The BoardGameGeek Podcast

The BoardGameGeek Podcast

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Bi-weekly casual conversations with passionate gamers who geek out about board games, the mechanisms behind them, and the people who create them.

2 hours 19 minutes

Episode 59: The Best Games We Played in 2024, with Maggie from ThinkerThemer
Maggie from ThinkerThemer joins Candice to discuss the best games they played in 2024.
- 00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:05:35 Fresh Plays
- 00:06:02 Slay the Spire
- 00:09:29 Gosu X
- 00:17:14 Disney Lorcana (Pokémon...and other TCG rabbit holes)
- 00:31:13 I’m Kind of a Big Dill
- 00:35:35 That Escalated Quickly
- 00:37:52 The Best Games We Played in 2024
  - 00:39:14 Bottle Imp
  - 00:42:52 Attack on Titan: Deck-Building Game
  - 00:45:23 Life of Amazonia
  - 00:48:22 Tyrants of the Underdark
  - 00:51:08 Ginkgopolis
  - 00:53:00 Unsettled
  - 00:56:38 DroPolter
  - 00:58:08 Dune: Imperium - Uprising
  - 01:00:44 Le Havre
  - 01:05:46 Cthulhu: Death May Die
  - 01:13:48 Mü & more: Revised Edition
  - 01:16:20 Our Top 10 2024 Releases
  - 01:18:07 Maggie's #10
  - 01:20:04 Candice's #10
  - 01:21:16 Maggie's #9
  - 01:23:52 Candice's #9
  - 01:26:18 Maggie's #8
  - 01:30:11 Candice's #8
  - 01:33:19 Maggie's #7
  - 01:35:05 Candice's #7
  - 01:39:43 Maggie's #6
  - 01:43:56 Candice's #6
  - 01:47:27 Maggie's #5
  - 01:51:38 Candice's #5
  - 01:53:22 Maggie's #4
  - 01:55:49 Candice's #4
  - 02:00:07 Maggie's #3
  - 02:02:25 Candice's #3
  - 02:03:57 Maggie's #2
  - 02:07:01 Candice's #2
  - 02:09:09 Maggie's #1
  - 02:13:04 Candice's #1
- 02:19:05 Sign-off
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3 January 2025, 10:00 am
1 hour 29 minutes

Episode 58: Exploring Adventure Games, with Alex from BoardGameCo
Alex from BoardGameCo joins Candice to discuss a variety of adventure games and why they find them so appealing.
- 00:00:00 Introduction
  - 00:01:40 PAX Unplugged Highlights (Great Western Trail: El Paso, Azul Duel, Crafting the Cosmos)
- 00:09:10 Fresh Plays
  - 00:09:48 Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread
  - 00:14:43 Re;Act - The Arts of War
  - 00:22:57 Unconscious Mind
  - 00:27:38 Star Trek: Ascendancy
  - 00:33:58 A Gentle Rain
- 00:36:40 Exploring Adventure Games
  - 00:44:43 Kingdom Death: Monster
  - 00:46:55 Oathsworn
  - 00:48:28 Vagrantsong
  - 00:49:48 Primal: The Awakening
  - 00:52:54 Rogue Dungeon, Mini Rogue
  - 00:54:11 Mage Knight, Gloomhaven, Frosthaven
  - 00:55:20 Cthulhu: Death May Die
  - 01:00:55 Iron Helm
  - 01:02:30 Fateforge
  - 01:05:12 Agemonia
  - 01:07:40 Call of Kilforth
  - 01:09:11 Kreel Manor
  - 01:15:02 Thorgal
  - 01:15:48 Dragons Down
  - 01:17:22 Unsettled
  - 01:19:12 Purple Haze
  - 01:20:14 The Witcher: Old World
  - 01:22:10 Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread
  - 01:22:28 Dungeon Degenerates, Fallen Land, Earthborne Rangers, The 7th Citadel, Paupers' Ladder, Tamashii
  - 01:24:55 Rise of Moloch, Lands of Galzyr, Tales of the Arthurian Knights, Elder Scrolls, 20 Strong, Shadows of Malice, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Slay the Spire, Robinson Crusoe
- 01:29:07 Sign-off
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20 December 2024, 10:00 am
1 hour 48 minutes

