Board Game Blitz

Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they both played recently, Playthings. Then we talk about different ways you can learn rules in board games and which are our favorite ways to learn. Remember to check out our new merch ! 0:00-Intro 0:40-Announcements 3:05-Recent Games - Playthings 15:04-Ways of Learning 31:15-Outro 32:19-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameb...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Case of the Curiously Quiet Theater, Alibi: 3 Intricate Mysteries, and Flip 7: With A Vengeance. Then we talk about the similarities and differences between deduction, social deduction, and bluffing in board games. 0:00-Intro 0:50-Recent Games - The Case of the Curiously Quiet Theater 5:43- Alibi: 3 Intricate Mysteries 12...

Ambie and Crystal are joined by Ambie's kids to talk about their time at KublaCon this year! They talk about mini painting, the things they saw, and the games they played. Ambie and Crystal also talk about some games they played. 0:00-Intro 0:39-Kublacon Recap 14:41-Ambie’s KublaCon 27:53-Outro Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or o...

It's our 10 year anniversary episode! In this special episode, Ambie and Crystal reminisce about how the podcast started and what's happened with it in the past 10 years. Then Ambie has a special trivia game for Crystal to celebrate the 10 year anniversary! We also have a special announcement at the end of the episode. And check out our new merch! 0:00-Intro 0:41-Merch Sale! 1:41-10 Years of Blitz...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Got Five! and dnup. Then we hop into our time machine to go back to all the 10 previous years of our Blitzies awards and see which games we still love! 0:00-Intro 0:41-Recent Games - Got Five! 6:57- dnup 11:42-Blitzies Look-back 30:44-Outro Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at ou...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Lost in Adventure: The Curse of Jack Parrot and Otter Chaos. Then we reveal our top 5 games of 2025 in our annual awards show, the Blitzies! 0:00-Intro 0:44-Recent Games - Lost in Adventure: The Curse of Jack Parrot 9:51- Otter Chaos 15:15-The 2025 Blitzies 33:51-Outro 34:54-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at ht...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Until Proven Guilty: Thirst for Justice and Taskmaster: The Escape Room. Then we talk about what's been going on the last few weeks since Dice Tower West - Ambie's trip to Taiwan and what board games she saw there, and what Crystal was able to play after she recovered from being sick. Nominate us for a Golden Geek Award here...

Ambie and Crystal discuss Escape Comics: The Alien Ship. Then Ambie interviews Heather Newton, the lead organizer of Protospiel Online , and we learn a bunch about Protospiel and Protospiel Online! 0:00-Intro 0:44-Recent Games - Escape Comics: The Alien Ship 6:34-Interview with Heather Newton 44:55-Outro 45:59-Bloopers See a list of all upcoming Protospiels at http://protospiel.events/ Join the Br...

Ambie talks about the time she had at Dice Tower West - all the games she played, some other convention events she did, and other things in Vegas. She's also joined by her kids for part of the show. 0:00-Intro 0:32-DTW Recap 16:01-Kids’ Las Vegas Trip 22:40-The Rest of Ambie’s Las Vegas Trip 28:33-Outro Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch s...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Cozy Stickerville, Unlock! Short Adventures, and Dungeons & Dragons: Builders of Baldur's Gate. Then we talk about some of our good memories from our childhood and what games we played then. 0:00-Intro 0:45-Announcements 1:49-Recent Games - Cozy Stickerville 7:28- Unlock!: Short Adventures 9:32- Dungeons & Dragons: Builders o...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Trajan, The Gang, and Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated. Then we talk about what we would put in our board game go bags (if we had them) to take to gatherings that aren't necessarily about board games. 0:00-Intro 0:39-Announcements 2:10-Recent Games - Trajan 10:38- The Gang 18:42- Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporat...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon and Applejack. Then we talk about different player colors in board games, including what color we like playing in games and why. Check out our new Valentine's shirt design ! 0:00-Intro 0:46-Announcements 1:43-Recent Games - Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon 12:20- Applejack 22:06-Player Colors 33:58-Outr...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including CoraQuest and Hot Streak. Then we talk about games we'll always say yes to if someone wants to play it! 0:00-Intro 0:39-Recent Games - CoraQuest 10:46- Hot Streak 16:57-Can’t Say No 28:39-Outro 29:34-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Stor...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Cozy Stickerville and Sunderfolk. Then since it's our first episode after our holiday break, we talk about what we did during the holidays - games, puzzles, escape rooms, and advent calendars! 0:00-Intro 0:41-Recent Games - Cozy Stickerville 7:44- Sunderfolk 15:58-Holiday Gaming 33:51-Outro 34:46-Bloopers Join our discord Sup...

