No guest this week, just a lot of news to talk about. Like what games does CMON have left? And why is Asmodee hiring their crowdfunding “expert”? Even I can read the tea leaves on why thats a bad idea. Also, would you pay $165 for a Magic the Gathering event? I don’t think I would. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News What does CMON have left? https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/06/10/asmodee-buys-zombicide-ip-from-struggling-cmon-as-first-move-in-new-acquisition-spr...
Jul 12, 2025
CMON has a “Setting Sun” with several of its games, Gundam minis are (surprise) really well put together, and a board game about dating D&D monsters? Also, Mark Henry from the site Goblin’s Hut ( https://www.goblinshut.com/ ) is here to talk about the product “Dirty Down” and how it can make painting your miniatures easier. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Time to date a mimic? https://www.wargamer.com/board-games/monster-match-revealed Stating the obvious about G...
Jun 17, 2025
Come on and SLAM, and welcome to the Jam that is POGs! Meanwhile, I’ve got new rulebooks to buy, some books maybe I shouldn’t buy, and Will Schoonover is here from Steve Jackson Games to talk about what’s new in the Munchkin world. I better keep an eye on Philip… Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News POGs are back! https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/05/holy-slammer-pogs-are-back-with-slam-throne.html Taking map making to a whole new level https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/mov...
May 30, 2025
Apparently the internet is wrong and people wont quit playing Magic from Universes Beyond? Just switch over to Altered, where you can have print on demand cards in your TCG. That just seems weird to me. Also, we’ve got Shane from the Foundry VTT team here with us to talk about what makes their software different from the multitudes of options available! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News The Op says things aren't fair, voted to make them this way https://icv2.com/articl...
May 17, 2025
Someone at Hasbro should stop letting their CEO talk. Also, there’s a lot of crappy news out so I decided to talk about some new games announced recently. Speaking of news, we’ve also got Rowan Zeoli on from Rascal News to talk about what its like as an independent news blog in this dumpster fire of a time. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord https://www.rascal.news/how-rpgs-get-disability-wrong/ https://www.rascal.news/the-question-of-children-in-actual-play/ https://www.ras...
May 01, 2025
Remember how I said the adepticon news would be in a separate episode, and then it never came out? That's because a storm knocked out my internet, and the week got so busy we never got around to trying again. There's still some good stuff in the 20 mins that did record.
Apr 27, 2025
Chris Perkins isn’t at Wizards of the Coast anymore? I might not have to put decals on my minis anymore? I’m just a glass cage of emotions right now. In the meantime, we’ve got Justus and Eric from the card game Doomlings on to talk about their cute little catastrophe game. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News This D&D adventure is a rubiks cube https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/rubiks-cube-adventure A TCG based on a Chinese town? https://www.rascal.news/ojisan-tcg-is-the-...
Apr 21, 2025
Gamestop has decided crypto is the right investment, Stonemaier is investing in Disc Golf, and Battletech is going…Gothic? We’ve also got on Tom Lommel from Evil Hat Productions ( https://evilhat.com/ ) to talk about all the “Evil” things they have coming up this year. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Gamestop closing stores https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/59165/gamestop-closed-nearly-1-000-stores CMON is losing money https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/03/25...
Apr 06, 2025
Would you pay $87K for a pokemon shaped cheeto? What about buy a board game based on The Sims or Helldivers 2? Speaking of electronic gaming, we’ve also got Jean Simonet from Pixels on the show to talk about their electronic dice! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Sim The Sims on your tabletop https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58984/goliath-games-partners-the-sims Necromunda has some really great models https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/03/necromunda-prophet-of-th...
Mar 21, 2025
Remember Decipher? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Also, that D&D Mr. Potato Head is creepy and Breeze Grigas is here from Zephyr Workshop to talk about his games like A.E.G.I.S.! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Decipher is back? https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58955/decipher-resurfaces-via-cryptozoic-entertainment GTS cancels order with company over tariffs https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/02/20/retailers-step-in-to-help-dutch-publisher-splotter-after-us-...
Mar 08, 2025
Thank you for being a friend…of the emperor? FFG makes their games more manageable for stores, and Kickstarter makes things more manageable for your wallet. Plus, Calvin Wong Tze Loon is on the show to talk about what it was like designing the Mass Effect Board Game along with Eric Lang! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Golden Throne Girls? https://www.polygon.com/warhammer-40k/520739/warhammer-40k-golden-girls-custom-sculpts-figures-tabletop FFG rotating their LCGs h...
