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| Episode 212 - Top 10 of 2023 and recent plays | 29 Jan 2025 | 01:50:34 | |
Firstly, apologies for the issues with Ronan's audio. The new set up in a new house did not work well, we will work on that. Secondly this episode has been in the editing suite for a few weeks so apologies if some things sound out of date but that leads us to the most important thing... Thirdly thank you if you stuck around for and are listening to this. We hope to be back more regularly from now on.
As well as our look back to 2023 we also chat about Duel for Middle-Earth, Galaxy Postman, Saltfjord, Atlantis Exodus, Kingdom Legacy, Phoenix New Horizon, Rebirth, Babylon, Bus & Stop, and Capybara Cookie Club.
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| Episode 211 - Picking Over the Bones | 19 Mar 2024 | 00:38:12 | |
Ronan takes you through six reviews of slightly oddball games. The games featured are; A Game About Selecting 7 Cards and Speedily Searching for Synergies, The Barracks Emperors, Green Team Wins, Patterns, Rome in a Day and Tesseract.
Head to www.dicetower.com for more gaming goodness galore. | |||
| Episode 210 - Top 10 of 2014 plus reviews | 13 Feb 2024 | 01:40:42 | |
Sean and Ronan unite to look back a decade at the very best games of a great year for new games. Before that they take a look at six games they have been playing recently.
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| Episode 209 - Picking Over the Bones | 22 Jan 2024 | 00:28:41 | |
This time around Ronan brings you six reviews of games which have recently been gracing the darkest holes of the pit. Chewed to the marrow are; 3 Ring Circus, Wild Tiled West, Noobs in Space, Nekojima, River Wild and Phantom Ink. Head to dicetower.com for much, much more gaming goodness. | |||
| Episode 208 - Top 15 Games of 2022 | 13 Dec 2023 | 01:25:12 | |
It was a year so stuffed full of great games that it took us twelve months to consider them properly and finally put together a Top 15 each, extended from our usual Top 10s due to the insane amount of gaming goodness bestowed upon the world last year. Prior to the Top 15s we talk about Freelancers, World Wonders, Race to the Raft, Sea Dragons and Prey Another Day. To finish up we run down the BGG Top 20 for 2022. Much love and happy holidays to you all. | |||
| Episode 207 - Top 15 Most Anticipated for Essen 2023 | 05 Oct 2023 | 00:38:21 | |
While Sean is busy in Germany running around the halls and scoffing nacken, Ronan is here to deliver their Top 15 most anticipated games for this year's Spiel. | |||
| Episode 206 - Filling Up the Corners | 25 Jul 2023 | 00:42:59 | |
Ronan is hosting a shorter episode this time around as he gives his, mostly, quicker views on a few games played recently.
00:01:02 Wonderland's War 00:08:30 Clank!: Catacombs 00:14:18 Archeos Society 00:19:09 Sabika 00:30:26 Vagrantsong 00:36:29 1st and Roll
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| Episode 205 - Picking Over the Bones | 18 Jul 2023 | 01:40:57 | |
Sean and Ronan return to ramble through ten games they have been exploring recently. On the slate are; Marvel D.A.G.G.E.R., La Famiglia, Darwin's Journey, Heat, Lords of Ragnarok, Revive, Carnegie, TMNT: Shadows of the Past, Tipperary and Vengeance: Roll & Fight. Head to www.dicetower.com for great gaming coverage. | |||
| Episode 204 - Picking Over the Bones | 27 Jun 2023 | 01:25:06 | |
Sean and Ronan bring their pit into your pit to discuss twelve games they have been playing recently. On the menu are; Rolling Heights, Dorfromantik, Marrakesh, Etherfields, Yggdrasil Chronicles, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Magna Roma, Astro Knights, Marvel Damage Control, Mandala, Shake That City and Air, Land & Sea. Talk to us at our BGG Guild; https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588 Head to www.dicetower.com for plenty more gaming goodness. | |||
| Episode 203 - Missing in Action: 2002 - 2011 | 12 Jun 2023 | 00:50:28 | |
During the compilation of our Top 100 Games we had some glaring holes in our gaming palmares. In this episode we both pick the one game released each year twixt 2002 and 2011 that we most wish we had played. These games could have been contenders, the could have had class. www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast
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| Episode 202 - Picking Over the Bones | 01 Jun 2023 | 00:51:04 | |
Ronan takes you through reviews of five games and one expansion in this review of what has been hitting the pit in recent weeks. For more gaming goodness take a look at www.dicetower.com
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| Episode 201 - Frontline Report from LoBsterCon XXIV | 18 May 2023 | 01:33:16 | |
Sean and Ronan sit down and chew the fat over the many games they played over a glorious weekend in Eastbourne at LoBsterCon XXIV. Old favourites, new experiences and everything in between.
