Episodes

  • The Looming Shadow of the Golden Age of Board Games

    The Looming Shadow of the Golden Age of Board Games
    Apr 21 2026
    This weeks guest: 5 Games 4 Doomsday Ben Maddox https://5g4d.com/ 00:00 INTRO 02:06 Moon Colony Bloodbath (Donald X. Vaccarino, Rio Grande Games 2025) 06:01 Ghost Blitz Junior (Jacques Zeimet Zoch Verlag 2018) 06:56 Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza Ravensburger 2017) 11:07 Imperial Elegy: The Road to the Great War 1850-1920 (Michael Lorino VUCA Simulations 2025) 17:12 Cysmic (Jason Blake Star Reach Games 2026) 20:15 Stationfall (Matt Eklund Ion Game Design 2023) 24:37 Nippon: Zaibatsu (Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro, Paulo Soledade CrowD Games 2026) 28:11 Cosmic Encounter (Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, Bill Norton, Peter Olotka, Kevin Wilson Fantasy Flight Games 2008) 31:24 Demon Worker (Shogo Kuroda cosaic 2016) 33:35 NEWS 42:12 TOPIC The Looming Shadow of the Golden Age of Gaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Fishing

    Fishing
    Apr 14 2026
    This weeks Guest Charlie Theel https://playerelimination.com/ Something smells tricky 00:00 INTRO 01:01 Dark Pact (Thomas Lehmann Trick or Treat Studios 2026) 05:21 Excalibur (Manny Trembley Roxley 2026) 08:48 Don't Mess with Cthulhu (Yusuke Sato New Board Game Party 2014) 10:59 Galaxy Trucker (Vlaada Chvátil Czech Games Edition 2007) 15:25 Railroad Tiles (Hjalmar Hach, Lorenzo Silva Horrible Guild 2025) 17:25 World of Wrestling (Brent Spivey Bombshell Games 2025) 23:02 How to Save a World (Yuval Grinspun Burnt Island Games 2025) 25:28 Black Orchestra (Philip duBarry Game Salute 2016) 34:54 The Hobbit: There and Back Again (Reiner Knizia Office Dog 2025) 36:48 NEWS 49:19 Main Review Fishing (Friedemann Friese 2F-Spiele 2024) SVWAG CON https://www.eventbrite.com/e/svwag-con-ii-electric-boogaloo-tickets-1986634285627 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Night Soil

    Night Soil
    Mar 31 2026
    What's that smell? https://spacebiff.com/ This weeks guest Dan Thurot from Space-Biff 00:00 Intro 00:45 WENDYBUXXX (Jo Kelly Miasma Corp Games 2026) 02:58 Compania (Yog Akase, Level 99 Games 2025) 05:45 Inkwell (Jasper Beatrix, Lewis Graye, Joey Palluconi DVC Games 2026) 07:35 Eternal Decks (Hiroken Tricktakers Games 2025) 11:20 Dark Pact (Thomas Lehmann Trick or Treat Studios 2026) 14:15 Fearless (Friedemann Friese 2F-Spiele 2025) 16:24 Cthulhu: Dark Providence (Travis R. Chance, Martin Wallace CMON Global Limited 2025) 21:28 Railroad Tiles (Hjalmar Hach, Lorenzo Silva Horrible Guild 2025) 26:16 Cozy Stickerville (DesignerCorey Konieczka Unexpected Games 2026) 29:35 Lands of Galzyr (Seppo Kuukasjärvi, Sami Laakso Snowdale Design 2022) 35:15 News 45:07 Main Review:Night Soil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • WROTH

    WROTH
    Mar 24 2026
    Telling ME Calimala is good the nerve 00:00 Intro 00:58 Calimala (Fabio Lopiano Alley Cat Games2017) 04:59 Railroad Tiles (Hjalmar Hach, Lorenzo Silva Horrible Guild 2025) 08:15 Regicide Legacy (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, Andy Richdale Badgers from Mars 2025) 12:04 Movie Tricks (Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson, Åsmund Svensson Chilifox Games 2025) 15:35 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Tomáš Holek Czech Games Edition 2024) 18:34 Robo Rally Dice (Kane Klenko Renegade Game Studios 2026) 21:27 Gùgōng (Andreas Steding Game Brewer 2018) 25:20 Night Soil (Jon Moffat Grail Games 2025) 29:08 News 36:51 WROTH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • It could have been a contender.

