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iSlaytheDragon

A bi-weekly podcast featuring writers from iSlaytheDragon.com in which we discuss various topical issues related to the board game hobby. Visit our website for more reviews, news, and other content, or just sit back and enjoy the heat from our fire-breathing dragon, Kennith.

  • Episode 13 – Power to the Player
    The iSlaytheDragon crew discuss variable player powers. What are they and do we like them? Which games employ them best and which games use them as a crutch. Also, this is the conclusion to the first season of the Breathing Flames podcast. We will be back after examining what worked and what didn’t. We would [...]
    23 October 2018, 11:00 am
  • Episode 12 – Wolfie’s Top 7
    Wolfie gives us the lowdown on his favorite 7 games. How many wooden cubes will there be? Only one way to find out! iTunes | Google Play | RSS Direct Download Send comments and questions to [email protected] Games Mentioned: In XCOM: The Board Game [our review], you and up to three friends assume the roles of the leaders of the [...]
    9 October 2018, 11:00 am
  • Episode 11 – First Five
    Join the iSlaytheDragon crew on a trip down memory lane as we discuss the first five games we ever purchased. What do they about as us and how much did we enjoy them? Were there mistakes in our uninformed decisions or did we hit it out of the park? iTunes | Google Play | RSS Direct Download Send comments [...]
    25 September 2018, 11:00 am
  • Episode 10 – The Price of Pretty
    What is pretty worth to you? Are you willing to spend more on a game if it looks nice? Join us as we discuss the lengths we are willing and not so willing to go for a pretty game. iTunes | Google Play | RSS Direct Download Send comments and questions to [email protected] Games Mentioned: Gentes is the Latin [...]
    11 September 2018, 11:00 am
  • Episode 9 -Uniquity
    Will 2018 be the uniquest year? It will if Fantasy Flight has any say in the matter. With the announcement of a new line of Unique Games™, they are touting revolutionary new printing technology in which every copy of a game will be unique in some way from every other copy. Is this a marketing [...]
    28 August 2018, 11:00 am
  • Episode 8 – Alex’s Top 7
    In this episode we discuss Alex’s most excellent taste in games. He breaks down why he enjoys these seven games above all the others. iTunes | Google Play | RSS Direct Download Send comments and questions to [email protected] Games Mentioned: Impulse [our review] is a quick-playing 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) game set in space with the game board [...]
    14 August 2018, 11:00 am
  • Episode 7 – The Midway
    GenCon looms in the near future. Join us as we reflect on the games of 2018 so far and discuss some of the games we’re looking forward to in the future. iTunes | Google Play | RSS Direct Download Send comments and questions to [email protected] Games Mentioned: The Mind [our review] is more than just a game. It’s an experiment, [...]
    31 July 2018, 11:30 am
  • Episode 6 – New Edition
    The age of Board Game 2.0 is upon us. Whether it’s a popular game getting a fresh coat of paint or an old classic coming back into print, board games are reinventing themselves at breakneck speeds. Rules changes, new art, new components. It’s a whole ball game! Join us as we discuss how new editions [...]
    17 July 2018, 11:00 am
  • Episode 5 – Farmer Lenny’s Top 7
    Join us as we discuss Farmer Lenny’s 7 most very favorite games. We discuss, heckle, and pontificate on the the games he holds most dear. Do you agree? Let us know in the comments. iTunes | Google Play | RSS Direct Download Games Mentioned: 7. Ginkgopolis – Xavier Georges published by Pearl games in 2012. 1-5 players. 321 overall BGG rank [...]
    3 July 2018, 10:00 am
  • Episode 4 – Award Season
    Spiel des Jahres , MENSA Select, Golden Geeks, Dice Tower Awards, Golden Elephants. Shake a tree and surely another board game award will drop out of it. What do we make of them and how to we make use of them? iTunes | Google Play | RSS Direct Download Awards Mentioned: Spiel des Jahres is an [...]
    19 June 2018, 11:00 am
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