The Boards & Bytes Podcast

This week we are joined by David & Lisa from Room Escape Artist! They sit down with us to chat about Escape Rooms, what makes them great, and what good rooms do to engage all the players throughout the whole experience. We also chat about the expanding world of "Escape Rooms in a Box" where the thrill of Escape Rooms are recreated in your own home. Puzzle Break Komnata Quest - Boxed In Get The F Out Escape Room In A Box ThinkFun's Escape The Room Heist Party The Rusty Lake Series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shawdows of the Past Overcooked Find David & Lisa at https://roomescapeartist.com/  The World Turned Upside arrives December 3rd! Tickets are still available at twtud.eventbrite.com! Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

OOOOOOOhhhhhhhhHh! It's Halloween so we talk about our favorite spooky games!   The World Turned Upside arrives December 3rd! Tickets are still available at twtud.eventbrite.com! Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

Stefan is joined by the megagame team and special guest Scott Silsbe, founder at Liveware Lab to talk about large-scale game design. We talk about some of the challenges to consider when playing a game with a bunch of people and discuss Scott and Mike's new game ExpoQuest! The World Turned Upside arrives December 3rd! Tickets are still available at twtud.eventbrite.com! Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

We're back! We're wrapping up summer talking about what we played on our summer hiatus. That's right, a whole episode that's only Plays of the Week. Mike could barely contain himself. We talk Scythe, Food Chain Magnate, Liberty or Death and of course a few video games like Don't Starve and Pokemon Go.  Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

The time is near! TI6, The International DotA 2 Championships is coming to a close and the tournament has already thrown many surprises at e-sports followers. For those who aren't in the know we sit down with our e-sports correspondent, Raphael Diangkinay to discuss What makes The International so prolific and how to understand what in the world is going on.   Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

We can't leave well enough alone with any of our games. So we're talking about our favorite house rules and game mods.  Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

Happy 4th of July Everyone! We thought it fitting on the day of our independence to have a short chat about our new American Revolution Megagame, The World Turned Upside Down! Expect a lot of Hamilton chat on this one too! Here's the Shut Up & Sit Down Video we referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN71v9H_gg8 And if you want to learn more about The World Turned Upside Down: http://ironmarkgames.com/games/the-world-turned-upside-down   Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

It's favorite mechanism time! This week our favorite game mechanism is Deck Building. The crew is joined by Mike Gutman to discuss what makes deck builders so fun. And as always we close with our Plays of the Week! Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

The Boards & Bytes crew talks skill in games and the line between difficulty that is enjoyable and just infuriating. Brandon, Darla, Mike and Stefan chat about Love Letter, Lords of Vegas, and of course, Overwatch. Then we end, as we are wont to do, with our Plays of the Week! Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

The crew gets together to talk art and how it changes the way we view games.   Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames  

The classic ludonarrative battle: Mechanics vs. Theme. We mostly talk about how it's not a conflict but rather two parts of games that must be reckoned with when making a game. Then we talk about our plays of the week!   Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

Can you figure out the mystery of this week's episode... It's about puzzles! Stefan sits down with Brian and Darla to talk puzzle games and what makes them awesome. Then we talk about our plays of the week, including Battleborn, Broom Service and about the new starter pokemon announced last week. Spoliers: Rowlet we choose you! Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

Darla & Stefan go geocaching! Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

Today we're talking about all the cool games we saw at PAX East. We chat about some of the new tabletop games we saw there and some cool indie video games that we got to try out. Indie MEGABOOTH&nbsp;Games: <a href= "http://indiemegabooth.com/event/pax-east-2016/" target= "_blank">http://indiemegabooth.com/event/pax-east-2016/&nbsp; Drop us a line: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] <a href="http://boardsandbytes.tumblr.com/" target= "_blank">boardsandbytes.tumblr.com <a href="http://ironmarkgames.com/" target= "_blank">ironmarkgames.com Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/boardsandbytes" target= "_blank">@boardsandbytes &amp; <a href= "http://twitter.com/ironmarkgames" target= "_blank">@ironmarkgames