Episode 57: Travel-Friendly Games We Love, with Rolling Reggie
Rolling Reggie joins Candice to discuss a variety of board and card games that are great for traveling.
- 00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:05:00 Fresh Plays
  - 00:05:17 Favor: Gods of Oethera
  - 00:11:44 Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game
  - 00:22:26 Tapple
  - 00:26:46 Concordia: Solitaria
- 00:41:42 Travel-Friendly Games We Love
  - 00:44:29 IOTA
  - 00:46:34 nana (Trio)
  - 00:49:30 Sardegna
  - 00:58:58 Silver & Gold
  - 01:04:34 Age of Civilization + Age of Galaxy
  - 01:07:54 Knarr
  - 01:14:03 RNSM
  - 01:20:31 Skulls of Sedlec, Tussie Mussie, Food Chain Island, Forest Sky
  - 01:26:33 Deep Sea Adventure
  - 01:34:53 Coloretto
  - 01:40:28 Seaside
  - 01:44:33 Honorable Mentions (Insider, Sea Salt & Paper, The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, Pax Transhumanity, The Shipwreck Arcana, Mini Rogue)
- 01:47:58 Sign-off
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6 December 2024, 10:00 am
2 hours 4 minutes

Episode 56: BGG.CON ‘24 + BGG Holiday Gift Guide, with Steph Hodge
Steph Hodge from All the Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss the 2024 BGG Holiday Gift Guide games, and games they played at BGG.CON 2024.
- 00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:05:49 Fresh Plays (BGG.CON '24)
  - 00:06:12 Civolution
  - 00:10:57 Pax Porfiriana
  - 00:21:35 Greenland
  - 00:25:22 Tales of the Arthurian Knights
  - 00:32:44 War of the Ring
  - 00:39:14 Sweet Lands
  - 00:43:05 Trick-Taking Games!
    00:43:25 Kansas City: The Trick-Taking Game
    00:45:25 BLOT
    00:49:48 FUCAZUL!
    00:51:29 Boo!
    00:52:13 Seas of Strife
    00:53:33 Mu & more: Revised edition
  - 00:56:29 Thorgal: The Board Game
  - 01:00:09 Décorum
  - 01:05:13 Endeavor: Deep Sea
  - 01:09:52 Katmai: The Bears of Brooks River
  - 01:16:58 What the Fog?! + Things in Rings
- 01:18:24 The 2024 BGG Holiday Gift Guide Games
  - 01:18:33 Family and New Gamers (Castle Combo, Hamster Roll, Magic Maze Tower)
  - 01:21:44 Modern Classics (Cascadia, Earth, Wingspan)
  - 01:22:47 Stocking Stuffers (Confusing Lands, Lure, Seers Catalog)
  - 01:27:12 Kids Games (Animal Upon Animal, My First Adventure: Journey to Ochre Land, Ziggurat, Monkey Palace)
  - 01:30:25 Party Games (Adventure Party: The Role-Playing Party Game, DaDaDa, The Gang)
  - 01:37:07 Solo Games (Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, Legacy of Yu, Sherlock Solitaire)
  - 01:38:54 Candice's Bonus Mentions (Aqua ROVE, For Northwood!, Kreel Manor, Cyberion, Spirit Island)
  - 01:40:25 Two-Player Games (Chu Han, The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth, Pagan: Fate of Roanoke)
  - 01:46:38 Co-operative Games (Astro Knights: Eternity, Bomb Busters, Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan)
  - 01:54:04 Midweight Games (Looot, River of Gold, Stonespine Architects)
  - 01:57:50 Heavy Games (Kutná Hora: The City of Silver, SETI, Marrakesh, Yokohama)
- 02:04:16 Sign-off
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22 November 2024, 10:00 am
2 hours 2 minutes

Episode 55: Deduction Games We Love, with Emily from Man vs Meeple
Emily from Man vs Meeple joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite deduction games.
- 00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:03:57 Fresh Plays
  - 00:04:12 Unconscious Mind
  - 00:07:48 Snowcrest
  - 00:22:38 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
  - 00:30:31 Operation Barclay
- 00:41:42 Deduction Games We Love
  - 00:48:16 Hooky
  - 00:52:04 Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies
  - 00:56:29 Fiction
  - 01:01:22 Black Sonata
  - 01:05:27 Cryptid
  - 01:10:29 The Shipwreck Arcana
  - 01:18:44 The Search for Planet X, The Search for Lost Species, The Search for UAPS
  - 01:25:51 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke
  - 01:32:13 Turing Machine
  - 01:35:07 Kronologic
  - 01:37:32 Bomb Busters
  - 01:48:50 Honorable Mentions (Revolver Noir, Belratti, Alchemists, Little Alchemists, Accuse!, Message from the Stars, The Crew, Décorum)
- 02:02:25 Sign-off
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8 November 2024, 10:00 am
1 hour 57 minutes