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| Episode 200: The Top 20 Games of All Time | 11 May 2023 | 01:38:22 | |
Sean and Ronan celebrate The Game Pit's Ten Year Anniversary in style by completing their lists of the greatest games of all time. Thanks for being with us for the past ten years and much love to all. | |||
| Episode 199 - Picking Over the Bones | 20 Apr 2023 | 01:12:00 | |
Sean and Ronan and busy digging through snow as today we launch into a review of Frostpunk followed by nine more quicker reviews and some Sesame Street theme tune. https://www.instagram.com/thegamepitpodcast/ www.dicetower.com | |||
| Episode 198 - Top 100 Games of All Time: 30 - 21 | 07 Apr 2023 | 00:51:41 | |
Sean and Ronan return to run down twenty of the finest games ever to grace a gamer's table.
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| Episode 197 - Picking Over the Bones | 23 Mar 2023 | 01:15:57 | |
Ronan is joined by returning guest Adam and between them they mull over the merits of Akropolis, Oath, Ahoy!, Rumble Nation, Star Trek: Ascendancy, Red Cathedral: Contractors, Sea, Salt & Paper and Oriflamme: Ablaze. For masses of gaming content please check out www.dicetower.com Find us at https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588
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| Episode 196 - Top 100 Games of All Time: 40 - 31 | 09 Mar 2023 | 00:55:58 | |
Sean and Ronan rock up and roll out twenty of the greatest games to ever grace the tables of the world. T-Rexs! Dragons! Minotaurs! Vikings! Merchants! Human Shields Gods! Ravens! Cathedrals! Escalators! This episode has it all. Join us. www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast
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| Episode 195 - Two Little Pit Fights | 01 Mar 2023 | 01:01:36 | |
Ronan jumps in to adjudicate on two mini pit fights this episode. In one ring we have three solo games but first up is the main event, three fantasy mappy adventurey movey aroundy games. Which Champions are crowned and who will return to the gaming gym to try and improve for next time?
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| Episode 194 - Picking Over the Bones | 07 Feb 2023 | 01:03:47 | |
Ronan is joined by Lloyd as they go on a time travelling adventure through theme and decision density. Games covered include Ahoy!, San Francisco, Stars of Akarios and a plethora of older titles both shiny and tarnished. Head to www.dicetower.com for gaming goodness. https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588
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| Episode 193 - Top 100 Games of All Time: 50 - 41 | 25 Jan 2023 | 00:59:04 | |
Close your eyes, start a journey to a strange new world Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before Close your eyes and let music set you free Only then can you belong to me
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| Episode 192 - Holiday Gaming and Top 10 of 2013 | 15 Jan 2023 | 02:01:01 | |
Sean and Ronan return to recall the games old and new they feasted on over the holidays. They then turn their gaze down memory lane and recall the top ten games from one of the greatest years for news releases, 2013. www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast
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| Episode 191 - Top 100 Games: 60 - 51 | 22 Dec 2022 | 00:46:43 | |
Strap in as Sean and Ronan continue their rundown of the greatest games ever known to grace a table. Space! Dams! Cats! Pyroclastic Flow! We have it all.
