Once again, Jon was joined by many members of the community at breakfast on Saturday at Con of the Rings. First, our old buddy Chad sits down with Chris and Jon to recap the first day of the Con. Then, some familiar voices and new friends sit down to share bad beats, narrow escapes, and ridiculous jank. There's poetry, there's marriage advice, there's...well, you see the thumbnail. Thanks again to all of our Patrons who make this possible!
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Light up the fire, throw a blanket over yourself as it's time to get cozy with non other the queen of cozy, Rozie Pocket from Cozyboardgames.
GUEST PLAYER: Rozie Pocket
PLAYERS: JP & Becky
In this episode you'll learn:
- how Rozie started her Cozyboardgames channels on TikTok and Instagram
- what are Rozie's favourite cozy games of all time
- more about "Murder She Wrote" style D&D sessions...yes this is a thing people
- that Rozie really loves frogs, yep frogs
- how Rozie's content promotes inclusivity in the hobby and how her journey has led her to working for Cardboard Alchemy.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
TikTok Channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@cozyboardgames
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cozyboardgames/
EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:01 - TURN 2 - Introducing Rozie
1:46 - How did Rozie get into the hobby?
5:35 - What has been the biggest changes to UKGE over the years?
11:10 - What is Rozie's favourite board game?
15:32 - What games have hit Rozie's table?
21:54 - TURN 3 - Cozyboardgames - How did you get started?
32:55 - What is Rozie's definition of cozy?
39:35 - Discussion around bad teaches impacting likeability
47:03 - If you could give your cozy treatment to any intense games, which ones would they be?
54:07 - If Rozie was a board game character what would her special ability be?
57:24 - TURN 4 - What's coming up for Rozie
1:05:28 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn
You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast
ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW
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Tom, Julie, and Eric run through their game plan for Essen Spiel 2025, including where they'll be, and what games are on the internet's radar, as well as trying to narrow down what three games are of the most interest to them personally.
00:59 - Bookkeeping: Dice Tower East, West, Cruise
01:57 - The Weather in Germany
03:12 - Eric's First Time Back Since 2019, What's Changed?
07:18 - Where Will We Be?
Dice Tower Booth: 3 R315
Van Ryder Booth: 2 E280
Live Show, Sunday 1:30pm: Hall 4
09:30 - Dice Tower Essentials Interlude: Aquatica Duel, On Stage, Raas
11:44 - Live Plays
13:47 - Warning from Julie
14:38 - Sunday's Live Show
16:35 - Eric's Growing Wishlist and Shipping Woes
22:20 - The Games of Essen - So Many
28:20 - Orloj
29:27 - Recall
30:07 - SETI: Space Agencies
30:32 - Feya's Swamp
31:51 - Nature
33:15 - Covenant
35:00 - Ada's Dream
35:43 - Sanctuary
37:16 - Coming of Age
38:55 - Castle Combo: Out of the Oubliette!
39:08 - Echoes of Time
40:52 - White Castle Duel
41:33 - The Voynich Puzzle
42:15 - Underwater Cities: Data Era and LOTR Duel: Allies
42:38 - Luthier
43:12 - Aquaria
44:14 - Julie: Use Up All Your Sick Days
45:32 - Eric: Severton
45:56 - Tom: Cereal Killer
46:52 - Julie: The Stalker
47:30 - Eric: Leylines
48:35 - Tom: Kronologic Cuzco 1450
50:22 - Julie: Parks and Potions
51:29 - Eric: Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective
52:47 - Tom: A Carnivore Did It
Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com
As ever, we do not acknowledge one of the most pernicious false dichotomies in the rulebook space; whether rules should be strictly permissive (you can only do what the rules say you can) or strictly restrictive (you can do anything unless the rules say otherwise). I have never seen a rulebook forbid me from choking an opponent, nor have I see a rulebook give me permission to breathe. I will thus reject both models as being rather too simplistic.
01:28 AYURIS: Galactic Renaissance (Christian Martinez, Matagot, 2024)
Games Played Last Week:
05:09 -The Guest (Arkaitz Caride, Devir, 2025)
10:48 -Cosmic Encounter (Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, Bill Norton, Peter Olotka, and Kevin Wilson, Fantasy Flight, 2008)
16:04 -Firefighters on Duty (Konstantinos Kokkinis & Sotirios Tsantilas, Artipia Games, 2025)
22:10 -Deck of Spies (James Newman, Web published, 2021)
24:43 -Fishing (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2024)
29:27 -KINGs: TRICKTAKERs (Hiroken, Joyple Games, 2023)
36:11 -Gaslands: Refuelled (Mike Hutchinson, Osprey Publishing, 2019)
40:08 -Cockroach Poker (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Magier Spiele, 2004)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
43:45 Burned available on Gamecrafter's Crowdsale
44:42 Claustrophobia 3rd edition, 1692, by Devir
46:33 Mystic Curling by Asmadi Games on Kickstarter
46:50 Amigo US is no more; No Thanks joining CMYK's Magenta line along with I'm Out
47:46 Voidfall expansion: Resurgence
48:27 Sidereal Confluence expansion: Proliferation
49:11 Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective
49:39 Arkhipov Day: Oct. 27th. Celebrate Vasili Arkhipov and his having saved the human race!
