Bitewing Games Podcast

Nick shares his 1st impressions of spicy hot new releases and new-to-him games...

0:55 - Radlands
9:17 - Anno 1800
13:12 - Stockpile: Epic Edition
16:55 - Mind MGMT
20:58 - Quantum
26:04 - The Siege of Runedar

Nick revisits the best board games of 2020 by categorizing 60 of them into lovers, keepers, dumpers, flingers, and seekers.

1:56 - Lovers
8:08 - Keepers
12:55 - Dumpers
17:20 - Flingers
27:10 - Seekers

Nick shares his first impressions of the following new-ish board games:

0:43 - Rorschach
6:00 - Regicide
11:12 - Fort: Cats & Dogs Expansion
14:17 - Calimala
18:36 - Witchstone
23:17 - Riftforce

Tis the season to buy more board games for your friends and family (and maybe even treat yourself)! Selecting the perfect gift can often be a Nightmare before Christmas, but worry not, Bitewing Games is here to guide you to some of the hottest games of the year for casual and hobbyist gamer alike.

Follow this link to check out the blog post (and all of the direct links where you can buy these games)

2:54 - Gifts for the Casual Board Gamer
3:13 - Kabuto Sumo
4:20 - Equinox
5:10 - Hibachi
5:59 - Ethnos
6:50 - Chinatown
7:45 - Gifts for your Significant Other
7:59 - My City
9:07 - Riftforce
10:13 - Royal Visit
10:51 - Summoner Wars (Second Edition)
11:24 - Caesar!: Sieze Rome in 20 Minutes!
12:52 - Stocking Stuffer Gifts
13:09 - Durian
13:41 - Schotten Totten 2
14:24 - Illusion
15:16 - The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
15:52 - Parade
16:20 - X-Trayz from Game Trayz
17:04 - Games for your Holiday Party
17:19 - Don't Get Got
17:56 - Skull
18:46 - Bristol 1350
19:19 - Sidereal Confluence (Remastered Edition)
20:08 - Decrypto
20:56 - Rorschach
22:08 - Gifts for the Hobbyist Board Gamer
22:35 - Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
23:33 - Hansa Teutonica: Big Box
24:19 - The Search for Planet X
24:55 - Beyond the Sun
25:39 - Iberian Gauge 

Nick shares his first impressions of 4 new(ish) games and 5 classic games:

1:00 - Treasure Island Expansion: Captain Silver—Revenge Island
5:39 - L.L.A.M.A.
8:52 - Hibachi
14:34 - Nusfjord
19:10 - Wildlife Safari
20:11 - Libertalia
21:09 - Blue Moon Legends
22:28 - Bohnanza
24:03 - Tower of Babel

Kyle joins Nick to discuss games they've been playing recently:

Lost Legacy - 4:08
Winner's Circle - 10:47
Cascadia - 18:33
Spyrium - 27;14
My City - 34:37
Parade - 42:39

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Nick is back with another episode of podcast comfort food in September's Candid Cardboard: 1st Impressions of new (and sometimes not new) board games.

0:49 - Summer Wars (Second Edition)
3:46 - Ra: The Dice Game
4:57 - Tajuto
6:54 - Coffee Traders
11:45 - Kabuto Sumo

With our Kickstarter campaign closing this Thursday, September 2, Nick takes a look at the future of Bitewing Games including plans for the podcast, blog, publications, and beyond.

Like all the content that Bitewing Games has provided over the past year and a half?  Then support us in our Kickstarter campaign so we can keep putting out more juicy content and you can acquire some killer games.  Consider this our form of Patreon ;)

Nick is joined by artist and graphic designer, Paul Halkyon, to discuss the world, lore, and visual design behind Soda Smugglers, Pumafiosi, and Hot Lead.

Link to the Criminal Capers Collection on Kickstarter

Link to Paul Halkyon's instagram page

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• Intro to Paul Halkyon - 0:53
• How Paul got into art and graphic design - 4:21
• How Paul and Nick met (screen printing apparel) - 11:40
• Designing the world behind the Criminal Capers Collection - 14:30
• The art and soda brands behind Soda Smugglers - 18:25
• The art and mafia families behind Pumafiosi - 22:14
• The lore behind the Boss Knife and Boss Rose - 25:38
• The impact of excellent art in board games - 30:48
• Counterbalancing the criminals with the investigators of Hot Lead - 32:19
• Unique art styles within a consistent universe - 34:15
• Paul's favorite Soda Smugglers soda brand - 35:37
• Paul's favorite Pumafiosi characters - 36:34
• Paul's favorite Hot Lead character - 38:33
• The hardest parts of illustrating the Criminal Capers Collection - 40:30
• Paul's entry and goals into the board game industry - 44:28
• How Paul broke his toe - 47:10
• Easter eggs in the art - 48:58
• Where you can find Paul - 52:30

Nick is joined by internationally acclaimed designer Reiner Knizia for an epic interview exploring an entire spectrum of board game topics!  This is one episode you don't want to miss...

Link to the Kickstarter campaign for Reiner Knizia's Criminal Capers Collection

• Intro to Dr. Reiner Knizia - 1:49
• Inspiration behind Soda Smugglers, Pumafiosi, & Hot Lead - 2:50
• Reiner's favorite animal - 10:08
• Designing different genres of games - 12:08
• Deck-builders & The Quest for El Dorado - 15:47
• The Siege of Runedar - 19:33
• Reiner's future with legacy games; a sequel to My City? - 28:13
• Personal & career goals moving forward - 31:47
• Observations on international publishing - 36:10
• Reiner's mysterious 2000+ game library - 40:13
• Current design projects that Reiner is excited about - 46:05
• How the pandemic has affected Reiner's work - 48:58
• Reiner's take on remixing his classic games (Tigris & Euphrates -> Yellow & Yangtze) - 50:10
• Advice to game designers - 53:33