The BoardGameGeek Podcast

Game designer David Thompson joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games for dipping your toes into historical board games.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:51 Game Updates from David (War Chest: Nightfall, Undaunted 2200: Callisto, War Story Occupied France, Night Witches, and Zheng He)
  • 00:08:10 New GeekUp bits for War Chest & Tash Kalar
  • 00:08:34 The Hobby premiere at SXSW
  • 00:13:14 Cardboard Creations available on podcast platforms
• 00:18:03 Fresh Plays
  • 00:19:13 Mandala
  • 00:24:14 Triqueta + Hidden Wolves expansion
  • 00:30:56 Patterns
  • 00:34:29 Candice is getting back into Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
  • 00:35:33 Sea Salt & Paper
• 00:46:12 Dipping Your Toes into Historical Board Games
  • 00:46:17 What historical games are all about
  • 00:49:29 Why we're passionate about historical games
  • 00:52:19 Our Favorite Introductory Historical Board Games
    • 00:53:31 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Dual Powers: Revolution 1917, Twilight Struggle: Red Sea, Votes for Women, The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857, Undaunted: Normandy, Valiant Defense Series )
    • 00:58:03 Versailles 1919
    • 01:01:45 Halls of Hegra
    • 01:06:43 The Battle of Versailles
    • 01:11:23 Border Reivers
    • 01:15:46 Stonewall Uprising
    • 01:20:13 Cuba Libre
      • 01:23:37 The British Way
      • 01:25:23 Liberty or Death
    • 01:27:11 Land and Freedom
    • 01:32:29 1815, Scum of the Earth
    • 01:36:32 Votes for Women
  • 01:40:04 Zenobia Award Games
• 01:41:28 Sign-off

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Game designer Antoine Bauza joins Candice to discuss their favorite roll-and-write games.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:17 Captain Flip (PlayPunk)
• 00:04:25 Fresh Plays
  • 00:04:37 My Island
  • 00:06:33 Tyrants of the Underdark
  • 00:11:56 The White Castle
  • 00:15:33 Dinosaur Gauge
• 00:26:40 Roll-and-Write Games We Love
  • 00:27:01 What roll-and-write games are all about
  • 00:32:11 Roll Through the Ages
  • 00:34:29 That's Pretty Clever! (Ganz schön clever)
  • 00:38:11 Qwixx
  • 00:41:08 House of Cats
  • 00:47:01 Super-Skill Pinball: 4-Cade
  • 00:51:56 Trek 12
  • 00:55:07 Vengeance: Roll & Fight
  • 01:01:08 Qwinto
  • 01:04:10 Divvy Dice (Man muss auch gönnen können)
  • 01:10:13 Other roll-and-writes Candice wants to try (Twilight Inscription, Fleet: The Dice Game, Long Shot: The Dice Game)
• 01:13:42 Sign-off

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Stella from the Meeple University YouTube channel joins Candice to talk dragons, and geek out about game designer Alexander Pfister and their favorites of his games.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:03:21 Random Spider Encounters (not a game!)
• 00:08:19 Fresh Plays
  • 00:08:43 Wyrmspan (Wingspan reimplementation)
    • 00:14:46 Apiary (Cardboard Creations)
  • 00:17:06 Pax Illuminaten
  • 00:36:53 Heroes of Might & Magic III: The Board Game
  • 00:47:29 Dragonkeepers
  • 01:00:13 Quick KeyForge Update (KeyForge Public Radio & Help From Future Self podcast appearances)
• 01:03:12 Designer Spotlight: Alexander Pfister 
  • 01:03:33 The Pfister Pformula
  • 01:13:09 His Heavier Games (Mombasa/Skymines, Great Western Trail, Blackout: Hong Kong, Maracaibo, Boonlake)
  • 01:20:12 His Midweight Games (Pirates of Maracaibo, CloudAge)
  • 01:25:40 His Lighter Games (Port Royal, Port Royal: The Dice Game, Broom Service, Isle of Skye, Tybor the Builder, Oh My Goods!, Expedition to Newdale, Monster Expedition)
  • 01:38:02 Freibeuter der Karibik
  • 01:39:58 Our Favorite Alexander Pfister Games
    • 01:40:22 Pirates of Maracaibo + Maracaibo
    • 01:44:18 Skymines
    • 01:47:43 The Great Western Trail Trilogy (GWT, GWT: Argentina, GWT: New Zealand)
• 01:57:40 Sign-off

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Taylor Reiner from  the Taylor’s Trick-Taking Table YouTube channel joins Candice to discuss complexity in trick-taking games, as well as a variety of card games they played recently at a gaming event focused on trick-taking games. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:02:10 Taylor's Experience at Tokyo Game Market 
    • 00:03:52 Short Zoot Suit 
• 00:10:20 Fresh Plays
  • 00:10:41 Maze Makers
  • 00:15:05 Mindbug: First Contact
  • 00:20:29 Lines of Action
  • 00:23:42 Last Message
• 00:34:26 Complexity in Trick-Taking Games
  • 00:45:03 Lighter trick-taking games (Whist, Boast or Nothing, Hearts, The Crew)
• 00:49:27 Trick-Taking Games on Our Minds  
  • 00:51:08 The Kakapo: Buddy & Party
  • 00:56:22 Makai Fuda
  • 01:04:25 LOOP
  • 01:11:20 Trick Raiders
  • 01:20:07 Baronda
  • 01:25:12 Sumida River
  • 01:34:22 Iyadosu
  • 01:36:15 Extreme Tricks
  • 01:47:37 Tichu
  • 01:51:28 La bâtarde
• 02:09:23 Sign-off

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Elaine from the No Pun Included joins Candice to discuss games they're looking forward to in 2024. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:07:12 New Year's Resolutions
• 00:14:10 Fresh Plays
  • 00:14:33 Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies
  • 00:20:32 Freelancers: A Crossroads Game
  • 00:29:52 Spots
  • 00:35:13 Cyberion
• 00:48:22 2024 Releases on Our Radars
  • 00:50:11 Honorable Mentions (The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era + KeyForge: Grim Reminders)
  • 00:52:19 Molly House
  • 01:04:05 Ironwood
  • 01:09:07 Tycoon: India 1981
  • 01:15:01 Rock Hard: 1977
  • 01:18:06 Pax Penning
  • 01:24:01 Red Dust Rebellion (All Bridges Burning, and How GMT’s COIN Series Captured My Heart)
  • 01:37:05 Undergrove
  • 01:42:24 Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet
  • 01:47:01 The Morrison Game Factory
  • 01:51:30 Arcs
• 01:57:23 Sign-off

