BOARD GAMES with Variant Hex

Kellye and Adam talk about strategies, tips, and tricks for 7 Wonders Duel. They are not experts, but they’ll dive deep into their experiences, and breakdown cards and wonders throughout each age of the game.

Try 7 Wonders Duel online (for free!) on Board Game Arena.

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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 discuss a couple coffee shop games: Mystic Market, and Happy City. They think of coffee shop games as ones that have a small footprint on the table, and can be enjoyed at a cafe with a favorite drink.

• Twitter: @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, Aaron and Adam share their first Play Count episode, where they discuss a given game at multiple play counts. They’ll chat about what this recent Kickstarter arrival is like at one, two, three, and four player counts.

• Twitter: @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, Aaron and Adam discuss card drafting in board games. First, they’ll play a top 25 guessing game using the list from BGG. Then, they’ll discuss the games they have played, games they would recommend. Finally, they’ll choose a board game mechanism to talk about next time.

• Twitter: @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 a couple of coffee shop games. We consider coffee shop games to be ones that can be played on a smaller table, regardless of the box size.

• Twitter: @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, Aaron, and Adam discuss their picks for board game of the month for February 2022. They’ll discuss their most played games, rehash some interesting sessions, and pick a game they’d like to play more.

• Twitter: @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 discuss the board game mechanism of set collecting. First, they’ll play a top 25 guessing game, then chat about which games they’ve played with this mechanism. Finally, they’ll give their recommendations for the category, and pick a mechanism to discuss next time.

• Twitter: @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, Aaron, and Adam play guessing games with board game box art.

• Twitter: @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!

The cover image for this episode is by Jon Tyson via Unsplash

Adam, Aaron and Kellye discuss their strategies, tips, and tricks for playing Splendor. They'll also talk about ideas for gameplay variants and the details of the last game of Splendor they played together on Board Game Arena.

• Twitter: @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 Arron discuss their Game of the Month for January 2022. They'll also talk about the game that made them the most frustrated, as well as the one they would like to play more.

• Twitter: @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!