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Hey everyone!  Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  In this spooooky edition, we deep dive into Camp Grizzly 2nd Edition from Trick or Treat Studios!  This episode features a super sized number of hosts as we have 7 different Board Boys hanging out as we record LIVE from Capital City Gaming Con 2026!  Also in this episode, a huge game of Blood on the Clocktower run by The Dealt Hand moves in and we talk about some spooky games!  We also run into a huge coincidence in the world of game publishers and Troll 2.  A couple of boys deep dive into Troll 2 and the Bladeverse and come join us October 24, 2026 as we host Spooky Games at Geektoberfest at Dungeons Gate!  All-in-all I think I give this cast a solid B- and until next time we hope you like Board Games!

0:00 - Intro
9:00 - This Game is Killer: Franchise of Fear
12:30 - Stifling Dark
15:20 - Septima
18:30 - Camp Grizzly Main Review
50:33 - Outro

Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  On this 'sode we deep dive LOTR: Circle of Conflict from Office Dog designed by Stephen Buonocore and Geoff Engelstein.  Also on this episode, we talk license plate fun and recap Rob's Family Euro Vacation where he noticed Euro game inspiration everywhere.  We also play a live round of My SoundTrack!  Cam hits us with a couple of sidetrack stories!

0:00 - Intro
4:32 - Enchanted Ivy
9:00 - Scoundrel
13:00 - Ierusalem: Anno Domini
17:04 - The Dark Quarter
20:30 - My SoundTrack
24:50 - Civolution on BGA
27:33 - Fliptown New Frontier
35:55 - Kings Gambit
44:00 - Circle of Conflict Main Review
1:23:15 - Bump or Dump - Shackleton Base
1:26:35 - Outro and Patron Thanks

Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  On this edition, we deep dive the game Off With Their Heads from Druid City Games!  We also dive into a new game/reality show Nation's Dumbest with Baby Daddy Cam and talk about our favorite versions of Alice in Wonderland!  Until next time, we hop you like boardgames!

0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Nation's Dumbest
7:53 - Pirates of Maracaibo - Bermuda Triangle
11:03 - Bitty Pop Chase Game
14:20 - Monster Crunch The Breakfast Battle Game
16:30 - Breakout Arkham Asylum
18:13 - Horror on the Orient Express
21:30 - Feya's Swamp
24:15 - Off With Their Heads Main Review
45:00 - Bump or Dump - Daitoshi
48:36 - Outro

It is time for another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  In this episode, we deep dive into Aquaria from Delicious and Capstone Games, while also learning what an Aquarist is!  We also talk food with some snacks we received from the UK and some crazy fast food rivalries and shenanigans.  We also get to visit with Alex Wolf from Spielcraft Games as we talk about his upcoming kickstarter game Primacy!  We also got to crack a pack of One in a Million a new game from Everything's on The Table and Spielcraft!  Until next time, we hope you like boardgames!

Kickstarter Link for Primacy - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spielcraftgames/primacy-0?ref=discover_saved_projects&category_id=34   

0:00 - Intro
2:40 - UK Snack Time Review
18:00 - Books of Time
20:20 - Lords of the Rings: Circle of Conflict
24:50 - Deckers
30:13 - Hell of a Deal
33:45 - Duel of Meloch
36:04 - Horrified: Ravenloft
37:55 - Primacy Kickstarter Preview
57:32 - One in a Million
1:01:50 - Aquaria Review
1:30:10 - Bump or Dump - Galileo Galilei and Tea Garden
1:34:20 - Outro

On this episode, we deep dive How To Save A World from Burnt Island Games!  We also dig into random music from 20 years ago, talk about The Expanse, and how we may be dealing the Evil Timeline Cam with the Mandela effect.  We also get sciencey with the difference between asteroids and meteors as well as Cam's Summer of Games on BGA!  We chat about a few more games and don't forget to enter our Revenant Contest!  Until next time, we hope you like boardgames!

0:00 - Intro
9:50 - Way to Many Cats
13:00 - Cams BGA Summer of Games 
23:00 - Fliptoons Season 2
24:54 - Enchanted Ivy
28:30 - Polynesia
30:13 - Off With Their Heads!
34:52 - How to Save a World Main Review
1:09:11 - Bump or Dump - Endeavor Deep Sea
1:12:10 - Outro

On this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we deep dive Kingdom Crossing, as aspiring Beaver Foremen, from Sorry We Are French and Pandasaurus Games!  We also talk about some games played including a traitorous traitor in Shadows Over Camelot, Rob wants to get an early start on Spooooky Games Season (TM), and we have a full blown interview with Reyn Guyer who invented the game Twister!  As a reminder go check our website for our current contest and check out the guild on BGG to give us feedback on our Bump or Dump Games!  Until next time, we hope you like board games!

0:00 - Intro
4:50 - Mountain Goats Legacy
8:25 - Got Five
11:10 - Leviathan Wilds
12:30 - Shadows Over Camelot
16:55 - The Game Makers
19:07 - Reyn Guyer and Maurna Interview - 15 Fun and Done Games
44:20 - Kingdom Crossing Review
1:11:25 - Bump or Dump - Alma Mater
1:14:25 - Outro

Welcome to Season 19 of The Board Boys Podcast!  New season, new faces..err voices on this episode as we deep dive Revenant from Mindclash Games!  We talk about how Joe has a boardgame goldfish memory, Ben comes up with a great back of the box quote for Voidfall, and Rob talks about 7 layer bean dip and his BGA Augmented Reality Glasses (TM).  We are also joined by our buddy Nate who has graciously donated a copy of Revenant for a giveaway this episode so stay tuned!  Link to contest - https://theboardboys.com/giveaways/

0:00 - Intro
5:40 - Cozy Stickerville
6:20 - Fliptunes
8:25 - My Little Scythe
9:05 - Camp Grizzly 2nd Edition
16:10 - Warp 99
22:15 - Revenant Main Review
1:08:12 - Bump or Dump - Wroth
1:10:00 - Outro

Hey everyone, welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  On this 'sode we deep dive The Game Makers by Bézier Games!  We also talk about Bill and Ted movies, fireworks and parades, and Rob is the BB Google bot.  He also tries to coin the phrase Hedgy Bet - will it stick?  There is also a wild Beau appearance with another Beaument with Mo segment!  Until next time, we hope you like Board Games!  Boing Boing Boing!

