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#372: Kellen's Kull
22 oktober 2026 · 59 min
Perhaps inspired by our recent embracing of minimalism a month ago, Kellen's going all in on reducing his games. In fact, he's already done it, and is here to tell all about everything that's left his collection and why. Before we recover shelf space, we talk about Epona, and Cheops. Lees meer
04:42 - Epona
15:59 - Beast Mode?
19:33 - Cheops
29:11 - Kellen's KullGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#371: Essen SPIEL 2026 Hype List
8 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 12 min
We're not going to Essen, and frankly, may never, but that won't stop us from wishing we were going. From the mountain of games we won't get to play in person, we've mined for the diamonds that we think you should keep your eyes on. Before we get to digging, we talk about Hanami, Brink, and Railway Boom. Lees meer
02:14 - Hanami
12:06 - Brink
24:22 - Railway Boom
36:05 - Essen SPIEL 2026 Preview
38:16 - 1st CEO
39:24 - Robo Run
40:56 - -60°
43:49 - Apocalypse
45:31 - Kalypso
46:51 - Timespan
49:42 - 17 Dice Bets
52:51 - KumoKumo Park
54:11 - Chronocritters
56:09 - Tikal Legend
57:38 - Ancient Empires
59:10 - Almighty
1:01:41 - Old Ones Origins
1:06:02 - Courtroom: The Noir Trilogy
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#370: On Brand
24 september 2026 · 55 min
It's a designer spotlight, which means we're turning the focus away from us, and putting it on some prestigious designers instead! This week it's Inka and Markus Brand, whose story apparently has a whole enemies to lovers angle I did not see coming. Before we power duet, we talk about Party House: The Deckbuilding Game, Land and Freedom: The Spanish Revolution and Civil War, and Baba Is You: The Board Game. Lees meer
01:50 - Party House: The Deckbuilding Game
06:35 - Land and Freedom: The Spanish Revolution and Civil War
13:03 - Baba Is You: The Board Game
28:53 - Designer spotlight: Inka & Markus Brand
32:10 - Catan
36:58 - The Great Dinosaur Game
37:40 - Village
40:56 - The Enchanted Tower
41:52 - Exit: The Game
46:22 - La BocaCheck out the Kickstarter for Organism:
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#369: The Life-Changing Magic of a Minimalist Board Game Collection
10 september 2026 · 55 min
We're downsizing, imagining a brighter future where we don't have hundreds of games to fret about not playing, but a very slight, extremely manageable twenty. Some say it can't be done, but that's never stopped us before. Before we get low, we talk about After you, Betobeto-san, Skull Queen, and Star Trek: Captain's Chair - To Boldly Go. Lees meer
01:53 - After you, Betobeto-san
09:11 - Skull Queen
17:21 - Star Trek: Captain's Chair - To Boldly Go
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#368: I Will Always Love You
27 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 4 min
We love a good old game - there are a lot that of games over a decade old that we'd happily sing the praises of, but if we were being brutally honest, how many of them do we think would make it in today's markets? How much have tastes really moved on since these games were in their prime? Before we let nostalgia get the better of us, we talk about I'm Out, Evenglow, and Trials of Maya. Lees meer
03:08 - I'm Out
09:28 - Evenglow
13:32 - Trials of Maya
29:40 - If old games were released today
31:29 - Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
39:14 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
42:22 - Terraforming Mars
44:30 - Star Wars: Rebellion
46:41 - Twilight Struggle
48:01 - The Castles of Burgundy
50:08 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
52:37 - Great Western Trail
54:02 - Brass: Lancashire
57:52 - 7 Wonders Duel
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#367: One vs. Many
13 augustus 2026 · 59 min
We play a lot of games. Which is great, because a lot of games get made, and we get to play them ... but it does come at the cost of always having to learn (and teach) something new, grappling with rules, and gets in the way of enjoying the game. Would it be better if we just devoted ourselves to one game? Before we join a Mahjong club, we talk about Wingspan Pocket, Greylune, and Marrakesh. Lees meer
01:53 - Wingspan Pocket
09:16 - Greylune
19:11 - Marrakesh
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#366: Collaborative Draft: Games of 2017
30 juli 2026 · 1 uur 10 min
We're back to collaborate (and listen) to figure out together what the best games of 2017 were. Are? It's a collaborative draft, and if you haven't heard one of these before, get ready for an honest to goodness mess. Before we draw up treaties, we talk about Prosciutto and Melon Game, and Steel Driver. Lees meer
03:00 - Prosciutto and Melon Game
12:24 - Steel Driver
22:26 - Best games of 2017
25:35 - Calimala
30:48 - Ethnos
34:15 - The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
39:37 - Nusfjord
42:39 - Sidereal Confluence
46:35 - Startups
48:44 - Codenames: Duet
51:12 - Heaven & Ale
52:51 - The Quest for El Dorado
56:15 - Rumble Nation
58:09 - Azul
1:03:03 - Iberian Gauge
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#365: Gen Con 2026 Preview
16 juli 2026 · 1 uur
Gen Con is Gen Coming, so we're looking in our wizard's glasses to tell you what's what. Whether you're going or not, you're gonna want to know what the hot games are, and we've got you covered. Before we Indianapolize, we talk about Koinobori, Compania, and Mood Swings. Lees meer
02:32 - Koinobori
09:50 - Compania
19:52 - Mood Swings
25:39 - Gen Con preview
24:57 - Prague Unseen
28:27 - Triangulation
30:24 - All Mine!
