We all need something to look forward to, so this episode we're eagerly anticipating all the good things in the world of board gaming that are yet to come in 2020. Some of it might be a ways off, but where's the harm in getting the hype train rolling early? Before we cast our eyes ahead, we talk about Splendor, Qwirkle, Bronze Age, and Guards of Atlantis II.
02:40 - Lost Cities 02:53 - Coloretto 03:39 - Splendor 05:03 - Bugs in the Kitchen 06:29 - Qwirkle 10:47 - Bronze Age 14:24 - Guards of Atlantis II: Tabletop MOBA 25:40 - Things We're Excited for in 2020 31:52 - Ankh
Look, digital gaming is great and all, but there are some games that either don't lend themselves well to the format, or aren't available. Whatever the reason, there are lots of games that we're itching to play once the world returns to normal. It's a top five countdown! Before our heart grows fonder, we talk about Exit: The Game - Sunken Treasure, Pandemic: Rapid Response, and Stockpile.
05:27 - Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne 06:45 - Exit: The Game - Sunken Treasure 08:39 - Roll for Adventure 10:18 - Pandemic: Rapid Response 14:01 - Stockpile 22:59 - Games We're Itching to Play 25:00 - Awkward Guests 26:25 - Nusfjord 28:22 - Flotilla 29:32 - Kemet 31:13 - Insider: Black 33:16 - 1889 34:35 - Maracaibo 35:39 - Pipeline 37:00 - Brass: Birmingham 37:58 - Mansions of Madness: Second Edition 40:07 - Special Tank Appearance! 44:01 - Dune 45:09 - Cooper Island 46:21 - Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy 48:08 - Square on Sale 48:58- The Crew
What could be a more important topic than importance itself? This week, we're talking about the most important board games of the last decade, and what it even means for a board game to be worthy of the label. To us, at least. Before being earnest, we talk about Prêt-à-Porter, Riff Raff, Adventure Games: The Dungeon, and Innovation: Echoes of the Past.
03:09 - Prêt-à-Porter 09:59 - Riff Raff 16:20 - Scythe 19:16 - Adventure Games: The Dungeon 28:13 - Innovation: Echoes of the Past 30:46 - Important Games of the Last Decade 36:40 - Pandemic Legacy 40:13 - Kemet 41:35 - Chaos in the Old World 43:20 - Zombicide 45:02 - Codenames 47:45 - Splendor 50:31 - Scythe 53:57 - TIME Stories and Escape Room Games
It's time for another "What we love, what we hate", and this time we're looking at deck builders! Its been twelve years since Dominion blew things up, and since then you don't have to look very far to see a game that uses the mechanic. We look at the highs and lows of deck building as a mechanic, and discuss some of our favourite games that use it. We also talk about Bruxelles 1897, Elysium, and Can't Stop.
01:07 - Golden Geek Award Nominations 03:46 - Bruxelles 1897 11:31 - Elysium 18:16 - Coffee Roaster 18:55 - Adventure Games: The Dungeon 19:23 - Hansa Teutonica 25:22 - Can't Stop 31:00 - What I Love, What I Hate about Deck Building 33:07 - Star Realms 34:32 - Clank! 35:05 - Dominion 35:50 - Sorcerer City 38:36 - Vikings Gone Wild 41:41 - Great Western Trail 42:20 - A Study in Emerald (Second Edition) 47:04 - The Quest for El Dorado 47:29 - Aeon's End 48:54 - Automobiles 49:58 - The North 50:15 - SPQF/Fort 51:33 - Friday
To make it through quarantine, we take another look at digital games in a time when it might just be our only option. We've got to get our board game fill somehow! We investigate how our relationship to the electronic side of the hobby has changed, and give our recommendations for the many options. Before we plug in, we talk about Remember Our Trip, Castell, and Caylus 1303.
01:58 - Remember Our Trip 08:16 - Castell 14:45 - Pipeline 15:44 - Caylus 1303 18:40 - Caylus 26:18 - Voicemail from Isla 28:57 - Digital games in quarantine 37:30 - Cthulhu Wars 38:12 - Bärenpark 42:29 - BGB Digital Game Night!
