This weeks guest:
5 Games 4 Doomsday
Ben Maddox
00:00 INTRO
02:06 Moon Colony Bloodbath (Donald X. Vaccarino, Rio Grande Games 2025)
06:01 Ghost Blitz Junior (Jacques Zeimet Zoch Verlag 2018)
06:56 Paku Paku (Antoine Bauza Ravensburger 2017)
11:07 Imperial Elegy: The Road to the Great War 1850-1920 (Michael Lorino VUCA Simulations 2025)
17:12 Cysmic (Jason Blake Star Reach Games 2026)
20:15 Stationfall (Matt Eklund Ion Game Design 2023)
24:37 Nippon: Zaibatsu (Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro, Paulo Soledade CrowD Games 2026)
28:11 Cosmic Encounter (Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, Bill Norton, Peter Olotka, Kevin Wilson Fantasy Flight Games 2008)
31:24 Demon Worker (Shogo Kuroda cosaic 2016)
33:35 NEWS
42:12 TOPIC The Looming Shadow of the Golden Age of Gaming
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This time, Julie has some news, Tom's excited for Summer, and Eric wants to play games on vacation. We discuss the various games that live in our bags, just in case there's a chance to play them. Plus, we have a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and a heaping helping of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
00:50 - Spring and The Christmas of Boardgames
01:51 - Dice Tower East and Library Changes
03:04 - Cruise is Live
03:42 - A Mythical Game Bag
05:09 - Julie's Big News
06:45 - Traveling With Games - Game Bags
09:02 - Wandering Merchants at Gen Con
10:15 - Stashing Games In Non-Gaming Bags
13:51 - Why Button Shy?
16:11 - Making Play Seamless
17:16 - Trying to Make Friends on Trips
19:20 - Footprint/Table Space
21:42 - Any Lost Games, Rules, Boxes?
22:25 - Eric Is Quivering Wrong
24:15 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror?
34:22 - Bare Bones
39:00 - Coming of Age
45:20 - Jewel Box
47:55 - Sanibel
51:07 - For Northwood!
44:49 - Rising Cultures
Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com
00:01:00 Intro
00:04:30 Skyjo – it isn’t hard
00:10:30 Contest: Flip 7 with a Vengeance
00:13:00 Tulikko
00:23:00 Karma sucks
00:26:45 Pandasaurus – Tulikko
00:28:00 All In: Predictions
00:33:45 Moytura
00:40:15 Portal Games
00:42:00 Arkham Horror: Investigator Decks
00:53:45 Wispwood
01:00:15 Miniature Market
01:02:15 Torchlit
01:09:30 SWU – Escalation League
01:14:30 Concert Review
01:17:00 Outro
Some weeks, the tabletop world feels like it’s bursting with fresh ideas, and this lineup is a perfect snapshot of that creative energy. Wispwood and Tulikko both tap into mythic forests, but they do it with completely different rhythms. Wispwood leans into cozy tension of tile placement, but each has a different method of accomplishing the end goal. Tulikko’s quick tile‑placement puzzle hits that sweet spot of “teach in a minute, replay all night,” while Wispwood invites players to strategize and consider how to best accomplish the many goals set before them to claim victory over opponents.
Then there’s Moytura, which swings the pendulum toward epic conflict and ancient legend. It’s a game that feels like so many we have played in area majority but offers something new with semi-coop play to battle the game itself to keep it from winning. Torchlit takes trick‑taking in a direction I’ve rarely seen—Bottle Imp is the closest comparison, and even that only gets you partway there. Every hand becomes a tightrope walk where winning a trick and intentionally losing one feel equally viable, equally dangerous, and equally tempting. The game constantly asks you to reassess your position: Is this the moment to take win or is surrendering the trick actually the smarter play.
Rounding out the mix is All In: Predictions, a card game that leans into a poker vibe but adds its own clever twist. Instead of relying solely on the luck of the draw, each card comes with an action that lets you manipulate the flow of the round—mitigating randomness and giving you real agency over your hand. Yet the heart of poker still beats underneath: bluffing, reading the table, and deciding when to push your luck. What really sets the game apart is the shared‑pot mechanic. Even if you don’t have the strongest hand, you can still walk away with chips by correctly predicting who does. Suddenly every reveal becomes a mini‑mind game, and every player is invested in the outcome. It’s fast, social, and full of those “I knew it!” moments that make card games sing.
The Arkham Horror LCG Investigator Decks are pre‑built, ready‑to‑play decks that spotlight a single investigator’s strengths, signature cards, and thematic playstyle. Each one offers a curated experience that shows off what makes that character tick, whether it’s clever clue‑gathering, brute‑force monster smashing, or bending the rules of reality. They’re perfect for new players who want to jump in quickly and for veterans who enjoy seeing how Fantasy Flight interprets each investigator’s identity in deck form.
