Explore every episode of the podcast Virtually Analog: An Unofficial Board Game Arena Podcast
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| Ep. 52 - Dead Cells | 13 Jun 2025 | 00:36:23 | |
Shea and Lex get back to VA roots, talking about a board game version of a video game that you can play...on your computer? | |||
| Ep. 51 - Wastelandia, Round 2! Interview with Game Designer, Drew Williams | 24 May 2024 | 00:24:40 | |
We get to chat with Drew again, learn more about his game here: wastelandiagame.com We will be streaming gameplay with Drew at 9pm EST on May 29th, 2024! | |||
| Ep. 50 - Re-rank Round 3! | 26 Apr 2024 | 00:50:52 | |
| Ep. 49 - It's a Wonderful Kingdom | 12 Apr 2024 | 00:28:56 | |
Is It's a Wonderful Kingdom better than World? Who's to say? We are! | |||
| Ep. 48 - THE Shipwreck Arcana | 05 Apr 2024 | 00:26:47 | |
Shea and Lex discuss The Shipwreck Arcana, a cooperative logic deduction game that Kelsea and Aaron carried us through. | |||
| Ep. 47 - Oasis: New Hope | 12 Jan 2024 | 00:22:06 | |
Shea and Lex review Oasis: New Hope (Star Wars reference maybe? Can't believe we didn't talk about that..) | |||
| Ep. 46 - Sky Team | 15 Dec 2023 | 00:34:03 | |
Today you'll learn how much Lex loves the idea of being a pilot, which should be surprising to anybody who knows him and knows how much he hates flying. The game details and summaries that we read on this podcast are pulled directly from BoardGameArena and BoardGameGeek. All credit goes to the many volunteers who do that work. Remember to share the show using virtuallyanalog.info! | |||
| Ep. 45 - Heat: Pedal to the Metal | 17 Nov 2023 | 00:32:30 | |
VROOM VROOM - Lex reveals that he's a giant man-child who just likes to play with toys in this review of one of the most popular new releases on BGA! | |||
| Ep. 44 - Knarr | 03 Nov 2023 | 00:38:40 | |
Warning: Things get a bit knarr-ly on this episode. (Sorry it's late and I can't think of anything better to type here). Also sorry it's so late! Lex's partner had a baby (always blame it on the baby) | |||
| Ep. 43 - Evergreen | 23 Sep 2023 | 00:28:09 | |
Join us as we talk about the spiritual successor to Photosynthesis, Evergreen! This podcast is surprisingly pro-trees. Brave stance, I know. | |||
| Ep. 42 - A Feast For Odin | 08 Sep 2023 | 00:33:20 | |
Today we cover one of the highest praised Uwe Rosenberg games. Did it live up to our standards? Not if you're really into animal handling. | |||
| Ep. 41 - Ark Nova | 25 Aug 2023 | 00:36:38 | |
Call us Matt Damon cuz we're out here building zoos. Did we build good zoos? Debatable. Did we have fun doing it? Listen to find out. The real zoo is the friends we made along the way. | |||
| Ep. 40 - Interview with Drew Williams - Designer of Wastelandia! | 28 Jul 2023 | 00:32:35 | |
A HUGE thank you to Drew for coming on to our podcast and talking about Wastelandia. It's been a blast to play and talk about. Wastelandia website: https://www.wastelandiagame.com/ Artists Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reeartworks/ Wastelandia Discord: https://discord.gg/AVDzBzHZ Virtually Analog Discord: https://discord.gg/gNTPDSjPTU virtuallyanalog.info | |||
| Ep. 39 - Re-rank Round 2! | 19 May 2023 | 00:58:39 | |
Shea and Lex have officially covered 30 Board Game Arena games, so we thought it was a good idea to look back and see how our tastes have change and update the tier rank chart. Was it a good idea? Listen to find out! | |||
| Ep. 38 - Photosynthesis & Hadara | 07 Apr 2023 | 00:42:08 | |
Lex is too sick to think of a clever description. We talked about Photosynthesis & Hadara. Have fun listening! Share the show at virtuallyanalog.info | |||
| Ep. 37 - Spots & boop. | 31 Mar 2023 | 00:39:02 | |
Two adorable games about pets, two adorable cohosts, what more do you need? Be sure to share the show! virtuallyanalog.info | |||
| Ep. 36 - Caper: Europe and Earth | 03 Mar 2023 | 00:46:41 | |
We're back (again) and back on that BGA grind! Lex and Shea talk about stealing stuff and creating a biome, in that order. | |||
| Ep. 35 - None Shall Pass is Available Now! | 30 Jan 2023 | 00:22:56 | |
Seriously, don't miss out on this game. The Gamecrafter Crowd Sales Link: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/none-shall-pass- | |||
| Ep. 34 - Castles of Burgundy | 13 Jan 2023 | 00:57:42 | |
Lots of ranting and raving in this episode. Have fun ;) | |||
| Ep. 33 - Stone Age and Regicide | 09 Dec 2022 | 00:46:44 | |
**Lex think of a witty description and put it here | |||
| Ep. 32 - Interview with Aaron and Kendra Packer | Designers of None Shall Pass! | 18 Nov 2022 | 01:08:14 | |
