The Board Room
The Board Room is a podcast where two brothers discuss board games, industry trends, and most importantly the effect of board games on their lives!
Episodes
The Boardroom Bros are back again in this episode to talk about some recent plays, and then dive into games they think are the perfect distillation! Ammon talks about themes/genres distilled to their purest form, while Tanner focuses on games that treat mechanisms in the most straightforward way. Come join in some more boardroom fun!
It has been quite a while since we had a board room! But we are back and ready to get things going again. Tanner and Ammon kick off season three with a renewal of The Board Room, targeting a once a month release schedule. Then, they discuss the top 5 board game related events to happen in the past 2.5 years (since the last episode!).
As a note, Tanner frequently refers to the gap since last episode as 1.5 years. Maybe he&a...
In this board meeting, Tanner and Ammon answer a bunch of questions! A couple from you listeners, as well as some from each other! Feel free to send in your questions any time to boardroombros@gmail.com, or reach out to us on instagram!
Come join in this board meeting as we answer a huge variety of questions!
In this episode Tanner and Ammon continue their review of the Board Game Geek top 100 games! This episode features 30-21 (with just one exception), and these are all amazing games! Come join in this week's board meeting!
In this episode, Tanner and Ammon discuss the games that they received and played over Christmas! Come join in the first board meeting of 2021 for another great time!
In the final episode of 2020, Tanner and Ammon take a look back at gaming for the year 2020. Despite it being a crazy year, there have been many good gaming memories. Join this board meeting to see the things that really highlighted the year for these two. This also marks the last board meeting in the first year of the podcast! So come on and join in all of the fun, as we look back on memory lane, and look forward to many podcasts ...
In this board meeting Ammon and Tanner continue their trek up the Board Game Geek top 100. Numbers 40-31 are the highlight of this episode, and they showcase a couple of Tanner's favorite games of all time. Come join us for another great board meeting!
In this episode Ammon and Tanner go over the games that they played this past weekend on a mini marathon of games! Come and join us in this fun board meeting!
In this episode, Tanner and Ammon continue climbing the BGG top 100. This episode they talk about some recent plays and then dive into BGG's number 50-41. Come to this board meeting to learn about some all new, never talked about (on this podcast) games!
Tanner and Ammon come back together after a bit of a break (life has been crazy -- babies and moving and anniversaries oh my!) and discuss many games that are new to them. They wrap up the episode with the top five games that you can get better at with time and practice! Come join the board meeting for another great week!
Join us in this board meeting to find out what board game worlds Ammon and Tanner would and would not want to visit or live in. They also cover some recent plays and some important announcements! It's a crazy time, but a perfect time for a board meeting, so come join in!
Welcome to another board meeting! In this episode Tanner and Ammon discuss some recent plays and then hit it with their first top 5 of the season: Top 5 ways to upgrade/organize/bling/...(you get the idea) your board games!
Tanner and Ammon get together in this board meeting to continue a fan favorite from the last season, going through the Board Game Geek top 100! This time we cover games 60-51. They also talk about some recent plays, so come on over and join the board meeting!
In this board meeting, Ammon and Tanner discuss the board gaming hobby and its closest cousin: video gaming. They explore differences in the hobbies, and how their perceptions of the two hobbies have changed over time.
Tanner and Ammon are back to introduce season two of the board room! In this first board meeting they are excited to talk about recent new, life developments, and games played. They then introduce a new segment: Podcast Promotions! After that, they wrap up the board meeting with an introduction segment concerning some of their "favorites" and games that have similar themes.
In the final board meeting of Season 1, Tanner and Ammon talk about some board game industry news and their past weekend of "vacation gaming"! They finish up the board meeting by talking about the game of the season (last 6 months). Come join in for a great finish to The Board Rooms first season!
After a one week break due to technical difficulties, the board meeting is back on! Ammon and Tanner come together to talk about some recent plays as well as talk about some classic games...and games that do it better! Yahtzee, Risk, and even Monopoly are all potential targets in this fun meeting.
Audio Notes: There are a couple moments where Tanner’s audio shuts down (at about 17:00), we should have it fixed and re-upload...
In this board meeting Ammon and Tanner go over recent plays, another podcast persona, and then dive into emotions in gaming. Anger, stress, joy and more in various games are discussed, as well as how board games can be a good means of addressing these emotions. Come join in the board meeting!
In this episode Tanner and Ammon talk about their recent plays and then go through a couple of their imaginary roles in the newly titled Podcast Personas, as they suggest games based on a given "character background." After that they dive into a favorite list: top games for two players! Come join in our board meeting!
In this episode Ammon and Tanner cover a couple of questions posed to them by listeners that cover many aspects of teaching board games and if there are many (if any) modern games with "no luck". They round out the board meeting with the next segment of the BGG top 100 (70-61). Come join us for another board meeting!
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