Cardboard Conjecture
322 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHi Norm here ... Cardboard Conjecture is a podcast where I talk about board games and I have opinions and conclusions formed on the basis of incomplete information!
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Cardboard Conjecture #64 - Review of Rococo Deluxe Edition / Unmatched : Battle of Legends, Volume1
January 23, 2021 19:02 - 49 minutes - 90.3 MBCardboard Conjecture #64 - Review of Rococo Deluxe Edition / Unmatched : Battle of Legends, Volume1 In this episode Ian, Ryan and Norm discuss the ever growing concern about the physical growth of board game boxes ... they start out so young and small don't they. Also, Norm and Ryan review the games Rococo Deluxe Edition and Unmatched : Battle of Legends, Volume 1
WBPW - Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday #3
January 20, 2021 01:44 - 59 minutes - 109 MBWBPW - Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday #3 “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly podcast ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW include ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Board and Game with Andrew B and Metal Meeples and Beer. 1:22 - Matt and Jon - Friday Knight Games 10:10 - Chad - Of Dice and Men 17:30 - Andrew Bucholtz - Board and Game with Andrew B 24:00 - Ryan -...
Cardboard Conjecture #63 - Awards Night : The Shemies
January 16, 2021 20:29 - 1 hour - 140 MBCardboard Conjecture #63 - Awards Night : The Shemies In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm discuss Darwin's Journey, Architects of the West Kingdom, and Exit : The Catacombs of Horror in our "Thinking, Doing, Playing" board games segment. This is the episode ... the First Annual Shemie Awards for Table top board games ... this award episode was inspired by a tweet sent out by Shem Philips about how games should be categorized for preference and exceptional play and we couldn't agree more...
Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday - #2
January 13, 2021 04:41 - 57 minutes - 105 MBWhatcha Been Playing Wednesday - #2 “Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday” is a special weekly podcast ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The cast of WBPW include ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, Board and Game with Andrew B and Metal Meeples and Beer. 1:35 - Rob and Anna-Marie - Metal Meeples and Beer 9:20 - Shea and David - Board on the Air 16:40 - Ryan - Bridge City Boardgamers / Cardboard Conje...
Cardboard Conjecture #62 - Our Games of Interest from 2020
January 09, 2021 18:02 - 1 hour - 121 MBCardboard Conjecture #62 - Our Games of Interest from 2020 In this episode ... Ryan, Norm and Ian discuss Under Falling Skies Dune : Imperium, and Codenames in the segment "Thinking, Doing, Playing" ... and the feature topic for this episode is Our Games of Interest from 2020, where we discuss games that we are so compelling that we have to talk about them ... and potentially trigger someone's acquisition disorder, eh?!? Take care and be safe
Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday? - #1
January 06, 2021 12:35 - 53 minutes - 98.6 MBWhatcha Been Playing Wednesday? - #1 Whatcha Been Playing Wednesday? is a special weekly podcast ... it's a compilation of the games we've played over the week. The contributors to this premier episode are ... Board on the Air, Dice and Dragons, Friday Knight Games, The Cardboard Kid, Of Dice and Men, and Metal Meeples and Beer. 1:30 Jayson and Julie - Dice and Dragons 8:05 The Cardboard Kid 12:09 Shea and David - Board on the Air 19:13 Chad - Of Dice and Men 26:45 Ryan - Bridge C...
Cardboard Conjecture #61 - Board Game Memories of 2020
January 02, 2021 19:40 - 1 hour - 118 MBCardboard Conjecture #61 - Board Game Memories of 2020 In this episode ... Ryan, Ian, and Norm discuss the games Wingspan, Marvel Champions, and The Castles of Tuscany in our "Thinking, Doing, Playing" segment. Our title for this episode is very seasonal ... in a way it's reflective of our most unique and our most Salvador Dali'esque surreal type of a year we will hopefully experience in a long time ... It's our look back at our "Board Game Memories of 2020"
Cardboard Conjecture #60 - Victory Conditions
December 26, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBCardboard Conjecture #60 - Victory Conditions In this episode ... Ian, Norm and Ryan discuss The Magnificent, The Lost Expedition and Haiclue in the segment "Thinking, Doing, Playing" ... and this episode's topic is "Victory Conditions" : the many different and varied ways that one can win and loose in the new era of modern board games.
