Oak & Onion: Board Game Podcast

Oak and Onion
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Welcome to the Oak & Onion Board Game podcast where we discuss the modern board gaming hobby and other things we’re currently nerding out about.

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 14: Riding the Hype Train Off a Cliff

    Choo-choo! The Hype Train is leaving GenCon station! Joel and Chris hype up the Vans Warped Tour, the Tabletop Inn, and the Garphill trilogies–and that’s all before we even get to our topic of conversation: is hype an external problem or an internal one, and what games would we describe as overhyped, underhyped, or appropriately hyped? We wrap up our hype episode with a game of Slice and Dice, where we read terrible reviews of great games. So prepare for the ballyhoo, listen to the hoopla, and boost your anticipation for an episode designed to make your excitement levels skyrocket. Can you smell what the hype is cooking?

    Episode 14: Riding the Hype Train Off a Cliff

  2. Jul 29

    Episode 13: Lucky Number 13

    Chris and Joel are back from their hiatus with tales of food, books/movies, and a whole lot of games. In this episode we try to figure out what everyone means by a “heavy” game (hint: it depends), and check in with the highlight reel again as we try to contain our jealousy that we’re not going to GenCon. Will this be our unluckiest episode or our most popular episode yet? Tune in now to find out!

    Episode 13: Lucky Number 13

  3. Jul 15

    Episode 12: The Andrew Stiles Design Experience

    In this episode Joel and Chris are joined by Andrew Stiles, designer of Wine Cellar, Digging for Dinos, and a host of upcoming games. Andrew shares three games that define him, then Joel asks all about Andrew’s design process, from idea to pitch to execution. Finally in honor of Digging for Dinos and the upcoming Avatar: Fight for Pandora, Chris quizzes Andrew on whether he can differentiate Jurassic Park quotes from Avatar quotes. We see you, Andrew Stiles. We see you.

    Episode 12: The Andrew Stiles Design Experience

  4. Jul 8

    Episode 11: Mid-Year Check-In

    In this episode Joel and Chris check in on the gaming year so far, exploring trends, highs, lows, and what’s coming in the second half of the year that we have our eyes on. Then we follow up last week’s chat about DVC’s games with a discussion of unique games that have stuck with us. Plus we’ll find out what Chris thinks about the sister franchises of Toy Story movies and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Episode 11 starts now!

    Episode 11: Mid-Year Check-In

  5. Jul 1

    Episode 10: Origins Highlights

    Joel answers Chris’s Origins questions and Chris responds to Joel’s game cafe queries in this, the tenth episode of the Oak and Onion podcast. Ten episodes makes this our tin anniversary, and that doesn’t mean anything, but that’s weird, right? Listen in for convention highlights, Disclosure Day chatter, and bad movie celebrations as we try and fail to keep the episode under two hours. What can we say, we like to talk!

    Episode 10: Origins Highlights

  6. Jun 17

    Episode 9: Tricks and Treats

    Join us for our most 9th episode ever as we shed our inhibitions, climb the ladder of podcasting success, and trick our listeners into spending another two hours with us. In this episode we talk superheroes old and new as we explore where He-Man gets resurrected, Marvel gets underappreciated, and The Boys gets overly graphic. Then Joel shares some of the highlights of a small local gaming convention he attended for the first time. We continue our Board Games 101 series with a group of card game terms. And we end the episode by Blind Ranking 5 games each from designers selected by the other. It’s our last show before a week off, so download it many times to listen to repeatedly and keep those listener stats up for us! Segments: 00:00:00—Intro00:00:43—What We’ve Been Up To00:06:02—What We’ve Been Watching00:25:17—What We’ve Been Playing01:10:14—Board Games 10101:40:13—Blind Rank01:46:17—Closing and Sign Off

    Episode 9: Tricks and Treats

  7. Jun 10

    Episode 8: Obsessed with Summer

    Join Chris and Joel for a short-ish episode where we give you tips and tricks for hosting a game night–spoiler alert, it all comes down to clear communication–throw down another 3-2-1 list for summertime games, and talk about some more games we’ve played in the last couple weeks. We also turn into a film podcast for a few minutes with a deep discussion of Curry Barker’s new film Obsession (don’t worry, we save all the spoilers for a bonus segment after our signoff). Yeah, okay, in the end, the episode is not that short-ish after all. What can we say–we love to talk! Segments: 00:00:00—Intro00:00:44—What We’ve Been Up To00:04:03—What We’ve Been Watching00:27:41—What We’ve Been Playing01:07:05—How to Host a Game Night01:19:41—3-2-1 Summer!01:36:23—Closing and Sign Off01:38:27—Obsession Spoiler Chat

    Episode 8: Obsessed with Summer

  8. Jun 3

    Episode 7: Convention-al Wisdom

    After separate gaming weekends, Joel and Chris try to switch things up with a shortened episode as we aim for weekly releases through the month of June. We talk about Chris’s birthday, Joel’s illness, highlights of our gaming weekends, and give our tips for successful board game convention experiences. At right around 97 minutes, it’s our usual board game banter refined into a perfect blend of wit and wisdom, all in the same time it would take to watch 2004’s Mean Girls. So put in your headphones and spend time with some Nice Boys instead! Segments 00:00:00—Intro00:00:38—What We’ve Been Enjoying00:22:00—BIG Gaming Weekends Recap01:07:05—Convention Tips01:36:31—Closing and Sign Off

    Episode 7: Convention-al Wisdom
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Welcome to the Oak & Onion Board Game podcast where we discuss the modern board gaming hobby and other things we’re currently nerding out about.

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