Firstly, apologies for the issues with Ronan's audio. The new set up in a new house did not work well, we will work on that. Secondly this episode has been in the editing suite for a few weeks so apologies if some things sound out of date but that leads us to the most important thing... Thirdly thank you if you stuck around for and are listening to this. We hope to be back more regularly from now on. As well as our look back to 2023 we also chat about Duel for Middle-Earth, Galaxy Postman, Saltf...
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 212
Ronan takes you through six reviews of slightly oddball games. The games featured are; A Game About Selecting 7 Cards and Speedily Searching for Synergies, The Barracks Emperors, Green Team Wins, Patterns, Rome in a Day and Tesseract. Head to www.dicetower.com for more gaming goodness galore.
Mar 19, 2024•38 min•Ep. 211
Sean and Ronan unite to look back a decade at the very best games of a great year for new games. Before that they take a look at six games they have been playing recently.
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 210
This time around Ronan brings you six reviews of games which have recently been gracing the darkest holes of the pit. Chewed to the marrow are; 3 Ring Circus, Wild Tiled West, Noobs in Space, Nekojima, River Wild and Phantom Ink. Head to dicetower.com for much, much more gaming goodness.
Jan 22, 2024•29 min•Ep. 209
It was a year so stuffed full of great games that it took us twelve months to consider them properly and finally put together a Top 15 each, extended from our usual Top 10s due to the insane amount of gaming goodness bestowed upon the world last year. Prior to the Top 15s we talk about Freelancers, World Wonders, Race to the Raft, Sea Dragons and Prey Another Day. To finish up we run down the BGG Top 20 for 2022. Much love and happy holidays to you all.
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 208
While Sean is busy in Germany running around the halls and scoffing nacken, Ronan is here to deliver their Top 15 most anticipated games for this year's Spiel.
Oct 05, 2023•38 min•Ep. 207
Ronan is hosting a shorter episode this time around as he gives his, mostly, quicker views on a few games played recently. 00:01:02 Wonderland's War 00:08:30 Clank!: Catacombs 00:14:18 Archeos Society 00:19:09 Sabika 00:30:26 Vagrantsong 00:36:29 1st and Roll www.dicetower.com https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588...
Jul 25, 2023•43 min•Ep. 206
Sean and Ronan return to ramble through ten games they have been exploring recently. On the slate are; Marvel D.A.G.G.E.R., La Famiglia, Darwin's Journey, Heat, Lords of Ragnarok, Revive, Carnegie, TMNT: Shadows of the Past, Tipperary and Vengeance: Roll & Fight. Head to www.dicetower.com for great gaming coverage.
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 205
Sean and Ronan bring their pit into your pit to discuss twelve games they have been playing recently. On the menu are; Rolling Heights, Dorfromantik, Marrakesh, Etherfields, Yggdrasil Chronicles, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Magna Roma, Astro Knights, Marvel Damage Control, Mandala, Shake That City and Air, Land & Sea. Talk to us at our BGG Guild; https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588 Head to www.dicetower.com for plenty more gaming goodness....
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 204
During the compilation of our Top 100 Games we had some glaring holes in our gaming palmares. In this episode we both pick the one game released each year twixt 2002 and 2011 that we most wish we had played. These games could have been contenders, the could have had class. www.dicetower.com www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast
Jun 12, 2023•50 min•Ep. 203
Ronan takes you through reviews of five games and one expansion in this review of what has been hitting the pit in recent weeks. For more gaming goodness take a look at www.dicetower.com
Jun 01, 2023•51 min•Ep. 202
Sean and Ronan sit down and chew the fat over the many games they played over a glorious weekend in Eastbourne at LoBsterCon XXIV. Old favourites, new experiences and everything in between. www.dicetower.com thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com
May 18, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 201
Sean and Ronan celebrate The Game Pit's Ten Year Anniversary in style by completing their lists of the greatest games of all time. Thanks for being with us for the past ten years and much love to all.
