It's our third anniversary! BGG Owner Scott Alden (aka Aldie) joins Candice to catch up on the past year and discuss SPIEL Essen '25 games they're most excited to play.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:02:37 Pinball Happenings
  • 00:05:27 BGG Booth 4-J200 (BGG IPA Gameshop Online)
  • 00:10:38 Thank you for your support!
• 00:16:23 Fresh Plays
  • 00:16:50 Vantage
  • 00:26:07 Startups
  • 00:32:48 Jungo
  • 00:36:53 Imperium: The Contention
• 00:46:22 SPIEL Essen '25 Games We're Most Excited to Play
  • 00:47:22 Reflecting on our Top 5 SPIEL '24 Anticipation Games
  • 00:54:31 Bohemians
  • 00:57:09 Durian Smuggler + Food Alley
  • 01:00:32 Children of Morta
  • 01:02:17 Deckers
  • 01:04:16 Fantasy Brewers
  • 01:05:57 Habemus Papam
  • 01:07:37 Keyside
  • 01:09:02 Severton
  • 01:10:31 Rise of the Wastelands
  • 01:12:07 Expansions! Data Era, Allies, Paradise Islands, Nemed (demo)
  • 01:13:24 Pilgrims: Curious Adventures
  • 01:16:27 The Battle of the Divas
  • 01:17:04 Take Time
  • 01:19:53 Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon
  • 01:21:44 A Very Civil Whist
  • 01:23:12 Thesauros
  • 01:25:09 Stupor Mundi + Feya's Swamp
  • 01:29:55

Uprising - Legendary Big Box & True Solo Mode is coming to Gamefound from Nemesis games. 

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You can check out Dewan, before the world wide release in January 2026, at Essen Spiel 2025.

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Starla from Our Family Plays Games joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite worker placement games.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:04:14 Fresh Plays
  • 00:04:44 Rebel Princess
  • 00:08:28 Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space
  • 00:17:45 Castle Combo
  • 00:21:56 Antiques Ghost Show
• 00:31:00 Worker Placement Games We Love
  • 00:35:33 Alpujarras
  • 00:38:05 Dilluvia Project
  • 00:43:20 Stone Age
  • 00:48:40 Whistle Mountain
  • 00:55:25 Cities (also mentioned Tower Up)
  • 00:59:43 Argent: The Consortium
  • 01:07:07 Creature Comforts
  • 01:11:20 Diamonds Club
  • 01:21:45 Lords of Waterdeep
  • 01:28:26 Dune: Imperium – Uprising
  • 01:31:30 Random Roll Question (Quadropolis)
• 01:34:33 Sign-off

Uprising - Legendary Big Box & True Solo Mode is coming to Gamefound from Nemesis games. 

If you missed getting the game or are learning about it for the first time, you can now get the Legendary Big Box with all the expansions!

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/nemesisgames/uprising-big-box-true-solo

You can check out Dewan, before the world wide release in January 2026, at Essen Spiel 2025.

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Board game illustrator Kwanchai Moriya and Candice kick it for a super casual chat about games he loves playing in between beautifying board games, as well as pickles and board game art he appreciates most.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:03:34 Fresh Plays
  • 00:04:50 Vantage
  • 00:10:11 Forest Shuffle + Alpine expansion
  • 00:11:55 Primal: The Awakening
  • 00:16:00 Quacks
• 00:17:17 Kwanchai's Favorite Games
  • 00:21:38 Suburbia
  • 00:24:20 Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
  • 00:27:16 The Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
  • 00:30:01 A Feast for Odin
  • 00:32:55 Quacks
  • 00:34:58 Blood Bowl: Team Manager
  • 00:37:18 Creature Caravan
  • 00:40:34 Minecart Town (Roads & Boats)
  • 00:42:18 Board Game Art Appreciation
• 00:55:44 Random Roll Question (SILOS)
• 00:58:42 Sign-off

Uprising - Legendary Big Box & True Solo Mode is coming to Gamefound from Nemesis games. 

If you missed getting the game or are learning about it for the first time, you can now get the Legendary Big Box with all the expansions!

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/nemesisgames/uprising-big-box-true-solo

You can check out Dewan, before the world wide release in January 2026, at Essen Spiel 2025.

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Rodney Smith (Watch It Played) and Joel Eddy (Drive Thru Games) join Candice to discuss the evolution of the COIN Series and why they find COIN games fascinating, along with sharing some of their favorites in the series...and getting each other hype to watch more anime.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:06:23 TCGs + Gundam + Anime 
• 00:26:36 Fresh Plays
  • 00:26:58 Fate of the Fellowship
  • 00:33:51 Tales of the Arthurian Knights
  • 00:45:35 Scape Goat
• 00:55:30 The Evolution of the COIN Series
  • 00:55:52 COINsplaining
  • 01:15:15 Playing Remotely aka "Rodney Style"
  • 01:18:52 The Beauty of Playbooks
  • 01:22:03 Not Just for Four (Colonial Twilight, All Bridges Burning, People Power)
  • 01:23:23 Irregular Conflict Series (Vijayanagara, A Gest of Robin Hood, Cross Bronx Expressway)
  • 01:25:03 COIN Multipacks (The British Way) 
  • 01:27:57 New Territory (Red Dust Rebellion)
  • 01:31:39 COIN Games We Love (The British Way, Andean Abyss, Cuba Libre, A Distant Plain, Red Dust Rebellion, All Bridges Burning, Gandhi, People Power)
  • 01:44:03 COIN Games We're Excited to Check Out (Pendragon, Gandhi, Fire in the Lake, The British Way)
  • 01:48:48 COINticipation (China's War, The Pure Land, A Fading Star)
  • 01

