All Episodes

181: The top board game conventions (and what they offer) (guest: Paula Deming)

177: All the interesting bits from the 2026 UK Games Expo

173: A bunch of light/party games we wanna tell you about

172: Time to get HEAVY...with these new heavy games (guest: The Game Table)

171: The educational value of board games (guest: Fort Circle Games)

170: The best board games we played at Dice Tower West 2026

169: Board games bringing people together (guest: Grandpa Beck)

168: 2026 board games we've played...and are excited about (guest: Andrew Stiles, designer)

167: The 2025 Games of the Year episode (guest: Candice Harris)

166: The new age of great 2-player games, part 2 (guest: Grant's Game Recs)

165: The new age of great 2-player games, part 1 (guest: Grant's Game Recs)

164: The best games we played at BGG.CON 2025 (and what's next for The Board Game Quiz Show)

163: 6 new drafting games worth checking out

162: Why we can't make board games in the U.S. (guest: James Hudson)

161: Autobattlers, card crafting, Mystic Lands (guests: John D Clair, John Zinser)

160: Moon cakes + Moon Bunny, push-your-luck dice games

159: Board game universes, cultural appropriation (guest: Jane Hoffacker, Incredible Dream)

158: Cozy games, what makes a game a good product (guest: Alex Cutler)

157: Great 2-player games, final thoughts on Gen Con (guest: Corey Thompson)

156: The 2025 Gen Con Games of the Show

155: Games from Asia, great 5/6-player games (guest: Cardboard East)

154: Running a first-time game con, going from content creator to retailer (guest: LFG Con)

144: Spooky games, indie vs. in-house design work (guests: designers Ben Kepner, Dan Stong)

153: Reviews! New games! Expansions!

152: The 2025 American Tabletop Awards (guest: What's Eric Playing?)

151: We're back! Tariffs, designing science games (guest: Dominic Crapuchettes)

150: The TOP 10 games of all time!

149: Film influence and playfulness in game design (guest: Phil Walker-Harding)

148: What's hot for 2025? Plus: The state of board game social media (guest: Grant Lyon)

147: The 2024 Games of the Year episode (guest: Beneeta Kaur)

146: Reviewed! 2 big-box games, 2 small-box games (and 2 in-between)

145: The games we loved at BGG.CON

143: The best area-control games, the latest from Reiner Knizia (guest: Bitewing Games)

142: Let's party (game)!

141: Good/bad second-edition board games, designing from theme up (guest: designer Ben Rosset)

140: Fancy components, how games delight and surprise us (guest: designer Chris Matthew)

139: The 2024 Gen Con Games of the Show (guest: Amanda Panda)

138: Gen Con 2024! Our thoughts on the big show and 5 of the games we loved

137: Prepping for Gen Con, our thoughts on some new board games (guest: Ruel Gaviola)

136: Games for movie lovers (guest: Mx. Tiffany Leigh)

135: Fun new word/social games, upgrading your game room

134: Nature-themed board games, deluxe/big box editions (guest: Ian Moss)

133: 7 new/new-to-us board games (and what we liked/didn't like about them)

132: The best legacy games, exploring Christian themes (guest: designer Ken Franklin)

131: The 2024 American Tabletop Awards (guest: What's Eric Playing?)

130: Wyrmspan, our fave tabletop events (guests: Elizabeth Hargrave, Connie Vogelmann)

129: Social deduction, "getting to know you" games (guest: 1 Minute Board Games)

128: Bizarre gaming habits, how we value board games (guest: designer Eric Slauson)

127: Games we love (in genres we hate), what some games get right (guest: Peter C. Hayward)

126: 2024's most anticipated, hard-to-recommend games (guest: Might I Suggest a Game)

125: The 2023 Games of the Year episode (guest: Grant Lyon)

124: King of Tokyo vs. King of Monster Island, Tokaido vs. Duo, Kapow! vs. Dice Throne

123: Space bees! Plus small party games, "bad play" design (guest: Connie Vogelmann)