Thanks for listening and be sure to get over to the Discord channel for an opportunity to win Flip 7 with a Vengeance.
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Join Jules, Conor and Lauren all the games hitting their tables and faces. Conor's hot take is that the number 1 game, Brass Birmingham, is in fact - good. Jules pours sweat, tears, and mostly blood into Moon Colony Bloodbath. Lauren hasn't been playing much but is there for moral support.
Question of the Pod: What board game is most likely to turn violent?
Tell us about the game and share your stories if you have them! Twisted ankle in twister? Clocked in the head in jungle speed? Flipped a table in Monopoly? We want to hear about it!
Timestamps:
What we’ve been playing [0:02:51]
Moon Colony Bloodbath [0:44:05]
Brass Birmingham [0:51:51]
Question of the Pod [1:01:19]
Fired up [1:14:13]
Here's all the games we spoke about:
French toast - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312633/french-toast
Qork - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/207331/qork
Fuji Flush - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/203430/fuji-flush
Nippon: Zaibatsu - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/434367/nippon-zaibatsu
Marvel Champions: The Card Game - Sinister Motives - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/347813/marvel-champions-the-card-game-sinister-motives
Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/438402/forest-shuffle-dartmoor
Earth - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/350184/earth
Covenant - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429863/covenant
Moon Colony Bloodbath - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/425549/moon-colony-bloodbath
Brass Birmingham - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224517/brass-birmingham
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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Mark Elias about games (and other things) they've played lately.
Games discussed are:
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(16:14) Then, the two talk about using game play logic in the movies.
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Reviews of Ayar and Phoenix New Horizon and so much more. All the pegs deep dive Shackleton base. Game discussion starts at {00:35:42}.
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This week we check out THREE games - well, one new version of an older game, along with expansions for two recent card games
Merchants of Andromeda by Reiner Knizia from Allplay
Faraway and its Under Starry Skies expansion by Johannes Goupy and Corentin Lebrat from Pandasaurus Games
Pixies and its Flower Power expansion by Johannes Goupy from Pandasaurus Games
Fun times for new visits with added cards, as well as the Allplay title which is a revamping of the classic Merchants of Amsterdam!
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On this adjective-riddled* episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are sorting through approximately one standard carry-on worth of cardboard luggage!
Matt brings The Great Sea to the table - the latest Garphill excursion into ancient history. What’s in this bit of history? Mostly water, it seems. With boats on it! They’re like houses that float? You’ll get the hang of it.
Dark Pact is our second game, and feels like a deckbuilder broke free of containment, and has been growing all manner of new limbs whilst we’re not looking. Essentially a race to break the game as fast as humanly possible, it’s gotten Tom rather perplexed.
And finally - Typeset - a game designed by the monstrously talented folks at DVC Games. Just when you think you’ve seen everything in a word game, one comes along and gets you spelling ‘TOGWOF’.
Have a great week, everybody!
*Only some adjectives are present in this episode - and indeed all episodes - of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast.
Timestamps:
02:01 - The Great Sea
17:35 - Dark Pact
28:24 - Typeset
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Until Proven Guilty: Thirst for Justice and Taskmaster: The Escape Room. Then we talk about what's been going on the last few weeks since Dice Tower West - Ambie's trip to Taiwan and what board games she saw there, and what Crystal was able to play after she recovered from being sick. Nominate us for a Golden Geek Award here!
0:00-Intro
0:39-Announcements
2:00-Recent Games - Until Proven Guilty: Thirst for Justice
6:42-Taskmaster: The Escape Room
12:45-Taiwan & Stuff
28:09-Outro
29:22-Bloopers
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Mike's our host so join us as he takes the gang to component corner, asks What we're Playing and How'd it rate
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 Charlie Theel
https://playerelimination.com/
Something smells tricky
00:00 INTRO
01:01 Dark Pact (Thomas Lehmann Trick or Treat Studios 2026)
05:21 Excalibur (Manny Trembley Roxley 2026)
08:48 Don't Mess with Cthulhu (Yusuke Sato New Board Game Party 2014)
10:59 Galaxy Trucker (Vlaada Chvátil Czech Games Edition 2007)
15:25 Railroad Tiles (Hjalmar Hach, Lorenzo Silva Horrible Guild 2025)
17:25 World of Wrestling (Brent Spivey Bombshell Games 2025)
23:02 How to Save a World (Yuval Grinspun Burnt Island Games 2025)
25:28 Black Orchestra (Philip duBarry Game Salute 2016)
34:54 The Hobbit: There and Back Again (Reiner Knizia Office Dog 2025)
36:48 NEWS
49:19 Main Review Fishing (Friedemann Friese 2F-Spiele 2024)
SVWAG CON
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