We're packing for vacation and we can't leave home without board games. Here's a list of games to bring along on a trip.

What We've Been Playing

Corey

• Rebirth
• Parks (Second Edition)

Harrison

Featured Topic

Favorite vacation games.

First player rule: 

Corey's List 

• Fox in the Forest: Duet (2020) / Renegade Games
• Kinfire Delve (2023, 2024) / Incredible Dream Studios
• Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014) / Jolly Thinkers

Harrison's List

• A Gentle Rain (2021) / Incredible Dream Studios
• Flip 7 (2024) / The Op
• Scout (2019) / Oink Games

Other Links

• Silver Threads of Fate Kickstarter
• Important Matter

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Today we cover some of our favorite space-themed games and preview the upcoming party game, Space Off.

What We've Been Playing

Corey

• Space Off

Harrison

Featured Topic

Favorite space-themed games.

Corey's List 

• Pulsar 2849 (2017) / Czech Games Edition
• Godspeed (2020) / Pandasaurus Games
• Galactic Cruise (2025) / Kinson Key Games

Harrison's List

• Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension (2013) / Cryptozoic Entertainment
• Planet Unknown (2022) / Adam’s Apple Games
• Moon Colony Bloodbath (2025) / Rio Grande Games

Other Links

• Silver Threads of Fate (Kickstarter)
• Space Off (Adamantly Analog Overview and Review)
• Space Off (Kickstarter)
• For Discussion⁠

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After spending time apart, we come back together to talk about two-player head to head games.

What We've Been Playing

Corey

Harrison

• Protospiel TC
• Splendor: Duel

Featured Topic

Two player games

First player rule: The player that last used a needle (Patchwork)

Corey's List 

• Sniper Elite (2022) / Rebellion Unplugged
• Stellar (2020) / Renegade Games
• Watergate (2019) / Frosted Games

Harrison's List

• Patchwork (2014) / Lookout Games
• Wonderland (2018) / Renegade Games
• Tellstones: King’s Gambit (2020) / Riot Games

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To celebrate our one year anniversary, we’re spending some time apart.

What We've Been Playing

Corey

• Lockup: A Roll Player Tale

• Lockup: Breakout

Harrison

• HerStory

Featured Topic

Our favorite solo games

Corey's List 

• Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020) / CGE

• Dune Imperium (2020) / Dire Wolf Digital

• Marvel Champions (2019) / Fantasy Flight Games

Harrison's List

• A Gentle Rain (2021) / Incredible Dream Studios

• Under Falling Skies (2020) / CGE

• Forage (2024) / Side Room Games

Other Links

• Backpack Hero (Steam Game)

• Sunderfolk (Steam Game)

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This week we’re joined by Adam Graf, host of Pocketeering. We talk about video games that feel like board games.

Featured Topic

Video games that are influenced by board games

First player rule: Guest goes first

Adam’s List

• Sonic Shuffle (2000) - DreamCast

• Fortune Street (2011) - Wii

Corey's List 

• Hexarchy (2023) - Steam 

• Board game concept: 4X and tech tree

• Backpack Hero (2023) - 

• Steam Board game concept: Polyomino adjacency puzzle

Harrison's List

• Drop Duchy (2025) - PC

• Civilization IV (2005) - PC/Mac

Other Links

• Pocketeering Podcast

• Gumball in Trick-or-Treat Land

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What We've Been Playing

Corey

• Castles of Burgundy with Trade Routes

Harrison

• Rallyman: DIRT

Featured Topic

Games we’d like to watch as movies

First player rule: 

Corey's List 

• Scythe: The Rise of Fenris (2018) / Stonemaier Games

• Terraforming Mars (2016) / FryxGames

• Sleeping Gods (2021) / Red Raven Games

Harrison's List

• Galaxy Trucker (2007) / CGE

• Carnival of Monsters (2019) / AMIGO

• Bohnanza (1997) / AMIGO

Other Links

• Slipways on Steam

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Featured Topic

We talk about 50 games that are tangentially related in 50 minutes or less. Here is a list of the games referenced during the episode.

Content Warning: "Molly House" is discussed very briefly. This game contains historical themes related to persecution and gay culture in Europe during the early 1700s.

1. Can’t Stop

2. Unmatched

3. Dice Throne

4. Roll Player

5. Marvel Dice Masters

6. Marvel Champions

7. Marvel Legendary

8. DC Deckbuilding Game

9. Ascension

10. 20 Strong

11. Too Many Bones

12. Cloudspire

13. Hoplomachus

14. Forest Shuffle

15. Galactic Cruise

16. Endeavor: Deep Sea

17. Endeavor: Age of Sail

18. Innovation

19. Glory to Rome

20. Monopoly

21. Great Western Trail

22. El Paso

23. Pax Pamir

24. My Little Scythe

25. Scythe

26. Pirates of Maracaibo

27. Maracaibo

28. Terra Mystica

29. Terra Nova

30. Molly House

31. John Company

32. Cards Against Humanity

33. Arkham Horror

34. Apples to Apples

35. Lost Ruins of Arnak

36. Clank! Legacy

37. Star Wars Imperial Assault

38. Descent

39. Slay the Spire

40. Star Wars Rebellion

41. War of the Ring

42. Dune: War for Arakkis

43. Root

44. Inventions

45. The Gallerist

46. Kanban EV

47. Splendor

48. Splendor Duel

49. 7 Wonders Duel

50. 7 Wonders

51. Trio

52. Ra

53. 51st State

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What We've Been Playing

Corey

• The Night Parade

Harrison

• Earth, The Gang

Featured Topic

Games featuring magic and magical things

First player rule: According to the official rules for Magic: the Gathering, how is the first player decided in a game?

Corey's List 

• Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle (2016) / The Op Games

• Arcana Rising (2022) / Grey Fox Games

• Res Arcana (2019) / Sand Castle Games

Harrison's List

• Aeon’s End (2016) / Action Phase

• Seasons (2012) / Libellud

• Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Duel at Mt Skullzfyre (2012) / Cryptozoic

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What We've Been Playing

Corey

• Citizens of the Spark

• Orapa Mine

Harrison

• Civolution

Featured Topic

Our favorite winners and surprises from the GoldenGeek awards on boardgamegeek.com

Other categories (that we won’t cover)

• Golden Geek Nominees

Artwork and Presentation

• Corey: Harmonies

• Harrison: Let's Go! To Japan

Cooperative Game

• Corey: Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game

• Harrison:  Slay the Spire: The Board Game

Innovative Game

• Corey: Arcs

• Harrison: The Gang

Light Game

• Corey: Castle Combo

• Harrison: Flip 7

Medium Game

• Corey: Harmonies

• Harrison: Windmill Valley

Heavy Game

• Corey: SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

• Harrison: SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Notable Omissions:

• Skyrise

• Panda Royale

• Spectacular

• Nova Roma

• Fractured Sky

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What We've Been Playing

Corey

• Skyrise

• Innovation Ultimate

Harrison

• Flutter

Featured Topic

Publishers we wouldn’t mind being stuck on a desert island with, as long as they brought their production chain

First player rule: Flutter - The player who most recently marveled at the wonders of nature

Corey's List 

• Feuerland

• Czech Games Edition

• Board & Dice

Harrison's List

• Wizards of the Coast

• Devir

• Stonemaier Games

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