It was mentioned briefly last time, but that MTG Commander Committee fired itself? Between that, Essen, Warhammer Day, there’s a ton of News to go around and we are guest-less so we take these stories on. Plus, Philip’s got a review of Heroes of Barcadia and Chris talks about Halo: Flashpoint.

A Lord of the Rings trick taking game? A Gundam TCG - has someone been listening to our bonus bits?? Regardless, we’ve got Sam Nolton here from Eldritch Foundry to talk about printing custom miniatures…in COLOR!

Hasbro doesn’t know when to read the room, Netflix is “gathering” a new animated show, and Slimer is coming to Magic the Gathering. Plus, we’ve got Whistler, creator of the Rapscallion RPG here to talk rowdy pirates, ghost ships, and running away from “The Law”

Chris went to the GW reveal and all he got was COVID-19! There was also this little con called Nova Open 2024 happening too. Also, there’s too many Cyberpunk games, Wizards messed up again with D&D, and Warhammer decided to try out this rotation thing Magic The Gathering keeps talking about.

What were the ups & downs of Gen Con? Pretty standard, but I doubt you really want to hear about Chris’ elevator rides. Instead, we go through the highlights of Gen Con 2024 and all the cool stuff that was there.

Wizards of the Coast now has a video game centric CEO - I’m sure that will fix all of their problems . Also, play D&D in a Victorian era, and the Mistborn book series gets a new deckbuilding game. Then, we’ve got Carol Mertz, one of the lead game designers for Exploding Kittens on the show!

Are we past the COVID boom of Board Games? People say Magic is dying, yet the sales numbers claim otherwise, and if apocalypses are your thing, we’ve got a wargame for you! Plus, Brad Talton from Level 99 Games joins us to talk about these things and show off Spooktacular, their upcoming horror Kickstarter!

X-Wing flies off into the sunset, we get a look at the new books for D&D, and apparently you all are buying a lot of toys. No guest this week, so we take a look at all the stuff that released during Free RPG Day! Also, apparently there’s a Renshaw Rant about 40K.

We had a lot of stuff to talk about at the end of Episode 242 of Boards & Swords, and we decided to keep streaming live and make our "Bonus Bits" free to non-patrons as well! Enjoy this? Then check out our Patreon below!

Privateer Press sold the Warmachine IP? Adepticon is changing cities? And there’s a Final Fantasy 14 TTRPG coming? Plus, Andrew Fischer from Earthborne Games (https://earthbornegames.com/) is here to talk about making board games with as little environmental impact as possible. We don’t need no stinking shrink wrap here!

There’s a game on Kickstarter called “Toothead”? Warhammer is coming after your wallet more, and someone’s wallet is $3 million lighter after buying a magic card. Plus, we’ve got Patrick Leder from Leder Games ( https://ledergames.com/) here to talk about what they’ve got coming up in 4 letter-titled games!

Now you can buy Asmodee instead of them buying things? Or, use Roll20 in your discord server? Or play the tabletop game of the video game of a tabletop game? Sounds like it’s been a busy news cycle - plus Keith from Thunderworks Games (https://thunderworksgames.com) is here to talk about the new games they have got coming soon!

Now your epic political fantasy games can be tiny, the Monopoly movie we all saw coming is actually happening, and of course there's a DC version of Marvel United coming. Also, Kit from Game Envy stops by to talk about their latest kickstarter and all the other cool painting accessories they have at Game Envy (https://gameenvy.net/)

Apparently there were a lot of minis sold in 2023...I had no idea *cough* bought tons of 40k tenth edition stuff *cough*. Also, someone saw a familiar looking coyote in a magic card and Danielle Lauzon from Cephalofair Games is here to talk about the Gloomhaven RPG!

What's that? Sorry I can't hear you over the sound of the Halo theme song playing in my head. Ronnie Renton from Mantic Games is back on the show to talk about Halo: Flashpoint, coming later this year from Mantic Games. Also, Heroscape is coming back, there's going to be an Arkham Horror RPG and NASA made a D&D adventure?Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discordLiked our Monument Hobbies interview? You can now save by using our affiliate code "boardsandswords" at their checkout: https://monumenthobbies.com/NewsBalance Cats on Electrical Wires?https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/nekojima/news/nekojima-dexterity-board-game-cat-electrical-poles-japanArkham Horror RPG!https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/arkham-horror-the-roleplaying-game/news/arkham-horror-rpg-beginner-friendly-cosmic-terror-announcement-release-dateLearn the Marvel RPG with Deadpool!https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/marvel-multiverse-role-playing-game/news/deadpool-roleplays-the-marvel-universe-comic-book-rpg-adventureHeroscape is coming!https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56406/heroscape-2024-product-release-calendarD&D & NASA?https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/dungeons-and-dragons-5e/news/nasa-dnd-compatible-adventure-the-lost-universe-hubble-telescopeEmail us your comments and questions at [email protected]. We're on social media! Facebook.com/boardsandswordspod is our official Facebook page. Chris is @boardsandswordschris on instagram, while Philip is @PhilTheDirtbag on X/Twitter. Thank you for listening to the show. Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

Want to pretend to clean your Warhammer 40k minis? Yeah, I didn't realize people wanted that either. Plus, some good news about the former Prospero Hall studio employees and FanRoll is rolling into Dungeons & Dragons. Also, Xander from FFG stops by to talk about the upcoming Star Wars Unlimited TCG! (https://starwarsunlimited.com/)

CMON is no longer doing Kickstarters, use IKEA instructions in a new rpg, and apparently crossover sets make MTG loads of cash. Also, Gabby from Bra Full of Sawdust (https://www.brafullofsawdust.com) is here to showcase all the custom wooden creations she makes for tabletop gamers (among others!)

Another video game becomes a board game, Guild Ball is coming back - for free? And is Hasbro selling D&D? We talk about all of these news stories along with Neal Hoffman from FanRoll Dice! Because you can never have enough dice....right?

Chick-fil-a wants to make board games? Funko is done with board games, and the number one game on Board Game Geek is getting a sequel (shocker!)? We talk about these stories and more as we delve into the World of Darkness with Kevin Schluter, RPG producer from Renegade Game Studios!

Ready to immerse your RPG players in your game world? We've got Jon Ciccolini & Paul Shapiro from Beadle & Grimm's Pandemonium Warehouse to talk about all the "artifacts" you can get for your favorite Roleplaying Games. Also in this episode: Wingspan with Dragons? Clean Energy Catan? And Chris drools over the idea that a Halo Miniatures Game is back in the works.

What D&D books are coming out next year? Another much loved board game is getting a roll and write version, and you can now get your Geralt on in Unmatched. Plus, we have Brian Holland on from Chaosium to talk about Alone Against the Static: a solo adventure using the Call of Cthulhu ruleset!

A couple of Kickstarters, Asmodee picks a terrible time to do layoffs, and a Magic/Clue crossover that sounds....good? Plus we've got Jason Craze from Monument Hobbies with us to talk about their Pro Acryl paint line!

Saw and Diablo are getting board games, AI wants to teach you board games, and Murder Mystery magic cards?? Plus, we have Jim Johnson on the show, project manager and line editor of the Star Trek Adventures RPG from Modiphius!

Never would have thought I'd hear "MrBeast" and "Dune Imperium" in the same sentence. Or that I'd hear about Toys R Us returning, or that a TCG website would stop carrying Magic: The Gathering? Is it the end times? We find out while also talking to Ian from Floodgate Games about their board games.

An RPG maker is suing Netflix? Could you handle 24 people playing Twilight Inscription at one time? And what’s this about combining Barbie with Warhammer 40k? Plus, we’ve got Burky from GameToppers LLC to talk about his latest Kickstarter, featuring a TON of cool new playmats!

Rhino Hero to Rhino Zero…money? You’ll never guess, but Terraforming Mars has used AI art before, and Weta Workshop is wetting our appetites for some new 40k action figures. Plus, we’ve got Steven from The Baron of Dice on the show to talk about what else but DICE!

We are live at Nova Open 2023! Will Chris get the chance to insta-kill Philip AGAIN in D&D? Want a eco-friendly card game with more “bark” in it? Plus, we talk with Adam and Vince from Snarling Badger Studios about their various tabletop miniatures games and going from tabletop players to making a tabletop company.

Castle Assault gets popular for the wrong reasons, get dice everyday for a month, and a new card game based on a show based on a card game? We talk about this and more with Dan Scillieri from Monster Fight Club, makers of great terrain and the Cyberpunk RED Combat Zone minis game.

Chris is back from Gen Con, and Shawn and him did a lot and saw a lot of things. Also, $300,000 worth of magic cards stolen, people were crazy for Lorcana, and Transformers are coming to Robo Rally! The best part - you wont have to shove through 70,000 other nerds to find out everything that happened!

They actually made a way for you to play as the Blob in the Arkham Horror LCG, a popular Call of Cthulhu adventure is getting turned into a board game, and “Allons-y”: we’ve got Doctor Who magic cards to talk about now. Then, we talk with Ronnie from Mantic Games about the upcoming Worms: The Board Game.

One of these days I will stop putting Lord of the Rings MTG stories in the news…I’m sorry but today is not that day. Also: a tabletop minis game set in a trailer park, Gloomhaven: just smaller, and massacre your friends (but only in Texas with a Chainsaw!). And Cory and Jimmy join us to talk about Dice Theme Park from Alley Cat Games and we play the “Um, Actually” card game.

The one ring is found, Cocaine Bear: the RPG, and defend Waffle House from Zombies! Also, you know we are going to talk about 10th edition Warhammer 40K and we take a look at the Dragonlance D&D5e adventure that released earlier this year.

