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The BoardGameGeek Podcast

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Frequency: 1 episode/14d. Total Eps: 72

Fortnightly casual conversations with passionate gamers who geek out about board games, the mechanisms behind them, and the people who create them.

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22/07/2025
#17
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22/07/2025
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Episode 50: Board Games That Make Us Feel Creative, with Matt Leacock

Episode 50

vendredi 30 août 2024 • Duration 01:06:53

Game designer Matt Leacock joins Candice to discuss board games that make them feel creative.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:02:08 Flickering Stars
00:05:11 Fresh Plays
- 00:05:27 Heat: Pedal to the Metal
- 00:07:30 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke
- 00:15:16 Quartermaster General: East Front
- 00:18:43 Call of Kilforth
00:28:17 Board Games That Make Us Feel Creative
- 00:29:33 Poetry for Neanderthals
- 00:31:35 Canvas Critters
- 00:34:11 Wilmot's Warehouse
- 00:39:54 Too Many Bones/The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era
- 00:43:22 CATAN
- 00:45:49 For the Queen
- 00:50:55 Telestrations
- 00:54:47 Dixit
  - 00:58:00 Barbarossa
- 00:58:42 Once Upon a Time
- 01:01:10 Bonus Mentions (Till the last Gasp, I Guess This Is It, Thousand Year Old Vampire)
01:04:11 Sign-off

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Episode 49: Extended Fresh Plays: Gen Con '24, with Amy from ThinkerThemer

Episode 49

vendredi 16 août 2024 • Duration 02:11:59

Amy from ThinkerThemer joins Candice for a recap of Gen Con '24 and to highlight some special games they played.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:06:38 Gen Con '24 Recap
00:18:12 Extended Fresh Plays: Gen Con '24
- 00:18:50 Intarsia
- 00:24:00 Spectacular
- 00:33:40 MESOS
- 00:38:46 Altay: Dawn of Civilization
- 00:48:43 The Gang
- 01:00:12 Middle Ages
- 01:06:46 Comic Hunters
- 01:20:01 Castle Combo
- 01:25:21 Chandigarh
- 01:29:54 Tower Up
- 01:38:24 NOW!
- 01:43:13 Seaside
- 01:48:09 DroPolter
- 01:52:02 The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era
- 01:58:48 Lone Wolves
02:09:16 Sign-off

Thank you to our sponsor, Lookout Games!

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Episode 40: Our Favorite Board Games Based on TV Shows, with Meeple Lady

Episode 40

vendredi 12 avril 2024 • Duration 01:40:00

Board game blogger Meeple Lady joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games based on TV shows.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:19 Circle DC Recap
00:09:02 Fresh Plays
- 00:09:28 Arcs
- 00:15:19 Dune: Imperium - Uprising
- 00:29:10 Rafter Five
- 00:32:44 Flesh and Blood: Round the Table
00:44:02 Our Favorite Board Games Based on TV Shows
- 00:45:37 Clue: The Golden Girls
- 00:48:08 Narcos: The Board Game
- 00:54:32 Jarl: The Vikings Tile-Laying Game
- 00:57:01 Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem
- 01:04:38 The X-Files: Circle of Truth (re-implementation of Circle the Wagons)
- 01:09:59 A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)
- 01:16:02 The Expanse Board Game
- 01:26:24 Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
  - 01:32:18 Unfathomable
- 01:33:44 Star Trek: Ascendancy
- 01:35:20 Star Trek Discovery: Black Alert
01:37:17 Sign-off

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Episode 39: Reshaping BGG's Top 100, with Efka from No Pun Included

Episode 39

vendredi 29 mars 2024 • Duration 02:08:43

Efka from the No Pun Included joins Candice to discuss games they think should be ranked in BGG's top 100.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:03:41 Flesh and Blood Pro Tour LA
- 00:06:13 Efka,the MTG Tournament Organizer
- 00:12:11 Worldbreakers
00:14:35 Fresh Plays
- 00:14:50 Earthborne Rangers
  - 00:21:30 Kingdom Death: Monster
- 00:23:24 Divinity Derby
  - 00:30:17 Winner's Circle
- 00:32:14 Arcs
- 00:38:45 20 Strong (Solar Sentinels, Too Many Bones, Hoplomachus Victorum)
  - 00:53:42 One Deck Galaxy
00:56:12 Reshaping BGG's Top 100
- 00:59:11 Sidereal Confluence
- 01:04:54 SCOUT
- 01:07:47 Age of Innovation
- 01:10:52 Undaunted: Normandy/Undaunted: Stalingrad
- 01:15:16 Ankh: Gods of Egypt
- 01:22:01 Tyrants of the Underdark
- 01:28:39 KLASK
- 01:35:17 The Great Zimbabwe
- 01:44:18 Pipeline
- 01:53:39 Dune
  - 01:58:19 Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy
02:06:00 Sign-off