32:25 - Hell of a Deal
34:51 - Night at the Zoo
36:22 - Stonk Market
39:45 - Bullseye
41:57 - Jibber Jabble
44:38 - The Lord of the Rings: Circle of Conflict
46:05 - Revenant
48:11 - FaeKin
49:32 - Mythologies
50:18 - World Order
52:28 - Greylune
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#364: Mechanism Matchup
2 juli 2026 · 1 uur 10 min
There are two board game mechanisms you just can't escape, they're on everyone's mind, flooding the discourse. That's combat, and card draw mitigation. Everyone won't stop talking about them. So we had to weigh in too, not just with what we feel are the best examples of games that have done them best, but some other quirky takes on them too. Before we mitigate our card draws, we talk about Rolling Deep, Eureka!, dnup, and Grinivil. Lees meer
03:59 - Rolling Deep
15:12 - Eureka!
16:48 - dnup
24:48 - Grinivil
40:10 - Combat mechanisms
41:07 - Kemet
45:00 - Dune
48:40 - Shogun
52:42 - Forbidden Stars
53:51 - Dead Reckoning
54:48 - Gloomhaven
55:12 - Card draw mitigation
56:09 - Dark Pact
57:19 - La Granja
58:26 - Glory to Rome
59:58 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
1:02:07 - Race for the Galaxy
1:02:57 - 7 Wonders Duel
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#363: The Dark Depths of Mailbag
18 juni 2026 · 1 uur 1 min
It's been a while since we've plumbed the depths of the bottomless chasm we call "fanmail", so this week we're reaching our hands as far as we can and pulling out some questions that have yet to see the light of say. Before we dig too greedily and too deep, we talk about Politrickers, Marvel Champions: The Card Game, and Banana Governance. Lees meer
02:19 - Politrickers
10:47 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
19:13 - Banana Governance
30:33 - Minimum expectations with new players?
40:59 - "Late to the Party" games?
47:19 - Stuff that we're looking forward to!
47:45 - The Danes
56:57 - Purple HazeGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#362: Hot Takes About Board Games
4 juni 2026 · 58 min
The people demand takes, so get 'em while they're hot. We're weighing in on some possibly bad, certainly edgy opinions, and deciding where we land (spoiler: we're always right). Before we get heated, we talk about Diplomacy: The Golden Blade, and Cozy Stickerville. Lees meer
01:46 - Diplomacy: The Golden Blade
12:33 - Cozy Stickerville
25:41 - Hot takes!
26:11 - Co-op games are just single player games with an audience
32:01 - Catch Up mechanics ruin competitive integrity
37:39 - Legacy games are a predatory waste of money
41:22 - If a game takes more than 30 minutes to teach, it's a bad design
45:56 - Player elimination is actually a good mechanism
47:36 - Hidden victory points are a cowardly design choice
51:38 - Gateway games Like Catan or Monopoly should be actively avoided
52:44 - House ruling a game means you bought the wrong game
53:10 - Theme is a myth
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#361: Collaborative Draft: Games of 2016
21 mei 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
We had such fun collaboratively coming up with our definitive Top 50 list back in December, that we've decided to do it again. In the spirit of award season, we're celebrating the games of yesteryear, or yester-ten-years to be precise. It's the definitive best games of 2016, as decided cooperatively by us! Before we come together, we talk about Shady Lady, In the Shadows: Resistance in France 1943 - 1944, and Duel for Cardia. Lees meer
03:02 - Shady Lady
09:58 - In the Shadows: Resistance in France 1943 - 1944
20:25 - Duel for Cardia
27:12 - Games of 2016
32:28 - Krazy Wordz
35:00 - New Angeles
37:20 - The Oracle of Delphi
39:50 - Great Western Trail
42:06 - Scythe
44:40 - Fuji Flush
46:38 - A Feast for Odin
51:42 - Insider
53:48 - Inis
55:57 - SiXeSGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#360: Guessing Golden Geeks Galore
7 mei 2026 · 59 min
It's long been said that we're the foremost experts in knowing which way the awards winds blow, so we're putting our talents to use guessing, nay, predicting, nay, deciding who the winners in the Golden Geeks are going to be. Before we geek out, we talk about Chronicles of Crime: 2400, Quarto, and Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon. Lees meer
04:07 - Chronicles of Crime: 2400
12:00 - Quarto
16:13 - Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon
30:16 - Golden Geeks 2025Travel Games UK:
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#359: Top Brass
23 april 2026 · 59 min
There are big spiky moments that happen in the meta that is the board game hobby, and the Brass: Pittsburgh crowdfunding campaign feels like one of them. It is after all, a successor to the #1 ranked game on BGG. That's something! Enough so that it sent Mark into a bit of an existential spiral, and we're here to talk him down. Before we catch a falling Wallace, we talk about Hummingbirds, Fendo, and Soothsayers. Lees meer
06:59 - Hummingbirds
14:44 - Fendo
18:53 - Soothsayers
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#358: Our Listeners' Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2026
9 april 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
Oh man, oh man, it's time that we ask you (yes, you) to tell us (yes, us) what your favourite games are, because for one time a year, it doesn't matter what we think about games, but you better be ready to tell us what you think about games. A lot of you did, so here it is, the listener top 20! Before we ask you to do all the work, we talk about Emberheart, Gods & Mortals, and Feya's Swamp. Lees meer
01:30 - Emberheart
14:11 - Gods & Mortals
23:46 - Feya's Swamp
37:14 - A Feast for Odin
37:55 - Agricola
38:32 - Terraforming Mars
39:17 - Guards of Atlantis II
40:09 - Concordia
42:05 - Tigris & Euphrates
43:16 - Blood on the Clocktower
44:00 - El Grande
44:47 - The Castles of Burgundy
46:12 - Inis
47:38 - Race for the Galaxy
48:06 - Arcs
49:08 - Ark Nova
49:30 - Root
50:06 - Innovation
51:11 - Spirit Island
52:05 - Ra
52:51 - Brass: Birmingham
53:26 - Dune: Imperium
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#357: We Played a Mass of Games!