A couple of games being brought back from the dead, one that might be dead in the water, and Worms the Board Game? Then we talk to Brian Ibbott from The Morning Stream and find out what kind of games he enjoys playing.

Are movies based on tabletop games the next trend? (I hope not). Ticket to ride is hoping on the legacy train (hehe), and the Metal Gear Solid game is back! Also, we celebrate Memorial Day by talking about games based on historical wars.

Nerf gun RPGs, Doctor Who & Magic, and of course: a new Warhammer 40k box set!! Then, we get our Nova on as we talk with Mike from the Nova Open Committee as he tells us about all the new changes coming to the Nova Open this year - including A LIVE BOARDS & SWORDS! Come join us!

Wizards went too far…again…., a lot of nerds got together in a mall and set a world record, and we’re in Vegas baby! See what crazy antics we got into, plus Chris got to talk with Scott Johnson from Frogpants Studios about his new card game “Dungeon Murder” ( https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rockrunners/dungeon-murder-a-new-game-by-scott-johnson )

A titan is gone, Funko got more IPs, and you wont believe our last news story. Then, get ready to hear about your next vacation as Wayne from Adventure Away (http://adventureawaymd.com/) comes on to talk about the D&D movie and their service, where you can potentially play D&D in a CASTLE!

I mean, there’s April Fool’s jokes and sequels to various board games coming out, but we all know the real news lately: Warhammer 40K tenth edition is coming! I wonder what Chris will have to say about it.

Hot Pockets & Magic? Sounds like a bad afternoon in the bathroom. Plus, soccer is coming to Catan? We must have played too much spelljammer and fell into an alternate universe, so we'll talk about the D&D Spelljammer setting and our thoughts on it.

We took an episode off, but the news never sleeps! So there’s a ton of news, from new board game versions of Sea of Thieves and Apex Legends to Lord of the Rings in Magic the Gathering and also a game about butts? Oh yeah, and we talk about Twilight Inscription, the 4 board roll and write game from Fantasy Flight Games.

Paizo sold out of all their Pathfinder stock? There’s a sequel to Scythe coming? And, something something something new D&D adventure. Also, talk about the board game Oath from Leder Games.

We could do another whole episode on the D&D OGL drama, but we provide some updates and then talk to Rich from rokminis.com about what's it like taking gaming from a hobby to a career!

Welcome to 2023! Time to spend all that holiday cash and buy more games! So what are we doing this year? Also, D&D might be getting greedy with its licensing, and we’ve got board games based on video games (Deep Rock Galactic & Dark Souls)

It’s the last podcast of 2022! And what a podcast to close the year out on: a Warhammer 40k show coming from Henry Cavill, new board game and RPG announcements, and we’ve got our friends Cory & Jimmy here to talk about Pax Unplugged and all the things they saw there!

Gloomhaven is going to make a RPG? There’s a Co-op version of Carcassonne coming? Chris went to Pax Unplugged and only played 1 game? Also, there was this Tanks-giving thing to talk about. All of that and much more, as we bring back “But Wait, There’s More” in the end of the show for some good laughs.

You got your transformers in my magic! Hasbro is getting too greedy? Say it isn’t so! Plus, we take the DALL-E 2 AI image generator for a spin again, trying to remake board game covers. And there’s lots of news and games to catch up on from the past month, like ExtraLife, Ork-tober, and prepping for TANKS-GIVING!

Philip is on his way back from the House of Mouse, so Shaun steps into the cohost chair! We’ve got stolen board game ideas, lots of miniatures kickstarters coming, and putting Cats and Dogs in your Forts. Plus, Chris has been painting up some deadly Imperial Knights for Warhammer, too bad he hasn’t won a game yet!

Paizo is making an adventure for D&D? You got your Clone Wars in my Pandemic! Plus we have more spelljammer to talk about and Chris wrote a campaign for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy

Disney is making a CCG? You can play your dead characters in a new RPG? Plus, Chris went to Nova Open, so Philip has to look at some Out of Context Comments on some Warhammer 40k news!

We're back in the studio, time to get started on the next 200 episodes. Chris did a lot of Gen Con talk recently, but what all did he actually do there? 

Another on location episode! Next time we’ll be back in studio but in this episode Chris is on the floor at Gen Con 2022 talking with a bunch of folks about what they’ve got on display. Thanks to Eric Yurko for bantering with Chris in the beginning, and to Edge Publishing, Colorway Game Labs, and Dire Wolf for talking to us about products and embarrassing themselves with some impromptu jokes!

We’ve been doing this for 200 episodes! So we are live on location at High Tide Games in Southern Maryland so real people can groan at our bad jokes. Also, Asmodee is making board games about Squid Game and another new Dune board game is coming. Plus, we get others to tell us bad puns for once as we do a “Pun-off” to giveaway a ton of prizes! There’s still plenty to give away! Email us with what you think your best pun and/or related feedback on what we could do better! [email protected]

Would you do a subscription to a board game company? How about play Legend of the Five Rings in D&D? We’ve got all that plus we both got a chance to play Restoration Games’ version of the classic “Dark Tower” game.

