Johannes from Board Gaming Ramblings joins Candice to discuss recent plays of a variety of new games, including SPIEL Essen '24 releases.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:25 5 Games for Doomsday (Spirit Island Cheat)00:05:19 Revisited For the Queen00:06:10 BGG SPIEL '24 Videos00:06:45 Extended Fresh Plays00:07:50 Civolution00:13:45 Speakeasy00:17:55 XOK00:24:32 The Yellow House00:29:21 Captain Flip00:36:56 Flip 700:43:40 AI: 100% Human00:53:01 Sweet Lands01:02:00 DerrocAr: The Week of Five Presidents01:18:30 Dirt and Glory01:24:10 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence01:37:09 Tea Garden01:43:46 Red Dust Rebellion01:56:44 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Fantasy Flight Games!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Jay Bernardo (Cardboard East YouTube channel + Marketing Manager at Bézier Games) joins Candice to discuss their SPIEL Essen '24 highlights and discoveries.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:29 Cardboard East00:13:06 Corrupt Parliament00:14:53 Fresh Plays00:15:26 Shinjuku00:19:23 Inheritors00:28:32 Age of Civilization, Age of Galaxy, Eila and Something Shiny00:29:48 Nukumi Onsen Kaitakuki (Nukumi Onsen Hanjouki)00:37:17 Aqua ROVE00:45:14 SPIEL Essen '24 Highlights & Discoveries00:58:08 Tomáš Holek (SETI, Galileo Galilei, Tea Garden) 00:59:10 Giant Monkey Palace01:00:07 Andromeda's Edge01:01:46 Speakeasy01:08:23 Xylotar, Sandbag, Seers Catalog01:09:21 "Baby Shark" Games01:10:53 Last Penguin01:12:45 Stella Quest01:27:49 Snow Planner01:35:28 Grand Austria Hotel01:38:13 Dirt and Glory01:47:20 Formosa Tea01:58:06 Jay's Asian Publisher Map01:58:55 Thaloria Quest02:02:12 Gibberers02:11:16 Fishing02:20:22 The Scepter of Zavandor02:22:32 YUBIBO02:25:41 Beatz'n'Catz02:30:24 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Dotted Games!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Huzzah! It's the second anniversary of the BoardGameGeek Podcast! BGG Owner Scott Alden (aka Aldie) joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL Essen '24 releases they're most excited to play.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:24 Pinball Happenings00:07:10 BGG Updates00:07:24 BGG Booth 5F111 + Geek Buzz00:08:42 Upcoming Conventions00:16:41 Reflecting on our Top 5 SPIEL '23 Anticipation Games00:25:42 Fresh Plays00:27:07 Tamashi: Chronicle of Ascend00:35:48 Revisiting Unsettled + Pagan: Fate of Roanoke00:40:39 Joyride: Survival of the Fastest00:44:27 Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan00:52:10 Duck & Cover00:59:46 SPIEL Essen '24 Releases We're Most Excited to Play01:00:40 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Pirates of Maracaibo: Commanders, Evenfall: The Crystal Path, Deep Sea Adventure Boost, Roads & Boats: Book of Scenarios Volume 1 , AI 100% Human, Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering) 01:04:38 Aldie's Honorable Mentions (Perspectives Blue, Nassau, Kathmandu, The Gang, Minecart Town, Tonga Bonga, War Story: Occupied France, Happy Home, Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game, Ada's Dream, Endeavor: Deep Sea)01:12:07 Thorgal: The Board Game01:14:26 Intent to Kill01:15:52 Mantis Falls01:17:41 Battle Dentale01:19:53 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth 01:21:28 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence01:23:35 Rebirth01:25:12 Altay: Dawn of Civilization01:33:48 Civolution01:38:26 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Dotted Games!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Sunniva from Board Gaming Ramblings joins Candice to discuss their favorite city-building games.00:00:00 Introduction00:04:38 Lone Wolves, Chu Han, and Game Shows with Mama Harris00:06:50 TeaForge Martian Civil War Episode00:10:30 Fresh Plays00:10:48 Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon00:14:53 Unsettled00:24:36 Phoenix New Horizon00:30:43 Concilium Urbis00:31:44 Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet00:44:35 City-Building Games We Love00:50:40 Electropolis00:54:36 Discordia01:01:32 My City01:06:33 Carson City01:10:09 Oranienburger Kanal01:16:16 Magnate: The First City01:20:37 Quadropolis01:26:33 Gateway Island01:27:44 Kutná Hora01:34:32 Small City01:41:20 Underwater Cities01:45:33 Honorable Mentions (Suburbia, Ginkgopolis, Roads & Boats, Metropolys, Dilluvia Project, Lisboa)01:50:02 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Rebel Studio!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Game designer Matt Leacock joins Candice to discuss board games that make them feel creative.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:08 Flickering Stars00:05:11 Fresh Plays00:05:27 Heat: Pedal to the Metal00:07:30 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke00:15:16 Quartermaster General: East Front00:18:43 Call of Kilforth00:28:17 Board Games That Make Us Feel Creative00:29:33 Poetry for Neanderthals00:31:35 Canvas Critters00:34:11 Wilmot's Warehouse00:39:54 Too Many Bones/The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era 00:43:22 CATAN00:45:49 For the Queen00:50:55 Telestrations00:54:47 Dixit00:58:00 Barbarossa00:58:42 Once Upon a Time01:01:10 Bonus Mentions (Till the last Gasp, I Guess This Is It, Thousand Year Old Vampire)01:04:11 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Unexpected Games!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Amy from ThinkerThemer joins Candice for a recap of Gen Con '24 and to highlight some special games they played.00:00:00 Introduction00:06:38 Gen Con '24 Recap00:18:12 Extended Fresh Plays: Gen Con '2400:18:50 Intarsia00:24:00 Spectacular00:33:40 MESOS00:38:46 Altay: Dawn of Civilization00:48:43 The Gang01:00:12 Middle Ages01:06:46 Comic Hunters01:20:01 Castle Combo01:25:21 Chandigarh01:29:54 Tower Up01:38:24 NOW!01:43:13 Seaside01:48:09 DroPolter01:52:02 The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era01:58:48 Lone Wolves02:09:16 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Lookout Games!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Comedian and game designer Grant Lyon joins Candice to discuss Gen Con '24 releases they're most excited to play.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:56 Curmudgeon00:04:46 I'm Kind of a Big Dill00:08:00 Candice's 10x10 Games (The Great Zimbabwe, Concordia, Gaia Project, Spirit Island, Root, War Chest, Paupers' Ladder, Too Many Bones, HUANG, Kreel Manor)00:16:27 Fresh Plays00:16:58 River of Gold00:20:36 Too Many Bones: Unbreakable00:28:24 Champions of Midguard00:31:29 Evenfall00:37:50 Banners00:41:33 Dawn of Ulos00:47:28 Dungeon Degenerates: Hand of Doom00:52:50 Gen Con '24 Releases We're Most Excited to Play00:54:11 Grant's Honorable Mentions (The Cat Mitt Game, Gateway Island, Jewels for the Emperor Penguin, Café Baras)00:59:17 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Rock Hard: 1977, Battle Dentale, Fateforge, Rebel Princess Deluxe Edition, Wilmot's Warehouse, Pirates of Maracaibo, Galactic Renaissance, Undaunted 2200: Callisto, Arcs)01:06:16 Nestlings01:08:38 Cities01:11:39 Reef Project01:15:22 Stalk Exchange01:17:04 Rock Hard: 197701:20:45 Card Games! (Murray the A**hole Frog, Xylotar, Seers Catalog, The Gang, Lone Wolves)01:27:42 The Gang01:30:46 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke01:33:18 Arcs01:37:43 Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet01:39:25 War Chest: Night Fall & War of the Ring: The Card Game Fire and Swords01:47:25 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Edge Studio!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Rock bassist and game designer Jackie Fox joins Candice to discuss music-themed board games and Jackie's debut board game release, Rock Hard: 1977.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:17 Rock Hard: 197700:07:05 TeaForge Debut00:10:05 GameNight! DateNight!00:13:09 Fresh Plays00:13:22 Blood on the Clocktower00:20:43 A Gest of Robin Hood00:35:31 Twilight Struggle00:37:11 Dune: Imperium – Uprising00:44:56 Railways of the Lost Atlas00:53:38 Exploring Music Through Board Games00:54:46 On Tour00:57:13 Symphony No.901:06:13 Rockband Manager01:08:25 Lacrimosa01:13:43 DropMix01:15:42 Wingspan01:19:51 Lisboa01:28:25 Vinyl01:29:13 Rap Godz01:31:31 Big Easy Busking, Draft & Write Records01:36:05 Come Together01:40:30 HiFi, Luthier, Monster Rock, PhilharmoniX01:42:17 Lord of the Chords, Symphony, Upstaged01:47:25 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Rebel Studio!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Eleni (Cardboard Rhino) from CGE joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games based on or inspired by movies.00:00:00 Introduction00:05:12 Fresh Plays00:05:28 Faraway00:10:26 Undaunted: 2200 Callisto00:21:28 For the Queen00:27:08 Mini Rogue00:28:14 Mythic Mischief, Caper Europe, The Dungeon Dive00:37:53 RPG & Adventure Game Experiences00:40:54 Paupers' Ladder00:43:03 The Best Board Games Based on Movies00:44:41 Vengeance00:49:39 Vengeance: Roll & Fight00:51:15 The Godfather: Corleone's Empire01:03:56 Final Girl01:13:20 Star Wars: Rebellion01:16:30 Star Wars: Outer Rim 01:20:19 Horrified01:25:05 Dune: Imperium - Uprising + Dune: Imperium 01:40:03 War of the Ring01:45:24 War of the Ring: The Card Game01:48:21 Nemesis01:56:11 Dune: War for Arrakis02:00:55 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Dune, Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game, Legendary Encounters: The Matrix, Dawn of the Zeds, Plum Island Horror)02:06:22 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Zygomatic!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Matthew Jude from This Game is Broken and Watch It Played joins Candice to discuss they're favorite filler games.