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| Episode 190 - Picking Over the Bones: Mosaic, War of the Ring The Card Game and more... | 14 Dec 2022 | 00:41:11 | |
Ronan is here to meander his way through five games, one activity and a book. Featured are; Mosaic, War of the Ring: Card Game, Caldera Park, Village Rails, ROVE, Rankster and Board Games on My Mind. dicetower.com is where gamers go for joy thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com for all complaints and enquiries | |||
| Episode 189: Picking Over the Bones | 20 Nov 2022 | 00:46:56 | |
Ronan reviews seven games in this episode. The titles covered are; Terracotta Army, Hamlet, Cat in the Box, Deities, Night Parade of a Hundred Yokai, Fun Facts and Town 66.
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| Episode 188 - Top 100 Games of All Time: 70 - 61 | 27 Oct 2022 | 00:49:46 | |
Sean and Ronan continue their countdown of the greatest games of all time with twenty more all time bangers to fill your table. In this episode they introduce The Eeky Rating, Ronan finds himself in a lake of minestrone soup, Sean watches people confused by fish and when is a game surpassed but not actually surpassed. Join in the conversation here; https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/298368/game-pit-podcast-top-100-games-all-time
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| Episode 187 - Essen Spiel 2022 Battle Report | 19 Oct 2022 | 00:55:35 | |
Ronan is here to ramble around his thoughts about our visit to Spiel 2022 and then give some initial opinions on seven new releases. The games he licks this time are; Starship Captains, Kites, Flamecraft, Marvel Remix, Orichalcum, Donkey Valley and Joan of Arc: Draw and Write. Head to www.dicetower.com for all the gaming coverage you could ever handle. Hit us up at thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com if you have something we need to know | |||
| Episode 186 - Spiel 2022 Treasure Hunt Part 2 | 03 Oct 2022 | 00:57:36 | |
Ronan returns with more ill informed opinions for a bit of fun. He takes a run at thirteen games releasing at Spiel 2022 this week and tries to predict whether they will be Treasures or Traps. Games covered are; Swindler, Kites, Mosaic, Evergreen, The Great Split, Donkey Valley, Rankster, All Roads, Atiwa, Deities, Evora, Kingdom Defenders and Oneironauts. Check out dicetower.com for much more gaming coverage
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| Episode 185 - Spiel 2022 Treasure Hunt Part 1 | 30 Sep 2022 | 01:43:13 | |
Sean and Ronan are here with their crystal balls to try and predict the future again. Just for fun they have cast their eyes over twenty new releases for this year's Spiel at Essen and they give their uninformed opinions on whether each game will be a Treasure, worth parting with your gold for, or a Trap, luring in the unwary.
Join in the conversation at www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast
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| Episode 184: Picking Over the Bones | 26 Sep 2022 | 00:50:02 | |
Ronan returns to regale you all with reviews of; Sniper Elite, Tabannusi, Welcome to the Moon, Imperium: Classics, Waste Knights 2nd Edition, Voyages, It's a Wonderful Kingdom, Cross Clues and Paleo. This episode is brought to you by Lemsip, Strepsils and Benylin. Be good to each other. | |||
| Episode 183: Top 10 of 2021 with Matthew Jude | 12 Sep 2022 | 02:09:51 | |
Matthew once again dives into The Pit, alongside Sean and Ronan he gives the lowdown on the best and worst of 2021 in board gaming. To go with our Top 10s we also run through our Games of the Year, Biggest Disappointments, Under the Radar, Best Production and Best Reprints. Join in the conversation at; www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588
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| Episode 182: Picking Over the Bones | 31 Aug 2022 | 00:50:54 | |
Ronan returns to ruminate on seven games to lately grace The Pit. Your victims this time around are; burncycle, Renature, Luna Capital, Babylonia, Silver & Gold, Scout and Messina 1347. www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast | |||
| Episode 181: Top 100 Games of All Time 80 - 71 | 19 Aug 2022 | 01:03:16 | |
Our countdown continues with twenty more incredible game (maybe nineteen) as Sean and Ronan give their picks from 80 to 71 in the definitive Game Pit Top 100 Games of All Time. www.dicetower.com for gaming goodness galore www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast for all our latest shenanigans | |||
| Episode 180 - Two Player Game Pit Fight | 05 Aug 2022 | 00:44:35 | |
Ronan enters the pit this episode to referee a wrangle between seven two player games. They have been weighed, they have been measured but which ones have been found wanting and which ones are true von Leichtenstiens? Travelling through Europe disguised as Venus? The contenders in this episode are; Golems, Jekyll vs Hyde, Opale, Radlands, So You've Been Eaten, The Field of the Cloth of Gold and Volfyirion. Find us on your favourite social media platform, we mostly hang out on Twitter retweeting bad jokes. www.dicetower.com for everything gamey that is good
