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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
Let's talk about not talking! This month, we discuss games in which you have to use things other than words to communicate with your teammates. Highlights include:
Charades may be older than we thought, but maybe not as old as BGG says it is.
Frank's favorite part of Inkognito
We delve into the...
Published 04/02/24
Published 04/02/24
We're back with more adorable animals (and some that you may not think of as adorable, but that's just, like, your opinion, man). This month's selection includes:
Scythe With Wolves, or, The Dangers of Peer Pressure
A lovely, solid game that just feels a little...icky
Mike gets to make a picture...
Published 03/01/24
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