Season 2 is right around the corner! Come and join us for a year of merriment and memories as The Kindred Spirit Podcast returns from its hiatus! Get the latest news and details of what we plan to do this season in this, our Season 2 PSA! View our Season 2 trailer here! www.reddit.com/r/spiritisland/co…sft4t8/you_ready/ View our Patreon here! www.patreon.com/kindredspiritpodcast Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check out our Facebook page here at www.facebook.com/The-K...
Feb 05, 2022•58 min
This episode is a fun celebration for the KSP's one year anniversary! Join us as we listen and reminisce over some of the mistakes and goofs that we've made over our first year! Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check out our Facebook page here at www.facebook.com/The-Kindred-Spir…-102981524884534 Or visit us on our Instagram at www.instagram.com/theksp123/?fbcli…qjutWNLDBb24iWC4...
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Here we are at last! The culmination of the entire adversary series! In this episode we take a step back to view the adversaries as a whole with some overall statistics for each of them. We discuss our surveys and the data we received from them as well as making commentary about the adversaries themselves. We also speak to how this series has effected this podcast and has changed it for the better. The whole crew returns in this, our dynamic season 1 finale! Get in touch with us down below in th...
Aug 14, 2021•2 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 47
This is the promised announcement we mentioned last week! Learn what's going on currently as well as what we have planned for the future!
Aug 01, 2021•8 min
Here we are at last! The survey results for England! Come and join us as we take a listen to hear what you all had to say about how to take England down and which spirits are both good and bad for the match up! There's a plethora of interesting information to be learned in this one, lots of new appearances for the top and bottom five! Who made it on! Who didn't? Find out all of it in Ep 46! Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check out our Facebook page here at www.facebo...
Jul 24, 2021•1 hr 46 min
Here we are at last! The final adversary in our series! Today we embark on the examination on what many have considered to be the most difficult adversary in the game! Known for crafty adjacencies and rabid constructions, England sure brings significant difficulty to the table. Their reign of terror has lasted long, and in that time many have fallen to their aggressive pace and extra health, but who are they really under that evil veneer? What exactly do they do and how did we fare against them?...
Jul 17, 2021•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 45
As we have gone through our adversary series one of the things we have noticed is that many of the fear spirits have been featured in the bottom 5 for a plethora of the surveys. We see them regularly getting voted for the worst spirits in many situations. We felt that it would be a good idea to shed our thoughts on fear spirits in general and make our claim as to why we think they are incredibly valuable and are in fact NOT bad spirits at all! Join us as we defend the honor of each of the 6 fear...
Jul 10, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 44
Here we are at last at the conclusion of our Scotland analysis! Come join us as we look at the data form our survey as well as the comments and feedback that you all gave! This adversary survey boasts the most crowded top 5 we've ever had so come and see who all made it in! We got some interesting numbers y'all! Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check out our Facebook page here at www.facebook.com/The-Kindred-Spir…-102981524884534 Or visit us on our Instagram at www.ins...
Jun 26, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 43
Here we embark our analysis of the bravest adversary in the game! (at the moment anyway) The Scots have come to spirit Island and they haven't come to play! Join us as we learn all about who they are, what they do and our experiences with them on their highest difficulty! Be sure to check out our survey for England's Analysis here! www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2679568…42990#37942990 Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check out our Facebook page here at www.facebook.com/T...
Jun 19, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Here we are at last at the finale of the All-Stars! In this episode we dive in to the thoughts and opinions of the community on what you all think are the best spirits for each category! I hope you all were able to enjoy this fun little exercise and I also hope that you were able to learn a thing or 2 perhaps from all the discussions! A podcast all about the board game Spirit Island! Designed by Eric Reuss and published by Greater Than Games, Spirit Island has become a favorite of ours and we lo...
Jun 12, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 41
You've heard our thoughts about our own All-Star teams but now it's time to look at your inputs based on the data from the surveys! Join us for our 40th episode as we relay the results of what the community had to say about our fun little team building exercise! A podcast all about the board game Spirit Island! Designed by Eric Reuss and published by Greater Than Games, Spirit Island has become a favorite of ours and we love to talk all about it! Join us as we embarrass ourselves each episode as...
