The Board Game BBQ Podcast

Episode 114 - Le Havre, Juicy Fruits, Mini Express On this episode Steve and Def are joined by our very own Internet sensation - Mike, fresh from some online gaming sessions this week with Lincoln and Nikki from Game Night! and then Stella from Meeple University. (links below) In our Sizzling Games segment Steve has been continuing his love affair with Uwe Rosenberg in Le Havre, Mike introduces us...

Episode 113 - Deadlands RPG, Cloudspire, Hadrian’s Wall Sizzling Games: (05:07) Deadlands RPG, Cloudspire, Hadrian’s Wall Topic of the Pod: (48:57) Why we like the same games The Roast: (1:10:50) Swear an Oath: (1:43:40)   **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Unfortunately due to the latest COVID Lockdown in Melbourne we have been forced to move the Melbourne Game Day. The event will now be held on Saturda...

Episode 112 - Bonfire, Hostage Negotiator, Aeon's End Legacy On this episode Steve, Sarah and Dan discuss games that are meant to be played with kids, but are just as much fun with adults. Have you ever taken one of your child's games and played it without them? Ever watched kids playing a game and thought that it looked like fun? We share our Top 3 kids' games that you can play without them!! In...

Episode 111 - Colt Express, Pavlov's House, On Mars      Sizzling Games (02:12)                        Colt Express, Pavlov's House, On Mars Topic of the Pod (48:59)                     Bracket catch up Kickstarter (52:15)                  Swear an Oath (01:06:12)                     **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in Melbourne! The event will be hel...

Episode 110 - Kompromat, Heroes of Land, Air and Sea, Dawn of the Zeds On this episode Steve and our Sydney Team (Sarah and Mitch) pose the question: If you only could only have 10 games in your collection - how would you structure it, what games would you include, and how do you cull your collection down to just ten? In our Sizzling Games, Sarah has been a Blackjack-playing spy in Kompromat, Stev...

Episode 109 - Isle of Cats, Nidavellir, Escape Plan      Sizzling Games (03:05) Isle of Cats, Nidavellir, Escape Plan Topic of the Pod: Why Games Make You Laugh (36:20) Board Game BBQ Bracket Battle 2.0: (1:17:16) Swear an Oath: (1:23:50)     **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in Melbourne! The event will be held on Saturday, June 19th from 10am-midnigh...

Episode 108 - The 7th Continent, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Etherfields      Sizzling Games: (02:05) The 7th Continent, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Etherfields Topic (50:04) Campaign games Board Game BBQ Bracket 2.0: (01:03:21) Swear an Oath (01:15:36)     **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in Melbourne! The event will be held on Saturday, June 19th from 10am-midnig...

Episode 107 - The Court of Miracles, Wingspan with Oceania, Exit The Game Series      Sizzling Games: (04:44) The Court of Miracles, Wingspan with Oceania, Exit The Game Series Topic: Replayability (30:27) The Roast: (59:08) Swear an Oath: (1:20:02)     **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the second Board game BBQ Day to be held in Brisbane! The event will be held on Saturday, May 29th from 10...

Episode 106 - Special Guest, Moe! Plus Oriflamme, El Grande, Alma Mater      Topic: Special Guest, Armando Canales “Moe” (01:55) Sizzling Games: (40:34) Oriflamme, El Grande, Alma Mater Bracket Battle: (1:03:50) Swear an Oath: (1:18:45)       **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the second Board game BBQ Day to be held in Brisbane! The event will be held on Saturday, May 29th from 10am-late Tic...

Episode 105 - Special Guest, Burky! Plus Nidavellir, Merchant’s Cove, After The Empire, Aeons End Legacy (Brief)      (04:00) Topic – Kevin Burkhardsmeier (Burky) (55:12) Sizzling Games – Nidavellir, Merchant’s Cove, After The Empire, Aeons End Legacy (Brief) Swear an Oath (1:41:59)       **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the second Board game BBQ Day to be held in Brisbane! The event will b...

Episode 104 - Too Many Bones, Crokinole, Lawyer Up      Sizzling Games (2:05) Topic of the Pod (38:00) Board Game Bracket Battle 2.0 (54:39) Swear an Oath (1:07:25)   **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the second Board game BBQ Day to be held in Brisbane! The event will be held on Saturday, May 29th from 10am-late Tickets are sold out, but you can join the waitlist at https://www.eventbrite.c...

Episode 103 - Cubitos, Parks, Hanabi      Sizzling Games (02:02) Topic of the Pod: Gateway Games (35:07) The Roast (1:02:19) Swear an Oath (1:20:20)   **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in SYDNEY! The event will be held on Saturday, May 15th from 11am-11pm. Waitlist open now at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/board-game-bbq-sydney-game-day-1-tickets-146...

