The guys are back from Gen Con 2025! Mark and Rob discuss the Con, their experiences, what they say, and the games they picked up and tried. Games discussed in this episode include: Casinopolis, Wroth, Toy Battle, Zenith, Compile: Main 1, Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game, The Last Lighthouse, Conservas, La Habana, Xylotar, Forest Shuffle: [...]
Mark and Rob cover what they played recently and then discuss the games they are most scited for at Gen Con 2025. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar, Twinkle Twinkle, Leviathan Wilds and Radlands.
Mark and Rob go over recent gaming and then Mark covers his experiences with 3D printing and how he's using it for the hobby. Games discussed in this episode include: L.L.A.M.A., Phantom Ink, Obscurio, Flip 7 and 7 Wonders: Architects.
Mark and Rob discuss recent gaming and then go into the news, companies increasing their prices, and the Origins Award winners. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: ISS Vanguard, Rumble Nation, Ruins, Looot, Oddland, Money!, Vegas Strip, Castle Combo, Jamaica, Great Western Trail: Second Edition, Cyclades: Legendary Edition and Five Tribes: The Djinns of [...]
Mark and Rob discuss some of the latest news and games they've played. Then the guys talk about various qualities of local game stores that keeps them coming back. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Ruins, A Feast for Odin and Finspan.
Mark and Rob talk about some of the games they've played lately, cover recent news, and then discuss the SDJ nominees for 2025. Games discussed in this episode include: Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game, Earth, Jamaica, Martian Rails, Dragon Eclipse, Super Motherload, Ahoy, Bomb Busters and Clank!: Catacombs.
Rob and mark talk about recent gaming and then discuss deciding how to pick games between different groups and players. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: The Resistance, Spectacular, Earth, Santorini: Riddle of the Sphinx, HALO: Mission Command, Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood, Jamaica, Abyss, Too Many Bones, Cities, Flip 7 and Great Western Trail: [...]
Rob and Mark discuss some of the recent games they played and then go into how they thing the hobby may change through the next few months. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Slide, Faraway: People From Below, Moon Colony Bloodbath, Spectacular, Orléans, The LOOP, Earth, The Guild of Merchant Explorers, Moon Leap, HIT [...]
Mark and Rob discuss their recent gaming and then cover preparation for conventions such as Gen Con. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Wreckland Run, Wraith & The Giants, Proving Grounds, Slide, Faraway, Moon Colony Bloodbath, Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game, Cities, Flip 7 and Star Explorer.
Mark and Rob go over recent gaming and news and then dive into the different classes of gamers and where they align. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Unstoppable, Prey, The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, Rebirth, Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated – Darkest Magic, Odin, Fromage, Forest Shuffle, Finca, Wreckland Run, Cities and Architects [...]
Rob and Mark cover their top 20 favorite games of all time. What are the differences between favorite games of a gamer that's new to the hobby and one that's been in it for over 15 years. Plus, the guys cover recent gaming and news. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: The Castles of [...]
Mark and Rob go over some games that they've played recently then talk about crowdfunding and will it become a thing of the past. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: La Granja, Skyrise, Flip 7, Blank Slate, Deep Dive, 7 Wonders, Finspan, Marvel Dice Throne Missions, Cities, Apiary, Survival of the Fattest, Just One, [...]
Mark and Rob attend TBL Con 2025 and share their experiences plaing games that are both old and new. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Hanamikoji, Neon Reign, Twilight Struggle, Dogfight!: Rule The Skies in 20 Minutes!, Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes, Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!, Ginkgopolis, Bullet♥︎, Planet Unknown, [...]
Mark discuss recent gaming, some of the latest news in the gaming space, and then talk about what gaming resolutions they have for 2025. Games discussed in this episode include: Power Grid, Rainbow, L.L.A.M.A., Love Letter, Slay the Spire: The Board Game, Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated – Darkest Magic, SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, [...]
Mark and Rob discuss recent gaming and then go through their most anticipated game releases coming up in 2025. Games discussed in this episode include: 52 Realms: Adventures, SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Prey, Rainbow, Rebirth, Blank Slate, L.L.A.M.A., Point City, Terminus, Ark Nova, The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth, Stamp Swap, Ancient [...]
