Game Night Guys

This week’s thrift store game tests our television knowledge from over 20 years ago. Tonight, we play Trivial Pursuit TV Edition and reminisce of television shows of yore. Find out why Brian keeps talking about flavors of pie and what Curtis’s family thought he was doing in the bathroom when he was in high school.

After hearing our show on Bananagrams, the good folks at Bananagrams sent us a fun new game to play. Zip-It is a quick crossword game. Each round can be played in as few as 20 seconds. Other stuff we talk about include: Brian’s back from Denver, Curtis has a bad back, Facebook gout studies, @wetfurpigs and … Continue reading "Zip-It"

The box says “A minute to learn… a lifetime to master.” It’s called Othello but it has nothing to do with the Shakespeare tragedy. Or does it? Other things we discuss include Dyson vacuums, diverticulitus, desecrating currency, Downton Abbey, and other delightful things. You can play Othello courtesy of Amy in New Zealand’s husband at hewgill.com/othello. … Continue reading "Othello"

Tonight, we play Pig Mania, also known as Pass The Pigs. This means we also talk about bacon. Natch. Other topics during table talk include: Our moms, movies, the Roku, Community and Secretly Timid‘s birthday boy Jon. We give a few shout outs for people who have gotten in touch with us recently and written … Continue reading "Pig Mania (Pass The Pigs)"

Cribbage is one of the oldest and most enduring card games. Tonight we learn not only how to play the game, but also some of its rich history with the help of Jordan Wiklund, author of the blog Cribbageland. He’s writing a book titled Cribbageland: The People, Craft & Culture of a Curious Game. To learn more … Continue reading "Cribbage"

This week’s show is bananas! We play a listener and How Much Do We Love… favorite, Bananagrams. Our table talk includes: daylight savings time, Drunk Hulk, the Fitbit, roller derby and the drama around Curtis’s game night. Thanks to Michael & Jonathan for reaching out to us this week and to blue_hitchhiker & Buhlou Bear … Continue reading "Bananagrams"

We immerse ourselves into the highly-praised science fiction television show when we play Battlestar Galactica The Board Game. Will the Cylons defeat us? Eh… most likely. We also talk about our new favorite app, Draw Something; available on both iOS and Android. Thanks to Jeffrey Ricker for sending us the game to try out. Check … Continue reading "Battlestar Galactica The Board Game"

Tonight we play a listener favorite, Zombie Fluxx, and we find out who has more braaaaaaiiiiinnnssss. Aside from the obvious Walking Dead jokes we make, we also talk about Brian’s recent appearance on the Pod Cubs podcast and a recent interview on GMS Magazine podcast about gay gamers.

It’s Valentine’s Day so this week we are playing the classic dating game, Mystery Date. Aside from dating and duds, we talk about turbans, Small Wonder, C.H.O.M.P.S. and whores.

Gentlemen, we can record. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world’s first bionic podcast. This week we play a vintage board game based on the television show The Six Million Dollar Man. Our table talk includes the Superbowl, Puppy Bowl, Madonna, a cat with bionic legs and Drag Race contestant … Continue reading "The Six Million Dollar Man Game"