Dicebreaker Podcast

Could the Monty Python RPG really kick off comedy show RPGs? | Dicebreaker Podcast 116 Sep 12, 2022

This week on the Dicebreaker Podcast, Meehan, Maddie and Liv discuss the Monty Python RPG and the other comedy show RPGs they think would fit in a similar genre. Along with that, we chat about what we've been up to during the week, both in our tabletop endeavours and personal ones!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Disney's new TCG challenge MTG? | Dicebreaker Podcast 115 Sep 05, 2022

On this week's episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast the team discuss their thoughts on the newly announced Lorcana, a Disney trading card game that seeks to rival giants like Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh! There'll be the discussion of what we've been up to over the past couple weeks, at look at some of the other stories we've had on the website, and a healthy dash of Gaston memes to boot.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NEW D&D REACTIONS | Dicebreaker Podcast 114 Aug 22, 2022

A brand new edition of D&D has been announced, One D&D, and the Dicebreaker team are here to weigh in on what we know so far! Get our reactions to all the announcements from Wizards of the Coast around its big upcoming releases and the future of Dungeons & Dragons as we delve into the changes in 5E's successor, our first look at D&D's impressive-looking Roll20 rival and everything else revealed during Wizards Presents.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The very best board game at Gen Con 2022!? | Dicebreaker Podcast 113 Aug 16, 2022

Matt is back from Gen Con 2022! He and Wheels played through a ton of exciting new games over the four-day trip that tested everything from their strategic thinking to decorating skills. They shared their highlights on the channel so far but now Matt is going to dive into the very best of the best after comparing everything they played. Which game will reign supreme and which ones should you pass on in 2022 and beyond?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

D&D: Honor Among Thieves movie trailer reaction | Dicebreaker Podcast 112 Jul 25, 2022

The first trailer for the D&D movie is here - and there’s a lot to unpack! We roll for perception on the big reveal as we take a look at Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ star-studded cast, costumes, creatures, Easter eggs and- wait, is that an owlbear?

The team also chat everything we’ve been playing this week, from more Lost Ruins of Arnak to Spirit Island, the next big Magic: The Gathering set and the new Stranger Things game from the creator of Pandemic Legacy, and talk about what’s been going on in the world of tabletop.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could YOU star in the new Pokémon reality show!? | Dicebreaker Podcast 111 Jul 18, 2022

This week on the Dicebreaker Podcast, Maddie, Wheels and Meehan sit down for a chat about the games they've been playing this week, including Forbidden Island, Azul, Cozy Town, D&D and some exciting miniature painting.

As well as that, we're getting into discussions on the new Pokémon reality show that is currently casting! Are you a Pokémon TCG player who is going to say yes to this opportunity? Let us know!

This episode is sponsored by D&D in a Castle. Visit dndinacastle.com for more.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dicebreaker Podcast episode 110 - An AI writes board game fanfiction Jul 11, 2022

Meehan and Chase have taken over the Dicebreaker Podcast! This episode sees the duo using an AI program to write board game fanfiction by taking suggestions from the live chat audience. Other highlights include discussion about Magic: The Gathering - Battle for Baldur's Gate drafting, more Frostgrave talk, a chat about the two-player board game Lost Cities and a D&D-related controversy.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guess the board game from its WORST reviews! | Dicebreaker Podcast 109 Jul 04, 2022

The team delve into the depths of BoardGameGeek as we try to guess popular board games from their most scathing reviews. Is Catan worthy of a 1? Is Risk THAT bad? Surely something’s gotta be worse than Monopoly?!

We also chat about everything we’ve been playing lately, check in with the news of a film based on texting RPG Alice is Missing, awe at the super-sized Pokémon deck and probably go off on several tangents.

This episode is sponsored by D&D in a Castle. Visit dndinacastle.com for more.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elden Ring in D&D 5E! Critical Role OST! | Dicebreaker Podcast 108 Jun 27, 2022

The Dicebreaker team gathers to chat about what we’ve been playing and the latest highlights from the world of tabletop.

We consider whether the Elden Ring bosses are even harder in D&D 5E thanks to a new fan homebrew, the release of an official Critical Role music album and if catgirl mahjong is the best way to learn the classic board game.

Plus, everything else we’ve enjoyed recently and our top picks for video game bosses we’d like to see in an RPG!

This episode is sponsored by D&D in a Castle. Visit dndinacastle.com for more.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 107 - FLUSHED AWAY: THE SEQUEL Jun 20, 2022

Meehan, Liv and Chase get together to talk about their time with the latest game from Root and Oath creator Cole Wehrle, Arcs, plus much more! Meehan crawls back into the dungeons of Gloomhaven Digital, Liv revisits a classic card game in 3 Card Knock and Chase has been venturing through the Nordic fantasy of Symbaroum.

We also look ahead to Magic: The Gathering’s 30th anniversary plans, consider the launch of a new Kickstarter rival in Backerkit’s crowdfunding platform and delight in the Muppets-meets-Lord of the Rings whimsy of upcoming RPG Land of Eem.

That’s all before we come up with our dream summer camps based on board games, which you can bet would be more fun than the very real Monopoly Summer Camp.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 106 - GET YER FUZZIES Jun 13, 2022

Matt, Meehan, Liv and Maddie reconvene after two weeks of cons to chat about our time at MCM Comic Con London and UK Games Expo!

We’ve been escaping legally distinct xenomorphs in Nemesis: Lockdown, managing legally distinct football teams in football manager board game Eleven, playing legally distinct Jenga with pom-pom in The Fuzzies and, erm, making legally distinct monster noises in Wee Whimsical Creatures.

There’s also talk of miniatures game Turnip 28, anime improv party game Channel A, a bit more Crescent Moon and plenty of train scribbling in Railroad Ink.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Crescent Moon the new Root? Ankh: Gods of Egypt + Wayfarers of the South Tigris impressions! | Dicebreaker Podcast 105 May 23, 2022

Matt, Maddie and Meehan are here with a shorter podcast than usual, but stuffed to the brim with talk about all the board games we’ve played!

Is asymmetric strategy game Crescent Moon the next Root? Is Eric Lang’s mythic blockbuster Ankh: Gods of Egypt as good as Blood Rage and Rising Sun? Is Wayfarers of the South Tigris worth putting on your map? How does two-player gem Watergate hold up? Has Maddie finally managed to play noir superhero RPG City of Mist?

We answer all these questions, plus several more that nobody asked, then take a quick look at a seriously impressive fan-made The Last of Us board game and the latest tabletop RPG bundle supporting reproductive rights in the US.

(Post-show correction to Matt’s bad geography: The river Tigris is in Western Asia, not North Africa!)

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 104 - WET, DRY OR CRUNCH? May 16, 2022

Matt, Meehan and Maddie cook up the latest batch of board game and RPG conversation to spoon into your… erm, ears. We’ve been cracking crimes with Batman in new mystery game Everybody Lies, scrapping over treasure in wizard fight delight Frostgrave, playing more D&D, preparing to don the cape in superhero RPG City of Mist and getting our priorities in order in TikTok’s new favourite party game Priorities. That’s all before we take a look at the new board game studio focused on accessibility, the disappearance of two D&D books from D&D Beyond and highlight RPG bundles raising money for good causes. And in this week’s segment, we come up with our own recipes for the upcoming Catan and Ticket to Ride official cookbooks, as well as inventing dishes based on other tabletop classics!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 103 - WHAT HAPPENS IN FROG CITY STAYS IN FROG CITY May 09, 2022

Matt, Maddie and Meehan overcome some initial tech hiccups to talk about our (brief) time with Batman: Everybody Lies, amphibian adventures in D&D 5E’s Wild Beyond the Witchlight and the team’s ongoing love of wizard-fightin’ miniatures gem Frostgrave.

There’s also time to debate the pronunciation of Banana-grams/Ban-anagrams, revisit the joy of Rhino Hero and wonder why there aren’t more board games with numbered sequels.

We check in with the new Blade Runner RPG, a Pokemon Point Salad (starring the most delicious pocket monster) and a slew of ‘80s action movies you can soon play in D&D 5E.