Episode 54: Extended Fresh Plays, with Johannes from Board Gaming Ramblings
Johannes from Board Gaming Ramblings joins Candice to discuss recent plays of a variety of new games, including SPIEL Essen '24 releases.
- 00:00:00 Introduction
  - 00:03:25 5 Games for Doomsday (Spirit Island Cheat)
  - 00:05:19 Revisited For the Queen
  - 00:06:10 BGG SPIEL '24 Videos
- 00:06:45 Extended Fresh Plays
  - 00:07:50 Civolution
  - 00:13:45 Speakeasy
  - 00:17:55 XOK
  - 00:24:32 The Yellow House
  - 00:29:21 Captain Flip
  - 00:36:56 Flip 7
  - 00:43:40 AI: 100% Human
  - 00:53:01 Sweet Lands
  - 01:02:00 DerrocAr: The Week of Five Presidents
  - 01:18:30 Dirt and Glory
  - 01:24:10 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
  - 01:37:09 Tea Garden
  - 01:43:46 Red Dust Rebellion
- 01:56:44 Sign-off
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25 October 2024, 9:00 am
2 hours 31 minutes

Episode 53: SPIEL Essen '24 Discoveries, with Jay from Cardboard East
Jay Bernardo (Cardboard East YouTube channel + Marketing Manager at Bézier Games) joins Candice to discuss their SPIEL Essen '24 highlights and discoveries.
- 00:00:00 Introduction
  - 00:03:29 Cardboard East
  - 00:13:06 Corrupt Parliament
- 00:14:53 Fresh Plays
  - 00:15:26 Shinjuku
  - 00:19:23 Inheritors
    00:28:32 Age of Civilization, Age of Galaxy, Eila and Something Shiny
  - 00:29:48 Nukumi Onsen Kaitakuki (Nukumi Onsen Hanjouki)
  - 00:37:17 Aqua ROVE
- 00:45:14 SPIEL Essen '24 Highlights & Discoveries
  - 00:58:08 Tomáš Holek (SETI, Galileo Galilei, Tea Garden)
  - 00:59:10 Giant Monkey Palace
  - 01:00:07 Andromeda's Edge
  - 01:01:46 Speakeasy
  - 01:08:23 Xylotar, Sandbag, Seers Catalog
  - 01:09:21 "Baby Shark" Games
  - 01:10:53 Last Penguin
  - 01:12:45 Stella Quest
  - 01:27:49 Snow Planner
    01:35:28 Grand Austria Hotel
  - 01:38:13 Dirt and Glory
  - 01:47:20 Formosa Tea
  - 01:58:06 Jay's Asian Publisher Map
  - 01:58:55 Thaloria Quest
  - 02:02:12 Gibberers
  - 02:11:16 Fishing
  - 02:20:22 The Scepter of Zavandor
  - 02:22:32 YUBIBO
  - 02:25:41 Beatz'n'Catz
- 02:30:24 Sign-off
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11 October 2024, 3:00 pm
1 hour 39 minutes

Episode 52: 2nd Anniversary + SPIEL Essen '24 Anticipation, with Aldie
Huzzah! It's the second anniversary of the BoardGameGeek Podcast! BGG Owner Scott Alden (aka Aldie) joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL Essen '24 releases they're most excited to play.
- 00:00:00 Introduction
  - 00:02:24 Pinball Happenings
  - 00:07:10 BGG Updates
    00:07:24 BGG Booth 5F111 + Geek Buzz
    00:08:42 Upcoming Conventions
  - 00:16:41 Reflecting on our Top 5 SPIEL '23 Anticipation Games
- 00:25:42 Fresh Plays
  - 00:27:07 Tamashi: Chronicle of Ascend
  - 00:35:48 Revisiting Unsettled + Pagan: Fate of Roanoke
  - 00:40:39 Joyride: Survival of the Fastest
  - 00:44:27 Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan
  - 00:52:10 Duck & Cover
- 00:59:46 SPIEL Essen '24 Releases We're Most Excited to Play
  - 01:00:40 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Pirates of Maracaibo: Commanders, Evenfall: The Crystal Path, Deep Sea Adventure Boost, Roads & Boats: Book of Scenarios Volume 1 , AI 100% Human, Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering)
  - 01:04:38 Aldie's Honorable Mentions (Perspectives Blue, Nassau, Kathmandu, The Gang, Minecart Town, Tonga Bonga, War Story: Occupied France, Happy Home, Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game, Ada's Dream, Endeavor: Deep Sea)
  - 01:12:07 Thorgal: The Board Game
  - 01:14:26 Intent to Kill
    01:15:52 Mantis Falls
  - 01:17:41 Battle Dentale
  - 01:19:53 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
  - 01:21:28 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
  - 01:23:35 Rebirth
  - 01:25:12 Altay: Dawn of Civilization
  - 01:33:48 Civolution
- 01:38:26 Sign-off
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27 September 2024, 1:00 pm
1 hour 50 minutes

