An episode on games that changed the way we think about games!

A deep dive of one of the hottest games around

We bring you our best insights on what games will make good gifts to the people in your life (we hope) by answering prompts shared in our discord.

These picks come straight out of his personal collection of *checks notes* over 100 Knizia games. Enjoy!

Mini-reviews of 7 games!

A classic what we talk about episode on replayability!

A deep dive of Josh Wood’s Santa Monica

Brendan and Jake share their top 5 most played games digitally and physically and think about what these lists mean through a lens focused on replayability.

We didn't prepare for this episode at all!

Can Games Be Scary and Scary Game Recommendations

An exploration of a classic?

This time we dive into questions of perceived balance vs. objective balance, and do we really want an objectively balanced game? If so, who is that really serving?

Today, we deliver the first part of our topical episode on balance in board games.

In this week's episode we count down the TOP 10 board games we are enjoying, so far, in 2023.

Anyways, this podcast is very different. Today, Brendan and Jake put on their game designer hats and share some of their experiences and lessons learned with playtesting and prototyping board game designs.

A deep dive of one of Board Game Geeks highest rated games ever.

Nine mini-reviews!

In this week's episode we discuss, broadly, games that play fast, what that means, and what we perceive as a growing appetite in the board game hobby for this titular phrase.

We consider the push your luck mechanic in board games, highlighting Can't Stop and Spots for short reviews

A ranch load of mini-reviews!