Boxfart!

Boxfart!

Join hosts Red and Blue as they try to come up with main topics that HAVEN'T been done to death by every other board game commentator, but no promises. We are two friends who have been gaming together for years and have always been able to talk at length about the board games and the hobby we love so very much. Join us on our travels through our own collections and see as we experience the zeniths and nadirs of the wonderful world of modern hobbyist board games! Editor's note: Though we remain proud of our earliest episodes, it is this podcast cohost's opinion new listeners should just.... go ahead and skip to at least episode 5 to where we have ANY real recording equipment. To those of you brave enough to listen to our early output, we apologize to your ears.

Episodes

June 9, 2025 60 mins

This week Red and Blue discuss the different "dungeon crawlers" they've experienced and also talk about their favorite fantasy themed games. All this will be followed by one of the most incredible Boxfarts we've ever had on the show, this week on the Boxfart! podcast!

Games mentioned this episode (for links to BGG follow this link):

Star Trek Expeditions

Legacy of Yu

Flip 7

Tokaido Duo

Ingenious Single Player

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This week, in honor of our 25th episode, Red and Blue discuss some noteworthy trick-taking games and also, for the first time ever, have guests in the form of Emerald, Mint, and Shamrock! Together they will discuss the board gaming hobby and also collectively participate in a most excellent Boxfart!

Games mentioned this episode (link to BGG site with individual games):

Slay the Spire

Star Trek Ascendancy

ISS Vanguard

Fields of Arle

Fox i...

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May 26, 2025 66 mins

This week Red and Blue talk about two team-based sports board games and talk about what makes good "toy-factor" in board games. All this is followed by a Boxfart and more this week!

Games mentioned this episode:

The Gang

ISS Vanguard

Star Trek Fleet Captains

Legacy of Yu

Regicide

Wizard’s Cup

Trick Shot, 2nd ed.

Blood Bowl, Second Season

For Northwood: A Solo Trick-Taking Game

Coffee Rush

Junk Art

Don’t Get Got

TMNT: Change is Constant

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May 19, 2025 50 mins

This week Red and Blue discuss their views on how to best approach to yahtzee-style games and about how they feel about cost-per-play logging for their collections. All this and more this week on Boxfart!

Games mentioned this episode:

Wingspan

Fields of Arle

Tokaido

The Gang

Hive Pocket

Hitster

Caverna

Spots

Age of War

Don’t Llama Dice

Evacuation

King’s Dilemma

Unmatched Adventures

Music:

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May 5, 2025 58 mins

This week Blue and Red talk about some of the types of party games they enjoy and also discuss games that have made a big impression on them, whether they're actively playing the games or not! All this and more this week on Boxfart!

Games mentioned this episode:

Oranienberger Canal

Wizard’s Cup

7th Inning Stretch

Forest Shuffle

Flip 7

Kiri-ai the Duel

Legacy of Yu

Ransom Notes

Chameleon

Spyfall

Telestrations

Codenames

Just One

Tiny Epic Ques...

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April 28, 2025 58 mins

This week Red and Blue discuss the properties that make up worker placement games as well as discuss their favorite games based on intellectual properties. All this and more this week on Boxfart! the podcast!

Games mentioned in episode:

Spirit Island

Unmatched Adventures: Ninja Turtles

Slay the Spire the Board Game

Wizard's Cup

Age of War

Star Trek: Missions

Parks, 2nd ed.

Not Alone

Le Havre

Agricola

Beyond the Sun

Lords of Waterdeep

Rampag...

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April 21, 2025 58 mins

On this, the icosahedral episode of Boxfart, Red and Blue talk about bidding games (and how terrible we are at them) and discuss some of our favorite artists in the hobby. All this and more this week on Boxfart!

Editor's note: This episode was recorded two weeks prior to its release. The tariff situation has vastly changed in those two weeks so please take our comments about them with a grain of salt. The industry is changing o...

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April 14, 2025 63 mins

On this week's episode Red and Blue discuss deck-builders and weigh in on that most touchy of board game subjects: expansions. All this followed by a wonderous boxfart, all this week!

Games mentioned this week:

Ark Nova

Star Trek: Star Realms

Legacy of Yu

Baseball Highlights 2045

ISS Vanguard

General Orders: World War II

Tokaido

Tokaido Duo

Star Trek: Into the Unknown

Star Trek: Captain’s Chair

Dominion

Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure

Imp...

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April 7, 2025 59 mins

This week Red and Blue discuss recipe fulfillment games, talk about after-market board gaming products, and, as always, have the opportunity to find an answer to the question: Does it Fart? All this week and more on the Boxfart! podcast.