26 maart 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
We made it back in one piece, and all told I think we did pretty well! We got through a heck of a lot of what we wanted to play, and we're here to tell you all about it - including Dark Pact, Totally Human, and Banana Governance, and more! Lees meer
02:36 - Totally Human
14:04 - Dark Pact
20:56 - Gold Country
28:21 - Staked!
32:58 - Secret Tribe
41:34 - Habemus Papam
50:11 - 3 Chapters
55:22 - Banana Governance
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#356: On the Road Again
12 maart 2026 · 48 min
By the time you're listening to this, we're probably already in Vegas for Dice Tower West! We're going to hang about all day playing games - which naturally leads to the question of what we're going to play? These are the games we came up with! Before we bite off more than we can chew, we talk about Ghost Lift, Cities, and I, Napoleon. Lees meer
02:31 - Ghost Lift
08:13 - Cities
14:06 - I, Napoleon
24:40 - Dice Tower West anticipated games
26:05 - Biblios
27:04 - Feya's Swamp / Kaivai
28:26 - Cheese Thief
29:03 - Habemus Papam
31:15 - Wroth
33:33 - Greed Incorporated
35:39 - Dark Pact
38:45 - Secret Tribe
39:52 - Eternal Decks
41:03 - All In: Predictions
42:04 - Cthulhu: Dark Providence
44:14 - Robo Rally DiceSubmit your games for the Listener Top 20 at:
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#355: Anticipation Auction: Games of 2026
26 februari 2026 · 1 uur 21 min
I think it's fair to say that we crushed this last year (although some of us better than others), so it's only correct and right that we should return to do it again. What are the best games of 2026 going to be? Well, only we know, but we're willing to part with that information. Get your fat stacks ready. Before we set ourselves up for failure, we talk about Alibis, Mosaic: A Story of Civilization, and Cyclades: Legendary Edition. Lees meer
03:02 - Alibis
09:18 - Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
23:25 - Cyclades: Legendary Edition
36:27 - Anticipation Auction 2026
41:18 - The Game Makers
44:25 - Cozy Stickerville
46:39 - Brass: Pittsburgh
50:35 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Trick-taking Game
54:04 - Revenant
56:21 - World Order
59:31 - Dark Pact
1:02:28 - The Great Library
1:03:56 - Spirited
1:05:25 - Realm of Reckoning
1:08:55 - Avalon: The Riven Veil
1:12:57 - La Pâtisserie Rococo
1:14:24 - Nippon: Zaibatsu
1:17:24 - Rewild: South America
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#354: Don't Call It a Comeback
12 februari 2026 · 59 min
All of this has happened before and will happen again. Everything comes back around, including games you could swear you've played before. Whether they're remakes, reimplimentations, or rejuvenations, we're tackling the world of board game revivals. Before what's old is new, we talk about Agent Avenue, 7 Empires, and Stellar Ventures. Lees meer
02:24 - Agent Avenue
07:25 - 7 Empires
18:26 - Stellar Ventures
33:52 - Remakes
39:01 - Blood on the Clocktower
40:55 - Zoo Vadis
48:03 - Dune: Imperium - Uprising
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#353: Getting it Just Right
29 januari 2026 · 47 min
Sometimes you know the type of game you want to play, just not exactly which game quite fits the bill. Is that heavy Euro too heavy? That deck builder not builder-y enough? Before we sit down with Goldilocks, we talk about Rise and Fall, and JOYRIDE: Survival of the Fastest. Lees meer
01:09 - Rise and Fall
12:53 - JOYRIDE: Survival of the Fastest
25:08 - Games that are Just Right
29:30 - Hanabi
29:57 - Wilmot's Warehouse
30:13 - Bomb Busters
33:25 - Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne
37:59 - Lisboa
38:55 - SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
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#352: Combined Top 50 Games of All-Time 2025 Draft: 10-1
15 januari 2026 · 57 min
Well, we started this thing, so I guess we ought to finish it, as ill-advised as that might be. This is where all the chickens come home to roost, where we learn how badly we've set ourselves up to fail - but you never know, it might just all work out! It's the top ten greatest board games ... of all-time! Lees meer
06:29 - #10 - Codenames
13:56 - #9 - The Resistance
18:15 - #8 - Age of Steam
23:09 - #7 - Troyes
27:52 - #6 - Hansa Teutonica
32:39 - #5 - Cthulhu Wars
33:48 - #4 - Hundreds of Horses
40:27 - #3 - Brass: Birmingham
44:40 - #2 - A Question of Scruples
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#351: Combined Top 50 Games of All-Time 2025 Draft: 30-11
8 januari 2026 · 45 min
Happy new year! We're back to continue the very peaceful, collaborative, kind endeavour that is coming together to harmoniously assemble our top 50 games. It's been nothing but chill, friendly vibes, and we expect that to continue into 2026. It's the next twenty games on our definitive top 50 board games... of all-time! Lees meer
01:20 - #30 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
06:43 - #29 - Dominion
09:36 - #28 - Fuji Flush
11:13 - #27 - Innovation
12:53 - #26 - Blue Lagoon
14:27 - #25 - El Grande
15:11 - #24 - Dune
16:17 - #23 - Inis
19:16 - #22 - Decrypto
21:27 - #21 - The Estates
23:24 - #20 - Yellow & Yangtze
26:08 - #19 - Archipelago
27:34 - #18 - Agricola
30:04 - #17 - Guards of Atlantis II
31:33 - #16 - Taj Mahal
33:03 - #15 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
35:08 - #14 - I'm the Boss!
