Matt, Lolies and Meehan clamber back inside the pod cockpit to jet through another week’s worth of stories and questions. Lolies discusses her return to Star Realms, Meehan roots, loots and shoots in Colt Express, and everyone reflects on our time exploring the galaxy of sci-fi RPG Burn Bryte. We catch up with the latest on the new games from the creators of Pandemic, Exploding Kittens and Arkham Horror, consider the potential of a Metacritic for board games, and celebrate even more disability representation in Dungeons & Dragons. Then your questions answered on oversized boxes, obscure games, the best meeple shapes and the best - and worst - trends!

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Boy Problems designer Colin Cummings joins the team to answer your questions on the best RPGs for newbies, the hobbies we’ve picked up during lockdown and how to cat-proof your board games. There’s also discussion of promising roleplaying platform One More Mutliverse, Wingspan’s enduring success over Scythe, The Crew’s latest awards win and the announcement of the Zenobia Award shortlist. All this, plus our thoughts on what we’ve been playing lately, including Cyclades, Bullet❤️, Betrayal at House on the Hill, tarot-powered RPG Hesitation at the Gate and Colin’s ongoing mission to actually play Lancer instead of just reading it. Of course we discuss Carly Rae Jepsen, did you even need to ask? Find Colin on Twitter @colinmcummings, check out his RPGs at boyproblems.itch.io/boy-problems and support him on Patreon: patreon.com/colincummings.

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Wheels and Meehan are joined by Jeremy Gage, game designer and host of the Draw Your Dice podcast, for this week’s episode. The trio talk about drafting in Magic: The Gathering - Arena, gambling in Backgammon and testicles in Epic Spell Wars. They also discuss all the hoo-ha around the Strixhaven set, the new Camel Up expansion and *shudder* Monopoly: Spongebob Squarepants Meme Edition. Jeremy also answers questions from his beloved audience.

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The whole gang’s here for another 90 minutes of board game chatter and as many news headlines we can squeeze into whatever time’s left. Everyone’s been playing Quacks of Quedlinburg, Lolies has been enjoying the splendour of Splendor, Wheels continues to explore the horrors of Arkham, Meehan sails the treacherous seas of Libertalia and Matt’s finally got his hands on Bullet♥️.There’s talk about the new co-op game from Matt ‘Pandemic’ Leacock, a new D&D setting from the minds behind World of Warcraft, a first look at Save Patient Zero and a couple of more serious and important stories from around the world of tabletop gaming. All this, plus games that just can’t be recreated in a digital form, our thoughts on a meta board game about podcasts and our post-pandemic lunch plans. Finally, the ultimate question answered: can you fly a helicopter on Mars?

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This week, Meehan continues to terraform Mars, Wheels investigates The Dunwich Legacy in the Arkham Horror LCG, and Matt sails more Forgotten Waters and watches some anime - but it’s about board games, promise. We discuss Gen Con’s delay, new Sonic the Hedgehog and Sea of Thieves spin-offs, the upcoming Infinity battle royale game, and the latest change to Monopoly’s Community Chest cards. We also prove maths can be fun (sometimes) and pick out our favourite board game expansions!

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This week, Matt’s been sailing Forgotten Waters, Meehan’s been seeing what we do in the shadows in indie RPG Low Stakes and Wheels has been getting into Fights in Tight Spaces. That’s before we check out the next game on the way from Richard ‘MTG’ Garfield, team up with the X-Men in the new Marvel United spin-off, face the Keyraken in the upcoming Keyforge co-op mode and and consider whether Arnie’s CGI buttocks will make an appearance in the Terminator RPG. Plus, your questions answered on the good parts of bad games, our biggest Kickstarter disappointments and board games that just won’t fit back into their box.

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With few board games hitting the table this week, Matt, Lolies and Meehan veer into important debates about the other things you find on a tabletop. We also take a look at The One Ring’s new Kickstarter record, get stuck into sewing-powered RPG A Mending, Vivid-ly discuss the next game from the makers of Sagrada and consider why upcoming Unmatched character Shakespeare is underrated. All this, plus recommendations for the best mystery board games and redemption for overlooked classes in RPGs.

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This episode is sponsored by Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos. Visit https://store.team17.com and use code DICE10 for a 10% discount.Lolies and Meehan have been hands-on with the next game from the creator of Cosmic Frog, Wheels is excited for the new Summoner Wars, and Matt has been cracking cases on the streets of Crime City in MicroMacro. We also discuss Magic: The Gathering’s move to Universes Beyond, this year’s As d’Or winners and - of course - the latest D&D movie news. Plus, your questions answered on cultural sensitivity in games, our favourite third-party tabletop creators and advice on running RPGs over Zoom.SUBSCRIBE iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/dbpoditunes Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/dbpodspotify Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/dbpodgoogle RSS: https://tinyurl.com/dbpodrss

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Matt’s been hanging with mice in Mausritter, Wheels has been battling cards in Dinn and Meehan has been terraforming Mars in, er, Terraforming Mars. That’s before we jet off to the new sci-fi edition of Quest, consider the demise of Legend of the Five Rings and, you guessed it, comment on the latest D&D movie casting news. There’s also our advice on moving from board games to RPGs, resolving conflict at the table and roleplaying in familiar pop-culture worlds. Plus: which board game world we’d choose to live in.

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This episode of Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos. Visit https://store.team17.com and use code DICE10 for a 10% discount. Join Meehan, Lolies and Johnny as we talk about Asmodee's acquisition of Board Game Arena, the cancellation of the Metal Gear Solid board game (snaaaaaaaake!) and the upcoming Witcher board game. Plus, we answer your questions on when a game stops being a game and which board games we'd like to see scaled up to Twilight Imperium proportions. 

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