Games mentioned in episode 18:

ISS Vanguard

King’s Dilemma

Star Trek: Frontiers

Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition

Star Trek: Into the Unknown

Kingdomino

Baseball Highlights 2045: Bases Loaded Edition

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March 31, 2025 51 mins

On this week's episode, Red and Blue talk about what constitutes a "euro" game, discuss duo games vs their full counterparts, and, as always, engage in some fantastic fibrous flatulence with a merry Boxfart.

Games mentioned in this episode:

Legacy of Yu

Star Trek: Captain’s Chair

Space Hulk: Death Angel - The Card Game

Wicked Cribbage

Kingdomino

Star Trek: Away Missions

Agricola

A Feast for Odin

The Castles of Burgundy

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March 24, 2025 56 mins

This week Red and Blue bloviate about the definition of a "tableau builder", discuss some tips and tricks about getting into the board gaming hobby, and, as always, end with a mellifluous boxfart. All this and more this week on the Boxfart! podcast.

Games mentioned this episode:

Star Trek: Captain’s Chair

Star Trek: Missions

The Resistance

Behold: Rome

Little Secret

Forest Shuffle

Res Arcana

Race for the Galaxy

Jump Drive

Wingspan

Wa...

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March 17, 2025 62 mins

This week Red and Blue try to get a foothold in the region of Area MAJORITY games with their board game standoff. For mains, they will discuss those games they have played most times whether recently or in the distant past. For dessert, a lovely, if unconventional, boxfart. All this and more this week on the Boxfart! podcast.

Games mentioned in episode:

Space Hulk: Death Angel The Card Game

Star Trek Captains Chair

ISS Vanguard

Forest S...

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March 10, 2025 58 mins

This week Red and Blue match up a pair of games that make drawing lines into a pass time and later discuss the oft-benighted idea of solo board gaming! It all culminates in some cardboard flatulence where they ask the question: does it fart?

Games discussed this week:

Forest Shuffle

Figment

Wingspan

Flowers

Hive

Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game

Star Trek: Captain's Chair

Dungeon Scrawlers: Heroes of Undermountain

Loony Quest

Sle...

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March 3, 2025 62 mins

This week Red and Blue talk about two party games and give recommendations for games based on player count. It all culminates in another glorious boxfart so stay tuned!

Games mentioned this week:

Guards of Atlantis II

Barbecubes

Tic Tac Trek

Star Wars: Rebellion

Trio

Race for the Galaxy

ISS Vanguard

Mindbug

Forest Shuffle

Monikers

Wavelength

Coffee Roaster

Nemo's War 2nd ed.

Unlock series

Schotten Totten

Fields of Arle

Lord of the Rings: Duel f...

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February 24, 2025 70 mins

 This week Red and Blue discuss Blue's board game vacation and pit two chaos-filled games against each other. Thank you for tuning in to another episode of Boxfart!

Games talked about in this episode:

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February 17, 2025 58 mins

This week Red and Blue discuss two games that employ mechanics that rely on memory and give a veritable rainbow of recommendations of board games. With new audio equipment, you might just mistake this for a real podcast!

Music:
Intro Funk Short Version, Lowtone Music, Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-ND

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February 10, 2025 66 mins

To celebrate 10 episodes, Red and Blue give a BG Standoff of three Knizia giants, a list of games they wish they could experience for the first time again, and a supercut of  boxfarts and bloopers from the first 10 episodes. Thank you to all who have supported and encouraged us!


Music Attr.:

Intro Funk Short Version, Lowtone Music, Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-ND

Memories, Dee Yan-Key, Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-SA

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February 3, 2025 62 mins

This week Red and Blue give their take on two asymmetric, warring faction games and give their recommendation for games to play in different amounts of time. Stay tuned through the whole episode to find out the answer to the question the Romans tried to answer through years and years of warfare: does it fart? 


Music:

Intro Funk Short Version, Lowtone Music, Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-ND [Intro/Outro]

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January 27, 2025 58 mins

This week Red and Blue grapple with two nature-themed tile placement games and discuss the qualities that make a good rulebook. A guest appearance and a delightfully track-heavy box fart in tow, enjoy this, our eighth episode!

Music:
Intro Funk Short Version, Lowtone Music, Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-ND
Evening Campfire, Lobo Loco, Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-SA



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January 20, 2025 60 mins

This week Red and Blue discuss two hidden movement games and also talk about pet peeves in gamers. Afterward, stick around to see if they answer the question civilization has been pondering for millennia: does it fart?

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