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**The BoardGameGeek Podcast**

Fortnightly casual conversations with passionate gamers who geek out about board games, the mechanisms behind them, and the people who create them.

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Episode 65: Midweight Euro Games We Love, with Ben from Five Games For Doomsday Mar 28, 2025

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Ben from Five Games For Doomsday joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite midweight euro games.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:34 Five Games for Doomsday
00:10:45 Fresh Plays
- 00:12:15 Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game
- 00:16:58 Tip of the Diceberg
- 00:27:13 Tricky Time Crisis
- 00:32:42 Skull Queen
- 00:40:21 Board Game Burnout, Black Rose Wars: Rebirth, & Cold Teaches
00:56:24 Midweight Euro Games We Love
- 01:03:35 Fresco
- 01:07:27 Pirates of Maracaibo + GWT: El Paso
- 01:14:27 Lancaster
- 01:18:44 IKI
- 01:26:21 Nusfjord
- 01:29:20 Whistle Mountain
- 01:37:32 Hansa Teutonica
- 01:41:46 River of Gold
- 01:53:13 Concordia
- 01:59:07 Bonus Mentions (Windmill Valley, The Artemis Project, Galileo Galilei, Shakespeare, Lewis & Clark, Glass Road, Spyrium, Castles of Burgundy, Heaven & Ale)
02:06:54 Sign-off

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Episode 64: Cozy Games We Love, with Jenna from The Board Game Garden Mar 14, 2025

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Jenna from The Board Game Garden joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite cozy games.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:36 Fresh Plays
- 00:06:06 Raiders of Scythia
- 00:12:02 Whistle Mountain
- 00:24:58 Reforest
- 00:30:57 Black Rose Wars: Rebirth
00:48:16 Cozy Games We Love
- 00:52:30 Mind Space
  - 00:55:40 Finding Calm
  - 00:56:44 River Valley Glassworks
- 00:58:17 A Gentle Rain
- 01:00:33 Rivages
- 01:04:31 Patchwork
- 01:06:55 Creature Comforts
- 01:08:48 Chakra
- 01:13:10 Nusfjord
  - 01:15:28 Le Havre
- 01:17:17 Tangram City
  - 01:20:50 Beer & Bread
  - 01:21:32 Hamlet: The Village Building Game
  - 01:22:33 Fountains
- 01:23:15 Conservas
- 01:27:33 Bonus Mentions (Flamecraft, Everdell, Meadow, Lands of Galzyr, Tokaido, Let's Go to Japan, Three Sisters, Fleet: The Dice Game, Coffee Roaster, Café, Harmonies, Paupers' Ladder)
01:35:23 Sign-off

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Episode 63: Extended Fresh Plays, with Banzainator Feb 28, 2025

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Banzainator joins Candice to discuss to share a bunch of games they've been enjoying recently.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:16 Manor Lords (video game)
- 00:08:48 Cult of the New + Revisiting Older Games
00:12:50 Extended Fresh Plays
- 00:13:08 Azul Duel
- 00:17:07 BGG Pod "Total Recall" (Whitehall Mystery, Road to Canterbury, Rock Hard: 1977, Downfall of Pompeii, Serenissima)
- 00:30:00 Ready Set Bet: High Roller Edition
- 00:35:12 Banana Boy VS Uni-Cone + Sky Towers
- 00:45:17 Holiday Hills (Christmas Tree, Gingerbread House)
- 00:51:31 Kaosball
- 00:57:57 Tea Garden + Galileo Galilei + SETI
- 01:09:41 Innovation Ultimate
- 01:18:30 Village: Big Box
- 01:25:25 Vagrantsong
- 01:38:11 Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition
- 01:45:40 Guards of Atlantis II
01:58:17 Sign-off

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Episode 62: Awesome Co-op Discoveries, with Amanda Panda Feb 14, 2025

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Twitch Streamer Amanda Panda joins Candice to discuss co-operative games they've recently been diggin' into.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:05:18 BGG@Sea WestMex
00:08:44 Fresh Plays
- 00:09:00 Darwin's Journey
- 00:12:31 Fives
- 00:18:20 Dice Cards
- 00:21:08 Bullet♥︎
00:23:49 Awesome Co-op Discoveries
- 00:24:20 Unstoppable
- 00:30:36 Defenders of the Wild
- 00:42:04 Buffer Time
- 00:44:50 Conquest Princess: Fashion is Power
- 00:47:13 The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game
- 00:53:26 Burgle Bros 3: Future Flip
- 00:56:17 Sail
- 01:01:47 Epilogue
- 01:05:28 Leviathan Wilds
- 01:13:03 Good Dog, Bad Zombie
- 01:16:37 The LOOP
- 01:27:18 Apropos: Of Board Games
- 01:29:36 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Cthulhu: Death May Die, Purple Haze, Peacemakers: Horrors of War, Bomb Busters, Décorum, Eternal Decks, Fateforge)
- 01:33:02 Amanda's Honorable Mentions (The Night Cage, The Spill, Corps of Discovery, Horrified: Greek Monsters & World of Monsters, Sky Team)
01:38:59 Sign-off

