Bitewing Games Podcast
At Bitewing Games, our mission is to create and share classy board games that bite. For hobbyist gamers, this podcast will help you to explore your own tastes in the hobby and perhaps discover your next favorite game that fits those tastes. For game designers, this podcast will offer you more tools to add to your utility belt and metrics to measure your projects by. Subscribe to our newsletter at BitewingGames.com, follow us on social media, and stay tuned for exciting things to come!
Episodes
Nick is joined by the excellent Cardboard Philosophy podcast where they discuss their show, the Jazz Collection, and their prognosis of board games they've been playing lately.
Check out the Cardboard Philosophy Podcast here.
Check out the episode that Nick joined here.
Check out the Jazz Collection Kickstarter here.
Nick shares his 1st impressions of the following new(ish) board games:
0:42 - Galactic Renaissance
3:56 - Clash of the Gladiators
7:56 - Sol: Last Days of a Star
13:52 - Die Patin, Löwenherz
19:42 - Botanik
24:16 - Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West
Our Jazz Collection Kickstarter (Bebop, Shuffle & Swing, and Cat Blues) is now live! Check out the Kickstarter here.
Nick shares his first impressions of another big batch of Knizia games... from old classics to recent reskins!
0:52 - Penguin Party
3:41 - Genial Spezial
6:08 - Tatari
11:05 - City of the Living
16:34 - Keltis + New Ways, New Goals Expansion
19:06 - Keltis: Fun & Go
21:35 - Genesis
25:42 - Reif fur die Insel
29:23 - King's Road
32:54 - Money
Follow our upcoming Jazz Col...
Nick shares his first impressions of new-ish board games he's been playing lately:
0:42 - Strike
3:43 - Sobek: 2 Players
8:46 - Ingenious (2023 Edition)
11:35 - World Wonders
15:17 - Chomp
17:40 - Couture
20:06 - Marabunta
Follow our jazz game Kickstarter project here.
Nick shares his 1st impressions of 7 new board games including 5 trick takers, 3 two-players, and 1 solo game.
0:45 - Sail
2:48 - Patterns: A Mandala Game
5:39 - Undaunted: Battle of Britain
9:37 - Pies, Lunar, Mori, and Bacon
20:54 - Witchcraft! (also listen to my thoughts on Resist!)
Nick shares his 25 Most Anticipated Games of 2024 and leaks some teasers about Bitewing Games' next big reveals.
Preorder Cascadero, Cascadito, Spectral and/or Trailblazers: Sasquatch Expansion here.
Subscribe to the Bitewing Games Newsletter here to follow our upcoming Kickstarter project!
Nick looks back on over 50 of the best board games of 2022 and categorizes them into lovers, keepers, dumpers, flingers, and seekers.
Check out similar look back posts of 2019, 2020, and 2021 releases.
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Nick shares his 1st impressions of (mostly) recent releases and hot 2023 board games:
0:49 - General Orders: World War II
5:09 - Loot
8:13 - Sea Salt & Paper
12:42 - Havalandi
19:10 - Dragonkeepers
22:50 - Thunder Road: Vendetta
27:01 - Amun-Re: 20th Anniversary Edition
Nick shares his 1st impressions of the following board games:
0:46 - Sky Team
4:33 - The Quest for El Dorado: Dragons, Treasures, & Mysteries
14:26 - Match of the Century
19:13 - Cat Ass Trophy / Zero Down
22:14 - Lacuna
24:22 - MLEM: Space Agency
Check out our Black Friday Stocking Stuffer Sale
Nick is joined by fellow Reiner Knizia Enthusiasts, Scott and Jared, as they draft and discuss the B-Side games (underdogs, hidden gems, unsung newcomers, etc.) from Knizia's catalogue.
Cast your vote (and enter the contest to win a free game) here.
Join the Reiner Knizia Enthusiasts Discord Server here.
Check out the Ultimate Reiner Knizia Ranked Tier List here.
Preorder Cascadero and Casc...
Nick shares his 1st impressions of EIGHTEEN Reiner Knizia board games in this marathon episode of candid cardboard:
1:23 - My Island
5:18 - Galaxy Cat Extension
9:16 - Pick a Pen Trilogy (Crypten, Riffen, Tuinen)
13:19 - Yangtze
17:11 - Sunrise Lane / Rondo
23:13 - Amun-Re: The Card Game
27:11 - Karate Tomate
31:35 - Palazzo
36:08 - Silver Screen
40:27 - Sushi Bar (Sushizok im Gockelwok)...
Nick shares his 1st impressions of a whopping 10 Reiner Knizia board games spanning a wide range of genres.
1:10 - Foodie Forest
6:38 - Dragon Land
10:36 - Medici: The Dice Game
14:38 - The Lord of the Rings
17:17 - Chartae
20:53 - Lost Cites: Rivals
23:37 - Cheeky Monkey
25:56 - High Society
30:48 - Res Publica
33:42 - Classic Art
Follow the Kickstarter page for Cascadero &...
Nick shares his first impressions of 7 recently released board games:
0:48 - Archeos Society
6:11 - Judge Domino
9:00 - Stick Collection
11:37 - Ninja Master
15:40 - Viking See-Saw
19:30 - That's Not a Hat
22:39 - Challengers!
Check out our Kickstarter campaign for Spectral and Trailblazers: Sasquatch here.
Now available from our webstore — Zoo Vadis and Gussy Gorillas. Order ...
In this episode, Nick shares the interesting tale of how Spectral went from a game he had zero interest in all the way to his absolute favorite game of its genre... a game that he loves so much that he had to publish it himself. Who doesn't love a good underdog story? 😉
Check out the Kickstarter campaign for Spectral here.
Nick shares 23 of his most anticipated board games and crowdfunding campaigns for the second half of 2023.
Check out the Kickstarter Page for Spectral & Trailblazers: Sasquatch Expansion Here
Subscribe to the Bitewing Games Newsletter Here
Other cited podcast episodes:
Full thoughts on Pick-A-Pepper and Wandering Towers
Top 15 Games of 2022
We all have our favorite genres and mechanisms of board games... from deck building to roll & writes to area control and more. In this episode, Nick explores 10 board game genres, identifies their common weaknesses, and highlights specific games that defy those weaknesses.
Nick shares his 1st impressions of new-ish and upcoming board games including:
0:49 - Wandering Towers
4:38 - Pick-A-Pepper and Abluxxen
9:49 - Circus Flohcati
13:08 - Trajan
16:49 - QE: Commodities (expansion)
20:23 - 7 Wonders: Architects
23:02 - Mille Fiori: The Masterpieces (expansion)
Join the Reiner Knizia Enthusiasts Discord Server Here
Check out our games and webstore here....
Nick shares his 1st impressions of a rather solid batch of 7 board games:
0:42 - Big Top
3:51 - Hallertau
6:29 - My City: Roll & Build
15:29 - Yokohama
17:51 - Earth
23:00 - Inside Job
27:14 - Pollen
Order Trailblazers (and other Bitewing titles) from our new webstore here.
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