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Board Game Famous
by Board Game Famous
Two brothers on a quest to become famous in the board game world to support their board game addictions.
Episodes
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Step 117: My First Boardgamer
Join David, Michael, and Jesse with special guest Matilda as we play a game where she describes board game covers and we guess. Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK Follow us on...
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Step 116: What is a Game?
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they discuss the games they have been playing recently. Games discussed: Camel Up (1st Ed), Avalon: The Riven Veil, Cozy Stickerville Join our Discord Server at THIS...
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Step 115: Review Free Ride
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they review Free Ride (provided by Rio Grande Games) and talk about the games they have been playing. Games discussed: Free Ride, Railway Boom, Anachrony Join our Discord Server at THIS...
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Step 114: Summer Board Gaming
Join David, Michael, and Jess as they discuss the games they have been playing this summer. Games discussed: Resafa, My Lil' Everdell, A Place for All My Books, Hooky Join our Discord Server at THIS...
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Step 113: Big Beige Energy
Join David and Michael as they discuss beige board games Games discussed: Finspan, Unconscious Mind Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK Follow us on Instagram with...
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Step 112: Get Back to Games
Join Michael and Jesse as they review 7 Empires from the prolific Mac Gerdts, Jesse uses the word 'qualm', and Michael gets back to games with one he wouldn't normally play. Games discussed: 7 Empires, Marvel Zombies Join our Discord Server at...
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Step 111: Give Credit
Join David and Jesse as they discuss how board game designers should get credit. Games discussed: Seas of Strife, Catan: On The Road Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK Follow us on…
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Step 110: Primetime Baby!
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they review The Networks: Primetime and talk about what they have been playing. Games discussed: The Networks: Primetime, Endeavor: Deep Sea, Frosthaven Join our Discord Server at THIS...
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Step 109: A Podcast for Two
Join Jesse and Michael as they discuss boardgaming with two people. Games discussed: The Light in the Mist, Lie, Tokaido Duo, King of Tokyo: Duel Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK Follow us on...
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Step 108: Watch Trash Turn to Treasure and then Trash Again
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they review the reprinted Merchants of Andromeda from Allplay, the games they have been playing recently, and all the trash David has been playing. Games discussed: Merchants of Andromeda, Creature Caravan, Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done, Spark Trees, Wooden Cat...
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Step 107: Build a Realm
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they review Dice Realms from Rio Grande Games and discuss games they played at TantrumCon Games discussed: Dice Realms, Estate: Raise the Realm, Ada's Dream Join our Discord Server at THIS...
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Step 106: Take a Relaxing Bloodbath
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they return to reviewing Rio Grande Games with Moon Colony Bloodbath, gush over some cute doggos, and talk about an older euro you might have missed. Games discussed: Moon Colony Bloodbath, Spots, Carolus Magnus Join our Discord Server at...
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Step 105: Review Doomlings
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they review Doomlings from Doomlings LLC and discuss other games they have been playing. Games discussed: Doomlings, Harmonies, Above and Below: Haunted Join our Discord Server at THIS...
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Step 104: Fall in Love with the Hobby
Join David and Michael as they talk about an oldie but a goodie, the slapdash amount of gaming David got in over break, and ramble on about the moments that make them love gaming Games discussed: Shadows Over Camelot Join our Discord Server at THIS...
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Step 103: 2025 Review and 2026 Most Anticipated
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they review their 2025 and list their most anticipated games in 2026. 2026 Most Anticipated (in no particular order): The Game Makers, Raas: A Dance of Love, Sanibel, 14ers, Rove: Anchorpoint, Inferno 1348, Grassfed, Kalypso, Grifoni: Blades for Hire, Hanami Join...
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Step 102: Compete in a Gameshow
Join David, Michael, Jesse, and David as they compete in a game show. Play along and see if you can score higher than us! Find David Ha over at Taskmaster MN here: https://www.youtube.com/@TaskmasterMN Join our Discord Server at THIS...
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Step 101: Take a Long Break and Then Talk About Long Games
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they return to podcasting! Over the break we each played our own different long game. Games discussed: Sweet Lands, Andromeda's Edge, Twilight Imperium 4th ed. Join our Discord Server at THIS...
