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The Ascent of Board Games
The Ascent of Board Games
A monthly podcast dedicated to the history, evolution, present state, and future potential of our favorite board games.
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4.9 stars from 15 ratings
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“This quickly became my favorite board game pod. Gamers taking games that have enough experience their perspectives matter. Sprinkled with history and crunch and we have a winner. Great content!!”
hofzinsers via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/05/21
Top notch podcast
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“I’m a big of fan of the board game content that the Ascent of Boardgames panel produces on a regular basis.
The format is currently a history of x genre of game. What I find fascinating is this groups’ ability to find random games that you’ve probably never heard of relating to the current...”Read full review »
cstaufer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/18/20
“AoB is my go-to to get a really deep understanding of what makes games work (or not!) The content is very approachable and covers a wide variety of types of games. It helps me understand the underpinnings of the games I love, and has suggestions for more I'd like to try.”Read full review »
paleitman via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/04/19
Recent Episodes
The end of the year draws nigh, so of course we have to do a year-end countdown. All five of us - even the near-mythical Jayson - have prepared a list of our five favorite games from The Year That Was - enjoy!
We argue about what a game's name means because of a (missing?) apostrophe
Frank...
Published 12/01/24
Published 12/01/24
Happy post-Halloween! Now that everyone's hopped up on sugar (and/or in a sugar crash coma), let's finish our discussion of party games! Come along as we discuss:
Mike's greatest weakness - a limited knowledge of Campbell's Soup varieties!
What game company was founded because of a flooded salmon...
Published 11/01/24
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