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On this episode Greg and Katy talk some 24-hour LIVE gaming. They talk conventions: past, scheduled and hopeful. They continue the recaps of thier collection videos, with episodes 31 and 32, and discuss the in's, the outs and the biggest surprises of each. And finally, they wrap it up with a run down of what we played on our vacation. Social Media Tabletop Tool Box Weekly Ratchet guest staring The...

On this episode Greg and Katy talk a bit about the prohibitive cost of out of print games. Is getting your grail game worth the price? They resume the recaps of their collection videos, starting the G's with episodes 29 and 30, and discuss the in's, the outs and the biggest surprises of each. And finally, instead of really digging into one game, They're going to go through all the games they got t...

On this episode Greg and Katy discuss our thoughts on house rules -- do you use them, or not? They answer a couple questions from the mailbag with thier friend Ben, and son Justin. And finally the four of them explore the game of the week, complete with creepy creatures, dangerous devices, and precarious potions... all part of the mysteries provided in CoLab. Social Media

On this episode Greg and Katy talk about some recent game plays of... don't turn them off yet... Monopoly. They talk about a long awaited kickstart that finally arrived, as well as 2 that they are looking at. They continue with the recaps of their collection videos, continuing the F's with episodes 27 and 28, and discuss the in's, the outs and the biggest surprises of each. And finally, their deep...

On this episode Greg and Katy discuss expansions, and what their role should be in a game.  They update you on a couple new kickstarter arrivals... and one new backing. The they continue with the recaps of their collection videos, diving into the E's with episodes 25 and 26, and discuss the in's, the outs and the biggest surprises of each. And finally they wrap up with a deep dive, or should I say...

On this episode Katy and Greg touch base with the upcoming plans for their next 24-hour marathon. They delve into a discussion about rethemes and reskins. And they talk about their latest kickstarter backing, and give an update to all those games that were "almost" here last time they recorded. They continue with the recaps of their collection videos, they dive into the E's with episodes 22 and 23...

On this episode Greg and Katy talk about some highly anticipated crowdfunding deliveries they are expecting, hopefully any day now. And go into some of the projects that are coming up that they are thinking about backing. They continue with the recaps of their collection videos, they wrap up the D's with episodes 20 and 21, and discuss the in's, outs and biggest surprises of each. And finally, for...

On this episode Greg and Katy catch you up on their Extra Life endevours, and what to expect out of this years 24-hour marathon. They continue with the recaps of the collection videos, episodes 18 through 20, and discuss the in's, outs, the biggest surprises of each, and even a few disappointments. And for the game of the week, they join an experiment started in 1958 in Russia to domesticate foxes...

On this episode Greg and Katy talk about a recent kickstarter delivery, and our initial foray into the world of Disney Lorcana. They continue with the recaps of our collection videos, episodes 16 and 17, and discuss the in's, outs and biggest surprises of each. They open the mailbag and answer a question from a Facebook group members. And for the game of the week, they backtrack to World War II an...

On this episode Greg and Katy make some recommendations for board games, something one for every level of gamer or non-gamer on your list. They talk about a recent kickstarter that just delivered, as well as another one that has piqued thier interest. They continue with the recaps of our collection videos, episodes 14 and 15, and discuss the in's, outs and biggest surprises of each. In the absense...

On this episode Greg and Katy talk about some recent game plays. They continue with the recaps of thier collection videos, episodes 12 and 13, and discuss our in's, outs and biggest surprises of each. They answer a couple of questions from the mailbag. they find themselves trekking through the most beautiful national parks in the US, and famous landmarks around the World, some of the more memorabl...

On this episode Greg and Katy take a weekly excursion into the jungles of an uninhabited island, where they explore and fight off fearsome guardians all in hopes to find lost artifacts that are clues to a once great civilization. Greg tries to sell Katy on a couple kickstarters he's interested in. They revisit thier collection videos, episodes 10 and 11 and discuss thier in's, outs and biggest sur...

