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Dicebreaker Podcast

120 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -

The Dicebreaker team gather together to chat about the latest board games and tabletop RPGs, what they've been playing, and more!

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Could the Monty Python RPG really kick off comedy show RPGs? | Dicebreaker Podcast 116

September 12, 2022 13:31 - 1 hour

This week on the Dicebreaker Podcast, Meehan, Maddie and Liv discuss the Monty Python RPG and the other comedy show RPGs they think would fit in a similar genre. Along with that, we chat about what we've been up to during the week, both in our tabletop endeavours and personal ones! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Disney's new TCG challenge MTG? | Dicebreaker Podcast 115

September 05, 2022 11:44 - 1 hour

On this week's episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast the team discuss their thoughts on the newly announced Lorcana, a Disney trading card game that seeks to rival giants like Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh! There'll be the discussion of what we've been up to over the past couple weeks, at look at some of the other stories we've had on the website, and a healthy dash of Gaston memes to boot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NEW D&D REACTIONS | Dicebreaker Podcast 114

August 22, 2022 12:38 - 2 hours

A brand new edition of D&D has been announced, One D&D, and the Dicebreaker team are here to weigh in on what we know so far! Get our reactions to all the announcements from Wizards of the Coast around its big upcoming releases and the future of Dungeons & Dragons as we delve into the changes in 5E's successor, our first look at D&D's impressive-looking Roll20 rival and everything else revealed during Wizards Presents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The very best board game at Gen Con 2022!? | Dicebreaker Podcast 113

August 16, 2022 13:18 - 57 minutes

Matt is back from Gen Con 2022! He and Wheels played through a ton of exciting new games over the four-day trip that tested everything from their strategic thinking to decorating skills. They shared their highlights on the channel so far but now Matt is going to dive into the very best of the best after comparing everything they played. Which game will reign supreme and which ones should you pass on in 2022 and beyond? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

D&D: Honor Among Thieves movie trailer reaction | Dicebreaker Podcast 112

July 25, 2022 12:02 - 1 hour

The first trailer for the D&D movie is here - and there’s a lot to unpack! We roll for perception on the big reveal as we take a look at Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ star-studded cast, costumes, creatures, Easter eggs and- wait, is that an owlbear? The team also chat everything we’ve been playing this week, from more Lost Ruins of Arnak to Spirit Island, the next big Magic: The Gathering set and the new Stranger Things game from the creator of Pandemic Legacy, and talk about what...

Could YOU star in the new Pokémon reality show!? | Dicebreaker Podcast 111

July 18, 2022 13:44 - 1 hour

This week on the Dicebreaker Podcast, Maddie, Wheels and Meehan sit down for a chat about the games they've been playing this week, including Forbidden Island, Azul, Cozy Town, D&D and some exciting miniature painting. As well as that, we're getting into discussions on the new Pokémon reality show that is currently casting! Are you a Pokémon TCG player who is going to say yes to this opportunity? Let us know! This episode is sponsored by D&D in a Castle. Visit dndinacastle.com for more. Lea...

Dicebreaker Podcast episode 110 - An AI writes board game fanfiction

July 11, 2022 11:49 - 1 hour

Meehan and Chase have taken over the Dicebreaker Podcast! This episode sees the duo using an AI program to write board game fanfiction by taking suggestions from the live chat audience. Other highlights include discussion about Magic: The Gathering - Battle for Baldur's Gate drafting, more Frostgrave talk, a chat about the two-player board game Lost Cities and a D&D-related controversy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guess the board game from its WORST reviews! | Dicebreaker Podcast 109

July 04, 2022 14:10 - 1 hour

The team delve into the depths of BoardGameGeek as we try to guess popular board games from their most scathing reviews. Is Catan worthy of a 1? Is Risk THAT bad? Surely something’s gotta be worse than Monopoly?! We also chat about everything we’ve been playing lately, check in with the news of a film based on texting RPG Alice is Missing, awe at the super-sized Pokémon deck and probably go off on several tangents. This episode is sponsored by D&D in a Castle. Visit dndinacastle.com for mor...

Elden Ring in D&D 5E! Critical Role OST! | Dicebreaker Podcast 108

June 27, 2022 14:51 - 1 hour

The Dicebreaker team gathers to chat about what we’ve been playing and the latest highlights from the world of tabletop. We consider whether the Elden Ring bosses are even harder in D&D 5E thanks to a new fan homebrew, the release of an official Critical Role music album and if catgirl mahjong is the best way to learn the classic board game. Plus, everything else we’ve enjoyed recently and our top picks for video game bosses we’d like to see in an RPG! This episode is sponsored by D&D in a...

