Carla and Melanie list their favorite area control games. Reach Melanie on Facebook: Mel & Friend's Board Game Room Instagram: Mels_Boardgame_Room YouTube: Mel's Boardgame Room Reach Carla on Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics Instagram: boardgamespecialist [00:01:30] Sunset Over Water [00:03:42] Boonlake [00:04:44] Break the Code [00:06:28] The Guild of Merchants Explorers [00:07:42] Canopy [00:09:26] Canvas [00:10:55] Istanbul dice game [00:11:58] Cover Your Assets [00:14:28]...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite food themed games. You can find Melanie on.. Facebook: Mel & Friend's Board Game Room Instagram: mels_boardgame_room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room You can find Carla on.. Instagram: boardgamespecialist facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics [00:01:54] Adrenaline [00:04:07] Chinatown [00:05:18] Einstein [00:07:18] Roll for It [00:08:07] Point Salad [00:10:28] German Railroads [00:13:17] Pret a Porter [00:15:05] Lost Ruins of Arnak [00:15:43] Di...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite boardgame podcasts. [00:03:44] Dulce [00:08:07] Parks Wildlife expansion [00:08:38] The Whatnot Cabinet [00:10:03] Incoherent [00:11:33] Liars Dice [00:14:06] Nut [00:15:03] Boo [00:16:45] King of Tokyo [00:18:13] Sylvion [00:19:14] Love Letter [00:19:19] Dr. Eureka [00:19:40] Clic Clac Lumberjack [00:21:00] Board Game Hottakes [00:23:24] Board Game Mechanics [00:24:41] Board Game BBQ [00:25:59] Board Game Barrage [00:27:35] Board Game Chats [00:28:34] Bitew...
Oct 03, 2022•58 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite nature themed boardgames. [00:00:53] Tiny Epic Zombies [00:01:30] Blue Moon City [00:02:47] Harbour [00:03:40] Liars Dice [00:05:38] Hollywood Bloclbuster [00:06:45] Phantom Ink [00:08:11] High Society [00:09:05] Killer Robots Speed Dating [00:10:45] Qua Pla [00:12:15] Castles of Mad King Ladwig Collectors edition [00:13:49] Paint the Roses [00:16:26] Clans of Caledonia [00:16:42] Endeavor Age of Sail [00:18:13] Picture Perfect [00:24:18] Arboretum [00:27:56...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite Trick Taking games. [00:01:22] Obsession [00:04:50] Eternal Palace [00:07:00] SOS Titanic [00:08:52] Land vs Sea [00:10:21] Marvel Lengendary [00:13:13] Jekyll vs Hyde [00:15:33] Skull King [00:18:07] Deckbuild the Halls [00:20:19] The Crew: the Quest for Planet Nine [00:24:24] Scout [00:26:15] Stickem [00:27:57] The Fox in the Forest [00:31:14] The Dwarf King [00:32:40] Fuji Flush/ Five Cucumbers [00:34:43] Rook [00:37:48] Diamonds [00:40:36] Dealt!/ Krass ...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite dexterity games. [00:00:40] Thieves Market [00:03:34] Secret Hitler [00:05:32] Impact: Battle of the Elements [00:06:14] Catan [00:07:11] Perseverence [00:09:35] Cooper island [00:12:49] Dice Theme Park [00:16:08] Pitchcar [00:18:37] Molkky [00:22:24] Drop It [00:24:12] Klask [00:26:52] Dimension [00:29:41] Buildzee [00:30:36] Frame It/Rubiks Race [00:34:25] Perplexus [00:37:36] Tabletop Shuffleboard/Curling [00:39:54] Click Clack Lumberjack [00:42:48] Sonor...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite games played while attending Fallcon 35. [00:13:43] Golem [00:18:55] Illusion [00:21:26] Silver Bullet [00:24:53] Shirting Stones [00:26:42] El Grande [00:30:10] King of Tokyo [00:34:40] Hansa Teutinica [00:39:28] Vampire Queen [00:41:52] Thebes [00:46:20] Framework [00:48:23] Bunny Kingdom [00:51:18] Architects of the West Kingdom [00:55:22] Planet Unknown [00:59:27]Homebrewers [01:04:12] Downforce [01:08:13] Keystone [01:13:38] Thebes...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite survival games. [00:00:46] A fake Artist goes to New York [00:01:15] Land vs Sea [00:01:23] Decorum [00:03:33] Gutenburg [00:06:19] Color Addict [00:07:51] Nicodemus [00:12:20] Lifeboat [00:14:12] Star Realms [00:16:10] Survie: Escape from Atlantis [00:20:23] Dice Throne [00:24:39] Crave [00:28:30] King of Tokyo [00:31:52] Pandemic the Cure [00:36:28] Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion [00:39:25] Paleo [00:43:23] Monster Menice America [00:46:52] Lost Expedition [0...