00:01:00 Intro
00:08:30 Cyberpunk Trading Card Game
00:16:30 Taste Buds
00:19:30 Portal Games
00:21:30 Arkwright
00:48:30 Miniature Market
00:49:30 Arkham Horror: Film Fatale
00:59:00 Plum Island: More of a Bad Thing
01:07:30 Pondscape
01:13:30 Outro

Arkwright is an economic engine-builder that revels in its own weight. It drops players into the heart of the Industrial Revolution and asks them to run competing factories—managing workers, improving machinery, manipulating prices, and navigating the volatile tides of supply and demand. What makes it so gripping is the way every lever you pull affects the entire market. Lowering prices might boost sales but crush profits; upgrading machines cuts labor costs but risks unemployment penalties. It’s a game where efficiency is power, foresight is everything, and every decision feels like it echoes across an entire industrial landscape.

We’re heading back to Plum Island to talk about the desperate scramble to evacuate civilians from an infected coastline—and how the new expansion tightens the experience into a sharper, faster, and even more chaotic rescue puzzle. But that’s not the only horror creeping into the episode. Marty and Vanessa dive into Film Fatale, the newest scenario for Arkham Horror: The Card Game, where silver‑screen nightmares spill into reality and investigators find themselves trapped in a reel of stylish, cinematic dread.

To balance all that terror, we close things out by building something far more peaceful—an entire ecosystem in Pondscape. Frogs, insects, and shifting waterscapes weave together as we try to craft the most harmonious (and high‑scoring) pond possible. It’s a gentle puzzle with clever spatial decisions, offering a refreshing contrast to the tension earlier in the show and reminding us how beautifully varied the board‑gaming world can be.

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

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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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00:00:40 Intro
00:15:30 Portal Games
00:17:00 Cthulhu: Dark Providence
00:38:30 Campy Creatures
00:44:15 The Gilded Realms
01:13::00 Miniature Market
01:14:00 Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends
01:20:00 Outro

A long time ago, we got to play the game A Study in Emerald, so we were very interested in the reimplementation. Cthulhu Dark Providence plunges players into a tense, investigative struggle against cosmic dread, blending noir‑style mystery with the creeping inevitability of Lovecraftian horror. The game uses the combination of tight resource decisions, escalating threats, and growing insanity that make every choice feel like a step deeper into the abyss. But is it better than what we remember, take a listen to find out.

Campy Creatures and Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends offer a wildly different moods, each with its own charm. Campy Creatures is a fast, clever bluffing game where you command classic movie monsters to outwit rival mad scientists. Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends adds mythic flair to the beloved combo‑building formula, letting players craft powerful hands inspired by gods, heroes, and legendary artifacts. Together, these games form a vibrant spectrum—from spooky pulp fun to grand fantasy world‑building—each scratching a different strategic itch.

The Gilded Realms blends city‑building with a clever, almost puzzle‑like tableau system that evolves every round. Cards you place steadily march downward through your tableau, and when they reach the bottom, they convert into precious resources—fuel for expanding your kingdom, unlocking card abilities, or mustering an army before the looming invasion arrives. That slow, predictable cadence creates a satisfying rhythm: every placement is an investment, every advancement a small payoff, and every turn a chance to set up something bigger.

Interaction is light, with only the occasional skirmish to break the solitude, so most of the tension comes from managing your own tight economy. Resources never feel abundant, and the game constantly nudges you toward tough, meaningful decisions about what to prioritize and what to sacrifice. If you enjoy kingdom builders that reward planning, efficiency, and a touch of long‑term foresight, The Gilded Realms is absolutely worth exploring.

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A viking fighting for Olav the Holy at Stiklestad gets an arrow in the eye. The man pulls the arrow out, his eyeball still on out it, and says: "Det jaggu nærme nasen! (That was damn close the my nose)"

Another viking fighting for Olav at Stiklestad gets an arrow through his heart. He manages to pull the arrow out and study it. With his dying breath he says: "Eg har fettslintrat kring hjartet. Kongen har fødd meg vel. (I have fat arround my heart. The king has fed me well)".