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Jess Cassady (Boardgame Girl/Heavy Cardboard) joins Candice to wrap up 2023 with a lovely chat about their favorite games of the year.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:05:50 Fresh Plays
  • 00:06:11 Sidereal Confluence
  • 00:13:30 Dealt! (Krass Kariert)
  • 00:18:08 Spicy
  • 00:24:28 Galactic Cruise
  • 00:31:00 Doubt Is Our Product
• 00:45:40 Our Favorite Games of 2023
  • 00:46:20 Favorite “New to Me” Games
    • 00:47:20 Packen Wir's!
    • 00:51:15 Die Mauer
    • 00:53:40 Minigolf Designer
    • 00:56:31 Fluxx: The Board Game
    • 00:59:24 Robotrick
    • 01:01:01 Nemesis
    • 01:04:31 KeyForge
    • 01:05:09 The Rich and the Good, Battlecrest, Cerebria, Revive
  • 01:05:59 2023 Games We Still Need to Play
    • 01:06:20 Septima, Charcuterie, Rafter Five, Dro Polter
    • 01:10:57 Too Many Bones: Unbreakable, Dune: Imperium Uprising, Earthborne Rangers
  • 01:13:31 Our Favorite 5 and Top 10  Games of 2023
    • 01:16:38 Jess's #5 
    • 01:20:02 Candice’s #10
    • 01:25:35 Candice’s #9
    • 01:27:11 Jess’s #4
    • 01:31:38 Candice’s #8
    • 01:33:40 Candice’s #7
    • 01:34:54 Jess’s #3
    • 01:38:37 Candice’s #6
    • 01:42:07 Candice’s #5
    • 01:44:46 Jess’s #2
    • 01:50:09 Candice’s #4
    • 01:52:28 Candice’s #3
    • 01:53:49 Jess's #1
    • 01:59:17 Candice’s #2
    • 02:01:31 Candice’s #1
  • 02:06:58 Honorable Mentions
• 02:15:45 Sign-off

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Tim from the Board Game Hot Takes podcast joins Candice to discuss their gaming highlights from BGG.CON 2023.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:28 Board Game Hot Takes
  • 00:05:22 The BGG.CON Vibe
    • 00:07:59 Hot Games Room + HUGE Game Library
    • 00:10:18 Exhibit Hall + Open Gaming Areas 
    • 00:12:43 Panels + Special Guests 
    • 00:14:29 "Board Game Celebrities"
• 00:17:20 Fresh Plays
  • 00:17:54 Ark Nova: Marine Worlds
  • 00:26:55 Raising Robots
  • 00:38:49 Grand Austria Hotel
  • 00:46:53 Forest Shuffle
• 01:01:50 Our BGG.CON '23 Gaming Highlights
  • 01:02:25 New Games Played - (Evacuation, Kutna Hora, Arboretum)
    • 01:03:20 Federation
    • 01:11:13 Arboretum
  • 01:12:55 Prototypes & Unreleased Games Played
    • 01:13:31 Martin Wallace prototypes (Steam Power, Animal Rules Football, "Chinese Whist")
    • 01:24:15 Raas: A Dance of Love
    • 01:28:13 Galactic Cruise
    • 01:31:17 Wilmot's Warehouse
  • 01:35:19 Teaching Games I Love (Scythe, Voidfall, Outlive)
    • 01:37:35 Clank! Catacombs
  • 01:41:22 Shifty Eyed Spies
  • 01:46:11 Late Night Party Games - (Challengers!, Letter Jam, Ricochet Robots)
    • 01:46:48 Fun Facts
  • 01:50:34 KeyForge (Winds of Exchange)
• 01:58:53 Sign-off

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Steph Hodge from All the Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss the 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide games.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:02:34 Nemesis at BGG.CON
• 00:06:36 Fresh Plays
  • 00:06:53 Empire's End
  • 00:12:14 Revive
  • 00:24:03 Challengers!
  • 00:31:20 The Rich and The Good
    • 00:39:51 Divinity Derby
• 00:42:14 The 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide Games
  • Modern Classics
    • 00:46:53 Azul
    • 00:47:19 CATAN
    • 00:48:18 Sagrada
    • 00:49:55 Bonus Mention (Ra)
  • Stocking Stuffers
    • 00:50:52 Noobs in Space
    • 00:52:48 Ohanami
    • 00:53:51 Romi Rami
    • 00:55:28 Bonus Mentions (Button Shy wallet games/Battlecrest,Wizards Cup)
  • Kids Games
    • 00:57:41 Capt'n Pepe: Treasure Ahoy!
    • 00:58:42 Forbidden Desert
    • 00:59:57 Ticket to Ride: First Journey (U.S.)
  • Solo Games
    • 01:00:43 Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Revised Edition)
    • 01:03:10 Cartographers
    • 01:05:21 Marvel Champions: The Card Game
    • 01:06:42 Bonus Mentions (20 Strong, Hoplomachus Victorum)
  • Two-Player Games
    • 01:12:15 Fiction
    • 01:14:37 Sky Team
    • 01:16:12 Wingspan Asia
    • 01:17:16 Bonus Mentions (Splendor Duel, 7 Wonders Duel, Jaipur, Targi, General Orders: World War II, Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes, Tokaido Duo)
  • Family Games
    • 01:19:31 Cascadia
    • 01:19:40 PARKS
    • 01:20:08 Trekking Through History
    • 01:20:42 Bonus Mentions (Challengers!, Polynesia)
  • Party Games
    • 01:21:49 Blank Slate
    • 01:22:23 Codenames + One Night Ultimate Werewolf 
    • 01:22:38 Bonus Mentions (Green Team Wins, Just One, Sides, Ready Set Bet)
  • Midweight Games
    • 01:24:22 Marvel Dice Throne
    • 01:25:05 My City (or My Island)
    • 01:25:53 Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game
    • 01:26:43 Bonus Mentions (The Princes of Florence, IKI, Apiary)
  • Heavy Games
    • 01:28:07 Ark Nova
    • 01:28:14 Carnegie
    • 01:28:36 Teotihuacan: City of Gods
    • 01:29:23 Bonus Mentions (Age of Innovation, Skymines, any version of Great Western Trail)
  • Cooperative Games
    • 01:31:08 Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Silent Storm
    • 01:31:46 Indiana Jones: Sands of Adventure
    • 01:32:53 KuZOOkA
    • 01:34:23 Bonus Mentions (The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, Race to the Raft)
• 01:37:08 Sign-off

