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Boards and Brews

A chat about boardgames while enjoying a brewed beverage! The Hungry Gamer will be joined each episode by a different member of the board game [email protected]

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  1. #64 Hungry and Going Analog Have an Unhealthy Platypus Obsession, Over/Underrated, and Mountain Goats Legacy

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  2. #63 VaughanCon, Just the Right Amount of Peter, Hungry Can Never Speak to Alex Cutler Again, Poundcake, and Whisperwood

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  3. #62  Sweating Whiskey, Original Don, RageCon, Lunar, & Plastic Tweezers

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  4. #61  A Confluence of Donnery, Sweet Lands, I Sent You that, SHAME, Secret Don Handshakes

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  5. #60  How is Micro-Max Braiding the Hair?, Where Is Joe?, Bob Needs No Last Name, KublaCon, and Arkham Horror

    #60 How is Micro-Max Braiding the Hair?, Where Is Joe?, Bob Needs No Last Name, KublaCon, and Arkham Horror Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Looking to buy used and new games? Use my affiliate link with Noble Knight Games...

  6. #59 Scott DeMers Trashes South Dakota, Games that Need More Love, Dragons Down, and Tangents.

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  7. #58 3 Idiots, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Mark’s Fusty Nut, Games That Need a Solo Mode, How Many Times Is He Gonna Say “Rock Hard”?

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  8. #57 Original Don, Cardboard Alchemy, Stonemaier, Peter Vaughan and Jamey Stegmaier Drop Some Knowledge

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  9. #56 Navigator Lana, Put Some Respect on Radagast’s Name, Lana Hates PE, and Tea Garden

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  10. #55 King Scott, Vantage, Dammit, RetCons, and Needle Guns

    #55 King Scott, Vantage, Dammit, RetCons, and Needle Guns Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Looking to buy used and new games? Use my affiliate link with Noble Knight Games https://www.nobleknight.com/?awid=1459 Hungry is…

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  11. #55 The 3 Idiots Game of the Year Tournament 2025

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  12. #54 DonCon5, New Con Technology, Peter Vaughan, What Color is the Tentacle Dragon?

    #54 DonCon5, New Con Technology, Peter Vaughan, What Color is the Tentacle Dragon? Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Looking to buy used and new games? Use my affiliate link with Noble Knight Games...

  13. #53 Too Many Cat-Sushi-Mob Games, Firing Shots at Western Legends, DonCon5, and Clans of Caledonia: Choo Choo Time

    #53 Too Many Cat-Sushi-Mob Games, Firing Shots at Western Legends, DonCon5, and Clans of Caledonia: Choo Choo Time Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Looking to buy used and new games? Use my affiliate link with Noble Knight…

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  14. #52 Dungeon Dive, Top Dungeon Crawls, Just Be More Silly, Don’t Buy a Game Three Times

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  15. #51 Don’s Comfort Beer, RageCon, Hungry’s Pajama’s, SubPrime Chickens, Navigator Lana, and Conquest Princess

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  16. #50 Lana Needs a Game Topper, Patrick Needs Deodorant, & Hungry Doesn’t Like Flip 7 Plus Grendel

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  17. #49 Hungry’s on a Soap Box, Burgundy Benjie is Big Time, “Wait You Played That?”, Gun It, and Roll in One

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  18. #48 $60 Chickens, Original Don, Wrasslin’, This Year’s Game Commitments, Gap in the Shelf, Don’s Woodworking, & Ticket to Ride Legacy

    Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Looking to buy used and new games? Use my affiliate link with Noble Knight Games https://www.nobleknight.com/?awid=1459 Hungry is joined by Original Don to talk about their game commitments for...

  19. 3 Idiots Game of the Year Tournament 2024

    Looking to buy used and new games? Use my affiliate link with Noble Knight Games https://www.nobleknight.com/?awid=1459 Hungry is joined by Mike from One Stop Coop Shop and Mark from Not Bored Gaming for the annual 3 Idiots Game of the Year. 0:00 - Intro 3:18 - Best Games that Did Not Make the...

