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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 45: Filler Games We Love, with Matthew Jude Jun 21, 2024

Show notes

Matthew Jude from This Game is Broken and Watch It Played joins Candice to discuss their favorite filler games.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:55 YesLand
00:05:42 Fresh Plays
- 00:06:11 Skate Summer
- 00:12:17 Merlin
  - 00:27:06 Some of Matthew's favorite Feld games (Trajan, Castles of Burgundy, Carpe Diem, Bora Bora, Macao, Amerigo, The Oracle of Delphi)
  - 00:29:04 Civolution
- 00:31:02 Camino a Xibalba: Pitz
  - 00:40:06 Mythic Mischief, That Time You Killed Me
- 00:41:21 Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies
  - 00:49:30 Alchemists
00:56:20 Filler Games We Love
- 00:58:15 No Thanks!
- 01:03:40 For Sale
- 01:09:16 Qin
  - 01:14:36 Bullet♥︎
- 01:15:16 Sea Salt & Paper
  - 01:20:19 Pixies
- 01:21:58 Cabanga!
  - 01:26:32 Abandon All Artichokes
- 01:27:59 Arboretum
  - 01:31:29 Lost Cities
- 01:36:10 Null & Nichtig
  - 01:40:24 Stick 'Em
- 01:41:25 Schadenfreude
- 01:46:16 Too Many Cooks (Foodie Forest)
- 01:54:44 Biblios
- 02:01:48 Matthew's Honorable Mentions (Fuji Flush, Newsboys, Captain Flip, Drop It)
- 02:02:40 Biblios: Quill and Parchment
- 02:02:58 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Trick and Trade, Little Tavern, Spicy, Potato Man, Faraway, Eggs & Empires)
02:07:18 Sign-off

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Episode 44: Board Game Hobby Pet Peeves, with Alan Moon Jun 07, 2024

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Ticket to Ride designer Alan Moon joins Candice to discuss what they've been playing recently and their board game hobby pet peeves.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:04:46 My Island
- 00:05:33 Union Pacific
- 00:08:46 Candice's BGG.Spring Recap
  - 00:09:14 Arcs
  - 00:09:38 KeyForge with Roy
  - 00:10:05 Border Reivers
  - 00:11:18 Ryan Courtney's New Light Puzzle Game Series (Five Boroughs)
  - 00:12:44 Gems of Iridescia
  - 00:15:15 Turnip
  - 00:17:22 Forum Trajanum
00:20:40 Fresh Plays
- 00:21:04 Path of Civilization
- 00:23:55 Little Tavern
- 00:28:24 Ancient Knowledge
- 00:31:44 La Famiglia
- 00:44:38 The Adventures of Robin Hood
- 00:49:11 Garden Guests
00:55:20 Our Board Game Hobby Pet Peeves
- 00:55:56 Alan's Pet Peeve #1
- 01:02:09 Candice's Pet Peeve #1
- 01:03:51 Alan's Pet Peeve #2
- 01:08:50 Candice's Pet Peeve #2
- 01:11:43 Alan's Pet Peeve #3
- 01:17:17 Candice's Pet Peeve #3
01:23:33 Sign-off

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Episode 43: Our Most Played Board Games, with Ian O'Toole May 24, 2024

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Ian O'Toole joins Candice to discuss the board games they've played the most.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:02:14 Speakeasy
- 00:03:19 Sausage Sizzle!
00:06:54 Fresh Plays
- 00:07:08 Oathsworn
- 00:14:30 Arcs
- 00:16:16 By Stealth and Sea
- 00:26:13 Nemo's War
  - 00:26:58 The Hunters
- 00:30:55 Age of Innovation
- 00:38:20 Attack on Titan: Deck-Building Game
  - 00:48:40 Attack on Titan The Last Stand
00:50:40 Our Most Played Board Games
- 00:51:17 Most Played Card Games + Bonus Mentions
- 00:55:25 Newton
- 00:59:05 Arctic Scavengers
- 01:00:24 Spyfall + One Night Ultimate Werewolf
- 01:04:36 Viticulture
- 01:07:48 Race for the Galaxy
- 01:11:11 Quacks of Quedlinburg
- 01:13:20 Battle Line
- 01:16:55 Wingspan
- 01:19:29 Forum Trajanum
- 01:24:39 Santiago
- 01:28:09 The Voyages of Marco Polo + Marco Polo II
- 01:31:34 Gaia Project
- 01:33:20 Pax Pamir
- 01:38:47 Castles of Burgundy
- 01:41:40 Great Western Trail
- 01:46:50 Azul: Queen's Garden
- 01:50:09 Clank!
- 01:51:57 Glory to Rome (Innovation, Impulse, Red7, Uchronicle, Uchronia, Mottainai, Aegean Sea)
- 02:02:03 Citadels
- 02:09:17 Maybe Next Time... (The Great Zimbabwe + Concordia)
02:12:06 Sign-off