There's only so much space on our shelves, so games don't always stick around forever, but that doesn't always mean that we don't like them. There are many reasons that a good game might get the boot, so let's talk about them. We count down our top five favourite games we got rid of! Before we pay our respects, we talk about Through the Desert, Lords of Hellas,Troyes, and Watergate.
01:48 - Through the Desert 07:51 - Lords of Hellas 13:13 - Troyes 20:45 - Black Angel 22:01 - Watergate 29:12 - The best games we got rid of 29:45 - Yamataï 31:07 - Power Grid 32:37 - Indian Summer 34:23 - CrossTalk 35:20 - Agricola 36:27 - The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 38:22 - Dominion 39:50 - Terraforming Mars 40:47 - Forbidden Stars 43:10 - Glorantha: The Gods War (A Sandy Petersen Game!) 44:23 - Spirit Island 46:00 - Mage Knight 47:35 - Arcadia Quest 49:34 - Gloomhaven 51:03 - Terra Mystica
Some games put their best foot forward on the first play, eager to have most players feel good right out of the box. Other games are content to take their time. This episode we're focusing on the latter, games that we've only come to appreciate as we've given them more time and more plays. Before we grow together, we talk about Ginkgopolis, Time Chase, and Food Chain Magnate.
01:31 - Ginkgopolis 08:46 - Time Chase 15:22 - Food Chain Magnate 26:58 - Games that grow on you 30:35 - Brass: Lancashire 31:28 - Agricola 32:24 - Biblios 33:57 - Wits & Wagers 35:13 - Bohnanza 36:35 - Tigris & Euphrates 37:07 - Yellow & Yangtze 38:08 - Nova Luna 41:17 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine 41:53 - 18xx 43:31 - Just One Join the discussion at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/discord
Area control is the first subject of our new recurring feature, "What we love, what we hate", where we deep dive into a single mechanic and describe ... well, exactly that! We tend to enjoy games that have you fighting over territory, but what is it that specifically gets us excited about them? And what are the downsides? Before we assume direct control, we talk about The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine, Stay Cool, and Mezo.
Let me set the scene: It's a late night at a hotel in Nevada, we're sprawled on the floor around a microphone, and we're flexing our tired hands after three days spent playing so many board games. Coming at you from Dice Tower West, we report on what we've been up to, and all the games we played. Before we're leaving Las Vegas, we talk about Don't Get Got!, Kemet, Master of Respect, and Nova Luna.
03:54 - Don't Get Got! 19:44 - Kemet 25:23 - Master of Respect 30:50 - Rumble Nation 35:07 - A War of Whispers 36:05 - Hearts of AttrAction 42:10 - Nova Luna
We've learned a thing or two about game nights and conventions over the years. The hobby has changed, and we've had to change with it! This episode, we talk about what's different with how we approach large meetings of board gamers in 2020, and offer what advice we can. Before we pack our game bags, we talk about Fast Sloths, Birdie Fight, Sorcerer City, Electropolis, and Isle ofCats.
01:44 - Fast Sloths 10:05 - Birdie Fight/Songbirds 11:03 - Sorcerer City 11:44 - Electropolis 18:07 - Isle of Cats 20:04 - Terraforming Mars 26:12 - Game Night and Convention Lessons 39:20 - Don't Get Got! 40:43 - Antike II 41:11 - 1920 Wall Street 42:08 - TOKYO TSUKIJI MARKET
Sometimes a game is hitting all the right notes, and you want to recommend it wholeheartedly ... but there's just one tiny blemish you can't overlook. It's not enough to make a great game bad, but, man, just imagine if it someone had fixed that. This week we're looking at games that almost nail it. Before we smooth the last crease, we talk about Chaosmos, Subtext, On a Scale of One to T-Rex, and Empyreal: Spells & Steam.
01:26 - Krass Kariert 03:22 - Chaosmos 11:40 - On a Scale of One to T-Rex 16:52 - Subtext 20:58 - Empyreal: Spells & Steam 29:46 - Games with One Small Issue 31:44 - Kemet 36:06 - Root 37:28 - Cthulhu Wars 39:39 - Gloomhaven 42:14 - Decrypto 43:35 - Azul 44:53 - Point Salad 45:32 - Concordia
We're gluttons for punishment this week, because we're talking about harshness in board games. These are the sort of games where big moves or bad mistakes can be hard to recover from. Harsh games aren't for everyone, so when and why do we find them appealing? Before we grit our teeth, we talk about Wavelength, Genoa, Krass Kariert, and Oceans.