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| Episode 179: Picking Over the Bones | 26 Jul 2022 | 01:04:24 | |
Ronan is back with a review of six games this time around. The games gnawed over in the episode are Paint the Roses, Ark Nova, Azul: Queen's Garden, Wise Guys, Three Sisters and Undaunted: Normandy. Follow us at www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588
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| Episode 178 - Top 100 Games: 90 - 81 | 20 May 2022 | 00:56:47 | |
Our countdown of the bestydoodliest games of ever continues and the debate rages. Is chicken stealing ever ok? Did dwarves start the downfall of Western Civilisation? Can a party ever have too much aquasphere? Are trees legitimate torture devices? Follow along and add your comments here; https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/298368/game-pit-podcast-top-100-games-all-time www.dicetower.com where people with valid opinions can be found www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast
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| Episode 177 -LoBsterCon XXII Frontline Report | 04 May 2022 | 01:10:58 | |
Ronan is here to mangle his way through four days of sleep deprivation and gaming at LoBsterCon XXII. There are a plethora of games covered including; Cryptid: Urban Legends, Mantis, Magnate, Quartermaster General, Barrage, Dead Reckoning, Beyond the Sun, MTV, Yedo Master Set, Dune Imperium: Rise of IX, Nova Luna and more...
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| Episode 176 - Picking Over the Bones | 25 Apr 2022 | 01:11:53 | |
Sean and Ronan return to the pit and gnaw over some tricky customers this episode, hard to define and tough to rate. The games covered this time are Brian Boru, Golem, Framework, Stroganov, Isle of Cats: Kittens & Beasts, Stardew Valley, Festival of 1k Cats and What Next? Join in the conversation at; www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588
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| Episode 175 - Top 100 Games of All Time 100- 91 | 11 Apr 2022 | 00:50:12 | |
So we begin our first ever Top 100 Games of All Time with our numbers 100 - 91. Running the gamut from shooting penguins, arguing whether vegetables or rocks are more annoying, are tiles worse than glass panels and is it legal for Sean to break people's hands? Head to: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588 to find a link to our Geek List for this countdown and add your thoughts there. Check out www.dicetower.com for every bit of gaming goodness you could ever wish for.
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| Episode 174 - Battle Report: AireCon 2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 00:53:45 | |
Sean and Ronan return with a report from AireCon 2022, site of their annual gaming pilgrimage to Harrogate, Yorkshire each Spring. First up is a rundown of the top nine games borrowed from the con library followed by their thoughts on ten games they played over the weekend. Check out dicetower.com for much more gaming goodness Head to twitter.com/gamepitpodcast for the latest Pit News and views | |||
| Episode 173 - Top 10 of 2012 | 18 Feb 2022 | 00:50:20 | |
Sean and Ronan take a look back ten years and give their definitive Top 10 Games first published in 2012. Only those games which have passed the test of time can make the cut. Join in the discussion here; https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588 www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast
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| Episode 172 - 7th Son of a 7th Sun | 02 Feb 2022 | 00:44:47 | |
Ronan flies solo this time around and gives seven reviews of seven shorter games that have been hitting the table recently. The game covered are; Watch, Dinosaur Island: Rawr'n'Write, Kim Joy's Magic Bakery, Photograph: Wind the Film, Cartographers: Heroes, Ten Suns and Genius Square. Join in the conversation; thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588
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| Episode 171 - Picking Over the Bones | 17 Jan 2022 | 01:35:21 | |
Sean and Ronan delve into The Pit once more and pick the bones of eight more modern board games to give you their opinions. The games covered in this episode are; IKI, The Great Wall, Almadi, Furnace, Savannah Park, Dinosaur Qorld, Great Plains and Pier 18. Join in the conversation on social media by looking up The Game Pit Podcast. Head to www.dicetower.com for much more gaming goodness. | |||
| Episode 170 - Top 10 Overrated Games | 07 Jan 2022 | 01:02:53 | |
Who knows why some men do mean things? Sean decided to kick off 2022 with a bang. Here are our Top 10 most overrated games of all time. Other opinions exist but they are probably wrong. This was recorded back in November so apologies for dated references and out of date BGG rankings. Join the conversation on Twitter and at our Guild on bgg.com | |||
| Episode 169 - Six Solos Sorted | 22 Nov 2021 | 00:46:42 | |
Ronan gives a review of six solo games he has been delving into over the past few weeks. Ranking them from least to most favourite. The games covered are; Cartographers, EIYO, Nautilion, Solar Storm, Veilwraith and Warp's Edge. Join in the conversation on Twitter or at our BGG Guild.
