THE OMNIGAMERS’ CLUB

This episode we discuss the new lifestyle sim Disney's Dreamlight Valley as a lens to discuss our favorite games in the genre, what happens when you throw all of Disney in a blender, and why games about 'escaping' capitalism to vibe on an island and make friends still need a loan shark. Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Omnigamersclub) for more details on our upcoming episodes or livestrea...

It's full steam ahead for the next episode of The Omnigamers' Club, and we even picked up a passenger. We're joined by designer Amanda Vallerand, designer of ‘With a Smile and a Gun’ and the upcoming ‘Mapping the World’ to chat about one of her favourite games: Russian Railroads and its recent remaster Ultimate Railroads. You can check out Amanda’s designs and insights at https://twitter.com/AmyDe...

It’s our 1 year anniversary and we’re celebrating…by reviewing yet another dystopian sci-fi game! We discuss the definition of role-playing, using dice to portray emotion and meaning and why the real cyberpunk is the friends we made along the way. Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Omnigamersclub) for more details on our upcoming episodes or livestreams! Send in your questions/feedback to O...

This episode of The Omnigamers’ Club we're going back in time to the ancient history of both Mesopotamia and board games with Reiner Knizia's classic Tigris and Euphrates. Has this historical artefact dated poorly or does it remain a pillar of the hobby? Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Omnigamersclub) for more details on our upcoming episodes or livestreams! Send in your questions/feedba...

This episode we’re testing out the latest technology in deck building mechanics with Floppy Knights, the video game that lets you sling cards to control a turn-based tactics battle. We’re joined by Aaron from Boards Alive to discuss our history with both genres and how this new hybrid brings them together. Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Omnigamersclub) for more details on our upcoming e...

What happens when you terraform the classic game Terraforming Mars to make it more focused and colourful? This episode Mark and Daniel are going back to space to look at the standalone spin-off Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition and debate what it truly means to streamline a game. Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Omnigamersclub) for more details on our upcoming episodes or livestreams! Se...

NORCO is a radical exploration of identity, reality and the anxiety of living in a sinking city next to a megacorporate refinery, now with robots! Mark and Daniel explore the swamps of Louisiana, our history with point and click adventures, and just what genre this episode’s game fits into. Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Omnigamersclub) for more details on our upcoming episodes or lives...

Breaking news from the frontier of gaming podcasts: Great Western Trail now has a second edition and is available on Board Game Arena, so this episode is all about Alexander Pfister’s award winning cowpoke simulator. The tracks are laid, the herds are corralled, but is this sandbox board game big enough for both of us? Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Omnigamersclub) for more details on o...

After our tepid response to The Avengers video game, Mark and Daniel see if Star Lord and friends can go from zero to hero. We’ve been holding out for a hero of a Marvel game, so we discuss whether the Gardeners of the Galaxy can harvest something of value or if it’s tainted love for the franchise. Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Omnigamersclub) for more details on our upcoming episodes...

This is an edited version of a very special episode, live from Terminal City Tabletop Convention 2022, a local Vancouver gaming con. Mark teaches Lost Cities to Daniel live on air, so the takes are fresh out of the oven. Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Omnigamersclub) for more details on our upcoming episodes or livestreams! Terminal City Tabletop Convention 2022 Live Stream VOD - 0:50:0...

Hold on to your badonkadonks, our next podcast is covering the new standalone version of Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep (originally DLC for Borderlands 2). We use this bite-sized adventure as a lens to explore a retrospective on the broader Borderlands series and especially how the divisive Tina has come to be such a representative focal point. Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Omnigam...

Get ready to race, roll and flip across space as Mark and Daniel cover Tom Lehmann's cardboard-matic universe spanning the known galaxy. We cover the classic card game Race for the Galaxy, it’s successors Race for the Galaxy (co-designed by Wei-Hwa Huang) and New Frontiers, exploring how the mechanics and themes are translated into new forms (assuming someone actually played the explore phase card...

This episode, Mark and Daniel take a trip through the rain-swept, grimy backstreets of Vancouver. We also play Backbone aka ‘that raccoon detective game’, dumpster diving for the truth in this noir mystery modelled after our own backyard. Catch Daniel livestreaming a playthrough of the game on Wednesday evenings 8.30pm PST.Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Omnigamersclub) for more details...

