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Cardboard Conjecture

Hi Norm here ... Cardboard Conjecture is a podcast where I talk about board games and I have opinions and conclusions formed on the basis of incomplete information!
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WBPW #60  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #60 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly episode ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Andrew Bucholtz of BoardandGamedotcom, The Meeple Dungeon, Matthew Legault (Scorpion Masqué/Masked Scorpion), Definitely A Board Game Podcast, Kovray Studios, The Tabletop Bellhop, All You Can Board, Jay Cormier o...

Feb 23, 202254 minSeason 2Ep. 60

Cardboard Conjecture #120 - Reviews of Tinners’ Trail and Corrosion

Cardboard Conjecture #120 - Reviews of Tinners’ Trail and Corrosion In this episode … I chat about Bruges and Intrepid during the ‘Games of late …’ and take some time to learn about Tiny Epic Dungeons, Unmatched : Volume 2, and Purple Haze in the ‘Trending/New/Crowdfunding' segment. This is a review episode and I take the time to unravel the mysteries of Tinners’ Trail and Corrosion. Thanks eh! 1:02 - ‘Games of late …” - Bruges 5:52 - ‘Games of late …” - Intrepid 11:21 - Trending - Tiny Epic Dun...

Feb 19, 202259 minSeason 1Ep. 120

WBPW #59  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #59 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly episode ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Andrew Bucholtz of BoardandGamedotcom, The Meeple Dungeon, Matthew Legault (Scorpion Masqué/Masked Scorpion), Definitely A Board Game Podcast, Kovray Studios, The Tabletop Bellhop, All You Can Board, Jay Cormier o...

Feb 16, 202243 minSeason 2Ep. 59

Cardboard Conjecture #119 - The Game of Storytelling

Cardboard Conjecture #119 - The Game of Storytelling In this episode … I chat about Gloomhaven : Jaws of the Lion in the “Games of late” segment and the Trending, New and Crowdfunding we take a quick look into Mind MGMT, Dune : Rise of Ix, and Thunder Road : Vendetta - Maximum Chrome. This episode’s topic is “The Game of Storytelling” and I’m very happy to have on the podcast … the bards, the storytellers … Erik and Fajer from the Bard Quest Empire podcast. We have a great time going through all...

Feb 12, 20221 hr 18 minSeason 1Ep. 119

WBPW #58  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #58 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly episode ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Andrew Bucholtz of BoardandGamedotcom, The Meeple Dungeon, Matthew Legault (Scorpion Masqué/Masked Scorpion), Definitely A Board Game Podcast, Kovray Studios, The Tabletop Bellhop, All You Can Board, Jay Cormier o...

Feb 09, 20221 hr 1 minSeason 2Ep. 58

Cardboard Conjecture #118 - The King’s Court : Adventures in 5e - Tomb of Annihilation e1

Cardboard Conjecture #118 - The King’s Court : Adventures in 5e - Tomb of Annihilation e1 In this episode … I am proud to feature my D&D group who have been playing together since the 90s (with a pause in between) … this is our first foray into live play podcast collaborative storytelling. We are all theatre geeks from way back … like way back … and we are all still involved in “the creative industries” … so in a way, we’ve always been working on “storytelling games”. We hope you enjoy the T...

Feb 05, 20221 hr 36 minSeason 1Ep. 118

WBPW #57  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #57 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly episode ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Andrew Bucholtz of BoardandGamedotcom, The Meeple Dungeon, Matthew Legault (Scorpion Masqué/Masked Scorpion), Definitely A Board Game Podcast, Kovray Studios, The Tabletop Bellhop, All You Can Board, Jay Cormier o...

