Edward from Heavy Cardboard joins Candice to discuss the appeal of heavy board games, the ones they've been diggin, and the ones where the juice is worth the squeeze. 00:00:00 Introduction00:15:38 Fresh Plays00:16:35 Ayar: Children of the Sun00:25:38 Cosmic Frog00:31:54 Speakeasy00:40:23 Dungeon Degenerates00:54:25 Heavy Games: When the Juice is Worth the Squeeze00:56:15 The Heaviness in Board Games01:16:59 Age of Steam01:22:22 Leaving Earth01:26:20 Crystal Palace01:30:52 Black Rose Wars: Reb...

Game Designer Johnny Chin joins Candice to discuss Game Market West and a variety of indie board games. 00:00:00 Introduction00:07:12 Fresh Plays00:07:28 My Favourite Things00:11:10 Alice is Missing00:20:21 Mot Coin (Cryptrick & Trick and Trade)00:27:53 Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest00:37:16 Game Market West + Indie Games Appreciation00:46:25 Golpher00:49:23 Kansas City: Trick-taking Game00:53:06 We Need to Talk00:58:02 Oishii: Food Stall Clash (Hotpot Havoc)01:02:28 Trickarus01:07:42 Juv...

Jamie from Foster the Meeple joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite board games to play with 6 players. 00:00:00 Introduction00:01:22 Foster the Game-a-thon00:06:46 Circle DC00:14:21 Fresh Plays00:15:18 Crafting the Cosmos00:22:43 Argent: the Consortium00:36:49 Silver Fang00:43:32 Molly House00:59:22 Grunling: Fantastic Fruit01:02:16 Awesome Board Games for 6 Players01:03:18 Deception: Murder in Hong Kong01:08:01 Lovestruck01:11:10 Dune: Imperium - Uprising + Dune01:15:19 Camel Up (S...

Ben from Five Games For Doomsday joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite midweight euro games. 00:00:00 Introduction00:01:34 Five Games for Doomsday00:10:45 Fresh Plays00:12:15 Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game00:16:58 Tip of the Diceberg00:27:13 Tricky Time Crisis00:32:42 Skull Queen00:40:21 Board Game Burnout, Black Rose Wars: Rebirth, & Cold Teaches00:56:24 Midweight Euro Games We Love01:03:35 Fresco01:07:27 Pirates of Maracaibo + GWT: El Paso01:14:27 Lancaster01:18:44 ...

Jenna from The Board Game Garden joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite cozy games. 00:00:00 Introduction00:05:36 Fresh Plays00:06:06 Raiders of Scythia00:12:02 Whistle Mountain00:24:58 Reforest00:30:57 Black Rose Wars: Rebirth00:48:16 Cozy Games We Love00:52:30 Mind Space00:55:40 Finding Calm00:56:44 River Valley Glassworks00:58:17 A Gentle Rain01:00:33 Rivages01:04:31 Patchwork01:06:55 Creature Comforts01:08:48 Chakra01:13:10 Nusfjord01:15:28 Le Havre01:17:17 Tangram City01:20:50 B...

Banzainator joins Candice to discuss to share a bunch of games they've been enjoying recently. 00:00:00 Introduction00:01:16 Manor Lords (video game)00:08:48 Cult of the New + Revisiting Older Games00:12:50 Extended Fresh Plays00:13:08 Azul Duel00:17:07 BGG Pod "Total Recall" (Whitehall Mystery, Road to Canterbury, Rock Hard: 1977, Downfall of Pompeii, Serenissima)00:30:00 Ready Set Bet: High Roller Edition00:35:12 Banana Boy VS Uni-Cone + Sky Towers00:45:17 Holiday Hills (Christmas Tree, Gin...

Twitch Streamer Amanda Panda joins Candice to discuss co-operative games they've recently been diggin' into. 00:00:00 Introduction00:05:18 BGG@Sea WestMex00:08:44 Fresh Plays00:09:00 Darwin's Journey00:12:31 Fives00:18:20 Dice Cards00:21:08 Bullet♥︎00:23:49 Awesome Co-op Discoveries00:24:20 Unstoppable00:30:36 Defenders of the Wild00:42:04 Buffer Time00:44:50 Conquest Princess: Fashion is Power 00:47:13 The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game00:53:26 Burgle Bros 3: Future Flip00:56...