0:00 - Intro
3:45 - Parade Talk
9:50 - Hanabi
10:20 - Dark Heists
16:00 - Dewan
21:10 - Le Chocolat
22:30 - Luz
28:10 - Skymines
32:48 - The Game Makers Overview
38:30 - The Game Makers Main Review
1:06:10 - Bump or Dump - Corp of Discovery
1:10:30 - A Beaument With Mo - Cuphead
1:13:30 - Outro

Hey everyone!  On this episode of The Board Boys Podcast, we deep dive Coming of Age from Ludonova and Dani Garcia!  All 4 boy are back for this one and we are live from Dungeon's Gate!  Make sure to come check out our Season 18 Game day on July 25th at the Gate!  Also on this episode, make sure to stick around for some behind the scenes nuggets, we get devisive on Calico and we also dip into the CoBaverse.  We also talk about some random crowdfunding habits and sometimes we realize its more about the company we keep then the games we play.  Until next time, we hope you like Board Games!

0:00 - Intro
2:15 - Season 18 Game Day July 28th at Dungeons Gate
5:20 - Castles of Tuscany
16:30 - Calico
18:45 - Awaken the Ancients
23:09 - Haunted Mouse
26:15 - Zombie Princess
31:00 - Falling
36:22 - Coming of Age Introduction
40:15 - Coming of Age Review
1:08:45 - Bump or Dump - Transgalactica
1:13:00 - Outro and Patron Thanks

Welcome to this Beau-nuss Episode of The Board Boys!  We are live from Camp Refresh with BB Beau and Remi where we dive into some Amoebunnies from Wrong Cauldron games and it gets a little dark as we visit the topic of possible cannibalism.  We then dive into our time at Geekway to the West where Beau hits us with some Wombat facts and plays a 4 hour marathon game of The Sheep where he apparently gained some sort of accent.  He also tries to dunk on his Dad in Blood on the Clocktower as well as finding a mysterious german game titled Peppino the Clown...until next time - we hope you like board games!  We also discover Brown Castle games who make awesome stuff out of wood including reprints of a few games and some awesome custom Crokinole Boards!  They get a life long fan boy as they show Beau their new title Taktika!

0:00 - Intro
2:07 - Amoebunnies Main Review
16:26 - Camp Refresh Recap
21:45 - Geekway to the West Recap

Hey everyone!  Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  Today we dive into Beyond the Horizon from Cranio Creations and Capstone Games!  Also on this episode, Cam tries to English good and speaks some Slovenian.  We chat about Dungeon Crawler Carl and the do a mini review of Unstoppable! As well as Emberleaf, Realm of Reckoning, Shake That City, and the Luna Expansion for Galileo Galilei!  Until next time, we hope you like board games!

0:00 - Intro
9:35 - Emberleaf
13:50 - Realm of Reckoning
18:00 - Shake That City
21:40 - Unstoppable
26:20 - Galileo Galilei Luna Expansion
28:33 - Beyond the Horizon Intro
31:10 - Beyond the Horizon Main Review
50:00 - Beyond the Sun Final Thoughts
55:00 - Bump or Dump - A Gest of Robinhood
59:15 - Outro

Hey everyone welcome to another episode of the podcast!  On this episode, we deep dive, Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock from Perro Loko Games and Devir Games!  We also talk about a bunch of BGA stuff, designing a game called Wombo Combo Wombat Combat, the Czech Museum in Cedar Rapids, IA and so much needed vacation talk!  Oh ya, also we got a little cameo from lil' BB Gia!  Until next time, we hope you like board games!

0:00 - Intro
1:50 - Catching up with Cam
2:45 - Tipperary
5:00 - BGA Corner
13:00 - Wanted Wombats
15:00 - Animal Rescue Team
17:10 - French Toast
20:10 - Cats Knocking Things Off Ledges
23:00 - Hummingbirds
25:05 - Verdant Arizona
27:15 - Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock Review
55:00 - Bump or Dump - Tales of Arthurian Knights
57:41 - Outro   

Hey everyone!  Welcome to another episode of the Board Boys Podcast.  On this episode "of the" fans rejoice as we review Wayfarers of the South Tigris from Garphill and Renegade Games!  Also on this episode we talk about our recent exploits at Camp Refresh put on by The Dealt Hand, Rob takes a deep dive of the game show "The Floor" and we talk about baggy ratios in new games!  Until next time, we hope you like board games!

0:00 - Intro of the Podcast
3:10 - The Floor
11:05 - Almost Innocent
13:25 - Scoville
17:40 - Civolution: Acceptance Letter Expansion
23:00 - Big Game of Hot Streak
25:45 - Risk: Star Wars Edition
31:25 - Wayfarers of the South Tigris
1:00:00 - Bump or Dump - The Anarchy
1:04:30 - Outro

Hey everyone and welcome back to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  On this 'sode we talk about Cthulhu: Dark Providence from CMON Games!  We are also joined by a special guest from Capital City Gaming Con, BB Dave!  He is here to talk all about the upcoming convention in October and the current Early Bird pricing as well as the new larger location.  So come out an chill at the Holidae Inn, as Chingy would say!  We also talk about some games we have been playing and deep dive into some comparisons between our main review and A Study in Emerald 1st and 2nd edition!  Until next time, I hope you like Board Games!