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Meeple Mountain board game reviewer Justin Bell joins Candice to discuss their recent plays of new releases from SPIEL '23 and more.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:02:43 Historical Board Game Conventions (GMT Weekend at the Warehouse + SD Hist Con)
• 00:06:00 Extended Fresh Plays
  • 00:07:15 Kutna Hora: The City of Silver
  • 00:16:17 Rebel Princess
  • 00:27:14 StegegetS Moomin
  • 00:32:51 Septima
  • 00:55:03 Zhanguo: The First Empire
  • 01:06:52 Land and Freedom
  • 01:22:54 Nucleum
  • 01:35:28 Border Reivers
  • 01:52:35 Rats of Wistar
  • 02:02:28 Arcs
  • 02:20:48 Quicksand
  • 02:26:07 Evacuation 
• 02:33:44 Sign-off

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Game designer Elizabeth Hargrave joins Candice to discuss family-friendly games they love.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:05:33 Fresh Plays
  • 00:05:47 Leaf
  • 00:09:02 Kutná Hora: The City of Silver
  • 00:22:58 Undergrove
  • 00:30:06 Arborea
• 00:47:05 Family-Friendly Games We Love
  • 00:51:39 Just One
  • 00:55:19 Pit
  • 01:01:05 Telephone Pictionary (Eat Poop You Cat)
  • 01:06:20 Can't Stop
    •  01:09:29 Spicy Farkel
    •  01:10:10 Las Vegas
  • 01:11:27 Junk Art
    •  01:14:44 Nuts a GoGo!
  • 01:16:15 How Dare You?
    •  01:19:40 Fun Facts
  • 01:24:49 Illusion
  • 01:28:24 Just One...more time
    •  01:30:23 Wits & Wagers
  • 01:31:32 MonsDRAWsity 
    •  01:35:04 Tattoo Stories
  • 01:36:51 Insider
  • 01:43:22 Romi Rami
  • 01:44:38 Ready Set Bet
• 01:46:01 Sign-off

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Paula Deming from Things Get Dicey! joins Candice to discuss their SPIEL '23 experiences.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:03:46 Paula Leveled Up in Pathfinder
  • 00:04:29 Pathfinder Adventure Card Game
  • 00:05:49 Paula's Dice Curse
  • 00:08:48 We completely missed each other at SPIEL
• 00:11:52 Fresh Plays
  • 00:12:05 Acquire
    • 00:16:57 Big Boss
  • 00:19:52 Battlecrest
  • 00:27:44 nana/Trio
  • 00:34:03 Discordia
• 00:48:21 Our SPIEL '23 Experiences
  • 00:48:38 Vibe of the show
  • 00:52:08 Traveling to Essen
    • 00:53:02 Castles of Mad Ludwig
  • 00:57:56 Bumping into people at the show + designer encounters
  • 01:03:03 La bâtarde
  • 01:03:42 Jonathan Cox's climbing/shedding games (Peaks & Valleys and Spring Cleaning) 
  • 01:05:22 Romi Rami
  • 01:05:43 Zong-Hua Yang (Taiwan Night Market, Vegetable Stock, Christmas Tree)
  • 01:06:34 Content Creator Encounters
  • 01:08:15 Impressive Booths
    • 01:08:42 ttRPG demo booth
    • 01:10:10 The Gerhard’s booth
    • 01:11:28 Triad
    • 01:12:42 Board&Dice booth decked out for Nucleum
    • 01:13:15 Nightmare Before Christmas: Take Over the Holidays!
  • 01:13:51 Memorable Demos
    • 01:14:15 MLEM: Space Agency
    • 01:16:34 Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa
  • 01:21:05 Game Discoveries
    • 01:21:36 Rebel Princess
    • 01:26:23 Stich für Stich
    • 01:30:49 Fruitoplay
    • 01:37:05 Faraway
  • 01:41:42 Other Games Played
    • 01:42:00 General Orders: World War II
    • 01:44:55 Accuse!
    • 01:47:57 Tipperary
    • 01:49:50 Evenfall
    • 01:54:45 Wizards Cup
  • 01:57:32 Future Releases on Our Radars
    • 01:57:52 Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig
    • 02:00:59 Nemesis: Retaliation
• 02:04:31 Sign-off

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It's our first anniversary! BGG Owner Scott Alden (aka Aldie) joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL '23 games they're most excited for.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:08:10 Memories from Year 1
  • 00:15:13 Reflecting on our Top 5 SPIEL '22 Anticipation Games
• 00:21:58 Fresh Plays
  • 00:22:40 World Wonders
  • 00:25:59 Star Trek: Discovery – Black Alert
  • 00:41:41 Unlock!: Heroic Adventures
  • 00:43:49 Voidfall
• 00:58:04 SPIEL '23 Releases We're Most Excited For
  • 00:58:48 Perspectives
  • 01:01:25 Wizard’s Cup
  • 01:03:52 The Cathedral of Orléans
  • 01:06:22 1902 Méliès + The Battle of Versailles
  • 01:12:33 The Fox Experiment
  • 01:15:39 Nucleum
  • 01:21:31 Comet
  • 01:25:40 Kutná Hora: The City of Silver
  • 01:30:40 Evenfall
  • 01:34:50 Evacuation
  • 01:39:01 Aldie's Honorable Mentions (Trio, FTW?!, Freaky Frogs From Outaspace)
  • 01:41:47 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Triad, Voidfall, The White Castle, Expedition to 5X, Havalandi, Cyberion, Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard)
• 01:50:01 Sign-off

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Game designer Corey Konieczka from Unexpected Games  joins Candice to discuss board games with unique themes.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:03:44 Fresh Plays
  • 00:04:08 Forbidden Jungle
  • 00:06:41 Quirky Circuits: Penny & Gizmo's Snow Day
  • 00:13:14 Make the Difference
  • 00:16:33 Savage Bowl
• 00:25:52 Board Games with Unique Themes
  • 00:27:32 Tak
  • 00:31:36 Petrichor
  • 00:40:55 Blood Bowl
  • 00:44:26 Fort
  • 00:50:01 Hostage Negotiator
  • 00:53:50 Stonewall Uprising
  • 01:01:03 Sky Team
  • 01:04:40 Heading Forward
  • 01:13:30 X-Bugs
  • 01:21:08 Castell
  • 01:28:59 Honorable Mentions (Votes for Women, Molly House, The Cost, An Infamous Traffic, Cerebria, Voices In My Head, High Treason, Baseball Highlights: 2045, Tragedy Looper, Comanauts, Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr)
• 01:37:27 Whoops! Corey's audio wasn't fully uploaded when he left the call, so we missed his "bye and thank you" on the recording.
• 01:37:37 Sign-off