Episode 107 - FLUSHED AWAY: THE SEQUEL

June 20, 2022 15:49 - 1 hour

Meehan, Liv and Chase get together to talk about their time with the latest game from Root and Oath creator Cole Wehrle, Arcs, plus much more! Meehan crawls back into the dungeons of Gloomhaven Digital, Liv revisits a classic card game in 3 Card Knock and Chase has been venturing through the Nordic fantasy of Symbaroum. We also look ahead to Magic: The Gathering’s 30th anniversary plans, consider the launch of a new Kickstarter rival in Backerkit’s crowdfunding platform and delight in the Mu...

Episode 106 - GET YER FUZZIES

June 13, 2022 14:14 - 1 hour

Matt, Meehan, Liv and Maddie reconvene after two weeks of cons to chat about our time at MCM Comic Con London and UK Games Expo! We’ve been escaping legally distinct xenomorphs in Nemesis: Lockdown, managing legally distinct football teams in football manager board game Eleven, playing legally distinct Jenga with pom-pom in The Fuzzies and, erm, making legally distinct monster noises in Wee Whimsical Creatures. There’s also talk of miniatures game Turnip 28, anime improv party game Channel ...

Is Crescent Moon the new Root? Ankh: Gods of Egypt + Wayfarers of the South Tigris impressions! | Dicebreaker Podcast 105

May 23, 2022 14:35 - 1 hour

Matt, Maddie and Meehan are here with a shorter podcast than usual, but stuffed to the brim with talk about all the board games we’ve played! Is asymmetric strategy game Crescent Moon the next Root? Is Eric Lang’s mythic blockbuster Ankh: Gods of Egypt as good as Blood Rage and Rising Sun? Is Wayfarers of the South Tigris worth putting on your map? How does two-player gem Watergate hold up? Has Maddie finally managed to play noir superhero RPG City of Mist? We answer all these questions, pl...

Episode 104 - WET, DRY OR CRUNCH?

May 16, 2022 12:36 - 1 hour

Matt, Meehan and Maddie cook up the latest batch of board game and RPG conversation to spoon into your… erm, ears. We’ve been cracking crimes with Batman in new mystery game Everybody Lies, scrapping over treasure in wizard fight delight Frostgrave, playing more D&D, preparing to don the cape in superhero RPG City of Mist and getting our priorities in order in TikTok’s new favourite party game Priorities. That’s all before we take a look at the new board game studio focused on accessibility, ...

Episode 103 - WHAT HAPPENS IN FROG CITY STAYS IN FROG CITY

May 09, 2022 14:30 - 1 hour

Matt, Maddie and Meehan overcome some initial tech hiccups to talk about our (brief) time with Batman: Everybody Lies, amphibian adventures in D&D 5E’s Wild Beyond the Witchlight and the team’s ongoing love of wizard-fightin’ miniatures gem Frostgrave. There’s also time to debate the pronunciation of Banana-grams/Ban-anagrams, revisit the joy of Rhino Hero and wonder why there aren’t more board games with numbered sequels. We check in with the new Blade Runner RPG, a Pokemon Point Salad (st...

Dicebreaker Podcast - Episode 103 - WHAT HAPPENS IN FROG CITY STAYS IN FROG CITY

May 09, 2022 14:30 - 1 hour - 136 MB

Matt, Maddie and Meehan overcome some initial tech hiccups to talk about our (brief) time with Batman: Everybody Lies, amphibian adventures in D&D 5E’s Wild Beyond the Witchlight and the team’s ongoing love of wizard-fightin’ miniatures gem Frostgrave. There’s also time to debate the pronunciation of Banana-grams/Ban-anagrams, revisit the joy of Rhino Hero and wonder why there aren’t more board games with numbered sequels. We check in with the new Blade Runner RPG, a Pokemon Point Salad ...

Episode 102 - IS A FLOWERPOT AGGRESSIVE?