0:00 - Intro and CthulhuTalk
4:25 - Flip Voyage
7:35 - Waterworks
11:10 - War Room
13:24 - Imperial Borders
16:10 - Excalibur
18:54 - Purrramid
22:10 - Fest Season
23:30 - Lairs
26:25 - Capital City Gaming Con 2026
37:20 - Cthulhu: Dark Providence Overview
41:50 - Cthulhu: Dark Providence Review
1:13:40 - Bump or Dump - Men-Nefer
1:19:00 - Outro

Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  In this episode we deep dive Trismegistus (the new edition) from Board & Dice!  We are flying as a duo in this one with Tim and Rob and we really dig into what makes this game different from Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula (old edition).  In this one, we also talk about Gamefounds new attempt at instant gratification for some boardgame backers, a handful of other reviews are talked about, and there are so many Amoebunnies running around here!  Until next time, we hope you like board games!

0:00 - Intro
2:40 - Flip 7 With a Vengeance
5:00 - Shackleton Base Expansion
8:11 - Tabannusi: Builders of Ur
9:36 - Orapa Space / Orapa Mine
14:20 - Labyrinth Chronicles
16:40 - Dark Pact
19:20 - Amoebunnies
22:40 - The Two Towers Trick Taking Game
25:07 - Trismegistus Overview
28:55 - Trismegistus Main Review
1:06:00 - Final Thoughts on Trismegistus
1:11:15 - Bump or Dump - Galactic Cruise
1:17:00 - Outro

Hey everyone welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  On this episode, we deep dive Baghdad: City of Peace from Alley Cat Games and designers Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone!  Also on this episode, Cam is back and bringing all the wild tangents which we could never get from an AI Cam - including some BB Gia, who is a little too polite, and some of Cam's Healthcare Corner.  We also talk about Richard Garfields best game Bunny Kingdom and some TV with Chardee MacDennis and The Pitt!  We also talk about pulling out some games from the vault to do some main reviews as we deep dive some Vladimir Suchy.  Should we pull a couple of old games a season to review - what do you think?  Until next time, we hope you like board games!

0:00 - Intro
4:15 - Lords of Waterdeep
10:05 - Battle of Hoth
12:13 - Red Notice on BGA
18:10 - Captain Flip New Expansion
18:46 - Gold West
21:08 - Pulsar 2849
40:20 - Baghdad City of Peace Overview
45:03 - Baghdad City of Peace Main Review
1:16:15 - Bump or Dump - Civolution
1:21:15 - Outro

Hey everyone!  Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  On this episode we talk about some historic schooling and universities to go along with Sankore: The Pride of Mansa Musa from Fabio Lopiano and Osprey Games!  In this episode we also talk about putting crowdfunded games on BGA and a slew of new and old games played at Gamicon in Coralville, IA!  Until next time, we hop you like board games.

0:00 - Intro
3:00 - Movers and Shakers
9:55 - Gamicon Roundup
10:00 - Agent Avenue
10:33 - Wispwood
10:45 - Sea Dragons
13:18 - Startups
16:11 - 3 Witches
17:16 - Schadenfreude
19:15 - Compania
22:15 - Rising Sun
24:00 - Jake's Prototype
25:55 - Arborea
27:00 - Ants
28:15 - Voidfall
29:00 - Sweet Lands
30:30 - Cardia
31:30 - DroPolter
33:05 - Tricq Shot
35:30 - Druids of Edora
35:00 - Baghdad City of Peace
36:40 - Sankore Overview
41:05 - Sankore Main Review
1:05:15 - Bump or Dump - Finspan
1:09:50 - Outro

Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  On this episode we deep dive Druids of Edora from Stefan Feld and Alea and Ravensburger!  Also on this podcast we talk about Stonehenge, hemlock, and mistletoe and there is a special Beau-ment with Mo where he talks about Easter Island heads!  Cam also dives into a story about retro video games and his "scheme" deck.  We also talk some other games with Sweet Lands, Wispwood, and the most recent Trickerion expansion!  Until next time, we hope you like boardgames!

0:00 - Intro
2:44 - Beau-ment with Mo
5:20 - Cams Steam Deck Saga
11:20 - Sweet Lands
14:30 - Wispwood
18:30 - Trickerion Expansion
22:15 - Druids of Edora Intro
25:30 - Druids of Edora Main Review
58:45 - Bump or Dump - 2P Games!
1:03:55 - Outro

Hey, welcome to a new episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  On this episode we revisit the recent past for an alternate future?  In Phoenix New Horizon from Perro Loko and Devir Games!  We also dig into our favorite end of the world movie while Board Boy Rob can't pronounce or remember things well.  Board Boy Jake is looking for play testers for his upcoming game that apparently BB Tim has a rule named after him.  All the awhile Rob can't find a game he put somewhere in his collection!  Until next time, we hope you like board games!

0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Post Apocalyptic Media
9:00 - Flow
11:00 - SETI Expansion
14:10 - Cthulhu Dark Providence
20:50 - Fate of the Fellowship Revisited
22:00 - Fellowship of the Rings Trick Taking Game
25:10 - Phoenix New Horizon Introduction
28:00 - Phoenix New Horizon - Main Review
1:00:00 - Bump or Dump - Pampero
1:02:40 - Outro and Patron Thanks

Hey everyone and welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  On this episode, we deep dive into Fate of the Fellowship a cooperative Lord of the Rings game from Zman Games based on the Pandemic system!  Also in this episode Tim gives us a Twilight Imperium history lesson and we do some monkeying around in Sanctuary from Capstone Games.  We also have a very special impromptu segment of A Beaument With Mo with BB Beau!  Until next time, we hope you like boardgames!

