The Boardgame Specialists

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie are joined with Solomon Kwan from D6Tabletop Café. D6 just celebrated their one year anniversary. They are located at 2323 32 Ave NE #112, Calgary, AB.  https://www.facebook.com/D6TableTop?mibextid=ZbWKwL https://instagram.com/d6tabletopcafe?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== [2:40] Viticulture World  [6:09] Ark Nova  [8:39] Wingspan Asia [13:50] What was the process of sta...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Mel IG: mels_boardgame_room utube: Mel's Board Game Room facebook:Mel's Board Game Room Contact Carla IG: boardgamespecialist facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics Discord: https://discord.gg/84pkkubp [00:03:30] Gamecon [00:08:10] Mexica [00:11:08] Cold case: A Story to Die For [00:14:03] Cold Files: Truth and Deception game [00:19:31] Echoes: The Cocktail [00:2...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Carla IG: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fantatics Contact Mel IG: mels_boardgame_room Facebook:Mel's Board Game Room [00:00:35] La Graja Collectors Edition [00:04:40] Yokohama Duel [00:10:23] Gugong [00:13:46] Railways of the World [00:23:06]Ticket to Ride [00:25:18] Gyrating Hamsters [00:28:02] Downforce [00:30:28] Incan gold/Diamant [00:33:08] Po...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Melanie and Carla Instagram: boardgamespecialist mels_boardgame_room facebook: Mel's Board Game Room Red Deer Board Game Fanatics Discord: https://discord.gg/84pkkubp [00:00:42] My Father's Work [0004:27] Dundeon Makers [00:07:56] Elysium [00:12:42] Lost Cities [00:18:03] Atlantis Rising 2nd Edition [00:20:00]Gartenbau [00:23:10] Meadow [00:26:06] London 2nd Edit...

Send us Fan Mail [00:04:25] Dorf Romantik [00:06:22] Letter Tycoon [00:08:57] Dr. Lucky [00:11:22] World Mounuments [00:12:58] Factory Funner [00:15:17] How Matt got started in Escape rooms/escape puzzle games [00:18:09] How Matt got involved with Escape the Roomers [00:20:21] The percentage of escape games vs escape rooms Matt reviews [00:21:25] Escape Room review Canada Trip [00:25:11] How Matt...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie list their top 9 bird themed board games. [0:53] Happy Pigs  [1:52] Catan  [2:08] King of Tokyo  [2:14] Lord of Waterdeep  [4:20] Teotihuacan   [10:40] Mel's Honorable Mention - Rook  [14:07] Carla's #9 Songbird  [18:22] Mel's #9 Pina Pirata   [21:52] Carla's #8 Trails of Tucana  [24:16] Mel's #8 Odin's Ravens  [29:25] Carla's #...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie have a special announcement in regards to The Boardgame Specialists.  [4:09] - Darwin's Journey [8:51] - Tetris Board Game [12:24] - Tetris Movie You can find Carla on             Instagram: boardgamespecialist             Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on             Instagram: mels_boardgame_room              Facebook: Mel&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie discusses games they would suggest to play instead of Risk. [0:24] Risk [1:24] Birds of a Feather  [4:15] Mystic Path  [7:20] Distilled  [15:30] Wavelenght  [19:49] Mel's #9 - Smallworld  [22:04] Carla's #9 - Las Vegas [24:35] Mel's #8 - Dice Throne [26:33] Carla's #8 - Game of Throne the Board Game  [29:06] Mel's #7 - Tanks  [31:36] Carl...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie list their favorite games by designer Uwe Rosenberg.   [1:26] Valparaiso   [6:36] Adventures of Robin hood  [8:26] Search   [12:01] Reorganizing the board games  [16:58] Le Havre / New York Zoo  [17:44] Carla's #9 Caverna  [20:34] Mel's #9 Patchwork   [23:35] Carla's #8 Glass Road  [27:36] Mel's #8 Framework  [30:20] Carla's #7 Feast for...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie discuss what they like to see in a board game rulebook.  [0:38] Potion Explosion  [4:46] Quatro  [7:36] Quirkle  [8:37] Paint the Roses  [11:13] Bakers Dozen  [13:40] Rulebook  [15:06] Abandon All Artichokes / Carcassonne the Dice Game (rulebook shaped like the tin can box)  [16:00] The Transcontinental (player aid refers to rulebook page number)  [16:45] The Tra...

Send us Fan Mail Carla attended GobFest in Edmonton Alberta and although Melanie did not attend this year she hosted her own game day, Gobsnack. These are the top 9 games they played over the weekend. Yokohama Duel [3:17]  Octodice [4:14]  Micro Macro [5:05]  Gugong [6:12]  Ishtar [6:30]  God of War the Card Game [6:55]  Not Alone [6:59]  One Key [8:28]  Luna [8:30]  Destinies Sea & Sand [8:33...

