Boards Alive Podcast

In our two hundred and seventy-third episode, Aaron is joined by Quinten. We talk about Scurry Up! and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Tower - Trick-taking Game. Then in our Digital Diversion segment we talk about Dice A Million and Slay the Spire 2. Then we discuss the Best Video Games of 2025 in Aaron Asks Anything.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon

Scurry Up! – 7:32

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Tower - Trick-taking Game – 17:54

Dice A Million – 30:06

Slay the Spire 2 – 36:20

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 57:43

Aaron Asks Anything – The Best Video Games of 2025 – 59:24

In our two hundred and seventy-second episode, Aaron is joined by Brendo, Matt, and Scott. We borrow an idea from the Board Game Barrage podcast and make the Boards Alive Top 40 Games of All Time. We take turns picking a game to be added to the list, but it can be vetoed out by the other members of the group. We cover games 20 to 1 in this episode.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon

Rules of the Game – 2:19

Pick 20 – 5:07

Pick 19 – 6:18

Pick 18 – 9:32

Pick 17 – 10:50

Pick 16 – 15:45

Pick 15 – 17:18

Pick 14 – 20:18

Pick 13 – 21:36

Pick 12 – 22:24

Pick 11 – 25:51

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 29:43

Pick 10 – 31:25

Pick 9 – 32:34

Pick 8 – 34:33

Pick 7 – 38:11

Pick 6 – 40:11

Pick 5 – 42:12

Pick 4 – 42:52

Pick 3 – 44:20

Pick 2 – 46:13

Pick 1 – 48:05

In our two hundred and seventy-first episode, Aaron is joined by Brendo, Matt, and Scott. We borrow an idea from the Board Game Barrage podcast and make the Boards Alive Top 40 Games of All Time. We take turns picking a game to be added to the list, but it can be vetoed out by the other members of the group. We cover games 40 to 21 in this episode.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon

Thanks to Board Game Barrage – 1:45

Rules of the Game – 2:57

Pick 40 – 7:15

Pick 39 – 12:13

Pick 38 – 14:00

Pick 37 – 17:58

Pick 36 – 20:06

Pick 35 – 22:05

Pick 34 – 27:18

Pick 33 – 29:10

Pick 32 – 30:56

Pick 31 – 33:13

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 37:29

Pick 30 – 40:16

Pick 29 – 41:50

Pick 28 – 45:10

Pick 27 – 47:07

Pick 26 – 48:33

Pick 25 – 51:27

Pick 24 – 53:15

Pick 23 – 56:34

Pick 22 – 58:25

Pick 21 – 1:00:02

In our two hundred and seventieth episode, Aaron is joined by Linsae. We talk about Pirates of Maracaibo, Duos, and Fives. Then in our Digital Diversion segment we talk about Dredge and the Dragon Age series.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon

Pirates of Maracaibo – 3:07

Duos – 9:26

Fives – 14:02

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 22:11

Dredge – 25:20

Dragon Age: Origins – 30:08

Dragon Age II – 35:41

Dragon Age: Inquisition – 42:27

Episode 55 – Suzanne Sheldon

Suzanne Sheldon can be found on Twitter @425suzanne and on Salt and Sass Games

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Theme song "Ghost Run" by Jean-Marc Giffin @JeanOfmArc

In our two hundred and sixty-ninth episode, Aaron is joined by Brendo and Matt. We talk about all the games we played at our annual holiday game day, including Magical Athlete, Rowdy Partners, Lowenherz, Bohnanza, Fives, Covenant, Fruit Fight, Flip 7, Heat: Pedal to the Metal, Eye My Favorite Things, Ghost Blitz, So Clover, Strike, and Forest Shuffle - Dartmoor.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon

Magical Athlete – 3:00

Rowdy Partners – 6:57

Lowenherz – 11:02

Bohnanza – 15:53

Fives – 20:03

Covenant – 25:49

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 37:24

Fruit Fight and Flip 7 – 40:25

Heat: Pedal to the Metal - Tunnel Vision expansion – 42:12

Eye My Favorite Things – 45:42

Ghost Blitz – 47:47

So Clover – 49:52

Magical Athlete – 52:23

Strike – 54:38

Forest Shuffle - Dartmoor – 58:50

This is a super special episode that we did for the Patreon Patrons. We wanted to release it as a bonus episode before the last Cult Classic episode. Thanks for listening!

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Theme song "Ghost Run" by Jean-Marc Giffin @JeanOfmArc

In our two hundred and sixty-eighth episode, Aaron is joined by Benji. We talk about Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Slay the Spire: The Board Game. Then in our Digital Diversion segment we talk about Unicorn Overlord and Disney Dreamlight Valley.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon

Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – 2:27

Slay the Spire: The Board Game – 14:20

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 20:38

Unicorn Overlord – 22:47

Disney Dreamlight Valley – 29:45

Episode 54 – Chris Michaud

Chris Michaud can be found on Twitter @tableflipsyou, on Mall Night Long, and on Flip the Table.

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Theme song "Ghost Run" by Jean-Marc Giffin @JeanOfmArc

In our two hundred and sixty-seventh episode, it's our 11th annual BA Holiday Special. Matt joins me as we talk about Distilled, Unmatched: Lee Vs Ali, and Skyrise in the BA Banter. Then in our Digital Diversion segment we talk about Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Then we discuss the best Stocking Stuffer Games in Aaron Asks Anything.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon

Distilled – 4:07

Unmatched: Lee Vs Ali – 32:00

Skyrise – 42:00

Tales of Kenzera: Zau – 55:55

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 1:07:38

Aaron Asks Anything – Stocking Stuffer Games – 1:10:07