The Gaming Moguls

Episode 43: Tale of the Teach 30.07.2020 1:24:02 ↓

Mark and Jake are back with another Gaming Moguls podcast. As students of the game, they deep dive on their […]

Episode 42: Toppling the Innovative Print-n-Plays 02.07.2020 1:07:50 ↓

Jake and Mark return to have some mid-summer musings about their gaming adventures during the month of June. They talk […]

Episode 41: Systemic Insanity 26.05.2020 1:32:03 ↓

In this plus-sized episode, we stretch out for two main topics. The first main topic is a deep-dive into system […]

Episode 40: The Big Huge Expansions Expansion 29.04.2020 1:18:33 ↓

No doubt about it – expansions are red hot and some games have a LOT of expansions available! The problem […]

Episode 39: Closer than Ever, Farther than Usual 10.04.2020 1:01:16 ↓

In Episode 39, Jake and Mark talk about some of the ways they keep their gaming habits going during the […]

Episode 38: Blue Quadrant – The Heaviest Interpretation of Courageous Competition (THICC) 25.03.2020 1:33:04 ↓

This is the 4th and last in our series examining the 4 quadrants of the Mogul Scale. This time we […]

Episode 37: Red Quadrant – It Feels a Little Chess-y To Me 04.03.2020 1:13:20 ↓

It’s time to attack the “simple rules/deep gameplay” quadrant. Are these the purest games or are they too chess-y? Jake […]

Episode 36: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze 17.02.2020 1:04:44 ↓

In this episode, Jake and Mark examine the most controversial area of the Mogul Scale – the high rules, low […]

Episode 35: The Yellow Quadrant – The Best Light Games 31.01.2020 1:09:05 ↓

Simple rules and straightforward strategy? Not just the land of the party games and fillers.. hear Jake and Mark discuss […]

Episode 34: 2019 Review and Wrap-Up 17.01.2020 1:10:40 ↓

It’s been a great 2019 of gaming – Mark and Jake reflect on their year of gaming and call out […]

Episode 33: The Bag of the Month Club 08.01.2020 1:08:33 ↓

This episode, Jake and Mark welcome the third Mogul to the microphone – Dennis! They discuss the games they played […]

Episode 32: Pax Anniversary 18.12.2019 1:07:45 ↓

It’s been a year! 32 Episodes later the Gaming Moguls are still at it. We reflect on a few of […]

Episode 31: The Age of Mean Wingspans 06.12.2019 1:10:43 ↓

It seems like a lot of games are starting to bubble-wrap the play experience leading to low interaction and no […]

Episode 30: Jake’s Top 20 – Fall 2019 Edition 20.11.2019 1:26:19 ↓

The Millennial Mogul gets his day in the sun to discuss his favorite games as of Fall 2019. Jake breaks […]

Episode 29: Mark’s Top 20 – Fall 2019 Edition 05.11.2019 1:18:10 ↓

Who’s a fanboi? As Jake and Mark approach the one year anniversary of the Gaming Moguls, they revisit their top […]

Episode 28: You Filthy Tactical! 21.10.2019 1:04:05 ↓

“I thought that game was pretty tactical” – we’ve heard it a bunch so we muse on what implications a […]

Episode 27: Is Flipping the Table Interactivity? 10.10.2019 59:51 ↓

We’re back after an awesome MogusCon ’19 and excited to talk about our experience hosting our first listener con. We […]

Episode 26: The Moguls Get Blitzed 18.09.2019 1:37:02 ↓

Jake and Mark welcome special guest Mogul Ambie Valdés from Board Game Blitz. This episodes topics include: our Goldilocks Game […]

Episode 25: The High-Gear Pamir Premiere 03.09.2019 1:20:35 ↓

Jake and Mark go after their Shelf of Shame and play a bunch of new small box games that they […]

Episode 24: Pick a Card – Any Abstract Card 20.08.2019 1:15:28 ↓

Jake and Mark do a love letter to small box card games in this episode since they have played so […]

Episode 23: The Long Con 13.08.2019 1:30:22 ↓

Mark and Jake return after back-to-back trips to GenCon in Indianapolis and MidSumCon in Chicago (a train game convention). Hear […]

Episode 22: Totally Not Reviewing The Norwegians 24.07.2019 1:09:56 ↓

Jake and Mark are back with more great enthusiast gaming content. They catch up on a ton of games that […]

Episode 21: Why Do I Like This Game Again? 08.07.2019 1:25:38 ↓

Jake and Mark welcome back a repeat Guest Mogul – Craig Taylor from the Train Rush Podcast. Our main topic […]

Special Annoucements – MogulCon 0 and Merch Store! 01.07.2019 4:16 ↓

It’s a quick special announcement with two bits of exciting news! MogulCon 0 will be held in the Minneapolis / […]

Episode 20: Space-Biff!s Cinderella Game Night 18.06.2019 1:36:23 ↓

Jake and Mark welcome Dan Thurot – the writer at the gaming opinion site SPACE-BIFF! Dan writes some of the […]