37:00 - #13 - Lords of Vegas
38:05 - #12 - A Feast for Odin
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#350: Combined Top 50 Games of All-Time 2025 Draft: 50-31
18 december 2025 · 1 uur 13 min
Okay, things are a bit different this year. In honour of our 350th episode (a very important milestone), we're going to combine forces, like ... Voltron. I'm the head, and my left and right feet are here with me to collaboratively (yes, you heard right) compile Board Game Barrage's definitive (definitely definitive) top 50 board games... of all-time! Lees meer
06:27 - #50 - Zoo Vadis
08:32 - #49 - Splendor
11:45 - #48 - Azul
14:51 - #47 - Imperial 2030
17:13 - #46 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
19:15 - #45 - Pictomania
25:50 - #44 - Stationfall
32:35 - #43 - Ra
34:20 - #42 - Food Chain Magnate
39:31 - #41 - Diplomacy
41:41 - #40 - Dune: Imperium - Uprising
43:33 - #39 - Race for the Galaxy
47:40 - #38 - Caylus 1303
50:59 - #37 - Root
54:34 - #36 - Cosmic Encounter
56:40 - #35 - Blood on the Clocktower
59:03 - #34 - Glory to Rome
1:01:04 - #33 - Fresh Fish
1:05:01 - #32 - Biblios
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#349: Anticipation Auction 2025 - And the Winner Is…
11 december 2025 · 51 min
Remember way back at the beginning of the year when we took some bets on what we thought the games of the year were gonna be? Well, all those good and bad decisions are back to help or haunt us, as we tally up where things stand with the end of the year results. Before we find a winner, we talk about Wriggle Roulette, Whale Street, and Scales of Fate. Lees meer
04:45 - Wriggle Roulette
11:32 - Whale Street
19:12 - Scales of Fate
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#348: Got 'Em, Ghost Turkey
27 november 2025 · 22 min
Somehow Ghost Turkey returned. And you never saw it coming! That might be because we forgot to remind people that it's Thanksgiving, but never mind that, the important thing is you're fools. Not us though, we're back with yet another juicy, cranberry soaked list of bird gaming goodness. Gobble gobble! Lees meer
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#347: Bob's Design
13 november 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
BGBBOB is back, and it's been long enough that you might need a reminder. Ten game designers enter the ring, and through the arduous process of one vs one battles, we arrive at our (and not just our, but the) definitive ranked list of ... these particular designers. It's science. Before we fight it out, we talk about Iliad, The Old King's Crown, and Franchise. Lees meer
03:29 - Iliad
13:56 - The Old King's Crown
34:01 - Franchise
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#346: It's One Bananagrams, How Much Could It Cost?
30 oktober 2025 · 51 min
This episode is not about Bananagrams (at least, I don't think so), but it is about the price of things (though not Bananagrams specifically, shut up about Bananagrams). In a world where everything costs more, we're talking about the value of games, and how far a game has to go to justify its price. Before we decide if the price is right, we talk about The Presence, and River of Gold. Lees meer
02:08 - The Presence
17:32 - River of Gold
27:03 - Board Game Pricing
27:59 - Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition - Thunder's Edge
33:20 - Biblios
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#345: Essen SPIEL 2025 Hype List
16 oktober 2025 · 59 min
Not perturbed by Kellen's trip to Germany, we're all daydreaming about the motherlode of board game conventions, Essen SPIEL. There's a lot of games coming to the show, and because we're not going, and presumably you aren't either, we'll just tell you what's going to be there instead! The good stuff, anyway. Before we Germinate, we talk about Calimala, Tír na nÓg, and Typewriter. Lees meer
02:42 - Calimala
09:42 - Tír na nÓg
16:15 - Typewriter
26:15 - Essen SPIEL 2025 Preview
28:49 - Mission: Red Planet (Third Edition)
31:18 - The Other Side of the Hill
33:29 - Severton
36:12 - Harvest Valley
38:11 - Pulitzer
39:26 - Echoes of Time
41:14 - Oopsie
42:55 - Feya's Swamp
43:46 - Baghdad: The City of Peace
45:25 - Ghost Lift
48:07 - Coming of Age
49:33 - The Presence
51:50 - Carnival of Sins
53:37 - The Republic of Rome: Remastered
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#344: ... But the Second Leaves a Mark
2 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 2 min
Dreaded continuity! We're following up Episode 41 from seven years ago about the games that started our love for board games! After those first loves, what really got our hearts aflutter with the joy that the hobby had to offer? Before we yearn, we talk about Der Fliegende Holländer, and The Hobbit: There and Back Again. Lees meer
02:52 - Der Fliegende Holländer
16:03 - The Hobbit: There and Back Again
27:14 - The games that made us
29:11 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
32:54 - Mage Knight Board Game
36:33 - Francis Drake
39:33 - Two Rooms and a Boom
42:44 - Survive: Escape from Atlantis!
