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Boardgame Mechanics Boardgame Mechanics
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4.8 • 23 Ratings
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Jason and Katie talk about their love of boardgames and why you shouldn’t be ”board” with games. Weekly episodes include news, what we have been playing, and a feature.
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Episode 279: Games with Unique Themes or Katie Can't Stop Admiring Jason's Cubicle Poop
Episode 279: Games with Unique Themes
Introduction:
News:
Nothing!
Games played:
The Downfall of Pompeii
Chinatown
The Great British Bake-off game
Rococo
Shakespeare
Games with Unique Themes:
Jason 5 - Arch Ravels
Katie 5 - Wombat Rescue
Jason 4 - Bring Out Yer Dead
Katie 4 - The Bloody Inn
Jason 3 - Demon Worker
Katie 3 - Epic Resort
Jason 2 - Gem Hens
Katie 2 - Fire in the Library
Jason 1 - Lawyer Up
Katie 1 - Belgian Beers Race -
Episode 278.5: Five Reasons Why We Didn't Win A Golden Geek Award with The Board Game Rundown
Jason will be joining Mike and Tim from The Boardgame Rundown on their weekly Whiskey Wednesday episode to discuss all of the reasons that neither of our shows won a Golden Geek Award. We are SO angry. ANGRY!
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Episode 278: Our Favorite Hidden Gem Games or There is Lots of Potty Talk In This One...Lots
In this episode we talk about some of our favorite games that no one is talking about...but they should be...Hidden Gems so to speak.
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Episode 277: Our Favorite Games of 2023 or The Boardgame Mechanics New Tagline is "Not Poopy and Pretty Okay"
Episode 277: Favorite Games of 2023
Introduction:
News:
Fled - 11 days $40
River Valley Glassworks - 12 days, $39
Games played:
Let’s Go! to Japan
Courtisans
Return to Dark Tower with monuments
Favorite Games of 2023:
Jason 5 - Hollywood 1947
Katie 5 - Sushi Boat
Jason 4 - Fit to Print
Katie 4 - Hickory Dickory
Jason 3 - Maple Valley
Katie 3 - Distilled
Jason 2 - Expeditions
Katie 2 - White Castle
Jason 1 - After Us
Katie 1 - Earth
Honorable Mentions - Penny Black, Disney Animated, Horticulture, Oh, No Volcano!
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Episode 276: Our Top 100 Games of All Time (10-1) or Katie Gets Mad At Jason For Calling Downton Abbey Stupid
Episode 276: Our Top 100 Games of All Time (10-1)
Introduction:
News:
Everstone - 10 days, $59
Forgeflame - 10 days, $54
Games played:
Histrio
Lizard Wizard
Santa Monica
Our Top 100 Games of All Time (10-1):
Jason 10 - Wreck Raiders
Katie 10 - Merchants of the Dark Road
Jason 9 - Vinhos
Katie 9 - London
Jason 8 - Orleans
Katie 8 - Hadara
Jason 7 - Obsession
Katie 7 - Newton
Jason 6 - Wonderland’s War
Katie 6 - Obsession
Jason 5 - Merlin
Katie 5 - Merlin
Jason 4 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
Katie 4 - Rococo
Jason 3 - The Gallerist
Katie 3 - Woodcraft
Jason 2 - Tapestry
Katie 2 - Grand Austria
Jason 1 - Iki
Katie 1 - Coimbra
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Episode 275.5: The 100 Outside the Top 100 pt. 5 or Next Time Jason Will Make a List...He Needs a List
This is the audio version of a live stream that took place on 02/22/2024. This is a video series counting down our favorite games that are not quite in the top 100.
Customer Reviews
Great gaming podcast!!!
What a great concept. I just started recently checking out different gaming podcasts, and while there are some good ones out there, this is my favorite. You get to hear about the latest kickstarters, then Katie and Jason discuss a couple of random games they played, followed by games pertaining to a different theme each episode. It works really well and each episode flies by. I enjoy it a lot and genuinely look forward to each new one. As a fan of games, it’s very enjoyable and informative. And as an amateur game designer hearing about the different concepts and mechanics is invaluable! You’ll hear about dozens of games each episode and in digestible pieces. Worst part of the show is realizing how many great games are out there and figuring out which one to buy. Katie and Jason, please keep up the great work! Thanks!!
Great podcast if you like minis
These guys cover a wide variety of games, and adroitly avoid making you feel bad for liking games they don’t. Their taste in games varies enough that they cover about the entire spectrum of games, even if they don’t love the same ones I do, they give everyone a fair shot.
They keep it lite, and the show never runs too long, and if you’re lucky, they break out the sound effects.
If you do listen, reach out to them and inform them they are wrong about miniature games, and so very right about sharing their love of boardgames.
Honestly a fun show, without the heavy handedness of some other podcasts out there.
Also, games with minis are awesome, but so are games with cubes, dice, and anything in the Mediterranean.
Hank & John
Joel and Jason do a great job of discussing the ins and outs of board games over the sounds of royalty free 80s music. They are basically a board game version of Hank and John Green. Genuinely, with good chemistry the hosts do a great job of telling listeners what games are great to play and which games are worth passing up on. Even as a not very active gamer, they have inspired me to spend too much money on games just to admire the artwork.
Really great honestly!