It's the return of Boards &amp; Bytes after our season cliffhanger! Our DMs talk more Mastery of the Dungeon, and we see the return of an old favorite: the Pick of the Week! &nbsp; Drop us a line: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] <a href="http://boardsandbytes.tumblr.com/" target= "_blank">boardsandbytes.tumblr.com <a href="http://ironmarkgames.com/" target= "_blank">ironmarkgames.com Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/boardsandbytes" target= "_blank">@boardsandbytes &amp; <a href= "http://twitter.com/ironmarkgames" target= "_blank">@ironmarkgames

Stefan's called on the aid of a bunch of RPG friends to talk DMing! We cover a wide array of RPGs and discuss the different ways of DMing and how it changes in different games. It's a critical hit! &nbsp; Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes &amp; @ironmarkgames

We're heeding&nbsp;the&nbsp;Mcconaughey's advice and taking a look at time as a resource! We're joined by our good friend Guy Tuori as we discuss the different ways time is used in games. &nbsp; Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes &amp; @ironmarkgames

The big wigs over at corporate asked us to make this week's episode all about Ironmark Games and the crazy things going on with them. We start things off by talking about our little corner of PAX East that we'll be carving out this year and then talk about the games we've been playtesting over the last few weeks. Indie Megabooth Lineup for PAX East 2016, featuring us! Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes &amp; @ironmarkgames

Today we're talking RPGs! We get into what makes them "game"-like and some of the differences between tabletop and Video Game RPGs. Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes &amp; @ironmarkgames

This episode is all about immersion in Games! We'll cover the new ways games are bringing their players into the world they inhabit, starting with a conversation on the rise of room escapes. Then we get into the potential impact of VR on video gaming, and wrap up the discussion with megagames and how they are changing the way board games and RPGs are played. And as always we close with our pick of the week! Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes &amp; @ironmarkgames

Darla &amp; Stefan take over the podcast to give you the latest news in the board and video game worlds... which turns out to be not much this week. We also talk Pokemon and No Man's Sky. And of course we drop our plays of the week. Show Notes: http://kotaku.com/nintendos-snes-themed-3ds-is-just-beautiful-1762744336 http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/3/11157680/pocket-card-jockey-game-freak-nintendo-3ds http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/3/11153362/no-mans-sky-release-date-retail-version http://kotaku.com/even-finn-wants-a-star-wars-battlefront-campaign-1762517060 Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes &amp; @ironmarkgames

It's (almost) March! Which mean's it's almost the beginning of everyone's favorite game-based holiday season: March Madness! This week we talk tournaments and how they affect the games we play. We talk Coup, Magic: The Gathering and a little bit of DOTA 2! And we close things out this week with our tabletop dominated "Plays of the Week."&nbsp; Drop us a line:&nbsp;[email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes&nbsp;&amp; @ironmarkgames

Everyone has recalled and it's time to start Turn 2 of Boards &amp; Bytes! This week we talk about one of our favorite game mechanics, worker placement! There is much talk of games like Euphoria, Manhattan Project, Alien Frontiers and more! Then we suggest some things to check out in our "Plays of the Week!"&nbsp; Drop us a line:&nbsp;[email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes&nbsp;&amp; @ironmarkgames

The team from Ironmark Games talk about ways to bring your friends into the gaming fray. We cover games that are great for first timers like Love Letter, Flux, Codenames and tons more. Then we close things out with our "Plays of the Week." Team Ironmark recommends some fresh new indie titles like The Witness and Firewatch. And some not new titles like D&amp;D 5e. Drop us a line:&nbsp;[email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes&nbsp;&amp; @ironmarkgames

A podcast appears! Boards &amp; Bytes is a podcast about all games! Darla &amp; Stefan are life-long video gamers who have, over the past couple of years, become dedicated board games! In this very first episode, they discuss board game victories and video game morality. Get playing! Say Hi at&nbsp;http://boardsandbytes.tumblr.com/ Follow us on Twitter!