Ep.202 is here! This is the episode all about BGGCon 2025. We tell you about the fun we had, the games we played, and plenty of other things. We then tell you about our next two conventions coming in the spring. We hope you enjoy it! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Topic: 11:50 Question: 37:29 Game Mentions: Here Lies, The Presence, Message in a Bottle, Battle for Rokugan, Wandering Towers, Red Letter Yellow Letter, Hercules Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here'...
Dec 03, 2025•42 min
Ep.201 is live! Listen to us tell you all about The Gang, the cooperative poker game, and why we love it! We also tell you about some other classics games that have been influential to so many modern games! We end the show by telling you a classic that we missed out on. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 11:28 Topic: 22:17 Question: 40:27 Game Mentions: Mafia, Werewolf, Risk, Clue, Cluedo, Betrayal at House on the Hill, Rummy, War, Hearts, Rook, Dominoes Support: If you would like to h...
Nov 05, 2025•44 min
Ep.200 is live! Come take a listen as we tell you about Halloween Re-themes and what we think of holiday re-themes in general! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 12:44 Topic: 19:44 Question: 34:52 Game Mentions: Boop, Patchwork, Tokaido, Escape: Curse of the Temple, Sagrada, Final Girl Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Somethi...
Oct 20, 2025•38 min
Ep.199 is here! Come listen as we tell you all about the many games we played at JenCon2025, plus all the adventures we went on! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 08:30 Topic: 42:39 Question: 48:15 Game Mentions: Satchel Quest, 23 Knives, Whale Riders, Marvel:Remix, Earth, Emerald Skulls, The Gang, Brass:Birmingham, The Great Split, Red Letter Yellow Letter, Rapid Dungeon, Dice Cards, Hot Steak, Ito, Two Rooms and a Boom, Werewolf in the Dark, Ready Set Bet, Quacks of Quedlinburg Supp...
Sep 17, 2025•53 min
This is a JenCon Preview! Hayley had a gum graft surgery this week and Delton contracted Covid, so the episode will be delayed until everyone is back on their feet. Hope you enjoy this small preview of the game talk to come! Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/...
Sep 02, 2025•12 min
Ep.198 is here! Come listen to us talk about the fun game of Llama Land, before telling you about the 5 Love Languages of Board Games! We end by telling you our favorite game we have gifted someone! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 14:40 Topic: 28:16 Question: 38:15 Game Mentions: War of the Ring 2e, Barenpark, Sushi Go, Ticket to Ride Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8.....
Aug 17, 2025•45 min
Ep.197 is live! We discuss the great game of SETI before diving into the topic about space exploration and colonialism. We discuss lots of ideas, food for thought, and hopefully it's an interesting conversation for you as well. We then end the show telling you what's for dinner, because it was dinner time and we were needing brain fuel. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 9:54 Topic: 26:12 Question: 48:45 Game Mentions: Mombasa, Settlers of Catan, John Company, Spirit Island, Civilizati...
Aug 03, 2025•52 min
Ep.196 is here! Come listen as we talk about another trick taking game by Taiki Shinzawa; No Loose Ends. We tell you all about the game before diving into a topic about how small changes make new games. We end the show by telling you two movies that didn't hold up! It's a fun episode, so be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 12:23 Topic: 27:22 Question: 39:25 Game Mentions: Sail!, Ghosts of Christmas, 9Lives, Charms, Inflation, Tower Chess, Cinderella's Dance, Pin Combi Trio, Planet Etuc ...
Jul 16, 2025•46 min
Ep.195 is live! Come listen to our in-flight announcement as well tell you all about Sky Team! We then go radio silent as we discuss games that function without traditional communication. Finally, we nail the landing by telling you what songs we want to play on the theremin. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 14:13 Topic: 28:54 Question: 48:40 Game Mentions: Sail! Escape: Curse of the Temple, Magic Maze Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do ...
Jul 02, 2025•52 min
Ep.194 is here! Come listen as we try out our first go at an 18XX game. The genre all about trains and stock markets. We dive into our experience playing Shikoku 1889 before discussing the topic of economy manipulation. We end telling you what's coming up for Delton's birthday. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 8:16 Topic: 34:03 Question: 48:16 Game Mentions: Pipeline Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames...