Cardboard Conjecture #59 - Reviews of Pandemic : Fall of Rome / Lost Ruins of Arnak /Vegas Showdown
December 19, 2020 20:21 - 1 hour - 124 MBCardboard Conjecture #59 - Reviews of Pandemic : Fall of Rome / Lost Ruins of Arnak /Vegas Showdown In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm talk about our new discord channel and other interesting discord communities out there, we will have a disciplined and elevated discussion about sleeving cards, and discuss Coloma the new game from Jonny Pac ... and we will review the games Pandemic : Fall of Rome, Lost Ruins of Arnak, and Vegas Showdown.
Cardboard Conjecture #58 - Favourite Artists in Board Games
December 12, 2020 20:57 - 1 hour - 112 MBCardboard Conjecture #58 - Favourite Artists in Board Games In this episode ... Ryan, Ian and Norm talk about New York Zoo, Marco Polo II and several other titles that can be found on Board Game Arena. We also take the time to honour and thank the work from our favourite board game artists.
Cardboard Conjecture #57 - Under-rated and Under-valued games
December 05, 2020 20:58 - 1 hour - 139 MBCardboard Conjecture #57 - Under-rated and Under-valued games In this episode ... Ryan, Ian and Norm discuss the increasing commonality in games, My City and Kitchen Rush in the segment "Thinking, Doing, Playing ..." and our topic this episode is " The Under-rated and Under-valued games in our collections".
Cardboard Conjecture #56 - Games we want to play from each other's collections
November 28, 2020 21:16 - 1 hour - 173 MBCardboard Conjecture #56 - Games we want to play from each other's collections In this episode ... Norm, Ryan and Ian discuss the games Star Wars : Unlock!, New York Zoo, and Kingdom Builder in the segment "Thinking, Playing, Doing ..." and in this episode's topic we will share the games we would most want to play and be taught from each of the other host's collections. Some games you would predict and some games that were completely off the radar.
Cardboard Conjecture #55 Holiday Board Game Gift Guide
November 21, 2020 00:01 - 1 hour - 160 MBCardboard Conjecture #55 Holiday Board Game Gift Guide In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm discuss the game and video titles of Queen's Gambit, Mandala and Kitchen Rush in the "Thinking, Doing, Playing Board Games" segment. The topic for this episode is our first ever "Holiday Board Gamer Gift Guide" for this season's Christmas Season.
Cardboard Conjecture #54 - Reviews of Ghost Stories / The Quest for El Dorado / Pulsar 2849
November 14, 2020 19:35 - 1 hour - 122 MBCardboard Conjecture #54 - Reviews of Ghost Stories / The Quest for El Dorado / Pulsar 2849 In this episode ... Norm, Ian and Ryan discuss the games Troyes Dice, Ingenious and Circadians: First Light in our segment of "Think, Doing, Playing Board Games" ... and we review the games Ghost Stories, The Quest for El Dorado, and Pulsar 2849.
Cardboard Conjecture #53 Re-theming board games with our favourite IP titles
November 07, 2020 17:54 - 1 hour - 125 MBCardboard Conjecture #53 Re-theming board games with our favourite IP titles In this episode ... Ian, Norm and Ryan discuss Exit: the haunted roller coaster, Arkham Horror 3rd ed., and Calico by Flatout Games in our "Thinking, Doing, Playing ..." segment and in this episode's topic we relate our brilliant pairings of our favourite IP titles to current board games that would deliver an awesome gaming experience.
Cardboard Conjecture #52 - Review of Marvel Champions
October 31, 2020 17:16 - 1 hour - 132 MBCardboard Conjecture #52 - Review of Marvel Champions In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm discuss a variety of expansions to play next for Ian, the new game from LeaderGames called Fort, and Aeon's End Legacy in the "Talking, Doing, Playing Board Games: segment and ... we are pleased to have back to the podcast Robb from Metal, Meeples and Beer to expand on our review of Marvel Champions .
Cardboard Conjecture #51 - "To bling, or not to bling" : Blinging up your Board Games
October 24, 2020 17:47 - 55 minutes - 101 MBCardboard Conjecture #51 - "To bling, or not to bling" : Blinging up your Board Games In this episode ... Norm, Ian and Ryan discuss Machi Koro : Legacy, Bunny Kingdom and Mage Knight in the segment of "Thinking, Doing, Playing Board Games" ... and the topic for this episode is "Blinging up your Board Games" ... or "to bling, or not to bling" ... that is the question? And to answer this difficult questions we have Dave and Shae from Board on the Air podcast from Saskatoon.
