volcano place while other characters do magical things? (Jason has never been into L...
#43: Gen Con 2025 06.08.2025 1:30:33
Done in the same diary entry style as last year, Jason meets Toby at Gen Con 2025 and discuss things they've done, games they've bought, and opinions on app assisted games.
#42: More Star Trek Games 01.07.2025 57:42
Jason and Toby have returned to boldly go where no podcast as gone before! They take a look at two family weight games based on Star Trek: Star Trek Five Year Mission and Star Trek Panic! Check out all of our podcasts on our home website www.rabbitholepodcasts.com Support us by giving us a dollar! patreon.com/rabbitholepods Questions, comments, concerns? Email Jason at whateverjasonsoto@gmail.com
#41: Heat: Pedal to the Metal/Grand Prix (1966) 02.05.2025 1:07:00
In the first hybrid episode where Jason and Toby pair up a board game with a movie that have the same theme, they discuss the 2022 Days of Wonder game Heat: Pedal to the Metal and match it up with the 1966 film "Grand Prix". Check out all of our podcasts on our home website www.rabbitholepodcasts.com Support us by giving us a dollar! patreon.com/rabbitholepods Questions, comments, concerns? Email...
#40: Marvel-ous Games Part 2 01.04.2025 56:30
Jason and Toby discuss three more games based on Marvel films and comics, including 5 Minute Marvel, Marvel Villainous, and Marvel Dice Throne. Check out all of our podcasts on our home website www.rabbitholepodcasts.com Support us by giving us a dollar! patreon.com/rabbitholepods Questions, comments, concerns? Email Jason at whateverjasonsoto@gmail.com
#39: The Godfather: Corleone's Empire 03.03.2025 54:15
Jason and Toby have an offer you can't refuse as they discuss the CMON board game The Godfather: Corleone's Empire, a worker placement style game with some take that elements. Also, some crowdfunding news on games that are coming out in the very near future! Check out all of our podcasts on our home website www.rabbitholepodcasts.com Support us by giving us a dollar! patreon.com/rabbithole...
#38: Saturday Morning Cartoons 01.02.2025 52:37
Jason and Toby have woken up early, made a bowl of sugary cereal, and discuss two board games based on Saturday Morning Cartoons! First, they discuss the wacky racing game that is Wacky Racers: The Board Game where you try to come in first place while avoiding Dick Dastardly! Then it's Scooby Doo: The Board Game where you try to collect items to stop a g-g-g-g-ghost!! Check out all of our podc...
#37: Top Ten IPs We'd Like To See Turned Into Board Games 01.12.2024 1:12:51
Jason and Toby decided to take a break from playing a game and instead present their 10 IPs they would like to see board game versions of and how they would exactly play out. Make sure to tell us what IPs you'd like to see turned into a board game in the comments!
#36: Escape from New York 02.11.2024 39:24
Jason and Toby have been waiting a long time for Escape from New York by Pendragon Game Studio to be delivered to them. So....is the game any good? Do they like it? Who is the Duke of New York, A Number 1?!?
#35: Spooky Games 2024 02.11.2024 1:04:24
Just in time for Halloween (don't look at the published date), Jason and Toby are back to discuss four MORE spooky IP games!! Scream: The Game by Funko Games Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Slaughterhouse by Funko Games Halloween by Trick or Treat Studios Saw: The Jigsaw Trials by Iconiq Studios
#34: Gen Con 2024 09.08.2024 1:12:36
This episode of CineGamer is a bit different. Jason recalls his adventures at Gen Con 2024. Featuring interviews with Bear. Jason and Toby eventually meet up and discuss together their time and the games they purchased. Also how tired they both were by the end of everything.
Special: Among Cultists 05.07.2024 28:35
This episode is sponsored by Godot Games. Jason and Toby discuss the social deduction game Among Cultists, which is somewhat based on the popular video game Among Us. Figure out who "among you" are secretly filthy cultists while trying to quickly solve a mystery before everyone is murdered!
#33: Cthulhu Has Risen!! 05.07.2024 56:32
Jason and Toby are (late and) back to discuss three different games involving the Elder God Himself Cthulhu!!! They discuss Lovecraft Letter, Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu, and Cthulhu Death May Die!! Next month: GEN CON!! WOO!!!
#32: Graphic Graphic Novels 01.06.2024 50:56
It's time we dive into a couple of board games based on graphic novels that happen to be very graphic! Jason and Toby discuss Mind MGMT: The Board Game and Kick-ass: The Board Game, featuring artwork from the original artist!
#31: Marvel-ous Games 01.05.2024 1:02:56
Jason and Toby have returned to discuss three very approachable games based on Marvel comics and films. Starting with Legendary: A Marvel Deckbuilding Game, then Thanos Rising, and ending with Marvel United.
#30: Firefly Brigands and Browncoats 26.04.2024 31:25
This episode is made possible by Gale Force Nine! Jason and Toby are here for a special episode to discuss the Gale Force Nine game "Firefly Brigands and Browncoats", a somewhat skirmish game set in the "Firefly" universe where the object is to get the most money at the end and maybe save some lives in the process.
#29: Adventure Book Series 01.04.2024 53:47
2020 was quite a year, huh? Good time to make solo and two player cooperative games! Ravensburger heard the call and made three games based on classic movies that were also based on books and you get to play through the entire films! Jason and Toby cover The Princess Bride , The Wizard of Oz , and The Lord of the Rings . Also a crowdfunding update on two horror games coming soon!
#28: Star Trek Away Missions 01.03.2024 1:02:01
This episode is sponsored by Gale Force Nine. Jason and Toby take a look at Star Trek Away Missions, a 2 player game where The Federation and the Borg face off to complete missions. To buy this and many more excellent games, go check out https://www.gf9.com/!
#27: Winter Holiday Games 01.02.2024 1:00:58
Jason and Toby are back (on time) to discuss three board games based on movies centered around winter holidays: Groundhog Day by Funko Games Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: The Game by Funko Games Silent Night, Deadly Night: The Game by Stop The Killer Games.
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