That’s all before we celebrate May the 4th with our take on which Star Wars characters deserve a place in our next RPG campaigns.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 102 - IS A FLOWERPOT AGGRESSIVE? May 03, 2022

The Dicebreaker Podcast's usual host Matt Jarvis is joined by Wheels, Maddie and Meehan to chat about the recent return of Spelljammer to Dungeons & Dragons and the newly revealed subtitle for the upcoming D&D movie. The gang also chat about social deduction games, Frostgrave and the Dead by Daylight board games, as well dream and nightmare tabletop TV adaptations.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 101 - HOW TO FIGHT AN OSTRICH IN D&D Apr 19, 2022

Meehan, Maddie and Liv are here with an early Easter podcast, and they’ve got some - ahem - eggsellent tabletop chatter for the long weekend! The team catch up with the latest batch of board game silverware coming out of the American Tabletop Awards, as well as some There’s also time to talk about our time with the new Betrayal at House on the Hill, wizard fight gem Frostgrave, teeny train game Railroad Ink and spooky hide-and-seekathon Midnight Ghost Hunt.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 100 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US Apr 12, 2022

Can you believe that there’s been 100 episodes of the Dicebreaker Podcast? The team celebrate this significant milestone by throwing a birthday party for the podcast, featuring special guest cardboard Nicolas Cage. Wheels, Liv, Maddie and Meehan – with a brief appearance from Matt via the magic of the mobile telephone – come together to chat Betrayal at House on the Hill: Third Edition, Frostgrave and the Blade Runner TRPG, as well as ranking the most popular board games.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 98 - I LOVE PANGAEA Mar 29, 2022

Wheels is joined by Maddie and Meehan to chat about everything Dungeons & Dragons, from the newly announced anthology book Journeys through the Radiant Citadel to the recently released Call of the Netherdeep adventure. They also talk the latest Catan entry and imagine their dream celebrity D&D group.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 97 - REDUX Mar 22, 2022

After a somewhat catastrophic first podcast back in the office, the original episode 97 of the Dicebreaker Podcast was lost to time (R.I.P.). Back in the safety of their own homes, the Dicebreaker team return for more japes and derailments as they introduce brand new team member and video producer Maddie Cullen! Join them as they go through their weeks in tabletop gaming and discuss this week's news including some info on the late great Robin William's interest in TTRPG Cyberpunk. Not to mention they'll be asking Maddie your questions from the live chat and emails.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 96 - A BIG PILE OF MEAT CHUNKS Mar 04, 2022

Is 7 Wonders: Architects really the best board game of the last year? Matt, Wheels and Meehan gather to hotly debate the winners of this year’s As d’Or awards. We also chat about solving mysteries as elderly ladies in RPG Brindlewood Bay, flicking our way through dungeons in Catacombs, saving the world from cosmic horrors in Eldritch Horror and everything else we have - and haven’t - been playing this week! With the surprise reveal of a new Betrayal at House on the Hill, we suggest the haunts we’d like to see come to the horror game, before taking your questions on the best board game spin-offs and our thoughts on deconstructing games using maths.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 95 - IT'S CHICKENS ALL THE WAY DOWN Feb 21, 2022

Whilst Matt enjoys a well-earned holiday, Meehan, Liv and Chase tackle the ridiculous worlds of tabletop gaming NFTs and Goofy, with discussion about the upcoming DLC for Gloomhaven Digital and which childhood favourite movies they'd like to see adapted into a board game.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 94 - NOW I’M SPANKING SKELETONS Feb 14, 2022

Matt and Wheels are joined by our roving news reporter Chase to talk about our time with Gloomhaven Digital, Wingspan, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, Magic: The Gathering Arena and much more. That’s before a surprisingly businessy - but important! - look at the week’s headlines, from Ravensburger’s unexpected move into crowdfunding to the latest companies saying their piece on NFTs. We also consider which games are due a Cthulhu crossover in the wake of the latest board game series to venture into the ubiquitous cosmic horror universe, and give our recommendations for the best board games to play this Valentine’s Day - whether you’re looking for something two-player to enjoy with that special someone, or something solo to treat yourself with. (Love yourself, you’re worth it.)

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 93 - SQUEAKY SEESAW Feb 07, 2022

Matt, Liv and Wheels gather to chat extravagant editions of board games in the wake of Tsuro’s $350 luxury set, as well as coming up with our own megabucks spins on our favourite games.

We chat about our time playing Blood Bowl, Paradox Perfect, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Just One, along with 7 Days to Die, Mini Motorway and Too Hot to Handle.

There’re new details on the Dark Souls RPG, a look at sign language-teaching RPG Overisles and time to mention Zine Month, before we dive into your questions about the worst (and best) video games to get the D&D 5E touch and more.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 92 - THE CABOOSE IS THE BUTT OF THE TRAIN Jan 31, 2022

Matt is off this week, so Wheels steps into the hosting chair as the gang discuss the latest in tabletop gaming. Meehan chats about Super Colt Express and Mysterium Park, whilst Liv revisits her introduction to Blood Bowl 3 and her D&D adventures in Wild Beyond the Witchlight. The trio discuss their reactions to the Dark Souls TRPG using the D&D 5E RPG system and decide which board game they’d be willing to play for 85 hours straight.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 91 - MAGICAL PIGEON Jan 24, 2022

It’s time to p-p-p-podcast! Matt challenges Liv and Meehan to tell their Yu-Gi-Oh! from their Yu-Gi-No! in this week’s utterly preposterous segment. We’ve also been playing the new 7 Wonders game, the punishing Ghost Stories, the bluff-tastic Perudo (or is it’s Liar’s Dice?), classic Yahtzee and the darkly hilarious Blood Bowl. There’s a brand new Dungeons & Dragons book to discuss, as well as a new WWII deckbuilder in the Undaunted series. That’s all before we answer your questions on avoiding combat in TRPGs, our wishlist for D&D monsters, returning to a game only to find it’s not what you remember, and our favourite hot sauces!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 90 - MONOPOLY, THE BOARD GAME YUPPIE Jan 18, 2022

Matt and Meehan are joined by roving news reporter Chase Carter to discuss the recent Tabletop Simulator debacle, the sudden disappearance of Pandemic (sorry, not that one) and the next game from the creator of Kemet! There’s also time for more reports from our ongoing rivalry in Root, Meehan’s time Terraforming Mars, Chase’s MTG Cubes and more. We also consider which RPGs would make the best animated series after watching the new trailer for Critical Role’s upcoming Vox Machina show.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 89 - GOBLIN IN THE STREETS Jan 11, 2022

Matt, Liv and Meehan look ahead to 2022’s exciting lineup of board games and RPGs as we discuss our most anticipated tabletop releases of the year ahead. We also look back on what we played over the holidays, the first big announcements of the year - A Dark Souls RPG! New board games from the creators of Carcassonne and Star Wars: Rebellion! - and give our gaming resolutions for 2022. Plus, we answer your questions on GMless RPGs and stepping outside of our character comfort zone in TRPGs!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 88 - GAMES OF THE YEAR 2021 Dec 24, 2021

The whole Dicebreaker team waves goodbye to 2021 with a special roundup of our favourite tabletop games of the year. Matt, Liv, Wheels and Meehan talk through their picks for the best board games and tabletop RPGs from the last 12 (and a bit) months, as well as giving some honourable mentions to other games that stood out. Expect talk of Oath, Unfathomable, Explorers of Arnak and more! Oh, and Wheels really likes Heart: The City Beneath, even if it didn’t come out this year.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 87 - THE DICEBREAKER HOLIDAY SPECIAL Dec 20, 2021

It’s the last live Dicebreaker Podcast of 2021! Matt, Wheels and Meehan throw our usual tightly-structured podcast format out the window as we look ahead to what we plan to play over the holidays, our go-to family recommendations for the festive period, everything else we’ve been enjoying lately and our efforts to create the Ultimate Trivial Pursuit.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 86 - BUNNY BOIS ON THE MOON (with Emma Partlow!) Dec 06, 2021

Special guest Emma Partlow joins Matt, Meehan and Wheels to play Fake Chess with Death, survive The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31, overcome The Hunger and study up for D&D’s next Magic: The Gathering crossover book Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos. There’s time to consider which worlds Dungeons & Dragons should travel to in its next sourcebook, before we answer your questions on our favourite RPG characters, fan-made games from pop culture and which chess piece we’d be. Don’t forget the chance to chat bunnypeople and handsome dragons along the way!

