CineGamer: A Board Game Podcast

CineGamer: A Board Game Podcast

Once a month, Jason Soto and Toby Merida will talk about a board game that is based on an IP, whether it's a movie, TV show, book, magazine, whatever. If it's based on a existing property, they will play it and talk about it.

Episodes

August 6, 2025 90 mins

Done in the same diary entry style as last year, Jason meets Toby at Gen Con 2025 and discuss things they've done, games they've bought, and opinions on app assisted games.

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Jason and Toby have returned to boldly go where no podcast as gone before! They take a look at two family weight games based on Star Trek: Star Trek Five Year Mission and Star Trek Panic!

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In the first hybrid episode where Jason and Toby pair up a board game with a movie that have the same theme, they discuss the 2022 Days of Wonder game Heat: Pedal to the Metal and match it up with the 1966 film "Grand Prix".


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April 1, 2025 56 mins

Jason and Toby discuss three more games based on Marvel films and comics, including 5 Minute Marvel, Marvel Villainous, and Marvel Dice Throne.

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March 3, 2025 54 mins

Jason and Toby have an offer you can't refuse as they discuss the CMON board game The Godfather: Corleone's Empire, a worker placement style game with some take that elements. Also, some crowdfunding news on games that are coming out in the very near future!

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February 1, 2025 52 mins

Jason and Toby have woken up early, made a bowl of sugary cereal, and discuss two board games based on Saturday Morning Cartoons! First, they discuss the wacky racing game that is Wacky Racers: The Board Game where you try to come in first place while avoiding Dick Dastardly! Then it's Scooby Doo: The Board Game where you try to collect items to stop a g-g-g-g-ghost!!


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Jason and Toby decided to take a break from playing a game and instead present their 10 IPs they would like to see board game versions of and how they would exactly play out. Make sure to tell us what IPs you'd like to see turned into a board game in the comments!

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November 2, 2024 39 mins

Jason and Toby have been waiting a long time for Escape from New York by Pendragon Game Studio to be delivered to them. So....is the game any good? Do they like it? Who is the Duke of New York, A Number 1?!?

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November 2, 2024 64 mins

Just in time for Halloween (don't look at the published date), Jason and Toby are back to discuss four MORE spooky IP games!!

Scream: The Game by Funko Games

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Slaughterhouse by Funko Games

Halloween by Trick or Treat Studios

Saw: The Jigsaw Trials by Iconiq Studios

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August 9, 2024 72 mins

This episode of CineGamer is a bit different. Jason recalls his adventures at Gen Con 2024. Featuring interviews with Bear. Jason and Toby eventually meet up and discuss together their time and the games they purchased. Also how tired they both were by the end of everything.

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July 5, 2024 28 mins

This episode is sponsored by Godot Games.

Jason and Toby discuss the social deduction game Among Cultists, which is somewhat based on the popular video game Among Us. Figure out who "among you" are secretly filthy cultists while trying to quickly solve a mystery before everyone is murdered!

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July 5, 2024 56 mins

Jason and Toby are (late and) back to discuss three different games involving the Elder God Himself Cthulhu!!! They discuss Lovecraft Letter, Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu, and Cthulhu Death May Die!!

Next month: GEN CON!! WOO!!!

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June 1, 2024 50 mins

It's time we dive into a couple of board games based on graphic novels that happen to be very graphic! Jason and Toby discuss Mind MGMT: The Board Game and Kick-ass: The Board Game, featuring artwork from the original artist!

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May 1, 2024 62 mins

Jason and Toby have returned to discuss three very approachable games based on Marvel comics and films. Starting with Legendary: A Marvel Deckbuilding Game, then Thanos Rising, and ending with Marvel United.

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April 26, 2024 31 mins

This episode is made possible by Gale Force Nine!

Jason and Toby are here for a special episode to discuss the Gale Force Nine game "Firefly Brigands and Browncoats", a somewhat skirmish game set in the "Firefly" universe where the object is to get the most money at the end and maybe save some lives in the process.

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April 1, 2024 53 mins

2020 was quite a year, huh? Good time to make solo and two player cooperative games! Ravensburger heard the call and made three games based on classic movies that were also based on books and you get to play through the entire films! Jason and Toby cover The Princess Bride, The Wizard of Oz, and The Lord of the Rings. Also a crowdfunding update on two horror games coming soon!

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March 1, 2024 62 mins

This episode is sponsored by Gale Force Nine. 

Jason and Toby take a look at Star Trek Away Missions, a 2 player game where The Federation and the Borg face off to complete missions. 

To buy this and many more excellent games, go check out https://www.gf9.com/!


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February 1, 2024 60 mins

Jason and Toby are back (on time) to discuss three board games based on movies centered around winter holidays:

Groundhog Day by Funko Games

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: The Game by Funko Games

Silent Night, Deadly Night: The Game by Stop The Killer Games.

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January 15, 2024 40 mins

CineGamer is back and sorry it's late! Jason and Toby discuss Hellboy: The Board Game, based on the graphic novels! 

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December 1, 2023 81 mins

For the last episode of the year, Toby and Jason decide to take a break from playing games and do a list of their top 10 favorite games based on a IP (book, movie, TV show, etc) which was really hard for one of them and kinda easy for the other. 

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