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November 19-23, 2025
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Episode 38: Dipping Your Toes into Historical Board Games, with David Thompson

Episode 38

vendredi 15 mars 2024 • Duration 01:44:11

Game designer David Thompson joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games for dipping your toes into historical board games.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:51 Game Updates from David (War Chest: Nightfall, Undaunted 2200: Callisto, War Story Occupied France, Night Witches, and Zheng He)
- 00:08:10 New GeekUp bits for War Chest & Tash Kalar
- 00:08:34 The Hobby premiere at SXSW
- 00:13:14 Cardboard Creations available on podcast platforms
00:18:03 Fresh Plays
- 00:19:13 Mandala
- 00:24:14 Triqueta + Hidden Wolves expansion
- 00:30:56 Patterns
- 00:34:29 Candice is getting back into Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
- 00:35:33 Sea Salt & Paper
00:46:12 Dipping Your Toes into Historical Board Games
- 00:46:17 What historical games are all about
- 00:49:29 Why we're passionate about historical games
- 00:52:19 Our Favorite Introductory Historical Board Games
  - 00:53:31 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Dual Powers: Revolution 1917, Twilight Struggle: Red Sea, Votes for Women, The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857, Undaunted: Normandy, Valiant Defense Series )
  - 00:58:03 Versailles 1919
  - 01:01:45 Halls of Hegra
  - 01:06:43 The Battle of Versailles
  - 01:11:23 Border Reivers
  - 01:15:46 Stonewall Uprising
  - 01:20:13 Cuba Libre
    - 01:23:37 The British Way
    - 01:25:23 Liberty or Death
  - 01:27:11 Land and Freedom
  - 01:32:29 1815, Scum of the Earth
  - 01:36:32 Votes for Women
- 01:40:04 Zenobia Award Games
01:41:28 Sign-off

For more details about BGG.CON: https://boardgamegeek.com/bggcon

November 19-23, 2025
Hyatt Regency Dallas (Downtown)

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Episode 37: Roll-and-Write Games We Love, with Antoine Bauza

Episode 37

vendredi 16 février 2024 • Duration 01:16:24

Game designer Antoine Bauza joins Candice to discuss their favorite roll-and-write games.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:17 Captain Flip (PlayPunk)
00:04:25 Fresh Plays
- 00:04:37 My Island
- 00:06:33 Tyrants of the Underdark
- 00:11:56 The White Castle
- 00:15:33 Dinosaur Gauge
00:26:40 Roll-and-Write Games We Love
- 00:27:01 What roll-and-write games are all about
- 00:32:11 Roll Through the Ages
- 00:34:29 That's Pretty Clever! (Ganz schön clever)
- 00:38:11 Qwixx
- 00:41:08 House of Cats
- 00:47:01 Super-Skill Pinball: 4-Cade
- 00:51:56 Trek 12
- 00:55:07 Vengeance: Roll & Fight
- 01:01:08 Qwinto
- 01:04:10 Divvy Dice (Man muss auch gönnen können)
- 01:10:13 Other roll-and-writes Candice wants to try (Twilight Inscription, Fleet: The Dice Game, Long Shot: The Dice Game)
01:13:42 Sign-off

Thank you to our sponsor, Repos Production!

For more details about BGG.CON: https://boardgamegeek.com/bggcon

November 19-23, 2025
Hyatt Regency Dallas (Downtown)

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Episode 36: Alexander Pfister Games We Love, with Stella from Meeple University

Episode 36

vendredi 2 février 2024 • Duration 02:00:22

Stella from the Meeple University YouTube channel joins Candice to talk dragons, and geek out about game designer Alexander Pfister and their favorites of his games.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:03:21 Random Spider Encounters (not a game!)
00:08:19 Fresh Plays
- 00:08:43 Wyrmspan (Wingspan reimplementation)
  - 00:14:46 Apiary (Cardboard Creations)
- 00:17:06 Pax Illuminaten
- 00:36:53 Heroes of Might & Magic III: The Board Game
- 00:47:29 Dragonkeepers
- 01:00:13 Quick KeyForge Update (KeyForge Public Radio & Help From Future Self podcast appearances)
01:03:12 Designer Spotlight: Alexander Pfister
- 01:03:33 The Pfister Pformula
- 01:13:09 His Heavier Games (Mombasa/Skymines, Great Western Trail, Blackout: Hong Kong, Maracaibo, Boonlake)
- 01:20:12 His Midweight Games (Pirates of Maracaibo, CloudAge)
- 01:25:40 His Lighter Games (Port Royal, Port Royal: The Dice Game, Broom Service, Isle of Skye, Tybor the Builder, Oh My Goods!, Expedition to Newdale, Monster Expedition)
- 01:38:02 Freibeuter der Karibik
- 01:39:58 Our Favorite Alexander Pfister Games
  - 01:40:22 Pirates of Maracaibo + Maracaibo
  - 01:44:18 Skymines
  - 01:47:43 The Great Western Trail Trilogy

