Jack from The Cardboard Herald joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite hidden movement games.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:08:29 BGG's 25th Anniversary + Hall of Fame
  • 00:13:23 TrickTakeuary (Mü & more: Revised Edition)
• 00:16:40 Fresh Plays
  • 00:17:55 Star Wars: Unlimited
  • 00:21:13 Crown of Ash
  • 00:32:27 Mistborn
  • 00:39:20 Panda Spin
• 00:50:09 Hidden Movement Games We Love
  • 00:52:23 Scotland Yard
  • 00:56:41 Mind MGMT
  • 01:00:34 Star Wars: Rebellion + Liberation
  • 01:05:03 Ninja: Legend of the Scorpion Clan
  • 01:11:39 Sniper: Elite
  • 01:16:25 Hunt for the Ring
  • 01:22:07 Sabotage
  • 01:26:47 Beast
  • 01:32:29 Kelp
  • 01:33:32 Black Sonata
  • 01:40:07 Whitehall Mystery
  • 01:44:55 Atlantic Chase
  • 01:51:52 Narcos: The Board Game
• 01:54:09 Sign-off

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Dan Thurot from Space-Biff! joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite board and card games that hit different.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:05:28 Fresh Plays
  • 00:05:48 The 7th Citadel
  • 00:09:22 The Lost Expedition
  • 00:20:07 Kinfire Chronicles: Night's Fall
  • 00:25:04 Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition
• 00:38:20 Board & Cards Games That Hit Different
  • 00:40:53 Propaganda
  • 00:51:29 Witch's Shot Delivery Service
  • 01:00:28 Endurance
  • 01:05:56 Heading Forward
  • 01:09:52 Bronze Age
  • 01:14:36 Pariahs
  • 01:17:48 Peacemakers: Horrors of War (interview w/ Sami Laakso)
  • 01:28:34 Scape Goat
  • 01:34:07 Doubt Is Our Product
  • 01:39:04 For-Ex/For-Ex II: She Made Another One 
  • 01:40:57 The Road to Canterbury
  • 01:46:08 Zimby Mojo
• 01:53:49 Sign-off

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Maggie from ThinkerThemer joins Candice to discuss the best games they played in 2024.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:05:35 Fresh Plays
• 00:06:02 Slay the Spire
• 00:09:29 Gosu X
• 00:17:14 Disney Lorcana (Pokémon...and other TCG rabbit holes)
• 00:31:13 I’m Kind of a Big Dill
• 00:35:35 That Escalated Quickly
• 00:37:52 The Best Games We Played in 2024
  • 00:39:14 Bottle Imp
  • 00:42:52 Attack on Titan: Deck-Building Game
  • 00:45:23 Life of Amazonia
  • 00:48:22 Tyrants of the Underdark
  • 00:51:08 Ginkgopolis
  • 00:53:00 Unsettled
  • 00:56:38 DroPolter
  • 00:58:08 Dune: Imperium - Uprising
  • 01:00:44 Le Havre
  • 01:05:46 Cthulhu: Death May Die
  • 01:13:48 Mü & more: Revised Edition 
  • 01:16:20 Our Top 10 2024 Releases
  • 01:18:07 Maggie's #10
  • 01:20:04 Candice's #10
  • 01:21:16 Maggie's #9
  • 01:23:52 Candice's #9
  • 01:26:18 Maggie's #8
  • 01:30:11 Candice's #8
  • 01:33:19 Maggie's #7
  • 01:35:05 Candice's #7
  • 01:39:43 Maggie's #6
  • 01:43:56 Candice's #6
  • 01:47:27 Maggie's #5
  • 01:51:38 Candice's #5
  • 01:53:22 Maggie's #4
  • 01:55:49 Candice's #4
  • 02:00:07 Maggie's #3
  • 02:02:25 Candice's #3
  • 02:03:57 Maggie's #2
  • 02:07:01 Candice's #2
  • 02:09:09 Maggie's #1
  • 02:13:04 Candice's #1
• 02:19:05 Sign-off

