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Friday is Game Night
by Friday is Game Night
We believe game nights are the new dinner party. In this monthly podcast we'll talk board games, escape rooms, hosting game nights, and all aspects of social gaming. If you love getting a group together and playing a game you'll love Friday is Game Night.
Episodes
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Whose Turn is it?
In our return episode, we discuss our long absence from podcasting and what's been happening these last four years. For the Shelfie, we examine the evidence and discuss all the details without peeking at each other's cards with Space Cowboys' Perspectives. In our escape room report, we experience...
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New Season Coming Soon
After a four-year hiatus, Friday's Game Night returns with new episodes this October!
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Game Toppers
In this episode, we talk about dice rolling for a gender reveal, we upgrade our gaming table with Game Toppers high-end products. For the escape room we break a pirate’s curse with 60 Outs Ghost Ship and share our new Friday Favorites Music: Mega Rust by Twinmusicom.org
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Robots and Zombies and Settlers, Oh My!
In this episode, Greg and Lauren discuss their hour long Captcha test in their escape room report of Turing Test with 60Out. Kris and Greg discuss Marvel Zombies and others in the Kickstarter Corner. Lastly, with the help of some new gaming friends, Greg finally got around to playing Settlers of...
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Tasty Turns
In this episode, we start the year of with an appetite for Games based upon food, then in the Escape Room Report, we become renaissance people as we solve the mystery of Da Vinci’s Secret from 60Out. We have the debut of a new segment with our friend Kris with the Kickstarter Corner where we...
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Stocking Stuffers
This month, we discuss games that are tiny yet packed with lots of fun, Gregory explores vampire hunting with the help of a few good friends with 60 Outs Dracula and we share our Friday Favorites for the Holiday Season. Guest: Melissa Giron and Chris Giron: GundamVader on Instagram Music…
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Fun with Friends and Family
In this episode Greg is joined by his friends Matt & David who are filling in for Lauren as we discuss games to play with friends and family during large holiday gatherings. For the Shelfie report Matt brings us a blast from the past with Fireball Island. In the Escape Room Report, Lauren and…
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For Better or For Worse
In this episode, we profess our love to certain games in our collection despite their flaws, for the Shelfie we take the plunge with Clank! Sunken Treasures. We find something Old and Something New with our Escape Room Report of 60Outs Grandma’s Master Plan and share our dreams of future game...
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A Marriage of Meeples
In this episode we’re hearing wedding bells as we prepare for our upcoming wedding and talk about you can possibly incorporate games into your special day. For our Shelfie we have some Quirky Circuits to program and for our Escape Room Report we return with special guest Matt Sanchez from Moral...
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Some Assembly Required
In this episode its all about bringing it all together. We discuss our struggles and journey to assemble our very own gaming shelves and give tips for how to spruce up yours. For the Shelfie we align parts of gallery paintings in Canvas, for the escape room report we bring together a full group…
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90's Nostalgia
This month we are diving into some 90’s Nostalgia with board games based upon things from our childhoods. For the Shelfie, we assemble bejeweled, magical weapons with Swordcrafters. Our Escape Room Report takes us to the jungles of Jumanji and we share our upcoming Friday Favorites. Music…
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Steamy Games
For this episode we review 4 popular games in within the Steampunk Genre, for our shelfie we take a closer look at munchkin steampunk, in the Escape Room Report we review 60Out’s The Time Machine, and share our Friday Favorites. Music: MegaRust by Twinmusicom.org
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Gamification
In this episode we talk about Gamification and how you can combine fun with productivity to help motivate you to achieve your goals, for our Shelfie, we take a close look at the colorful dice of Sagrada, we review another online escape room Together at Heart for our Escape Room Report and share…
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It's Not Over Till It's Over
In this episode we we’re talking about games where it’s not over till it’s over, where end game bonuses can completely change your fate. For our Shelfie we take a look at Letter from Whitechapel. And we have a puzzling escape room report. Music: MegaRust by Twinmusicom.org
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Hidden Agendas
For this episode, we have a saboteur among us as we discuss board games with hidden traitors. If you love Among Us, guess what there are 100s of board games just like it. For the Shelfie we examine something we can surely all relate to with Awkward Family Photos. For the Escape Room Report we…
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Clever Board
In this episode, we’re taking a look at board games where the board is something more than just a printed rectangle, for our Shelfie we look at the new expansion to Rival Restaurants: Back for Seconds, the Escape Room Report takes us back to Miss Jezebel’s Apartment with Orion's Ridiculous…
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Games You're Playing Wrong
In this episode we talk about games that are common played wrong, we serve up a fresh Shelfie with Burger Up, we have a dangerous liaison with 60Out’s Miss Jezebel for the Escape Room Report and of share our latest Friday Favorites. Music: Mega Rust by Twinmusicom.org
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Holiday Spectacular
In this episode we’re all about the Holidays! We discuss some Holiday themed games you can bring to the table, we study Potion Explosion for our Shelfie, help solve a Christmas Crisis with Evadere Virtual Escape Rooms and of course share our Friday Favorites. Music: Mega Rust by Twinmusicom.org
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Tabletop Simulator
In this episode, Greg tries to sell Lauren on the merits of Tabletop Simulator, for Shelfie we take down one of our game night favorites Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle. For the Escape Room Report we go to our first in person escape room since quarantine and of course share our Friday Favorites.