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Ryan from Man vs Meeple joins Candice to discuss game designer Vital Lacerda and their favorite Lacerda games.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:06:12 Fresh Plays
  • 00:06:43 Sky Team
  • 00:09:57 Making up for lost time...games "I'm not going to talk about"
    • 00:10:22 Nemesis
    • 00:11:29 Frosthaven
    • 00:11:59 Great Western Trail: New Zealand
    • 00:12:20 Gaia Project
  • 00:13:45 Here I Stand
  • 00:22:02 Barcelona
  • 00:28:48 Lands of the Mesozoic
• 00:38:59 Vital Lacerda Games
  • 00:39:30 What are Lacerda games all about?
  • 00:41:31 Ian O'toole Artwork
  • 00:43:58 Lacerda-Lite Games
    • 00:44:23 Mercado de Lisboa
    • 00:45:01 Bot Factory
    • 00:46:26 House of Fado
• 00:47:17 Our Favorite Lacerda Games
  • 00:47:47 Kanban EV
  • 00:55:17 On Mars
  • 00:59:46 Lisboa
  • 01:05:58 Inventions: Evolution of Ideas
  • 01:10:48 CO₂: Second Chance
  • 01:23:08 Weather Machine
  • 01:29:08 Vinhos
• 01:38:01 Sign-off

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Monique from Before You Play joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite board games that are 15+ years old.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:55 Gen Con Recap
• 00:08:14 Fresh Plays
  • 00:08:30 Oranienburger Kanal
  • 00:15:12 Romi Rami
  • 00:22:14 Inheritors
  • 00:28:10 Terra Nova
  • 00:33:27 Age of Innovation
  • 00:40:23 Veilwraith
  • 00:45:23 Kreel Manor
• 00:49:11 Oldies but Goodies
  • 00:50:20 Monique's Honorable Mentions (The Princes of Florence, Goa)
  • 01:02:54 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Tichu, Battlestar Galactica, Hansa Teutonica, Twilight Struggle)
  • 01:05:19 Modern Art (1992)
  • 01:09:23 Santiago (2003)
  • 01:18:38 Bohnanza (1997)
  • 01:22:02 Dahlias (new version of Bohnanza)
  • 01:24:01 Tigris & Euphrates (1997)
  • 01:28:04 Yellow & Yangtze/HUANG
  • 01:31:32 For Sale (1997)
  • 01:36:11 El Grande (1995)
  • 01:44:48 The Downfall of Pompeii (2004)
  • 01:49:45 Polynesia
  • 01:51:29 Dune (1979)
• 01:58:07 Sign-off

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Rob Oren from Rob’s Tabletop World joins Candice to discuss Gen Con '23 releases they're most excited to play.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:06:21 Fresh Plays
  • 00:06:35 Awakening The Bear (Third Edition)
  • 00:13:19 21Moon
  • 00:19:39 Shadows of Brimstone: Gates of Valhalla
  • 00:27:40 1815: Scum of the Earth
    • 00:35:28 Veilwraith
    • 00:38:29 Ricky Royal (Box of Delights) Shout-out
• 00:40:42 Gen Con '23 releases we're excited to play
  • 00:41:02 Race to the Raft
  • 00:44:19 Expeditions
  • 00:52:26 Legendary Encounters: The Matrix
  • 00:55:26 Castle Panic: Deluxe Collection 
  • 01:02:54 War of the Ring: The Card Game – Against the Shadow
  • 01:04:20 Cosmic Frog: Find Muck
  • 01:07:52 Spirit Island: Nature Incarnate
  • 01:09:10 IKI: Akebono
  • 01:11:06 Monster Pit
  • 01:12:17 Table Golf Association
  • 01:17:44 Sky Team
  • 01:19:35 Too Many Bones: Unbreakable
  • 01:28:19 Age of Innovation
  • 01:32:57 Tales of the Red Dragon Inn
  • 01:42:20 Great Western Trail: New Zealand
• 01:49:44 Sign-off

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Spielworxx owner Uli Blennemann joins Candice to discuss their favorite card-driven games.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:04:04 PGC Con (trick-taking game convention)
  • 00:06:17 Robotrick
  • 00:07:42 Trick-taking in Black and White
  • 00:08:51 The Barracks Emperors
  • 00:10:51 Le Plateau
  • 00:11:07 Touchdown Heroes & Savage Bowl
  • 00:11:14 Inside Job
  • 00:11:58 Diamonds
  • 00:12:46 Bridge City Poker & Five-Three-Five
  • 00:13:48 Bacon
  • 00:14:10 Dual Gauge: Denmark
  • 00:14:50 An Infamous Traffic
  • 00:17:28 Blood on the Clocktower
• 00:21:55 Fresh Plays
  • 00:22:11 Land and Freedom
  • 00:25:59 Peak Oil: Profiteer
  • 00:35:27 Votes for Women
  • 00:38:57 Moonrakers
• 00:50:54 Card-driven Games (CDGs) We Love
  • 00:51:04 What CDGs are all about
  • 00:55:49 We the People (Mark Herman)
  • 00:58:50 Forged in Steel
  • 00:59:22 No Motherland Without
  • 00:59:54 Twilight Struggle
  • 01:02:02 1979: Revolution in Iran
  • 01:03:46 Paths of Glory
  • 01:05:53 Twilight Struggle: Red Sea
  • 01:08:42 Clash of Monarchs
  • 01:11:08 Clash of Sovereigns
  • 01:11:57 Brotherhood & Unity
  • 01:18:39 Washington's War
  • 01:21:04 Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ? 
  • 01:25:25 Here I Stand & Virgin Queen
  • 01:30:58 Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
  • 01:34:29 Empire of the Sun
  • 01:40:47 Wir sind das Volk!
  • 01:47:46 Uli's Honorable Mentions - No Motherland Without, Twilight Struggle, Wilderness War, Unhappy King Charles, For the People, Pursuit of Glory
  • 01:49:24 Candice's Honorable Mentions - Dual Powers: Revolution 1917, Red Flag Over Paris, 13 Days, Watergate, Successors, Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno, Europe Divided, Siege of Vienna
  • 01:52:43 Weimar: The Fight for Democracy
• 01:55:41 Sign-off