Find more of Emma on Twitter @emmmzyne

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 85 - TINY GALACTUS Nov 29, 2021

Two’s company! Wheels and Matt are here to chat about what they’ve been playing, the latest highlights on Kickstarter and more. We celebrate the million-dollar success of horror RPG Mothership, lament the latest mound of plastic in Marvel Zombies’ crossover with board game Zombicide and try to comprehend the literal tons of fake Pokémon cards seized this week. We also answer your questions on the most delicious food-themed games, what makes a standout solo experience, the childhood shows we’d like to see get a tabletop outing and pitch our ideas for concept albums based on board games. All this, and we discuss the best deals that tabletop gaming has to offer - on Black Friday or otherwise.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 84 - A SPECIAL KIND OF GARBAGE Nov 22, 2021

Matt, Meehan and Wheels dive into the latest attempts to bring big video games to the tabletop as we discuss our time with Cuphead: Fast Rolling Dice Game and the upcoming Skyrim adventure board game. We’ve also been squishing clay in Necromolds, flicking pucks in crokinole and getting our knowledge ready for LeVar Burton’s new Trivial Pursuit TV game show. There’s time to tell you maggots about the return of VHS board game Atmosfear and consider which celebrities would make perfect Pokémon card cameos after Katy Perry, Post Malone and J Balvin’s one-off cards surfaced. And as Christmas approaches, is it wrong to buy a game for someone as a gift because you want to play it? We answer your questions!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 83 - A BRIEFCASE FULL OF BEYBLADES Nov 15, 2021

Matt, Wheels and Meehan gather to lament the loss of Happy Salmon’s fish bag and talk about other board game ‘updates’ that ended up worse than the originals. We’ve also been playing plenty of party games, continuing our adventures in Avatar Legends RPG, escaping from bomb shelters and gearing up for the weekend’s wrestling. There’s time to check in on the next game from the creator of Mice and Mystics, the latest delay to the Pokémon TCG app and check out the ingenious invention of Beyblades in the Dark.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 82 - SHAMROCKIN’ Nov 08, 2021

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist.

This week’s episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast sees Matt, Lolies and Meehan chatting about the Cuphead: Fast Rolling Dice Game and Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders, the newest Dixit game and trying to separate real German board game names from fake ones.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 81 - YAHTZEE CHAD Nov 01, 2021

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist.

Meehan and Wheels are joined by roving news reporter Chase Carter to reel in the latest haul of tabletop news and discussion. Chase and Wheels transform classic hide-and-seek book Where's Wally? into a strange, otherworldly horror story in solo RPG This Person Should Not Exist. Meehan guides Chase into the Lost Ruins of Arnak, last year's acclaimed blend of deckbuilding and worker-placement. Wheels and Meehan turn out the lights for a return to spooky RPG Ten Candles. That's all before we take a look at the surprise announcement of a spiritual successor to the original legacy game, Risk Legacy, and heavy metal RPG Mork Borg's impending move into the future with Cy_Borg. Oh, and there's Yahtzee - surprise!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 80 - 100 TINY HUSBANDS Oct 25, 2021

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist.

We're back from Essen Spiel 2021, and there are a lot of brand new board games to talk about! Matt, Liv and Meehan go over our favourite picks from the German convention, our obsession with Cockroach Poker and discovery of Cheating Moth, the latest news from the show floor, and answer some of your questions.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 79 - ESSEN SPIEL 2021 SPECIAL! Oct 16, 2021

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist.

It’s Essen Spiel 2021! Matt, Lolies, Liv and Meehan gather in a very “cosy” hotel room corner to talk about what we’ve seen during day one of the massive board game convention. There’s talk of our time with Far Cry Beyond, planting in Azul: Queen’s Garden, dungeon-scrawling in Paper Dungeons, details on the Cowboy Bebop RPG and more. We also discuss our experience of our first major post-Covid event, our discovery of Fred Ferkel and the team’s unexpected adventure in a German old people’s home.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 78 - ARSE COLON COLLAPSE Oct 11, 2021

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist.

It’s Pre-GX this week, as we step into the pod booth a day early before the team travels to EGX and Essen Spiel! Matt, Lolies and Meehan revisit Mysterium, Root, Monikers, Insider and more, before chatting about the new adaptation of comic Y: The Last Man, Great British Bake-Off and Castlevania. There’s excitement around the new board game from Root and Oath designer Cole Wehrle, Arcs: Collapse and Conflict in the Void, plus an update on this year’s PAX Unplugged and next year’s Gen Con. We also look ahead to the hot releases we’re most excited to check out at Essen Spiel next week, and answer your questions on optimising our moves in strategy games.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 77 - KILLER SNAP Oct 04, 2021

Matt, Liv and Lolies put their own spin on Squid Game by imagining which board games we would literally stake our lives on. Liv chats about wrapping up her year-long Icewind Dale campaign in D&D and saving the world from Cthulhu in Eldritch Horror, Lolies has been getting her Ripley on in Alien: Fate of the Nostromo and swapping Star Realms for Hero Realms, and Matt looks forward to sports drama RPG Fight with Spirit and Ticket to Ride’s pink trains. There’s talk of the next evolution of D&D, the tabletop RPG based on comic series DIE, and a look at the team’s plans for EGX and Essen Spiel. We also answer your questions on the best hardboiled detective games, video games we’d like to see come to the tabletop and how many lollies (and Lolies) would fit in a Danny DeVito piñata.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 76 - JACK BLACK DOES A CARTWHEEL Sep 27, 2021

Happy Friday, all! It's time to sit down with Wheels, Meehan and Liv to discuss the latest and greatest in tabletop news as well as the latest and greatest that the Dicebreaker team has been up to over the past week. All of this AND a segment where we plan our own take on a D&D MUSICAL? TGIF indeed.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 75 - THE ANIME HOLE Sep 20, 2021

News crew, assemble! Dicebreaker’s crack editorial squad Matt, Meehan and Chase take over for a podcast filled with talk of this year’s Gen Con, Fantasy Flight’s latest announcements, Chase’s time with Orbital Blues, Meehan’s beef with King Arthur in Unmatched and Matt’s long-awaited completion of Descent: Legends of the Dark. We also find the chance to discuss our latest feelings on the Avatar Legends RPG, gacha mobile game World Flippers and Mass Effect, before falling into an anime hole with Jujutsu Kaisen and Giovanni’s Island. All this, plus your questions on house rules and the best mystery RPGs answered! Phew!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 74 - GUILLOTINE THE MONOPOLY MAN Sep 13, 2021

Matt, Lolies and Meehan talk about what they’ve been up to this week! Which, er, doesn’t include that many board games, so we talk about Shang-Chi, Jungle Cruise and a bunch of other fun stuff instead. Matt has played the simply charming Happy City, and there’s also time to chat about why board games are going to cost more, whether SolForge Fusion will inherit Keyforge’s algorithmically-generated crown and why capitalism continues to be The Worst. Then, we begin our life’s work in giving miniatures paints better names - Tim’s Magical Green and Well Hydrated Yellow among them. You’re welcome. Finally, there’s enough time to answer your questions about board game mascots, the state of the tabletop industry and the best time of the year to buy tabletop RPGs.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 73 - EMBRYO’S FIRST POKÉMON Sep 06, 2021

Lolies and Meehan are back in the pod booth as they join Matt to talk about what we’ve been playing, answer your questions about discovering our favourite board games and offer our suggestions for the cast of the Blades in the Dark TV show! Yes, Danny DeVito is involved. Lolies gives her thoughts on finishing Machi Koro Legacy, Meehan sees whether the new Telestrations game is anything to draw home about (see what we did there) and Matt… well, he’s here too. There’s also time to look at the latest booming numbers for tabletop games on Kickstarter and pine for the board games we’d love to play, but can’t right now.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 72 - LOVE LETTER 2: RETURN TO SENDER Aug 31, 2021