Episode 51: City-Building Games We Love, with Sunniva from Board Gaming Ramblings
Sunniva from Board Gaming Ramblings joins Candice to discuss their favorite city-building games.
- 00:00:00 Introduction
  - 00:04:38 Lone Wolves, Chu Han, and Game Shows with Mama Harris
  - 00:06:50 TeaForge Martian Civil War Episode
- 00:10:30 Fresh Plays
  - 00:10:48 Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon
  - 00:14:53 Unsettled
  - 00:24:36 Phoenix New Horizon
    00:30:43 Concilium Urbis
  - 00:31:44 Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet
- 00:44:35 City-Building Games We Love
  - 00:50:40 Electropolis
  - 00:54:36 Discordia
  - 01:01:32 My City
  - 01:06:33 Carson City
  - 01:10:09 Oranienburger Kanal
  - 01:16:16 Magnate: The First City
  - 01:20:37 Quadropolis
    01:26:33 Gateway Island
  - 01:27:44 Kutná Hora
  - 01:34:32 Small City
  - 01:41:20 Underwater Cities
  - 01:45:33 Honorable Mentions (Suburbia, Ginkgopolis, Roads & Boats, Metropolys, Dilluvia Project, Lisboa)
- 01:50:02 Sign-off
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13 September 2024, 10:00 am
1 hour 4 minutes

Episode 50: Board Games That Make Us Feel Creative, with Matt Leacock
Game designer Matt Leacock joins Candice to discuss board games that make them feel creative.
- 00:00:00 Introduction
  - 00:02:08 Flickering Stars
- 00:05:11 Fresh Plays
  - 00:05:27 Heat: Pedal to the Metal
  - 00:07:30 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke
  - 00:15:16 Quartermaster General: East Front
  - 00:18:43 Call of Kilforth
- 00:28:17 Board Games That Make Us Feel Creative
  - 00:29:33 Poetry for Neanderthals
  - 00:31:35 Canvas Critters
  - 00:34:11 Wilmot's Warehouse
  - 00:39:54 Too Many Bones/The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era
  - 00:43:22 CATAN
  - 00:45:49 For the Queen
  - 00:50:55 Telestrations
  - 00:54:47 Dixit
    00:58:00 Barbarossa
  - 00:58:42 Once Upon a Time
  - 01:01:10 Bonus Mentions (Till the last Gasp, I Guess This Is It, Thousand Year Old Vampire)
- 01:04:11 Sign-off
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30 August 2024, 9:00 am
2 hours 9 minutes

Episode 49: Extended Fresh Plays: Gen Con '24, with Amy from ThinkerThemer
Amy from ThinkerThemer joins Candice for a recap of Gen Con '24 and to highlight some special games they played.
- 00:00:00 Introduction
  - 00:06:38 Gen Con '24 Recap
- 00:18:12 Extended Fresh Plays: Gen Con '24
  - 00:18:50 Intarsia
  - 00:24:00 Spectacular
  - 00:33:40 MESOS
  - 00:38:46 Altay: Dawn of Civilization
  - 00:48:43 The Gang
  - 01:00:12 Middle Ages
  - 01:06:46 Comic Hunters
  - 01:20:01 Castle Combo
  - 01:25:21 Chandigarh
  - 01:29:54 Tower Up
  - 01:38:24 NOW!
  - 01:43:13 Seaside
  - 01:48:09 DroPolter
  - 01:52:02 The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era
  - 01:58:48 Lone Wolves
- 02:09:16 Sign-off
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16 August 2024, 9:00 am
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