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Season 18, Episode 5 – Sankore: The Pride of Mansa Musa
Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast! On this episode we talk about some historic schooling and universities to go along with Sankore: The Pride of Mansa Musa from Fabio Lopiano and Osprey Games! In this episode we also talk about putting crowdfunded games on BGA and a slew of new and old games played at Gamicon in Coralville, IA! Until next time, we hop you like board games.
0:00 – Intro
3:00 – Movers and Shakers
9:55 – Gamicon Roundup
10:00 – Agent Avenue
10:33 – Wispwood
10:45 – Sea Dragons
13:18 – Startups
16:11 – 3 Witches
17:16 – Schadenfreude
19:15 – Compania
22:15 – Rising Sun
24:00 – Jake’s Prototype
25:55 – Arborea
27:00 – Ants
28:15 – Voidfall
29:00 – Sweet Lands
30:30 – Cardia
31:30 – DroPolter
33:05 – Tricq Shot
35:30 – Druids of Edora
35:00 – Baghdad City of Peace
36:40 – Sankore Overview
41:05 – Sankore Main Review
1:05:15 – Bump or Dump – Finspan
1:09:50 – Outro -
Season 18, Episode 4 – Druids of Edora
Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast! On this episode we deep dive Druids of Edora from Stefan Feld and Alea and Ravensburger! Also on this podcast we talk about Stonehenge, hemlock, and mistletoe and there is a special Beau-ment with Mo where he talks about Easter Island heads! Cam also dives into a story about retro video games and his “scheme” deck. We also talk some other games with Sweet Lands, Wispwood, and the most recent Trickerion expansion! Until next time, we hope you like boardgames!
0:00 – Intro
2:44 – Beau-ment with Mo
5:20 – Cams Steam Deck Saga
11:20 – Sweet Lands
14:30 – Wispwood
18:30 – Trickerion Expansion
22:15 – Druids of Edora Intro
25:30 – Druids of Edora Main Review
58:45 – Bump or Dump – 2P Games!
1:03:55 – Outro -
Season 18, Episode 3 – Phoenix New Horizon
Hey, welcome to a new episode of The Board Boys Podcast! On this episode we revisit the recent past for an alternate future? In Phoenix New Horizon from Perro Loko and Devir Games! We also dig into our favorite end of the world movie while Board Boy Rob can’t pronounce or remember things well. Board Boy Jake is looking for play testers for his upcoming game that apparently BB Tim has a rule named after him. All the awhile Rob can’t find a game he put somewhere in his collection! Until next time, we hope you like board games!
0:00 – Intro
1:30 – Post Apocalyptic Media
9:00 – Flow
11:00 – SETI Expansion
14:10 – Cthulhu Dark Providence
20:50 – Fate of the Fellowship Revisited
22:00 – Fellowship of the Rings Trick Taking Game
25:10 – Phoenix New Horizon Introduction
28:00 – Phoenix New Horizon – Main Review
1:00:00 – Bump or Dump – Pampero
1:02:40 – Outro and Patron Thanks -
Season 18, Episode 2 – Fate of the Fellowship
Hey everyone and welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast! On this episode, we deep dive into Fate of the Fellowship a cooperative Lord of the Rings game from Zman Games based on the Pandemic system! Also in this episode Tim gives us a Twilight Imperium history lesson and we do some monkeying around in Sanctuary from Capstone Games. We also have a very special impromptu segment of A Beaument With Mo with BB Beau! Until next time, we hope you like boardgames!
0:00 – Intro
1:45 – Darwin’s Journey: Oceania
8:50 – Sanctuary
13:40 – Agent Avenue
17:05 – A Carnivore Did It
21:55 – A Beaument With Mo – Smaloogle The Game
28:40 – Fate of the Fellowship Intro
32:00 – Fate of the Fellowship Main Review
56:00 – Bump or Dump – SETI
1:03:30 – Outro and Patreon Thanks -
Season 18, Episode 1 – Covenant
Hey everyone, welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast! On this episode we delve deep, perhaps too deep, and awaken something great in Covenant from Devir Games. Also in this episode we talk about dwarf beard criteria and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles personality test traits. Which turtle are you? We also revisit our favorite games of 2025 and of our main reviews of the past year. We also look at a few boardgame superlatives! Until next time, we hope you like boardgames!
