Salt and Sass

By Suzanne Sheldon and Mandi Hutchinson

What's Salt and Sass about?

Suzanne and Mandi share their love of tabletop games, talk to experts, and try to help you find a new favorite board game.

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Salt and Sass episodes:

05.22.2024
Episode XLV
In Episode XLV - Mandi and Suzanne discuss Archeologic, Star Wars Unlimited, and Finding Atlantis. The Game Pie of the show is full of Forest Games (and whatever Mandi decided to go with). Thank you for listening! Please take...
05.08.2024
Episode XLIV
In Episode XLIV - Suz mentions the Hades II technical test video - but hey! When this episode drops - it's available in early access on Steam (can you tell there's excitement here?!) Back to board games... Mandi and Suzanne...
04.30.2024
Episode XLIII
In Episode XLIII - Mandi recaps her time at a game convention and the hosts discuss Ostia, 1902 Melies, and Harmonies. For the first time, there is no Game Pie this episode. We're already regretting our lack of dessert. ...
04.10.2024
Episode XLII
In Episode XLI - Suzanne rants about Kickstarter categories and Mandi and Suz discuss Fliptown, Imperium Horizons, and two Side Quest games. The Game Pie of the episode is full of Games That Make Us Want to Sing! Thank...
03.27.2024
Episode XLI
In Episode XLI - Suzanne and Mandi discuss Hegemony, Newsboys, Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze, and Unreliable Wizard. The Game Pie of the episode is full of our favorite Marvel Champions heroes! Thank you for listening! Please take a...
03.13.2024
Episode XL
In Episode XL - Suzanne recaps her experiences at GAMA 2024! Mandi and Suzanne discuss Neotopia, Ancient Knowledge, and Tucana Builders. The game pie of the show is layered... because it's full of games that have layering. Thank you...
02.28.2024
Episode XXXIX
Production note - apologies for Suzanne's audio. The wrong microphone picked up the audio. In Episode XXXIX, Mandi and Suzanne chat Sankore: The Pride of Mansa Musa, World Wonders, Horizons of Spirit Island, and Surfosaurus MAX! And Mandi's cooked...
02.15.2024
Episode XXXVIII
In Episode XXXVIII, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Fisheries of Glouchester, Forest Shuffle, Santa's Workshop, and High Season (Grand Austria Roll and Write). We have our first ever Q&A; segment with our trend predictions for 2024 and Dr. Steve Finn joins...
01.31.2024
Episode XXXVII
In Episode XXXVII, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Mind Up!, ICECOOL Wizards, Sunrise at the Studio, Seas of Strife, MLEM, and Pies. The Game Pie of the show is "game night icks" pie. (Yuckiest game pie yet!) Thank you for listening!...
01.17.2024
Episode XXXVI
In Episode XXXVI, Mandi and Suzanne share their thoughts on Spellbook, DroPolter, Nautilus Island, Rafter Five, CDSK, and GAP. The Game Pie of the show is full of EXPANSIONS (that we don't play without)! Thank you for listening! Please take...
01.03.2024
Episode XXXV
HAPPY NEW YEAR! In Episode XXXV, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Kinfire Chronicles, My City Roll and Build, Dungeon Scrawlers, and Splendor Duel. The Game Pie of the show is one sure to get you thinking... because it's full of...
12.21.2023
Episode XXXIV
In Episode XXXIV, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Nucleum, Tiwanaku, Redwood, and House of Cats. The Game Pie of the show is full of games they're excited for from PAX Unplugged! Congrats on making it through 2023. Have a great...
12.13.2023
Episode XXXIII
In Episode XXXIII, Mandi and Suzanne chat about PAX Unplugged. All PAXU - the whole show! They'll share some of their experiences from the organization to the Lorcana lines to the game library (and of course the food options too.) ...
11.22.2023
Episode XXXII
In Episode XXXII, Mandi teaches us what "thirsty" means. And Mandi and Suzanne discuss The White Castle, Horticulture, Daybreak, Sagani, and King of Monster Island. The Game Pie of the show is full of "Games to bring to Thanksgiving gatherings."...
11.08.2023
Episode XXXI
In Episode XXXI, Mandi and Suzanne review Veggies, Run, Witchcraft!, General Orders WWII, and Search for Lost Species. Mandi also talks Ticket to Ride Legacy based on her progress so far. And the Game Pie of the show takes a...
