The Last Standee

The Last Standee Team
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The Last Standee is a podcast which deals with boardgames, tabletop RPGs, tabletop gaming and everything else ancillary to the hobby, with a focus on Complex AI Boss Battler (CABB) games. The base formula is: passionate boardgamers talking about games they like. Hosted by Fen and featuring fortnightly episodes, it collects quips and opinions from six speakers and five countries across the European Union.

  1. 107: Two's Company, Three's a Crowd (2 Top 3)

    6D AGO

    107: Two's Company, Three's a Crowd (2 Top 3)

    Hello and welcome to episode 107! Which has been TAKEN OVER with a REFRESHING NEW course! What can I say, I love Cara's artistic direction. She got the perfect title for an episode where two people discuss two different top threes - a mini special, if you want. In these cases, courtesy dictactes that I don't spoil anything of the games discussed here, so we'll keep it generic: it is adorable to have someone hosting without notes, don't you think? So, after the usual Standee Catch-up and THE FIRST EVER PRODUCT PLACEMENT OF A WATER BOTTLE IN A BOARDGAME PODCAST, we get to the actual content of the episode. I feel like I should be preparing you for it, but on the other hand there's no way you can be prepared for what follows. Just brace yourselves, because there are a lot of 2s and 3s. The episode is 2 top 3s from our 2 hosts, Cara and another guy she forgot about almost immediately (a thing that, it appears obvious, the guy is very ready to forgive and move on) are discussing their top 3 eye candy games, for a reason or another. The 2nd top 3 is where we cheat a little - it's "games we played we wish we could play more" with some twist, the first twist being that Cara brought 3 distinct top 3s there. The other guy just has 3 games. Special episodes are fun to make - hopefully they are fun to listen too! Anyway, until next episode, CYA!

    1h 19m
  2. 106: Unquackable (Grimcoven, Dark Romance, Toy Battle, Unstoppable)

    JAN 17

    106: Unquackable (Grimcoven, Dark Romance, Toy Battle, Unstoppable)

    Sometimes, an episode recording goes south. Maybe it takes the entire episode or waits for the weekend, but it happens. There's no Last Standee anymore, only Unquackable. Do you expect me to write a synopsis of... this? Fine, I'll try. We begin with a Standee Catch-up, par for the course. Then Fen does a recollection of a lot of stuff (Seance of the Blake Manor - wishlisted on Steam!), but mostly talks about Grimcoven and snow (unrelated). Then - oh dear how I missed those - it's time for the irregular space of Cara's Reviews, with Dark Romance. Listen to it! It's maybe a bit long, but it's highly educational. Then, Alessio has 10 minutes to finish with Toy Battle and Unstoppable. No worries, maybe it can still be done... but you really should keep Fen away from photo editors during that time. Now all I see are Toy Battle rubber duckies - everywhere. You cannot stop the quacking. It's UNQUACKABLE. ...so we publish this out of schedule, because the cake is a lie and all there is is QUACK.

    1h 25m
  3. 105: Saturday Morning Cartoons (Trenchcoat Raccoons, Hot Streak, Magical Athlete)

    11/24/2025

    105: Saturday Morning Cartoons (Trenchcoat Raccoons, Hot Streak, Magical Athlete)

    Hello and welcome to episode 105 of The Last Standee Podcast! Nothing to say, you must be really, really patient with us to bear such confusion in episode descriptions if you are still there, but let me explain. I know the podcast is out on Mondays and it says "Saturday Morning", but if you go into the detail of the games talked about, there is a "saturday morning cartoons" vibe, or at least that's what we say ourselves when we pat our backs congratulating on the title. Truth to be told, we just recorded this one on a Saturday Morning and all games are cartoon-themed, so see? Brilliant! Anyway. The episode starts with the usual Standee Catch-up where we learn useful insight about how to paint ginger/redheads on miniatures without them looking like fiery aliens (much appreciated!), then we start vibing with Audrey talking us about Trenchcoat Raccoons, your unusual one-off TTRPG project of the week (fortnight?). Then it's Alessio's turn to bring up that weird phase in CMYK games' publisher history when they decide to put out in a short sequence two weirdly competing, weird titles about races: Hot Streak and Magical Athlete. All of this, while our heroes waited for Alexis - little they knew at the time, but... See you next time!