May 03, 2022 14:20 - 1 hour

The Dicebreaker Podcast's usual host Matt Jarvis is joined by Wheels, Maddie and Meehan to chat about the recent return of Spelljammer to Dungeons & Dragons and the newly revealed subtitle for the upcoming D&D movie. The gang also chat about social deduction games, Frostgrave and the Dead by Daylight board games, as well dream and nightmare tabletop TV adaptations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 101 - HOW TO FIGHT AN OSTRICH IN D&D

April 19, 2022 08:31 - 1 hour

Meehan, Maddie and Liv are here with an early Easter podcast, and they’ve got some - ahem - eggsellent tabletop chatter for the long weekend! The team catch up with the latest batch of board game silverware coming out of the American Tabletop Awards, as well as some There’s also time to talk about our time with the new Betrayal at House on the Hill, wizard fight gem Frostgrave, teeny train game Railroad Ink and spooky hide-and-seekathon Midnight Ghost Hunt. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Episode 100 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US

April 12, 2022 14:28 - 2 hours

Can you believe that there’s been 100 episodes of the Dicebreaker Podcast? The team celebrate this significant milestone by throwing a birthday party for the podcast, featuring special guest cardboard Nicolas Cage. Wheels, Liv, Maddie and Meehan – with a brief appearance from Matt via the magic of the mobile telephone – come together to chat Betrayal at House on the Hill: Third Edition, Frostgrave and the Blade Runner TRPG, as well as ranking the most popular board games. Learn more about you...

Episode 98 - I LOVE PANGAEA

March 29, 2022 14:11 - 1 hour

Wheels is joined by Maddie and Meehan to chat about everything Dungeons & Dragons, from the newly announced anthology book Journeys through the Radiant Citadel to the recently released Call of the Netherdeep adventure. They also talk the latest Catan entry and imagine their dream celebrity D&D group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 97 - REDUX

March 22, 2022 10:21 - 1 hour

After a somewhat catastrophic first podcast back in the office, the original episode 97 of the Dicebreaker Podcast was lost to time (R.I.P.). Back in the safety of their own homes, the Dicebreaker team return for more japes and derailments as they introduce brand new team member and video producer Maddie Cullen! Join them as they go through their weeks in tabletop gaming and discuss this week's news including some info on the late great Robin William's interest in TTRPG Cyberpunk. Not to ment...

Episode 96 - A BIG PILE OF MEAT CHUNKS

March 04, 2022 10:29 - 1 hour

Is 7 Wonders: Architects really the best board game of the last year? Matt, Wheels and Meehan gather to hotly debate the winners of this year’s As d’Or awards. We also chat about solving mysteries as elderly ladies in RPG Brindlewood Bay, flicking our way through dungeons in Catacombs, saving the world from cosmic horrors in Eldritch Horror and everything else we have - and haven’t - been playing this week! With the surprise reveal of a new Betrayal at House on the Hill, we suggest the haunts...

Episode 95 - IT'S CHICKENS ALL THE WAY DOWN

February 21, 2022 14:11 - 55 minutes

Whilst Matt enjoys a well-earned holiday, Meehan, Liv and Chase tackle the ridiculous worlds of tabletop gaming NFTs and Goofy, with discussion about the upcoming DLC for Gloomhaven Digital and which childhood favourite movies they'd like to see adapted into a board game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 94 - NOW I’M SPANKING SKELETONS

February 14, 2022 13:08 - 1 hour

Matt and Wheels are joined by our roving news reporter Chase to talk about our time with Gloomhaven Digital, Wingspan, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, Magic: The Gathering Arena and much more. That’s before a surprisingly businessy - but important! - look at the week’s headlines, from Ravensburger’s unexpected move into crowdfunding to the latest companies saying their piece on NFTs. We also consider which games are due a Cthulhu crossover in the wake of the latest board game series to venture into th...

Episode 93 - SQUEAKY SEESAW

February 07, 2022 13:36 - 1 hour

Matt, Liv and Wheels gather to chat extravagant editions of board games in the wake of Tsuro’s $350 luxury set, as well as coming up with our own megabucks spins on our favourite games. We chat about our time playing Blood Bowl, Paradox Perfect, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Just One, along with 7 Days to Die, Mini Motorway and Too Hot to Handle. There’re new details on the Dark Souls RPG, a look at sign language-teaching RPG Overisles and time to mention Zine Month, before we dive into your questions abo...

Episode 92 - THE CABOOSE IS THE BUTT OF THE TRAIN

January 31, 2022 15:29 - 1 hour

Matt is off this week, so Wheels steps into the hosting chair as the gang discuss the latest in tabletop gaming. Meehan chats about Super Colt Express and Mysterium Park, whilst Liv revisits her introduction to Blood Bowl 3 and her D&D adventures in Wild Beyond the Witchlight. The trio discuss their reactions to the Dark Souls TRPG using the D&D 5E RPG system and decide which board game they’d be willing to play for 85 hours straight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Episode 91 - MAGICAL PIGEON

January 24, 2022 15:18 - 1 hour

It’s time to p-p-p-podcast! Matt challenges Liv and Meehan to tell their Yu-Gi-Oh! from their Yu-Gi-No! in this week’s utterly preposterous segment. We’ve also been playing the new 7 Wonders game, the punishing Ghost Stories, the bluff-tastic Perudo (or is it’s Liar’s Dice?), classic Yahtzee and the darkly hilarious Blood Bowl. There’s a brand new Dungeons & Dragons book to discuss, as well as a new WWII deckbuilder in the Undaunted series. That’s all before we answer your questions on avoidi...

