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OBG 582: What is Fun?

09. Februar 2026 um 16:30

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

  • Baseball Card GM
  • Sensu
  • Bomb Busters
  • Ticket to Ride
  • Unsettled
  • Lure

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(38:49) Then, the two talk about what fun is and how boardgames are fun.

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508 | Upgrading Your Deck (Character) | Design Discussion

08. Februar 2026 um 23:11
This week Peter & Mike have a design discussion about upgrading your character's deck over time. What are some cool ways we have seen to do it. _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg X - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Merch: one-stop-co-op-shop.creator-spring.com/ Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

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Garrett's Games 1031: Dr. Finn's Game Books & Popcorn!

08. Februar 2026 um 14:00

This week Shelley and I get a chance to check out games from two game BOOKS published or forthcoming from one of our favorite designers - Dr. Finn!

First we check out

Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games (Amazon Link Below):

https://www.amazon.com/Finns-Book-Solo-Strategy-Games/dp/B0FBJYZZ48

and three games from the forthcoming

Dr. Finn's Book of 2-Player Strategy and World Games (Kickstarter Link Below):

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/drfinnsgames/biblios-qandp-dr-finns-2021-games/creator

Then we check out another one of our Essen 2025 pick ups:

Popcorn by Victor Saumont from Iello

Thanks to our sponsor this week - Dr. Finn's Games

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#289 - Standard Box, Kallax Nightmare

06. Februar 2026 um 22:57

On this post-apocalyptic episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, we’ve got the last remaining swigs of game in this here canteen - don’t gulp it all to yourself, now! Share nicely…

First up is Phoenix New Horizon, a game of building post-apocalyptic power networks and trying to get a promotion. That’s followed by a slightly spoilery chat about Regicide Legacy - a game that asks the bold question; “What If Regicide, But Legacy?”. The pod’s rounded off with a quick chat about Zenith’s standard two-player mode, and spicy four player variant! Just like… never mind.

Have a great week, everybody!

Timestamps:

01:49 - Phoenix New Horizon

17:57 - Regicide Legacy

27:13 - Regicide Legacy Spoilers

33:31 - Zenith

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Episode 254 - The Perfect Player Color

05. Februar 2026 um 16:00

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon and Applejack. Then we talk about different player colors in board games, including what color we like playing in games and why.
Check out our new Valentine's shirt design!

0:00-Intro
0:46-Announcements
1:43-Recent Games - Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon
12:20-Applejack
22:06-Player Colors
33:58-Outro
35:02-Bloopers

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Episode 338: Cthulhu Dark Providence and a Short Topic Extravaganza

04. Februar 2026 um 06:50
Hey now and happy Cabal Wednesday! Today we bust into the episode talking about Don’s first foray into tabletop roleplaying games, then get into some of the games we’ve been playing, including Rising Sun, In Front of the Elevator, Chu Han, Versailles 1919, and Bebop. Don and Jamie then put the spotlight on Cthulhu Dark Providence, the newest edition of Martin Wallace’s classic A Study in Emerald, with Travis Chance lending his unique design flair to the mix. After that, Tony T gets down and dirty with his gaming news segment. And finally, the gang tackles a slew of listener-submitted questions. Rising Sun: 00:08:29, In Front of the Elevator: 00:19:21, Chu Han: 00:25:33, Versailles 1919: 00:32:54, Bebop: 00:39:08, Cthulhu Dark Providence Review: 00:56:47, News with Tony T: 01:33:15, Short Topic Extravaganza: 02:34:08. Check out our sponsors Restoration Games at https://restorationgames.com/ and Game Toppers at https://www.gametoppersllc.com/.

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Snowcial Deduction

Von: Pickaxe
04. Februar 2026 um 06:00

Mike is at the helm with Taglines, Buzzwords and some very mysterious ratings.

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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Rating the T games from Board & Dice

Von: Pickaxe
03. Februar 2026 um 17:48

Today's episode is brought to you by the letter T

 T stands for  tracks, tedium, Tiny mini games and sometimes Torturous 


00:00 Intro

AYURIS

01:08 Captain Flip (Remo Conzadori, Paolo Mori, PlayPunk 2024)

Games We Played Last Week

04:06 Fields of Arle (Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele 2014)

08:16 Lunar Rush (Steven "Skippy" Brown, Dead Alive Games 2023)

10:08 Clans of Caledonia: Industria (Juma Al-JouJou, Karma Games 2025)

14:35 Star Trek: Star Realms Core Set (Darwin Kastle, UVS Games 2024)

18:58 The White Castle Duel (Isra C., Shei S., Devir 2025)

24:17 Natera: New Beginning (Eric Fugere, Hugo Tremblay-Ledoux, Horizon Games 2025)

NEWS and why it doesent matter

28:08 Mythwind: Herbalist & Shepherd Expansions

29:07 New stuff for Codenames

30:01 Knarr: Skali

30:13 Gold Country and Totally Human

30:45 Sagrada New Edition

32:48 Main Topic ranking T games

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Two Off the Top - Ep. 11 - Take that Back!

