Now you can buy Asmodee instead of them buying things? Or, use Roll20 in your discord server? Or play the tabletop game of the video game of a tabletop game? Sounds like it’s been a busy news cycle - plus Keith from Thunderworks Games (https://thunderworksgames.com) is here to talk about the new games they have got coming soon!
Read MoreAnother on location episode! Next time we’ll be back in studio but in this episode Chris is on the floor at Gen Con 2022 talking with a bunch of folks about what they’ve got on display. Thanks to Eric Yurko for bantering with Chris in the beginning, and to Edge Publishing, Colorway Game Labs, and Dire Wolf for talking to us about products and embarrassing themselves with some impromptu jokes!
Read MoreWe’ve been doing this for 200 episodes! So we are live on location at High Tide Games in Southern Maryland so real people can groan at our bad jokes. Also, Asmodee is making board games about Squid Game and another new Dune board game is coming. Plus, we get others to tell us bad puns for once as we do a “Pun-off” to giveaway a ton of prizes! There’s still plenty to give away! Email us with what you think your best pun and/or related feedback on what we could do better! feedback@boardsandswords.com
Read MoreWould you do a subscription to a board game company? How about play Legend of the Five Rings in D&D? We’ve got all that plus we both got a chance to play Restoration Games’ version of the classic “Dark Tower” game.
Read MoreApparently Backerkit is making its own Kickstarter like platform? Also Magic the Gathering is 30 years old? In more recent news, Origins Game Fair was a few weekends ago and Ken from Geek Craft is here to talk about it!
Read MoreLots of announcements in the board game space: awards! Expansions! Conventions! Chris bought more Warhammer! (That last one was probably the most obvious one). Also, we use Board Game names to come up with weird new AIs in a new gameshow!
Read MoreA better look at that Runescape board game, Embracer Group buys up more IPs, did you know there’s a Final Fantasy TCG? All this plus we take a look at some out of context comments made at Warhammer Fest!
Read MoreSpelljammer is coming to D&D5e! Also, Hasbro might be using D&D system for other properties, go figure! It’s also been two years since Digital Gaming was forced onto the center stage - what do we think? Where can it stay when many are going back to in person games??
Read MoreMik & Starla from the YouTube channel “Our Family Plays Games” (https://www.youtube.com/c/OurFamilyPlaysGames) join Chris & Philip to share some gaming stories and cringe at Chris’ terrible dad jokes. Plus we bring back a podcast favorite gameshow!
Read MorePhilip is out visiting family, so Cory & Jimmy from the Dirtbags of Holding podcast are here to talk with Chris about things like: a Risk Legacy Sequel? A board game with stacking magnet cubes? A game called Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza? Stick around for the first game show in awhile also!
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