Matt, Wheels and Chase get together to talk interesting indie RPGs, take a trip through Wikipedia in Archives of Alexandria and crawl into the chess-like strategy of Hive, along with discussing everything else we’ve been playing lately. We also consider Magic: The Gathering’s slew of upcoming sets, and the potential return of Netrunner, the gaming classics we still go back to and where we keep our board game collections. In this week’s segment, it’s time to invent the greatest board game sequels that don’t exist - along with a brief detour into cheesy movie taglines for tabletop blockbusters.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 71 - DEFENDING CAVITY SAM Aug 16, 2021

It’s Friday the 13th! To mark the occasion, Matt, Liv and Meehan throw our favourite survivors from horror board games into a classic slasher movie. Would Camp Grizzly’s Tracy outlive Lily Chen from Arkham Horror? Is a dog, lion or bear better to have as a faithful companion? Why is the patient from Operation here?! All these questions will be answered - eventually! We also get the latest on what the team have been playing, look ahead to some exciting new releases and consider the most important debate in board games: do you stack boxes upright or sideways?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 70 - SEXTING THANOS Aug 09, 2021

Lolies, Meehan and Matt crack open a thesaurus in this week’s podcast game, as we try to guess board game names after they’ve been bandied for analogous confabulations. (Swapped for other words, obviously.) Matt and Meehan give their thoughts on the Avatar Legends RPG currently blowing up Kickstarter, while Lolies also runs through her long list of recently played games - including escaping from Unlock! Star Wars and flirting with Thanos in Love Letter: Infinity Gauntlet. Then we discuss the first winner of the new Diana Jones Award, our favourite garden games and legacy spin-offs, and consider Games Workshop’s zero-tolerance approach to fan-made Warhammer content.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 69 - STUPID, SEXY BOARD GAMES Aug 02, 2021

In a particularly Nice episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt, Wheels and Meehan reimagine some of our favourite board games as romantic novels. Matt can finally chat about his time with the upcoming Descent: Legends of the Dark, Meehan’s been hanging out with the Cats & Dogs of Fort’s first expansion, Wheels has been preparing to explore What Waits Beneath, and everybody’s been getting ready to play the new Avatar Legends RPG. We dive into the recent shipping costs and delays affecting board games, D&D and Magic: The Gathering, and consider which board game we’d like to see turned into a film. All this, and the world’s first (only?) critical appraisal of the Bob the Builder music album.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 68 - INHERENTLY SEXY TURKEY TWIZZLER Jul 26, 2021

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Wild Bill's. Use promo code CHEERS15 for 15% off your first order: https://drinkwildbills.com/

-

Matt, Wheels and Meehan reminisce about bland British food and ‘90s TV adverts before eventually moving onto some board game chat. Meehan continues her Swoobat adventures in the Pokémon card game, Wheels emerges from the end of his latest Arkham Horror LCG campaign and Matt... can’t talk about anything he’s been playing. Then, to celebrate the announcement of this year’s Spiel des Jahres winner, we debate our own Über Spiel des Jahres of the last 10 years. Will it be something that isn’t Colt Express?!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 67 - STENCH KOW (with Jason Coles!) Jul 19, 2021

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Wild Bill's. Use promo code CHEERS15 for 15% off your first order: https://drinkwildbills.com/

-

Matt and Liv are joined by Dicebreaker news reporter Chase Carter and special guest Jason Coles to talk Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons and everything else we’ve been playing this week! We delve into new MTG set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, set sail in Wind Waker-esque RPG Ostro and survive an encounter with Legally Distinct Aliens. Liv challenges the team to tell their real D&D monsters from their mimics, before we answer your questions about the weirdest board game crossovers and our favourite two-player gems. We also talk more about our new Dicebreaker+ YouTube memberships!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 66 - GET ME PICTURES OF THE POKÉMAN Jul 12, 2021

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Wild Bill's. Use promo code CHEERS15 for 15% off your first order: https://drinkwildbills.com/

-

It’s a trading card game bonanza! Everybody’s been playing Pokémon and the new D&D Magic: The Gathering set, while Lolies has been dipping back into Summoner Wars and Dinn. We catch up with the latest furore around the return of board game conventions after the pandemic and run through the slew of new game announcements from the last week. Then it’s time for Wheels to test the rest of the team on their Warhammer knowledge and see if we know our Orks from our Orruks. We round off with your questions about the best games that should feature Muppets, our favourite deckbuilders and some very exciting news for the future of Dicebreaker!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 65 - IT’S A MOUSE! Jul 05, 2021

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Wild Bill's. Use promo code CHEERS15 for 15% off your first order: https://drinkwildbills.com/

-

Matt, Liv and Meehan brave mice, crabs and stock markets as they gather for another weekly chat. Matt revisits the shockingly good Monopoly Deal, Liv continues her journey through D&D’s surprisingly crustacean-friendly Icewind Dale and Meehan scares customers in her local board game cafe with Ghost Blitz. We also chat Railroad Ink, Dead by Daylight, One Piece, Masterchef and the delightful trash of Too Hot to Handle. There’s also the latest tabletop headlines, your questions answered and our attempts to create RPG and card game crossovers - or CardPGs, if you will.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 64 - BIG MOUTH BOTTOM (with Ross from More Games Please!) Jun 28, 2021

This week the Dicebreaker Podcast team is joined by Ross from More Games Please, where they talk about the latest D&D and Magic: The Gathering crossover, a new RPG from the co-creator of Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall and try to guess board game covers.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 63 - LO-KI ATTRACTIVE Jun 21, 2021

Matt, Liv, Lolies and Meehan gather round for another lively discussion of board games, RPGs, homemade musical instruments and the attractiveness of Tom Hiddleston. Liv has her first taste of Warhammer: Age of Sigmar’s new set, Lolies returns to Dicebreaker favourite Set a Watch, Meehan delves the Lost Ruins of Arnak and Matt rides the rails in Ticket to Ride and Railroad Ink Challenge. We look ahead to the return of Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game as Arkham Horror game Unfathomable, and consider whether we’re willing to invest hundreds more hours exploring Tamriel in the Skyrim board game. We also roll for dogs and introverts, flats and heels, and more in this week’s new segment - The Two Stats RPG Game! All this, plus our thoughts on A Quiet Place Part II, Loki, My Hero Academia, Pokemon, Sea of Thieves and everything else we’ve been up to.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 62 - ANTOINE WEEBZMAN (with Dizzy Roseblade!) Jun 14, 2021

Matt and Wheels are joined by Dizzy Roseblade, the talent behind Dungeons & Dragons rap album The Bard Chronicles, to talk music, tabletop RPGs and football’s unexpected crossover with Yu-Gi-Oh! We imagine what roleplaying games inspired by Phoebe Bridgers, Insane Clown Posse and Kendrick Lamar might look like. We also dive into our time with the new board game from the designer of Splendor, the latest edition of Warhammer: Age of Sigmar and - surprise! - Monopoly, before considering the recent announcement of an official Marvel RPG.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 61 - A BABY HEDGEHOG EXPLODES (with Tony Vasinda!) Jun 07, 2021

The Dicebreaker team are joined by the wonderful and enigmatic Tony Vasinda of +1 EXP! to discuss tabletop gaming and other vaguely related stuff. Wheels, Meehan, Liv and Tony chat about Uk’otoa, Star Realms, Railroad Ink Challenge, MTG Arena and Arc. They also make plenty of time to discuss non-sequitur rubbish such as All Dogs Go to Heaven, Doc Martin and Sonic cartoons. After some obligatory news, the quartet then ‘help’ Tony make his next RPG character - with suggestions from the audience.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 60 - TRANSFORMERS & REPRESENTATION Jun 02, 2021

Wheels, Meehan and Liv take the reins of this week’s podcast to discuss Libertalia, Downforce, Low Stakes, Summoner Wars 2E and Causa: Voices of the Dusk. Of course, the team also finds plenty of time to talk about Eurovision and the nuances of the 1980s animated Transformers movie. Meehan brings news of the latest edition of Monopoly and the dwindling studios set to appear at this year’s Gen Con, before the trio brainstorm celebrity board game tie-ins and answer questions from the viewers and emails.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 59 - Z&Z May 24, 2021