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Ben Mandelker from the Game Brain podcast joins Candice to geek out about the 18xx genre of railroad-themed stock market and tile-laying board games, in addition to sharing their initial impressions of 1880: China (2022 Lookout Games edition). 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:06:12 Fresh Plays
  • 00:06:26 ZhanGuo
  • 00:11:15 Imperial Struggle
  • 00:27:30 Skymines
  • 00:27:59 Gold West
  • 00:37:03 Undaunted: Stalingrad 
    • 00:44:32 Mind MGMT
  • 00:48:55 Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition)
• 01:06:44 Why 18xx Might Be Your Next Obsession 
  • 01:07:02 What 18xx games are all about
  • 01:19:48 What we love about 18xx games
  • 01:25:34 The challenges/barriers of getting into 18xx
  • 01:32:55 New ways to think about 18xx to demystify it and embrace it
  • 01:39:44 Dipping your toes in 18xx:
    • 01:40:07 Dual Gauge
    • 01:40:35 18Chesapeake
    • 01:41:07 18xx.games
    • 01:42:49 City of the Big Shoulders
    • 01:43:25 Shikoku 1889
  • 01:43:30 Diving a little deeper:
    • 01:43:37 1846: The Race for the Midwest
    • 01:44:17 18 Los Angeles
    • 01:44:24 18MEX
    • 01:44:37 1882: Assiniboia 
    • 01:45:12 1848: Australia 
    • 01:45:33 1849: The Game of Sicilian Railways
    • 01:46:01 18Ireland
    • 01:46:40 1817
    • 01:47:08 1822: The Railways of Great Britain
  • 01:47:21 If trains aren't your thing:
    • 01:47:37 City of the Big Shoulders
    • 01:47:45 21Moon
    • 01:48:14 Rolling Stock Stars
    • 01:48:35 Poseidon
    • 01:49:20 18Mag: Hungarian Railway History
• 01:51:30 Our initial impressions of 1880: China
• 02:12:17 Sign-off

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Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules! joins Candice to discuss board games that use dice in clever ways.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:28 BGG Podcast Update
• 00:04:55 Fresh Plays
  • 00:05:08 Princes of Florence
  • 00:10:24 Hamlet: The Village Building Game
  • 00:18:14 Arkham Horror LCG - Edge of the Earth campaign
  • 00:22:43 Skymines (reimplementation of Mombasa)
• 00:36:02 Board Games That Use Dice in Clever Ways
  • 00:37:09 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Scholars of the South Tigris, Woodcraft, Nokosu Dice, Quantum, Nautilion, Roll Player)
  • 01:00:48 Paul's Honourable Mentions (Castles of Burgundy, Merlin, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Pulsar 2849, Alien Frontiers, Lorenzo Il Magnifico, Red Cathedral, Grand Austria Hotel, Sagrada, Blueprints, Dice Forge,  Rise of Tribes)
  • 00:43:17 Star Wars RPG
  • 00:47:57 Dice Realms
  • 00:51:34 Crystal Palace
  • 00:54:59 Coimbra
  • 01:01:22 Ganz schön clever 
  • 01:05:48 Tiletum
  • 01:12:11 Teotihuacan, Tekhenu
    • 01:14:01 Praetor
  • 01:16:01 Troyes
    • 01:22:17 Black Angel
  • 01:23:38

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Game designer Erica Bouyouris joins Candice to discuss great board games for introducing people to the hobby. Erica also shares some excellent thoughts on how to ease new players in so they keep coming back.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:02 Dumb Ways to Die Card Game
  • 00:01:34 Candice's Quick BGG.Spring Recap 
    • 00:02:30 Stationfall with Aldie
    • 00:02:39 Tribes of the Wind with Beth
    • 00:02:50 Big Boss & Mind Up! with Eric
    • 00:04:01 Spiel des Jahres Nominees
  • 00:06:31 Erica's Thoughts on Onboarding New Players
• 00:12:41 Fresh Plays
  • 00:13:43 Sky Team
  • 00:19:16 Big Shot
  • 00:28:21 Mists over Carcassonne
  • 00:35:15 Le Plateau
  • 00:39:31 Rebuilding Seattle
• 00:51:41 Great Games for Introducing People to the Hobby
  • 00:53:32 KuZOOka
  • 01:00:48 The Quacks of Quedlinburg
  • 01:06:38 Can’t Stop
  • 01:10:24 Citadels
  • 01:16:33 Horrified
  • 01:21:21 Azul
  • 01:24:15 AMIGO Games
  • 01:27:54 Splendor
  • 01:31:52 Oink Games
  • 01:35:50 Co-operative Games
• 01:41:00 Sign-off

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Isaac Vega (game designer and CEO/Owner of Rose Gauntlet Entertainment) joins Candice to discuss board games with iconic box cover art.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:03:11 Fresh Plays
  • 00:03:25 Brindlewood Bay
  • 00:08:35 Undaunted: Battle of Britain
    • 00:15:37 General Orders: World War II
  • 00:16:39 For Science!
    • 00:20:19 The Climbers
  • 00:21:47 Green Team Wins
  • 00:26:27 Dual Gauge
• 00:31:15 Board Games with Iconic Box Cover Art
  • 00:33:34 Lost Ruins of Arnak
  • 00:37:37 Root
  • 00:41:19 Mysterium
  • 00:44:50 The 7th Continent
  • 00:50:10 Abyss
  • 00:54:49 Great Western Trail
  • 01:01:57 Tokaido
  • 01:05:33 Twilight Imperium
  • 01:15:29 King of Tokyo: Dark Edition
  • 01:20:56 Wingspan
  • 01:27:24 Bonus Mentions: Twilight Struggle, Scythe, Feudum, Sleeping Gods, Calico, High Society, Photosynthesis, Everdell, 7 Wonders Duel
• 01:31:53 Sign-off

