The Board Game Show

In episode 18 Scott Bogen interviews board game designer Adam Rehberg about his upcoming Kickstarter, Brewin' USA., a game about the craft beer revolution. Launch hearty brews with organic ingredients while competing in regional brewfests to become the best craft brewery in the nation. Besides his new game, Rehberg also talks about using Steam's Tabletop Simulator for playtesting his game remotely with friends and family. All this and more. Let's begin now, shall we?

In episode 17 of The Board Game Show podcast, Scott Bogen talks about his day-long suspension from Boardgamegeek and the role of Richard Weed in our lives. Also, Scott reviews one his favorite new games, Among The Stars. The guys also play the card game, Larceny: Plan The Perfect Heist over beer and cocktails (and it sounds like it). And in our Warfare segment, Scott and Kevin of The Big Board discuss wargaming with miniatures. All this and more! Let's begin now, shall we?

In Episode 16, Scott Bogen recaps his summer by resurrecting 30-Second Review (Flash Point) and talks about an amazing chance encounter with Andy and Andrew, reviews Lost Legacy: The Starship, and shares a previously unreleased, horrifying audio clip of the crazy leaf-blower man.

Also in this episode, a review of Eight-Minute Empire. In our Warfare segment, 3D Battle Cry at Gen Con 2014 is discussed, and Kevin of The Big Board talks about the Napoleonic game, The Last Days of the Grand Army. Ash Green returns for our cocktails segment and introduces James Bond's Vesper Martini. Finally, Scott, Ash, Chris and Mike play a round of Knee Jerk, a new card game available on Kickstarter. Let's begin now, shall we?

This episode begins with some very important Wil Wheaton news. Scott Bogen also talks to David Farr of the Nerdherders Podcast about Kobolds for Kids, a charity fundraiser complete with Ebay auctions with expertly painted Reaper Bones Miniatures. In Warfare, Kevin and Scott talk about The Dark Valley, and how "big" war games don't have to be all that scary. And in Cocktails, Cuba Libre is more than just a game. Let's begin now, shall we?

In Episode 14 of The Board Game Show podcast, Scott Bogen interviews designer Chris Urinko of Wicked Boar Games and Daft Concepts. Also, Scott tells us why Eldritch Horror unseats Arkham Horror as the ultimate Lovecraftian board game. In our Warfare segment, Kevin returns from the Game On wargaming convention in Seattle, and talks about Combat Commander, The Hunters and Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage. And in Cocktails with Ash Green, it's Negroni and Compari time. Let's begin now, shall we?

In Episode 13 of The Board Game Show, Scott Bogen interviews designer Ed Marriott about his game of hot pepper farming, called Scoville, now on Kickstarter. Marriott also gives us a sneak peak at another game he is working on. Scott also interviews designer Danny Devine to talk about his game, Mob Town, also currently on Kickstarter. Devine then shares with us details about an expansion to Mob Town included with the Kickstarter. Let's begin now, shall we?

In episode 12 of The Board Game Show, Mudslides and Pyroclastic Flow, Scott Bogen reviews Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island and somehow manages to weave in a sound bite of Wil Wheaton. Scott also reviews the board game, The Downfall of Pompeii, with references to the upcoming movie. Bradley L'Herrou joins us from Sovereign Games to talk about Masterless, The Samurai Game of Bluff and Intuition and the quick-playing miniatures game, Army Dudes. In our Warfare segment, Scott and Kevin discuss Aspern-Essling 1890 and the classic Avalon Hill game, Battle of the Bulge, as well as iOS games, Battle of the Bulge and Drive on Moscow from Shenandoah Studio. In Cocktails with(out) Ash Green, it's a mudslide in more ways than one. And we wrap things up with a Kickstarter preview by Chris Solis, the designer of Terrene Odyssey: Battle Card Game. Let's begin now, shall we?

In episode 11 of The Board Game Show, Author Chris-Rachael Oseland talks about her book Wood for Sheep, The Unauthorized Settlers Cookbook. Scott Bogen reviews the latest Resistance installment, Coup, as well as a nearly 50-year-old, mold-ridden game of Probe by Parker Brothers. In our Warfare segment, Kevin and Scott talk about gaming in Italy, as well as the solitaire game, Space Infantry. And in Cocktails With Ash Green it's all about Pappy Van Winkle and Holiday Slush. All this and more. Let's begin now, shall we?

Episode 10 of The Board Game Show features an interview with Grid-Hammer designer, Leeron Webb. Scott Bogen reviews Kingdom Builder and explains how it can occasionally save face in nerdy conversations. Scott also shares his experience as a weapons officer in Space Cadets and gives us a brief first-impressions report of 1775: Rebellion. In our Warfare segment, Soviet tanks stream into West Germany in1980's-worst-nightmare style. That's right, Kevin Sharp shares his experience with Eisenbach Gap Deluxe, World at War. Our very own Rob Huber identifies key game elements and board games that should appeal to a table surrounded by non-gamers. (People hang out with non-gamers?) And we travel to Japan of all places for the best-kept secrets of the Rob Roy cocktail. Shhh. All this and more in episode 10 of The Board Game Show! Let's begin now, shall we?

In episode 9 of The Board Game Show, Awesome In The Pants, Scott Bogen interviews the designer of Blocks In The East, Emanuele Santandrea. Kevin Sharp from The Big Board wargaming Website joins the Warfare team. Scott, Ash and a special guest discuss the gin and tonic and its place in British colonial history. Also featured are reviews of Letters from Whitechapel and Railways Express. Scott also talks about Gen Con, including Dungeon Dice, Storm Hollow, Firefly: The Board Game, The Walking Dead: The Best Defense, two chaps named Andy, and an unfortunate encounter with Wil Wheaton. And finally, a 78-year-old iron becomes a cat! All this and more in episode 9 of The Board Game show... Let's begin now, shall we?

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