01:02 - Wavelength 05:39 - Genoa 07:30 - Krass Kariert 14:55 - Oceans 23:48 - Harshness in Games 24:24 - Biblios 24:48 - Arboretum 25:52 - Seasons 27:36 - The Estates 28:54 - Troyes 30:02 - Agricola 31:32 - A Feast For Odin 33:23 - Tigris and Euphrates 33:43 - Yellow and Yangtze 36:10 - Diplomacy 39:53 - Medici
We're reflecting on the past this episode, looking back at the things we said - never wise, by the way. The games of 2019 had a lot of promise, but how young and dumb they seem to our aged eyes. Where are they now? Join us as we cast our minds back to last decade, to reflect on the games we were excited for so many months ago.
02:11 - XCOM: The Board Game 06:41 - Living Planet 13:55 - The Voyages of Marco Polo 14:47 - Heaven & Ale 18:06 - Mystic Market 19:49 - Essen 2019 Look Back 21:11 - The Magnificent 21:52 - Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula 23:47 - Welkin 24:08 - Rush M.D. 24:22 - Terramara 24:36 - Deep Blue 25:08 - Rome & Roll 25:21 - Paranormal Detectives 25:59 - Offshore 26:13 - Maracaibo 27:19 - Glen More II: Chronicles 27:40 - Kakerlaken Sushi 27:52 - Perserverance: Castaway Chronicles 29:24 - Crystal Palace 29:38 - Babylonia 30:08 - Gen Con 2019 Look Back 30:28 - Conflicting Legends 31:12 - Watergate 31:28 - Welcome to Dino World 32:47 - Tonari 34:21 - Time Chase 34:47 - Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne 36:01 - SHOBU 36:46 - Barrage 37:12 - In the Hall of the Mountain King 37:45 - Seasons of Inis 38:19 - Pipeline 38:42 - Sanctum 39:45 - Black Angel 40:52 - City of the Big Shoulders 41:31 - MegaCity: Oceania 42:22 - Most Anticipated Games of 2019 Look Back 42:40 - TOKYO TSUKIJI MARKET 43:34 - Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy 44:33 - Glorantha: The Gods War (A Sandy Petersen Game!) 46:17 - Pipeline 46:25 - Sabotage 47:39 - Living Planet 48:10 - Barrage 48:22 - Escape Plan 49:08 - Res Arcana 50:11 - On Mars 50:37 - ELO Darkness 51:26 - Black Angel 51:36 - City of the Big Shoulders 51:53 - Warpgate 52:37 - Mezo 53:41 - Best and Worst Guesses of 2019
You only get one chance to play a game for the first time, but sometimes events conspire to make that debut ... less than ideal. We look at some first plays that could've gone better, examine what contributed to them not delivering, and offer advice on how to make sure your brand new game doesn't stumble out the gate. 02:34 - Rumble Nation 10:16 - Neuroshima Hex 12:07 - Macao 14:05 - In the Year of the Dragon 21:24 - It's a Wonderful World 23:46 - Carnival of Monsters 25:51 - 7 Wonders 26:12 - Terraforming Mars 30:28 - Better First Plays 31:00 - Brass: Birmingham 35:18 - Dominion 37:01 - Race for the Galaxy 38:21 - Empyreal: Spells & Steam 42:53 - Endeavor 46:31 - Dixit 49:12 - Awkward Guests Join the discussion at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/discord
Mike DiLisio (of The Dice Tower, and Sporadically Board) makes his BGB podcast debut as the Fandango Tank! Mike's trying to sell us on popcorn games. These are games that may or may not be ... critically sound, but nevertheless provide fun experiences that we find ourselves returning to. But why wouldn't we just play something more substantive instead? We investigate. 00:16 - Mike DiLisio, the Fandango Tank! 07:10 - Fresh Fish 14:23 - Sanctum 23:59 - In the Hall of the Mountain King 31:44 - Popcorn Games 35:42 - Heroes of Land, Air & Sea 37:15 - Dragoon 40:24 - Cthulhu Wars 47:40 - Zombicide: Black Plague 51:39 - Meeple Circus 52:45 - The Quacks of Quedlinburg 53:16 - XCOM: The Board Game 53:56 - Magical Athlete 54:19 - Nanty Narking 55:02 - Wiz-War 56:55 - Mission: Red Planet 57:16 - Arcadia Quest Join the discussion at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/discord
We're in a post top-fifty world, and it's about time we take this whole 2020 thing seriously. No more looking back, we've got to start looking to the year ahead, and what better way than making promises to ourselves that we're totally going to keep. It's board game resolutions time!
