Behind The Shield Podcast

Behind The Shield

Battleground Games & Hobbies first opened its doors in 2002 and is now one of New England’s premier game stores with three convenient locations – Abington, MA, Norton, MA and now Saugus, MA. We are fully stocked in all major product lines for the serious gamer and we specialize in collectible card games, board games, miniature games and role-playing games. Our deep stock, great events and friendly, knowledgeable staff make Battleground the top choice for your one-stop, friendly local game store!

  • 59 minutes 17 seconds
    Behind the Shield - Episode 143- TCG Gift Giving Guide
    Episode 143 We continue our month long series of gift giving guides with recommendations for those of our listeners who are planning to buy Trading Card Game gifts for their friends and loved ones this year. There's also a LOT of new releases coming out this time of year and we try to highlight a few that have caught our eyes. Games Discussed: Treasure Island Robin Hood and the Merry Men Fallout: New California and many, many more! Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tddHpJK Watch us stream games on our Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/battlegroundgameslive More fun video content and stream archives on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsbVmAsw6TMDdSkT1LJOB4Q Donate to the Extra Life 2018 campaign! https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.team&teamID=40250# Music Credits: Five Armies - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Private Eye - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Alchemists Tower - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    7 December 2018, 7:07 pm
  • 26 minutes 33 seconds
    Behind the Shield - Episode 142 - Board Game Holiday Guide
    Episode 142 While many of the Battleground staff (and product) are off in Philadelphia for Pax Unplugged Andrew is stuck all by himself back at home base. Today we start our month-long series on gift giving recommendations with some ideas and recommendations for board game gifts for your favorite gamer this year. Games Discussed: Evolution Fallout: New California Hail Hydra and many, many more! Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tddHpJK Watch us stream games on our Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/battlegroundgameslive More fun video content and stream archives on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsbVmAsw6TMDdSkT1LJOB4Q Donate to the Extra Life 2018 campaign! https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.team&teamID=40250# Music Credits: Five Armies - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Private Eye - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Alchemists Tower - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    30 November 2018, 6:48 pm
  • 47 minutes 43 seconds
    Behind the Shield - Episode 141 - D&D: The Crossovering
    Episode 141 We had an astonishing Extra Life marathon last weekend and we want to review our favorite bits from that. At the same time there's a whole lot going on this weekend with the new Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica and the Keyforge pre-launch, so there's lots to cover in this week's podcast! Games Discussed: Dungeons & Dragons Magic the Gathering Keyforge and many, many more! Join the conversation on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tddHpJK Watch us stream games on our Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/battlegroundgameslive More fun video content and stream archives on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsbVmAsw6TMDdSkT1LJOB4Q Donate to the Extra Life 2018 campaign! https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.team&teamID=40250# Music Credits: Five Armies - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Private Eye - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Alchemists Tower - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    9 November 2018, 5:48 pm
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