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite 2-player only games. [00:01:42] The Rise of Queensdale [00:04:24] Dale of Merchants [00:05:45] Crossed Words [00:8:08] Throw Throw Avacado [00:11:25] Ingenious [00:12:52] Grackles [00:13:54] Bob Ross Art of Chill [00:14:51] Dragonland [00:17:32] Paris le citie de la lumiere [00:20:23] Radlands [00:21:57] Schotten Totten [00:24:59] Lost Cities [00:27:53]GIPF series [00:29:30] One Deck Dungeon [00:32:17] Patchwork [00:36:24] Onitama [00:38:53] 7 Wonders Duel [...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie list their favorite youtuber channels. {00:02:41] Kero [00:05:15] Naramata [00:08:30] Steampark [00:09:47] Planted [00:14:48] Tabletop [00:16:33] Ant Lab Games [00:17:50] Board Game Nexus [00:18:56] Foster the Meeple [00:20:32] Baord Game Bullocks [00:22:20] Broken Meeple [00:25:22] Actualol [00:26:28] Kovray [00:28:20] Boardgame Ramblings [00:30:18] Our Family Plays Games [00:33:40] All You Can Board [00:35:22] The Board Game Garden [00:37:39} Watch it Played [...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite Roll & Write games. [00:02:14] Anomia X [00:02:35] Yinsh & Lyngk [00:03:07] Brass Birmingham [00:04:05] Petrichor Collectors Edition [00:06:00] Marvel Dice Throne [00:06:21] Ingenious [00:07:49] Mamma Mia [00:09:15] Hollywood Blockbuster [00:10:48] Tyrants of the Underdark [00:12:05] Super Mega Lucky box [00:13:30] Three Sisters [00:14:19] Castles of Burgandy the dcie game [00:14:50] Ganz Schon Clever Series [00:17:33] Rawr and write [00:20:08] Welco...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast Melanie talks about Games & Couples and her favorite games of the week. https://www.facebook.com/109542244146501/posts/pfbid02PL7StCfbvLg6VpsirDmqaaeDXQH4jYutcNnC7YRBVTPwVUQmtLor55tTDmG71ERml/?sfnsn=mo [00:15:08] Ohanami [00:19:02] Watergate [00:24:04] Targi [00:28:03] Azul [00:31:08] The Quest for El Dorado [00:34:24] DiceThrone [00:36:50] Raptor [00:40:59] Legendary Encounter [00:46:22] Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Aug 01, 2022•53 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie talk about what is essential to have in a game room. [00:01:16] Great Weatern trail nd edition [00:04:15] The Guild of Merchant Explorers [00:05:54] Endangered: New Species [00:07:40] Klask [00:9:18] Discoveries:The Journals of Lewis and Clark [00:9:54] Pandemic the Cure [00:11:34] Heating/Cooling [00:13:17] Dry erase pens/pens/paper [00:14:29] Apprpriate snacks [00:17:43] Music [00:19:21] Variety of Games [00:22:08] Snacks and Drinks [00:23:08] Good Lighting [0...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla talks about her favorite solo games. [00:00:54] Fabled Fruit [00:02:15] Summit [00:04:12] Magnificent [00:09:13] Bandada [00:10:00] S.O.S Titanic [00:11:07] Trailblazers [00:12:25] Mr. Cabbageheads Garden [00:15:10] Ecosystem [00:16:58] Tiny Towns [00:20:44] Crystallo [00:25:21] Shahrazad [00:28:37] Ugly Gryphon Inn [00:30:52] Cascadia [00:34:20] Azul [00:36:27] Nova Luna [00:40:46] Food Chain Island [00:43:33] A Gentle Rain...
Jul 18, 2022•48 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite games that use Multi Use cards. [00:00:50] Runsega North series (Shipwrights, Raiders, Explorers) [00:03:22] Castell [00:07:03] Cacao [00:10:27] Costa Rica [00:13:50] Point Salad [00:16:51] Shifting Stones [00:18:33] Radlands [00:21:56] Epic PVP fantasy [00:24:00] San Juan [00:28:09] Watergate [00:30:58] Duffers [00:34:32]One Deck Dungeon [00:38:34] Raiders of Scythia, Raiders of the North, Architects of the West Kingdom, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Viscou...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite games played at MelCon 2022. [00:01:10] Wild Serengeti [00:01:59] The Deadlies [00:04:33] Melcon [00:05:49] Longshot the Dice Game [00:08:40] Anomia [00:10:31] Nidavellir [00:13:39] Tichu [00:19:28] Dice Town [00:22:32] Paleo [00:29:21] Four Gardens [00:33:24] Succulent [00:36:24] Imhotep [00:40:38] Keyflower [00:44:58] Creature Comforts [00:48:15:] Pickomino [00:53:02] Awkward Guests [00:56:33] Merchants Cove [01:03:30] Foundations of Rome [01:08:35] Trapwo...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite worker placement games. The store in Efmonton is called Pe Metawe. {00:00:33] Honeybuzz (Petewe Game Store, Edmonton) [00:03:35] Decrypto [00:06:44} Istanbul Dice game [00:07:22] Viticulture World [00:09:12] Hardback [00:10:34] Whistle Stop [00:13:34] Imhotep [00:17:48] Five Tribes [00:19:34] The Gallerist [00:20:49] Raiders of Scythia/Raiders of the North Sea [00:22:16] Architects of the West Kingdom [00:25:19 Lost Ruins of Arnak [00:25:54] Near and Far [00...
