The Board Game Shenanigans Podcast

E30: Arboretum, Gartenbau and Hosting a Game Night.

This week is a smidge different. Natasha starts the episode off with talking about teaching her daughter Berried Treasure and her experience with The Crew at two players. Then it is back to review and this week has a slight garden theme. Bob and Natasha discuss Arboretum and the new release Gartenbau. Before the break Natasha shares a book recommendation, Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Then in the discussion topic, they discuss hosting a board game night, how many people do the invite? How do they find the right people? 
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E29: Get On Board, King and Queen Domino, and Board Game Box Sizes.

This week Bob and Natasha take a look at the Let's Make a Bus Route reimplementation, Get On Board: New York and London. This flip and write has been getting a ton of buzz. They also compare the award winning King Domino to Queen Domino. See which one they like better. In the discussion topic they talk about board game box sizes.  This has been coming up a lot lately, if the box size matches the game play. Does it effect your buying decision? Should there be universal sizes? Listen and find out what they think.  As always send any questions to boardgameshenanigans@gmail.com 

E28: The Guild of Merchant Explorers, Incan Gold, Can’t Stop and Would You Rather: Part 3

This week, Bob starts the show with talking about his experience with the Maracaibo campaign. He shares what he liked and what he didn't. Then they move into the reviews this week which are The Guild Of Merchant Explorers, and two classic push your luck games, Incan Gold and Can't Stop. Then in the discussion topic, Bob and Natasha are at it again with part 3 of "Would you rather: Board Game Edition". Don't forget to leave a like and review. As always send any questions to boardgameshenanigans@gmail.com 

E27: Codenames, Barenpark, Loot of Lima and Our Pet Peeves in Gaming.

This week, Bob and Natasha share a little bit about their recent vacations, as they both have traveled overseas. The do discuss a few games this week, the award winning party game Codenames, the tile laying game Barenpark and the deduction game Loot of Lima. In the discussion topic they talk about their pet peeves in board gaming, including the way people teach, sleeves and the eating of Cheetos' at Bob's table. 

E26: Berried Treasure, Furnace, Libertalia and Would You Rather: Part 2.

In today's episode, Bob and Natasha share their thoughts on a new game from Restoration Games, Berried Treasure. This reimplements Buried Treasure an older Sid Sackson game. They also discuss the popular Arcane Wonders game Furnace and finish off with Stonemaier's reprint of Libertalia, The Winds of Galecrest. In the discussion topic Bob and Natasha play another round of "Would you rather: Board Game Edition." 

E25: Two Player Games and Games We Prefer To Play At Two.

This week is all about two player games. In the review section of the episode Bob and Natasha review some popular two player games: Battle Line, Targi, Lost Cities, 7 Wonders Dual, and Jaipur. They take the two player idea into the discussion topic as they discuss games that they enjoy to play at two player, instead of higher player counts. 

E24: Trick Taking Games and Would You Rather Board Game Edition.

This week, Bob and Natasha sit down to discuss trick taking games. They both love this style of game so it seemed only right to discuss a few. They take a look at Cat in the Box, Ghosts of Christmas, Skull King and The Crew: Mission Deep Sea. In the topic this week they play a game of "Would You Rather: Board Game Addition." It definitely leads them down some rabbit holes. 

E23: Planet Unknown, Dominion, Res Arcana and Board Game Collections.

In this week's episode Bob and Natasha review Planet Unknown, which they got a chance to play at Origins.  This is the new hot Polyomino game.  They follow that up with an expansion to the OG deck building game, Dominion. Allies has some interesting things that it brings to the table. And they wrap up Res Arcana, the engine building game that seems to work even though you don't think it will.  In the topic this week, Bob and Natasha discuss board game collections. Natasha has the definitive number of games you need to own to be considered a board game enthusiast. 

E22: Scythe, Everdell, Scout and Origins Recap.

This week Bob and Natasha take a look at Scythe, Everdell, and Scout. The two gush over Scythe as they share their love for it. Since Natasha has never played Everdell, Bob had to fix that, so what does she think? It has fantastic artwork to say the least. Finally they discuss Scout, which is nominated for the Spiel Des Jahres, will it beat Cascadia? The discussion topic this week is their recap of origins, they discuss the con and how it went. 

E21: Ark Nova, Unlock Kids, Honey Buzz and Top 10 Highly Rated Games We Need to Play.

This week, Bob and Natasha finally share their thoughts on Ark Nova, the game of games, the hotness of the hotness! Natasha then shares her experience playing Unlock Kids with her son. And finally, they discuss what they think of Honey Buzz. They are also sharing another Top 10 list: Their Top 10 highly rated games that they haven't played but really need to.