0:00 - Intro
1:45 - Darwin's Journey: Oceania
8:50 - Sanctuary
13:40 - Agent Avenue
17:05 - A Carnivore Did It
21:55 - A Beaument With Mo - Smaloogle The Game
28:40 - Fate of the Fellowship Intro
32:00 - Fate of the Fellowship Main Review
56:00 - Bump or Dump - SETI
1:03:30 - Outro and Patreon Thanks

Hey everyone, welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  On this episode we delve deep, perhaps too deep, and awaken something great in Covenant from Devir Games.  Also in this episode we talk about dwarf beard criteria and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles personality test traits.  Which turtle are you?  We also revisit our favorite games of 2025 and of our main reviews of the past year.  We also look at a few boardgame superlatives!  Until next time, we hope you like boardgames!

0:00 - Intro
4:10 - Shred of Redemption
7:40 - Escape Plan
10:55 - Pandoras Legacy
14:55 - Above and Below Haunted
16:50 - Monopoly + Expansions with Beau
22:00 - Covenant Introduction
25:05 - Covenant Review
57:00 - 2025 Top Games
1:12:15 - Bump or Dump - Resafa
1:15:43 - Outro

Hey, everyone!  On this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we smuggle the booze and cook the books in Speakeasy from Eagle Gryphon Games and Vital Lacerda!  We also talk about a ton of other games and take a look back at Unconscious Mind in our Bump or Dump Segment.  Also on this episode we talk mobster movies and tv shows, Rob has a totally incorrect fact about Geraldo Riveria, we talk about some ladder climbing, and Templeton Rye Whisky made right here in our great state of Iowa.  Until next time - we hope you like boardgames!

0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Mobster Talk TV and Movies
8:00 - Movie Night
10:45 - Stranger Things: Upside Down
12:05 - 3 Witches
17:55 - Click A Tree
21:30 - Bone Wars
24:10 - White Castle Duel
27:35 - Forestry
31:10 - Druids of Edora
35:30 - Speakeasy Intro
38:10 - Interlude
38:40 - Speakeasy Review
1:06:45 - Speakeasy Final Thoughts
1:11:00 - Unconscious Mind
1:16:35 - Outro and Patron Thanks

Hey everyone, on this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we review Vantage from Stonemaier Games and we take a take a lookback at Fromage and the recently arrived Fromaggio from R2i Games - the cheese no longer stands alone!  Also on this episode we are joined by Prison Cam who has discovered adulthood can be busy he talks about revisiting old games.  We also talk about some game shows, we hear a ChatGPT version of a Cam review and we discuss boardgame baby names.  Until next time - we hope you like boardgames!

0:00 - Intro
3:15 - Dewan
4:15 - Tranquility
11:30 - Underwater Cities: Data Era Expansion
15:40 - Epona
17:35 - Trio
20:45 - Game Show Chat
23:55 - Vantage Main Review
45:15 - Bump or Dump - Fromage and Fromaggio Discussion
1:03:25 - Outro and Gaming Baby Names

Hey everyone!  On this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we deep dive a review of Ayar: Children of the Sun from Osprey Games and Fabio Lopiano.  Also, in this episode, Beau joins us for a mini review and takes a great crack at usurping the position of intro master. We do a little legacy game discussion by discussing plans for Queen's Dilemma and dip into Clank Legacy 2 with a few spoilers.  Rob also has a real tough time with some last name pronunciations.  Until next time - we hope you like board games!

0:00 - Intro
1:45 - TNMT Unmatched Adventures
10:00 - Unmatched - Lee vs Ali 
12:15 - R-Eco+ 
17:45 - Clank Legacy 2 (Spoilers) 
23:00 - SETI Expansion
41:10 - Origin Story
36:00 - Ayar: Children of the Gods 
1:13:30 - Bump or Dump - Explorers of Navoria
1:16:40 - Outro and Patreon Thanks

Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  This time around we are live from BGGCon and introducing a couple of new voices with a suprise guest swap in the middle of the episode!  We talk about a slew of new hotness played at the convention and we do a main review of The Hobbit: There and Back Again from Office Dog and Reiner Knizia!  Also on this episode, Jeremy has a hard time with slide puzzles we stumble over some words, is it Bouba or is it a Kiki?   We talk about a really fun BB Dave throwback story and why can't Rob pronounce "boing"?  As always we hope you like Board Games!

0:00 - Intro
2:10 - Echoes of Time and Etherstone
9:40 - Aquaria
11:50 - Ants
15:40 - Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock
18:30 - Recall
23:55 - Luthier
25:15 - Ayar: Children of the Sun 
30:00 - Coming of Age
34:30 - Baghdad City of Peace
38:30 - Ada's Dream
40:10 - Bouba/Kiki
43:40 - Stroop
45:10 - Magical Athlete and Hot Streak
46:30 - R-Eco+
50:10 - Dewan
55:30 - Popcorn
59:00 - The Hobbit: There and Back Again Overview
1:00:57 - Interlude
1:01:36 - The Hobbit: There and Back Again Review
1:24:40 - The Hobbit: There and Back Again Final Thoughts
1:29:07 - Bump or Dump - Mesos
1:32:35 - Outro and Patron Thanks

On this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we till into Tend from IV Studio!  Rob also talks about a couple of new banger expansions as well as some hyped up Predator movies.  We also talk about the current season of The Floor and Cam drops a joke that totall bombs.  We also look back at Andromeda's Edge in this episodes Bump or Dump and there was a lot of feedback on this one!  Until next time, we hope you like Board Games!