Apparently Backerkit is making its own Kickstarter like platform? Also Magic the Gathering is 30 years old? In more recent news, Origins Game Fair was a few weekends ago and Ken from Geek Craft is here to talk about it!

Lots of announcements in the board game space: awards! Expansions! Conventions! Chris bought more Warhammer! (That last one was probably the most obvious one). Also, we use Board Game names to come up with weird new AIs in a new gameshow!

A better look at that Runescape board game, Embracer Group buys up more IPs, did you know there’s a Final Fantasy TCG? All this plus we take a look at some out of context comments made at Warhammer Fest!

Spelljammer is coming to D&D5e! Also, Hasbro might be using D&D system for other properties, go figure! It’s also been two years since Digital Gaming was forced onto the center stage - what do we think? Where can it stay when many are going back to in person games??

We get scholarly in this episode as we talk about books! Specifically, what board games have fiction books written in their world? Plus, plenty of april fool’s jokes that weren’t jokes after all, Mandalorian minis coming soon to your Star Wars games, and a campaign expansion for Cosmic Encounter?

Philip is recovering from Vegas, so Chris got Shaun from the former “All the Bits” podcast to come on the show and talk about a few games that are great to play on the go. Also, a brand new version of Catan got announced, a popular RPG maker is making a game where you play as First Responders, and much more!

Board Game publishers: What should they be doing more of? Chris & Philip talk about what kinds of things they think publishers should do more of, and take a look at what the internet thinks. Plus, someone spent business money on a Pokemon card, Betrayal at House on the Hill 3rd edition? And a return of board game puns sponsored by our patrons!

Philip and Chris spent a lot of time last week playing the new Destiny 2 expansion…which got them to thinking which board games and video games have the best expansions? Also, is Hasbro going to spin off Wizards of the Coast into its own company?

A Batman version of Detective? People shelling out millions for Marvel Zombies, and we talk about those “classic” games that we grew up playing in our childhoods.

A Batman version of Detective? People shelling out millions for Marvel Zombies, and we talk about those “classic” games that we grew up playing in our childhoods.

Now that the holidays are over, are things back to normal? Not entirely, as we have special guest Beneeta Kaur (twitter.com/beneeta_k) on to tell us what she’s been up to recently!

Chris & Philip decided to take a break from the holidays, but its a new year and time to talk about Pax Unplugged! To help Chris out, Andrew & Jessica Fisher from Gameosity are on the show!

Chris sent a bunch of terminator marines into a grocery store mockup after a Turkey mini (I’m not kidding here), and after 2 years he’s going back to a board game convention! Pax Unplugged is upon us, what do we expect?

Chris & Philip talk about the potential for a Marvel Zombicide game, an asmodee game about asmodee games, and using Gundams in Warhammer 40,000! Also, there’s a new segment: “Try, Buy, or Sigh”

Mik & Starla from the YouTube channel “Our Family Plays Games” ( https://www.youtube.com/c/OurFamilyPlaysGames) join Chris & Philip to share some gaming stories and cringe at Chris’ terrible dad jokes. Plus we bring back a podcast favorite gameshow!

Philip is out visiting family, so Cory & Jimmy from the Dirtbags of Holding podcast are here to talk with Chris about things like: a Risk Legacy Sequel? A board game with stacking magnet cubes? A game called Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza? Stick around for the first game show in awhile also!

Chris & Philip talk with Rob Daviau from Restoration Games here to talk about their next Kickstarter: Thunder Road Vendetta! Plus a month’s worth of news!

Chris is up to his eyeballs in painting miniatures - is that someone on the inside of his ear?? How did that get there?? Board Games did well on Kickstarter again, and NFTs coming to board games?? Plus Chris & Philip talk about the past year of the show and where they see it going over the next year.

Was Warhammer+ worth the $6? Is Star Wars Armada over? And what’s this about a Zombicide tabletop RPG?? All this and the usual hijinks.

Plenty of new games incoming, Exploding Kittens got some Salmon, and Cory joins Chris & Philip to talk about Vampires (and their Masquerading)!

Content Warning: Sexual Harassment. Bullying. Hostile Environments There's been a lot of talk recently in the video game space about the treatment of women, and we wanted to make sure those discussions extend to the tabletop gaming space as well.

Board Games were hot in 2020! Also, a World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King board game?!!?! SQUEEEE!!!!

Lordy lordy, Chris played 40….K that is. Warhammer 40k specifically. Plus, People are shelling out for TCGs still, Asmodee is bringing the hammer to counterfeits, and speaking of Warhammer - there’s going to be a subscription for Warhammer stuff?

There’s ONE more FFG announcement to talk about, a joke about “New Orleans” somewhere, and Chris played a game from 2018??? GASP! Oh and more Power Rangers stuff is coming.