00:00 Intro

Games We Played Last Week

00:48 The Druids of Edora (Stefan Feld, alea 2025)

02:55 Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, Druid City Games 2024)

08:20 Siege of the Citadel (Richard Borg, Jay Little, Kevin Wilson, Modiphius Entertainment 2019)

12:52 Flamecraft Duals (Manny Vega, Cardboard Alchemy 2025)

14:24 Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon (Fabio Lopiano, Nestore Mangone, Sorry We Are French 2024)

17:06 Radlands (Daniel Piechnick, Roxley 2021)

18:22 Creature Caravan (Ryan Laukat, Red Raven Games 2024)

23:56 Wroth (Manny Trembley, Chip Theory Games 2025)

News

31:07 Disney Villainous:Hocus Pocus

31:52 BGA News

33:33 Colt Express: The Complete Collection

Main Review

34:35 Valheim: The Board Game (2025)

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Nick hosts a show full of bananas, toast and very odd choices.

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On today's episode we have Sam from Board Game Dual Podcast

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00:00 INTRO

Games we played this week.

01:09 Yokohama Duel (Hisashi Hayashi, OKAZU Brand 2018)

05:19 Airlines Europe (Alan R. Moon, Rio Grande Games 2011)

07:45 I Made You a Mixtape (Mike DiLisio, Dan Hughes, Massive Asterisk 2025)

11:12 Mutant Chronicles: Siege of the Citadel (Richard Borg, Pressman Toy Corp. 1993)

14:49 Marvel Champions: The Card Game (Michael Boggs, Nate French, Caleb Grace Fantasy Flight Games 2019)

18:46 Agent Avenue (Christian Kudahl, Laura Kudahl, Nerdlab Games 2024)

22:35 Unrest (Brendan Hansen, Pandasaurus Games 2023)

27:27 Marabunta (Reiner Knizia, Space Cowboys 2023)

30:28 Tag Team (Gricha German, Corentin Lebrat, Scorpion Masqué 2025)

33:56 Storm Raiders (Shem Phillips, Arkus Games 2025)

38:07 News (And why it doesn't matter)

41:41 Main Review Nokosu Dice

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Well here it is Walker's all alone now.....

Today I am joined by Mark from Board Game Barrage

00:00 Intro

01:08 Games we played last week.

01:12 Bomb Busters (Hisashi Hayashi,Cocktail Games,2024)

05:00 Let's Go Japan (Josh Wood,AEG,2024)

08:28 Taj Mahal (Reiner Knizia,Ravensburger,2000)

11:55 Lone Wolves (Yasuyuki Nakamura,Anthony Perone, Wonderful World Board Games,2024)

15:33 Subjective(Andrew Wolf,Spin Master Ltd.,2023)

18:42 Tabannusi: Builders of Ur (David Spada, Daniele Tascini,Board&Dice,2021)

21:01 Duplik (William Jacobson, Amanda Kohou,Braincog, Inc.,2005)

23:44 Clinic: Deluxe Edition(Alban Viard,AVStudioGames,2019)

28:58 Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner,Druid City Games,2024)

31:28 Reflections 1

39:21 News and why it does not matter

45:18 Refelctions 2

49:19 Main Review Zenith

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00:00:40 Intro
00:05:50 Movie Talk
00:08:15 Holiday Games
00:12:30 Things in Rings
00:15:30 Blood on the Rails
00:16:45 Ichor
00:19:00 PSA Time
00:23:00 Miniature Market
00:25:00 Night Soil
00:41:00 Tulip Bubble
00:57:30 Portal Games
00:58:30 Mini Express
01:11:00 Outro

Every so often, a set of games lands on the table that feels like a curated journey through time and that is what we got in this episode. First up is Night Soil where we are basically poop pushers through the streets of London in the 15th century. This game cleverly challenges players with a worker placement style of game that can fill both rewarding and frustrating at the same time.

Then comes Tulip Bubble, which flips the tone entirely. Gone is the damp, stinky sewers—now you’re in the bustling markets of 17th‑century Holland, chasing fortunes in the most famous economic bubble in history. The game thrives on timing, speculation, and reading your opponents as much as the market itself. Prices rise, collapse, and ricochet with emotional volatility, and every round feels like a miniature psychological standoff. It’s fast, sharp, and deliciously stressful in the best way.

Rounding out the games are Mini Express and Ichor, two games that couldn’t be more different yet both deliver rich strategic tension. Mini Express is a lean, elegant rail game built on shared incentives: every track you lay and every share you take strengthens someone else as much as you. It’s a puzzle of timing, tempo, and subtle positioning. Ichor, on the other hand, plunges players into a Greek mythology world where asymmetric power challenges players in an Othello style game. Its resource‑driven push‑and‑pull creates a brooding atmosphere, rewarding ambition while constantly reminding you that brillant flashes of strategy can suddenly disappear before your next turn. Together, these four games form a wonderfully varied journey each offering its own flavor of tension and delight.

