Games Over Board

Dan, Angie, and PJ talk about a very straight-forward deckbuilding game: Rick and Morty: Close Encounters of the Rick Kind. We also share a few jokes and solve a Dark Story together. 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/artis...

Dan and PJ take a trip through history with the amazing Memoir 44! This game is impressive at every turn! We also play another game of Dark Stories and Dan just simply hates the answer. 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/ar...

Dan, PJ, and Angie are joined by Shanna, Carrie (from The Wellhouse Exorcism Eastern State Penitentiary Episode 2) and her husband, Tom as we play our favorite dexterity game: Catacombs! A one-vs-many game of a team of adventurer's moving through a series of dungeons fighting the Game Master by flicking discs at each other! This game is awesome! Don't forget to register for our giveaway by emailin...

Dan and PJ are joined by Angie and Shanna to talk about their second play of Beast. Dan got to be the beast this time as PJ had to escort setters as they traveled across the country! What is our final verdict on this confusing game? Give it a listen and find out! Don't forget to join our Giveaway! The drawing is at 7:00 PM EST on September 4, 2023! If you're listening the day this episode releases...

Dan and PJ are joined by JB! It's a PB&J episode! We played Beast, a hidden movement game about hunters tracking a beast while the beast secretly roams the countryside eating up sheep and settlers. Is this game as good as it looks? Don't forget to register for our giveaway by emailing us at GamesOBoard@gmail.com or visit our website and click the contact page to reach us that way! Special than...

Dan, Angie, and PJ raided villages and solve another Dark Story! Don't forget to enter our giveaway!!!! Deadline is September 3rd! 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 D...

Dan and Angie brought three card games to the Wellhouse for us to play! They're all quite simple and very fun to play!! PJ also torments Dan and Angie with a round of "Dark Stories." If you want to hear more of Dark Stories in the future, please let us know. Don't forget to sign up for our giveaway!! Residents of the US can email us before September 3rd to enter! Drawing will be on Labor Day! Spec...

Dan, Angie, and PJ made dinosaur theme parks this week in Dinosaur Island! This is one of the more complex games we've played but we loved it! 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=-nDfgFOCTKu5...

Dan, PJ, Angie and Shanna are discussing Sub Terra! We got lost in a cave and had to deal with ledges, cave-ins, gas chambers, and unknown horrors in the deep! See what we thought about this cooperative adventure. 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!...

Dan and PJ are back to talk about a light dice chucking cooperative game about Back to the Future. You must work together to find items that have been displaced throughout time and put them back in their rightful spots! Check out the episode to see what our thoughts are on the game! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From the City." If you would like...

Dan, Angie, and PJ review The Grimm Forest! A light game about building houses made out of straw, sticks, and bricks! Is it any good? Will Angie find a way to make an inappropriate joke? The answer is "Yes" to both! 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 belo...

Dan and PJ welcome David to the show to discuss Expeditions by Jamey Stegmaier while Shanna provides random factoids and Angie chimes in to make fun of Dan! While it may resemble Scythe, this game is very different! What do we think about it? Listen to find out as we review the sequel to one of our favorite games ever made! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their s...

This week Dan, PJ, and Angie talk about Libertalia: The Winds of Galecrest! We apologize for any audio issues in this episode, our microphones were acting up quite a bit! If you enjoyed the episode, please email us at GamesOBoard@gmail.com or visit us at gamesoverboard.com for more content and to meet the team! Special thanks to David Gledhill and Slo-Mo for allowing us to use their song "Boy From...

Dan, PJ, and Angie talk about Just One - A cooperative word game and Snake Oil - Possibly the best party game ever made! Enjoy the show and clips of gameplay that we've edited in! Feel free to email us at gamesoboard@gmail.com and visit us at GamesOverBoard.com for more content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan, PJ, and Angie talk about delivering packages to some ridiculous town names! This game is quite a treat hidden beneath a theme that appears to be uninspired....fortunately it is quite fun! Feel free to visit us at gamesoverboard.com and email us at gamesoboard@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan and PJ played Godzilla: Tokyo Clash and make fun of the 1998 Godzilla movie, as well! Email us at GamesOBoard@gmail.com and visit our website gamesoverboard.com for more content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shanna and PJ are joined by our close friend, Ashley to talk about Splendor! First, we must recover from a bird attack in the studio...then we discuss the game! Visit GamesOverBoard.com and email us at GamesOBoard@gmail.com if you want to chat with us about anything! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan and PJ collect sticks, stones, and resin to build a little city of animals in the forest! This is one of my favorite games in my collection and I'm so happy to finally be able to talk about it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eli joins for the first fifteen minutes of the episode as Shanna and PJ talk about some of the kid's favorite games, both past and present. Please email us if you have any game requests or if you'd like us to interview any specific designers! If you're a game designer and would like to talk about your game, let us know at GamesOBoard@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Join Dan and PJ as we review Clank! A deckbuilding game about stealing money from a dragon! Email us your thoughts at gamesoboard@gmail.com or visit gamesoverboard.com! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan and PJ Review Root. A war game of woodland creatures fighting to control the forest where every faction is wildly different from the others. This game is incredible! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan and PJ review Red Rising from Stonemaier Games and discuss the books the game is based on. We discuss how the game plays for those who are familiar with the books and for people who haven't read them. Can this game hold its own without the source material? Yes it can! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shanna and PJ talk about a card game they were introduced to this week: The Red Dragon Inn! This is a riot of a game that you won't want to pass up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E3 is canceled for the second year in a row and Gen-Con had 50,000 attendees last year. What does this mean about the state of video games and board games? John, Dan, and PJ talk about video games and why they are playing them less and less while playing board games more than ever. What do you think about the discussion and topic? Email us at gamesoboard@gmail.com! We'd love to read your comments...

Recorded during a party, you'll hear many children playing and yelling in the background of this week's episode, but that's ok because this game was full of lots of yelling! Dan and PJ are joined by Shanna, John, Matt, and Maria as we talk about a card game that has a lot more going on than just cute pictures of animals dressed as LARPers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...