Greetings boys and ghouls, it’s that magical time of year when the moon is full and the nights are DEAD. The sick and twisted humans seek thrills for the purpose of entertainment and tell tales of demonic possession and terror to challenge their own grip on reality. Also, games. We'll share more of our favorite spooky season games and chat about recently played games, including Luthier.
Recently Played Games
Corey
Flip 7
Harrison
Luthier
Featured Topic
SPOOKY GAMES
First player rule: Both players take a guess at the greatest of horror films. After selecting, the one with the highest rating Rotten Tomatoes is the winner.
Corey’s List
Zombicide (2012) / C’mon Games
Mysterium (2015) / Libellud
Nemesis: Lockdown (2022) / Awaken Realms
Harrison’s List
Spire’s End (2019) / Favro Ventures, LLC
Clank!: Catacombs (2022) / Dire Wolf
Ghost Stories (2008) / Repos Production
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This time on Adamantly Analog, Corey and Harrison share their favorite card games.
Also, we’ll chat about…
Recently Played Games
Harrison
Featured Topic
Card games!
First player rule: Who has the highest mana cost on the bottom of their deck? (kitchen table Magic the Gathering)
Corey’s List
Arkham Horror: The Card Game (2016) / Fantasy Flight
Innovation (2010) / Asmadi Games
Star Realms (2014) / Wise Wizard Games
Harrison’s List
Magi-Nation Duel (2000) / Interactive Imagination Corporation
Riftbound (2025) / Riot Games
Seas of Strife (2023) / Rio Grande Games
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This time on Adamantly Analog, Corey and Harrison share their second edition wishlist. Technically, some of these games already have a second edition…but this is a list of the great games that might just need a refresh on their production for various reasons. Also, we’ll chat about Planet Unknown, Oh My Goods!, and the new Tenpenny Parks expansion coming to Kickstarter.
Recently Played Games
Corey
Planet Unknown
Oh My Goods!
Harrison
Tenpenny Parks
Featured Topic
Second Edition wishes!
First player rule: The player who most recently rode a roller coaster. (Tenpenny Parks)
Corey’s List
Lords of Waterdeep (2012) / Wizards of the Coast
Race for the Galaxy (2007) / Rio Grande Games
Trajan (2011) / Ammonit
Harrison’s List
Shadows Over Camelot (2005) / Days of Wonder
Terraforming Mars (2016) / FryxGames, Stronghold Games
Comic Hunters (2020) / Arcane Wonders
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This week we cover our favorite second edition board games. Also, Harrison shares his thoughts on the brand new Richard Garfield game, Magical Athlete.
Recently Played Games
Corey
Arcs
Harrison
Magical Athlete
Featured Topic
Second Editions!
Second player rule: The player to most recently have gone second.
Corey’s List
For The King [And Me] (2021) / iello
Kemet: Blood and Sand (2021) / Matagot
Great Western Trail (2021) / eggertspiele
Harrison’s List
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We're talking about "the teach" this week! This is such an important element of the board game experience and can either make or break a game for a player. Also, we'll regroup on the latest Allplay card builder game, Ruins, by designer John D. Clair.
Recently Played Games
Corey
Ruins, Things in Rings
Harrison
First Rat, FlipToons
Featured Topic
Rules for teaching rules!
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For this week's list, we're flicking and stacking our bits. These are our favorite dexterity games.
Recently Played Games
Corey
Lost Ruins of Arnak: Twisted Paths
Harrison
Protospiel follow-up
Guild of Merchant Explorers
Featured Topic
Dexterity games!
First player rule: “The clumsiest player goes first” (From Nekojima)
Corey’s List
Nekojima (2023) / Unfriendly Games
Flickering Stars (2026) / Friendly Skeleton
Flick ‘em Up (2015) / Pretzel Games
Harrison's List
Megacity: Oceania (2019) / Hub Games
Terror in Meeple City (2013) / Repos Production
Animal Upon Animal (2005) / HABA
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In episode 68, we share a list of games that have a small ruleset but pack a lot of meaty gameplay.
Recently Played Games
Corey
Harrison
Featured Topic
Games with simple rules and big gameplay
First player rule: The youngest player receives the hammer and begins the first auction. (Modern Art)
Corey’s List
Innovation (2010) / Asmadi Games
Scoville (2025) / Trick or Treat Studios
Lost Cities (1999) / Kosmos Games
Harrison's List
Money! (1999) / Rio Grande (2025 version from AllPlay)
Carcassonne (2000) / Hans im Glück
Kingdom Builder (2011) / Queen Games
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We set out to find the perfect pairing of board games and smells! What's better that playing a warm and cozy game while the soothing aroma of green tea fills the room. How about a wild game of Thunder Road Vendetta with burnt rubber? Well, I don't know about that one but you'll have to tune in to see where we take this...
Recently Played Games
Corey
Harrison
Featured Topic
Favorite smells to pair with our games
First player rule: Last person to light a candle (from ‘Harrison made it up’)
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Harrison's List
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On labor day, we're chatting about 'laborious games' (Corey's favorite kind of games). In almost any other case, this would be a negative but some of the best games require a bit of effort to set up, teach, and/or play and we've got quite the list!
Recently Played Games
Corey
Game Design and Testing
Harrison
EGO
Featured Topic
The most unique components in board games
First player rule: Last person to take a vacation (from ‘Harrison made it up’)
Corey’s List
Mosaic: A Story of Civilization (2022) / Forbidden Games
Marvel Legendary (2012) / Upper Deck Entertainment
Root (2018) / Leder Games
Harrison's List
Terra Mystica (2012) / Feuerland Spiele
Gloomhaven (2017) / Cephalofair Games
Kingdom Death: Monster (2015) / Kingdom Death
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This week we are talking about the most unique components found in board games. We put a special emphasis on components that support a unique function. Also, we'll take a brief look at the new Lost Ruins of Arnak Adventure Chest.
