Games Over Board

It's our final installment of our Hoplomachus reviews as we talk about the wave-based mode, Onslaught. In this mode 1 - 2 players face off against six immortals and their minions. Join us as we have one more talk about this incredible game series and also solve another dark story! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we play what is probably our most anticipated expansion for Hoplomachus - Pandora's Wake! Why is this our most anticipated expansion? Two words: Flooded Coliseum. That's right, we flooded the Coliseum and put our troops into little ships to have a naval battle! We also competed to have our prisoners race to escape from a prison! Join us as we discuss more of this amazing game! Special th...

This week we are joined by Tamsyn to discuss Stamp Swap from Stonemaier Games. This is a tile placement game with a unique mechanism of "I cut, you choose" meaning you take all of the tiles you collected, and before you place them on the board, you separate them into two separate piles. You take a pile from another player and they will take one of yours and those are the tiles you get to play onto...

Our new modem arrived so our Wi-Fi is finally back online and we can post episodes again! Join us as we talk about a little card game called Sheep in Disguise and then continue our trek battling in gladiatorial arenas as we review the team variant of Hoplomachus Remastered! Special thanks to Chip Theory Games for providing these games to review and to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to u...

We played our first game of Fate of Venterra, a prototype from Korrosive Games that is on Kickstarter right now! This game is incredible and the designers are equally amazing! Be sure to go back a few episodes to listen to our interview with them, and check out our live stream on our YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Elyutm6H-o Special thanks to Korrosive Games for providing this p...

We are so excited to begin this series of reviews of the Hoplomachus series from Chip Theory Games. Tonight we are focusing on Hoplomachus Remastered and specifically, the free-for-all game mode in it. Listen in and let us know what your thoughts are on Hoplomachus! Special thanks to Chip Theory Games for providing these games to review and to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their...

This week we conclude our review of the Imaginary Ends expansion of Doomlings, along with reviews of Cubirds and Flip 7! Three excellent card games that we had an amazing time playing! Special thanks to Doomlings for reaching out to us and offering us this product to review and to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David...

This week is a double-header! First we talk about Doomlings: The Imaginary Ends expansion box. This is just the first of two reviews on this game because one part of this expansion changes the rules quite a bit and we wanted to highlight that one, specifically, next week. Then we discuss Charcuterie, a game about laying cheese, meat, dips and more on a platter in the most appealing way. If you lik...

This week we DIVE into the world of Finspan! Does this third installment in the "Span" series of games live up to the legacy of the other two? Yes it does! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David is up to these days, please follow the link below! https://open.spotify.com/artist/2mkSfdbk3EkKfh45pd2CWH?si...

This episode is also available in video format on Youtube! If you want to see this interview, instead of just listen to it, just head on over to our youtube channel! https://youtu.be/okwRU3CEuPg We are so happy to have the designers of Fate of Venterra on the show this week to talk about their upcoming game! Please welcome Nate and Zach as we talk about the game, it's origins, and so many other to...

This week, we play a new game from CGE Games - Little Alchemists. This is the family weight version of the game Alchemists, but is it any good? YES! There is one glaring flaw in this game, and other than that, it is solid and definitely a game you want to check out if you have kids! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like...

This week we review Galaxy Trucker published by CGE Games. If you like games with LOTS of luck, this is the game for you! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David is up to these days, please follow the link below! https://open.spotify.com/artist/2mkSfdbk3EkKfh45pd2CWH?si=-nDfgFOCTKu5j46m3B1pQw Don't forg...

This week we went off the rails a bit. While we had difficulty staying on topic, we had such a great time playing Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig by Stonemaier Games! Listen for our thoughts along with talk about cell phones, a dark story, and PJ tries to remember an old movie....Three weeks after recording this we finally learned the title: The Court Jester! If you would like to meet us at...

This week, the team reviews another outstanding title from Stonemaier Games - Viticulture World! PJ also discusses a UFO dream, Batman, and attempts to stump Dan and Angie with several Dark Stories! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David is up to these days, please follow the link below! https://open.s...

This week, Dan, Angie, PJ, and Matt talk about the classic game from Stefan Feld: The Castles of Burgundy! There is a reason why this gem has been in print for over 25 years and was recently given a deluxe make-over! It is quite incredible! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David is up to these days, pl...

This week we review Street Fighter designed by Joe Vargas and Alex Tune of The Angry Joe Show! Is this expensive box of painted minis worth it? ABSOLUTELY! If you like dice-chucking brawlers, this is a game you need to check out! To check out The Angry Joe show, visit his YouTube Channel, here: https://www.youtube.com/@AngryJoeShow Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use...

As promised, we return to The Thing: The Board Game! Tamsyn and Matt join Dan and PJ to discuss the game and how we feel about it now that we have the rules figured out. Is this game worth effort? Yes! It is possibly the best hidden traitor game out there! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David is up t...

This week, we welcome Jay from one of our favorite YouTube Channels, The Angry Joe Show! We talk about board games, miniatures games, video games, ghosts and cats! So come hang out with us for the next hour or so! Be on the look out for a video version of this chat coming to YouTube later in the week! For more Angry Joe Show, click the link below! https://www.youtube.com/@AngryJoeShow Special than...

This week we review The Thing: The Board Game - A social deduction game based off of one of our favorite horror movies! We also eat hot wings of increasing heat while attempting to continue the review!! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David is up to these days, please follow the link below! https://op...

Ever want the fun of a First-Person Shooter Deathmatch in a board game? Well this is your lucky day! Adrenaline is a game that aims to put you in the shoes of a shooter game and it succeeds nicely! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David is up to these days, please follow the link below! https://open.sp...

This week we have the privilege of speaking with John and Gavin Garcia, the designers of Space Borne! While this game is just a prototype and still a ways off, we are excited to talk about it and show you all what this game is all about! We discuss the inspiration for the game and how this father-son duo worked together to make this unique blend of flicking and cooperative gameplay! Special thanks...

We have been sent a prototype to playtest! From John Garcia, designer of Table Golf Association, we talk about his upcoming game: Space Borne! A semi-cooperative dexterity game of Freedom Flickers trying to save the galaxy from a a black hole that is threatening to swallow everything! This. Game. Rules. Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the Cit...

Join us in this bonkers episode where we attempt to review Doomlings! A delightful card game about making a species to survive until the end of the world. Throughout the episode, Dan attempts to drink his tea and PJ won't let him and Matt reads us a dark story! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David is...

This week, we played Terror Below! A game that mixes delivering packages with giant worms similar to Tremors! Angie also shares a dark story and we talk about board games that require an extra media to play such as an app or video. Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David is up to these days, please foll...

This week Dan and PJ talk about a two player game titled So, You've Been Eaten and also very briefly discuss John Wick and our one-year look back at Marvel United. Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to hear what David is up to these days, please follow the link below! https://open.spotify.com/artist/2mkSfdbk3EkKfh45p...