Mark and Rob discuss some of the games they've been playing and cover their top 10 games of 2024 along with the news. Games discussed in this episode include: Stamp Swap, Love Letter, Dune: Imperium, Codenames: Pictures, 20 Strong, Survival of the Fattest, Sky Team, Sobek, Mass Effect: The Board Game – Priority: Hagalaz, Dorfromantik: [...]
Mark and Rob discuss some of the recent games they've played and then go on to talk about game sequels. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Costa Rica, Deep Dive, GPS, Arcs, Codenames: Duet, Port Royal: Big Box, Survival of the Fattest, Ancient Knowledge
Mark and Rob discuss the new video podcast, more content added to the YouTube channel, and recent gaming. Then the guys talk about recent AI developments in the boardgame space. Games discussed in this episode include: Survival of the Fattest, Hadrian's Wall, Skyrise, Kemet: Blood and Sand, Nemesis: Lockdown, Bullet♥︎, Root, Abyss and Clank!: Catacombs.
Mark and Rob talk about recent gaming and then discuss the criteria that causes them to be interested in a game. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Survival of the Fattest, Hadrian's Wall, Skyrise, Undergrove, Play Nine, Wyrmspan, Tower Up, Ruins, Oddland, Vegas Strip and Money!.
Rob and Mark discuss some recent gaming, go over current gaming news, and discuss the various sizes of games. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Survival of the Fattest, Mountain Goats, Finca, Jaipur, SCOUT, Arcs, Captain Flip, Tapple, Rack-O and Hadrian's Wall.
Rob and Mark discuss a few of the games that they have been playing lately and then talk about games that they enjoyed as kids. Games discussed in this episode include: Finca, River Valley Glassworks, Paperback: 10th Anniversary Edition, Skyrise, Can't Stop, SCOUT, Ra and Under Falling Skies.
Mark and Rob discuss a few of their recent games that they have played. Then they go on to talk about the various kinds of game reprints. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Typewriter, Paperback: 10th Anniversary Edition, Rock Hard: 1977, Finca, Draft & Write Records, Jaipur, River Valley Glassworks, The Battle for Hill [...]
Mark and Rob discus the games they're been playing recently and then talk about what they really enjoy about their local local game stores. Games discussed in this episode include: Fractured Sky, First in Flight, Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated, Jaipur, River Valley Glassworks, Draft & Write Records, Clank!: Catacombs – Lairs and Lost Chambers, Under [...]
Mark and Rob provide an update to the publisher discussion from episode 78 Games discussed in this episode include: River Valley Glassworks.
Rob and Mark discuss recent gaming and then go on to talk about some situations where buyers are let down by publishers. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Captain Flip, Plunder: A Pirate's Life, Truffle Shuffle, Chronicles of Drunagor: Age of Darkness, Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated, The Mandalorian: Adventures, Skyrise, Comic Hunters, Fractured Sky, [...]
The guys are back from Gen Con 2024 and they discuss what they saw, what they acquired, and what they played. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Planet Unknown, Clank!: Catacombs, Plunder: A Pirate's Life, Kingdomino, Clank!: Sunken Treasures, SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Spectacular, Nocturne, Truffle Shuffle, Paint the Roses, Captain Flip, This [...]
Mark and Rob discuss recent gaming and then they go into their most anticipated games at GenCon 2024. They wrap up the show discussing favorite beverages. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, Attika, Color Field, Draft & Write Records, Shifting Stones, BANG! The Bullet!, 7 Wonders: Architects, Águeda: City [...]
Mark and Rob discuss recent games they've played, then review The Feds, and finsih up by covering some of their favorite small box games. Games discussed in this episode include: The Feds, Final Girl, Trekking Through History, Wonderland's War, Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated, Draft & Write Records, Wyrmspan, Dungeon Saga Origins, The Hunger, Color Field, [...]
Mark and Rob discuss recent gaming and then go over the SDJ nominees. Lastly they go over all the crowd funded games they are waiting for. Games discussed in this episode include: Let's Go! To Japan, Too Many Bones, Final Girl, Draft & Write Records, Alhambra, Gizmos, Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America, Abducktion, Trekking [...]
Mark and Rob do an in depth session report covering recent gaming. Games discussed in this episode include: Super Mega Lucky Box, Draft & Write Records, Too Many Bones, Planet Unknown, Next Station: Paris, Roll to the Top: Journeys, Dog Park, Gloomhaven, Starship Captains, Dungeons, Dice & Danger, Tapestry, The Downfall of Pompeii, Dungeon Saga [...]