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What Board Game Lists Get Wrong
In this episode, we break down what those “Best games of 2020” or “Best games for adults” get wrong. We have a new segment Shelfie, where we will take a deep look at one of the games on our personal shelf. We have a virtual Escape Room Report with Theescapegame.com and give you details for how…
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Escape Room in a Box
In this episode we talk at-home Escape Room in a box games, for the Dice Roll we talk our favorite game themes, we try our hand at computer escape room for our Escape Room Report and share our choose your own adventure based games in Friday Favorites. Music: MegaRust by Twinmusicom.org
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Keeping the Fun Alive
In this episode we’re joined by our special guest Matt from Moral Combat to talk about being a better Game/Dungeon Master. For the Dice Roll we talk elements that kill replayability, we have another virtual escape room with The Escape Game: TEG Digital and of course share our Friday Favorites....
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Alexa Games
For this episode, we’re going digital with our games. First we’ll discuss board games that incorporate apps or A.I. like Alexa into their gameplay. For our Dice Roll, we have a few games you can enjoy playing with your kids while teaching them something. For the Escape Room Report, we go on our...
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No Dice
In this episode, we discuss hosting remote Role playing with other who may not have all the Role playing accessories. In the Dice Roll we list games that are getting a little old after repeat plays, we have a fully digital Escape Room Report and this month our Friday Favorites share a Fantasy...
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Alternative Play
In this episode we’ll discuss games with multiple ways to play and we review The Seals of Cthulhu. For the Dice Roll we discuss our Dice Tower West 2020 purchases, we have a spooky back-to-back Escape Room Report with Lost Games and of course our Friday Favorites. Music 'Mega Rust' by twinsmusic.com
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Bonus Episode: Gaming the Quarantine
Lauren and Greg share their tips with how to have fun and stay connected with your gaming group during the Corona Quarantine. Music 'Mega Rust' by twinsmusic.com
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Dice Tower West 2020
In this episode we’re talking our recent Dice Tower West 2020 experiences. For the Dice Roll we give advice for those that want to attend a convention, board gaming or otherwise. Once again we escape a serial killer in our Escape Room Report with The Basement: The Court Yard and share our Friday...
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Scavenger Hunt for Love
Scavenger Hunt for Love In this episode, we talk about our experiences creating scavenger hunts. For the Dice Roll we explore games that once intimidated us, we share all the details of our escape room proposal in our Escape Room Report with 60Out and share our latest Friday Favorites. Music Mega...
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Mix and Match
In this episode we talk about the pleasures and difficulties of Mixing and Matching game expansions, for the Dice Roll we’ll list some games that pair well together to fill your game night and for our Escape Room Report we go 10,000 Leagues under the sea for a Nautilus themed escape room by 60Out...
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Bonus Escape Room Report: Beyond Medusa's Gate
Happy Holiday's from us to you. As our gift to you we have a special bonus escape room report. We do the Assassin's Creed VR Escape room Beyond Medusa's Gate inspired by the latest Assassin's Creed Odyssey at Back Alley Escape in Temecula, CA.
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Kickstart the Holidays
In this holiday episode, we’re crowd-sourcing some opinions about buying games from Kickstarter. In the Dice Roll we reveal what game we hope are under our Christmas tree, we have a surprise double Escape Room Report, and of course share our Friday Favorites. Music by bensound.com
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Commitment Issues
In this episode we talk about board games with time commitments that might make you think before you buy/play them again. For the Dice Roll we talk about our Top 5 Regrettable Game Purchases, we help Batman in our Escape Room Report and share our Friday Favorites. Music by bensound.com Follow us…
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Escape the Horror
In this Spooktacular episode we talk scary escape rooms and dispel the myth that all escape rooms have to be scary. In the Dice Roll we’ll talk how to host your own movie draft. We share our first experience being paired with destructive strangers at Wizards and Wires in our Escape Room Report…
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Just the Two of Us
In this episode it’s Just the Two of Us. We talk about doing escape rooms as a couple and in the Dice Roll we will list our favorite Two player games. For our Escape Room Report we have not one but two recent escape we did as a team of two at Exodus Escape Room Ranch Cucamonga. Lastly, we of…
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Setting the Mood
In this episode, we're setting the mood to elevate your gaming experience with these tips and tricks to set an atmosphere for your game nights. IN the Dice Roll we talk gams with theming that naturally set the tone. We become medieval knights in our latest Escape Room Report for Mindtrap's...
