Dog and Thimble Podcast

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What's Dog and Thimble Podcast about?

Dog and Thimble is a comedy and review podcast about board games and RPGs, the friends who play them, and the dirty, awful things we say to one another. Dice suck, but friends are forever.

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Dog and Thimble Podcast episodes:

01.17.2020
BryceCon 2020 - Day Zero
Dog and Thimble is back in 2020! Tom and Alana are hanging out at BryceCon before the con even starts because of journalism or something! Sure there was supposed to be a snow storm coming that they wanted to avoid...
11.14.2019
Space Gate Odyssey
Are the Dog and Thimble crew the best people to populate the newest discovered exoplanets? Probably not, but we ended up here anyway! Dog and Thimble returns once again to discuss Space Gate Odyssey from Ludonaute. But populating planets take...
09.19.2019
Spieltember - There's Just One Valley of the Vikings
Award season rolls on mercilessly and the Dog and Thimble crew happily find themselves being crushed under its powerful wheels as they discuss Spiel Des Jahres winner "Just One" and Kinderspiel Des Jahres winner "Valley of the Vikings". Plus, Tom...
09.05.2019
Wingspan
This week the Dog and Thimble crew take flight with Kennerspiel des Jahres winner, Wingspan! Do you like, hate, or find yourself feeling largely indifferent about birds? If you answered yes to any part of that question then this episode...
08.22.2019
Disney Villainous
In an episode that can charitably be described as having gotten slightly out of hand, the Dog and Thimble crew is here to discuss Disney Villainous and its expansions Evil Comes Prepared and Wicked to the Core. But this isn't...
08.08.2019
Raccoon Tycoon
Dog and Thimble returns to the world of podcasting having found some petticoats in a dumpster! This turns out to be serendipitous as now they're dressed to impress just like the critters from Raccoon Tycoon and can talk about the...
06.27.2019
Werewords
When the full moon shines bright in the night sky, the Dog and Thimble crew can't help but be struck with an unusual sickness: the need to talk about a game involving werewolves! This time around it just so happens...
06.13.2019
Keyforge: Call of the Archons
A curse is broken as the Dog and Thimble gang finally release an episode where they discuss Keyforge: Call of the Archons! Also in this episode, the gang gets weirded out by children, Alana is miserable, and Chris meets a...
06.03.2019
Big Easy Busking
Rumor has it that if you hold the box for Big Easy Busking up to your ear, you can hear the sounds of all that fine New Orleans jazz come from out of the cardboard. On the newest episode of...
05.14.2019
An Interview With a Weird Giraffe
In this episode of the Dog and Thimble Podcast, Alana and Tom were lucky enough to have the chance to talk with board game designer, publisher, and general superstar Carla Kopp of Weird Giraffe Games. We talked about Weird Giraffe's...
05.02.2019
Magic: The Gathering - War of the Spark Pre-release Recap
In this episode, a very tired Tom and an equally tired Josh provide their hard-won insight on the newest Magic: The Gathering set, War of the Spark. We'll tell you all about how a glut of new planeswalkers change the...
04.18.2019
The Golden Girls and the Fall of Rome
Purportedly this episode is about Pandemic: The Fall of Rome, a new version of Pandemic from Z-Man Games. However, there's a truly wild amount of time where Dog and Thimble becomes a Golden Girls Fancast. Won't you come on this...
04.04.2019
Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr
Sometimes you just want to kick back with a couple of friends, a nice cold drink, and take care of a terminally ill man on hospice care. On this week's episode of the Dog and Thimble Podcast, the gang decides...
03.29.2019
Ancient Games - The Royal Game of Ur Ft. Good and Basic
Surprise! It's an off-week upload to line up with the release of a new video from our good friends Joseph Bjork and Joseph Fisher with Good and Basic! In this episode, Tom and the Josephs to talk about a game...
03.21.2019
The Silly, Salty, or Sweet Game Special
In the latest episode of the Dog and Thimble Podcast, while Chris gets his appendix removed, Tom and Alana review ten different smaller games which Alana has divided into arbitrary categories. We're talking Swordcrafters, Slapshot, Echidna Shuffle, Scarabya, Joust for...
03.07.2019
A Special Announcement
Hey y'all! This isn't a full episode or even an apple-sode. This is just a quick announcement about Dog and Thimble's release schedule that we hope you'll be cool with!
02.22.2019
Lost Pieces Part One - A Clip Show Episode
