Bitewing Games Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Nick shares his 1st impressions of board games he's been playing lately:

0:41 - Courtisans
3:43 - Ark Nova: Marine Worlds
7:42 - Klink
11:22 - Heat: Heavy Rain Expansion
13:55 - Expressions
17:46 - Things in Rings
21:48 - Arcs

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Nick shares his 1st impressions of new-ish games he has been playing recently:

0:49 - Iki
3:27 - Palmyra (Buy Low Sell High)
6:12 - Harmonies
9:33 - A Message from the Stars
12:40 - Pax Penning
17:45 - Knarr

Check out our new releases (now shipping worldwide) including Cascadero, Cascadito, Spectral, and Trailblazers: Sasquatch Expansion.

Nick looks back on over 50 of the best board games of 2022 and categorizes them into lovers, keepers, dumpers, flingers, and seekers.

Check out similar look back posts of 2019, 2020, and 2021 releases.

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Candid Cardboard is a monthly series containing genuine, blunt, and thoughtful opinions about board games that the folks at Bitewing Games have recently played!  Most often, these are first impressions of hot new releases.

In this episode, Nick shares his first impressions of recent releases including Sidereal Confluence (Remastered Edition), Sequoia, GPS, Mountain Goats, Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy, and Babylonia!

1:02 - Sidereal Confluence (Remastered Edition)
3:23 - Sequoia
4:31 - GPS
6:00 - Mountain Goats
7:00 - Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
9:38 - Babylonia

Kyle joins Nick in sharing our 10 hot things we are currently most excited about in the board game industry.  These hot things span through specific board games, talented game designers, engaging mechanisms, and more!

  Additionally, we share the origins and purpose of Bitewing Games and peek behind the curtains of exciting plans to come!

  This episode does not exist in blog form, but if you prefer to read then you can learn plenty more about Bitewing Games and things we are hot on at BitewingGames.com

Welcome to Tabletop Tastes: My favorite flavors in board games. Today, we explore the importance of a dynamic arc in games (and snacks)!

  Games discussed include A Feast for Odin, Raiders of the North Sea, Dead Man's Cabal, and Babylonia.

  If reading is your preference, you can catch this episode in blog form after January 11 at https://bitewinggames.com/category/tabletop-tastes/

Welcome to the Bitewing Games Podcast!  Our mission is to create and share unique and evocative tabletop gaming experiences – or, in other words, board games that bite!  For hobbyist gamers, this podcast will help you to explore your own tastes in the hobby and perhaps discover your next favorite game that fits those tastes. For game designers, this podcast will offer you more tools to add to your utility belt and metrics to measure your projects by.

  In this episode, we'll take a look at 20 of the most anticipated board games of 2021 as well as publishers and designers you should keep on your radar.  Games will range from sprawling, epic Egyptian wars to family-friendly beetle wrestling.  All aboard the hype train!

  If reading is your preference, you can catch this episode in blog form at https://bitewinggames.com/category/game-list/

Nick shares his 1st impressions of (mostly) recent releases and hot 2023 board games:

0:49 - General Orders: World War II
5:09 - Loot
8:13 - Sea Salt & Paper
12:42 - Havalandi
19:10 - Dragonkeepers
22:50 - Thunder Road: Vendetta
27:01 - Amun-Re: 20th Anniversary Edition

Nick shares his 1st impressions of the following board games:

0:46 - Sky Team
4:33 - The Quest for El Dorado: Dragons, Treasures, & Mysteries
14:26 - Match of the Century
19:13 - Cat Ass Trophy / Zero Down
22:14 - Lacuna
24:22 - MLEM: Space Agency

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Nick is joined by fellow Reiner Knizia Enthusiasts, Scott and Jared, as they draft and discuss the B-Side games (underdogs, hidden gems, unsung newcomers, etc.) from Knizia's catalogue.

Cast your vote (and enter the contest to win a free game) here.

Join the Reiner Knizia Enthusiasts Discord Server here.

Check out the Ultimate Reiner Knizia Ranked Tier List here.

Preorder Cascadero and Cascadito here.