Salt and Sass

In Episode LXXII Mandi and Suzanne and trying a new podcasting tool (so you should be able to watch the full podcast on YouTube again if you like!) They discuss Hitster: Guilty Pleasures, Pergola, The Dark Quarter, Paper World, Mythwind, and Australis. And the Game Pie of the show is "Games That Make you Go Rogue" Pie.  Video Games mentioned: Connect Word, Date Everything, The Alters, Islets Defen...

In Episode LXXI has Mandi and Suzanne discuss Manhattan Project: War Machine, Floristry, The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls, and Clank Legacy 2: Acquisitions Inc. - Darkest Magic (no spoilers). The Game Pie of the show is "Games That Give You A Visceral Reaction (Good Or Bad) Pie".  (Video games discussed Avowed, South of Midnight, Camper Van, Fantasy Life I, 9kings, Ball X Pit, Ratatan, Cauldron, D...

In Episode LXX has Mandi chats about To a T the new Annapurna video game and goes deep on the Earth with expansions and Suzanne quacks it up with Duck and Cover and Stich Fur Stich, The Game Pie is Pegasus Spiele pie! Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild:  https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky:  https://bsky.app/profile/salta...

In Episode LXIX (nice) has Mandi and Suzanne discuss Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era, Hot Streak, Square One, and Kinfire Delve. The Game Pie of the show is full of 15 year old games... Games from 2010. (It was a great year.) Video Games: Monster train 2, Thank Goodness You're Here, Detroit: Becoming Human, Into the Restless Ruin, Blue Prince Thank you for listening! Please take a moment...

In (the very late) Episode LXVIII Mandi recaps her recent Canadian adventures. Mandi and Suz discuss Post Office (and Post Office The Card Game), Venturesome, Mother of Frankenstein Vol 1, and Happy Home. And they serve up part 2 of Great Print and Play Games Game Pie. Video Games mentioned: Star Vaders, Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 22, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, Elder Scrolls: Obliv...

In Episode LXVII Suz recaps her experiences at Unpub Festival 2025. Mandi and Suz discuss Pergola and Moving Wild. And they tackle the difficult topic of tariffs and how they could impact the board game industry. The Game Pie of the show is a part 1... full of some of our favorite Print-and-Play games! Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG...

In Episode LXVI Mandi and Suzanne discuss For The Queen, Fishing, Cyber Pet Quest, Rebel Princess, Finding Calm and Top Tier. Stephanie and Mandi chat from Breakout Con and inspire the Game Pie of the show: Top Tier Convention Games - Medium Level Edition. Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild:  https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 B...

In Episode LXV Mandi and Suzanne discuss Festival, Cascadia Rolling River, Maps of Misterra, The Gang, and Five. And the pie of the show is the second part of Favorite Games from 2015.  Mandi and Rodney Smith from Watch it Played want to hear from the board game consumer! Please fill out the survey which centers around how consumers decide on buying board games. As this is a Canadian event we are...

In Episode LXIV, Mandi and Suzanne bring back Tap That App with Silver, and they review White Castle with the Matcha Expansion, Backstores: Alone on the Ice, Seti, and Pentris. The blast from the past Game Pie (that turns out will be just half a pie!) is full of games from 2015 (a great great year for board games!) Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening...

(Sorry for the audio quality on this one! The recording software picked up the wrong mic this time.) In Episode LXIII has Mandi and Suzanne review Magic Maze Tower, River Valley Glassworks, Bruxelles 1893, Faraway, Masters of Crime: Rapture, and Rivages. The Game Pie of the show is full of games with teachable moments.  Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast liste...

In Episode LXII has Mandi and Suzanne discuss a couple of industry controversies, review Pest, Woodcraft, Fromage, and Azul Duel. The Game Pie is the second half of our most anticipated 2025 board game releases. Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild:  https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Bluesky:  https://bsky.app/profile/saltandsass...

In Episode LXI has Mandi and Suzanne discuss the Hardy Boys RPG, Creature Caravan, Outnumbered: Improbable Heroes, Mezen, Fruitoplay, and Shenanigrams. The Game Pie is just half a pie! serving up some of our most anticipated 2025 board game releases. Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild:  https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Twitter...

