Contact Melanie and Carla Instagram: boardgamespecialist mels_boardgame_room facebook: Mel's Board Game Room Red Deer Board Game Fanatics Discord: https://discord.gg/84pkkubp [00:00:42] My Father's Work [0004:27] Dundeon Makers [00:07:56] Elysium [00:12:42] Lost Cities [00:18:03] Atlantis Rising 2nd Edition [00:20:00]Gartenbau [00:23:10] Meadow [00:26:06] London 2nd Edition [00:29:06] Bob Ross Art of Chill [00:33:21] Azul [00:37:03] Kohaku [00:39:25] Everdell [00:42:50] Creature Comfor...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast [00:04:25] Dorf Romantik [00:06:22] Letter Tycoon [00:08:57] Dr. Lucky [00:11:22] World Mounuments [00:12:58] Factory Funner [00:15:17] How Matt got started in Escape rooms/escape puzzle games [00:18:09] How Matt got involved with Escape the Roomers [00:20:21] The percentage of escape games vs escape rooms Matt reviews [00:21:25] Escape Room review Canada Trip [00:25:11] How Matt goes about reviewing Escape/puzzle games without spoiling [00:28:00] Linear vs puzzle hunt [00:33:32] Matt's fav...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their top 9 bird themed board games. [0:53] Happy Pigs [1:52] Catan [2:08] King of Tokyo [2:14] Lord of Waterdeep [4:20] Teotihuacan [10:40] Mel's Honorable Mention - Rook [14:07] Carla's #9 Songbird [18:22] Mel's #9 Pina Pirata [21:52] Carla's #8 Trails of Tucana [24:16] Mel's #8 Odin's Ravens [29:25] Carla's #7 Cubert [31:58] Mel's #7 Grackles [35:02] Carla's #6 Enchanted Plumes [37:55] Mel's #6 Crows [42:50] Carla's...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie have a special announcement in regards to The Boardgame Specialists. [4:09] - Darwin's Journey [8:51] - Tetris Board Game [12:24] - Tetris Movie You can find Carla on Instagram: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics You can find Melanie on Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Come say Hi on Discord https://discord.gg/DUrmmBJ8...
May 01, 2023•16 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie discusses games they would suggest to play instead of Risk. [0:24] Risk [1:24] Birds of a Feather [4:15] Mystic Path [7:20] Distilled [15:30] Wavelenght [19:49] Mel's #9 - Smallworld [22:04] Carla's #9 - Las Vegas [24:35] Mel's #8 - Dice Throne [26:33] Carla's #8 - Game of Throne the Board Game [29:06] Mel's #7 - Tanks [31:36] Carla's #7 - Scythe [34:13] Mel's #6 - Viral [36:40] Carla's #6 - Brazil Imperial [39:04] Mel's #5 - Monster...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite games by designer Uwe Rosenberg. [1:26] Valparaiso [6:36] Adventures of Robin hood [8:26] Search [12:01] Reorganizing the board games [16:58] Le Havre / New York Zoo [17:44] Carla's #9 Caverna [20:34] Mel's #9 Patchwork [23:35] Carla's #8 Glass Road [27:36] Mel's #8 Framework [30:20] Carla's #7 Feast for Odin [35:37] Mel's #7 Nova Luna [38:01] Carla's #6 Patchwork [38:39] Carla's #5 Atiwa [42:10] Mel's #6 Bohnanza...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie discuss what they like to see in a board game rulebook. [0:38] Potion Explosion [4:46] Quatro [7:36] Quirkle [8:37] Paint the Roses [11:13] Bakers Dozen [13:40] Rulebook [15:06] Abandon All Artichokes / Carcassonne the Dice Game (rulebook shaped like the tin can box) [16:00] The Transcontinental (player aid refers to rulebook page number) [16:45] The Transcontinental (historical manual) [17:27] Jamaica (index tabs) [18:25] Mel's #9 - Card Appendix (Dominion) [19:50] Carla&...
Apr 10, 2023•59 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast Carla attended GobFest in Edmonton Alberta and although Melanie did not attend this year she hosted her own game day, Gobsnack. These are the top 9 games they played over the weekend. Yokohama Duel [3:17] Octodice [4:14] Micro Macro [5:05] Gugong [6:12] Ishtar [6:30] God of War the Card Game [6:55] Not Alone [6:59] One Key [8:28] Luna [8:30] Destinies Sea & Sand [8:33] Destinies Myth & Folklore [8:41] World Monument [8:47] Gen 7 [8:52] Chronicles of Crime Noir [9:03] Chronicles of Crime ...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast Melanie chats about games with designer and publisher, Wes Woodbury from Fundamental Games. [00:01:35] Wingspan [00:03:40] Terraforming Mars [00:05:30] Dominion [00:07:00] Quacks of Quedlinburg [00:07:33] Lost Ruins of Arnak [00:09:12] How Wes got into board game design [00:10:50] Legend of Novus [00:13:10] Die in the Dungeon [00:16:15] Dungeon Maker [00:18:30] How Wes's ideas come to him and then turn into design [00:22:00] How many changes made before final product [00:23:44] Who makes th...
Mar 27, 2023•53 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie discuss which game they would recommend to play instead of Monopoly. [1:08] Monsteropoly [2:10] The Landlord Game [4:22] Splendor Duel [8:20] Akropolis [11:35] Décorum [14:45] Crokinole [17:10] Carla's Honorable Mention Monopoly Deal [18:15] Carla's Second Honorable Mention Acquire [18:48] Carla's #9 Racoon Tycoon [24:18] Mel's #9 Monopoly Deal [26:15] Carla's #8 Machi Koro [30:07] Mel's #8 Cover Your Assets [32:30] Carla's #7 Steam Park [37:3...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie discuss their favorite deduction games. GStone App [0:45] Downforce [1:30] Ashtar [1:43] Crystallized [1:45] 3000 Scoundrels [5:02] Hamburg / Bruges [9:06] Meadow expansion (down stream)[13:00] Mel's 9 - Dixit [14:40] Carla's 9 - Sleuth [18:50] Mel's 8 - Sherlock 13 [21:56] Carla's 8 - Hanabi [25:21] Beyond Baker Street [28:10] Mel's 7 - Deception Murder in Hong Kong [30:08] Carla's 7 - Picture Perfect [35:22] Mel's 6 - Narcos The Board Game [...
Mar 13, 2023•2 hr 30 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie discuss their most played games of 2022. You can find Carla on Instagram: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics You can find Melanie on Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Come say Hi on Discord https://discord.gg/vCgXa4xP [00:02:46] Rebuilding Seattle [00:05:45] Light in the Mist [00:06:25] Forge [00:12:16] Kingdom Builder [00:14:44] Framework [00:16:44] Pina Pirata [00:19:13] Ark Nova [00...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie discuss their favorite route building games. You can find Carla on Instagram: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics You can find Melanie on Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Come say Hi on Discord https://discord.gg/vCgXa4xP [00:01:02] Destinies [00:04:28] Curious Cargo [00:07:54] Magic Maze [00:11:55] Atiwa [00:18:58] Terra Mystica [00:21:00] Trek 12: Himilaya [00:26:08] Carcassonne [00:...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie discuss the games played at Carla's Game weekend. You can find Carla on Instagram: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics You can find Melanie on Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Come say Hi on Discord https://discord.gg/pdH7gXyX [00:05:40] Detective Society:The cursed Exhibition [00:08:08] Escape the Crate: Fountain of Youth [00:10:23] Blackout Hong Kong [00:14:36] Mysterious Forest...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie along with special guest Colin Auschrat from Games and Couples and Auschrat Counseling gives their tips to make Game Night into Date Night in this Valentine's Day Special. You can find Carla on Instagram: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics You can find Melanie on Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Come say Hi on Discord https://discord.gg/pdH7gXyX [00:03:10] Themed night [00:05:43]...
Feb 13, 2023•54 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their top 50 games of all time. They are on 10 to 1. Time stamps coming soon You can find Carla on Instagram: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics You can find Melanie on Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Come say Hi on Discord https://discord.gg/pdH7gXyX [00:01:11] Wayfarers of the South Tigris [00:07:38] Cat in the Box [00:11:37] Ultimate Railroads [00:15:43] Star Realms [00:18:12...
Feb 06, 2023•2 hr 37 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their top 50 games of all time. They are on 30 to 21. Time stamp coming soon You can find Carla on Instagram: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics You can find Melanie on Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Come say Hi on Discord https://discord.gg/pdH7gXyX [00:01:39] Amsterdam [00:05:49] Adrift [00:08:32] Nova Luna [00:09:23] Parks [00:10:11] Alien Fate of Nostromo [00:11:43] Encyclo...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their top 50 games of all time. They are on 40 to 31. You can find Carla on Instagram: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics You can find Melanie on Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Come say Hi on Discord https://discord.gg/sPyPMdXu [00:01:06] Alien Fate of Nostomo [00:03:05] Grounds for Murder [00:03:58] Orleans [00:08:46] Escape from Alcatraz [00:13:20] The Captain is Dead [00:15:...