46:46 - Grand Austria Hotel
49:53 - Dead Last
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#343: Fantasy Draft: Card Games
18 september 2025 · 50 min
The draft's back! This time it's card games, and we're picking the bestof what ought to be a staple of any good collection. We love card games, we love drafting games, and you love winning money, so be sure to vote for whoever you think drafted the best set, and you could win a $100 gift card! Before deal everyone in, we talk about Money!, Venture, and Fishing. Lees meer
03:02 - Money!
12:43 - Venture
20:27 - Fishing
28:39 - Card Games Draft
31:15 - Innovation
32:38 - Race for the Galaxy
34:20 - Hanabi
35:27 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
36:21 - Dominion
37:47 - SCOUT
39:28 - Glory to Rome
40:58 - The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
41:50 - Arboretum
42:12 - Lost Cities
42:57 - Bohnanza
43:57 - Tichu
45:06 - Skull King
47:00 - Res Arcana
48:07 - That's Not a HatVote for your favorite list and have a chance to win a $100 gift certificate at:
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#342: Oops! All Foreplay
4 september 2025 · 56 min
There's any number of subtle innuendoes we could've gone with, but this is what we're doing I guess. If you haven't got there yet, we're talking about games that aren't just slow rides, but instead leave you gasping for more right as they climax. Before we finish, we talk about No Loose Ends, Eselsbrücke, and The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship. Lees meer
01:24 - No Loose Ends
09:08 - Eselsbrücke
19:33 - The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship
33:52 - Comings and Goings
37:44 - Games that finish strong
40:17 - Agricola
40:44 - Splendor
41:14 - Voyages of Marco Polo
44:03 - Terraforming Mars
45:28 - Blood on the Clocktower
46:57 - Innovation
47:49 - Rumble Nation
49:50 - Moon Colony Bloodbath
52:12 - DominionGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#341: A Little Bit of Mailbag
21 augustus 2025 · 58 min
One, two, three, four, five, everybody in the car so come on let's ride ... to the mailbag! We're answering your pressing questions - and oh how they press - about all manner of things: Crowdfunding ads! Narrative games! Getting jaded about board games! You wrote in because you had to know what we thought, and who are we to say no. Before we get covered in papercuts, we talk about Wheedle, Dune: War for Arrakis, and Transgalactica. Lees meer
02:05 - Wheedle
09:31 - Dune: War for Arrakis
19:52 - Transgalactica
34:00 - Mailbag
34:39 - Kickstarter red and green flags?
43:36 - Narrative in board games?
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#340: All by Myself
7 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 8 min
Are board games best played multiplayer? Who can say, but whether it's because you can't get people together at the appropriate time, or you're just itching to play something on your lonesome, there's a burgeoning scene of solo games out there waiting to be played, and we're going to talk about them. Well, some of us are, anyway. Before we go it alone, we talk about Hunted: Kobayashi Tower, Corps of Discovery, and Senji. Lees meer
01:56 - Hunted: Kobayashi Tower
12:51 - Corps of Discovery: A Game Set in the World of Manifest Destiny
26:30 - Senji
43:50 - Solo games
46:08 - For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game
48:09 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
50:22 - Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
53:49 - Guilty: Houston 2015
55:13 - Vantage
55:51 - Oathsworn: Into the DeepwoodGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#339: One and Done
24 juli 2025 · 55 min
Sometimes once is enough, you know? Doesn't mean it was bad, but it might just be that you can have too much of a good thing. We're talking about board games that we'd recommend everyone play once, but only once. Before we hit and run, we talk about Kaivai, East India Companies, and Vantage. Lees meer
01:44 - Kaivai
10:58 - Feya's Swamp
13:15 - East India Companies
21:31 - Vantage
39:41 - Games to play only once
41:22 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
41:47 - Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
43:44 - Sidereal Confluence
44:08 - Blood on the Clocktower
44:19 - Two Rooms and a Boom
45:19 - Mister Diamond
45:40 - Hearts of AttrAction
46:51 - Catan
49:21 - Sanctum
49:37 - Deal with the Devil
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#338: Gen Con 2025 Preview
10 juli 2025 · 56 min
Gen Con! Where all the cool games are, before you even know they're cool. Or hot! We've got you covered, if you want to know what all the best stuff coming out of Indianapolis is going to before before anyone else, then look no further than this episode. Five games each that we're excited to hear more about at the show! Before we face the heat, we talk about Line of Fire: Burnt Moon, and Rise. Lees meer
02:51 - Line of Fire: Burnt Moon
11:57 - Rise
21:46 - Gen Con Preview
23:53 - Party Panda Pirates
26:09 - Tabriz
27:33 - The Last Command
28:53 - Llama Llama
31:25 - Tearable Quest
33:22 - Furnace Duel
