BOARD GAMES with Variant Hex

Adam and Kellye keep plugging away at the BGG Gen Con 2022 Preview, covering Gigamic, Grand Gamers Guild, Greater Than Games LLC, Hachette Boardgames, HeidelBÄR Games, Hexy Studio, Hit 'Em With a Shoe, Horrible Guild, Keen Bean Studio, Keymaster Games, Kids Table BG, and KOSMOS:

• Akropolis
• Critical: Foundation – Season 1
• Movie Mind
• Aldabas: Doors of Cartagena
• Endangered: Monarch Butterfly Scenario
• Forgotten Depths
• The Cube: Area 51
• Legends of Sleepy Hollow
• Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition
• In the Palm of Your Hand
• Animal Poker
• Hungry Monkey
• Sweet & Spicy
• Star Scrappers: Cave-in
• Star Scrappers: Orbital
• Dirt Dog
• The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857
• Evergreen
• Roll Camera!: The B-Movie Expansion
• Caper: Europe
• PARKS: Wildlife
• Power Plants
• Adventure Games: The Gloom City File
• Cartaventura: Lhasa
• Cartaventura: Vinland
• Catch the Moon
• Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Hunt for the Golden Book
• Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Mystery of the Ice Cave
• Exit: The Game – The Lord of the Rings: Shadows over Middle-earth
• Exit: The Game – The Return to the Abandoned Cabin
• Exit: The Game + Puzzle – Nightfall Manor
• Karak
• Switch & Signal

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Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Kellye and Aaron continue charging through the BGG Gen Con 2022 preview list with games from Eggertspiele, Floodgate Games, Foxmind, Funko Games, FunWiz, Galakta, Game Brewer, and Genius Games

• Great Western Trail: Rails to the North (Second Edition)
• Décorum
• Fog of Love: Love on Lockdown
• Kites
• Sagrada: The Great Facades – Glory
• Go PoP! Presto
• Match Madness Duo
• Disney A Goofy Movie Game
• Disney Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Light Years From Home Game
• Funkoverse Strategy Game: Universal Monsters 100
• Rear Window
• Sports Dice: Soccer
• The Shadow Planet: The Board Game
• Hippocrates
• Paris: l'Étoile
• Rulebenders
• Stroganov
• Cellulose: A Plant Cell Biology Game
• Cytosis: A Cell Biology Board Game
• Ecosystem
• Genotype: A Mendelian Genetics Game
• Periodic: A Game of The Elements

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Kellye and Aaron discuss what they've played, what they'd like to play again, what they'd consider culling, and share their picks for board game of the month.

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Kellye and Aaron pick up the pace with 11 publishers and a whole lot of games.

• Bear Raid
• Factory Funner
• Ghosts of Christmas
• Call To Adventure: Epic Origins
• Ark Nova
• Catherine: The Cities of the Tsarina
• Terra Mystica: Automa Solo Box
• Terra Mystica: Big Box
• Omicron Protocol
• Omicron Protocol: Up to No Good
• Cosmic Frog
• The Mirroring of Mary King
• Home Sweet Home (or Not)
• The Red Cathedral: Contractors
• Gimme That!
• Usurp the King
• White Hat
• Deckscape: In Wonderland
• Decktective: You Can't Cheat Death

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Adam and Kellye look at the next set of games on the BGG Gen Con 2022 Preview from Ares Games, Artana, Bezier Games, and Board & Dice.

• Last Aurora: Frozen Steel
• Orconomics (Second Edition)
• The Thing: Norwegian Outpost
• Power Failure
• Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition
• Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition
• Founders of Teotihuacan
• Loot Box #1
• Mandala Stones: Harmony
• Tawantinsuyu: The Golden Age
• Terracotta Army

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Adam and Kellye continue chatting about the Board Game Geek Gen Con 2022 Preview! They'll talk about games from Adam's Apple Games, Alderac Entertainment Group and Amigo.

• Planet Unknown
• Dog Lover
• Ready Set Bet
• That Old Wallpaper
• The Guild of Merchant Explorers
• Wormholes
• Fröschis
• L.A.M.A. Dice
• Magnefix
• Schau mal!
• Where is Pluto

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Adam and Kellye kick off a series discussing the 2022 Board Game Geek Gen Con Preview. We'll work our way through each publisher's offering of games for sale at this year's convention. This episode features the following titles from 25th Century Games:

• Blazon
• Cryptid Cafe
• Gartenbau
• Ghosts Love Candy Too
• Green Team Wins
• Holly Jolly
• Longboard
• Oh My Brain
• Prehistories
• Ra
• Sunny Day Sardines

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Kellye and Aaron discuss their board game picks for May 2022. They'll share the game they'd like to play more, a game they'd be fine to cull, and what they'd pick for game of the month.

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Kellye and Adam celebrate the 50th episode of this podcast by picking games they'd play 50 times.

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Aaron and Kellye talk about board games that help them feel creative, calm, and connected.

To learn more about Mental Health Awareness month, visit https://www.mhanational.org/mental-health-month

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!