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OBG 578: Contastic Dec 15, 2025

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On this special episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Bruce Voge III, the Starfleet Master of Ceremonies and Super Admiral fo the Subspace Funk Armada.

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The two compare and contrast their experiences at BGG Con and Pax Unplugged.

Along the way they talk about:
Medusa's Garden
Deduce or Die
LinkTo
Things in Rings
Slot Machine Millionaire
Love Struck
Monikers
Don't Llama Dice

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OBG 577: Grandpa Beck Dec 01, 2025

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Grandpa Beck from Grandpa Beck's Games all about games (and other things) they've played including:

Flip 7
Age of the Moon
Bomb Busters

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(17:56) Then, the two talk about the connections games can make between people.

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OBG 576: Jackbox Eleven Nov 17, 2025

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Bruce Voge III about games (and other things) they've played including:

Crash Octopus
Bomb Busters
Half Truth
Blippo+

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(34:15) Then, the two review Jackbox Party Pack 11.

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OBG 575: Get Lucky Nov 03, 2025

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Bruce Voge III about games (and other things) they've played including:

Person Do Thing
Truckin 76
Aqueda City of Umbrellas
Firefly
Hot Streak

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(27:01) Then, the two talk about the role of luck in game design.

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OBG 574: Post Euro Oct 20, 2025

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Isaac Shalev about games (and other things) they've played including:

Here I Stand
Panda Spin
Dead Cells
Dropolter
Bomb Busters

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(21:17) Then, the two talk about Isaac's idea about Post Euro games.

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OBG 573: RPG to BG Oct 06, 2025

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Sen-Foong Lim about games (and other things) they've played including:

Fate of the Fellowship
Happy Salmon
Flip 7
Hot Streak
Camel Up
Truckin' 76

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(31:47) Then, the two talk about what RPG elements can be used in board game design.

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OBG 572: Reconstruction Sep 22, 2025

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On this in-person episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Marc Specter from the Grand Gamers Guild about games (and other things) they've played including:

Hamster Roll
Koekeshi
Bouba/Kiki
Clank Catacombs
Downfall of Pompei

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(17:26) Then, the two talk about modernising the Downfall of Pompei and, by extension, other older games.

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OBG 571: Time to Play Sep 08, 2025

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Rob Searing from Board Games with Rob and Insert Here about games (and other things) they've played including:

Merchants of Andromeda
Samurai / Hanami
Lightning Train
Stroop
Bouba/Kiki
Koi
Nemesis: Retaliation

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(24:01) Then, the two talk about length of game play and is playing mulitple short games better than one long one or vice versa.

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OBG 570: Winning Aug 25, 2025

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Marc Specter from the Grand Gamers Guild about games (and other things) they've played including:

Circus Flohcuti
Obsession
Deus
Nemesis: Retaliation

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(31:00) Then, Marc tells what it was like to be part of a Kennerspiel des Jahres winning team.

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OBG 569: Game Over Aug 11, 2025

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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Bruce about games (and other things) they've played including:

Brass Lancashire
Moonga Invaders
Big Time Boxing
Superskill Pinball
A little about Jackbox

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(23:56) Then, they talk about the end part of various games and the impact it has on game play and the players.

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