Damon Stea, Sarah Winters, and Cassandra Chowdhury

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Join board game designers and enthusiasts Damon, Sarah, and Cassandra as we take a critical look at the various aspects of board gaming. From wacky history, to design, to psychology, we deep dive into a new topic each week and discuss the multitude of ways board games improve our lives and make us human. Find podcast notes and more at www.playdnapodcast.com

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Damon Stea, Sarah Winters, and Cassandra Chowdhury

Episodes

Episode 122: Monsdrawsity, Jaws of the Lion, and Codex Naturalis 01.03.2023 37:35

Episode 121. Wind The Film, Escape Tales, and Ingenious 15.02.2023 30:02

Games We Mentioned Mountains Of Madness Wind The Film Ingenious Wormwood Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwood

Episode 120: Ready Set Bet, Tusk, and Psychic Pizza Deliverers Go to the Ghost Town 01.02.2023 24:38

Episode 119. Drop It, Town 66, and Love Letter 18.01.2023 29:45

Drop It Ravensburger Escape Puzzle Dead Bolt Mystery Society Duel Get On Board : New York and London Love Letter : Premium Edition Dollars to Donuts Kawaii Dragon's Breath

Episode 118: Happy New Year! Naked Court, Turing Machine, Spots, and more! 04.01.2023 37:10

Episode 117. PAX Unplugged 07.12.2022 23:15

Games We Mentioned Sequitor (can't find this on BGG to link) Murano: Light Masters Bumúntú Teeter Tower Schrödinger's Cat: A Game of Curiosity The Finest Fish Life of a Chameleon Loose Caboose! Spots

Episode 116: Herbaceous, Anachrony, and Splendor Duel 23.11.2022 42:16

Episode 115. Paint The Roses, High Society, and Verdant 08.11.2022 28:35

Join us as we cover all the games we played this week! Games Mentioned Verdant Colt Express Paint The Roses Ra High Society Wars Trading Card Game

Episode 114: The Initiative, Werewords, Meadow, and more! 26.10.2022 59:06

Episode 113. SHUX 22' Recap 12.10.2022 42:17

Games We Mentioned The Fuzzies Rum Runner Netrunner Unlock Robinhood Dead Or Alive Bling Bling Gemstone Hot Potatoz Blood on the Clocktower Suspend Stars of Akarios Warlord Protocol GKR: Heavy Hitters

Episode 112. Ark Nova, Kites, Apocrypha 28.09.2022 38:56

Whether you're in a car, at work, or on a train, you can listen to the games we played this week and get some inspiration for your next game night! Games We Played Apocrypha Adventure Card Game: Box One – The World Kites Long Shot: The Dice Game WayWord Catch the Moon Ark Nova Cantaloop: Book 1 – Breaking into Prison

Episode 111. Exit: The Deserted Lighthouse, Cat In The Box, Block & Key 13.09.2022 42:24

Listen to learn the games we played this week and which ones we recommend. Games We Mentioned Exit: The Game + Puzzle – The Deserted Lighthouse Stay Cool Yak Block and Key Escape the Crate Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition Monster Expedition Reign of Dragoness Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture

Episode 110. GEN CON Recap Part 2. 31.08.2022 46:24

Join us for part 2 as we recap the second half of all the games we played at GEN CON this year. Maze Racers Sugar Heist: Crib of Thieves Decorum The Adventures Of Robinhood Steam Up: A Feast Of Dim Sum Moonrakers Catapult Feud Return To Dark Tower Karak Gimme That Switch & Signal Pictomania Dungeons, Dice and Danger Turing Machine Moonlight Castle PinPoint USPS: The Great American Mail Race

Episode 109. GEN CON Recap Part 1. 17.08.2022 49:05

Join us as we recap all the games we played at GEN CON this year! Games We Played Reality Shift Ghosts of Christmas Phantom Ink Abandon All Artichokes Costume Party Detective Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy Mountains Out Of Molehills Venn Two Rooms & A Boom Framework Burger Academy Blood On The Clocktower Quacks & Co: Quedlinburg Dash Pictomania My Shelfie Cutterland Ivion

Episode 108. Legendary Encounters, Yak, Vegas Showdown, Exit: Lord Of The Rings 02.08.2022 32:52

Games We've Mentioned Before Tichu Cribbage The Crew: Mission Deep Sea New Games Wasteland Express Delivery Service Yak Vegas Showdown Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game Hidden Leaders Gingerbread House Exit: The Game – The Lord of the Rings: Shadows over Middle-earth

Episode 107: Next Station: London, Unfathomable, and Grandma Was a Spy! 20.07.2022 33:24

Games We've Mentioned Before & Played Chess Savannah Park So Clover Excape Cascadia New Games Next Station: London Sobek: 2 Player Unfathomable Grandma Was A Spy

Episode 106: Canvas Reflections, Rear Window, The Game 06.07.2022 24:47

Observe windows, create paintings, and work together to solve The Game! Games We Already Played Zendo Dinosaur Island Rawr N' Write Konexi Games We Discussed Quarriors! Rear Window Chess Space Invaders Canvas Canvas: Reflections Sobek 2 Player Next Station London The Game

Episode 105: Scout, Troyes Dice, and Escape the Room: The Cursed Dollhouse 22.06.2022 49:00

We went on a beautiful trip to several National Parks and got to play some games along the way! Games We Played Scout Escape The Room: The Cursed Dollhouse No Thanks Mixed Doubles Downtown Farmers Market Trek 12 Himalaya Troyes Dice Rose Ceremony Escape From The Grand Hotel Rolling America

We are on vacation! 15.06.2022 0:29

We are doing a National Parks Tour, hitting the Sequoias, Yosemite, and the Channel Islands this week. Can't wait to share with you the games we play while we are on our trip!

Episode 104: Iberia, Qwinto, and Dragon's Gold 01.06.2022 22:40

Games We Look Forward To Canvas: Reflections Sobek 2 Player The Initiative Apocrypha Games We Mentioned Iberia Pandemic Concordia Gaia Project Kind Domino Qwinto Kahuna Dragon's Gold Terra Mystica Tichu Trails of Tucana

Episode 103. Mind MGMT, The Game, The Dark & Stormy Night 18.05.2022 33:53

We played games! Did you play games! We like games. Games We Want To Play Yukon Airways Ark Nova Ghost Hunting Treasure Fighters. Games We Played Obsession The Game Mind MGMT The Dark and Stormy Night Loot & Run Find us at playdnapodcast.com

Episode 102: Treat Yo' Self, Azul: Queen's Garden, and Draftosaurus! 04.05.2022 39:43

Join us on our instagram, facebook page, or website to see the games we have been playing! playdnapodcast.com Games We're Looking Forward To Playing Roller Ghoster Paleos Games We Played Feralis Scrawl Libertalia Azul: Queen's Garden Treat Yo Self The Night Cage Draftosaurus Tranquility One Key Mantis

Episode 101: Taj Mahal, Celestia, Cryptid 20.04.2022 45:23

A quick announcement 13.04.2022 0:34

Hey listeners! We are changing our structure and schedule! Looking forward to continuing to play and discuss games!

100!! 06.04.2022 43:15

It's episode 100! So we are talking about our favorite games in the top 100 of Board Game Geek. Thanks for being with us through 100 weeks of gaming! Games we played: Race for the Galaxy | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Leaders of Euphoria: Choose a Better Oppressor | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Deception: Murder in Hong Kong | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Hanabi | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Pictom...