Episodes

  • OBG 578: Contastic
    Dec 15 2025

    On this special episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Bruce Voge III, the Starfleet Master of Ceremonies and Super Admiral fo the Subspace Funk Armada.

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    The two compare and contrast their experiences at BGG Con and Pax Unplugged.

    • Along the way they talk about:
    • Medusa's Garden
    • Deduce or Die
    • LinkTo
    • Things in Rings
    • Slot Machine Millionaire
    • Love Struck
    • Monikers
    • Don't Llama Dice

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • OBG 577: Grandpa Beck
    Dec 1 2025

    On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Grandpa Beck from Grandpa Beck's Games all about games (and other things) they've played including:

    • Flip 7
    • Age of the Moon
    • Bomb Busters

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    (17:56) Then, the two talk about the connections games can make between people.

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    54 mins
  • OBG 576: Jackbox Eleven
    Nov 17 2025

    On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Bruce Voge III about games (and other things) they've played including:

    • Crash Octopus
    • Bomb Busters
    • Half Truth
    • Blippo+

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    (34:15) Then, the two review Jackbox Party Pack 11.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • OBG 575: Get Lucky
    Nov 3 2025

    On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Bruce Voge III about games (and other things) they've played including:

    • Person Do Thing
    • Truckin 76
    • Aqueda City of Umbrellas
    • Firefly
    • Hot Streak

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    (27:01) Then, the two talk about the role of luck in game design.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • OBG 574: Post Euro
    Oct 20 2025

    On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Isaac Shalev about games (and other things) they've played including:

    • Here I Stand
    • Panda Spin
    • Dead Cells
    • Dropolter
    • Bomb Busters

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    (21:17) Then, the two talk about Isaac's idea about Post Euro games.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • OBG 573: RPG to BG
    Oct 6 2025

    On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Sen-Foong Lim about games (and other things) they've played including:

    • Fate of the Fellowship
    • Happy Salmon
    • Flip 7
    • Hot Streak
    • Camel Up
    • Truckin' 76

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    (31:47) Then, the two talk about what RPG elements can be used in board game design.

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • OBG 572: Reconstruction
    Sep 22 2025

    On this in-person episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Marc Specter from the Grand Gamers Guild about games (and other things) they've played including:

    • Hamster Roll
    • Koekeshi
    • Bouba/Kiki
    • Clank Catacombs
    • Downfall of Pompei

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    (17:26) Then, the two talk about modernising the Downfall of Pompei and, by extension, other older games.

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    49 mins
  • OBG 571: Time to Play
    Sep 8 2025

    On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Rob Searing from Board Games with Rob and Insert Here about games (and other things) they've played including:

    • Merchants of Andromeda
    • Samurai / Hanami
    • Lightning Train
    • Stroop
    • Bouba/Kiki
    • Koi
    • Nemesis: Retaliation

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    (24:01) Then, the two talk about length of game play and is playing mulitple short games better than one long one or vice versa.

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    1 hr and 3 mins