35:59 - Koinobori
37:58 - Galileo Galilei
39:59 - Merchants of Andromeda
42:02 - Ruins
45:03 - Slam Throne
47:34 - Lightning Train
48:40 - Guessocracy: Roll & Vote
51:22 - Habemus Papam
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#337: Our Listeners' Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2025
26 juni 2025 · 58 min
It's time again to turn the tables and get your take, to feel out the collective tastes of you, the listeners of the show. It's the annual Listener Top 20! You've been sending in all of your lists (thank you!), I've been compiling all of the data (you're welcome!) - and here it is, in a convenient list format. Before we ask the audience, we talk about Flip 7, Hot Streak, and Kolejka. Lees meer
02:37 - Flip 7
10:40 - Hot Streak
19:47 - Kolejka
27:42 - Listener Top 20
29:05 - Agricola
29:55 - Gloomhaven
31:26 - Guards of Atlantis II
32:20 - Blood on the Clocktower
33:20 - Arcs
34:40 - Tigris & Euphrates
35:21 - Terraforming Mars
35:54 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
36:42 - Inis
37:24 - Innovation
38:13 - Race for the Galaxy
39:02 - Root
40:04 - Concordia
41:00 - The Castles of Burgundy
41:41 - Ark Nova
42:03 - Dune: Imperium
43:19 - Ra
43:35 - Brass: Birmingham
45:11 - Spirit Island
46:27 - Hansa TeutonicaGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#336: Happy Little Accidents
12 juni 2025 · 55 min
When playing games it's easy to fall into the trap of over-anaylsing turns, or questioning whether the move we made was the right one, or even allowing people to roll back whole turns - so we're asking if maybe we've been wrong this whole time, and we should just ... embrace it? Are mistakes interesting? Before we have any regrets, we talk about Apiary, Wizards Cup, and Wroth. Lees meer
02:43 - Apiary
13:43 - Wizards Cup
20:41 - Wroth
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#335: A Cole New Wehrle
29 mei 2025 · 1 uur 8 min
A dazzling place you never knew ... until now that is! We're diving deep on beloved designer Cole Wehrle in another designer spotlight. We dig back into his Roots, and explore the many Arcs that led to his Oath to revolutionize thematic board games. Before our traffic gets infamous, we talk about Toy Battle, Subjective, and Wild Tiled West. Lees meer
03:43 - Toy Battle
13:51 - Subjective
22:11 - Wild Tiled West
30:43 - Designer Spotlight: Cole Wehrle
34:13 - Pax Porfiriana
40:03 - Root
46:21 - Oath
47:45 - Arcs
50:27 - John Company: Second Edition
56:49 - Molly HouseVote for the listener Top 20 board games at:
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#334: Nothing's Done It Better
15 mei 2025 · 52 min
Well, we finally did it. We played CATAN, and it was ... good! And then we started wondering, is there anything that's done quite the same thing that that game is doing? And then that got us wondering how many games there are like that, where it's genuinely hard to say that nothing has done it better since. And then that got us wondering if, instead of all this wondering, we should record a podcast episode. Before we wander, we talk about Box Two, Catan: Cities & Knights, and An Infamous Traffic. Lees meer
02:47 - Box Two
09:18 - Catan: Cities & Knights
19:50 - An Infamous Traffic
31:58 - Has anyone done it better?
32:26 - Catan
35:55 - Concordia
36:17 - Rise of Tribes
37:31 - Space Base
39:26 - Archipelago
40:38 - Dominion
41:17 - Aeon's End
42:22 - Star Realms
42:32 - Shards of Infinity
44:43 - Diplomacy
44:59 - Dune
46:48 - Battle for Rokugan
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#333: Gold3n G33ks
1 mei 2025 · 59 min
Happy 333! In honour of our three hundred and thirty third episode, BoardGameGeek has decided to host an emergency session of the Golden Geek Awards, and we're here to tell you about all the nominees that satisfy the crucial conditions of being (1) good games (2) we played (3) last year. Before we open our third eye, we also talk about Einfach Genial 3D, Gazebo, and Stalk Exchange. Lees meer
02:28 - Einfach Genial 3D
11:48 - Gazebo
19:08 - Stalk Exchange
28:43 - 2025 Golden Geek Awards
30:34 - Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
31:09 - A Gest of Robin Hood
32:45 - Ironwood
33:09 - Compile: Main 1
39:45 - Arcs: The Blighted Reach Expansion
41:08 - Monkey Palace
42:10 - City of Six Moons
43:43 - Flip 7
45:26 - Endeavor: Deep Sea
46:07 - Fromage
48:21 - Civolution
49:26 - Hister Bingo
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#332: Hard Pass!
17 april 2025 · 50 min
I would say that, for the most part, there's very little we won't play - but we also know what we like, and especially what we don't like. Every so often a game gets suggested that we have to say "literally anything but" to. Before we pass hard, we talk about TRICKTAKERs, Iquazú, and Hubworld: Aidalon. Lees meer
02:49 - TRICKTAKERs
11:52 - Iquazú
21:47 - Hubworld: Aidalon
31:03 - Hard pass games
32:11 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
33:29 - Captain Sonar
34:04 - Citadels
35:19 - 7 Wonders
40:03 - Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
41:03 - Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
42:51 - Welcome To...