Jun 05, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 40
Have you ever wondered which spirits best represent each category between Offense, Control, Fear, Defense and Utility? If not, too bad! In this episode we start a fun series where we've thought about this idea and have come up with an "All-Star" team of 5 spirits who each represent each category. In this episode the whole gang is here to talk about our teams and we'll discuss our thoughts on why each member made it on to the team! Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check...
May 29, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 39
Join us for a fun episode where the designer of the game Eric Reuss joins us to talk about how Spirit Island came to be! We're incredibly grateful to him for joining us for this one and we learned so many interesting things about the game! Sit back, relax and get ready to learn much about what went behind-the-scenes on the game's development! Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check out our Facebook page here at www.facebook.com/The-Kindred-Spir…-102981524884534 Or visit...
May 22, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 38
On the heels of our impactful first episode on the adversary of France, we come in today to close it out! Join us today for the dramatic conclusion of them as we look at the data from our survey! France had the most amount of feedback thus far and it is now time to discuss the results! We had so much fun with this one and I'm so grateful for all of you who helped contribute to make it awesome! In addition, we have not just 1 but 2 surveys for our next upcoming episodes! Here are the links for Sc...
May 15, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 37
We come to it at last! The plantation colony of France! This adversary can be a bonafide toughie! France has been known to end the game incredibly early due to a very strong and front-loaded rule set. Come join us as we dive into their capabilities and intricacies as well hearing about their lore within the framework of the game! In addition, you'll hear our most recent experience with them on their hardest difficulty. Did we make it? Did we survive? Find out all about in our first episode of Fr...
May 08, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 36
In a move only a select few saw coming, there's a brand new spirit that's come to town! Although technically not official, there's a level of credence to this spirit since it's been designed by Eric himself! Join us as we look at this crazily dynamic spirit Spreading Rot Renews The Earth! A spirit all about disease and wilds! In this episode we take a deep dive into what this spirit can do and we recount some of the craziness from our experience with it! Want to see it for yourself? Here! Take a...
May 01, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 35
The time has come to hear your opinions on Sweden! Come join us as we conclude our examination of this Adversary! With your comments as well as the results of the survey we took, there's much to learn in this episode! Prepare yourself to hear multiple contentions of opinion within! As diverse opinions make for great discussion, I think it's good for all of us to hear! Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check out our Facebook page here at www.facebook.com/The-Kindred-Spir...
Apr 24, 2021•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 34
Today begins our examination of the original blight brigade Sweden! Join us as we take a look at their lore within the game as well as the abilities and tactics they bring to the table! Listen in to our tales of battle against this dastardly foe on their highest difficulty! In this episode we discuss good strategies and tips for taking them on, so sit back, relax and enjoy episode 33! Want to get your thoughts on the show? Join the discussion for the next adversary France! You can find our surve...
Apr 17, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 33
Here we are at last! The long awaited finale of the Fun 5! In this episode we look at your comments! We genuinely enjoyed getting to see everyone lean back and enjoy the simple emption of who was the most fun for them! We hope that this exercise with the fun 5 has reminded you about some of the simple and happy elements that board gaming as a hobby is meant to give! Thank you all SO MUCH once again for making this series happen! Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check o...
Apr 10, 2021•57 min•Ep. 32
We're having so much fun with the Fun 5 topic and we hope that you are as well! In this episode we continue the subject by looking at all the numbers from the survey we took! There was so much data that it took up the whole episode! There are very interesting discoveries to who the community considers to be the most fun character to play as! See who made high marks in episode 31! Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check out our Facebook page here at www.facebook.com/The-...
