Dancing with the Bards

Welcome once again to the end of another month.  This go around we're covering Candy Land with our friend Rishi.  Candy Land is probably one of the most recognizable boardgames in America, with a long and surprisingly fascinating history. We cover all that and more as we take a close look at what might be some people's first ever boardgame. 

Join us for and our guest this week, Ace, as we go over Ian's favorite board game, Cosmic Encounter.  This strategy troop placement game is all about conquering worlds to be the first aliens to have 5 colonies.  We discuss how the game's social elements might appeal to certain types of people, the strengths and weaknesses of the game's materials, and more.  Join us as we give this a grade between...

This special episode is being run by Will, as we bring you Games Workshop's Blood Bowl: 2016 Edition. Larry, TJ, and Oliver join Larry after having run our first ever Blood Bowl Tournament, where TJ (the Binp) managed to intercept the ball in the last second, and stole victory from Larry (the Rat Smacker). We go over our criticisms with the game as a whole, and the positive and negative views from...

This month we're playing Tsuro, a tile placement boardgame by Calliope Games. But that's not all!  Our show has been taken over by our guest for this month, Jeremy!  Come join us as we go over this easy to play boardgame!

Happy Holidays!  This month we are covering two popular card based games. Apples to Apples, and Munchkin. Brooke, Will, and Ian are joined by returning guest Max, as we look at how these games compare over 20 years after first hitting the market. Have they aged like wine, or milk?  Are they still as fun as we remember?  Join us as we keep to our holiday traditions on this Bards double feature. 

In this episode, Will, Chris, and Brooke are joined by our guest this week as we cover one of the better known boardgames of all time. Our Bards take on the roles of Adventurers at a tavern where drinking, gambling, and all sorts of shenanigans ensue. 

Listen along as Ian, Chris, and will; Joined by guests Larry and Stephen explore this fun and spooky game. Also enjoy our audio that's been possessed by a 1930's radio show.  

This month, Will, Ian, Brooke and Chris are joined by our friend Nick as we discuss the roleplaying game Fiasco.  This game for 3-5 players relies heavily on a players ability to be creative and improvise.  Its a roleplay heavy games where what happens is decided on the spot, by the group as a whole.  Also, can you believe it's been a year?  Here we are at episode 12!  Thank you everyone who has b...

We are finally covering the Amine Campaign System, a promise we've been making since episode one.  We are joined by Nelson this month as we go over the system created by JelloApocalypse for his series Epithet Erased.  

This game was a lot of fun, possibly our favorite game we've covered so far.  Join Ian, Brooke, Chris, Will, and our guest this week, Courtney, as we discuss this gem of a game we were upset we hadn't heard of before.  Upwind is a steampunk-themed roleplaying tabletop game created by  a team of developers including Jeff Barber and John Hay, published by Biohazard Games.  The most interesting part?...

Joined by our friend Ace, we go over the card game Tea Dragon society, a card game by Renegade Studios, based on a graphic novel by Kay O'Neil.  The game is fun for a wide range of ages!  

May the Fourth be with you!  Join Ian, Will, and our guests this week Stephen and Larry, as we talk about Edge of the Empire, a Star Wars roleplaying game published by Fantasy Flight games.  This episode will be using our new grading rubric!

This month we're covering Strawberry Sunset, a card game designed by Stellar Factory.  Together with our friend Jeremy, we take a look at this very pretty card game that is slightly reminiscent of Carcassonne.  Each player must tend their own garden and have the most strawberries or most garden structures by Sunset to win!  We had a lot of fun with this, and can't wait to share our thoughts with y...

This month we cover Stuffed Fables, by Jerry Hawthorne, with Stephen, a teacher who supervises the game club at his school.  Join us as we discuss this roleplaying game/boardgame hybrid.  

The bards review Arcane Academy by Eric M. Lang and Kevin Wilson. Listen as we go in depth into game mechanics while ribbing each other on personal game play. All while trying to get comfortable in our new bardic set up.

Zoinks! Join us as we take a look Kids on Bikes ,by Doug Levandowski and Jonathan Gilmour , a TTRPG system that allows you to play out your mystery solving childhood dreams. Featuring our returning bards Ian, Chris, and Brooke as well as special guest minstrel Nelson on this special remote episode.

Happy belated holidays! Join the bards as we review Machi Koro by Masao Suganuma as well as Spy fall by Alexandr Ushan in a double feature bonanza. Two games that are an amazing choice when trying to suck your family/friends into some obligatory seasonal bounding time.

The excellents by Adriel Wilson and Chris O'Niell allows you to be a kick ass princess with a sword. this got a rating of 35.75 overall. To see the game play head over to twitch or our youtube channel.

Fiery fun for friends fifteen to fifty. Dancing with the Bards reviews Ten Candles, A tragedy horror by Stephen Dewy CAVALRY GAMES. This indie ttrpg scored 34/42.   https://cavalrygames.com/shop/ten-candles