Jan 16, 2023•2 hr 34 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast Wow can you believe this is episode 50 already?!?? To celebrate Carla and Melanie are listing their top 50 games of all time. In this episode they will go from number 50 to 41. You can find Carla on Instagram: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics You can find Melanie on Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Come say Hi on Discord https://discord.gg/sPyPMdXu [00:01:40] Cathedral [00:03:12] Woodcraft [00:05:05]...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie discuss their gaming related resolutions for the year 2023. [00:01:16] Barking kitten [00:01:30] Endangered [00:01:40] 3000 Soundrels [00:01:45] Parks [00:02:27] Furnace [00:04:20] Thebes [00:07:20] Wolf [00:09:03] Green Team Wins [00:09:22] Poetry for Neanderthals [00:10:35] Chameleon [00:12:32] Azul Chocolatier [00:12:40] Wayfarers of the South Tigris [00:12:50] Astra [00:13:33] Cathedral [00:13:58]Longboard [00:14:04] Photograph [00:14:13]Mamma Mia [00:14:20] Winter [00:15:0...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list the games they most look forward to play from their shelf of shame. You can find Carla on Instagram: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics You can find Melanie on Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Come say Hi on Discord https://discord.gg/sPyPMdXu [00:03:13] Gartenbau [00:05:27] Habitiats [00:08:13] Magic Block(Frame It) [00:10:43] D6 Tabletop Cafe [00:11:49] Glasgow [00:12:42] Chine...
Dec 26, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite stockin stuffer games. You can find Carla on Instagram: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics You can find Melanie on Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Come say Hi on Discord https://discord.gg/sPyPMdXu [00:01:30] Alma Mater [00:03:17] Shadows Amsterdam [00:07:43] In the Hall of the Mountain King [00:11:34] Shobu [00:13:40] Christmas Lights [00:13:45] Kites [00:13:52] ...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite party games. You can find Carla on Instagram: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics You can find Melanie on Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Come say Hi on Discord https://discord.gg/sPyPMdXu [00:01:54] Brazil Imperial [00:04:24] Kites [00:06:38] Christmas Tree [00:08:56] Holly Jolly [00:11:22] Heart of Crown [00:12:35] Project L [00:13:10] Poop the game [00:15:03] Bo...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite games to give as gifts. Be sure to come says Hi on The Boardgame Specialists Discord channel. https://discord.gg/DJAeUNdc You can find Carla on Instagram: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics You can find Melanie on Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room [00:02:04] Chronicles og Crime 1900 [00:03:32] Crave [00:04:59] Birdwatchers [00:08:50] Sleuth [00:11:21] Christmas Tree...
Dec 05, 2022•58 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast Carla and Melanie talk about their favorite games played during the KefCon weekend. Be sure to come says Hi on The Boardgame Specialists Discord channel. https://discord.gg/DJAeUNdc You can find Carla on Instagram: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics You can find Melanie on Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room [00:14:00] Everdell [00:16:09] Regency [00:17:25] Love Letter [00:19:06] Hippocrat...
Nov 28, 2022•2 hr 40 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie list their favorite real time games. You can find Melanie and Carla at... Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room Instagram: mels_boardgame_room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Istagram: boardgamespecialist facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics [00:00:44] Tempura [00:02:46] Framework [00:03:07] Cacao [00:05:02] Trek 12 [00:08:02] Delicious [00:11:04] Verdant [00:15:01] Beyond Baker Street [00:19:24] Endless Winter [00:25:30] Bullet [00:27:16] Magic Maze [00:32...
Nov 21, 2022•2 hr 34 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast See which Race games made it onto Carla's and Melanie's top 9. You can find Melanie and Carla on Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room Instagram: mels_boardgame_room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Instagram: boardgamespecialist facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics {00:01:59] Broom Service [00:05:13] Circadians First Light [00:07:56] Fun Facts [00:10:10] Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle [00:11:45] Flickem Up Dead of Winter [00:13:11] Nictophobia [00:15:13] Pocket Detective [00:18:50] ...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast This week we do not have a top 9. We are about to attend a boardgame convention this month in a few short weeks and wanted to have a Q&A episode with Arsan instead who is running this event. How did it come to be? What's involved in running a Con. You can find Melanie at... YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel's Board Game Room You can find Carla at... Instagram: boardgamespecialist Facebook: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics [00:01:15] Tickwt...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite spooky themed games. You can find Melanie on... Instagram - Mels_boardgame_Room Facebook - Mel's & Friend's Board Game Room YouTube - Mel's Board Game Room You can find Carla on... Instagram-boardgamespecialist Facebook- Red Deer Board Game Fanatics [00:01:27] Everdell Newleaf [00:04:08] Dog Park [00:06:52] Creature Comforts [00:07:03] Foundations of Rome [00:07:22] Bag of Chips [00:10:26] New York Slice [00:11:46] Tempura [00:14:37] Pina ...
Oct 31, 2022•2 hr 46 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie discuss their favorite games from board game designer Reiner Knizia. You can find Melanie at... Instagram: mels_boardgame_room Facebook: Mel & Friend's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Game Room You can find Carla at... Instagram: boardgamespecialists Facebook: Red Deer board game fanatics [00:01:55] The Deadlies [00:04:25] The horse racing game [00:06:54] The Transcontinental [00:10:20] Village Green [00:13:34] Obsession [00:16:17] Genotype [00:18:48] Thebes ...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast 
