The Board Boys Podcast

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Season Eight, Episode One - The Isle of Cats Dec 31, 2020

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Gather round all you cool cats and kittens as we kick off a brand new season of The Board Boys Podcast! We rescued as my cats as possible from the evil Lord Vesh in Isles of Cats from publisher, The City of Games. Also this episode: Cam shares his top five polyomino games; Ben brings his experience hosting the podcast full circle; the return of "beef or plug" - Board Game Arena advent calendar edition; and the first annual Board Boys Secret Santa gift exchange. See ya later 2020, hello 2021!

Season Seven, Episode Thirteen: Keyflower Dec 17, 2020

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Your favorite boys are back to put season seven to rest with a game that is definitely a KEYper, tackling Keyflower from R&D Games. We've had our fair share of heated discussions in the history of the podcast but none more exhausting than our latest discussion on Keyflower's high BGG ranking. Also this episode: Josh recommends his favorite holiday movie; Cam channels his inner professional bowler Peter Weber; Rob vows to bring back a social platform from a different time; and Ben is bumping and dumping.

Season Seven, Episode Twelve - Marco Polo II Dec 03, 2020

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We are sailing back from China in this episode of The Board Boys. Join us as we take the roles of explorers in the age of Marco Polo. In this episode: will anyone be able to figure out the naming ambiguity of the Marco Polo series? Cam asks if you have ever seen a guy wearing a bolo and a polo, Josh played a new and an old game, Ben broke the mold and played something the rest of us haven't and can Rob breaks down some non-spoiler Pandemic Legacy Season 0!

Season Seven, Episode Eleven: Barrage Nov 23, 2020

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Your boys are back with a brand new episode, building dams in the Dystopic 1930s in Barrage by Tommaso Battista and Simone Luciani. Rob and Campbell have long been members of the "Italian Design House Mafia" fan club so this game was destined to be a hit, but are there cracks in this dam's foundation?!? Also this episode: Rob and Cam introduce their latest board game dojo, Cam finds his board game doppelganger in Tommaso Battista, Ben forgot to bring OREOs, and Josh played a game with an open mind.

Season Seven, Episode Ten - Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein Nov 06, 2020

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Your favorite boys are back for a brand new Halloween Spooktacular, crafting creatures in Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein from Plaid Hat Games. It isn't often a Eurogame just dripping (no pun intended) with theme comes along so you know we were excited to get this to the table. This game is spooky, clever and definitely thinky BUT is it good? Also this episode: a special guest, some other Halloween games to help put you in the holiday spirit, Rob's Prospero Hall "Top 5" and more!

Season Seven, Episode Nine - Cyclades Oct 23, 2020

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Your favorite boys are back rounding out the trilogy of Matagot Games "dudes on a map" series with Cyclades. Joined by guest, Tim K., the boys vied for control of the Cyclades Islands, worshipping the gods, maneuvering their armies and establishing metropolises. Cyclades is known for its unique auction mechanism but is the mechanism alone enough to put this game at the top of the trifecta's list? Also this episode: Tim discusses some unique TI4 variations, Rob shares a hamster update and Cam talks Clank!

Season 7, Episode 8.5 - Rob Daviau Interview Oct 17, 2020

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It's our first bonus episode of Season Seven and we couldn't have asked for a better guest, Rob Daviau. Rob is best known for his work creating the legacy games genre and for his work as Chief Restoration Officer at Restoration Games. In this week's bonus episode we hopped on Zoom to get a download on Pandemic Legacy: Season Zero; find out the latest with Return to Dark Tower; learn how the first legacy game came to be (thanks Risk!); and answer some hot take food questions - is a hotdog a sandwich or no?

Season Seven, Episode Eight - Paladins of the West Kingdom Oct 09, 2020

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Your favorite boys are back with an all new episode, breaking down the Garphill Games/Renegade Games Studios latest hit, Paladins of the West Kingdom. It's another Shem Phillips game so that can only mean one thing ... Gart Wolfslinger is back and ready to out thinker stinker the rest of the boys on his quest for board game glory. Also this episode: Rob gives a sneak peak to the latest Tapestry expansion, Cam spills the beans on Meeple Overboard's deepest secret and Ben plays a truly unique dexterity game.

Season Seven, Episode Seven - Race for the Galaxy & Roll for the Galaxy Sep 30, 2020

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This week on The Board Boys we play a couple of Top 100 twinsies with Race For The Galaxy and Roll For The Galaxy from Rio Grande Games. Come find out which we liked better! Also, another rocking Board Boys Bump or Dump lookback at Troyes! Also in this episode, come find out all the spoilers in Josh's life. Is football season really ready to roll back around? Ben actually played some board games! Rob and Cam played a bunch of brand new games and some of them are digital - all this week on The Board Boys!

Season Seven, Episode Six - Trickerion: Legends of Illusion Sep 15, 2020

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Your favorite boys are back coming to you once again from quarantine. The unexpected remote recording could've ruined spirits had it not been for the wonderful discussion on Trickerion: Legends of Illusion. There were tricks to learn, materials to prep and illusions to perform but only one board boy could come away as the true heir of Dahlgaard. Also this episode: Josh plays a new dexterity game - spoiler, it is terrible and Rob shares the news about our latest sponsor!

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