0:00 – Intro
4:10 – Shred of Redemption
7:40 – Escape Plan
10:55 – Pandoras Legacy
14:55 – Above and Below Haunted
16:50 – Monopoly + Expansions with Beau
22:00 – Covenant Introduction
25:05 – Covenant Review
57:00 – 2025 Top Games
1:12:15 – Bump or Dump – Resafa
1:15:43 – Outro -
Season 17, Episode 13 – Speakeasy
Hey, everyone! On this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we smuggle the booze and cook the books in Speakeasy from Eagle Gryphon Games and Vital Lacerda! We also talk about a ton of other games and take a look back at Unconscious Mind in our Bump or Dump Segment. Also on this episode we talk mobster movies and tv shows, Rob has a totally incorrect fact about Geraldo Riveria, we talk about some ladder climbing, and Templeton Rye Whisky made right here in our great state of Iowa. Until next time – we hope you like boardgames!
0:00 – Intro
1:30 – Mobster Talk TV and Movies
8:00 – Movie Night
10:45 – Stranger Things: Upside Down
12:05 – 3 Witches
17:55 – Click A Tree
21:30 – Bone Wars
24:10 – White Castle Duel
27:35 – Forestry
31:10 – Druids of Edora
35:30 – Speakeasy Intro
38:10 – Interlude
38:40 – Speakeasy Review
1:06:45 – Speakeasy Final Thoughts
1:11:00 – Unconscious Mind
1:16:35 – Outro and Patron Thanks -
Season 17, Episode 12 – Vantage
Hey everyone, on this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we review Vantage from Stonemaier Games and we take a take a lookback at Fromage and the recently arrived Fromaggio from R2i Games – the cheese no longer stands alone! Also on this episode we are joined by Prison Cam who has discovered adulthood can be busy he talks about revisiting old games. We also talk about some game shows, we hear a ChatGPT version of a Cam review and we discuss boardgame baby names. Until next time – we hope you like boardgames!
0:00 – Intro
3:15 – Dewan
4:15 – Tranquility
11:30 – Underwater Cities: Data Era Expansion
15:40 – Epona
17:35 – Trio
20:45 – Game Show Chat
23:55 – Vantage Main Review
45:15 – Bump or Dump – Fromage and Fromaggio Discussion
1:03:25 – Outro and Gaming Baby Names -
Season 17, Episode 11 – Ayar: Children of the Sun
Hey everyone! On this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we deep dive a review of Ayar: Children of the Sun from Osprey Games and Fabio Lopiano. Also, in this episode, Beau joins us for a mini review and takes a great crack at usurping the position of intro master. We do a little legacy game discussion by discussing plans for Queen’s Dilemma and dip into Clank Legacy 2 with a few spoilers. Rob also has a real tough time with some last name pronunciations. Until next time – we hope you like board games!
0:00 – Intro
1:45 – TNMT Unmatched Adventures
10:00 – Unmatched – Lee vs Ali
12:15 – R-Eco+
17:45 – Clank Legacy 2 (Spoilers)
23:00 – SETI Expansion
41:10 – Origin Story
36:00 – Ayar: Children of the Gods
1:13:30 – Bump or Dump – Explorers of Navoria
1:16:40 – Outro and Patreon Thanks -
Season 17, Episode 10 – BGGCon and The Hobbit: There and Back Again
Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast! This time around we are live from BGGCon and introducing a couple of new voices with a surprise guest swap in the middle of the episode! We talk about a slew of new hotness played at the convention and we do a main review of The Hobbit: There and Back Again from Office Dog and Reiner Knizia! Also on this episode, Jeremy has a hard time with slide puzzles we stumble over some words, is it Bouba or is it a Kiki? We talk about a really fun BB Dave throwback story and why can’t Rob pronounce “boing”? As always we hope you like Board Games!
0:00 – Intro
2:10 – Echoes of Time and Etherstone
9:40 – Aquaria
11:50 – Ants
15:40 – Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock
18:30 – Recall
23:55 – Luthier
25:15 – Ayar: Children of the Sun
30:00 – Coming of Age
34:30 – Baghdad City of Peace
38:30 – Ada’s Dream
40:10 – Bouba/Kiki
43:40 – Stroop
45:10 – Magical Athlete and Hot Streak
46:30 – R-Eco+
50:10 – Dewan
55:30 – Popcorn
59:00 – The Hobbit: There and Back Again Overview
1:00:57 – Interlude
1:01:36 – The Hobbit: There and Back Again Review
1:24:40 – The Hobbit: There and Back Again Final Thoughts
1:29:07 – Bump or Dump – Mesos
1:32:35 – Outro and Patron Thanks -
Season 17, Episode 9 – Tend
On this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we till into Tend from IV Studio! Rob also talks about a couple of new banger expansions as well as some hyped up Predator movies. We also talk about the current season of The Floor and Cam drops a joke that totall bombs. We also look back at Andromeda’s Edge in this episodes Bump or Dump and there was a lot of feedback on this one! Until next time, we hope you like Board Games!