If you are like Chris and love FFG, you are gonna like the news this week, as there were a LOT of announcements. Chris also got in a Gametopper and talks about Jetpack Joyride….the board game?

People are going crazy for Pokemon cards, everyone’s bailing out of Gen Con, and Chris played a bunch of board games! Surely the end times are upon us! (and don’t call me Shirley)

When a company doesn't put out enough for a popular game, what's a community to do? Make their own content! Chris & Philip take a look at what's poppin in the board game world for user-created content. Plus, all the news and banter that you usually come to expect.

It’s been a month, so Chris & Philip recap some recent news and talk about some acquisitions that have come in. Because if you can’t play board games, the next best thing to do is buy them right? (Probably not)

Schedules didn’t align for an episode, so here’s a sneak peek at what you could get on the Boards & Swords Patreon feed, the before and after episode chat from episode 170.

Shaun from All the Bits, a podcast talking about board game components joins Chris & Philip to goof around and talk about board games!

Chris’ Grandmother passed a couple of weeks ago, and she was a big reason why he ended up being the big nerd he am, so this episode is dedicated to her. And what an episode - Chris and Philip have end game content in their respective games (WoW & Destiny 2), Chris has bought a lot of board games, and Asmodee acquired more stuff!

Chris talks about one of the new EXIT games, Philip is end gaming in Destiny 2, L5R is over and Chris & Philip both talk about a couple of Black board game creators to celebrate Black History Month! Plus, they finish up the episode rapid fire answering a few questions.

Sorry for the absence recently - Philip hurt his back and Chris decided that was a good time to start playing World of Warcraft again. But, they’ve also got some listener questions such as: What famous people would you want to play board games with?

Welcome to the future….by listening to this podcast from the past! Our last episode that was recorded in 2020, Chris & Philip talk about post-Christmas gaming, Chris got to try out Catan Starfarers, and someone asked what our favorite board gaming adjacent memory was. All that and much more!

It’s time to dddddd…..do a podcast! The year is winding down, but Chris & Philip have some actual reviews to finish up the year with. They take a look at the Root app from Leder Games and Roll for the Galaxy from Rio Grande Games. Plus, some news and questions from the community!

This is definitely not a podcast where Chris & Philip have Eric Yurko from What’s Eric Playing on to hang out with them and talk about DuckTales, Mario Lopez as the KFC Colonel….oh and some board games as well.

Chris, Collin, Cindy, & Philip, along with Calvin Wong, present the first of their actual play RPG series “Tangled in the Slipstring”, where they play as cats in a custom futuristic setting.

This one was a chore to get out, as Chris & Philip were having constant internet issues while they were recording. No reviews this week, just some recaps on the little bits of gaming that they’ve done, plus the usual news bits. Plus, they’ve added a new Listener Feedback section, so send in your questions!

Number 1 best seller ideas generated in this episode, as Chris & Philip have Omari Akil from Board Game Brothas here to talk about their newest Kickstarter: Hoop Godz! Plus, Chris is embarrassed to talk about what game he’s been playing the most, plenty of news jokes/groans, and the return of the classic Rank is Right!

Its spooky time, so we've got a game we are "dying" to tell you about...aka Cthulhu Death May Die from CMON. Plus some FunkoVerse expansion, news stories and more!

Philip and Chris were already getting lonely talking to themselves, so in this episode, Ken Grazier from Geek Craft joins us to talk about the usual board games, but also things like Super Mario 35 and how bad Chris’ jokes are.

The Team Swords takeover of the podcast is complete: now can we actually still be entertaining? We revisit Cartographers from Thunderworks Games, so there definitely is some board game talk. Also, Chris revisited his youth. And there might be an imposter….

Collin and Cindy are heading out west to live our their western fantasies, so in addition to letting them get in one more review (Tribes: Dawn of Humanity from Kosmos), Philip and Chris talk about their plans moving forward and Chris talks about Bermuda Pirates from Foxmind Games.

Not only is Western Legends on Kickstarter again, but its on Collin & Cindy's table again. So much Western goodness that Chris might pass out from boredom! Also, we've got reviews of Tattoo Stories from Games by Bicycle and Nevada City from Rio Grande Games. And of course, plenty of bad news jokes to go around.

Gen Con happened....sorta. Online! The group shares a bit about what they did or didn't do during the event and talk about their thoughts on the convention. Also, reviews of Valley of the Vikings by HABA and some of the new Root expansion from Leder Games!

We have some news again, although Chris didn't feel like writing jokes for the Spiel des Jahres winners. What did he joke about? You'll have to listen and find out.

Getting back to recording a “normal” episode, Cindy & Collin talk about Team3 from Brain Games, while Chris talks about the Star Wars Legion Clone Wars set from Fantasy Flight Games & the Viticulture app from DigiDiced and Stonemaier Games.

