All Episodes

#261 Gen Con '26 Report!

#260: World Order

#259: Root: The Homeland Expansion

#258 - Generosity at the Table

#257 Sorcery: Contested Realm

#256 Nippon Zaibatsu

#255: Feya's Swamp

#254 Stupor Mundi

#253 Star Trek: Captain's Chair

#252 March of the Ants

#251 Clans of Caledonia: Industria

#250 Top 10 Board Games of 2025

#249 Tales of the Arthurian Knights

#248: Ayar: Children of the Sun

#247: Old King's Crown

#246: Game Brain Holiday Gift Extravaganza

Solo Mode #10: Kingdom Death Simulator

#245 BGG.CON 2025

#244 Speakeasy

Solo Mode #9: 10 Favorite Solo Modes Since the Last Solo Mode

#243: Fate of the Fellowship

#242: Oranges & Lemons

#241: Trains + Mascots

#240: Revitalizing Game Night

#239: Transgalactic Fails, Battles, and Uprisings

#238: Moon Colony Bloodbath + Endeavor Deep Sea

#237 Asian Tigers

#236 Galactic Cruise

#235 Civolution

Table Scraps 03: Playing the Pity Card and The Truth About Sushi

#233 SETI

#232: Men-Nefer

Table Scraps 02: What If I'm Late For Game Night?

#230: Best of 2024

#229 2024 Navel-Gazing

Table Scraps 01: How to Get a Famous Lady to Play Games With You

#227 Living Up To The Hype

#226 Shackleton Base

#225: Sprue'd Up! #2

#224 Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet

#223: Sprue'd Up! #1

#222 Dazed and Enthused

#221: Rise & Fall

#220: Windmill Valley

#219: Gamechella 2024

#218: Railways of the Lost Atlas

#217: ARCS

#216: Catching The Wave

#215: El Burro

#214: Salton Sea

#213: Beware the Fun Sponge

#212: 2024 Golden Geek Predictions

#211 Space Games!!

#210: Finger Etiquette and Games

#209: Second Wind Games

#208: Let's Go To Japan

#207: Exploring Root, Agonizing in Cuzco

#206 Thunder Road: Vendetta

#205: How to Choose a Game for Game Night

The Best Boardgames of 2023!

#203 Dude, Where's My Keshi?

#202: Evacuation

#201: Kutna Hora: The City of Silver

#200 Our 200th Episode Extravaganza!

Solo Mode #8: Earthborne Rangers and the Co-Op LCG Renaissance

#199: Chatting with Ken Kuhn of GMT Games

#198: The White Castle

#197 First Look at Nucleum

#196: Direct Aggression

#195: Voidfall Preview

#194 The Rich and The Good

#193 Great Western Trail: New Zealand

#192 Aegean Sea

#191 Matt's Back, and He's Excited

#190 Age of Innovation: A First Look

#189: Amsterdam

#188 Big Games, Bigger Feelings

Solo Mode #7: The Greatest Solo Mode I've Ever Played

#187 THE TRICK TAKING EPISODE

#186 War of the Ring: The Card Game

#185 Games On Our Brains, May 2023

#184 Wayfarers of the South Tigris

#183 Hegemony: Lead Your Class To Victory

#182 Tragedy Looper

#181: Games Vs. Puzzles

#180: Our TOP Board Games of 2022!

#179 The Red Cathedral + Contractors

#178 A First Look At Stationfall

#177 The Blanket Episode

#176: Mosaic A Story of Civilization

#175 Horseless Carriage First Impressions

#174 The Joy of Splotter

#173 Lords of Vegas

#172 Back from Break!