0:00 – Intro
9:06 – The Hobbit: There and Back Again
15:50 – Storyfold: WildWoods
20:40 – Critter Kitchen
27:10 – Rob Tangents Off
33:50 – Lost Ruins of Arnak – Twisted Paths Expansion
35:50 – Clank Catacombs – Underworld Expansion
41:22 – Tend Overview
46:05 – Interlude
46:35 – Tend Review
1:12:00 – Tend Final Thoughts
1:16:30 – Bump or Dump – Andromeda’s Edge
1:23-50 – Outro and Patron Thanks -
Season 17, Episode 8 – Moon Colony Bloodbath
Hey, everybody on this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we discuss Moon Colony Bloodbath from Donald X Vaccarino and Rio Grande Games! On this episode we also try to get Cam to flex his Monopoly knowledge, talk about a LOAD of games played at Capital City Gaming Con as well as some upcoming Essen Spiel releases! Also Jake has a proud parent moment and we talk about why we have reviewed so many space games lately. Lastly there are some minor audio issues during the last half of the podcast so we apologize in advance for that!
0:00 – Intro
2:00 – Dominion Talk
8:15 – Stationfall
13:40 – Tidal Blades
20:00 – Corp of Discovery
20:45 – A Place For All My Books
24:00 – Speakeasy
27:45 – Dark Moon
33:30 – This Game is Killer: Aliens on Board and Frozen Horror
35:50 – Saltfjord
39:40 – Essen Preview List
54:30 – Moon Colony Bloodbath Initial Thoughts
1:15:20 – Moon Colony Bloodbath Final Thoughts
1:22:36 – Bump or Dump – Botanicus
1:26:35 – Outro and Patron Thanks -
Season 17, Episode 7 – Terrorscape
Happy Spooktober to all the listeners out there! On this episode we do a mini-deep dive review of Spooktacular from Level 99 Games and our feature review is Terrorscape from ICE Makes. We also get a chance to talk to Alex Wolf from Spielcraft Games about their current and future projects! We also take a look back as we Bump or Dump Inferno from Red Mojo! Also in this episode, Cam tries to rename someone as well as talks about his indifference to cool stuff. We also talk a bit about Rob’s favorite things in boardgames. As always, until next time, we hope you like boardgames. Boing Boing Boing.
0:00 – Intro
1:30 – Introductions
4:00 – Capital City Gaming Con and Iowa Talk
8:17 – Alex Wolf Cretaceous Rails Expansion and Primacy
22:00 – Spooktacular Mini Review
37:40 – Terrorscape Intro
39:50 – Interlude
40:35 – Terrorscape Initial Thoughts
43:40 – Terrorscape Review
59:00 -Terrorscape Final Thoughts
1:08:10 – Bump or Dump – Inferno
1:17:35 – CCGC Talk Outro and Patron Thanks -
Season 17, Episode 6 – Shackleton Base
It is time for a new episode of The Board Boys Podcast – in this installment we are joined by Board Boy Jeremy again and we are live from our remote studio at Dungeons Gate. In this one we play Shackleton Base from Pandasaurus Games and Sorry We Are French. We also guess how many games Cam is in on BGA – also if you remember Aqua Teen Hunger Force we talk about that too as well as come join us at Capital City Gaming Con! Until next time, we hope you like Board Games.
0:00 – Intro
6:45 – Alibis
9:00 – How to Save a World
15:00 – Sea Salt and Paper Expansions
20:00 – Coffee Rush
25:00 – BGA Talk
31:00 – Arnak with Twisted Paths Expansion
33:40 – Arydia
37:50 – Shackleton Base Overview
40:37 – Interlude
41:07 – Initial Thoughts – Shackleton Base
45:10 – Review – Shackleton Base
1:11:00 – Final Thoughts – Shackleton Base
1:19:00 – Bump or Dump – Doggerland
1:20:54 – Outro and Patron Thanks
1:22:50 – Capital City Gaming Con!! -
Season 17, Episode 5 – Daitoshi
Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast. In this episode, we take on Daitoshi, part of the Kemushi Saga, from Dani Garcia and Devir Games! In this one we also take a look at a log jam of games we have played and you get a minor look behind the scenes at Dungeon’s Gate as The Board Boys try to recommend a proper Dune Imperium expansion. As always we hope you like boardgames!