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Step 100: Record 100 Episodes of a Board Game Podcast
Join David, Michael, Jesse, and brief guest Matilda as they very quickly celebrate 100 episodes of making a podcast. Listen to a quick walk down memory lane of how recording has changed over 100 episodes and how our gaming tastes have changed. Join our Discord Server at...
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Step 99: Playtest Dino Go!
Join Michael and Jesse (and eventually David) as they discuss their playtest of Dino Go!: designed by Meng Chunlin and published by Emerald Games. Games discussed: Dino Go!, Dead Reckoning, Canvas Join our Discord Server at THIS...
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Step 98: Conquer a Digital Kingdom
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they recount their experiences with the Kingdomino app, Michael sorts books, and Jesse reveals that time has passed since we recorded this episode. Games discussed: Kingdomino (Digital Edition), A Place for All My Books, Citizens of the SparkIf you want to rep…
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Step 97: Explore Navoria from a New Vantage
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they talk about one of the games from their most anticipated list, David goes on and on about reviewing Explorers of Navoria, and Michael complains about never getting enough sausages. Games discussed: Explorers of Navoria, Sausage Sizzle, Vantage Join our…
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Step 96: Review Kabuto Sumo: Sakura Slam
Join David and Michael as they review Kabuto Sumo: Sakura Slam & Swarm and discuss what games are modern classics. Games discussed: Kabuto Sumo: Sakura Slam, Kabuto Sumo: Swarm, Perch Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK...
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Step 95: Review Evacuation
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they review Evacuation and talk about other games they are playing. Games discussed: Evacuation, Power Grid: Outpost, Black Forest Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK Follow us on…
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Step 94: Return to Podcasting
Join David, Michael, Jesse, and surprise guest Junior as they return from an unexpectedly long hiatus from podcasting. David recounts games from a con several months ago, Junior steps in to talk about his win in Clank Legacy 2, and Michael creates charts around the simplification of games…
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Step 93: Contemplate the Meaning of Games
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they talk about what they have been playing and why certain games should exist. Games discussed: Kingdomino, Septima, Sleeping Gods Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK Follow us on Instagram...
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Step 92: Build more Boats
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they review Shipyard and games they have played recently. Games discussed: Shipyard, The Search for UAPs, The Mind The Mind Statistics Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK Follow us on Instagram...
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Step 91: Return to the Mailbag
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they talk about two games in the top 10 on BGG and one underrated game, turn Michael's Whatcha Been Playing into an impromptu Brother Talk, and find a question that had been lost at the bottom of the mailbag. Games discussed: Twilight Imperium 4th edition, Cargo...
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Step 90: Be Wary of the Wear and Tear
Join David and Jesse as they talk about Cats in the Catacombs, David's favorite Dominion expansion, and all the ways games can wear out. Games discussed: Curiosity, Dominion: Adventures Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK Follow…
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Step 89: Build Underwater
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they review Underwater Cities and games they have played recently. Games discussed: Underwater Cities, Harmonies, Mind MGMT Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK Follow us on Instagram with...
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Step 88: Learn History from Games
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they review Praga Caput Regni, talk about the hate drafting as an interesting mechanism, and a possible disappointment from the 2024 most anticipated. Games discussed: Praga Caput Regni, Stamp Swap, Andromeda's Edge Join our Discord Server at...
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Step 87: Woodcraft
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they review Woodcraft, published by Delicious Games and Rio Grande Games, and other games they have been playing Games discussed: Woodcraft, River Valley Glassworks, Calimala Brothers Murph reviews The Prodigals Club. Join our Discord Server at...
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Step 86: Squeeze the Juice
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as David reviews Rio Grande Games' Beyond the Sun, argue whether the juice is worth the squeeze in games with lots of set up, and listen to Michael judge the Christmas gift that David got him. Games discussed this episode: Res Arcana, Tzolk'in, Beyond the Sun...
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Step 85: Be Bad at Games
Join Michael and Jesse as they discuss what they have been playing and games they love that they are bad at Games discussed this episode: Clank! Legacy 2, Civolution, Earth Shelfside Board Gamer Personality Test Join our Discord Server at THIS...
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Step 84: 2025 Most Anticipated
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they discuss their Top 10 most anticipated games of 2025. Games discussed: Above and Below: Haunted, Stupor Mundi, Revenant, Propolis, Unstoppable, Sweet Lands, Molly House, Rove, Speakeasy, Vantage Join our Discord Server at THIS...
