Games Over Board

This week we reconnect with Jason Blake, the designer of Cysmic. We have been anticipating this game for over a year now and are excited to see it return this summer on GameFound! Listen to this episode as Jason discusses last year's kickstarter and his plans for moving forward! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like to...

We played Potion Explosion this week! A game of combining marbles to make sets of potions before your opponents have the chance to do so! Don't forget to come visit us on April 13 at Helix Tabletop Gaming Guild in Bloomsburg, PA! 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...

This week, we played two smaller games that are both more strategic than they look! 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 forget to visit GamesOverBoard.com for lin...

Dan, Angie, and PJ talk about Streets of Steel! A game based on 90's style, beat 'em up style video games where you make your way down a street fighting punks, eating whole chickens, and then facing off against a boss at the end! Before any of that we talk about Dune Part 2 and why you need to see this movie! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From t...

Dan, Angie, and PJ all have very different opinions on this box packed full of cardboard and plastic. After the Empire is mix of Worker Placement and Tower Defense as you each will construct a plastic fortress and defend it from invading armies by hiring mercenaries, protecting your farms, collecting resources and scouting ahead! Can you fight them off, or will your city get sacked? Special thanks...

We played The Lost Ruins of Arnak. A worker-placement/deckbuilding game about exploring ancient ruins in a jungle! We also play another Dark Story and talk more Star Wars! 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/2mkSfdbk3...

Dan and Angie are off this week, so we brought some guests for the episode! PJ and Shanna are joined by David (designer of Where's My Ride? and guest from our Expeditions episode) and Carrie and Tom (guests from our Catacombs and Wingspan Fan Art Pack Episodes) as we discuss our top 5 games that remind us why we come back to the table over and over to play games! Special thanks to David Gledhill a...

Dan, Angie, and PJ break down the two main expansions for Raiders of the North Sea. Dan gets annoyed from the sheer number of otter puns made at him and we solve 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 up to these days, please follow the link below! https://open.spotify.com/artist/2mkSf...

The sequel to Wingspan is here and it is marvelous! We talk about Wyrmspan! A game of collecting dragons, excavating caves, and building a smooth-running engine! 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/2mkSfdbk3EkKfh45pd2...

We are joined by two friends of the pod, Carrie and Tom to talk about Wingspan and the new fan art pack! Over 200 new cards made by the fans based on existing cards from the base game and the expansions! Is it worth it? Listen and see for yourselves! Special thanks to Stonemaier Games for sending us this copy and thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the C...

This week we review one of the expansions for Root! We also talk about Phil Hartman and solve a Black Story! Special thanks to Leder Games for sending us this copy and 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/2mkSfdbk3EkKfh45pd2CW...

Dan, PJ, and Angie review Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game! We also solve a dark story and finish up by chatting with an dear friend, Jered. 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=-nDfgFOCTKu5j4...

We are so pleased to FINALLY be reviewing these two games made by some truly wonderful people! First we talk about Conspiracy from Urban Games, who you may remember from our interview with them last year. A link to our interview with them is provided below! Then we talk about Where's My Ride designed by David Kessler who appeared on our Expeditions episode. We truly love these games and are so luc...

Dan, Angie, and PJ discuss National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Game and Smash Up. We start with some banter where we talk about games we got for Christmas and what to expect for the upcoming year! Then move onto Christmas Vacation (19:50) and Smash Up (27:15). 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 i...

Dan, Angie, Shanna, and PJ have a fantastic episode to end the year with you all! First some banter and PJ explains how he broke his foot. Then we review Tapestry from Stonemaier Games (20:40.) After the review, we have a discussion with Tapestry's designer, Jamey Stegmaier about our top 3 most fun games and what makes them fun! (52:16) Email us or leave a comment about what your top three "Most F...

It's here! Part 2 of our Star Wars: Imperial Assault Review. Dan and PJ squared off against each other in the one vs many mode of the game. We also discuss acting, Cats, and many other topics in this less-structured, more laid-back discussion of a great game! Don't forget to tune in text week for our final episode of 2023 where we review Tapestry and Talk with the designer, Jamey Stegmaier about o...

Dan and PJ played the App-based campaign of Star Wars Imperial Assault. We also discuss (and spoil) I am Legend, the Star Wars Movies, and PETA. Yes, they're all related! Feel free to email us at Gamesoboard@gmail.com or message us on facebook! Let us know if you would like to chat with us about games or if you would like us to do a live-stream of our games! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Sl...

Dan and PJ played Viticulture with the Tuscany expansion! How does Jamey Stegmaier's first game compare all these years later? How does it relate to Red vs Blue? Why are there so many dad jokes this week?!?! Some of these questions will be answered! Here is our big question we need you to answer: If we were to do a Twitch Stream/ YouTube Live stream - would you watch it? We want to do one, but onl...

Shanna and PJ talk about some of the best games to get as gifts this holiday season! Sorry to all of the fans looking for Dark Stories and R-Rated language, you won't get it this week. Instead you'll get lots of good games that you can buy as gifts for the holidays! 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 Dav...

Dan, JB, and PJ are joined by Shanna and Angie to talk about Mountains of Madness. A cooperative/party game where you ascend a mountain and grow increasingly more insane as the game progresses. Throughout the episode we also have recordings of our gameplay! Let us know if you're interested in watching a livestream of us playing a game on Twitch/Youtube live! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Sl...

Dan, Angie, and PJ are joined by JB to talk about Stonemaier's newest game, Apiary! We also have a Dark Story and talk about some classic, mass-market games as well! 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/2mkSfdbk3EkKfh4...

Dan, Angie, and PJ are joined by Nate to talk about Horrified! This is a fantastic cooperative game featuring the Universal Movie Monsters. We have our One Year Look Back on Sniper Elite and discuss another 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 up to these days, please follow the link b...

This week Dan, Angie, and PJ talk about Pandemic - a game about stopping the spread of four diseases from infecting the world. We have a dark story and begin our new segment - One Year Look Back! We look back to the first game we ever reviewed: Betrayal at House on the Hill. 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...

This is an episode you won't want to miss. JB, Shanna, Dan, and PJ talk about Mansions of Madness - A huge game about monsters and mysteries! We also talk about some movies, and solve another Dark Story! Music this week is taken directly from the Mansions of Madness App. Don't forget to visit gamesoverboard.com to see our other podcasts and email us at GamesOBoard@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See ac...

First we talk about the absolutely gorgeous play mat for Expeditions from Stonemaier Games. Then friend of the podcast, Nate, brought over Marvel United for us to play! The three of us fought The Red Skull and got WRECKED...but had lots of fun the whole time! We introduce Nate to Dark Stories and learn that he has a type. Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their son...