All Episodes
The Thoughtful Gamer Podcast — 164 episodes
Ep 104: PAX Unplugged 2022
Ep 103: Q’s and A’s
Review - Catch the Moon
Review - Can’t Stop
Review From The Archives - Mysterium
Review - Spades and the Appeal of Trick-Takers
Review - Anno 1800
Ep 102: A Conversation With Jackson Pope and Paul Willcox about FlickFleet
Review - Shobu
I Need Your Help For The Thoughtful Gamer to Continue
Review - Through the Ages
Ep 101: Sports as Game Design
Review - EXIT: The Forgotten Island and The House of Riddles
Review: Babylonia
Review: Pan Am
Review: Blackbrim 1878
Ep 100: Pax East 2022
Review: That Time You KIlled Me
Bonus Episode: ”The Mind” Liveplay
Review: Codenames Duet
Ep 99: Top 100 Games Of All Time 2022 Edition (Part 4)
Ep 98: Top 100 Games Of All Time 2022 Edition (Part 3)
Ep 97: Top 100 Games Of All Time 2022 Edition (Part 2)
Ep 96: Top 100 Games Of All Time 2022 Edition (Part 1)
Ep 95: Best Games of 2020 (and more!)
Some Changes To The Podcast For 2022
Ep 94: PAX Unplugged 2021
Ep 93: Chillcast 4: Chill Again
Ep 92: A Conversation with Austin Smokowicz about Robotech Reconstruction
Ep 91: A Conversation With Jason Perez On Colonialism In Board Games
Ep 90: Card and Dice Poll Discussion
Ep 89: Dice, Fights, and Dividends: Some First Impressions
Ep 88: Tile-Laying Games
Ep 87: A Conversation with James Naylor
Ep 86: Chillcast 3: Revenge of Chill
Ep 85: A Conversation with Dan Thurot on Board Game Criticism
Ep 84: Golf, Disc Golf, and Course Design
Ep 83: Pain
Ep 82: Reiner Knizia
Ep 81: A Conversation with Dan Kazmaier about Chai: Tea For 2
Ep 80: Solo
Ep 79: A Conversation With Cole Wehrle
Ep 78: 18xx Revisited
Ep 77: A Conversation With Sean Chappell About Hivernation
Ep 76: Conventions in the Time of COVID -- With Kimberly Revia
Ep 75: Adventure
Ep 74: Top 100 Games of All Time 2020 Edition (part 3)
Ep 73: Top 100 Games of All Time 2020 Edition (part 2)
Ep 72: Top 100 Games of All Time 2020 Edition (Part 1)
Bonus! Ikoria MtG Set Analysis for Limited
Ep 71: Best Games of 2019
Ep 70: A Conversation With Sean McDonald About Making IP Games
Ep 69: PAX East 2020
Ep 68: A Conversation With Bruno Faidutti
Ep 67: A Conversation With Patrick Rauland About Game Creation
Ep 66: Q&A, Masterpiece Games, and Fundraising Week
Ep 65: A Conversation With Ken Franklin
Bonus! Theros: Beyond Death Set Analysis (for Limited)
Ep 64: A Conversation With Gil Hova
Ep 63: A Conversation With Ben Maddox
Ep 62: PAX Unplugged 2019
Ep 61: A Conversation With John Zilch About Clever Kids Mysteries And Family Games
Ep 60: Trading Games
Ep 59: Amber And I Brainstorm A Game Design (part 1?)
Ep 58: A Conversation With Tom Russell
Ep 57: How Do You Critique A Party Game?
Ep 56: A Conversation With Corey Konieczka
Ep 55: Dominion Expansions: Nocturne and Renaissance
A Conversation With Dan Letzring About Adventure Tactics: Domianne's Tower
Ep 54: Vital Lacerda
Ep 53: Magic the Gathering
Ep 52: A Journey Into 18xx
Ep 51: Best (And Worst) of 2018
A Conversation With Cassie Friedman And Dan Letzring About "Matryoshka"
Book Discussion: The Three Body Problem Part 3: Death's End
Ep 50: Granite Game Summit 2019 - Die Macher, Wingspan, And More!
