Malthaus Games

Ep.159 is live! Come listen to us talk all about our favorite game from BGG Con in Dodos Riding Dinos! The Mario Kart of the board game world. We then go on to talk about control in games, what we prefer, and some of the different styles of control and lack of! It's a fun episode, so be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 10:09 Top Shelf Topic: 27:15 Pint Sized Question: 39:23 Game Ment...

Ep.158 is live! We tell you all about BGGCON23 and the many games we played! We also tell you about the great people we met, and why we enjoy the con so much! We then tell you what games we brought home that we are most excited about! Game Talk: 6:44 Top Shelf Topic: 34:30 Pint Sized Question: 42:28 Game Mentions: Couture, Cubitos, Butts on Things, 23 Knives, Winter Rabbit, Handler der Karibik, Ve...

Ep.157 is live! Come listen as we tell you about this peaceful game of points and achievements called Dorfromantik! We then tell you about our thoughts on campaign games, as well as letting you know the ones we bounced off of and the ones we are playing. We end by telling you what we are most looking forward to at BGGCon23 next week! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 5:29 Top Shelf...

Ep.156 is here! Come listen as we talk about Final Girl from Van Ryder Games! We tell you about our experience with it and why it's a great game for horror fans! We then tell you about our approach to multiplayer solo gaming before ending with stories of our favorite houses to trick or treat at. We hope you enjoy and have a happy Halloween! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 11:02 T...

Ep.155 is live! Come listen as we talk about Phantom Ink, a spooky game of words! We tell you why we enjoy it so much before telling you about some other ghost games, and why we think people like ghost games. We end by telling you about our favorite piece of ghost media. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 8:45 Top Shelf Topic: 17:43 Pint Sized Question: 31:10 Game Mentions: Ghost St...

Ep.154 is live! Come listen as well tell you about the two Next Station games from Blue Orange. Some great flip and fill games that we really enjoy! We also tell you why games like this are good when you have decision fatigue before telling you our favorite game night snack to cure that fatigue! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 8:36 Top Shelf Topic: 18:50 Pint Sized Question: 35:3...

Ep.153 is here! Come listen as we tell you all about Ark Nova and our time with it. We then talk about score ambiguity, or the feature in some games where you don't know the final score until it's the end of the game! We also tell you our favorite hiccup remedy as we sign off. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 7:51 Top Shelf Topic: 24:15 Pint Sized Question: 37:45 Game Mentions: 7...

Ep.152 is live! Fit to Print hit our doorstep this past week and we felt the need to cover it! If you enjoy the other offerings from Flatout Games, then we recommend taking a listen to this episode on Fit to Print. We tell you all about it before we discuss Cult of the New, how we define it, and how we approach it with the podcast. We then tell you what we are going to do with a full night's sleep...

Ep.151 is here! Come listen to us talk about Res Arcana, the game that divides us. We then dive into the depiction of women in games. We end the show telling you what we are most looking forward to in Oregon at JenCon! sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 6:17 Top Shelf Topic: 13:35 Pint Sized Question: 33:19 Game Mentions: North Sea Trilogy, West Kingdom Trilogy, Dead of Winter, Race fo...

Ep.150 has arrived! Come listen as we tell you about our experience with Black Angel from Pearl Games. We then tell you our thoughts on interactive game boards with a couple examples. We end this hectic and disorganized show by telling you our favorite wildlife sighting in Alaska! Be sure to like, share, and subsribe! Game Talk: 8:26 Top Shelf Topic: 26:45 Pint Sized Question: 44:32 Game Mentions:...

Ep.149 is here! Come listen as we talk about Bamboo from Devir Games. We tell you about the fun we had with it before discussing our gaming values. After that talk we simply tell you a candy flavor that we want to see in a beer! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 8:51 Top Shelf Topic: 18:41 Pint Sized Question: 38:25 Game Mentions: Quacks, Pit, Black Angel, Colonial Twilight, Viticu...

Ep.148 is here! Come listen as we discuss Ierusalem: Anno Domini from Devir Games. We tell you all about it before having a good talk on the representation of deities in games. We end the show with our strangest research topics! It's an interesting show and we hope you enjoy! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 9:46 Top Shelf Topic: 33:35 Pint Sized Question: 53:01 Game Mentions: Ris...

