Boards & Swords

Chris Renshaw
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Boards & Swords Podcast

Have you ever thought: Tabletop gaming podcasts just aren't cringe worthy enough? Have you ever made terrible jokes like "If Noah found a pig murdered, would it be an Ark-ham Horror?" Then you should check out Boards & Swords, the podcast featuring Bad Jokes, Good Folks, and Tabletop games. Every other week, Chris and Philip show what happens when you let Dad Jokes get dangerously close to tabletop games.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Nova Open 2024 Recap: Was Games Workshop Even Trying? - Boards & Swords #247

    Chris went to the GW reveal and all he got was COVID-19! There was also this little con called Nova Open 2024 happening too. Also, there’s too many Cyberpunk games, Wizards messed up again with D&D, and Warhammer decided to try out this rotation thing Magic The Gathering keeps talking about.

  2. 16 AUG

    Gen Con 2024 Recap: Me And 71,000 Of My Best Friends - Boards & Swords #246

    What were the ups & downs of Gen Con? Pretty standard, but I doubt you really want to hear about Chris’ elevator rides. Instead, we go through the highlights of Gen Con 2024 and all the cool stuff that was there.

  3. 28 JUL

    Why Are We Like This with Carol Mertz from Exploding Kittens - Boards & Swords #245

    Wizards of the Coast now has a video game centric CEO - I’m sure that will fix all of their problems . Also, play D&D in a Victorian era, and the Mistborn book series gets a new deckbuilding game. Then, we’ve got Carol Mertz, one of the lead game designers for Exploding Kittens on the show!

  4. 21 JUL

    Exceeding Our Level Cap with D. Brad Talton, Jr. from Level 99 Games - Boards & Swords #244

    Are we past the COVID boom of Board Games? People say Magic is dying, yet the sales numbers claim otherwise, and if apocalypses are your thing, we’ve got a wargame for you! Plus, Brad Talton from Level 99 Games joins us to talk about these things and show off Spooktacular, their upcoming horror Kickstarter!

  5. 28 JUN

    No More X-Wing! What's Up With 40K, Free RPG Day 2024 Review - Boards & Swords #243

    X-Wing flies off into the sunset, we get a look at the new books for D&D, and apparently you all are buying a lot of toys. No guest this week, so we take a look at all the stuff that released during Free RPG Day! Also, apparently there’s a Renshaw Rant about 40K.

  6. 19 JUN

    Freelancers, White Plume Mountain, Dirtbags Invitational 2024 (Free Bonus Bits!)

    We had a lot of stuff to talk about at the end of Episode 242 of Boards & Swords, and we decided to keep streaming live and make our "Bonus Bits" free to non-patrons as well! Enjoy this? Then check out our Patreon below!

  7. 14 JUN

    Cutting Through The Shrink Wrap with Andrew Fischer from Earthborne Games - Boards & Swords #242

    Privateer Press sold the Warmachine IP? Adepticon is changing cities? And there’s a Final Fantasy 14 TTRPG coming? Plus, Andrew Fischer from Earthborne Games (https://earthbornegames.com/) is here to talk about making board games with as little environmental impact as possible. We don’t need no stinking shrink wrap here!

  8. 17 MAY

    Root-ing Out Character Arcs with Patrick Leder from Leder Games - Boards & Swords #241

    There’s a game on Kickstarter called “Toothead”? Warhammer is coming after your wallet more, and someone’s wallet is $3 million lighter after buying a magic card. Plus, we’ve got Patrick Leder from Leder Games ( https://ledergames.com/) here to talk about what they’ve got coming up in 4 letter-titled games!

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Have you ever thought: Tabletop gaming podcasts just aren't cringe worthy enough? Have you ever made terrible jokes like "If Noah found a pig murdered, would it be an Ark-ham Horror?" Then you should check out Boards & Swords, the podcast featuring Bad Jokes, Good Folks, and Tabletop games. Every other week, Chris and Philip show what happens when you let Dad Jokes get dangerously close to tabletop games.

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  • Creator
    Chris Renshaw
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2024
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Boards & Swords

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