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	Title	Pub. Date	Duration
	Episode 2: Our Top 10 “New to Me” Games of 2025, with Kimberly from Tabletop Tolson	31 Dec 2025	02:12:23
In this episode, I kick it with Kimberly from Tabletop Tolson. We gush about our favorite games we played in 2025 that weren't released in 2025. Considering we're both omni-gamers, we had a laughter-filled chat about a diverse group of awesome games. Sadly, I realized after the fact, that I skipped over mentioning Argent: The Consortium (?!?!) in my top 10. facepalm ...but we did at least put "new" games on each others' radars. Hope you enjoy the episode! Thanks so much for listening! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:16 Firstimer BGG@SEA Twinsies! 00:06:32 Fresh Plays 00:07:11 Blood on the Clocktower 00:13:08 Super Auto Pets Card Battle (also mentioned Challengers & Tag Team) 00:23:52 Lords of Baseball 00:28:07 Super Mega Lucky Box 00:32:50 Our Top 10 "New to Me" Games of 2025 00:36:31 Kimberly's Honorable Mentions (Knarr, Nature, Sanctuary) 00:44:56 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Don Quixote: The Ingenious Hidalgo, Blue Moon Legends, Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space, Not Alone, Yunnan, Thunder Alley) 00:54:54 Confusing Lands 00:57:15 The Witcher: Old World 01:01:41 The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game 01:05:15 ito 01:09:07 Neko Syndicate 01:12:32 Tales of the Arthurian Knights 01:16:30 Spirits of the Wild: Awakening 01:19:36 The Defence of Procyon III 01:24:16 ERA 01:28:23 The LOOP 01:30:40 Age of Galaxy 01:34:42 Imperium the Contention 01:36:57 The Anarchy 01:40:06 Leaving Earth 01:43:40 Obsession: Characters 01:47:57 Iwari 01:53:00 Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West 01:56:16 Primal: The Awakening 01:34:06 TEMBO: Survival on the Savanna 02:05:39 Black Rose Wars: Rebirth 02:12:57 Sign-off Thanks so much for listening and for your support! For more content crafted by Candice, visit kickinitcreative.com We've got official merch now! Be one of the first to rock the first run of KIC swag!
	Episode 1: New Channel + My Con "CRAWL" Gaming Highlights	16 Dec 2025	00:50:32
Welcome to Kickin' It Creative with Candice! In this episode, I share some personal updates, my plans for KIC, and I talk about a few of the games I played on my fall Con "CRAWL" (BGG@SEA, SPIEL Essen, SDHistCon, NamandaCon, and BGG.CON). Thank you for listening! 00:02:07 Life & Stuff 00:05:26 Con Crawl 00:05:42 BGG@SEA 00:07:00 Import/Export 00:07:33 Quartermaster General: WWII 00:08:04 Wroth 00:08:38 Dune: Imperium - Uprising 00:10:28 Galactic Cruise 00:12:32 Dragons Down 00:14:03 SPIEL Essen 00:15:49 Kingdom Crossing 00:16:45 Mongoose 00:17:15 Rowdy Partners 00:18:24 Belgium 00:19:44 Tea & Rum 00:21:06 SDHistCon 00:21:52 Seljuk 00:23:16 Jibber Jabble 00:24:51 A Very Civil Whist 00:25:36 Striking Flint 00:26:52 Cross Bronx Expressway 00:28:32 NamandaCon 00:29:19 Not Alone 00:30:28 Capital Lux 2 00:31:06 Colossal Arena 00:31:37 Dokmus 00:32:38 Iwari 00:33:36 Belratti 00:36:02 Fromage 00:36:51 Seeker Chronicles 00:42:56 BGG.CON 00:44:50 Kickin' It Creative Plans This episode is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny1JDfcHHSc Thanks so much for listening and for your support! For more content crafted by Candice, visit kickinitcreative.com We've got official merch now! Be one of the first to rock the first run of KIC swag!