    56 min
  4. 104: Card Combos, Cursed Critters (Eternal Decks, Here to Slay, King of Tokyo Duel)

    10/26/2025

    104: Card Combos, Cursed Critters (Eternal Decks, Here to Slay, King of Tokyo Duel)

    A spooky welcome to Episode 104 of The Last Standee Podcast! This episode we explore curses, critters and cursed critters which also curse you! But let us get our curse-words (Inigo Montoya vibes here: you keep saying that word - I don't think it means what you think it means) sorted! First, there's our Standee Catch-up with Cara and Alessio, then Alessio breaks ice with Eternal Decks, an excellent scenario-based coop card game by Hiroken seeing first reprint right these days, then Cara goes with Here to Slay, the Unstable Unicorns sequel that nods a bit to Munchkin (but also has some good things going its way). Finally, Alessio and Cara talk about King of Tokyo Duel, the last (next to last, now that Essen SPIEL has come and gone there's Mindbug King of Tokyo) iteration of the franchise, which brings some very welcome fresh air to the known and loved concept of the game. And I think here we are: there are cards, combos, critters and curses - episode's done! See you next episode!

    1h 7m
  5. 103: Beer murdered the paradox (The Red Dragon Inn, Cara's Murder Mystery, Anachrony)

    10/12/2025

    103: Beer murdered the paradox (The Red Dragon Inn, Cara's Murder Mystery, Anachrony)

    Hi Last Standee fans! Welcome to Episode 103! You know, sometimes it's difficult to find an episode title that feels smart and has a relevance to all the topics and it's not just cacophonic. I think this episode's title it's a testament to that. I went for a "Video killed the radio star" vibe, but I didn't quite get there. Oh well! In this episode we have a heartfelt Standee Catch-up with the gang, then Fen starts right away with The Red Dragon Inn - you know it's a good one because this is a topic that they wanted to bring up for a long time (I mean, it's no Tiny Towns, but the game is stupid fun in the right hands), then Cara's there with something I am positive she called a "murder party" or something very ominously on that line, but she really meant "murder mystery". Which murder? Which mystery? Don't ask me, I'm just an intro - listen to the episode! We finish strong with Audrey and Anachrony, the heaviest game about time paradoxes and resource management we all know and love! Now that you mention it, it might be that Audrey has a thing for time machines. And swift as we started, we are at the end of the episode. What would the second E stand this time, for the one hundred and third time? No spoilers, but this time it just barely made it! Until next episode, remember, the second "E" in "episode" stands for "E".

    1h 24m
  6. 102: Those Obnoxious Aliens (Mother of Dragons, Senjutsu, Sidereal Confluence)

    09/28/2025

    102: Those Obnoxious Aliens (Mother of Dragons, Senjutsu, Sidereal Confluence)

    Hello and welcome to Episode 102 of The Last Standee Podcast! This is a "surprise 2" episode with Cara and Fen, where they go on a free-range chat about electric cars, the weather and shipping woes! Oh, but also boardgames - and we have a lot to say about those. Say you want an expansion? Then Fen has got you covered - Mother of Dragons for A Game of Thrones boardgame (you know it's good because we don't talk very often about expansions). After the expansion talk though, there's Cara with Senjutsu: Battle of Japan - a deeply strategic miniature card-based skirmish/duel game which also happens to be real eye candy. And it feudal Japan is not your taste, what about Fen covering the modern classic, Sidereal Confluence? And speaking of both, did anyone catch the reference in the title? 100 internet points to the winner! Anyway, while you think at it - see you next time!

    1h 38m
  7. 101: Other Water (TTRPG talk)

    09/15/2025

    101: Other Water (TTRPG talk)

    Howdy, Last Standee fans! One day, some GENIUS suggested to do something about instruction manuals with Episode 101 (you know, because 101- got it? heh). Needless to say, that GENIUS was way too ahead of their time, and that proposal is not what this episode is about. Godspeed, beautiful he or her who had this magnificent idea! May the moonlight shine on all your paths, you monumental SoB or DoB! Well, thankfully, anyway. Because when you put together the likes of Fen, Cara and Alexis to talk about TTRPGs fully unchecked and unshackled, you get the beautiful piece of listening you are observing now. And if you think of it, TTRPGs are basically entirely made of instructions manuals? No? So without further ado, here-we-go! See you next episode!

    1h 48m
  8. 100 - Tabletop Alien Triangle (Yes, it has been a while!)

    09/02/2025

    100 - Tabletop Alien Triangle (Yes, it has been a while!)

    Hello and welcome back to The Last Standee Podcast! It has been SIX MONTHS, but we are here! If you have a subscription, I take that you won't believe to the notification icon. Well, we are here. How was the world doing since we were away? On second thought, don't tell me, I'll check these 3407 notification icons on my news app. By the way, it's probably fine. But let's talk boardgames! We saved the good hosts for this comeback! IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU AROUND! Let's get on with the episode, questions later!

    1h 27m
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The Last Standee is a podcast which deals with boardgames, tabletop RPGs, tabletop gaming and everything else ancillary to the hobby, with a focus on Complex AI Boss Battler (CABB) games. The base formula is: passionate boardgamers talking about games they like. Hosted by Fen and featuring fortnightly episodes, it collects quips and opinions from six speakers and five countries across the European Union.

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  • Creator
    The Last Standee Team
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    107
  • Rating
    Clean
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