We had the privilege of sitting down with the designers of None Shall Pass!, a wonderful little Coop RPG that's currently available on BGA and will be coming to The Game Crafter soon! None Shall Pass Discord: https://discord.gg/gRkCfVJa9b Virtually Analog Discord: https://discord.gg/gNTPDSjPTU Virtually Analog Website: virtuallyanalog.info | |||
| Ep. 31 - Steam Works & None Shall Pass! | 11 Nov 2022 | 00:54:35 | |
We went all steam punk Gandolf this week. One of these games was very good and one....not so much. Listen to find out which is which! | |||
| Ep. 30 - It's a Wonderful World | 04 Nov 2022 | 00:53:45 | |
Lex and Shea have been playing some async games! and spend a whole lot of time talking about video game and board game news. | |||
| Ep. 29 - Wingspan (again) | 23 Sep 2022 | 01:05:07 | |
Much to our surprise and delight, BGA has released a whole slew of amazing games in the past few weeks, one of which being the avian hit, Wingspan. | |||
| Ep. 28 - Mr. Bean Robs A Bank | Burgle Bros. | 26 Aug 2022 | 00:55:20 | |
Great at heists, terrible at planning. This time we talk about the newest game (as of the release of this episode) on BGA, Burgle Bros! After that we go back through and re-evaluate all the games we've talked about so far...it's a wild one... | |||
| Ep. 27 - A Whole Lotta Uwe - Patchwork & Nova Luna | 19 Aug 2022 | 00:53:17 | |
Dan (the OTHER co-host from Broke N Gaming) joins Lex this week to talk about two lighter Uwe Rosenberg games. If you listen carefully you can hear Lex's daughter causing chaos in the background as well. | |||
| Ep. 26 - Living Forest | 05 Aug 2022 | 00:52:23 | |
This time we talk about a game that both won Kennerspiel Des Jahres and that Lex **definitely** doesn't have a hard time getting the name right of, it's Living Forest! Also some exciting BGA and video game news. And I guess that's it. What more do you want from us. | |||
| Ep. 25 - Co-op Word Games | Just One & Coupell | 29 Jul 2022 | 01:01:01 | |
We're talking about an alpha game (plz don't ban us BGA). Just One is a fantastic and popular word-association party game, and Coupell is a fantastic and underrated word-building game for two. | |||
| Ep. 24 - Azul | 22 Jul 2022 | 00:49:26 | |
No time for a funny title and quirky description, we're late! Thanks for everyone's patience, Lex is just relieved we got an episode out at all. We talk about the critically acclaimed game Azul, how it was implemented on BGA. Also, Root for some reason? | |||
| Ep. 23 - Tier Ranking Deep Dive | 08 Jul 2022 | 00:51:50 | |
Now that we have officially crossed the mark of 10 BGA games played, Shea and Lex decided it was time to take an episode, not only to define what our ranks mean, but also look back on every game we've played so far and give them another opportunity to be reranked. | |||
| Ep. 22 - Co-op Trick-Taking | The Crew & The Crew: Mission Deep Sea | 01 Jul 2022 | 00:33:01 | |
A very hungry Matthew joins us to play The Crew and it's sequel, The Crew: Mission Deep Sea on Board Game Arena. Will we finally award a game the elusive S rank tier? Maybe.... | |||
| FEED DROP - Broke N' Gaming: There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension | 30 Jun 2022 | 01:06:09 | |
Lex joined Shea and Dan to talk about the comedy adventure puzzle game(?), There Is No Game! Go subscribe to that podcast too! | |||
| Ep. 21 - Cooperate or Die | Forbidden Island & Pandemic | 24 Jun 2022 | 00:37:36 | |
For Lex and Shea, the stakes have never been higher. Well, not really. But we did have a great time playing two of Matt Leecock's most influential cooperative games available on Board Game Arena. | |||
| Ep. 20 - European Tile Laying | Copenhagen & Bärenpark | 17 Jun 2022 | 00:33:24 | |
MATTHEW'S BACK BABY. The crew gets together to play some 3-player games of Copenhagen and Bärenpark, two of the best tile laying games on Board Game Arena. Will we finally decide a game is S-tier worthy? Probably not. | |||
| Ep. 19 - Start Your Engines! | Splendor & Space Base | 10 Jun 2022 | 00:39:45 | |
Shea and Lex discuss two of the best "Engine Builders" that BGA has to offer. What's an engine builder you ask? Listen to find out! | |||
| Ep. 18 - The Virtually Analog Reboot - Welcome To and Railroad Ink | 03 Jun 2022 | 00:54:47 | |
VIRTUALLY ANALOG IS BACK! Matthew isn't here for this one but Shea does a great job bringing that video game heat. Shea and I played, discussed, and rate two games on Board Game Arena: Welcome To and Railroad Ink. | |||
| FEED DROP - Broke 'N' Gaming: Hollow Knight | 22 Apr 2021 | 01:37:35 | |
Thanks to Dan and Shea of the Broke 'N' Gaming Podcast for having us on to talk about Hollow Knight. It was an absolute blast and I encourage you all to go check their excellent podcast out!
