All Episodes

Episode 99: Dutch Yoda - Gen Con vs Spiel - Top 5 BGG Gen Con Preview List 2026 - World Cup and the Beach Boys

Episode 98: Aaron B. (Game Enthus) - The Remaster’s Era - Top 5 Games We Like to Teach - Lunch Time Gaming & Getting Recognized

Episode 97: Cole Smith - Games that Combine 2 Mechanisms well - Top 5 Area Control Games - A Frame Job & Good Food

Episode 96: Arwen Kathke - Vision Accessibility in Board Games - Top 5 Food-Themed Board Games - Hanging out with loved ones and friends

Episode 95: Emily Vincent - Usability & UI Design in Board Games, 10+ Hidden Small Box Gems, Libraries, and cats calling in the Spring

Episode 94: Ambie Valdés- How Life Changes affect Board Games - Top 5 Kids Games, sort of - Loving on Family and Friends

Episode 93: Mark Peebles - Types of Solo Modes - Top 5 Games with Great Solo Modes - Cooking and Gardening

Episode 92: Banzainator - How to sell culled games - Top 5 Games that will never leave our collections - Running and Rainbows

Episode 91 - Ashwin Kamath and Rob Newton - The Journey to hatch Chicken Fried Dice - Favorite Blank and Writes - Good food, cute heavy game, and a trip to Japan

Episode 90: Roberta Taylor - Canadian Board Game Scene - Top 5 games we don’t get played nearly enough

Episode 89: Marcus Ross - New York Toy Fair - Roll and Move Games Challenge - Robots taking over but you still gotta get good food.

Episode 88: Justin Bell, Contributor with Meeple Mountain - Kitting out your Board Game Experience - Top 5 Games of 2025

Episode 87: Andrew Stiles - His experience and tips for designers working with publishers - Top 5 games we take everywhere

Episode 86: Daniel Newman - Indie Game Markets, Trick Takers that stood out to us and connecting with the younger generation

Episode 85: Going Analog- Goals not resolutions for 2026, aesthetically pleasing Euro games, and buttering up the host.

Episode 84: Steph Hodge - Getting to know her. And games we bring to holiday gatherings.

Episode 83: AnnaMaria Jackson Phelps - Why do we play tabletop games? And games we recently played.

Episode 82: Dave Luza - Spiel & Tabletop Games on Live Streams

Episode 81: Jay Bernardo, Talk Conventions + Games by Asian Publishers / Designers

Episode 80: John D. Clair, Card Crafting & Deckbuilders

Episode 79: New Host, Essen Tips + Games We've Recently Played with Nikki

Episode 78: 3rd Anniversary + SPIEL Essen '25 Anticipation, with Aldie

Episode 77: Worker Placement Games We Love, with Starla from OFPG

Episode 76: Hot Takes on Board Games, Art, and Pickles?! with Kwanchai Moriya

Episode 75: A COIN for Your Thoughts, with Rodney (Watch It Played) & Joel (Drive Thru Games)

Episode 74: Film Feelings From Board Games, with Simon Ennis

Episode 73: Gen Con '25 Releases We're Most Excited to Play, with Shea from RTFM

Episode 72: Wacky & Wonderful Board Games, with Matthew from Room 51

Episode 71: "Thematic" Abstract Strategy Games for 2 Players, with Ruel Gaviola

Episode 70: Unexpected Hits, with Eric from What’s Eric Playing

Episode 69: Extended Fresh Plays: Paris-Étourvy, with Pénélope from Penelope Gaming

Episode 68: Heavy Games: When the Juice is Worth the Squeeze, with Edward from Heavy Cardboard

Episode 67: Game Market West + Indie Games Appreciation, with Johnny Chin

Episode 66: Awesome Board Games for 6 Players, with Jamie from Foster the Meeple

Episode 65: Midweight Euro Games We Love, with Ben from Five Games For Doomsday

Episode 64: Cozy Games We Love, with Jenna from The Board Game Garden

Episode 63: Extended Fresh Plays, with Banzainator

Episode 62: Awesome Co-op Discoveries, with Amanda Panda

Episode 61: Hidden Movement Games We Love, with Jack from The Cardboard Herald

Episode 60: Board & Cards Games That Hit Different, with Space-Biff!