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:55 YesLand00:05:42 Fresh Plays00:06:11 Skate Summer00:12:17 Merlin00:27:06 Some of Matthew's favorite Feld games (Trajan, Castles of Burgundy, Carpe Diem, Bora Bora, Macao, Amerigo, The Oracle of Delphi)00:29:04 Civolution00:31:02 Camino a Xibalba: Pitz00:40:06 Mythic Mischief, That Time You Killed Me00:41:21 Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies00:49:30 Alchemists00:56:20 Filler Games We Love00:58:15 No Thanks!01:03:40 For Sale01:09:16 Qin01:14:36 Bullet♥︎01:15:16 Sea Salt & Paper01:20:19 Pixies01:21:58 Cabanga!01:26:32 Abandon All Artichokes01:27:59 Arboretum01:31:29 Lost Cities01:36:10 Null & Nichtig 01:40:24 Stick 'Em01:41:25 Schadenfreude01:46:16 Too Many Cooks (Foodie Forest)01:54:44 Biblios02:01:48 Matthew's Honorable Mentions (Fuji Flush, Newsboys, Captain Flip, Drop It)02:02:40 Biblios: Quill and Parchment 02:02:58 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Trick and Trade, Little Tavern, Spicy, Potato Man, Faraway, Eggs & Empires)02:07:18 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Fantasy Flight Games!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Ticket to Ride designer Alan Moon joins Candice to discuss what they've been playing recently and their board game hobby pet peeves.00:00:00 Introduction00:04:46 My Island00:05:33 Union Pacific00:08:46 Candice's BGG.Spring Recap00:09:14 Arcs00:09:38 KeyForge with Roy00:10:05 Border Reivers00:11:18 Ryan Courtney's New Light Puzzle Game Series (Five Boroughs)00:12:44 Gems of Iridescia00:15:15 Turnip00:17:22 Forum Trajanum00:20:40 Fresh Plays00:21:04 Path of Civilization00:23:55 Little Tavern00:28:24 Ancient Knowledge00:31:44 La Famiglia00:44:38 The Adventures of Robin Hood00:49:11 Garden Guests00:55:20 Our Board Game Hobby Pet Peeves00:55:56 Alan's Pet Peeve #101:02:09 Candice's Pet Peeve #101:03:51 Alan's Pet Peeve #201:08:50 Candice's Pet Peeve #201:11:43 Alan's Pet Peeve #301:17:17 Candice's Pet Peeve #301:23:33 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Days of Wonder!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Ian O'Toole joins Candice to discuss the board games they've played the most.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:14 Speakeasy00:03:19 Sausage Sizzle!00:06:54 Fresh Plays00:07:08 Oathsworn00:14:30 Arcs00:16:16 By Stealth and Sea00:26:13 Nemo's War00:26:58 The Hunters00:30:55 Age of Innovation00:38:20 Attack on Titan: Deck-Building Game00:48:40 Attack on Titan The Last Stand00:50:40 Our Most Played Board Games00:51:17 Most Played Card Games + Bonus Mentions00:55:25 Newton 00:59:05 Arctic Scavengers01:00:24 Spyfall + One Night Ultimate Werewolf01:04:36 Viticulture01:07:48 Race for the Galaxy01:11:11 Quacks of Quedlinburg01:13:20 Battle Line01:16:55 Wingspan01:19:29 Forum Trajanum01:24:39 Santiago01:28:09 The Voyages of Marco Polo + Marco Polo II01:31:34 Gaia Project01:33:20 Pax Pamir01:38:47 Castles of Burgundy01:41:40 Great Western Trail01:46:50 Azul: Queen's Garden01:50:09 Clank!01:51:57 Glory to Rome (Innovation, Impulse, Red7, Uchronicle, Uchronia, Mottainai, Aegean Sea)02:02:03 Citadels02:09:17 Maybe Next Time... (The Great Zimbabwe + Concordia)02:12:06 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Office Dog Games!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Roy Cannaday from the Dice Tower (and game designer of Last Light) joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games with asymmetric factions.00:00:00 Introduction00:04:43 Fresh Plays00:04:59 Let's Go! To Japan00:09:31 Tindahan (Filipino Fruit Market)00:13:44 Trick and Trade00:14:26 Like Cain and Abel00:16:56 Fortitude00:17:29 Star Wars: Unlimited00:22:31 Ironwood00:35:58 Asymmetric Faction Satisfaction00:36:02 The Asymmetric Faction Secret Sauce00:41:34 Dune 00:44:56 Heavy Euros (Age of Innovation, Gaia Project, Terra Mystica)00:48:33 Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition) 00:51:29 Cooperative Games (Spirit Island, Too Many Bones)00:54:06 Root00:56:12 Historical Games (The COIN Series, Here I Stand)01:01:53 Heroes of Land, Air & Sea01:05:08 Two-player Epics (Dune: War for Arrakis, War of the Ring, Star Wars: Rebellion)01:12:12 Cosmic Encounter01:15:35 Multiplayer Games (TI4, Root, Dune, Hegemony)01:17:29 Two-player Card Games (Android: Netrunner, 1815 Scum of the Earth)01:20:12 Honorable Mentions (Vijayanagara, Defence of Procyon III, Vast, Crescent Moon, Red Dust Rebellion)01:23:57 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Lookout Games!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Suzanne Sheldon from Salt and Sass Games joins Candice to discuss meaty games in small packages.00:00:00 Introduction00:07:22 Fresh Plays00:07:49 Tangram City00:14:11 Dune: War for Arrakis00:23:33 Kemet00:24:58 Come Sail Away!00:30:51 Heat: Pedal to the Metal00:37:52 Flamme Rouge00:41:33 Meaty Games in Small Packages00:43:21 Arboretum00:44:45 Oh My Goods!00:47:18 Tybor the Builder00:47:40 Targi00:50:07 7 Wonders Duel00:50:29 Beer & Bread00:50:45 Village Rails00:53:45 1902 Méliès00:58:50 Demeter01:02:02 Fleet: The Dice Game & Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers01:03:03 Battlecrest01:07:38 Joraku01:11:56 Innovation01:14:39 Aegean Sea01:17:28 1987: Channel Tunnel01:25:19 Pax Transhumanity01:31:51 Tichu01:34:44 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Gamegenic!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Board game blogger Meeple Lady joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games based on TV shows.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:19 Circle DC Recap00:09:02 Fresh Plays00:09:28 Arcs00:15:19 Dune: Imperium - Uprising00:29:10 Rafter Five00:32:44 Flesh and Blood: Round the Table00:44:02 Our Favorite Board Games Based on TV Shows00:45:37 Clue: The Golden Girls00:48:08 Narcos: The Board Game00:54:32 Jarl: The Vikings Tile-Laying Game00:57:01 Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem01:04:38 The X-Files: Circle of Truth (re-implementation of Circle the Wagons)01:09:59 A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)01:16:02 The Expanse Board Game01:26:24 Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game01:32:18 Unfathomable01:33:44 Star Trek: Ascendancy01:35:20 Star Trek Discovery: Black Alert01:37:17 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Atomic Mass Games!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Efka from the No Pun Included joins Candice to discuss games they think should be ranked in BGG's top 100.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:41 Flesh and Blood Pro Tour LA00:06:13 Efka,the MTG Tournament Organizer00:12:11 Worldbreakers00:14:35 Fresh Plays00:14:50 Earthborne Rangers00:21:30 Kingdom Death: Monster00:23:24 Divinity Derby 00:30:17 Winner's Circle00:32:14 Arcs00:38:45 20 Strong (Solar Sentinels, Too Many Bones, Hoplomachus Victorum)00:53:42 One Deck Galaxy00:56:12 Reshaping BGG's Top 10000:59:11 Sidereal Confluence01:04:54 SCOUT01:07:47 Age of Innovation01:10:52 Undaunted: Normandy/Undaunted: Stalingrad01:15:16 Ankh: Gods of Egypt01:22:01 Tyrants of the Underdark01:28:39 KLASK01:35:17 The Great Zimbabwe01:44:18 Pipeline01:53:39 Dune01:58:19 Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy02:06:00 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, CATAN Studio!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Game designer David Thompson joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games for dipping your toes into historical board games.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:51 Game Updates from David (War Chest: Nightfall, Undaunted 2200: Callisto, War Story Occupied France, Night Witches, and Zheng He)00:08:10 New GeekUp bits for War Chest & Tash Kalar00:08:34 The Hobby premiere at SXSW00:13:14 Cardboard Creations available on podcast platforms00:18:03 Fresh Plays00:19:13 Mandala00:24:14 Triqueta + Hidden Wolves expansion00:30:56 Patterns00:34:29 Candice is getting back into Lord of the Rings: The Card Game00:35:33 Sea Salt & Paper00:46:12 Dipping Your Toes into Historical Board Games00:46:17 What historical games are all about00:49:29 Why we're passionate about historical games00:52:19 Our Favorite Introductory Historical Board Games00:53:31 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Dual Powers: Revolution 1917, Twilight Struggle: Red Sea, Votes for Women, The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857, Undaunted: Normandy, Valiant Defense Series )00:58:03 Versailles 191901:01:45 Halls of Hegra01:06:43 The Battle of Versailles01:11:23 Border Reivers01:15:46 Stonewall Uprising01:20:13 Cuba Libre01:23:37 The British Way01:25:23 Liberty or Death01:27:11 Land and Freedom01:32:29 1815, Scum of the Earth01:36:32 Votes for Women01:40:04 Zenobia Award Games01:41:28 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, CATAN Studio!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Game designer Antoine Bauza joins Candice to discuss their favorite roll-and-write games.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:17 Captain Flip (PlayPunk)00:04:25 Fresh Plays00:04:37 My Island00:06:33 Tyrants of the Underdark00:11:56 The White Castle00:15:33 Dinosaur Gauge00:26:40 Roll-and-Write Games We Love00:27:01 What roll-and-write games are all about00:32:11 Roll Through the Ages00:34:29 That's Pretty Clever! (Ganz schön clever)00:38:11 Qwixx00:41:08 House of Cats00:47:01 Super-Skill Pinball: 4-Cade00:51:56 Trek 1200:55:07 Vengeance: Roll & Fight01:01:08 Qwinto01:04:10 Divvy Dice (Man muss auch gönnen können)01:10:13 Other roll-and-writes Candice wants to try (Twilight Inscription, Fleet: The Dice Game, Long Shot: The Dice Game)01:13:42 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Repos Production!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Stella from the Meeple University YouTube channel joins Candice to talk dragons, and geek out about game designer Alexander Pfister and their favorites of his games.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:21 Random Spider Encounters (not a game!)00:08:19 Fresh Plays00:08:43 Wyrmspan (Wingspan reimplementation)00:14:46 Apiary (Cardboard Creations)00:17:06 Pax Illuminaten00:36:53 Heroes of Might & Magic III: The Board Game00:47:29 Dragonkeepers01:00:13 Quick KeyForge Update (KeyForge Public Radio & Help From Future Self podcast appearances)01:03:12 Designer Spotlight: Alexander Pfister 01:03:33 The Pfister Pformula01:13:09 His Heavier Games (Mombasa/Skymines, Great Western Trail, Blackout: Hong Kong, Maracaibo, Boonlake)01:20:012 His Midweight Games (Pirates of Maracaibo, CloudAge)01:25:40 His Lighter Games (Port Royal, Port Royal: The Dice Game, Broom Service, Isle of Skye, Tybor the Builder, Oh My Goods!, Expedition to Newdale, Monster Expedition)01:38:02 Freibeuter der Karibik01:39:58 Our Favorite Alexander Pfister Games01:40:22 Pirates of Maracaibo + Maracaibo01:44:18 Skymines01:47:43 The Great Western Trail Trilogy (GWT, GWT: Argentina, GWT: New Zealand)01:57:40 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Days of Wonder!