The Gamecasters: A Board Gaming Podcast About Board Games

Hi there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 67 of The Gamecasters! Join us as we talk all about the new hotness Destinies as well as a bunch of other games! The Instagram Inbox is back with a hilarious topic, we play a game of Monikers and then end the show with our Top 5 Content Creators. Hope you enjoy! -The Gamecasters www.patreon.com/thegamecasters   www.thegatewaynetwork.com  

Hey there, Gamers! Welcome to episode 66 of the show! In today's show we talk all about: Beyond the Sun Santa Monica Storytailors King of 12 and more! We have the kids on the show as special guests and they review Storytailors with us as well as feature in Natalie's Nook segment! We end the show with our Top 5 Games to Play with Kids Hope you enjoy! -The Gamecasters

Hey, Gamers! Welcome to Episode 65! In today's episode we talk about a bunch of games, but mostly: Red Rising Heaven & Ale Bohnanza Unlock Jeff takes us through the BGG Golden Geek Awards as well as the Spiel des Jahres nominees, and Natalie leads a discussion about how the hobby has changed over the last decade. We play an Association Station for you all and then end the show with our Top 5 Games...

Welcome back, Gamers, to episode 64 of The Gamecasters! In this top-fiveless episode we talk about the following: The Initiative Hallertau Cryo Catacombs Conquest Evil Corp Natalie's Nook is all about the ownership and win/loss biases, and the Instagram Inbox let's us hear about some more games with last episode's Chopped ingredients! We end the show with a rousing Association Station. Come one, c...

Hi there, Gamers, and welcome back to episode 63! In today's show we talk about a lot of games, such as: Marvel United Ginkgopolis Smartphone Inc. Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig The Whatnot Cabinet Block Ness We talk all about online vs IRL gaming in Natalie's Nook, we play a new game called 555, and then end the show with our Top 5 Uwe Rosenberg Games! We also have a board game chopped ch...

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 62! Listen in to hear our thoughts (mostly Jeff's as Natalie and still have incredibly kinked hoses) on Nidavellir, Overboss, Caretos and Paper Tales! Natalie discusses Cooperative Games in the Natalie's Nook segment. Ryan takes Jeff and Natalie through a new game of Name. That. Gaaaame!! and then we end the show with our top 5 Game Boards! Hope you enjoy...

Hey, hey, Gamers! We're back! It's been about a month since our last episode. I recently lost my father and so have been dealing with all the fallout of that. But we're back at it again finally and we have a lot of new games to talk about! I also tell a few entertaining stories about my dad. We play a new game on the show, Natalie facilitates a great discussion on her Nook segment, and then we end...

Hi there, gamers, and welcome back to episode 60 of The Gamecasters! In this episode we talk all about the following new games: Dwellings of Eldervale Bonfire Canvas The Fuzzies Jeff finds out all about what our Instagram listeners think about big-box games, and Natalie talks about FLGS vs OLGS in this episode's Natalie's Nook! We play another Association Station (with the help of a listener!!) an...

Hello gamers!! Welcome to Episode 59 of The Gamecasters!! In a rush to play the rest of the 2020 games in my collection ahead of the Insties (check it out on the Gateway Network's Instagram account) we get some great games to the table, which is hopefully fun for you all to listen to! Come along to hear us talk in detail about: Lost Ruins of Arnak Dune Imperium Calimala Unfair Funfair MicroMacro N...

Hello there, Gamers, and welcome to the first episode of 2021!! In it we discuss new hot games, such as Praga Caput Regni, The Castles of Tuscany, Catacombs Cubes, Runir, and more!! Natalie comes up with a new segment we're calling Natalie's Nook, Jeff reads the top 2020 games from our Instagram followers, Ryan finally understands why Natalie doesn't like Boardgame or Bullshit, and then we end the...

**ADULT CONTENT WARNING!!** Welcome back, Gamers, to episode 57! In today's episode we talk about a bunch of new games including Paris, Dinner In Paris, Quetzal, and many more!! Natalie and Ryan perform TERRIBLY in the interactive Instagram Inbox this episode, and then Jeff and Natalie partake in a new game called Initial This. We end the show with our Top 5 Games of 2020. Hope you enjoy the show!...

Hi there, Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 56 of The Gamecasters! We're ending our three episode long polyomino journey with a snap, crackle, and POP! In this episode we talk all about The Grand Carnival, Marvel United, and Fossilis, and then we end the show with a trivia/riddle game right ahead of our grand finale polyomino discussion and top five! We get the people involved for their picks as...

