In this episode Ben and Steve give new Patreon backers nicknames, inaugurate The Knights of Doomsday and Ben speaks to Scott Alden, head of Board Game Geek, about their new Hall of Fame.
Hear ye, hear ye! Gather 'round, good folk, and lend thine ears! This day, the noble fellowship doth embark upon a most curious experiment—a new manner of tale-telling, wherein many a topic shall be pondered under the banner of "Finding the Balance." Let it be known that the Lords shall speak of the casting of fate-bound dice, the perils of adversarial Game Masters, the clash 'twixt combat and roleplay, and much, much more! So steel thy minds, sharpen thine ears, and revel in the wisdom to come! Huzzah!
We are talking about so really big thinking games in this episode with Seti and Altay. Seti has been on the hot list for awhile and during a convention where we had no interruptions in our play time, we got it to the table. Up front, this is one of those games where the actions are easy to understand on a players turn, but all the little stuff takes the time to explain. Then when playing the game, you have to concentrate on how it will all go together based on the cards you have acquired. Lots to plan out, time crunch to beat other players to certain goals and you can’t do it all which is a common theme in this game.
Altay was fresh when it came to a deck building game and one that we all enjoyed when it was on the table. It can promote a little pile on during the game, but that is when other players need to come to the rescue of the player that is getting beat upon. If you are not a friend of strong conflict in deck builders, then this may not be the game for you.
We have been fortunate enough to have the chance to play Prey and now Rainbow card games from All Play. Love this well thought out games and different takes on proper trick-taking games. With Rainbow, playing up to six is what sold me on this game because tough to find games that do trick taking well with six.
Thanks for listening and be ready for our annual award show that is coming up soon.
This time, Eric gives an update on his Middle School Game Night before the gang launches into a discussion of how playing games for tangible prizes changes the vibe at the table. Then, we move on to a Tale of Boardgaming Horror, check the mailbag, and share some Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
00:48 - Announcements: Gamefound, Dice Tower West
02:33 - Update on Eric's Middle School Game Night
03:54 - Raising the Stakes
25:08 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror
31:54 - Question: Boardgaming's Golden Age?
36:24 - Question: Collecting from a Single Franchise?
38:30 - Endeavor Deep Sea
41:45 - Portmanteau
45:21 - Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game
48:58 - The Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game
Colour nouns are essentially arbitrary; how one decides to chop up the visible spectrum of light is a matter of contingent taxonomy. Some languages have one noun for both blue and green, for example. English has a word for light red (pink) where other languages don't. Russian similarly has a word for light blue. And then there's magenta, which we can all agree is a scene and a half.
24:36 -The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era (Josh J. Carlson, Michael Gernes, Logan Giannini, Ryan Howard, Salem Scott, and Josh Wielgus, Chip Theory Games, 2025)
In this episode, Adrian, Joe and Banana are in the hot seat. Adrian, in his first episode back after the break, has lots to talk about. From his continued love of Age of Steam with his son and Mum, to channeling his inner Marlon Brando, and making offers they can’t refuse in La Famiglia. Joe is finally back online and setting up his “Board Game Bungalow”, while dabbling in a bit of feline rescue in Isle of Cats The Duel, all the while making sure that those cats stay well away from Adrian! Meanwhile, Dana Banana is excited to chat about her being a “Fan of the Span”, with her take on Finspan.
They also recap last week's Question of the Pod, all before sharing some news as to what's got them fired up!
New Question of the Pod: What is your board game "big-box coffin", and how will you get it to the table?
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Reviews of Fromage, Fox in the Forest Duet, Lepidoptery, Dickory, Greasy Spoon, and Twinkle Twinkle. Game discussion starts at {00:41:43}.
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Clef and Tim talk some recent plays including Under Cover, Combat Commander: Europe and Civolution! We also discuss how we feel about looking up strategies for board games and then dive into some favorite games and movies that start with the letter "B".
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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Holiday Hijinks: The Groundhog Gambit and The Cupid Crisis, Dorfromantik: The Board Game, and Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game. Then, we talk about how both simple and complex games can have value.
It's finally time to cap it all off with the cream of the cream, Mark and Neilan's final set of ten games each! These are the games that we think are the pinnacle of our respective tastes, that we'd never turn down, that any person ought to try at least once. It's the Top 10 Games of All-Time!