  20. #46 Original Don is Tired, X by X’s, Small Cons,DonCon4 Preview, and Avant Carde

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  21. #45  Walker, Cardboard Oreos, Don’t Play That With Them, Federation, and Mike Walker Agrees

    #45 Walker, Cardboard Oreos, Don’t Play That With Them, Federation, and Mike Walker Agrees Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Looking to buy used and new games? Use my affiliate link with Noble Knight Games...

  22. #44  Keep That Camera On, Deluxification=Good?, Dexterity Roll Play, and Lana Weber

    #44 Keep That Camera On, Deluxification=Good?, Dexterity Roll Play, and Lana Weber Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Looking to buy used and new games? Use my affiliate link with Noble Knight Games...

  23. #44 Raging on a Train, Don is Sparkling, & Hungry Found a Dungeon He Can’t Stand

    #44 Raging on a Train, Don is Sparkling, & Hungry Found a Dungeon He Can’t Stand Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Looking to buy used and new games? Use my affiliate link with Noble Knight Games...

  24. #43  KublaCon 2024, There Is No Chicken Faction, Max Is a Master Con Prepare, and Tesseract

    #43 KublaCon 2024, There Is No Chicken Faction, Max Is a Master Con Prepare, and Tesseract Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Looking to buy used and new games? Use my affiliate link with Noble Knight Games...

  25. #42 Cardboard Alchemy Flies on Private Jets, DonCon3, Losing Epically, and Surprising Games

    #42 Cardboard Alchemy Flies on Private Jets, DonCon3, Losing Epically, and Surprising Games Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Looking to buy used and new games? Use my affiliate link with Noble Knight Games...

  26. #41 Secret Cabal Don, Res Arcana, $1 Crowdfunding Nonsense, and Don’s Love Button

    #41 Secret Cabal Don, Res Arcana, $1 Crowdfunding Nonsense, and Don’s Love Button Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Looking to buy used and new games? Use my affiliate link with Noble Knight Games...

  27. #40  Brains on Games, BreakOutCon, Canada is Cold, Buckwheat and Farts

    #40 Brains on Games, BreakOutCon, Canada is Cold, Buckwheat and Farts Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Looking to buy used and new games? Use my affiliate link with Noble Knight Games https://www.nobleknight.com/?awid=1459...

  28. #39  Ben Maddox Hates the Sea, Don’t Smash Hungry’s Bell, Last Light, Explaining Jokes, and Challenge Vs. Fun

    #39 Ben Maddox Hates the Sea, Don’t Smash Hungry’s Bell, Last Light, Explaining Jokes, and Challenge Vs. Fun Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Looking to buy used and new games? Use my affiliate link with Noble Knight Games...

  29. #38 2 Grumpy Old Gamers, DundraCon 47, Top 5 Worst Con Behaviors, Cheese-less Nachos

    #38 2 Grumpy Old Gamers, DundraCon 47, Top 5 Worst Con Behaviors, Cheese-less Nachos Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Hungry is joined by Occasional Regular Co-host Original Don to talk about DundraCon 47, and the worst Con...

  30. #37 3 Idiots Game of the Year Tournament 2023

    Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Hungry is by Michael from One Stop Coop Shop and Mark from Not Bored gaming in this years 3 Idiots Tourney

  31. #36 What Did Staten Island Do?, Room 51, Conquest Princess, Crisis Management, and Dabbling in Design

    Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Hungry is joined Matthew from Room 51 where they talk about recent plays, Conquest Princess, and making the jump from content creation to design. 0:00 - Intro What have we been playing...

  32. #35 Taco Bell Thanksgiving, Rawring and Writing, Dawn of Ulos, Recent Plays, and Rewarding Nice People

    Hungry is joined again by regular occasional co-host Original Don, where they talk about the games…and that’s all. 0:00 - Intro What have we been playing lately/What’s Next 3:05 - 20 Strong 5:29 - Le Havre 11:20 - Freelancers 16:00 - First in Flight 21:26 - Euphoria 24:16 - Abandon All Artichokes...

  33. #34 Don is a Party Pooper, Crowdfunding, Buying Our Way to Victory, and Completing a 10x0

    Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr5MNf7Nt5oCXywsUh-ttA/join Hungry is joined again by regular occasional co-host Original Don, where they talk about the games that they are currently backing on crowdfunding 0:00 - Intro What have we been playing...

  34. #33 Don is Filled with White Hot Rage, The Kraken Wakes, Games We Never Play But Should, and BG3

    Hungry is joined again by regular occasional co-host Original Don, where they talk about the games that they wish they played more, and Davy Jones Locker: The Kraken Awakes 0:00 - Intro What have we been playing lately/What’s Next 1:20 - Kinfire Chronicles 6:59 - Moon 15:17 - Life of the Amazonia...

  35. #32 His Majesty Mark, Frostpunk, Powdered Wig Con, Eating Pink, Sparks and Sharts

    Hungry is joined again by Mark of Not Bored Gaming where they reflect on Powdered Wig Con 0:00 - Intro What have we been playing lately/What’s Next 3:59 - Feudum 10:28 - Voidfall 16:40- Oathsworn 19:55 - 20 Strong 21:52 - Frostpunk 23:25 - Final Girl 26:35 - Reflections on Powdered Wig Con 36:29…

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  36. #31 Dungeon Dive, Don’t Call Me Bill, Dungeon Universalis and League of Dungeoneers, and What Makes a Good Dungeon Crawl

    Hungry is joined by Daniel of the Dungeon Dive where they talk about what makes a good Dungeon Crawler and they discuss League of Dungeoneers and Dungeon Universalis in depth. 0:00 - Intro What have we been playing lately 2:50 - Omicron Protocol 21:14 - San Box Generator 25:45 - Flamecraft 28:38-...

  37. #30 Original Don, Getting Destroyed by Wargamers, Mark’s Microphone Game is Spicy, and the Best of KublaCon

    Hungry is joined by recurring guest host Original Don, and by Manic Mark to talk about their KublaCon experience. 0:00 - Intro 2:51 - Overall Con Experience 8:41 - Top Con Moments 24:56 - Top Games of the Con 25:15 - Heroes Welcome 26:46 - Dice Command 28:04 - Lions of Lydia 29:16 - Dreamworld...

  38. #29 Jamey Stegmaier, Nidavellir, Fandoms, Is Disc Gold the Ultimate Dexterity Game, Above Board TV, and Corey Thompson

    #29 Jamey Stegmaier, Nidavellir, Fandoms, Is Disc Gold the Ultimate Dexterity Game, Above Board TV, and Corey Thompson Hungry is joined by Jamey Stegmaier to talk about recent plays, and how our fandoms intersect with the hobby, and then by Corey Thompson to talk about his new venture, and...

  39. #28 Backyard Cats, Sorcerer City, Homebrew Cons, Bringing the Magic, and Unhelpful AI

    I had an audio issue in this episode and I have a very hot mic, the resulting sound is somewhat distorted. This will be fixed for next episode. Hungry is joined again by Original Don, where they talk about creating your own mini convention, Sorcerer City and all the recent plays. 0:00 - Intro…

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  40. #27 Bad Game Resellers, Bullet, Hidden Beer, and Shared Game Worlds

    Hungry is joined again by Michael Kelley of the One Stop Co-op Shop where they talk about shared game worlds, and the feature review Bullet. 0:00 - Intro 3:55 - What we have been playing lately 4:12- Threads of Fate 9:21- Fire Nation Rising 13:26 - Arkham Horror 20:02 - Stay Cool 23:34- Barnacle...

  41. #26: Terrible Crowdfunding Campaigns, Hot Hot Roll and Write Action, the Motor City Trilogy, and Refusing to Shill for Peter Vaughan

    Hungry is joined by new, occasional co-host Original Don, where we discuss our favorite and least favorite crowdfunding campaigns, the Motor City Trilogy (Fleet, 3 Sisters, Morton City). 0:00 - Intro 1:31 - What we have been playing lately 1:41 - War of the Ring 8:22 - Dungeon Pages 16:20 - Super...

  42. #25: Original Don, Game Turn-offs, Book Jokes, Andromeda’s Edge, and Frustrating Peter Vaughan

    Hungry is joined by new, occasional co-host Original Don, where they talk about the games they have been playing, game turn-offs, and the upcoming Andromeda's Edge. 0:00 - Intro 4:19 - What we have been playing lately 5:09 - Delicious 10:59 - Small Islands 13:54 - Encyclopedia 19:40 - Buried...

