Emily from Man vs Meeple joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite deduction games.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:57 Fresh Plays00:04:12 Unconscious Mind00:07:48 Snowcrest00:22:38 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth00:30:31 Operation Barclay00:41:42 Deduction Games We Love00:48:16 Hooky00:52:04 Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies00:56:29 Fiction01:01:22 Black Sonata01:05:27 Cryptid01:10:29 The Shipwreck Arcana01:18:44 The Search for Planet X, The Search for Lost Species, The Search for U...

Johannes from Board Gaming Ramblings joins Candice to discuss recent plays of a variety of new games, including SPIEL Essen '24 releases.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:25 5 Games for Doomsday (Spirit Island Cheat)00:05:19 Revisited For the Queen00:06:10 BGG SPIEL '24 Videos00:06:45 Extended Fresh Plays00:07:50 Civolution00:13:45 Speakeasy00:17:55 XOK00:24:32 The Yellow House00:29:21 Captain Flip00:36:56 Flip 700:43:40 AI: 100% Human00:53:01 Sweet Lands01:02:00 DerrocAr: The Week of Five President...

Jay Bernardo (Cardboard East YouTube channel + Marketing Manager at Bézier Games) joins Candice to discuss their SPIEL Essen '24 highlights and discoveries.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:29 Cardboard East00:13:06 Corrupt Parliament00:14:53 Fresh Plays00:15:26 Shinjuku00:19:23 Inheritors00:28:32 Age of Civilization, Age of Galaxy, Eila and Something Shiny00:29:48 Nukumi Onsen Kaitakuki (Nukumi Onsen Hanjouki)00:37:17 Aqua ROVE00:45:14 SPIEL Essen '24 Highlights & Discoveries00:58:08 Tomáš Hole...

Huzzah! It's the second anniversary of the BoardGameGeek Podcast! BGG Owner Scott Alden (aka Aldie) joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL Essen '24 releases they're most excited to play.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:24 Pinball Happenings00:07:10 BGG Updates00:07:24 BGG Booth 5F111 + Geek Buzz00:08:42 Upcoming Conventions00:16:41 Reflecting on our Top 5 SPIEL '23 Anticipation Games00:25:42 Fresh Plays00:27:07 Tamashi: Chronicle of Ascend00:35:48 Revisiting Unsettled + Pagan: Fate of Roanoke00:40:39 ...

Sunniva from Board Gaming Ramblings joins Candice to discuss their favorite city-building games.00:00:00 Introduction00:04:38 Lone Wolves, Chu Han, and Game Shows with Mama Harris00:06:50 TeaForge Martian Civil War Episode00:10:30 Fresh Plays00:10:48 Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon00:14:53 Unsettled00:24:36 Phoenix New Horizon00:30:43 Concilium Urbis00:31:44 Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet00:44:35 City-Building Games We Love00:50:40 Electropolis00:54:36 Discordia01:01:32 My City01:06:33 C...

Game designer Matt Leacock joins Candice to discuss board games that make them feel creative.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:08 Flickering Stars00:05:11 Fresh Plays00:05:27 Heat: Pedal to the Metal00:07:30 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke00:15:16 Quartermaster General: East Front00:18:43 Call of Kilforth00:28:17 Board Games That Make Us Feel Creative00:29:33 Poetry for Neanderthals00:31:35 Canvas Critters00:34:11 Wilmot's Warehouse00:39:54 Too Many Bones/The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era 00...

Amy from ThinkerThemer joins Candice for a recap of Gen Con '24 and to highlight some special games they played.00:00:00 Introduction00:06:38 Gen Con '24 Recap00:18:12 Extended Fresh Plays: Gen Con '2400:18:50 Intarsia00:24:00 Spectacular00:33:40 MESOS00:38:46 Altay: Dawn of Civilization00:48:43 The Gang01:00:12 Middle Ages01:06:46 Comic Hunters01:20:01 Castle Combo01:25:21 Chandigarh01:29:54 Tower Up01:38:24 NOW!01:43:13 Seaside01:48:09 DroPolter01:52:02 The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Se...

Comedian and game designer Grant Lyon joins Candice to discuss Gen Con '24 releases they're most excited to play.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:56 Curmudgeon00:04:46 I'm Kind of a Big Dill00:08:00 Candice's 10x10 Games (The Great Zimbabwe, Concordia, Gaia Project, Spirit Island, Root, War Chest, Paupers' Ladder, Too Many Bones, HUANG, Kreel Manor)00:16:27 Fresh Plays00:16:58 River of Gold00:20:36 Too Many Bones: Unbreakable00:28:24 Champions of Midguard00:31:29 Evenfall00:37:50 Banners00:41:33 Da...