Feb 02, 202234 minSeason 2Ep. 57

Cardboard Conjecture #117 - The Hype Train with Marty and Tony of Rolling Dice & Taking Names

Cardboard Conjecture #117 - The Hype Train with Marty and Tony of Rolling Dice & Taking Names On this episode, I have the great pleasure of having Marty and Tony of Rolling Dice & Taking Names on as guests to add some games to the Hype Train … but before that, we eventually talk about games while having some wonderful “tangent” trips as we explore anything and everything related to and unrelated to board games. I had a great time on this journey … ALL ABOARD THE HYPE TRAIN - Neuroshima H...

Jan 29, 20221 hr 14 minSeason 1Ep. 117

WBPW #56  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #56 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly episode ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Andrew Bucholtz of BoardandGamedotcom, The Meeple Dungeon, Matthew Legault (Scorpion Masqué/Masked Scorpion), Definitely A Board Game Podcast, Kovray Studios, The Tabletop Bellhop, All You Can Board, Jay Cormier o...

Jan 26, 202255 minSeason 2Ep. 56

Cardboard Conjecture #116 - The Reviews of Under Falling Skies and Obsession

Cardboard Conjecture #116 - The Reviews of Under Falling Skies and Obsession In this episode I’ll chat about The Lost Ruins of Arnak and Architects of the West Kingdom in “Games of Late” … The Trending and New segment has me looking at Legacy of Yu and Final Girl Core Box, and take a quick look at Viscounts of the West Kingdoms expansions in our Look at Crowdfunding. This is a Review episode and I have the pleasure of reviewing Under Falling Skies and Obsession 1:02 - Games of late …The Lost Rui...

Jan 22, 20221 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 116

WBPW #55  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #55 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly episode ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Andrew Bucholtz of BoardandGamedotcom, The Meeple Dungeon, Matthew Legault (Scorpion Masqué/Masked Scorpion), Definitely A Board Game Podcast, Kovray Studios, The Tabletop Bellhop, All You Can Board, Jay Cormier o...

Jan 19, 202251 minSeason 2Ep. 55

Cardboard Conjecture #115 - The Rise of the RPG

Cardboard Conjecture #115 - The Rise of the RPG In this episode I’ll chat about Obsession and Faiyum in my ‘Games of late …’ , Merchants of the Dark Road in the Trending segment, Maeshowe : an Orkney Saga in the ‘New Releases’, and Rise of the Necromancers in the ‘Crowdfunding’ segment. I am overjoyed to have as guests my D&D group who I’ve played RPGs with since the 90’s. We will talk about a pill of things RPG … and how important and relevant this game is not only as an activity, but as a ...

Jan 15, 20221 hr 32 minSeason 1Ep. 115

WBPW #54  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #54 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly episode ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Andrew Bucholtz of BoardandGamedotcom, The Meeple Dungeon, Matthew Legault (Scorpion Masqué/Masked Scorpion), Definitely A Board Game Podcast, Kovray Studios, The Tabletop Bellhop, All You Can Board, Jay Cormier o...

Jan 12, 202249 minSeason 2Ep. 54

Cardboard Conjecture #114 - The Mechanics Series : Push Your Luck

Cardboard Conjecture #114 - The Mechanics Series : Push Your Luck In this episode I’ll talk about Five Tribes and Quadropolis in the ‘Games of late …’ segment, and in the Trending games and New games segment I’ll talk about Ark Nova, The Great Wall, Destinies : Sea of Sand, and Factory 42 … we can’t move on without looking at Dom Pierre in our crowdfunding exploration. In this episode I continue with the Mechanics Series and discuss the Push Your Luck mechanism and how it works with the game, th...

Jan 08, 20221 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 114

WBPW #53  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #53 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly episode ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Andrew Bucholtz of BoardandGamedotcom, The Meeple Dungeon, Matthew Legault (Scorpion Masqué/Masked Scorpion), Definitely A Board Game Podcast, Kovray Studios, The Tabletop Bellhop, All You Can Board, Jay Cormier o...

