House Rules

Board game house rules, player experience, and positive community etiquette—Jamey and Mitchell share smart, real-table examples from Zombicide, Lords of Waterdeep, and Red Rising, plus listener interaction, Essen/Spiel shout-outs, and a joy-filled “treats of the day” segment. Chapters 00:00 – Cold open, numbering debate and welcome 01:31 – “Treat of the day” setup 01:38 – Mitchell: LEGO Nintendo Game Boy nostalgia and build with his son 04:37 – Jamey: The Cup (St. Louis) and a mission about meaningful moments 07:32 – Essen/Spiel shout-outs and behind-the-scenes setup videos 10:51 – What’s arriving: Tend (Ivy Studios), Dice Throne: Outcasts, Malia: Land of Legends 14:38 – How the show flows (treats, “before we start,” surprise topics) 17:22 – Defining house rules: fixes vs. preference tweaks 19:29 – Examples: Zombicide deck order; removing certain cards in group play 23:26 – Designer lens: “fun first,” rules have reasons, test before you tell 26:07 – Sharing tweaks kindly so people can actually hear you 31:18 – Call for listener house rules + ways to comment 32:11 – Wrap-up and sign-off board game house rules, Zombicide Abomination, Lords of Waterdeep mandatory quests, Red Rising hand size banish rule, Stonemaier Games, Essen Spiel, GenCon, Kickstarter board games, Tend Ivy Studios, Dice Throne Outcasts, Malia Land of Legends, LEGO Nintendo Game Boy, The Cup St. Louis, board games, board game podcast, board game reviews, Jamey Stegmaier, Mitchell Whitfield Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices