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Board on the Air

by David Stevenson

Join the father daughter gaming duo on CFCR where they will discuss their journey into the resurgence of modern board games and the current events surrounding the industry. Most people remember playing the basics like monopoly or battleship, but the modern world of board games has created fictional worlds much more sophisticated and beautiful feeding into the competitiveness, socialization, imagination and artistic beauty that we all can enjoy. From the co-operative team player to the hard core builder or strategist, David and Shea will be discussing the various options that are out there wh

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Episodes

  1. What kind of Gamers are there?; WWBP; Brass Birmingham, Aeon's End

    We discuss a poll that W. Eric Martin did.

  2. Top 10 Simple Games

    We talk about games that are quick to set-up and play, or some combination of this.

  3. Mount Rushmore of Designers; WWBP - Perserverance, Reavers of Midgard, World Wonders

    We look at designers and who fits on Mount Rushmore, if it was made for Game designers.

  4. FMphasis Week 2 - Top 5 games that start with S

    It is CFCR's annual fundraiser.

  5. Week one of FMphasis - Top 5 games that start with A

    It is CFCR's annual fundraiser

  6. How do you pick first Player; WWBP - Tend, Renature, Cascadia

    We look at different methods for picking the player who plays first in games.

  7. Roll and Writes

    We go through our entire collection of Roll (or Flip) and Writes and rank them.

  8. Selling Board Games; WWBP - Splendor Dual Expansion, There and Back Again, Spots, Heroes of the Realm

    We discuss the different type of sellers out there. Which one are you?

  9. Top 20 Discussion; WWBP - Dro Polter, Flip 7, DnD

    We look back at the last couple weeks and discuss our lists.

  10. Top 20 Games of All Time Part Two

    Shea and David are back with 1-10, join us to see what has changed for them.

  11. Top 20 Games of All Time Part One

    Shea and David look at their top 20 games of all time to start off Season 8. They are changing it up this year and doing these together. This episode is 11-20.

  12. Common Board Game Complaints; WWBP - Marrakesh, Flamecraft, En Route, Galactic Cruise

    We list some common complaints that we hear about board games and discusss them.

  13. Top 5 games of our Childhood; WWBP - Gallactic Cruise, Hobbit there and back again, Unconsious Minds, Trails of Tucana

    We think back to the games we played when we were younger, it was much longer for one of us.

  14. Bag Building Games; WWBP - Rococo, Cozy Stickerville, Fighting Fantasy Books

    We look at 3 popular Bag Builders and compare them. Join us as we look at Wonderlands War, Orleans, and Quacks

  15. What type of Gamer are You?; WWBP - Steam Up, Fit to Print

    Do you play a lot of games very few times or do you play a few games a lot of times. We look at this question and how we would answer it and why one might answer it one way or the other.

  16. What is a Casual Game?; WWBP - Merchants of the Dark Road; In the Hall of the Mountain King, Call to Adventure

    We discuss Casual games and how that means something different depending on who you talk to.

  17. How we Choose our Crowdfunding Projects; WWBP - Dune Imperium, Sagrada

    Following on to last weeks episode we look at how we decide to back games on Crowdfunding platforms.

  18. Our Crowdfunding games

    We look at the games we have crowdfunded and rank all of them, incredibly we were able to do it in only one show.

  19. How Big is your Table? ; WWBP - Mystic Vale, Atlantis Rising, Gems of Iridesia

    We noticed how much space we need to play games these days and thought this deserved a deep dive.

  20. Top 10 Cooperative Games

    We finally visit our favourite cooperative games.

  21. Board Game Awards; WWBP - Isle of Cats, Le Havre, Nippon

    We take a look at a few of the annual awards and discuss where they are coming from and their significance.

  22. FOMO and Cult of the New; WWBP - Cozy Stickerville, Concordia

    We revisit a couple earlier episodes where we looked at the effect of FOMO and Cult of the New on the hobby. This time we look at how we have changed in the years since those episodes.

  23. Tooncon Round-up

    We spent the weekend at our local gaming convention and had a great time. Here is a round-up of everything we played and some of our highlights.

  24. Top 10 Games from 2019

    For our 350th episode we go back to the year it started and look at our favourite games.

  25. Interaction in Board Games; WWBP - Flamecraft Duel, Feya's Swamp, Tend

    We revisit an old topic and discuss our opinions on Interaction in Board Games.

