Simple, Yet Intriguing

This week, Luke and Chris are joined by our very own Mechanic Mechanic Matt to chat Einfach Genial: Das Würfelspiel , the dice rolling entry part of Knizia's Ingenious Challenges! Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:37 - What did we play this week? 08:51 - How to play Einfach Genial: Das Würfelspiel⁠ 12:26 - Einfach Genial: Das Würfelspiel⁠ Discussion 32:10 - Aha! moments Hosted by: Luke O'Grady &am...

This week the crew dives into the simple, chaotic, and sneakily strategic Don't L.L.A.M.A Dice ! 00:00 - Introduction 01:12 - Breakout Con 08:57 - How to play Don’t L.L.A.M.A. Dice 13:17 - Don’t L.L.A.M.A. Dice Discussion 25:38 - Aha moments Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

The crew keeps rollin' through their push-your-luck dice series with Knizia's Excape ! Episode Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:55 - What have we played this week? 09:27 - Excape discussion  18:04 - Aha moments Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Get your worms fried and hold onto your chickens! The crew kicks off their new series exploring the world of push-your-luck dice games in the Knizia-verse with Pickomino ! Episode Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:40 - What have we played this week? 05:39 - Pickomino discussion 20:35 - Aha moments Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork by...

This week the crew tests out their symbiotic connection to the fungi in our final chapter of the Elizabeth Hargrave series: Undergrove ! Episode Chapters 00:00 - Intro 02:06 - What we played this week 15:00 - Undergrove Discussion 43:24 - Series rankings Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

This week we don our lab coats to talk about Elizabeth Hargrave's The Fox Experiment, a game about raising curly-tailed canids who are predisposed to love you. Join us as we discuss this unique game, grounded - as per usual - in fascinating real-world science! Episode Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - What we played this week (The Gang) 09:44 - Pirate non-sequitur 09:59 - Fox Experiment Discussion Ho...

This week, the crew gift each other flowers and feed some pixies as they play through Hargrave's Button Shy wallet games: Tussie Mussie and Picky Pixie ! Episode Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:40 - What Luke played this week & challenge update 06:46 - Tussie Mussie discussion 23:54 - Picky Pixie discussion Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist A...

This week, the crew takes a round-trip to Mexico, embracing their inner butterflies as they continue their Elizabeth Hargrave side quest with her Wingspan follow-up: Mariposas ! Episode Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Check-in on 2025 game challenges 09:15 - Mariposas discussion 26:30 - Aha! moments Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork...

We're taking a break from our journey through Knizia's œuvre and are embarking on a side quest! The gang are joined by special guest Maggie Shanahan as they go birdwatching with Elizabeth Hargrave in Wingspan—the first episode of our new mini-series. Episode Chapters 00:00 - Episode intro 01:12 - Maggie Shanahan intro 07:54 - Wingspan discussion 19:28 - Aha moments Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Ch...

Chris, Luke and Sophie wrap up part one of the Card Games series with Knizia's Poison (aka Friday the 13th). Episode Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - What did we play this week? 06:48 - Poison discussion 31:42 - Card Games Pt. 1 series rankings Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Chris, Luke and Sophie are going on a safari adventure as they play one of Knizia's painfully simple (yet very intriguing) animal themed card game: Wildlife Safari ! Episode Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:56 - What did we play this week? 04:52 - Wildlife Safari discussion 23:00 - The Depths of BGG 27:50 - Fun Facts Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winqu...

Chris, Luke and Sophie are going undercover and are gathering evidence as they play Knizia's auction/hand management card game: Hot Lead ! Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

London has been looted, mate! Chris, Luke and Sophie release their inner sleuths as they play through Knizia's Looting London . Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

In this special Year in Review episode, Chris, Luke, and Sophie reflect on their favourite board game moments of the year, hand out some awards, and test their knowledge with trivia about games they’ve covered on the pod so far. Plus, they welcome Matt to the team, who’s joining to level up their social media game. It’s a celebration of the past year and an exciting look ahead! Hosted by: Luke O'G...

Chris, Luke and Sophie must balance their friendship as they walk carefully through Knizia's trick taking game Relationship Tightrope ! Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Don’t Let Llamas And Markers Accumulate! This week, the crew begin their journey into a new Knizia series focusing on card games with one of their favourites: L.L.A.M.A ! Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Luke, Chris and Sophie wrap up the Modern Classics Pt. 1 series with the final title in Knizia’s tile laying trilogy: Samurai ! Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Einfach Genial! Luke, Chris and Sophie brush up on their German and chat through Knizia's domino-style abstract classic: Ingenious ! Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Hop on your tasty looking camels and join Luke, Chris and Sophie as they make their way Through the Desert ! Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Chris, Luke and Sophie are taking a break from their Modern Classics series to go off into DEEP SPACE in this very special bonus episode where they explore one of Knizia's releases from the past year: MLEM: Space Agency ! Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Going once...going twice...sold! Luke, Chris and Sophie open their wallets and dive into the world Knizia's classic art-buying auction game: Modern Art ! Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Building civilizations isn't for everyone. Join Luke, Chris and Sophie as they attempt to lead their people to victory in one of Reiner Knizia's tile-laying masterpieces: Tigris & Euphrates ! Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Get your digging tools ready! Luke, Chris and Sophie set off on an expedition into the world of Knizia's beloved two-player card game: Lost Cities . Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Luke, Chris and Sophie pray to the Sun God and begin their journey with one of Knizia's most popular games: Ra ! Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Get to know Luke, Chris and Sophie as they chat through the journey they have ahead of them — playing every single board game designed by Reiner Knizia.