Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Side Quest: Nemesis, Side Quest: 7th Sea, Mystery Detective Vol. 1: Classic Cases, Mystery Detective Vol. 2: Funny Death and Real Life Cases, and AQUA: Biodiversity in the Oceans. Then, we talk about drawing games and how the drawing mechanism is used creatively in different games. Ambie had to use backup audio due to Zoom messing with her microphone, so sorry for the lower quality audio! 0:00-Intro 0:47-Recent Games...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Infiltraitors, Math Rush: Addition & Subtraction, and Ceres. Then, we talk about ways your group can pick which game to play when no one knows what they want to play! If you like our podcast, please nominate us for a Golden Geek Award! 0:00-Intro 0:44-Announcements 2:12-Recent Games - Infiltraitors 5:51-Math Rush: Addition & Subtraction 10:13-Ceres 17:37-Choosing a Game 29:09-Outro Join our discord Support...

Ambie and Crystal host the 2023 Blitzies, the annual awards show about the best games of the year! If you like our podcast, please nominate us for a Golden Geek Award! 0:00-Intro 0:37-Announcements 1:51-The 2023 Blitzies 2:40-Best 2 Player Game 4:39-Best Strategy Game 6:37-Most Epic Game 8:30-Most Unique Theme 9:51-Best Dexterity Game 10:47-Best Party Game 12:48-Best Deduction Game 14:49-Best Trick Taking Game 15:43-Best Kid's Game 18:14-Best New To Us 21:37-Best Game of 2023 24:00-2023...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a jubensha game they played together at Dice Tower West - Conspiracy to Commit! We have a discussion including Amy, the host of the game, and Dan, Crystal's partner, right after playing the game, and then we share our thoughts a week later. Check out White Rabbit Jubensha for more information on the Jubensha we played! Check out the People Makes Games video about Jubensha 0:00-Intro 0:36-Jubensha Intro 4:48-Initial Recap 23:21-Next Week...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Murder Mystery Party: The Night Hunter Game and Freelancers: A Crossroads Game. Then, we talk about board games that can fit in your pocket! 0:00-Intro 0:46-Announcements 2:35-Recent Games - Murder Mystery Party: The Night Hunter Game 8:28-Freelancers: A Crossroads Game 13:58-Pocket Games 28:52-Outro Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use...

Ambie is all alone this episode discussing a couple games she played recently, including Picture Perfect and Sherlock 13. Then, since she's solo podcasting, she decides to talk about solo board gaming. 0:00-Intro 1:39-Recent Games - Picture Perfect 5:21-Sherlock 13 8:33-Solo Games 21:43-Outro 22:47-Bloopers Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BGBLITZ24" to get 20% off non-exclusive items, and for...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Key Enigma: Hack Forward, Suspects: Claire Harper Takes the Stage, and The Grand Carnival. Then, we talk about board games that subvert social norms. Here are the YouTube videos mentioned: Designing Board Games Which Break the Rules (Adam in Wales) The Murder Game Revolution That Has Gripped China (People Make Games) 0:00-Intro 1:08-Recent Games - Key Enigma: Hack Forward 5:25-Suspects: Claire Harper Takes the...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Almost Innocent and Vaalbara. Then, we talk about what our perfect board game day/night would be like! Vote for Ambie (ambierona) in the Thinky Awards! (and play Chants of Sennaar) Check out Tabletop Live Network for monthly board game streaming marathons! 0:00-Intro 0:39-Announcements 3:04-Recent Games - Almost Innocent 9:30-Vaalbara 13:26-Perfect Game Day 32:36-Outro 33:58-Bloopers Join our discord Support us at...

Ambie and Crystal celebrate 200 episodes of the podcast with a full episode dedicated to answering questions from our listeners! 0:00-Intro 0:36-Listener Q&A 2:32-What advice would you give to a content creator starting out? 9:59-What are your best "I was there when..." travel stories? 12:27-Have you ever had a dream so realistic you assumed it had really happened? 18:12-What cheesy 90's game would you make based off your favorite license? 21:22-What games have you played that...