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Taylor Reiner from  the Taylor’s Trick-Taking Table YouTube channel joins Candice to discuss complexity in trick-taking games, as well as a variety of card games they played recently at a gaming event focused on trick-taking games. 00:00:00 Introduction00:02:10 Taylor's Experience at Tokyo Game Market 00:03:52 Short Zoot Suit 00:10:20 Fresh Plays00:10:41 Maze Makers00:15:05 Mindbug: First Contact00:20:29 Lines of Action00:23:42 Last Message00:34:26 Complexity in Trick-Taking Games00:45:03 Lighter trick-taking games (Whist, Boast or Nothing, Hearts, The Crew)00:49:27 Trick-Taking Games on Our Minds  00:51:08 The Kakapo: Buddy & Party00:56:22 Makai Fuda01:04:25 LOOP01:11:20 Trick Raiders01:20:07 Baronda01:25:12 Sumida River01:34:22 Iyadosu01:36:15 Extreme Tricks01:47:37 Tichu01:51:28 La bâtarde02:09:23 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Fantasy Flight Games!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Elaine from the No Pun Included joins Candice to discuss games they're looking forward to in 2024. 00:00:00 Introduction00:07:12 New Year's Resolutions00:14:10 Fresh Plays00:14:33 Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies00:20:32 Freelancers: A Crossroads Game00:29:52 Spots00:35:13 Cyberion00:48:22 2024 Releases on Our Radars00:50:11 Honorable Mentions (The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era + KeyForge: Grim Reminders)00:52:19 Molly House01:04:05 Ironwood01:09:07 Tycoon: India 198101:15:01 Rock Hard: 197701:18:06 Pax Penning01:24:01 Red Dust Rebellion (All Bridges Burning, and How GMT’s COIN Series Captured My Heart)01:37:05 Undergrove01:42:24 Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet01:47:01 The Morrison Game Factory01:51:30 Arcs01:57:23 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Rebel Studio!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Jess Cassady (Boardgame Girl/Heavy Cardboard) joins Candice to wrap up 2023 with a lovely chat about their favorite games of the year.00:00:00 Introduction00:05:50 Fresh Plays00:06:11 Sidereal Confluence00:13:30 Dealt! (Krass Kariert)00:18:08 Spicy00:24:28 Galactic Cruise00:31:00 Doubt Is Our Product00:45:40 Our Favorite Games of 202300:46:20 Favorite “New to Me” Games00:47:20 Packen Wir's!00:51:15 Die Mauer00:53:40 Minigolf Designer00:56:31 Fluxx: The Board Game00:59:24 Robotrick01:01:01 Nemesis01:04:31 KeyForge01:05:09 The Rich and the Good, Battlecrest, Cerebria, Revive01:05:59 2023 Games We Still Need to Play01:06:20 Septima, Charcuterie, Rafter Five, Dro Polter01:10:57 Too Many Bones: Unbreakable, Dune: Imperium Uprising, Earthborne Rangers01:13:31 Our Favorite 5 and Top 10  Games of 202301:16:38 Jess's #5 01:20:02 Candice’s #1001:25:35 Candice’s #901:27:11 Jess’s #401:31:38 Candice’s #801:33:40 Candice’s #701:34:54 Jess’s #301:38:37 Candice’s #601:42:07 Candice’s #501:44:46 Jess’s #201:50:09 Candice’s #401:52:28 Candice’s #301:53:49 Jess's #101:59:17 Candice’s #202:01:31 Candice’s #102:06:58 Honorable Mentions02:15:45 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Plan B Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Tim from the Board Game Hot Takes podcast joins Candice to discuss their gaming highlights from BGG.CON 2023.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:28 Board Game Hot Takes00:05:22 The BGG.CON Vibe00:07:59 Hot Games Room + HUGE Game Library00:10:18 Exhibit Hall + Open Gaming Areas 00:12:43 Panels + Special Guests 00:14:29 "Board Game Celebrities"00:17:20 Fresh Plays00:17:54 Ark Nova: Marine Worlds00:26:55 Raising Robots00:38:49 Grand Austria Hotel00:46:53 Forest Shuffle01:01:50 Our BGG.CON '23 Gaming Highlights01:02:25 New Games Played - (Evacuation, Kutna Hora, Arboretum)01:02:25 Federation01:02:25 Arboretum01:12:55 Prototypes & Unreleased Games Played01:13:31 Martin Wallace prototypes (Steam Power, Animal Rules Football, "Chinese Whist")01:24:15 Raas: A Dance of Love01:28:13 Galactic Cruise01:31:17 Wilmot's Warehouse01:35:19 Teaching Games I Love (Scythe, Voidfall, Outlive)01:37:35 Clank! Catacombs01:41:22 Shifty Eyed Spies01:46:11 Late Night Party Games - (Challengers!, Letter Jam, Ricochet Robots)01:46:48 Fun Facts01:50:34 KeyForge (Winds of Exchange)01:58:53 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Unexpected Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Steph Hodge from All the Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss the 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide games.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:34 Nemesis at BGG.CON00:06:36 Fresh Plays00:06:53 Empire's End00:12:14 Revive00:24:03 Challengers!00:31:20 The Rich and The Good00:39:51 Divinity Derby00:42:14 The 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide GamesModern Classics00:46:53 Azul00:47:19 CATAN00:48:18 Sagrada00:49:55 Bonus Mention (Ra)Stocking Stuffers00:50:52 Noobs in Space00:52:48 Ohanami00:53:51 Romi Rami00:55:28 Bonus Mentions (Button Shy wallet games/Battlecrest,Wizards Cup)Kids Games00:57:41 Capt'n Pepe: Treasure Ahoy!00:58:42 Forbidden Desert00:59:57 Ticket to Ride: First Journey (U.S.)Solo Games01:00:43 Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Revised Edition)01:03:10 Cartographers01:05:21 Marvel Champions: The Card Game01:06:42 Bonus Mentions (20 Strong, Hoplomachus Victorum)Two-Player Games01:12:15 Fiction01:14:37 Sky Team01:16:12 Wingspan Asia01:17:16 Bonus Mentions (Splendor Duel, 7 Wonders Duel, Jaipur, Targi, General Orders: World War II, Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes, Tokaido Duo)Family Games01:35:28 Cascadia01:35:28 PARKS01:20:08 Trekking Through History01:20:42 Bonus Mentions (Challengers!, Polynesia)Party Games01:21:49 Blank Slate01:22:23 Codenames + One Night Ultimate Werewolf 01:22:38 Bonus Mentions (Green Team Wins, Just One, Sides, Ready Set Bet)Midweight Games01:24:22 Marvel Dice Throne01:25:05 My City (or My Island)01:25:23 Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game01:26:43 Bonus Mentions (The Princes of Florence, Iki, Apiary)Heavy Games01:28:07 Ark Nova01:28:14 Carnegie01:28:36 Teotihuacan: City of Gods01:29:23 Bonus Mentions (Age of Innovation, Skymines, any version of Great Western Trail) Cooperative Games01:31:08 Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Silent Storm01:31:46 Indiana Jones: Sands of Adventure01:32:53 KuZOOkA01:34:23 Bonus Mentions (The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, Race to the Raft) 01:37:08 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Fantasy Flight Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Meeple Mountain board game reviewer Justin Bell joins Candice to discuss their recent plays of new releases from SPIEL '23 and more.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:43 Historical Board Game Conventions (GMT Weekend at the Warehouse + SD Hist Con)00:06:00 Extended Fresh Plays00:07:15 Kutna Hora: The City of Silver00:16:17 Rebel Princess00:27:14 StegegetS Moomin00:32:51 Septima00:55:03 Zhanguo: The First Empire01:06:52 Land and Freedom01:22:54 Nucleum01:35:28 Border Reivers01:52:35 Rats of Wistar02:02:28 Arcs02:20:48 Quicksand02:26:07 Evacuation 02:33:44 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Atomic Mass Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Game designer Elizabeth Hargrave joins Candice to discuss family-friendly games they love.00:00:00 Introduction00:05:33 Fresh Plays00:05:47 Leaf00:09:02 Kutná Hora: The City of Silver00:22:58 Undergrove00:30:06 Arborea00:47:05 Family-Friendly Games We Love00:51:39 Just One00:55:19 Pit01:01:05 Telephone Pictionary (Eat Poop You Cat)01:06:20 Can't Stop 01:09:29 Spicy Farkel 01:10:10 Las Vegas01:11:27 Junk Art 01:14:44 Nuts a GoGo!01:16:15 How Dare You? 01:19:40 Fun Facts01:24:49 Illusion01:28:24 Just One...more time 01:30:23 Wits & Wagers01:31:32 MonsDRAWsity  01:35:04 Tattoo Stories01:36:51 Insider01:43:22 Romi Rami01:44:38 Ready Set Bet01:46:01 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Days of Wonder! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Paula Deming from Things Get Dicey! joins Candice to discuss their SPIEL '23 experiences.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:46 Paula Leveled Up in Pathfinder00:04:29 Pathfinder Adventure Card Game00:05:49 Paula's Dice Curse00:08:48 We completely missed each other at SPIEL00:11:52 Fresh Plays00:12:05 Acquire00:16:57 Big Boss00:19:52 Battlecrest00:27:44 nana/Trio00:34:03 Discordia00:48:21 Our SPIEL '23 Experiences00:48:38 Vibe of the show00:52:08 Traveling to Essen00:53:02 Castles of Mad Ludwig00:57:56 Bumping into people at the show + designer encounters01:03:03 La bâtarde01:03:42 Jonathan Cox's climbing/shedding games (Peaks & Valleys and Spring Cleaning) 01:05:22 Romi Rami01:05:43 Zong-Hua Yang (Taiwan Night Market, Vegetable Stock, Christmas Tree)01:06:34 Content Creator Encounters01:08:15 Impressive Booths01:08:42 ttRPG demo booth01:10:10 The Gerhard’s booth01:11:28 Triad01:12:42 Board&Dice booth decked out for Nucleum01:13:15 Nightmare Before Christmas: Take Over the Holidays!01:13:51 Memorable Demos01:14:15 MLEM: Space Agency01:16:34 Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa01:21:05 Game Discoveries01:21:36 Rebel Princess01:26:23 Stich für Stich01:30:49 Fruitoplay01:37:05 Faraway01:41:42 Other Games Played01:42:00 General Orders: World War II01:44:55 Accuse!01:47:57 Tipperary01:49:50 Evenfall01:54:45 Wizards Cup01:57:32 Future Releases on Our Radars01:57:52 Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig02:00:59 Nemesis: Retaliation02:04:31 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Lookout Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

