The BoardGameGeek Podcast

Rob Oren from Rob’s Tabletop World joins Candice to discuss Gen Con '23 releases they're most excited to play. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:21 Fresh Plays 00:06:35 Awakening The Bear (Third Edition) 00:13:19 21Moon 00:19:39 Shadows of Brimstone: Gates of Valhalla 00:27:40 1815: Scum of the Earth 00:35:28 Veilwraith 00:38:29 Ricky Royal ( Box of Delights ) Shout-out 00:40:42 Gen Con '...

Spielworxx owner Uli Blennemann joins Candice to discuss their favorite card-driven games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:04 PGC Con (trick-taking game convention) 00:06:17 Robotrick 00:07:42 Trick-taking in Black and White 00:08:51 The Barracks Emperors 00:10:51 Le Plateau 00:11:07 Touchdown Heroes & Savage Bowl 00:11:14 Inside Job 00:11:58 Diamonds 00:12:46 Bridge City Poker & Five-Three-Fi...

Ben Mandelker from the Game Brain podcast joins Candice to geek out about the 18xx genre of railroad-themed stock market and tile-laying board games, in addition to sharing their initial impressions of 1880: China (2022 Lookout Games edition).  00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:12 Fresh Plays 00:06:26 ZhanGuo 00:11:15 Imperial Struggle 00:27:30 Skymines 00:27:59 Gold West 00:37:03 Undaunted: Stalingrad...

Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules! joins Candice to discuss board games that use dice in clever ways. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:28 BGG Podcast Update 00:04:55 Fresh Plays 00:05:08 Princes of Florence 00:10:24 Hamlet: The Village Building Game 00:18:14 Arkham Horror LCG - Edge of the Earth campaign 00:22:43 Skymines (reimplementation of Mombasa ) 00:36:02 Board Games That Use Dice in Clever Ways 00:3...

Game designer Erica Bouyouris joins Candice to discuss great board games for introducing people to the hobby. Erica also shares some excellent thoughts on how to ease new players in so they keep coming back. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:02 Dumb Ways to Die Card Game 00:01:34 Candice's Quick BGG.Spring Recap  00:02:30 Stationfall with Aldie 00:02:39 Tribes of the Wind with Beth 00:02:50 Big Bos...

Isaac Vega (game designer and CEO/Owner of Rose Gauntlet Entertainment ) joins Candice to discuss board games with iconic box cover art. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:11 Fresh Plays 00:03:25 Brindlewood Bay 00:08:35 Undaunted: Battle of Britain 00:15:37 General Orders: World War II 00:16:39 For Science! 00:20:19 The Climbers 00:21:47 Green Team Wins 00:26:27 Dual Gauge 00:31:15 Board Games with Icon...

Board game Twitch streamer Beneeta Kaur joins Candice to discuss their favorite area majority games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:38 Fresh Plays 00:02:51 Fast Sloths 00:05:14 Bug Council of Backyardia 00:14:04 Furnace: Interbellum 00:19:27 Unforgiven: The Lincoln Assassination Trial 00:32:29 Our Favorite Area Majority Games 00:32:39 Small World 00:37:30 Ethnos 00:47:34 El Grande 00:56:33 Nippon 01:...

The Podfather of Gaming and retired founder, owner, and President of Stronghold Games, Stephen Buonocore joins Candice to discuss "The Quad" and the most memorable games they played recently at a private gaming event. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:58 Board Games Insider Podcast 00:04:21 War of the Ring 00:05:45 The Quad 00:08:52 Fresh Plays 00:09:16 Senators 00:11:12 Quartermaster General...

Jonathan Cox from the JonGetsGames YouTube channel joins Candice to discuss some of the most interesting trick-taking games they've played and enjoy. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:25 Fresh Plays 00:06:28 Horseless Carriage 00:14:11 Lowlands 00:24:33 Dual Gauge 00:33:56 Europa Universalis: The Price of Power 00:46:48 Bullet♥︎ / Bullet⭐ 00:48:13 Trick-taking, Climbing, Shedding Games 00:50:17 In...

Nikki Pontius joins Candice to discuss cooperative board games, some of their favorites, and some they'd love to play.  00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:16 Texas Pinball Festival 00:06:13 Fresh Plays 00:06:28 Velonimo 00:07:23 Gartenbau 00:08:53 Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Phoenixborn 00:13:46 Hickory Dickory 00:22:59 Cooperative Board Games  00:25:38 Arkham Horror 00:28:29 The Lord of the Rings 00:...

Liz Davidson from Beyond Solitaire joins Candice to discuss the joys of solo gaming and share some of their favorite lunch break, puzzly, story-driven, historical, and play-all-day board games to play solo. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:21 Night Witches with David Thompson 00:06:14 Fresh Plays 00:06:28 Galenus 00:10:47 Dune 00:21:59 The Republic of Rome 00:22:47 Stonewall Uprising 00:26:47 The Sacre...

