Current Plays

We're back with another episode of the Current Plays Podcast! And with it, we're bringing back the banter with a discussion on Dueling Card Games, specifically, Radlands and Mind Bug. Thomas dives into a lengthy list of his Other Plays for July and Jordan brings some old classics back to the table. After that, it's out with the old and in with the new... Warhammer that is. We talk abou...

The long awaited return of the Current Plays Podcast is here! This is the inaugural episode of our new monthly format and because of the time gap, we're reviewing a LOT of games. See timestamps below. Please give us a rating and review to help the show get noticed. If you'd like to support us even further, you can buy us a coffee at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/currentplays⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or if you thin...

Episode 25 is finally here and Jordan and Thomas are so stoked to talk about all things Warhammer 40,000 by Games Workshop. With some clever editing skills Jordan sets the theme with a chilling intro into the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Instead of moving on to the Other Plays both hosts can't hold their excitement in to talk about Warhammer. Finally, trying to get back on track Jordan brings up...

This weeks episode sees Jordan and Thomas discussing the Scythe Expansions. We begin the episode with some housekeeping podcast updates. With that out of the way Jordan talks getting Fort to the table with his family. Thomas moves on to playing Downforce at his office before switching gears into his weekend visit with his brother and family. No weekend is complete without games being played and Th...

Jordan and Thomas discuss the final game in the Arzium Trilogy, Now or Never by Ryan Laukat and Red Raven Games. Thomas begins the other plays segment talking about one of his preferred FLGS Game Shack and picking up Welcome to the Moon. Jordan on the other hand has been sucked into the world of Hyrule sinking his time into the new video game, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This discus...

Near... Far... wherever you are, tune into this week's episode of the Current Plays Podcast! Our host phalanx, Jordan and Thomas, discuss Near and Far published by Red Raven Games and designed by Ryan Laukat . The boys discuss Magic the Gathering based purely on the names of cards being similar to Near and Far, and also discuss one of the best names in the Magic community, The Professor, or To...

This episode of the Current Plays Podcast sees our child-at-heart hosts Jordan and Thomas discuss Fort published by Leder Games and designed by Grant Rodiek. After introducing the title of the Current Play, Thomas quickly interrupts to talk about Leder Games as a powerhouse publisher with a spotlight on Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile. Moving into what we played this week Thomas brings up Car...

This episode of the Current Plays Podcast sees our civilization-building hosts Jordan and Thomas discuss Above and Below published by Red Raven Games and designed by Ryan Laukat. After 20 episodes the hosts discuss how the podcast has been going and what changes and growths could be on the horizon. This chat leads to Jordan bringing up Critical Role and we talk about getting into the mindset of yo...

This episode of the Current Plays Podcast sees our time travelling hosts Jordan and Thomas discuss Anachrony published by Mindclash Games and designed by Dávid Turczi. Thomas quickly mentions his top 3 themes before the podcast quickly falls of the rails discussing Tom Cruise, and Thomas and Jordan's shared fear of heights. When they eventually get back on track they discuss Warhammer Tacticus...

This episode of the Current Plays Podcast sees our hard working hosts Jordan and Thomas discuss Scythe (Jordan's favourite game) published by Stonemaier Games. After a short conversation of what we've been up to instead of recording Jordan starts the gaming conversation with introducing Hadrian's Wall to his wife. He then brings up the game Ghost Blitz which he was able to get played w...

This episode of the Current Plays Podcast sees our hosts Jordan and Thomas discuss Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar, published by Czech Games Edition (CGE). Jordan jumps in with a short discussion on playing Hadrian's Wall and Everdell again before Thomas describes an older game, Castle Panic. A tower defence game, of sorts, that Thomas enjoys with his family. Then Thomas reveals some amazing...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss Narcos: the Board Game, by CMON. We kick it off with a discussion of Asmodee and their influence on the board game industry. Then we recap on some new plays of Lost Cities, Arboretum, and Rolling Realms in our Other Plays segment. For our Current Play, Thomas takes his time going into an extensively in-depth explana...