Dicebreaker’s new video producer Liv joins familiar faces Matt, Wheels and Lolies to talk through what we’ve been up to this week and debut our latest silly game! We revisit the great Camel Up debate, escape the horrors of Camp Grizzly, check out Quacks of Quedlinburg’s latest expansion and touch on the presence of gambling in card games. (Please gamble responsibly.) There’s also time to run through our thoughts on this year’s Spiel des Jahres nominees, before we challenge the team to guess popular board games from their worst BoardGameGeek user reviews. Help those affected by the Israel-Gaza conflict with a donation to one of these organisations: dicebreaker.com/topics/israel-gaza-conflict/news/help-those-affected-israel-gaza-conflict

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 58 - CHOO CHOO THOMAS May 17, 2021

The Dicebreaker Podcast is back, but not quite as you knew it! We’ve got a rejigged format, some fun new games to play and all of it recorded LIVE with an audience each Friday. What hasn’t changed is our love of tangents into other topics of conversation and our disdain for Monopoly. Lolies has been playing Partners, Wheels has been checking out the new Summoner Wars, Matt continues to lose at Oath and Meehan has been Rolling & Fighting in Vengeance. All this, plus ways to use Top Trumps without actually playing Top Trumps, our thoughts on the future of board games and the first games we want to play once lockdown’s over.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 57 - POKER FOR PENNIES (with Professor Meg!) May 07, 2021

Special guest Professor Meg joins Lolies, Meehan and Matt to chat Gloomhaven, Oath, Unmatched, Keyforge and Lolies’ newfound love of poker. We pick out this week’s news highlights, including a tabletop RPG that will teach you sign language and a new board game for Among Us fans. We also take your questions on the heavier games we can’t wait to teach new players and board games like Ticket to Ride, but less random.

Find more of Meg on Twitter @professormeg and Twitch: twitch.tv/professormeg

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 56 - FLAN ROUGE (with Nicola Twiston Davies!) Apr 30, 2021

We’re joined by board game life coach Nicola Twiston Davies to chat about our time with MTG Arena, Stardew Valley: The Board Game, Unmatched, Gloomhaven Digital, Flamme Rouge and - of course - Lolies’ latest adventures in Star Realms. We also lament the cancellation of Knizia games, look forward to a new Galaxy Trucker and peruse the latest TV and film adaptations of tabletop classics Guess Who? and Werewolf. Finally, your questions on our favourite legacy games and whether it’s right to ditch game boxes to save space! Find out more about Nicola’s work through Game Plan Life Coaching at gameplanlifecoaching.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 55 - A THICK, SHORT BOY Apr 23, 2021

Matt, Lolies and Meehan clamber back inside the pod cockpit to jet through another week’s worth of stories and questions. Lolies discusses her return to Star Realms, Meehan roots, loots and shoots in Colt Express, and everyone reflects on our time exploring the galaxy of sci-fi RPG Burn Bryte. We catch up with the latest on the new games from the creators of Pandemic, Exploding Kittens and Arkham Horror, consider the potential of a Metacritic for board games, and celebrate even more disability representation in Dungeons & Dragons. Then your questions answered on oversized boxes, obscure games, the best meeple shapes and the best - and worst - trends!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 54 - NEVER DOUBLE FIDDLE (with Colin Cummings!) Apr 16, 2021

Boy Problems designer Colin Cummings joins the team to answer your questions on the best RPGs for newbies, the hobbies we’ve picked up during lockdown and how to cat-proof your board games. There’s also discussion of promising roleplaying platform One More Mutliverse, Wingspan’s enduring success over Scythe, The Crew’s latest awards win and the announcement of the Zenobia Award shortlist. All this, plus our thoughts on what we’ve been playing lately, including Cyclades, Bullet❤️, Betrayal at House on the Hill, tarot-powered RPG Hesitation at the Gate and Colin’s ongoing mission to actually play Lancer instead of just reading it. Of course we discuss Carly Rae Jepsen, did you even need to ask? Find Colin on Twitter @colinmcummings, check out his RPGs at boyproblems.itch.io/boy-problems and support him on Patreon: patreon.com/colincummings.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 53 - Featuring special guest Jeremy Gage! Apr 09, 2021

Wheels and Meehan are joined by Jeremy Gage, game designer and host of the Draw Your Dice podcast, for this week’s episode. The trio talk about drafting in Magic: The Gathering - Arena, gambling in Backgammon and testicles in Epic Spell Wars. They also discuss all the hoo-ha around the Strixhaven set, the new Camel Up expansion and *shudder* Monopoly: Spongebob Squarepants Meme Edition. Jeremy also answers questions from his beloved audience.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 52 - TERRA MYSTICA ON A CARABINER Apr 02, 2021

The whole gang’s here for another 90 minutes of board game chatter and as many news headlines we can squeeze into whatever time’s left. Everyone’s been playing Quacks of Quedlinburg, Lolies has been enjoying the splendour of Splendor, Wheels continues to explore the horrors of Arkham, Meehan sails the treacherous seas of Libertalia and Matt’s finally got his hands on Bullet♥️.There’s talk about the new co-op game from Matt ‘Pandemic’ Leacock, a new D&D setting from the minds behind World of Warcraft, a first look at Save Patient Zero and a couple of more serious and important stories from around the world of tabletop gaming. All this, plus games that just can’t be recreated in a digital form, our thoughts on a meta board game about podcasts and our post-pandemic lunch plans. Finally, the ultimate question answered: can you fly a helicopter on Mars?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 51 - HAIRCROW Mar 26, 2021

This week, Meehan continues to terraform Mars, Wheels investigates The Dunwich Legacy in the Arkham Horror LCG, and Matt sails more Forgotten Waters and watches some anime - but it’s about board games, promise. We discuss Gen Con’s delay, new Sonic the Hedgehog and Sea of Thieves spin-offs, the upcoming Infinity battle royale game, and the latest change to Monopoly’s Community Chest cards. We also prove maths can be fun (sometimes) and pick out our favourite board game expansions!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 50 - PROFESSOR BOSS BABY Mar 19, 2021

This week, Matt’s been sailing Forgotten Waters, Meehan’s been seeing what we do in the shadows in indie RPG Low Stakes and Wheels has been getting into Fights in Tight Spaces. That’s before we check out the next game on the way from Richard ‘MTG’ Garfield, team up with the X-Men in the new Marvel United spin-off, face the Keyraken in the upcoming Keyforge co-op mode and and consider whether Arnie’s CGI buttocks will make an appearance in the Terminator RPG. Plus, your questions answered on the good parts of bad games, our biggest Kickstarter disappointments and board games that just won’t fit back into their box.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 49 - SPORK, SPIFE & KNOON Mar 12, 2021

This episode of Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos. Visit https://store.team17.com and use code DICE10 for a 10% discount.

With few board games hitting the table this week, Matt, Lolies and Meehan veer into important debates about the other things you find on a tabletop. We also take a look at The One Ring’s new Kickstarter record, get stuck into sewing-powered RPG A Mending, Vivid-ly discuss the next game from the makers of Sagrada and consider why upcoming Unmatched character Shakespeare is underrated. All this, plus recommendations for the best mystery board games and redemption for overlooked classes in RPGs.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 48 - A LITTLE KNIZTCH Mar 05, 2021

This episode is sponsored by Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos. Visit https://store.team17.com and use code DICE10 for a 10% discount.Lolies and Meehan have been hands-on with the next game from the creator of Cosmic Frog, Wheels is excited for the new Summoner Wars, and Matt has been cracking cases on the streets of Crime City in MicroMacro. We also discuss Magic: The Gathering’s move to Universes Beyond, this year’s As d’Or winners and - of course - the latest D&D movie news. Plus, your questions answered on cultural sensitivity in games, our favourite third-party tabletop creators and advice on running RPGs over Zoom.SUBSCRIBE iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/dbpoditunes Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/dbpodspotify Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/dbpodgoogle RSS: https://tinyurl.com/dbpodrss

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 47 - BIG BINGO SELLS BALLS Feb 26, 2021

This episode is sponsored by Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos. Visit https://store.team17.com and use code DICE10 for a 10% discount.