Cardboard Conjecture #50 - Our Top 50 board games : 20 - 1
October 17, 2020 22:13 - 1 hour - 162 MBCardboard Conjecture #50 - Our Top 50 board games : 20 - 1 In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm will be closing out our top 50 board games from each of us and we will be gushing over our picks from 20 to our top #1 game of all time. Listen to the episode and answer the last two questions to our give aways to celebrate our 50th episode. We would like to take this time to send out a HUGE thank-you to our incredible sponsors for their continued support with the podcast and the gaming...
Cardboard Conjecture #49 Our Top 50 lists from each host : 50 - 21
October 10, 2020 16:53 - 1 hour - 125 MBCardboard Conjecture #49 Our Top 50 lists from each host : 50 - 21 In this episode Norm, Ryan and Ian ... introduce the contest to celebrate our approaching 50th episode, and spoil the surprise of games to give away to our listeners ... provided by our awesome sponsors (Amazing Stories Comics, Dragon's Den Games, and Break Out Escape Rooms and Board Game Lounge) This episode we will announce our picks for games 50 to 21 ... leaving episode 50 with our top 20 board games of all time!!!!!...
Cardboard Conjecture #48 - Reviews of Kingsburg : 2nd Edition / Archaeology : The New Expedition / Tekhenu : Obelisk of the Sun
October 02, 2020 15:37 - 1 hour - 134 MBCardboard Conjecture #48 - Reviews of Kingsburg : 2nd Edition / Archaeology : The New Expedition / Tekhenu : Obelisk of the Sun In this episode ... Ryan, Norm and Ian are discussing Jaipur, Lords of Waterdeep and Point Salad in "Thinking, Doing, Playing Boardgames" ... and we also go into our in-depth reviews of Kingsburg : 2nd edition, Archaeology : The New Expedition, and Tekhenu : Obelisk of the Sun.
Cardboard Conjecture #47 The Art of the Review with Patrick Kelly
September 26, 2020 02:05 - 1 hour - 141 MBCardboard Conjecture #47 The Art of the Review with Patrick Kelly In this episode ... Norm, Ian and Ryan talk about Crokinole, Targi : The Expansion, and Tobago : The Volcano Expansion in Thinking, Doing, Playing board games. Also, we are very pleased to have as a special guest ... Patrick Kelly : One of the founder of Blue Peg Pink Peg board gaming podcast and Canuck proclaimed "Cardboard Philosopher" ... where we get down to business about the "Art of the Review".
Cardboard Conjecture #46 Reviews of Newton / Targi
September 19, 2020 01:12 - 56 minutes - 103 MBCardboard Conjecture #46 Reviews of Newton / Targi In this episode ... Ian, Norm and Ryan talk about A War of Whispers, Imhotep: The Duel, and Arkham Horror in "Thinking, Doing, Playing Board Games" ... and go into two deep reviews of Newton and Targi.
Cardboard Conjecture #45 - Memorable Gaming Experiences
September 11, 2020 23:32 - 1 hour - 126 MBCardboard Conjecture #45 - Memorable Gaming Experiences In this episode ... Ryan, Norm and Ian discuss Wingspan, Jogo Do Ano (Portugal's Board Game of the Year Awards), and our own first ever digital board game garage sale on our FaceBook community page. We also take turns with our many memorable gaming experiences and tell stories of how this hobby has had an impact on our lives and our community.
Cardboard Conjecture #44 - Great Western Trail / Maracaibo
September 04, 2020 22:06 - 1 hour - 119 MBCardboard Conjecture #44 - Great Western Trail / Maracaibo In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm discuss what they have been "Doing, Thinking, and Playing BoardGames" ... where Ian takes a moment to express his perspective of many items that draw his attention, Norm shares his love of coffee and the game Coffee Roaster, and Ryan starts off our tribute to Alexander Pfister with some Broom Service ... and two reviews ... Great Western Trail and Maracaibo by Alexander Pfister.
Cardboard Conjecture #43 Board Game Before & After - The Game Show
August 28, 2020 01:36 - 50 minutes - 92.9 MBCardboard Conjecture #43 Board Game Before & After - The Game Show In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm discuss gaming in "Thinking, Doing, Playing Board Games ... Undaunted: Normandy, Tiny Epic Dinosaurs, and Cyclades ... and the first ever Game Show - Board Game Before & After ... where Ian pits the others head to head in a battle of wits where the winner gets to send a box of games to a lucky listener.