If you have ever played a legacy board game, you know that you destroy components as you play. If you've ever played a legacy board game with Dog and Thimble co-host Alana, you know that she hides those components under...
02.14.2019
Episode 101 - Western Legends
Hope you've got your six-shooter and lasso ready, pardner, because in the newest episode of the Dog and Thimble Podcast we're hitting the old dusty trail to talk about Western Legends! But if you think the Dog and Thimble gang...
02.07.2019
Episode 100 - Arkham Horror Third Edition
Gird your minds, the old ones have again risen from their slumber to descend upon the sleepy town of Arkham, Massachusetts and unfortunately the only people awake to defend you are three idiots with a board game podcast. On this...
01.31.2019
Behind the Scenes at BryceCon - Interview with Gail Tanner
Big cons are great and all, but all that glitz and glamor often distracts from what's really important, games! In this episode, Alana sits down with one of the founders of BryceCon, Gail Tanner, to talk about the challenges and...
01.11.2019
Episode 99 - The Deep Water Games Special
Emerging from the seas, the Dog and Thimble crew has obtained all the secrets of the Deep Water...Games back catalog. That is to say, we're diving into most of the games that Deep Water Games currently has on offer. That...
12.28.2018
Episode 98 - The River by Days of Wonder
Get your canoes, rafts, pontoons, and other sundry river vessels ready, because on this episode of the Dog and Thimble Podcast, we're talking about The River from Days of Wonder. But that's not all, we've got detours for weird mountain...
12.20.2018
Episode 97 - Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar and Expansions
Sometimes you find yourself on an island, beset by exploding volcanoes, rolling boulders, venomous snakes, swarms of bees, and people in tiger costumes jumping at you seemingly from nowhere. If you want all of those things to happen at once,...
12.13.2018
Episode 96 - Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger
Did we save another classic episode from the hungry maw of Audacity? #Youbetyoursweetbippy we did! This episode has everything, the worst version of the Wonder Twins, residential advisers shooting airsoft guns, a very forward Mae West, and stuff that only...
12.06.2018
Episode 95 - Orbis
Every once in a while, a podcast comes along that's unafraid to ask the difficult questions. Questions like, what is porridge and why is Clamato juice a thing? Today's episode of Dog and Thimble is that podcast. Also, we're mostly...
11.29.2018
Episode 94: Century Spice Road
You're in luck today, traveler. I've got a rare treat in store for you, it's a previously lost episode of the Dog and Thimble Podcast! There's still some issues, but most of the file has been recovered after having been...
11.15.2018
Episode 93 - Carthago: Merchants & Guilds
Is this the wildest episode of Dog and Thimble to date? Quite possibly! We're talking about relatively heavy Euro game, Carthago: Merchants & Guilds. Not only that, but along the way we're also talking about the elephant king Babar, the...
11.08.2018
Episode 92 - Gizmos by CMON
Dog and Thimble is back! We've walked the world for a spell and come back ready to talk about a brand new crop of games with you! This week, we've got Gizmos by CMON Games on the docket along with...
10.27.2018
Episode 91 - Obsession and Favorite Debut Designs
Hold onto your petticoats, because on this episode of the Dog and Thimble Podcast the gang gets properly fancy by playing Obsession: A Game of Pride, Intrigue, and Prejudice in Victorian England. We're also talking about our favorite debut game...
10.22.2018
The Worldwide Wrestling RPG - Part Two
The fight to be crowned champion of the Southeast Wild Wrestling League is heating up as the gang returns with Jerry Jean, Walter "The Wall" Wahlberg, and Valencia St. James AKA The Wasp. This week, game designer Nathan Paoletta guides...
10.11.2018
The World Wide Wrestling RPG - Part One
On this week's episode of Dog and Thimble, the usual suspects are joined by the inimitable Nathan D. Paoletta, designer of such incredible games as Carry, A Grandiose Disaster, and the game we're playing this week: The World Wide Wrestling...
10.04.2018
DnTMTG: Pre-Release Guilds of Ravnica
As you wake up, having been visited by the ghosts of Magic the Gathering past, present, and future you stumble to the window. "You there, boy! What day is this?" you yell to me. "It's well after pre-release day due...
09.27.2018
Episode 90 - Samurai Jack: Back to the Past
In this episode, the Dog and Thimble crew are doing the time warp again as they try to return to the past in one of the newest games from USAopoly, Samurai Jack: Back to the Past. But that's not all,...
09.20.2018
Episode 89 - Werewolf Legacy
