The Board Boys Podcast

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Season 17, Episode 13 - Speakeasy Jan 15, 2026

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Hey, everyone! On this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we smuggle the booze and cook the books in Speakeasy from Eagle Gryphon Games and Vital Lacerda! We also talk about a ton of other games and take a look back at Unconscious Mind in our Bump or Dump Segment. Also on this episode we talk mobster movies and tv shows, Rob has a totally incorrect fact about Geraldo Riveria, we talk about some ladder climbing, and Templeton Rye Whisky made right here in our great state of Iowa. Until next time - we hope you like boardgames!

0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Mobster Talk TV and Movies 8:00 - Movie Night 10:45 - Stranger Things: Upside Down 12:05 - 3 Witches 17:55 - Click A Tree 21:30 - Bone Wars 24:10 - White Castle Duel 27:35 - Forestry 31:10 - Druids of Edora 35:30 - Speakeasy Intro 38:10 - Interlude 38:40 - Speakeasy Review 1:06:45 - Speakeasy Final Thoughts 1:11:00 - Unconscious Mind 1:16:35 - Outro and Patron Thanks

Season 17, Episode 12 - Vantage Jan 01, 2026

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Hey everyone, on this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we review Vantage from Stonemaier Games and we take a take a lookback at Fromage and the recently arrived Fromaggio from R2i Games - the cheese no longer stands alone! Also on this episode we are joined by Prison Cam who has discovered adulthood can be busy he talks about revisiting old games. We also talk about some game shows, we hear a ChatGPT version of a Cam review and we discuss boardgame baby names. Until next time - we hope you like boardgames!

0:00 - Intro 3:15 - Dewan 4:15 - Tranquility 11:30 - Underwater Cities: Data Era Expansion 15:40 - Epona 17:35 - Trio 20:45 - Game Show Chat 23:55 - Vantage Main Review 45:15 - Bump or Dump - Fromage and Fromaggio Discussion 1:03:25 - Outro and Gaming Baby Names

Season 17, Episode 11 - Ayar: Children of the Sun Dec 18, 2025

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Hey everyone! On this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we deep dive a review of Ayar: Children of the Sun from Osprey Games and Fabio Lopiano. Also, in this episode, Beau joins us for a mini review and takes a great crack at usurping the position of intro master. We do a little legacy game discussion by discussing plans for Queen's Dilemma and dip into Clank Legacy 2 with a few spoilers. Rob also has a real tough time with some last name pronunciations. Until next time - we hope you like board games!

0:00 - Intro 1:45 - TNMT Unmatched Adventures 10:00 - Unmatched - Lee vs Ali 12:15 - R-Eco+ 17:45 - Clank Legacy 2 (Spoilers) 23:00 - SETI Expansion 41:10 - Origin Story 36:00 - Ayar: Children of the Gods 1:13:30 - Bump or Dump - Explorers of Navoria 1:16:40 - Outro and Patreon Thanks

Season 17, Episode 10 - BGGCon and The Hobbit: There and Back Again Dec 04, 2025

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Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast! This time around we are live from BGGCon and introducing a couple of new voices with a suprise guest swap in the middle of the episode! We talk about a slew of new hotness played at the convention and we do a main review of The Hobbit: There and Back Again from Office Dog and Reiner Knizia! Also on this episode, Jeremy has a hard time with slide puzzles we stumble over some words, is it Bouba or is it a Kiki? We talk about a really fun BB Dave throwback story and why can't Rob pronounce "boing"? As always we hope you like Board Games!

0:00 - Intro 2:10 - Echoes of Time and Etherstone 9:40 - Aquaria 11:50 - Ants 15:40 - Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock 18:30 - Recall 23:55 - Luthier 25:15 - Ayar: Children of the Sun 30:00 - Coming of Age 34:30 - Baghdad City of Peace 38:30 - Ada's Dream 40:10 - Bouba/Kiki 43:40 - Stroop 45:10 - Magical Athlete and Hot Streak 46:30 - R-Eco+ 50:10 - Dewan 55:30 - Popcorn 59:00 - The Hobbit: There and Back Again Overview 1:00:57 - Interlude 1:01:36 - The Hobbit: There and Back Again Review 1:24:40 - The Hobbit: There and Back Again Final Thoughts 1:29:07 - Bump or Dump - Mesos 1:32:35 - Outro and Patron Thanks

Season 17, Episode 9 - Tend Nov 20, 2025

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On this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we till into Tend from IV Studio! Rob also talks about a couple of new banger expansions as well as some hyped up Predator movies. We also talk about the current season of The Floor and Cam drops a joke that totall bombs. We also look back at Andromeda's Edge in this episodes Bump or Dump and there was a lot of feedback on this one! Until next time, we hope you like Board Games!

0:00 - Intro 9:06 - The Hobbit: There and Back Again 15:50 - Storyfold: WildWoods 20:40 - Critter Kitchen 27:10 - Rob Tangents Off 33:50 - Lost Ruins of Arnak - Twisted Paths Expansion 35:50 - Clank Catacombs - Underworld Expansion 41:22 - Tend Overview 46:05 - Interlude 46:35 - Tend Review 1:12:00 - Tend Final Thoughts 1:16:30 - Bump or Dump - Andromeda's Edge 1:23-50 - Outro and Patron Thanks

Season 17, Episode 8 - Moon Colony Bloodbath Nov 06, 2025

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Hey, everybody on this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we discuss Moon Colony Bloodbath from Donald X Vaccarino and Rio Grande Games! On this episode we also try to get Cam to flex his Monopoly knowledge, talk about a LOAD of games played at Capital City Gaming Con as well as some upcoming Essen Spiel releases! Also Jake has a proud parent moment and we talk about why we have reviewed so many space games lately. Lastly there are some minor audio issues during the last half of the podcast so we apologize in advance for that!

0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Dominion Talk 8:15 - Stationfall 13:40 - Tidal Blades 20:00 - Corp of Discovery 20:45 - A Place For All My Books 24:00 - Speakeasy 27:45 - Dark Moon 33:30 - This Game is Killer: Aliens on Board and Frozen Horror 35:50 - Saltfjord 39:40 - Essen Preview List 54:30 - Moon Colony Bloodbath Initial Thoughts 1:15:20 - Moon Colony Bloodbath Final Thoughts 1:22:36 - Bump or Dump - Botanicus 1:26:35 - Outro and Patron Thanks

Season 17, Episode 7 - Terrorscape Oct 23, 2025

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Happy Spooktober to all the listeners out there! On this episode we do a mini-deep dive review of Spooktacular from Level 99 Games and our feature review is Terrorscape from ICE Makes. We also get a chance to talk to Alex Wolf from Spielcraft Games about their current and future projects! We also take a look back as we Bump or Dump Inferno from Red Mojo! Also in this episode, Cam tries to rename someone as well as talks about his indifference to cool stuff. We also talk a bit about Rob's favorite things in boardgames. As always, until next time, we hope you like boardgames. Boing Boing Boing.

0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Introductions 4:00 - Capital City Gaming Con and Iowa Talk 8:17 - Alex Wolf Cretaceous Rails Expansion and Primacy 22:00 - Spooktacular Mini Review 37:40 - Terrorscape Intro 39:50 - Interlude 40:35 - Terrorscape Initial Thoughts 43:40 - Terrorscape Review 59:00 -Terrorscape Final Thoughts 1:08:10 - Bump or Dump - Inferno 1:17:35 - CCGC Talk Outro and Patron Thanks

Season 16, Episode 6 - Civolution Oct 09, 2025

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Board Boys are back with the latest HUGE game from Mr. Stefan Feld - Civolution from Deep Print Games and Pegasus Spiele. Where you are take an exam about creating the best civilizations with your proctor Agera. Place dice, play cards, and so many strategies exist to victory in this one! Also in this episode Cam almost died, Rob talks about a lot of Roleplayer Universe games from Thunderworks Games, Jake talks about Power Vacuum which has a hilarious theme and then we have monumental review and rating of Civolution as well as a crazy Cam boing rating theorum.

0:00 - Intro

5:00 - Cam Almost Died from a Frozen Pizza

9:25 - Lockup and Lockup: Breakout

13:15 - Goblin Vaults

15:25 - Emerald Skulls

19:35 - Stalk Exchange

22:30 - Azul Duel

23:45 - Pax Games

26:35 - Power Vacuum

30:30 - Civolution Intro

34:50 - Civolution Initial Thoughts

40:00 - Civolution Pros and Cons

1:20:00 - Final Thoughts on Civolution

1:29:35 - Bump or Dump - Trismegistus

1:33:10 - Outro and Patron Thanks

Season 17, Episode 6 – Shackleton Base Oct 09, 2025

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It is time for a new episode of The Board Boys Podcast - in this installment we are joined by Board Boy Jeremy again and we are live from our remote studio at Dungeons Gate. In this one we play Shackleton Base from Pandasaurus Games and Sorry We Are French. We also guess how many games Cam is in on BGA - also if you remember Aqua Teen Hunger Force we talk about that too as well as come join us at Capital City Gaming Con! Until next time, we hope you like Board Games.

0:00 - Intro 6:45 - Alibis 9:00 - How to Save a World 15:00 - Sea Salt and Paper Expansions 20:00 - Coffee Rush 25:00 - BGA Talk 31:00 - Arnak with Twisted Paths Expansion 33:40 - Arydia 37:50 - Shackleton Base Overview 40:37 - Interlude 41:07 - Initial Thoughts - Shackleton Base 45:10 - Review - Shackleton Base 1:11:00 - Final Thoughts - Shackleton Base 1:19:00 - Bump or Dump - Doggerland 1:20:54 - Outro and Patron Thanks 1:22:50 - Capital City Gaming Con!!

Season 17, Episode 5 - Daitoshi Sep 25, 2025

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Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast. In this episode, we take on Daitoshi, part of the Kemushi Saga, from Dani Garcia and Devir Games! In this one we also take a look at a log jam of games we have played and you get a minor look behind the scenes at Dungeon's Gate as The Board Boys try to recommend a proper Dune Imperium expansion. As always we hope you like boardgames!

0:00 Intro

5:00 Quacks

7:30 Bare Bones

10:15 FlipToons

12:30 Tag Team

17:30 Suna Valo

20:00 Moon Colony Bloodbath

24:00 Terrorscape

28:45 Daitoshi: Overview

29:25 Dune Imperium Chat with Rob from Dungeons Gate!

35:00 Interlude

26:00 Daitoshi: Review