Caradboard Conjecture #42 Reviews of D&D 5e Starter Kit / Dinosaur Island / Dinogenics
August 21, 2020 22:53 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBCaradboard Conjecture #42 Reviews of D&D 5e Starter Kit / Dinosaur Island / Dinogenics In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm talk about Dragons and Dinosaurs when they go into reviewing Dinosaur Island, Dinogenics and Dungeons and Dragons 5e Starter Kit.
Cardboard Conjecture #42 Reviews of D&D 5e Starter Kit / Dinosaur Island / Dinogenics
August 21, 2020 22:53 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBCardboard Conjecture #42 Reviews of D&D 5e Starter Kit / Dinosaur Island / Dinogenics In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm talk about Dragons and Dinosaurs when they go into reviewing Dinosaur Island, Dinogenics and Dungeons and Dragons 5e Starter Kit.
Cardboard Conjecture #41 Content Creators of Influence
August 14, 2020 00:01 - 1 hour - 60 MBCardboard Conjecture #41 Content Creators of Influence In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm start out with "Playing, Thinking, Doing ... boardgames" and then go deep into a discussion about the content creators who have influenced us in our time and exploration into the hobby of board games and maybe ... just maybe have influenced us in creating content for the hobby as well.
Cardboard Conjecture #40 Reviews of Hansa Teutonica Lowlands Fabled Fruit
August 07, 2020 23:29 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBIn this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm talk about the latest board games ... in "Playing, Thinking and Doing... " and go into a deeper review of Hansa Teutonica, Lowlands, and Fabled Fruit.
Cardboard Conjecture #40 Reviews of Hansa Teutonica / Lowlands / Fabled Fruit
August 07, 2020 23:29 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBCardboard Conjecture #40 Reviews of Hansa Teutonica / Lowlands / Fabled Fruit In this episode ... Ian, Ryan and Norm talk about the latest board games ... in "Playing, Thinking and Doing... " and go into a deeper review of Hansa Teutonica, Lowlands, and Fabled Fruit.
Cardboard Conjecture #39 Travis Jones designer of Pendulum
July 31, 2020 22:23 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBCardboard Conjecture #39 Travis Jones designer of Pendulum In this episode ... Norm, Ian and Ryan talk about what they have been "playing, thinking and doing" in board games and Ryan interviews Travis Jones the designer of the board game Pendulum.
Cardboard Conjecture #38 Emma Larkins Cosmic Encounter Duel
July 18, 2020 02:25 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBIn this episode, we go over our "Games of late ..." and some news ... Norm and Ian interview Emma Larkins and talk about her new game "Abandon all Artichokes" and Ryan reviews "Cosmic Encounter Duel"
Cardboard Conjecture #38 Emma Larkins / Cosmic Encounter Duel
July 18, 2020 02:25 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBCardboard Conjecture #38 Emma Larkins / Cosmic Encounter Duel In this episode, we go over our "Games of late ..." and some news ... Norm and Ian interview Emma Larkins and talk about her new game "Abandon all Artichokes" and Ryan reviews "Cosmic Encounter Duel"
Cardboard Conjecture #37 Inserts and Storage Solutions
July 04, 2020 00:47 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBCardboard Conjecture #37 Inserts and Storage Solutions In this episode, Norm, Ryan and Ian invite Tom from "Tom Teaches" to discuss opinions and conclusions on the DIY inserts and store bought solutions.
Cardboard Conjecture #36 Teotihuacan Viva Java Horrified
June 20, 2020 00:27 - 1 hour - 106 MBIn this episode ... Norm, Ian and Ryan talk about Horrified, Viva Java, and Teotihuacan: City of Gods. We start by giving you an update on our contest that features our two new sponsors ... some games of late ... Terraforming a huge expensive cardboard box ... an interview and of course our own conjecture on some of our featured games.
Cardboard Conjecture #36 Teotihuacan / Viva Java / Horrified
June 20, 2020 00:27 - 1 hour - 106 MBCardboard Conjecture #36 Teotihuacan / Viva Java / Horrified In this episode ... Norm, Ian and Ryan talk about Horrified, Viva Java, and Teotihuacan: City of Gods. We start by giving you an update on our contest that features our two new sponsors ... some games of late ... Terraforming a huge expensive cardboard box ... an interview and of course our own conjecture on some of our featured games.