A curse has befallen this once sleepy podcast, and now the hosts fear for their lives as one of them turns into the Ultimate Werewolf...Legacy. In this episode the gang discusses the latest legacy game from designers Rob Daviau and...
09.07.2018
Episode 88 - Consentacle
A card game featuring consensual erotic intercourse with a tentacle monster from beyond the stars, "The Adventures of Shaft: Action Chemist", and recollections of some of Hanna-Barbera's strangest cartoons. Episode 88 of the Dog and Thimble features all of these...
08.30.2018
Episode 87 - All The Small Things
With Tom finally feeling like a functional human being again, Dog and Thimble returns with a host of small games for your consideration! Mint Delivery, That's Not Lemonade, 5 Minute Chase, InBetween, Unreal Estate, and Lady and the Tiger are...
08.16.2018
GenCon 2018 - The Whole Dang Con
In this episode Chris does Indianapolis, by which we of course means he goes to GenCon and interviews some incredible people and companies about the games they had to show off. We're talking Spinmaster Games, Fantasy Flight Interactive, Games Workshop,...
08.09.2018
Episode 85 - Ancient Games ft. Good and Basic
Tom gets back to board gaming's roots by playing the ancient games of Hnefatafl and Nine Men's Morris with the help of Joseph Bjork and Joseph Fisher from Good and Basic. We discuss theories about why Hnefatafl pieces move as...
08.02.2018
DnTMTG Episode 2: Magic 2019 Pre-Release
We're late to the party talking about the return of Magic the Gathering core sets as Josh and Tom finally turn in their report on the M19 prerelease! In this episode, Josh turns cows into knights and Tom reveals that...
07.26.2018
DnDnDnT - Warhammer 40K: Wrath and Glory
Dog and Thimble returns to bring a little light into the grimdark world of Warhammer 40K, this time by playing the new RPG, Wrath and Glory with game designer Ross Watson! Will the gang discover the cure for the abacus...
07.20.2018
Episode 84 - Renegade Game Studios Special Part Two
It's the return of the Rene-geddon! Another Renegade games special is coming at your face with The Tea Dragon Society Card Game, Atlas: Enchanted Lands, and Junk Orbit. Plus, the gang discusses Murder, She Wrote, tea preferences, Space Force, and...
07.12.2018
Episode 83 - Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War
The Dog and Thimble crew takes the fight to Thanos directly by...well mostly by comparing him to Grimace from McDonalds. We're talking about "Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War" the new cooperative game from USAopoly in this episode, but there's no...
07.03.2018
Origins Game Fair 2018 - Final Day
I don't know how Chris managed to get so many interviews done, because I'm exhausting just having had to edit them. Good news for you guys though, because there's no way you'll get tired listening to them! We've got interviews...
06.28.2018
Origins Game Fair 2018 - Day 3
Chris has lost all sense of time in the nightless world of Origins Game Fair 2018. Yet he persists with interviewing publishers such as Odd Bird Games, Plan B Games, Eggertspiele, Next Move Games, Tuesday Knight Games, Board and Dice,...
06.26.2018
Origins Game Fair 2018 - Day 2
Chris did so much work at Origins Game Fair 2018 that we're releasing a special bonus Tuesday episode of Dog and Thimble. In this episode, Chris learns about some amazing independent RPGS, learns how many Barenaked Ladies references are in...
06.21.2018
Origins Game Fair 2018 - Day 1
The season of major game conventions is upon us! Chris spent some time at the Origins Game Fair and was able to interview a whole host of game designers and publishers about what they were promoting, upcoming projects, and was...
06.14.2018
Episode 82 - Board Game Quiz Three: Live From The Utah Podcast Summit
Fudge it, Dog and Thimble is doing it live from the Utah Podcast Summit. In this episode, the gang discusses the nature of reality, what is real and what is fake, and does so in the style of a dumb...
06.07.2018
Episode 81 - Queendomino
Snatching a relevant discussion from the jaws of numerous tangents, the Dog and Thimble Podcast is back once again, this time to discuss Queendomino from Blue Orange Games. But that's not all, we're also tackling the tough questions: Is mayo...
05.31.2018
Episode 80 - Crystal Clans
In a world where there are many podcasts, a sizable subsection of which are dedicated to talking about tabletop gaming, Dog and Thimble remains one of them! This week, we're discussing the 2018 Plaid Hat Games release, Crystal Clans, an...
05.24.2018
Episode 79 - Visitor in Blackwood Grove
Good news! This podcast is still about board games. Heck, we even talk extensively about the incredible game "Visitor in Blackwood Grove". For a hot minute, it looked like we might accidentally morph into a David Ogden Stiers fancast, a...