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Episode 61: Hidden Movement Games We Love, with Jack from The Cardboard Herald Jan 31, 2025

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Jack from The Cardboard Herald joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite hidden movement games.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:08:29 BGG's 25th Anniversary + Hall of Fame
- 00:13:23 TrickTakeuary (Mü & more: Revised Edition)
00:16:40 Fresh Plays
- 00:17:55 Star Wars: Unlimited
- 00:21:13 Crown of Ash
- 00:32:27 Mistborn
- 00:39:20 Panda Spin
00:50:09 Hidden Movement Games We Love
- 00:52:23 Scotland Yard
- 00:56:41 Mind MGMT
- 01:00:34 Star Wars: Rebellion + Liberation
- 01:05:03 Ninja: Legend of the Scorpion Clan
- 01:11:39 Sniper: Elite
- 01:16:25 Hunt for the Ring
- 01:22:07 Sabotage
- 01:26:47 Beast
- 01:32:29 Kelp
- 01:33:32 Black Sonata
- 01:40:07 Whitehall Mystery
- 01:44:55 Atlantic Chase
- 01:51:52 Narcos: The Board Game
01:54:09 Sign-off

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Episode 60: Board & Cards Games That Hit Different, with Space-Biff! Jan 17, 2025

Show notes

Dan Thurot from Space-Biff! joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite board and card games that hit different.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:28 Fresh Plays
- 00:05:48 The 7th Citadel
- 00:09:22 The Lost Expedition
- 00:20:07 Kinfire Chronicles: Night's Fall
- 00:25:04 Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition
00:38:20 Board & Cards Games That Hit Different
- 00:40:53 Propaganda
- 00:51:29 Witch's Shot Delivery Service
- 01:00:28 Endurance
- 01:05:56 Heading Forward
- 01:09:52 Bronze Age
- 01:14:36 Pariahs
- 01:17:48 Peacemakers: Horrors of War (interview w/ Sami Laakso)
- 01:28:34 Scape Goat
- 01:34:07 Doubt Is Our Product
- 01:39:04 For-Ex/For-Ex II: She Made Another One
- 01:40:57 The Road to Canterbury
- 01:46:08 Zimby Mojo
01:53:49 Sign-off

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Episode 59: The Best Games We Played in 2024, with Maggie from ThinkerThemer Jan 03, 2025

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Maggie from ThinkerThemer joins Candice to discuss the best games they played in 2024.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:35 Fresh Plays
00:06:02 Slay the Spire
00:09:29 Gosu X
00:17:14 Disney Lorcana (Pokémon...and other TCG rabbit holes)
00:31:13 I’m Kind of a Big Dill
00:35:35 That Escalated Quickly
00:37:52 The Best Games We Played in 2024
- 00:39:14 Bottle Imp
- 00:42:52 Attack on Titan: Deck-Building Game
- 00:45:23 Life of Amazonia
- 00:48:22 Tyrants of the Underdark
- 00:51:08 Ginkgopolis
- 00:53:00 Unsettled
- 00:56:38 DroPolter
- 00:58:08 Dune: Imperium - Uprising
- 01:00:44 Le Havre
- 01:05:46 Cthulhu: Death May Die
- 01:13:48 Mü & more: Revised Edition
- 01:16:20 Our Top 10 2024 Releases
- 01:18:07 Maggie's #10
- 01:20:04 Candice's #10
- 01:21:16 Maggie's #9
- 01:23:52 Candice's #9
- 01:26:18 Maggie's #8
- 01:30:11 Candice's #8
- 01:33:19 Maggie's #7
- 01:35:05 Candice's #7
- 01:39:43 Maggie's #6
- 01:43:56 Candice's #6
- 01:47:27 Maggie's #5
- 01:51:38 Candice's #5
- 01:53:22 Maggie's #4
- 01:55:49 Candice's #4
- 02:00:07 Maggie's #3
- 02:02:25 Candice's #3
- 02:03:57 Maggie's #2
- 02:07:01 Candice's #2
- 02:09:09 Maggie's #1
- 02:13:04 Candice's #1
02:19:05 Sign-off

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Episode 58: Exploring Adventure Games, with Alex from BoardGameCo Dec 20, 2024

