Board With Finns

By Board With Finns

An irreverent rambling podcast about board games, roleplaying games, and anything else Tabletop! Hot Takes in Cold Weather from a Nordic paradise.

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June 05, 2023 The Big Summer Blowout Episode - Ep17
The smell of sunscreen is in the air! With our bags packed and hawaiian shirts on, we swing by the studio for one last episode before heading off on our summer vacation. In an episode about as "off the rails" as it is possible to get, we veer wildly from games we have played recently to games we talked about previously. Choo choo, all aboard, this train is about to set sail.... to the moon!
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1h 23min
May 26, 2023 Bladed Lesbians in the Dark - Ep16
We look to the future in this pre-review episode of Board With Finns! With our special guest Nikos, we lug over 3 suitcases full of RPG books into the studio, and chat about the systems we are most excited about running in the (near) future. We dart from alley to alley as we whisper our thoughts on Blades in the Dark, and raise a muddied and bloodied cleaver in honour of the two-headed basilisk in Mörk Borg. But it's not all doom and gloom! We should have enough big dyke energy to help us stalk a leviathan before the light of the world is finally extinguished!

Blades in the Dark // Mörk Borg // Thirsty Sword Lesbians // Ten Candles // Fate
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1h 14min
May 16, 2023 Disease Cubes and Ghost Car Parks - Ep15
There is no "I" in "Team".... or in "Boardgames". Coincidence? Perhaps. But we don't have time to philosophize now! Disease cubes are spreading across the globe, the undead rise from swamps around an isloated chinese village, and Cthulhu stirs in the depths of the ocean. Only we stand in the way of complete global annihilation.... but Tom has been arrested in Shanghai and Iita punched the Pope. Things look dire for humanity. This week we discuss some top co-operative games - and how teamwork makes the dream work when the theme work(s).

#Pandemic #GhostStories #EldritchHorror #ForbiddenIsland
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1h 2min
May 06, 2023 Settlers of Catan, Hobby Horse Jousting, and Inappropriate Curling - Ep14
In this beginner friendly episode of Board With Finns, we discuss the lasting legacy of Settlers of Catan and other great gateway games. What makes a great gateway game? How do we buy a Ticket to Ride? How do I joust on a hobby horse?? All questions that will be bravely answered in this episode! As always, we stay RIGIDLY ON TOPIC, the complete opposite of how we holiday in Japan (or attack Tokyo).

#Catan #TicketToRide #Tokaido #Cascadia #KingOfTokyo
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1h 16min
April 26, 2023 Parasocial Deduction Games - Ep13
The game is afoot... and these games are about to get SOCIAL! We discuss the rising evolution of social deduction games, when they work and when they don't. We crest the hill onto the great vista of Detective Club, the pinacle of an easy-teach easy-play social deduction game. Is it the best of the best? The clues suggest so!
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1h 3min
April 16, 2023 A Grimdark Fantasy Version of 90s Hugh Grant - Ep12
The internet is a broiling sea of tales of RPG discontent, but hold me close dear sailor, the safe shores of Board With Finns lies just beyond the horizon! In this misdirectingly non-nautical themed episode, we discuss when RPG games have gone wrong or simply miss the mark. Part therapy session, part confessional, all true! Perhaps 90s Hugh Grant was the hero this haunted land deserves, but not the one it needs right now.
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1h 2min
April 06, 2023 Arise Woodland Creatures! Arise! - Ep11
A sun-dappled glade nestled in a secluded wood, the perfect place... for an ambush! This week we take a look at the evergreen darling of Top 10 lists: Root! A dog-eat-dog area control game that pits cute critters with wildly asyymetric agendas at each other for ultimate woodland supremacy. Will the anarcho-socialist crows be crushed under the boot of the feline military industrial complex?!...Or will a mysterious knife wielding raccoon step in to help out? This isn't your usual sleepy hollow.
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1h 10min
March 27, 2023 The Jaipur Acid Test - Ep10
In our most romantic episode so far, we discuss (sexy) games to play on (sexy) dates. Candlelit delights, the smell of roses, the soft sounds of effervescent champagne, and potentially a stack of sheep in battle formation. Sensual. Who will pass the Jaipur acid test or be forced to do battle among the stars? Are these just metaphors for lovemaking? Perhaps. Let's skip dessert...
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1h 3min
March 17, 2023 Champagne, Fine Art, and Economic PTSD - Ep9
Auctions! The smell of the oil paintings, the cold touch of marble sculptures, the glint in the eye of the auctioneer as he fondles his gavel. Surely these visceral elements couldn't be reproduced in a board game? Well, Dr. Reiner Knizia will die trying! In our most exclusive and opulent episode, we discuss High Society, Quantitative Easing, and Modern Art. How much are we willing to pay for champagne? Has the economic crash of 2008 left a psychological mark on us all? Will most of this episode summary be questions? ...Time for me to get going...going...gone.
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1h 3min
March 07, 2023 Oldies But Goldies(?)... IN SPACE! - Ep8
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings Board With Finns! In this episode we venture into the very depths of time and space, to alien worlds, and the 1970s. Does the classic Cosmic Encounter fill us with the joy of intergalactic shenanigans or does it just remind us of Richard Dreyfuss sculpting a crude mountain from mashed potato? We then set our space compass towards Dune. A beautiful game of intrigue, backstabbery, and war. So put on the Dune soundtrack by Toto as you Harkonen your Atreides while we Fremen on your Spacing Guild. Spicy!
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How many episodes does Board With Finns have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.