Matt’s been hanging with mice in Mausritter, Wheels has been battling cards in Dinn and Meehan has been terraforming Mars in, er, Terraforming Mars. That’s before we jet off to the new sci-fi edition of Quest, consider the demise of Legend of the Five Rings and, you guessed it, comment on the latest D&D movie casting news. There’s also our advice on moving from board games to RPGs, resolving conflict at the table and roleplaying in familiar pop-culture worlds. Plus: which board game world we’d choose to live in.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 46 - EMBRACING THE BIN Feb 19, 2021

This episode of Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos. Visit https://store.team17.com and use code DICE10 for a 10% discount. Join Meehan, Lolies and Johnny as we talk about Asmodee's acquisition of Board Game Arena, the cancellation of the Metal Gear Solid board game (snaaaaaaaake!) and the upcoming Witcher board game. Plus, we answer your questions on when a game stops being a game and which board games we'd like to see scaled up to Twilight Imperium proportions.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 45 - D&D: DANNY & DEVITO Feb 12, 2021

Join Matt, Meehan and Wheels as we dive into an overflowing pile of tabletop news. There’s a new Root expansion to discuss, the upcoming Avatar and Korra RPG, the return of The One Ring, the questionable timing of The Grizzled: We Care, and an impressive Pokémon spin on Wingspan. Plus, the return of our hot takes on the latest D&D movie casting news and its disappointing lack of the greatest living actor. We also find time to answer your questions of keeping up with endless expansions and where to find inspiration for roleplaying worlds.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 44 - DAB ONCE FOR YES Feb 05, 2021

TikTok, it’s Matt, Johnny and Meehan on the clock - and the playing don’t stop as we discuss this week’s tabletop offerings. Matt’s been solving murders in MicroMacro: Crime City, Johnny’s sworn there’ll be No More Jockeys and Meehan’s taken her place as Overboss of the upcoming Boss Monster spin-off. There’s talk of the new Set a Watch roll-and-write, the latest from the makers of Exploding Kittens and the impending Monster Hunter World adaptation. We also find time to create a Franken-game, and offer our advice on cultural sensitivity while roleplaying and playing D&D over Zoom.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 43 - QUICHE WEEK Jan 29, 2021

On this week’s pastry-filled podcast Meehan, Johnny and Lolies chat about losing Forbidden Desert, how tabletop games continue to make loads of money on Kickstarter and tips on playing characters in Dungeons & Dragons. The trio also have multiple conversations about quiche and consider the consequences of opening up a dreadful circus. Keep your ears out for a return of the Scythe update as well!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 42 - DON’T STEP ON A TYRANID Jan 22, 2021

Matt, Meehan and Wheels navigate their way around poop jokes and Gwyneth Paltrow’s unfortunate candle mishaps to discuss this week’s board game and RPG news. There’s our thoughts on the latest D&D TV series rumours, pricey Magic: The Gathering and Pokemon cards, the games we’ve been playing, and the unholy combination of baked beans and dice. We also give our advice on playing D&D over video call, discuss our formative board games, consider the least foot-friendly gaming components and answer the impossible question: what would make a good Monopoly?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 41 - DON’T FORGET THE SHEEP WHISTLE Jan 15, 2021

Matt, Lolies and Meehan talk a bevy of board game news this week, from the next games from the makers of Root, Star Wars: Rebellion and Terraforming Mars to the Risk TV show and the first Uno world championship. We also chat about what we’ve been playing - or more accurately, everything Lolies has been playing - reflect on the positives of 2020, recommend our favourite books that don’t have rules in, and pick out some educational games for playing with kids in lockdown.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 40 - CANONICALLY RIDE-IN DALEK Jan 08, 2021

It’s a new year, but the same ol’ tangents as Matt, Wheels and Meehan look back on what we played over the holidays and ahead to the first tabletop releases of 2021. We get traditional with chess and hnefatafl, before popping to Middle-earth in War of the Ring and the depths of the galaxy in Cosmic Encounter Duel. There’s our thoughts on Slay the Spire being turned into a board game, the cancellation of the Battleship Galactica miniatures game and the questionable naming of Embryo Machine. We also talk about keeping things spooky in horror RPGs, whether the six-sided die is overused and our wishlist of historical figures to invite to the table. (Or quietly ghost on WhatsApp, sorry Byron.)

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 39 - GAMES OF THE YEAR 2020 Dec 25, 2020

In a special episode to finish up 2020, the whole Dicebreaker team - Matt, Johnny, Lolies, Wheels and Meehan - gather together to run through the board games and RPGs we’ve enjoyed most this year. We give some thoughts on our individual picks for the best games of 2020, as well as the other new releases that stood out from the last 12 months. Have the team ever agreed on something quite so much?!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 38 - THE NEWS URINAL Dec 18, 2020

Matt, Lolies and Meehan grab a final slice of (metaphorical) Christmas cake before we ring in the end of 2020. We consider Chris Pine’s casting in the D&D movie, the fourth - and potentially final - Root expansion, the new Cthulhu Wars: Duel, the not-official-at-all Catan beer and bruliant Scrabble remix Blabrecs. There’s also our thoughts on what we’ve been playing ahead of the holidays, the best replacements for Netrunner (RIP) and whether you actually need to play all those classics everyone goes on about. All this, and singing!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 37 - THIRST IS UNIVERSAL (with Chase Carter!) Dec 11, 2020

Writer and journalist Chase Carter joins Matt, Lolies, Meehan and Wheels for a packed pod! The team’s been playing MTG, Rangers of Shadow Deep, Qwinto, Gloomhaven and more - to various degrees of success. We also check in with the new War of the Ring card game, the latest from John ‘Blades in the Dark’ Harper, lament Good Puppers’ misfortune at sea and consider the latest attempt to take analogue gaming digital. Plus, our suggestions for tabletop-inspired snacks, less savage asynchronous games than Diplomacy and the best games for six-year-old fans of Root(!). Follow Chase on Twitter @chasewrites and check out his work on Dicebreaker: dicebreaker.com/authors/chase-carter

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 36 - BIRDY BOILER (with Emma Partlow!) Dec 04, 2020

We’re joined by special guest Emma Partlow to chat the latest with Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer 40,000! Meanwhile, Matt gazes at Mausritter, Meehan plays a lot of Root and Wheels kills Hitler. We also talk the new Quest card game, the return of Block Mania and the beef between Uri Geller and Kadabra. Plus, your questions on overlooked periods of history in games, whether board games should go back to basics and the best replacements for Trivial Pursuit! Find Emma on Twitter @emmmzyne and read her Modern on a Budget series at https://infinite.tcgplayer.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 35 - CHARLES DARWIN NOISES Nov 27, 2020

Matt, Lolies and Meehan climb out of the primordial soup to bring you this week’s roundup of tabletop news and chatter. We discuss our time with Love Letter, Evolution and The Shores of Tripoli, before taking a look at not-actually-Viking dice game Orlog, a sequel to The Crew, the Uno TV show and more. There’s also your questions answered about the best and worst licensed board games, pub-friendly games, and our experiences in the tabletop community. New Dungeonbreaker merch and 30% off Black Friday sale! https://dicebreaker.myshopify.com/

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 34 - LOVE LETTER EXPANDED UNIVERSE Nov 20, 2020

Matt plays mahjong with cat people, Wheels sinks his fangs into Fury of Dracula and Thousand Year Old Vampire, Lolies invests in Love Letter lore, and Meehan explores Parks. That’s before we dive into the latest news, including X-Wing’s move to a new studio, the future of Vampire: The Masquerade and a brand new Batman game. It’s also an RPG-heavy emails section this week, as we discuss the best ways to teach RPGs and find people to play with. Plus, we pick what D&D classes we’d be in real life...