01:48 - Mark's #10 - Age of Steam 08:17 - Neilan's #10 - Brass: Birmingham 11:21 - Mark's #9 - Arboretum 17:35 - Neilan's #9 - Time's Up! 20:15 - Mark's #8 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game 23:48 - Neilan's #8 - The Oracle of Delphi 28:35 - Mark's #7 - The Estates 33:44 - Neilan's #7 - Pictomania 35:14 - Mark's #6 - Time's Up! 38:26 - Neilan's #6 - The Search for Planet X 42:09 - Mark's #5 - Brass: Lancashire 45:59 - Neilan's #5 - Alchemists 48:49 - Mark's #4 - Fresh Fish 52:56 - Neilan's #4 - Sidereal Confluence 57:33 - Mark's #3 - Barrage 1:03:52 - Neilan's #3 - A Feast for Odin 1:09:03 - Mark's #2 - Agricola 1:14:01 - Neilan's #2 - Blood on the Clocktower 1:20:27 - Mark's #1 - Biblios 1:23:04 - Neilan's #1 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
The episode starts off with a bang as Steve talks about his experience eating at PornHub and Chris scolds Tony for forcing him to buy a Squatty Potty. We then unfortunately move on to the board games we've been playing including River of Gold, Chu Han, Andromeda’s Edge, Creature Caravan, Cthulhu Death May Die Fear of the Unknown, and feature Atlantis Exodus, a new one coming down the pike from Capstone games! Then Tony T gives you the best damn table top gaming News segment in the history of tabletop gaming news segments. And finally, the gang takes questions from the listeners with topics including what are the current go-to gateway Games? How do you guys make all those noises at the beginning of the extravaganza? And what are your irrational biases? Atlantis Exodus Review 01:04:03, News with Tony T 01:34:19, Short Topic Extravaganza 02:34:15. Check out our sponsors Restoration Games at https://restorationgames.com/. Game Toppers at https://www.gametoppersllc.com/. And CGE at https://czechgames.com/ and don't forget to use the promo code SECRETSETI at checkout.
Nick hosts a show full of nitty gritty detils, Haikus, rethemed games.
This Game is Broken is a comedy board game panel show with Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Paula Deming, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy. We play a lot of nonsense games full of role playing and trivia as well as other fun stuff which can be found at the links below.
In this episode we ask the important question...do you know what really crunches my cubes? Expect rants, expect us to get riled up about cardboard and remember this is just a bit of fun.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Dan
In this episode you'll learn: - that JP has not only played Orléans by dlp games but driven past it as well, exciting. - about Dan's experience with Shackleton Base by Sorry We're French Games - whether Adrian's heart weighs the same as a feather in Men-Nefer by Ludonova - what triggers us in the hobby on as we pick fault in inserts, player aids, game days and much much more.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:06 - Public Service Announcement 3:54 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:15 - JP - Orléans 13:48 - Dan - Shackleton Base 17:14 - Adrian - Men-Nefer 27:43 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Do you know what really crunches my cubes? 28:21 - Player aids 32:52 - Crowdfunding 42:02 - Poor quality boards 45:22 - Inserts that are just s**t 52:49 - Falling out of love with Stonemaier Games 1:00:31 - The expectation vs reality on board game days 1:08:01 - TURN 4 - Receive, Sleeve or Leave 1:16:01 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:24:18 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Our upcoming convention, July 25th-27th 2025, is in its planning stages! We have a venue but nothing much else yet. Not even a name! Suggestions welcome. Mark quite likes So Very Wrong About Games Fun Times Good Vibes Only Trans Rights Are Human Rights Boardgame Jamboree, but he worries that it might be too pithy. Few things are off the table! Special guests? Maybe! Fabulous prizes? Well, prizes, definitely. More like obligatory prizes.
03:08 AYURIS: Undaunted: Battle of Britain (Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, Osprey Games, 2023)
Games Played Last Week:
04:49 -Malediction (Leo Cunha, Nicole Lobo, and Daniel Pettersen de Lucena, Loot Studios, 2025)
12:09 -Slay the Spire: The Board Game (Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024)
13:43 -Lone Wolves (Yasuyuki Nakamura, Wonderful World Board Games, 2024)
This week's guest is Head of Production at GMT Games, Kai Jensen. We talk about getting games out of the door, development and grief...but which games did she choose?
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