The Board Game Shenanigans Podcast
Welcome to The Board Game Shenanigans Podcast. Bob and Natasha are a couple of board game enthusiasts who love talking all things board game related, offering perspective and exploring a variety of board game related topics.
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Episodes
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
This week Bob and Natasha talk all about Gen Con. They discuss what new games they got to play, what they thought of the games, and what they liked and disliked about the con. Let us know what you think, send us an email at boardgameshenanigans@gmail.com
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
This week Bob and Natasha review Dorfromantik: The Board Game and Skull. Dorfromantik: The Board Game just won the Spiel des Jahres this year and is based on a popular video game. Skull is a light party style bluffing game that is quick to play. Then Natasha gives us her top ten games she is looking forward to checking out at GenCon 2023. What hot new games are you excited about? Let us if you are going to GenCon, send us an email at boardgameshenanigans@gmail.com
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
This week Bob and Natasha review Concordia and Shake That City. Concordia is a well loved classic Euro game, but is it a must have for new gamers? Shake That City is a light bingo style game with some good decisions. Then Bob gives us his top ten games he is looking forward to checking out at GenCon 2023. What hot new games are you excited about? Let us if you are going to GenCon, send us an email at boardgameshenanigans@gmail.com
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
This week Bob and Natasha review Food Chain Magnate and The Finest Fish. Food Chain Magnate is an older title that is beloved by its fans, listen to find out if Bob is a fan. The Finest Fish is on the opposite end of the spectrum, a newer light family game. Then Natasha talks about her experience at Dice Tower East, what games she played and what she thought of the con. Let us know what you think, send us an email at boardgameshenanigans@gmail.com
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
This week Bob and Natasha discuss Wandering Towers and Camel Up. Wandering Towers is a newer title from Capstone Games which is bit lighter than some of their recent titles. After that they discuss the Spiel winner Camel Up. While this looks like a racing game, it is more of a betting game. Listen to find out what they think of these titles. And then in the discussion topic, Bob and Natasha finish their discussion on board game mechanics. Let us know what you think, send us an email at boardgameshenanigans@gmail.com
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
This week Bob and Natasha discuss the Origins Game Fair. They talk about what they thought of the con, what they thought of the vendors, and what board games they played. Let us know what you think, send us an email at boardgameshenanigans@gmail.com
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
This week Bob and Natasha discuss Aquatica and Lost Code. Aquatica is a beautiful engine building game with some familiar mechanics. The Lost Code is a deduction style game that even peaks Bob’s interest. They then continue discussing popular board game mechanics. Let us know what you think, send us an email at boardgameshenanigans@gmail.com
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
This week Bob and Natasha discuss Challengers! and Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy. Challengers! was nominated for the Spiel des Jahres, Connoisseur-gamer Game of the Year. Eclipse is an older popular 4X game, is it worth looking into this new version? They then continue discussing popular board game mechanics. Let us know what you think, send us an email at boardgameshenanigans@gmail.com
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
This week Bob and Natasha review Trailblazers and Fiction. Trailblazers is a light tile laying game about building hiking, biking or canoeing paths. Fiction is a wordle game but the clue giver lies to you about one letter. They also take a look at common mechanics in games, they define the mechanics and talk about what games use those mechanics well. Let us know what you think, send us an email at boardgameshenanigans@gmail.com
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
This week Bob and Natasha are once again joined by Adin who is going to give us his top 10 list of heavy euro games. If you like challenging heavy euros then check out this list for some good games, if you don’t like your games to be punishing then check out this list for games you will want to avoid. Bob and Natasha also review Golem, a game liked by all 3 of them even though it's not as punishing of a game. Let us know what you think, send us an email at boardgameshenanigans@gmail.com