Simple, Yet Intriguing

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Simple, Yet Intriguing is a weekly podcast for board game lovers. Join hosts Luke, Chris and Sophie as they set out to play and review every single game designed by the legendary Reiner Knizia (with occasional detours into other designers). Whether you're a board game aficionado or just getting started, everyone is welcome to join in for the ride! New episodes every Monday.

  1. 17 DE FEV.

    #49: Gazebo, with guest Alisha Giroux (Tile Laying 8)

    Chris and Luke are joined by special guest Alisha Giroux, artist and graphic designer of Gazebo, to chat about the game and the work that goes into board game art. Later, they dig deep about nooks, patios, gazebos and dominos and how they all work within the world of Gazebo. Alisha can be found at https://www.instagram.com/_asmeesh -- 00:00 Intro 01:03 Interview and discussion with Alisha Giroux 18:43 Alisha's Upcoming projects 21:20 Tile Placement guessing game 33:01 Gazebo rules overview 46:00 aha! moments 01:02:00 Next week teaser // Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'Grady Produced by Sophie Shin Socials by Matt Winquist Art by Samm Ruppersberger

    1h4min

  2. 9 DE FEV.

    #48: BGA Awards 2026

    Chris, Luke and Mechanic Mechanic Matt look at and place their votes for the 5 awards and twenty nominated games for the upcoming boardgamearena.com awards! Check it out and vote here: https://bga.li/awards2026 -- 0:00 - Intro 7:15 - Best Casual Game 17:20 - Best Regular Game 27:57 - Best Expert Game 41:28 - Best 2-Player Game 54:00 - Best Brain Teaser 1:03:45 - Overall Favourite 1:08:00 - Next Week Teaser // Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'Grady Produced by Sophie Shin Socials by Matt Winquist Art by Samm Ruppersberger

    1h9min

  3. 4 DE FEV.

    #47: Khan of Khans (Anniversaries)

    Wrapping up our Anniversaries trilogy (until our first 2026 play!), we talk Khan of Khans - a very light card game set in the world of Glorantha. Luke also waxes loquacious about a trilogy of games - Nova Luna, Sanagi, and Framework. -- 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - What We (Luke) Played This Week (Nova Luna, Sanagi, Framework) 13:39 - Khan of Khans discussion 25:31 - aha! moments 36:13 - How Has it Aged? 39:41 - Minigame (Top 5 Crowdfunded games on BGG) // Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'Grady Produced by Sophie Shin Socials by Matt Winquist Art by Samm Ruppersberger

    46min

  4. 26 DE JAN.

    #46: Royal Visit (aka Times Square) (Anniversaries)

    Whose chateau will the king visit? Which nightclub will attract the most famous guests?? How are these connected??? All of your most burning questions answered on this week's episode. Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

    44min

  5. 19 DE JAN.

    #45: Classic Art (Anniversaries)

    Debuting a concise new series to kick off our 2026 run, the lads are covering Classic Art to commemorate the 30th anniversary of its original 1996 release. We also chat French Toast, a recent release by AllPlay and the ever-magnanimous Peter C. Hayward. -- 01:01 - French Toast discussion (What We Played This Week) 06:56 - Classic Art Discussion 17:26 - Aha! Moments -- Hosted & Edited by Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by Sophie Shin Socials by Matthew Winquist Art by Samm Ruppersberger

    30min

  6. 13 DE JAN.

    #44: 2025 Year in Review!

    Happy new year! 🎉Another year around the sun, another retrospective episode where we get the whole crew together to discuss the games we played, the challenges most of us catastrophically failed, and what we're looking forward to in 2026. --- Hosted & Edited by Luke O'Grady, Chris Lemieux, Sophie Shin, & Matthew Winquist Produced by Sophie Shin Socials by Matthew Winquist Art by Samm Ruppersberger

    48min

  7. 6 DE JAN.

    #43: ORBIT (Cosmic Silos Trilogy)

    🚀Our final lap around the SILOS system takes the lads through a high-stakes galactic race that's fun for the whole family! Includes amicable chatting about 12 Chip Trick, as well as comparisons of ORBIT to other race & racing games. --- 00:00 - Intro 01:26 - 12 Chip Trick discussion (What We Played This Week) 07:43 - ORBIT discussion 22:29 - aha! moments 29:31 - Game of Games: top 5 SciFi boardgames Hosted & Edited by Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by Sophie Shin Socials by Matthew Winquist Art by Samm Ruppersberger

    34min

  8. 23/12/2025

    #42: EGO (Cosmic Silos Trilogy)

    👽 The lads wax enthusiastically about EGO, the exciting, interactive, and tough-to-categorize 2nd entry in the Cosmic Silos Trilogy from Bitewing Games about being better at making friends than your friends. Featuring banter about 'Waddle', a clever little penguin posturing game from Allplay & Corné van Moorsel. -- 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Waddle Discussion 05:37 - EGO Rules & Discussion 21:08 - Aha! Moments 40:08 - Game of games

    45min
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Simple, Yet Intriguing is a weekly podcast for board game lovers. Join hosts Luke, Chris and Sophie as they set out to play and review every single game designed by the legendary Reiner Knizia (with occasional detours into other designers). Whether you're a board game aficionado or just getting started, everyone is welcome to join in for the ride! New episodes every Monday.

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  • Criado por
    Simple, Yet Intriguing
  • Anos de atividade
    2024 - 2026
  • Episódios
    50
  • Classificação
    Explícito
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