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It's a 'new year same us'. This week Dave has some lies, some songs and some sounds...

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This guy just won't leave... Mark and I in our last, last episode together for a bit. Not to worry I will be rambling ever forward.

In this shorter episode we talk about just the games we played last week, some news and scene.

01.29 -AYURIS: Slay the Spire: The Board Game (Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024)

Games Played Last Week:

05:05 -Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders (Tim Eisner and Ben Eisner, Druid City Games, 2024)

07:15 -Innovation Ultimate (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2025)

12:47 -The Druids of Edora (Stefan Feld, alea, 2025)

16:00 -Hot Streak (Jon Perry, CMYK, 2025)

20:28 -Bohemians (Jasper de Lange, Portal Games, 2025)

26:49 -The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2021)

28:20 -Federation: Piracy (Dimitri Perrier & Matthier Verdier, Explor8, 2025)

35:46 -Fishing (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2024)

37:16 -Formaggio (Ben Rosset, Road to Infamy Games, 2025)

41:15 -News (and why it doesn't matter):

41.18 -Stonemaier release schedule

43:12 -Dark Pact by Thomas Lehman and Trick or Treat Studios

44:57 -New version of Rudiger Dorn's Las Vegas from Ravensburger

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It's a bloopers bonus show! Thank you so much for a fantastic 2025 and here's to a great 2026!

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In some ways, the origin story of the podcast can be traced back to Sentinels of the Multiverse. Upon arriving in Kingston, Mark was at a games event at someone's home, and he saw that someone had brought a then-complete set (this was a few expansions ago) of Sentinels. He knew that this person, namely Walker, was a person worth knowing. It therefore seemed fitting that on one of Mark's last days in Kingston that he, Walker, Huey, Dewey, and Louis play Sentinels.

Games Played Last Week:

02:38 -Zenith (Grégory Grard & Mathieu Roussel, PlayPunk, 2025)

08:18 -Race for the Galaxy (Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande Games, 2007)

11:20 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021)

12:19 -Word Traveler (Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance, Office Dog, 2024)

16:05 -Sentinels of the Multiverse (Christopher Badell, Paul Bender, & Adam Rebottaro, Greater Than Games, 2011)

19:30 -The Druids of Edora (Stefan Feld, alea, 2025)

24:50 -The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship (Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games, 2025)

27:58 -Toy Battle (Paolo Mori & Alessandro Zucchini, Repos Production, 2025)

31:43 -MicroMacro: Kids - Crazy City Park (Johannes Sich, Edition Spielwiese, 2025)

32:50 -Concept Kids: Animals (Gaëtan Beaujannot & Alain Rivollet, Repos Production, 2018)

33:51 -Tumblin' Dice (Carey Grayson, Randy Nash, and Rick Soued, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2004)

2025 in Review

35:45 Top 10

57:42 Game of the Year

1:00:18 Special Categories

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In this special end of the year episode, Marty and Vanessa talk about their favorite movies of 2025. Plus movies they are looking forward to in 2026.

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It's a Christmas episode! Merry Christmas one and all, here's some nonsense to fill you with cheer!

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"One day I was sitting in a gazebo, and there was a plaque on the gazebo and it said, 'This gazebo was built by the town in 1863.' That is in the middle of the Civil War. And the whole town built a gazebo. What was that town meeting like? 'All right, everyone, first order of business, we have all the telegrams from Gettysburg with the war dead. Let’s see here. Okay, everyone’s husband and brother and… everyone died. Okay. Josiah, you had something?' 'Yes, I do. How’d you like to be indoors and out of doors all at once? Ever walk into the park with your betrothed and it starts to rain, but you still want to hold hands? Well, may I introduce you to, and my condolences again to everyone, the gazebo!'"

-John Mulaney, "Kid Gorgeous at Studio City"

Games Played Last Week:

01:29 -Coyote (Spartaco Albertarelli, New Games Order, 2015)

04:07 -Tapple Mini (NPD Toys, The Op Games, 2025)

07:17 -Die fiesen 7 (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Hasen in der Abendsonne, 2015)

09:41 -Manila (Franz-Benno Delonge, Zoch Verlag, 2005)

14:17 -G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2021)

16:56 -The Gang (John Cooper and Kory Heath, KOSMOS, 2024)

20:29 -Trickadee (Rob Newton, Coin Flip Games, 2025)

24:26 -Spicy (Győri Zoltán Gábor, HeidelBÄR Games, 2020)

28:13 -Good Puppers, Too! (Chris Cieslik, Asmadi Games, 2025)

33:40 -Cross Bronx Expressway (Non-Breaking Space, GMT Games, 2025)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

46:47 Dire Wolf and Tabletop Playground

48:01 New games from Badgers from Mars! Regicide Inferno, Regicide Crown Duels, and Viking Rush

49:07 Show news: guest hosts in early 2026

50:27 Feature Game: Gazebo (Reiner Knizia, Bitewing Games, 2025)

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"I thought the Rococo was the name of the ship in Aliens."