122: Euros Special, pt. 2! The hot new games of 2023 (guest: The Game Table)

121: Euros Special, pt. 1! The best new (and old) remakes/sequels (guest: The Game Table)

120: SolForge Fusion, digital to tabletop to digital (guests: Richard Garfield/Justin Gary)

119: Her design secrets/inspirations, what we learn from gaming (guest: Elizabeth Hargrave)

118: Party time! Co-op vs. team party games (guest: Jacob Way/Friendly Skeleton)

117: Video vs board games, why we play co-ops when we don't like them (guest: Banzainator)

116: The Arkham Asylum Files -- a behind-the-scenes look at this most ambitious game

115: Post-Gen Con games! Freelancers, Search for Lost Species, Robot Quest Arena + more

114: Our top games from Gen Con 2023 (guest: Ruel Gaviola)

113: Games! Expeditions, Overboss Duel, Marrakesh, Vaalbara, District Noir, Rauha

112: A.I., our hobbies x games, the "Crossroads" system (guest: Plaid Hat Games)

111: LGBTQ+ representation, solo games, guilty pleasures (guest: GeekyGaymerGuy)

110: The Gloomhaven universe, state of crowdfunding, "dry" Euros (guest: Isaac Childres)

109: We went to Japan! (guest: Before You Play)

108: May the Fourth be...with your games! (Guest: Corey Konieczka)

107: The 2023 American Tabletop Awards (guests: Eric Yurko, Nicole Brady)

106: Great expansions, underappreciated card games, the best gamers (guest: Beneeta Kaur)

105: The history of colonialism in board games, co-op interactivity (guest: Resonym)

104: Hot games of all sizes!

103: Video games X board games, mean content, Asmodee (guests: Plaid Hat)

102: American Tabletop Awards, gaming at bars, culling (guest: What's Eric Playing?)

101: The 2022 Games of the Year episode (guest: Our Family Plays Games)

100: Our 100th Episode! Best games, best moments, and more

99: The PAX Unplugged 2022 Wrap-Up Show

98: The BGG.CON 2022 Wrap-Up Show

97: Too many games! Highlights from a weeklong board gaming binge

96: Music pairings and a board game where turns last as long as you can hold your breath (guest: Terrible Games)

95: Turing Machine, good/bad rulebooks, artwork (guests: Danni Loe, Scorpion Masque)

94: The trouble with heavy games, games that travel well (guests: Ryan Courtney, Bitewing)

93: Gen Con 2022 Recap (guest: Amanda Panda/Panda8ngel)

92: Best "X meets Y" games, roll & writes, and road-trip games (guest: Peter C. Hayward)

91: Playing "bad guys," shortening games, returning to conventions? (guest: Brotherwise Games)

90: Escape (not escape room!) and word games, anticipation, and more (guest: Tim Fowers)

89: Animal games, gaming lifestyles, rising prices (guest: Board Game Bollocks)

88: More matchups! Namiji vs. Tokaido, G.I. Joe vs. Transformers... (guest: Amanda Panda)

87: Hot crowdfunding games, diversity & inclusion in gaming (guest: Our Family Plays Games)

86: Libertalia: old vs. new, Dice Tower West, our fave board game cons

85: Hidden gems, makeovers, themes our guest should illustrate (guest: Kwanchai Moriya)

84: Instant classics, celebs we'd like to game with (guests: The Op)

83: Board game match-ups! (guest: Amanda Panda/Panda8ngel)

82: Deck building, Kickstarter surprises/disappointments, culling collections (guest: Rock Manor)

81: Puzzle Strike 2, video game influences, push-your-luck (guest: Sirlin Games)

80: New (and old!) games to look forward to in 2022 (guest: Ruel Gaviola)

79: The 2021 Games of the Year episode

78: Board Game Arena pros/cons, playing "blind," and more (guest: Emerson Matsuuchi)

77: Robots, worker placement, game design jealousy (guest: Peter C. Hayward/Blue Beard)

76: Video games going analog, turning theme into gameplay (guests: Level 99 Games)