02. Februar 2026 um 09:14
In a huge disappointment to everybody, Clef and Tim breeze past all the non-board game talk and get to board games quicker than ever. We talk recent plays of Ark Nova, Antiquity, New York Central, Alliance, Runebound, and Downfall: Conquest of the Third Reich! We also discuss the impact of taking back actions in board games and how we feel about it. Board games start at 3:43!! Join the discord at discord.gg/s8hYtWkMS3 and visit punchboardparadise.com for more info on PPCon 2026!

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Boardgames To Go 250 - This and That Again

Openers: The Hobbit: There and Back Again, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game Although it's true that episode #250 is a milestone, this podcast passed that some time ago. Between all of the extra episodes for BGGcons and Mark Madnesses, plus the occasional double-episodes in the old days, I don't know how many podcasts have actually been released. (My podcast host Libsyn says it's almost 400.) So this isn't an anniversary episode, just another "regular" one where I share some thoughts about games & the hobby overall. Although I missed EsCon in January (and Gulf Games last summer) due to illness, I still managed to play a bunch of games last month, including several at SoCal Games Day. I've described this event before. This was the 94th one of those, and I have a special fondness for them…maybe more than they even deserve! In the podcast I forgot to mention how they offer me the chance to play with my regular friends, and also other gamer friends that I don't see as often. Besides the games, part of the day was going out to lunch at an Italian deli and just talking. Can't believe I forgot to mention that! Closer: More comments & griping from me about how there aren't enough boardgames that are really about their subject matter. I think of this most of all when I'm visiting somewhere, and I wish there was a game I could play & learn/appreciate my vacation more. -Mark

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507 | Boss Fighters QR | Review

01. Februar 2026 um 14:06
This week Peter & Mike review Boss Fighters QR. Next week we will have a related design discussion about leveling up your deck. _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg X - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Merch: one-stop-co-op-shop.creator-spring.com/ Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

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Garrett's Games 1030: Clickety Clack and Ronin

01. Februar 2026 um 14:00

This week Shelley and I chuck dice and fill in rows in

Clickety Clack by Ralf zur Linde from NSV

then we head to Japan and strategically place our ronin figures into cities to do actions & funfill contracts in

Ronin by Emanuele Ornella from Queen Games

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At The Table with The Dice Tower - When It All Goes Wrong

29. Januar 2026 um 21:13

This time, we look at what happens when a production error is found in a game after it has reached the wild. What should producers do to make it right, and can they do anything at all? Also, a new dramatic Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and a new collection of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

00:50 - Storytime from Tom: Loading the Cruise Library

04:16 - Announcements: Gamefound (supportdicetower.com), Dice Tower West, East, and Vacation

06:33 - Dealing with Production Errors

39:14 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror

47:55 - Wingspan: Americas

50:19 - Sanibel

52:44 - Harmonies

55:27 - Nocturnis

57:43 - Lairs

1:00:45 - Cookie Run Braverse TCG

Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com

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#353: Getting it Just Right

29. Januar 2026 um 09:42

Sometimes you know the type of game you want to play, just not exactly which game quite fits the bill. Is that heavy Euro too heavy? That deck builder not builder-y enough? Before we sit down with Goldilocks, we talk about Rise and Fall, and JOYRIDE: Survival of the Fastest.

01:09 - Rise and Fall 12:53 - JOYRIDE: Survival of the Fastest 25:08 - Games that are Just Right 29:30 - Hanabi 29:57 - Wilmot's Warehouse 30:13 - Bomb Busters 33:25 - Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne 37:59 - Lisboa 38:55 - SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 42:58 - Dominion

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Episode 91: Recliner designer

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Davey invites you to sit down, relax and get that chair into full a full recline as we chat through a top designer list on BGG and our experiences, thoughts on their games.

FIRST PLAYER: Davey
OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Adrian

In this episode you'll learn:
- how Adrian returned to Magoria in Trickerion: Arcane Arts the latest expansion by Mindclash Games
- that JP gets his best "Del Boy" on whilst playing the ultimate trading and negotiation game Sidereal Confluence by Wizkids
- how Davey enjoys the player board interactions in Forestry by Pink Troubadour
- our experiences of various designers as listed on a BGG list we've gone through and the games we've played.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Music at 1:20:04 from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!)
https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-gienger/blissful
License code: JDNVNO5QFO1ZLV7N

EPISODE CHAPTERS

0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

0:52 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex

1:12 - Adrian - Trickerion: Arcane Arts

12:12 - JP - Siderial Confluence

23:30 - Davey - Forestry

31:58 - TURN 3 - Recliner Designer

33:31 - Uwe Rosenberg

39:17 - Reiner Knizia

43:54 - Corey Konieczka

46:25 - Stefan Feld

51:46 - Bruno Cathala

54:52 - Eric M.Lang

59:05 - Vlaada Chvatil

1:02:33 - Simone Luciani

1:08:45 - Wolfgang Kramer

1:11:31 - Vital Lacerda

1:14:58 - Martin Wallace

1:16:46 - Alexander Pfister

1:20:16 - David Turczi

1:23:52 - Honourable mentions

1:28:41 - TURN 4 - Haiku: With a Clue

1:33:05 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?

1:40:17 - TURN 6 - 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

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