2020 will be memorable for a lot of reasons, but at least it gave us a bunch of fantastic releases. Here are the Top 15 Board Games of 2020!

Note: If you prefer, you may also read this list on our blog.

0:33 - The what, why, and how of this list
5:50 - #15
6:55 - #14
8:22 - #13
11:20 - #12
12:39 - #11
14:20 - #10
16:39 - #9
18:19 - #8
19:33 - #7
20:41 - #6
21:52 - #5
22:50 - #4
24:40 - #3
27:19 - #2
29:20 - #1
32:55 - Remaining Contenders
38:06 - Best Art
39:08 - Best Production
40:18 - Best Expansion
41:55 - What's with our Home Page tease?!? - https://bitewinggames.com

Welcome to Tabletop Tastes: My favorite flavors in board games. Today, we search for purpose in potently mean games.

Games discussed include Cover Your Assets, Bus, Citadels, Catan, Tournament at Avalon, and Caylus 1303.

Kyle joins the podcast again as we share and discuss our Top 10 Family Games!  With Nick having a million cousins and Kyle doing nearly all his gaming with siblings, parents, and his spouse, we've put plenty of titles to the test with our "non-gamer" family members.

Find out which board games are guaranteed to please at your next family gathering!

1:10 - What do we mean by "Family Games?"
4:12 - Blokus
5:18 - Camel Up (Second Edition)
8:00 - Bohnanza
10:05 - Chinatown
13:18 - The Mind
15:15 - For Sale
18:03 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
21:57 - Crokinole, Klask
24:52 - Ticket to Ride
26:05 - Condottiere
28:52 - On Tour
30:25 - Wavelength
33:27 - Ethnos
36:28 - Kingdomino
38:05 - Love Letter
41:02 - 7 Wonders, Sushi Go Party
42:57 - My City
47:26 - Between Two Cities
50:26 - Codenames, Decrypto
52:10 - Another teaser for our upcoming publications!

Welcome to Tabletop Tastes: My favorite flavors in board games. Today, we consider how balanced games are just as important as balanced diets.

Games discussed include Pandemic, Forbidden Desert, Root, and Tapestry.

Read this episode in blog form here.

The hot new releases of 2020 continue to make it to our table! Nick shares his latest 1st impressions of Iwari, Dune: Imperium, Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers, Rococo Deluxe, and Beyond the Sun.

0:50 - Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers
3:34 - Iwari
4:55 - Rococo Deluxe Edition
8:10 - Dune: Imperium
11:16 - Beyond the Sun

You can also read this episode in blog post form here:  https://bitewinggames.com/candid-cardboard:-new-release-1st-impressions-(february-2021)

Does this puzzly head-to-head game crumble under the weight of its oppressive playstyle? Find out whether Curious Cargo is up your alley in this board game review!

Welcome back to another episode of Tabletop Tastes: My favorite flavors in board games. Today, we gorge our thoughts upon the satisfaction of filling meals and filling turns.

Games discussed include Dune: Imperium, Pandemic, Flash Point: Fire Rescue, Catan, and Concordia.

Candid Cardboard is a monthly series containing genuine, blunt, and thoughtful opinions about board games that the folks at Bitewing Games have recently played!  Most often, these are first impressions of hot new releases.

In this episode, Nick shares his first impressions of recent releases including Sidereal Confluence (Remastered Edition), Sequoia, GPS, Mountain Goats, Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy, and Babylonia!

1:02 - Sidereal Confluence (Remastered Edition)
3:23 - Sequoia
4:31 - GPS
6:00 - Mountain Goats
7:00 - Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
9:38 - Babylonia

Kyle joins Nick in sharing our 10 hot things we are currently most excited about in the board game industry.  These hot things span through specific board games, talented game designers, engaging mechanisms, and more!

  Additionally, we share the origins and purpose of Bitewing Games and peek behind the curtains of exciting plans to come!

  This episode does not exist in blog form, but if you prefer to read then you can learn plenty more about Bitewing Games and things we are hot on at BitewingGames.com

Welcome to Tabletop Tastes: My favorite flavors in board games. Today, we explore the importance of a dynamic arc in games (and snacks)!

  Games discussed include A Feast for Odin, Raiders of the North Sea, Dead Man's Cabal, and Babylonia.

  If reading is your preference, you can catch this episode in blog form after January 11 at https://bitewinggames.com/category/tabletop-tastes/