Episode 102 - Oath, MicroMacro Crime City, Clank! Legacy      **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in SYDNEY! The event will be held on Saturday, May 15th from 11am-11pm. Waitlist open now at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/board-game-bbq-sydney-game-day-1-tickets-146343510379 Join us for the second Board game BBQ Day to be held in Brisbane! The event wil...

Episode 101 - Special Guests, Lincoln and Nikki from Gamenight!   Topic: Lincoln & Nikki - Right off the top!   Sizzling Games: 1:08:59 super Skill Pinball 4Cade, Sleeping Gods, Letters of Whitechapel, Marvel United, A Feast for Odin   Bracket: 1:47:57 Oath: 1:51:44      **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in SYDNEY! The event will be held on Saturday, M...

Episode 100!! All in plus the launch of the Board Game Bracket 2.0!   Join us as we celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast. A remarkable milestone to achieve within a year. We answer questions from our listeners, and Re-Launch the Board Game BBQ Bracket!      **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in SYDNEY! The event will be held on Saturday, May 15th from...

Episode 99: Special Guests - Orange Nebula, Plus loads of games! Topic of the Pod: Orange Nebula Sizzling Games:  (55:10) Welcome To: New Las Vegas, Too Many Bones, Skiwampus, Tainted Grail, Res Arcana, Windward, It’s a Wonderful World: Corruption and Ascension Swear an Oath (01:39:17)        **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in SYDNEY! The event will...

Episode 98: The 2020 Board Game BBQ Awards!   Tonight we bring you a special episode: the 2020 Board Game BBQ Awards. You may remember last month we put the call out to our community to nominate your favorite games of 2020 in nine categories. We were inundated with nominations and we took the most popular nominations in each category and they became the official nominees for the 2020 Awards. And t...

Episode 97: Cairn, Black Rose Wars, Eclipse   Sizzling Games: Cairn (02:39) Black Rose Wars (09:45) Eclipse (28:50)   Topic of the Pod: Battle mechanics in games (47:04)   Swear an Oath (01:30:53)      **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in SYDNEY! The event will be held on Saturday, May 15th from 11am-11pm. Waitlist open now at https://www.eventbrite.co...

Episode 96: Special Guest - Paul Grogan! Plus City of the Big Shoulders, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, Terraforming Mars, Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy   Special Guest: Paul Grogan (01:00) Sizzling Games: City of the Big Shoulders (55:00), Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion & Terraforming Mars (59:43), Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy (01:06:10) Swear an Oath: (01:13:45))             **BO...

Episode 95: Too Many Bones, Orleans, Nyet! and Great Western Trail   Sizzling Games: Too Many Bones (3:54), Orleans (21:57), Nyet! (33:40), Great Western Trail (48:27), Honorary Sizzles (1:02:54) Steampunk Rally, Whistle Mountain, Condotierre, Eclipse, Scythe Swear an Oath: (1:20:33)             **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in SYDNEY! The event wi...

Episode 94: Live from The Retreat!   Topic of the Pod: We are LIVE from the Retreat! All 9 of us together for the first time. Hear about all the great games and experiences we have been having!                   **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in SYDNEY! The event will be held on Saturday, May 15th from 11am-11pm. Waitlist open now at https://www.eve...

Episode 93: City of the Big Shoulders, Stay Cool, Coloma, Let's Make a Bus Route   Sizzling Games: City of the Big Shoulders (4:37) Stay Cool (16:55) Coloma (21:55) Let’s Make a Bus Route (28:23) Topic of the Pod: Board Game BBQ Awards Segment 2: Best light, medium and heavy game, Best expansion and Game of the Year (32:32) Oath: (1:25:42)                         **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join u...

Episode 92: It's a Wonderful World: War & Peace, Guild Master, Paperback, Starcadia Quest   Sizzling Games: It’s a Wonderful World War & Peace Legacy Expansion (04:35), Guild Master (12:57),  Paperback (26:05), Starcadia Quest (31:00) Topic of the Pod: Board Game BBQ Awards Segment 1: Best kids Game, Family Game, Party Game and Best Artwork (39:23) Oath: (1:13:17)               **BOARD GAME BBQ GA...

Episode 91: Cantaloop, Blood Rage, Phil Walker-Harding   Sizzling Games: Cantaloop (06:28), Blood Rage (14:14), Phil Walker-Harding (24:50) Topic of the Pod: Which games trigger your acquisition disorder? (39:48) Oath: (1:04:56)   **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in SYDNEY! The event will be held on Saturday, May 15th from 11am-11pm. Tickets on sale n...

Episode 90: Special Guest: Shem Phillips, plus Root, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, Xia: Legends of a Drift System, Marvel United.   Topic of the Pod: Shem Phillips (02:35) Sizzling Games: Root (33:38), Deception: Murder in Hong Kong (44:49), Xia: Legends of a Drift System (49:00), Marvel United (57:26) Kickstarter (1:03:04) Oath: (1:16:09)   **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for a full day and...