0:00 Intro
5:00 Quacks
7:30 Bare Bones
10:15 FlipToons
12:30 Tag Team
17:30 Suna Valo
20:00 Moon Colony Bloodbath
24:00 Terrorscape
28:45 Daitoshi: Overview
29:25 Dune Imperium Chat with Rob from Dungeons Gate!
35:00 Interlude
26:00 Daitoshi: Review
1:05:45 Daitoshi: Verdict
1:13:00 Board Boys Bump: Windmill Valley
1:19:15 Thank You, Patrons
1:21:30 Outro
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Season 17, Episode 4 – Galileo Galilei and Tea Garden
Hey everybody! We had a tough decision so we didn’t make one in typical Board Boys fashion! We have not 1 but 2 main reviews in this episode both released by Capstone Games in the US and both are by Tomáš Holek! We are also joined by special guest Board Boy Jared as we are once again live from Dungeons Gate in Ankeny, IA! Also in this episode, we talk about how refreshing it is to play all games everyone knows at a game night..rarity for us, can you tell how many different ways Rob pronounces Tomáš, and what crazy beverage does Jake like when its warm? Lastly we all give our definitive ranking of all 3 games by this designer thus far! This and more on this episode of The Board Boys Podcast! As always, we hope you like boardgames!
0:00 – Intro
3:00 – Galileo Galilei Introduction
6:00 – Interlude
6:15 – Galileo Galilei Initital Thoughts
8:00 – Galileo Galilei Pros and Cons
31:45 – Galileo Galilei Final Thoughts
35:00 – Tea Garden Introduction
40:15 – Tea Garden Intitial Thoughts
42:15 – Tea Garden Pros and Cons
59:10 – Tea Garden Final Thoughts
1:04:05 – Bump or Dump – Evenfall
1:07:10 – Patron Thanks and Outro
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Season 17, Episode 3 – Endeavor Deep Sea
Hey Everybody! In this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we take an actual deep dive into Endeavor Deep Sea from Grand Gamers Guild and Burnt Island Games! We are joined by a guest host Bryce Bickham from Bickham Games and we talk about their upcoming game Dreyfall coming to Kickstarter on September 23rd! We also have some submarine talk, Jeremy2 plays Lucy to Rob’s Charlie Brown with his copy of Endeavor Deep Sea, Cam revisits his Pillars of Cam Gaming, and we talk Vilisca axe murderer house while discovering what a group of squirrels is called. As always we hope you like boardgames!
0:00 – Intro
5:00 – Dreyfall from Bickham Games
18:00 – Battle of Hoth
21:30 – The Game Makers
25:26 – Logic and Lore
28:00 – Game of Thieves
29:00 – Endeavor Deep Sea Overview
32:55 – Interlude
33:30 – Endeavor Deep Sea Initial Thoughts
38:50 – Endeavor Deep Sea Pros
50:20 – Endeavor Deep Sea Cons
55:35 – Endeavor Deep Sea Final Thoughts
1:02:36 – Bump or Dump – Rock Hard 1977
1:06:30 – Squirels and Vilisca Murder House
1:08:45 – Patron Thanks and Outro -
Season 17, Episode 2 – Alma Mater
In this episode we explore Alma Mater from some companies that dont exist anymore. Also a visit from BB Joe and Cam gives us a Latin Lesson. We are also LIVE from Dungeon’s Gate once again and I hope Cam doesn’t mind the use of exclamation points in this blurb! Joe also shows us that he can’t remember what games he plays. Cam also flexes at how good he is at making playlists – I bet he made the best mixtapes.