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| Ep. 17 - The Future of Virtually Analog | and The Gang Plays Blaseball! | 21 Apr 2021 | 00:42:37 | |
| Ep. 16 - Games on the Big (or Little) Screen | 24 Mar 2021 | 01:07:05 | |
Matthew and Lex talk about upcoming movies and tv shows based off of games! Also some news.
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| Ep. 15 - Lots of News, Everyone! | 03 Mar 2021 | 01:41:46 | |
The wait is over! To reward you for your patience, Matthew and I put together an hour and forty five minute long episode for you, our wonderful listeners, to enjoy.
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| Ep. 14 - Gaming Etiquette | 09 Feb 2021 | 00:37:43 | |
TL:DR - Don't be an a-hole.
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| Ep. 13 - Off the Rails Vol. 1 | 28 Jan 2021 | 00:51:02 | |
We talk about Oath by Leder Games, Star Wars, and a whole bunch of random stuff on this CrAzY episode. **Lex's audio quality took a bit of a hit this episode, which made editing a nightmare, which is why this ep is a tad late. Sorry about that!
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| Ep. 12 - Interview with Pale | 13 Jan 2021 | 00:32:34 | |
Pale is a Turok Speedrunner who just completed his first ever run on AGDQ. Lex sits down to talk with him about speedrunning, doritos, community, and lots more.
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| Ep. 11 - The Crew and Shotgun Farmers | 11 Jan 2021 | 00:44:48 | |
We're back! Did you miss us? Apologies for skipping a week, you can find out the VERY important reason we couldn't record last week by listening to this one!
We also talk about games we played the past two weeks, The Crew, Shotgun Farmers, and AGDQ 2021.
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| Ep. 10 - The Virtually Analog Awards 2020 | 28 Dec 2020 | 01:01:43 | |
Bust out the red carpet and ask yourself who you're gonna be wearing, it's the First Annual Virtually Analog Awards!
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| Ep. 9 - Spirit Island and Spyro Reignited Trilogy | 21 Dec 2020 | 00:55:39 | |
Both of our games start with Sp on this episode. That's close enough, right?
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| Ep. 8 - Agricola and Stardew Valley | 14 Dec 2020 | 00:33:57 | |
Matt and Lex had a farm...E-I-E-I-O
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| Ep. 7 - Lex's Top 3 Board Games For The Holidays | 08 Dec 2020 | 00:10:05 | |
Lex is going solo this week while Matt moves across the country! Enjoy this shorter episode where I recommend some games you can get in the next few weeks that not only make great presents, but are also great games to play with family and friends during the holiday season.
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| Ep. 6 - Just One and Hades | 01 Dec 2020 | 00:37:57 | |
**Chandler Bing Voice**: Could these games we talk about this week BE anymore different?
Join Lex and Matt as they Freaky Friday this week and Lex talks about the epic hack-n-slash roguelike game Hades, and Matt discusses the light, cooperative party game perfect for the whole family.
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| Ep. 5 - Our Top 3 Jackbox Party Pack Games | 24 Nov 2020 | 00:53:33 | |
Just in time for thanksgiving, Matthew and Lex change up the format a little bit to talk about the Jackbox Party Pack Games, and which ones you should play to avoid (or create?) tension with your family and friends this year!
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