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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.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 55: Deduction Games We Love, with Emily from Man vs Meeple Nov 08, 2024

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Emily from Man vs Meeple joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite deduction games.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:57 Fresh Plays
- 00:04:12 Unconscious Mind
- 00:07:48 Snowcrest
- 00:22:38 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
- 00:30:31 Operation Barclay
00:41:42 Deduction Games We Love
- 00:48:16 Hooky
- 00:52:04 Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies
- 00:56:29 Fiction
- 01:01:22 Black Sonata
- 01:05:27 Cryptid
- 01:10:29 The Shipwreck Arcana
- 01:18:44 The Search for Planet X, The Search for Lost Species, The Search for UAPS
- 01:25:51 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke
- 01:32:13 Turing Machine
- 01:35:07 Kronologic
- 01:37:32 Bomb Busters
- 01:48:50 Honorable Mentions (Revolver Noir, Belratti, Alchemists, Little Alchemists, Accuse!, Message from the Stars, The Crew, Décorum)
02:02:25 Sign-off

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Episode 54: Extended Fresh Plays, with Johannes from Board Gaming Ramblings Oct 25, 2024

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Johannes from Board Gaming Ramblings joins Candice to discuss recent plays of a variety of new games, including SPIEL Essen '24 releases.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:03:25 5 Games for Doomsday (Spirit Island Cheat)
- 00:05:19 Revisited For the Queen
- 00:06:10 BGG SPIEL '24 Videos
00:06:45 Extended Fresh Plays
- 00:07:50 Civolution
- 00:13:45 Speakeasy
- 00:17:55 XOK
- 00:24:32 The Yellow House
- 00:29:21 Captain Flip
- 00:36:56 Flip 7
- 00:43:40 AI: 100% Human
- 00:53:01 Sweet Lands
- 01:02:00 DerrocAr: The Week of Five Presidents
- 01:18:30 Dirt and Glory
- 01:24:10 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- 01:37:09 Tea Garden
- 01:43:46 Red Dust Rebellion
01:56:44 Sign-off

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Episode 53: SPIEL Essen '24 Discoveries, with Jay from Cardboard East Oct 11, 2024

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Jay Bernardo (Cardboard East YouTube channel + Marketing Manager at Bézier Games) joins Candice to discuss their SPIEL Essen '24 highlights and discoveries.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:03:29 Cardboard East
- 00:13:06 Corrupt Parliament
00:14:53 Fresh Plays
- 00:15:26 Shinjuku
- 00:19:23 Inheritors
  - 00:28:32 Age of Civilization, Age of Galaxy, Eila and Something Shiny
- 00:29:48 Nukumi Onsen Kaitakuki (Nukumi Onsen Hanjouki)
- 00:37:17 Aqua ROVE
00:45:14 SPIEL Essen '24 Highlights & Discoveries
- 00:58:08 Tomáš Holek (SETI, Galileo Galilei, Tea Garden)
- 00:59:10 Giant Monkey Palace
- 01:00:07 Andromeda's Edge
- 01:01:46 Speakeasy
- 01:08:23 Xylotar, Sandbag, Seers Catalog
- 01:09:21 "Baby Shark" Games
- 01:10:53 Last Penguin
- 01:12:45 Stella Quest
- 01:27:49 Snow Planner
  - 01:35:28 Grand Austria Hotel
- 01:38:13 Dirt and Glory
- 01:47:20 Formosa Tea
- 01:58:06 Jay's Asian Publisher Map
- 01:58:55 Thaloria Quest
- 02:02:12 Gibberers
- 02:11:16 Fishing
- 02:20:22 The Scepter of Zavandor
- 02:22:32 YUBIBO
- 02:25:41 Beatz'n'Catz
02:30:24 Sign-off

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Episode 52: 2nd Anniversary + SPIEL Essen '24 Anticipation, with Aldie Sep 27, 2024

