Board All The Time

Hero Unit Games and Theater Geeks

A podcast for anybody interested in the board gaming hobby and industry. Come for the thoughts on the games that are coming out and stay for the segment where we make each other play games we normally wouldn’t. A bi-weekly main episode with your hosts Mark, Scott, and Jason and lots of off week content otherwise.

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    Board All the Time Interviews: The Victory Roll Café (featuring AEW's Ruby Soho and Cool Hand Angelo Parker)

    Hey hey BATT Family! Welcome to a little piece of bonus content where we got to sit down and record a conversation with the owners of Victory Roll Café. We had the best of intentions for this to be a formal, sit-down interview but it devolved into us just having too much fun. Add in that they were taking time out of their Holiday Party which had the store completely wall to wall packed and I'm amazed we got the fifteen minutes we did out of all of them. Seriously they're great people and it's a wonderful space that the BATT crew regularly haunts. We'll probably try again and have a full, "professional" interview again with them but know that this definitely won't be the last time that you hear these voices on the podcast. Thanks again to Lisa, Danny, Dori, and Jeff for making the time they could and I hope that you go visit the café as soon as you can! --- We'd like to thank our sponsors as well: Grand Gamers Guild! https://grandgamersguild.com. Use Discount Code BATT10 to make sure that we are supported AND you let them know that we sent you. Secret Door Games! They can be found at https://www.secretdoorgames.org or 215 S. Main St, Elkhart Indiana 46514. Meeple Source! https://meeplesource.com/?PARTNER=battg Be sure to keep that partner bit (?PARTNER=battg) on the end of any link on their site, and you'll get us our affiliate linking! Victory Roll Cafe! https://victoryrollcafe.com or 711 W McKinley Ave, Mishawaka, IN 46545. --- You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com. We finally put a linktree together! https://linktr.ee/boardallthetime We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time.  We're on BlueSky now and loving it! At this point it really feels like BlueSky is for board gaming, so definitely check us out on there at https://bsky.app/profile/boardallthetime.bsky.social If you would like to check out Mark's Top 100 list, it can be found at: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/368857/top-100-games-2025-edition If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6 Theater Geeks! https://www.twitch.tv/theatergeeks --- We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music.

    15 min
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    Reviews: Kaiser Cucumber & the Gangs of McChanicle Corners

    Hey hey BATT Family! Welcome to the review for Kaiser Cucumber & the Gangs of McChanicle Corners. This was provided to us by the folks over at Fight in a Box. Kaiser Cucumber is a great filler social deduction game 2-4 players (or 1-4 with the expansion). Once more we were entirely charmed by the art and had a good time with this one. Check out our review, go pick it up from Fight in a Box's webstore (linked below) and then let us know how you liked it by hitting us up at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com. Thanks again to Fight in a Box for providing us the game! --- This episode's segments: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:56 - How the Game Plays / Expansion 00:06:55 - Learning Curve / Ease of Teach 00:08:18 - Artwork / Components / Iconography 00:10:14 - Replayability / Player Count / Solo Mode 00:12:08 - What's to Like, What's to Dislike  00:15:24 - Final Thoughts  00:17:04 - Outro ---   Notes! 0) Also, I'm not 100% sure on this but I think the cover of the game might be random? We got a copy with our friend the Dockworker Owl but the BGG page has a Hedgehog in a sweater 1) The Puppies or Poop BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/457896/puppies-or-poop 2) Fight in a Box's main website: https://www.fightinabox.com 3) Kaiser Cucumber on Fight's webstore: https://fight-in-a-box.myshopify.com/products/kaiser-cucumber-the-gangs-of-mcchanicle-corners-expansions-preorder 4) The fancy editon: https://fight-in-a-box.myshopify.com/products/gangs-of-mcchanicle-corners-collectors-edition --- We'd like to thank our sponsors as well: Grand Gamers Guild! https://grandgamersguild.com. Use Discount Code BATT10 to make sure that we are supported AND you let them know that we sent you. Secret Door Games! They can be found at https://www.secretdoorgames.org or 215 S. Main St, Elkhart Indiana 46514. Meeple Source! https://meeplesource.com/?PARTNER=battg Be sure to keep that partner bit (?PARTNER=battg) on the end of any link on their site, and you'll get us our affiliate linking! Victory Roll Cafe! https://victoryrollcafe.com or 711 W McKinley Ave, Mishawaka, IN 46545. --- You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com. We finally put a linktree together! https://linktr.ee/boardallthetime We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time.  We're on BlueSky now and loving it! At this point it really feels like BlueSky is for board gaming, so definitely check us out on there at https://bsky.app/profile/boardallthetime.bsky.social If you would like to check out Mark's Top 100 list, it can be found at: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/368857/top-100-games-2025-edition If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6 Theater Geeks! https://www.twitch.tv/theatergeeks --- We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music.

