Simple, Yet Intriguing

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. 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

    45 min

  2. 16/12/2025

    #41: SILOS (Cosmic Silos Trilogy)

    👾 Our latest 100% human-created episode covers the 2025 Reiner Knizia release SILOS from Bitewing Games, wherein skinsuits abound and cows are finally given their due. Featuring banter about recent Pandemic system game 'Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship', Star Wars games, and IP games in general. -- Chapters: 00:00 - Standard Earth Greetings 03:00 - Fate of the Fellowship discussion 12:08 - (segue into) SILOS Discussion 28:08 - Aha! Moment [Sophie 28:08 | Chris 30:52 | Luke 35:17] 40:39 - Outro -- Hosted & Edited by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials by: Matt Winquist Art by: Sam Ruppersberger

    42 min

  3. 08/12/2025

    #40: Tower Chess & Fives (Taiki Shinzawa)

    Feast your ears on todays' double-feature-episode, where the lads reveal how little they know about Chess as well as their inability to distinguish the color green from the color magenta. Also featuring a quick discussion of CMYK's Magenta series! Chapters: 00:57 - Tower Chess Discussion 10:38 - Fives Discussion 23:33 - CMYK Magenta collection -- Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials by: Matt Winquist Art by: Samm Ruppersberger

    32 min

  4. 04/12/2025

    #39: Big Top (Taiki Shinzawa)

    🎪 The usual circus that is this podcast continues with our penultimate Taiki Shinzawa episode! We speak briefly on the 2025 game Tag Team (from Scorpion Masqué, by Gricha German & Corentin Lebrat) before introducing the main act: Big Top (from Allplay, by Taiki Shinzawa), a fantastically clever auction game. Ta-da! 🎉🐘🎩 Hosted & Edited by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials by: Matt Winquist Artwork by: Sam Ruppersberger

    34 min

  5. 27/11/2025

    #38: Planet etuC / Pin Combi Trio (Taiki Shinzawa)

    This week, Luke and Chris continue on their Taiki Shinzawa journey with two trick-taking games: 2020 Planet etuC and 2022 Pin Combi Trio. Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

    34 min

  6. 11/11/2025

    #37: Maskmen / Cowardly Bat (Taiki Shinzawa)

    Luke and Chris continue their journey through the games of Taiki Shinzawa. This week, join them as they chat through two unique card games: Cowardly Bat and Maskmen! Chapters: 01:23 - Cowardly Bat discussion 09:44 - Maskmen discussion 19:45 - Aha! moments 23:53 - BGG Trivia! Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

    29 min

  7. 24/10/2025

    #36: Nine Lives / Ghosts of Christmas (Taiki Shinzawa)

    It's a trick-taking double feature extravaganza as Chris and Luke kick-off the new Taiki Shinzawa miniseries with Nine Lives and Ghosts of Christmas! Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

    54 min

  8. 06/10/2025

    #35: Beowulf: The Movie Board Game Special (Chris's Challenge Bonus)

    I! AM!! BEOWULF!!! Join the crew as they check in on Chris’s 2025 board game challenge—playing games based on movies! This week, we’re diving into a reimplementation of Reiner Knizia's Kingdoms: Beowulf: The Movie Board Game. Chapters 00:00 - Spoiler warning 00:46 - Introduction 03:01 - Beowulf (movie) recap 13:27 - Beowulf: The Movie Board Game discussion 31:56 - Aha! moments Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris Lemieux Produced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt Winquist Artwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

    46 min
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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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  • Creator
    Simple, Yet Intriguing
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Explicit
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