Giggles and Games Podcast

This week Carl and LaQuita play Comic Hunters live! Comic Hunters is a drafting and set collection game where players try to build the best comic collection. Each round, players visit locations to try and find the "best" and "rarest" comic books. Each location presents a unique mini-game to determine how you obtain comics, and all obtained comics go into your hand. At the end of each round, players use the cards in their hand to add comics to their set, using the point values on each card.

In this episode Carl & LaQuita get back into the swing of things and discuss Slay the Spire the board game, The Bears and the Bees, and Absolute Wonder Woman #1. During the podcast the duo tries to “Slip It In” and say funny phrases without the other person noticing! Drop by and listen to the improv, the games, and more!

We’re back! After a 3 month hiatus Carl and LaQuita return to Giggles and Games with a ton of updates! This week’s games feature two kickstarters: Pirates of the High Teas 🍵 & Starleap, trick taking games: Rebel Princess 👸🏾 & Fishing 🎣, and Pokemon Splendor 💎! Carl dishes on his experience with the Joco. Cruise 🚢, a nerdy 7-day cruise, the pair try to “Slip it In” during the podcast and we try out new games for our improv sections!

In this episode Carl makes LaQuita cry! We review the board games Sausage Sizzle 🍖 , Sparks ⚡️ , Vegetable Stock 🥕 , Sardegna, and Lure 🎣! This week’s tv shows are Penguin E2, Agatha All Along E2, XMen 97 E5 and the movie Wicked! Join us for the fun and improv!

After a bit of a break Carl and LaQuita are back to share the games we’re playing, shows we’re watching, and make you laugh with our quirky improv sections! This week we discuss Tend by IV Studios, Expeditions Around the World by Super Meeple, Vampire Village by Studio H and Survive the Island by Asmodee! During the improv rounds we report on an Android mom gone bad, create a new school lunch initiative, and sing 🎶 about the different ways to “Treat you self!”We’ve cut all of the shows we were previously watching and are starting Fresh with The Penguin E1, and Agatha All Along Ep 1. Finally for comics we dive into the Absolute Universe with Absolute Batman 1!

On this special edition of Giggles and Games, Carl and LaQuita discuss all of the games they’ve played at Questcon 2024 in Orlando! They also discuss The Acolyte E5 Teach / Corrupt, X-men 97 E4 Motendo; Lifedeath part 1, and House of the Dragon E5. This weeks comic is Action Comics 1065 leading up to Absolute Power!During the improv rounds the report on a fluffy wizard, thank chip and hero adventures, & create a song about the best song ever!

This week’s episode features animal themed board games! Carl & LaQuita compete to create the best recipes in Moon Bunny, team up to create the best hand in the semi-cooperative card game Surfasaurus Max, and compete to draft the best team in the push-your-luck dice drafting game Panda Royale! During the improv rounds the duo use Caution ⚠️ Signs & Danger the Game to create a breaking news story, they use Medium to create this week’s sponsor, & attempt to create a hit song about an employee they can’t stand.During the entertainment rounds they discuss House of the Dragon E4, The Acolyte E5, and read Batman 146.

This week’s episode features some games we played before GenCon! Carl & LaQuita try out new improv games and create a song that’s not half bad! Our entertainment rounds feature The Acolyte, House of the Dragon S2, and x-Men 97.

On this special GenCon 2024 episode Carl & LaQuita discuss some of the board games from this year’s event! It’s an extra special episode as the duo celebrate 1 year of Giggles and Games 🥳!Featuring games like Lovestruck 💘, Adulthood, Neopets, Caution Signs ⚠️, The Gang, Flip 7, Oh My Pigeons, Cyberpets Quest, River Valley Glassworks 🏞️, Nestlings 🪺, and more!

In this week’s episode Carl and LaQuita discuss their games of the week featuring Luffy’s Bento Panic, Through the Desert, Attack on Titan and Captain Flip! They also catch up on Dr. Who E3, House of the Dragon E2, The Acolyte E3, and X-men 97 E3. The comic of the week is the Braniac special, leading into Absolute Power!This week’s improv rounds are super fun and the song they create might actually chart 📈!

We went to a 5-day board game convention (LaQuita’s first) and here are the games we’ve played! On this special GG episode, Carl and LaQuita discuss the games played and reveal their Top 5 Favorites! Day 1- [ ] Panda Panda 🐼 - [ ] End of the Line 💣 kickstarter- [ ] The Vale of Eternity 🌟 - [ ] Super Kawaii Pets 🐈 - [ ] Justice League Dark 🦸🏾‍♂️ Day 2- [ ] Cross’s Clues 🔎 - [ ] Mezen 🪆 GenCon - [ ] Cascadia Rolling Rivers 🐻 - [ ] ‘Agueda city of umbrellas ☔️ - [ ] Speed Colors 🎨 GenCon - [ ] Brink 🚀 kickstarter - [ ] Adventure Party 🧙‍♂️ Day 3- [ ] Peacemakers Horrors Of War 🦊 coming soon- [ ] Fuji Flush 🃏- [ ] Mojo 🎴♦️- [ ] Draft & Write Records 🎤- [ ] Skyrise 🏙️- [ ] 23 Knives 🔪 coming soon to kickstarterDay 4 - [ ] Flock together 🐤 - [ ] Jenga mini game 🧱- [ ] Flip Foosball mini game ⚽️- [ ] Pinball mini game 📍- [ ] DC Ultimate Uno 🦹🏽‍♂️- [ ] Sacred Valley 🌾👩🏿‍🌾 GenCon - [ ] Kronologic 🎭 GenCon - [ ] Queen By Midnight 👑 Day 5 Games- [ ] Forest Shuffle 🌳 - [ ] Far Away 🗿- [ ] The Joker’’s Diabolical Game 🃏- [ ] Flock Together 🐤

