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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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Episodes

Cardboard Conjecture #136 - The Top 5 Show : Top 5 re-themed games of your favourite IP

Cardboard Conjecture #136 - The Top 5 Show : Top 5 re-themed games of your favourite IP In this episode, I’ll chat about the games I’ve been playing lately, such as El Grande, the Quest for El Dorado and Cribbage. This is also the second installment of the Top 5 Show and this topic is the “Top 5 re-themed games in your favourite IP” .. and we have back to the guest chairs Robb and Anna-Marie from the Meeple Dungeon and Ryan from MISTARAU gaming : Rants and Reviews. Thanks for listening. If you w...

Jun 11, 20221 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 136

Cardboard Conjecture #135 - The Reviews of Canvas - Anomia - Cockroach Poker - Point Salad

Cardboard Conjecture #135 - The Reviews of Canvas - Anomia - Cockroach Poker - Point Salad In this episode, I’ll chat about the games I’ve been playing lately, the games that are trending in the hobby, the new games that are going to be hitting the shelves, and the crowdfunding scene and the games to look out for in the future. This is also a review episode where I’ll take a full dive into the game Canvas and a rapid run through of Anomia, Cockroach Poker, and Point Salad Thanks for listening. I...

Jun 03, 202254 minSeason 1Ep. 135

WBPW #74  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #74 - “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...

Jun 01, 20221 hr 1 minSeason 2Ep. 74

Cardboard Conjecture #134 - New to my Collection & Games on my Radar

Cardboard Conjecture #134 - New to my Collection & Games on my Radar Back to the episode are guests Ryan of MISTARAU gaming : Rants and Reviews … and Robb and Anna-Marie from The Meeple Dungeon and we are going to take you on a cardboard journey through the new games that have made it into our collection and the games that are on our radar … which is code for the next games that could potentially be in our collection. It’s a vicious cardboard circle of joy! Thanks for listening. If you would...

May 28, 20221 hr 14 minSeason 1Ep. 134

WBPW #73  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #73 - “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...

May 25, 202247 minSeason 2Ep. 73

Cardboard Conjecture #133 - The Mechanics Series : The Yahtzee Mechanism

Cardboard Conjecture #133 - The Mechanics Series : The Yahtzee Mechanism In this episode … I’ll go through some games of late like Clank! In Space! And Anno 1800. I take some time to talk about the trending game of Burncycle and a new game in TenPenny Parks. This episode is a Mechanics Series episode and I’ll take us through the concept of roll and write games by looking deep into the “Yahtzee Mechanism” and listing some of my favorite titles and titles that I would still love to play. Thanks fo...

May 21, 202256 minSeason 1Ep. 133

WBPW #72  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #72 - “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...

May 18, 202249 minSeason 2Ep. 72

Cardboard Conjecture #132 - The Top 5 Show : Unplayed games five years and older

Cardboard Conjecture #132 - The Top 5 Show : Unplayed games five years and older In this episode … my Cardboard Cohorts are back, Robb and Anna-Marie from The Meeple Dungeon are here, as well as Ryan (yes, that Conjecturist) from MISTARAU Gaming : Rants and Reviews. We kick off “The Top 5 Show” with Anna-Marie’s selection of “Unplayed games that are five years and older” … come check out what we’ve yet to play and sometimes the brilliant excuses why we haven’t played them yet! Thanks for listeni...

May 14, 20221 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 132

WBPW #71  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #71 - “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...

May 11, 202246 minSeason 2Ep. 71

Cardboard Conjecture #131 - Reviews of Three Sisters / Now or Never

Cardboard Conjecture #131 - Reviews of Three Sisters / Now or Never In this episode … I tell you about how much fun it was to finally play games in the same room as Ryan (yeah, that Ryan … cool) and we played Gentes, and I also chat about the very visual game called Canvas in “Games of late …” . Also, this episode has some Trending / New / Crowdfunding games to talk about as well as …. The Reviews of Three Sisters and Now or Never. Thanks for listening. If you would like to help out and buy a “C...

May 07, 20221 hr 15 minEp. 131

WBPW #70  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #70 - “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...

May 04, 202257 minSeason 2Ep. 70

Cardboard Conjecture #130 - New to my Collection & Games on my Radar

Cardboard Conjecture #130 - New to my Collection & Games on my Radar In this episode, I’m pleased to have back Robb and Anna-Marie from The Meeple Dungeon podcast and Ryan’s back with his new creation Mistarau Gaming : Rants and Reviews … have a listen while we talk about the games that are new to our collections and the games on our radars. Thanks for listening. If you would like to help out and buy a “Coffee”, here’s our Ko-fi link: Buy us a Ko-fi On YouTube : Cardboard Conjecture On Twitt...

Apr 30, 20221 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 130

WBPW #69  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #69 - “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...

Apr 27, 202248 minSeason 2Ep. 69

Cardboard Conjecture #129 - The Designers Series with David Thompson

Cardboard Conjecture #129 - The Designers Series with David Thompson In this episode, I’m pleased to have on the episode in the Designers Series … David Thompson. We will chat about our ‘Games of late …” and then take the time to learn more about the designer, the origin story, and the current status of everything cardboard. Thanks for listening. If you would like to help out and buy a “Coffee”, here’s our Ko-fi link: Buy us a Ko-fi On YouTube : Cardboard Conjecture On Twitter : BCB - Cardboard ...

Apr 22, 20221 hr 16 minSeason 1Ep. 129

WBPW #68  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #68 - “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...

Apr 20, 202251 minSeason 2Ep. 68

Cardboard Conjecture #128 - Reviews of Ginkgopolis / MAQUIS

Cardboard Conjecture #128 - Reviews of Ginkgopolis / MAQUIS In this episode, I’ll tell you about some of the games that I played at ToonCon2022 this year in the ‘Games of late …’ segment like Three Sisters, Rococo and Village. This is also a Review episode and I’ll take you through my thoughts on Ginkgopolis and MAQUIS … thanks for listening, eh! If you would like to help out and buy a “Coffee”, here’s our Ko-fi link: Buy us a Ko-fi On YouTube : Cardboard Conjecture On Twitter : BCB - Cardboard ...

Apr 16, 20221 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 128

WBPW #67  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #67 - “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...

Apr 13, 202254 minSeason 2Ep. 67

Cardboard Conjecture #127 - The Hype Train with Matthew Legault of Scorpion Masqué

Cardboard Conjecture #127 - The Hype Train with Matthew Legault of Scorpion Masqué In this episode I have the pleasure of talking with Matthew Legault of Scorpion Masqué from Montréal, PQ … we have a great conversation about the publishing house, working on upcoming material, some Cardboard Edison talk and some games of late … where Matt discusses Nippon and I chat about Tiny Epic Dungeons. This is a Hype Train episode where a guest talks about a couple games that have been long forgotten or ove...

Apr 09, 202257 minSeason 1Ep. 127

WBPW #66  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #66 - “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...

Apr 06, 20221 hr 7 minSeason 2Ep. 66

Cardboard Conjecture #126 - New to my collection with Rob and Anna-Marie from the Meeple Dungeon podcast

Cardboard Conjecture #126 - New to my collection with Rob and Anna-Marie from the Meeple Dungeon podcast In this episode I have the pleasure of having back to the podcast Rob and Anna-Marie from the Meeple Dungeon to talk about a new end of the month regular episode of “games that are new to my collection and games on my radar” … because we always need more encouragement and assistance in acquiring new board games. We take a moment before that to talk about our “Games of late” with Boonlake, God...

Apr 02, 20221 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 126

WBPW #65  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #65 - “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...

Mar 30, 202259 minSeason 2Ep. 65

Cardboard Conjecture #125 - The Designers Series with Matt Riddle

Cardboard Conjecture #125 - The Designers Series with Matt Riddle In this episode we have the opportunity to chat with Matt Riddle during the segment of the Designers Series … before that … we talk about what we’ve been playing recently in the ‘Games of late’ segment … thanks for listening If you would like to help out and buy a “Coffee”, here’s our Ko-fi link: Buy us a Ko-fi On YouTube : Cardboard Conjecture On Twitter : BCB - Cardboard Conjecture On Instagram : BCboardgamers / Cardboard Conjec...

Mar 26, 20221 hr 25 minSeason 1Ep. 125

WBPW #64  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #64 - “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...

Mar 23, 20221 hrSeason 2Ep. 64

Cardboard Conjecture #124 - The Reviews of Crokinole and Tumblin-Dice

Cardboard Conjecture #124 - The Reviews of Crokinole and Tumblin-Dice In this episode I invited John Burt from Saskatoon’s ToonCon to let us know about the upcoming public board gaming opportunities in Saskatoon and to kick in some hockey influence during the “Games of late” segment and I chat about Blackout : Hong Kong. The Reviews of Crokinole the Canadian classic of all dexterity games and Tumblin-Dice the modern shuffleboard meets knock-out. If you would like to help out and buy a “Coffee”, ...

Mar 19, 20221 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 124

WBPW #63  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #63 - “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...

Mar 16, 202248 minSeason 2Ep. 63

Cardboard Conjecture #123 - The Hype Train with Christina and Robb of Blue Peg Pink Peg podcast

Cardboard Conjecture #123 - The Hype Train with Christina and Robb of Blue Peg Pink Peg podcast This is one of those episodes where the “Trending / New / Crowdfunding” segment gets the bump because on this episode we have Christina and Robb from Blue Peg Pink Peg podcast to bring two new games to the “Hype Train” … we had such a great time talking about board games, video games and carrot cake that we decided … we were what was trending, new and of interest to every crowd. Thanks eh! 1:02 - "Gam...

Mar 12, 202252 minSeason 1Ep. 123

WBPW #62  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #62 - “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...

Mar 09, 202244 minSeason 2Ep. 62

Cardboard Conjecture #122 - The Mechanics Series : The Rondel

Cardboard Conjecture #122 - The Mechanics Series : The Rondel In this episode … I let you know that I’ve been playing Praga Caput Regni and Strike (dice in bowl) … and on the “Trending, New and Crowd Funding Scene” I chat about Unsettled, Tales From the Loop : The Board Game and Iron Forest This is a Mechanics Series episode and I talk about the Rondel mechanism … describe its inception, its adaptation and reinterpretations … and then mention some very cool games that use this mechanism. Thanks ...

Mar 05, 202256 minSeason 1Ep. 122

WBPW #61  - “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday”

WBPW #61 - “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...

Mar 02, 202247 minSeason 2Ep. 61

Cardboard Conjecture #121 - Technology and Board Games with guest Amber MacArthur

Cardboard Conjecture #121 - Technology and Board Games with guest Amber MacArthur In this episode … I let you know that I’ve been playing Gaia Project and Boonlake in the “Games of late …” segment and the “Trending / New / Crowdfunding” I get to talk about Summit : The Board Game, Now or Never, and Bloc by Bloc : Uprising. I’m very pleased to have Amber MacArthur on the podcast to talk about Technology and Board Games … we flip the script a little bit on the perspective of technology and talk ab...

Feb 26, 20221 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 121
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