Show notes

Huzzah! It's the second anniversary of the BoardGameGeek Podcast! BGG Owner Scott Alden (aka Aldie) joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL Essen '24 releases they're most excited to play.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:02:24 Pinball Happenings
- 00:07:10 BGG Updates
  - 00:07:24 BGG Booth 5F111 + Geek Buzz
  - 00:08:42 Upcoming Conventions
- 00:16:41 Reflecting on our Top 5 SPIEL '23 Anticipation Games
00:25:42 Fresh Plays
- 00:27:07 Tamashi: Chronicle of Ascend
- 00:35:48 Revisiting Unsettled + Pagan: Fate of Roanoke
- 00:40:39 Joyride: Survival of the Fastest
- 00:44:27 Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan
- 00:52:10 Duck & Cover
00:59:46 SPIEL Essen '24 Releases We're Most Excited to Play
- 01:00:40 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Pirates of Maracaibo: Commanders, Evenfall: The Crystal Path, Deep Sea Adventure Boost, Roads & Boats: Book of Scenarios Volume 1 , AI 100% Human, Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering)
- 01:04:38 Aldie's Honorable Mentions (Perspectives Blue, Nassau, Kathmandu, The Gang, Minecart Town, Tonga Bonga, War Story: Occupied France, Happy Home, Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game, Ada's Dream, Endeavor: Deep Sea)
- 01:12:07 Thorgal: The Board Game
- 01:14:26 Intent to Kill
  - 01:15:52 Mantis Falls
- 01:17:41 Battle Dentale
- 01:19:53 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
- 01:21:28 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- 01:23:35 Rebirth
- 01:25:12 Altay: Dawn of Civilization
- 01:33:48 Civolution
01:38:26 Sign-off

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Episode 51: City-Building Games We Love, with Sunniva from Board Gaming Ramblings Sep 13, 2024

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Sunniva from Board Gaming Ramblings joins Candice to discuss their favorite city-building games.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:04:38 Lone Wolves, Chu Han, and Game Shows with Mama Harris
- 00:06:50 TeaForge Martian Civil War Episode
00:10:30 Fresh Plays
- 00:10:48 Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon
- 00:14:53 Unsettled
- 00:24:36 Phoenix New Horizon
  - 00:30:43 Concilium Urbis
- 00:31:44 Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet
00:44:35 City-Building Games We Love
- 00:50:40 Electropolis
- 00:54:36 Discordia
- 01:01:32 My City
- 01:06:33 Carson City
- 01:10:09 Oranienburger Kanal
- 01:16:16 Magnate: The First City
- 01:20:37 Quadropolis
  - 01:26:33 Gateway Island
- 01:27:44 Kutná Hora
- 01:34:32 Small City
- 01:41:20 Underwater Cities
- 01:45:33 Honorable Mentions (Suburbia, Ginkgopolis, Roads & Boats, Metropolys, Dilluvia Project, Lisboa)
01:50:02 Sign-off

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Episode 50: Board Games That Make Us Feel Creative, with Matt Leacock Aug 30, 2024

Show notes

Game designer Matt Leacock joins Candice to discuss board games that make them feel creative.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:02:08 Flickering Stars
00:05:11 Fresh Plays
- 00:05:27 Heat: Pedal to the Metal
- 00:07:30 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke
- 00:15:16 Quartermaster General: East Front
- 00:18:43 Call of Kilforth
00:28:17 Board Games That Make Us Feel Creative
- 00:29:33 Poetry for Neanderthals
- 00:31:35 Canvas Critters
- 00:34:11 Wilmot's Warehouse
- 00:39:54 Too Many Bones/The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era
- 00:43:22 CATAN
- 00:45:49 For the Queen
- 00:50:55 Telestrations
- 00:54:47 Dixit
  - 00:58:00 Barbarossa
- 00:58:42 Once Upon a Time
- 01:01:10 Bonus Mentions (Till the last Gasp, I Guess This Is It, Thousand Year Old Vampire)
01:04:11 Sign-off

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Episode 49: Extended Fresh Plays: Gen Con '24, with Amy from ThinkerThemer Aug 16, 2024

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Amy from ThinkerThemer joins Candice for a recap of Gen Con '24 and to highlight some special games they played.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:06:38 Gen Con '24 Recap
00:18:12 Extended Fresh Plays: Gen Con '24
- 00:18:50 Intarsia
- 00:24:00 Spectacular
- 00:33:40 MESOS
- 00:38:46 Altay: Dawn of Civilization
- 00:48:43 The Gang
- 01:00:12 Middle Ages
- 01:06:46 Comic Hunters
- 01:20:01 Castle Combo
- 01:25:21 Chandigarh
- 01:29:54 Tower Up
- 01:38:24 NOW!
- 01:43:13 Seaside
- 01:48:09 DroPolter
- 01:52:02 The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era
- 01:58:48 Lone Wolves
02:09:16 Sign-off

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Episode 48: Gen Con '24 Releases We're Most Excited to Play, with Grant Lyon Aug 02, 2024

