The Gamecasters: A Board Gaming Podcast About Board Games

Hello there, Gamers, and welcome back to episode 43 of The Gamecasters! In this episode we discuss our thoughts on some new games, such as In The Hall Of The Mountain King, Far Away, Masters of Renaissance and more! We play a new emag for you all, Blood Rage gets the Boardgame Beatdown treatment, and we end the show with out Top 10 Games of all Time!! We also talk about our good friend Jim Gamer's...

Hello there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 42!! In this episode we discuss some new games we've been playing such as Circadians: First Light, The Search for Planet X, Clans of Caledonia, Lorenzo Il Magnifico and more! We also do a discussion all about how COVID has affected the gaming industry and our thoughts on that. We beatdown Scythe and then end with our Top 5 Deduction Games. Listen along f...

**DISCLAIMER** THIS EPISODE IS A BIT MORE ADULT THAN NORMAL EPISODES. IF YOU'RE LISTENING WITH CHILDREN PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE LANGUAGE AND READY THE EARMUFFS! **DISCLAIMER**   Hello there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 41! In this episode we discuss all sorts of fun new games from Charterstone to The Crew to At The Gates of Loyang to Dragon Market. We also do a gaming Mad-Lib, play another game,...

Hello there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 40 of The Gamecasters!! We have a great episode lined up for you all filled with new hotness, self-deprecation, and original music! All fantastic ingredients for a podcast episode, right? Listen in to hear our thoughts on Forgotten Waters, Orleans, Bruges, Barrier Battles and more!  We also play a new cooperative game for you and give Cosmic Encounter th...

Hi there, Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 39 of The Gamecasters! In this episode hear our thoughts on Blackout Hong Kong, Crusaders Thy Will Be Done, Codenames Duet, Detective A Modern Crime Board Game and many more! We bring back the boardgame beatdown segment and then do our top five games we thought we'd like but didn't.   Here are some timestamps for segments for the first time! Instagram...

Hey there, Gamers! It feels like forever since we've gotten an episode out to you! We genuinely hope everyone is staying safe and healthy at home, and we're here to bring you some quarantine entertainment!! We talk about some hilarious COVID_19 memes, discuss games such as Sorcerer City, Barrage, Viticulture, and Kingdomino Duel, play a Who Am I game and then give you five games that have really i...

Hello there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 37!! On lockdown due to the Coronavirus? Let us take away your worry for a couple hours of entertaining nonsense! Hear our thoughts on Asmodee's new policy surrounding game components, listen to Terraforming Mars get the beatdown treatment, and hear the funniest game titles with the letter "R" included. We also do an association station and do our Top 5...

Hello there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 36!! Join us as we discuss movies and games that would be different by adding the letter "R" somewhere in there! We talk about the new TMG game Chrono Corsairs, Too Many Bones, Subatomic, Grand Austria Hotel, and Pulsar 2849. We talk a bit about how we met and got into podcasting, give The Castles of Burgundy the Boardgame Beatdown Treatment, do another...

Hello there, Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 35 of The Gamecasters! Come listen in to find out our thoughts on Watergate, Yellow & Yangtze, Time Chase, Bites, Widget Ridge, and more!  We give Twilight Struggle a Boardgame Beatdown, do another Association Station, and then dive into our Top 5 Games Outside the BGG Top 1000! It's a poopy-filled episode to be sure. Come along and listen!! -The Ga...

Hi there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 34.5 where we interview Ben and Emily from the fantastically charming Instagram Account: Date Night Dice! If you have any kind of board game presence on Instagram at all then you know who I'm talking about. If you don't, then do yourself a favor and follow them. They were an absolute pleasure to interview and we had a great time asking them all sorts of que...

Hello Gamers and welcome to Episode 34!! Today we talk about Isle of Cats, Homesteaders, Tasty Humans, and Mechanica, which Jeff got as a review copy from Resonym Games! We give Gloomhaven the Boardgame Beatdown it deserves, pull into another Association Station and then do our Top 5 Middleweight Games! Please follow us on Instagram @gamecasters and join our Facebook group by searching The Gamecas...

Hello Gamers, and welcome to episode 33! Come listen to our thoughts on Detective: City of Angels, Istanbul, Silver and Gold, Lords of Vegas, Kemet, and much more! Our Boardgame Beatdown segment features Agricola and we bring back the Association Station, as well as do our Top 5 Games on our Shelf of Shame! We are very grateful for each and every one of you who listens, and hope you enjoy Episode...