"No, that's Sulaco. Rococo is the statute targeting organized crime."

"No, that's RICO. Rococo is the hot beverage made with chocolate."

"No, that's cocoa. Rococo is what you put on walls to give them texture."

"No, that's stucco. Rococo is a kind of shortened note in music."

"No, that's staccato..."

1:10 AYURIS: Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan (Gordon Calleja, Mighty Boards, 2024)

Games Played Last Week:

4:38 -Regicide (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, & Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2020)

5:54 -The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (Thomas Sing, KOSMOS, 2021)

8:54 -Men-Nefer (Germán P. Millán, Ludonova, 2024)

12:49 -Philharmonix (Faris Suhaimi, Archona Games, 2025)

20:20 -Galactic Cruise (T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, and Koltin Thompson, Kinson Key Games, 2025)

26:51 -Kinfire Council (Kevin Wilson, Incredible Dream Studios, 2025)

36:08 -La Pâtisserie Rococo (Stefan Malz & Louis Malz, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2025)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

43:32 Leviathan Wilds: Shattered Peak expansion in 2026

43:56 Take no longer to be published by Leder Games

44:37 Queen of Spies by Liz Davidson and David Thompson

45:29 Topic: Racing Games

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00:01:40 Happy Anniversary
00:06:30 Miniature Market Contest
00:11:15 AI makes RDTN better
00:12:30 Passing of a Legend
00:16:30 Toy Hall of Fame Revisit
00:17:45 Family Games
00:27:30 Taste Buds
00:32:45 Miniature Market
00:33:45 Operation Barclay
00:40:00 Sanctuary
00:58:30 Portal Games
00:59:30 Scope Panzer
01:05:00 Neko Syndicate
01:09:30 Outro

This year marks our 13th anniversary in the world of play, as board games continue to cement their place in our lives. Anniversaries often invite reflection, and it’s remarkable to see how games that once felt like simple pastimes have evolved into celebrated traditions like gaming with friends, family members asking “So, what are we playing?”, or a gateway to conversation with people you meet. These moments remind us that board games are more than cardboard and dice—they’re shared memories that endure across generations.

Board games themselves have become a bridge between nostalgia and innovation, and their recognition in the National Toy Hall of Fame underscores their cultural significance. Titles like Monopoly, Scrabble, and Clue have already earned their place among the Hall’s inductees, standing alongside toys like the Rubik’s Cube and LEGO. It’s a reminder that the Hall isn’t just about toys—it’s about honoring the timeless rituals of play.

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Paula hosts a 1v1v1 pre-Christmas episode and she doesn't regret a thing...

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You gotta read the fine print, always. Anyone dealing with a supernatural entity--whether a djinn or deity, gremlin or god--has to be conscious of the exceptions. It's simple enough--if the wizard handing you a fantastical creature tells you not to feed it, you just don't feed it. Similarly, if someone promises not to kill you *in a certain way*, MacBeth can tell you that's more of a threat than a guarantee.

Games Played Last Week:

01:18 -Autobahn (Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2022)

05:55 -Sidereal Confluence: Bifurcation (TauCeti Deichmann, WizKids, 2022)

12:46 -Origin Story (Jamey Stegmaier & Pete Wissinger, Stonemaier Games, 2025)

15:12 -Bargain Hunter (Uwe Rosenberg, Valley Games, 1998)

17:11 -KINGs: TRICKTAKERs (Hiroken, Joyple Games, 2023)

18:39 -Inkling (John Keyworth, Osprey Games, 2011)

20:47 -In the Shadows: Resistance in France 1943-1944 (Daniel Bullock & Joe Schmidt, GMT Games, 2025)

26:13 -Riftbound (Uncredited, Riot Games, 2025)

32:46 -Regicide Legacy (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, and Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2025)

34:33 -Lancaster: Big Box (Matthias Cramer & Wolfgang Panning, Queen Games, 2015)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

39:44 Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Game by Cryptozoic

42:30 Reiner Knizia's Rheinlander reprint by 25th Century Games

44:33 Feature Game: Covenant (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2025)

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