The Boarding Party

The Boarding Party

By Jeff & Jeremiah
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The Boarding Party episodes

  • Episode 25a: The one about Gen Con day 1
    Our Episode 25 is going to be split into several parts, as Jeremiah and Jeff give quick recaps of each of their days at Gen Con.

    In this instalment, we talk about our plays of Exit, Go Nuts for Donuts, and First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet ... and about games we saw while wandering the exhibitor hall.

    Tune in each day for our recaps!



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  • Episode 24: The one about Gen Con 2017
    With our 24th episode, we bring you our Top 10 games (in no particular order, of course!) that we're looking forward to at Gen Con 2017. These could be games we want to demo (or at least watch others play) or even pick up for purchase.

    The list is split into two halves: The first half consists of games that we chose that did not overlap; and the second half are games that we both chose for our lists (and combine their discussions).

    Enjoy!


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  • Episode 22: The one about impromptu space operas, house rules, and having direction
    After a short hiatus, Episode 22 is upon us!

    Jeff is in Canada, and we're recording remotely. In this episode, we talk about what we've been up to (Patchwork, Twilight Imperium, Codenames: Deep Undercover, and more), get into some news involving Werewords and Pandemic Legacy Season 2. We wrap things up by talking about games that give you good direction right from the start, how we might update Splendor (in the context of its new Expansion), and the power of house rules.

    Recently Played (00:15)

    News (13:40)

    "it" Factor (27:30)

    Game Changers (43:07)

    #culture (56:52)

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  • Episode 21: The one about long nights, diving deep into abyss, and game discounts
    Episode 21 is here!

    In this one, we gush about our recent play through of Dead of Winter: The Long Night, go through our Gencon event schedule, and talk about the future of our podcast.

    In addition, we give our thoughts on what makes Abyss such a great game, the ways in which we think Ethnos could be improved (though we still love it!), and the controversial topic of buying games at a discount.


    Recently Played (00:15)

    News (11:54)

    "it" Factor (30:09)

    Game Changers (42:48)

    #culture (56:52)

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  • Episode 20: The one all about CMON Expo
    Join us for our special 20th episode, all about CMON Expo!


    The Godfather: Corleone's Empire (02:50)

    Swag Bags (15:24)

    Kronia (19:34)

    Council of Four (29:10)

    Massive Darkness (37:17)

    Ethnos (45:45)

    TL;DR Wrapup (1:00:49)

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  • Episode 19: The one about CMON Expo, Elysiums, and Marvel
    Join us for our 19th Episode!

    Since it's been a while, we talk about what we've been up to outside of games (mostly Marvel stuff!), and run through recent plays of Sagrada and Trajan. We give our thoughts on the expansions for Between Two Cities and Dead of Winter; talk about what we think makes Elysium a great game; and a quick preview of CMON Expo.

    Off the Table (00:15)

    Recently Played (11:14)

    News (20:57)

    "it" Factor (32:25)

    #culture (46:15)

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  • Episode 18: The one about clever dice and reprints vs. new editions
    Join us for our 18th Episode!

    We run through of our recent play of Mechs vs. Minions; go on and on about the Gloomhaven Kickstarter; talk about our favorite uses of dice in modern games; and ask the question of "When is a reprint actually a new edition?".

    We also introduce a new segment (now called "Design Thinking") where we talk about the design of a game, ways it didn't work for us, and how we think it could be improved.


    Recently Played (00:15)

    News (05:43)

    "it" Factor (18:48)

    Design Thinking (34:00)

    #culture (51:54)

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  • Episode 16: The one about Iron Fist and social gaming
    A little late, but we're back for Episode 16!

    About Us (00:15)
    A quick discussion of video games we've been playing ... plus a lengthy discussion about why we didn't like Iron Fist.

    Recently Played (11:45)
    Together, we played Blood Rage. Separate, Jeremiah played Guilds of London and Jeff played Anachrony.

    News (24:16)
    Cool Mini or Not has announced a new FLGS program; and there's a new expansion for Scythe called The Wind Gambit!

    "it" Factor     (37:04)
    We don't often gravitate towards "Social" games, but we do talk about some that we like (and don't like).

    #culture     (53:51)
    Related to the topic of social games, we talk about playing games with people who don't normally play games.

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