Jan 05, 20221 hr 7 minSeason 2Ep. 53

Cardboard Conjecture #113 - Looking back on 2021 : a year in review

Cardboard Conjecture #113 - Looking back on 2021 : a year in review In this episode … Norm and Ryan discuss their recent plays Arkham Horror LCG - Edge of the Earth and Auztralia … and skip the news to allow us to talk about the year that was 2021 and the way the hobby has changed and the way we play games has changed .. as well as our top 10 games of 2021 1:05 - Games of late … : Ryan - Arkham Horror LCG : Edge of the Earth 9:00 - Games of late … : Norm - Auztralia 14:41 - Looking back on 2021 ...

Jan 01, 20221 hr 15 minSeason 1Ep. 113

WBPW #52  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #52 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly episode ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Andrew Bucholtz of BoardandGamedotcom, The Meeple Dungeon, Matthew Legault (Scorpion Masqué/Masked Scorpion), Definitely A Board Game Podcast, Kovray Studios, The Tabletop Bellhop, All You Can Board, Jay Cormier o...

Dec 29, 20211 hr 19 minSeason 2Ep. 52

Cardboard Conjecture #112 - Reviews : Viticulture / Imperial Steam

Cardboard Conjecture #112 - Reviews : Viticulture / Imperial Steam In this episode … Norm and Ryan discuss their recent plays of Cubitos and Whistle Mountain in our ‘Games of late …’ segment. Ryan ‘yells at the clouds … and Kickstarter’ during our News segment and Norm reviews Vitaculture and Ryan reviews Imperial Steam. 1:05 - Games of Late : Ryan - Cubatos 9:00 - Games of late … : Norm - Whistle Mountain 17:07 - News 29: 02 - Review : Norm - Viticulture 41:32 - Reviews : Ryan - Imperial Steam ...

Dec 25, 20211 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 112

WBPW #51  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #51 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly episode ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Andrew Bucholtz of BoardandGamedotcom, The Meeple Dungeon, Matthew Legault (Scorpion Masqué/Masked Scorpion), Definitely A Board Game Podcast, Kovray Studios, The Tabletop Bellhop, All You Can Board, Jay Cormier o...

Dec 22, 202150 minSeason 2Ep. 51

Cardboard Conjecture #111 - Cardboard Christmas Special : Stocking Stuffers and family games to play over the holidays

Cardboard Conjecture #111 - Cardboard Christmas Special : Stocking Stuffers and family games to play over the holidays In this episode … Ryan and Norm discuss Ten and Arboretum in our ‘Games of late …’ segment, and then hit you with some prehistoric news of great importance … and finally our stocking stuffer gift suggestions and family games to play over the holiday season. 1:05 - Games of Late : Ryan - Ten 9:18 - Games of Late : Norm - Arboretum 17:09 - The News 26:46 - Topic : Stocking stuffer...

Dec 18, 20211 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 111

WBPW #50  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #50 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly episode ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Andrew Bucholtz of BoardandGamedotcom, The Meeple Dungeon, Matthew Legault (Scorpion Masqué/Masked Scorpion), Definitely A Board Game Podcast, Kovray Studios, The Tabletop Bellhop, All You Can Board, Jay Cormier o...

Dec 15, 202152 minSeason 2Ep. 50

Cardboard Conjecture #110 - Games to play lists : Still to play in 2021, Want to play in 2022

Cardboard Conjecture #110 - Games to play lists : Still to play in 2021, Want to play in 2022 In this episode … Norm and Ryan chat about Great Western Trail and the expansion, and Pandemic Legacy : Season 0 in the “Games of late …” segment. Ryan brings back nostalgic memories in the news segment, where his digital past collides with his cardboard present. In this episodes topic segment we discuss the games that we still want to play from 2021, and the games we’re anticipating to play in 2022 1:0...

Dec 11, 20211 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 110

WBPW #49 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #49 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly episode ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Andrew Bucholtz of BoardandGamedotcom, The Meeple Dungeon, Matthew Legault (Scorpion Masqué/Masked Scorpion), Definitely A Board Game Podcast, Kovray Studios, The Tabletop Bellhop, All You Can Board, Jay Cormier o...

Dec 08, 202156 minSeason 2Ep. 49

Cardboard Conjecture #109 - The Designers Series : Ryan and Norm’s Top 5 Designers

Cardboard Conjecture #109 - The Designers Series : Ryan and Norm’s Top 5 Designers In this episode … Norm and Ryan chat about Maquis and Railroad Revolution in their Games of Late segment … and the topic of this episode is a return to our Designers Series, but this time we will talk about our favourite (yes that’s how you spell it) Top 5 Designers 1:05 - Games of Late : Ryan - Railroad Revolution 10:09 - Games of late : Norm - Maquis 16:47 - News 29:50 - Topic : Our Top 5 Designers If you would ...

Dec 04, 20211 hr 24 minSeason 1Ep. 109

WBPW # 48 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW # 48 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly episode ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Andrew Bucholtz of BoardandGamedotcom, The Meeple Dungeon, Matthew Legault (Scorpion Masqué/Masked Scorpion), Definitely A Board Game Podcast, Kovray Studios, The Tabletop Bellhop, All You Can Board, Jay Cormier ...

Dec 01, 202147 minSeason 2Ep. 48

Cardboard Conjecture #108 - The Reviews : Mind MGMT / Savannah Park

Cardboard Conjecture #108 - The Reviews : Mind MGMT / Savannah Park In this episode … Ryan and Norm open up their thoughts on their games of late … Marvel Champions : the Hood and Kanban. This episode is a review episode and we are happy to present Mind MGMT from Off The Page Games and Savannah Park from Capstone Games … we also have some thoughts in our news section. 0:56 - Games of Late : Ryan - Marvel Champions - The Hood Scenario Pack 7:16 - Games of late : Norm - Kanban 12:58 - News - Weath...

Nov 27, 20211 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 108

WBPW #47 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #47 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly episode ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Andrew Bucholtz of BoardandGamedotcom, The Meeple Dungeon, Matthew Legault (Scorpion Masqué/Masked Scorpion), Definitely A Board Game Podcast, Kovray Studios, The Tabletop Bellhop, All You Can Board, Jay Cormier o...

Nov 24, 202147 minSeason 2Ep. 47

Cardboard Conjecture #107 - The Hype Train with Chad from Of Dice and Men Podcast

Cardboard Conjecture #107 - The Hype Train with Chad from Of Dice and Men Podcast In this episode … Ryan, Norm and Chad discuss their games of late : Imperial Steam, Kemet, We’re Doomed … as well as discuss the latest BGG news of the Top 6 family board games for the holiday season and one of our favourite segments The Hype Train, and this time Chad is going to present two games that have been overlooked by all or games that need more love and attention. 1:12 - Games of Late : Chad - We’re Doomed...

Nov 20, 20211 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 107

WBPW #46  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #46 - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly episode ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Andrew Bucholtz of BoardandGamedotcom, The Meeple Dungeon, Matthew Legault (Scorpion Masqué/Masked Scorpion), Definitely A Board Game Podcast, Kovray Studios, The Tabletop Bellhop, All You Can Board, Jay Cormier o...

Nov 17, 20211 hr 2 minSeason 2Ep. 46

Cardboard Conjecture #106 - The Mechanics Series : Cooperative Mechanism

Cardboard Conjecture #106 - The Mechanics Series : Cooperative Mechanism In this episode … Norm and Ryan go on about their games of late, have a great talk about some exciting titles on some crowdfunding platforms and then we go into another segment of the Mechanics Series, and this time it’s the Cooperative Mechanism. We go through the characteristics and the pitfalls of co-op games and some great titles and suggestions of different approaches to this mechanism and game system. 1:05 - Games of ...

Nov 13, 20211 hr 14 minSeason 1Ep. 106
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