May 11, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 200
Sean and Ronan and busy digging through snow as today we launch into a review of Frostpunk followed by nine more quicker reviews and some Sesame Street theme tune. https://www.instagram.com/thegamepitpodcast/ www.dicetower.com
Apr 20, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 199
Sean and Ronan return to run down twenty of the finest games ever to grace a gamer's table. www.dicetower.com thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com
Apr 07, 2023•52 min•Ep. 198
Ronan is joined by returning guest Adam and between them they mull over the merits of Akropolis, Oath, Ahoy!, Rumble Nation, Star Trek: Ascendancy, Red Cathedral: Contractors, Sea, Salt & Paper and Oriflamme: Ablaze. For masses of gaming content please check out www.dicetower.com Find us at https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588
Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 197
Sean and Ronan rock up and roll out twenty of the greatest games to ever grace the tables of the world. T-Rexs! Dragons! Minotaurs! Vikings! Merchants! Human Shields Gods! Ravens! Cathedrals! Escalators! This episode has it all. Join us. www.dicetower.com www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast
Mar 09, 2023•56 min•Ep. 196
Ronan jumps in to adjudicate on two mini pit fights this episode. In one ring we have three solo games but first up is the main event, three fantasy mappy adventurey movey aroundy games. Which Champions are crowned and who will return to the gaming gym to try and improve for next time? www.dicetower.com
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 195
Ronan is joined by Lloyd as they go on a time travelling adventure through theme and decision density. Games covered include Ahoy!, San Francisco, Stars of Akarios and a plethora of older titles both shiny and tarnished. Head to www.dicetower.com for gaming goodness. https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588
Feb 07, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 194
Close your eyes, start a journey to a strange new world Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before Close your eyes and let music set you free Only then can you belong to me www.dicetower.com
Jan 25, 2023•59 min•Ep. 193
Sean and Ronan return to recall the games old and new they feasted on over the holidays. They then turn their gaze down memory lane and recall the top ten games from one of the greatest years for news releases, 2013. www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com www.dicetower.com
Jan 15, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 192
Strap in as Sean and Ronan continue their rundown of the greatest games ever known to grace a table. Space! Dams! Cats! Pyroclastic Flow! We have it all. www.dicetower.com https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588
Dec 22, 2022•47 min•Ep. 191
Ronan is here to meander his way through five games, one activity and a book. Featured are; Mosaic, War of the Ring: Card Game, Caldera Park, Village Rails, ROVE, Rankster and Board Games on My Mind. dicetower.com is where gamers go for joy thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com for all complaints and enquiries
Dec 14, 2022•41 min•Ep. 190
Ronan reviews seven games in this episode. The titles covered are; Terracotta Army, Hamlet, Cat in the Box, Deities, Night Parade of a Hundred Yokai, Fun Facts and Town 66. Send us an email at thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com to let us know what you think
Nov 20, 2022•47 min•Ep. 189
Sean and Ronan continue their countdown of the greatest games of all time with twenty more all time bangers to fill your table. In this episode they introduce The Eeky Rating, Ronan finds himself in a lake of minestrone soup, Sean watches people confused by fish and when is a game surpassed but not actually surpassed. Join in the conversation here; https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/298368/game-pit-podcast-top-100-games-all-time...
Oct 27, 2022•50 min•Ep. 188
Ronan is here to ramble around his thoughts about our visit to Spiel 2022 and then give some initial opinions on seven new releases. The games he licks this time are; Starship Captains, Kites, Flamecraft, Marvel Remix, Orichalcum, Donkey Valley and Joan of Arc: Draw and Write. Head to www.dicetower.com for all the gaming coverage you could ever handle. Hit us up at thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com if you have something we need to know...
Oct 19, 2022•56 min•Ep. 187
Ronan returns with more ill informed opinions for a bit of fun. He takes a run at thirteen games releasing at Spiel 2022 this week and tries to predict whether they will be Treasures or Traps. Games covered are; Swindler, Kites, Mosaic, Evergreen, The Great Split, Donkey Valley, Rankster, All Roads, Atiwa, Deities, Evora, Kingdom Defenders and Oneironauts. Check out dicetower.com for much more gaming coverage
Oct 03, 2022•58 min•Ep. 186
Sean and Ronan are here with their crystal balls to try and predict the future again. Just for fun they have cast their eyes over twenty new releases for this year's Spiel at Essen and they give their uninformed opinions on whether each game will be a Treasure, worth parting with your gold for, or a Trap, luring in the unwary. Join in the conversation at www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast www.dicetower.com...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 185
Ronan returns to regale you all with reviews of; Sniper Elite, Tabannusi, Welcome to the Moon, Imperium: Classics, Waste Knights 2nd Edition, Voyages, It's a Wonderful Kingdom, Cross Clues and Paleo. This episode is brought to you by Lemsip, Strepsils and Benylin. Be good to each other.
Sep 26, 2022•50 min•Ep. 184
Matthew once again dives into The Pit, alongside Sean and Ronan he gives the lowdown on the best and worst of 2021 in board gaming. To go with our Top 10s we also run through our Games of the Year, Biggest Disappointments, Under the Radar, Best Production and Best Reprints. Join in the conversation at; www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588 thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com...
Sep 12, 2022•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 183