    18 min
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    Reviews: Puppies or Poop

    Hey hey BATT Family! Welcome to the review for Puppies or Poop. This was provided to us by the folks over at Fight in a Box. Puppies or Poop is a terribly silly little game about trying to avoid stepping in dog doo for 2-4 players. We were entirely charmed by the art and had a good time with this one. Check out our review, go pick it up from Fight in a Box's webstore (linked below) and then let us know how you liked it by hitting us up at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com. Thanks again to Fight in a Box for providing us the game! --- This episode's segments: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:04 - How the Game Plays 00:02:09 - Learning Curve / Ease of Teach 00:02:45 - Artwork / Components / Iconography 00:03:57 - Replayability / Player Count / Solo Mode 00:05:06 - What's to Like, What's to Dislike  00:07:07 - Final Thoughts  00:07:47 - Outro ---   Notes! 1) The Puppies or Poop BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/457896/puppies-or-poop 2) Fight in a Box's main website: https://www.fightinabox.com 3) Puppies or Poop on Fight's webstore: https://fight-in-a-box.myshopify.com/products/puppies-or-poop-preorder --- We'd like to thank our sponsors as well: Grand Gamers Guild! https://grandgamersguild.com. Use Discount Code BATT10 to make sure that we are supported AND you let them know that we sent you. Secret Door Games! They can be found at https://www.secretdoorgames.org or 215 S. Main St, Elkhart Indiana 46514. Meeple Source! https://meeplesource.com/?PARTNER=battg Be sure to keep that partner bit (?PARTNER=battg) on the end of any link on their site, and you'll get us our affiliate linking! Victory Roll Cafe! https://victoryrollcafe.com or 711 W McKinley Ave, Mishawaka, IN 46545. --- You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com. We finally put a linktree together! https://linktr.ee/boardallthetime We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time.  We're on BlueSky now and loving it! At this point it really feels like BlueSky is for board gaming, so definitely check us out on there at https://bsky.app/profile/boardallthetime.bsky.social If you would like to check out Mark's Top 100 list, it can be found at: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/368857/top-100-games-2025-edition If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6 Theater Geeks! https://www.twitch.tv/theatergeeks --- We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music.