This shorter episode of the Current Plays Podcast sees our, studious hosts Jordan and Thomas, discuss our first IP game, Red Rising, based on the novels by Pierce Brown, and published by Stonemaier games. Our Other Plays segment focuses on our past and present favourite war games, Hordes and Warhammer 40K. We also talk about how modelling and air brushing fit into those hobbies. However, we kick i...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our majestic hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Warhammer: Underworlds, by Games Workshop. In our Other Plays segment, Jordan gushes about the upcoming "sequel to Scythe", Expeditions! Thomas gives us a hobby update, talks about Narcos: the Board Game, and then Dragonwood, and other family games by Gamewright.  Please give us a r...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our intoxicating hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Champions of Midgard, by Grey Fox Games. In our Other Plays segment, we banter about accents in board games and D&D. Thomas rants about Games Workshops update to their update! This leads into a short discussion about painting miniatures. We then get back to board games with our experi...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our electrifying hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Lost Ruins of Arnak, by Min and Elwen and published by CGE. In our Other Plays segment, Thomas has the flu but Jordan get's in a play of Go Nuts for Donuts which prompts a discussion about the publisher Gamewright. We then transition into miniature games with the Warhammer 40k points...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our affable hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Inis, by Matagot. In our Other Plays segment, Thomas catches COVID for the second time and our recording gets delayed. During the delay both Jordan and Thomas were able to get a decent number of games to the table and we jump right in with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders and discuss sh...

Ten episodes! This milestone episode was recorded just after Christmas, 2022, and we start out the episode reviewing the games that we received for Christmas. We talk about playing different games with our families, including Mysterium Park, Fox in the Forest, Marvel Mayhem, Marvel Remix, and Sushi Go! Then we discuss our game play statistics for 2022, thanks to the app Board Game Stats. Finally,...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our shiny hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Glen More II, by Funtails. In our Other Plays segment, Thomas jumps back into Hadrian's wall and its free campaign expansion. We then talk about Cards Against Humanity before changing gears into gaming becoming more mainstream and the fickle nature of Reddit. We discuss games at work with an...

This episode was recorded live at TriCon KW 2023! Jordan and Thomas had a booth at the con and played a few games, met some new friends, and hosted a panel on getting into board games. This episode contains live recordings of our chats with some of the guests as well as discussions about the games we played at the con.  0:00 - TriCon 2023 and Hadrian's Wall 7:08 - Hacksmith Industries 7:44 -...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our marvelous hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Founders of Gloomhaven, by Cephalofair Games . In our Other Plays segment, Thomas backpedals on his comments about The Quest for El Dorado. We then move into a discussion about friendly game designers and the close-knit aspects of the board gaming community and industry. Then we jump into th...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our intrepid hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Tapestry, by Stonemaier Games. In our Other Plays segment, Thomas talks about borrowing games from the library and The Quest for El Dorado. Then we slide into early bed times and miniature games; separating Warhammer 40,000 hobbyists into three tiers. Thomas starts a rant about publisher webs...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our loquacious hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Trajan, by Renegade Games and Huch! In our Other Plays segment, Jordan corrects a small mistake made in the Root episode, leading into short discussion of Root Digital Version.  Then we discuss board game publishing, different publishers, and tackling games based on other existing propertie...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our gregarious hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Root, by Leder Games. In our Other Plays segment, we discuss Hadrian's Wall, revisit Dungeon Petz, but solo! and nit pick on gaming tables. We also give an update on Jordan's current D&D campaign, Candlekeep Mysteries. Note that this was recorded before the news about the OGL. P...

In this episode of the Current Plays Podcast our gracious hosts, Jordan and Thomas, discuss the board game Dungeon Petz, by Czech Games Edition. In our Other Plays segment, we discuss Warhammer, Quantic Foundry, and Dungeons and Dragons. Note that this was recorded before the news about the OGL. Please give us a rating and review to help the show get noticed. If you'd like to support us even f...