Recently Played Games
Corey
Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure Chest
Owl Temple Board
Harrison
Heads Talk Tails Walk
Business Walrus
Featured Topic
The most unique components in board games
First player rule: QUIZ! What are the suggested team names for Wavelength? Left Brain and Right Brain
Corey’s List
The castillo from El Grande (1995) / Hans Im Gluck
The tower from Return to Dark Tower (2022) / Restoration Games
The dice pyramid from Camel Up (2018) / Lookout Games
Harrison's List
The bathtub from Waterworks (1972) / Winning Moves Games
The plunger from The Rise of Queensdale (2018) / alea
The cube shaker from Shake That City (2023) / AEG
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This week, we get to know designer and publisher, Stan Kordonskiy. Stan is the designer behind so many great thematic games including Endless Winter, Nova Roma, Minos, and Rurik. He joins us for our featured list - food games!
Featured Topic
Games about or featuring food!
First player rule: The player who most recently ate at an international restaurant (from Foodies by C’MON)
Stan’s List
Corey’s List
Harrison's List
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Harrison is back from Gencon and has lots to talk about. On this episode, he shares a list of favorites from the show. Also, we'll take a brief look at the Massive-Verse Fighting Card Game from Solis Game Studio, launching on August 30th.
Recently Played Games
Corey
Massive-Verse Fighting Card Game (on sale at Gencon)
Featured Topic
What was awesome at Gencon?
Harrison's List
VIVO / Allplay
Roaring 20s / Pegasus Spiele
Twinkle Twinkle / Allplay
Wroth / Chip Theory
Fight 5 / Chip Theory
Lightning Train / Dire Wolf
Up or Down? / Capstone
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This week, we're getting ready to go back to school with a list of games that are either educational or can be used in the classroom.
Recently Played Games
Corey
Harrison
Featured Topic
Games for the classroom or to get you ready for school!
Corey's List
Harrison's List
Panda Royale (2024) / Last Night Games
Ex Libris (2017 / 2023) / Renegade Games
HerStory (2022) / Underdog Games
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It's an action-packed week! We're covering the latest board game obsession, Vantage, based on Harrison's experience with the game (and answering Corey's many questions about it) as well as sharing our Gencon 2025 "Hype List"!
Recently Played Games
Harrison
Corey
Featured Topic
Gencon releases! Three games we’re excited to play
Corey's List
Defenders of the Dictionary (Demo at Gencon) / Adam’s Apple Games
Gibberers: The Word Game of Language Invention and Civilization Development (For Sale) / Hobby Japan
Merchants of Andromeda (For Sale) / AllPlay
Honorable Mention: Alibis (For Sale) / AllPlay
Harrison's List
Lightning Train (For Sale) / Dire Wolf
Rumblebots (For Sale) / DV Games
Roaring 20s (For Sale) / Pegasus Spiele
Honorable Mentions: Twinkle Twinkle (Allplay), Lunar Skyline (Dead Alive Games)
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This week we catch-up on the 2025 games we're most excited about.
Featured Topic
What we’ve been playing in the last month + Harrison’s Origins Top 3
Corey's List
Harrison's List
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This week we chat with Parker Simpson about print and play games, including their own upcoming print and play release, Starfront Scouting Academy.
Featured Topic
Print and play games.
Corey's List
Rise of the Oak Dell (2025) / Two Acorns Games
Wizard in Training (2025) / Thinky Filler Games
Harrison's List
52 Realms: Adventures (2024) / Postmark Games
Gem Getter Pro (2023) / (self published by Daniel Young)
Parker’s List
Voyages (2021) / Postmark Games
Hanzo: Light and Shadow (2025) / Creardo
Runner up: Pocket Puffins (2024) / self published by Edward Bell
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This week we chat with Shea Parker of RTFM about his specialty, complex games. Shea also shares a bit about the process behind the fantastic RTFM videos as well as a few recommendations from his recently played games.
Shea’s Recently Played/Recommended
Featured Topic
Heavy/complex games that are worth the effort.
Corey's List
Harrison's List
Shea’s List
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This week we chat with Lee Miller of Molinarius games, whose solo deck-builder Time Troopers is live on Gamefound until July.
Featured Topic
Favorite board game and music pairing. (Choose an album, playlist, genre, etc to pair with a particular game)
Corey's List
Great Western Trail: Second Edition (2016) / Eggert Spiele
With Ennio Morricone (Good, the Bad, and the Ugly)
Nemesis (2018) / Awaken Realms
Harrison's List
Spire’s End (2019) / Favro Ventures
With Hades OST
Aeon’s End (2016) / Indie Boards & Cards
Lee’s List
Dragon Eclipse (2025) / Awaken Realms
With Avatar Movie Soundtrack
Overs (2025) / Maitlin Games
With Soul Limbo by Booker T and the MGs.
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We're packing for vacation and we can't leave home without board games. Here's a list of games to bring along on a trip.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Harrison
Featured Topic
Favorite vacation games.
First player rule:
Corey's List
Harrison's List
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Today we cover some of our favorite space-themed games and preview the upcoming party game, Space Off.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Harrison
Featured Topic
Favorite space-themed games.
Corey's List
Pulsar 2849 (2017) / Czech Games Edition
Godspeed (2020) / Pandasaurus Games
Galactic Cruise (2025) / Kinson Key Games
Harrison's List
Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension (2013) / Cryptozoic Entertainment
Planet Unknown (2022) / Adam’s Apple Games
Moon Colony Bloodbath (2025) / Rio Grande Games
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