Welp, we missed two weeks! On this week's episode Carl and LaQuita play catch-up on the games they've played featureing Skyrise by Roxley Games, Apothebakey by Lux Lupo, Things in Rings by AllPlay, and Nekojima by Unfriendly Games. We also discuss House of the Dragon S2 E1, X-Men 7 E1, The Acolyte E2 and Dr. Who E2. During the Improv rounds things get wild!

On this week's episode of Giggles and Games, Carl & LaQuita play 4 games in 4 hours by 25th Century Games. They review Wine Cellar, Big Sur, Sand Art, & Grand Central Skyport. On Anything but the News the two anchors report on a person abductee and experimented on by Alien Hunters. We talk about updates to MultiVerses, Fae Farm and Palia during the video game round. This week's sponsor can help steam anything, thank you Steamopolis! During the entertainment rounds Carl & LaQuita finally finish X-Men the Aminated Series, start Dr. Who and start The Acolyte! This week's they continue reading stories leading up to Absolute Power and discuss Action Comics 1064.During Moving up the Charts a hit song about Black Friday shopping is released!

In this week’s episode LaQuita and Carl race 🚀 to gain the most light in Last Light by Greyfox Games, a tabletop 4X game and test their dexterity skills in Cat & Mouth by Exploding Kittens. This week the duo discuss the final episodes of Abbott Elementary & Fallout. During the improv rounds, the newscasters report on a superhero 🦸‍♀️ framed for a crime they didn’t commit, reveal their sponsor of the week Abduction Plus, and sing 🎤 about their worst grades in high school. This week’s comic is Batman #146 and in a special bonus rounds the duo recalls Candy 🍬 from their childhood

Carl and LaQuita review Hues and Cues and Blob Party, Discuss Abbott Elementary S3 E13: Smith Playground 🛝, Fallout E7: The Radio 📻, & X-Men The Animated Series S4! During the improv rounds the co-a core report on a person locked up in Alcatraz for a crime they didn’t commit on Anything But The News, shout out their sponsor Sea salt Adventures on Brought to you By, and create a hit song 🎵 about Bully’s on Moving Up the Charts 📈.This week’s comic is Batman 145 as we prepare for Absolute Power and the duo discuss upcoming video games 🎮

In this week’s episode Carl and LaQuita strategically complete puzzles in Project L, score points by building the best tunnel in Molehill Meadows and compete to create the best wallpaper pattern in That Old Wallpaper. During the improv rounds the news anchors lose another intern in “Anything but the News,” reveal a new product America’s Ear in “Brought to you By,” and create a song 🎵 about injuries in “Moving Up The Charts!” During the entertainment rounds the duo discuss Abbott Elementary S3 E12 “Mother’s Day,” and Fallout E6 “The Trap.”

This week’s HERO episode features a mystical wizard race board game called Wandering Towers and a strategically sweet 5 in a row game called Donuts. During the improv rounds Carl and LaQuita report on an intern attempting to escape a giant fly’s soup bowl 🥣, showcase the useful Win-Jack Pro 🧥, and create a hit song 🎵 about the strangest place they’ve slept. In entertainment, they’re discussing Abbott Elementary S3 E11 and Fallout E5. This week’s comic is Dawn of DC Batman & Robin #1!

This week’s OUTDOORS episode features Board games Harmonies & Seaside. Carl and LaQuita report on the mysterious Big Foot Sighting in Anything But the News, thank their waterproof bandage sponsor of the week, & introduce the new hit song Skinny Dipping in Moving up the Charts! This week they’re watching Abbott Elementary S3 E10 & Fallout E4 during the entertainment rounds.

On this DELICIOUS episode of G&G Carl and LaQuita get a sweet tooth 🦷 playing dessert games by FoxMinds ( Chocoly & Icing on the Cake), race to cure their curse the fastest in (Hex Effects. Out on Kickstarter on May 16, 2024) and become lumberjacks in mini game Tac Tac Jack! During the improv rounds we report on the Ants 🐜 kidnapping people at the beach, reveal a sponsor that’s revolutionizing the parking industry and create a hit song about Nature and Memories. During the entertainment rounds we dive into Fallout E3, finish Iwaju E8, review C-Men S3 and discuss Abbott Elementary S3 E9

In this weeks episode Carl and LaQuita become tourists while playing Let’s Go To Japan. During the improv rounds they reconnect with man’s best friend in “Anything But the News,” thank the sponsor of the week Artic Crawl in Brought to you By and reminisce about nature in Moving up the Charts. This week we’re watching Fallout E2 & Iwaju E5! A special “Bonus Rounds” has the two discussing millennial slang from their childhood