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Board game Twitch streamer Beneeta Kaur joins Candice to discuss their favorite area majority games.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:02:38 Fresh Plays
  • 00:02:51 Fast Sloths
  • 00:05:14 Bug Council of Backyardia
  • 00:14:04 Furnace: Interbellum
  • 00:19:27 Unforgiven: The Lincoln Assassination Trial
• 00:32:29 Our Favorite Area Majority Games
  • 00:32:39 Small World
  • 00:37:30 Ethnos
  • 00:47:34 El Grande
  • 00:56:33 Nippon
  • 01:05:59 World's Fair 1893
  • 01:10:57 Battle for Rokugan
  • 01:17:42 Smartphone Inc.
  • 01:21:57 Brian Boru: High King of Ireland
  • 01:31:00 Petrichor
  • 01:39:36 Dominant Species/Dominant Species: Marine, Cerebria, Wonderland's War
  • 01:41:06 Hansa Teutonica, Shogun
• 01:42:52 Sign-off

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The Podfather of Gaming and retired founder, owner, and President of Stronghold Games, Stephen Buonocore joins Candice to discuss "The Quad" and the most memorable games they played recently at a private gaming event.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:58 Board Games Insider Podcast
  • 00:04:21 War of the Ring
  • 00:05:45 The Quad
• 00:08:52 Fresh Plays
  • 00:09:16 Senators
  • 00:11:12 Quartermaster General WW2: 2nd Edition 
  • 00:16:05 Shakespeare
  • 00:23:40 AuZtralia
  • 00:32:11 Seven Prophecies
  • 00:37:43 Earth
  • 00:45:00 New Dávid Turczi/Simone Luciani Board&Dice game
  • 00:51:21 Folklore: The Affliction
  • 00:56:40 Stationfall
  • 01:07:45 Moon Leap
  • 01:13:18 Sides
  • 01:19:54 Cerebria: The Inside World
  • 01:31:07 Letters from Whitechapel
• 01:38:22 Sign-off

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Jonathan Cox from the JonGetsGames YouTube channel joins Candice to discuss some of the most interesting trick-taking games they've played and enjoy.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:06:25 Fresh Plays
  • 00:06:28 Horseless Carriage
  • 00:14:11 Lowlands
  • 00:24:33 Dual Gauge
  • 00:33:56 Europa Universalis: The Price of Power
  • 00:46:48 Bullet♥︎/Bullet⭐
• 00:48:13 Trick-taking, Climbing, Shedding Games
  • 00:50:17 Inside Job
  • 00:51:09 Touchdown Heroes
  • 00:52:49 Spades
  • 00:53:02 Tichu
  • 00:53:57 Hachi Train
  • 01:01:02 Trick and Trade
  • 01:04:04 Nokosu Dice
  • 01:12:38 Ninety-Nine
  • 01:19:52 Shamans
  • 01:30:52 Schadenfreude
  • 01:38:24 Trick of the Rails
  • 01:48:38 Of What’s Left
  • 01:53:27 Roulette-Taking Game
  • 01:58:55 Dois
  • 02:04:14 TRICKTAKERs
• 02:12:07 Sign-off

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Nikki Pontius joins Candice to discuss cooperative board games, some of their favorites, and some they'd love to play. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:16 Texas Pinball Festival
• 00:06:13 Fresh Plays
  • 00:06:28 Velonimo
  • 00:07:23 Gartenbau
  • 00:08:53 Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Phoenixborn
  • 00:13:46 Hickory Dickory
• 00:22:59 Cooperative Board Games 
  • 00:25:38 Arkham Horror
  • 00:28:29 The Lord of the Rings
  • 00:32:37 The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game
  • 00:34:47 Race to the Raft
  • 00:36:19 Legends of Andor
  • 00:37:50 Fortune and Glory
  • 00:39:09 Horrified
  • 00:39:44 The Grizzled
  • 00:41:28 Magic Maze
  • 00:42:09 Dead of Winter 
  • 00:42:59 The Mind
  • 00:44:26 Just One
  • 00:45:12 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
  • 00:45:36 Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
  • 00:46:45 This War of Mine: The Board Game
  • 00:50:05 The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
  • 00:54:10 Marvel United
  • 00:59:09 Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
  • 01:02:30 Ghost Stories
  • 01:07:52 Too Many Bones
  • 01:11:49 Black Orchestra
  • 01:15:01 Arkham Horror: The Card Game
  • 01:20:14 KuZOOkA
  • 01:23:01 Spir

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Liz Davidson from Beyond Solitaire joins Candice to discuss the joys of solo gaming and share some of their favorite lunch break, puzzly, story-driven, historical, and play-all-day board games to play solo.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:02:21 Night Witches with David Thompson
• 00:06:14 Fresh Plays
  • 00:06:28 Galenus
  • 00:10:47 Dune
  • 00:21:59 The Republic of Rome
  • 00:22:47 Stonewall Uprising
  • 00:26:47 The Sacred Band
  • 00:28:15 A Feast for Odin
  • 00:37:51 Agricola
• 00:41:20 Women's History Month Spotlight
  • 00:41:47 Tory Brown, Votes for Women
  • 00:44:51 Roberta Taylor, Creature Comforts 
  • 00:48:37 The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857
• 00:50:10 The Joys of Solo Gaming
  
  
  • 00:57:51 Lunch Break Games
  • 00:58:25 Regicide
  • 00:59:35 Sprawlopolis/Agropolis, Orchard
  • 01:00:06 Sprawlopolis
  • 01:04:39 Onirim, Sylvion, Stellarion, Nautilion
  • 01:05:16 Friday, Tetrarchia, Lux Aeterna, Resist!
    
    
  • 01:06:35 Puzzly Games
  • 01:06:52 Bullet♥︎
  • 01:09:05 Black Sonata
  • 01:13:09 The Search for Planet X, A Feast for Odin, Roads & Boats
    
    
  • 01:14:16 Story-driven Games
  • 01:14:44 Lands of Galzyr
  • 01:16:44 Nemo's War (Second Edition)
  • 01:22:09 This War of Mine: The Board Game
    
    
  • 01:22:54 Historical Games
  • 01:23:21 Stilicho: Last of the Romans/The Wars of Marcus Aurelius
  • 01:26:13 Pavlov's House
  • 01:31:44 Castle Itter, Soldier's in Postmen's Uniforms, Lanzerath Ridge
  • 01:32:38 Warfighter: The WWII Tactical Combat Card Game, Navajo Wars, Obsession, Pax Pamir
    