It's our first anniversary! BGG Owner Scott Alden (aka Aldie) joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL '23 games they're most excited for.00:00:00 Introduction00:08:10 Memories from Year 100:15:13 Reflecting on our Top 5 SPIEL '22 Anticipation Games00:21:58 Fresh Plays00:22:40 World Wonders00:25:59 Star Trek: Discovery – Black Alert00:41:41 Unlock!: Heroic Adventures00:43:49 Voidfall00:58:04 SPIEL '23 Releases We're Most Excited For00:58:48 Perspectives01:01:25 Wizard’s Cup01:03:52 The Cathedral of Orléans01:06:22 1902 Méliès + The Battle of Versailles01:12:33 The Fox Experiment01:15:39 Nucleum01:21:31 Comet01:25:40 Kutná Hora: The City of Silver01:30:40 Evenfall01:34:50 Evacuation01:39:01 Aldie's Honorable Mentions (Trio, FTW?!, Freaky Frogs From Outaspace)01:41:47 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Triad, Voidfall, The White Castle, Expedition to 5X, Havalandi, Cyberion, Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard)01:50:01 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Space Cowboys! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Game designer Corey Konieczka from Unexpected Games  joins Candice to discuss board games with unique themes.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:44 Fresh Plays00:04:08 Forbidden Jungle00:06:41 Quirky Circuits: Penny & Gizmo's Snow Day00:13:14 Make the Difference00:16:33 Savage Bowl00:25:52 Board Games with Unique Themes00:27:32 Tak00:31:36 Petrichor00:40:55 Blood Bowl00:44:26 Fort00:50:01 Hostage Negotiator00:53:50 Stonewall Uprising01:01:03 Sky Team01:04:40 Heading Forward01:13:30 X-Bugs01:21:08 Castell01:28:59 Honorable Mentions (Votes for Women, Molly House, The Cost, An Infamous Traffic, Cerebria, Voices In My Head, High Treason, Baseball Highlights: 2045, Tragedy Looper, Comanauts, Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr)01:37:27 Whoops! Corey's audio wasn't fully uploaded when he left the call, so we missed his "bye and thank you" on the recording.01:37:37 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Libellud! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Ryan from Man vs Meeple joins Candice to discuss game designer Vital Lacerda and their favorite Lacerda games.00:00:00 Introduction00:06:12 Fresh Plays00:06:43 Sky Team00:09:57 Making up for lost time...games "I'm not going to talk about"00:10:22 Nemesis00:11:29 Frosthaven00:11:59 Great Western Trail: New Zealand00:12:20 Gaia Project00:13:45 Here I Stand00:22:02 Barcelona00:28:48 Lands of the Mesozoic00:38:59 Vital Lacerda Games00:50:20 What are Lacerda games all about?00:41:31 Ian O'toole Artwork00:43:58 Lacerda-Lite Games00:44:23 Mercado de Lisboa00:45:01 Bot Factory00:46:26 House of Fado00:47:47 Our Favorite Lacerda Games00:47:47 Kanban EV00:55:17 On Mars00:59:46 Lisboa01:05:58 Inventions: Evolution of Ideas01:10:48 CO₂: Second Chance01:23:08 Weather Machine01:29:08 Vinhos01:38:01 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Fantasy Flight Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Monique from Before You Play joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite board games that are 15+ years old.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:55 Gen Con Recap00:08:14 Fresh Plays00:08:30 Oranienburger Kanal00:15:12 Romi Rami00:22:14 Inheritors00:28:10 Terra Nova00:33:27 Age of Innovation00:40:23 Veilwraith00:45:23 Kreel Manor00:49:11 Oldies but Goodies00:50:20 Monique's Honorable Mentions (The Princes of Florence, Goa)01:02:54 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Tichu, Battlestar Galactica, Hansa Teutonica, Twilight Struggle)01:05:19 Modern Art (1992)01:09:23 Santiago (2003)01:18:38 Bohnanza (1997)01:22:02 Dahlias (new version of Bohnanza)01:24:01 Tigris & Euphrates (1997)01:28:04 Yellow & Yangtze/HUANG01:31:32 For Sale (1997)01:36:11 El Grande (1995)01:44:48 The Downfall of Pompeii (2004)01:49:45 Polynesia01:51:29 Dune (1979)01:58:07 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Plan B Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Rob Oren from Rob’s Tabletop World joins Candice to discuss Gen Con '23 releases they're most excited to play.00:00:00 Introduction00:06:21 Fresh Plays00:06:35 Awakening The Bear (Third Edition)00:13:19 21Moon00:19:39 Shadows of Brimstone: Gates of Valhalla00:27:40 1815: Scum of the Earth00:35:28 Veilwraith00:38:29 Ricky Royal (Box of Delights) Shout-out00:40:42 Gen Con '23 releases we're excited to play00:41:02 Race to the Raft00:44:19 Expeditions00:52:26 Legendary Encounters: The Matrix00:55:26 Castle Panic: Deluxe Collection 01:02:54 War of the Ring: The Card Game – Against the Shadow01:04:20 Cosmic Frog: Find Muck01:07:52 Spirit Island: Nature Incarnate01:09:10 IKI: Akebono01:11:06 Monster Pit01:12:17 Table Golf Association01:17:44 Sky Team01:19:35 Too Many Bones: Unbreakable01:28:19 Age of Innovation01:32:57 Tales of the Red Dragon Inn01:42:20 Great Western Trail: New Zealand01:55:41 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Mixlore! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Spielworxx owner Uli Blennemann joins Candice to discuss their favorite card-driven games.00:00:00 Introduction00:04:04 PGC Con (trick-taking game convention)00:06:17 Robotrick00:07:42 Trick-taking in Black and White00:08:51 The Barracks Emperors00:10:51 Le Plateau00:11:07 Touchdown Heroes & Savage Bowl00:11:14 Inside Job00:11:58 Diamonds00:12:46 Bridge City Poker & Five-Three-Five00:13:48 Bacon00:14:10 Dual Gauge: Denmark00:14:50 An Infamous Traffic00:17:28 Blood on the Clocktower00:21:55 Fresh Plays00:22:11 Land and Freedom00:25:59 Peak Oil: Profiteer00:35:27 Votes for Women00:38:57 Moonrakers00:50:54 Card-driven Games (CDGs) We Love00:51:04 What CDGs are all about00:55:49 We the People (Mark Herman)00:58:50 Forged in Steel00:59:22 No Motherland Without00:59:54 Twilight Struggle01:02:02 1979: Revolution in Iran01:03:46 Paths of Glory01:05:53 Twilight Struggle: Red Sea01:08:42 Clash of Monarchs01:11:08 Clash of Sovereigns01:11:57 Brotherhood & Unity01:18:39 Washington's War01:21:04 Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ? 01:25:25 Here I Stand & Virgin Queen01:30:58 Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory01:34:29 Empire of the Sun01:40:47 Wir sind das Volk!01:47:46 Uli's Honorable Mentions - No Motherland Without, Twilight Struggle, Wilderness War, Unhappy King Charles, For the People, Pursuit of Glory01:49:24 Candice's Honorable Mentions - Dual Powers: Revolution 1917, Red Flag Over Paris, 13 Days, Watergate, Successors, Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno, Europe Divided, Siege of Vienna01:52:43 Weimar: The Fight for Democracy01:55:41 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Lookout Games!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Ben Mandelker from the Game Brain podcast joins Candice to geek out about the 18xx genre of railroad-themed stock market and tile-laying board games, in addition to sharing their initial impressions of 1880: China (2022 Lookout Games edition). 00:00:00 Introduction00:06:12 Fresh Plays00:06:26 ZhanGuo00:11:15 Imperial Struggle00:27:30 Skymines00:27:59 Gold West00:37:03 Undaunted: Stalingrad 00:44:32 Mind MGMT00:48:55 Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition)01:06:44 Why 18xx Might Be Your Next Obsession 01:07:02 What 18xx games are all about01:19:48 What we love about 18xx games01:25:34 The challenges/barriers of getting into 18xx01:32:55 New ways to think about 18xx to demystify it and embrace it01:39:44 Dipping your toes in 18xx:01:40:07 Dual Gauge01:40:35 18Chesapeake01:41:07 18xx.games01:42:49 City of the Big Shoulders01:43:25 Shikoku 188901:43:30 Diving a little deeper:01:43:37 1846: The Race for the Midwest01:44:17 18 Los Angeles01:44:24 18MEX01:44:37 1882: Assiniboia 01:45:12 1848: Australia 01:45:33 1849: The Game of Sicilian Railways01:46:01 18Ireland01:46:40 181701:47:08 1822: The Railways of Great Britain01:47:21 If trains aren't your thing:01:47:37 City of the Big Shoulders01:47:045 21Moon01:48:14 Rolling Stock Stars01:48:35 Poseidon01:49:20 18Mag: Hungarian Railway History01:51:30 Our initial impressions of 1880: China02:12:17 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Bezzerwizzer Studio! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]

Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules! joins Candice to discuss board games that use dice in clever ways.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:28 BGG Podcast Update00:04:55 Fresh Plays00:05:08 Princes of Florence00:10:24 Hamlet: The Village Building Game00:18:14 Arkham Horror LCG - Edge of the Earth campaign00:22:43 Skymines (reimplementation of Mombasa)00:36:02 Board Games That Use Dice in Clever Ways00:37:09 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Scholars of the South Tigris, Woodcraft, Nokosu Dice, Quantum, Nautilion, Roll Player)01:00:48 Paul's Honourable Mentions (Castles of Burgundy, Merlin, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Pulsar 2849, Alien Frontiers, Lorenzo Il Magnifico, Red Cathedral, Grand Austria Hotel, Sagrada, Blueprints, Dice Forge,  Rise of Tribes)00:43:17 Star Wars RPG00:47:57 Dice Realms00:51:34 Crystal Palace00:54:59 Coimbra01:01:22 Ganz schön clever 01:05:48 Tiletum01:12:11 Teotihuacan, Tekhenu01:14:01 Praetor01:16:01 Troyes01:22:17 Black Angel01:23:38 Under Falling Skies01:35:34 Too Many Bones01:42:30 Sign-off

Game designer Erica Bouyouris joins Candice to discuss great board games for introducing people to the hobby. Erica also shares some excellent thoughts on how to ease new players in so they keep coming back.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:02 Dumb Ways to Die Card Game00:01:34 Candice's Quick BGG.Spring Recap 00:02:30 Stationfall with Aldie00:02:39 Tribes of the Wind with Beth00:02:50 Big Boss & Mind Up! with Eric00:04:01 Spiel des Jahres Nominees00:06:31 Erica's Thoughts on Onboarding New Players00:12:41 Fresh Plays00:13:43 Sky Team00:19:16 Big Shot00:28:21 Mists over Carcassonne00:35:15 Le Plateau00:39:31 Rebuilding Seattle00:51:41 Great Games for Introducing People to the Hobby00:53:324 KuZOOka01:00:48 The Quacks of Quedlinburg01:06:38 Can’t Stop01:10:24 Citadels01:16:33 Horrified01:21:21 Azul01:24:15 AMIGO Games01:27:54 Splendor01:31:52 Oink Games01:35:50 Co-operative Games01:41:00 Sign-off