Jack from The Cardboard Herald joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite hidden movement games. 00:00:00 Introduction00:08:29 BGG's 25th Anniversary + Hall of Fame00:13:23 TrickTakeuary (Mü & more: Revised Edition)00:16:40 Fresh Plays00:17:55 Star Wars: Unlimited00:21:13 Crown of Ash00:32:27 Mistborn00:39:20 Panda Spin00:50:09 Hidden Movement Games We Love00:52:23 Scotland Yard00:56:41 Mind MGMT01:00:34 Star Wars: Rebellion + Liberation01:05:03 Ninja: Legend of the Scorpion Clan01:1...

Dan Thurot from Space-Biff! joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite board and card games that hit different. 00:00:00 Introduction00:05:28 Fresh Plays00:05:48 The 7th Citadel00:09:22 The Lost Expedition00:20:07 Kinfire Chronicles: Night's Fall00:25:04 Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition00:38:20 Board & Cards Games That Hit Different00:40:53 Propaganda00:51:29 Witch's Shot Delivery Service01:00:28 Endurance01:05:56 Heading Forward01:09:52 Bronze Age01:14:36 Pariahs01:17:48 Peacemakers: H...

Maggie from ThinkerThemer joins Candice to discuss the best games they played in 2024.00:00:00 Introduction00:05:35 Fresh Plays00:06:02 Slay the Spire00:09:29 Gosu X00:17:14 Disney Lorcana (Pokémon...and other TCG rabbit holes)00:31:13 I’m Kind of a Big Dill00:35:35 That Escalated Quickly00:37:52 The Best Games We Played in 202400:39:14 Bottle Imp00:42:52 Attack on Titan: Deck-Building Game00:45:23 Life of Amazonia00:48:22 Tyrants of the Underdark00:51:08 Ginkgopolis00:53:00 Unsettled00:56:38...

Alex from BoardGameCo joins Candice to discuss a variety of adventure games and why they find them so appealing.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:40 PAX Unplugged Highlights (Great Western Trail: El Paso, Azul Duel, Crafting the Cosmos)00:09:10 Fresh Plays00:09:48 Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread00:14:43 Re;Act - The Arts of War 00:22:57 Unconscious Mind00:27:38 Star Trek: Ascendancy00:33:58 A Gentle Rain00:36:40 Exploring Adventure Games00:44:43 Kingdom Death: Monster00:46:55 Oathsworn00:48:28 ...

Rolling Reggie joins Candice to discuss a variety of board and card games that are great for traveling.00:00:00 Introduction00:05:00 Fresh Plays00:05:17 Favor: Gods of Oethera00:11:44 Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game00:22:26 Tapple00:26:46 Concordia: Solitaria00:41:42 Travel-Friendly Games We Love00:44:29 IOTA00:46:34 nana (Trio)00:49:30 Sardegna00:58:58 Silver & Gold01:04:34 Age of Civilization + Age of Galaxy01:07:54 Knarr01:14:03 RNSM01:20:31 Skulls of Sedlec, Tussie Mussie, Food Chain...

Steph Hodge from All the Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss the 2024 BGG Holiday Gift Guide games, and games they played at BGG.CON 2024.00:00:00 Introduction00:05:49 Fresh Plays (BGG.CON '24)00:06:12 Civolution00:10:57 Pax Porfiriana00:21:35 Greenland00:25:22 Tales of the Arthurian Knights00:32:44 War of the Ring00:39:14 Sweet Lands00:43:05 Trick-Taking Games!00:43:25 Kansas City: The Trick-Taking Game00:45:25 BLOT00:49:48 FUCAZUL!00:51:29 Boo!00:52:13 Seas of Strife00:53:33 Mu ...