0:00 – Intro
2:00 – Cam Latin Lessons
4:10 – Hutan Life in the Rainforest
8:45 – Clank Legacy Season 2
10:25 – Spooktacular
14:00 – Hot Streak
17:10 – Vantage
20:50 – Tekken The Boardgame
23:10 – TI4 on BGA
25:40 – Alma Mater Intro
27:10 – Interlude
27:45 – Alma Mater Initial Thoughts
32:05 – Alma Mater Pros
43:00 – Alma Mater Cons
52:10 – Alma Mater Final Thoughts
59:10 – Bump or Dump – Coimbra
1:02:30 – Patron Thanks and Outro -
Season 17 – Beau-nuss Episode – GenCon 2025
Day 0 – Wednesday
0:00 – Intro and Traveling
1:00 – Asmodee Media Event
– Battle for Hoth, Brick Like This
– Two Tower Tricking taking Game
– Clash of Clans
3:10 – All Play Event
– Soda Jerk
– Tearable QuestDay 1 – Thursday
6:25 – Ace of Spades
7:10 – Tianxia
9:30 – Star Wars Super Teams
11:30 – Thebai
12:15 – Good Dog Bad Zombie
12:40 – Moose Games – Poppy Playtime, Menagerie
– Hello Kitty & Friends Reach for the Stars
16:05 – Dicey Devices
17:00 – Logic and Lore
17:45 – Too Many Cats
18:35 – Purrramid
19:40 – The Dealers Tarot and Spooktacular
21:15 – Strike TournamentDay 2 – Friday
23:20 – All Play Games – 3 Witches, The Networks, Sail Legacy
– Mountain Goats The Fabled Lands, Kabuto Sumo Dice
– River Valley Jewel Craft, French Toast, Enchanted Ivy
– Jibber Jabble, Pinata
27:50 – Formaggio
28:00 – Chip Theory Kids Games
29:30 – Castle Raisers
30:30 – Galaxy Trucker Event – Do What Expansion!
35:00 – Blood Rage Valhalla
35:40 – Battle Monsters
36:00 – Forbidden Island Legacy
36:42 – CGE Games – SETI Expansion, Wispwood
38:00 – Tiny Tina’s Wonderland
38:40 – Neopets TCG
40:43 – Screwball Scramble 3 – Level Up
40:50 – Transgalactica
41:20 – Hot Streak
42:30 – Poppy’s PlaytimeDay 3 – Saturday
43:40 – Lowlands
45:45 – Doom Game from Modiphius
47:10 – Four Doors
47:40 – Land vs Sea
48:45 – Enemies of Gotham City
49:35 – Battle for Hoth
50:00 – Zenith
50:32 – Yokohama Duel
51:15 – Polaris
51:50 – Gone to Gaia
53:30 – Dead by Daylight
54:00 – NatureDay 4 – Sunday
56:00 – Horrified Dungeons and Dragons
57:20 – Heroscape Event
58:40 – The Game Makers Part 2
59:55 – NEW Chronicles of Crime
1:00:50 – There and Back Again
1:02:30 – 12 Rivers
1:05:30 – Tea Garden
1:07:30 – Outro -
Season 17, Episode 1 – Wroth
Hey welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast and thanks joining in Season 17! This time we main review Wroth from Chip Theory Games. We also talk about what would happen if this game had a finance theme! Rob also talks about his vacation and work trip and all the games played. We take a sneak peak at the expansion for Civolution and we wrape it up with a look back at Inventions from Eagle Gryphon Games! Until next time we hope you like board games!
0:00 – Intro
1:20 – Finance and LOTR Orcs
4:55 – Robs Road Trip and The Board Room Washington, DC
8:50 – Slambo
12:15 – Praga Caput Regni
13:20 – Rebel Princess
14:15 – Startups
18:15 – Carpe Diem
21:05 – Civolution Expansion Talk
23:45 – Odin
25:20 – Pergola
28:30 – Twilight Inscription
29:50 – Wroth Intro
32:00 – Interlude
32:35 – Wroth Main Review
56:00 – Wroth Final Thoughts
1:06:05 – Bump or Dump – Inventions
1:11:25 – Patron Thanks and Outro -
Season 16, Episode 13 – Corps of Discovery
Welcome to the Season 16 finale! Our feature review this week is Corp of Discovery: A Game Set in the World of Manifest Destiny from Off The Page Games. Also, in this one we talk about Rob not finishing his challenges. We record live from Dungeon’s Gate in Ankeny, IA and we deep dive into Trickerion with all the fixins from Mindclash Games. There is also some talk about Square One from the makers of Project L and we also do some astronomy with Galileo Galilei from Capstone Games. Finally, we look back at Beyond the Sun from Rio Grande Games! Thanks, and we hope you like boardgames.
0:00 – Intro
2:00 – Robs Not Played Stuff
7:25 – Live From Dungeon’s Gate
8:00 – Trickerion w/ Expansions, Variant and KS Talk
15:45 – Square One
18:40 – Galileo Galilei
29:30 – Corps of Discovery Intro
35:15 – Interlude
35:45 – Corps of Discovery – Initial Thoughts
38:50 – Corps of Discovery – Pros
54:40 – Corps of Discovery – Cons
1:01:05 – Corps of Discovery – Final Thoughts
1:06:05 – Bump or Dump – Beyond the Sun
1:10:00 – Thanks and Outro