Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Detective Society: Family Adventures and MECCHA CHAMELEON. Then in our penultimate episode we talk about some tips and tricks for building (or maintaining) a board game collection. In our final "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "blitz."

0:00-Intro
0:45-Announcements
1:25-Recent Games - The Detective Society: Family Adventures
5:49-MECCHA CHAMELEON
11:15-Ways of Learning
25:02-Board Game Etymology - ‘Blitz’
27:04-Outro
28:25-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they both played recently, Playthings. Then we talk about different ways you can learn rules in board games and which are our favorite ways to learn. Remember to check out our new merch!

0:00-Intro
0:40-Announcements
3:05-Recent Games - Playthings
15:04-Ways of Learning
31:15-Outro
32:19-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Case of the Curiously Quiet Theater, Alibi: 3 Intricate Mysteries, and Flip 7: With A Vengeance. Then we talk about the similarities and differences between deduction, social deduction, and bluffing in board games.

0:00-Intro
0:50-Recent Games - The Case of the Curiously Quiet Theater
5:43-Alibi: 3 Intricate Mysteries
12:06-Flip 7: With A Vengeance
15:26-Deduction & Bluffing
30:06-Outro
31:09-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal are joined by Ambie's kids to talk about their time at KublaCon this year! They talk about mini painting, the things they saw, and the games they played. Ambie and Crystal also talk about some games they played.

0:00-Intro
0:39-Kublacon Recap
14:41-Ambie’s KublaCon
27:53-Outro

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It's our 10 year anniversary episode! In this special episode, Ambie and Crystal reminisce about how the podcast started and what's happened with it in the past 10 years. Then Ambie has a special trivia game for Crystal to celebrate the 10 year anniversary! We also have a special announcement at the end of the episode. And check out our new merch!

0:00-Intro
0:41-Merch Sale!
1:41-10 Years of Blitz
21:52-10 Year Trivia Game
22:49-Question 1
24:56-Question 2
26:11-Question 3
26:58-Question 4
28:15-Question 5
28:59-Question 6
30:10-Question 7
31:58-Question 8
33:20-Question 9
35:42-Question 10
39:06-Bonus Question
41:03-Announcement
43:11-Outro
44:15-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Got Five! and dnup. Then we hop into our time machine to go back to all the 10 previous years of our Blitzies awards and see which games we still love!

0:00-Intro
0:41-Recent Games - Got Five!
6:57-dnup
11:42-Blitzies Look-back
30:44-Outro

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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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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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Ambie and Crystal discuss Escape Comics: The Alien Ship. Then Ambie interviews Heather Newton, the lead organizer of Protospiel Online, and we learn a bunch about Protospiel and Protospiel Online!

0:00-Intro
0:44-Recent Games - Escape Comics: The Alien Ship
6:34-Interview with Heather Newton
44:55-Outro
45:59-Bloopers

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Ambie talks about the time she had at Dice Tower West - all the games she played, some other convention events she did, and other things in Vegas. She's also joined by her kids for part of the show.

0:00-Intro
0:32-DTW Recap
16:01-Kids’ Las Vegas Trip
22:40-The Rest of Ambie’s Las Vegas Trip
28:33-Outro

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Cozy Stickerville, Unlock! Short Adventures, and Dungeons & Dragons: Builders of Baldur's Gate. Then we talk about some of our good memories from our childhood and what games we played then.

0:00-Intro
0:45-Announcements
1:49-Recent Games - Cozy Stickerville
7:28-Unlock!: Short Adventures
9:32-Dungeons & Dragons: Builders of Baldur’s Gate
14:35-Childhood Gaming
28:10-Outro
29:14-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Trajan, The Gang, and Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated. Then we talk about what we would put in our board game go bags (if we had them) to take to gatherings that aren't necessarily about board games.

0:00-Intro
0:39-Announcements
2:10-Recent Games - Trajan
10:38-The Gang
18:42-Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated
20:08-BG Go Bags
28:58-Outro
30:02-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon and Applejack. Then we talk about different player colors in board games, including what color we like playing in games and why.
Check out our new Valentine's shirt design!

0:00-Intro
0:46-Announcements
1:43-Recent Games - Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon
12:20-Applejack
22:06-Player Colors
33:58-Outro
35:02-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including CoraQuest and Hot Streak. Then we talk about games we'll always say yes to if someone wants to play it!

0:00-Intro
0:39-Recent Games - CoraQuest
10:46-Hot Streak
16:57-Can’t Say No
28:39-Outro
29:34-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Cozy Stickerville and Sunderfolk. Then since it's our first episode after our holiday break, we talk about what we did during the holidays - games, puzzles, escape rooms, and advent calendars!

0:00-Intro
0:41-Recent Games - Cozy Stickerville
7:44-Sunderfolk
15:58-Holiday Gaming
33:51-Outro
34:46-Bloopers

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In another annual bonus episode, Kevin and Roy take over the show and talk about some games they've played (recently and not recently), Silly Shenanigans, Ghost Stories, and Bomb Busters (Kevin's version). You can watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube.

0:00-Intro
0:40-Recent Games - Silly Shenanigans
3:30-Ghost Stories
5:09-Bomb Busters
7:06-Outro

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Ambie and Crystal have a special Q&A episode to celebrate the 250th episode of Board Game Blitz!.

0:00-Intro
0:35-Q&A
03:52-What 3-5 episodes from the first 250 are the most memorable to you?
06:49-What is the coolest thing you've gotten to do as a result of doing the podcast?
11:51-What game(s) has your opinion of changed the most? Was it overplay, opponents, otherwise, that prompted the change?
15:10-Best movie of the last 10 years?
18:13-Favourite/least favourite board game themes.
20:41-How has the tech side of making podcasts changed for you from your first episodes to now?
26:02-If you could pick one under-appreciated or lesser known board game that you would want people to know about, what would it be?
27:14-Who would your dream guest be for the show?
29:25-What question do you wish you got asked during these AMAs?
30:12-What has been the most surprising thing that has happened in the last 250 episodes?
32:17-How many games could you teach without the rule book?
34:37-What’s been your most gifted game (as in: what game do you gift to others the most)?
35:58-What milestones have gone by for you in the last 10 years?
41:21-Outro
42:25-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal interview Blaž Urban Gracar, the designer of All is Bomb, LOK, Abdec, LOK Digital, Workworkwork, and Herd! Check out all his games on his website Letibus Design. Herd figurines designed by Vojta Karen.

0:00-Intro
0:36-Interview with Blaž
31:08-Outro
32:03-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Spirits of the Wild: Awakening and Numberwang. Then, in honor of Crystal's upcoming wedding, we talk about board games that are about love, and we play some questions of The Couples Game!

0:00-Intro
0:41-Recent Games - Spirits of the Wild: Awakening
8:34-Numberwang
16:56-Love Games
31:40-Outro
32:44-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Yggdrasil and Dreadful Meadows. Then, since it's still almost Halloween, we talk about games that have magic in them, whether it's fantasy magic or real magicians!
Check out TabletopLiveNetwork.com for more info on TLN, and catch Ambie's stream at twitch.tv/ambierona!

0:00-Intro
0:38-Announcements
1:22-Recent Games - Yggdrasil
7:09-Dreadful Meadows
12:14-Magical Games
25:07-Outro
26:03-Bloopers

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