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Alex from BoardGameCo joins Candice to discuss a variety of adventure games and why they find them so appealing.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:40 PAX Unplugged Highlights (Great Western Trail: El Paso, Azul Duel, Crafting the Cosmos)
• 00:09:10 Fresh Plays
  • 00:09:48 Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread
  • 00:14:43 Re;Act - The Arts of War 
  • 00:22:57 Unconscious Mind
  • 00:27:38 Star Trek: Ascendancy
  • 00:33:58 A Gentle Rain
• 00:36:40 Exploring Adventure Games
  • 00:44:43 Kingdom Death: Monster
  • 00:46:55 Oathsworn
  • 00:48:28 Vagrantsong
  • 00:49:48 Primal: The Awakening
  • 00:52:54 Rogue Dungeon, Mini Rogue
  • 00:54:11 Mage Knight, Gloomhaven, Frosthaven
  • 00:55:20 Cthulhu: Death May Die
  • 01:00:55 Iron Helm
  • 01:02:30 Fateforge
  • 01:05:12 Agemonia
  • 01:07:40 Call of Kilforth
  • 01:09:11 Kreel Manor
  • 01:15:02 Thorgal
  • 01:15:48 Dragons Down
  • 01:17:22 Unsettled
  • 01:19:12 Purple Haze
  • 01:20:14 The Witcher: Old World
  • 01:22:10 Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread
  • 01:22:28 Dungeon Degenerates, Fallen Land, Earthborne Rangers, The 7th Citadel, Paupers' Ladder, Tamashii
  • 01:24:55 Rise of Moloch, Lands of Galzyr, Tales of the Arthurian Knights, Elder Scrolls, 20 Strong, Shadows of Malice, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Slay the Spire, Robinson Crusoe
• 01:29:07 Sign-off

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Rolling Reggie joins Candice to discuss a variety of board and card games that are great for traveling.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:05:00 Fresh Plays
  • 00:05:17 Favor: Gods of Oethera
  • 00:11:44 Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game
  • 00:22:26 Tapple
  • 00:26:46 Concordia: Solitaria
• 00:41:42 Travel-Friendly Games We Love
  • 00:44:29 IOTA
  • 00:46:34 nana (Trio)
  • 00:49:30 Sardegna
  • 00:58:58 Silver & Gold
  • 01:04:34 Age of Civilization + Age of Galaxy
  • 01:07:54 Knarr
  • 01:14:03 RNSM
  • 01:20:31 Skulls of Sedlec, Tussie Mussie, Food Chain Island, Forest Sky
  • 01:26:33 Deep Sea Adventure
  • 01:34:53 Coloretto
  • 01:40:28 Seaside
  • 01:44:33 Honorable Mentions (Insider, Sea Salt & Paper, The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, Pax Transhumanity, The Shipwreck Arcana, Mini Rogue)
• 01:47:58 Sign-off

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Steph Hodge from All the Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss the 2024 BGG Holiday Gift Guide games, and games they played at BGG.CON 2024.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:05:49 Fresh Plays (BGG.CON '24)
  • 00:06:12 Civolution
  • 00:10:57 Pax Porfiriana
  • 00:21:35 Greenland
  • 00:25:22 Tales of the Arthurian Knights
  • 00:32:44 War of the Ring
  • 00:39:14 Sweet Lands
  • 00:43:05 Trick-Taking Games!
    • 00:43:25 Kansas City: The Trick-Taking Game
    • 00:45:25 BLOT
    • 00:49:48 FUCAZUL!
    • 00:51:29 Boo!
    • 00:52:13 Seas of Strife
    • 00:53:33 Mu & more: Revised edition
  • 00:56:29 Thorgal: The Board Game
  • 01:00:09 Décorum
  • 01:05:13 Endeavor: Deep Sea
  • 01:09:52 Katmai: The Bears of Brooks River
  • 01:16:58 What the Fog?! + Things in Rings
• 01:18:24 The 2024 BGG Holiday Gift Guide Games
  • 01:18:33 Family and New Gamers (Castle Combo, Hamster Roll, Magic Maze Tower)
  • 01:21:44 Modern Classics (Cascadia, Earth, Wingspan)
  • 01:22:47 Stocking Stuffers (Confusing Lands, Lure, Seers Catalog)
  • 01:27:12 Kids Games (Animal Upon Animal, My First Adventure: Journey to Ochre Land, Ziggurat, Monkey Palace)
  • 01:30:25 Party Games (Adventure Party: The Role-Playing Party Game, DaDaDa, The Gang)
  • 01:37:07 Solo Games (Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, Legacy of Yu, Sherlock Solitaire)
  • 01:38:54 Candice's Bonus Mentions (Aqua ROVE, For Northwood!, Kreel Manor, Cyberion, Spirit Island)
  • 01:40:25 Two-Player Games (Chu Han, The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth, Pagan: Fate of Roanoke)
  • 01:46:38 Co-operative Games (Astro Knights: Eternity, Bomb Busters, Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan)
  • 01:54:04 Midweight Games (Looot, River of Gold, Stonespine Architects)
  • 01:57:50 Heavy Games (Kutná Hora: The City of Silver, SETI, Marrakesh, Yokohama)
• 02:04:16 Sign-off

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Emily from Man vs Meeple joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite deduction games.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:03:57 Fresh Plays
  • 00:04:12 Unconscious Mind
  • 00:07:48 Snowcrest
  • 00:22:38 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
  • 00:30:31 Operation Barclay
• 00:41:42 Deduction Games We Love
  • 00:48:16 Hooky
  • 00:52:04 Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies
  • 00:56:29 Fiction
  • 01:01:22 Black Sonata
  • 01:05:27 Cryptid
  • 01:10:29 The Shipwreck Arcana
  • 01:18:44 The Search for Planet X, The Search for Lost Species, The Search for UAPS
  • 01:25:51 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke 
  • 01:32:13 Turing Machine
  • 01:35:07 Kronologic
  • 01:37:32 Bomb Busters
  • 01:48:50 Honorable Mentions (Revolver Noir, Belratti, Alchemists, Little Alchemists, Accuse!, Message from the Stars, The Crew, Décorum)
• 02:02:25 Sign-off

