This is it, the final episode of Talking Across the Game Board. We have a look back at the history (briefly) of the shows on the network. We also give a behind the scenes look - what do we use to edit the audiofiles? How do we record remotely? How do you publish a podcast? What equipment do you need? We also look at why we are stopping, then look at what is next.

This is it, the final episode of Talking Across the Game Board. We have a look back at the history (briefly) of the shows on the network. We also give a behind the scenes look - what do we use to edit the audiofiles? How do we record remotely? How do you publish a podcast? What equipment do you need? We also look at why we are stopping, then look at what is next.

TAtGB - Episode 80 - Finale

This week Dean and Graeme discuss gaming as relaxation. Can we play games to relax or is there always some level of stress in games? What would make a game relaxing? Are there certain genres of games that are more relaxing? We then look at our Top 5 Games We Play To Relax.

This week Dean and Graeme discuss gaming as relaxation. Can we play games to relax or is there always some level of stress in games? What would make a game relaxing? Are there certain genres of games that are more relaxing? We then look at our Top 5 Games We Play To Relax.

TAtGB - Episode 78 - Relaxing

We look back at 2020, and look at the games we never got a chance to play. We also have a discussion on older games in general. Do we only look at the New Releases section or do we have a list of older games we always keep an eye out for? If we miss a new release, is it out of sight out of mind? We then do a Top 5 2020 Games We Want To Play

We look back at 2020, and look at the games we never got a chance to play. We also have a discussion on older games in general. Do we only look at the New Releases section or do we have a list of older games we always keep an eye out for? If we miss a new release, is it out of sight out of mind? We then do a Top 5 2020 Games We Want To Play

TAtGB - Episode 77 - 2020 in Review

This week Dean and Graeme have a look at light games. How do we classify light games? Can you have a long light game? What about a simple rule set but lots to think about? Do we look down our noses at light games? We then do our Top 5 Light Games (rated 1.5 or below on BoardGameGeek)

This week Dean and Graeme have a look at light games. How do we classify light games? Can you have a long light game? What about a simple rule set but lots to think about? Do we look down our noses at light games? We then do our Top 5 Light Games (rated 1.5 or below on BoardGameGeek)

TAtGB - Episode 79 - Light Games

This week Graeme had some sticker shock while looking at games! We look at deluxe editions - do we buy them? Do we want them? How much is too much? Given the option, would we get a Deluxe edition or a normal edition? Top 5 Games We Want As A Deluxe Edition

This week Graeme had some sticker shock while looking at games! We look at deluxe editions - do we buy them? Do we want them? How much is too much? Given the option, would we get a Deluxe edition or a normal edition? Top 5 Games We Want As A Deluxe Edition

TAtGB - Episode 76 - Deluxe Editions

Only a few episodes left of the Podcast, please make sure you send in any questions/comments for the finale ASAP! This week Dean and I look at games that are Stuck in Time - that is games that have a strong connection to the time period in which they are set (not just historical, but could be future time period as well). Do we have a preference for the time period? With our different backgrounds in gaming, does that make a difference in what we call a "Historical Game"? We then do a Top 5 Games Stuck in Time (pick 5 different Eras and pick one game from each).

Only a few episodes left of the Podcast, please make sure you send in any questions/comments for the finale ASAP! This week Dean and I look at games that are Stuck in Time - that is games that have a strong connection to the time period in which they are set (not just historical, but could be future time period as well). Do we have a preference for the time period? With our different backgrounds in gaming, does that make a difference in what we call a "Historical Game"? We then do a Top 5 Games Stuck in Time (pick 5 different Eras and pick one game from each).