Rock bassist and game designer Jackie Fox joins Candice to discuss music-themed board games and Jackie's debut board game release, Rock Hard: 1977.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:17 Rock Hard: 197700:07:05 TeaForge Debut00:10:05 GameNight! DateNight!00:13:09 Fresh Plays00:13:22 Blood on the Clocktower00:20:43 A Gest of Robin Hood00:35:31 Twilight Struggle00:37:11 Dune: Imperium – Uprising00:44:56 Railways of the Lost Atlas00:53:38 Exploring Music Through Board Games00:54:46 On Tour00:57:13 Symphon...

Eleni (Cardboard Rhino) from CGE joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games based on or inspired by movies.00:00:00 Introduction00:05:12 Fresh Plays00:05:28 Faraway00:10:26 Undaunted: 2200 Callisto00:21:28 For the Queen00:27:08 Mini Rogue00:28:14 Mythic Mischief, Caper Europe, The Dungeon Dive00:37:53 RPG & Adventure Game Experiences00:40:54 Paupers' Ladder00:43:03 The Best Board Games Based on Movies00:44:41 Vengeance00:49:39 Vengeance: Roll & Fight00:51:15 The Godfather: Co...

Matthew Jude from This Game is Broken and Watch It Played joins Candice to discuss their favorite filler games.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:55 YesLand00:05:42 Fresh Plays00:06:11 Skate Summer00:12:17 Merlin00:27:06 Some of Matthew's favorite Feld games (Trajan, Castles of Burgundy, Carpe Diem, Bora Bora, Macao, Amerigo, The Oracle of Delphi)00:29:04 Civolution00:31:02 Camino a Xibalba: Pitz00:40:06 Mythic Mischief, That Time You Killed Me00:41:21 Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies00:49:30 Alchemists...

Ticket to Ride designer Alan Moon joins Candice to discuss what they've been playing recently and their board game hobby pet peeves.00:00:00 Introduction00:04:46 My Island00:05:33 Union Pacific00:08:46 Candice's BGG.Spring Recap00:09:14 Arcs00:09:38 KeyForge with Roy00:10:05 Border Reivers00:11:18 Ryan Courtney's New Light Puzzle Game Series (Five Boroughs)00:12:44 Gems of Iridescia00:15:15 Turnip00:17:22 Forum Trajanum00:20:40 Fresh Plays00:21:04 Path of Civilization00:23:55 Little Tavern00:...

Ian O'Toole joins Candice to discuss the board games they've played the most.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:14 Speakeasy00:03:19 Sausage Sizzle!00:06:54 Fresh Plays00:07:08 Oathsworn00:14:30 Arcs00:16:16 By Stealth and Sea00:26:13 Nemo's War00:26:58 The Hunters00:30:55 Age of Innovation00:38:20 Attack on Titan: Deck-Building Game00:48:40 Attack on Titan The Last Stand00:50:40 Our Most Played Board Games00:51:17 Most Played Card Games + Bonus Mentions00:55:25 Newton 00:59:05 Arctic Scavengers...

Roy Cannaday from the Dice Tower (and game designer of Last Light) joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games with asymmetric factions.00:00:00 Introduction00:04:43 Fresh Plays00:04:59 Let's Go! To Japan00:09:31 Tindahan (Filipino Fruit Market)00:13:44 Trick and Trade00:14:26 Like Cain and Abel00:16:56 Fortitude00:17:29 Star Wars: Unlimited00:22:31 Ironwood00:35:58 Asymmetric Faction Satisfaction00:36:02 The Asymmetric Faction Secret Sauce00:41:34 Dune 00:44:56 Heavy Euros (Age ...

Suzanne Sheldon from Salt and Sass Games joins Candice to discuss meaty games in small packages.00:00:00 Introduction00:07:22 Fresh Plays00:07:49 Tangram City00:14:11 Dune: War for Arrakis00:23:33 Kemet00:24:58 Come Sail Away!00:30:51 Heat: Pedal to the Metal00:37:52 Flamme Rouge00:41:33 Meaty Games in Small Packages00:43:21 Arboretum00:44:45 Oh My Goods!00:47:18 Tybor the Builder00:47:40 Targi00:50:07 7 Wonders Duel00:50:29 Beer & Bread00:50:45 Village Rails00:53:45 1902 Méliès00:58:50 D...

