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Boardgames To Go

Mark Johnson's occasional & opinionated podcast about family strategy boardgames

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BGTG 123 - Outdoor Boardgaming (with Dave Gullett)

BGTG 123 - Outdoor Boardgaming (with Dave Gullett)

Notice: I'm in the process of moving this blog over to Boardgamegeek. I'm still running the show, and the podcast will s... Read more

28 May 2012

54mins

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BGTG 43 - Nov. 6, 2005 - All About Euphrat & Tigris (with Greg Pettit)

BGTG 43 - Nov. 6, 2005 - All About Euphrat & Tigris (with Greg Pettit)

At last! Another All About show, and one I'd been planning to do for some time. My buddy and BGG.com roommate Greg Petti... Read more

12 Nov 2006

1hr 37mins

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BGTG 97 - All About Brass (with Stephanie Kelleher)

BGTG 97 - All About Brass (with Stephanie Kelleher)

If you pay attention to the episode numbers, you'll see this one actually belongs before the previous show about Essen. ... Read more

24 Oct 2009

1hr 23mins

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BGTG 30 - Game Presentation with Greg Wilzbach

BGTG 30 - Game Presentation with Greg Wilzbach

This was a fun show to record, sitting down with the local gamer & friend who designed the BGTG logo(s). After some ... Read more

12 Nov 2006

1hr 4mins

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BGTG 145 - 100 Great Games, part 5 (with Stephen Glenn and Mark Jackson)

BGTG 145 - 100 Great Games, part 5 (with Stephen Glenn and Mark Jackson)

Stephen Glenn and Mark Jackson rejoin me (Mark JOHNson) to continue this series. In 2012, these two guys polled a number... Read more

31 Jan 2014

1hr 28mins

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BGTG 26 - Microgames

BGTG 26 - Microgames

Finally! I've wanted to get back to a theme show for a while, and one on microgames has been on my to-do list. As I say ... Read more

12 Nov 2006

37mins

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BGTG 74 - Post-Essen 2007 (with Mike Siggins)

BGTG 74 - Post-Essen 2007 (with Mike Siggins)

Once again I'm pleased to bring Mike Siggins' boardgame commentary to podcasting with our annual show recapping his obse... Read more

3 Nov 2007

1hr 15mins

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BGTG 92 - Game Awards (with Dave Arnott)

BGTG 92 - Game Awards (with Dave Arnott)

Part 2 of my discussion with Dave Arnott was about game awards. There are a bunch of them, from the Spiel des Jahres to ... Read more

30 Mar 2009

1hr 6mins

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BGTG 75 - Decade+1 Retrospective (with Dave Arnott)

BGTG 75 - Decade+1 Retrospective (with Dave Arnott)

Last year, my buddy Dave Arnott and I talked on the phone about how we'd now been in the hobby for a decade. In that tim... Read more

9 Nov 2007

1hr 43mins

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BGTG 105 - Games of the Decade (with Dave Arnott)

BGTG 105 - Games of the Decade (with Dave Arnott)

Now that the first decade of the new century & millennium is past, Dave & I reflected on what that ten-year span... Read more

30 May 2010

1hr 1min

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BGTG - May 30, 2005 (SR: Struggle of Empires, Alhambra, Flowerpower)

BGTG - May 30, 2005 (SR: Struggle of Empires, Alhambra, Flowerpower)

I had a few technical challenges with this show--hopefully none of them come through in the recording. (I did the intro ... Read more

12 Nov 2006

26mins

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BGTG 38A - Oct 4, 2005 - Euro/Wargame Hybrids (with Mike Siggins)

BGTG 38A - Oct 4, 2005 - Euro/Wargame Hybrids (with Mike Siggins)

Listener, Siggins.Siggins, Listener.The oldtimers in this hobby will recognize the name instantly, as well as my play on... Read more

12 Nov 2006

56mins

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BGTG 87 - Essen Anticipation 2008

BGTG 87 - Essen Anticipation 2008

As promised, here's my annual episode running through the new Essen games that have caught my eye. There are games I'm p... Read more

23 Oct 2008

39mins

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BGTG 65 - Oct 27, 2006 - Post-Essen Show (with Mike Siggins)

BGTG 65 - Oct 27, 2006 - Post-Essen Show (with Mike Siggins)

As promised, here's the post-Essen followup show. A few weeks ago I talked about the games I was interested in hearing m... Read more

12 Nov 2006

55mins

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BGTG 61 - Aug 2, 2006 - Friendly, Local Game Stores

BGTG 61 - Aug 2, 2006 - Friendly, Local Game Stores

Whew! Finally a new show. Like the last time I (unintentionally) took a little time off from the podcast, it was a littl... Read more

12 Nov 2006

39mins

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BGTG - June 5, 2005 (SR: Tonga Bonga, David & Goliath, Oltremare, Tichu, Oceania)

BGTG - June 5, 2005 (SR: Tonga Bonga, David & Goliath, Oltremare, Tichu, Oceania)

A nice, big session report. Last week's session wasn't any longer than the previous one, but instead of playing one big ... Read more

12 Nov 2006

35mins

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BGTG 144 - Gaming with Regular People (with David Gullett)

BGTG 144 - Gaming with Regular People (with David Gullett)

Have you ever played Bunco? I'm now in a couples Bunco group, a new thing for me. It goes without saying that this is no... Read more

13 Jan 2014

1hr 5mins

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BGTG 107 - Handcrafted Games (with Lincoln Damerst and Greg Wilzbach)

BGTG 107 - Handcrafted Games (with Lincoln Damerst and Greg Wilzbach)

I grabbed two of my artistically talented friends (Greg did my podcast logo!) and put them on the microphone to talk abo... Read more

5 Sep 2010

1hr 19mins

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Boardgames To Go 182 - Downsizing a Collection

Boardgames To Go 182 - Downsizing a Collection

David G. (davebo) Greg Wilzbach (gawilz) Mike Mayer (Mike Mayer) You haven't heard fr... Read more

26 Jun 2018

1hr 52mins

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BGTG - May 14, 2005 (SR: Crokinole, Schrille Stille, Star Wars Attack of the Clones, Puerto Rico, Traumfabrik)

BGTG - May 14, 2005 (SR: Crokinole, Schrille Stille, Star Wars Attack of the Clones, Puerto Rico, Traumfabrik)

This audio session report mostly talks about the games I played at two recent Santa Clarita Boardgamer sessions. What do... Read more

12 Nov 2006

33mins

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