Shelf to Table

We're back and we'll be review a game that is nearly impossible to get, but has been hanging out on the hotness for a while, Eternal Decks! Then we'll be moving into a discussion about the genre of coop games and what we like/dislike about this mechanic. There a good number of coop games mentioned during the discussion and we hope you hear about something you may like!

00:00 Intro
00:31 Just Played: Nemesis Retaliation
04:57 Just Played: Vegas Strip
08:21 Just Played: Libertalia
12:06 Just Played: Burned 
15:54 Review: Eternal Decks
22:55 Are Co-op Games Good?

And we're back! Today we are having a longer discussion just about game designs and features that we love and want to see more of. We'll be starting off with some just played games, including those from our xmas swap episode. Hope you enjoy the discussion!

00:00 Intro
00:38 Just Played: Nexus Ops
03:54 Just Played: Adrenaline
09:33 Just Played: Prey Another Day
13:03 Just Played: Bombastic
16:45 Just Played: Wilmot's Warehouts
19:56 Feature Topic: Our Favorite Board Game Features/Mechanics

Today we're doing something a bit different. This podcast was recorded on Christmas and for some reason we decided to do more of a Grinch-mas topic. Our main topic is on things we consider to be bad player behaviors at the board gaming table. Don't worry, we aren't claiming to be perfect and we call ourselves our for some of the behaviors we talk about. We both hope to improve on these things going into the new year. Hope you enjoy our discussion (and maybe some ranting)!

00:00 Intro
00:19 Just Played: Twilight Struggle
16:13 Just Played: War of the Ring with Lords of Middle Earth
23:11 Just Played: Cosmic Encounter Duel
30:22 Just Played: The Mirroring of Mary King
36:14 Just Played: Thief's Market
41:10 Main Topic: Grinch-mas (Complaining about our fellow players)

Josh and I are back for our Christmas board game episode. Okay, nothing really Christmas about any of these games, but we do a gift exchange at the end of the episode! So that's good enough. We did recently play a lot of newer releases, so this episode is mostly some newer 2025 titles.

00:00 Intro
01:29 Nemesis: Retaliation
13:02 Kinfire Council
20:05 Take Time
24:07 Scales of Fate
31:20 Lightning Train
37:22 The Battle of the Divas
40:48 Undaunted 2200: Callisto
47:01 Demoniac
53:03 This Game is Killer: Frozen Horror
56:05 Xmas Gift Exchange!

Welcome to our roundup of a bunch of small box games that we think would fit perfectly in a stocking this holiday season! We think there is something in this list for everyone, hopefully you find something new or interesting to buy for a friend or loved one (or maybe just yourself). 

00:00 Intro
01:37 Slambo!
04:47 For the Emperor
06:25 Alibis
09:46 Lure
12:37 Money!
13:24 The Gang
17:155 The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
20:29 That's Not a Hat
24:07 Cockroach Poker
27:26 Trio
30:21 SCOUT
33:52 Regicide
36:23 Neon Reign
39:05 Love Letter
41: 46 Courtisans
44:25 Fugitive
47:18 Tether
50:27 Desperate Oasis
53:29 Rapid Fire Roundup (Lots more stocking stuffers)

We're back and we've got lots to talk about! Our feature topic is on a big box campaign game called Undaunted: Stalingrad!

00:38  Just Played: 23 Knives
09:01 Just Played: Critter Kitchen
15:35 Just Played: Alibis
21:21 Just Played: Origin Story
24:04 Just Played: Molly House
34:01 Just Played: Pillars of Fate
39:51 Excited to Play: Emberheart
40:57 Excited to Play: Ahoy
42:08 Excited to Play: Icecool Wizards
43:29 Excited to Play: Whale Riders
45:04 Excited to Play: Take Time
47:49 Kickstarter: Wonderland's War Duel
49:19 Gamefound: Vampire Lords
50:14 Gamefound: Threshold
51:31 Feature Topic: Undaunted Stalingrad
1:06:02 Wrap Up

We're back and we've got lots to talk about! Our feature topic is on an amazing 2 player game called Pagan: Fate of Roanoke.

00:00 Intro

00:29 Just Played: Guards of Atlantis II

04:03 Just Played: Habemus Papam

09:10 Just Played: Dracula vs Van Helsing

13:35 Just Played: Tag Team

16:59 Just Played: Bomb Busters

20:46 Just Played: March of the Ants: Evolved Edition 

26:07 Just Played: Kinfire Delve: Vainglory’s Grotto 

30:00 Chanse's Excited to Play

33:19 Josh's Excited to Play

38:48 Crowdfunding: Honor's End

41:06 Preorder: Animal Rescue Team

42: 39 Preorder: Aquatica Duellum

44:06 Preoder: Take Time

45:32 Feature Topic: Pagan: Fate of Roanoke

Our 2nd episode and 1st rebrand! We were overly excited to get this podcast started and did the absolute minimum when selecting a name. Basically said "YouTube channel is available and can't find a similar name on spotify or apple podcast." Well, turns out Punching Cardboard is already a board game podcast that used to be more active in the past and just doesn't use those platforms. Our bad! But no worries, rebrand is done and we're back at it. Here's a bunch of games and our feature topic on Battle of Hoth.

00:00 Intro & Name Update

01:31 Just Played: Witchcraft!

05:40 Just Played: Iliad

10:43 Just Played: Earthborne Rangers

17:11 Just Played: Toy Battle

21:02 Just Played: Slambo!

24:07 Just Played: Tether

27:54 Just Played: Thingstead

33:05 Excited to Play: Mission Red Planet (20th Anniversary Edition)

34:05 Excited to Play: Ahoy

36:30 Excited to Play: Fiasco

37:59 Bonus Preorder Opinion: Fliptoons

40:14 Crowdfunding Opinion: Ark Nova 3D

44:28 Crowdfunding Opinion: Voynich Puzzle

46:19 Crowdfunding Opinion: Dunderheads

48:20 Feature Topic: Star Wars: Battle of Hoth

Welcome to our first episode of Punching Cardboard! In each episode we'll talk about games we've played, games we're excited about, some opinions on crowdfunding campaigns, and finally a feature topic. For our first episode, our feature topic is Dune: War for Arrakis vs War of the Ring 2nd Edition!

00:00 Intro

00:35 We Played: Undaunted: Stalingrad

04:26 We Played: Decorum

09:21 We Played: Arcs + Blighted Reach

15:44 We Played: The Mirroring of Mary King

19:53 We Played: Millennium Blades

25:58 We're Excited About: Undaunted 2200: Callisto

29:32 We're Excited About: Molly House

32:59 We're Excited About: Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated – Darkest Magic

38:43 Crowdfunding Opinions: Satchel Quest

41:14 Crowdfunding Opinions: Camp Grizzly

43:44 Crowdfunding Opinions: Blood Rage: Valhalla

48:32 Crowdfunding Opinions: Flip Voyage

50:46 Feature Topic: Dune: War for Arrakis vs War of the Ring (and some comments on Star Wars: Rebellion)