Cardboard Conjecture #60 - Victory Conditions In this episode ... Ian, Norm and Ryan discuss The Magnificent, The Lost Expedition and Haiclue in the segment "Thinking, Doing, Playing" ... and this episode's topic is "Victory Conditions" : the many different and varied ways that one can win and loose in the new era of modern board games.
Dec 26, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Cardboard Conjecture #59 - Reviews of Pandemic : Fall of Rome / Lost Ruins of Arnak /Vegas Showdown In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm talk about our new discord channel and other interesting discord communities out there, we will have a disciplined and elevated discussion about sleeving cards, and discuss Coloma the new game from Jonny Pac ... and we will review the games Pandemic : Fall of Rome, Lost Ruins of Arnak, and Vegas Showdown.
Dec 19, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Cardboard Conjecture #58 - Favourite Artists in Board Games In this episode ... Ryan, Ian and Norm talk about New York Zoo, Marco Polo II and several other titles that can be found on Board Game Arena. We also take the time to honour and thank the work from our favourite board game artists.
Dec 12, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Cardboard Conjecture #57 - Under-rated and Under-valued games In this episode ... Ryan, Ian and Norm discuss the increasing commonality in games, My City and Kitchen Rush in the segment "Thinking, Doing, Playing ..." and our topic this episode is " The Under-rated and Under-valued games in our collections".
Dec 05, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Cardboard Conjecture #56 - Games we want to play from each other's collections In this episode ... Norm, Ryan and Ian discuss the games Star Wars : Unlock!, New York Zoo, and Kingdom Builder in the segment "Thinking, Playing, Doing ..." and in this episode's topic we will share the games we would most want to play and be taught from each of the other host's collections. Some games you would predict and some games that were completely off the radar.
Nov 28, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Cardboard Conjecture #55 Holiday Board Game Gift Guide In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm discuss the game and video titles of Queen's Gambit, Mandala and Kitchen Rush in the "Thinking, Doing, Playing Board Games" segment. The topic for this episode is our first ever "Holiday Board Gamer Gift Guide" for this season's Christmas Season.
Nov 21, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Cardboard Conjecture #54 - Reviews of Ghost Stories / The Quest for El Dorado / Pulsar 2849 In this episode ... Norm, Ian and Ryan discuss the games Troyes Dice, Ingenious and Circadians: First Light in our segment of "Think, Doing, Playing Board Games" ... and we review the games Ghost Stories, The Quest for El Dorado, and Pulsar 2849.
Nov 14, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Cardboard Conjecture #53 Re-theming board games with our favourite IP titles In this episode ... Ian, Norm and Ryan discuss Exit: the haunted roller coaster, Arkham Horror 3rd ed., and Calico by Flatout Games in our "Thinking, Doing, Playing ..." segment and in this episode's topic we relate our brilliant pairings of our favourite IP titles to current board games that would deliver an awesome gaming experience.
Nov 07, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Cardboard Conjecture #52 - Review of Marvel Champions In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm discuss a variety of expansions to play next for Ian, the new game from LeaderGames called Fort, and Aeon's End Legacy in the "Talking, Doing, Playing Board Games: segment and ... we are pleased to have back to the podcast Robb from Metal, Meeples and Beer to expand on our review of Marvel Champions .
Oct 31, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Cardboard Conjecture #51 - "To bling, or not to bling" : Blinging up your Board Games In this episode ... Norm, Ian and Ryan discuss Machi Koro : Legacy, Bunny Kingdom and Mage Knight in the segment of "Thinking, Doing, Playing Board Games" ... and the topic for this episode is "Blinging up your Board Games" ... or "to bling, or not to bling" ... that is the question? And to answer this difficult questions we have Dave and Shae from Board on the Air podcast from Saskatoon.
Oct 24, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Cardboard Conjecture #50 - Our Top 50 board games : 20 - 1 In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm will be closing out our top 50 board games from each of us and we will be gushing over our picks from 20 to our top #1 game of all time. Listen to the episode and answer the last two questions to our give aways to celebrate our 50th episode. We would like to take this time to send out a HUGE thank-you to our incredible sponsors for their continued support with the podcast and the gaming community in...
Oct 17, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Cardboard Conjecture #49 Our Top 50 lists from each host : 50 - 21 In this episode Norm, Ryan and Ian ... introduce the contest to celebrate our approaching 50th episode, and spoil the surprise of games to give away to our listeners ... provided by our awesome sponsors (Amazing Stories Comics, Dragon's Den Games, and Break Out Escape Rooms and Board Game Lounge) This episode we will announce our picks for games 50 to 21 ... leaving episode 50 with our top 20 board games of all time!!!!!!!!...
Oct 10, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Cardboard Conjecture #48 - Reviews of Kingsburg : 2nd Edition / Archaeology : The New Expedition / Tekhenu : Obelisk of the Sun In this episode ... Ryan, Norm and Ian are discussing Jaipur, Lords of Waterdeep and Point Salad in "Thinking, Doing, Playing Boardgames" ... and we also go into our in-depth reviews of Kingsburg : 2nd edition, Archaeology : The New Expedition, and Tekhenu : Obelisk of the Sun.