TAtGB - Episode 75 - Stuck in Time

This week Dean and Graeme talk about disappointments. What would cause our disappointment in a game? Hype? Designer Expectations? Recommendations? Have gotten wise in our old age and can avoid disappointments? We then do our Top 5 Games We Wanted to Like but Were Disappointed

This week Dean and Graeme talk about disappointments. What would cause our disappointment in a game? Hype? Designer Expectations? Recommendations? Have gotten wise in our old age and can avoid disappointments? We then do our Top 5 Games We Wanted to Like but Were Disappointed

TAtGB - Episode 74 - Disappointing Games

This week we look at the BGG Top 100 games - and specifically the ones we have not played. How many do you need to play to get your "gamer" badge? Is there a need to play them? What about genres you like - should you try those from the top 100? We then do our Top 5 Games we have NOT played in the top 100 that we want to.

This week we look at the BGG Top 100 games - and specifically the ones we have not played. How many do you need to play to get your "gamer" badge? Is there a need to play them? What about genres you like - should you try those from the top 100? We then do our Top 5 Games we have NOT played in the top 100 that we want to.

TAtGB - Episode 73 - BGG Top 100 Unplayed

It's that time of year! Essen Spiel just finished where publishers show off shiny new games. In our yearly tradition we look back at the 10 games we picked from last year's Essen Spiel to see if we've played them and what we thought of them. Then we give out Top 10 Games we are looking forward to from Essen Spiel 2020.

It's that time of year! Essen Spiel just finished where publishers show off shiny new games. In our yearly tradition we look back at the 10 games we picked from last year's Essen Spiel to see if we've played them and what we thought of them. Then we give out Top 10 Games we are looking forward to from Essen Spiel 2020.

TAtGB - Episode 72 - Essen Spiel

This week we look at large publishers. Do we seek out large publishers? Do we trust the games they put out? Are we more willing to take a chance on an unknown game from them? Are their brands diluted? We then do our pick from 5 large publishers.

This week we look at large publishers. Do we seek out large publishers? Do we trust the games they put out? Are we more willing to take a chance on an unknown game from them? Are their brands diluted? We then do our pick from 5 large publishers.

TAtGB - Episode 71 - Large Publishers

Four Corners of the Board is hosting by 4 friends who enjoy getting together and playing board games. We are all relatively new to the hobby (a few years) and all have very different preferences of board games which can lead into some lively discussions!Each podcast we take one board game and discuss it in depth. What we like and don't like about the game and maybe some ways we will play it differently in the future (variants).

This podcast reminds me of sitting next to a fire with friends listening to them talk about board games. The hosts like a variety of different games so you get multiple perspectives.

Cozy Board Game Podcast

This podcast does a very good job of doing one valuable thing: simply talking about games the group has played without relentless self-promotion or diversions into other topics. As a game peruser, player and buyer, this tends to be exactly what I&#39;m looking for in a show: calm opinions about what&#39;s out there. Kudos to the main host for always trying to keep things tight and on topic, even if the discussions of a particular game are sometimes so brief that they fail to illuminate.

Thankfully concise

Four Corners of the Board is hosting by 4 friends who enjoy getting together and playing board games. We are all relatively new to the hobby (a few years) and all have very different preferences of board games which can lead into some lively discussions! Each podcast we take one board game and discuss it in depth. What we like and don't like about the game and maybe some ways we will play it differently in the future (variants).

Four Corners of the Board podcast

We visited a local con called Play and Pub and we quickly talk about the games we've played there, followed by our regular report of published games we've played. We have a quick look at : Please Drive Through Poisoner's Guild Synx Trap and the Larklamp Camelot 101 Mercenaries of the Right Random Encounter Plains of the Troll king First Class Mission Red Planet Akrotiri Phew! We then look at our review game of the podcast - Great Western Trail. As usual we look at the theme and components, as well as the learning curve and the iconography in the game. We also discuss if this is just a box of euro mechanisms, and is that a bad thing? What about the overall game length, and the limited ability of players to rush the ending? This was on Graeme and Megan's top games for 2016, does it still stand up after repeated plays?

We visited a local con called Play and Pub and we quickly talk about the games we've played there, followed by our regular report of published games we've played. We have a quick look at : Please Drive Through Poisoner's Guild Synx Trap and the Larklamp Camelot 101 Mercenaries of the Right Random Encounter Plains of the Troll king First Class Mission Red Planet Akrotiri Phew! We then look at our review game of the podcast - Great Western Trail. As usual we look at the theme and components, as well as the learning curve and the iconography in the game. We also discuss if this is just a box of euro mechanisms, and is that a bad thing? What about the overall game length, and the limited ability of players to rush the ending? This was on Graeme and Megan's top games for 2016, does it still stand up after repeated plays?

