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  • #372: Kellen's Kull

    October 22, 2026 · 59 min

    Perhaps inspired by our recent embracing of minimalism a month ago, Kellen's going all in on reducing his games. In fact, he's already done it, and is here to tell all about everything that's left his collection and why. Before we recover…

  • #371: Essen SPIEL 2026 Hype List

    October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

    We're not going to Essen, and frankly, may never, but that won't stop us from wishing we were going. From the mountain of games we won't get to play in person, we've mined for the diamonds that we think you should keep your eyes on. Before…

  • #370: On Brand

    September 24, 2026 · 55 min

    It's a designer spotlight, which means we're turning the focus away from us, and putting it on some prestigious designers instead! This week it's Inka and Markus Brand, whose story apparently has a whole enemies to lovers angle I did not…

  • #369: The Life-Changing Magic of a Minimalist Board Game Collection

    September 10, 2026 · 55 min

    We're downsizing, imagining a brighter future where we don't have hundreds of games to fret about not playing, but a very slight, extremely manageable twenty. Some say it can't be done, but that's never stopped us before. Before we get…

  • #368: I Will Always Love You

    August 27, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

    We love a good old game - there are a lot that of games over a decade old that we'd happily sing the praises of, but if we were being brutally honest, how many of them do we think would make it in today's markets? How much have tastes…

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  • #367: One vs. Many

    August 13, 2026 · 59 min

    We play a lot of games. Which is great, because a lot of games get made, and we get to play them ... but it does come at the cost of always having to learn (and teach) something new, grappling with rules, and gets in the way of enjoying…

  • #366: Collaborative Draft: Games of 2017

    July 30, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

    We're back to collaborate (and listen) to figure out together what the best games of 2017 were. Are? It's a collaborative draft, and if you haven't heard one of these before, get ready for an honest to goodness mess. Before we draw up…

  • #365: Gen Con 2026 Preview

    July 16, 2026 · 60 min

    Gen Con is Gen Coming, so we're looking in our wizard's glasses to tell you what's what. Whether you're going or not, you're gonna want to know what the hot games are, and we've got you covered. Before we Indianapolize, we talk about…

  • #364: Mechanism Matchup

    July 2, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

    There are two board game mechanisms you just can't escape, they're on everyone's mind, flooding the discourse. That's combat, and card draw mitigation. Everyone won't stop talking about them. So we had to weigh in too, not just with what…

  • #363: The Dark Depths of Mailbag

    June 18, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    It's been a while since we've plumbed the depths of the bottomless chasm we call "fanmail", so this week we're reaching our hands as far as we can and pulling out some questions that have yet to see the light of say. Before we dig too…

  • #362: Hot Takes About Board Games

    June 4, 2026 · 58 min

    The people demand takes, so get 'em while they're hot. We're weighing in on some possibly bad, certainly edgy opinions, and deciding where we land (spoiler: we're always right). Before we get heated, we talk about Diplomacy: The Golden…

  • #361: Collaborative Draft: Games of 2016

    May 21, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

    We had such fun collaboratively coming up with our definitive Top 50 list back in December, that we've decided to do it again. In the spirit of award season, we're celebrating the games of yesteryear, or yester-ten-years to be precise…

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About the show

Join Kellen, Neilan, Mark, and Christina for a podcast about board games, the latest hotness, and how to have fun with your friends even when you're losing.