  43. #24 One Stop Co-op Being Super Cool, Campaign Games, Awesome Mode, Saying Faux Wrong, Unneccesary Upgrades and The Loop

    Hungry is joined by Peter Gousis of One Stop Co-op Shop 0:00 - Intro 20:52 - What we have been playing lately 21:13 - Marvel Champions 29:32 - Oathsworn 41:58 - Stars of Akarios 47:41 - Familiar Tales 50:43 - Marvel Crisis Protocol 53:13 - Cosmoctopus 58:35 - Campaign Games 1:29:22 - Sponsor Bump...

  44. #23 - BGE Tabletop, Doing Things In the Wrong Order, Gummies Save the Day, Games for Education, and Scythe

    Hungry is joined by Dustin from BGE Tabletop to discuss using board games in education, Scythe and the games we have been playing lately. 0:00 - Intro 5:37 - Using Board Games in Education 32:42 - Sponsor Bump 33:46 - Games we have been playing 34:19 - Stars of Akarios 36:20 - Dungeons and…

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  45. #22 - Azkadorkable, Best Date Ever, Origins Game Fair, Avoiding Hungry, and Why Games Are Better Than Men

    Hungry is joined by Azkadelia from Azkadorkable where they discuss their experience at Origins 2022. 0:00 - Intro 6:07 - What have we been playing lately? 6:51 - Honey Buzz 10:12 - Kingdom Rush 21:43 - Creature Comforts and Paint the Roses 23:20 - The Loop 26:23 - Levity Games Upgrade Stickers...

  46. #21 Ten Times Ten, the Horror of Revolving Doors, Betrayal, What’s in the Freezer, and Gaming at Cons

    Hungry is joined by Bekka and Lin from Ten Times Ten where they discuss Betrayal, and Gaming at Conventions. 0:00 - Intro 7:28 - What have we been playing lately 7:44 - Mission Catastrophe 11:08 - Nemesis 15:26 - Coloma 17:18 - Terraforming Mars 21:38 - What is on the table now 21:46 - The Dark...

  47. #20 Don Baggett Believes in Bigfoot, Root, Picking Your Nose and Touching Your Buddy, and Terrible Game Mechanics

    Hungry is joined by Don Baggett of the Secret Cabal to discuss Root and the worst Game mechanics. 0:00 - Intro 2:57 - What have we been playing lately? 3:50 -Unsettled 9:53 - Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor 17:04 - Beast 25:01 - Dice Command 31:45 - Lost Ruins of Arnak (w expansion) 41:36 -...

  48. #19 Game Enthus, Aggressive Mediocrity, Subastral, Hungry’s Unparalleled Eloquence, and Standing the Test of Time

    Hungry is joined by Aaron Bradley of Game Enthus to talk about what makes games stand the test of time, Subastral, and some of our least favorite mechanics in games. 0:00 - Intro 8:39 - What have we been playing lately? 9:12 - Studies in Sorcery 13:08 - Tumble Town 16:06 - Trails 18:27…

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  49. #18 Level Up Board Game Podcast, Being Fancy, Clank!, Min-Maxing, and Being a Slum Lord

    Hungry is joined by Patrick from Level Up Board Game Podcast to talk about Clank!, and playing optimally. 0:00 - Intro 14:58 - What have we been playing? 15:14 - Q.E. 22:54 - Galaxy Defenders 23:54 - Middara 32:55 - Twilight Imperium 49:01 - Hadrian’s Wall 51:01 - Space Racing Series 52:43…

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  50. #17 Meet Me at the Table, Drinking Tears, Miniature Painting, Undervaluing Mook Life, and Kingdom Death Monster

    Hungry is joined Bairnt from Meet Me at the Table, where they talk about Painting Miniatures, Kingdom Death Monster, and delicious, delicious tears. 0:00 - Intro 3:03 - What have we been playing? 3:16 - Machina Arcana 3rd Edition 6:33 - Doom Machine 8:22 - Assassin’s Creed 9:34 - Roll Player...

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