Great Western Trail - Episode 054

Phew! 2017 was a great year, and the 4 corners look at all the 2017 games that Graeme owns and that we have played and give a quick run down on each (around 50 games in total - yes it is a long episode!). We finish the episode off with each of us picking their top 3 games from 2017.

Phew! 2017 was a great year, and the 4 corners look at all the 2017 games that Graeme owns and that we have played and give a quick run down on each (around 50 games in total - yes it is a long episode!). We finish the episode off with each of us picking their top 3 games from 2017.

Episode 068 - 2017 in Review

In this episode the four corners have a look at Nuns on the Run - a hidden movement game with a unique theme. As usual there is one corner of the board that is not particularly fond of the game and by examining different aspects (theme, components, and game play) the other corners try to find out why. Can we change the last corners mind and convince her the game is a good game? Or will the other corners crumble and join her in the dislike of the game? We end the show with our ratings and offer alternative games in the same style or theme.

In this episode the four corners have a look at Nuns on the Run - a hidden movement game with a unique theme. As usual there is one corner of the board that is not particularly fond of the game and by examining different aspects (theme, components, and game play) the other corners try to find out why. Can we change the last corners mind and convince her the game is a good game? Or will the other corners crumble and join her in the dislike of the game? We end the show with our ratings and offer alternative games in the same style or theme.

Nuns on the Run

In this episode, Dean and Graeme look at good games that we won't play again. What does that mean? Is it the same as highly ranked games we don't like? Why would we not want to play a good game again? Find out, then hear our Top 5 Good Games We Won't Play Again!

In this episode, Dean and Graeme look at good games that we won't play again. What does that mean? Is it the same as highly ranked games we don't like? Why would we not want to play a good game again? Find out, then hear our Top 5 Good Games We Won't Play Again!

TAtGB - Episode 41 - Good Games We Won't Play Again

Dean and Graeme have a look at small box games. Are they all just filler games? Can a grand game be put into a small box? If our favourite designer makes a small box game, does that excite us or are we a little disappointed? We then finish with out Top 5 Small Box Games.

Dean and Graeme have a look at small box games. Are they all just filler games? Can a grand game be put into a small box? If our favourite designer makes a small box game, does that excite us or are we a little disappointed? We then finish with out Top 5 Small Box Games.

TAtGB - Episode 33 - Small Box Games

This week Dean and Graeme have a look at designers. Does a designer influence if we will purchase/play a game? We've got insta-buy designers, but what about insta-avoid designers? We then have our top 5 Designers that make us want to check out the game.

This week Dean and Graeme have a look at designers. Does a designer influence if we will purchase/play a game? We've got insta-buy designers, but what about insta-avoid designers? We then have our top 5 Designers that make us want to check out the game.

TAtGB - Episode 28 - Designers

This week Dean and Graeme look at replacement games. Are we actively searching for replacement games? Are there games we really want to replace? Ever had that "never going to play that old game again" moment when playing a new game? Ever gone back and played games you had previously "replaced"? We then do our Top 5 Replacement Games (original game and it's replacement)

This week Dean and Graeme look at replacement games. Are we actively searching for replacement games? Are there games we really want to replace? Ever had that "never going to play that old game again" moment when playing a new game? Ever gone back and played games you had previously "replaced"? We then do our Top 5 Replacement Games (original game and it's replacement)

TAtGB - Episode 39 - Replacement Games

Today Dean and Graeme look at forcing the hobby on friends and family. Have we done this? Has it worked or backfired? What would your family do with your games? Any they would keep? We then do a top 5 "Games That We Would Hope our Family Members Want to Keep"

Today Dean and Graeme look at forcing the hobby on friends and family. Have we done this? Has it worked or backfired? What would your family do with your games? Any they would keep? We then do a top 5 "Games That We Would Hope our Family Members Want to Keep"