Emily from Man vs Meeple joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite deduction games.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:57 Fresh Plays00:04:12 Unconscious Mind00:07:48 Snowcrest00:22:38 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth00:30:31 Operation Barclay00:41:42 Deduction Games We Love00:48:16 Hooky00:52:04 Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies00:56:29 Fiction01:01:22 Black Sonata01:05:27 Cryptid01:10:29 The Shipwreck Arcana01:18:44 The Search for Planet X, The Search for Lost Species, The Search for U...

Johannes from Board Gaming Ramblings joins Candice to discuss recent plays of a variety of new games, including SPIEL Essen '24 releases.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:25 5 Games for Doomsday (Spirit Island Cheat)00:05:19 Revisited For the Queen00:06:10 BGG SPIEL '24 Videos00:06:45 Extended Fresh Plays00:07:50 Civolution00:13:45 Speakeasy00:17:55 XOK00:24:32 The Yellow House00:29:21 Captain Flip00:36:56 Flip 700:43:40 AI: 100% Human00:53:01 Sweet Lands01:02:00 DerrocAr: The Week of Five President...

Jay Bernardo (Cardboard East YouTube channel + Marketing Manager at Bézier Games) joins Candice to discuss their SPIEL Essen '24 highlights and discoveries.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:29 Cardboard East00:13:06 Corrupt Parliament00:14:53 Fresh Plays00:15:26 Shinjuku00:19:23 Inheritors00:28:32 Age of Civilization, Age of Galaxy, Eila and Something Shiny00:29:48 Nukumi Onsen Kaitakuki (Nukumi Onsen Hanjouki)00:37:17 Aqua ROVE00:45:14 SPIEL Essen '24 Highlights & Discoveries00:58:08 Tomáš Hole...

Huzzah! It's the second anniversary of the BoardGameGeek Podcast! BGG Owner Scott Alden (aka Aldie) joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL Essen '24 releases they're most excited to play.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:24 Pinball Happenings00:07:10 BGG Updates00:07:24 BGG Booth 5F111 + Geek Buzz00:08:42 Upcoming Conventions00:16:41 Reflecting on our Top 5 SPIEL '23 Anticipation Games00:25:42 Fresh Plays00:27:07 Tamashi: Chronicle of Ascend00:35:48 Revisiting Unsettled + Pagan: Fate of Roanoke00:40:39 ...

Sunniva from Board Gaming Ramblings joins Candice to discuss their favorite city-building games.00:00:00 Introduction00:04:38 Lone Wolves, Chu Han, and Game Shows with Mama Harris00:06:50 TeaForge Martian Civil War Episode00:10:30 Fresh Plays00:10:48 Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon00:14:53 Unsettled00:24:36 Phoenix New Horizon00:30:43 Concilium Urbis00:31:44 Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet00:44:35 City-Building Games We Love00:50:40 Electropolis00:54:36 Discordia01:01:32 My City01:06:33 C...

Game designer Matt Leacock joins Candice to discuss board games that make them feel creative.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:08 Flickering Stars00:05:11 Fresh Plays00:05:27 Heat: Pedal to the Metal00:07:30 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke00:15:16 Quartermaster General: East Front00:18:43 Call of Kilforth00:28:17 Board Games That Make Us Feel Creative00:29:33 Poetry for Neanderthals00:31:35 Canvas Critters00:34:11 Wilmot's Warehouse00:39:54 Too Many Bones/The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era 00...

Amy from ThinkerThemer joins Candice for a recap of Gen Con '24 and to highlight some special games they played.00:00:00 Introduction00:06:38 Gen Con '24 Recap00:18:12 Extended Fresh Plays: Gen Con '2400:18:50 Intarsia00:24:00 Spectacular00:33:40 MESOS00:38:46 Altay: Dawn of Civilization00:48:43 The Gang01:00:12 Middle Ages01:06:46 Comic Hunters01:20:01 Castle Combo01:25:21 Chandigarh01:29:54 Tower Up01:38:24 NOW!01:43:13 Seaside01:48:09 DroPolter01:52:02 The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Se...