In this episode Chris, from The Charity Boardgamer, joins us to talk about all things cooperative games!  We break down co-op games into sub-categories and discuss examples that fit in each.  It turns out there's a lot of games out there with cooperative elements and it was difficult to limit the conversation to an hour.  Listen to find out who's back hurts from carrying us so much and who just loves to rain down chaos!

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In this very special episode we’re celebrating our 1 year anniversary!!! What better way to do that with ANOTHER giveaway!! Listen to our episode to find out all the ways you can enter, for FREE! What are we giving away you ask? Well, we’re giving away a copy of today’s episode: Dune: Imperium!! Tune in to also hear us totally butcher words and phrases from Frank Herbert’s masterpiece series and which one of us played as a spice addict!

In this episode, Rachel and Jake fall head over heals in Fog of Love.  This two-player game attempts to recreate a romantic comedy with players acting out sweet, serious, or dramatic scenes in a relationship as they try to navigate making themselves and their partner happy.  The game ends with the romantic couple either meeting or failing their destinies but either way, hopefully it was a fun ride!  Listen to find out who has jiggly legs and where Patrick Swayze fits into the equation.

In this episode Rachel and Jake are collecting jewels and gems as traders in Splendor!  This quick paced game has us building a collection and attracting nobles.  This is the second episode in our new short and sweet series where games can be played in 45 minutes or less.  Listen to find out Jake's patented strategy to almost always win!

In this episode, we're strapping into our hiking shoes, grabbing the camera, and visiting some PARKS!  This game has players controlling two hikers on scenic hiking trails as they gather gear and resources to visit national parks all around the United States.  The beautiful art sets players at ease and the theme makes it feel more like a relaxing journey than a competitive game.  Listen to find out how we really let time get away from us on this game and how it turns out how aesthetic is actually really important to Jake, in games and elsewhere in life!

We’re back from the holidays! With New Years just behind us, we wanted to try something new! This episode Red Panda, from the Youtube channel Rest and Reason, has joined us to discuss Dice Chuckers! We’re looking at a whole genre of board games this week and discussing our experiences with a few of them. Tune in to find out which of these games we’d recommend to you and your game group; we’ll also find out which of us died at the beginning of King of Tokyo and had to twiddle their thumbs while everyone else finished the game!

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In this episode, we're gearing up and getting ready to smash some heads in the zombie apocalypse!  This game has players controlling survivors of the zombie apocalypse living in a colony and attempting to  make it another day by whatever means necessary.  The lives of these people are in our hands and we're probably going to lose!  Listen to find out if Jake's loud searching technique was fruitful and why Rachel was forced to get up at 2am to record!

Join us this episode to an alternate version of 1920’s Europe just after The Great War as we discuss the highly acclaimed Scythe from Stonemaier Games. We share with you what makes this game so popular and why people are raving about it! Also this week listen to find out which of us took this game a little too seriously and almost ended up sleepin’ on the couch.

In this episode we start with humble beginnings, turning wheat into bread or milk into cheese.  This dice rolling card game has players building up a cute little town and racing to complete major landmarks while snagging opponents in your adorable family restaurant.  Listen to find out why the journey is better than the destination and why statistics is probably not your friend.

In this episode we're getting our hands dirty and building a new Frankenstein monster from scratch!  This game provides players with a variety of opportunities to obtain body components that can be slapped together into a gruesome new creature.  Listen to find out who is a murdering psychopath and who refuses to sacrifice their humanity to win.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks about dark ideas, including violence to humans and animals.  We do our best to not get graphic but the nature of the game requires that we discuss these things.  It's OK to skip this episode if you don't feel up to it.  We'll see you next time.  :)