Ranked #1
Ep 33: A Conversation With Eric Reuss
Ep 33: A Conversation With Eric Reuss
Marc, Orion, and Matt sit down with Eric Reuss, designer of Spirit Island. This is one of our longest podcasts ever, but... Read more
13 Jun 2018
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2hr 12mins
Ranked #2
Book Discussion: The Three Body Problem Part 1
Book Discussion: The Three Body Problem Part 1
Join Marc, Matt, and Orion as they discuss a truly wonderful sci-fi series: The Three Body Problem. Here they discuss th... Read more
17 Jan 2019
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38mins
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Ep 4: Star Wars Rebellion vs. War of the Ring
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Ep 52: A Journey Into 18xx
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Marc's Top 100 Games 2018 Edition: 100-81
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The countdown has returned! Marc has expanded the list to 100 games this time, so there's double the fun. In this instal... Read more
26 Apr 2018
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Marc's Top 50 Games: 30-21
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Marc and Matt discuss a situation that happened in a recent game of Dominant Species where Matt missed a very obvious pl... Read more
18 Apr 2017
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Ep 63: A Conversation With Ben Maddox
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Ep 12: New Games and Old Games and GenCon
Ep 12: New Games and Old Games and GenCon
We've got a beast of an episode today! Inspired by GenCon, the game conference behemoth, Marc, Matt, and Orion discuss s... Read more
23 Aug 2017
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Desk-side Talks With Marc #4: Twilight Imperium 4
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Out of nowhere, Fantasy Flight announced earlier this week that Twilight Imperium 4th edition would be released later th... Read more
16 Aug 2017
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Ep 24: Hunt For The Ring vs. Fury Of Dracula
Ep 24: Hunt For The Ring vs. Fury Of Dracula
Join Marc, Orion, Matt, and Wes in a hidden movement cage fight! The old Fantasy Flight standard goes up against the new... Read more
9 Feb 2018
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Ranked #14
Ep 71: Best Games of 2019
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The world's gone crazy! Viruses roam the streets, Matt sounds like he's turning into a robot, and computer gremlins are ... Read more
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Ep 28: How To Not Be Awful At Board Games
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Ep 37: VlaadaCast!
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How'd we get through 36 episodes without doing a deep-dive into the oeuvre of our favorite designer? This oversight has ... Read more
18 Aug 2018
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1hr 34mins
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Ep 7: Near and Far and Campaign Games
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In this episode, Marc and Matt discuss one of our most anticipated games of 2017: Near and Far. We give our first impres... Read more
14 Jun 2017
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1hr 23mins
Ranked #18
Ep 38: Randomness and Uncertainty
Ep 38: Randomness and Uncertainty
Marc and Matt are joined by Orion (who is on a train) to talk about randomness. What is randomness? No, really, what is ... Read more
30 Aug 2018
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #19
Ep 36: Ameritrash
Ep 36: Ameritrash
Marc, Orion, and Bubba talk about that most peculiarly-named genre of game: Ameritrash. We talk dice rolling, card pulli... Read more
28 Jul 2018
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59mins
Ranked #20
Ep 39: Root And Other Games
Ep 39: Root And Other Games
Marc and Orion discuss the talk of the boardgaming town these days: Root! But first, we went to the New Hampshire Comico... Read more
16 Sep 2018
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1hr 8mins