What's Dog and Thimble Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Dog and Thimble Podcast episodes:

BryceCon 2020 - Day Zero

Space Gate Odyssey

Spieltember - There's Just One Valley of the Vikings

Wingspan

Disney Villainous

Raccoon Tycoon

Werewords

Keyforge: Call of the Archons

Big Easy Busking

An Interview With a Weird Giraffe

Magic: The Gathering - War of the Spark Pre-release Recap

The Golden Girls and the Fall of Rome

Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr

Ancient Games - The Royal Game of Ur Ft. Good and Basic

The Silly, Salty, or Sweet Game Special

A Special Announcement

Lost Pieces Part One - A Clip Show Episode

Episode 101 - Western Legends

Episode 100 - Arkham Horror Third Edition

Behind the Scenes at BryceCon - Interview with Gail Tanner

Episode 99 - The Deep Water Games Special

Episode 98 - The River by Days of Wonder

Episode 97 - Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar and Expansions

Episode 96 - Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger

Episode 95 - Orbis

Episode 94: Century Spice Road

Episode 93 - Carthago: Merchants & Guilds

Episode 92 - Gizmos by CMON

Episode 91 - Obsession and Favorite Debut Designs

The Worldwide Wrestling RPG - Part Two

The World Wide Wrestling RPG - Part One

DnTMTG: Pre-Release Guilds of Ravnica

Episode 90 - Samurai Jack: Back to the Past

Episode 89 - Werewolf Legacy

Episode 88 - Consentacle

Episode 87 - All The Small Things

GenCon 2018 - The Whole Dang Con

Episode 85 - Ancient Games ft. Good and Basic

DnTMTG Episode 2: Magic 2019 Pre-Release

DnDnDnT - Warhammer 40K: Wrath and Glory

Episode 84 - Renegade Game Studios Special Part Two

Episode 83 - Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War

Origins Game Fair 2018 - Final Day

Origins Game Fair 2018 - Day 3

Origins Game Fair 2018 - Day 2

Origins Game Fair 2018 - Day 1

Episode 82 - Board Game Quiz Three: Live From The Utah Podcast Summit

Episode 81 - Queendomino

Episode 80 - Crystal Clans

Episode 79 - Visitor in Blackwood Grove