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Welcome to Beyond the Board, a podcast where Mike and Spencer explore the themes and real life inspirations behind their favorite games.... more
FAQs about Beyond the Board:How many episodes does Beyond the Board have?The podcast currently has 47 episodes available.
May 05, 2017Competition Kitchen: Storytelling in Cooking! (plus a special interview!)Mike and Spencer don their aprons and go head to head in the Iron Chef arena, where they learn all about the inspiration behind the card game Competition Kitchen! Join them after for a special interview with one of the creators of Competition Kitchen, Kevin Reader! (Kevin Reader is artistic director for Cards Against Humanity!) Kickstarter Link! https://goo.gl/FbQyaz Link for YouTube (mentioned in interview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThqstRUNwRc...more54minPlay
May 01, 2017Flick 'em Up: This town ain't big enough...Outlaws, duels, and lawmen! Mike and Spencer find the perfect recipe for a good ol' fashioned shootout! With the help of Pretzel Game's Flick 'Em Up, they discuss the some of the Wests most famous standoffs! (Russel up some history...)...more39minPlay
April 30, 2017Flick 'em Up: This town ain't big enough...Outlaws, duels, and lawmen! Mike and Spencer find the perfect recipe for a good ol' fashioned shootout! With the help of Pretzel Game's Flick 'Em Up, they discuss the some of the Wests most famous standoffs! (Russel up some history...)...more39minPlay
April 24, 2017Bohnanza: Beans, Beans the Magical FruitSpencer and Mike trek through the fields of Bohnanza, the bean farming card game, and stop in a patch of coffee beans! They dig through coffee bean farming, coffee bean processing, and coffee bean roasting in this caffeinated episode! (There are a lot of beans in Bohnanaza but, we picked our favorite bean!)...more34minPlay
April 16, 2017Boss Monster: Our Top 10 Video Game VillainsIt’s a list episode! Mike and Spencer get sympathetic with some classic video game villains, as the check off their top 10 of those bad guys you love AND hate! (Put yourself in their monster shoes!)...more34minPlay
April 09, 2017The Captain is Dead: Rocket to adventure! ...and probably deathMike & Spencer go out of this world!!! ...mainly just right above the atmosphere, as we talk about the real dangers of living in space! All inspired by the dangerous situations in the cooperative space opera board game, The Captain is Dead!...more44minPlay
April 02, 2017Beyond the Board Anomia: On the Tip of our TonguesSpencer and Mike pick apart how the brain can be not firing on all cylinders. Also, how it can screw you up playing the tense-friend revealing card game, Anomia! (It’s ah… what’s the word?... EDUCATIONAL!)...more28minPlay
March 26, 2017Machine of Death: Oil Up those Creative Cogs!Spencer and Mike tinker with the gears and mechanics of Machine of Death, the card game! Then they talk about some real life wacky assassinations! (Because killing people for money is SO wacky!)...more36minPlay
March 19, 2017Santorini: Or should I say Thera?Flip back in your history books and discover the story of Santorini, as Spencer and Mike use their god-like powers and explore Roxley Games' hit strategy board game, Santorini! (Is there a board game god?)...more30minPlay
March 13, 2017Forbidden Desert: We're dying for a tall glass of knowledge!Spencer and Mike take a crash course in desert survival while discussing the cooperative, ever-changing, survival game, Forbidden Desert! Don't get caught without your airship! (how embarrassing!)...more42minPlay
FAQs about Beyond the Board:How many episodes does Beyond the Board have?The podcast currently has 47 episodes available.