Send us a text Hello there! In this month's episode we appraise the 2 player tile-laying, island hopping, temple excavating duel that is Akrotiri. A bit of a hidden gem this one, so if any of those things appeal and you've never encountered it, hopefully this clues you in to what might be a new favourite. We hope you enjoy! Find us on Social Media …

Send us a text In this edition of Bite Size, we take a look at the card drafting / pass your hand madcap experience that is Cryptozoology for beginners. Not one to overlook despite its small profile -listen in to find out why and join us on this (inexplicable) field trip. Find us on Social Media Facebook Twitter Instagram…

Send us a text Boarding passes please! Thanks for joining us for this month's episode as we do a deep dive into the 2 player co-op smash hit Sky Team. We examine mechanics, how well it plays, it's longevity and of course the concept of passive aggressive dice placement. We hope you enjoy. Find us on Social Media Facebook Twitter Instagram…

Send us a text In this edition of Board With Each Other Bitesize we appraise the re-imagining of the sleeper indie hit Monopoly into the fast paced set collection card game that is Monopoly Deal. Is it worth your time despite it's shared moniker? Is Monopoly unfairly maligned? How many house rules can you add to this one? All these questions answer…

Send us a text Thanks for joining us for this month's episode! In this edition of Board With Each Other we assess the laudable / insane attempt to translate the behemoth that is Twilight Imperium into a tighter, more approachable roll and write experience. But does the attempt work or was it pure folly? We answer the question as well as picking out…

Send us a text Thanks for joining us for this edition of Board With Each Other Bitesize! On this episode we give our quick run through and thoughts of the magnificent Sea Salt & Paper and how well it works as a 2 player game. This is a great one folks, find out why within! As always, if you like what you hear please check out the main podcast where…

Send us a text Oh my, it's a biggie! Thank you for joining us as we tackle the official 'Best Boardgame in the World' (according to Boardgame Geek at least), the dense and delightful Brass: Birmingham. As always, we assess the game on its general merits, answer the question of how well Brass: Birmingham works as a two player game and try and answer…

Send us a text In this episode of bite size, we delve into expansions for the first time, namely the first two for Dune: Imperium - The Rise of Ix and Immortality. We discuss how they alter the game, what they bring to the table in terms of content and most importantly, how essential are they to the Dune: Imperium experience. We hope you enjoy, and…

Send us a text Thanks for joining us for this month's episode! We go a bit more niche again this time as we appraise the duel of architects that is the tile laying / worker placement hybrid Basilica (the 2022 reissue to be precise). We examine the components, shelf life and fun factor, highlight the impressive meanness to be found here, and assess …

Send us a text Thank you for joining us for another special bonus episode! In these special episodes we look at unusual or out of print games. In this episode we're taking our first critical look at a solo game, The horror themed modular system, Final Girl. While we don't apply our usual 2 player ratings to the game we do give it our general rating…

Send us a text Thanks for joining us for another episode! In this edition of Board With Each Other, we cast our critical eye over Quacks of Quedlingberg (The Mega Box to be precise), a push your luck bag builder where you use a variety of outlandish ingredients to create the best potion. As usual, we look at how well it works as a two player game, …

Send us a text Welcome to the second episode of Board with Each Other Bite Size! In this spin off series, we have a quick chat about smaller (but no less mighty) games or expansions that we feel deserve a review, but don't really justify one of our monthly deep dives. We don't go through our full scoring criteria, but instead chat about the game an…

Send us a text On this month's episode Hannah crosses off a life goal as she gets to talk about one of her favourite movie franchises and people have to listen. Well, you don't - but we're thankful you do! As an side to the main content of the episode we apply our usual take to the tie in board game, Highway Heist. Is this a case of IP plastered sh…

Send us a text Welcome to Board with Each Other Bite Size! It's an exciting new show (Well, not really NEW) but what's wrong with a bit of hype? In this spin off series, we have a quick chat about smaller (but no less mighty) games or expansions that we feel deserve a review, but don't really justify one of our monthly deep dives. We don't go throu…

Send us a text Hi Everyone, thanks for joining us for this month's episode! In this edition of the podcast, we discuss not one game, but several, as we tackle the system of modular sets that is Unmatched which tries to answer age old questions such as, could Alice from Wonderland beat up Dracula or could Shakespeare kill a T-rex with poetry? While …

Send us a text Hello there! Thank you for joining us on this very special bonus episode, one of our series where we review out of print or unusual titles. This one is very near and dear to us, being the janky behemoth that got us into the hobby proper. But is it any good? It might be tough for us to be objective on this one, so with that caveat - I…

Send us a text Thanks for joining us for this month's episode! Sorry for being a week later than usual, sometimes life gets in the way. In this episode we appraise the dynamite in small packaging that is the White Castle. A novel take on dice drafting and worker placement in feudal Japan. We run through our normal scoring criteria and nominate this…

Send us a text Thanks for joining us for another episode of Board With Each Other. In this month's episode, we cast a critical eye over the deckbuilder / dungeon explorer that is Clank! Catacombs. A reimagining of the classic Clank! in which an intrepid thief tries to rob a dragon of its loot, this edition introduces a lot more randomisation. But i…

Send us a text Hey you, yes, you! Thanks for joining us! In this episode of Board With Each Other we appraise the tableau / engine builder Wyrmspan - Stonemeir's new fantasy riff on the modern classic Wingspan. As always we appraise the game, it's components and it's fun factor and then go on to review it for how well it works as a 2 player game. A…

Send us a text Welcome back everyone! In this episode we appraise the tableau / city builder San Francisco by the incredibly prolific designer Reiner Knizia. We talk through the games mechanics, debate the origins of trams, and apply our usual general and two player criteria. They can't all be hits, right? Also Al cannot pronounce 'Lapels', so that…

Send us a text Thank you for joining us for another Episode! In this episode we take on another true classic of the genre, the mighty Terra Mystica. We'll talk you through in detail how the game plays, apply our usual scoring criteria and in this case rather differing opinions. We also tackle if this is still a great experience at 2 players or is i…

Send us a text We're back with another special. In these specials we look at unusual, out of print or super niche games that don't fit the normal mode of our usual fare. On this episode we talk through a game from the Exit Series, billed as an escape room in a box. We talk through the game, it's puzzles, our obvious relative stupidity and Hannah in…

Send us a text Thanks for joining us for another episode of Board With Each Other! This month is another first as we tackle a game that is specifically not meant for 2 players and see how well it works with the included two player variant, the big game in a little box that is The Crew. We also look at the game in a more general fashion and weigh up…

Send us a text In this episode we cast our critical eye over one of the biggest releases of recent years, the zoo building phenomenon Ark Nova. We talk about huge deck management, the games mechanics and so satisfying 'cascades that occur during gameplay, how well it plays at two players and of course, trash pandas. Find us on Social Media Facebook…

Send us a text Thanks for joining us for another episode of Board With Each Other! In this episode we take our first foray into puzzle games, with the visual puzzle that is MicroMacro: Crime City. We talk about games that are 'one and done', wax lyrical about the exceptional art design and answer our usual question of how it fares as a shared exper…

Send us a text Welcome to our second special episode, where we look at niche, small or out of print games to sit alongside our regular content. In this episode we look back on one of our formative boardgames, the modern classic dungeon crawler that is Descent 2nd Edition. We appraise it in our usual fashion, chat about expansions, rules and miniatu…

Send us a text In this episode Al and Hannah examine the app driven dungeon crawler / co-op adventure Mansions of Madness. As big fans of the Arkham Horror universe and Call of Cthulhu TTRPG we were very excited to get to grips with this one. We look a the game itself and how it plays, the integration with the app and as always how well it plays wi…

Send us a text In this Episode of Board With Each Other we appraise the 2-player card based duel that is Radlands. Set in a vibrant post-apocalyptic environ, this is a classic card battler with a number of interesting twists that plays relatively quickly. But how good is it? Does the substance live up to the style? And where does it stand on tactic…

Send us a text In this bumper episode of Board With Each Other, Al & Hannah review the smash hit semi co-op survival horror Nemesis through our normal lens - namely how well does it play with 2? We discuss its ability to tell an immersive story, the difference between playing it co-operatively or semi co-op and wax lyrical about a pretty spectacula…

Send us a text Welcome back to our tenth full episode! This month we review Planted, the houseplant collection game by Sushi Go designer Phil Walker-Harding. We talk about Hannah's excitement at combining two of her hobbies, wax lyrical about some components and apply our usual scoring criteria. As always we round off at addressing how well it play…

Send us a text Welcome to another episode of Board With Each Other! In this month's episode we discuss the exceptional worker placement / deck builder with a pinch of engine building that is Dune: Imperium. We appraise it using our usual criteria, talk about how it functions as a game, what it does well and whether it's worth your time as a 2 playe…

Send us a text Welcome to episode 8 of Board With Each Other! In this episode we look at a slightly less well known proposition in the form of AEG's card crafting deck builder Mystic Vale. The gameplay is definitely a unique proposition in comparison to standard deck builder fare, but is it any good, does it play well with two and can we ever stop …

Send us a text Welcome to another episode of Board With Each Other! In this episode Al & Hannah take on a true classic of modern boardgaming, the tile laying, worker placement monolith that is Carcassonne. We talk about its role as a gateway game, some of its many expansions, and discuss the topic of playing without your gaming buddy on apps and it…

Send us a text Alongside our usual monthly content, we will occasionally put out special episodes which either double up some smaller, lighter games, or look at things slightly outside the norm of our usual content (for example old out of print games, board gaming adjacent topics). In this first of our special bonus episodes, Hannah takes the reign…

Send us a text Do you have a lot of time on your hands? Do you think that marriage is not quite enough of a commitment between two people? Then do we have a recommendation for you! In our biggest episode to date and after an epic 3 year journey, we offer our final thoughts on Isaac Childres' game-changing, sprawling dungeon crawler / RPG Gloomhaven…

Send us a text Welcome back to another episode of Board with Each Other - the board gaming podcast where we discuss games through the lens of playing as a pair. On this episode, we discuss the spell chucking deck builder Aeon's End. A firm staple in our collection, and one that adds some truly tasty mechanics to the standard deck builder tropes. Bu…

Send us a text In this episode of Board with Each other, Al & Hannah tackle the brain burning abstract puzzler Calico. We talk through the gameplay, components and complexity as well as bringing our usual 2-player / couples lens to it. Al waxes lyrical about charity shops and Hannah talks about cats. A Lot. We hope you enjoy! Find us on Social Medi…

Send us a text In this episode of Board with Each other, Al & Hannah tackle the board game re-imagining of one of Hannah's favourite videogames, Stardew Valley. Stardew valley is a 1-4 player co-op game which despite its cutesy veneer has a rather brutal level of difficulty. But is it any good? and how well does it play as a pair - listen away to f…

Send us a text On this Episode of Board With Each Other, Your hosts discuss the worker placement / area control sensation Scythe By Stonemaier Games. We discuss Hannah's rage issues, Al's questionable rule teaching and try to unlock the mysteries of enlisting. Following that all the usual ratings and discussion on top of that and alongside some hea…

Send us a text On this episode of Board With Each Other we talk about Marvel Champions, a Living Card Game from Fantasy Flight Games. We talk about co-op gaming, some of our favourite (and least favourite) content and Al's significant cardboard addiction before going on to rate it with our usual criteria. Find us on Social Media Facebook Twitter In…

Send us a text Welcome to Board With Each Other, the monthly podcast which reviews tabletop games through the lens of playing as a couple or with a regular two player gaming buddy. On this special episode, we explain what the podcast is, who we are in terms of our likes and dislikes and our relationship with the hobby. It's different to our usual f…