0:00 - Intro
9:06 - The Hobbit: There and Back Again
15:50 - Storyfold: WildWoods
20:40 - Critter Kitchen
27:10 - Rob Tangents Off
33:50 - Lost Ruins of Arnak - Twisted Paths Expansion
35:50 - Clank Catacombs - Underworld Expansion
41:22 - Tend Overview
46:05 - Interlude
46:35 - Tend Review
1:12:00 - Tend Final Thoughts
1:16:30 - Bump or Dump - Andromeda's Edge
1:23-50 - Outro and Patron Thanks

Hey, everybody on this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we discuss Moon Colony Bloodbath from Donald X Vaccarino and Rio Grande Games!  On this episode we also try to get Cam to flex his Monopoly knowledge, talk about a LOAD of games played at Capital City Gaming Con as well as some upcoming Essen Spiel releases!  Also Jake has a proud parent moment and we talk about why we have reviewed so many space games lately.  Lastly there are some minor audio issues during the last half of the podcast so we apologize in advance for that!

0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Dominion Talk
8:15 - Stationfall
13:40 - Tidal Blades
20:00 - Corp of Discovery
20:45 - A Place For All My Books
24:00 - Speakeasy
27:45 - Dark Moon
33:30 - This Game is Killer: Aliens on Board and Frozen Horror
35:50 - Saltfjord
39:40 - Essen Preview List
54:30 - Moon Colony Bloodbath Initial Thoughts
1:15:20 - Moon Colony Bloodbath Final Thoughts
1:22:36 - Bump or Dump - Botanicus
1:26:35 - Outro and Patron Thanks

Happy Spooktober to all the listeners out there!  On this episode we do a mini-deep dive review of Spooktacular from Level 99 Games and our feature review is Terrorscape from ICE Makes.  We also get a chance to talk to Alex Wolf from Spielcraft Games about their current and future projects!  We also take a look back as we Bump or Dump Inferno from Red Mojo!  Also in this episode, Cam tries to rename someone as well as talks about his indifference to cool stuff.  We also talk a bit about Rob's favorite things in boardgames.  As always, until next time, we hope you like boardgames.  Boing Boing Boing.

0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Introductions 
4:00 - Capital City Gaming Con and Iowa Talk
8:17 - Alex Wolf Cretaceous Rails Expansion and Primacy
22:00 - Spooktacular Mini Review
37:40 - Terrorscape Intro
39:50 - Interlude
40:35 - Terrorscape Initial Thoughts
43:40 - Terrorscape Review
59:00 -Terrorscape Final Thoughts
1:08:10 - Bump or Dump - Inferno
1:17:35 - CCGC Talk Outro and Patron Thanks

Board Boys are back with the latest HUGE game from Mr. Stefan Feld - Civolution from Deep Print Games and Pegasus Spiele.  Where you are take an exam about creating the best civilizations with your proctor Agera.  Place dice, play cards, and so many strategies exist to victory in this one!  Also in this episode Cam almost died, Rob talks about a lot of Roleplayer Universe games from Thunderworks Games, Jake talks about Power Vacuum which has a hilarious theme and then we have monumental review and rating of Civolution as well as a crazy Cam boing rating theorum.

0:00 - Intro

5:00 - Cam Almost Died from a Frozen Pizza

9:25 - Lockup and Lockup: Breakout

13:15 - Goblin Vaults

15:25 - Emerald Skulls

19:35 - Stalk Exchange

22:30 - Azul Duel

23:45 - Pax Games

26:35 - Power Vacuum

30:30 - Civolution Intro

34:50 - Civolution Initial Thoughts

40:00 - Civolution Pros and Cons

1:20:00 - Final Thoughts on Civolution

1:29:35 - Bump or Dump - Trismegistus

1:33:10 - Outro and Patron Thanks

It is time for a new episode of The Board Boys Podcast - in this installment we are joined by Board Boy Jeremy again and we are live from our remote studio at Dungeons Gate.  In this one we play Shackleton Base from Pandasaurus Games and Sorry We Are French.  We also guess how many games Cam is in on BGA - also if you remember Aqua Teen Hunger Force we talk about that too as well as come join us at Capital City Gaming Con!  Until next time, we hope you like Board Games.

0:00 - Intro
6:45 - Alibis
9:00 - How to Save a World
15:00 - Sea Salt and Paper Expansions
20:00 - Coffee Rush
25:00 - BGA Talk
31:00 - Arnak with Twisted Paths Expansion
33:40 - Arydia
37:50 - Shackleton Base Overview
40:37 - Interlude
41:07 - Initial Thoughts - Shackleton Base
45:10 - Review - Shackleton Base
1:11:00 - Final Thoughts - Shackleton Base
1:19:00 - Bump or Dump - Doggerland
1:20:54 - Outro and Patron Thanks
1:22:50 - Capital City Gaming Con!!

Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast.  In this episode, we take on Daitoshi, part of the Kemushi Saga, from Dani Garcia and Devir Games!  In this one we also take a look at a log jam of games we have played and you get a minor look behind the scenes at Dungeon's Gate as The Board Boys try to recommend a proper Dune Imperium expansion.  As always we hope you like boardgames!

0:00 Intro

5:00 Quacks

7:30 Bare Bones

10:15 FlipToons

12:30 Tag Team

17:30 Suna Valo

20:00 Moon Colony Bloodbath

24:00 Terrorscape

28:45 Daitoshi: Overview

29:25 Dune Imperium Chat with Rob from Dungeons Gate! 

35:00 Interlude

26:00 Daitoshi: Review

1:05:45 Daitoshi: Verdict

1:13:00 Board Boys Bump: Windmill Valley

1:19:15 Thank You, Patrons

1:21:30 Outro

Hey everybody!  We had a tough decision so we didn't make one in typical Board Boys fashion!  We have not 1 but 2 main reviews in this episode both released by Capstone Games in the US and both are by Tomáš Holek!  We are also joined by special guest Board Boy Jared as we are once again live from Dungeons Gate in Ankeny, IA!  Also in this episode, we talk about how refreshing it is to play all games everyone knows at a game night..rarity for us,  can you tell how many different ways Rob pronounces Tomáš, and what crazy beverage does Jake like when its warm?  Lastly we all give our definitive ranking of all 3 games by this designer thus far!   This and more on this episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  As always, we hope you like boardgames!