Isaac Vega (game designer and CEO/Owner of Rose Gauntlet Entertainment) joins Candice to discuss board games with iconic box cover art.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:11 Fresh Plays00:03:25 Brindlewood Bay00:08:35 Undaunted: Battle of Britain00:15:37 General Orders: World War II00:16:39 For Science!00:20:19 The Climbers00:21:47 Green Team Wins00:26:27 Dual Gauge00:31:15 Board Games with Iconic Box Cover Art00:33:34 Lost Ruins of Arnak00:37:37 Root00:41:19 Mysterium00:44:50 The 7th Continent00:50:10 Abyss00:54:49 Great Western Trail01:01:57 Tokaido01:05:33 Twilight Imperium01:15:29 King of Tokyo: Dark Edition01:20:56 Wingspan01:27:24 Bonus Mentions: Twilight Struggle, Scythe, Feudum, Sleeping Gods, Calico, High Society, Photosynthesis, Everdell, 7 Wonders Duel01:31:53 Sign-off

Board game Twitch streamer Beneeta Kaur joins Candice to discuss their favorite area majority games.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:38 Fresh Plays00:02:51 Fast Sloths00:05:14 Bug Council of Backyardia00:14:04 Furnace: Interbellum00:19:27 Unforgiven: The Lincoln Assassination Trial00:32:29 Our Favorite Area Majority Games00:32:39 Small World00:37:30 Ethnos00:47:34 El Grande00:56:33 Nippon01:05:59 World's Fair 189301:10:57 Battle for Rokugan01:17:42 Smartphone Inc.01:21:57 Brian Boru: High King of Ireland01:31:00 Petrichor01:39:36 Dominant Species/Dominant Species: Marine, Cerebria, Wonderland's War01:41:06 Hansa Teutonica, Shogun01:42:52 Sign-off

The Podfather of Gaming and retired founder, owner, and President of Stronghold Games, Stephen Buonocore joins Candice to discuss "The Quad" and the most memorable games they played recently at a private gaming event.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:58 Board Games Insider Podcast00:04:21 War of the Ring00:05:45 The Quad00:08:52 Fresh Plays00:09:16 Senators00:11:12 Quartermaster General WW2: 2nd Edition 00:16:05 Shakespeare00:23:40 AuZtralia00:32:11 Seven Prophecies00:37:43 Earth00:45:00 New Dávid Turczi/Simone Luciani Board&Dice game00:51:21 Folklore: The Affliction00:56:40 Stationfall01:07:45 Moon Leap01:13:18 Sides01:19:54 Cerebria: The Inside World01:31:07 Letters from Whitechapel01:38:22 Sign-off

Jonathan Cox from the JonGetsGames YouTube channel joins Candice to discuss some of the most interesting trick-taking games they've played and enjoy.00:00:00 Introduction00:06:25 Fresh Plays00:06:28 Horseless Carriage00:14:11 Lowlands00:24:33 Dual Gauge00:33:56 Europa Universalis: The Price of Power00:46:48 Bullet♥︎/Bullet⭐00:48:13 Trick-taking, Climbing, Shedding Games00:50:17 Inside Job00:51:09 Touchdown Heroes00:52:49 Spades00:53:02 Tichu00:53:57 Hachi Train01:01:02 Trick and Trade01:04:04 Nokosu Dice01:12:38 Ninety-Nine01:19:52 Shamans01:30:52 Schadenfreude01:38:24 Trick of the Rails01:48:38 Of What’s Left01:53:27 Roulette-Taking Game01:58:55 Dois02:04:14 TRICKTAKERs02:12:07 Sign-off