Uprising - Legendary Big Box & True Solo Mode is coming to Gamefound from Nemesis games. 

If you missed getting the game or are learning about it for the first time, you can now get the Legendary Big Box with all the expansions!

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/nemesisgames/uprising-big-box-true-solo

You can check out Dewan, before the world wide release in January 2026, at Essen Spiel 2025.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/439742/dewan

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Filmmaker Simon Ennis joins Candice to discuss his new documentary The Hobby: Tales From The Tabletop, as well as emotions they love to feel watching movies/documentaries, and board games/board gaming experiences that evoke similar feelings.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:02:40 The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop
• 00:25:03 Fresh Plays
  • 00:25:42 Unconscious Mind
  • 00:33:05 Man-Eating House
  • 00:41:33 Nemesis
  • 00:54:45 23 Knives
• 01:06:23 Film Feelings from Board Games
  • 01:18:19 Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
  • 01:23:19 Pandemic Legacy
  • 01:26:02 Dead of Winter
  • 01:27:47 Mantis Falls
  • 01:29:53 Detective: City of Angels
  • 01:30:42 Final Girl: Frightmare on Maple Lane
  • 01:37:27 Leaving Earth
  • 01:43:54 Escape Plan
  • 01:51:31 This War of Mine: The Board Game
  • 01:55:49 Watergate
  • 02:02:34 Tumbling Tower
  • 02:04:34 DerrocAr: The Week of Five Presidents
  • 02:09:58 Random Roll Question
• 02:10:58 Sign-off

Uprising - Legendary Big Box & True Solo Mode is coming to Gamefound from Nemesis games. 

If you missed getting the game or are learning about it for the first time, you can now get the Legendary Big Box with all the expansions!

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/nemesisgames/uprising-big-box-true-solo

You can check out Dewan, before the world wide release in January 2026, at Essen Spiel 2025.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/439742/dewan

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Shea Parker from RTFM joins Candice to discuss a variety of enticing Gen Con 2025 releases.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:02:22 Frosthaven Digital
• 00:08:46 Fresh Plays
  • 00:09:50 TI4 - Twilight Codex Volume IV: Liberation
  • 00:20:46 The Defence of Procyon III
  • 00:34:36 Vantage
  • 00:45:36 Spooktacular
• 00:55:30 Gen Con '25 Releases We're Most Excited to Play
  • 00:58:01 Above and Below: Haunted 
  • 01:00:33 Diplomacy: Era of Empire
  • 01:01:47 Galileo Galilei
  • 01:04:17 Luthier
  • 01:07:40 Transgalactica
  • 01:09:09 Ham Helsing
  • 01:10:25 Fountains
  • 01:11:50 Ego
  • 01:13:35 Merchants of Andromeda
  • 01:16:05 Dice Clash
  • 01:18:45 The Crew: Family Adventure
  • 01:20:28 Hercules and the 12 Labors
  • 01:23:16 Citizens of the Spark
  • 01:25:57 Lightning Train
  • 01:27:13 Graft
  • 01:30:07 Habemus Papam
  • 01:31:37 Wroth
  • 01:34:19 Meltw

Uprising - Legendary Big Box & True Solo Mode is coming to Gamefound from Nemesis games. 

If you missed getting the game or are learning about it for the first time, you can now get the Legendary Big Box with all the expansions!

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/nemesisgames/uprising-big-box-true-solo

You can check out Dewan, before the world wide release in January 2026, at Essen Spiel 2025.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/439742/dewan

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Matthew Makak from Room 51 joins Candice to discuss board games with wacky themes.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:04:28 Fresh Plays
  • 00:04:41 Escape Tales: The Awakening
  • 00:08:52 Primal: The Awakening
  • 00:19:15 Monster Hunter
  • 00:21:29 Distilled
  • 00:27:34 Star Trek: Captain's Chair
• 00:33:40 2-Player Abstract Strategy Games w/ a Hint of Theme
  • 00:35:35 Kabuto Sumo
  • 00:38:10 Battle Dentale
  • 00:40:25 Magic Maze
  • 00:43:15 Dinosaur Gauge
  • 00:46:28 The Bloody Inn
  • 00:49:05 Shifty Eyed Spies
  • 00:50:30 Galaxy Trucker
  • 00:53:03 Cosmic Frog + Zimby Mojo
  • 00:55:05 Conquest Princess: Fashion Is Power
  • 00:57:50 Hot Streak
  • 00:59:32 Witch's Shot Delivery Service
• 01:01:15 Sign-off

Uprising - Legendary Big Box & True Solo Mode is coming to Gamefound from Nemesis games. 