	Episode 3: Nothing Says "Me Time" in 2026 Like an Epic 26x5 Solo Gaming Challenge! with Ken Kuhn	13 Jan 2026	02:27:15
In this episode, I kick it with 1822PNW designer Ken Kuhn to discuss our 2026 26x5 Solo Gaming Challenge. We're both super pumped about it and had a great time discussing several awesome games we've been and/or are planning to play solo this year. Any and all are welcome to jump on this 1-"man"-bandwagon with us. Thanks so much for listening! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:13 Board Game Arena 00:14:05 Fresh Plays 00:14:28 Cross Bronx Expressway (Land & Freedom, Hegemony) 00:30:21 Legendary Encounters: The Matrix (Earthborne Rangers) 00:40:56 The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship 00:52:25 Our 26x5 Solo Gaming Challenge for 2026 00:53:12 Our Game Selection Process 00:58:56 Our Attack Plans 01:11:50 Short Games 01:12:39 52 Duels 01:15:44 Turing Machine 01:17:27 Banned Books 01:19:07 Fortitude 01:20:35 Resist! (Witchcraft) 01:22:12 The Dreadheart 01:22:36 Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs 01:26:10 Skytear Horde: Monoliths 01:32:41 Sylvion 01:34:37 Wallet Games (ROVE, Food Chain Island, Palm Island, Dragons of Etchinstone) 01:35:19 Sonic Roll 01:36:38 Warp's Edge 01:37:17 The Lost Expedition 01:38:32 20 Strong 01:39:57 Onoda 01:41:22 Medium Games 01:41:39 Spirit Island: Nature Incarnate 01:42:02 One Deck Dungeon 01:47:56 Coffee Roaster 01:49:37 Space Hulk: Death Angel 01:51:13 Terra Mystica 01:53:04 Paperback: Adventures 01:54:52 Escape from Hades 01:55:31 Nemo's War 01:56:13 This War of Mine 01:57:13 Halls of Hegra 01:58:08 Lanzerath Ridge 01:58:42 Kreel Manor 01:59:58 Deckers 02:01:29 Beasty Games 02:02:07 Civolution 02:06:55 Fields of Fire: Deluxe Edition 02:11:24 Mage Knight 02:12:35 Leaving Earth 02:14:07 Hoplomachus: Victorum 02:15:24 Dragons Down 02:16:53 Comanchería & Navajo Wars 02:18:37 Roads & Boats 02:19:29 Hill of Doves 02:21:02 Infernal Machine 02:22:06 D-Day at Omaha Beach 02:22:40 The Mission (The Plum Island Horror, Space Empires 4x) 02:28:26 Sign-off Thanks so much for listening and for your support! For more content crafted by Candice, visit kickinitcreative.com We've got official merch now! Be one of the first to rock the first run of KIC swag!
	Episode 4: The Magic of Multi-Use Cards, with Cole Wehrle	28 Jan 2026	01:35:33
In this episode, I kick it with Cole Wehrle, who's a friend, but also one of my absolute favorite game designers. Cole shares some exciting updates about on his new publishing company (Buried Giant Studios). Then we both had a lot of fun Fresh Plays to share before we discussed what we find awesome about multi-use cards in board games, and eventually share some of our favs. Thanks so much for listening! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:25 Exciting Updates! Buried Giant Studios & Wehrlegig 00:06:47 Squawk 'N' Roll - my newsletter 00:08:55 Birthday Arcs Campaign...let's goooo! 00:14:07 Fresh Plays 00:15:32 Winter Break Family Gaming (Indonesia, Root, Sceptre 1027 A.D.) 00:19:07 <popcorn side quest> Yubitsume 00:21:58 Bomb5 00:27:54 Cross Bronx Expressway 00:30:52 People Power 00:35:38 Wizard 00:38:36 Baghdad: City of Peace (Calimala, Sankore, Forest Shuffle, Web of Power) 00:51:24 The Magic of Multi-Use Cards 00:51:54 multi-use card examples (Desolate, Concordia, Land & Freedom) 00:57:50 Virgin Queen 01:01:04 Triumph & Tragedy 01:02:33 Dune: Imperium 01:03:38 Concordia 01:06:36 Glory to Rome 01:07:29 Race for the Galaxy (San Juan) 01:09:42 Gloomhaven 01:12:04 Guards of Atlantis II 01:19:09 Oath 01:24:25 Combat Commander: Europe (Tank Duel, Fields of Fire) 01:36:13 Sign-off Thanks so much for listening and for your support! For more content crafted by Candice, visit kickinitcreative.com We've got official merch now! Be one of the first to rock the first run of KIC swag!
