Board Game Blitz

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Ghost Stories and The Great Evening Banquet. Then, inspired by Game Night Picks, Crystal makes Ambie play a trivia game about her board games! 0:00-Intro 0:42-Recent Games-Ghost Stories 6:42-The Great Evening Banquet 11:13-Game Show 15:12-Number 1 15:59-Number 2 17:32-Number 3 18:25-Number 4 19:25-Number 5 20:05-Number 6 20:52-Number 7 22:28-Number 8 24:14-Number 9 24:55-Number 10 26:30-Number 11 27:42-Number 12 29:29-Outro 30:33-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/418

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Concealed, MicroMacro: Downtown Detective (mobile app), and Draw Along with Dave (web app). Then, we talk about a few games where the themes are something we'd like to do in real life. 0:00-Intro 0:46-Recent Games-Concealed (Kickstarter) (free PnP on itch.io) 5:54-MicroMacro: Downtown Detective 11:56-Draw Along with Dave 15:56-Game Themes IRL 28:22-Outro Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/417

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Mystery Puzzle: The Lost Fire, First Contact, and Gibberish. Then, we talk about the size of our game collection, how it has evolved over our time in the hobby, and what we think the ideal collection size would be. 0:00-Intro 0:42-Announcements 2:03-Recent Games-Mystery Puzzle: The Lost Fire 5:26-First Contact 9:46-Gibberers: The Word Game of Language Invention and Civilization Development 16:30-Collection Size 31:04-Outro 32:08-Bloopers Charities mentioned: Trans Lifeline Global Action for Trans Equity (GATE) Mermaids Gender Identity Research & Education Society (GIRES) (Donate here) TransActual (Donate here) Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/416

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Codenames (the new version), Little Alchemists, and Look at the Stars. Then, we talk about games where players can choose whether or not to trigger the end game, and what we like or don't like about them. 0:00-Intro 0:44-Recent Games-Codenames 3:46-Little Alchemists 7:19-Look at the Stars 30:25-Outro 31:20-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/415

Ambie and Crystal got tagged by RollingReggie in his 3rd annual Midyear Board Game Tag, so we take the whole podcast episode to answer his questions about how the first half of 2025 is going so far in our board gaming! 0:00-Intro 0:34-Midyear Board Game Tag 02:02-1. What is your favorite game so far this year? 04:32-2. What is your most played game? 05:44-3. What was your biggest surprise? 08:09-4. What game's production/art has impressed you the most? 10:07-5. What has been your most reliable introductory board game? 16:09-6. What game do you want to get off of your Shelf of Shame in the second half of the year? 18:28-7. Which game from 10+ years ago did you discover this year? 20:28-8. Which anticipated releases are you most excited about for the second half of the year? 25:50-Bonus. What's your personal favorite video (podcast) that you’ve posted to your channel? 27:24-Outro 28:19-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/414

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Rescuing Robin Hood, Tiwanaku, and Holiday Hijinks: The Independence Incident. Then, we talk about our top 5 games that we've played that are currently in the top 100 ranked games on BoardGameGeek.com. Use our affiliate link to get Rescuing Robin Hood (or other things)! 0:00-Intro 0:46-Recent Games - Rescuing Robin Hood 9:22-Tiwanaku 15:35-Holiday Hijinks #2: The Independence Incident 16:45-Top 5 of BGG Top 100 28:51-Outro 29:46-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/413

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Lord of the Rings, Fate of the Fellowship and ONDA. Then, we talk about setup time - how it can make a game harder to get played, and ways to mitigate that time. 0:00-Intro 0:42-Recent Games - The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship 9:18-ONDA 15:40-Setup Time 29:25-Outro 30:21-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/412

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Sherlock: The Game is Afoot and EXIT: The Game - Family: 2 Escape Adventures. Then, we're joined by special guests Dracula and Elphaba to talk about Ambie and her family's time at their local convention, KublaCon! Also, it's our 9 year anniversary, so yay! 0:00-Intro 0:48-Announcements 3:04-Recent Games - Sherlock: The Game is Afoot 8:50-EXIT: The Game - Family: 2 Escape Adventures 14:23-KublaCon Recap 25:07-KublaCon Recap (without kids) 30:51-Outro 31:46-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/411

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Signal, Here Lies, and Awkward Guests 2. Then, we talk about colors in board games - both as a theme and as a mechanism. 0:00-Intro 0:43-Recent Games - Signal 1:58-Here Lies 8:54-Awkward Guests 2: The Berwick Cases 14:13-Colors 29:30-Outro 30:25-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/410

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Signal and Lure. Then, we talk about the board game designer Wolfgang Warsch and the games he's made. 0:00-Intro 0:39-Recent Games - Signal 8:21-Lure 12:41-Wolfgang Warsch 25:31-Outro 26:26-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Check out the new games under $40 section! Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/409