Episode 59: The Best Games We Played in 2024, with Maggie from ThinkerThemer

Episode 58: Exploring Adventure Games, with Alex from BoardGameCo

Episode 57: Travel-Friendly Games We Love, with Rolling Reggie

Episode 56: BGG.CON ‘24 + BGG Holiday Gift Guide, with Steph Hodge

Episode 55: Deduction Games We Love, with Emily from Man vs Meeple

Episode 54: Extended Fresh Plays, with Johannes from Board Gaming Ramblings

Episode 53: SPIEL Essen '24 Discoveries, with Jay from Cardboard East

Episode 52: 2nd Anniversary + SPIEL Essen '24 Anticipation, with Aldie

Episode 51: City-Building Games We Love, with Sunniva from Board Gaming Ramblings

Episode 50: Board Games That Make Us Feel Creative, with Matt Leacock

Episode 49: Extended Fresh Plays: Gen Con '24, with Amy from ThinkerThemer

Episode 48: Gen Con '24 Releases We're Most Excited to Play, with Grant Lyon

Episode 47: Exploring Music Through Board Games + Rockin' Hard, with Jackie Fox

Episode 46: The Best Board Games Based on Movies, with Eleni/Cardboard Rhino from CGE

Episode 45: Filler Games We Love, with Matthew Jude

Episode 44: Board Game Hobby Pet Peeves, with Alan Moon

Episode 43: Our Most Played Board Games, with Ian O'Toole

Episode 42: Asymmetric Faction Satisfaction, with Roy Cannaday

Episode 41: Meaty Games in Small Packages, with Suzanne Sheldon

Episode 40: Our Favorite Board Games Based on TV Shows, with Meeple Lady

Episode 39: Reshaping BGG's Top 100, with Efka from No Pun Included

Episode 38: Dipping Your Toes into Historical Board Games, with David Thompson

Episode 37: Roll-and-Write Games We Love, with Antoine Bauza

Episode 36: Alexander Pfister Games We Love, with Stella from Meeple University

Episode 35: Trick-Taking Extremes, with Taylor Reiner

Episode 34: 2024 Releases on Our Radars, with Elaine from No Pun Included

Episode 33: Our Favorite 5 and Top 10 Games of 2023, with Jess Cassady

Episode 32: BGG.CON '23 Gaming Highlights, with Tim from Board Game Hot Takes

Episode 31: The 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide, with Steph Hodge

Episode 30: Extended Fresh Plays, with Justin Bell from Meeple Mountain

Episode 29: Family-Friendly Games We Love, with Elizabeth Hargrave

Episode 28: SPIEL '23 Experiences, with Paula Deming

Episode 27: First Anniversary + SPIEL '23 Anticipation, with Aldie

Episode 26: Board Games with Unique Themes, with Corey Konieczka

Episode 25: Vital Lacerda Games We Love, with Ryan from Man vs Meeple

Episode 24: Oldies but Goodies, with Monique from Before You Play

Episode 23: Gen Con '23 Releases We're Most Excited to Play, with Rob Oren

Episode 22: Card-driven Games We Love, with Uli Blennemann

Episode 21: Why 18xx Might Be Your Next Obsession, with Ben Mandelker

Episode 20: Board Games That Use Dice in Clever Ways, with Paul Grogan

Episode 19: Great Games for Introducing People to the Hobby, with Erica Bouyouris

Episode 18: Board Games with Iconic Box Cover Art, with Isaac Vega

Episode 17: Area Majority Games We Love, with Beneeta Kaur

Episode 16: Extended Fresh Plays + The Quad, with Stephen Buonocore

Episode 15: Quirky Trick-taking Games That Excite Us, with Jonathan Cox

Episode 14: Cooperative Games We Love, with Nikki Pontius

Episode 12: The Joys of Solo Gaming, with Liz Davidson

Episode 11: Votes for Women, with Mandi Hutchinson

Episode 10: Board Games with Elevating Art, with Mike Murphy

Episode 9: Quick-playing 2-Player Games We Love, with Lincoln Damerst

Episode 8: 2023 Releases on Our Radars, with GameFreakGeek Monique

Episode 7: Board Game Hidden Gems, with Cole Wehrle

Episode 6: Deck-building Games We Love, with Corey Thompson

Episode 5: The 2022 BoardGameGeek Holiday Gift Guide, with Steph Hodge

Episode 4: Terracotta Army, with Nick Murphy from The Brothers Murph

Episode 3: SPIEL '22 Demo Experiences, with W. Eric Martin

Episode 2: SPIEL '22 Discoveries, with Beth Heile

Episode 1: SPIEL '22 Anticipation, with BGG Owner Scott Alden