Ben talks to one half of legendary indie publisher, Splotter Spellen, Jeroen Doumen. We talk about deep tech, having a following, and being original...but which games did he choose?
Gen Con is Gen Coming, so we're looking in our wizard's glasses to tell you what's what. Whether you're going or not, you're gonna want to know what the hot games are, and we've got you covered. Before we Indianapolize, we talk about Koinobori, Compania, and Mood Swings.
02:32 - Koinobori 09:50 - Compania 19:52 - Mood Swings 25:39 - Gen Con preview 24:57 - Prague Unseen 28:27 - Triangulation 30:24 - All Mine! 32:25 - Hell of a Deal 34:51 - Night at the Zoo 36:22 - Stonk Market 39:45 - Bullseye 41:57 - Jibber Jabble 44:38 - The Lord of the Rings: Circle of Conflict 46:05 - Revenant 48:11 - FaeKin 49:32 - Mythologies 50:18 - World Order 52:28 - Greylune 57:22 - Corps of Discovery Duo
Hey Now, Cabalists! We kick off the show with an update on Chris's temporary ward, Mia the cat, while Steve comes flying out of the gate with the jokes. Then we dive into the games we've been playing, including Voidfall, Underwater Cities, Blood Rage, Nippon, Container, and feature The Gallerist, designed by Vital Lacerda. After Tony T's Tabletop Gaming News segment, the gang wraps things up by tackling a batch of listener-submitted questions. Voidfall: 00:04:23, Underwater Cities: 00:12:53, Blood Rage: 00:19:08, Container: 00:29:16, Nippon: Zaibatsu: 00:46:45, The Gallerist Review: 00:55:01, News with Tony T: 01:28:04, Short Topic Extravaganza: 02:24:53. Check out our sponsors Restoration Games at https://restorationgames.com/, Game Toppers at https://www.gametoppersllc.com/ and Prester's Painting at https://www.presterspainting.com/
The team is back from Dice Tower East with stories to tell. What games were taught? What events ran well? What did Eric find in the library? Plus, we have a Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and a particularly pointy collection of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
00:00 - Introduction
00:46 - Games That Could Have Been Played at East
03:08 - Unloading from Dice Tower East
03:43 - Dice Tower East: General Thoughts
04:51 - Looming Gen Con
07:22 - DTE: Crowd Size
09:04 - DTE: The Top 10
10:09 - DTE: Number of Games Played
13:05 - DTE: Changes to the Library
16:55 - DTE: Eric Finds a Playmat
20:31 - DTE: Inflatable Curling
24:14 - DTE: Parsely
25:50 - DTE: Favorite Games Taught - Dwarves of Aquilon
28:29 - DTE: Favorite Games Taught - Cat Between Us
29:49 - DTE: Favorite Games Taught - Mechs vs. Minions
45:10 Shelfy by Brotherwise lets you blind buy your collection in miniature
48:08 Why associate with Kingdom Come: Deliverance's creator, Daniel Vávra, and his GamerGate support? Make better choices, Vlaada Chvátil! Rated "U" for "UGH"
49:51 Topic: Falling in Love with Your Collection (Again)
Realm of Reckoning sharpens its identity as an area‑control showdown built on tight timing and escalating tension. The simultaneous card play is the engine that keeps everyone leaning forward—every reveal forces you to decide whether you’re shoring up your economy or muscling into position before a Reckoning reshapes the board. That push‑and‑pull between long‑term planning and immediate tactical pressure gives the game its pulse. Factions rise, collide, and retreat in a rhythm that feels both dramatic and cleanly mechanical, creating turns where a single decision can swing the entire map. You wrap a session already replaying key moments in your head, plotting what you’ll try on your next run through its volatile world.
Devious looks disarmingly simple at first, but that’s part of the trick. As players draw, flip, and react, the hidden layers of bluffing and timing begin to reveal themselves. Set collection becomes a delicious gamble—you want just enough cards to score well, but every additional draw risks a bust, especially since the pile you’re pulling from was set by your opponents. That tension turns every flip into a moment of doubt and second‑guessing: is this really the best card available, or did someone bury something better to lure me into overreaching? The result is a fast, mischievous game where the table’s collective psychology matters just as much as the cards in your hand.
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After a huge weekend at Play Con the whole team jumps on to chat about what an incredible time it was!
From Session with our Guests of Honour Cole Wherle and Andrew Bosley to Flock Mode and Flamingo suits, if you were there relive the weekend with us and if not, well suffer from the FOMO and prepare to book your tickets for 2027!
Along with Play Con, Dana has a solo sizzle of Paverson Games new project 'Ringyo', if you're interested in backing follow this link
We also have an epic announcement at the end of the episode, ooooooh excite! Plus not one but TWO question of the pod recaps with our new Question of the Pod 'What would your dream Kickstarter Add on be?'
All that and more on the latest episode of the Board Game BBQ Podcast!
Clef and Tim come out swinging with baseball talk and learn about Clef's Lighthouse Challenge before going into our recent plays of Torres, Llama Llama, Dandelions, Movers & Shakers, A Familiar Find, and 18Chesapeake. We also discuss our feelings about talking bad about games we think are bad.
Board games start at 18:20.
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Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they both played recently, Playthings. Then we talk about different ways you can learn rules in board games and which are our favorite ways to learn. Remember to check out our new merch!
0:00-Intro
0:40-Announcements
3:05-Recent Games - Playthings
15:04-Ways of Learning
31:15-Outro
32:19-Bloopers
Hear ye, loyal Cabalists! Gather now before the Lords of the Dungeon, for they convene to decree upon one of the greatest virtues of masterful game mastering: the noble arts of rhythm and pacing. Know this, how swiftly the tale unfolds, how boldly each scene marches onward, and how deftly the momentum is commanded shall determine whether thine adventurers remain enthralled or drift into idle distraction. Attend this royal council and claim the wisdom for grand adventure awaits!
This week Mike hosts over Prime Ministers and Purple People with some board game panel show wonderfulness.
This Game is Broken is a comedy board game panel show with Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Paula Deming, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy. We play a lot of nonsense games full of role playing and trivia as well as other fun stuff which can be found at the links below.
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