The Board Boys Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Board Boys rock out as hard as humanly possible for a dork hobby podcast with Rock Hard: 1977, a sick game about becoming a rockstar by designer/rock legend Jackie Fox. Also in this episode, a long lookback on Barcelona, plus naming all the Beastie Boys and their DJ.

Cam's Rock Hard: 1977 playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1DpICN2f9sqhbVQ4VNISKP?si=8bb2e0dcbdd6425a

0:00 - Intro: E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey

2:00 - Music Chat

19:00 - CDSK

21:25 - Lifeboats: Planks of Carneades

25:10 - Harvest

29:25 - Cities

31:30 - Jorvik

34:30 - Bomb Busters

38:35 - Rock Hard 1977 - Intro

43:10 - Interlude: Cherry Bomb - The Runaways

44:50 - Rock Hard 1977 - Initial Thoughts

48:00 - Rock Hard 1977 - Pros

1:01:30 - Rock Hard 1977 - Prawns

1:07:30 - Rock Hard 1977 - Cons

1:18:50 - Rock Hard 1977 - Final Thoughts

1:28:15 - Bump or Dump - Barcelona

1:38:15 - Wrap up and Patron Thanks

1:39:45 - Outro: Success - Iggy Pop

Board Boys are back with "oldie" but goldie, Coimbra from Eggertspiel: a game about patrons and influence and merchants or something in the Renaissance Era which is basically the greatest theme of all time.  So grab your floppy hats and join us at the table for this and more!  

0:00 - Intro

4:00 - Peru and Weather Talk

6:00 - Finders Creepers

7:40 - Things in Rings

12:35 - Wrath of Fire Mountain

15:30 - Race to the Raft

18:20 - Coop QB Discussion

21:00 - Azul Summer Pavilion

23:00 - Age of Innovation

25:30 - Botanicus

31:25 - Coimbra Stats and Intro

34:16 - Informer - MC Shan and Snow

35:15 - Coimbra Initial Thoughts

38:35 - Coimbra Pros

50:00 - Coimbra Cons

1:08:00 - Coimbra Final Thoughts

1:10:00 - Bump or Dump - Sabika

1:14:00 - Outro, BGA, Patreon, and Discord

1:15:08 - Red Red Wine - UB40

0:00 Intro, E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey

13:15 Salton Sea

16:30 Glass Road

19:15 Draft & Write Records

25:15 Matches

27:30 Slings

29:00 Skyrise

35:45 Honeydew Farmer ver 1.6

38:15 El Grande: Overview

41:45 Magazine 60 - Don Quichotte

42:45 El Grande: Review

1:09:00 El Grande: Verdict

1:20:15 Board Boys Bump: Atiwa

1:26:30 Thank You, Patrons

1:27:30 "Weird Al" Yankovic - Taco Grande

Look who's back, back again, Trajan's back, tell a friend.  In this episode of the podcast, we dust off another classic from the Top 100 before it falls off the list with Trajan from HUCH! Games.  Also in this episode [-  the will they won't they saga with Cam and Aquatica, Ben tries to read the GoT Catan rules, and Josh digs a crunchy Eurogame?!?!  We also explore the innerworkings of Beau's mind with his new game Monster Crusher and we take a furry look back in our Bump or Dump segment!

Your favorite boys are back, exploring the depths of an uninhabited island in uncharted seas in the Lost Ruins of Arnak from Czech Games Edition. We don't often review games that just came out so you know this one has to have something special. Also this episode: board gaming resolutions for 2021; Part II of the BoardGameArena Advent Calendar Dab on the Haters Spectacular; Ben gushes about his favorite store in the history of stores; Rob walks back one of his worst, more controversial board game takes.

Gather round all you cool cats and kittens as we kick off a brand new season of The Board Boys Podcast! We rescued as my cats as possible from the evil Lord Vesh in Isles of Cats from publisher, The City of Games. Also this episode: Cam shares his top five polyomino games; Ben brings his experience hosting the podcast full circle; the return of "beef or plug" - Board Game Arena advent calendar edition; and the first annual Board Boys Secret Santa gift exchange. See ya later 2020, hello 2021!

Your favorite boys are back to put season seven to rest with a game that is definitely a KEYper, tackling Keyflower from R&D Games. We've had our fair share of heated discussions in the history of the podcast but none more exhausting than our latest discussion on Keyflower's high BGG ranking. Also this episode: Josh recommends his favorite holiday movie; Cam channels his inner professional bowler Peter Weber; Rob vows to bring back a social platform from a different time; and Ben is bumping and dumping.

We are sailing back from China in this episode of The Board Boys.  Join us as we take the roles of explorers in the age of Marco Polo.  In this episode: will anyone be able to figure out the naming ambiguity of the Marco Polo series?  Cam asks if you have ever seen a guy wearing a bolo and a polo, Josh played a new and an old game, Ben broke the mold and played something the rest of us haven't and can Rob breaks down some non-spoiler Pandemic Legacy Season 0!

Your boys are back with a brand new episode, building dams in the Dystopic 1930s in Barrage by Tommaso Battista and Simone Luciani. Rob and Campbell have long been members of the "Italian Design House Mafia" fan club so this game was destined to be a hit, but are there cracks in this dam's foundation?!? Also this episode: Rob and Cam introduce their latest board game dojo, Cam finds his board game doppelganger in Tommaso Battista, Ben forgot to bring OREOs, and Josh played a game with an open mind.

Your favorite boys are back for a brand new Halloween Spooktacular, crafting creatures in Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein from Plaid Hat Games. It isn't often a Eurogame just dripping (no pun intended) with theme comes along so you know we were excited to get this to the table. This game is spooky, clever and definitely thinky BUT is it good? Also this episode: a special guest, some other Halloween games to help put you in the holiday spirit, Rob's Prospero Hall "Top 5" and more!