#171: Tiletum

#170: Autobahn

Solo Mode #6: The State of Solo Modes in 2022

Bats and Turkeys

Revive

#166: Games, Games, Games

#165: Space Station Phoenix

#164: Skymines

#163: Western Empires

#162: John Company Second Edition

#161: Revisiting The Transcontinental and Carnegie with Ben, Tom, and Trey

#160: "Stroganov" with Trey, Ben, Tom, and Dmitry

#159: How We Spent Our Summer Vacation

Round 16, Turn 7: "1848: Australia" with Ben, Candice, and Paul

Round 16, Extra Turn: Game Sommelier Roundup with Paul

Round 16, Turn 6: "Time of Crisis" with Tom, Candice, and Mike

Round 16, Turn 05: "Root" with Trey, Tom, and jim pinto

Round 16, Turn 4: Ginkgopolis

Round 16, Turn 3: Perseverance

Round 16, Turn 2: "Crisis" with Tom, Ben, and Paul

Round 16 quick note

Round 16, Turn 01: "Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest" with Trey, Tom, and Dmitry

Round 15, Turn 11: "Railways of the World" with Ben, Paul, and Candice

Round 15, Turn 10: "Messina 1347" with Tom, Matt, and Dmitry

Round 15, Extra Turn: "Hegemony" with Paul and Elder

Round 15, Turn 09: Agricola Behind the Numbers with Matt and Lumin

Round 15, Turn 8: "Arkwright: The Card Game" with Trey and Paul

Round 15, Turn 7: "Party Games" with Tom, Jake, and Mike

Round 15, Turn 6: "Civilization: A New Dawn" with Candice and Dmitry

Round 15, Turn 5: "Advanced Civilization" with Tom and Jennifer

Round 15, Turn 04: "Terra Mystica" with Paul and Matt

Round 15, Turn 03: "Art Decko" with Ben, Dmitry, and Paul

Round 15, Turn 2: "Furnace" with Tom, Jake, and Dmitry

Round 15, Turn 01: "Asian Railroads" with Alfred and Candice

Round 14, Turn 12: "Bitoku" with Jennifer and Paul

Round 14, Turn 11: "Ark Nova" with Elder, Dmitry, and Matt

Round 14, Turn 10: "Best of 2021" with Tom, Ben, and Jennifer

Round 14, Turn 09: "City Hall" with Dmitry and Paul

Round 14, Turn 08: "Boonlake" with Jennifer and Elder

Round 14, Turn 7: "Brian Boru" with Tom, Candice, and Ben

Round 14, Turn 6: "Iki" with Dmitry and Paul

Round 14, Extra Turn: "The BGG Con Report" with Trey and Candice

Round 14, Turn 5: "The Hunger" with Jake and Paul

Round 14, Turn 04: "Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy" with Dmitry and Candice

Round 14, Turn 03: "Magnate: The First City" with Paul and Trey

Round 14, Turn 2: "Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz!" with Matt