    
  • 01:34:14 Play-All-Day Games
  • 01:34:51

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Mandi Hutchinson from Salt and Sass Games joins Candice to discuss Votes for Women, a new card-driven board game about the American women's suffrage movement from 1848-1920, from Tory Brown and Fort Circle Games.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:02:21 Inkulinati (PC/Xbox game)
• 00:05:15 Fresh Plays
  • 00:05:40 Ahoy
  • 00:10:03 Yokai Septet
  • 00:19:30 Fantasy Realms: Deluxe Edition
  • 00:26:23 Rumble Nation
• 00:35:58 Black History Month Spotlight
  • 00:36:14 Eric Lang (game designer), The Godfather: Corleone's Empire 
  • 00:38:38 Fertessa Allyse (game designer), Book of Villainy and Wicked & Wise 
  • 00:41:36 Tanya DePass (writer) and Sharise Nicole Williams (artist), Sea of Legends 
• 00:42:26 Votes for Women 
  • 01:05:20 Corrupt Bargain: The 1824 Presidential Election
  • 01:06:14 1960: The Making of the President
  • 01:07:09 Obsession
• 01:17:54 Sign-off

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Mike Murphy from The Brothers Murph joins Candice to discuss board games with elevating art. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:02:18 My Flesh and Blood ProQuest Experience (or Whooping)
• 00:07:09 Fresh Plays
  • 00:07:26 Paperback Adventures
  • 00:10:12 Brick & Mortar
  • 00:21:08 Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire & The Golden Age expansion
  • 00:27:06 Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa
• 00:38:34 Board Games with Elevating Art
  • 00:40:19 Everdell 
  • 00:42:30 Inis 
  • 00:44:59 Dreadful Meadows
  • 00:47:27 Trickerion: Legends of Illusion
  • 00:49:58 Canvas
  • 00:52:01 Cloudspire
  • 00:56:12 Flamecraft
  • 00:59:16 Dixit/Dixit: Odyssey
  • 01:04:29 Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef
  • 01:08:17 Root
  • 01:11:57 Shakespeare
  • 01:15:57 Feudum
• 01:27:15 Sign-off

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BGG Director of Media Lincoln Damerst joins Candice to discuss their favorite 2-player games that can be played in an hour or less. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:00 New BGG Show Episode
  • 00:02:35 GameNight! Date Night
• 00:07:34 Fresh Plays
  • 00:07:47 Beer & Bread
  • 00:09:15 Rise
  • 00:09:50 Historia
  • 00:16:07 Ark Nova
  • 00:16:24 Precognition
  • 00:24:08 Polynesia
  • 00:26:30 Babylonia
• 00:32:39 Our favorite 2-player games that can be played in an hour or less
  • 00:32:59 Herrlof 
  • 00:33:40 Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft
  • 00:35:05 Lincoln's #5 - Jaipur
  • 00:37:22 Candice's #5 - Jaipur
  • 00:40:51 Lincoln's #4 - Watergate
  • 00:43:25 Candice's #4 - Watergate
  • 00:46:10 Lincoln's #3 - 7 Wonders Duel
  • 00:49:30 Candice's #3 - Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes
  • 00:53:51 Lincoln's #2 - Splendor Duel
  • 00:57:18 Raptor
  • 00:58:16 Candice's #2 - 7 Wonders Duel
  • 01:00:51 Lincoln's #1 - Targi
  • 01:03:47 Candice's #1 - War Chest
• 01:12:07 Sign-off

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Content Creator GameFreakGeek Monique joins Candice to discuss upcoming 2023 releases they're excited to play. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:03:58 Fresh Plays
  • 00:04:14 Juicy Fruits
  • 00:06:43 Flamecraft
  • 00:13:20 Obsession
  • 00:17:52 Arkham Horror: The Card Game + Edge of the Earth Campaign Expansion
• 00:25:02 2023 Releases on Our Radars
  • 00:26:37 Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum
  • 00:29:27 Earthborne Rangers
  • 00:35:34 Mother Of Frankenstein
    • 00:37:27 The Light in the Mist   & The Emerald Flame
  • 00:39:27 Vijayanagara: The Deccan Empires of Medieval India, 1290-1398
    • 00:43:44 Cuba Libre
  • 00:45:39 I Made You A Mix Tape
    • 00:48:52 DropMix
  • 00:51:29 Zip Zap Zop
  • 00:54:18 Fit To Print
  • 00:58:52 Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
  • 01:06:28 The Paradox Initiative
  • 01:10:02 Horseless Carriage
• 01:18:50 Sign-off

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Game designer Cole Wehrle joins Candice to discuss their top 5 favorite board game hidden gems.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:09 Arcs at Pax Unplugged
• 00:04:28 Fresh Plays
  • 00:04:42 Almoravid
  • 00:10:46 SolForge Fusion
    • 00:17:24 Codex (Cole's surprise hidden gem honorable mention)
  • 00:18:00 Frosthaven
  • 00:24:48 Flesh and Blood
• 00:34:46 Our Top 5 Board Game Hidden Gems
  • 00:35:30 Cole's #5 - Serenissima
  • 00:38:48 Candice's #5 - Dilluvia Project
  • 00:45:37 Cole's #4 - Conspiracy
  • 00:50:03 Candice's #4 - Dual Powers: Revolution 1917
  • 00:58:38 Cole's #3 - Senators
  • 01:01:39 Candice's #3 - Three Kingdoms Redux
    • 01:08:52 Race for the Chinese Zodiac
  • 01:09:19 Cole's #2 - Bausack
  • 01:12:43 Candice's #2 - Sol: Last Days of a Star
  • 01:19:59 Cole's #1 - Hoity Toity
  • 01:25:48 Candice's #1 - Star Wars: The Card Game
• 01:34:49 Sign-off

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Corey Thompson from Dice Tower News joins Candice to discuss deck-building and their top 5 favorite deck-building games. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:42 Dice Tower Dish
• 00:05:18 Fresh Plays
  • 00:05:49 Atiwa
  • 00:11:06 Beer & Bread
  • 00:20:59 Reflecto
  • 00:25:26 Charioteer
• 00:36:06 Deck-building + Our Top 5 Deck-building Games
  • 00:36:18 Thoughts on deck-building & early influential games
    • 00:37:07 Dominion 
    • 00:37:52 Starcraft 
    • 00:39:10 Thunderstone 
    • 00:39:26 Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game
    • 00:39:59 Star Realms 
  • Honorable Mentions
    • 00:43:22 Fort
    • 00:43:51 Mystic Vale
    • 00:44:43 Dune Imperium
    • 00:45:28 Tyrants of the Underdark
    • 00:46:36 Lost Ruins of Arnak
    • 00:47:49 Clank!
  • 00:49:14 Corey's #5 - Friday
  • 00:51:03 Candice's #5 - Dale of Merchants
  • 00:54:48 Corey's #4 - Xenon Profiteer
  • 00:57:40 Candice's #4 - Imperium: Classics/Legends
  • 01:01:41 Corey's #3 - Valley of the Kings
  • 01:04:12 Candice's #3 - Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
  • 01:09:59 Corey's #2 - Dale of Merchants
    • 01:11:54 Dawn of Peacemakers
    • 01:12:20 Lands of Galzyr 
  • 01:13:46 Candice's #2 - The Undaunted series
  • 01:22:34 Corey's #1 - XenoShyft: Onslaught
  • 01:25:58 Candice