Cardboard Conjecture #35 Nippon Nova Luna Parks
June 05, 2020 22:07 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBNorm, Ryan and Ian discuss the "Games of Late ..." and all things board games that we've played recently ... some "Topics of Interest" in the board game hobby, and our reviews of Nippon, Nova Luna and Parks.
Cardboard Conjecture #35 Nippon / Nova Luna / Parks
June 05, 2020 22:07 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBCardboard Conjecture #35 Nippon / Nova Luna / Parks Norm, Ryan and Ian discuss the "Games of Late ..." and all things board games that we've played recently ... some "Topics of Interest" in the board game hobby, and our reviews of Nippon, Nova Luna and Parks.
Cardboard Conjecture #34 - Board Game Arena
May 23, 2020 00:56 - 1 hour - 133 MBCardboard Conjecture Episode #34 - Board Game Arena In this episode ... Norm, Ryan and Ian discuss their "games of late", gain some insight in their "making the headlines" segment, and go into an in depth review of the online board gaming platform known as Board Game Arena.
Cardboard Conjecture Episode #34 - Board Game Arena
May 23, 2020 00:56 - 1 hour - 133 MBCardboard Conjecture Episode #34 - Board Game Arena In this episode ... Norm, Ryan and Ian discuss their "games of late", gain some insight in their "making the headlines" segment, and go into an in depth review of the online board gaming platform known as Board Game Arena.
Cardboard Conjecture S3 E5 Board Game Expansions
December 29, 2019 21:15 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBIn this episode ... Norm, Ryan and Ian talk about the many versions and reasons about board game expansions. We go through several types and categories of expansions and later in the episode we give you our top 3 expansions.
Cardboard Conjecture #33 Board Game Expansions
December 29, 2019 21:15 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBCardboard Conjecture #33 Board Game Expansions In this episode ... Norm, Ryan and Ian talk about the many versions and reasons about board game expansions. We go through several types and categories of expansions and later in the episode we give you our top 3 expansions.
Cardboard Conjecture S3 E4 Topic of Board Game Collections
December 15, 2019 20:27 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBIn this episode ... Norm, Ryan and Ian talk about board game collections. What types of categories ... why we collect ... is there a psychological element to our collections?
Cardboard Conjecture #32 Topic of Board Game Collections
December 15, 2019 20:27 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBCardboard Conjecture #32 Topic of Board Game Collections In this episode ... Norm, Ryan and Ian talk about board game collections. What types of categories ... why we collect ... is there a psychological element to our collections?
Cardboard Conjecture S3 ED3 Euphoria Wingspan
December 08, 2019 03:05 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn this episode, Norm and Ryan review Euphoria and Wingspan both from Stonemaier Games ... and they talk about their first "Cardboard Retreat" where they featured games from the Stonemaier series of titles.
Cardboard Conjecture #31 Euphoria / Wingspan
December 08, 2019 03:05 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn this episode, Norm and Ryan review Euphoria and Wingspan both from Stonemaier Games ... and they talk about their first "Cardboard Retreat" where they featured games from the Stonemaier series of titles.
Cardboard Conjecture S3 E2 Tiny Towns Deep Blue
November 26, 2019 23:54 - 1 hour - 110 MBIn this episode, Ryan and Norm do reviews of the board games Tiny Towns and Deep Blue ... as well as talk about their recently played games.
Cardboard Conjecture #29 Tiny Towns / Deep Blue
November 26, 2019 23:54 - 1 hour - 110 MBIn this episode, Ryan and Norm do reviews of the board games Tiny Towns and Deep Blue ... as well as talk about their recently played games.
Cardboard Conjecture S3 E1 Games we played over the summer
September 24, 2019 16:49 - 1 hour - 130 MBIn this episode, Ryan and Norm discuss the many games that they played while on their summer break. We try to take a Quick Look at several of the many titles that we got to the table and add our own apologetic twist to opinions and conclusions formed on the basis of incomplete information!
Cardboard Conjecture #28 Games we played over the summer
September 24, 2019 16:49 - 1 hour - 130 MBIn this episode, Ryan and Norm discuss the many games that they played while on their summer break. We try to take a Quick Look at several of the many titles that we got to the table and add our own apologetic twist to opinions and conclusions formed on the basis of incomplete information!