The Gamecasters

The Gamecasters: A Board Gaming Podcast About Board Games

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There are SO many podcasts about board games, but so few that feature us! Join Natalie, Jeff and Ryan as we discuss new games we’ve recently played. Listen to our unique segments like the Board game Beatdown, where we take a super popular game and read all the lowest rated BGG comments it has, or the Instagram Inbox where we ask for participation from our listeners on social media. We also usually play some sort of game that you can play along with, and we always end the show with a Top 5 list! There is a lot of content, discussion and laughter packed into every episode. Come join in the fun e...

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Gamecasters Adjacent Episode 13 - NEVER ANY TIME!! 04.03.2024 9:11

Hey hey, Gamers, and welcome back to Gamecasters Adjacent episode 13! In this episode Ryan talks all about the relationship TIME has on gaming, and shares some general thoughts about it. Hope you enjoy! -The Gamecasters

Gamecasters Adjacent Episode 12 - Collection Bloat 26.02.2024 16:02

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome back to another Gamecasters Adjacent episode! In this episode Ryan talks all about Collection Bloat and what that can do to the mental state of us gamers, and how collecting boardgames can feel an awful lot like another type of game... Enjoy! -The Gamecasters

Episode 130: Everstone, Pictures, Harrow County, Race to the Raft - Top 5 Games I Wish You Liked More 12.02.2024 3:25:29

Hey hey, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 130 of The Gamecasters!! In tonight's episode we look at a hot new game coming to Kickstarter, we cover our first look-back game, we find out how all of you got into the hobby, do another No Fucking Way segment, Jeff takes Natalie and I through another game of What's In The Box!? and then we end the show with our Top 5 Games I Wish You Liked More! Enjoy :) -...

Episode 129: Nucleum, Sabika, Tribes of the Wind, Dice Manor - Top 5 Game Names For Our Genitalia 28.01.2024 2:34:18

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 129 of The Gamecasters Podcast! We're back with a very special guest. We talk about some hot new games, introduce TWO new segments on the show, play a rousing game of Boardgame or Bullshit and then end the show with our Top 5 Game Names for our genitalia! Hope you enjoy! -The Gamecasters

Episode 128: Woodcraft, Kutna Hora, Heat, Vienna Connection, Illiterati - Top 5 Filler Games Revisited 18.01.2024 2:38:28

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 128 of The Gamecasters! Join us in today's episode to hear about all the great games we've played lately! We talk about our OG Nerdfest that happened over the weekend, we listen to all the games our listeners find "moist," Natalie takes us through our BG Stats in the Nook. We play a round of NAME. THAT. GAME. and then end the show with our top 5 fille...

Episode 127: Stardew Valley, Sea Salt & Paper, Clinic, Doomensions, Bravo! Bravo! - Top 10 New To Me Games of 2023 30.12.2023 2:50:22

Welcome back, Gamers, to another episode of The Gamecasters! In the last episode of the year for us listen in to hear our 2024 gaming resolutions. We play an association station, hear some great things our listeners have done this year and then end the show with our top 10 new to me games of 2023. Enjoy! -The Gamecasters

Episode 126: Age of Innovation, Oceans, Neotopia, Holly Jolly - Top 5 Eurogames With Dice 18.12.2023 3:16:42

Heeeeeeeey there, Gamers! Welcome to episode 126 of the Gamecasters podcast! in this episode we talk about some great new games, hear Ryan recount his time on Jury Duty, listen to the Instagram Inbox where the Gamecasters do an AMA, Natalie beats down Revive, we play a new game called What's in the Box!? and we end the show with our top five eurogames that use dice! Enjoy! -The Gamecasters Link to...

Episode 125: Zhanguo, Mind Space, Draft & Write Records, Overboss Duel, Empire’s End - Top 5 Dice Games 04.12.2023 2:18:21

Hey hey, Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 125 of The Gamecasters! In today's episode we talk about a lot of new games. Listen in to hear talk about strategy and how we approach playing new games in Natalie's Nook segment. We play our 3 minute game and then end the show with our top five dice games. Enjoy! -The Gamecasters

Episode 124: Revive and Expansion, Caesar, 20 Strong, Rauha, Heroes of Barcadia - Top 5 Reasons Games Are Better Than Thanksgiving 23.11.2023 2:16:03