Nikki Pontius joins Candice to discuss cooperative board games, some of their favorites, and some they'd love to play. 00:00:00 Introduction00:01:16 Texas Pinball Festival00:06:13 Fresh Plays00:06:28 Velonimo00:07:23 Gartenbau00:08:53 Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Phoenixborn00:13:46 Hickory Dickory00:22:59 Cooperative Board Games 00:25:38 Arkham Horror00:28:29 The Lord of the Rings00:32:37 The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game00:34:47 Race to the Raft00:36:19 Legends of Andor00:37:50 Fortune and Glory00:39:09 Horrified00:39:44 The Grizzled00:41:28 Magic Maze00:42:09 Dead of Winter 00:42:59 The Mind00:44:26 Just One00:45:12 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion00:45:36 Pandemic Legacy: Season 000:46:45 This War of Mine: The Board Game00:50:05 The Crew: Mission Deep Sea00:54:10 Marvel United00:59:09 Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game01:02:30 Ghost Stories01:07:52 Too Many Bones01:11:49 Black Orchestra01:15:01 Arkham Horror: The Card Game01:20:14 KuZOOkA01:23:01 Spirit Island01:29:39 Cooperative Games Candice Has Been Wanting to Play Forever01:29:53 Ghost Stories01:29:58 The 7th Continent01:30:26 Frosthaven01:30:55 Pandemic: Iberia01:32:10 Sleeping Gods01:33:46 Sign-off

Simon Lavender from AmassGames joins Candice to discuss the worker placement mechanism and their favorite worker placement games. 00:00:00 Introduction00:06:36 Fresh Plays00:07:39 Mexica00:10:33 AuZtralia00:11:11 A Study in Emerald00:14:17 Hit Z Road00:16:47 Uno Flip!00:20:30 Meltwater: A Game of Tactical Starvation00:33:50 Worker Placement Games and Our Favorites 00:45:44 Simon's  Honorable Mentions (too many to list!) 00:49:53 Candice's Honorable Mentions - Viticulture, Viticulture: World, Vinhos, Kanban EV, Dungeon Petz, General Orders: World War II00:55:46 Simon's #5 - Railroad Revolution00:59:34 Candice's #5 - Federation01:07:24 Simon's #4 - Russian Railroads01:10:52 Candice's #4 - Anachrony01:17:17 Simon's #3 - Lorenzo il Magnifico01:23:18 Candice's #3 - Dominant Species: Marine01:31:29 Carson City01:32:35 Simon's #2 - Fields of Arle01:35:37 Candice's #2 - Underwater Cities01:42:41 Simon's #1 - Stone Age01:46:08 Candice's #1 - Dune: Imperium01:55:05 Sign-off

Liz Davidson from Beyond Solitaire joins Candice to discuss the joys of solo gaming and share some of their favorite lunch break, puzzly, story-driven, historical, and play-all-day board games to play solo.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:21 Night Witches with David Thompson00:06:14 Fresh Plays00:06:28 Galenus00:10:47 Dune00:21:59 The Republic of Rome00:22:47 Stonewall Uprising00:26:47 The Sacred Band00:28:15 A Feast for Odin00:37:51 Agricola00:41:20 Women's History Month Spotlight00:41:47 Tory Brown, Votes for Women00:44:51 Roberta Taylor, Creature Comforts 00:48:37 The Red Burnoose: Algeria 185700:50:10 The Joys of Solo Gaming00:57:51 Lunch Break Games00:58:25 Regicide00:59:35 Sprawlopolis/Agropolis, Orchard01:00:06 Sprawlopolis01:04:39 Onirim, Sylvion, Stellarion, Nautilion01:05:16 Friday, Tetrarchia, Lux Aeterna, Resist!01:06:35 Puzzly Games01:06:52 Bullet♥︎01:09:05 Black Sonata01:13:09 The Search for Planet X, A Feast for Odin, Roads & Boats01:14:16 Story-driven Games01:14:44 Lands of Galzyr01:16:44 Nemo's War (Second Edition)01:22:09 This War of Mine: The Board Game01:22:54 Historical Games01:23:21 Stilicho: Last of the Romans/The Wars of Marcus Aurelius01:26:13 Pavlov's House01:31:44 Castle Itter, Soldier's in Postmen's Uniforms, Lanzerath Ridge01:32:38 Warfighter: The WWII Tactical Combat Card Game, Navajo Wars, Obsession, Pax Pamir01:34:14 Play-All-Day Games01:34:51 Hoplomachus: Victorum01:38:51 Mage Knight01:41:22 Too Many Bones01:44:50 Sign-off

Mandi Hutchinson from Salt and Sass Games joins Candice to discuss Votes for Women, a new card-driven board game about the American women's suffrage movement from 1848-1920, from Tory Brown and Fort Circle Games.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:21 Inkulinati (PC/Xbox game)00:05:15 Fresh Plays00:05:40 Ahoy00:10:03 Yokai Septet00:19:30 Fantasy Realms: Deluxe Edition00:26:23 Rumble Nation00:35:58 Black History Month Spotlight00:36:14 Eric Lang (game designer), The Godfather: Corleone's Empire 00:38:38 Fertessa Allyse (game designer), Book of Villainy and Wicked & Wise 00:41:36 Tanya DePass (writer) and Sharise Nicole Williams (artist), Sea of Legends 00:42:26 Votes for Women 01:05:20 Corrupt Bargain: The 1824 Presidential Election01:06:14 1960: The Making of the President01:07:09 Obsession01:17:54 Sign-off

Mike Murphy from The Brothers Murph joins Candice to discuss board games with elevating art. 00:00:00 Introduction00:02:18 My Flesh and Blood ProQuest Experience (or Whooping)00:07:09 Fresh Plays00:07:26 Paperback Adventures00:10:12 Brick & Mortar00:21:08 Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire & The Golden Age expansion00:27:06 Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa00:38:34 Board Games with Elevating Art00:40:19 Everdell 00:42:30 Inis 00:44:59 Dreadful Meadows00:47:27 Trickerion: Legends of Illusion00:49:58 Canvas00:52:01 Cloudspire00:56:12 Flamecraft00:59:16 Dixit/Dixit: Odyssey01:04:29 Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef01:08:17 Root01:11:57 Shakespeare01:15:57 Feudum01:27:15 Sign-off

BGG Director of Media Lincoln Damerst joins Candice to discuss their favorite 2-player games that can be played in an hour or less. 00:00:00 Introduction00:01:00 New BGG Show Episode00:02:35 GameNight! Date Night00:07:34 Fresh Plays00:07:47 Beer & Bread00:09:15 Rise00:09:50 Historia00:16:07 Ark Nova00:16:24 Precognition00:24:08 Polynesia00:26:30 Babylonia00:32:39 Our favorite 2-player games that can be played in an hour or less00:32:59 Herrlof 00:33:40 Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft00:35:05 Lincoln's #5 - Jaipur00:37:22 Candice's #5 - Jaipur00:40:51 Lincoln's #4 - Watergate00:43:25 Candice's #4 - Watergate00:46:10 Lincoln's #3 - 7 Wonders Duel00:49:30 Candice's #3 - Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes00:53:51 Lincoln's #2 - Splendor Duel00:57:18 Raptor00:58:16 Candice's #2 - 7 Wonders Duel01:00:51 Lincoln's #1 - Targi01:03:47 Candice's #1 - War Chest01:12:07 Sign-off