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Step 83: Review Another Year of Games
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they discuss how their top 10 most anticipated games turned out and other gaming highlights from 2024 Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK Follow us on Instagram with THIS...
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Step 82: Pay the Price
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they talk about an anticipated game and sheepishly admit how much money they might spend on games. Games discussed this episode: Mistwind, Brass: Lancashire, The Lord of the Rings: Duel For Middle Earth Join our Discord Server at THIS...
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Step 81: Childs Play
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they play a game created (in part) by David's two year old daughter and their discussion on how different games deal with skill gaps. Games discussed this episode: Sidereal Confluence, Horseless Carriage Join our Discord Server at THIS...
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Step 80: Play Around the Bugs
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they discuss a generic fantasy dungeon crawler that David still had to look up the name even after editing, talk about the bugs as features of board games, and debate the merits of an over produced filler game Games discussed this Episode: Ninja Camp, Chronicles…
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Step 79: Communicate
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as the discuss interesting forms of communication in board games and review Bark Avenue. Games discussed this Episode: Clue: Card Game, Kavango, Bark Avenue Email [email protected] with subject "Bark Avenue Contest" for a chance to win the game. TerreDice...
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Step 78: Revisit Your Favorites
Join David and Jesse as they butcher the intro they have done several times, talk about some games they have been playing recently, and revisit some of their favorite games they haven't gotten to the table in a while. Games discussed this episode: Quantum and Stamp Swap Join our Discord Server at...
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Step 77: Surprise Me
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they review Land vs. Sea and discuss games that have surprised them the most. Games discussed this episode: Crokinole, Inferno, Parks, Land vs. Sea. Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK Follow us on Instagram with...
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Step 76: Play the Rules Wrong
Join David and Michael as David re-reviews Trickdraw, Michael experiments with board game ASMR, and they discuss what to do when you discover a rule was played wrong. Games discussed this episode: Spots and Trickdraw Join our Discord Server at THIS...
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Step 75: Contemplate the Fiddly Bits
Join David and Jesse as they discuss what they have been playing, David reviews a game after playing the with the wrong rules, and talk about the importance of board game admin. Games discussed this episode: Draft and Write Records and Trickdraw Join our Discord Server at...
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Step 74: Learn to Play
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they discuss learning to play games and their review of Surf's Up! Games discussed this episode: Galaxy Trucker, Dice Realms, Surf's Up!, Iki Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK Follow us on Instagram with...
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Step 73: Spin it Off
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they discuss spin off board games and the game of the fortnight, Light Light. Games discussed this episode: Endless Winter, Mansions of Madness, Last Light Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK Follow us on Instagram with...
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Step 72: Pro and Con Con Sizes
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they discuss Moon City Con, the biggest board game diss David has ever received, and the differences in board game convention sizes. Games discussed in this episode: Kodama Duo, Nocturne, Last Light, The Search for Lost Species Join our Discord Server at...
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Step 71: Play TCGs
Join David and Michael as they discuss Moon City Con, Lorcana, and trading card games! Games discussed in this episode: Zoo Vadis, Wandering Towers, Cosmoctopus, Thunder Road Vendetta, Last Light, Lorcana Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK Follow us on Instagram...
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Step 70: Replace What You Don't Play
Join Michael and Jesse as they accidentally forget to shout out Moon City Con (get tickets with the link below), review Ra right after it appears on SU&SD and No Pun Included, and talk about how Everdell should replace multiple games in your collection. Games discussed in this episode: Through…
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Step 69: Nice
Join David, Michael, and Jesse as they discuss what is nice about board games and the game of the fortnight, Pret-a-Porter. Games discussed in this episode: Nova Roma, Marvel Dice Throne, Everdell: Newleaf, Pret-a-Porter. Join our Discord Server at THIS LINK Follow us…
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Step 68: Get Excited for Moon City Con
Join David, Rick, and Andrea ranking on the San Juan app, donating to charity to stay in the game, and everything you might need to know about Moon City Con! Games discussed in this episode: Bunny Kingdom, San Juan, Paper App Dungeon, The Rich and the Good Moon City Con! Huge thanks to Rick and...
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Two brothers on a quest to become famous in the board game world to support their board game addictions.
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