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November 19-23, 2025
Hyatt Regency Dallas (Downtown)

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Episode 35: Trick-Taking Extremes, with Taylor Reiner

Episode 35

vendredi 19 janvier 2024 • Duration 02:12:06

Taylor Reiner from the Taylor’s Trick-Taking Table YouTube channel joins Candice to discuss complexity in trick-taking games, as well as a variety of card games they played recently at a gaming event focused on trick-taking games.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:02:10 Taylor's Experience at Tokyo Game Market
  - 00:03:52 Short Zoot Suit
00:10:20 Fresh Plays
- 00:10:41 Maze Makers
- 00:15:05 Mindbug: First Contact
- 00:20:29 Lines of Action
- 00:23:42 Last Message
00:34:26 Complexity in Trick-Taking Games
- 00:45:03 Lighter trick-taking games (Whist, Boast or Nothing, Hearts, The Crew)
00:49:27 Trick-Taking Games on Our Minds
- 00:51:08 The Kakapo: Buddy & Party
- 00:56:22 Makai Fuda
- 01:04:25 LOOP
- 01:11:20 Trick Raiders
- 01:20:07 Baronda
- 01:25:12 Sumida River
- 01:34:22 Iyadosu
- 01:36:15 Extreme Tricks
- 01:47:37 Tichu
- 01:51:28 La bâtarde
02:09:23 Sign-off

Thank you to our sponsor, Fantasy Flight Games!

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November 19-23, 2025
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Episode 34: 2024 Releases on Our Radars, with Elaine from No Pun Included

Episode 34

vendredi 5 janvier 2024 • Duration 02:00:05

Elaine from the No Pun Included joins Candice to discuss games they're looking forward to in 2024.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:07:12 New Year's Resolutions
00:14:10 Fresh Plays
- 00:14:33 Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies
- 00:20:32 Freelancers: A Crossroads Game
- 00:29:52 Spots
- 00:35:13 Cyberion
00:48:22 2024 Releases on Our Radars
- 00:50:11 Honorable Mentions (The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era + KeyForge: Grim Reminders)
- 00:52:19 Molly House
- 01:04:05 Ironwood
- 01:09:07 Tycoon: India 1981
- 01:15:01 Rock Hard: 1977
- 01:18:06 Pax Penning
- 01:24:01 Red Dust Rebellion (All Bridges Burning, and How GMT’s COIN Series Captured My Heart)
- 01:37:05 Undergrove
- 01:42:24 Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet
- 01:47:01 The Morrison Game Factory
- 01:51:30 Arcs
01:57:23 Sign-off

Thank you to our sponsor, Rebel Studio!

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Episode 33: Our Favorite 5 and Top 10 Games of 2023, with Jess Cassady

Episode 33

vendredi 22 décembre 2023 • Duration 02:18:26

Jess Cassady (Boardgame Girl/Heavy Cardboard) joins Candice to wrap up 2023 with a lovely chat about their favorite games of the year.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:50 Fresh Plays
- 00:06:11 Sidereal Confluence
- 00:13:30 Dealt! (Krass Kariert)
- 00:18:08 Spicy
- 00:24:28 Galactic Cruise
- 00:31:00 Doubt Is Our Product
00:45:40 Our Favorite Games of 2023
- 00:46:20 Favorite “New to Me” Games
  - 00:47:20 Packen Wir's!
  - 00:51:15 Die Mauer
  - 00:53:40 Minigolf Designer
  - 00:56:31 Fluxx: The Board Game
  - 00:59:24 Robotrick
  - 01:01:01 Nemesis
  - 01:04:31 KeyForge
  - 01:05:09 The Rich and the Good, Battlecrest, Cerebria, Revive
- 01:05:59 2023 Games We Still Need to Play
  - 01:06:20 Septima, Charcuterie, Rafter Five, Dro Polter
  - 01:10:57 Too Many Bones: Unbreakable, Dune: Imperium Uprising, Earthborne Rangers
- 01:13:31 Our Favorite 5 and Top 10 Games of 2023
  - 01:16:38 Jess's #5
  - 01:20:02 Candice’s #10
  - 01:25:35 Candice’s #9
  - 01:27:11 Jess’s #4
  - 01:31:38 Candice’s #8
  - 01:33:40 Candice’s #7
  - 01:34:54 Jess’s #3
  - 01:38:37 Candice’s #6
  - 01:42:07 Candice’s #5
  - 01:44:46 Jess’s #2
  - 01:50:09 Candice’s #4
  - 01:52:28 Candice’s #3
  - 01:53:49 Jess's #1
  - 01:59:17 Candice’s #2
  - 02:01:31 Candice’s #1
- 02:06:58 Honorable Mentions
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