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Johannes from Board Gaming Ramblings joins Candice to discuss recent plays of a variety of new games, including SPIEL Essen '24 releases.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:03:25 5 Games for Doomsday (Spirit Island Cheat)
  • 00:05:19 Revisited For the Queen
  • 00:06:10 BGG SPIEL '24 Videos
• 00:06:45 Extended Fresh Plays
  • 00:07:50 Civolution
  • 00:13:45 Speakeasy
  • 00:17:55 XOK
  • 00:24:32 The Yellow House
  • 00:29:21 Captain Flip
  • 00:36:56 Flip 7
  • 00:43:40 AI: 100% Human
  • 00:53:01 Sweet Lands
  • 01:02:00 DerrocAr: The Week of Five Presidents
  • 01:18:30 Dirt and Glory
  • 01:24:10 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
  • 01:37:09 Tea Garden
  • 01:43:46 Red Dust Rebellion
• 01:56:44 Sign-off

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Jay Bernardo (Cardboard East YouTube channel + Marketing Manager at Bézier Games) joins Candice to discuss their SPIEL Essen '24 highlights and discoveries.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:03:29 Cardboard East
  • 00:13:06 Corrupt Parliament
• 00:14:53 Fresh Plays
  • 00:15:26 Shinjuku
  • 00:19:23 Inheritors
    • 00:28:32 Age of Civilization, Age of Galaxy, Eila and Something Shiny
  • 00:29:48 Nukumi Onsen Kaitakuki (Nukumi Onsen Hanjouki)
  • 00:37:17 Aqua ROVE
• 00:45:14 SPIEL Essen '24 Highlights & Discoveries
  • 00:58:08 Tomáš Holek (SETI, Galileo Galilei, Tea Garden) 
  • 00:59:10 Giant Monkey Palace
  • 01:00:07 Andromeda's Edge
  • 01:01:46 Speakeasy
  • 01:08:23 Xylotar, Sandbag, Seers Catalog
  • 01:09:21 "Baby Shark" Games
  • 01:10:53 Last Penguin
  • 01:12:45 Stella Quest
  • 01:27:49 Snow Planner
    • 01:35:28 Grand Austria Hotel
  • 01:38:13 Dirt and Glory
  • 01:47:20 Formosa Tea
  • 01:58:06 Jay's Asian Publisher Map
  • 01:58:55 Thaloria Quest
  • 02:02:12 Gibberers
  • 02:11:16 Fishing
  • 02:20:22 The Scepter of Zavandor
  • 02:22:32 YUBIBO
  • 02:25:41 Beatz'n'Catz
• 02:30:24 Sign-off

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Huzzah! It's the second anniversary of the BoardGameGeek Podcast! BGG Owner Scott Alden (aka Aldie) joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL Essen '24 releases they're most excited to play.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:02:24 Pinball Happenings
  • 00:07:10 BGG Updates
    • 00:07:24 BGG Booth 5F111 + Geek Buzz
    • 00:08:42 Upcoming Conventions
  • 00:16:41 Reflecting on our Top 5 SPIEL '23 Anticipation Games
• 00:25:42 Fresh Plays
  • 00:27:07 Tamashi: Chronicle of Ascend
  • 00:35:48 Revisiting Unsettled + Pagan: Fate of Roanoke
  • 00:40:39 Joyride: Survival of the Fastest
  • 00:44:27 Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan
  • 00:52:10 Duck & Cover
• 00:59:46 SPIEL Essen '24 Releases We're Most Excited to Play
  • 01:00:40 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Pirates of Maracaibo: Commanders, Evenfall: The Crystal Path, Deep Sea Adventure Boost, Roads & Boats: Book of Scenarios Volume 1 , AI 100% Human, Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering) 
  • 01:04:38 Aldie's Honorable Mentions (Perspectives Blue, Nassau, Kathmandu, The Gang, Minecart Town, Tonga Bonga, War Story: Occupied France, Happy Home, Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game, Ada's Dream, Endeavor: Deep Sea)
  • 01:12:07 Thorgal: The Board Game
  • 01:14:26 Intent to Kill
    • 01:15:52 Mantis Falls
  • 01:17:41 Battle Dentale
  • 01:19:53 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth 
  • 01:21:28 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
  • 01:23:35 Rebirth
  • 01:25:12 Altay: Dawn of Civilization
  • 01:33:48 Civolution
• 01:38:26 Sign-off

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