On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Bruce about games (and other things) they've played lately.

Games discussed are:

• Clusterpuck http://frogjumpinggames.com
• Phasers vs Grazers http://frogjumpinggames.com
• Fate of the Fellowship
• Reign of Dragoness
• Half Truth Second Guess
• Trick Takers

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(46:16) Then, the two talk about game balance and is it important?

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Ben speaks to Richard Simpson of We're Not Wizards. We talk about stand up, nationalism and media...but which games did he choose?

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This week Shelley and I make patterns with porcelain pottery and build computers while dealing with 19 th Century society.

First up is Gzhel by Nikita Sorokin from Hobby World

followed by Ada's Dream by Toni Lopez from Alley Cat Games

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This week Peter & Mike have a design discussion about skill resolution systems. _________________________ 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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Opener: I encourage listeners to join me at the OG guild's online game convention, OG Fest: Maispiele Within the last month I turned 60. Does that make me old? Officially? Whether it does or not, I'm still playing games. Which is what I discuss in this episode--what it's like to turn 60 in this hobby, as well as reflecting on what it was like when I turned 50, 40, 30, 20, 10...and even 0! Those were all personal milestones in some way--what did it mean for me as a gamer? In getting ready for this episode, I realized I kept thinking about time in three major ways: • When I turned another milestone age (60, 30, whatever, and how old my kids were then) • How long I'd been in the hobby at that point • What the calendar date was, and what important things were happening in the hobby then (game releases, websites, the larger culture, etc.) It was an interesting exercise, thinking about all those things. Is my journey through life as a gamer anything like yours? Finally, I thought a little into the future--what will things be like for me as a gamer when I turn 70? I'm sure I'll still be playing, but it will be when I'm retired, living a thousand miles away from here. Will I be playing the same games? Going to some of the same conventions? Meeting new people or still focusing on my longtime gamer friends? -Mark

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Ben gives hias view on an old con. 

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Join Cardboard of the Rings past and present for a celebration of 15 years of the game and the podcast! Interviews and games ahead!

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This is the biggest disc golf show to date as Tim visited Clef to go throw some plastic in Kansas baskets. We do talk about a few board games, but the real meat here is the POTATOES. Board games start at 1:06:24. Ridiculous. Join the discord at discord.gg/s8hYtWkMS3 and visit punchboardparadise.com for more info on PPCon 2026! This is your last chance! For real this time!

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Lost in Adventure: The Curse of Jack Parrot and Otter Chaos. Then we reveal our top 5 games of 2025 in our annual awards show, the Blitzies!

0:00-Intro
0:44-Recent Games - Lost in Adventure: The Curse of Jack Parrot
9:51-Otter Chaos
15:15-The 2025 Blitzies
33:51-Outro
34:54-Bloopers

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Raise a glass and join the fun. This episode features segments with playful folks from Saskatchewan and Sydney: Scotch Council and My Favorite Game.

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I’ve got a special treat for you The Cabal today: one of the most respected board game designers working today, and a true OG Cabalist, David Thompson! You know Dave from his work on the Undaunted series, War Chest, Sniper Elite: The Board Game, Resist!, The Valiant Defense series, and many others. Today, Dave and I talked about his origin story as a gamer, tabletop role-playing games, how he got his start in board game design, his design process, his collaborations with other designers, and much, much more. It’s a great conversation, and I hope you all enjoy it!

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In today's episode, we're recording from Great Plains Game Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska. We talk about our recent plays, finish our top 25's and play some games with the audience.

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Ben revisits his classic review of Skull King. 

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Paula is queen for the day as she hosts a devious episode no one is happy about.

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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This weeks guest:

Jake Frydman https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/

Blueberry jam not jelly........ don't be gross

00:00 INTRO

01:33 Cysmic (Jason Blake Star Reach Games 2026)

04:43 Bomb Busters (Hisashi Hayashi Pegasus Spiele 2024)

07:03 Crits & Tricks (Pete Wissinger Inside Up Games 2026)

10:47 Baghdad: The City of Peace (Fabio Lopiano, Nestore Mangone Alley Cat Games 2025)

15:25 Taj Mahal (Reiner Knizia Ravensburger AG 2000)

18:30 The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship (Matt Leacock Z-Man Games 2025)

23:05 Santiago (Claudia Hely, Roman Pelek AMIGO 2003)

26:45 The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville (Christian Kudahl, Erik Andersson Sundén Ravensburger AG 2025)

29:54 NEWS

40:34 Topic: That's my jam.

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This week Shelley and I check out the 'official game of Essen 2025'

Fair Enough by Friedemann Friese from Skellig Games

then we cooperatively work to build a tower for cats (though we could have done it competitively too!)

Cat and the Tower by Masakazu Takizawa from Arcane Wonders

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These are the best games ever made. Someone on Youtube called this an "old man list". Fucking right!

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There are big spiky moments that happen in the meta that is the board game hobby, and the Brass: Pittsburgh crowdfunding campaign feels like one of them. It is after all, a successor to the #1 ranked game on BGG. That's something! Enough so that it sent Mark into a bit of an existential spiral, and we're here to talk him down. Before we catch a falling Wallace, we talk about Hummingbirds, Fendo, and Soothsayers.

06:59 - Hummingbirds 14:44 - Fendo 18:53 - Soothsayers 29:23 - Brass: Pittsburgh crowdfunding

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