In another annual bonus episode, Kevin and Roy take over the show and talk about some games they've played (recently and not recently), Silly Shenanigans, Ghost Stories, and Bomb Busters (Kevin's version). You can watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube . 0:00-Intro 0:40-Recent Games - Silly Shenanigans 3:30- Ghost Stories 5:09- Bomb Busters 7:06-Outro Join our discord Support us directl...

Ambie and Crystal have a special Q&A episode to celebrate the 250th episode of Board Game Blitz!. 0:00-Intro 0:35-Q&A 03:52-What 3-5 episodes from the first 250 are the most memorable to you? 06:49-What is the coolest thing you've gotten to do as a result of doing the podcast? 11:51-What game(s) has your opinion of changed the most? Was it overplay, opponents, otherwise, that prompted the change?...

Ambie and Crystal interview Blaž Urban Gracar , the designer of All is Bomb, LOK, Abdec, LOK Digital, Workworkwork, and Herd! Check out all his games on his website Letibus Design . Herd figurines designed by Vojta Karen . 0:00-Intro 0:36-Interview with Blaž 31:08-Outro 32:03-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Spirits of the Wild: Awakening and Numberwang. Then, in honor of Crystal's upcoming wedding, we talk about board games that are about love, and we play some questions of The Couples Game! 0:00-Intro 0:41-Recent Games - Spirits of the Wild: Awakening 8:34- Numberwang 16:56-Love Games 31:40-Outro 32:44-Bloopers Join our discord...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Yggdrasil and Dreadful Meadows. Then, since it's still almost Halloween, we talk about games that have magic in them, whether it's fantasy magic or real magicians! Check out TabletopLiveNetwork.com for more info on TLN, and catch Ambie's stream at twitch.tv/ambierona ! 0:00-Intro 0:38-Announcements 1:22-Recent Games - Yggdras...

Ambie, Crystal, and special guests Kevin and Roy discuss a couple games they played recently, including Yogi, Mr Postmouse's Picnic, and Twinkle Twinkle (plus the How I Wonder expansion and Extraterrestrials mini-expansion). Then, since it's almost Halloween, we talk about scary monsters, movies, and board games! 0:00-Intro 1:06-Recent Games - Yogi 4:08- Mr Postmouse’s Picnic 6:59- Twinkle Twinkle...

Ambie, Crystal, and special guest Amanda Panda discuss a couple games they played recently (which all happen to be from AllPlay), including Slambo!, Llama Llama, Tearable Quest, Alibis, and Waddle. Then, we talk about relaxing or cozy games that we like and what can make a game relaxing (or the opposite of relaxing). Check out Amanda on all her links ! 0:00-Intro 0:45-Recent Games 1:45- Slambo! 4:...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Terrorscape 2 and the app for My City. Then, we talk about deduction games and social deduction games, and what makes a game social deduction. Note: I mistakenly said Terrorscape 2 is on Kickstarter but it's actually on Gamefound. 0:00-Intro 0:47-Recent Games- Terrorscape 2 (on Gamefound ) 10:52- My City app 16:30-Deduction v...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Ghost Stories and The Great Evening Banquet. Then, inspired by Game Night Picks , Crystal makes Ambie play a trivia game about her board games! 0:00-Intro 0:42-Recent Games- Ghost Stories 6:42- The Great Evening Banquet 11:13-Game Show 15:12-Number 1 15:59-Number 2 17:32-Number 3 18:25-Number 4 19:25-Number 5 20:05-Number 6 2...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Concealed, MicroMacro: Downtown Detective (mobile app), and Draw Along with Dave (web app). Then, we talk about a few games where the themes are something we'd like to do in real life. 0:00-Intro 0:46-Recent Games- Concealed ( Kickstarter ) ( free PnP on itch.io ) 5:54- MicroMacro: Downtown Detective 11:56- Draw Along with Da...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Mystery Puzzle: The Lost Fire, First Contact, and Gibberish. Then, we talk about the size of our game collection, how it has evolved over our time in the hobby, and what we think the ideal collection size would be. 0:00-Intro 0:42-Announcements 2:03-Recent Games- Mystery Puzzle: The Lost Fire 5:26- First Contact 9:46- Gibbere...