    8 min
  4. 31/03

    Board All the Time Episode 32

    Hey hey BATT Family! Welcome to all the new folks that have come into the fold from the Brass content! We're stoked to have you with us.  This episode is one where clearly the crew was having too much fun taking shots at each other. This time around we decided to break down those ambiguous terms of luck, tactics, and strategy to try and have a defined conversation; Scott nailed us with yet another word game (and had us using the phrase Banana Balls multiple times), and then we get into a surprisingly contentious Table Shelf or Trade segment that finishes out with us just feeling old because 2021 shouldn't be five years ago. Thanks for checking this episode out and make sure to let us know what you think of everything by hitting us up on the comments or emailing us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com! And if you haven't listened to our Brass content yet, go do so!  --- This episode's segments: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:48 - What's Been on the Table 00:03:38 - Topic of the Week: Luck, Tactics, and Strategy 00:19:08 - Why Did I Play That: Sequitur 00:30:31 - Grand Gamers Guild Sponsor 00:31:38 - Table / Shelf / Trade 00:55:16 - Rotating Segment: The Archives 01:05:21 - Secret Door Sponsor   01:06:12 - Meeple Source Sponsor 01:07:12 - Victory Roll Sponsor 01:08:03 - Contact Info for BATT and Theater Geeks 01:09:15 - Outro ---   Notes! 1) I'm gonna straight up copy what Roxley said about us in Update 19 here because I'm over the moon that we got this notice from them: "If you want the deepest mechanical breakdown of Brass: Pittsburgh out there right now, look no further than Board All the Time. Their love for the Brass series comes through in every minute of both videos, and their comparison with Birmingham might be the best discussion of what makes Pittsburgh its own thing that we've seen from any creator so far. Pittsburgh Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCOwDZ8YbY8  Birmingham vs. Pittsburgh Comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEm33dR9ajw If you want to go deep before the campaign closes, these podcasts are for you. " (HOW COOL IS THAT?!) --- 2) The Gamefound Link! https://gamefound.com/en/projects/roxley/brass-pittsburgh 3) Roxley's Brass Pittsburg Store Page: https://roxley.com/products/brass-pittsburgh 4) Brass: Pittsburgh BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/452264/brass-pittsburgh   --- We'd like to thank our sponsors as well: Grand Gamers Guild! https://grandgamersguild.com. Use Discount Code BATT10 to make sure that we are supported AND you let them know that we sent you. Secret Door Games! They can be found at https://www.secretdoorgames.org or 215 S. Main St, Elkhart Indiana 46514. Meeple Source! https://meeplesource.com/?PARTNER=battg Be sure to keep that partner bit (?PARTNER=battg) on the end of any link on their site, and you'll get us our affiliate linking! Victory Roll Cafe! https://victoryrollcafe.com or 711 W McKinley Ave, Mishawaka, IN 46545. --- You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com. We finally put a linktree together! https://linktr.ee/boardallthetime We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time.  We're on BlueSky now and loving it! At this point it really feels like BlueSky is for board gaming, so definitely check us out on there at https://bsky.app/profile/boardallthetime.bsky.social If you would like to check out Mark's Top 100 list, it can be found at: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/368857/top-100-games-2025-edition If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6 Theater Geeks! https://www.twitch.tv/theatergeeks --- We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music.

    1 h 10 min
  5. 25/03

    Board All the Time Interviews: Nate Linhart, Designer of Tenpenny Parks

    Hey hey BATT Family! Welcome to this standalone interview we were lucky enough to have with Tenpenny Parks designer, Nate Linhart. We recorded this right around the time of the Kickstarter campaign going live for the brand new expansions, Winter Lights and Spooky Nights and Innovation and somehow missed releasing it in time for that. So in support of their pledge manager, which is closing next week on March 31, we're finally getting this out to you. We talk the origins of the design for Tenpenny Parks itself, breakdown what the expansions add, and suggest a minor addition that made Nate way too happy. Be sure to check the interview out, hit up their pledge manager if you've not backed it yet, and then get in touch with us about what you think about the interview and if you'd like us to do more like this! Thanks again to Nate for joining us and Thunderworks for providing a copy of the game for us to play!  ---   Notes! 1) The Pledge Manager Link! https://thunderworksgames.com/pages/tenpenny-parks-expansions-pledge-manager 2) The Expansions + Collector's Edition Kickstarter Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thunderworks/tenpenny-parks-expansions-collectors-edition 3) Tenpenny Parks BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/294702/tenpenny-parks --- We'd like to thank our sponsors as well: Grand Gamers Guild! https://grandgamersguild.com. Use Discount Code BATT10 to make sure that we are supported AND you let them know that we sent you. Secret Door Games! They can be found at https://www.secretdoorgames.org or 215 S. Main St, Elkhart Indiana 46514. Meeple Source! https://meeplesource.com/?PARTNER=battg Be sure to keep that partner bit (?PARTNER=battg) on the end of any link on their site, and you'll get us our affiliate linking! Victory Roll Cafe! https://victoryrollcafe.com or 711 W McKinley Ave, Mishawaka, IN 46545. --- You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com. We finally put a linktree together! https://linktr.ee/boardallthetime We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time.  We're on BlueSky now and loving it! At this point it really feels like BlueSky is for board gaming, so definitely check us out on there at https://bsky.app/profile/boardallthetime.bsky.social If you would like to check out Mark's Top 100 list, it can be found at: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/368857/top-100-games-2025-edition If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6 Theater Geeks! https://www.twitch.tv/theatergeeks --- We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music.