AtGB - Episode 18 - Forcing the Hobby

This week Dean and Graeme look at reprints. Why do games go out of print? When games are reprinted, should they be kept the same or updated? When is a reprint really just a new game with the same theme? Would you ever go back and buy the original when there is a reprint? We end with the Top 5 Games We Want Reprinted (for whatever reason)

This week Dean and Graeme look at reprints. Why do games go out of print? When games are reprinted, should they be kept the same or updated? When is a reprint really just a new game with the same theme? Would you ever go back and buy the original when there is a reprint? We end with the Top 5 Games We Want Reprinted (for whatever reason)

TAtGB - Episode 32 - Reprints

It's that time of year again! Dean and Graeme look back at our picks from Essen 2017 to see how good we are at picking games. We then do our top 10 list of anticipated games from Essen 2018! Will we do any better this year! NOTE : We will be switching to a new RSS feed fairly soon so please update your feeds! http://acrossthegameboard.libsyn.com/rss Also slight name change, we are now called "Talking Across the Game Board"

It's that time of year again! Dean and Graeme look back at our picks from Essen 2017 to see how good we are at picking games. We then do our top 10 list of anticipated games from Essen 2018! Will we do any better this year! NOTE : We will be switching to a new RSS feed fairly soon so please update your feeds! <a href="http://acrossthegameboard.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://acrossthegameboard.libsyn.com/rss</a> Also slight name change, we are now called "Talking Across the Game Board"

AtGB - Episode 21 - Essen 2018 Preview

Dean and Graeme have a look at Classic Games this week. What do we mean by classic? Are all older games classics? Is there an age limit for being a classic? What about Modern Classics? We then do our Top 5 Classic Games we still like to play.

Dean and Graeme have a look at Classic Games this week. What do we mean by classic? Are all older games classics? Is there an age limit for being a classic? What about Modern Classics? We then do our Top 5 Classic Games we still like to play.

TAtGB - Episode 27 - Classic Games

We are getting close to the end now, only a few more episodes! We start this episode talking about some recent plays: Welcome To... Detective Minerva Choose your Own Adventure : House of Danger We then get into the main topic of discussion : Dragonsgate College. The game revolves around a dice drafting mechanism, so what do we think of that mechanism? What about the theme and the rest of the game?

We are getting close to the end now, only a few more episodes! We start this episode talking about some recent plays: Welcome To... Detective Minerva Choose your Own Adventure : House of Danger We then get into the main topic of discussion : Dragonsgate College. The game revolves around a dice drafting mechanism, so what do we think of that mechanism? What about the theme and the rest of the game?

Episode 078 - Dragonsgate College

For our first official tri-weekly podcast we are looking at the game The Networks. First we talk about our trip to Snakes and Lattes to meet some of the Gathering of Friends people, and the games we played. Harry Potter Deck Builder Raptor No Siesta Anarchrony Qin Marakech Arcane Academy Sagrada We then go into our main game of the episode The Networks. We all agree the theme is fantastic in this game, but what about the actual game play? Is Graeme really saying he wants more randomness? And B saying it is too short? What is happening to the group?

For our first official tri-weekly podcast we are looking at the game The Networks. First we talk about our trip to Snakes and Lattes to meet some of the Gathering of Friends people, and the games we played. Harry Potter Deck Builder Raptor No Siesta Anarchrony Qin Marakech Arcane Academy Sagrada We then go into our main game of the episode The Networks. We all agree the theme is fantastic in this game, but what about the actual game play? Is Graeme really saying he wants more randomness? And B saying it is too short? What is happening to the group?

Episode 056 - The Networks

Dean and Graeme have a look back 10 years ago. This is a time before Graeme was into hobby board games, and dean was mostly a war gamer. So how many games from 2009 do we have in our collections? Looking back at it, was it a good year in games? Any games we feel need a 10th anniversary edition? Oh, and Dean did some math! We end with our Top 5 games from 2009.