Oct 02, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Cardboard Conjecture #47 The Art of the Review with Patrick Kelly In this episode ... Norm, Ian and Ryan talk about Crokinole, Targi : The Expansion, and Tobago : The Volcano Expansion in Thinking, Doing, Playing board games. Also, we are very pleased to have as a special guest ... Patrick Kelly : One of the founder of Blue Peg Pink Peg board gaming podcast and Canuck proclaimed "Cardboard Philosopher" ... where we get down to business about the "Art of the Review".
Sep 26, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Cardboard Conjecture #46 Reviews of Newton / Targi In this episode ... Ian, Norm and Ryan talk about A War of Whispers, Imhotep: The Duel, and Arkham Horror in "Thinking, Doing, Playing Board Games" ... and go into two deep reviews of Newton and Targi.
Sep 19, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Cardboard Conjecture #45 - Memorable Gaming Experiences In this episode ... Ryan, Norm and Ian discuss Wingspan, Jogo Do Ano (Portugal's Board Game of the Year Awards), and our own first ever digital board game garage sale on our FaceBook community page. We also take turns with our many memorable gaming experiences and tell stories of how this hobby has had an impact on our lives and our community.
Sep 11, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Cardboard Conjecture #44 - Great Western Trail / Maracaibo In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm discuss what they have been "Doing, Thinking, and Playing BoardGames" ... where Ian takes a moment to express his perspective of many items that draw his attention, Norm shares his love of coffee and the game Coffee Roaster, and Ryan starts off our tribute to Alexander Pfister with some Broom Service ... and two reviews ... Great Western Trail and Maracaibo by Alexander Pfister.
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Cardboard Conjecture #43 Board Game Before & After - The Game Show In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm discuss gaming in "Thinking, Doing, Playing Board Games ... Undaunted: Normandy, Tiny Epic Dinosaurs, and Cyclades ... and the first ever Game Show - Board Game Before & After ... where Ian pits the others head to head in a battle of wits where the winner gets to send a box of games to a lucky listener.
Aug 28, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Cardboard Conjecture #42 Reviews of D&D 5e Starter Kit / Dinosaur Island / Dinogenics In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm talk about Dragons and Dinosaurs when they go into reviewing Dinosaur Island, Dinogenics and Dungeons and Dragons 5e Starter Kit.
Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Cardboard Conjecture #41 Content Creators of Influence In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm start out with "Playing, Thinking, Doing ... boardgames" and then go deep into a discussion about the content creators who have influenced us in our time and exploration into the hobby of board games and maybe ... just maybe have influenced us in creating content for the hobby as well.
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Cardboard Conjecture #40 Reviews of Hansa Teutonica / Lowlands / Fabled Fruit In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm talk about the latest board games ... in "Playing, Thinking and Doing... " and go into a deeper review of Hansa Teutonica, Lowlands, and Fabled Fruit.
Aug 07, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Cardboard Conjecture #39 Travis Jones designer of Pendulum In this episode ... Norm, Ian and Ryan talk about what they have been "playing, thinking and doing" in board games and Ryan interviews Travis Jones the designer of the board game Pendulum.
Jul 31, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Cardboard Conjecture #38 Emma Larkins / Cosmic Encounter Duel In this episode, we go over our "Games of late ..." and some news ... Norm and Ian interview Emma Larkins and talk about her new game "Abandon all Artichokes" and Ryan reviews "Cosmic Encounter Duel"
Jul 18, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Cardboard Conjecture #37 Inserts and Storage Solutions In this episode, Norm, Ryan and Ian invite Tom from "Tom Teaches" to discuss opinions and conclusions on the DIY inserts and store bought solutions.
Jul 04, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Cardboard Conjecture #36 Teotihuacan / Viva Java / Horrified In this episode ... Norm, Ian and Ryan talk about Horrified, Viva Java, and Teotihuacan: City of Gods. We start by giving you an update on our contest that features our two new sponsors ... some games of late ... Terraforming a huge expensive cardboard box ... an interview and of course our own conjecture on some of our featured games.
Jun 20, 2020•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Cardboard Conjecture #35 Nippon / Nova Luna / Parks Norm, Ryan and Ian discuss the "Games of Late ..." and all things board games that we've played recently ... some "Topics of Interest" in the board game hobby, and our reviews of Nippon, Nova Luna and Parks.
Jun 05, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Cardboard Conjecture Episode #34 - Board Game Arena In this episode ... Norm, Ryan and Ian discuss their "games of late", gain some insight in their "making the headlines" segment, and go into an in depth review of the online board gaming platform known as Board Game Arena.
May 23, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Cardboard Conjecture #33 Board Game Expansions In this episode ... Norm, Ryan and Ian talk about the many versions and reasons about board game expansions. We go through several types and categories of expansions and later in the episode we give you our top 3 expansions.
Dec 29, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Cardboard Conjecture #32 Topic of Board Game Collections In this episode ... Norm, Ryan and Ian talk about board game collections. What types of categories ... why we collect ... is there a psychological element to our collections?
Dec 15, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 32
In this episode, Norm and Ryan review Euphoria and Wingspan both from Stonemaier Games ... and they talk about their first "Cardboard Retreat" where they featured games from the Stonemaier series of titles.
Dec 08, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 31