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 33 - SMIRKIN GHERKIN Nov 13, 2020

Matt, Johnny, Wheels and Meehan crack open a jar of tabletop news and fish out this week’s crunchiest headlines for a bite. There’s new Warhammer on the way, a Terminator RPG, marble-hacking Kickstarter Crack the Code and mutiny aboard the high seas in Feed the Kraken, plus much more to discuss. We also run through our experiences playing Thousand Year Old Vampire, Fury of Dracula, Scythe and Mysterium, before turning to your questions on recreating board games, playing RPGs by forum and keeping everyone interested when gaming with big groups. Oh, and ten minutes where we talk about pickles.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 32 - HAUNTED KAZOO Nov 06, 2020

Matt, Lolies and Meehan sound the news kazoo as we catch up with the latest information on the D&D TV series, the return of Lord of the Rings RPG The One Ring, the next game from the makers of Too Many Bones and the already cancelled quidditch board game. We also answer your questions on adding rules to games, impossible moments while roleplaying and the best budget-friendly RPGs to play during lockdown. Plus, Lolies shows her skills in a Star Realms tournament, Meehan plays Root Digital and Matt escapes from Star Wars Unlock!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 31 - BEDFORDSHIRE CLANGER Oct 30, 2020

Meehan, Johnny and Wheels serve up delicious sweet and savoury tabletop news in a neatly divided podcast crust. There’s the crew’s thoughts on the full reveal - and whopping price tag - of Descent: Legends of the Dark, whether we’d slip our feet into official Catan shoes, and the announcement of new games on the way from Critical Role. Plus, we answer your questions on changing our opinions about gameplay mechanics, the best spooky solo games for Halloween and overlooked historical settings.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 30 - DRUNK ART Oct 23, 2020

Matt, Lolies and Meehan are back in the booth for another hour-and-a-bit of nattering about board games, RPGs and anything else that crosses our minds. This week, we chat about the return of Dungeonbreaker, our thoughts on the latest attempt to make a digital game table, new games from the designers of Splendor and Agricola, and more. There’s also your questions on misunderstood game names, when bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better and our picks of the ultimate board game Christmas gifts.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 29 - DICEBREAK-ASMR Oct 16, 2020

Matt, Johnny and Lolies question this year’s Origins Awards winners, lament the cancellation of PAX Unplugged, look ahead to this winter’s upcoming releases and discuss the latest record-breaking Pokémon card sale. We also attempt to come up with the most romantic board game book taglines, scientifically determine the tastiest board game pieces and offer our advice on turning your tabletop hobby into a career.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 28 - BOARD GAMES: THE MUSICAL Oct 09, 2020

Matt, Lolies and Meehan escape being eaten at Dinosaur World to talk about their time playing the upcoming Dinosaur Island follow-up. There’s also details on the new Power Rangers, GI Joe, My Little Pony and Transformers RPGs and the next game from the makers of Exploding Kittens, along with news on the return of Descent, Catan’s 25th birthday edition and Twilight Imperium 4E’s first expansion. Plus, we answer your Qs on easing friends into roleplaying, lockdown-friendly games and dealing with rules sticklers. All this, and a few musical interludes from the gang to see you into the weekend.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 27 - A GROUNDHOG IS NOT A CHIPMUNK Oct 02, 2020

It’s just Matt and Meehan in this week, but there’s just as much chatter as ever as we catch up about the Last of Us board game, ambitious Viking epic Trudvang Legends’ delay, the first Twilight Imperium and Android comics, Groundhog Day: The Game and more. We also answer your questions about tabletop classics from BCE (Before the Catan Era) that still hold up, our dream RPGs inspired by musicians and when playing by the wrong rules can be the right choice.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 26 - PHRESH WITH A PH Sep 25, 2020

This episode is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger.

Matt, Johnny, Lolies and Meehan crawl their way through dungeons galore to take a look at the return of board game classic HeroQuest and the next game from Dark Souls studio Steamforged, Bardsung. The team stay on a roll with discussion of interesting RPGs on the way, including Wagadu Chronicles and Arc, before taking a detour into Batman lore with the upcoming Gotham City Chronicles RPG. There’s also a new The Thing board game, a surprising appearance for Hogs of War and your questions answered about our dream board game homes, unfortunate RPG moments and the pop culture darlings we’d like to see come to the tabletop!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 25 - FLOP THE RIGHT WAY Sep 18, 2020

This episode is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger and My Journey to Catan. While Johnny’s away, the rest of the Dicebreaker crew will play! Well, when we find time for games between PAX/EGX and all this news, that is. We do manage to squeeze in our thoughts on Machi Koro, Gloomhaven Digital, Hues & Cues and Escape the Dark Sector, along with discussion of the possible return of HeroQuest, The Crew’s latest award win, upcoming RPG releases and more. After that, we answer your questions on the rubbish bits of otherwise great board games, dealing with sore losers and when a touch of unpredictability can be a good thing.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 24 - WAITING FOR KIEFER Sep 11, 2020

This episode is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger and My Journey to Catan. Matt, Meehan and Wheels dodge flying plastic poos to bring you their thoughts on this week’s tabletop news, from Magic: The Gathering’s first D&D set to interesting RPGs on the horizon. We also go on a heroic odyssey in John ‘Blades in the Dark’ Harper’s Agon, brave the space horror of Alien: The RPG and wrap our heads around Roll for the Galaxy. Plus, your questions on underused gameplay mechanics, the potential of D&D 6E and our dream tabletop group answered!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 23 - HOT GAMMON DADDY DOT COM Sep 04, 2020

This week’s episode is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger. Matt, Johnny, Meehan and Wheels access the mainframe of the Dicebreaker supercomputer to crack open this week’s case of board game and RPG news. There’s Blood Rage 2! Warhammer action figures! Not one, but two Imperium games! We also answer your questions on the best background listening for painting miniatures, how to stop combat in D&D dragging on and what board games could (and should) learn from tabletop RPGs. Plus, our thoughts on what we’ve been playing, from the Alien RPG and Detective to… Mastermind?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 22 - TWILIGHT IMPERIUM, MR. WAYNE Aug 28, 2020

This week’s episode is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger.

Matt is joined by Lolies and Wheels for another weekly dose of board game and TRPG chat. After celebrating birthdays aplenty, we discuss what we’ve been playing this week, take a look at the newly announced next book for D&D 5E alongside the rest of the latest news and releases, and answer your questions. Expect advice on digging up hidden gaming gems, tracking down out-of-print holy grails, how to keep your collection (relatively) manageable and our favourite mechanics in tabletop RPGs.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 21 - GRIMDARK RATATOUILLE Aug 21, 2020

Matt, Johnny, Wheels and Meehan gather around for this week’s dose of board game and RPG talk. We chat about our time playing Sherlock Holmes, Lasers and Feelings, Infinity, and rummy (yes, that rummy), before delving into our thoughts on upcoming releases both exciting (D&D Combat Wheelchair! Crazy Octopus!) and Warhammer-related. Plus, the team’s tips on taking your RPG group online, whether GMs should also play characters and our embarrassing board game admissions.

SUBSCRIBE iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45mxfdj Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR RSS: https://dicebreaker.libsyn.com/rss

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 20 - STARSKETBALL Aug 14, 2020

Matt, Lolies, Johnny and Meehan take refuge from the searing heat outside with some cool conversation about the new Blood Bowl, the end of Guild Ball, Warhammer, Infinity, Camel Up, the return of Ashes and much more. Plus, our picks for beach-ready board games, the top solo games to play by yourself and how to handle taking a break from GMing an RPG.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 19 - ENNIE-MENTARY, MY DEAR WIBBLES Aug 07, 2020

Matt is joined by consulting detective Wheels and street urchin Meehan to talk about Wheels’ crime-solving with Sherlock Holmes, Meehan’s beef with the gods in D&D world Theros, and Matt’s Cold War spying in Pandemic Legacy: Season 0. (With no spoilers!) We also go toe-to-toe with the WWE card game, discuss this year’s ENnie Award-winning RPGs, look at the new releases coming up and answer your questions on our favourite RPG systems, planning a session zero and the board game trends we’d like to bin off for good.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 18 - THORTS ABOUT FORT Jul 31, 2020