Content Creator GameFreakGeek Monique joins Candice to discuss upcoming 2023 releases they're excited to play. 00:00:00 Introduction00:03:58 Fresh Plays00:04:14 Juicy Fruits00:06:43 Flamecraft00:13:20 Obsession00:17:52 Arkham Horror: The Card Game + Edge of the Earth Campaign Expansion00:25:02 2023 Releases on Our Radars00:26:37 Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum00:29:27 Earthborne Rangers00:35:34 Mother Of Frankenstein00:37:27 The Light in the Mist   & The Emerald Flame00:39:27 Vijayanagara: The Deccan Empires of Medieval India, 1290-139800:43:44 Cuba Libre00:45:39 I Made You A Mix Tape00:48:52 DropMix00:51:29 Zip Zap Zop00:54:18 Fit To Print00:58:52 Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory01:06:28 The Paradox Initiative01:10:02 Horseless Carriage01:18:50 Sign-off

Game designer Cole Wehrle joins Candice to discuss their top 5 favorite board game hidden gems.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:09 Arcs at Pax Unplugged00:04:28 Fresh Plays00:04:42 Almoravid00:10:46 SolForge Fusion00:17:24 Codex (Cole's surprise hidden gem honorable mention)00:18:00 Frosthaven00:24:48 Flesh and Blood00:34:46 Our Top 5 Board Game Hidden Gems00:35:30 Cole's #5 - Serenissima00:38:48 Candice's #5 - Dilluvia Project00:45:37 Cole's #4 - Conspiracy00:50:03 Candice's #4 - Dual Powers: Revolution 191700:58:38 Cole's #3 - Senators01:01:39 Candice's #3 - Three Kingdoms Redux01:08:52 Race for the Chinese Zodiac01:09:19 Cole's #2 - Bausack01:12:43 Candice's #2 - Sol: Last Days of a Star01:19:59 Cole's #1 - Hoity Toity01:25:48 Candice's #1 - Star Wars: The Card Game01:34:49 Sign-off

Corey Thompson from Dice Tower News joins Candice to discuss deck-building and their top 5 favorite deck-building games. 00:00:00 Introduction00:01:42 Dice Tower Dish00:05:18 Fresh Plays00:05:49 Atiwa00:11:06 Beer & Bread00:20:59 Reflecto00:25:26 Charioteer00:36:06 Deck-building + Our Top 5 Deck-building Games00:36:18 Thoughts on deck-building & early influential games00:37:07 Dominion 00:37:52 Starcraft 00:39:10 Thunderstone 00:39:26 Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game00:39:59 Star Realms Honorable Mentions00:43:22 Fort00:43:51 Mystic Vale00:44:43 Dune Imperium00:45:28 Tyrants of the Underdark00:46:36 Lost Ruins of Arnak00:47:49 Clank!00:49:14 Corey's #5 - Friday00:51:03 Candice's #5 - Dale of Merchants00:54:48 Corey's #4 - Xenon Profiteer00:57:40 Candice's #4 - Imperium: Classics/Legends01:01:41 Corey's #3 - Valley of the Kings01:04:12 Candice's #3 - Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game01:09:59 Corey's #2 - Dale of Merchants01:11:54 Dawn of Peacemakers01:12:20 Lands of Galzyr 01:13:46 Candice's #2 - The Undaunted series01:22:34 Corey's #1 - XenoShyft: Onslaught01:25:58 Candice's #1 - Arctic Scavengers01:32:02 Sign-off

Steph Hodge from BGG and All The Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss games on the 2022 BoardGameGeek Holiday Gift Guide.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:49 Fresh Plays00:02:03 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization00:05:36 John Company (Second Edition)00:17:27 Deal with the Devil00:30:06 The 2022 BoardGameGeek Holiday Gift Guide00:34:08 Family and New Gamers00:34:52 Splendor00:35:44 Azul00:36:34 Yak00:37:41 Akropolis00:38:49 Kites00:40:36 Cascadia00:42:01 Stocking Stuffers00:42:16 Star Wars: Jabba’s Palace - A Love Letter Game00:43:29 Star Realms00:44:15 Qwixx00:45:21 The Mind00:46:43 Dandelions00:47:18 Bag of Chips00:49:20 Holiday Hijinks #1 The Kringle Caper00:50:42 Kids Games00:51:35 Moonlight Castle00:52:30 Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy00:53:49 Clue: Finding Nemo00:54:14 Quacks & Co.: Quedlinburg Dash 00:55:34 Foodfighters00:56:03 Disney Happiest Day Game00:56:48 Two-player Games00:56:53 Targi00:57:52 Quarto00:58:41 Tea for 200:59:06 It’s a Wonderful Kingdom01:00:01 WolfWalkers: My Story01:00:59 The Mirroring of Mary King01:02:33 Disney Sorcerer's Arena: Epic Alliances Core Set01:03:08 Splendor Duel01:04:17 Midweight Strategy Games01:04:44 First Rat01:06:10 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization01:06:28 Corrosion01:07:47 Space Station Phoenix01:09:19 Founders of Teotihuacan01:10:12 Tiletum01:14:21 Wonderland’s War01:18:25 Sign-off

Nick Murphy from The Brothers Murph and Candice review Terracotta Army.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:45 Fresh Plays00:00:00 The Search for Planet X00:07:39 Roads & Boats00:18:04 Wayfarers of the South Tigris00:24:01 Schadenfreude00:29:32 Tidal Blades: Banner Festival00:30:29 Shamans00:31:14 Terracotta Army 00:31:57 Game Overview00:44:24 Review01:17:06 Sign-off

W. Eric Martin, BGG News Editor-in-Chief, joins Candice to discuss games they demoed at SPIEL ‘22.00:00:00 Introduction00:00:51 Eric's post-SPIEL vacation00:01:42 GMT Warehouse Weekend00:03:55   Flashpoint: South China Sea00:04:27 Cross Bronx Expressway00:07:20 Fresh Plays00:07:37 Trio (nana)00:10:17 Sol: Last Days of a Star00:18:31 AEOLOS00:26:39 Blood on the Clocktower00:37:59 Our SPIEL '22 Demo Experiences00:38:37 Philosophy00:43:18 Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan00:50:16 After Us00:57:12 Europa Universalis: The Price of Power01:03:35 Skoventyr01:10:12 1998 ISS01:18:04 KSAR01:23:04 Saigon 7501:30:45 Sign-off

Beth Heile, BGG Store Product Manager, joins Candice to discuss games that were not on their radars ahead of SPIEL ‘22, but after discovering them at the show, they're looking forward to playing them. 00:00:00 Introduction00:02:15 Fresh Plays00:02:34 Turing Machine00:06:54 Pingyao: First Chinese Banks00:14:24 Evergreen00:19:58 WordCraft00:28:23 Our SPIEL '22 Discoveries00:28:28 Beth's SPIEL Report00:35:56 Candice's SPIEL Experience00:38:28 Take a Seat00:41:49 Crossing Oceans00:43:59 Overbooking00:46:59 Corrupt Parliament00:49:59 Troublez00:53:26 Race to the Raft01:01:19 My Shelfie01:05:01 Dogfight!: Rule The Skies in 20 Minutes!01:10:05 Come Together01:15:28 Unconscious Mind01:20:04 Sign-off

Scott Alden (aka Aldie), the owner of BoardGameGeek, joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL '22 games they're most excited for. 00:00:00 Introduction00:01:12 Thank you to Aldie 00:02:30 Geek Speak (previous BGG podcast) 00:05:50 Shout-out to Game Brain00:06:32 Fresh Plays00:06:47 Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood 00:12:40 Lacrimosa 00:22:10 Bad Company 00:29:25 In Vino Morte00:35:16 Our Top 5 SPIEL '22 Releases We're Most Excited For00:35:21 SPIEL overview 00:41:25 Aldie's #5 - Rise & Fall 00:45:09 Candice's #5 - War of the Ring: The Card Game 00:47:59 Aldie's #4 - Beast 00:51:04 Candice's #4 - 1880: China 00:54:15 Aldie & Candice's #3 - Deal with the Devil 00:58:32 Aldie's #2 - Challengers! 01:04:01 Candice's #2 - Undaunted: Stalingrad 01:07:40 Aldie's #1 - Findorff 01:10:40 Candice's #1 - Great Western Trail: Argentina01:20:22 Sign-off