0:00 - Intro 

3:00 - Galileo Galilei Introduction

6:00 - Interlude

6:15 - Galileo Galilei Initital Thoughts

8:00 - Galileo Galilei Pros and Cons

31:45 - Galileo Galilei Final Thoughts 

35:00 - Tea Garden Introduction

40:15 - Tea Garden Intitial Thoughts

42:15 - Tea Garden Pros and Cons

59:10 - Tea Garden Final Thoughts 

1:04:05 - Bump or Dump - Evenfall

1:07:10 - Patron Thanks and Outro

Hey Everybody!  In this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we take an actual deep dive into Endeavor Deep Sea from Grand Gamers Guild and Burnt Island Games!  We are joined by a guest host Bryce Bickham from Bickham Games and we talk about their upcoming game Dreyfall coming to Kickstarter on September 23rd! We also have some submarine talk, Jeremy2 plays Lucy to Rob's Charlie Brown with his copy of Endeavor Deep Sea, Cam revisits his Pillars of Cam Gaming, and we talk Vilisca axe murderer house while discovering what a group of squirrels is called.  As always we hope you like boardgames!

0:00 - Intro
5:00 - Dreyfall from Bickham Games
18:00 - Battle of Hoth
21:30 - The Game Makers
25:26 - Logic and Lore
28:00 - Game of Thieves
29:00 - Endeavor Deep Sea Overview
32:55 - Interlude
33:30 - Endeavor Deep Sea Initial Thoughts
38:50 - Endeavor Deep Sea Pros
50:20 - Endeavor Deep Sea Cons
55:35 - Endeavor Deep Sea Final Thoughts
1:02:36 - Bump or Dump - Rock Hard 1977
1:06:30 - Squirels and Vilisca Murder House
1:08:45 - Patron Thanks and Outro

In this episode we explore Alma Mater from some companies that dont exist anymore. Also a visit from BB Joe and Cam gives us a Latin Lesson. We are also LIVE from Dungeon's Gate once again and I hope Cam doesn't mind the use of exclamation points in this blurb! Joe also shows us that he can't remember what games he plays. Cam also flexes at how good he is at making playlists – I bet he made the best mixtapes.

0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Cam Latin Lessons
4:10 - Hutan Life in the Rainforest
8:45 - Clank Legacy Season 2
10:25 - Spooktacular
14:00 - Hot Streak
17:10 - Vantage
20:50 - Tekken The Boardgame
23:10 - TI4 on BGA 
25:40 - Alma Mater Intro
27:10 - Interlude 
27:45 - Alma Mater Initial Thoughts
32:05 - Alma Mater Pros
43:00 - Alma Mater Cons
52:10 - Alma Mater Final Thoughts
59:10 - Bump or Dump - Coimbra
1:02:30 - Patron Thanks and Outro

Day 0 - Wednesday
0:00 - Intro and Traveling
1:00 - Asmodee Media Event 
     - Battle for Hoth, Brick Like This
     - Two Tower Tricking taking Game
     - Clash of Clans
3:10 - All Play Event
     - Soda Jerk
     - Tearable Quest

Day 1 - Thursday
6:25 - Ace of Spades
7:10 - Tianxia
9:30 - Star Wars Super Teams
11:30 - Thebai
12:15 - Good Dog Bad Zombie
12:40 - Moose Games - Poppy Playtime, Menagerie
      - Hello Kitty & Friends Reach for the Stars  
16:05 - Dicey Devices 
17:00 - Logic and Lore
17:45 - Too Many Cats
18:35 - Purrramid
19:40 - The Dealers Tarot and Spooktacular
21:15 - Strike Tournament

Day 2 - Friday 
23:20 - All Play Games - 3 Witches, The Networks, Sail Legacy
      - Mountain Goats The Fabled Lands, Kabuto Sumo Dice
      - River Valley Jewel Craft, French Toast, Enchanted Ivy
      - Jibber Jabble, Pinata
27:50 - Formaggio
28:00 - Chip Theory Kids Games
29:30 - Castle Raisers
30:30 - Galaxy Trucker Event - Do What Expansion!
35:00 - Blood Rage Valhalla
35:40 - Battle Monsters
36:00 - Forbidden Island Legacy
36:42 - CGE Games - SETI Expansion, Wispwood
38:00 - Tiny Tina's Wonderland
38:40 - Neopets TCG
40:43 - Screwball Scramble 3 - Level Up
40:50 - Transgalactica
41:20 - Hot Streak
42:30 - Poppy's Playtime

Day 3 - Saturday
43:40 - Lowlands
45:45 - Doom Game from Modiphius
47:10 - Four Doors
47:40 - Land vs Sea
48:45 - Enemies of Gotham City
49:35 - Battle for Hoth
50:00 - Zenith
50:32 - Yokohama Duel
51:15 - Polaris
51:50 - Gone to Gaia
53:30 - Dead by Daylight
54:00 - Nature

Day 4 - Sunday
56:00 - Horrified Dungeons and Dragons
57:20 - Heroscape Event 
58:40 - The Game Makers Part 2
59:55 - NEW Chronicles of Crime 
1:00:50 - There and Back Again
1:02:30 - 12 Rivers
1:05:30 - Tea Garden
1:07:30 - Outro

Hey welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast and thanks joining in Season 17!  This time we main review Wroth from Chip Theory Games.  We also talk about what would happen if this game had a finance theme!  Rob also talks about his vacation and work trip and all the games played.  We take a sneak peak at the expansion for Civolution and we wrape it up with a look back at Inventions from Eagle Gryphon Games!  Until next time we hope you like board games! 

