Seasons

Season 17

  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

     

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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!!

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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 Quest

    Day 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 Tournament

    Day 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 Playtime

    Day 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 – Nature

    Day 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

     

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  • 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

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