The Discussion Phase

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The Discussion Phase episodes

September 22 Ep. #164: Catching Up
Welcome back to another episode of The Discussion Phase! We're finally back and catching up on a ton of recent plays! We hope you enjoy this episode
1 hr 30 min
July 28 Ep. #163: Gen-Con Preview 2026
Welcome back to another episode of The Discussion Phase! On today's episode, we catch up on some recent plays and discuss the latest hotness coming out at Gen-Con! We also take a look at some games we're excited to play at JohannCon.

Join in on the Discussion on our Discord: https://discord.gg/zjgCHefYtn
1 hr 3 min
July 07 Ep. #162: An Episode about Horses
Welcome back to another episode of The Discussion Phase! On today's episode, we've got a few horses, and we're trying to decide if they're dead horses we need to stop beating, or if we need to feed them even more! We also catch up on some recent plays and board game news!

Join in on The Discussion on our discord: https://discord.gg/nbwabZprGU
1 hr 27 min
June 05 Ep. #161: Fountain Mouse Games Interview
Welcome back to another episode of The Discussion Phase!

On today's episode, we have the priveldge of interviewing the minds behind Fountain Mouse Games, Sal and Johnathan. Their new game, Courage and Cunning, is out on Kickstarter as part of the Micro May event - check it out here! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnathansorce/courage-and-cunning?ref=user_menu
Interview starts at 28:10

We also catch up on some recent plays of Terraforming Mars, Cosmolancer, Rajas of the Ganges, and more!

Join in on The Discussion on our discord - https://discord.gg/5WeEgASKpK
1 hr 13 min
April 15 Ep. #160: The Road Back from Adepticon
Welcome back to another episode of The Discussion Phase! On today's episode, we catch up on some recent plays and talk about Adepticon, TCGs, and create a game of our own.

Join in on the discussion on our discord! ⁠https://discord.gg/zjgCHefYtn
1 hr 30 min
March 24 Ep. #159: Deck Builders
Welcome back to another episode of The Discussion Phase! On today's episode we discuss deck building games! We also catch up on some recent plays and discuss the latest board game news.
1 hr 2 min
March 10 Ep. #158: Good Games Gone Bad
Welcome back to another episode of The Discussion Phase! On today's episode, we catch up on some recent plays and talk about how even well designed games can still fall flat.

Join in on the discussion on our discord! https://discord.gg/zjgCHefYtn
1 hr 16 min
February 11 Ep. #157: Dr. Reiner Knizia
Welcome back to another Episode of The Discussion Phase! On today's episode we discuss the good Dr. and talk about why we love his designs. We're joined by our good friend David, the Knizia expert!
Join in on the Discussion on our Discord: https://discord.gg/azBwGM7C
1 hr 29 min
January 20 Ep #156: Looking forward to 2026
Welcome back to another episode of The Discussion Phase! On today's episode, we talk about what games we're excited about in 2026! We also catch up on some recent plays, and talk about our board game New Year resolutions!

Join in on The Discussion: https://discord.gg/x8MjhbSP
1 hr 19 min
January 06 Ep. #155: Top 50 Games of All Time - 10-1
Welcome back to another episode of the Discussion Phase! On today's episode we finish up our top 50 countdown! We also discuss some recent plays and the latest in board game news!

John's top 100 Writeup on BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/363572/john-s-top-100-games-2025

Join in on The Discussion on our discord: https://discord.gg/9autsbUJJf
2 hr 25 min