Best Board Game Hot Takes Podcasts (2025)

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Top 5 Board Games with Dice 1:11:22

5d ago1:11:22

1:11:22

In Episode 260 Rolling Reggie joins us to talk about some of our favorite board games that use dice and why we love the dice mechanisms in those games. You can find Reggie's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@rolling.reggie Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 04:45 Top 5 Board Games with Dice 07:00 Spots 10:28 Dice Miner 13:47 Wroth 17:26 Tr…

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Episode 326: Fate of the Fellowship and a Short Topic Extravaganza 3:07:50

3d ago3:07:50

3:07:50

The Cabal is back in action, and we dive into a conversation about Chris’ adventures at Anthrocon! One day, we’ll get him to dress up as the red panda. After that, we get into some of the games we’ve been playing, including Cities, Vantage, City of Horror, Creature Caravan, Monsters Menace the World, and a feature review of Lord of the Rings: Fate …

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1st Impressions of Hot Streak, Leviathan Wilds, Critter Kitchen, Positano, and more! 23:00

3d ago23:00

23:00

Nick shares his 1st impressions of hot new board games including: 0:38 - Leviathan Wilds 6:24 - Positano 9:20 - Critter Kitchen 12:40 - Amazonia Park 16:51 - Shell We? 19:30 - Hot Streak SILOS, EGO, and ORBIT are now available to order. Order here!By Nick Murray

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Why We Write...Pretty Much Hot Tubs 36:15

4d ago36:15

36:15

Tim and Art discuss why they write and it has only a little to do with hot tubs! Join Tim and Art in the corner booth as they reveal why it is essential to articulate your personal "why," how that has changed over time, and what that knowledge can do to energize your current work. Feel free to share your thoughts with us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop…

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Poorhammer E177 - Grading Every Faction's MEDIIIC 47:02

4d ago47:02

47:02

On this week’s episode, WE ARE BACK with one of the most anticipated episodes EVER! During our short break, every faction was tasked with a homework: bring to class a Space Marine LIEUT… edic? Nevermind folks, false alarm, Brad and Eric stubbed their toes on the professor table and shouted: MEDIC!!! I NEED A MEDIC! MEDIIIC!!! And the class misunder…

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Episode 177 - Grading Every Faction’s Medic 47:02

4d ago47:02

47:02

On this week’s episode, WE ARE BACK with one of the most anticipated episodes EVER! During our short break, every faction was tasked with a homework: bring to class a Space Marine LIEUT… edic? Nevermind folks, false alarm, Brad and Eric stubbed their toes on the professor table and shouted: MEDIC!!! I NEED A MEDIC! MEDIIIC!!! And the class misunder…

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Superman, Gibberers, and Common Side Effects - Ep228 59:22

7d ago59:22

59:22

Straight out of Japan - specifically Hobby Japan - comes Gibberers: The Word Game of Language Invention and Civilization Development, and it’s probably one of our favourite games? Like… ever. On the big screen we’re watching a man leap a building in a single bound, as well as a lot more, in the new Superman movie from James Gunn, and on a smaller s…

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Express 110: The Endgame 1:00:49

10d ago1:00:49

1:00:49

In Express Episode 110, Don, Chris, and Jamie get together to talk about the end game - goals, objectives, and victory in board games. They discuss competitiveness, process-oriented players, winning and losing streaks, imperative and contingent goals, and what it really means to feel like you’ve won a game. Enjoy!…

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REFILL: Understanding Why You Write 6:42

11d ago6:42

6:42

Art explores the value in understanding "why" we want to write fiction, how that "why" can change over time, and how this knowledge can improve our overall quality. Feel free to share your thoughts with us at [email protected]. Tim and Art are always happy to get the conversation started.…

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Confessions of a Casual Board Gamer 49:40

12d ago49:40

49:40

In Episode 259 our guest host, Danielle, answers our questions about her tastes, preferences, and feelings about the board gaming hobby as a casual board gamer. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Definition of a Casual Board Gamer 05:30 Thinking About Board Games 10:21 Buying/Looking For New Games 17:10 Learning New Games 32:45 Board Game Complex…

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10 Years of Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, an interview with Dan Pinchbeck - Bonus Episode 48:10

14d ago48:10

48:10

On the anniversary year of The Chinese Room’s BAFTA-winning Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, Kris sits down with creative visionary Dan Pinchbeck to talk about this ground-breaking walking sim. In an interview that covers a multitude of topics - full timecodes below - the two talk about the power of agency in games relating to character development…

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Express 109: Gen Con 2025 Froth List 1:13:23

17d ago1:13:23

1:13:23

Hey Now Cabalists! In episode 109 of The Secret Cabal Express Don and Jamie put together all of the games that they're frothing at the mouth and jumping outta their pants to get at from Gen Con 2025 coming up in a few weeks. Head over to TheSecretCabal.com and click on the link to this episode to get links to all the games we discussed on the show …

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An Interview with Nick Peck 32:08

18d ago32:08

32:08

Tim and Art welcome into the corner booth Nick Peck, a 24 year-old California native and award-winning journalist, to discuss his debut novel "Only Way Out" available here. Tim and Art discuss how Nick's mining of his own emotional story made the novel feeling "easy" to write. Feel free to share your thoughts with us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gma…

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Most Anticipated Board Games of 2025, Part 2 15:15

18d ago15:15

15:15

Nick shares 15 more of his most anticipated board games of 2025 including a tiny rippable game, a big swampy game, and everything in-between. Follow the Moytura and Azure Kickstarter here. Preorder Gingham, Gazebo, and Bombastic (in late August) here.By Nick Murray

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Episode 176 - Answering Extremely Important Questions 1:31:03

18d ago1:31:03

1:31:03

On this week’s episode, Brad and Eric take a break and sit down by the fire to answer a bunch of questions from you! It’s time to celebrate another season of Warhammer content before we finally get away from allergy season! You also get a bunch of footage from Berilio’s first painting session and a few clips that are usually patron-only content! PO…

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Poorhammer E176 - Answering Extremely Important Questions 1:31:03

18d ago1:31:03

1:31:03

On this week’s episode, Brad and Eric take a break and sit down by the fire to answer a bunch of questions from you! It’s time to celebrate another season of Warhammer content before we finally get away from allergy season! You also get a bunch of footage from Berilio’s first painting session and a few clips that are usually patron-only content! PO…

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Favorite Board Games of All Time 2025 Edition (11-20) 1:05:54

19d ago1:05:54

1:05:54

In Episode 258 we continue the 2025 countdown of our 40 favorite Board Games of all time with choices 11-20. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:10 Chris #20 Obsession 04:18 Adam #20 Stockpile 05:42 Tim #20 Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth 06:53 Chris #19 - La Granja 08:44 Adam #19 - Battle for Rokugan 09:58 Tim #19 - Fromage 12:20 Chris #18 …

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Episode 325: Galileo Galilei and Cabalist Spicy Hot Takes 3:13:32

24d ago3:13:32

3:13:32

Tony's back from Ireland and Steve's shot out of a cannon! Get ready for a wild ride. Today the gang runs down a bunch of games they've been playing including Transgalactica, Sekigahara The Unification of Japan, The White Castle, Steam Power, Shackleton Base, and a feature review of Galileo Galilei by new designer Tomas Holek. Then after Tony T wre…

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REFILL: How to Write a Short Story 5:01

25d ago5:01

5:01

Art presents a straightforward, 3-stage approach for writing a short story (Start, Say Something, Finish) that can lower those mental barriers and simplify the work of getting that magical first draft out of your head. Feel free to share your thoughts with us at [email protected]. Tim and Art are always happy to get the conversatio…

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Galileo Galilei, Hot Streak, and Judgment - Ep227 1:02:46

25d ago1:02:46

1:02:46

We start the episode off with a Summer tradition, and - in a somewhat similar vein - we talk Hot Streak from CMYK. And we get all starry-eyed for Galileo Galilei from Capstone Games, plus take a walk through Kamurochō with SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s Judgment. All that, and a strawberry sandwich, on Ep227. 00:00 - It's hot hot hot 10:17 - Judgm…

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Poorhammer E175 - The Warhammer Trivia Board Game Returns! 1:33:11

25d ago1:33:11

1:33:11

On this week’s episode, Brad, Eric and Jenny are joined by @billiondollarclownfarm, @Adeptusridiculous, @NUMBSKULLS and @onelastblade3913 for some Warhammer Board Gaming! Grab a seat and tune in for some trivia questions, poem challenges and painful events. POORHAMMER MERCH! https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer PATREON: https://www.patreo…

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Episode 175 - The Warhammer Trivia Board Game Returns! 1:33:11

25d ago1:33:11

1:33:11

Episode 175 - The Warhammer Trivia Board Game Returns! On this week’s episode, Brad, Eric and Jenny are joined by @billiondollarclownfarm, @Adeptusridiculous, @NUMBSKULLS and @onelastblade3913 for some Warhammer Board Gaming! Grab a seat and tune in for some trivia questions, poem challenges and painful events. POORHAMMER MERCH! https://orchideight…

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Tigris & Euphrates 1:01:15

26d ago1:01:15

1:01:15

In Episode 257 Mark Johnson from the Boardgames To Go podcast joins us to discuss Tigris & Euphrates covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game. We discuss a poll on which modern era our favorite games were from and then talk about some games that have been on our tables including Tycoon: India 1981 and Castles of…

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Lords of the Dungeon 87: Listener Inquiry Gallimaufry 1:01:44

1M ago1:01:44

1:01:44

Hark, noble Cabalists, and well met! Gather ye ‘round, for thou art most welcome to yet another enchanted convening of the Lords of the Dungeon! This day, our bold and steadfast adventurers doth recount the wondrous tales of their voyage through the strange and many-layer’d realms of Planescape, with the wise and venerable Archmage AC guiding their…

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Celebrating Your Wins 37:55

1M ago37:55

37:55

Tim shares his perspective on publishing in his dream lit mag a whopping three times! Tim and Art discuss the best ways for Tim to revisit his novel to jump-start his progress. Then, Art teases thoughts about his latest ghostwriting opportunity and how satisfying it is to make money from creative writing. Feel free to share your thoughts with us at…

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Episode 174 - Elemental Council Book Club 1:51:57

1M ago1:51:57

1:51:57

On this week’s episode, Brad, Eric and Jen talk about the blue guys most beloved by Warhammer 40K players. No, not space marines. The T’au Empire. Why would they do that you ask? This is a patron-decided episode! Our patrons voted for a Book Club about the newest Elemental Council book, by Noah Van Nguyen and they nailed it! The book is very well w…

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Poorhammer E174 - Elemental Council Book Club 1:51:57

1M ago1:51:57

1:51:57

On this week’s episode, Brad, Eric and Jen talk about the blue guys most beloved by Warhammer 40K players. No, not space marines. The T’au Empire. Why would they do that you ask? This is a patron-decided episode! Our patrons voted for a Book Club about the newest Elemental Council book, by Noah Van Nguyen and they nailed it! The book is very well w…

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Favorite Board Games of All Time 2025 Edition (21-30) 1:42:23

1M ago1:42:23

1:42:23

In Episode 256 we continue the 2025 countdown of our 40 favorite Board Games of all time with choices 21-30. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:54 Chris #30 Outlive 05:09 Adam #30 Brian Boru: High King of Ireland 08:22 Tim #30 Cyclades: Legendary Edition 12:58 Chris #29 - The Guild of Merchant Explorers 16:17 Adam #29 - SpaceCorp: 2025-2300AD 18:29 …

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Episode 324: Stupor Mundi and A Short Short Topic Extravaganza 3:13:32

1M ago3:13:32

3:13:32

We're back from Origins, and we've got stories to tell! AC from Lords of the Dungeon joins us to spin some yarns from our trip to Columbus, Ohio. Then we dive into the games we've been playing, including Friedrich, Euphoria, Coffee Traders, Wroth, Mystery of the Abbey, The Quest for El Dorado, and a featured review of Stupor Mundi by Nestore Mangon…

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REFILL: Creating With Lists 3:43

1M ago3:43

3:43

Tim sets aside a couple of moments to share his thoughts on using lists to spur creative thought and maybe jump start another piece. Feel free to share your thoughts with us at [email protected]. Tim and Art are always happy to get the conversation started.By Tim Goodwin

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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, The Sandcastles of Burgundy, and the Nintendo Switch 2 - Ep226 1:11:57

1M ago1:11:57

1:11:57

Tom Cruise and co are back for another unlikely operation in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning and we, of course, have opinions. Over on the tablecloth, we’re letting The Sandcastles of Burgundy from Ravensburger wash over us, “enabling” others with Kinfire Delve from Incredible Dream Studios, and all the lovely stuff we got up to and saw a…

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Poorhammer E173 - Finding Every Faction's Biggest Glow-Up 1:00:34

1M ago1:00:34

1:00:34

On this week’s episode, Brad and Eric try to find out that model that was shunned in highschool but grew to be the most attractive grown up in town. Every Warhammer faction has that model that went through some transformation over the years. Did the model get a facelift? Did it start working out? Or maybe… it just got a better pose and it's now sta…

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Episode 173 - Finding Every Faction’s Biggest Glow Up 1:00:34

1M ago1:00:34

1:00:34

On this week’s episode, Brad and Eric try to find out that model that was shunned in highschool but grew to be the most attractive grown up in town. Every Warhammer faction has that model that went through some transformation over the years. Did the model get a facelift? Did it start working out? Or maybe… it just got a better pose and it's now sta…

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Favorite Board Games of All Time 2025 Edition (31-40) 1:12:08

1M ago1:12:08

1:12:08

In Episode 255 we start the 2025 countdown of our top 40 Board Games of all time with choices 31-40. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Favorite Games of All Time - How we made our lists 07:25 Chris #40 Rats of Wistar 11:01 Adam #40 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization 13:16 Tim #40 The Castles of Tuscany 14:49 Chris #39 - Wingspan 16:44 Adam #39 - Re…

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Express 108: Masterpieces 2 1:25:50

1M ago1:25:50

1:25:50

In our previous episode, we explored what makes a board game a true masterpiece—a creation that showcases a designer’s greatest achievement, marked by exceptional craftsmanship, originality, and lasting impact. This time, we’re taking the conversation even deeper. In Masterpieces 2, the Founders shift the spotlight to the brilliant minds behind the…

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Writing for Screens Both Big and Small (featuring Cat Hammons) 45:47

2M ago45:47

45:47

Tim and Art wlecome "Friend of the Show" screenwriter Cat Hammons back to the corner booth to discuss writing for screens big and small, using AI as a writing assistant, and the importance of keeping the reader/audience in mind when developing your stories. Feel free to share your thoughts with us at [email protected]. Tim and Art …

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Episode 172 - Grading Every AoS Faction’s Musician 39:57

2M ago39:57

39:57

On this week’s episode, Brad and Eric try to find out the best musician in every faction in Warhammer Age of Sigmar! Find out which models have cool instruments to hype you for battle or make your death on the battlefield more groovy. POORHAMMER MERCH! https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton Y…

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Poorhammer E172 - Grading Every AoS Faction’s Musician 39:57

2M ago39:57

39:57

On this week’s episode, Brad and Eric try to find out the best musician in every faction in Warhammer Age of Sigmar! Find out which models have cool instruments to hype you for battle or make your death on the battlefield more groovy. POORHAMMER MERCH! https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton Y…

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Top 5 Games That End Too Soon 1:07:54

2M ago1:07:54

1:07:54

In Episode 254 we discuss games that end a little too quickly. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 03:14 Race for the Galaxy 07:23 Newton 09:57 Pirates of Maracaibo 14:10 Mycelia 19:14 Fantasy Realms / Marvel Remix 22:11 Biohack 24:36 Smartphone, Inc. 27:46 Near and Far 37:17 Distilled 42:01 Robot Quest Arena 44:12 Woodcraft / Pulsar 2849 47:13 Thunder …

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REFILL: On Writing Prompts (featuring Bethany Jarmul) 5:08

2M ago5:08

5:08

“Friend of the Show” Bethany Jarmul slides into the corner booth to offer her own Refill episode on writing prompts. Bethany breaks down what makes a good writing prompt, why prompts can help, where to find them, and how to use them in creating your best work. Feel free to share your thoughts with us at [email protected]. Tim and A…

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