Round 14, Turn 01: "Imperial Steam" with Jennifer

Round 13, Turn 10: "Castles of Burgundy" with Elder

Round 13, Turn 9: "Ankh: Gods of Egypt" with Matt and Paul

Round 13, Turn 8: "Paris" with Jake

Round 13, Turn 7: "Ganz schön clever" with Mark

Round 13, Turn 6: "Fresh Fish" with Paul

Round 13, Turn 5: "Versailles 1919" with Candice

Round 13, Turn 4: "Agricola: Revised Edition" with Alfred

Round 13, Turn 3: "Mind MGMT" with Ben

Round 13, Turn 2: "Panamax" with Dmitry

Round 13, Turn 1: "Babylonia" with Jennifer

Round 12, Turn 10: "Summoner Wars" with Matt and Paul

Round 12, Turn 9: "The Initiative" with Jesse

Round 12, Turn 8: "Calico" with Jake

Round 12, Turn 7: "Santorini" with Alfred

Round 12, Turn 6: "Bruxelles 1893" with Elder

Round 12, Turn 5: "Tribune" with Dmitry

Round 12, Turn 4: "Nations" with Paul and Ben

Round 12, Turn 3: "Coffee Traders" with Candice

Round 12, Turn 2: "Faiyum" with Ben

Round 12, Turn 1: "1840: Vienna Tramways" with Jennifer

Round 11, Turn 9: "Dwellings of Eldervale" with Matthew

Round 11, Turn 8: "Detective: L.A. Crimes" with Jesse

Round 11, Turn 7: "Dungeon Petz" with Jake

Round 11, Turn 6: "Through the Ages" with Alfred

Round 11, Turn 5: "Castles of Mad King Ludwig" with Elder

Round 11, Turn 4: "Indonesia" with Dmitry

Round 11, Turn 3: "Maria" with Paul

Round 11, Turn 2: "Praga Caput Regni" with Ben

Round 11, Extra Turn "Our 100th Episode! (And our live Avalon game)" with Matt and Tom

Round 11, Turn 1: "Winter Kingdom" with Jennifer

Round 10, Turn 9: "Darwin's Journey" with Elder

Round 10, Turn 8: "Curious Cargo" with Jesse

Solo Mode #5: Matt's Top 10 Solo Games of Quarantine

Round 10, Turn 7: "Carnegie" with Trey and Ben

Round 10, Turn 6: "Dune: Imperium" with Paul

Round 10, Extra Turn: "2020 Year in Review (and Hallertau review) with Matt and Tom

Round 10, Turn 5: "The Crew" with Jake

Round 10, Turn 4: "Hansa Teutonica Big Box" with Ben

Round 10, Turn 3: "Brass: Birmingham" with Alfred

Round 10, Turn 2: "Le Havre" with Dmitry, Paul and Trey

Round 10, Turn 1: "Tawantinsuyu" with Jennifer and Bruce

Round 9, Turn 9: "Anno 1800" with Jennifer and Elder

Round 9, Turn 8: "Beyond the Sun" with Jesse

Round 9 EXTRA TURN: "The Transcontinental" with Ben and Trey

Round 9, Turn 7: "Lost Ruins of Arnak" with Jake

Round 9, Turn 6: "Brick and Mortar" with Paul and Ben

Round 9, Turn 5: "Concordia" with Trey

Round 9, Turn 4: "Fields of Arle" with Ben and Paul

Round 9, Turn 3: "Marco Pollo II: In the Service of the Khan" with Alfred

Round 9, Turn 2: "Francis Drake" with Dmitry

Round 9, Turn 1: "18Chesapeake" with Jennifer

Round 8, Turn 10: "New Amsterdam" with Elder

Round 8, Turn 9: "Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion" with Jesse

Round 8, Turn 8: "Yokohama" with Jake

Round 8, Turn 7: "Fort" with Paul

Round 8, Turn 6: "Anachrony" with Matthew

Round 8, Turn 5: "Dilluvia Project" with Trey and Ben

Round 8, Turn 4: "La Granja" with Alfred

Round 8, Turn 3: "Tichu" with Dmitry, Jake, and Moira

Round 8, Turn 2: "The Cost" with Ben and Paul

Round 8, Turn 1: "Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun" with Jennifer and Trey

Round 7, Turn 9: "In The Year Of The Dragon" with Paul and Jake

Round 7, Turn 8: "Imperial Struggle" with Jesse and Matt

Round 7, Turn 7: "Russian Railroads" with Trey and Paul

A Fireside Chat on BLM, with Candice, Jennifer, Matt, and Tom

Round 7, Turn 6: "Madeira" with Elder

Round 7, Turn 5: "Elfenland" with Jake and Dmitry

Round 7, Turn 4: "Kanban EV" with Alfred

Round 7, Turn 3: "Smartphone Inc" with Ben and Paul

Round 7, Turn 2: "Age of Steam" with Dmitry and Ben

Round 7, Turn 1: "Keyflower" with Jennifer

Round 6, Turn 10: It's The Call-In Show! with Matthew

Round 6, Extra Turn: Gaming: The Next Generation with Aidan and Solea

Solo Mode #4: "Cloudspire"

Round 6, Turn 9: "Clans of Caledonia" with Elder

Round 6, Turn 8: "Glen More II" with Jake

Round 6, Turn 7: "Die Macher" with Jesse

Round 6, Turn 6: "Oceans" with Trey

A Fireside Chat with Jennifer and Matthew: Diversity and Inclusivity in Video Games vs. Board Games

Round 6, Turn 5: "Our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY episode" with Matt!