Ep.147 is here! Come listen as we talk about Colonial Twilight from GMT Games. We tell you about how it presents the French-Algerian War within the play, as well as how it makes you think about war. This is also our first COIN game, and we tell you what that means and some other games in the series. We then talk about how war is presented in gaming and give some examples of games we know. We then...

Ep.146 is live! Listen to us discuss New York Zoo from Uwe Rosenberg! Another polyomino game that we enjoy from one of our favorite designers. We then talk about our differing preferences on replayability in games before telling you something we are efficient at. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 7:44 Top Shelf Topic: 25:04 Pint Sized Question: 33:38 Game Mentions: Barenpark, Proje...

Ep.145 is live! Come listen as we tell you about Euphoria, the 2013 release from Stonemaier Games. We talk about it before discussing some of the first games we played by now famous designers. After that we tell you who our favorite Female/Non-Binary game designers are right now. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 9:46 Top Shelf Topic: 27:57 Pint Sized Question: 57:05 Game Mentions:...

Ep.144 is here! Come listen as well tell you about Ahoy from Leder Games. We discuss out time with the game before diving into concessions in games. After trying to distinguish between conceding and rage quitting we then tell you our favorite concession stand orders! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe so you don't miss anything in the future! Game Talk: 14:13 Top Shelf Topic: 31:45 Pint Sized Q...

Ep.143 is here! Listen as well tell you about Trekking the National Parks before diving into the topic about Mensa, Mensa Select, and why we aren't fans of it. We then tell you which national park we would most like to visit right now if money and time were no concern. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Game Talk: 10:46 Top Shelf Topic: 17:27 Pint Sized Question: 4...

Ep.142 is here! Come take a listen as we talk about Port Royal and impulsive gaming! Hayley gives us plenty of psychology on impulsive behavior before we tell you what our most impulsive moment has been! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Game Talk: 10:16 Top Shelf Topic: 27:33 Pint Sized Question: 47:02 Game Mentions: Quacks of Quedlinburg, Cubitos, War of the Rin...

Ep.141 is live! Come take a listen as we talk about Steam Up from Hot Banana Games. We tell you about the game and it's amazingly cute components before diving into a discussion about board game gimmicks. We end the show by telling you our favorite dim sum! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 12:49 Top Shelf Topic: 26:44 Pint Sized Question: 36:32 Game Mentions: Tzolkin, Wavelength,...

Ep.140 is live! Come take a listen as we tell you all about TokenCon 2023! It's the fourth year of our local con, and our third time attending. We had a great time and wish it was another day longer so we could play games with everyone. We fell short on playing games, but we were inundated with good times, conversations, meeting new people, and fun! Hopefully the phone recordings aren't too terrib...

Ep.139 is here! We tell you all about Ole Guacamole before discussing it and other games that could be played in a tornado shelter, or bathtub. We've got some fun choices that should help you relax a bit during the big storm. We also tell you the game you should NOT play during a tornado! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 10:45 Top Shelf Topic: 17:25 Pint Sized Question: 34:52 Game...

Ep.138 is here! come take a listen as we tell you all about Heading Forward from Hollandspiele. Heading Forward is a game by Jon Du Bois that is all based on his recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury. This solo game is one Hayley and I played together as a team and knew we needed to have an episode on it. We tell you all about it before diving into a topic about games that elicit empathy. We end th...

Ep.137 is live! Come take a listen as we tell you all about Beer and Bread from Capstone Games. We got our hands on this new release and it's a hit for us! We discuss our time with this two player game before telling you what we think about positive player interaction in games! After that we tell you our best memory dealing with beer and bread. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! You can also s...

Ep.136 is here! This is a double feature of sorts. We tell you all about Delton's favorite two trick taking games, Ghosts of Christmas and 9 Lives. Both from BoardGameTables.com and Taiki Shinzawa. We compare the two and tell you about each before diving into the topic of Enemies to Lovers. In the topic we tell you the style of games we have historically disliked, and the games in that style that...

Ep.135 is here! Come listen as we tell you about our fun with Cubitos and all of it's dicey goodness. We then turn to talk about the different builders in boardgames; deck/pool/bag builders. We end the episode telling you our New Year resolutions! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! If you want to see the video version of the podcast then head over to Patreon.com and support us at any level! Ga...