Send us Fan Mail Melanie chats about games with designer and publisher, Wes Woodbury from Fundamental Games. [00:01:35] Wingspan [00:03:40] Terraforming Mars [00:05:30] Dominion [00:07:00] Quacks of Quedlinburg  [00:07:33] Lost Ruins of Arnak [00:09:12] How Wes got into board game design [00:10:50] Legend of Novus [00:13:10] Die in the Dungeon [00:16:15] Dungeon Maker [00:18:30] How Wes's ide...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie discuss which game they would recommend to play instead of Monopoly. [1:08] Monsteropoly  [2:10] The Landlord Game [4:22] Splendor Duel [8:20] Akropolis  [11:35] Décorum  [14:45] Crokinole  [17:10] Carla's Honorable Mention Monopoly Deal [18:15] Carla's Second Honorable Mention Acquire [18:48] Carla's #9 Racoon Tycoon  [24:18] Mel's #9 Monopol...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie discuss their favorite deduction games. GStone App [0:45]  Downforce [1:30]  Ashtar [1:43]  Crystallized [1:45]  3000 Scoundrels [5:02]  Hamburg / Bruges  [9:06]  Meadow expansion (down stream)[13:00]  Mel's 9 - Dixit [14:40]  Carla's 9 - Sleuth [18:50]  Mel's 8 - Sherlock 13 [21:56]  Carla's 8 - Hanabi [25:21]  Beyond Baker Street [28:10]  Me...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie discuss their most played games of 2022. You can find Carla on         Instagram: boardgamespecialist         Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on         Instagram: mels_boardgame_room          Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room          YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room  Come say Hi on Discord        https://discord.gg/vCgXa4xP [0...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie discuss their favorite route building games. You can find Carla on         Instagram: boardgamespecialist         Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on         Instagram: mels_boardgame_room          Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room          YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room  Come say Hi on Discord        https://discord.gg/vCgXa4x...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie discuss the games played at Carla's Game weekend. You can find Carla on        Instagram: boardgamespecialist        Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on        Instagram: mels_boardgame_room         Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room         YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room  Come say Hi on Discord       https://discord.gg/pdH...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie along with special guest Colin Auschrat from Games and Couples and Auschrat Counseling gives their tips to make Game Night into Date Night in this Valentine's Day Special.  You can find Carla on        Instagram: boardgamespecialist        Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on        Instagram: mels_boardgame_room         Facebook:...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie list their top 50 games of all time. They are on 10 to 1. Time stamps coming soon You can find Carla on       Instagram: boardgamespecialist       Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on       Instagram: mels_boardgame_room        Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room        YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room  Come say Hi on Discord      h...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie list their top 50 games of all time. They are on 30 to 21. Time stamp coming soon You can find Carla on     Instagram: boardgamespecialist     Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on     Instagram: mels_boardgame_room      Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room      YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room  Come say Hi on Discord    https://disco...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie list their top 50 games of all time. They are on 40 to 31. You can find Carla on    Instagram: boardgamespecialist    Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on    Instagram: mels_boardgame_room     Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room     YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room  Come say Hi on Discord   https://discord.gg/sPyPMdXu [00:01:06] Ali...

Send us Fan Mail Wow can you believe this is episode 50 already?!?? To celebrate Carla and Melanie are listing their top 50 games of all time. In this episode they will go from number 50 to 41. You can find Carla on   Instagram: boardgamespecialist   Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on   Instagram: mels_boardgame_room    Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room    YouTube:...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie discuss their gaming related resolutions for the year 2023. [00:01:16] Barking kitten [00:01:30] Endangered [00:01:40] 3000 Soundrels [00:01:45] Parks [00:02:27] Furnace [00:04:20] Thebes [00:07:20] Wolf [00:09:03] Green Team Wins [00:09:22] Poetry for Neanderthals [00:10:35] Chameleon [00:12:32] Azul Chocolatier [00:12:40] Wayfarers of the South Tigris [00:12:50...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie list the games they most look forward to play from their shelf of shame. You can find Carla on   Instagram: boardgamespecialist   Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on   Instagram: mels_boardgame_room    Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room    YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Come say Hi on Discord  https://discord.gg/sPyPMdXu [00:03:...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Melanie list their favorite stockin  stuffer games. You can find Carla on  Instagram: boardgamespecialist  Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics  You can find Melanie on  Instagram: mels_boardgame_room   Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room   YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Come say Hi on Discord https://discord.gg/sPyPMdXu [00:01:30] Alma Mater [00:03:17] Shadows A...