The Married with Board Games Podcast

Spencer and Lara share their plans for The Married with Board Games Podcast moving forward.

First up in episode 38, we announce the winner of the Empires of the Void II contest! Thanks again to Red Raven Games for sponsoring the contest.

Then we welcome special guest Rob Daviau to discuss the part he plays at Restoration Games, and the most requested game to be restored - Fireball Island!

Fair warning - we get really erxcited about this game in the episode.

Holy moly it happened. We got to interview one of our all-time favorite designers, Ryan Laukat! In this episode sponsored by Red Raven Games, we remind you how to enter the contest to win Empires of the Void II, and then we get to know the mind behind the design in our interview with Ryan.

Finally, we all name our top 5 Space Games!

Visit marriedwithbg.com/survey to enter the contest!

In this very special episode sponsored by Red Raven Games, we give you the details for how to win a copy of the Deluxe Edition of Empires of the Void II! (Pssst. It involves this survey.)

We also give our thoughts on Empires of the Void II, Colt Express: Horses and Stagecoach, A Tale of Pirates, and Mythos Tales.

Plus, we're highlighting a game on Kickstarter we think you should check out!

We want to thank Red Raven Games for sponsoring this episode and the contest. Check out their website and follow them on Twitter!

Spencer and Lara give their thoughts on The Rose King from KOSMOS, Justice League: Dawn of Heroes from Abba Games, and Dinosaur Island from Pandasaurus Games.

A discussion is had on the best games to play with a partner who doesn't typically play games.

We tease an upcoming AWESOME contest.

 

Time Stamps:

1:32 - The Rose King

12:00 - Justice League: Dawn of Heroes

21:55 - Dinosaur Island

35:00 - Games for Non-Gaming Partners

55:02 - Announcements

Spencer and Lara have reviews of three games in this episode: Illimat from Twogether Studios, The Ruhr from Capstone Games, and Mechs vs. Minions from Riot Games.

The focus of the show is their favorite games that focus on dice. Why did it take this long to make this list??

Time Stamps:

4:05 - Illimat Review

16:15 - The Ruhr Review

24:20 - Mechs vs. Minions Review

33:17 - Favorite Dice Games

In our first episode of 2018, we kick things off with a discussion of the newest entries in the Exit: The Game series from KOSMOS. We share our thoughts on how The Forgotten Island, The Polar Station, and The Forbidden Castle compare to each other, as well as how they compare to the first three Exit games. We even compare how they stack up to other escape room games.

Lara is on a mission to derail your New Year's Resolution already with her latest Game Night Grub Recipe, Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars (momontime.com).

We revisit our Best of 2016 list to see if it still holds up, and then we name our top 10 games that were released in 2017.

Time Stamps:

Exit Discussion - 1:17

Game Night Grub - 16:22

Best of 2016 Recap - 20:33

Top 10 of 2017 - 29:15

It's the season of giving, but also the season of wishing. We have a few games on our wishlists, and would like to share what they are and why.

We also asked you to share what you are most wishing for, and we read those too!

Included in this episode are reviews of Pie Town from Renegade Games, The Ravens of Thri Sahashri from Osprey Games, and Lost Cities from KOSMOS.

And, we hope you're hungry, because we've got a Game Night Grub recipe that is perfect for this time of year!

Christmas Cookie Dough Dip Recipe

Time Stamps:

Pie Town Review -  2:18

The Ravens of Thri Sahashri Review - 15:37

Lost Cities Review - 22:00

Game Night Grub – Christmas Cookie Dough Dip - 33:43

Christmas 2016 recap - 39:04

The top 5 games we want for Christmas - 45:34

Listener response - 55:04

From November 15-18, we spent our time playing games, meeting people, and teaching games at Board Game Geek Con 2017 in Dallas. 

In this episode we will talk about our overall experience, some highlights of the event, and then discuss every single game we played. Yes, all 15 of them!

We’d like to thank our friends at UnboxBoardom, for their support of this episode. As a special promotion, use the code “MARRIED” at check-out for $10 off any new subscription!  Sign up today at unboxboardom.com.

Time Stamps:

Working at Bezier Booth 6:08Meeting Publishers - 10:48Meeting Designers – 14:30Games Talk – 20:48Place of Mad King Ludwig -  21:20New York Slice – 23:16Werewords – 25:27Panic Mansion – 30:15Pandemic: The Cure – 33:24Downforce – 34:28Wurfel Bohnanza – 36:14A Tale of Pirates – 38:38Dragon Castle – 41:22Meeple Circus – 43:53Santa’s Workshop – 47:37Mint Works – 49:41Whitehall Mystery -  50:44Queendomino – 53:45Standout Games – 55:05

It’s the time of year for gift giving, and Spencer and Lara have some recommendations for which board games to give to people on your list!

We break down our list by category, so we’ve got you covered!

Reviews on this episode include Fog of Love by Hush Hush Projects and Planet of the Apes by IDW Games.

In addition to those, we have a new game night grub segment, along with our latest Horror-Themed Board Game Trailer!

We’d like to thank our friends at UnboxBoardom, for their support of this episode. As a special promotion, use the code “MARRIED” at check-out for $10 off any new subscription!  Sign up today at unboxboardom.com.

 

Time Stamps:

Fog of Love Review – 2:35

Planet of the Apes Review – 9:30

Game Night Grub – 15:45

Board Game Trailer – 19:26

2017 Gift Guide – 25:45

 

Find the full Holiday Gift Guide at marriedwithbg.com/holiday2017

Music Credits:

"Bump in the Night" Kevin MacLeod

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"Distant Tension" Kevin MacLeod 

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"Anxiety" Kevin MacLeod

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