10.25.2023
Episode XXX
In Episode XXX, Mandi and Suzanne chat about Bitoku Resutoran, Junk Drawer, Chomp, Next Station Tokyo, Arabella 18xx, and Ancient Realm. Staying in the spirit of the season... the Game Pie of the show is full of Games that are...
10.15.2023
Episode XXIX
In Episode XXIX, Mandi and Suzanne chat about About Us, Suspects, Maul Peak, and Mind Space. Just Another Kill Team Podcast pops up with a You're The Expert Segment. And the spooooooky Game Pie of the show is full of...
09.27.2023
Episode XXVIII
In Episode XXVIII, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Waffle Time, Skoventyr, Circadians Chaos Order, and Istanbul Choose and Write. And it's that time of year folks! It's Spiel at Essen Time so there is a Costco-sized Game Pie full of (some...
09.13.2023
Episode XXVII
In Episode XXVII, Suzanne recaps her PAX West experience and then Mandi and Suzanne discuss Lost in The Dark (solo RPG), Spots, Sea of Havoc, Fika, Furnace - Interbellum, and Turbo Kidz. The Game Pie is full of "The Dice...
08.30.2023
Episode XXVI
In Episode XXVI, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Tesseract, Applejack, Balloon Pop, and Come Sail Away. The Game Pie is full of "Games in the BGG Top 100 That We Have NOT Played But Want To!" BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaltNSassGames YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames...
08.19.2023
Episode XXV
In Episode XXV, Mandi and Suzanne record live together! In the same room! The first half of the show recaps their Gen Con 2023 experiences from the soldout crowds to the Magic heist and beyond including some of Mandi's experiences...
08.01.2023
Episode XXIV
In Episode XXIV, Mandi and Suzanne chat about Air, Land, and Sea: Spies, Lies, and Supplies, Splito, Nimalia, and Wild Tiled West. The SUPER SIZED GAME PIE is full of the games we're looking forward to demoing/buying at Gen Con...
07.19.2023
Episode XXIII
In Episode XXIII, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Pyramido, Gartenbau, Starry Night Sky, and Distant Suns. The Game Pie of the show has City Building games. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaltNSassGames YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: [email protected] Thank you to our sponsor, Druid City Games!
07.05.2023
Episode XXII
In Episode XXII, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Picky Eaters, Beacon Patrol, Aurum, and Fiction. The Game Pie of the show is full of "modes of transport" games. (There may have been some cheating.) BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaltNSassGames YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: [email protected]...
06.21.2023
Episode XXI
In Episode XXI, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Glow, Trailblazers, Mobile Markets, and Oranienburger Kanal. The Game Pie of the show is full of "puzzley" games. BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4131 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaltNSassGames YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltandSassGames Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames Email: [email protected] Thank you to our sponsor, Druid City Games!
06.07.2023
Episode XX
In Episode XX, Mandi and Suzanne review Animals of Baker Street and go big on 2-player games with Qawale, Winter, and Lacuna. They discuss The Privilege of Play and the Game Pie of the show is full of short...
05.24.2023
Episode XIX
In Episode XIX, Mandi and Suzanne discuss the Spiel des Jahres 2023 nominees, Journal 29 Oblivion, Hickory Dickory, Vaalbara, and Lacrimosa. The Game Pie of the...
05.10.2023
Episode XVIII
In Episode XVIII, Mandi and Suzanne review Taiwan Night Market, Star Wars Deckbuilding Game, My Shelfie, For Northwood, and Diced Veggies. The Game Pie of the show...
04.26.2023
Episode XVII
In Episode XVII, Mandi and Suzanne chat about Red Cathedral with Contractors Expansions, Beer & Bread, Pollen, Clue Treachery at Tudor Mansion, and Bamboo. The Game...
04.12.2023
Episode XVI
In Episode XVI, Mandi and Suzanne chat about Detective Rummy, Motor City, Galileo Project, and Citytrip Bruge. Raf Cordero (of Ding and Dent and Goonhammer) talks about painting minis....
03.29.2023
Episode XV
