Two Can Play That Game

From a parallel dimension where Andrew and Pete have four other friends comes...Six Can Play That Game. And on today's episode, they cover Bat Flip Dynasty, a new game from Scorelander Games which launches on Kickstarter on October 1st! A card-drafting, dice-drafting, tableau-building, rip-roaring good time was had by all! Click the link below to support it!   Bat Flip Dynasty on Kickstarter

Time to go deep. Pete and Andrew jump into Kinfire Delve from Incredible Dream, a card-based dungeon crawler with deep lore. Is it enough to leave them entranced? Listen to find out!   Our links

Wet, wild fun! I mean, we can't guarantee this episode will give you that, but the game we cover sure will! Join Andrew and Pete as they review Fortify from Barrel Aged Games, and don't forget to grab the hose and arm yourself!

Wow! Not only do Andrew and Pete cover another Dr. Finn game, they were also given the opportunity to interview one of the most (in)famous celebrity authors ever! Truly a magical episode, pun intended.

Fall in, soldiers! It's time to slap a green helmet on, grab a rifle and go see what's going on in Europe. Andrew and Pete have played a lot of this WWII version of Richard Borg's Command & Colors system, and it's about time they talked about it. Plus, they are joined by beloved designer of the Undaunted series, War Chest and more, David Thompson! War, D&D, input and output randomness. The...

This is for the Bakula-heads. The Bakula draculas. Slam in the back of my, Bakulaaa. A Quantum Leap-inspired two-player role-playing game? Hoo boy. Is it fun, though? Tune in to find out if this thin booklet from Nerd Burger Games in full to the brim with adventure! Nerd Burger Games   All of our links

Well, it was really only a matter of time before Andrew and Pete faced off once and for all, in a duel to the death. In a card game! In this episode, the fellas cover Kiri-Ai: The Duel from Lucky Duck and Mugen Gaming, a game of two samurai locked in a dance of blades. And they're joined by Kris Darby from the Staying In Podcast to talk swords, duels and more!   Staying In Podcast   All of our lin...

FIGHT! Well, actually, just listen. No need to fight. But the game Andrew and Pete cover this week, Pocket Paragons from Solis Games Studios, will have you harkening back to the days of Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat and more!   All our links

Ahoy thar! Join Andrew and Pete on the poop deck and raise the...thing you raise. Because Sail from AllPlay is being reviewed in this episode. And, spoiler alert, a pretty big thing happens in this episode. You're gonna wanna listen.   All our links

For our opening move of 2024, we're moving our new episode to T2 (Tuesday the 2nd). That's right, we're covering a game that is chess-adjacent! Capstone Games' new Match of the Century is an entry in their 2-player card-driven historical games, this time dealing with the 1972 World Championship chess match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. It's a story full of fascinating tidbits of real oc...

Ho ho ho! While our bellies are like bowls full of jelly, let's tuck in to a bonus episode! Andrew and Pete attended PAX Unplugged 2023 in Philadelphia, caught up with some old acquaintances, and even met some new ones!   All of our links

May the Force....be....uhhh...okay, I don't remember how the quote goes.  PSYCHE! You know Andrew and I love Star Wars. So what better 2-player-boardgame-only podcast to review Fantasy Flight's newest Star Wars dueling card game? Don't answer that.   We also talk with Nick Mielke of Around the Galaxy and the Streaming Star Wars (SSW) Network about George Lucas' little freaks! SSW Network   All our...

Whack on this! Andrew & Pete get their magnets out and start swatting balls in this episode on the Scandinavian dexterity game Klask! Does it have them yelling "Goooooooooallllll"? Click play to find out!   All our links: https://linktr.ee/twocanplaythatgame

Konnichiwa and youkoso to episode 70! Youkai are Japanese supernatural beings who often live in the forest, and in Yokai Sketch from Devir, Andrew and Pete tried their best to catch glimpses for their sketch book! Did this tricky number-based card control game leave them mystified? Click play, of course, to find out!   All our links: https://linktr.ee/twocanplaythatgame

Ice cold new episode here! We're talking ball in this episode. Baseball, that is. Pete and Andrew cover Bat Flip from new designer Scott Courlander. And they mix the new (this game) with the old (baseball history) while chatting with Anthony Arot, the leader of the Goose Goslin chapter of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) . Play ball (i.e. this episode)!   SABR site Our Links

Join Pete and Andrew on a journey through the occult. And the regular cult, too. All words that contain "cult", we'll say. In this episode, they cover The Seals of Cthulhu from Thing 12 Games, which pits cultist against investigator for the fate of the world. They also chat with Tori and Garrett, two horror film critics, about all the tentacles that go bump in the night.   More from Garrett More f...

Cheers! Andrew and Pete cover the recent hot two-player title Beer & Bread from Scott Almes and Capstone Games. Will this crop-growing, resource-storing romp show Andrew just how exciting agriculture can be in board games? Or will Andrew's eyes cross when he harvests his 4th handful of wheat? Plus, they talk everything beer with Chris Burke, an owner of Eight & Sand Beer Co., located in Wo...

This one's fairly patriotic, folks. And I mean real pride in our nation, the story of overcoming our shortcomings to become a more tolerant people. Not that "America is #1" crud. We talk about Votes For Women, the newest historical game from Fort Circle Games, which deals with the passing of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote in the United States, way too long after our nation...

Drench this! Hydro Soakers is all about reliving those childhood summers spent running around with friends, spraying each other with water guns. Andrew and Pete hop into this wet, wild water fight from Upsize Fun, and then go out for ice cream afterwards! Bernardo from Tabletop Island also joins the discussion for a nostalgia-filled journey!   Tabletop Island channel   All our links: https://linkt...

*Mic lowers to middle of boxing ring* "Let's get ready to...divoooooorce!" Andrew and Pete navigate the emotional minefield that is a royal divorce between a rabbit duke and princess in this clever card game from LudiCreations. And they're joined by Sean Epperson of Thing 12 Games to talk about this rabbit-y jaunt, the process of game design and more!   Thing 12 Games' website   All our links: htt...

Well, folks, we've done it again! We tricked a very talented designer of a very good game to sit down and talk with us. This time, we talk with Tory Brown, the designer of Fort Circle's new hit game Votes for Women! Votes for Women on IG Tory on Twitter Game Website   All our links: https://linktr.ee/twocanplaythatgame

Andrew and Pete go deep for this one. Real deep. Deep into the bowels of this game put out by Scott Almes and LudiCreations. Do they find something really valuable inside? The only way you can find out is by listening!    All our links: https://linktr.ee/twocanplaythatgame

Andrew and Pete take a flight and see the world, all from...Andrew's basement, in this episode about Odin's Ravens (second edition)! How does this game fare in the race to be #1 in our hearts? Thor only knows. But if you listen to the end, you can know, too!   All our links: https://linktr.ee/twocanplaythatgame  

We're baaaaaaaaack! Season Three is starting off with a modern classic, up there with Chess (Season One opener) and Checkers (Season Two opener) in terms of changing the world, Magic: the Gathering.  We're joined by Emma Skyeward for a chat about this trading card game and much more! You can find links to all of Emma's content on her website: https://www.emmaskyeward.com/

Dan and the folks at Gadabout Games have done it again! They came out with a new expansion for Turf War, one of our most highly rated 2-player games, and it's a fun one! So, you know we had to walk you through it, so you're in the loop. Plus, Andrew tells a spooky campfire horror story that'll chill your bones, just in time for Halloween.   Watch the video of this episode here Kickstarter for Tric...