Jun 19, 2025•56 min
Ep.193 is live! Come listen as we tell you all about Yokohama and the interesting playstyle it brings. We then tell you about reactivity in games and how we feel about games that need reactions during play. We end the episode telling you about the summer movie releases that we are most excited for. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 7:12 Topic: 20:22 Question: 34:02 Game Mentions: Gugong, Magic: The Gathering, Netrunner, Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's...
Jun 03, 2025•37 min
Ep.192 is live! Come listen as we talk about Nekojima! We tell you all about it before talking about preferences between co-op and competitive versions of game. We then tell you about our hot girl summer plans! It's a fun episode with a lot of insight into how we think! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 7:55 Topic: 19:57 Question: 36:01 Game Mentions: Spirit Island, Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames p...
May 20, 2025•41 min
Ep.191 is here! Come listen to us discuss Carnegie, a game we just acquired and played recently. We then dive into a topic about the question of when one should leave certain history out of a game. We end by telling you the name of our public libraries growing up! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 9:40 Topic: 17:50 Question: 38:36 Game Mentions: Puerto Rico, Mombasa, Skymines Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/Malth...
May 05, 2025•41 min
Ep.190 has arrived! We are back from Japan with games to discuss, topics to cover, and some drinks to share! This episode is all about Whale to Look from Oink Games and deduction turned working memory. We are glad to be back and hope you enjoy! Please like, share, and subscribe! Game: 6:56 Topic: 14:52 Question: 36:22 Game Mentions: High Society, Let's Make a Bus Route, Metro X, Giberrers, Copy Cat Meow, Tower Chess, Scout Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where y...
Apr 19, 2025•42 min
This is just a small announcement banter episode to let you know we are going on a Hiatus for the month of March! We will be back with plenty to talk about from our trip to Japan! The next episode will be April 13th and we look forward to bringing you some great content then! Game Mentions: Small World, Ethnos, Texas Chainsaw Massacre Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/m...
Mar 03, 2025•18 min
Ep.189 is here! Take a listen all about The White Castle from Devir! We tell you all about it before diving into a topic about topics that will make more sense when you get to it! We then end the show telling you the castle we are most excited to see in Japan. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 14:16 Topic: 25:30 Question: 36:16 Game Mentions: Vinhos, Lisboa, Kanban, CO2 Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGam...
Feb 17, 2025•39 min
Ep.188 is here! Come listen as we tell you about the great Lacuna from CMYK and why it's a fantastic game. We also tell you about Geometry in games as well as Hayley's hate for measuring things. We end the show by asking Riley and Layken what their favorite games to play with us are! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 5:53 Topic: 16:52 Question: 34:43 Game Mentions: Go, Chess, Warhammer, Malifaux, Infiniti, Crash Octopus, Junk Art Support: If you would like to help us improve our produ...
Feb 03, 2025•40 min
Ep.187 is live! Come listen as we tell you about Death Valley, the small game from Button Shy! We then have a good discussion on how constraints can help with creativity. We end by telling you how we are creative! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game:11:18 Topic: 18:22 Question: 38:47 Game Mentions: Tussie Mussie, Desert Pack, A Nice Cuppa Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8......
Jan 20, 2025•43 min
Ep.186 is live! We dive into our first played game of the year with Earth. We tell you all about it and why we love it before talking about how we also love using points as resources. We end the show by telling you what our New Years Resolutions are! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 9:18 Topic: 25:34 Question: 35:32 Game Mentions: Wingspan, Pipeline Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3...
Jan 06, 2025•43 min
Ep.185 is here! The last episode of the year is all about Snowman Dice and games to play with those who don't like games! We try to give you some guidelines on choosing games for those who usually don't like games, as well as younger players! We also tell you the big gift we got for each other for the holidays. Hopefully you have a happy holiday season and a great start to the new year! See you next year! Game: 11:14 Topic: 14:14 Question: 23:30 Game Mentions: Just One, Strike, Dandelions, Sequo...