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie list their favorite crime themed games. [00:00:41] Quadropolis [00:02:55] Creature Comforts [00:03:44] Love Letter [00:04:37] Foundations of Rome [00:07:44] Founders of Teothuacan [00:09:00] Wonderlands War [00:14:00] The Godfather :Corleones Empire [00:14:35] Stop Thief [00:15:41] Sherlock 13 [00:18:43] Break the Safe [00:20:10] The Mansky Caper [00:22:10] The Godfather :Corleones Empire [00:24:47] Sheriff of Notingham [00:30:22] Watson and Holmes [00:32:43] De...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie talk about their favorite games to play on the patio. [00:0 1:40] Merchants of the Dark Road [00:05:39] Kohaku [00:07:52] Awkward Guests [00:14:45] Furnace [00:16:44] Tsuro [00:17:45] Cascadia [00:19:15]Parks [00:20:15]Hack Jack [00:21:50] Beyond Baker Street [00:23:27] Jabuka [00:25:20] A Gentle Rain [00:27:53] Niya [00:29:52]Zombie Dice [00:2957] Qwirkle {00:30:23] Blokus {00:30:40] Klask [00:32:30]Sharazad [00:36:05] Drop It [00:37:57] Codinca [00:41:51] Boggle [00:43:39] Ni...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast The games Carla and Melanie played while at GobFest the Edmonton Boardgame Convention. [00:02:15] 7 Wonders Architects [00:04:13] Underwater Cities [00:07:40] The Captain is Dead [00:09:58] Wild Serenghetti [00:13:47] Dice Born Heroes [00:16:25] Azul Queens Garden [00:21:28] Cottage Garden [00:24:04] Messina 1347 [00:28:31] Creature Comforts [00:32:18] The one Hundred Torii [00:34:26] Libertalia Winds of Gaelcrest [00:36:45] Heaven and Ale [00:38:15] Creature Comforts [00:39:01] A Feast for Odin...
May 31, 2022•1 hr•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast This week Carla and Melanie list their 9 favorite small game with a big play feel. [00:01:46] Longshot the dice game [00:03:05] Bristol 1350 [00:05:45] Isle of Cats Kitten and Beasts expansion [00:06:17] Libertalia Winds of Galecrest [00:07:29] Cascadia [00:08:14] Pandemic Rapid Response [00:10:36] Holi Festival of Colors [00:12:01] Blokus the dice game [00:13:16] 13 Minutes the cuban missle crisis [00:15:08] Fort [00:18:20] Tiny Epic Dinosaurs [00:19:58] Tiny Epic Galaxies [00:21:41] Tiny Epic ...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their top 9 dice games. [00:00:45] Terra Mystica [00:04:01] Blueprints [00:04:30] Galaxy Trucker [00:05:30] Horrified [00:06:17] Chronicles of Crime [00:06:45] Chronicles of Crime Noir [00:08:08] Elysium [00:09:00] Decorum [00:11:52] Great Western Trail [00:12:42] Four Gardens [00:13:54] Everdell [00:14:33] Dice Hospital [00:15:25] Tiny Epic Western [00:15:49] Tiny Epic Pirates [00:16:08] Pandemic Rapid Response [00:18:00] Las Vegas [00:19:14] Pandemic The Cure [00:21:30] ...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie talk about their favorite heavy euro games. {00:03:13} Everdell {00:05:06} Aquatica {00:05:58} Glass Road} {00:08:01} Dice Born Heros [00:09:11] Liars Dice [00:10:40] Happy Salmon [00:11:00] Camel Up [00:11:10] Dice Throne [00:11:15] Impact [00:12:52] Bora Bora [00:13:35] Hamburg/Brugges [00:13:55] Caverna/ Agricola [00: 15:05] A Feast For Odin [00:18:09] Poer Grid Factory Manager [00:21:29] Teotihacan [00:25:18] Brass Birmingham [00:29:22] Maracaibo [00:31:30] ...