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Alex from BoardGameCo joins Candice to discuss a variety of adventure games and why they find them so appealing.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:40 PAX Unplugged Highlights (Great Western Trail: El Paso, Azul Duel, Crafting the Cosmos)
00:09:10 Fresh Plays
- 00:09:48 Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread
- 00:14:43 Re;Act - The Arts of War
- 00:22:57 Unconscious Mind
- 00:27:38 Star Trek: Ascendancy
- 00:33:58 A Gentle Rain
00:36:40 Exploring Adventure Games
- 00:44:43 Kingdom Death: Monster
- 00:46:55 Oathsworn
- 00:48:28 Vagrantsong
- 00:49:48 Primal: The Awakening
- 00:52:54 Rogue Dungeon, Mini Rogue
- 00:54:11 Mage Knight, Gloomhaven, Frosthaven
- 00:55:20 Cthulhu: Death May Die
- 01:00:55 Iron Helm
- 01:02:30 Fateforge
- 01:05:12 Agemonia
- 01:07:40 Call of Kilforth
- 01:09:11 Kreel Manor
- 01:15:02 Thorgal
- 01:15:48 Dragons Down
- 01:17:22 Unsettled
- 01:19:12 Purple Haze
- 01:20:14 The Witcher: Old World
- 01:22:10 Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread
- 01:22:28 Dungeon Degenerates, Fallen Land, Earthborne Rangers, The 7th Citadel, Paupers' Ladder, Tamashii
- 01:24:55 Rise of Moloch, Lands of Galzyr, Tales of the Arthurian Knights, Elder Scrolls, 20 Strong, Shadows of Malice, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Slay the Spire, Robinson Crusoe
01:29:07 Sign-off

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Episode 57: Travel-Friendly Games We Love, with Rolling Reggie Dec 06, 2024

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Rolling Reggie joins Candice to discuss a variety of board and card games that are great for traveling.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:00 Fresh Plays
- 00:05:17 Favor: Gods of Oethera
- 00:11:44 Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game
- 00:22:26 Tapple
- 00:26:46 Concordia: Solitaria
00:41:42 Travel-Friendly Games We Love
- 00:44:29 IOTA
- 00:46:34 nana (Trio)
- 00:49:30 Sardegna
- 00:58:58 Silver & Gold
- 01:04:34 Age of Civilization + Age of Galaxy
- 01:07:54 Knarr
- 01:14:03 RNSM
- 01:20:31 Skulls of Sedlec, Tussie Mussie, Food Chain Island, Forest Sky
- 01:26:33 Deep Sea Adventure
- 01:34:53 Coloretto
- 01:40:28 Seaside
- 01:44:33 Honorable Mentions (Insider, Sea Salt & Paper, The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, Pax Transhumanity, The Shipwreck Arcana, Mini Rogue)
01:47:58 Sign-off

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Episode 56: BGG.CON ‘24 + BGG Holiday Gift Guide, with Steph Hodge Nov 22, 2024

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Steph Hodge from All the Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss the 2024 BGG Holiday Gift Guide games, and games they played at BGG.CON 2024.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:49 Fresh Plays (BGG.CON '24)
- 00:06:12 Civolution
- 00:10:57 Pax Porfiriana
- 00:21:35 Greenland
- 00:25:22 Tales of the Arthurian Knights
- 00:32:44 War of the Ring
- 00:39:14 Sweet Lands
- 00:43:05 Trick-Taking Games!
  - 00:43:25 Kansas City: The Trick-Taking Game
  - 00:45:25 BLOT
  - 00:49:48 FUCAZUL!
  - 00:51:29 Boo!
  - 00:52:13 Seas of Strife
  - 00:53:33 Mu & more: Revised edition
- 00:56:29 Thorgal: The Board Game
- 01:00:09 Décorum
- 01:05:13 Endeavor: Deep Sea
- 01:09:52 Katmai: The Bears of Brooks River
- 01:16:58 What the Fog?! + Things in Rings
01:18:24 The 2024 BGG Holiday Gift Guide Games
- 01:18:33 Family and New Gamers (Castle Combo, Hamster Roll, Magic Maze Tower)
- 01:21:44 Modern Classics (Cascadia, Earth, Wingspan)
- 01:22:47 Stocking Stuffers (Confusing Lands, Lure, Seers Catalog)
- 01:27:12 Kids Games (Animal Upon Animal, My First Adventure: Journey to Ochre Land, Ziggurat, Monkey Palace)
- 01:30:25 Party Games (Adventure Party: The Role-Playing Party Game, DaDaDa, The Gang)
- 01:37:07 Solo Games (Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, Legacy of Yu, Sherlock Solitaire)
- 01:38:54 Candice's Bonus Mentions (Aqua ROVE, For Northwood!, Kreel Manor, Cyberion, Spirit Island)
- 01:40:25 Two-Player Games (Chu Han, The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth, Pagan: Fate of Roanoke)
- 01:46:38 Co-operative Games (Astro Knights: Eternity, Bomb Busters, Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan)
- 01:54:04 Midweight Games (Looot, River of Gold, Stonespine Architects)
- 01:57:50 Heavy Games (Kutná Hora: The City of Silver, SETI, Marrakesh, Yokohama)
02:04:16 Sign-off

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