It’s a duel for the ages, all 3 of them! Especially as Mark and Daniel find themselves disagreeing more than any game yet. This episode we explore the marble pillar of 2 player board games: 7 Wonders Duel, it’s relationship to the original game and a brief discussion of the new 7 Wonders Architects. Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Omnigamersclub) for more details on our upcoming episodes...

With everyone excited to play Halo Infinite, we’re making a slipspace jump back to 343 Industries’ first release Halo 4, to see how it holds up. We also discuss Halo 5: Guardians and the broader Halo Universe, all while resisting the urge to recite Gregorian chant. The safety’s are off on spoilers across both games. Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Omnigamersclub) for more details on our...

We’re celebrating both the end of the year and double digit episodes so taking a break from the single game format for something a little different. This episode we’re discussing our personal games of the year, not necessarily 2021 releases or even our favourites but games that meant something special to us in what continues to be a difficult time to cover a wide variety of games. Follow us on Twi...

We’ve discussed it, we’ve given away a copy, we’ve even created a themed feast for it, so now we’re taking a break from worker placement games for a staycation in our own backyard to properly feature Cascadia, the tile-laying puzzle drafter that we just can’t stop talking about it. Joining us are our first guests and honorary members of the Omnigamers’ Club: Ilya & Tylor from Kovray Studios! F...

Mark and Daniel team up to fight the forces of Games-as-Service with the much maligned video game Marvel Avengers. Can it be redeemed? Or does it turn to villainy under the weighty expectations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Year Released: 2020Developer: Crystal DynamicsPublisher: Square EnixFollow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Omnigamersclub) for more details on our upcoming livestream de...

It’s the Meiji era in the city of Yokohama and the gates have been opened to foreign influence and technology, like worker placement board games. You play one of the city’s leading business men trying to corner the market, and your opponents meeples. Join Mark and Daniel as they discuss the board game Yokohama. We also discuss Inscryption and Dishonored. Follow us on Twitter for more details on ou...

As we settle in for 6 months of darkness and rain here in Vancouver, we get into the mood by attempting to survive even more extreme conditions and the many ways to die in the remote Canadian wilderness. Join Mark and Daniel as they discuss the locally-made video game The Long Dark. Year Released: 2017Director/Writer: Raphael van LieropDeveloper/Publisher: Hinterland StudioFollow us on social medi...

We travel back in time to a period of paranoia, and religious inquisitions. No, not the witch hunts but the rarely explored Carolingian Empire, circa 850 AD. Can a morality system work in a board game? Can we give up our life of crime and redeem ourselves? Or will we give in to suspicion of our fellow townsmeeple? Join Mark and Daniel as they talk about the worker-placement board game Architects o...

Lions and Tigers and mechs, oh my! This week we’re travelling back to the world of 1920+. No not Scythe, but Iron Harvest, the video game inspired by the same alternate history universe by Jakub Różalski. Join Mark and Daniel as they talk Diesel-Punk, Euro-Jank and more in light of this Real-Time Strategy Game. Follow us on social media for more details on our upcoming livestream debrief!omnigamer...

This week we’re travelling back to the board game table, shattering the limits of what tech tree progression can offer with Beyond the Sun. This science-fiction worker-placement game takes your quintessential 4X tech tree and zeroes in with laser focus. But is there enough mass to pull its weight alone or does this tech tree wither without the traditional elements of its genre. Join Mark and Danie...

We’re taking our first look at the digital side of the Omnigamer coin with the video game Dragon Quest Builders 2​​​​​​​. The Children of Hargon have banned all building and creativity across the realm. It’s up to you to join forces with your friend ‘Definitely-not-the-dark-lord’ Malroth to change hearts and minds block-by-block. Join Mark and Daniel as they discuss whether the lost art of buildin...

Welcome to the Omnigamers' Club, a book club style podcast for those whose love of games eclipses the divide between analog and digital. Alternating between board games, video games and everything in between, each episode will take a deep dive into one specific game, our thoughts and the conversation around it. For our debut episode we’re excavating the board game 'The Lost Ruins of Arnak.' Does r...