ThinkerThemer

These are the audio versions of our Small Talk & Back Chat series. We're Amy & Maggie aka ThinkerThemer. We're an Australian couple with two very different perspectives of what makes a great board game - Amy (Thinker) is all about the mechanics and enjoys tight, competitive board games, and Maggie (Themer) is all about the storytelling and the theme of the game, and the 'world' that the designer is trying to create. Visit our Youtube channel to comment and join the discussion.

Top 10 Games We Would Buy At Essen Spiel 2025 🔥

Woooow! We would need to bring extra suitcases if we were going to Essen Spiel 2025... there are SO many great choices that it was hard to settle on our top 10 (and only two crossovers!) These are the picks that we would be excited to line up and buy if we were there - but remember, we haven't played any of these so this is entirely speculation! If you're headed to the con have a fantastic time, and we hope to see you back there one day! A&M Support the show

10-13
53:58

10, OUT OF 10 (Part 20): 😬Uh oh, they're all new titles. We're on a series hamster wheel 🐹

Who would've thought we'd be 200 game ratings in and still be no where near finishing rating our collection. LOL. Most would admit defeat but not us!!! But the classics are off the table during GenCon and Essen Spiel season because we know you're all thinking about what to put on your shopping list. We hope these thoughts are helpful. Thanks for watching this series as always and for your support of the channel. A&M xx Support the show

09-24
01:10:34

10, OUT OF 10 (Part 19): Amy's broken foot = lots and lots of time for board gaming 😅

I wish there was a good story behind the broken foot. Something like Maggie went into a table flipping rage playing Blokus and the table hit my foot. Or I tripped on a pile of unplayed games and broke my foot. But the boring reality is that I have a stress fracture that won't heal. So I've been quite immobile for the last three months, which has a silver lining - LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE GAMES ON THE SHELF. We might even reach the end of this series. Joking. That will likely never happen. Happy ...

04-28
53:22

10, OUT OF 10 (Part 18): Teeny tiny Gloomhaven & LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO

Can you believe we're 180 games into this series? It feels like just yesterday when we were making ridiculous promises about getting through our entire board game collection (LOL). This week we're taking a look at three classic puzzle games and one new one... as well as a thoroughly loved classic of ours - Lorenzo il Magnifico, and top of the hotness, Gloomhaven Buttons & Bugs. Enjoy! A&M xx Support the show

04-01
59:11

Top 10 Solo Board Games of All Time | Updated Ranking 2024 (+Amy tries them all!)

After two years and 500 games later, Maggie has updated her top 10 solo games of all time! And to make things interesting she's also taught them all to me with mixed results. So join us while Maggie counts down her best board games to play alone while I try to comprehend playing a game with no witnesses. Lol. Thanks for watching! A&M Support the show

02-25
01:02:12

10, OUT OF 10 (Part 17): The Hotness vs Le Havre...

This is Part 17 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives! We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not a judgment on game quality or the likelihood you would feel the same, 2) our game preferences are ever evolving and these may change, 3) we respect and would love to hear your differen...

02-19
56:35

10, OUT OF 10 (Part 16): the 'we-bought-too-many-games-at-Essen-Spiel' edition!

This is Part 16 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives! We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not a judgment on game quality or the likelihood you would feel the same, 2) our game preferences are ever evolving and these may change, 3) we respect and would love to hear your differen...

11-16
01:00:12

10, OUT OF 10 (Part 15): will we ever finish this if we keep buying new games?

Here's a mix of old and new! Finishing off a lot of our GenCon haul here, but also talking about some recent releases that we haven't had a chance to talk about on the channel, like Earth and Darwin's Journey. Enjoy! This is Part 15 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives! We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual en...

09-18
01:18:51

10, OUT OF 10 (Part 14): The GenCon Edition ~ a mixed bag for us

This is Part 14 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives! We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not a judgment on game quality or the likelihood you would feel the same, 2) our game preferences are ever evolving and these may change, 3) we respect and would love to hear your differen...

08-24
01:07:41

10, OUT OF 10 (Part 13): The Episode Maggie's Been Dreading - ABSTRACTS!!

Here's one for the Thinkers in the house! Themeless, Storyless, Abstract goodness. As dry as they come. Watch along as we try to find Maggie an abstract that she likes (or rather, that she admits she likes hehe). This is Part 13 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives! We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoym...

05-08
54:25

10, OUT OF 10 (Part 12): We have far too many games!

I wish we could say we're half way, but we're probably not after 120 mini reviews!! Happy Monday and thank you for sticking with us through this series! This is Part 12 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives! We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not a judgment on game quality or t...

02-27
52:29

10, OUT OF 10: Even More Roll & Writes! 🎲 (Part 11)

Happy Monday and thank you for listening! 😍 This is Part 11 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives - and this is the SECOND special roll & write episode Support the show

02-06
47:34

Top 10 Most Anticipated Board Games of 2023

How is it the end of January already?! 2023 has well and truly arrived and we're sooooooooo excited about all of the board game goodness headed our way. We hope you enjoy this list of some of our most anticipated titles of this year. Thank you to all of our wonderful subscribers for creating such an incredible community, and to our joeyfam who support us to continue doing this! Wherever you are we hope you're having a lovely start to the year. A&M x Support the show

01-23
43:12

10, out of 10: 100 GAMES DONE!!! We continue to rate our entire board game collection (Part 10!)

Happy Monday! 😍 Welcome to part 10!! This makes 100 games we've now rated for 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN! This is the series where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives. We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not a judgment on game quality or the likelihood you would feel the same, 2) our game preferences are ever evolvin...

01-16
01:04:07

Top 10 Board Games of 2022

WOW what another huge year of game releases! We've had so much fun playing these 2022 titles and have loved sharing & discussing many of these titles with you all over the last year. Our channel is supported by our YouTube channel members (our joeyfam!) Please consider supporting us to continue making unpaid board game review content. Support the show

12-12
01:05:33

10, OUT OF 10 (Part 9): Even MORE 2-Player Board Games! ☯

Happy Monday and thank you for watching! 😍 This is Part 9 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives. We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not a judgment on game quality or the likelihood you would feel the same, 2) our game preferences are ever evolving and these may change,&...

12-05
48:35

10, OUT OF 10: We rate our entire board game collection! (Part 8)

Hi everyone! Maggie has been very sick this week and so you have EVEN MORE AMY talking than usual. Sorry about that :D Thank you for watching! This is Part 8 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives. We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not a judgment on game quality or the likeli...

11-21
55:16

10, OUT OF 10 (Part 7): A 2-Player Board Games Special

Happy Monday and thank you for watching! 😍 This is Part 7 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives. We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not a judgment on game quality or the likelihood you would feel the same, 2) our game preferences are ever evolving and these may change,&...

11-13
01:02:29

10, OUT OF 10 (Part 6): We rate our entire board game collection!

Happy Monday and thank you for watching! 😍 This is Part 6 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives. We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not a judgment on game quality or the likelihood you would feel the same, 2) our game preferences are ever evolving and these may change,&...

11-06
01:05:38

10, OUT OF 10 (Part 5): We rate our entire board game collection!

Happy Monday and thank you for watching! 😍 This is Part 5 of our new series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives. We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not a judgment on game quality or the likelihood you would feel the same, 2) our game preferences are ever evolving and these may chan...

10-23
01:07:44

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