Chris talks with Bebo from Be Bold Games (https://www.beboldgames.com/) about board gaming, pokemon, kickstarters, and weird crane games from Japan!

Collin and Cindy test out a “couples cast” style of episode where they talk about Costa Ruana, Ragusa, and what gaming is like in their household.

Can we skip to next year yet? Isn’t there an “start next turn” button or something? Well in the meantime, we’ve got a game that 75% of us have played: Charterstone from Stonemaier Games. Plus, new 40K stuff, Spiel nominations, and really old games in the news!News Pour one out for 2020https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/104554/gen-con-2020-cancelledThe committee "Spiel"s the beanshttps://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/104487/spiel-des-jahres-nominations-2020-my-city-nova-lunThis kickstarter took awhile to deliverhttps://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/05/1700-year-old-board-game-found-in.htmlGames Workshop needs more moneyhttp://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Games-Workshop-Announces-New-Edition-of-Warhammer-40kEmail us your comments and questions at [email protected].  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswordspod.  Personally I'm @ChrisIsntBoard on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram.  Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram.   This podcast is also a part of Punchboard Media.  For other great board gaming shows, check out punchboardmedia.com.  Thank you for listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours? #boardgames #boardgamereview

On the list of “Chris finally played….” we can now add Gloomhaven from Cephalofair Games! See what he thinks, see what Collin and Cindy got off their shelf of shame. Plus, Cities: Skylines from Kosmos, and Philip played something!News Clank! More! Stuff!https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/news/announcing-clank-adventuring-partyPower Rangers: Moar Power Moar Rangershttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/renegadegamestudios/power-rangers-heroes-of-the-grid-rise-of-the-psycho-rangersA Horrible Roll & Whiteboardhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/horribleguild/railroad-ink-challengeShe's got another Ticket to Ride apparentlyhttp://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Days-of-Wonder-Announces-Ticket-to-Ride--AmsterdamThis game is rated Rrrrrrrhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/guildhallstudios/sea-of-legendsEmail us your comments and questions at [email protected].  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswordspod.  Personally I'm @ChrisIsntBoard on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram.  Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram.   This podcast is also a part of Punchboard Media.  For other great board gaming shows, check out punchboardmedia.com.  Thank you for listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours? #boardgames #boardgamereview

It’s been over a year, but Chris finally got around to trying out the board game Wingspan from Stonemaier Games. Meanwhile, Collin and Cindy have been carefully making gardens in Miyabi from HABA. Plus, more news bits, some insight into some RPGs that have happened, and more!

We love board games, but we've never tried to make one. With all the serious situations going on in the world, we bring on Matthew Hocker, designer of Composition, to talk about his perspective on games.

We are trying this remote thing, so sorry for any issues. But its our favorite board games of all time!

Philip isn't here, but the rest of us have our Ion some board games! Featuring Ion from Genius Games, My Little Scythe from Stonemaier Games, and Snowman Dice is from Brain Games. News Retrayal Rat Rouse Ron Rhe Rill Raggy! https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/101005/grab-your-scooby-snacks-and-prepare-betrayal-myste Plaid Hat Gives Asmodee the pink slip https://www.plaidhatgames.com/news/1047 Wizards announces an Odyssey https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/mythic-odysseys-theros New Bill would cost Amazon some bills https://www.pcmag.com/news/new-bill-would-make-amazon-ebay-liable-for-counterfeits Millennium long Kickstarter for Chronicles of Crime https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/destinies/chronicles-of-crime-the-millennium-series?ref=section-homepage-projectcollection-3-staff-picks-newest#

Rut roh! All the shelves have gotten full! Now what do you do? We talk about whether or not we purge board games from our collection and what we do with them if we do. News MTG Arena getting smaller in 2020 https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2020/02/mtg-arena-will-come-to-mobile-in-2020/ FFG's RPGs crit fail their saving throw http://www.d20radio.com/main/fantasy-flight-games-long-term-plan-will-discontinue-rpg-development/ Asmodee updates their customer service by deleting it https://www.asmodeena.com/en/customer-service-faq/ Hold the liiiiiiineeeee, Kickstarter isn't always on tiiiiime.... https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/18/kickstarter-workers-vote-to-unionize/ Lets Get Villainous....Villainous.... https://io9.gizmodo.com/marvels-baddies-are-getting-their-own-disney-villainous-1841702456

We've got the news, the reviews (Silver from Bezier Games, Menace Among Us from Smirk & Dagger, and more!), and the.....cool personalities? News Secret Hilter being played in State Senate https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/gop-senator-wants-legislative-pages-to-stop-playing-secret-hitler/article_d5b4ed05-c503-5e86-8534-8de650fd3e1d.html New J. Alex Kevern game I'm required to talk about http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Renegade-Game-Studios-Taking-Pre-Orders-For-Succulent-Board Game Games announced I really don't care about https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/100003/spielwarenmesse-2020-ravensburger-teases-castles-t Expansion for Journey into Middle Earth https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2020/1/28/shadowed-paths/ New Keyforge cards! https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2020/1/30/mass-mutation/

First episode recorded in 2020! We talk about what we are expecting this year, then we go into lots of board game reviews such as the Adventure Games from Kosmos, Cat Cafe from Alley Cat Games, and the Pickle Rick game from Cryptozoic.