Apr 03, 2021•50 min•Ep. 31
If you've wanted a summary of the content we've discussed on this show than this is the episode for you! Because of how much we've published over the past months, we here at the KSP understand that it would take a decent amount of time to catch up on all of the various things we've covered so we've made an episode that summarizes what we've gone over so you could listen to this and be all caught up! Whether you want to get up to date on something you missed or you want to find a good place to st...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 42 min
Too often we've seen the dialogue around Spirit Island be focused on tier lists and optimal builds and the like. While this is perfectly fine, we think that it's important to throw all of that aside every now and then to just have fun! In this episode we buck the trend of serious brain-burning strategy and rather we focus on the characters that are just simply fun to play! Regardless of high difficulty viability, which characters do you like to play as because they make you happy when you do? Si...
Mar 27, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 30
The time has come to finish our BP examination! Join us as we take a look at all of the data from our community survey! Interestingly enough, we received some clashing opinions in the feedback that everybody gave! Sit back, relax and enjoy episode 29! Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check out our Facebook page here at www.facebook.com/The-Kindred-Spir…-102981524884534 Or visit us on our Instagram at www.instagram.com/theksp123/?fbcli…qjutWNLDBb24iWC4...
Mar 20, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 29
After a brief reprieve from the adversary series we come back with the analysis of the OG Adversary Brandenburg-Prussia! Join us as we examine what this speedy foe is all about and enjoy a recap of our fight against their highest difficulty! Here are the links for the surveys that were mentioned Reddit www.reddit.com/r/spiritisland/co…pirits_vs_sweden/ Board Game Geek www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2617138…-survey/page/1 Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check out our Fac...
Mar 13, 2021•56 min•Ep. 28
In this episode we discuss the various ways that you can tweak the game's gameplay experience with all the different modules! Some will make the game harder whereas others will alleviate the difficulty. We examine both official ones as well as the unofficial community ones as well! How do they effect the game? How many are there? How do our preferences differ from yours? Find out the answer to each in Ep 27! Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check out our Facebook page ...
Mar 06, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 27
Alas! Here we are at the second half of Hapsburg's analysis! In this one we go over all of the data from our surveys and we also take a look at all of YOUR comments! Some of the votes were to be expected but there's a few that really surprised us! Hope you enjoy it! In addition, here are the links for the Fun 5 surveys I spoke of, I hope to hear from you all! www.facebook.com/102981524884534/…241356984380320/ boardgamegeek.com/thread/2608297/w…our-fun-5/page/1 www.reddit.com/r/spiritisland/co…p&...
Feb 27, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 26
Today we continue the next part of our adversary series! In this episode we begin our examination of the livestock colony of Habsburg! With moving towns that have extra health, this adversary brings some serious heat to the table! Join us as we describe who they are and sit back and listen to our own experiences with this tricky foe! Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check out our Facebook page here at www.facebook.com/The-Kindred-Spir…-102981524884534 Or visit us on ou...
Feb 20, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 25
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the main event! It's the moment you've been waiting for! It's the Great Event Debate! Join us for a rousing discussion of whether or not event cards should be used in the game! In this episode we make a case for either opinion of event card inclusion or rejection. It's a silly fun-filled episode that I hope you'll enjoy! Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check out our Facebook page here at www.facebook.com/The-Kindred-Spir…-1029815248845...
Feb 13, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 24
You've heard who they are, and you've heard our thoughts and comments about Russia, but now it is time to hear about yours! In this episode we conclude our examination of Russia by looking at the community feedback we sought with our public surveys! There's a variety of opinions so give a listen and enjoy! Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check out our Facebook page here at www.facebook.com/The-Kindred-Spir…-102981524884534 Or visit us on our Instagram at www.instagram...
Feb 06, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 23
We get to it at last! The adversary series! Join us as we address the big brute on the block, Russia! This is the start of a series where we'll examine the strengths and weaknesses of each adversary and also discuss which spirit is good or bad against them! Get in touch with us down below in the comments section! Or check out our Facebook page here at www.facebook.com/The-Kindred-Spir…-102981524884534 Or visit us on our Instagram at www.instagram.com/theksp123/?fbcli…qjutWNLDBb24iWC4...
Jan 30, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 22
