Mainly Games

Mainly Games

Let‘s get those board games to the table! A weekly podcast by professional entertainers, Joey and Alexandra Evans where they take an entertaining look into the world of board games with news and board game reviews. It‘s time to conquer that shelf of shame and get those games on the table.

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July 24, 2025 44 mins

Well, it's been a while but we are back with a new episode!   Gencon 2025 is coming up and there are a LOT of awesome games coming up.  We break down some of the ones that we are most excited about.  Also talk a little about movies, TV, and the future of the Mainly Games podcast.  (Oh.. and where we've been!) Feel free to send us an email at Show@MainlyGames.com

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We finally got home from Indiana after a LONG trip!  We give our Gencon thoughts on what was the highest attended Gencon in history! We also review Rolling Realms Redux, Finders Creepers, Chronicles of Light, Super Kawaii Pets, and others! Let's get started!

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It's been a while, but we're back with a Gencon preview episode.  We also take a look at Leviathan Wilds, Aquatica Reef Expansion, Flock Together, French Quarter, and Crossbows & Catapults.

 

Gencon is coming... SO LET'S GET READY!

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So we are still in Halloween mood and it shows.  We have some Off the Shelf reviews in The Others by Eric Lang and Court of the Dead.  We also look at the roll and write Riverside. Then we look at a list of the 90s board games that defined a decade.  A couple that I haven't heard of, but a couple that even defined what we play today. Let's get started! Email us at Show@MainlyGames.com Linktree at MainlyGames.com

 

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In this episode we stay in the Halloween mood. We take a look at some Kickstarter games and also finish up with the Best Roll and Writes. We take a look at Carnival Zombie 2nd edition that FINALLY arrived from Kickstarter! Also we take a look at Ghosts Love Candy Too which is a more family weight Halloween card game. Carnival Zombie 2nd Edition Ghosts Love Candy Too Best Roll and Writes Email us at Show@MainlyGames.com Visit o...

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So let's take a look at the Top 10 Most Beautiful Board Games out there.  However, before we do that we review off the press, the USPS Great American Mail Race by Big Potato.  Then we go off the shelf and look at two games that are now 5 years old.  Do they still hold up?  Are they worth keeping in your collection?  Is it sacrilege to even ask that?  These two games are Azul and Ethnos! Let's get started! Email us at Show@Mainlyg...

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So it's that time of the year!  Time for our Top 10 Halloween Games!  This is one genre that I wish we could do a top 30 for as we seriously love these types of games.

We also take a look at off the press, San Francisco and Off the Shelf, we finally got a chance to play Castles of Mad King Ludgwig.   It's that spooky season, so let's get started!

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September 29, 2022 1 min

Just a quick update about how we fared through the Hurricane and we are hoping to get power and internet back soon for recording.

 

You can always email us at Show@MainlyGames.com

 

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So we are back from our week at the Dice Tower Retreat and it was great!  We have a lot of games to review for you guys.  We take a look at off the shelf Marvel Villainous.  Then off the press we look at Hollywood Golden Age, Featherlight by WIzkids, and Clank Catacombs, the latest addition to the Clank Family.

Then we dive into the Top 10 things you need for your game room!   Email us at Show@MainlyGames.com or check out our lin...

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So we've gotten your emails about taking a look at more off the shelf games to go with our off the press reviews. This episode we do just that. We take a look at two off the shelf games that have sat unplayed for various reasons on our Shelf of Shame... Tokaido and Century Spice Road. We also dive into Marvel Dice Thrones. Excited to get this one to the table as I loved Dice Thrones but not enough to invest in the ecosystem. This ...

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In this episode we take a look at the best board game accessories.  We also look at Off the Shelf, Yura Yura Penguin and Cascadia, and off the press, Scout and Psychic Pizza Deliverers Go To The Ghost Town. We revisit Marvel Remix and Kites to see if they hold up at larger player counts.  After playing Twilight Inscription yet again, do we still feel as positive as we did before?  Does it suffer from the same problem as most r...

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In this episode we get to a mixture of party games and brain burners.  We take a look at  Zombicide Gear Up Mirroring of Mary King Marvel Remix (Alex's Review) Green Team Wins

 

We also talk about a list of 4 games you should play if you like Stranger Things. as well as looking at a new Kickstarter "Haunt Your House."  Definitely one you should check out. Let's get started! You can check out our links at MainlyGames.com or email...

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So those Gencon games are hitting the table.  We already have a lot of reviews for you.  In this episode we are reviewing Twilight Inscription Akropolis Kites Nightmare Production Movie Mind

The big thing we are all wondering is does Twilight Inscription live up to the hype of a 4x Roll and Write?   You can see our link tree at MainlyGames.com or email us at Show@MainlyGames.com

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Sorry our voices sound strained, but we are still recovering from an incredible week at Gencon 2022!  Four solid days of touring the dealer halls and finding the big must have games, but also the smaller up and coming publishers.  

Just a few games... Twilight Inscription Kites Oathsworn Vengeance Roll and Fight Nightmare Productions Guild of Merchant Explorers And SOOOOO Many More!

 

 

We will try to take our entire four days and...

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Gencon is coming up next week so we look at the games we bought last Gencon and see if we played them and what we thought of them. We also take a shameful look at which ones have yet to hit the table. We do a re-visit of The Crew and Mansions of Madness. We also dip into Wonderland with full reviews of

  • Paint The Roses
  • Wonderland's War

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So Gencon is coming up quick! In this episode we look at the games that caught our eye that are going to be at Gencon this year. Also, we review off the press

  • Monsters On Board
  • Star Trek Missions
  • The Thing (Alex's Review)
  • Marvel Remix

And off the shelf

  • Fantasy Realms

It's a busy, long episode so jump on in! You can also check out all our links at MainlyGames.com and you can email us at Show@MainlyGames.com

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We just got back from Dice Tower East, which was way we were off next week, and MAN did we get a lot of games played. We give you a run down of all of them and they are some big ones! They include Blood on the Clocktower, Tidal Blades Banner Festival, Dice Realms, Isle of Cats Explore and Draw, and so many others such as the unreleased Marvel Remix and open world game Forsaken! Let's get started! Email us at Show@MainlyGames.com...

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n this episode, before we head out to Dice Tower East, we look at a couple of games that have been staring at us on our shelf of shame, Fire in the Library and Star Trek Voyager Fluxx finally hit the table. Then we have AEG's Dead Reckoning finally get played. I've heard so much... Does it live up to the hype? Let's see! Please email us at Show@MainlyGames.com or check out our linktree at MainlyGames.com

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In this episode, we have two anticipated games that hit the table. The new The Thing by Pendragon games. We also take a look at Rear Window from Funko and Prospero Hall. For our off the shelf, we take another look at Dominion the OG of deck builders. Does it still hold up? Does it have a place in your collection? Then we finish it off with our Top 10 Games based on Movies! Email us at Show@MainlyGames.com Visit us at MainlyGames...

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So, it's time for summer which means you may have to dig out those big party games. In this episode, we give our Top 10 big party games. We also look at Tidal Blades Heroes of the Reef, and off the shelf, Gold Fever, Ghooost!, and Ticket to Ride Asia... which is teams? How does that work? Email us at Show@MainlyGames.com See our link tree at Mainlygames.com

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