Board Game Gateway

Tea Games. Games that you can play on the couch with a cup of tea in your hand. There are plenty of these around and in this episode Neeber and Damien bring you 3 of them that we love to play.

Pick all the clovers in Lucky Numbers, Push your luck whilst not rolling the poop symbols in Chicken and final trade all the camels for silk in our Gateway Game of the Week in Jaipur.

Damien is also going to give us a review of his time at South by Southwest (SxSW) Sydney. All this and more in this weeks episode of the Board Game Gateway.

Timestamps

01:31 - SxSW Sydney

06:04 - Chicken

13:27 - Lucky Numbers

20:20 - Jaipur (Gateway Game of the Week)

38:32 - B3GD 2024

B3GD 2024 Website - https://www.b3gd2024.com

We have been teasing it for a couple of weeks now but it is finally time for us to announce what we have been working on for the last couple of months. Check the end of the podcast for the details.

Neeber, Ralph, Damien and Blayke get around the microphones to discuss some new games that we have been playing. Damien introduces us to the Lovecraftian dice roller in Cthulhu: Death May Die which he had the pleasure of playing at a recent game day.

Neeber and Blayke take us for a look at Hegemony: Lead your class to Victory which is one of the most unique Euros we've tried this year but also one of the most intimidating.

We have a lot to talk about so lets get right into the episode

Timestamps

06:50 - Cthulhu: Death May Die

16:12 - Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory

30:53 - Sheriff of Nottingham (Gateway Game of the Week)

52:03- Annoucement Time; B3GD (Board Game Gateways Game Day)

Have you ever had an idea for a board game? Well, we have 3 of them ready to be critiqued by our lovely guest Mr. Rob Vella. He is a friend of the podcast and local board gamer but he is also a campaign designer for the Bolt Action tabletop game as well as an upcoming board game designer. This week's special segment is the board game Shark Tank where Damien, Neeber and Ralph are going to have to pitch an idea for a board game that we would like to see made in the world.

We also have a chat about some of the games that we have been playing over the week including the amazing Lost Cities and the interesting Space Station Phoenix. Both games have peaked our interest and we can't wait to share these with you.

01:34 - Introducing our Guest

04:08 - Bolt Action Campaign Books

11:51 - Our biggest BOTC Event Yet!

15:11 - Lost Cities

22:31 - Space Station Phoenix

31:40 - Talking Game Design (Robs Board Game)

52:20 - SHARK TANK / DRAGONS DEN

1 Year ago the world did not have the Board Game Gateway podcast and what a sad time that was. But now we have a chance to look back and celebrate 1 year of Neeber, Blayke, Damien, Matt and Ralph bringing you their insights and love for this amazing hobby.

In this episode, we bring you a special Board Game Trivia. Each host has prepared a round of questions to test your knowledge and to think back and laugh. How many of these do you know? What have been some of your favourite moments from the previous 12 months? We look forward to bringing you even more good times in the future.

05:23 - Board Game Trivia Introduction

06:34 - Ralphs Round

17:52 - Matts Round

22:23 - Blaykes Round

28:41 - Neebers Round

36:17 - Damiens Round

46:02 - 1st Year Moments

Dice, Dice Trays, Game Inserts, 3d Printed Pieces and Modules. These are just some of the accessories you can buy/make to upgrade and enhance your board gaming experience and we are here to talk about what we own and why you may want them.

As always we also have a chat about the games that we have been playing this week including the new recent Kickstarter arrival of Fit to Print, the 2023 Kennerspiel des Jahres Winner of Challengers!, creating the bravest dwarven army in Nidavellir and finally, we push our luck with many a spotty dog in the cute and cuddly Spots.

So join us as we ponder the question of life the universe and everything and ask perhaps, is the question of how many board games is in the perfect collection the question to the answer?

02:26 - Fit to Print

16:53 - Challengers

30:45 - Nidavellir

48:00 - Spots (Gateway Game of the Week)

58:49 - Board Game Accessories

Along with GooberCon Neeber likes to hold another game day that he calls "GooberCon Underground" and this is a day to play games of a more 'Heavy' style of play. Don't let that scare you off though as the boys will tell you some stories about why these games and why they caused raucous laughter and head-scratching moments.

Neeber, Ralph and Matt will then take you through some more box card games that are great for anyone to pick up and play. The wonderfully whimsical Walk the Plank, the tumultuous Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza and the slappingly silly Slamwich. Another great episode of the Board Game Gateway Podcast is now available for you to listen to.

Timestamps

01:16 - Introduction

02:49 - Micro Cosmos

18:35 - Anno 1800

31:25 - Slamwich (Gateway Game of the Week)

39:27 - Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza

42:31 - Walk the Plank

We're back! After a bit of a midseason break the Board Game Gateway is back with content ready to go and games that need to be talked about. This episode focuses on the Game Day "GooberCon" that Neeber hosts every year for his friends and family. We chat about all the games that got played and some of the fun stories that we will now be telling for years to come.

Damien brings in one of his favourite games Innovation for the podcast to look up, Neeber retells one of the funniest moments from his Blood on the Clock Tower evening and finally, Matt & Blayke regale us with their love for soup. Why? Well, you will have to listen to find out.

01:50 - Innovation

11:52 - Blood on the Clocktower - Boozling

19:04 - GooberCon 2023 Introduction

20:05 - Decrypto (Gateway Game of the Week)

38:06 - Perudo

43:12 - Herd Mentality

47:20 - SOUP!

49:52 - GooberCon Blood on the Clocktower - Trouble Brewing

How do you start a Board Game Group? Well, we have the man who started our local group on the podcast tonight and we are going to pick his brain about everything Board Game Group and Community Group related. Please welcome our friend Rhys to Episode 34 of the Podcast.

Before we get to our discussion topic for today we will talk about a couple of games that have piqued our interest over the past week. Rhys got to try and be a hero of WWII by taking out Hitler in Black Orchestra, Damien teaches his kids the importance of chain reactions in Potion Explosion and Neeber tries to bend the force to his will in Star Wars: The Deck Building Game.

Finally, we look at one of the most simple dice racing games on the market that brings a smile to every one of the host's faces in Cubitos. A great discussion and fun times are coming your way.

Timestamps

00:00 - Pre-show Banter

00:41 - Introduction

03:38 - Black Orchestra

12:56 - Dune Imperium (Rhys First Impression)

18:47 - Star Wars: The Deck Building Game

32:02 - Potion Explosion

40:56 - Cubitos (Gateway Game of the Week)

1:03:45 - Creating your own BG Group

Ralph is back and we have another cracking episode for you this week. We get chatting about some of the unique and diverse games that we have been playing with Damien kicking it off and chatting about 51st State, Ralph talks about the 100% waterproof game of Too Many Bones and Neeber fan girls over the nerdiest part of any game the tech tree, in Beyond the Sun.

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" - William Shakespeare

Our Gateway Game of the Week is the short and sweet Little Factory which provides an awesome experience for basic resource conversion. So sit back and enjoy the episode of the Board Game Gateway.

02:02 - Stellaris Nexus

11:45 - Micro Macro

21:09 - Castles of Burgandy

30:40 - Little Factory (Gateway Game of the Week)