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#331: One Thing I Hate About You
3 april 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
We've spent a lot of time over the years singing the praises of the games we love, but they can't be perfect right? Surely there's something, one little thing, that bugs us - a small blemish in our otherwise most beloved games? Before we come clean, we talk about Classified Information, Starline Hill, Panda Spin, and SHASN: AZADI. Lees meer
03:13 - Classified Information
11:54 - Starline Hill
13:35 - Panda Spin
25:32 - SHASN: AZADI
41:56 - Things we hate about games we love
42:39 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
44:14 - Tigris & Euphrates
44:36 - Archipelago
45:09 - Cthulhu Wars
45:17 - Cosmic Encounter
45:57 - Diplomacy
46:09 - Innovation
48:28 - El Grande
49:26 - Age of Steam
49:26 - Arboretum
49:26 - The Estates
49:26 - Fresh Fish
50:28 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
51:22 - Brass: Lancashire
51:30 - Barrage
51:38 - Agricola
53:57 - Blood on the Clocktower
54:08 - A Feast for Odin
56:22 - Sidereal Confluence
56:22 - Stationfall
56:22 - Alchemists
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#330: We Played a Load of Games!
20 maart 2025 · 1 uur 19 min
We just got back from Dice Tower West, so you know what that means ... bunches and bunches of games! Between the convention, and the meetup, and just hanging out at Mark's place, we got a lot of great stuff played, and we're going to give you all the highlights, with such treats as Moon Colony Bloodbath, Out of Sorts, and Feierabend. Lees meer
04:16 - Corporate America
12:19 - Acquire
18:09 - Inside Job
23:12 - Feierabend / Finishing Time
33:13 - Moon Colony Bloodbath
44:44 - Family Dinner: More or Less
52:00 - Mister Diamond
57:21 - Out of Sorts
1:07:16 - Dragon's Gold
1:08:13 - Carrom
1:11:15 - The GangGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#329: All the Stars Are Here!
6 maart 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
I'm not sure why you'd make a hall of fame that's not also a sidewalk, but that's exactly what BoardGameGeek have gone and done - they've curated 25 games into their hall of fame, and we're here to judge them for their choices. It's weird that they didn't come to us first, honestly. Before we deck the halls, we talk about Arborea, Beyond the Horizon, and Taiwan Night Market. Lees meer
02:49 - Arborea
10:32 - Beyond the Horizon
20:43 - Taiwan Night Market
32:00 - BGG Hall of Fame
38:57 - Diplomacy
40:35 - Acquire
41:55 - Cosmic Encounter
43:25 - Civilization
45:05 - 1830: Railways & Robber Barons
45:46 - Magic: The Gathering
48:02 - Catan
49:03 - El Grande
49:58 - Tigris & Euphrates
51:04 - Ra
52:07 - Carcassonne
53:29 - Power Grid
53:49 - Ticket to Ride
54:16 - Caylus
55:26 - Twilight Struggle
56:26 - Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
58:17 - Agricola
59:35 - Brass
1:00:25 - Race for the Galaxy
1:01:53 - Dominion
1:02:38 - Pandemic
1:03:39 - 7 Wonders
1:04:51 - The Castles of Burgundy
1:05:14 - Terra Mystica
1:06:54 - ConcordiaGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#328: Anticipation Auction: Games of 2025
20 februari 2025 · 1 uur 14 min
Okay, pay attention, this is gonna be different! We're looking at the rest of 2025, deciding what we think the most well received games of the year are going to be - but then we're going to be bidding on them, auction style. Whoever's slate ends up performing best in their categories at the end of the year gets all the glory ... and if you vote on who you think is going to win, you could get $50! Before we're going, going, gone, we talk about Nyakuza, Hooky, and Altay: Dawn of Civilization. Lees meer
03:26 - Nyakuza
10:26 - Hooky
16:15 - Altay: Dawn of Civilization
27:16 - Anticipation Auction 2025
32:52 - Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread
38:12 - Puerto Rico 1897: Special Edition
41:10 - Molly House
45:03 - Nemesis: Retaliation
47:09 - Finspan
49:59 - Luthier
51:24 - The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era
55:23 - Transgalactica
59:18 - The Witcher: Path Of Destiny
1:01:56 - The Old King's Crown
1:04:07 - Star Trek: Captain's Chair
1:06:32 - Dune: Imperium – Bloodlines
1:08:38 - Zenith
1:10:26 - Galactic Cruise
1:12:10 - SpeakeasyGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#327: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2024: 10-1
6 februari 2025 · 1 uur 32 min
It's finally time to cap it all off with the cream of the cream, Mark and Neilan's final set of ten games each! These are the games that we think are the pinnacle of our respective tastes, that we'd never turn down, that any person ought to try at least once. It's the Top 10 Games of All-Time! Lees meer
01:48 - Mark's #10 - Age of Steam
08:17 - Neilan's #10 - Brass: Birmingham
11:21 - Mark's #9 - Arboretum
17:35 - Neilan's #9 - Time's Up!
20:15 - Mark's #8 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
23:48 - Neilan's #8 - The Oracle of Delphi
28:35 - Mark's #7 - The Estates
33:44 - Neilan's #7 - Pictomania
35:14 - Mark's #6 - Time's Up!
