The BoardGameGeek Podcast

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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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)01:20:12 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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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)01:03:20 Federation01:11:13 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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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 Games01:19:31 Cascadia01:19:40 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)01:25:53 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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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 Games00:39:30 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 Fado00:47:17 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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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 Zealand01:49:44 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Mixlore! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

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: podcast@boardgamegeek.com