In Episode XV, Mandi and Suzanne chat about In The Footsteps of Darwin, Savernake Forest, Dragonquest Dice Game, and an RPG - Notorious. The Game Pie of the show features...
03.15.2023
Episode XIV
In Episode XIV, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Power Plants, Psychic Pizza Deliverers Go To Ghost Town, Zombie Kidz Flashback, Mille Fiori, Tiny Turbo Cars, and Numbsters. The Game Pie of the...
03.01.2023
Episode XIII
In Episode XIII, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Undaunted Stalingrad, Look At The Stars, Couture, Dogfight Rule The Skies in 20 Minutes, League of Lexicon, and Vegetable Stock. A listener question seeking input...
02.16.2023
Episode XII
In Episode XII, Mandi and Suzanne welcome the podcast's first sponsor - Druid City Games! They discuss Ahoy, Heat Pedal To The Metal, Fantasy Realms Deluxe, and At The Helm. The Game Pie...
02.01.2023
Episode XI
In Episode XI, the first guest host joins - and of course it had to be Eric Summerer! Mandi, Suz, and Eric discuss Votes for Women, Dungeon Pages, King of Monster Island, Oros, and...
01.18.2023
Episode X
In Episode X, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Featherlight, Gasha, Astra, The Great Split, Hays Island, and KuZOOka. A One and Done slips in and the Game Pie of the show, is full of Crime Games....
01.04.2023
Episode IX
In Episode IX, Mandi and Suzanne recap their holiday game playing with HABA titles and solo games. Aaron Wilson wraps up his thoughts on how board games could improve the NFL. And the Game Pie of...
12.21.2022
Episode VIII
In Episode VIII, Mandi and Suzanne discuss Crystallo, Joan of Arc Orleans Draw and Write, Starship Captains, and Sea Salt and Paper. Aaron Wilson joins us to share his thoughts on how board games could improve the...
12.09.2022
Episode VII
In Episode VII, Mandi and Suzanne share their experiences from PAX Unplugged 2022 and talk about Ghosts of Christmas and Nirvana. Sarah Reed shares her tips on shopping for games with vision accessibility in mind. And, fittingly, the...
11.23.2022
Episode VI
In Episode VI, Mandi and Suzanne talk about Skymines, Marvel Remix, Nacho Pile, and World Exchangers. The Game Pie of the show is once again picked by Mandi and is full of "Games You Didn't Think You'd Like But then...
11.09.2022
Episode V
In Episode V, Mandi and Suzanne talk about Walkie Talkie, The Two Heirs, Antiquity Quest, Viking See-Saw AND Stick Collector. Plus Mandi throws in a one and done and they chat about One More Gate - a roguelite deckbuilder video...
10.26.2022
Episode IV
In this episode, Suzanne and Mandi review Jekyll vs Hyde, Twilight Inscription, Dungeon Fighter, Mists Over Carcassonne, Furnace, and Stellarion. The Game Pie of the show is full of Games We Like Solo (but aren't solo games).
10.12.2022
episode iii
In this big episode, Suzanne and Mandi talk about The Wolves, Turing Machine, Keystone North America, Dulce, Flamecraft, and Cat In The Box Deluxe! Tanya Pobuda, PhD., specializing in tabletop game studies, introduces herself and the Game Pie of...
09.28.2022
002
This episode covers Challengers, Guild of Merchant Explorers, My Father's Work, FYFE, My Little Pony: Adventures in Equestria Deckbuilding, and Resist! The Game Pie of the show is full of The Spiel Essen 2022 games. Bonus - Mandi...
09.14.2022
episode i
Suzanne and Mandi are back to talk about tabletop games! In this episode we discuss a mix of games like Monopoly Hello Kitty and Friends (yes, Mandi chose Monopoly for our inaugural episode), Echoes: The Dancer, Free Radicals, and...

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Salt and Sass episodes:

Episode XLV

Episode XLIV

Episode XLIII

Episode XLII

Episode XLI

Episode XL

Episode XXXIX

Episode XXXVIII

Episode XXXVII

Episode XXXVI

Episode XXXV

Episode XXXIV

Episode XXXIII

Episode XXXII

Episode XXXI

Episode XXX

Episode XXIX

Episode XXVIII

Episode XXVII

Episode XXVI

Episode XXV

Episode XXIV

Episode XXIII

Episode XXII

Episode XXI

Episode XX

Episode XIX

Episode XVIII

Episode XVII

Episode XVI

Episode XV

Episode XIV

Episode XIII

Episode XII

Episode XI

Episode X

Episode IX

Episode VIII

Episode VII

Episode VI

Episode V

Episode IV

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