01:33 - Deep Sea Adventure 05:13 - Point Salad 08:48 - Sushi Go! 10:37 - Atelier: The Painter's Studio 14:52 - We're Doomed! 15:22 - The Menace Among Us 16:04 - Wavelength 23:25 - Board Game Resolutions for 2020 24:36 - Neilan's Resolution 26:45 - Fury of Dracula 31:46 - Mark's Resolution 36:17 - Kellen's Resolution 41:48 - The Contest 2020 46:11 - Sanctum 46:40 - BGB Meetups
Here it is, the episode you've all been waiting for, the grand finale, the culmination of five weeks of episodes. These are our top ten favourite board games of all-time, games that we absolutely adore, and would happily play at a moment's notice. Heck, we'd even play the games on each others' lists ... on, you know, birthdays and special occasions. That's how good they are.
08:41 – Mark #10 – The Estates 11:29 – Neilan #10 – Pictomania 13:46 – Kellen #10 – Coloretto 15:23 – Mark #9 – The Voyages of Marco Polo 17:39 – Neilan #9 – Guards of Atlantis 22:26 – Kellen #9 – Inis 25:26 – Mark #8 – Time's Up! 26:33 – Neilan #8 – Scythe 30:04 – Kellen #8 – The Resistance 32:17 – Mark #7 – Brass: Birmingham 34:24 – Neilan #7 – Times Up! 35:54 – Kellen #7 – Troyes 37:59 – Mark #6 & Kellen #6 – El Grande 40:28 – Neilan #6 – Through The Ages: A New Story of Civilization 44:25 – Mark #5 – 1830: Railways & Robber Barons 46:34 – Neilan #5 – Codenames 49:44 – Kellen #5 – Time's Up! 51:17 – Mark #4 – Francis Drake 53:39 – Neilan #4 – Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar 57:20 – Kellen #4 – Cosmic Encounter 1:00:50 – Mark #3 – Hansa Teutonica 1:04:00 – Neilan #3 – A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians 1:06:43 – Kellen #3 – Cthulhu Wars 1:09:18 – Mark #2 – Arboretum 1:11:31 – Neilan #2 – Gloomhaven 1:15:16 – Kellen #2 – Archipelago 1:18:31 – Mark #1 – Biblios 1:21:39 – Neilan #1 – The Resistance 1:23:29 – Kellen #1 – Innovation
A new year, a new decade, a new podcast, and a new batch of games that we love talking about. It's the fourth in our five part series of our 50 favourite board games of all-time, and appropriately, we're kicking off 2020 by breaking into the top twenty. Synergy.