    It could have been a contender.
    Mar 17 2026
    00:00 Intro 01:25 Star Trek: Captain's Chair – To Boldly Go (Nigel Buckle, Dávid Turczi, Adam Turczi WizKids 2026) 02:53 Feya's Swamp (Helge Ostertag, Anselm Ostertag Fractal Juegos 2025) 07:07 Puerto Rico 1897: Special Edition (Andreas Seyfarth Awaken Realms 2025) 09:50 Compania (Yog Akase Asobition 2025) 12:00 Voidfall: Resurgence (Nigel Buckle, Marcel Dragomir, Dávid Turczi Mindclash Games 2026) 15:16 Recall (Helge Meissner, Kristian Amundsen Østby, Kjetil Svendsen, Anna Wermlund Alion – by Dr Ø 2025) 20:08 News 27:08 Main Topic Can the success of a game be determined by how good the rule book is Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr
  • Burned

    Burned
    Mar 10 2026
    Going to have to post a guard to the studio.... Can't keep letting riff raff stroll in. (unless its the rapper) 00:00 Intro 04:03 Innovation Deluxe (Carl Chudyk Asmadi Games 2017) 07:28 Tír na nÓg (Isaac Shalev, Jason Slingerland Grand Gamers Guild 2024) 09:59 Azul (Michael Kiesling Plan B Games 2017) 15:27 Coalitions (Andrew Rourke PHALANX 2026) 24:44 The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing KOSMOS 2021) 28:29 OffShoots (Self-Published 2024) 32:00 NEWS 36:05 Burned (Jon Moffat Stone Circle Games 2025) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • Crowdfunding Bubble

    Crowdfunding Bubble
    Mar 3 2026
    This weeks guest Chris from Liege of Games https://www.youtube.com/c/Li%C3%A8geofGames 00:00 Intro 00:48 Torchlit (David Spalinski Allplay 2024) 03:51 The Hobbit: There and Back Again (Reiner Knizia Office Dog 2025) 06:31 Soar (Max Anderson, Zac Dixon, Austin Harrison IV Studio 2026) 12:08 Riftforce (Carlo Bortolini 1 More Time Games 2021) 13:57 Penguin Party (Reiner Knizia AMIGO 2008) NOT a dexterty game.... 16:28 Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective (Aleksei Kuznetsov, Oleg Meleshin, Yury Yamshchikov CrowD Games2025) 17:58 Pokémon GOITA (The Pokémon Company 2025) 21:32 Knarr: Skali (Thomas Dupont Bombyx 2026) 24:47 News 35:18 Crowdfunding Bubble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • Galactic Cruise

    Galactic Cruise
    Feb 24 2026
    This weeks special guest Efka from No Pun Included https://www.youtube.com/c/NoPunIncluded/videos 00:00 Intro Games we played last week 01:11 Cena (A.I. Lab 2025) 04:40 Wine Cellar (Andrew Stiles 25th Century Games 2025) 05:29 Movie Tricks (Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson, Åsmund Svensson Chilifox Games 2025) 08:09 Sweet Takes (Hisashi Hayashi Hasbro 2023) 10:40 Inis: Nemed (Christian Martinez Matagot 2026) 16:31 Star Trek: Ascendancy – Borg Assimilation (Aaron Dill, John Kovaleski, Sean Sweigart Gale Force Nine 2017) 19:50 Speakeasy (Vital Lacerda Eagle-Gryphon Games 2025) 26:46 Black Forest (Tido Lorenz, Uwe Rosenberg Feuerland Spiele 2024) 32:49 The Presence (Sam Gullman Purple Lantern Games 2025) 38:46 Duplik (William Jacobson, Amanda Kohout Braincog, Inc.2005) News 41:28 Galactic Cruise (T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, Koltin Thompson Kinson Key Games 2025) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 16 mins