    29 min
  6. 24/03

    This or That: Brass Lancashire vs Birmingham vs Pittsburgh

    Hey hey BATT Family! Welcome to this preview for Brass: Pittsburgh in support of their Gamefound campaign! The new standalone version, and the first one in eight years, of Brass from Roxley Games. This new game is going to feel both familiar to players of Birmingham as well as radically different for all the changes it makes. In this particular episode we're actually comparing all three versions of Brass side by side largely looking at how the gameplay systems are executed on. We've intentionally kept a rules teach out of our Pittsburgh content right now since the rule set (as of this recording) isn't finalized and changes could be forthcoming. Be sure to check the episode out, hit up their Gamefound page, and then get in touch with us about what you think about Brass: Pittsburgh! The link to the Gamefound campaign is below!  --- This episode's segments: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:04 - Action Differences: Build  00:09:35 - Resource Differences 00:21:41 - Action Differences: Sell 00:27:40 - Action Differences: Network 00:29:52 - Action Differences: Develop 00:35:19 - Action Differences: Loan 00:37:13 - Final Comparisons 00:40:55 - Deluxe vs Retail Editions ---   Notes! 1) The Gamefound Link! Because god save me, but I said Kickstarter in this episode too. Deep apologies on that. https://gamefound.com/en/projects/roxley/brass-pittsburgh 2) Roxley's Brass Pittsburg Store Page: https://roxley.com/products/brass-pittsburgh 3) Brass: Pittsburgh BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/452264/brass-pittsburgh --- We'd like to thank our sponsors as well: Grand Gamers Guild! https://grandgamersguild.com. Use Discount Code BATT10 to make sure that we are supported AND you let them know that we sent you. Secret Door Games! They can be found at https://www.secretdoorgames.org or 215 S. Main St, Elkhart Indiana 46514. Meeple Source! https://meeplesource.com/?PARTNER=battg Be sure to keep that partner bit (?PARTNER=battg) on the end of any link on their site, and you'll get us our affiliate linking! Victory Roll Cafe! https://victoryrollcafe.com or 711 W McKinley Ave, Mishawaka, IN 46545. --- You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com. We finally put a linktree together! https://linktr.ee/boardallthetime We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time.  We're on BlueSky now and loving it! At this point it really feels like BlueSky is for board gaming, so definitely check us out on there at https://bsky.app/profile/boardallthetime.bsky.social If you would like to check out Mark's Top 100 list, it can be found at: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/368857/top-100-games-2025-edition If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6 Theater Geeks! https://www.twitch.tv/theatergeeks --- We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music.