Dean and Graeme have a look back 10 years ago. This is a time before Graeme was into hobby board games, and dean was mostly a war gamer. So how many games from 2009 do we have in our collections? Looking back at it, was it a good year in games? Any games we feel need a 10th anniversary edition? Oh, and Dean did some math! We end with our Top 5 games from 2009.

TAtGB - Episode 34 - 10 Years Ago

Now that con season is over (mostly) for the group, we get back together to discuss a few games we've played recently : Antiquity Black Souls Waste Knights Battlestar Galactica Flotsam Fight Gloomhaven We then make a fairly major announcement. Finally we have a look at Killing Code : Venice Vendetta. This is a new game that not many people know about. Is it worth your time tracking it down? Listen to find out.

Now that con season is over (mostly) for the group, we get back together to discuss a few games we've played recently : Antiquity Black Souls Waste Knights Battlestar Galactica Flotsam Fight Gloomhaven We then make a fairly major announcement. Finally we have a look at Killing Code : Venice Vendetta. This is a new game that not many people know about. Is it worth your time tracking it down? Listen to find out.

Episode 077 - Killing Code : Venice Vendetta

Now that we are a few months into 2019, Dean and Graeme have a look back at 2018. Was it a good year in gaming for us and for the hobby? What were the highlights/lowlights/regrets from the year? We then answer 5 questions : Biggest surprise, Best gaming experience, Top Expansion, Top Older game you got back to the table, and the 2019 game you are looking forward to.

Now that we are a few months into 2019, Dean and Graeme have a look back at 2018. Was it a good year in gaming for us and for the hobby? What were the highlights/lowlights/regrets from the year? We then answer 5 questions : Biggest surprise, Best gaming experience, Top Expansion, Top Older game you got back to the table, and the 2019 game you are looking forward to.

TAtGB - Episode 30 - 2018 in Review

Since last episode was a bit of a negative one, we figured we'd do the opposite this time! What do we do with underwhelming games? How much sway do our family/friends/reviewers have on us going back to a game? We then proceed to our Top 5 Games That Have Gotten Better (games we used to find underwhelming, but now like)

Since last episode was a bit of a negative one, we figured we'd do the opposite this time! What do we do with underwhelming games? How much sway do our family/friends/reviewers have on us going back to a game? We then proceed to our Top 5 Games That Have Gotten Better (games we used to find underwhelming, but now like)

AtGB - Episode 20 - Getting Better

Dean and Graeme discuss bad games that we still have fun playing. "Bad" of course being completely subjective and arbitrary. We discuss what makes a game bad for us, how do we overcome that, what how can we still enjoy them. We then finish with out Top 5 Bad Games we Still Find Fun!

Dean and Graeme discuss bad games that we still have fun playing. "Bad" of course being completely subjective and arbitrary. We discuss what makes a game bad for us, how do we overcome that, what how can we still enjoy them. We then finish with out Top 5 Bad Games we Still Find Fun!

AtGB - Episode 24 - Fun "Bad" Games

Dean and Graeme have a look at cooling off in the hobby. Do we still consume as much news/media/reviews as we used to? Have our tastes changed? Have we realized we no longer like the same styles of games we used to? We then do our "Top 5 Games we used to love, but don't like as much anymore".

Dean and Graeme have a look at cooling off in the hobby. Do we still consume as much news/media/reviews as we used to? Have our tastes changed? Have we realized we no longer like the same styles of games we used to? We then do our "Top 5 Games we used to love, but don't like as much anymore".

AtGB - Episode 19 - Cooling Off

This week Dean and Graeme have a look at player elimination in games. Do we like it or avoid it? Is it a dated mechanism? What about introducing it to new members to the hobby? Are there different types of player elimination? We then do our Top 5 games with Player Elimination

This week Dean and Graeme have a look at player elimination in games. Do we like it or avoid it? Is it a dated mechanism? What about introducing it to new members to the hobby? Are there different types of player elimination? We then do our Top 5 games with Player Elimination

TAtGB - Episode 38 - Player Elimination

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