01:01 - Neilan #20 - Blue Lagoon 03:14 - Kellen #20 - Startups 04:33 - Mark #20 - Imperial 2030 06:00 - Neilan #19 - Taj Mahal 07:41 - Kellen #19 - Genoa 09:09 - Mark #19 - Dominant Species 11:31 - Neilan #18 - Alchemists 13:28 - Kellen #18 - I'm The Boss 15:06 - Mark #18 - 1846: The Race for the Midwest 16:53 - Neilan #17 - Exit: The Game 19:20 - Kellen #17 - Zendo 21:42 - Mark #17 - Cuba Libre 23:51 - Neilan #16 - Watson & Holmes 26:46 - Kellen #16 - Telestrations 28:29 - Mark #16 - Pax Renaissance 30:13 - Neilan #15 - Rising Sun 33:32 - Kellen #15 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong 35:23 - Mark #15 - Cthulhu Wars 38:34 - Neilan #14 - Dominion 40:19 - Kellen #14 - Omen: A Reign of War 42:11 - Mark #14 - Caylus 45:01 - Neilan #13 - Inis 47:15 - Kellen #13 - Glory to Rome 50:04 - Mark #13 - True Colors 52:36 - Neilan #12 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant 54:49 - Kellen #12 - Codenames 56:01 - Mark #12 - Tigris & Euphrates 59:53 - Neilan #11 - Cthulhu Wars 1:01:30 - Kellen #11 - Diplomacy 1:03:47 - Mark #11 - Archipelago
It's the season of giving, so our gift to you is more of our favourite board games of all-time! We're only just halfway, so get comfortable in front of the fire, grab an eggnog, and join us for thirty more incredible games. Oh, you got us something too? Ah. Socks. Thanks.
01:45 - Kellen #30 - Splendor 04:38 - Mark #30 - Sol: Last Days of a Star 07:22 - Neilan #30 - Azul 08:54 - Kellen #29 - A Fake Artist Goes to New York 11:06 - Mark #29 - Great Western Trail 12:47 - Neilan #29 - The Quest for El Dorado 14:29 - Kellen #28 - Cockroach Poker 15:50 - Mark #28 - Genoa 17:27 - Neilan #28 - Coloretto 18:36 - Kellen #27 - Hanabi 20:07 - Mark #27 - Le Havre 22:57 - Neilan #27 - El Grande 24:24 - Kellen #26 - Dogs of War 25:40 - Mark #26 - Ra 27:43 - Neilan #26 - Android: Netrunner 30:12 - Kellen #25 - Keyflower 32:16 - Mark #25 - Pictomania 33:53 - Neilan #25 - Decrypto 36:01 - Kellen #24 - A Study in Emerald (second edition) 38:15 - Mark #24 - Rising Sun 40:15 - Neilan #24 - Spirit Island 42:12 - Kellen #23 - Hansa Teutonica 43:46 - Mark #23 - Modern Art 46:32 - Neilan #23 - Patchwork 47:27 - Kellen #22 - Insider 49:15 - Mark #22 - Glory to Rome 50:46 - Neilan #22 - Archipelago 52:47 - Kellen #21 - Decrypto 54:23 - Mark #21 - Lancaster 57:19 - Neilan #21 - Aeon's End
We're shifting up a gear, the stakes are higher, it's all to play for, and a whole host of other cliches, in the second of our five part series on the top fifty games of all time. Thirty(ish) more incredible board games coming at you, and we're not even halfway done yet.
03:36 - Mark #40 - Blue Lagoon 05:58 - Neilan #40 - Panic on Wall Street! 07:01 - Kellen #40 - Dune 08:36 - Mark #39 - Shipyard 10:30 - Neilan #39 - Kemet 11:37 - Kellen #39 - For Sale 13:21 - Mark #38 - Pipeline 14:19 - Neilan #38 - The Estates 16:04 - Kellen #38 - Crokinole 17:32 - Mark #37 - Bruges 18:41 - Neilan #37 - Alhambra 20:53 - Kellen #37 - Lords of Vegas 22:41 - Mark #36 - Zany Penguins 24:25 - Neilan #36 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong 26:06 - Kellen #36 - Blood Rage 27:52 - Mark #35 - Scruples 31:06 - Neilan #35 - Pipeline 32:47 - Kellen #35 - Sixes 35:05 - Mark #34 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar 36:24 - Neilan #34 - Agricola 36:41 - Kellen #34 - Agricola 39:22 - Mark #33 - The Great Zimbabwe 42:30 - Neilan #33 - Orléans 43:47 - Kellen #33 - Taj Mahal 47:09 - Mark #32 - Age of Steam 48:42 - Neilan #32 - Werewords 52:08 - Kellen #32 - Imperial 2030 54:05 - Mark #31 - Mansions of Madness: Second Edition 56:13 - Neilan #31 - Gaia Project 57:39 - Kellen #31 - Fuji Flush
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