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The Boarding Party
by Jeff & Jeremiah
Join us every other week for our podcast about board games, card games, and all things tabletop.
Episodes
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Episode 33: The one about trading in Japan and market oversaturation
We're back to our regularly scheduled programming! Recently Played (00:15) - Transatlantic, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong News (14:33) - Scythe: Rise of Fenris expansion It Factor (20:22) - What makes Yokohama an instant favourite? #culture (35:42) - Is the board game market becoming...
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Episode 32: The one about Bruno Cathala, stained glass windows, and extreme themes
After a lengthy hiatus for the holidays, we're back with our first episode in 2018! Recently Played (00:15) - Kanagawa, Kanban: Automotive Revolution News (13:54) - Expansions for Abyss (Leviathan) and Kingdomino (Age of Giants) Game Changers (23:26) - How we would improve Sagrada #culture…
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Episode 31: The one about fighting plagues, woodland creatures, and game collections
Episode 31 is here! Recently Played (00:15) - La Granja; Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 News (08:21) - Root KS Campaign "it" Factor (18:38) - Tokaido as a great example elegance and simplicity. #culture (28:03) - Owning multiple (similar) games We hope you enjoy! Play Episode | Subscribe with iTunes
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Episode 30: The one about Essen Spiel 2017
In Episode 30, we talk about those games coming out of Essen Spiel 2017 that have us most interested. Nemesis (01:15) Terraforming Mars: Venus Next (05:20) Alien Artifacts (08:10) Nusfjord (12:03) Charterstone (15:22) Altiplano (20:40) Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 (24:07) We hope you enjoy! Play...
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Episode 29: The one about deluxe games, card games, and downfalls
Episode 29 is here! Recently Played (00:15) - Gloomhaven; Lost Cities News (10:23) - Downfall KS Campaign "it" Factor (20:02) - First Class as a great example of a card game based on a board game. #culture (32:52) - Deluxe edition pros and cons We hope you enjoy! Play Episode | Subscribe with iTunes
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Episode 28: The one about building cities, ponzi schemes, and eating donuts
Episode 28 is here! Recently Played (00:15) - Between Two Cities (+ Expansion) and Ponzi Scheme News (10:03) - 7th Continent KS Campaign "it" Factor (19:39) - Twilight Imperium and giving you direction Game Changers (29:43) - Go Nuts for Donuts #culture (38:41) - How many times do you have to…
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Episode 27: The one about buying low, selling high, and getting lucky
Episode 27 is here! In this one, we finally don't talk about Gen Con, as we go through some news for Stefan Feld's newest game (Merlin) and Cerebia: The Inside World; why we love the bidding in For Sale; how we would fix our criticisms of Dead of Winter: Warring Colonies; and luck vs. randomness…
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Episode 26: The one all about Gen Con 2017
We've hit a milstone - 1 year doing The Boarding Party! And despite doing daily Gen Con recaps, we wanted to give an overview of our Gen Con experience as a whole, in addition to what we've been playing recently. Recently Played (00:15) Least favourite games (13:17) Our favourite games (25:15)…
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Episode 25c: The one about Gen Con day 3
Our Episode 25 is going to be split into several parts, as Jeremiah and Jeff give quick recaps of each of their days at Gen Con. In this instalment, we talk about our plays of Dead of Winter: Warring Colonies, Dig Down Dwarf, and a talk through of King's Forge: Gold. Play Episode | Subscribe with...
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Episode 25b: The one about Gen Con day 2
Our Episode 25 is going to be split into several parts, as Jeremiah and Jeff give quick recaps of each of their days at Gen Con. In this instalment, we talk about our plays of Terraforming Mars, Twilight Imperium (4th Edition), Planetarium, and Whistle Stop. Tune in each day for our recaps! Play...
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Episode 25a: The one about Gen Con day 1
Our Episode 25 is going to be split into several parts, as Jeremiah and Jeff give quick recaps of each of their days at Gen Con. In this instalment, we talk about our plays of Exit, Go Nuts for Donuts, and First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet ... and about games we saw while wandering the...
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Episode 24: The one about Gen Con 2017
With our 24th episode, we bring you our Top 10 games (in no particular order, of course!) that we're looking forward to at Gen Con 2017. These could be games we want to demo (or at least watch others play) or even pick up for purchase. The list is split into two halves: The first half consists of...