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| Episode 168 - Frontline Report: LoBsterCon XXI | 11 Nov 2021 | 00:40:12 | |
Ronan drops a quickie to cover a few of the games he managed to play at LoBsterCon XXI this past weekend including K3, Legendary: Buffy, Journey to the Center of the Earth, TM: Ares Expedition, So Clover and more...
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| Episode 167 - Top 10 of 2020 and much more with Matthew Jude | 14 Sep 2021 | 02:26:42 | |
Matthew Jude joins us once more as we take a look back at 2020 through the lens of our annual awards which cover Under the Radar, Not in Our Wheelhouse, Best Presentation, Top 3 Disappointments and Top 10 Games of the Year. Join in the conversation at https://www.boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588 and www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast Head to www.dicetower.com for a plethora of great gaming content | |||
| Episode 166 - Picking Over the Bones: Cascadia, The Initiative, Descent: Legends of the Dark and much more... | 06 Sep 2021 | 01:50:17 | |
Sean is glorious in his return to reviewing games and talking about how very, very many games he buys while Ronan ponders whether he is The Sorceror Supreme. Picked over this episode are Cascadia, The Initiative, Descent: Legends of the Dark, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Intrepid, Subastral Dive and My City. Head to www.dicetower.com for gaming content galore, including Top 10 Le Havre Buildings Find us on Twitter and BGG to carry on the conversation | |||
| Episode 165 - Ronan Reviews: Cryo, Embarcadero, Dominant Species Marine and more | 26 Aug 2021 | 01:12:38 | |
Ronan is back into solitary confinement, probably the best place for him. His rambling this time around cover Cryo, Embarcadero, Dominant Species: Marine, Faiyum, Pan-Am, Wish Land, Die of the Dead, Embers of Memory and Dean 'Sexy Beast' Morris. Head to www.dicetower.com to find a multitude of amazing gaming content Find our Guild on BGG to discuss the new rating system, deck builder and Sean's shapely legs. | |||
| Episode 164 - Top 10 Deckbuilders | 02 Aug 2021 | 01:05:25 | |
Sean is back and dropping some opinions on a few of the games he has been playing recently including a free print and play that has tickled him. Following that Sean and Ronan give their Top 10 Deck Building games. The best of the best to have grabbed their attention since the mechanism burst onto the scene just thirteen (???) years ago. Time flies. www.dicetower.com for great gaming content www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast for our latest coming and goings | |||
| Episode 163 - Ronan Reviews | 22 Jul 2021 | 00:59:15 | |
Apologies for the missing review of 2020, The Curse of Jude struck again. Instead have some reviews covering; Detective: City of Angels, MicroMacro: Crime City, Marvel Champions: Rise of The Red Skull, Sprawlopolis, Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, Nations: The Dice Game, Isle of Cats expansion news and what is new to the collection. Head to www.dicetower.com for every scrap of gaming coverage you could wish for. Check out www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast to keep to date with our doings and toings. | |||