Hey there, Gamers! Welcome to episode 124 of The Gamecasters! Join us tonight for some talk about a lot of great games. Natalie gives us some Thanksgiving trivia, and asks us some questions about how we log our plays, we play a game of What's On The Cover and then end the show with our Top 5 Reasons Games Are Better Than Thanksgiving! Hope you enjoy! -The Gamecasters

Episode 123: Barcelona, Sagrada Artisans, Sky Team, Unrest, Roll For Great Old Ones, Wish, Head Trip - Top 5 Boardgaming Hot Takes 09.11.2023 3:25:19

Welcome back to episode 123 of The Gamecasters podcast! In today's episode hear us talk all about a bunch of hot new games, listen to another HILARIOUS Instagram Inbox about switching letters in games to make new titles, listen to Natalie's Nook to hear about how to deal with losing by a TON of points, we bring back Boardgame or Bullshit and then end the show with our top 5 gaming hot takes. Enjoy...

Episode 122: The White Castle, Ark Nova Marine Worlds, Moon, Lunar Rush, Mezen, Six Second Scribbles, Trickdraw - Top 5 Ways Games Are Better Than Money 21.10.2023 2:32:02

Hey Gamers, and welcome back to episode 122 of The Gamecasters! In today's episode we talk a lot about poop, games, collection size, association stations, and why games are better than money. There's a lot of fun, chunky laughter in this one so hopefully you're ready to vomit!! Enjoy :) -The Gamecasters

Episode 121: Revive, Fit to Print, Junk Drawer, Almost Innocent, Aurum, Tiny Mini Golf, Classified Information, Big Bad Wolf - Top 5 Snackfoods To Have At The Table 09.10.2023 2:33:01

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome to episode 121 of The Gamecasters! Listen in as we talk about a ton of new games, Jeff tells us what kind of chips our audience thinks we are, Natalie takes us through a discussion about how many times we should play a game before we know if we like it or not, we play Everything Ever and then end the show with our Top 5 Snackfoods to eat at the table! Hope you enjoy...

Episode 120: World Wonders, Wild Tiled West, Forest Shuffle, After Us, Point City, Everything Ever, Castle Panic - Top 5 Ways Luck Is Used In Games 23.09.2023 2:27:00

Welcome back, Gamers! We're finally back! Kicking off the rust and the dust and the must we're here to once again fill your earholes with our craziness. Hear all about why we've been missing for a month and then get settled in to hear about a lot of new games we've been playing! Our listeners tell us why we were gone in a wrong answers only format of the Instagram Inbox, Natalie beats down some pa...

Episode 119: Bonsai, Too Many Bones Unbreakable, Hamlet, French Quarter, Make The Difference, Horticulture, Aethermon - Top 5 Ways To Get Your SO To Play Games 13.08.2023 3:18:46

Well hello, there, Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 119 of The Gamecasters podcast! In this episode we get to hear all about Jeff's experience with Gencon 2023! We go through an extra lengthy game discussion as there's so many to talk about. Ryan and Natalie find out why they didn't attend Gencon from the community, Jeff and Natalie make up a game on the spot by going back and forth saying rand...

Episode 118: The Castles of Burgundy, Bamboo, In The Footsteps Of Darwin, Everstone, Agree To Disagree, 14 Frantic Minutes - Top 5 Reasons Conventions Are Better Than Tropical Vacations 30.07.2023 3:29:27

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome to episode 118 of The Gamecasters podcast! in tonight's episode listen in as we talk about Natalie getting the zoomies, we hear everyone say what the name of their boardgame would be in the Instagram Inbox segment, we do a GEN CON PREVIEWWWW, play a new game, and then end the show with our top five reasons conventions are better than tropical vacations. Hope you enjo...

Episode 117: Everdell Farshore, Marrakesh, Brazil, Mission Control - Top 5 Games With B-Holes 19.07.2023 2:34:32

Heyyyy there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 117 of The Gamecasters Podcast! In this episode we talk all about a lot of hot new games, we talk about this year's mini-nerdfest celebration, Natalie discussions the different levels of gaming in Natalie's Nook, we play an Association Station and then end the show replacing words in games with the word Butthole. It's a fun ride, hop on!!! -The Gamecas...