Ep 49: PAX East 2019
Ep 48: Small-ish 2 Player Games
A Conversation With Adam Rehberg About "Thrive"
Ep 47: A Conversation With Elizabeth Hargrave
Ep 46: Abstract Games
Book Discussion: The Three Body Problem Part 2: The Dark Forest
Ep 45: A Conversation With Peter McPherson
Book Discussion: The Three Body Problem Part 1
Ep 44: Aesthetics
Ep 43: PAX Unplugged 2018
Ep 42: A Conversation With Isaac Shalev
Ep 41: Marc and Amber: Pseudo-Ludo-Autobiographies
Desk-side Talks With Marc #16: Looking For Feedback! Also, 3 Good Games
Ep 40: Area Majority -- Dominant Species, El Grande, and The Expanse
Discussion With Sam Wolkenhauer About Football Analytics
Ep 39: Root And Other Games
Ep 38: Randomness and Uncertainty
Desk-side Talks With Marc #15: This and That
Ep 37: VlaadaCast!
Desk-side Talks With Marc #14: Gen Con, Or Can't
Ep 36: Ameritrash
Exciting Patreon Update!
Ep 35: The Chillcast 2: The Chillcastening
Ep 34: Elegance
Desk-side Talks With Marc #13: 3 Digital Card Game Recommendations And Patreon Update Sneak-Peek
Marc's Top 100 Games 2018 Edition: 20-1
Ep 33: A Conversation With Eric Reuss
Marc's Top 100 Games 2018 Edition: 40-21
Ep 32: A Conversation With Trey Chambers
Marc's Top 100 Games 2018 Edition: 60-41
Ep 31: Hindered Communication Games
Marc's Top 100 Games 2018 Edition: 80-61
Ep 30: Dry Games
Marc's Top 100 Games 2018 Edition: 100-81
Ep 29: PAX East 2018
Desk-side Talks With Marc #12: Rulebook Rant, Good Resources, Small Games, and Upcoming Livestreams
Ep 28: How To Not Be Awful At Board Games
Ep 27: G2 Summit!
Discussion With Matt Quock About "The Primary"
Ep 26: Space Alert vs. Captain Sonar
Desk-side Talks With Marc #11: Connclave, Netrunner, and Streams
Ep 25: Discussion With Jason Perez About Mental Health
Deleted Scenes: Sports Analytics Discussion
Ep 24: Hunt For The Ring vs. Fury Of Dracula
Desk-side Talks With Marc #10: Organization, Vast: The Crystal Caverns, And Pronouns
Ep 23: Board Games vs. Video Games
Desk-side Talks With Marc #9: Nuclear Bombs, Piracy, and HATE
Ep 22: Vacation Time! Harvest, Hunt For The Ring, and Spirit Island
Ep 21: 2017 Year In Review!
Desk-side Talks With Marc #8: Thoughts On Depression And Star Wars
Ep 20: How To Make Enemies And Manipulate People
Desk-side Talks With Marc #7: Miscellaneous Ramblings
Ep 19: Card Driven Wargames
Ep 18: PAX Unplugged
Desk-side Talks With Marc #6: PAX Unplugged and the Benefits of Negativity
Half-Witted Scruffy-Looking Podcast Episode 4
Ep 17: 5 "Impossible" Themes
Half-Witted Scruffy-Looking Podcast Episode 3
Ep 16: Dominion Top 10 Cards (Kind Of)
A Discussion With Luca Caltabiano About Neon Knights 2086
Ep 15: Listener Question Podcast Spectacular!
Desk-side Talks With Marc #5: State Of The Union (Some exciting announcements!)
Ep 14: A Conversation With Michael Heron From Meeple Like Us
Half-Witted Scruffy-Looking Podcast Episode 2
Ep 13: Co-operative Games
Half-Witted Scruffy-Looking Podcast Episode 1
Ep 12: New Games and Old Games and GenCon
Desk-side Talks With Marc #4: Twilight Imperium 4
Ep 11: A Conversation With Emil Larsen
Desk-side Talks With Marc #3: Conflicts of Interest
Episode 10 Deleted Scenes
Ep 10: Mage Knight Rage Night!
Desk-side Talks With Marc #2: Cult Of The New
Ep 9: Falling Sky, Twilight Imperium, and Bubba
Desk-side Talks With Marc #1
Ep 8: The Indie-Cast
Marc's Top 50 Games: 10-1
Ep 7: Near and Far and Campaign Games
Marc's Top 50 Games: 20-11
Ep 6: The Chillcast
Marc's Top 50 Games: 30-21
Ep 5: Netrunner and Terminal Directive
Marc's Top 50 Games: 40-31
Ep 4: Star Wars Rebellion vs. War of the Ring
Marc's Top 50 Games: 50-41
Ep 3: Oversight Moments, Analysis Paralysis, and Satisficing
Ep 2: Blood Rage, Scythe, and Food Chain Magnate
Ep 1: PAX East