If you missed getting the game or are learning about it for the first time, you can now get the Legendary Big Box with all the expansions!

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/nemesisgames/uprising-big-box-true-solo

You can check out Dewan, before the world wide release in January 2026, at Essen Spiel 2025.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/439742/dewan

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Ruel Gaviola joins Candice to discuss abstract strategy board games with a hint of theme, that play well with 2 players.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:51 LFG Con
  • 00:07:03 Ticket to Ride 20th Anniversary video 
• 00:09:42 Fresh Plays
  • 00:09:59 Conservas
  • 00:13:16 Hot Streak
  • 00:20:15 Hits & Outs (Baseball Highlights: 2045, Kaosball)
  • 00:25:44 Typeset
  • 00:30:04 Chakra
  • 00:37:44 Coloretto
• 00:39:22 Abstract Strategy Games w/ a Hint of Theme for 2 Players
  • 00:44:05 DONUTS
  • 00:48:08 Ironwood
  • 00:51:32 Miyabi
  • 00:54:24 Tash Kalar
  • 00:57:48 Azul
  • 01:00:44 War Chest
  • 01:04:38 Spirits of the Wild
  • 01:06:53 Toy Battle
  • 01:10:42 Samurai
  • 01:14:03 Mythic Mischief
  • 01:17:34 Santorini
  • 01:20:34 Bonus Mentions (Summoner Wars, Project L, Leaders)
• 01:23:27 Sign-off

Uprising - Legendary Big Box & True Solo Mode is coming to Gamefound from Nemesis games. 

If you missed getting the game or are learning about it for the first time, you can now get the Legendary Big Box with all the expansions!

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/nemesisgames/uprising-big-box-true-solo

You can check out Dewan, before the world wide release in January 2026, at Essen Spiel 2025.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/439742/dewan

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Eric Yurko joins Candice to discuss board games that were unexpected hits.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:46 Video Games?!
  • 00:06:20 Life Beyond Board Games Podcast + Table Scraps
  • 00:08:57 BGG.Spring Highlights (Dogs of War, Guards of Atlantis II, Presages)
• 00:17:15 Fresh Plays
  • 00:17:31 Zenith
  • 00:20:20 Scream Park
  • 00:24:44 Rivages
  • 00:28:06 Clash of Clans: The Epic Raid
• 00:35:45 Unexpected Hits
  • 00:37:24 The Shipwreck Arcana
  • 00:40:02 Stomp the Plank
  • 00:43:05 Cat Sudoku: Summer Festival
  • 00:44:22 Decorum
  • 00:46:22 Nine Tiles Panic
  • 00:47:46 Inheritors
  • 00:49:46 Turing Machine
  • 00:51:18 Polynesia
  • 00:54:44 Obsession
  • 00:56:25 Tower Up
• 01:00:48 Sign-off

Thank you to our sponsor, Rebel Studio!

Uprising - Legendary Big Box & True Solo Mode is coming to Gamefound from Nemesis games. 

If you missed getting the game or are learning about it for the first time, you can now get the Legendary Big Box with all the expansions!

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/nemesisgames/uprising-big-box-true-solo

You can check out Dewan, before the world wide release in January 2026, at Essen Spiel 2025.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/439742/dewan

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Pénélope from Penelope Gaming joins Candice to discuss board games that they enjoyed in Paris and Étourvy.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:02:18 Penelope Gaming + Festival International des Jeux - Cannes
  • 00:08:09 Fun in France!
• 00:15:46 Extended Fresh Plays
  • 00:17:54 Zenith
  • 00:24:10 Revolve!
  • 00:29:54 CVLT
  • 00:35:40 Stupor Mundi
  • 00:43:49 Take Time
  • 00:49:29 Tir Na Nog
  • 00:56:40 Map Masters
  • 01:02:09 Toy Battle
  • 01:13:15 Behind
  • 01:17:32 Star Wars: Battle of Hoth
  • 01:19:52 Hues & Cues
  • 01:22:53 Treasure of the Dwarves
  • 01:26:54 Quick Mentions (We Need to Talk, Looping Louie, Stomp the Plank, Detective Club)
  • 01:28:14 DaDaDa
  • 01:30:58 Ticket to Ride 20th Anniversary in Paris
  • 01:36:20 Presages
  • 01:42:40 Odin
• 01:53:14 Sign-off

Thank you to our sponsor, Lookout Games!

Uprising - Legendary Big Box & True Solo Mode is coming to Gamefound from Nemesis games. 

If you missed getting the game or are learning about it for the first time, you can now get the Legendary Big Box with all the expansions!

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/nemesisgames/uprising-big-box-true-solo

You can check out Dewan, before the world wide release in January 2026, at Essen Spiel 2025.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/439742/dewan

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