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Comedian and game designer Grant Lyon joins Candice to discuss Gen Con '24 releases they're most excited to play.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:03:56 Curmudgeon
- 00:04:46 I'm Kind of a Big Dill
- 00:08:00 Candice's 10x10 Games (The Great Zimbabwe, Concordia, Gaia Project, Spirit Island, Root, War Chest, Paupers' Ladder, Too Many Bones, HUANG, Kreel Manor)
00:16:27 Fresh Plays
- 00:16:58 River of Gold
- 00:20:36 Too Many Bones: Unbreakable
  - 00:28:24 Champions of Midguard
- 00:31:29 Evenfall
- 00:37:50 Banners
  - 00:41:33 Dawn of Ulos
  - 00:47:28 Dungeon Degenerates: Hand of Doom
00:52:50 Gen Con '24 Releases We're Most Excited to Play
- 00:54:11 Grant's Honorable Mentions (The Cat Mitt Game, Gateway Island, Jewels for the Emperor Penguin, Café Baras)
- 00:59:17 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Rock Hard: 1977, Battle Dentale, Fateforge, Rebel Princess Deluxe Edition, Wilmot's Warehouse, Pirates of Maracaibo, Galactic Renaissance, Undaunted 2200: Callisto, Arcs)
- 01:06:16 Nestlings
- 01:08:38 Cities
- 01:11:39 Reef Project
- 01:15:22 Stalk Exchange
- 01:17:04 Rock Hard: 1977
- 01:20:45 Card Games! (Murray the A**hole Frog, Xylotar, Seers Catalog, The Gang, Lone Wolves)
- 01:27:42 The Gang
- 01:30:46 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke
- 01:33:18 Arcs
- 01:37:43 Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet
  - 01:39:25 War Chest: Night Fall & War of the Ring: The Card Game Fire and Swords
01:47:25 Sign-off

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Episode 47: Exploring Music Through Board Games + Rockin' Hard, with Jackie Fox Jul 19, 2024

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Rock bassist and game designer Jackie Fox joins Candice to discuss music-themed board games and Jackie's debut board game release, Rock Hard: 1977.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:03:17 Rock Hard: 1977
- 00:07:05 TeaForge Debut
- 00:10:05 GameNight! DateNight!
00:13:09 Fresh Plays
- 00:13:22 Blood on the Clocktower
- 00:20:43 A Gest of Robin Hood
- 00:35:31 Twilight Struggle
- 00:37:11 Dune: Imperium – Uprising
- 00:44:56 Railways of the Lost Atlas
00:53:38 Exploring Music Through Board Games
- 00:54:46 On Tour
- 00:57:13 Symphony No.9
- 01:06:13 Rockband Manager
- 01:08:25 Lacrimosa
- 01:13:43 DropMix
- 01:15:42 Wingspan
- 01:19:51 Lisboa
- 01:28:25 Vinyl
- 01:29:13 Rap Godz
- 01:31:31 Big Easy Busking, Draft & Write Records
- 01:36:05Come Together
- 01:40:30 HiFi, Luthier, Monster Rock, PhilharmoniX
- 01:42:17 Lord of the Chords, Symphony, Upstaged
01:47:25 Sign-off

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Episode 46: The Best Board Games Based on Movies, with Eleni/Cardboard Rhino from CGE Jul 05, 2024

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Eleni (Cardboard Rhino) from CGE joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games based on or inspired by movies.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:12 Fresh Plays
- 00:05:28 Faraway
- 00:10:26 Undaunted: 2200 Callisto
- 00:21:28 For the Queen
- 00:27:08 Mini Rogue
  - 00:28:14 Mythic Mischief, Caper Europe, The Dungeon Dive
  - 00:37:53 RPG & Adventure Game Experiences
  - 00:40:54 Paupers' Ladder
00:43:03 The Best Board Games Based on Movies
- 00:44:41 Vengeance
  - 00:49:39 Vengeance: Roll & Fight
- 00:51:15 The Godfather: Corleone's Empire
- 01:03:56 Final Girl
- 01:13:20 Star Wars: Rebellion
  - 01:16:30 Star Wars: Outer Rim
- 01:20:19 Horrified
- 01:25:05 Dune: Imperium - Uprising + Dune: Imperium
- 01:40:03 War of the Ring
  - 01:45:24 War of the Ring: The Card Game
- 01:48:21 Nemesis
- 01:56:11 Dune: War for Arrakis
- 02:00:55 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Dune, Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game, Legendary Encounters: The Matrix, Dawn of the Zeds, Plum Island Horror)
02:06:22 Sign-off

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