We’ve had to reschedule some recordings for various reasons, so Episode 143 was going to be super huge (spoiler, it was huge anyways). So I decided to write a few more jokes than normal and put out a special bit to hold you over until the full up episode drops. Oh, and Collin and Cindy were there too.

It's the last podcast of 2019, so how was the year? Also, we've got a stack of various board game inserts from GameFit and The Broken Token and we talk about what we think of them.

We are back from Pax Unplugged! What board games did we see? What did we do? What didn't we do? News 5 Minute Mystery on Kickstarter http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/5-Minute-Mystery-Up-On-Kickstarter Romans coming to Empires of the North http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Portal-Games-Announces-Roman-Banners-Expansion-For-Empires-of-the-North Gloomhaven 2: More Haven, Less Gloom http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Cephalofair-Announces-Gloomhaven-2--Frosthaven The Purrfect Game for Chris http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Fantasy-Flight-Announces-Barkham-Horror--The-Meddling-of-Meowlathotep-LCG-Expansion

What's coming out/came out at Pax Unplugged? Chris gives some insight, then we go into reviews on the Marvel Champions LCG from Fantasy Flight Games, Ubongo the puzzle game from Kosmos, and the minis game Batman: Gotham City Chronicles from Monolith Games. My Article I wrote about the failed Kickstarter Satanic Panic https://boardsandswords.squarespace.com/blog/satanic-panic Article about the Robotech Kickstarter mentioned on the show: https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/2/17071612/robotech-rpg-tactics-kickstarter-disaster-palladium-books Pax Unplugged Preview/Postview Snowman Dice from Brain Games https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271038/snowman-dice Vast The Mysterious Manor from Leder Games https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/252399/vast-mysterious-manor Downforce: Wild Ride from Restoration Games https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/281941/downforce-wild-ride Clank! Legacy from Renegade Games https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266507/clank-legacy-acquisitions-incorporated

Along with the usual news and commentary, we talk about some ideas that you can use to keep your board games from taking up so much table space. News King of Tokyo: Dark Edition https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96411/spiel-19-ii-dark-outlook-king-tokyo-2020 World of Warcraft board game https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96456/small-world-warcraft-coming-2020 Montana expansions http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Montana--Heritage-Edition-Up-On-Kickstarter Night of the Living Dead Kickstarter soon http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/CMON-Announces-Zombicide--Night-of-the-Living-Dead

What is our crew planning on playing with their families during the upcoming holidays? Tune in to find out!NewsAsmodee is now king of memeshttps://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96124/hachette-livre-buys-blackrock-games-asmodee-picksDetective: Season Onehttp://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Portal-Games-Announces-Detective--Season-OneNew Dominion expansion incominghttps://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/95812/more-dominion-more-agricola-more-fluxx-and-more-moBack to the FunkoVersehttps://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96066/prepare-go-back-future-again-while-mrs-maisel-brinEmail us your comments and questions at [email protected].  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswords.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram.  Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games.Thank you for listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

Along with the news and a couple of reviews, Chris gives his first impression of the Batman Gotham City Chronicles, and the gang talks about a couple of ideas for the show going forward.NewsGloomhaven: Subtitlehttps://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/95516/gloomhaven-gets-smallerQuacks Expansion now availablehttp://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/The-Quacks-of-Quedlinburg--The-Herb-Witches-Expansion-Now-Available-From-North-Star-GamesScott Pilgrim Minis Gamehttp://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Renegade-Game-Studios-Announces-Scott-Pilgrim-Miniatures-The-World-KickstarterTiny Epic Dinosaurshttp://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Gamelyn-Games-Running-Tiny-Epic-Dinosaurs-KickstarterEmail us your comments and questions at [email protected].  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswords.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram.  Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games.Thank you for listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

We talk about conventions a lot on this show, but what if you have never been to a con before? We give some tips and suggestions on how to approach various types of board game conventions.NewsMinecraft: Builders & Biomeshttps://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/95074/minecraft-builders-biomes-challenges-players-buildCMON Time Machine Kickstarterhttp://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/CMON-Launches-Time-Machine-KickstarterKeyforge is showing you the moneyhttps://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/9/26/rise-of-the-vaultwarrior/Renegade's efforts to prevent counterfeitshttps://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/94887/counterfeiting-cheatingWingspan Expansionhttps://mailchi.mp/stonemaiergames/tyuol1szw3-2986941Email us your comments and questions at [email protected].  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswords.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram.  Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games.Thank you for listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