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Adaptations
In this episode we’re talking adaptations, we’ll discuss board games that have successfully and unsuccessfully been adapted from books, movies and television. For the Dice Roll we have some not so great classic board game tie-ins, and for our Escape Room Report we head to the Not-so-Wizarding…
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Table Top Day 2019
In this episode, we share our experiences for Table Top Day 2019, share our Pandemic Legacy life lessons in the Dice Roll, for our Escape Room Report we have a transformative experience with Level Games' It's A Doggy Dog World, and share our Friday Favorites. Music by bensound.com Follow us on...
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Bonus Escape Room Report: The Cabin
For our first stand-alone Escape Room Report, we share our experience with the second escape room we did while attending Dice Tower West 19 in Las Vegas Follow us on Twitter@GameFriday Follow us on Facebook @GameFriday Follow us on Instagram @GameFriday
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Full Inclusion
In this episode, we talk about how to make your games inclusive to include everyone at the table or in the room. In the Dice Roll, we list good ice-breaker games. We have an inclusive Escape Room Report where we tackle the Cartel room from 60OUT with one of our listeners, plus we'll give our…
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Dice Tower West
In this episode, we'll give an overview of our time at Dice Tower West, our first ever board game convention. In the Dice Roll, we will talk about upcoming games we got to preview. We have a spooky Escape Room report as we go to Trapped Las Vegas. And of course, we'll talk our Friday Favorites....
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Wicked Improvements
In this episode, we’re talking all about the ups and downs of Villainous. In the Dice Roll we dish on things we hate in escape rooms and after a disastrous Escape Room in January, we’re back to talk about an awesome experience in our Escape Room Report with Hyde Circus (former Hyde and Seek) at…
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Escape Room the Movie (w/ Movie Date Night)
In this episode, we're crossing over with our other podcast Movie Date Night to talk about Escape Room the movie, in The Dice Roll we talk about Asymmetrical games, and we have a disappointing Escape Room Report with Escape Games At The River. Finally, we have a special announcement for one of…
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Escape This Podcast
For this special episode of Friday is Game Night, we team up with Dani and Bill from Escape This Podcast to run through one of their roleplay escape rooms. Follow us on Twitter@GameFriday Follow us on Facebook @GameFriday Follow us on Instagram @GameFriday
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Games of Xmas Future
In this holiday episode, we discuss exciting new games coming in 2019. For the Dice Roll, we’ll list games on our Christmas list for this year, we list our Friday Favorites and we have a special Double Escape Room report with MindTrap Escape Games in Temecula, CA. Music by Bensound.com Follow us…
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Rules for Rules
In this episode it’s all about the rules, we talk explaining and interpreting rules as well as how to judge rule infractions. In the Dice Roll we’ll give some tips for some Escape-Room-In-A-Box games, we have a special out-of-state Escape Room Report with Panic Room CDA in Idaho, and of course,...
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Whose Next?
In this episode, we’ll devise a fun way to determine whose turn it is to host, who picks the game, and who gets to start play. In our Dice Roll we’ll talk games where the turn order really counts, and of course, a new Escape Room Report, where we return to one of our favorite locations, Trapped...
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Escape Room Singles
In this episode, we have a special interview with Exit Game Escape Room talking about their recent Singles Event. In Dice Roll, we’ll talk our favorite Game Night meals, and in our Escape Room Report we’ll talk about a not-so-good escape experience at Unity Escape Rooms, and of course, give you…
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Creating a Character: A Roleplay Guide
In this episode, we’ll discuss how to design a great roleplay character and improve your roleplaying experience. For the Dice Roll, we’ll list our favorite games to introduce to newbies, we give our Escape Room Report on Trapped!: Down the Rabbit Hole, and share our Friday Favorites. Music by...
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Games on the Go
In this episode we’ll talk about the best games to travel with, for the Dice Roll we’ll talk about the most over used escape room themes, we give our Escape Room Report for The Exit Game’s room An Hour to Kill and of course share our upcoming Friday Favorites. Music by bensound.com Music by...
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Looks Matter
In this episode, we’ll discuss how the look of a game can make a big difference to how you play and enjoy that game. In the Dice Roll, we’ll talk our favorite game expansions, we’ll give a spooky Escape Room Report for Zoe at Escapade Games and talk our Friday Favorites. Music by Bensound.com...
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We believe game nights are the new dinner party. In this monthly podcast we'll talk board games, escape rooms, hosting game nights, and all aspects of social gaming. If you love getting a group together and playing a game you'll love Friday is Game Night.
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