0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Finance and LOTR Orcs
4:55 - Robs Road Trip and The Board Room Washington, DC
8:50 - Slambo
12:15 - Praga Caput Regni
13:20 - Rebel Princess
14:15 - Startups
18:15 - Carpe Diem
21:05 - Civolution Expansion Talk
23:45 - Odin
25:20 - Pergola
28:30 - Twilight Inscription
29:50 - Wroth Intro
32:00 - Interlude
32:35 - Wroth Main Review
56:00 - Wroth Final Thoughts
1:06:05 - Bump or Dump - Inventions
1:11:25 - Patron Thanks and Outro

Welcome to the Season 16 finale!  Our feature review this week is Corp of Discovery: A Game Set in the World of Manifest Destiny from Off The Page Games.  Also, in this one we talk about Rob not finishing his challenges.  We record live from Dungeon's Gate in Ankeny, IA and we deep dive into Trickerion with all the fixins from Mindclash Games.  There is also some talk about Square One from the makers of Project L and we also do some astronomy with Galileo Galilei from Capstone Games.  Finally, we look back at Beyond the Sun from Rio Grande Games!  Thanks, and we hope you like boardgames.

0:00 - Intro 
2:00 - Robs Not Played Stuff
7:25 - Live From Dungeon's Gate
8:00 - Trickerion w/ Expansions, Variant and KS Talk
15:45 - Square One
18:40 - Galileo Galilei
29:30 - Corps of Discovery Intro
35:15 - Interlude
35:45 - Corps of Discovery - Initial Thoughts
38:50 - Corps of Discovery - Pros
54:40 - Corps of Discovery - Cons
1:01:05 - Corps of Discovery - Final Thoughts
1:06:05 - Bump or Dump - Beyond the Sun 
1:10:00 - Thanks and Outro

It is another episode of The Board Boys Podcast and on the docket for this one was Transgalactica from Devir Games and our boy Daniele Tascini!  We also have some new official music from Marcelo F(@resetcubestudio)!  Join us as we tackle the tracks on tracks as well as some errata as well as some video game talk and some smaller box games from All Play and Bezier Games with Oddland and Rebel Princess.  Also we gush over Toy Battle from Repos Productions some more!

0:00 - Intro
2:00 - New music and Civolution Boings
4:30 - Sunderfolk 
7:30 - Split Fiction 
11:00 - The Anarchy (Solo Talk)
14:00 - Oddland
16:00 - Rebel Princess + Expansion
17:50 - Toy Battle
24:10 - Transgalactica Overview
27:20 - Transgalactica Initial Thoughts
29:00 - Transgalactica Pros
42:00 - Transgalactica Cons
1:00:00 - Transgalactica Final Thoughts
1:05:50 - Bump or Dump - Skyrise and Cascadero
1:07:35 - Outro

Board Boys are back to play a Robin Hood game, but it's not your father's Robin Hood, or so they say. Warning, A Gest of Robin Hood is gritty and dark and real and raw, if you have an excellent imagination. If you don't, (like Cam), it's basically carriage pushin: the game.

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

2:30 Spaceballs and Game Show talk

16:30 Anachrony

21:45 Money!

26:00 A Beaument with Mo

36:15 A Gest of Robin Hood: Overview

40:30 Spaceballs Main Theme - John Morris

41:30 A Gest of Robin Hood: Review

59:00 A Gest of Robin Hood: Verdict

1:03:00 Board Boys Bump: Ezra and Nehemiah

1:07:15 Thank You, Patrons

1:07:45 Yoda - "Weird Al" Yankovic

Board Boys travel through all the realm in search of adventure in Tales of the Arthurian Knights, an exciting narrative light rpg adventure and reimplementation of the classic Tales of the Arabian Nights.

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

5:00 Spiel des Jahres talk

10:00 Scooby Doo the Board Game

12:00 Bloomchasers

16:15 Meeple Circus

21:00 Cretaceous Rails

23:50 Kinfire Delve

29:00 Mind the Gap

32:00 Tales of the Arthurian Knights: Overview

34:45 The Wizard - Uriah Heep

36:15 Tales of the Arthurian Knights: Review

1:14:00 Tales of the Arthurian Knights: Verdict

1:26:30 Board Boys Bump: Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods

1:29:00 Thank You, Patrons

1:30:00 Lady Fantasy - Camel

Board Boys are back with two giant spreadsheets and a set of small blocks in the Anarchy, from Garphill Games and designer Bobby Hill. If you like Hadrian's Wall, you'll probably love this one.

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

18:00 Apiary

21:30 Gentle Rain

24:30 Corps of Discovery: A Game Set in the World of Manifest Destiny

29:00 Karvi

32:00 Forest Shuffle

35:00 Old Salt

38:15 The Anarchy: Overview

41:00 Firestarter: The Prodigy

42:00 The Anarchy: Review

1:12:30 The Anarchy: Verdict

1:27:00 Board Boys Bump: Obsession

1:31:30 Thank You, Patrons

1:32:30 Praise You - Fatboy Slim

Board Boys are back in Ancient Egypt yet again for Men-Nefer, which is a board game and not a celebrity couple c. 2002. Speaking of 2002, prepare for a lot of millennial talk in this episode.

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

19:30 YRO

23:00 Skara Brae

25:45 Jubako

30:00 Kronologic: Paris 1920

33:30 Calimala

37:00 Men-Nefer: Overview

41:00 Young Folks- Peter, Bjorn, & John

43:00 Men-Nefer: Review

1:09:00 Men-Nefer: Verdict

1:16:30 Board Boys Bump: El Grande

1:21:00 Thank You, Patrons

1:22:00 Burning - The Whitest Boy Alive

Board Boys blast off into outer space with a bunch of tourists on board in Galactic Cruise, a game about assembling recreational spacecraft and visiting chilled out planets with them.