    44 min
  7. 24/03

    Brass: Pittsburgh (from Roxley Games) Gamefound Preview

    Hey hey BATT Family! Welcome to this preview for Brass: Pittsburgh in support of their Gamefound campaign! The new standalone version, and the first one in eight years, of Brass from Roxley Games. This new game is going to feel both familiar to players of Birmingham as well as radically different for all the changes it makes. In this preview we're specifically previewing Brass: Pittsburgh itself. It's still the heavy interaction, heavy economic Euro game that everybody loves from the system with some pretty massive updates in the gameplay. We've intentionally kept a rules teach out of our Pittsburgh content right now since the rule set (as of this recording) isn't finalized and changes could be forthcoming. Be sure to check the episode out, hit up their Gamefound page, and then get in touch with us about what you think about Brass: Pittsburgh! The link to the Gamefound campaign is below!  --- This episode's segments: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:45 - Learning Curve and Ease of Teach 00:06:02 - Artwork, Components, and Iconography 00:11:48 - Replayability and Player Count 00:15:45 - What's to Like, What's to Dislike 00:36:41 - Final Thoughts and Outro ---   Notes! 1) The Gamefound Link! Because god save me, I kept saying Kickstarter in this episode. Deep apologies on that. https://gamefound.com/en/projects/roxley/brass-pittsburgh 2) Roxley's Brass Pittsburg Store Page: https://roxley.com/products/brass-pittsburgh 3) Brass: Pittsburgh BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/452264/brass-pittsburgh --- We'd like to thank our sponsors as well: Grand Gamers Guild! https://grandgamersguild.com. Use Discount Code BATT10 to make sure that we are supported AND you let them know that we sent you. Secret Door Games! They can be found at https://www.secretdoorgames.org or 215 S. Main St, Elkhart Indiana 46514. Meeple Source! https://meeplesource.com/?PARTNER=battg Be sure to keep that partner bit (?PARTNER=battg) on the end of any link on their site, and you'll get us our affiliate linking! Victory Roll Cafe! https://victoryrollcafe.com or 711 W McKinley Ave, Mishawaka, IN 46545. --- You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com. We finally put a linktree together! https://linktr.ee/boardallthetime We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time.  We're on BlueSky now and loving it! At this point it really feels like BlueSky is for board gaming, so definitely check us out on there at https://bsky.app/profile/boardallthetime.bsky.social If you would like to check out Mark's Top 100 list, it can be found at: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/368857/top-100-games-2025-edition If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6 Theater Geeks! https://www.twitch.tv/theatergeeks --- We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music.

    38 min
  8. 20/03

    Reviews: Brass Birmingham

    Hey hey BATT Family! Welcome to this review for Brass: Birmingham! Brass: Birmingham is a 2-4 player highly interactive, economic, heavy Euro game that we already had within the BATT Library. We are doing this in leadup to the release of Brass: Pittsburgh's Gamefound campaign next week. You can find the links to that below. Brass: Birmingham is designed by Martin Wallace, Gavin Brown, and Matt Tolman and is a very different game than it's originator, Brass: Lancashire. You may not like one if you like the other but it's entirely worth trying both out to find that out for yourself. Check out the review to find out what we thought of it and let us know what you think after listening by emailing us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com! --- This episode's segments: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:13 - How the Game Plays 00:10:12 - Learning Curve / Ease of Teach 00:12:43 - Artwork / Components / Iconography 00:16:11 - Replayability / Player Count  00:20:10 - What's to Like, What's to Dislike  00:30:34 - Final Thoughts  00:34:58 - Outro ---   Notes! 1) Roxley's Brass: Birmingham Store Page: https://roxley.com/products/brass-birmingham 2) Brass: Birmingham BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224517/brass-birmingham 3) Brass: Pittsburgh Gamefound Link: https://gamefound.com/projects/roxley/brass-pittsburgh?refcode=2jL2Iu9PNkyZGMCqFxtO3w 4) Roxley's Brass Pittsburg Store Page: https://roxley.com/products/brass-pittsburgh --- We'd like to thank our sponsors as well: Grand Gamers Guild! https://grandgamersguild.com. Use Discount Code BATT10 to make sure that we are supported AND you let them know that we sent you. Secret Door Games! They can be found at https://www.secretdoorgames.org or 215 S. Main St, Elkhart Indiana 46514. Meeple Source! https://meeplesource.com/?PARTNER=battg Be sure to keep that partner bit (?PARTNER=battg) on the end of any link on their site, and you'll get us our affiliate linking! Victory Roll Cafe! https://victoryrollcafe.com or 711 W McKinley Ave, Mishawaka, IN 46545. --- You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com. We finally put a linktree together! https://linktr.ee/boardallthetime We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time.  We're on BlueSky now and loving it! At this point it really feels like BlueSky is for board gaming, so definitely check us out on there at https://bsky.app/profile/boardallthetime.bsky.social If you would like to check out Mark's Top 100 list, it can be found at: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/368857/top-100-games-2025-edition If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6 Theater Geeks! https://www.twitch.tv/theatergeeks --- We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music.

    35 min

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A podcast for anybody interested in the board gaming hobby and industry. Come for the thoughts on the games that are coming out and stay for the segment where we make each other play games we normally wouldn’t. A bi-weekly main episode with your hosts Mark, Scott, and Jason and lots of off week content otherwise.

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