Recorded during a live stream- Episode LX has Mandi and Suzanne celebrating the new year and discussing Tower Up, Flip 7 and DaDaDa, Altered TCG, and The Lord of The Rings The Fellowship of The Ring Trick-Taking Game. And they serve up a timely Game Pie full of our gaming resolutions for 2025. (You can watch the live stream VOD on Twitch.tv/SaltAndSassGames) Thank you for listening! We appreciate...

In Episode LIX - Mandi and Suz chat about Loco Momo, Bomb Busters, Daitoshi, and Word Traveler. The last Game Pie of the year is full of "Holiday Sugary Sweet" games. >.< Thank you for listening! We appreciate you all very much. Wishing you an excellent end of 2024.  Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild:  https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Twitter:...

In Episode LVIII - Suz has pneumonia but it's never a bad time to talk about games. Mandi and Suzanne discuss Artic, Sfynx, Flower Fields, and Orapa Mine. The Game Pie of the show is PAXU Anticipation pie! Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild:  https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SaltNSassGames YouTube...

In Episode LVII, Suzanne and Mandi discuss Spotlight, 1 AM Jailbreak, Lure, and Bottle Imp. The Game Pie is full of "video games we'd like to see as board games"! Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild:  https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SaltNSassGames YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGam...

In Episode LVI, Mandi and Suz discuss Katamino Tower, Vampire Village, Yokohama, and Pass Pass. The Game Pie of the show is full of the cutest components! Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild:  https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SaltNSassGames YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames  Twit...

In Episode LV, Mandi goes full trick taking with Somnia, Man Eating House, and Reapers while Suzanne reviews Castle combo, Hamster Roll, and Landmarks. The etiquette-focused Game Pie is full of "things you  like to see on game night."  Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild:  https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Twitter:  https://twit...

In Episode LIV, Mandi and Suz review Rock Hard 1977, Middle Ages, Alpujarras, Sail, Ticket to Ride: Paris, and Monkey Palace. To honor our Canadian half, the Game Pie of the show is full of some of our favorite games by Canadian Designers. 🍁 Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild:  https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Twitter:  https...

In Episode LIII, Mandi and Suz discuss Looot, Post Office, In the Footsteps of Marie Curie, and Neodreams. And they serve up a super sized Game Pie full of their most anticipated Spiel 2024 games. Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening platform. BGG Guild:  https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SaltNSassGames YouTube:  https:...

In Episode LII - Mandi and Suzanne are together in Seattle! They recap their experiences at PAX West and mention why this episode was delayed. Games covered this show: Wilmot's Warehouse, Kronologic Paris 1920, Foundations of Metropolis, Dark Tomb, Distilled (Africa and Middle East expansion), and Seaside. The Game Pie of the show - in memorium - is full of great Pet games. RIP Coco. <3 Thank y...

In Episode LI - Mandi and Suzanne recap their Gen Con 2024 experiences. Check out the World Series of Board Gaming using this link to let them know you heard about it on Salt and Sass!  https://wsbgvegas.com/?ref=A0024112 And remember - you  get $25 off of your ticket if you check out with coupon code SaltandSass Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening pl...

In Episode L - Mandi and Suz celebate the big Five Oh and do something a little different. This recording was live streamed on July 29 (and you can watch on YouTube.) Make sure to listen (or watch) to get the secret code to be entered to win a copy of Thunder Road: Vendetta Maximum Chrome, Unmatched: Slings and Arrows. Wild Gardens, or Turnip. Thank you to Restoration Games and Rose Gauntlet for y...

In Episode XLIX - Mandi and Suz are busy busy busy. Mandi highlights Wandering Galaxy and Suz discusses Anthony Amato's final game - Boom Patrol in the crowdfunding discussion. They review The Cube: Area 51 and Holotype. And, a Game Pie (with a few extra slices) of Gen Con Anticipation games wraps this episode. Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to rate us on your podcast listening plat...

In Episode XLVIII - Suz chats about her experiences at Origins and a few highlight games. Then Mandi and Suzanne chat a couple of games - Weirdwood Manor and Nancy Drew: Mystery at Magnolia Manor (no spoilers!) The Game Pie of the show is full of (loosely defined) elements games! Check out the World Series of Board Gaming using this link to let them know you heard about it on Salt and Sass!  https...