May 16, 2022•2 hr 30 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast In this Episode Carla and Melanie talk about the games they would play with their mothers. [00:00:35] Blood Rage [00:02:17] Impact [00:03:15] Taverns of Tiefenthal [00:06:20] Agricola [00:07:03] Athenium Mystic Library [00:08:17] Istanbul Dice Game [00:09:14] Concordia Solitairia [00:11:10] Las Vegas Royale [00:14:58] Rummikub [00:16:37] Exit/Unlock games [00:17:51] Patchwork [00:19:07] Qwirkle [00:20:14] Ohanami [00:21:38] Lotus [00:24:32] Tranquility [00:27:48] Shifting Stones [00:30:05] 12 Da...
May 09, 2022•56 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie list their top 9 Abstract Strategy Games. [00:01:30] Kohaku (C) [[00:02:25] Deception Murder in Hong Kong(C) [00:03:04] Tiny Towns(C) [00:03:37] Castles of Tuscany(C) [00:03:47]Castles of Mad King Ludwig(C) [00:04:100] Cash and Guns(M) [00:05:19] Deception Murder in Hong Kong] (M) [00:06:13] Tiny Towns(M) [00:06:24] Aqualin [00:06:49] Hive [00:08:38} Mandala [00:11:38] Ohanami [00:13:14] Seikatsu [00:15:45] Azul [00:18:40] Mandala Stones [00:21:17] Project L [00...
May 02, 2022•48 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie talk about their favorite small dice games. [00:01:12] Barenpark [00:01:53] Star Wars Jabbas Palace [00:02:26] Pandemic the Cure [00:03:19] Skull [00:03:33]Alien the Fate of the Nostromo [00:04:07] Raiders of the North Sea [00:05:21] Stardew Valley [00:06:08] Cash & Guns [00:07:03] Architects of the West Kingdom Works of Wonder [00:07:58] Carpe Diem [00:10:20] Unfair [00:11:30] Chinatown [00:15:52] Genotype [00:17:13] Carcassonne the Dice Game [00:18:54] Fla...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their top 9 favorite animal games. [00:01:05] Anomia [00:02:19] Vampire Queen [00:02:27] Skull [00:02:42] Blood Rage [00:04:52] Bunny Kingdom [00:07:24] Aqualin [00:08:35] Endangered [00:09:28] Rolling Realms [00:10:29] Jamey Steigmeyer [00:12:05] New York Zoo [00:14:32] Meadow [00:16:23] Savannah Park [00:18:28] Cascadia [00:20:22] Endangered [00:22:20] Cockroach Poker [00:25:25] Barenpark [00:27:40] Happy Pigs [00:31:12] Farming games [00:31:48] Meadow [00:32:39] Evoluti...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie talk about their top 9 deck building and bag building games. [00:02:34] Whistle Stop [00:02:38] Horrified [00:02:46] Coven [00:03:17] Micro Macro [00:03:47] Champions of Midgard [00:04:01] Dice Miner [00:04:42] Super Mega Lucky Box [00:04:46] Overboss [00:04:51] Skull [00:05:19] For Sale [00:05:31] Whistle Mountain [00:07:29] Anno 1800 [00:07:34] Steampunk Rally [00:08:34] Decrypts [00:11:01] Stradew Valley [00:12:45] Super Motherload [00:14:55] Lost Ruins of Ar...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie talk about their favorite games published in 2021 [00:01:11] Super Mega Luckybox [00:02:28] Draftosaurus [00:03:19] Girating Hamsters [00:04:12] Gizmos [00:05:09] Zombie Dice [00:06:00]Rummy kubb [0:06:49] Schotten Totten [00:08:04] Project L [00:09:20] Crave [00:11:02] Tiny Epic Pirates [00:14:45] Terraforming Mars Aries Expedition [00:19:00] Canvas [00:20:39] Radlands [00:23:21]Arch Ravels [00:25:58] Dice Miner [00:27:32] Meadow [00:29:48] Boonlake [00:33:39]Cascadia [00:37:4...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie share their favorite word games. [00:00:39] Tapestry [00:02:35] Fields of Arle [00:02;42] Port Royal [00:04:59] Tiny Epic Dungeon [00:05:52] Mystic Vale Essential Edition [00:07:10] Tanto Cuore [00:07:56] Raptor [00:11:02] Medium [00:12:48] Letter Jam [00:14:55] Wordsy [00:16:55] Network [00:17:21] Just One [00:19:27] Mystic Path [00:22:36] So Clover [00:26:37] Word Slam [00:28:33] Codename [00:30:45] Word Domination [00:33:53] Wereword [00:36:22] Cross Clues [0...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast 