  26. Value in Board Games; WWBP - Hot Streak, Red Dragon Inn

    Been lots of buzz about how much value there is in a game vs the cost of it. So we dig into it and see if we can come up with anything.

  27. BGG Top 100 part 2; WWBP - Castle Combo, Wispwood, Return to Dark Tower

    We do our second part of quick takes on the BGG Top 100

  28. BGG Top 100 Quick Look Part 1; WWBP - Tend, Three Sisters

    We saw a video where the hosts did a quick statement on each of the BGG Top 100, so we try that.

  29. Stonemeier Games; WWBP - Origin Story, Smitten 2

    We discuss the contributions of Stonemeier Games to the hobby. They have been a pioneer in some areas and the hobby is better for having them.

  30. Tooncon Preview

    We have guests on the show, John and Kelly join us to talk about the upcoming Tooncon. Lots of changes coming this year. Gonna be an exciting time.

  31. Game Arc in Board Games; WWBP - Sweet Lands, Orleans, Pirates of Maricaibo

    We talk about the feelings you get form games how they progress from start to finish. Are there games that do that better than others? Do games go through an Arc? Join us as we discuss this.

  32. Top 10 Next Level Games for New Players

    Shea is away this week so Adam is back and we discuss games for those friends that are looking for something more then the regular gateway games.

  33. Top 10 Game Productions

    We look at the games we think that the publishers/designers nailed the production of.

  34. Twilight Imperium; WWBP - DnD Edge of the Realms, Smitten 2, Railroad Revolution

    Shea played Twilight Imperium and gives us a rundown on it.

  35. How We Learn Games; WWBP - Vinhos, Cities, Guild of Merchant Explorers

    We discuss what works for us when we are trying to learn a game.

  36. Top 10 New to us Games for 2025

    We pick our favourites from the games we played for the first time in 2025

  37. Our year in Review; WWBP – Speak Easy, Compile, DroPolter

    We go through our stats for the year and see how many and what games we played this year.

  38. Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2026

    We take a look at the games coming and what we own and come up with a top 10.

  39. Top 10 Anticipated Games of 2025 revisited

    We look back at our games we were looking forward to and see if we got to play any of these.

  40. Hot Takes

    We look at some of the hot takes from a recent Dice Tower video and give our opinions.

  41. How our Gaming likes have changed; WWBP - Potion Explosion

    We have been doing this for over 6 years and we look back and see how our taste in games have changed.

  42. Are Board Games good for Mental Health?; WWBP - Ready Set Bet, Unmatched TMNT, Revive

    We discuss how board games are good for your mental health.

  43. 2025 Non-Denominational Gift Guide

    Looking for some gift suggestions, we have you covered. We have a list of categories, hopefully there is one that fits what you are looking for.

  44. Six Player Games; WWBP - Rebirth, Kutna Hora

    We delve into 6 player games as we enter the festive season. A few ideas for if you don't want to play Party games every time.

  45. Top 10 Expansions

    We look at our favourite expansions.

  46. Classic Card Games; WWBP - Atlantis Rising and Bomb Busters

    We look at some classic card games and relate them to some of the current games out there.

  47. Classic Games; WWBP - Flamecraft Duals, Call to Adventure, Bomb Busters

    We look at some classic games that still hold up

  48. New Editions of Games; WWBP - Potion Explosion and Hades 2

    We look at games that have new editions, reskins, or collectors editions. Are they good, bad, or something in between.

  49. Richard Garfield Question Standards; WWBP - Great Western Trail, Paladins of the West Kingdom, DnD

    Richard Garfield wrote an article on how we dismiss games if they have certain mechanics in them. We look at this as well.

  50. Board Game Industry Trends; WWBP - Cretaceous Rails, Skara Brae, Wyrmspan Expansion

    We take a look at what we are seeing in the Board Game industry and the trends we see.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Join the father daughter gaming duo on CFCR where they will discuss their journey into the resurgence of modern board games and the current events surrounding the industry. Most people remember playing the basics like monopoly or battleship, but the modern world of board games has created fictional worlds much more sophisticated and beautiful feeding into the competitiveness, socialization, imagination and artistic beauty that we all can enjoy. From the co-operative team player to the hard core builder or strategist, David and Shea will be discussing the various options that are out there wh

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