Michael Dennis
Ready Steady Play
This is a podcast for people who love board games made by people who love board games. Also come check us out on YouTube!
Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.readysteadyplay.uk
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Michael Dennis
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Latest episode
Oct 14, 2026
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Episodes
28: Deep Regrets, Eclipse Vs Twilight Imperium 15.05.2025 4:10:04
We're reviewing new games and taking a deep dive on some deep space classics. This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com Jamey Stegmaier on CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/28/business/video/the-lead-jamey-stegmaier-president-trump-tariffs-boardgames...
27: Unstoppable & Shackleton Base 01.05.2025 3:07:36
Barry's unstoppable while Mike is taking a journey through middle-weight Euros on his way to the moon. This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Ready Steady Play: www.youtube.com/readysteadyplay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com Sections: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:57 News: Tariffs Up...
26: Tariffs, Hubworld Aidalon & Rebirth 16.04.2025 2:25:59
Mike's back in the Gregorian period. Barry's been playing food themed games. This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlayReady Steady Play: www.youtube.com/@ReadySteadyPlay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarryContact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.comSections:00:00:00 Introduction00:00:33 News: League of Legends Riftbound00:04...
25: Bloodlines, Galactic Cruise and Rock Hard 1977 02.04.2025 3:06:01
Mike's back from Airecon and blasting through the games that he's played. Barry's been playing games in real life too. This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Ready Steady Play: www.youtube.com/@ReadySteadyPlay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com Sections: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:34...
24: Molly House, Finspan, Compile & Saltfjord 20.03.2025 2:59:55
Mike is jumping through time from AI to a repressive past while Barry scopes out Fish and Allomancy. This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Ready Steady Play: www.youtube.com/@ReadySteadyPlay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com Sections: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:07:09 News: Lost Ruins...
23: BGA Bloodbath 06.03.2025 2:33:08
Mike takes a trip to the moon and desperately tries to survive while Barry peruses the latest offerings on BGA and gets to play something in real life! Galactic Cruise Giveaway for Charity! https://tiltify.com/@gaming-rules/galactic-cruise-steve-jonesThis is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Ready Steady Play: www.youtube.com/@ReadySteadyPlayBo...
22: What is a good gladiator game? 19.02.2025 2:41:27
Barry and Mike consider; what makes a gladiator game? Barry's been doing two-player games while Mike's been checking out the new releases; Video Game Champion, Civolution and Inferno. Barry wants to know if you've heard of a specific fantasy campaign game that you win with Black Jack. This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Fin mo...
21: BGA Awards & The Crew: LotR 05.02.2025 2:10:41
There are over 100 Lord of Rings games on BGA. Mike's played the latest while Barry talks through the games up for the BGA awards. Find more on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ReadySteadyPlay This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com Sections: 00:00:00 Introd...
20: AI in our Games 22.01.2025 2:38:34
We just want to keep it simple and play games. Why things gotta get complicated? This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com Sections: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:23 News: Wordsy 00:05:15 News: Survive the Island 00:10:55 News: Nanty Narking Rise of the O...
19: Best of 2023 08.01.2025 2:37:25
Mike and Barry talk through stand out games from 2024 and their favourites from 2023. This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Ready Steady Play: www.youtube.com/@readysteadyplay Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com Sections: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:02 2024 Stand Outs: Endeavor Deep S...
18: Star Trek Captain's Chair, Fromage & Battalion 18.12.2024 2:03:32
Barry's trying to win the Spanish civil war for the Republicans while Mike boldly goes back in time and to make cheese. This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com Sections: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:02 News: War of the Ring 20 Year Anniversary Set 00:1...
17: Revenant, Fear of the Unknown, Legacy of Yu 05.12.2024 2:32:05
Barry's been working through some solo games while Mike has been playing some new games that are back on crowdfunding! Charity links! Live Stream on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/Kq68SH-8Frw Campaign Page: https://tilt.fyi/5CHDxHCKBU Donations: https://tilt.fyi/RVsd82SS69 This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Ready Steady Play: www.y...
16: Speakeasy, Wondrous Creatures, Iron Forest 23.11.2024 2:38:26
Mike's flicking and Barry is taming wondrous creatures. Then it's off to an illicit booze house for some duelling games. Find more stuff on YourTube: www.youtube.com/ReadySteadyPlay This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com Sections: 00:00:00 Introducti...
15: Galileo, SETI and Kelp 06.11.2024 2:33:45
We've got three hot games to play! Two hot games from Essen and one new Kickstarter. It's deep space and deep sea! This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Ready Steady Play on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@readysteadyplay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com Sections: 00:00:00 Introduction 0...
14: Endeavor Deep Sea & LotR Duel 25.10.2024 2:53:01
I'm back from Essen; talking through some of the games I played. Barry talks through what he's been up too while I've been away. Details below. This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Ready Steady Play: www.youtube.com/@ReadySteadyPlay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com Sections: 00:00...
13: Essen 2024 Special 30.09.2024 2:23:32
We're talking through some of the games we're most exited to see at Essen Spiel 2024 This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlayReady Steady Play: www.youtube.com/@ReadySteadyPlay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com Sections: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:56 Battalion: War of the Ancients 00:...
12: Horror on the SDJ24 25.09.2024 2:47:22
This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Ready Steady Play: www.youtube.com/@ReadySteadyPlay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com BGG Daybreak Review Chris references: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3193137/daybreak-a-climate-scientists-first-impressions-an Sections: 00:00:00 Introducti...
11: Cyberpunk and Out-of-Prints 11.09.2024 2:11:16
This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Ready Steady Play: www.youtube.com/@ReadySteadyPlay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:40 News: Cyberpunk 2077 The Board Game 00:10:59 News: Ozob A Cyberpunk Board Game 00:12:43 News: Ra Reprint and Traders 00:15:41 Ne...
10: The Blighted Reach 30.08.2024 2:39:47
This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Ready Steady Play: www.youtube.com/@readysteadyplay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com Sections: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:29 News: Zombie Horde 00:01:56 News: Ra Reprint on KS 00:07:57 News: One Deck Dungeon BackerKit 00:15:06 News: Barrage Bi...
9: Slay the Arcs 15.08.2024 2:13:05
Mike plays the hotness (Arcs, Slay the Spire) and Barry plays the Board Game Arena August releases. This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Ready Steady Play: www.youtube.com/@readysteadyplay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com 00:02:34 Elder Scrolls First Impressions 00:11:36 BGA Augus...
8: Last Aurora, Northgard & Container Return 31.07.2024 1:58:07
Mike revisits games that coming back to crowdfunding. Barry catches up with a UKGE release. This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:35 News: Root Expansion 00:04:49 News: Epos A Gentes Game 00:10:10 News: Great Western Trai...
7: Explorers and Dragons 17.07.2024 2:33:54
Mike has played a light new release, while Barry has played some out of print classics. This Podcast is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay Ready Steady Play: www.youtube.com/@ReadySteadyPlay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry Contact us: askreadysteadypodcast@gmail.com 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:50 Corrections 00:05:01 News: Kemet...
6: New Knizia & Splotter 03.07.2024 2:06:00
Mike has been playing lots of "new" Knizia games. Barry broke down and bought two new games. This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay RSP on Youtube: www.youtube.com/@readysteadyplay Boardgames with Barry: www.youtube.com/@bgwbarry 00:00 Introduction 02:04 News: Europa Universalis Price of Power Defying Destiny 05:42 News: Founders o...
5: Andromeda's Edge 21.06.2024 2:22:16
This week Mike talks for a long time about Awaken Realms and then about Andromeda's Edge. Barry covers a ton of lighter games as a light relief from Mike's ranting. This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay 00:00 Intro 03:16 News: Ada's Dream 08:14 News: Terraria 16:07 News: Apothebakery 18:42 News: Grimcoven 36:30 News: Star Trek C...
4: UKGE Debrief; Harmonies and Windmill Valley 05.06.2024 1:49:18
Mike and Barry are back from the third biggest board games convention in the world! The UK Games Expo (UKGE). They'll talk about over 20 games including the very hot Harmonies and convention darling Windmill Valley. Find more Ready Steady Play on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/readysteadyplay This is possible thanks to our wonderful supporters on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ReadySteadyPlay 00:0...
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