Dec 22, 2024•32 min
Ep.184 is live! Come listen as we tell you all about Cosmic Frog and the two mile high frogs you get to play as! We then discuss catch-up mechanics and why we like Cosmic Frog's so much. We end the show by telling you about our favorite abilities-card frog and why we would follow them. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 12:48 Topic: 27:34 Question: 41:29 Game Mentions: Quacks of Quedlinburg Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.pat...
Dec 08, 2024•46 min
Ep.183 is live! Hayley is back as we discuss the new and fun Things in Rings from AllPlay! We tell you about it as well as our time at BGGCon24! We really had a great time and tell you why that is before giving you our favorite memory from the con. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 9:38 Topic: 20:18 Question: 36:38 Game Mentions:23 Knives, Sail or Die, Maskmen, Revel Princess, Souvenirs from Venice, Flock!, Wormholes, Fiction, Wilmot's Warehouse, Takoyaki, Inflation!, Chonker Party, S...
Nov 24, 2024•46 min
Ep.182 is finally here. A late Halloween episode including Tyler! Hayley could not make this one, but Tyler stepped in for a long but fun discussion on movies, books, movies, games, movies, and more movies! We talk about lot's of thing horror and just have a nice chat. We will be back next time with our normal structure, and Hayley returning with plenty of stories from BGG! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe to keep up! Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where y...
Nov 10, 2024•1 hr 44 min
This is simply and announcement! Join Delton for a solo short about Hauntsville from friend of the show David, and learn about the plan for a special Halloween Day episode! Be sure to back David's game at the link below, and then tune in on Halloween for our Halloween episode! We hope your October is going well! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dwaldman/hauntsville-0?ref=user_menu
Oct 26, 2024•9 min
Ep.181 is live! Come listen as we discuss the cozy small game of A Gentle Rain before telling you all about self care. We then let you know what self care is coming for us this week. It's a simple episode with good conversation and a great cozy game in the middle. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 11:26 Topic: 18:03 Question: 31:32 Game Mentions: Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1...
Oct 13, 2024•35 min
Ep.180 is live! Come join us as we move good and build a church in Hamlet! We then talk about missing rules in games and the way in which we handle those situations. We then end the show by telling you what we've been enjoying about fall so far! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! You don't want to miss our SPOOKY OCTOBER! Game: 10:11 Topic: 26:28 Question: 38:10 Game Mentions: Quacks of Quedlinburg, Dead of Winter, Velomino, Inflation! Support: If you would like to help us improve our produc...
Sep 29, 2024•45 min
Ep.179 is live! We tell you all about Castell and our discovery of Castellers! We tell you about other things we have learned through board games before we talk about the touristy thing we are excited to do when friend come over! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game: 11:45 Topic: 26:49 Question: 37:43 Game Mentions: Quacks of Quedlinburg, Gugong, Twilight Struggle, Pax Pamir 2E, Mariposas, Santorini Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! w...
Sep 15, 2024•44 min
Ep.178 is live! Be sure to listen as we tell you about our time with Fiction from Allplay. After that we dive into deception in games and why we like Fiction over some other popular titles. We then end the show telling you about a current fiction that we are enjoying. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! While you are at it, be sure to go back 23 Knives and Winter Rabbit on Kickstarter! Links below. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtoz/23-knives-a-game-of-social-manipulation-in-ancient...
Sep 15, 2024•48 min
Ep.177 is live! come listen as we tell you about a Kickstarter project you should be backing on August 20th! We tell you all about Winter Rabbit from Absurdist Productions before diving into how much fun it is to be in a competitive game with cooperative elements. We end with a question about pumpkin spice and what is too early for it. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe. Also be sure to follow Winter Rabbit on Kickstarter and make sure to back it on August 20th! https://www.kickstarter.com/pr...
Aug 18, 2024•53 min
Ep.176 is here! We talk with our friend Tyler Brown about his upcoming Kickstarter on August 20th! 23 Knives is his upcoming game. We have played several iterations of the game and are so excited to see it become available to others in a final form. We talk about the game a little, but a lot about Tyler! This is a fun interview and we hope you support his Kickstarter! Sign up with the link below to be notified of it's launch this month. Then be sure to like, share, and subscribe to the podcast! ...
Aug 04, 2024•56 min