Feb 23, 2025
Wingspan’s second sequel smells kind of fishy…ubereats now serving Pokemon cards, and you can’t make enough noise for the next Warhammer army… Plus, Bostria from Corvus Belli joins us to talk about the wargame Infinity! More info on Infinity: https://infinityuniverse.com/games/infinity Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News A RPG without dice but still feels like D&D https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/508909/loot-diceless-tabletop-rpg Are there too many TCGs? https:...
Jan 24, 2025
Not exactly an abundance of news stories this early in the year, but that’s okay, because there’s one Minis game that will probably stomp all over the rest… Plus! We’ve got Silvia and Fabio from Loot Studios here to talk about their upcoming game Malediction! Malediction link: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/loot-studios/malediction Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Free RPG Day 2025 Set https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58492/free-rpg-day-date-set Fullmetal Alchem...
Jan 10, 2025
Wrath and Gloooooria……in exterminius deo? We get into the Christmas spirit talking with Chris Colston about the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop RPG “Wrath and Glory”. Also, we go through the top 10 news stories of 2024 and remember what a crazy year it’s been! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord Affiliate Links/Codes: Help support the show! Amazon: https://boardsandswords.com/amazon Renegade Games Studios: https://boardsandswords.com/renegade Monument Hobbies: 5% off using code "bo...
Jan 06, 2025
Unlike my electric car, I like my Pax’es “Unplugged”. Both of us went this year, so what did we see & do? Also, Wyrmwood is still a crappy company, somehow Funko took down itch.io, and Vallejo workers are on strike? All this and more! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Wyrmwood not getting any better https://www.rascal.news/wyrmwoods-bitter-medicine-is-proving-hard-for-audiences-to-swallow/ Funko takes down indie site https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2024/12/indie-rp...
Dec 19, 2024
Hopefully it wont be “Lore”-ded over me, but we’re talking about a new website to keep track of your tabletop roleplaying games: Lore Link (https://lorelink.com). Mark Della-Croce, one of the founders is on the show to show off this resource and how you can utilize it in your games. Plus, apparently no more Hasbro movies, and some UPS drivers made off with some MTG cards. All that and much more! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Have you been in a Gamestop recently? ht...
Dec 05, 2024
I feel like I should write something snap-py here, because we’ve got Scott Pease from Snap Ship Tactics here. Want to play an X-Wing style game with ships you build yourself? Then you’re going to want to listen up! Plus, Funko is worried about some trends, there’s some fancy baggage to carry around your board games here, and did anyone need poolside versions of board games? Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Better not check this luggage... https://icv2.com/articles/new...
Nov 15, 2024
Torn between playing D&D and not supporting a company that’s constantly in the news for its bad business ideas? We’ve got Wolfgang Baur on from Kobold Press to talk about “Tales of the Valiant”, a D&D5e alternative game that’s still compatible with all the books you already have. Plus, we’ve got MTG news for 2025, super cool squat models for Necromunda, and a 2 player version of Azul?? Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Azul duel?? https://boardgamegeek.com/blog...
Nov 01, 2024
It was mentioned briefly last time, but that MTG Commander Committee fired itself? Between that, Essen, Warhammer Day, there’s a ton of News to go around and we are guest-less so we take these stories on. Plus, Philip’s got a review of Heroes of Barcadia and Chris talks about Halo: Flashpoint. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Follow up: Commander Committee fires itself https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57919/magic-the-gathering-commander-rules-committee-fires-itself...
Oct 23, 2024
A Lord of the Rings trick taking game? A Gundam TCG - has someone been listening to our bonus bits?? Regardless, we’ve got Sam Nolton here from Eldritch Foundry to talk about printing custom miniatures…in COLOR! Also, Eldritch Foundry ( https://eldritch-foundry.com/ ) has hooked us up with a discount code good for $10 – equal to 2 free STL downloads of any custom mini! Enter code: EFBS2024 at checkout for a credit of $10 on your account, redeemable through 12/31/2024 Join us on Discord! https://...
