This Board Game Life

This Board Game Life

Board Games and Real People! This is a gaming podcast focusing on board games as a hobby. Our host Rob, talks about the latest goings on in the hobbyist board game world and the fun to be had playing games from around the world.

  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    Best of 2025 110
    Mark and Rob discuss their favorite games releases of 2025. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Spooktacular, ISS Vanguard, Pandemic Legacy: Season 1, Grimcoven, The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, First in Flight, Dragon Eclipse, Echoes of Time, Brink, Speakeasy, The Gang, Cosmic Encounter, Lightning Train, Ark Nova and
    13 December 2025, 2:00 am
  • One Book to Rule Them All 109
    Mark and Rob discuss the games they played recently, go over the news, and discuss board game rule books. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Istanbul: The Dice Game, Tend, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, ISS Vanguard, Pandemic Legacy: Season 1, Spooktacular, Lands of Amazement, Root and 20 Strong: Tanglewoods Red.
    20 November 2025, 3:14 am
  • 1 hour 34 minutes
    Guide to a Great Game Night 108
    Mark and Rob talk about the games they played lately and then go into the hallmarks of a great game night. Games discussed in this episode include: Andromeda's Edge: Deluxe Edition, Fleet: The Dice Game (Second Edition), Mountain Goats, Botswana, Wyrmspan: Dragon Academy, Twinkle Twinkle, Tend, Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 and The Hobbit: There &
    31 October 2025, 12:18 am
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    To Keep or Not? 107
    Mark and Rob discuss the latest news, recent gaming, and then talk about the criteria to keep games in our collections. Games discussed in this episode include: SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Arcs, Fleet: The Dice Game, Path of Civilization, Botswana, I Made You a Mixtape, Brink and FateFlip: Washed Ashore.
    16 October 2025, 4:21 am
  • 2 hours 9 minutes
    Gaming Maturity 106
    Mark and Rob talk about some of the games they've played recently. Then the guys talk about the recent news and Gaming Maturity. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: The Gang, Fresco, Perudo, Ra, L.L.A.M.A., Shadow Hunters, Spooktacular, Puerto Rico, Le Havre, My Father's Work, Dwellings of Eldervale and Unlock!: Game Adventures.
    1 October 2025, 9:36 pm
  • 1 hour 45 minutes
    Does Size Matter? 105
    Rob and Mark discuss recent gaming, discuss the size of games, and announce the winners of the recent contest. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Istanbul: The Dice Game, Grand Central Skyport, Shadow Hunters, Between Two Cities, Steampunk Rally Fusion, Suburbia, Warp's Edge, Wine Cellar, Dog Lover, Brink, Nemesis: Retaliation and I Made You
    18 September 2025, 10:11 pm
  • 59 minutes 41 seconds
    We Did It! 104
    Mark and Rob talk about some recent gaming and then discuss a big milestone for the show as well as Mark starting to paint with markers! They also bring in a contest to celebrate! Listen to the show to find out how to win a copy of Point Galaxy or Propolis! Games discussed in this
    4 September 2025, 6:44 pm
  • 1 hour 55 minutes
    Spread the Gaming 103
    Mark and Rob discuss some of the recent games they've played and then jump into a news update. Then the guys talk about why gamers like to spread the gaming bug to everyone around them. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Castle Combo, Panda Spin, Gatsby, FlipToons, Galileo Galilei, The Last Command, Line of
    20 August 2025, 10:49 pm
  • 1 hour 45 minutes
    GenCon 2025 102
    The guys are back from Gen Con 2025! Mark and Rob discuss the Con, their experiences, what they say, and the games they picked up and tried. Games discussed in this episode include: Casinopolis, Wroth, Toy Battle, Zenith, Compile: Main 1, Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game, The Last Lighthouse, Conservas, La Habana, Xylotar, Forest Shuffle:
    6 August 2025, 3:44 pm
  • 1 hour 41 minutes
    The Road to Gen Con 2025 101
    Mark and Rob cover what they played recently and then discuss the games they are most scited for at Gen Con 2025. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar, Twinkle Twinkle, Leviathan Wilds and Radlands.
    22 July 2025, 9:51 pm
  • 2 hours 4 minutes
    This 3D Printing Life 100
    Mark and Rob go over recent gaming and then Mark covers his experiences with 3D printing and how he's using it for the hobby. Games discussed in this episode include: L.L.A.M.A., Phantom Ink, Obscurio, Flip 7 and 7 Wonders: Architects.
    22 July 2025, 9:47 pm
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