38:26 - Neilan's #6 - The Search for Planet X
42:09 - Mark's #5 - Brass: Lancashire
45:59 - Neilan's #5 - Alchemists
48:49 - Mark's #4 - Fresh Fish
52:56 - Neilan's #4 - Sidereal Confluence
57:33 - Mark's #3 - Barrage
1:03:52 - Neilan's #3 - A Feast for Odin
1:09:03 - Mark's #2 - Agricola
1:14:01 - Neilan's #2 - Blood on the Clocktower
1:20:27 - Mark's #1 - Biblios
1:23:04 - Neilan's #1 - Through the Ages: A New Story of CivilizationGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#326: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2024: Neilan's 30-11
30 januari 2025 · 53 min
Neilan's back to continue the journey down the lazy river of cardboard that is his top 50 board games of all time. It's games 30 through 11! I just counted, and that's twenty amazing games that I can't wait to tell you all about! Lees meer
00:59 - #30 - Gloomhaven
02:58 - #29 - War Story: Occupied France
07:35 - #28 - Gaia Project
10:17 - #27 - Ark Nova
12:26 - #26 - Kemet
14:55 - #25 - Yellow & Yangtze
17:09 - #24 - Undaunted: Stalingrad
19:51 - #23 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
22:39 - #22 - Guards of Atlantis II
25:14 - #21 - The Quest for El Dorado
26:49 - #20 - Hansa Teutonica
28:33 - #19 - Exit: The Game
31:23 - #18 - Taj Mahal
34:05 - #17 - Cthulhu Wars
35:24 - #16 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
38:23 - #15 - The Resistance
41:28 - #14 - Patchwork
43:16 - #13 - Ra
44:58 - #12 - Stationfall
49:44 - #11 - Blue LagoonGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#325: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2024: Mark's 30-11
23 januari 2025 · 1 uur 3 min
And back to Mark! It's the soggy middle of his top 50, or as he insists on calling it, his numbers 30 through 11. That is twenty more delicious games, and he's here to tell you all about them while we continue to berate and praise him for his choices. Lees meer
01:20 - #30 - Anomia
05:12 - #29 - Sidereal Confluence
08:47 - #28 - Chicago Express
11:46 - #27 - Rise & Fall
16:34 - #26 - Tigris & Euphrates
19:14 - #25 - Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
22:29 - #24 - Blue Lagoon
25:37 - #23 - Lancaster
28:07 - #22 - El Grande
30:57 - #21 - Modern Art
33:54 - #20 - Pictomania
36:58 - #19 - Ark Nova
40:19 - #18 - Stationfall
41:59 - #17 - Stephenson's Rocket
43:36 - #16 - Cascadero
45:19 - #15 - Ra
48:45 - #14 - Bus
50:49 - #13 - Tramways
52:40 - #12 - Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
57:05 - #11 - Caylus 1303Get added to the BGB community map at:
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#324: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2024: Neilan's 50-31
16 januari 2025 · 53 min
It's meeeeeeeeeee! So if you care to find my top 50 list, look right here. The first twenty incredible games on the list that early critics are calling "surprisingly tasteful" and "delightfully roomy" is finally yours to consume. It's the greatest board games of all-time, Neilan edition! Lees meer
01:10 - #50 - Anachrony
03:56 - #49 - The Vale of Eternity
05:47 - #48 - Arcs
09:05 - #47 - Bus
11:26 - #46 - Wilmot's Warehouse
13:03 - #45 - Spectral
15:57 - #44 - Innovation
18:12 - #43 - Codenames
20:12 - #42 - In the Year of the Dragon
21:17 - #41 - Decrypto
23:50 - #40 - Werewords
27:27 - #39 - Challengers!
31:03 - #38 - Inis
33:39 - #37 - Watson & Holmes
35:17 - #36 - Twice as Clever!
36:17 - #35 - Scythe
39:45 - #34 - Iberian Gauge
41:47 - #33 - Cascadero
47:04 - #32 - Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
49:19 - #31 - Dune: Imperium - UprisingGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#323: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2024: Mark's 50-31
9 januari 2025 · 56 min
It's time! The grand spectacle that is our greatest games of all time is here at last! We're breaking things out a bit differently this year, so Mark's taking center stage while Kellen & Neilan mock his choices. It's the first twenty games from his list, so games 50 through 31. LET'S GOOOO! Lees meer
01:53 - #50 - Cthulhu Wars
03:23 - #49 - Ricochet Robots
05:21 - #48 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
08:22 - #47 - Zoo Vadis
10:53 - #46 - Wilmot's Warehouse
12:45 - #45 - Tycoon: India 1981
15:17 - #44 - Dogs of War
17:30 - #43 - Dune: Imperium
20:42 - #42 - Decrypto
22:30 - #41 - Amalfi: Renaissance
25:33 - #40 - German Railways
28:44 - #39 - The Vale of Eternity
32:00 - #38 - Kutná Hora: The City of Silver
34:58 - #37 - Hansa Teutonica
37:12 - #36 - Cuba Libre
39:28 - #35 - 1830: Railways & Robber Barons
42:00 - #34 - La Granja
44:27 - #33 - Karvi
48:52 - #32 - Container
51:21 - #31 - Dungeon FighterGet added to the BGB community map at:
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