Hey Now, Cabalists! In Episode 120 of The Secret Cabal Express, Chris, Don, and Jamie dive into a topic suggested by a listener: the etiquette of rating board games on BoardGameGeek. We talk about the rating system, how we personally rate games, how we use the collection system, and mess that is the comments section. From there, we move on to the many forms of board game media and how we use them to inform our opinions and decisions when buying new games. We also get into our crowdfunding habits and how that fits into the way we discover and acquire games. Enjoy!
This week Paula has a tricky episode of components, competitors and communal outrage.
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.
This time, we're poised for Gen Con 2026 and making plans. Where will we be? What games do we want? What games do others want? Who is good at thumbs? All will be answered along with a sprinkling of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
00:48 - Busiest Time of the Year
02:01 - Where Can We Be Found? - Booth 249
04:09 - New at Cephalofair - Buttons and Bugs Expansion
06:07 - Getting Steps In
07:19 - Game Bag Giveaway
07:55 - The Dice Tower Awards
09:11 - The Dwarves of Aquilon
10:23 - Meet the Final Girls - Julie on Friday Morning
10:47 - Eric's Gen Con Releases: Gudnak Means War, Mountain Goats Legacy
11:50 - Julie's Releases: Tales of Myth and Legend, Coloring Book
13:02 - BGG Preview List and the Nature of Thumbs
13:58 - Entropy
14:53 - Jason and the Argonauts
16:01 - Container
16:33 - Enchanted Ivy
17:18 - Mountain Goats Legacy
18:30 - Hercules and the 12 Labors
18:43 - Jibber Jabble
19:25 - High Society and 3 Witches
19:56 - Gruntz
20:12 - Torchlit
20:29 - French Toast
21:37 - Piñatas
22:06 - Kokeshi
23:08 - Book Club
24:28 - Fiction: Banned Books
25:07 - Golden Goal
25:24 - Under the Leaves
26:06 - Movie Night
26:17 - Stonk Market
26:26 - Triangulation
27:04 - Phantom Ink and Wordsy
27:21 - Endangered Australia
27:37 - The Game Makers
28:58 - Night at the Zoo
29:54 - Lairs
30:17 - Drillers and Lost Ruins of Arnak: Surprise Shipment
31:47 - Holliday Hijinks Friday Fright and More
32:12 - Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock
32:32 - Cascadia Alpine Lakes
33:02 - Nippon
33:49 - Wingspan Pocket
34:30 - The Old King's Crown
34:37 - Railway Boom
36:00 - Glasgow Train Robbery
36:16 - Tag Team: Arthur's Legacy
37:25 - Three Sisters Harvest Edition
37:53 - Forage
39:12 - SETI: Space Agencies, Forest Shuffle: Smoky Mountains, and Rock Hard 1977: Ear Candy
39:42 - Kingdom Crossing
40:19 - Shackleton Base: Below. Within. Above. and Fliptoons Season 2
40:54 - Moytura
41:01 - Tenby
41:20 - Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon
42:02 - Faraway: Under Starry Skies and Castle Combo: Out of the Oubliette
42:10 - Gold Country
42:52 - Mythologies
43:11 - Scythe: Duel of Meloch
44:13 - Friendly Fishing
45:50 - Codenames: Critical Role Adventures
46:25 - Trick to the Future
46:45 - Chris Couch Games: Garden Clubs
47:23 - Crime Scene Tamperer
47:52 - Games Played in the Booth
49:31 - Container (Eric)
53:33 - Cthulhu: Death May Die (Julie)
57:55 - Falling (Tom and Julie)
1:02:17 - Stuff to Watch if You Can't Come to Gen Con
Welcome back to the podcast blog, tabletop fans! Today, we’re diving into a lineup that spans high-flying dogfights, historical blitzkriegs, and economic struggles. If you love razor-thin margins and tactical positioning, you’ll want to look at Dogfight 1917 and Guerre Éclair. Dogfight 1917 drops you straight into the skies over the Western Front, where every maneuver card forces you to anticipate your rival’s path to line up that perfect shot. Meanwhile, Yasushi Nakaguro’s Guerre Éclair condenses the 1940 Fall of France into a tense, card-driven duel of deception and momentum. The German player pushes armored breakthroughs with hidden operational plans while the Allies scramble to hold fragile defenses, delivering deep strategic tension in a crisp 45 minutes.
For players who prefer fighting over profit margins, Container delivers incredible table presence. Container remains the undisputed king of closed-economy board games, where players produce goods, set dockside prices, and operate shipping vessels. Because every price, purchase, and subsidy is entirely player-driven, a single miscalculated shipment can trigger a hilarious, full-blown economic recession at your table. On the lighter side when just need to roll dice, Moonrollers brings the sleek sci-fi universe of Moonrakers into a fast-paced push-your-luck dice chucker. Captains roll dice to fulfill crew contracts, juggling hazardous bonus points against the very real danger of busting and walking away with nothing. This game provides the necessary dice manipulation that we expect in our push-your-luck games.
Thanks for listening, we really do appreciate the support.
Welcome to episode 366 of the Board Game BBQ Podcast
Back by popular and not so popular demand respectfully, Jules and Conor return to the podcasting chair as they catch up over the games they've been playing since Play Con.
The two Sydney Siders talk about playing Kabuto Sumo and Spicy, Jules Sizzles the new Flip and Scratch/Stamp/Write in Tend and Conor begins an epic journey with his campaign buddy as they start Elder Scrolls Betrayal of the Second Era.
Don't forget to answer this weeks question of the Pod too; 'What game are you worst at and why?'
Head to our Facebook Community, Instagram or Discord to let us know!
Reviews of VNTYPL85, Carnuta, Excalibur, Here Lies and so much more. Pegs share their top picks for GenCon and all the pegs deep dive Recall. Game discussion starts at {00:07:21}.
Thank you to our sponsors: Grand Gamers Guild and Eagle Gryphon Games
Clef and Tim have a lot of disc golf to get through as we both had big weekends. We also talk big board games with our recent plays of Magnastorm, Power Grid, Salton Sea, Acquire, Age of Industry, and Square on Sale. We also talk about how board gaming builds community and how it has affected us personally.
Board games start at 27:13.
Join the discord at discord.gg/s8hYtWkMS3 to jump into the discussion!
On this mildly cooked episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, Tom and Matt are fresh out the “BGD Mines”! Wiping the sweat from their collective brow, they pop a gnarly squat and spin a cardboard tale…
Both have been playing a spot of The Queen’s Dilemma - the long-awaited follow-up to the King’s Dilemma that somehow contains even more dilemmas. As well as that particular hot scoop, Tom’s been playing some Railway Porters - another ‘20s themed Saashi Special where you try your utmost not to drop a suitcase on top of the waiting station master.
And finally, there’s a recap of the not-previously-podded games featured in our last video review. As a little experiment, we uploaded that last video to the podcast feed. It didn’t quite sit right, so we’ve binned it off and replaced it with TRUE, NOVEL PODTHOUGHTS.
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Detective Society: Family Adventures and MECCHA CHAMELEON. Then in our penultimate episode we talk about some tips and tricks for building (or maintaining) a board game collection. In our final "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "blitz."
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