50:29 Topic: Rulebooks
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00:01:30 Intro
00:03:30 Sports ball Topics
00:14:00 A Carnivore Did It
00:17:00 This Game is Killer
00:22:00 Why did you play that?
00:26:30 Rules Lawyer Time
00:30:30 Taste Buds
00:39:30 Miniature Market
00:40:30 Bohemians
00:59:00 Punica: Rome vs. Carthage
01:07:30 Portal Games
01:08:30 Fountains
01:15:30 Everdell Duo
01:23:00 Cookie Run Braverse
01:29:00 Outro
Halloween is creeping ever closer, ushering in a surge of spooky décor, costume scheming, and sugar-fueled anticipation. Soon, neighborhoods will flicker with jack-o’-lantern grins and haunted house setups, casting eerie shadows perfect for mischief, mayhem, and board games. And yes—Marty’s legendary BooBQ is just around the corner.
Before the festivities kick off, we squeezed in a few two-player gems that pack a punch without hogging the table. Everdell Duo reimagines the beloved woodland world for two, offering competitive, cooperative, and campaign modes that layer strategy with charm. Cookie Run: Braverse transforms the digital Cookie Run universe into a physical trading card game, introducing a clever twist on health tracking that adds surprise and tension to every skirmish. Punica: Rome vs Carthage throws players into the heat of the Punic Wars, where asymmetric tactics and area control drive a brisk, brainy clash—can you succeed where Hannibal failed and bring Rome to its knees?
We also tried a fresh tile-laying release from OP Games. True to form, the components are stellar, but it’s the rondel-style drafting that stole the spotlight, injecting strategic depth and just enough “take that” to keep things spicy.
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Tune in for our PAX Australia 2025 special! This year, Joe, Adrian, Conor, Jules, and special guest Finn are live on the showroom floor bringing you exclusive hands-on impressions and interviews with some of Australia's most exciting up-and-coming game designers. We dive deep into their latest prototype projects, and share our takes on some standout established titles we got to experience at the event.
A huge thanks to PAX Australia for the continued support and for giving us the opportunity to celebrate the local gaming scene. It's always a highlight of our year, and we're already looking forward to what next year brings!
Check out our Eventbrite page for all of our upcoming Game Days: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/board-game-bbq-32833304483
Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:
Riftbound: The League of Legends TCG - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436560/riftbound-the-league-of-legends-trading-card-game
Seas of Strife - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225482/seas-of-strife
Coyote - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/443688/coyote
Cheers to the Governor - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/404048/cheers-to-the-governor
Isle of Feathers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/455519/isle-of-feathers
Timber Town - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436561/timber-town
SPONSORS
Our podcast is proudly sponsored by Advent Games and More Than Meeples.
Advent Games is an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. http://www.adventgames.com.au/
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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Isaac Shalev about games (and other things) they've played including:
You can get a discount on Zencastr.com using this link.
(21:17) Then, the two talk about Isaac's idea about Post Euro games.
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This week on Garrett's Games Shelley and I check out one of the latest heavier titles from Board&Dice
Tianxia by Antonio Petrelli and Daniele Tascini
then we wrap up our hall by hall preview with games from Halls 6 & 7!
Spinning pandas, evolving primates, and... Capitalism! We have all three for you in this episode - thankfully not all in the same game.
We could have had three games about mammals, but we didn't think this through.
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Onto the timestamps:
00:00 Cold open
02:09 Intro
03:45 Panda Spin
18:34 Primates
32:51 Tycoon: India 1981
48:25 Correspondence
Ambie, Crystal, and special guests Kevin and Roy discuss a couple games they played recently, including Yogi, Mr Postmouse's Picnic, and Twinkle Twinkle (plus the How I Wonder expansion and Extraterrestrials mini-expansion). Then, since it's almost Halloween, we talk about scary monsters, movies, and board games!
0:00-Intro
1:06-Recent Games - Yogi
4:08-Mr Postmouse’s Picnic
6:59-Twinkle Twinkle
12:41-Spooky Stuff
22:55-Outro
24:16-Bloopers
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Not perturbed by Kellen's trip to Germany, we're all daydreaming about the motherlode of board game conventions, Essen SPIEL. There's a lot of games coming to the show, and because we're not going, and presumably you aren't either, we'll just tell you what's going to be there instead! The good stuff, anyway. Before we Germinate, we talk about Calimala, Tír na nÓg, and Typewriter.
02:42 - Calimala 09:42 - Tír na nÓg 16:15 - Typewriter 26:15 - Essen SPIEL 2025 Preview 28:49 - Mission: Red Planet (Third Edition) 31:18 - The Other Side of the Hill 33:29 - Severton 36:12 - Harvest Valley 38:11 - Pulitzer 39:26 - Echoes of Time 41:14 - Oopsie 42:55 - Feya's Swamp 43:46 - Baghdad: The City of Peace 45:25 - Ghost Lift 48:07 - Coming of Age 49:33 - The Presence 51:50 - Carnival of Sins 53:37 - The Republic of Rome: Remastered 55:22 - Theocratia Register for this year's Ghost Turkey at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/discord
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Dave hosts this week in a Lucha Libre themed show... for some reason.
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.
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