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Episode 42: Asymmetric Faction Satisfaction, with Roy Cannaday May 10, 2024

Show notes

Roy Cannaday from the Dice Tower (and game designer of Last Light) joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games with asymmetric factions.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:43 Fresh Plays
- 00:04:59 Let's Go! To Japan
- 00:09:31 Tindahan (Filipino Fruit Market)
- 00:13:44 Trick and Trade
- 00:14:26 Like Cain and Abel
- 00:16:56 Fortitude
- 00:17:29 Star Wars: Unlimited
- 00:22:31 Ironwood
00:35:58 Asymmetric Faction Satisfaction
- 00:36:02 The Asymmetric Faction Secret Sauce
- 00:41:34 Dune
- 00:44:56 Heavy Euros (Age of Innovation, Gaia Project, Terra Mystica)
- 00:48:33 Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition)
- 00:51:29 Cooperative Games (Spirit Island, Too Many Bones)
- 00:54:06 Root
- 00:56:12 Historical Games (The COIN Series, Here I Stand)
- 01:01:53 Heroes of Land, Air & Sea
- 01:05:08 Two-player Epics (Dune: War for Arrakis, War of the Ring, Star Wars: Rebellion)
- 01:12:12 Cosmic Encounter
- 01:15:35 Multiplayer Games (TI4, Root, Dune, Hegemony)
- 01:17:29 Two-player Card Games (Android: Netrunner, 1815 Scum of the Earth)
- 01:20:12 Honorable Mentions (Vijayanagara, Defence of Procyon III, Vast, Crescent Moon, Red Dust Rebellion)
01:23:57 Sign-off

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Episode 41: Meaty Games in Small Packages, with Suzanne Sheldon Apr 26, 2024

Show notes

Suzanne Sheldon from Salt and Sass Games joins Candice to discuss meaty games in small packages.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:07:22 Fresh Plays
- 00:07:49 Tangram City
- 00:14:11 Dune: War for Arrakis
  - 00:23:33 Kemet
- 00:24:58 Come Sail Away!
- 00:30:51 Heat: Pedal to the Metal
  - 00:37:52 Flamme Rouge
00:41:33 Meaty Games in Small Packages
- 00:43:21 Arboretum
- 00:44:45 Oh My Goods!
  - 00:47:18 Tybor the Builder
- 00:47:40 Targi
  - 00:50:07 7 Wonders Duel
  - 00:50:29 Beer & Bread
- 00:50:45 Village Rails
- 00:53:45 1902 Méliès
- 00:58:50 Demeter
  - 01:02:02 Fleet: The Dice Game & Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers
- 01:03:03 Battlecrest
- 01:07:38 Joraku
- 01:11:56 Innovation
  - 01:14:39 Aegean Sea
- 01:17:28 1987: Channel Tunnel
- 01:25:19 Pax Transhumanity
- 01:31:51 Tichu
01:34:44 Sign-off

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Episode 40: Our Favorite Board Games Based on TV Shows, with Meeple Lady Apr 12, 2024

Show notes

Board game blogger Meeple Lady joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games based on TV shows.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:19 Circle DC Recap
00:09:02 Fresh Plays
- 00:09:28 Arcs
- 00:15:19 Dune: Imperium - Uprising
- 00:29:10 Rafter Five
- 00:32:44 Flesh and Blood: Round the Table
00:44:02 Our Favorite Board Games Based on TV Shows
- 00:45:37 Clue: The Golden Girls
- 00:48:08 Narcos: The Board Game
- 00:54:32 Jarl: The Vikings Tile-Laying Game
- 00:57:01 Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem
- 01:04:38 The X-Files: Circle of Truth (re-implementation of Circle the Wagons)
- 01:09:59 A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)
- 01:16:02 The Expanse Board Game
- 01:26:24 Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
  - 01:32:18 Unfathomable
- 01:33:44 Star Trek: Ascendancy
- 01:35:20 Star Trek Discovery: Black Alert
01:37:17 Sign-off

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Episode 39: Reshaping BGG's Top 100, with Efka from No Pun Included Mar 29, 2024

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Efka from the No Pun Included joins Candice to discuss games they think should be ranked in BGG's top 100.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:03:41 Flesh and Blood Pro Tour LA
- 00:06:13 Efka,the MTG Tournament Organizer
- 00:12:11 Worldbreakers
00:14:35 Fresh Plays
- 00:14:50 Earthborne Rangers
  - 00:21:30 Kingdom Death: Monster
- 00:23:24 Divinity Derby
  - 00:30:17 Winner's Circle
- 00:32:14 Arcs
- 00:38:45 20 Strong (Solar Sentinels, Too Many Bones, Hoplomachus Victorum)
  - 00:53:42 One Deck Galaxy
00:56:12 Reshaping BGG's Top 100
- 00:59:11 Sidereal Confluence
- 01:04:54 SCOUT
- 01:07:47 Age of Innovation
- 01:10:52 Undaunted: Normandy/Undaunted: Stalingrad
- 01:15:16 Ankh: Gods of Egypt
- 01:22:01 Tyrants of the Underdark
- 01:28:39 KLASK
- 01:35:17 The Great Zimbabwe
- 01:44:18 Pipeline
- 01:53:39 Dune
  - 01:58:19 Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy
02:06:00 Sign-off