On this episode Greg and Katy dig into some recent game plays that have had them traversing some very dark and scary roads to make deliveries. Greg teases Katy about another kickstarter that she just couldn't resist. They revisit thier collection videos, episodes 7, 8 and 9 and discuss thier in's, outs and biggest surprises of each. And last but not least, Greg once again decides to make Katy feel...

On this episodeWe discuss our recent play of Sleeping Gods. Yep, super late to the party on this one. We talk about when something is considered old, a old/new kickstarter we just backed, and some IP's that would make great games. We dig into more games from our collection, wrapping up those that start with the letter A, everything we played for episodes 5 & 6 of our Playing Through our Collec...

We hit the big 5-0- We dig into some of the games from our collection that start with the letter A, everything we played for episodes 2, 3 & 4, and talk about the in's and out's, as well as the ones that surprised us the most. We come back to the kickstarter discussion we started last month, and Greg has (yet another) quiz for me. He promises it's easier than last time, should I believe him? S...

We are changing it up again! But this time for just one episode, our normally scheduled segments will return in a couple weeks. Today, we are recording from a special location, with a special guest, our good friend, Jeff Knapp, from TableTop Toolbox, who is going to help us break down our week at the Dice Tower Retreat! Social Media Link

In this episode : We're going back to the drawing board with all new segments. A retreat based solely around board gaming with 200 close friends, our crowdfunding backlog, the IN's and OUT's of our collection, and a quiz show that Katy absolutely did not agree to. Social Media Link

In this episode...we put on our detective caps and test our observation skills and our power of deduction. From secretely moving our own colorful spirits to more advantagous locations, to searching for a new planet that has remained elusive, or solving a mystery in 19th century London, and weeding out the spies in your resistance organization, deduction games are quite varied in their design, but...

In this episode...we go back to our roots... Books, Dice, Character Sheets... and loads of imagination... that's all we needed for those few precious hours spent with friends each weekend, where you could shed the events of the last week and take on the persona of someone from another time and another place. From a post-apocalyptic world where the lines between dimensions have crossed, to a fantas...

In this episode...We dive into some recent plays with a nautical theme. We start out as savvy captains sailing the seas in mighty ships, using our crew to fill the hold with the best treasure, cannons and contraband. We then take on the roles of the most powerful brains on the planet, and are tasked with relieving the overpopulation of Earth by establishing the best and most livable underwater cit...

In this episode...We dig into some recent plays based on popular Intellectual Properties We delve deep below the surface of a hostile planet where we must fight off the indigenous insectoid predators in our search of precious minerals, We take on the persona of our favorite heroes and join the never-ending battle for truth, justice and peace, We go back to school to learn the most powerful spells,...

In this episode we have Jacob and Justin from Marvel Timeline Rewatch, and the producers of our 24 hour board game marathon for Extra Life. We are going to discuss what it took to put on a 24 hour marathon, what worked, what didn’t work, what ideas they have for our next sleepless adventure. And of course we will be talking about board games. https://linktr.ee/timelinerewatch https://linktr.ee/the...

On this episode Greg and Katy revisit their experiences with their recent 24-hour live marathon, where friends and family came together to play board games to raise money for Extra Life, part of the Children's Miracle Network, including snippits from the "interview" table that was recorded during the live broadcast. https://www.youtube.com/@coopleofnerds https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopToolbox ht...

With summer right around the corner, and thoughts of vacation starting to fill our day dreams, it's time to talk about why size really does matter... at least in board games. On this episode We tell you all about some of our favorites games to throw into that carry-one. From creating treasure maps in hopes of finding gold coins and palm trees, to matching bright colored shapes on dark wooden block...

In this episode... "We tackle the dredded timer.... We must first work together to provide humanitarian aid to countries in need -- food, water, vaccines and other supplies, all while working 35,000 feet in the air! Next, as a member of an adventurous pirate crew, we must complete dangerous missions in the shortest possible time frame, all for the honor of being crowned the ""Admiral of the Black"...