For our annual bonus episode Ambie is once again joined by two special guests as they talk about some of their favorite games. First they talk about a couple games they played recently, including Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Merry Madness. Then, they split up as one talks about his favorite games with skeletons in them, and the other talks about his favorite games with vehicles in them! For a video version of the podcast with subtitles, click...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Ra and Rafter Five. Then, we talk about which five board games we would buy back first if our entire game collection suddenly disappeared! 0:00-Intro 0:44-Announcements 3:08-Recent Games - Ra 7:52-Rafter Five 13:19-5 Rebuy Games 28:28-Outro 29:32-Bloopers Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BGBLITZ2023" to get 10% off your...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Secret of Langton Manor, Linkto Food, and Kingdomino Origins. Then, we talk about which five board games we would bring with us if we got stuck on a desert (but not quite deserted) island! Check out the Five Games For Doomsday podcast 0:00-Intro 0:44-Recent Games - The Secret of Langton Manor (print it here) (Playthrough on Twitch) 1:57-Linkto Food 8:27-Kingdomino Origins 13:17-5 Desert Island...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played (or books they read) recently, including Around the World in 80 Games, Keep it 100, and Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Renovations. Then, we talk about some past, present, and our hopes for future trends in board gaming! Watch Cut and Kovray on YouTube! Here’s the Polyomino collaboration video we were in! 0:00-Intro 0:43-Recent Games - Around the World in 80 Games 5:17-Keep it 100 12:36-Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Renovations 16:40-Gaming...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they played recently, including The Emerald Flame, The Morrison Game Factory, and Hadrian’s Wall. Then, we talk about our thoughts on giving board games as gifts, and some recommendations for good gifts! Check out Ambie’s book Board Game Day! 0:00-Intro 0:46-Recent Games - The Emerald Flame & The Morrison Game Factory 6:45-Hadrian’s Wall 13:42-Board Game Gifts 32:15-Outro 33:20-Bloopers Join our discord Support us at...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they played recently, including Ariana Trench: The Ultimate Puzzle Book for Pirates, Head Trip, and Eye My Favorite Things. Then, we talk about our top 5 favorite games that have fruits and/or vegetables in them! 0:00-Intro 0:43-Recent Games - Ariana Trench: The Ultimate Puzzle Book for Pirates 3:13-Head Trip 7:42-Eye My Favorite Things 11:51-Fruit/Veggie Games 28:54-Outro Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This episode...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they both played recently - Glitch Squad. Then, Ambie goes over her adventures in print and play (PnP) games and answers some of Crystal's questions. Learn some beginner tips on PnP - supplies to use, why to PnP, and some games to start with! 0:00-Intro 0:40-Recent Games - Glitch Squad 12:41-Print and Play 26:52-Outro 28:05-Bloopers PnP Links: Our YouTube videos: Consolidation of my PnP games videos PnP Games playlist My beginner video on how I PnP 5...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Bat Flip and Hello Kitty: Day at the Park. Then, we talk about board game media and how it compares to media coverage in other areas. 0:00-Intro 0:43-Announcements 1:41-Recent Games 3:50-Bat Flip 7:39-Hello Kitty: Day at the Park 13:34-Board Game Media 27:36-Outro 28:40-Bloopers Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including KuZOOkA and Mind Up! Then, we talk about trivia games - what we like or dislike about them, and some of our favorite trivia games. 0:00-Intro 0:39-Recent Games - KuZOOkA 6:39-Mind Up! 13:53-Trivia Games 35:32-Outro Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BGBLITZ2023" to get 10% off your ENTIRE ORDER, including upgrades not...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including the My First Adventure series (Journey to Ochre Land, Discovering Atlantis, and Finding the Dragon) and Okanagan: Valley of the Lakes. Then, we talk about games that we love but that we don't hear other people talk about much. Listen to Stolen: Season 2: Surviving St. Michael’s Watch my video overview of My First Adventure: Finding the Dragon 0:00-Intro 0:52-Recent Games - My First Adventure: Journey to Ochre Land,...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Illiterati, Artisans of Splendent Vale, and Challengers!. Then, we talk about electronic components in board games and some games that use electronics in creative ways. 0:00-Intro 0:36-Announcements 1:34-Recent Games - Illiterati 7:25-Artisans of Splendent Vale 13:00-Challengers! 14:35-Electronics 26:39-Outro 27:44-Bloopers Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This episode was...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Mahjong and Blueprints. Then, we talk about board game tournaments - which ones we've competed in, our experiences with them, and why we like or dislike them. You can try out Mahjong with Mahjong Soul! Tournaments/events mentioned: Double Exposure Envoy World Series of Board Gaming World Boardgaming Championships 0:00-Intro 2:13-Recent Games - Mahjong 8:46-Blueprints 13:57-Tournaments 30:54-Outro 32:06-Bloopers Join...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Challengers! and Sagani. Then, we talk about what we think about when bringing games on vacation, and examples of what games we recently brought while we traveled. 0:00-Intro 0:37-Recent Games - Challengers! 6:45-Sagani 13:42-Travel Games 28:12-Outro 29:25-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BGBLITZ2023" to...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Dog Park: New Tricks, Blitzschnell!, and My First Escape Game: The Magical Forest. Then, we talk about real life escape rooms games and what we love and don't love about them (and how that's similar to our board game interests). Watch the playthrough of Dog Park: New Tricks (now on Kickstarter) 0:00-Intro 0:45-Recent Games - Dog Park: New Tricks 4:52-Blitzschnell! 7:25-My First Escape Game: The Magical...

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Shikoku 1889 and First Ascent. Then, we talk about times when we really don't feel like getting together to play board games (but then we usually still do). 0:00-Intro 0:43-Announcements 1:38-Recent Games - Shikoku 1889 6:24-First Ascent 12:10-Dreading Gaming 25:45-Outro Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BGBLITZ2023" to get...