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Top Tier and Bag of Chips. Then, we talk about how the US tariffs might affect the board game industry (especially for publishers and retailers in the US). Post from Ami Baio of Pink Tiger Games 0:00-Intro 0:38-Recent Games - Top Tier 5:57-Bag of Chips 12:35-US Tariffs 22:09-Outro 23:13-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/408

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Holiday Hijinks #8: The Easter Escapade, The Case of the Curiously Correct Blueprints, and Café. Then, we talk about expectations we and other gamers have when opening a new game box, how those expectations have changed over the years, and whether they are justified. 0:00-Intro 0:51-Recent Games - Holiday Hijinks #8: The Easter Escapade 2:40-The Case of the Curiously Correct Blueprints 7:49-Café 13:20-Game Expectations 27:30-Outro Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/407

Ambie and Crystal host the 2024 Blitzies, the annual awards show about our favorite games of the year! Also make sure to check out Ambie’s top 10 list on YouTube. 0:00-Intro 0:34-DTW Recap 2:09-The 2024 Blitzies 03:45-Best Family Game 05:26-Best Kids' Game 07:41-Most Innovative Game 09:38-Most Unique Theme 11:04-Best Cooperative Game 12:52-Best Card Game 14:14-Best Party Game 17:40-Best Solo Game 18:20-Best 2p Game 21:34-Best Strategy Game 23:53-Best Trick Taking Game 26:08-Biggest Surprise 28:49-Best New to Us 31:59-Best Game of 2024 34:03-2024 Looking Forward to Recap 36:48-Looking Forward to in 2025 40:41-Outro 41:45-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/406

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Slay the Spire: The Board Game and Flip 7. Then, we talk about our preparations (or lack thereof) for Dice Tower West and board game conventions in general. 0:00-Intro 0:42-Announcements 1:55-Recent Games - Slay the Spire: The Board Game 9:31-Flip 7 15:04-DTW and Conventions 28:13-Outro 29:16-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/405

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Time Division and Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West. Then, we talk about our favorite board game mechanics and why we like them. 0:00-Intro 0:38-Announcements 2:22-Recent Games - Time Division 6:55-Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West 12:52-Favorite Mechanics 25:56-Outro 27:09-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/404

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Holiday Hijinks: The Groundhog Gambit and The Cupid Crisis, Dorfromantik: The Board Game, and Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game. Then, we talk about how both simple and complex games can have value. 0:00-Intro 0:47-Announcements 2:23-Recent Games - Holiday Hijinks: The Groundhog Gambit & The Cupid Crisis 4:30-Dorfromantik: The Board Game 8:54-Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game 16:06-Simple vs Complex 25:32-Outro 26:36-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or shop at our merch store or our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/403

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Bomb Busters and Gussy Gorillas. Then, we talk about the goals we made at the beginning of 2024 and whether or not we were able to complete them! Our Jubensha playthrough video and podcast episode 0:00-Intro 0:46-Recent Games - Bomb Busters 5:21-Gussy Gorillas 11:04-2024 Goals 11:59-Goal 1 (Ko-Fi monthly challenges) 12:45-Goal 2 (Recordat convention) 15:27-Goal 3 (Top 100 list) 16:14-Goal 4 (Try to go viral) 17:05-Goal 5 (YouTube shorts) 18:01-Goal 6 (Better videos) 19:34-Goal 7 (Play old favorites) 25:50-Outro 27:03-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or get some of our merch on TeePublic or shop on our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/402

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including My Puzzle Adventure: Dragon and Box Two. Then, we realize that the year 2000 was 25 years ago and we look back on games that were released back in the year 2000! 0:00-Intro 0:41-Recent Games - My Puzzle Adventure: Dragon 5:05-Box Two 25:14-Outro 26:18-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or get some of our merch on TeePublic or shop on our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BGBLITZ24" to get 20% off non-exclusive items. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/401

It's time for our annual bonus episode! Ambie is joined by Mickey and Stinky Flower Pot as they talk about a couple games they played recently, Disney: Mickey and the Beanstalk and First Orchard. You can watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube. 0:00-Intro 0:38-Recent Games - Disney: Mickey and the Beanstalk 3:56-First Orchard 4:33-Outro 5:11-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or get some of our merch on TeePublic or shop on our Amazon Storefront Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/400

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Adrift: A Puzzletale, Exit: The Game - Advent Calendar: The Missing Hollywood Star, and Stich für Stich. Then, we interview Sara Beth Way and talk to her about board gaming in the younger generation and the game she's designing! Find Sara Beth on her YouTube channel. 0:00-Intro 0:56-Announcements 01:44-Recent Games - Adrift: A Puzzletale 06:26-Exit: The Game - Advent Calendar: The Missing Hollywood Star 08:30-Stich für Stich 14:41-Interview with Sara Beth 29:30-Outro 30:34-Bloopers Join our discord Support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz Or get some of our merch on TeePublic or shop on our Amazon Storefront This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BGBLITZ24" to get 20% off non-exclusive items. Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/399