The Board Game BBQ Podcast

Sizzling Games:  Clank! Legacy (02:02), Fort (09:13), Camel Up (19:51) Topic of the Week: Player Interaction (27:41) Board Game Bracket (54:22) Swear An Oath (01:12:43)   **BOARDGAMEBBQ.COM** https://boardgamebbq.com/ Head on over to the Board Game BBQ website for links to previous episodes, more information on all of the games mentioned, and upcoming events.   **JOIN OUR DISCORD!** The BGBBQ now...

Sizzling Games:  Era: The Medieval Age  (02:45), Castles of Burgundy 20th Anniversary Edition (11:07), Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun(19:57) Topic of the Week: Roll & Write games (33:45) Board Game Bracket (01:00:55) Swear An Oath (01:24:43)   **BOARDGAMEBBQ.COM** https://boardgamebbq.com/ Head on over to the Board Game BBQ website for links to previous episodes, more information on all of the games...

Episode 37 - Special Guest: Vital Lacerda, plus Bonfire, The Cost, Barrage, Detective Season One, Root, Ride The Rails In this episode we welcome the man, the myth, the legend - Vital Lacerda. Vital, of course, is the award-winning designer of heavy games such as Vihnos, The Gallerist, Escape Plan, and this year's hit release On Mars. He kindly gives us an insight into his game design, news on his...

Topic of the Week: Australian Designer Alex Wynnter (**) Sizzling Games:  Machi Koro (31:06), Barenpark (40:09), Among Us (46:36) Board Game Bracket (51:05) Kickstarter (01:03:13) Swear An Oath (01:11:10)   **SPONSOR** This podcast would not be possible with out our sponsor, Advent Games. Advent Games http://www.adventgames.com.au/ are an Australian online boardgame store based in Sydney, NSW. The...

In this episode, Steve is finally let off the chain. Frankly, you'll be forgiven for skipping this episode as Steve talks about Scythe until Mike and Mitch fall into a coma.   In our massive Sizzling Games segment, Mitch has been rolling and writing through the Trails of Tucana, Mike has been channeling his inner superhero in Marvel United, and Steve has been working up a sweat playing Klask.   If...

Sizzling Games:  Kingdomino (02:19), Viticulture (10:20), Vindication (22:51) Topic of the Week: Small Box Games (36:26) Kickstarter (56:43) Board Game Bracket (01:02:50) Swear An Oath (01:19:33) **COMPETITION** We have Special thanks to our new sponsor Advent Games. If you would like to win a copy of one of our Sizzling Games, enter today! Last day to enter is 17th September. How To Enter: Go to...

Episode 33: So. Many. Games. It's (almost) all hands on deck this episode as we get the gang together to launch Round 2 of the Board Game Bracket, bring a whole bunch or excellent games to the table, and discuss our recent oaths. We also try and break Dan by mentioning as many games as we can and making him add 60+ games to the shownotes. In our massive Sizzling Games segment, Conor creates a cohe...

  Topic of the Week: Matt Leacock (01:34) Sizzling Games:  Secrets (40:56), Everdell (44:54), Mariposas (47:57), Skull (51:27) Swear An Oath (54:30) Kickstarter (01:12:17) **COMPETITION** We have Special thanks to our new sponsor Advent Games. If you would like to win a copy of one of our Sizzling Games! How To Enter: Go to http://www.adventgames.com.au/ and browse the game categories! Join The Bo...

Slight coarse language. All the crew (even Conor) are here tonight to battle it out again for supremacy. Whose team are you on? Lock, or Spock? Our fearless Trivia host Adrian does an excellent job of making us all look confused and perplexed. We also announce the second round of the bracket, which will be starting soon. **COMPETITION** We have Special thanks to our new sponsor Advent Games, if yo...

  In this episode Steve, Def and Jules dive into the world of heavy games. Our resident heavy-game expert, Def, shares his journey into the world of Vital Lacerda games, and Jules isn't afraid to dip his toe into complicated waters either. The team discusses some of their favourite heavy games, and all agree that if you put in the time to learn the rules you will soon find that the interconnectivi...

In this episode Steve, Dan and Conor are joined by the hottest designer in board gaming at the moment, Travis Jones. Travis, the designer of the recently released Pendulum, shares with us his journey from mild-mannered office worker to playtesting and releasing one of the most talked-about games this year. It's a fantastic interview and we were very grateful for his time. And he hangs around for t...

In this episode Steve is joined by Conor and Sarah and the team discuss some great techniques to get family and friends in board games who might be averse to trying new things. The team share their experiences of getting games to the table with people who aren't familiar with modern board gaming. So if you ever see Steve shuffling cards in your peripheral... In our Sizzling Games this week Conor e...

Sizzling Games:  Tapestry (04:10), Horrified (15:38), Undaunted: Normandy (23:35) Topic of the Week: Underrated Games (34:00) Kickstarter (01:01:38) Board Game Bracket (01:11:46) Swear An Oath (01:30:33)     **BOARDGAMEBBQ.COM** https://boardgamebbq.com/ Head on over to the Board Game BBQ website for links to previous episodes, more information on all of the games mentioned, and upcoming events.  ...