Round 6, Turn 4: "Railroad Evolution" with Ben

Round 6, Turn 3: "Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy" with Paul

Round 6, Turn 2: "Caylus 1303" with Dmitry

Round 6, Turn 1: "1862: Railway Mania in the Eastern Counties" with Jennifer

Round 5, Extra Turn: "Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile" Early Impressions and How To Teach Games with Matt

Solo Mode #3: "Nemo's War (Second Edition)"

Round 5, Turn 8: "Ora Et Labora" with Elder

Round 5, Turn 7: "Food Chain Magnate: The Ketchup Mechanism" with Trey

Round 5, Turn 6: "Blood on the Clocktower" with Jesse

Round 5, Turn 5: "Everdell" with Jake and Dmitry

Solo Mode #2: "Pax Transhumanity"

Round 5, Turn 4: "On Mars" with Matthew and Alfred plus THE TOP 10 GAMES OF 2019!

Round 5, Turn 3: "Taverns of Tiefenthal" with Paul

Solo Mode #1: "Marvel Champions: The Card Game"

Round 5, Turn 2: "Maracaibo" with Jennifer

Round 5, Turn 1: "Bus" with Dmitry

Round 4, Extra Turn: BGGcon and "Crystal Palace" with Trey

Round 4, Turn 7: "Trismegistus" with Jake

Round 4, Turn 6: "Detective" with Jesse

Round 4, Turn 5: "Dune" with Trey

Round 4, Turn 4: "Paladins of the West Kingdom" with Paul

Round 4, Turn 3: "Concordia" with Elder

Round 4, Turn 2: "Gaia Project" with Dmitry

Round 4, Turn 1: "Lorenzo Il Magnifico" with Matt

Round 3, Turn 8: "Tapestry" with Tom and Alfred

Round 3, Turn 7: "Barrage" with Jesse and Trey

Round 3, Turn 6: "City of the Big Shoulders" with Dmitry

Round 3, Turn 5: "Air, Land and Sea", "Watergate" and "Q.E." with Paul

Round 3, Extra Turn: LARPs! with Trey and Tom

Round 3, Turn 4: "Black Angel" with Alfred

Round 3, Turn 3: THE GEN CON EPISODE and "Tokyo Metro" with Trey

Round 3, Turn 2: "Architects of the West Kingdom" with Elder

Round 3, Turn 1: "Res Arcana" with Tom

Round 2, Turn 7: "Pax Pamir (Second Edition)" with Jake and Ricky Royal

Round 2, Turn 6: "Twilight Struggle" with Jesse and Tom

Round 2, Turn 5: "The Estates" with Paul

Round 2, Turn 4: "Pipeline" with Trey

Round 2, Extra Turn: "Settlers of Catan" with Jesse (and special guest Lumin)

Round 2, Turn 3: "Trickerion: Legends of Illusion" with Alfred (and special guest Tom)

Round 2, Turn 2: "Teotihuacan: City of Gods" with Dmitry (and special guest Trey)

Round 2, Turn 1: "Escape Plan" with Tom

Round 1, Turn 7: "Quacks of Quedlinburg" with Paul

Round 1, Turn 6: "Terraforming Mars: Colonies" with Dmitry

Round 1, Turn 5: "Chronicles of Crime" with Jesse

Round 1, Extra Turn: "The Resistance: Avalon" strategy deep dive and "Underwater Cities" mini-review with Paul, Tom and Trey

Round 1, Turn 4: "Solenia" with Jake plus a "Casual Gamer Primer"

Round 1, Turn 3: "Great Western Trail: Rails to the North" with Alfred

Round 1, Turn 2: "Coimbra" with Trey

Round 1, Turn 1: "Wingspan" with Tom and Welcome!