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

16:00 The Taverns of Tiefenthal

22:50 Duck & Cover

24:30 Sardegna

27:00 Iwari

29:30 Automania

31:45 Endeavor: Deep Sea

43:45 Galactic Cruise: Overview

47:00 Space Cowboy - Jonzun Crew

48:00 Galactic Cruise: Review

1:22:45 Galactic Cruise: Verdict

1:29:00 Board Boys Bump: Kutna Hora

1:34:00 Thank You, Patrons

1:34:30 Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside

Board Boys are back with the latest HUGE game from Mr. Stefan Feld - Civolution from Deep Print Games and Pegasus Spiele.  Where you are take an exam about creating the best civilizations with your proctor Agera.  Place dice, play cards, and so many strategies exist to victory in this one!  Also in this episode Cam almost died, Rob talks about a lot of Roleplayer Universe games from Thunderworks Games, Jake talks about Power Vacuum which has a hilarious theme and then we have monumental review and rating of Civolution as well as a crazy Cam boing rating theorum.

0:00 - Intro

5:00 - Cam Almost Died from a Frozen Pizza

9:25 - Lockup and Lockup: Breakout

13:15 - Goblin Vaults

15:25 - Emerald Skulls

19:35 - Stalk Exchange

22:30 - Azul Duel

23:45 - Pax Games

26:35 - Power Vacuum

30:30 - Civolution Intro

34:50 - Civolution Initial Thoughts

40:00 - Civolution Pros and Cons

1:20:00 - Final Thoughts on Civolution

1:29:35 - Bump or Dump - Trismegistus

1:33:10 - Outro and Patron Thanks

Board Boys are back with another span for ya, man, in Finspan from Stonemaier Games, a game about free range fish raising all the way down to the nightmare zone.

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

18:00 Lowlands

20:30 Black Forest

26:00 Azul Duel

28:15 R-ECO+

32:00 Potions of Azerland

35:45 Rebel Princesses

43:30 Finspan: Overview

46:15 Looking for Atlantis - Prefab Sprout

48:00 Finspan: Review

1:11:30 Finspan: Verdict

1:18:00 Board Boys Bump: Wyrmspan

1:26:00 Thank You, Patrons

1:27:00 Ocean Rain - Echo & The Bunnymen 

Join us for a slightly irregular version of The Board Boys Podcast where Board Boy Rob is joined by Board Boy Beau and Jeremy to go over a bunch of 2 player games!  Featuring Duel for Middle Earth from Repos Productions, King of Tokyo Duel from Iello,  and Star Wars The Deckbuilding Game from Fantasy Flight Games!  Beau also goes over a recent Christmas preset the ChessUp 2 board!

0:00 - Lord of the Rings Intro Music

4:20 - Plug or Beef with Beau

8:25 - Stamp Swap

12:25 - Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy

15:30 - Lifeboats: Plank of Carneades

21:35 - ChessUp 2

25:10 - Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth

37:45 - King of Tokyo Duel

48:55 - Star Wars The Deck Building Game

59:20 - Bump or Dump - Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West

1:06:00 - Outro and Patron Thanks

Board Boys are playing yet another game about windmills (turbines I guess) on this episode, Pampero from Julian Pombo. Uruguay has all this wind evidently, each player will be trying to exploit that. The winner is the player who can harness the most wimpy, clean wind energy and become the king of hippies.

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

8:30 Sundae Split

11:15 Isle of Cats: Duel

15:00 Little Alchemists again: Cam explains soup better than anyone ever, ever

20:30 Ito

22:00 Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-taking Game

25:45 Pampero: Overview

28:45 The Windmills of your Mind - Dusty Springfield

32:15 Pampero: Review

1:01:00 Pampero: Verdict

1:08:00 Board Boys Bump: Voidfall

1:14:30 Thank You, Patrons

1:15:00 Against the Wind - Bog Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

On this episode, we our feature review is SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence from Czech Games Edition and new designer Tomáš Holek.  Also we dive into Cam's dreams and what they could mean, Cam accidentally orders our food delivery to the wrong house.  We also talk about Little Alchemists also by CGE!  Other games include, Mandalorian Adventures, Rebirth, Zenith, Dead Cells, and Sky Team.  We also look back at Djinn for our bump or dump!

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

12:30 The Mandalorian: Adventures

15:45 Rebirth

21:00 Zenith

25:15 Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game

18:30 Sky Team

36:45 Little Alchemists

43:00 SETI: Overview

47:00 No Doubt About It - Hot Chocolate

48:15 SETI: Review

1:20:30 SETI: Verdict

1:28:00 Board Boys Bump: Djinn

1:33:30 Thank You, Patrons

1:34:15 Here Come the Martian Martians - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

Board Boys are back for an arbitrarily new season in Resafa (aka Refasa) from Delicious Games. Who will stack the most stuff on his camel? Find out after our long 2024 board gaming recap, where we talk top 5 games, BGA awards, surprises, and all the games we played last season.

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

4:45 2024 Review

47:00 Resafa: Overview

49:15 A Horse with no Name - America

50:30 Resafa: Review

1:17:15 Resafa: Verdict

1:21:45 Board Boys Bump: Evacuation

1:27:45 Thank You, Patrons

1:30:30 Rock the Casbah - The Clash

Board Boys are ready to shrink heads in Unconscious Mind, a game about defreuding people experiencing bad dreams until you have all their money and they are in love with their moms. 

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

16:00 Monkey Palace

20:15 Tales of Arthurian Knights

29:15 Clank! Expeditions: Temple of the Ape Lords

34:00 Dinosaur Island: Rawr and Write/ Draftosaurs Aerial Show and Marina expansions

41:00 Unconscious Mind: Overview

44:00 The Ballad of Sigmund Freud - The Chad Mitchell Trio

46:00 Unconscious Mind: Review

1:16:30 Unconscious Mind: Verdict

1:21:00 Board Boys Bump: Federation

1:25:15 Thank You, Patrons

1:26:15 Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics