This episode is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger and My Journey to Catan. While Johnny’s away, the rest of the Dicebreaker crew will play! Well, when we find time for games between PAX/EGX and all this news, that is. We do manage to squeeze in our thoughts on Machi Koro, Gloomhaven Digital, Hues & Cues and Escape the Dark Sector, along with discussion of the possible return of HeroQuest, The Crew’s latest award win, upcoming RPG releases and more. After that, we answer your questions on the rubbis...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 39 min
This episode is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger and My Journey to Catan. Matt, Meehan and Wheels dodge flying plastic poos to bring you their thoughts on this week’s tabletop news, from Magic: The Gathering’s first D&D set to interesting RPGs on the horizon. We also go on a heroic odyssey in John ‘Blades in the Dark’ Harper’s Agon, brave the space horror of Alien: The RPG and wrap our heads around Roll for the Galaxy. Plus, your questions on underused gameplay mechanics, the potential of D&D ...
Sep 11, 2020•1 hr 39 min
This week’s episode is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger. Matt, Johnny, Meehan and Wheels access the mainframe of the Dicebreaker supercomputer to crack open this week’s case of board game and RPG news. There’s Blood Rage 2! Warhammer action figures! Not one, but two Imperium games! We also answer your questions on the best background listening for painting miniatures, how to stop combat in D&D dragging on and what board games could (and should) learn from tabletop RPGs. Plus, our thoughts on what ...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 36 min
This week’s episode is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger. Matt is joined by Lolies and Wheels for another weekly dose of board game and TRPG chat. After celebrating birthdays aplenty, we discuss what we’ve been playing this week, take a look at the newly announced next book for D&D 5E alongside the rest of the latest news and releases, and answer your questions. Expect advice on digging up hidden gaming gems, tracking down out-of-print holy grails, how to keep your collection (relatively) manageabl...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 28 min
Matt, Johnny, Wheels and Meehan gather around for this week’s dose of board game and RPG talk. We chat about our time playing Sherlock Holmes, Lasers and Feelings, Infinity, and rummy (yes, that rummy), before delving into our thoughts on upcoming releases both exciting (D&D Combat Wheelchair! Crazy Octopus!) and Warhammer-related. Plus, the team’s tips on taking your RPG group online, whether GMs should also play characters and our embarrassing board game admissions. SUBSCRIBE iTunes: https...
Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Matt, Lolies, Johnny and Meehan take refuge from the searing heat outside with some cool conversation about the new Blood Bowl, the end of Guild Ball, Warhammer, Infinity, Camel Up, the return of Ashes and much more. Plus, our picks for beach-ready board games, the top solo games to play by yourself and how to handle taking a break from GMing an RPG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 27 min
Matt is joined by consulting detective Wheels and street urchin Meehan to talk about Wheels’ crime-solving with Sherlock Holmes, Meehan’s beef with the gods in D&D world Theros, and Matt’s Cold War spying in Pandemic Legacy: Season 0. (With no spoilers!) We also go toe-to-toe with the WWE card game, discuss this year’s ENnie Award-winning RPGs, look at the new releases coming up and answer your questions on our favourite RPG systems, planning a session zero and the board game trends we’d lik...
Aug 07, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Matt, Lolies, Johnny and Meehan gather for a slightly shorter episode this week, but still manage to cram in the week’s bevy of board games news - including the new Twilight Imperium expansion, X-Men game, Warhammer 40,000 app and re-release of classic D&D adventure Curse of Strahd - thoughts on what we’ve been playing (Fort, Fort and more Fort) and answer your questions about what we call rolling a 1, how to introduce new RPGs to friends and the board game world we’d choose to live in. Lear...
Jul 31, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Matt, Johnny and Meehan crack open a fizzing can of refreshing tabletop discussion with our thoughts on Fort’s pizza economy, Pandemic Legacy: Season 0’s [REDACTED] and [EMBARGOED], and this summer’s best (only?) party game involving Irn Bru, lofts and a cousin’s wedding. We also talk through 2020’s Spiel des Jahres winners, the end of the Transformer TCG, MTG’s Jumpstart format and the next game from the makers of Wavelength. Plus, your questions on bending the rules, our pop culture treasures ...
Jul 24, 2020•1 hr 31 min
This episode is sponsored by The Ultimate Deskmat 2 Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/n3art/the-ultimate-deskmat-2?ref=6fnulv -- It’s embargo a-go-go for Matt, Johnny, Lolies and Meehan this week as we talk carefully around our time with the hotly-anticipated Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 and Fort. We also discuss the surprising new expansion for Star Wars: Destiny, rumours of a new Descent and Munchkin Dungeon… well, it’s here too. Plus, the answers to your questions about borrowing...
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 38 min
PRE-ORDER NEW DICEBREAKER MERCH: dicebreaker.myshopify.com Matt, Lolies, Wheels and Meehan pop the lid off this week’s board game and RPG news, discussing the reveal of Pandemic Legacy: Season 0, this year’s ENnie nominations and the next Century: Golem Edition game. We also stumble our way through Star Trek and Warhammer lore, pick our player colours of choice, debate the best (and worst) artwork on the tabletop, and reveal whether we prefer to team up or betray. Sorry in advance to any Back to...
Jul 10, 2020•1 hr 38 min
This week's podcast is sponsored by Gordian Quest. This week Johnny, Lolies and Meehan talk about EGX and BoardGameGeek Con being cancelled, the release date for Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps and this year's Free RPG Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 15 min
This episode is sponsored by Gordian Quest This week Johnny, Meehan and Lolies are joined by special guest Dean Abdou of Dungeonbreaker fame to talk about project Nisei, the latest Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective and er, space gunge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Matt, Johnny and Meehan get together to chat about the cancellation of Origins Online, the slew of RPG releases coming out, the new Warhammer 40,000 box set and escaping from Unlock! Star Wars. Plus, we answer your questions about using the Rule of Fun in RPGs, overrated board games and reveal our picks for the perfect snack food during game night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 34 min
DONATE: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd Matt is back in the host’s chair this week to chat tabletop with Wheels, Meehan and Lolies. We run through some solo RPGs we’ve been playing, the excitement of racing in Rallyman GT, revisiting some old classics and the latest Keyforge set. Plus, we answer your questions on prepping for RPG campaigns, games with apps, debate custom dice and pick out the best games to introduce friends and family to the tabletop. On a sadder note, ...
Jun 12, 2020•1 hr 34 min
DONATE: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd Johnny, Meehan and Lolies are here to share their support and solidarity, thoughts on what they’ve been playing recently, and reactions to what’s coming up in the world of tabletop. Plus, we answer your questions on whether expansions are worth it, originality in board games and our gaming wishlists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 05, 2020•1 hr 27 min
Three’s company this week as Matt, Meehan and Johnny get together to run through what they’ve been playing (not a lot), the latest board game and RPG news (a lot a lot), and answer your questions on sorely missed out-of-print games, what to play after Pandemic Legacy and our current lockdown takeaway habits. Expect our thoughts on the new edition of Warhammer 40,000, Magic: The Gathering’s pricey tattoo cards, the upcoming Stormlight Archive board game and more! Learn more about your ad choices....
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 35 min
Matt, Wheels, Lolies and Meehan gather around for this week’s healthy offering of board game and RPG news, from the cancellation of major events Gen Con and Essen Spiel to the announcement of this year’s Spiel des Jahres nominees. We take plenty of time to serve up our extremely hot takes on the picks for 2020’s ‘Game of the Year’, before continuing the debate train with our thoughts on the best ugly board games and our most controversial gaming opinions. Strap in folks, it’s going to be a spicy...
May 22, 2020•1 hr 37 min
On this week’s episode, Matt is joined by Johnny and Meehan to sail at least seven seas in all the pirate board games coming out, shrink down to discuss the new mini Ticket to Ride and Pandemic, and gobble down a frog while talking Baby Yoda Monopoly. We also make a big ol’ heart emoji for the upcoming Bullet♥️, recall our board game regrets and pick the games we wish were as big as Monopoly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 15, 2020•1 hr 39 min
Matt, Johnny, Wheels and Meehan take to the stars in the good starship Dicebreaker to spark joy across the galaxy. This week we discuss our time playing Gloomhaven on PC, new Deadlands edition The Weird West, Undaunted: North Africa, (more) Scythe and other tabletop games. Plus, we weigh in on the new Star Realms set, the delay of the Aliens co-op board game, Frosthaven blowing up Kickstarter and our hottest Alan Sugar takes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 08, 2020•1 hr 39 min
NEW DICEBREAKER MERCH + ONLINE STORE OPEN NOW: https://dicebreaker.myshopify.com/ Matt, Meehan, Lolies and Wheels from the Dicebreaker team get together to discuss what they’ve been playing and the latest board games and tabletop RPGs coming out. Wheels takes us through the new edition of minis game Infinity, CodeOne. Lolies enters the Upside-Down of Dungeons & Dragons: Stranger Things. And Matt and Meehan get torn to bits by a room full of (too many) xenomorphs. Plus we talk the cancellatio...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 47 min
Wheels, Meehan and Lolies join Matt Jarvis for chatter about the board games they’ve been playing in lockdown, the surprising amount of tabletop news creeping out and questions from the audience. We cover the latest Pandemic game, multiple (non-) Harry Potter RPGs, Matt’s continuing Diplomacy tales, the next game from the creator of Sushi Go! and Lolies’ love of Mr. Blobby. Plus, Jungle Run, Dungeons & Dragons advice and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 24, 2020•1 hr 44 min
Matt Jarvis is joined by Johnny Chiodini and Alexes Meehan and Lolies to talk about digital Scythe, Scrabble, the wonders of Diplomacy and all the board games not coming out at the moment. We also answer your questions about our favourite RPG settings, the decision to sleeve or not, and (gasp) why Monopoly isn't as bad as you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Dicebreaker Editor-in-Chief Matt Jarvis is joined by Head of Video Johnny Chiodini and Staff Writer Alex Meehan to chat about all the board games (not) coming out! But there is plenty of nattering about what we’ve been playing in lockdown, the latest tabletop news and lots of your questions about RPGs, the dumbest board game moments, beloved childhood pets and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Introducing the first-ever episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast! Featuring your host, Editor-in-Chief Matt Jarvis, with guests Wheels, Johnny and Alex Meehan! In this week's debut episode we talk Frosthaven, cancellations, Kickstarters, cherished childhood board games and much, much more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 1
