This week on the SnakesCast, we are putting the focus on the game Isle of Skye - a light strategy game that provides lots of food for thought! Today, Monday March 6th 2017, Emilie and David discuss the initial concepts of the game, and give a very quick overview of gameplay and the surrounding decisions.

This week, the SnakesCast looks at Hidden Traitor games, in which one or more of the players at the table might not be as friendly to the others as they seem! Today, Friday March 3rd 2017, David Kingsmill joins Emilie and Jonathan to chat about more complicated examples of games, and the experiences they have had playing them.

This week, the SnakesCast looks at Hidden Traitor games, in which one or more of the players at the table might not be as friendly to the others as they seem! Today, Wednesday March 1st 2017, we talk about some well-known examples which are accessible and good to start out in the genre with.

This week, the SnakesCast looks at Hidden Traitor games, in which one or more of the players at the table might not be as friendly to the others as they seem! Today, Monday February 27th, 2017, we ask what a hidden traitor game is, why they are fun, and name a couple of examples you might have heard of before.

As season 5 begins, so does our new format. Firstly, we welcome Emilie to join Jonathan as co-presenter of the SnakesCast. Secondly, we will now have three episodes per week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Today, Friday February 24th 2017, we explore the various genres that games fit into.

As season 5 begins, so does our new format. Firstly, we welcome Emilie to join Jonathan as co-presenter of the SnakesCast. Secondly, we will now have three episodes per week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Continuing from Monday's discussion on game categories, today (Wednesday February 22nd 2017) we look into the wide variety of mechanisms that are used in board games.

As season 5 begins, so does our new format. Firstly, we welcome Emilie to join Jonathan as co-presenter of the SnakesCast. Secondly, we will now have three episodes per week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. This week, we are starting with an "Episode Zero" of sorts, and we are introducing various terms that we will use over the episodes to come. Today, Monday February 20th 2017, we look at the different categories that games can fit into.

This week's episode is the final weekly SnakesCast. Jonathan reminisces about favourite episodes from four years of recording, and gives a preview of the new show, which will be premiering in 2017.

Game aficionados will do almost anything to convince players to try something other than the old stand-bys like Monopoly. But it can be really hard to convince players to move outside their comfort zones to try something new and unfamiliar. You need something that offers the same appeal as what the players are used to, but has to be simpler and easier to grasp. Enter Stefan Dorra's For Sale. It's an irresistibly clever little game and one of the best Monopoly alternatives you can play.

Our society maintains some fairly strong taboos against lying and deceiving, but when you're playing a game, there's a different set of rules. This week we're talking about games that involve misrepresenting yourself to your friends in all manner of different ways. When is it okay to lie to people you care about, and when is it crossing over the line?