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Episode 38: Dipping Your Toes into Historical Board Games, with David Thompson Mar 15, 2024

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Game designer David Thompson joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games for dipping your toes into historical board games.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:51 Game Updates from David (War Chest: Nightfall, Undaunted 2200: Callisto, War Story Occupied France, Night Witches, and Zheng He)
- 00:08:10 New GeekUp bits for War Chest & Tash Kalar
- 00:08:34 The Hobby premiere at SXSW
- 00:13:14 Cardboard Creations available on podcast platforms
00:18:03 Fresh Plays
- 00:19:13 Mandala
- 00:24:14 Triqueta + Hidden Wolves expansion
- 00:30:56 Patterns
- 00:34:29 Candice is getting back into Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
- 00:35:33 Sea Salt & Paper
00:46:12 Dipping Your Toes into Historical Board Games
- 00:46:17 What historical games are all about
- 00:49:29 Why we're passionate about historical games
- 00:52:19 Our Favorite Introductory Historical Board Games
  - 00:53:31 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Dual Powers: Revolution 1917, Twilight Struggle: Red Sea, Votes for Women, The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857, Undaunted: Normandy, Valiant Defense Series)
  - 00:58:03 Versailles 1919
  - 01:01:45 Halls of Hegra
  - 01:06:43 The Battle of Versailles
  - 01:11:23 Border Reivers
  - 01:15:46 Stonewall Uprising
  - 01:20:13 Cuba Libre
    - 01:23:37 The British Way
    - 01:25:23 Liberty or Death
  - 01:27:11 Land and Freedom
  - 01:32:29 1815, Scum of the Earth
  - 01:36:32 Votes for Women
- 01:40:04 Zenobia Award Games
01:41:28 Sign-off

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Episode 37: Roll-and-Write Games We Love, with Antoine Bauza Feb 16, 2024

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Game designer Antoine Bauza joins Candice to discuss their favorite roll-and-write games.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:17 Captain Flip (PlayPunk)
00:04:25 Fresh Plays
- 00:04:37 My Island
- 00:06:33 Tyrants of the Underdark
- 00:11:56 The White Castle
- 00:15:33 Dinosaur Gauge
00:26:40 Roll-and-Write Games We Love
- 00:27:01 What roll-and-write games are all about
- 00:32:11 Roll Through the Ages
- 00:34:29 That's Pretty Clever! (Ganz schön clever)
- 00:38:11 Qwixx
- 00:41:08 House of Cats
- 00:47:01 Super-Skill Pinball: 4-Cade
- 00:51:56 Trek 12
- 00:55:07 Vengeance: Roll & Fight
- 01:01:08 Qwinto
- 01:04:10 Divvy Dice (Man muss auch gönnen können)
- 01:10:13 Other roll-and-writes Candice wants to try (Twilight Inscription, Fleet: The Dice Game, Long Shot: The Dice Game)
01:13:42 Sign-off

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Episode 36: Alexander Pfister Games We Love, with Stella from Meeple University Feb 02, 2024

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Stella from the Meeple University YouTube channel joins Candice to talk dragons, and geek out about game designer Alexander Pfister and their favorites of his games.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:03:21 Random Spider Encounters (not a game!)
00:08:19 Fresh Plays
- 00:08:43 Wyrmspan (Wingspan reimplementation)
  - 00:14:46 Apiary (Cardboard Creations)
- 00:17:06 Pax Illuminaten
- 00:36:53 Heroes of Might & Magic III: The Board Game
- 00:47:29 Dragonkeepers
- 01:00:13 Quick KeyForge Update (KeyForge Public Radio & Help From Future Self podcast appearances)
01:03:12 Designer Spotlight: Alexander Pfister
- 01:03:33 The Pfister Pformula
- 01:13:09 His Heavier Games (Mombasa/Skymines, Great Western Trail, Blackout: Hong Kong, Maracaibo, Boonlake)
- 01:20:12 His Midweight Games (Pirates of Maracaibo, CloudAge)
- 01:25:40 His Lighter Games (Port Royal, Port Royal: The Dice Game, Broom Service, Isle of Skye, Tybor the Builder, Oh My Goods!, Expedition to Newdale, Monster Expedition)
- 01:38:02 Freibeuter der Karibik
- 01:39:58 Our Favorite Alexander Pfister Games
  - 01:40:22 Pirates of Maracaibo + Maracaibo
  - 01:44:18 Skymines
  - 01:47:43 The Great Western Trail Trilogy (GWT, GWT: Argentina, GWT: New Zealand)
01:57:40 Sign-off

Thank you to our sponsor, Days of Wonder!

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