The BoardGameGeek Podcast

The BoardGameGeek Podcast

Fortnightly casual conversations with passionate gamers who geek out about board games, the mechanisms behind them, and the people who create them.

Episodes

July 4, 2025 63 mins

Matthew Makak from Room 51 joins Candice to discuss board games with wacky themes.

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Ruel Gaviola joins Candice to discuss abstract strategy board games with a hint of theme, that play well with 2 players.

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Eric Yurko joins Candice to discuss board games that were unexpected hits.

  • 00:00:00 Introduction
    • 00:01:46 Video Games?!
    • 00:06:20 Life Beyond Board Games Podcast + Table Scraps
    • 00:08:57 BGG.Spring Highlights (Dogs of War, Guards of Atlantis II, Presages)
  • 00:17:15 Fresh Plays
    • 00:17:31 Zenith
    • 00:20:20 Scream Park
    • 00:24:44 Rivages
    • 00:28:06 Clash of Clans: The Epic Raid
  • 00:35:45 Unexpected Hits
    • 00:37:24 The Shipwreck Arca...
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Pénélope from Penelope Gaming joins Candice to discuss board games that they enjoyed in Paris and Étourvy.

  • 00:00:00 Introduction
    • 00:02:18 Penelope Gaming + Festival International des Jeux - Cannes
    • 00:08:09 Fun in France!
  • 00:15:46 Extended Fresh Plays
    • 00:17:54 Zenith
    • 00:24:10 Revolve!
    • 00:29:54 CVLT
    • 00:35:40 Stupor Mundi
    • 00:43:49 Take Time
    • 00:49:29 Tir Na Nog
    • 00:56:40 Map Masters
    • 01:02:09 Toy Battle
    • 01:13:15 Behind
    • 01:17:32 Star W...
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Edward from Heavy Cardboard joins Candice to discuss the appeal of heavy board games, the ones they've been diggin, and the ones where the juice is worth the squeeze.

  • 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:15:38 Fresh Plays
    • 00:16:35 Ayar: Children of the Sun
    • 00:25:38 Cosmic Frog
    • 00:31:54 Speakeasy
    • 00:40:23 Dungeon Degenerates
  • 00:54:25 Heavy Games: When the Juice is Worth the Squeeze
    • 00:56:15 The Heaviness in Board Games
    • 01:16:59 Age...
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Game Designer Johnny Chin joins Candice to discuss Game Market West and a variety of indie board games.

  • 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:07:12 Fresh Plays
    • 00:07:28 My Favourite Things
    • 00:11:10 Alice is Missing
    • 00:20:21 Mot Coin (Cryptrick & Trick and Trade)
    • 00:27:53 Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
  • 00:37:16 Game Market West + Indie Games Appreciation
    • 00:46:25 Golpher
    • 00:49:23 Kansas City: Trick-taking Game
    • 00:53:06 We Need to Talk
    • ...
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Jamie from Foster the Meeple joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite board games to play with 6 players.

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Ben from Five Games For Doomsday joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite midweight euro games.

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Jenna from The Board Game Garden joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite cozy games.

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Banzainator joins Candice to discuss to share a bunch of games they've been enjoying recently.

  • 00:00:00 Introduction
    • 00:01:16 Manor Lords (video game)
    • 00:08:48 Cult of the New + Revisiting Older Games
  • 00:12:50 Extended Fresh Plays
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Twitch Streamer Amanda Panda joins Candice to discuss co-operative games they've recently been diggin' into.

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Jack from The Cardboard Herald joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite hidden movement games.

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Dan Thurot from Space-Biff! joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite board and card games that hit different.

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Maggie from ThinkerThemer joins Candice to discuss the best games they played in 2024.

Alex from BoardGameCo joins Candice to discuss a variety of adventure games and why they find them so appealing.

Rolling Reggie joins Candice to discuss a variety of board and card games that are great for traveling.

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Steph Hodge from All the Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss the 2024 BGG Holiday Gift Guide games, and games they played at BGG.CON 2024.

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Emily from Man vs Meeple joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite deduction games.

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Johannes from Board Gaming Ramblings joins Candice to discuss recent plays of a variety of new games, including SPIEL Essen '24 releases.

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Jay Bernardo (Cardboard East YouTube channel + Marketing Manager at Bézier Games) joins Candice to discuss their SPIEL Essen '24 highlights and discoveries.

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