This week, Chris gets mad at a few of the news items, then we launch into a series of reviews: Your Town from Van Rider Games, 5 Minute Marvel from Spinmaster Games, and then Pantone from Cryptozoic Games. Then Chris runs the crew through the classic The Rank is Right!NewsZombicide 2nd Edition Promo picshttp://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/CMON-Posts-History-of-Zombicide--Part-1American Tabletop Awards announcedhttps://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/94694/winners-announced-deutscher-spielepreis-and-americTicket to Ride Japan and Italyhttp://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Days-of-Wonder-Announces-Ticket-to-Ride--JapanCaptain America deck for Marvel Championshttp://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Fantasy-Flight-Previews-Captain-America-Hero-Set-From-Marvel-ChampionsEmail us your comments and questions at [email protected].  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswords.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram.  Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games.Thank you for listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

Now that our multi-episode list is done, we get back to some news, some reviews, and Chris talking about some minis thing he went to.NewsThe Mind Extremehttps://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/93874/make-way-more-mind-extremeA3ul: Azul With A Vengencehttps://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/94099/collect-tiles-once-again-time-azul-summer-pavilionGames Workshop Announces Aeronautica Imperialishttp://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Games-Workshop-Taking-Pre-orders-For-Aeronautica-ImperialisEmail us your comments and questions at [email protected].  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswords.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram.  Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games.Thank you for listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

We finish up our list of games that you should try if you are tired of “gateway games” by looking at Roll & Writes and Dexterity Games. Plus a few other reviews thrown in at the top of the show!Email us your comments and questions at [email protected].  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswords.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram.  Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games.Thank you for listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

Ok so now it’s time for the recap episode for Gen Con. Hopefully you haven’t moved on to thinking about the next big thing, as Chris throws down some missed (?) news jokes, then he and Philip talk about what board games they saw.News Links:Ticket to Ride 15th Anniversary Editionhttp://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Days-of-Wonder-Announces-Ticket-to-Ride-15th-Anniversary-EditionMarvel Champions LCG from FFGhttp://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Fantasy-Flight-Games-Announces-Marvel-Champions-LCGCMON Announces Ankh Board Gamehttp://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/CMON-Announces-Ankh-Board-GamePandasaurus Games Announces Wayfindershttp://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Pandasaurus-Games-Announces-WayfindersEmail us your comments and questions at [email protected].  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswords.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram.  Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games.Thank you for listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

Yes I (Chris) realize that Gen Con was last week, but I suck at planning out when our episodes drop. So in this episode, hear about what we thought were going to be of interest to us at Gen Con, then in the next episode you can hear what actually was played and looked at. Also, a look at Gen7 from Plaid Hat GamesEmail us your comments and questions at [email protected].  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswords.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram.  Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games.Thank you for listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

A couple of thoughts on Dice Tower Con, a look at Button Shy’s new game Seasons of Rice, and we continue the conversation from the last episode - what games would we recommend in different categories for people who are tired of “entry” games like Ticket to Ride and Catan?Email us your comments and questions at [email protected].  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswords.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram.  Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games.Thank you for listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

For probably the first time ever, Philip brings us a good topic to discuss - what games would we recommend in different categories for people who are tired of “entry” games like Ticket to Ride and Catan?

Once again, Collin and Cindy hold up the review section of our show with some content, while Chris tried a few games?

Plenty of reviews to fill your ears with this week! Collin and Cindy are back from vacation, and the Origins awards were announced!

Not really any reviews this week, but Collin and Chris played Twilight Imperium 4 together, and Collin and Cindy are about to go on vacation, so we take a look at our Top 5 games to take on vacation.

In this episode, Collin and Cindy take the reins and talk about a few games that they have been playing! Plus, you have about 24 hours left to enter our contest to win a set of Easy Roller Dice!

We talk about our Patreon, a couple of quick games we’ve been playing, then discuss what our current top 10 favorite board games are!

What’s hot in board game sales right now? We take a look at the top selling games from Autumn last year, catch up on Chris’ Seafall game, then launch into some reviews!

We have Conor from InsideUp Games on to talk about his 3 released games, along with some tidbits about some of his upcoming projects!

Jac, who started as a fellow board game friend on instagram and twitter, but is now a player on Girl’s Game Shelf joins us for some good times. We also pitch some games by playing But Wait There’s More!

Hear that bell? It must mean it’s time to go at it - after talking about a few games, we finish off the show playing a couple of rounds of SUPERFIGHT!

Enough with this 2018 garbage! We gotta look ahead to 2019! That’s what everyone else is doing right? Plus a review of Brain Games’ new Pyramid of Pengqueen game (set in the Ice Cool universe)!

Recorded during the OCD Dice Drop for Charity, we talk about a BUNCH of games we’ve played recently, plus our (short) experience at Pax Unplugged!

Not much worth talking about news wise, so we take a look at what was popular in Summer 2018. Plus our usual reviews and then we finish up by talking about what games we want for Christmas!