Episodes

  • Episode 12: Creature Caravan
    Mar 12 2025

    We’re back with our twelfth episode! In this episode, we discuss our favorite board game memories of the past few weeks, before jumping into our Notable News and Crowdfunding Corner. Finally, we are going to be discussing Creature Caravan, designed by Ryan Laukat, published by Red Raven Games.

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    • Apple Podcast
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    Or you can listen to it on our website.

    Timestamps for the different segments of the podcast:

    Board Game Memories (0:35)

    Notable News and Crowdfunding Corner (4:00)

    Creature Caravan (29:47)

    As we promised, the links for the news Brad and Jess shared in this episode:

    • Fantasy Flight Current and Legacy Environments
    • Plaid Hat Games Ashes Ascendency
    • Indonesia game -tariff cancels their order with distributors
    • Board Game Wire article discussing tariffs
    • GMT is partnering with Exia labs to bring their Mr. President game to Steam
    • January 6th the board game
    • Haba - Asmodee distribution deal

    Crowdfunding Corner Links:

    Manhattan Project: Energy Empire

    Landfall

    Hubworld: Aidalon (Coming Soon)

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    58 mins
  • Episode 11: Freedom Five
    Feb 13 2025

    We’re back with our eleventh episode after an incredibly long, three year break! In this episode, we discuss our favorite board game memories of the past few weeks, before jumping into our Notable News and Crowdfunding Corner. Finally, we do a deep dive into Freedom Five, designed by Richard Launius, Adam Sadler, and Brady Sadler, published by Arcane Wonders and Greater Than Games.

    You can listen to our podcast on:

    • Apple Podcast
    • Spotify
    • Amazon Music
    • Google Podcast
    • Stitcher
    • iHeartRadio

    Or you can listen to it here on our website:

    Timestamps:

    Welcome Back (0:19)

    Board Game Memories (2:28)

    Notable News and Crowdfunding Corner (7:18)

    Freedom Five (23:16)

    Here’s a link to the news we mentioned in this episode:

    Patrick Leder Discusses Tariffs on Reddit

    Phil Eklund News

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    1 hr
  • Episode 10: Intrepid
    Feb 8 2022

    We're back with our tenth episode after a rocky start to 2022 thanks to mandatory work travel and COVID-19 quarantining! In this episode, we discuss our favorite board game memories of the past few weeks, before jumping into our Notable News and Crowdfunding Corner. Finally, we do a deep dive into Intrepid, designed by Jeff Beck and Jeff Krause, published by Uproarious Games.

    Timestamps:

    Board Game Memories (1:00)

    Notable News and Crowdfunding Corner (3:52)

    Intrepid (10:55)

    Here's a link to the BGG thread with a DIY fix for the Resource Boards - https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2717041/warped-resource-boards

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    55 mins
  • Episode 9: Dinosaur Island Rawr ’n Write
    Jan 11 2022

    In the ninth episode of Game Night with the Saints, we share our favorite board game memories from the past couple of weeks and then we jump into the news from around the board game hobby since our last episode. We also address some slight changes that will be happening to our Crowdfunding Corner portion of the podcast. Afterwards, we discuss our feature game - Dinosaur Island: Rawr 'n Write, designed by Brian Lewis, David McGregor, and Marissa Misura, published by Pandasaurus Games.

    Our written review of the original Dinosaur Island can be found here: https://gamenightwiththesaints.com/2020/11/12/dinosaur-island-as-smooth-as-giftshop-amber/

    Timestamps:

    Board Game Memories (1:14)

    Notable News (4:30)

    Dinosaur Island Rawr 'n Write

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    58 mins
  • Episode 8: Holiday Gift Buying Guide
    Dec 10 2021

    In our final episode of 2021, we have board game memories this week! From there, we discuss our crowdfunding picks - Free at Last and Fastrek, both on Kickstarter. From there, we discuss our feature topic - board game holiday gift buying! In this episode, we cover a wide range of games to suit any type of gamer, to help assist with any and all holiday shopping and gaming needs!

    Timestamps:

    Board Game Memories (0:58)

    Crowdfunding Corner – Free at Last (5:33), Fastrek (8:03)

    Holiday Gift Buying Guide (12:11)

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Episode 7: Sleeping Gods
    Nov 9 2021

    In the seventh episode of Game Night with the Saints, we skip the board game memories this week to jump right into our crowdfunding picks - Lords of Ragnarok on Gamefound and Steam Up on Kickstarter. Afterwards, we discuss our feature game - Sleeping Gods, designed by Ryan Laukat and published by Red Raven Games.

    Timestamps:

    Notable News (1:43)

    Crowdfunding Corner - Lords of Ragnarok (2:54), Steam Up (5:13)

    Sleeping Gods (9:21)

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 6: Halloween Special
    Oct 20 2021

    In our sixth episode, we discuss our favorite board game memories of the last couple of weeks before talking about Verdant and Tales from the Red Dragon Inn, both on Kickstarter. Afterwards, we change things up a bit with a feature topic - Can board games be scary? Finally, we finish up with a list of some of our favorite games for the Halloween season!

    Timestamps:

    Board Game Memories (0:55)

    Notable News (3:16)

    Crowdfunding Corner - Verdant (4:37), Tales from the Red Dragon Inn (8:40)

    Can Board Games be Scary? (11:12)

    Seasonal Themed Games (22:40)

    An Introduction to the Arkham Horror Files Games - https://gamenightwiththesaints.com/2020/10/29/an-introduction-to-the-arkham-horror-files/

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    52 mins
  • Episode 5: Obsession
    Oct 5 2021

    In the fifth episode of Game Night with the Saints, we discuss our favorite board game memories of the last couple of weeks and some big news that may have far reaching implications for the board game industry! From there, we talk about Voidfall and Artisans of Splendent Vale, both on Kickstarter. Afterwards, we jump into an in depth review of Obsession, designed by Dan Hallagan and published by Kayenta Games.

    Timestamps:

    Board Game Memories (0:44)

    Notable News (3:08)

    Crowdfunding Corner - Voidfall (5:20), Artisans of Splendent Vale (7:35)

    Obsession (11:56)

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    1 hr and 3 mins