Chance & Counters

By PickaxeComedy Leisure Games Hobbies

Chance & Counters episodes

October 05, 2023 Pickaxe Week Special 2023!
We are joined by Lewis and Daf from The Yogscast for a very special episode which was originally streamed live on Twitch as part of Pickaxe Week!

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1 hr 22 min
August 03, 2023 Season 3 Wrap Up
Dicky's brought a game, we wax lyrical about games that didn't get recommended and crown the new *Titan of Board Games* (ooooo-aaaaah)

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1 hr 7 min
July 27, 2023 Games for Thrones (With Shea Parker - RTFM)
Shea Parker's (RTFM) whisked back to the middle ages, but what board game can get him into the lord's good graces?

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1 hr 5 min
July 20, 2023 Well Made Lasagne (With Heinze - Semi Coop)
Heinze (@semicoop) is training volunteers to meet the underpeople, but is it force or first contact? What will the team suggest?

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57 min
July 13, 2023 The Bare Necessities (With No Pun Included)
Efka and Elaine (@nopunincluded) are gaming in a tree, can the team find a game that won't wake the bear below?

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57 min
July 06, 2023 Gaming in the Rain (With Ray - CGE)
Ray's (@_raybird_) 'old money' in-laws ignore commoner's convention and insist on playing in the rain, can the team find a game to weather the storm?

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50 min
June 29, 2023 UKGE 2023 - Rookie numbers
The team fights FOMO, the heat and hordes of board game enthusiasts to bring you our top takeaways from the UKGE 2023.

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1 hr 9 min
June 22, 2023 First Dates
Jenn Ellis and Keith Baker (Twogether Studios) need a date worthy game, can the team be the ultimate wingman?

Dicky: Once Upon a Time [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1234/once-upon-time-storytelling-card-game]
Ben: Fantasy Realms [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/223040/fantasy-realms]
Rich: So Clover! [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329839/so-clover]

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1 hr 6 min
June 15, 2023 Meet the Parents
Paul Grogan's (Gaming Rules!) first contact with the in-laws takes a twist, what game will avoid alienating them?

Russ: JamSumo [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165595/jamsumo]
Ben: Fire in the Hole [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357963/fire-hole]
Rich: Kluster [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/277458/kluster]

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59 min
June 08, 2023 Wings of Peace
Jamey Stegmaier (Stonemaier Games) sets out to create world peace with a tournament on a global scale, but will our hosts manage to solve what the world's experts haven't been able to?

Russ: Challengers! [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359970/challengers]
Ben: War of the Ring [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/362944/war-ring-card-game]
Rich: Kabuto Sumo [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/320390/kabuto-sumo]

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45 min

About Chance & Counters

From the publisher's feed

Armed with abstract and absurdly specific scenarios, we invite special guests to put our board game knowledge to the test. It’s up to our plucky tabletop team to figure out what the situation calls for, and recommend a game that totally hits the mark.