Board Game Gateway – Details, episodes & analysis

We're back baby! After an extended break, the podcast is returning to the airwaves and your feeds and we are super excited to get SEASON 4 of the Board Game Gateway Podcast underway.This week we talk about what we got up to over the holiday period. Note, it was a lot. We also discuss a new deckbuilding game based on Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn Saga and why it might be the best thematic tie-in game in the last 5 years. Finally our gateway game of the week is Sonora with has a unique twist of the "[insert mechanic here] and write" genre of games.We believe this is going to be the best season yet. We believe we have got a bump in quality both from an audio recording and video production standpoint. We can't wait for the biggest year yetTimestamps00:00 - Episode Introduction02:05 - Sydney's Family Game Day Recap10:43 - CanCon 2025 Stories16:20 - Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game37:50 - Sonora (Gateway Game of the Week)57:40 - Changes are coming!***********************************************************************We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group.SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5sVIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.comOUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegatewayIntro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

EDITORS NOTE: The audio of this version was corrupted and we had to use the SUB PAR version. We apologise in advance for that. But we still wanted to release the episode anyway so here you go.

At the end of every year, we get together to create the most accurate list of which 10 board games we believe are the BEST GATEWAY GAMES to get your friends into board gaming.

Based on a scientific and totally unbiased method to produce a result that has not let us down yet.

What games will make the list this year?

What games have fallen off?

Timestamps

00:00 - Editors Note

01:06 - Intro

01:31 - Actual Intro

02:43 - The Rules

04:40 - 2023 Top 10 Gateway Games

06:43 - #10

10:44 - #9

13:40 - #8

18:23 - #7

21:53 - #6

28:16 - What makes a good Gateway Game?

37:14 - #5

42:20 - #4

51:00 - #3

53:51 - #2

58:51 - #1; Gateway Game of the Year

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We welcome special guest Joel to this very special episode of the podcast. We recap our 2nd event, B3GD Winter 2024 and also talk about our Gateway Game of the Week; Pass the Party Food.

There is now only 99 days until Christmas so as we start to run into the end of the year we have got a lot of games, themes and things to cover. We are super excited to get into it starting with this episode.

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction

01:24 - B3GD Winter 2024 Official Recap

26:49 - Pass the Party Food (Gateway Game of the Week)

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MEGA MINI GOLF CAMPBELLTOWN - www.megaminigolf.com.au

In this episode we finally got the boys to play Star Tycoon and share their thoughts and feelings about it. Damien introduced Neeber to the mean auction game of The Estates and the amazing post-apocalyptic tableau builder in 51st State.

Neeber and Damien are excited to be back and to bring you even more board gaming content after such a successful B3GD Winter 2024.

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction

02:23 - Leviathan Wilds (Preview)

07:06 - The Estates

22:03 - Star Tycoon

41:52 - 51st State

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Neeber and Ralph bring you a really special episode today as we get to interview another Sydney-based game designer; Keith from Cutlass Board Games. Keith is the designer of games such as Castles of Caleira, Treachery of the Paper Fox and Murders at Tealwoods Manor. He has a new game that he is excited to talk to us about which is called...Cutlass. We had a great chat about how he got into board gaming, what are some of the games that he enjoys and pulls inspiration from and we go into how his new games play. We hope you enjoy this new episode. B3GD Winter 2024 Tickets are available now: www.b3gd2024.com Make sure you purchase your tickets for Board Game Gateways Game Day before they are all gone!

*********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

It has been a while and some major things have gone down and we need to have a talk about it. Ralph shaved his beard! But seriously, we had the chance to attend Play Con and Clocktower Con, two of Australia's newest conventions. Ralph will be telling us about his time at Clocktower Con Australia, Neeber and Damien will be giving you all the goss from Australia's newest and largest board gaming convention Play Con and finally we will be giving you a preview of B3GD (Board Game Gateways Game Day) Winter 2024. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 01:43 - Play Con 2024 Review and Breakdown 22:38 - Clocktower 2024 Review and Breakdown 34:11 - Neebers first BotC Story Telling 47:30 - B3GD Winter 2024 Preview *********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Blood on the Clocktower is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024 and Sydney is getting its first Blood on the Clocktower Convention coming to the roundhouse on July 6th and 7th. Ralph and Neeber are privileged to get to interview one of the organisers of the event, Theo. In this episode we take you through his relationship to the game, why run the convention as well as some of the fun events that are coming up.

Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction *********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Welcome to Part 3 of our Blood on the Clocktower Deep Dive Series. Following our Intro to Trouble Brewing and Interview with the game designer Stephen Medway, we now bring you the Deep Dive into the 2nd script 'Sects & Violets'.

We welcome special guest Avery, who is a following BotC storyteller and friend of the podcast. They will help Neeber and Ralph look into all the interesting roles we have in this game as well as regaling us with stories we have experienced in previous games.

Get ready for another great episode. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction

05:03 - Avery shows us their ClocktowerCon Game

11:47 - Sect & Violets Deep Dive *********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

This week Damien, Neeber and Ralph are back behind the microphones to talk about some of the games they have been excited about.

Ralph has gotten the Digital turned analog Rogue-like card game Slay the Spire, Damien has decided to jump into the analog version of a digital-themed world in Android Netrunner and Neeber finally got his chance to play another wine-themed game in the classic Vinhos.

There is a lot to discuss including why Paku Paku is one of the silliest games we've played and why we love it so lets get into this episode.

Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction

02:54 - Vinhos

19:13 - Slay the Spire

39:03 - Android Netrunner

58:12 - Paku Paku (Gateway Game of the Week) *********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Neeber and Damien sit down to have a chat about some of the games that he got on his recent trip overseas. Some of the games that he has been able to get a hold of are super hard to get here in Australia and they happen to have so many good things about them.

Neeber has also finally had a chance to play Arkham Horror the Living Card Game. He takes us through his play and his first impressions of the Lovecraftian mystery he was a part of.

He also got a chance to play the prologue of Earthborne Rangers and it is super impressive, we can't wait to share our impressions.

Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction

03:02 - Damiens Trip

04:16 - Nana

08:20 - Tiger and Dragon

14:56 - Nisoku Dice

19:15 - Knarr

23:36 - Neeber FINALLY plays Arkham Horror

44:54 - Earthborne Rangers Prologue *********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