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Steph Hodge from BGG and All The Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss games on the 2022 BoardGameGeek Holiday Gift Guide.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:01:49 Fresh Plays
  • 00:02:03 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
  • 00:05:36 John Company (Second Edition)
  • 00:17:27 Deal with the Devil
• 00:30:06 The 2022 BoardGameGeek Holiday Gift Guide
  • 00:34:08 Family and New Gamers
  • 00:34:52 Splendor
  • 00:35:44 Azul
  • 00:36:34 Yak
  • 00:37:41 Akropolis
  • 00:38:49 Kites
  • 00:40:36 Cascadia
  • 00:42:01 Stocking Stuffers
  • 00:42:16 Star Wars: Jabba’s Palace - A Love Letter Game
  • 00:43:29 Star Realms
  • 00:44:15 Qwixx
  • 00:45:21 The Mind
  • 00:46:43 Dandelions
  • 00:47:18 Bag of Chips
  • 00:49:20 Holiday Hijinks #1 The Kringle Caper
  • 00:50:42 Kids Games
  • 00:51:35 Moonlight Castle
  • 00:52:30 Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy
  • 00:53:49 Clue: Finding Nemo
  • 00:54:14 Quacks & Co.: Quedlinburg Dash 
  • 00:55:34 Foodfighters
  • 00:56:03 Disney Happiest Day Game
  • 00:56:48 Two-player Games
  • 00:56:53 Targi
  • 00:57:52 Quarto
  • 00:58:41 Tea for 2
  • 00:59:06 It’s a Wonderful Kingdom
  • 01:00:01 WolfWalkers: My Story
  • 01:00:59 The Mirroring of Mary King
  • 01:02:33 Disney Sorcerer's Arena: Epic Alliances Core Set
  • 01:03:08 Splendor Duel
  • 01:04:17 Midweight Strategy Games
  • 01:04:44 First Rat
  • 01:06:10 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
  • 01:06:28 Corrosion
  • 01:07:47 Space Station Phoenix
  • 01:09:19

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Nick Murphy from The Brothers Murph and Candice review Terracotta Army.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:02:45 Fresh Plays
  • 00:00:00 The Search for Planet X
  • 00:07:39 Roads & Boats
  • 00:18:04 Wayfarers of the South Tigris
  • 00:24:01 Schadenfreude
    • 00:29:32 Tidal Blades: Banner Festival
    • 00:30:29 Shamans
• 00:31:14 Terracotta Army 
  • 00:31:57 Game Overview
  • 00:44:24 Review
• 01:17:06 Sign-off

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W. Eric Martin, BGG News Editor-in-Chief, joins Candice to discuss games they demoed at SPIEL ‘22.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:00:51 Eric's post-SPIEL vacation
  • 00:01:42 GMT Warehouse Weekend
    • 00:03:55   Flashpoint: South China Sea
    • 00:04:27 Cross Bronx Expressway
• 00:07:20 Fresh Plays
  • 00:07:37 Trio (nana)
  • 00:10:17 Sol: Last Days of a Star
  • 00:18:31 AEOLOS
  • 00:26:39 Blood on the Clocktower
• 00:37:59 Our SPIEL '22 Demo Experiences
  • 00:38:37 Philosophy
  • 00:43:18 Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan
  • 00:50:16 After Us
  • 00:57:12 Europa Universalis: The Price of Power
  • 01:03:35 Skoventyr
  • 01:10:12 1998 ISS
  • 01:18:04 KSAR
  • 01:23:04 Saigon 75
• 01:30:45 Sign-off

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Beth Heile, BGG Store Product Manager, joins Candice to discuss games that were not on their radars ahead of SPIEL ‘22, but after discovering them at the show, they're looking forward to playing them. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  
  
• 00:02:15 Fresh Plays
  • 00:02:34 Turing Machine
  • 00:06:54 Pingyao: First Chinese Banks
  • 00:14:24 Evergreen
  • 00:19:58 WordCraft
• 00:28:23 Our SPIEL '22 Discoveries
  • 00:28:28 Beth's SPIEL Report
  • 00:35:56 Candice's SPIEL Experience
  • 00:38:28 Take a Seat
  • 00:41:49 Crossing Oceans
  • 00:43:59 Overbooking
  • 00:46:59 Corrupt Parliament
  • 00:49:59 Troublez
  • 00:53:26 Race to the Raft
  • 01:01:19 My Shelfie
  • 01:05:01 Dogfight!: Rule The Skies in 20 Minutes!
  • 01:10:05 Come Together
  • 01:15:28 Unconscious Mind
• 01:20:04 Sign-off

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Scott Alden (aka Aldie), the owner of BoardGameGeek, joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL '22 games they're most excited for. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:12 Thank you to Aldie 
  • 00:02:30 Geek Speak (previous BGG podcast) 
  • 00:05:50 Shout-out to Game Brain
• 00:06:32 Fresh Plays
  • 00:06:47 Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood 
  • 00:12:40 Lacrimosa 
  • 00:22:10 Bad Company 
  • 00:29:25 In Vino Morte
• 00:35:16 Our Top 5 SPIEL '22 Releases We're Most Excited For
  • 00:35:21 SPIEL overview 
  • 00:41:25 Aldie's #5 - Rise & Fall 
  • 00:45:09 Candice's #5 - War of the Ring: The Card Game 
  • 00:47:59 Aldie's #4 - Beast 
  • 00:51:04 Candice's #4 - 1880: China 
  • 00:54:15 Aldie & Candice's #3 - Deal with the Devil 
  • 00:58:32 Aldie's #2 - Challengers! 
  • 01:04:01 Candice's #2 - Undaunted: Stalingrad 
  • 01:07:40 Aldie's #1 - Findorff 
  • 01:10:40 Candice's #1 - Great Western Trail: Argentina
• 01:20:22 Sign-off

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