	Episode 6: Family-Friendly Card Games, with My Mom	25 Feb 2026	00:53:31
My mom came to visit and she was brave enough to accept my invite to record with me. Thanks so much for listening! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:40 my mom's favs (Skip-Bo, Scout, Pinochle, Dominoes, Farkle, Can't Stop, Super Mega Lucky Box) 00:06:17 Extended Fresh Plays 00:06:31 Bayou Boss 00:15:20 High Noon at Showdown Saloon 00:23:15 Bear Market 00:28:28 Muffin's Kitchen 00:33:48 Wild Wild Avocado 00:37:07 Draftosaurus 00:39:10 Shady Lady 00:42:38 Zuuupa! 00:58:08 No Mercy (Fruit Fight) 00:47:47 Down-Up (Revolve!) 00:53:36 Sign-off Thanks so much for listening and for your support! For more content crafted by Candice, visit kickinitcreative.com We've got official merch now! Be one of the first to rock the first run of KIC swag!
	Episode 5: Take Time + Thematic Trick-Taking Games, with Taylor Reiner	11 Feb 2026	02:18:05
Taylor Reiner in the house! In this episode, we chat about thematic trick-taking games, games we played at TJ in Cinncinati, and what it takes to become a Greek Gaming Godess. Thank you for listening! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:32 KIC Web Updated 00:08:49 Fresh Plays 00:09:04 Codenames App (Mines) 00:14:34 For the Gods! + Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends 00:26:35 Shady Lady 00:29:21 Finger Crane Game Championship 00:35:50 Fire in the Lake 00:45:25 Pacific Typhoon 00:48:40 TJ Gaming + Thematic Trick-Taking Games 00:49:10 Take Time 00:58:08 Ghost Lift + Yonkai no Yokai 01:03:09 Peanut's Talent Show 01:12:39 No Loose Ends 01:16:58 A Midsummer Night's Dream 01:24:01 The Slasher 01:32:49 My Own Sunny Day 01:38:13 Rowdy Partners 01:45:55 A Very Civil Whist 01:55:14 Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game, Shards of Creation, 30 to Go, ESP: Experiment in Supersensory Perspicacity 02:00:33 Tricky Landing 02:04:04 (Robo)Tricked Out 02:08:52 Mü, Ouroboros Trick, Final Binary, Kusoge Trick 02:19:26 Sign-off Thanks so much for listening and for your support! For more content crafted by Candice, visit kickinitcreative.com We've got official merch now! Be one of the first to rock the first run of KIC swag!
	Episode 7: Cult of the OLD, with W. Eric Martin	11 Mar 2026	01:53:05
In this episode, I kick it with W. Eric Martin to catch up on life beyond BGG, Board Game Beat, and to discuss our grand plan to get old games to the table more often. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:44 Catching up with WEM [Con Crawl + Board Game Beat] 00:27:16 Fresh Plays 00:28:09 Symbiosis 00:37:16 Ortus Regni 00:50:46 DNUP (Revolve!) 01:01:35 Mayor of Chicago 01:12:47 Cult of the OLD Games of the Month 01:14:07 Venedig 01:16:24 Seasons 01:18:45 Planet Steam 01:21:51 Wabanti 01:27:54 Ginkgopolis 01:30:22 Aztlán 01:38:07 Galaxy Trucker 01:53:36 Sign-off Thanks so much for listening and for your support! For more content crafted by Candice, visit kickinitcreative.com We've got official merch now! Be one of the first to rock the first run of KIC swag!
	Fresh Plays: Emberheart + Clinic	08 Apr 2026	00:34:02
00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:45 Fresh Plays 00:00:57 Emberheart 00:15:35 Clinic: Deluxe Edition 00:33:30 Signoff Thanks so much for listening and for your support! For more content crafted by Candice, visit kickinitcreative.com We've got official merch now! Be one of the first to rock the first run of KIC swag!
