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OBG 585: Game Night Fails

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23. März 2026 um 16:30

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

Wonderlands War
Rhino Hero Super Battle
Can't Stop
Scarface 1920
Galactic Cruise
Arydia
Koekeshi
Holiday Hijinxs

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(27:31) Then, the two talk about game night fails and how to avoid them.

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OBG 584: Small Box Big Fun

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09. März 2026 um 16:30

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

Lodge
7 Empires
Tower Up
Manhattan
Flowers

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(16:19) Then, the two talk about how to get big fun out of a small box game.

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OBG 583: Murder Most Foul

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23. Februar 2026 um 16:30

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

Forest Shuffle Dartmoor
Obsession
London
Puerto Rico
Traveller
Origin Story
Nemesis: Retaliation

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(15:16) Then, the two talk about what makes a good murder mystery game and how to host a murder.

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OBG 582: What is Fun?

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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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OBG 581: New Year New You

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26. Januar 2026 um 16:30

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Marc Specter from the Grand Gamers Guild all about games (and other things) they've played including:

Endangered Asia
Sensu
The Artemis Enterprise
My Father's Work

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(24:41) Then, the two talk about Marc's New Year's gaming resolutions from last year and the new ones for this year.

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OBG 580: 8 out of 10

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12. Januar 2026 um 16:30

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Rob Searing from Boardgames with Rob all about games (and other things) they've played including:

Luthier
The Plum Island Horror
Acquaria
We Have a Problem Mr. President
20 Strong
Ants

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(21:53) Then, the two talk about 8 out of 10 games. When everything is good and almost nothing is bad.

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OBG 579: Showtime

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29. Dezember 2025 um 16:30

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Marc Spectre of Grand Gamers Guild all about games (and other things) they've played including:

Snowdonia
Joyride
The Artemis Project
Exit Advent Calendar
Man Eating House

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(27:20) Then, the two talk about Marc's experiences at Essen and Pax Unplugged.

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OBG 578: Contastic

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15. Dezember 2025 um 16:30

On this special episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Bruce Voge III, the Starfleet Master of Ceremonies and Super Admiral fo the Subspace Funk Armada.

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The two compare and contrast their experiences at BGG Con and Pax Unplugged.

Along the way they talk about:
Medusa's Garden
Deduce or Die
LinkTo
Things in Rings
Slot Machine Millionaire
Love Struck
Monikers
Don't Llama Dice

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OBG 577: Grandpa Beck

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01. Dezember 2025 um 16:30

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Grandpa Beck from Grandpa Beck's Games all about games (and other things) they've played including:

Flip 7
Age of the Moon
Bomb Busters

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(17:56) Then, the two talk about the connections games can make between people.

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OBG 576: Jackbox Eleven

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17. November 2025 um 16:30

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

Crash Octopus
Bomb Busters
Half Truth
Blippo+

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(34:15) Then, the two review Jackbox Party Pack 11.

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OBG 575: Get Lucky

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03. November 2025 um 15:30

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

Person Do Thing
Truckin 76
Aqueda City of Umbrellas
Firefly
Hot Streak

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(27:01) Then, the two talk about the role of luck in game design.

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OBG 574: Post Euro

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20. Oktober 2025 um 16:30

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Isaac Shalev about games (and other things) they've played including:

Here I Stand
Panda Spin
Dead Cells
Dropolter
Bomb Busters

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(21:17) Then, the two talk about Isaac's idea about Post Euro games.

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OBG 573: RPG to BG

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06. Oktober 2025 um 16:30

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Sen-Foong Lim about games (and other things) they've played including:

Fate of the Fellowship
Happy Salmon
Flip 7
Hot Streak
Camel Up
Truckin' 76

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(31:47) Then, the two talk about what RPG elements can be used in board game design.

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OBG 572: Reconstruction

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22. September 2025 um 16:30

On this in-person episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Marc Specter from the Grand Gamers Guild about games (and other things) they've played including:

Hamster Roll
Koekeshi
Bouba/Kiki
Clank Catacombs
Downfall of Pompei

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(17:26) Then, the two talk about modernising the Downfall of Pompei and, by extension, other older games.

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OBG 571: Time to Play

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08. September 2025 um 16:30

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Rob Searing from Board Games with Rob and Insert Here about games (and other things) they've played including:

Merchants of Andromeda
Samurai / Hanami
Lightning Train
Stroop
Bouba/Kiki
Koi
Nemesis: Retaliation

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(24:01) Then, the two talk about length of game play and is playing mulitple short games better than one long one or vice versa.

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OBG 570: Winning

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25. August 2025 um 16:30

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Marc Specter from the Grand Gamers Guild about games (and other things) they've played including:

Circus Flohcuti
Obsession
Deus
Nemesis: Retaliation

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(31:00) Then, Marc tells what it was like to be part of a Kennerspiel des Jahres winning team.

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OBG 569: Game Over

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11. August 2025 um 16:30

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

Brass Lancashire
Moonga Invaders
Big Time Boxing
Superskill Pinball
A little about Jackbox

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(23:56) Then, they talk about the end part of various games and the impact it has on game play and the players.

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OBG 568: Games and Psychology

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