Board game blogger Meeple Lady joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games based on TV shows. 00:00:00 Introduction00:01:19 Circle DC Recap00:09:02 Fresh Plays00:09:28 Arcs00:15:19 Dune: Imperium - Uprising00:29:10 Rafter Five00:32:44 Flesh and Blood: Round the Table00:44:02 Our Favorite Board Games Based on TV Shows00:45:37 Clue: The Golden Girls00:48:08 Narcos: The Board Game00:54:32 Jarl: The Vikings Tile-Laying Game00:57:01 Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem01:04:38 The X-Files:...

Efka from the No Pun Included joins Candice to discuss games they think should be ranked in BGG's top 100. 00:00:00 Introduction00:03:41 Flesh and Blood Pro Tour LA00:06:13 Efka,the MTG Tournament Organizer00:12:11 Worldbreakers00:14:35 Fresh Plays00:14:50 Earthborne Rangers00:21:30 Kingdom Death: Monster00:23:24 Divinity Derby 00:30:17 Winner's Circle00:32:14 Arcs00:38:45 20 Strong (Solar Sentinels, Too Many Bones, Hoplomachus Victorum)00:53:42 One Deck Galaxy00:56:12 Reshaping BGG's Top...

Game designer David Thompson joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games for dipping your toes into historical board games. 00:00:00 Introduction00:01:51 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 Kalar00:08:34 The Hobby premiere at SXSW00:13:14 Cardboard Creations available on podcast platforms00:18:03 Fresh Plays00:19:13 Mandala00:24:14 Triqueta +...

Game designer Antoine Bauza joins Candice to discuss their favorite roll-and-write games. 00:00:00 Introduction00:01:17 Captain Flip (PlayPunk)00:04:25 Fresh Plays00:04:37 My Island00:06:33 Tyrants of the Underdark00:11:56 The White Castle00:15:33 Dinosaur Gauge00:26:40 Roll-and-Write Games We Love00:27:01 What roll-and-write games are all about00:32:11 Roll Through the Ages00:34:29 That's Pretty Clever! (Ganz schön clever)00:38:11 Qwixx00:41:08 House of Cats00:47:01 Super-Skill Pinball:...

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 Introduction00:03:21 Random Spider Encounters (not a game!)00:08:19 Fresh Plays00:08:43 Wyrmspan (Wingspan reimplementation)00:14:46 Apiary (Cardboard Creations)00:17:06 Pax Illuminaten00:36:53 Heroes of Might & Magic III: The Board Game00:47:29 Dragonkeepers01:00:13 Quick KeyForge Update (KeyForge Public Radio...

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 Introduction00:02:10 Taylor's Experience at Tokyo Game Market 00:03:52 Short Zoot Suit 00:10:20 Fresh Plays00:10:41 Maze Makers00:15:05 Mindbug: First Contact00:20:29 Lines of Action00:23:42 Last Message00:34:26 Complexity in Trick-Taking Games00:45:03...

Elaine from the No Pun Included joins Candice to discuss games they're looking forward to in 2024.  00:00:00 Introduction00:07:12 New Year's Resolutions00:14:10 Fresh Plays00:14:33 Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies00:20:32 Freelancers: A Crossroads Game00:29:52 Spots00:35:13 Cyberion00:48:22 2024 Releases on Our Radars00:50:11 Honorable Mentions (The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era + KeyForge: Grim Reminders)00:52:19 Molly House01:04:05 Ironwood01:09:07 Tycoon: India 198101:15:01 Rock...

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 Introduction00:05:50 Fresh Plays00:06:11 Sidereal Confluence00:13:30 Dealt! (Krass Kariert)00:18:08 Spicy00:24:28 Galactic Cruise00:31:00 Doubt Is Our Product00:45:40 Our Favorite Games of 202300:46:20 Favorite “New to Me” Games00:47:20 Packen Wir's!00:51:15 Die Mauer00:53:40 Minigolf Designer00:56:31 Fluxx: The Board Game00:59:24 Robotrick01:01:01...

Tim from the Board Game Hot Takes podcast joins Candice to discuss their gaming highlights from BGG.CON 2023. 00:00:00 Introduction00:01:28 Board Game Hot Takes00:05:22 The BGG.CON Vibe00:07:59 Hot Games Room + HUGE Game Library00:10:18 Exhibit Hall + Open Gaming Areas 00:12:43 Panels + Special Guests 00:14:29 "Board Game Celebrities"00:17:20 Fresh Plays00:17:54 Ark Nova: Marine Worlds00:26:55 Raising Robots00:38:49 Grand Austria Hotel00:46:53 Forest Shuffle01:01:50 Our BGG.CON '23 Gaming...