Matt, Lolies, Johnny and Meehan gather for a slightly shorter episode this week, but still manage to cram in the week’s bevy of board games news - including the new Twilight Imperium expansion, X-Men game, Warhammer 40,000 app and re-release of classic D&D adventure Curse of Strahd - thoughts on what we’ve been playing (Fort, Fort and more Fort) and answer your questions about what we call rolling a 1, how to introduce new RPGs to friends and the board game world we’d choose to live in.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 17 - DADDY LIKE FANTA FRUIT TWIST Jul 24, 2020

Matt, Johnny and Meehan crack open a fizzing can of refreshing tabletop discussion with our thoughts on Fort’s pizza economy, Pandemic Legacy: Season 0’s [REDACTED] and [EMBARGOED], and this summer’s best (only?) party game involving Irn Bru, lofts and a cousin’s wedding. We also talk through 2020’s Spiel des Jahres winners, the end of the Transformer TCG, MTG’s Jumpstart format and the next game from the makers of Wavelength. Plus, your questions on bending the rules, our pop culture treasures and video games deserving a tabletop adaptation answered!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 16 - ATMOSFEAR GHOST HAMSTER Jul 17, 2020

This episode is sponsored by The Ultimate Deskmat 2 Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/n3art/the-ultimate-deskmat-2?ref=6fnulv

--

It’s embargo a-go-go for Matt, Johnny, Lolies and Meehan this week as we talk carefully around our time with the hotly-anticipated Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 and Fort. We also discuss the surprising new expansion for Star Wars: Destiny, rumours of a new Descent and Munchkin Dungeon… well, it’s here too. Plus, the answers to your questions about borrowing ideas from popular D&D web series, the best way to teach board games and the ultimate showdown: gonk droid or orangutan?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 15 - RICE THROUGH TIME Jul 10, 2020

PRE-ORDER NEW DICEBREAKER MERCH: dicebreaker.myshopify.com Matt, Lolies, Wheels and Meehan pop the lid off this week’s board game and RPG news, discussing the reveal of Pandemic Legacy: Season 0, this year’s ENnie nominations and the next Century: Golem Edition game. We also stumble our way through Star Trek and Warhammer lore, pick our player colours of choice, debate the best (and worst) artwork on the tabletop, and reveal whether we prefer to team up or betray. Sorry in advance to any Back to the Future fans.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 14 - FIGHT ME IN A POWER LOADER Jul 03, 2020

This week's podcast is sponsored by Gordian Quest. This week Johnny, Lolies and Meehan talk about EGX and BoardGameGeek Con being cancelled, the release date for Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps and this year's Free RPG Day.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 13 - A MAGICAL BASSOON Jul 01, 2020

This episode is sponsored by Gordian Quest

This week Johnny, Meehan and Lolies are joined by special guest Dean Abdou of Dungeonbreaker fame to talk about project Nisei, the latest Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective and er, space gunge.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 12 - HOW CLOSE ARE YOU TO ISENGARD Jun 19, 2020

Matt, Johnny and Meehan get together to chat about the cancellation of Origins Online, the slew of RPG releases coming out, the new Warhammer 40,000 box set and escaping from Unlock! Star Wars. Plus, we answer your questions about using the Rule of Fun in RPGs, overrated board games and reveal our picks for the perfect snack food during game night.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 11 - LIKE A D6 Jun 12, 2020

DONATE: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd Matt is back in the host’s chair this week to chat tabletop with Wheels, Meehan and Lolies. We run through some solo RPGs we’ve been playing, the excitement of racing in Rallyman GT, revisiting some old classics and the latest Keyforge set. Plus, we answer your questions on prepping for RPG campaigns, games with apps, debate custom dice and pick out the best games to introduce friends and family to the tabletop. On a sadder note, we bid a fond farewell to a member of the team!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 10 Jun 05, 2020

DONATE: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd Johnny, Meehan and Lolies are here to share their support and solidarity, thoughts on what they’ve been playing recently, and reactions to what’s coming up in the world of tabletop. Plus, we answer your questions on whether expansions are worth it, originality in board games and our gaming wishlists.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 9 - BONES BONES BONES Jun 01, 2020

Three’s company this week as Matt, Meehan and Johnny get together to run through what they’ve been playing (not a lot), the latest board game and RPG news (a lot a lot), and answer your questions on sorely missed out-of-print games, what to play after Pandemic Legacy and our current lockdown takeaway habits. Expect our thoughts on the new edition of Warhammer 40,000, Magic: The Gathering’s pricey tattoo cards, the upcoming Stormlight Archive board game and more!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 8 - SPIEL THE TEA May 22, 2020

Matt, Wheels, Lolies and Meehan gather around for this week’s healthy offering of board game and RPG news, from the cancellation of major events Gen Con and Essen Spiel to the announcement of this year’s Spiel des Jahres nominees. We take plenty of time to serve up our extremely hot takes on the picks for 2020’s ‘Game of the Year’, before continuing the debate train with our thoughts on the best ugly board games and our most controversial gaming opinions. Strap in folks, it’s going to be a spicy one.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 7 - CLUMSY CRAB HANDS May 15, 2020

On this week’s episode, Matt is joined by Johnny and Meehan to sail at least seven seas in all the pirate board games coming out, shrink down to discuss the new mini Ticket to Ride and Pandemic, and gobble down a frog while talking Baby Yoda Monopoly. We also make a big ol’ heart emoji for the upcoming Bullet♥️, recall our board game regrets and pick the games we wish were as big as Monopoly.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 6 - MARINE KONDO May 08, 2020

Matt, Johnny, Wheels and Meehan take to the stars in the good starship Dicebreaker to spark joy across the galaxy. This week we discuss our time playing Gloomhaven on PC, new Deadlands edition The Weird West, Undaunted: North Africa, (more) Scythe and other tabletop games. Plus, we weigh in on the new Star Realms set, the delay of the Aliens co-op board game, Frosthaven blowing up Kickstarter and our hottest Alan Sugar takes.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 5 - SMOOTH GHOSTS & SEA CRIMES May 01, 2020

NEW DICEBREAKER MERCH + ONLINE STORE OPEN NOW: https://dicebreaker.myshopify.com/ Matt, Meehan, Lolies and Wheels from the Dicebreaker team get together to discuss what they’ve been playing and the latest board games and tabletop RPGs coming out. Wheels takes us through the new edition of minis game Infinity, CodeOne. Lolies enters the Upside-Down of Dungeons & Dragons: Stranger Things. And Matt and Meehan get torn to bits by a room full of (too many) xenomorphs. Plus we talk the cancellation of UK Games Expo, the upcoming new edition of Weird West RPG Deadlands and answer your questions on the best pieces in board games!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 4 - BLOBBY HOT ZONE Apr 24, 2020

Wheels, Meehan and Lolies join Matt Jarvis for chatter about the board games they’ve been playing in lockdown, the surprising amount of tabletop news creeping out and questions from the audience. We cover the latest Pandemic game, multiple (non-) Harry Potter RPGs, Matt’s continuing Diplomacy tales, the next game from the creator of Sushi Go! and Lolies’ love of Mr. Blobby. Plus, Jungle Run, Dungeons & Dragons advice and more!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 3 - INVADERS FROM PLANET ZOOM Apr 17, 2020

Matt Jarvis is joined by Johnny Chiodini and Alexes Meehan and Lolies to talk about digital Scythe, Scrabble, the wonders of Diplomacy and all the board games not coming out at the moment. We also answer your questions about our favourite RPG settings, the decision to sleeve or not, and (gasp) why Monopoly isn't as bad as you think.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 2 - SHEEP ARMY VS MRS WIGGUM Apr 09, 2020

Dicebreaker Editor-in-Chief Matt Jarvis is joined by Head of Video Johnny Chiodini and Staff Writer Alex Meehan to chat about all the board games (not) coming out! But there is plenty of nattering about what we’ve been playing in lockdown, the latest tabletop news and lots of your questions about RPGs, the dumbest board game moments, beloved childhood pets and more!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 1 - POWERFUL FORCE GRIMACE Apr 03, 2020

Introducing the first-ever episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast! Featuring your host, Editor-in-Chief Matt Jarvis, with guests Wheels, Johnny and Alex Meehan! In this week's debut episode we talk Frosthaven, cancellations, Kickstarters, cherished childhood board games and much, much more...

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected