The group gets pretty philosophical about the definition of a cult…while they try and investigate a bathhouse rumored to be the hideout of the Cult of the Dead Three as we continue the D&D 5th Edition campaign “Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus”.
Read MoreEhhhh I’m pretty sure I can. Let’s see if the group managed to get through their first fight without major casualties as we continue the D&D 5th Edition campaign “Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus”.
Read MoreIt’s been over a year, but Chris finally got around to trying out the board game Wingspan from Stonemaier Games. Meanwhile, Collin and Cindy have been carefully making gardens in Miyabi from HABA. Plus, more news bits, some insight into some RPGs that have happened, and more!
Read MoreChris just recently finished playing through the Path to Carcosa campaign in the Arkham Horror card game. Join as he and Ken from Geek Craft talk about this campaign and all the quirks, twists, and turns there are. Clips from a stream on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (Note: some small skips as the stream went in and out a couple of times). #boardgames #arkhamhorror
Read MoreTaken from episode 146 of the Boards & Swords podcast, Chris reviews My Little Scythe, a board game inspired by the popular Stonemaier Game Scythe, but with a theme and mechanics that would appeal to children.
Read MoreTaken from the Boards & Swords podcast, episode 146, Collin and Cindy talk about the science based set collection game Ion from Genius Games.
Read MoreTaken from episode 143 of Boards and Swords, Chris talks about the cat themed roll & write board game Cat Cafe from Alley Cat Games.
Read MoreTaken from episode 143 of Boards and Swords, Cindy and Collin talk about the new Adventure Games series from Kosmos, the makers of the popular "Exit" series of board games.
Read MoreWe love board games, but we've never tried to make one. With all the serious situations going on in the world, we bring on Matthew Hocker, designer of Composition, to talk about his perspective on games.
Read MoreChris read the new Tales From The Crucible book from Aconyte Books, a series of stories set in the world of the board game Keyforge from Fantasy Flight Games.
Read MoreTaken from episode 143 of Boards and Swords, Collin and Cindy talk about Go Cuckoo, a fun and light dexterity game from HABA.
Read MoreTaken from episode 143 of Boards and Swords, Chris & Philip talk about this quick Rick and Morty themed miniatures game from Cryptozoic Entertainment.
Read MoreTaken from episode 144 of Boards and Swords, Chris talks about this simple-ish card game from Bezier Games and gives his thoughts on it.
Read MoreTaken from episode 144 of Boards and Swords, Chris talks about this engine building game about getting settlers out to space from Lucky Duck Games (& Sorry We Are French).
Read MoreWe are trying this remote thing, so sorry for any issues. But its our favorite board games of all time!
Read MoreIt's been…4 weeks since we started this </Barenaked ladies>. Like most of you, I've been locked up in the house, only going out for the essentials. First of all, if you work in any of the fields keeping us afloat during this time, thank you so much! Also, my heart goes out to everyone who's having trouble during this time, whether it be loss of job, dealing with family issues, etc. I've been lucky in that my job situation is fairly stable, but I know that is not the case for a large portion of the world right now.
Read MoreOn the past couple of episodes of Boards & Swords, I’ve been hinting at a big project that I’ve been working on over the past few months. Well, its time to pull the rug out from under myself and show the world! Since we launched our Patreon last year, we’ve promised an Actual Play RPG featuring the Boards & Swords cast playing as Cats. I originally called it “Yarnfinder” because I was going to use the Starfinder RPG. However, the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to create something new.
So I am! Sorta. Going off the premise of “Firefly, but with Cats,” I’m going to be working on my own custom version of the Blades in the Dark from Evil Hat Publishing (using their “Forged in the Dark” license). This means you if you’ve never played a RPG, you wouldn’t need to go buy fancy D&D dice, you can use just regular six sided dice (or our Patreon dice if you are a backer)!
Read MorePhilip isn't here, but the rest of us have our Ion some board games! Featuring Ion from Genius Games, My Little Scythe from Stonemaier Games, and Snowman Dice is from Brain Games.
News
Retrayal Rat Rouse Ron Rhe Rill Raggy!
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/101005/grab-your-scooby-snacks-and-prepare-betrayal-myste
Plaid Hat Gives Asmodee the pink slip
https://www.plaidhatgames.com/news/1047
Wizards announces an Odyssey
https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/mythic-odysseys-theros
New Bill would cost Amazon some bills
https://www.pcmag.com/news/new-bill-would-make-amazon-ebay-liable-for-counterfeits
Millennium long Kickstarter for Chronicles of Crime
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/destinies/chronicles-of-crime-the-millennium-series?ref=section-homepage-projectcollection-3-staff-picks-newest#