Mandi Hutchinson from Salt and Sass Games joins Candice to discuss Votes for Women , a new card-driven board game about the American women's suffrage movement from 1848-1920, from Tory Brown and Fort Circle Games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:21 Inkulinati (PC/Xbox game) 00:05:15 Fresh Plays 00:05:40 Ahoy 00:10:03 Yokai Septet 00:19:30 Fantasy Realms: Deluxe Edition 00:26:23 Rumble Nation 00:3...

Mike Murphy from The Brothers Murph joins Candice to discuss board games with elevating art.  00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:18 My Flesh and Blood ProQuest Experience (or Whooping) 00:07:09 Fresh Plays 00:07:26 Paperback Adventures 00:10:12 Brick & Mortar 00:21:08 Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire & The Golden Age expansion 00:27:06 Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa 00:3...

BGG Director of Media Lincoln Damerst joins Candice to discuss their favorite 2-player games that can be played in an hour or less.  00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:00 New BGG Show Episode 00:02:35 GameNight! Date Night 00:07:34 Fresh Plays 00:07:47 Beer & Bread 00:09:15 Rise 00:09:50 Historia 00:16:07 Ark Nova 00:16:24 Precognition 00:24:08 Polynesia 00:26:30 Babylonia 00:32:39 Our favorite 2-pla...

Content Creator GameFreakGeek Monique joins Candice to discuss upcoming 2023 releases they're excited to play.  00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:58 Fresh Plays 00:04:14 Juicy Fruits 00:06:43 Flamecraft 00:13:20 Obsession 00:17:52 Arkham Horror: The Card Game + Edge of the Earth Campaign Expansion 00:25:02 2023 Releases on Our Radars 00:26:37 Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum 00:29:27 Earthborne Rangers...

Game designer Cole Wehrle joins Candice to discuss their top 5 favorite board game hidden gems. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:09 Arcs at Pax Unplugged 00:04:28 Fresh Plays 00:04:42 Almoravid 00:10:46 SolForge Fusion 00:17:24 Codex (Cole's surprise hidden gem honorable mention) 00:18:00 Frosthaven 00:24:48 Flesh and Blood 00:34:46 Our Top 5 Board Game Hidden Gems 00:35:30 Cole's #5 - Sereni...

Corey Thompson from Dice Tower News joins Candice to discuss deck-building and their top 5 favorite deck-building games.  00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:42 Dice Tower Dish 00:05:18 Fresh Plays 00:05:49 Atiwa 00:11:06 Beer & Bread 00:20:59 Reflecto 00:25:26 Charioteer 00:36:06 Deck-building + Our Top 5 Deck-building Games 00:36:18 Thoughts on deck-building & early influential games 00:37:07 Do...

Steph Hodge from BGG and All The Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss games on the 2022 BoardGameGeek Holiday Gift Guide. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:49 Fresh Plays 00:02:03 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization 00:05:36 John Company (Second Edition) 00:17:27 Deal with the Devil 00:30:06 The 2022 BoardGameGeek Holiday Gift Guide 00:34:08 Family and New Gamers 00:34:52 Splendor 00:35:44 Azul 0...

Nick Murphy from The Brothers Murph and Candice review Terracotta Army . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:45 Fresh Plays 00:00:00 The Search for Planet X 00:07:39 Roads & Boats 00:18:04 Wayfarers of the South Tigris 00:24:01 Schadenfreude 00:29:32 Tidal Blades: Banner Festival 00:30:29 Shamans 00:31:14 Terracotta Army   00:31:57 Game Overview 00:44:24 Review 01:17:06 Sign-off We hope you will come...

W. Eric Martin, BGG News Editor-in-Chief, joins Candice to discuss games they demoed at SPIEL ‘22. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:51 Eric's post-SPIEL vacation 00:01:42 GMT Warehouse Weekend 00:03:55    Flashpoint: South China Sea 00:04:27 Cross Bronx Expressway 00:07:20 Fresh Plays 00:07:37 Trio (nana) 00:10:17 Sol: Last Days of a Star 00:18:31 AEOLOS 00:26:39 Blood on the Clocktower 00:37:59 O...

Beth Heile, BGG Store Product Manager, joins Candice to discuss games that were not on their radars ahead of SPIEL ‘22, but after discovering them at the show, they're looking forward to playing them.  00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:15 Fresh Plays 00:02:34 Turing Machine 00:06:54 Pingyao: First Chinese Banks 00:14:24 Evergreen 00:19:58 WordCraft 00:28:23 Our SPIEL '22 Discoveries 00:28:28 B...

Scott Alden (aka Aldie), the owner of BoardGameGeek, joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL '22 games they're most excited for.  00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:12 Thank you to Aldie  00:02:30 Geek Speak (previous BGG podcast)  00:05:50 Shout-out to Game Brain 00:06:32 Fresh Plays 00:06:47 Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood   00:12:40 Lacrimosa   00:22:10 Bad Company   00:29:25 In Vino Morte 00:35:16...