Episode 116: Splito, The Red Cathedral, Gap, Ruse, Gimme That, Paraphrase - Top 5 Reasons Games Are Better Than Dating 03.07.2023 3:02:55

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome back to another episode of The Gamecasters podcast! In tonight's episode we talk about a bunch of little games we played at Origins, Jeff reads aloud what our tagline should be in the Instagram Inbox segment, Natalie talks all about our first ever experience at Origins 2023, and then we end the show with our Top 5 Reasons Games Are Better Than Dating! Enjoy! -The Gam...

Episode 115: Ierusalem, Ra, Alien Frontiers, My Lil Everdell - Top 5 Games That Can SUCK IT! 17.06.2023 2:28:15

Hey hey, Gamers and welcome to Episode 115! In this episode we talk all about some hot new games, talk about our excitement about going to Origins for the first time, Natalie takes us through the history of board games, we play another Association Station for you and then end the show with our top five games that can SUCK IT! What does that mean? Listen in to find out! -The Gamecasters

Episode 114: Dorfromantik, Challengers, That’s Not A Hat - Top 5 Reasons Boardgames Are Better Than Sex 04.06.2023 2:46:15

Hey hey, gamey wameys and welcome back to another episode of The Gamecasters! In tonight's episode we talk about some hot new Spiel Des Jahres games, read a story about a Frenchman, another story about other terms for "achieving," we go through more This or That in the Instagram Inbox, Natalie goes through another Am I The Asshole story, we play Fart, Poop or Boardgame and then end the show with o...

Episode 113: Mindbug, Oranienburger Kanal, Dice Realms, The Lost Code, Nimalia - Top 5 Non-Household-Name Game Designers 25.05.2023 3:10:11

Hey Gamers, and welcome to episode 113 of The Gamecasters! In tonight's episode we talk about some great new games, run through the winners of the golden geek awards, talk about the new spiel des jahres nominees, do a this-or-that inbox, beatdown Wonderland's War, play a new game made by Chat GPT and then end the show with our top five game designers who aren't household names, but should be! Ther...

Episode 112: Darwin’s Journey, Space Station Phoenix - Top 5 Second Favorite Games 06.05.2023 2:27:13

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 112 of The Gamecasters! In today's episode we talk about a couple hot games, Natalie takes us through how to deal with an AP prone player in the Nook, we play Guess the Game Based On The Description of the Box, and end the show with our Top 5 Second Favorite Games by 5 Different Designers. Hope you enjoy!! -The Gamecasters IG - @gamecasters, @madboardgamer...

Episode 111: Between Two Cities Essential, Bridge City Poker, Five Three Five, Hungry Monkey, Cities of Venus - Top 5 Gaming Pet Peeves 24.04.2023 3:09:19

Hey hey, Gamers, and welcome back to The Gamecasters! In tonight's episode we talk about a bunch of under-the-radar games, what ruins your boardgame experience in the Instagram Inbox, we announce the winner(s?) of our Motor City Patreon Giveaway and end the show with our Top 5 Gaming Pet Peeves. Enjoy! -The Gamecasters

Episode 110: Messina 1347, Motor City, Echoes, Escape From The Mall, Ecosfera - Top 5 Games Under BGG 7.0 10.04.2023 3:08:49

Hey Gamers, and welcome to episode 110! We talk about a bunch of games in this episode; Jeff asks for an interesting factoid from our listeners; Natalie talks all about how to handle a negative review for a game gifted to you by a publisher, we play a game of "Who Am I?" and we end the show with our Top 5 Games Ranked Lower than 7 on BGG. Enjoy!! -The Gamecasters

Episode 109: Earth, Oros, Trick Shot, Terrorscape - Top 5 Older Games We Haven’t Played 27.03.2023 2:26:04

Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey there, Gamers and welcome to Episode 109 of The Gamecasters podcast! In today's show we talk all about some hot new kickstarter releases and even one that hasn't hit kickstarter YET. We tell a crazy story about a candy store encounter, run through some autocorrect fails, Natalie beats down Designer Knizia and then we end the show with our Top 5 Older Gam...

Episode 108: Brass Birmingham, Endless Winter, Beer & Bread, Brew, Nana - Top 10 Games Of All Time 5-1 11.03.2023 2:55:54

Hey hey, Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 108 of The Gamecasters! We're back to bring you another three hour installment of nonsensical laughter and craziness with a splash of boardgame discussion! Join in as we talk all about the nerdy drama going on with the number 1 bgg ranking, Natalie beats down Brass Birmingham, Jeff reads tons of dad jokes on the Instagram Inbox, we play a game from Big...