On this episode Steve, Sarah and Jules welcome our new sponsor: Advent Games! Make sure you check out our FB Community page for your chance to win one of our Sizzling GAmes from this week! (more details below) In our Sizzling Games, Sarah has been cooking up a storm in Kitchen Rush, Jules is serving the drinks in Taverns of Tiefenthal, and Steve is out there eating villagers in Werewolf In our Top...

Sizzling Games:  Warp's Edge (02:02), Ride the Rails (11:48), Point Salad (21:57) Topic of the Week: Hotly anticipated 2020 upcoming releases (26:39) Board Game Bracket (49:43) Swear An Oath (01:07:01) **BOARDGAMEBBQ.COM** https://boardgamebbq.com/ Head on over to the Board Game BBQ website for links to previous episodes, more information on all of the games mentioned, and upcoming events. **JOIN...

Sizzling Games:  Marvel Champions (02:18), Space Base (10:06), The Estates (16:40) Topic of the Week: Thematic games (25:15) Board Game Bracket (51:17) Swear An Oath (1:03:23) **BOARDGAMEBBQ.COM** https://boardgamebbq.com/ Head on over to the Board Game BBQ website for links to previous episodes, more information on all of the games mentioned, and upcoming events. **JOIN OUR DISCORD!** The BGBBQ n...

Topic of the Week: Isaac Childres (01:04) Sizzling Games:  Cooper Island (41:33), Barrage (52:21) Board Game Bracket (01:05:05) Swear An Oath (01:07:58)   **BOARDGAMEBBQ.COM** https://boardgamebbq.com/ Head on over to the Board Game BBQ website for links to previous episodes, more information on all of the games mentioned, and upcoming events. **JOIN OUR DISCORD!** The BGBBQ now has a Discord Chan...

Sizzling Games:  Zombicide (01:43), Back to the Future: Back in Time (16:49), Deep Sea Adventure (26:12) Topic of the Week: Board Game Awards (32:10) Board Game Bracket (54:00) Swear An Oath (01:04:52) **BOARDGAMEBBQ.COM** https://boardgamebbq.com/ Head on over to the Board Game BBQ website for links to previous episodes, more information on all of the games mentioned, and upcoming events. **JOIN...

This week Steve shares his recent experience of playing Smartphone Inc and he had a blast discovering new technology and engaging in patent-wars in the economic simulation Eurogame. Jules dons his evil-Jules cloak and twirls his moustache as he reveals that he loves nothing more than crushing his opponents' Viking armies on Blood Rage. Mitch details his nail-biting finishes in the one-vs-many hidd...

On this episode of the Board Game BBQ, Sarah is joined by Def and Dan to talk about heavy games, light games, and everything in between. In our Sizzling Games, Def wows us with the epic Gaia Project, Dan (and his son) battle the undead in Zombie Kidz Evolution, and Sarah has been trying to get everyone onto her wavelength in, er... Wavelength. We also introduce a new segment: Beyond the Board, an...

It's an Arkham Horror love-fest when Conor and Adrian join the show! The team hits the ground running with some important breaking news before launching into their Sizzling Games for the week. Conor and his partner have been working through Machi Koro Legacy, Adrian explores the card drafting mage-maker that it Res Arcana, and Steve falls in love all over again with Terraforming Mars.   Many of ou...

Jules steps into the hosting role and after a minute we are already asking "Steve who?" He is joined by Sarah and Mike for another cracking episode in the world of boardgaming. In the Sizzling Games segment Mike fell in love with the amazing artwork and clever gameplay of Everdell, Sarah and her crew played the trick-taking co-op The Crew, and Jules became a ruthless troll In The Hall Of The Mount...

Episode 17 - Jamey Stegmaier In this special episode, we interview the man, the myth, the legend - Jamey Stegmaier. Jamey of course designed Viticulture, Euphoria, Scythe, Charterstone, and Tapestry, and is also responsible for the day-to-day operations of Stonemaier Games. Ahead of the release of Stonemaier's new game Pendulum, Jamey was kind enough to take time out from his busy schedule to talk...

Something a little different in this episode, as Adrian takes the lead and puts the BBQ through their paces with a Board Game Trivia battle.  Whose side are you on? Team Party or Team Solo? In this epic battle, the formidable opponents show that they have filled their heads with far too much unimportant gaming stuff to actually keep any intelligence. This Podcast is also available on our YouTube C...

This episode we are joined by a special guest: renowned boardgame artist Andrew Bosley. You know his work from Mission: Red Planet, Everdell, Tapestry, and the newly-kickstarted Merchants of the Dark Road. Andrew shares some of the highlights of his career, which include his freelance days, working for Ubisoft as a concept artist, and of course his foray into board gaming. He also shares advice fo...