Oct 14, 2024
Hasbro doesn’t know when to read the room, Netflix is “gathering” a new animated show, and Slimer is coming to Magic the Gathering. Plus, we’ve got Whistler, creator of the Rapscallion RPG here to talk rowdy pirates, ghost ships, and running away from “The Law” Rapscallion BackerKit Link: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/magpie-games/rapscallion-pbta-pirate-adventure Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Asmodee to release Flatiron https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/5...
Sep 27, 2024
Chris went to the GW reveal and all he got was COVID-19! There was also this little con called Nova Open 2024 happening too. Also, there’s too many Cyberpunk games, Wizards messed up again with D&D, and Warhammer decided to try out this rotation thing Magic The Gathering keeps talking about. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Cyberpunk doing really well https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57730/new-cyberpunk-2077-the-board-game-passes-2-million-day Three new board g...
Sep 20, 2024
What were the ups & downs of Gen Con? Pretty standard, but I doubt you really want to hear about Chris’ elevator rides. Instead, we go through the highlights of Gen Con 2024 and all the cool stuff that was there. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord Liked our Monument Hobbies interview? You can now save by using our affiliate code "boardsandswords" at their checkout: https://monumenthobbies.com/ News The best thing about HeroQuest... https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2024/08...
Aug 16, 2024
Wizards of the Coast now has a video game centric CEO - I’m sure that will fix all of their problems </sarcasm>. Also, play D&D in a Victorian era, and the Mistborn book series gets a new deckbuilding game. Then, we’ve got Carol Mertz, one of the lead game designers for Exploding Kittens on the show! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord Liked our Monument Hobbies interview? You can now save by using our affiliate code "boardsandswords" at their checkout: https://monu...
Jul 28, 2024
Are we past the COVID boom of Board Games? People say Magic is dying, yet the sales numbers claim otherwise, and if apocalypses are your thing, we’ve got a wargame for you! Plus, Brad Talton from Level 99 Games joins us to talk about these things and show off Spooktacular , their upcoming horror Kickstarter! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord Liked our Monument Hobbies interview? You can now save by using our affiliate code "boardsandswords" at their checkout: https://monume...
Jul 21, 2024
X-Wing flies off into the sunset, we get a look at the new books for D&D, and apparently you all are buying a lot of toys. No guest this week, so we take a look at all the stuff that released during Free RPG Day! Also, apparently there’s a Renshaw Rant about 40K. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord Liked our Monument Hobbies interview? You can now save by using our affiliate code "boardsandswords" at their checkout: https://monumenthobbies.com/ News Origins Awards https:/...
Jun 28, 2024
We had a lot of stuff to talk about at the end of Episode 242 of Boards & Swords, and we decided to keep streaming live and make our "Bonus Bits" free to non-patrons as well! Enjoy this? Then check out our Patreon below! Email us your comments and questions at feedback@boardsandswords.com. We're on social media! Facebook.com/boardsandswordspod is our official Facebook page. Chris is @boardsandswordschris on instagram, @boardsandswords on X/Twitter while Philip is @PhilTheDirtbag on X/Twitter...
Jun 19, 2024
Privateer Press sold the Warmachine IP? Adepticon is changing cities? And there’s a Final Fantasy 14 TTRPG coming? Plus, Andrew Fischer from Earthborne Games ( https://earthbornegames.com/) is here to talk about making board games with as little environmental impact as possible. We don’t need no stinking shrink wrap here! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord Liked our Monument Hobbies interview? You can now save by using our affiliate code "boardsandswords" at their checkout: ...
Jun 14, 2024
There’s a game on Kickstarter called “Toothead”? Warhammer is coming after your wallet more, and someone’s wallet is $3 million lighter after buying a magic card. Plus, we’ve got Patrick Leder from Leder Games ( https://ledergames.com/) here to talk about what they’ve got coming up in 4 letter-titled games! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord Liked our Monument Hobbies interview? You can now save by using our affiliate code "boardsandswords" at their checkout: https://monumen...
May 17, 2024
Now you can buy Asmodee instead of them buying things? Or, use Roll20 in your discord server? Or play the tabletop game of the video game of a tabletop game? Sounds like it’s been a busy news cycle - plus Keith from Thunderworks Games ( https://thunderworksgames.com ) is here to talk about the new games they have got coming soon! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord Liked our Monument Hobbies interview? You can now save by using our affiliate code "boardsandswords" at their ch...
May 02, 2024