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Episode 23: The one about founding Gloomhaven, fighting alien hordes, and flipping cities
Episode 23 is here! In this one, we talk about Founders of Gloomhaven, why we love Xenoshyft, how we might improve Flip City ... and trials and tribulations of finding new game groups. Recently Played (00:15) News (20:19) "it" Factor (34:22) Game Changers (46:06) #culture (1:03:30) Play Episode |...
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Episode 22: The one about impromptu space operas, house rules, and having direction
After a short hiatus, Episode 22 is upon us! Jeff is in Canada, and we're recording remotely. In this episode, we talk about what we've been up to (Patchwork, Twilight Imperium, Codenames: Deep Undercover, and more), get into some news involving Werewords and Pandemic Legacy Season 2. We wrap...
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Episode 21: The one about long nights, diving deep into abyss, and game discounts
Episode 21 is here! In this one, we gush about our recent play through of Dead of Winter: The Long Night, go through our Gencon event schedule, and talk about the future of our podcast. In addition, we give our thoughts on what makes Abyss such a great game, the ways in which we think Ethnos…
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Episode 20: The one all about CMON Expo
Join us for our special 20th episode, all about CMON Expo! The Godfather: Corleone's Empire (02:50) Swag Bags (15:24) Kronia (19:34) Council of Four (29:10) Massive Darkness (37:17) Ethnos (45:45) TL;DR Wrapup (1:00:49) Play Episode | Subscribe with iTunes
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Episode 19: The one about CMON Expo, Elysiums, and Marvel
Join us for our 19th Episode! Since it's been a while, we talk about what we've been up to outside of games (mostly Marvel stuff!), and run through recent plays of Sagrada and Trajan. We give our thoughts on the expansions for Between Two Cities and Dead of Winter; talk about what we think makes...
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Episode 18: The one about clever dice and reprints vs. new editions
Join us for our 18th Episode! We run through of our recent play of Mechs vs. Minions; go on and on about the Gloomhaven Kickstarter; talk about our favorite uses of dice in modern games; and ask the question of "When is a reprint actually a new edition?". We also introduce a new segment (now…
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Episode 17: The one about terraforming mystics, iconography, cults of the new
We're happy to bring your our 17th Episode! Listen on to hear what we've played recently, all things Terra Mystica news, the use (misuse?) of icons in games, and the dreaded cult of the new. About Us (00:28) Recently Played (05:22) News (16:40) "it" Factor (37:36) #culture (53:03) Play Episode |...
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Episode 16: The one about Iron Fist and social gaming
A little late, but we're back for Episode 16! About Us (00:15) A quick discussion of video games we've been playing ... plus a lengthy discussion about why we didn't like Iron Fist. Recently Played (11:45) Together, we played Blood Rage. Separate, Jeremiah played Guilds of London and Jeff played...
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Episode 15: The one about rising suns, gloomhavens, and intellectual properties
We ended up off-track last week, so we went the extra mile to go back to schedule with Episode 15! About Us (00:15) Our newest segment, about what we've been doing outside of the world of board games. In short, Jeremiah has been playing some Zelda: Breath of the Wild; and Jeff just wrapped up a...
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Episode 14: The one about games that ramp up and convention season
With a few things going on, we ended up off our typical schedule by a week. But we're finally back with Episode 14! Recently Played (00:15) We played a lot, but spend way too long talking about Alchemists + The King's Golem Expansion. News (06:51) Raiders of the North Sea and Champions of Midgard...
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Episode 13: The one about our top 10 2-player games
We're back for Episode 13, the luckiest of all podcast numbers! In this episode, we give our respective top 10 games (in no particular order, of course!) to play when we just have two people at the table. This is in the spirit of our 2-player review segment, but includes 2-player only games in...
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Episode 12: The one about expansions and game protection
The Boarding Party is back with Episode 12! Recently Played (00:15) We managed to get a good amount of games in, Jeremiah's first game of Zombicide: Black Plague, several games of Mechs vs. Minions, and a scenario of Mythos Tales. News (06:51) Heroes of Land, Air & Sea is out on Kickstarter and…
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Episode 11: The one about our 10x10 Challenge
The Boarding Party is back for it's standard format for Episode 11. Recently Played (00:15) Jeff played some Zombicide: Black Plague and we both played Lords of Waterdeep. News (07:54) First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet is doing a pre-order through Portal Games; and Clank! has an...
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