Friendly Ties

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Moon Colony Bloodbath. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/oWdTsMlqw5Q Empire's End Friendly Ties Episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c0Iks7WDDo Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - micha...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/eGC3tP4kIXA Please nominate us for the Golden Geek Award by following this link and clicking "Podcast": https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame. Nomin...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Endeavor: Deep Sea. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/wevuVrybHgQ Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michaelchadwick.info Directly support the channel: http://www. GettingGames.com/support L...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Great Western Trail: El Paso. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/rmYsAp57k5I Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michaelchadwick.info Copyright assets © Lookout Games 2025 BGG link - https://b...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss Jonathan's experiences at BGG.con over the years. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/xMux54u74_k To listen to this in audio-only form, search for Friendly Ties on your favorite podcast app and subscribe there! Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used wi...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of River of Gold. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/8t-oVTypYt0 Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michaelchadwick.info BGG link - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/399941/river-of-gold

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss Nick's experience at the World Series of Boardgaming. Youtube version of this episode - https://youtu.be/SWYbhWDatbQ Nick's strategy YouTube channel "Phoenicks" - https://www.youtube.com/ @phoenicksgaming Lost Ruins of Arnak Championship game - https://www.youtube.com/live/d_PyAYmre4g?si=wAFPAuPNXja4tNcR&t=107 Earth...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Pirates of Maracaibo. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/5I0wfMZ5ysY JonGetsGames Full Playthrough video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8zEoPXBLXY Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick -...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss every one of our previous episodes, and where those past games now land for us. Vote for us for the Golden Geek! https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame Nick's Strategy YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@phoenicksgaming View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - h...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick compare Wyrmpan and Wingspan! Nominate us for a Golden Geek award - https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/xBStfID0BfE The episode begins at 1:02 Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss four different versions of Great Western Trail: 1st Edition, 2nd Edition, Argentina, & New Zealand. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/dAmFqGnzgIA Introduction - 0:00 1st Edition - 3:36 2nd Edition - 9:01 Argentina - 19:02 New Zealand - 35:59 Comparing a...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Kutna Hora. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/9IMVJRnGFW4 To listen to this in audio-only form, search for Friendly Ties on your favorite podcast app and subscribe there! Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Evacuation. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/OtuH9tuk9aY JonGetsGames Evacuation Tutorial Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DoGpYdnDb8 Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michae...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Nucleum. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/lNcC8gsa10g Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michaelchadwick.info

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Atiwa. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/QWjeAcvrUMo Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michaelchadwick.info

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick reveal 12 exclusive cards from the Ark Nova: Marine Worlds expansion! View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/a9iQd9Sf5NY Introduction - 0:00 Reef dweller icon - 1:51 Wave refresh icon - 3:42 Magnifying glass icon - 4:46 American Whitespotted Filefish - 9:13 Humphead...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our experiences with Ark Nova, 18 months after releasing our first episode about it (and dozens of plays later). Please nominate us for the Golden Geek Award by following this link and clicking "Podcast": https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame . Nominations are closed as of April 23rd, 2023. View the video ve...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Empire's End. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/-c0Iks7WDDo Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michaelchadwick.info BGG link - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/356952/empires-end Ge...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Dice Miner. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/SvVtpEaa1q8 Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michaelchadwick.info Get a JGG t-shirt: jongetsgames.com/merch Directly support the channel...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Terra Nova. View the video version and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here - https://youtu.be/X7MnaqYYZpY Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michaelchadwick.info

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Anastasia, Jonathan, and Nick discuss our recent plays of Seeland. If you'd like to see images of the game and leave any comments about this episode, then please go to the video version here: https://youtu.be/pLd2-5JjkOo Theme song "Unboxing" created by and used with the permission of Michael Chadwick - michaelchadwick.info

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Jonathan, Anastasia, & Nick discuss the board game Carnegie. There is a video version of this podcast that shows images of the game while we discuss it. Check that out, and please leave a comment here if you have something to add to the discussion -> https://youtu.be/9PfL0y88Rts JonGetsGames Carnegie tutorial link - https://youtu.be/K85LCaWhcy4 JonGetsGa...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Jonathan, Anastasia, & Nick discuss the World Boardgaming Championships convention. There is a video version of this podcast that shows images of the game while we discuss it. Check that out, and please leave a comment here if you have something to add to the discussion -> https://youtu.be/racR6BLufIE Nick's BGG Geeklist about all the games he played thi...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Jonathan, Anastasia, & Nick discuss the board game Maracaibo: The Uprising. JonGetsGames Maracaibo tutorial link - https://youtu.be/PMCCyLW2NjU There is a video version of this podcast that shows images of the game while we discuss it. Check that out, and please leave a comment here if you have something to add to the discussion -> https://youtu.be/bfIqx...

Welcome to the Friendly Ties podcast! Today Jonathan, Anastasia, & Nick discuss the board game Dead Reckoning. There is a video version of this podcast that shows images of the game while we discuss it. Check that out, and please leave a comment here if you have something to add to the discussion -> https://youtu.be/VcxXEl4r76o