	Episode 8: Exploring Asymmetry + "My Favorite Faction", with Tim Williamson	25 Mar 2026	01:30:58
In this episode, my amazing pal Tim Williamson joins me to talk about our epic learning game of Imperial Elegy, as well as several other lesser-known gems we've been playing. We also discuss the joys of asymmetry in board/card games and our upcoming video series – My Favorite Faction. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:53 Dual Gauge 00:07:12 Root in NY 00:08:33 Fresh Plays 00:09:02 Imperial Elegy 00:34:27 Auf Teufel komm raus 00:43:08 Wild Serengeti 00:47:30 Embers 00:51:33 Slay the Spire: The Board Game + Too Many Bones 00:54:50 Stupor Mundi 01:01:28 Faust vs Mephisto 01:07:49 King and Peasant 01:12:41 Exploring Asymmetry + "My Favorite Faction" 01:12:50 Root, Spirit Island, Terra Mystica/Gaia Project, Prussian Rails, Dual Gauge 01:14:20 COIN games, Oracle of Delphi, Guards of Atlantis II, Dûhr: The Lesser Houses, Cosmic Frog, Argent: Consortium, Too Many Bones 01:18:49 The Loop, Fate of the Fellowship 01:19:57 Vast 01:21:30 The Defence of Procyon III 01:26:35 KeyForge 01:31:21 Sign-off Thanks so much for listening and for your support! For more content crafted by Candice, visit kickinitcreative.com We've got official merch now! Be one of the first to rock the first run of KIC swag!
	Episode 10: The Beauty of Card-Driven Games, with Uli from Spielworxx	06 May 2026	01:46:43
In this episode, I kick it with Uli Blennemann (owner of Spielworxx) for a lovely chat about card-driven games (CDGs) –why they're awesome and which ones we dig most – and we also discuss a few games we've played recently and found memorable. Cheers! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:30 LeiriaCon 00:04:55 "moving house", heading to the UK for PunchedCon, GMT Weekend at the Warehouse 00:11:48 new KIC podcast theme music?! 00:15:49 Fresh Plays 00:16:03 The Old King's Crown 00:21:14 Age of Galaxy (Second Edition) 00:35:32 Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars (Toy Battle, Dogs of War) 00:42:41 Space Empires 4X 00:59:00 The Beauty of CDGs 01:07:50 Imperial Elegy + Big Multiplayer CDGs (Successors, Here I Stand, Virgin Queen) 01:30:20 Uli's '5 CDGs for Doomsday' (Empire of the Sun, Pursuit of Glory, Weimar, Imperial Elegy, HiS, VQ) 01:33:14 Candice's '5 CDGs for Doomsday' (Imperial Elegy, Land & Freedom, Founding Fathers, Wir sind das Volk!, Twilight Struggle (25th Anniversary Hall of Fame edition), Dual Powers) 01:39:00 CDGs we want to try (Common Sense, Europe in Turmoil, Lenin's Legacy, Iron Storm) 01:46:07 Hubris: Twilight of the Hellenistic World 01:48:11 Sign-off Thanks so much for listening and for your support! For more content crafted by Candice, visit kickinitcreative.com We've got official merch now! Be one of the first to rock the first run of KIC swag!
	29 Fresh Plays from France, with Pénélope from Penelope Gaming	21 May 2026	02:27:08
In this episode, I kick it with my good friend Pénélope from Penelope Gaming for a massive debrief on many of the games we played in Étourvy at Bruno Faidutti's annual gaming gathering. If we had another hour, we could've legally titled this episode "40 Fresh Plays from France", but we were too excited and spoke about some games for a while...and then crammed as many as we could when we discovered how long we were recording. We hope you enjoy! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:08:09 Fresh Plays from France 00:10:11 Rocket Rollout 00:11:43 Citadels Duel 00:14:52 Cardia: Tide & Storm 00:20:59 Things in Rings 00:28:27 Giants Moving Tiny Furniture 00:37:14 ARCTICA 00:47:26 Koro 00:50:49 The Happiest Cat in the World 00:54:51 Got Five! 00:59:42 Amarok 01:04:45 Ill-Illan 01:10:17 Gaudi 01:13:33 Botswana 01:18:36 Minikin City 01:24:07 Tea & Rum 01:33:39 CATsle Builders 01:39:57 Back 2 Back 01:49:53 Excalibur!!! 01:57:16 FaeKin 02:02:11 Cheese Thief 02:07:21 French Toast 02:10:30 The Silver Bayonet: A Wargame of Napoleonic Gothic Horror 02:12:37 Ofrenda 02:16:11 Seashells 02:18:52 Fruit Cocktail 02:21:05 Moon Colony Bloodbath 02:24:12 Vroom 02:26:20 Fetching Feathers/Peacock 02:27:03 MON: Emblems of Sengoku 02:29:37 Sign-off Thanks so much for listening and for your support! For more content crafted by Candice, visit kickinitcreative.com We've got official merch now! Be one of the first to rock the first run of KIC swag!

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