Hey there, Gamers! Welcome to episode 55 of The Gamecasters!! We talk about SO many new to us games this episode like Amerigo, Furnace, Tidal Blades, Troyes Dice, Egizia, Arkadia, Robots and more!! Natalie beats down Carcassonne and we play a game of general trivia before we round out the show with our Top 5 Games With Great Titles!!   There are limericks-a-plenty in this nonstop thrill-ride of an...

Hello Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 54!! In today's episode we talk about a bunch of new games we've played as Ryan's hose remains fully unkinked! It's the first of a two episode stretch of Polyomino games! Here's what we played: Tawantinsuyu Spirit Island The Princes of Florence Arraial Paris La Cite De La Lumiere Miyabi We hear jokes told from our listeners in this episode's Instagram Inbo...

Well hello, Gamers, and welcome to episode 53 of The Gamecasters!! In this episode we discuss the following games: Trismegistus The Magnificent My City The City Tag City Gugong   We do Would You Rather for this episode's Instagram Inbox and then end the show off with our Top 5 Games With Great Table Presence! Lots of antics and craziness happen throughout, so come along for the ride!! -The Gamecas...

Hi there, Gamers, and welcome back for Episode 52! In today's episode we listen to a lot of what makes Ryan awesome. We talk about some great boardgames such as Tzolk'in, Meeple Land, Cosmic Colonies, Red Cathedral, Tibom and more! We give Crokinole the Boardgame Beatdown treatment, play another arousing game of Bed, Wed or Dead, and then end the show with our Top 5 Stressful Games. Hope you enjoy...

Hello Gamers, and welcome back for Episode 51!!! Listen in to hear our thoughts on some new hotness like Tang Garden and Coatl, and some other games not quite out yet like Shaolia and Cloud City!  Hear some commercial spots by Jerry from the Boardgame Snobs podcast, and listen to Ben and Emily from Date Night Dice give us some tips on how to do date night right! We play another game of Boardgame o...

**DISCLAIMER: THIS EPISODE HAS SOME ADULT LANGUAGE RIGHT FROM THE JUMP** Well hello there, Gamers, and welcome one and all to Episode 50!!!! We cannot believe we've made it this far, and are SO happy and excited for you all to continue enjoying our show, as it really means the world to us. Listen this time to hear our thoughts on a bunch of new hotness, we play Family Feud with the Being Friends c...

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 49 of The Gamecasters!!! In today's episode we talk all about the new hotnesses Pendulum, Calico, Pictures, Imaginarium, and Quirky Circuits. We find out all of our listener's boardgame quirks and then Natalie beats down Puerto Rico! We play a cooperative game on the show and then end things off with our Top 5 Game Designers! You won't want to miss this on...

Hello there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 48!! In this episode we talk all about the new game Pan Am, go back in time to talk about Lords of Waterdeep and then talk again about a new game Starlink! Find out what Urban Dictionary has to say about our names, get schooled on the Gaming Libido, and then be dazzled by our listeners providing us with poor descriptions of popular games! Natalie takes u...

Hello Gamers, and welcome to episode 47!! In tonight's episode we talk all about some great games we managed to get to the table, such as:   Fort Sidereal Confluence Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia Skull King   And more!   We play another NSFW version of F*#@, Marry, Kill and end the show with our top 5 things we do while playing games.   Hope you enjoy!!   Please consider following the gamecast...

Welcome back, Gamers, to Episode 46 of The Gamecasters!! Join us this episode to hear our thoughts on the following games: Cosmic Encounter Duel High Rise Surrealist Dinner Party Heist Pictionary Air   We also discuss our Top 5 eurogames for people who hate eurogames. There's a lot of silliness and laughter along the way.   Sincerely hope you enjoy!!   If you do, please consider sharing us with an...

Welcome back, Gamers, to episode 45! This is a very special episode as we have done our first ever crossover show with the super awesome Ben and Em from Date Night Dice!  Listen in to hear all about Anachrony, Clinic, The Ancient World, and more! We give Orleans' the Boardgame Beatdown treatment, play a game pitting the DnDers against the Gamecasters and then end the show with our top 5 games to p...

Hi there, Gamers, and welcome back to another half episode interview, this time with the ultra-impressive Lydia, host of the Instagram account @AllTheWorldsAStage07. Come listen in to hear Lydia's captivating perspective on our hobby, and also how she feels surrounding inclusivity. You won't help being completely entranced by everything this brilliant woman has to say, and we sincerely hope she wi...

***VULGARITY DISCLAIMER! There are an excessive amount of profanities vomited forth from our sound holes during this episode's game, which begins around the 1 hour 38 minute mark. If you are opposed to that, please skip until around 1 hour 52 minutes when we start our Top 5. THANK YOU*** Hey there, Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 44!! In this episode we talk all about Chess, Mandala, Gugong, T...