Hi Gamers, and welcome to a very special half episode!! Tonight Natalie and I interview Dean and ErinRose from the hit new boardgame YouTube series Meeple People! Come and find out all sorts of details behind the show and learn a bit more about these two fascinating and wonderful meeple people! Enjoy! -The Gamecasters Meeple People YouTube -  https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGr8Indoors/about Meeple...

Hello, Gamers, and welcome to episode 32 of the show! On tonight's show we talk about the hot new game from CMON, Cthluhu: Death May Die, as well as Clank in Space, Wavelength, Key Market, and the old-school classic game Crossfire! We also provide some 2020 gaming resolutions, play a new game for you and introduce a new segment of the show we call the Boardgame Beatdown! Listen in to find out what...

Hi there, Gamers, and welcome to another half episode! My niece and nephew were over on Christmas Day and we played a hot new kids game I bought for my niece called Zombie Kidz Evolution! Listen in to find out Leah and Jack's thoughts as well as the definitive pronunciation of the word "envelope." Enjoy!! The Gamecasters

Hello Gamers and welcome to Episode 31, our last episode of 2019! We thought it would be a great opportunity to do a year-in-review episode, and so that's what we did! Come on and listen to us talk about the new Alexander Pfister game, Maracaibo, all three Azul games, and hear the worst comments about Wingspan! We had a great 2019 and hope to have an even better 2020! Enjoy the show! -The Gamecast...

Hello Gamers and welcome to Episode 30!! In this episode we discuss It's a Wonderful World, Azul Summer Pavilion, Ecos First Continent, Aeon's End, and discuss what exactly the word "Fun" means. We also do our top 5 games that start with the letter S! So come on in and find out how it feels to have tooth paste running down your entire body! Thanks for listening!

Hello, Gamers, and welcome back to episode 29! We make a major show announcement, talk about a few hot games, have a discussion about our gaming pet peeves, and then go through our top 5 games that make us feel smart!   Come along and listen to our discussion about Doug Funny and his ventriloquy act as well as the Death by Monsters podcast, which is AMAZING!!   Follow us on Instagram  @Gamecasters...

Hello there, Gamers, and welcome to a very special half episode! Tonight we have an interview with my daughter and my niece! Two budding gamers who have a lot to say :) Hear their thoughts on Strike, Rory's Story Cubes, Disney+, LOL toys and make sure you stay tuned after the exit music for a special surprise! Hope you enjoy :) -The Gamecasters

Hi there, Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 28!! In this episode we discuss a ton of games including Defenders of the Realm, Deep Blue, Marvel Champions, The North, and more! We also have a discussion about what gaming means to us and do our top five games that make us feel dumb! Hope you enjoy and thanks, as always, for listening! -The Gamecasters

Hi Gamers, and welcome to episode 27!! We talk about some games we've been playing recently, do a new game for you and do our top 5 why-didn't-I-think-of-that games!! Also we talk about our buddy Joe's awesome work with Extra Life, and if you would like to donate to his cause, here is the link! https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=368644 Thanks for l...

Hello, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 26!! Jeff (Madboardgamer) joins us again for discussion on some fantastic games, and we discuss new measures in discouraging counterfeit board games. We also do a board gaming Mad Libs and discuss our Top 5 games that we don't own! Thanks for listening and enjoy! :)   -The Gamecasters

Hi there, Gamers! Welcome to Episode 25 of the show! We have a very special guest on with us this episode. Come hear all about the new Stonemaier game Tapestry as well as our top 5 games of the last 3 years! Can you figure out the answers to the Board Game Trivia this episode??? And who the heck shot Franz Ferdiand????? Find out on Eipsode 25! Thanks so much for listening :)

Hi there, Gamers, and welcome to episode 24!! In tonight's episode we discuss a bit about collecting and culling, the awesome YouTube series Meeple People, awesome games like Cloudspire, Vindication, The King's Dilemma and Point Salad, play a new game called "Would You Rather" and do our top 5 games that provide silly fun! So please come listen to find out exactly how Natalie feels about The Castl...

Welcome back, Gamers! Convention season is finally wrapping up, so we're going to be on a more regular schedule after this one, but we just got back from GrandCon and have some amazing things to talk about and share with you all! We play a new game for you and do our top 5 games we just don't totally know if we're pronouncing correctly! Flipbooks and High talking and game games games!!! Thank you...