Episode 90 - MONOPOLY, THE BOARD GAME YUPPIE

January 18, 2022 16:15 - 1 hour

Matt and Meehan are joined by roving news reporter Chase Carter to discuss the recent Tabletop Simulator debacle, the sudden disappearance of Pandemic (sorry, not that one) and the next game from the creator of Kemet! There’s also time for more reports from our ongoing rivalry in Root, Meehan’s time Terraforming Mars, Chase’s MTG Cubes and more. We also consider which RPGs would make the best animated series after watching the new trailer for Critical Role’s upcoming Vox Machina show. Learn m...

Episode 89 - GOBLIN IN THE STREETS

January 11, 2022 16:40 - 1 hour

Matt, Liv and Meehan look ahead to 2022’s exciting lineup of board games and RPGs as we discuss our most anticipated tabletop releases of the year ahead. We also look back on what we played over the holidays, the first big announcements of the year - A Dark Souls RPG! New board games from the creators of Carcassonne and Star Wars: Rebellion! -  and give our gaming resolutions for 2022. Plus, we answer your questions on GMless RPGs and stepping outside of our character comfort zone in TRPGs! L...

Episode 88 - GAMES OF THE YEAR 2021

December 24, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour

The whole Dicebreaker team waves goodbye to 2021 with a special roundup of our favourite tabletop games of the year. Matt, Liv, Wheels and Meehan talk through their picks for the best board games and tabletop RPGs from the last 12 (and a bit) months, as well as giving some honourable mentions to other games that stood out. Expect talk of Oath, Unfathomable, Explorers of Arnak and more! Oh, and Wheels really likes Heart: The City Beneath, even if it didn’t come out this year. Learn more about ...

Episode 87 - THE DICEBREAKER HOLIDAY SPECIAL

December 20, 2021 11:49 - 1 hour

It’s the last live Dicebreaker Podcast of 2021! Matt, Wheels and Meehan throw our usual tightly-structured podcast format out the window as we look ahead to what we plan to play over the holidays, our go-to family recommendations for the festive period, everything else we’ve been enjoying lately and our efforts to create the Ultimate Trivial Pursuit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 86 - BUNNY BOIS ON THE MOON (with Emma Partlow!)

December 06, 2021 15:20 - 1 hour

Special guest Emma Partlow joins Matt, Meehan and Wheels to play Fake Chess with Death, survive The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31, overcome The Hunger and study up for D&D’s next Magic: The Gathering crossover book Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos. There’s time to consider which worlds Dungeons & Dragons should travel to in its next sourcebook, before we answer your questions on our favourite RPG characters, fan-made games from pop culture and which chess piece we’d be. Don’t forget the cha...

Episode 85 - TINY GALACTUS

November 29, 2021 14:40 - 1 hour

Two’s company! Wheels and Matt are here to chat about what they’ve been playing, the latest highlights on Kickstarter and more. We celebrate the million-dollar success of horror RPG Mothership, lament the latest mound of plastic in Marvel Zombies’ crossover with board game Zombicide and try to comprehend the literal tons of fake Pokémon cards seized this week. We also answer your questions on the most delicious food-themed games, what makes a standout solo experience, the childhood shows we’d...

Episode 84 - A SPECIAL KIND OF GARBAGE

November 22, 2021 12:03 - 1 hour

Matt, Meehan and Wheels dive into the latest attempts to bring big video games to the tabletop as we discuss our time with Cuphead: Fast Rolling Dice Game and the upcoming Skyrim adventure board game. We’ve also been squishing clay in Necromolds, flicking pucks in crokinole and getting our knowledge ready for LeVar Burton’s new Trivial Pursuit TV game show. There’s time to tell you maggots about the return of VHS board game Atmosfear and consider which celebrities would make perfect Pokémon c...

Episode 83 - A BRIEFCASE FULL OF BEYBLADES

November 15, 2021 12:49 - 1 hour

Matt, Wheels and Meehan gather to lament the loss of Happy Salmon’s fish bag and talk about other board game ‘updates’ that ended up worse than the originals. We’ve also been playing plenty of party games, continuing our adventures in Avatar Legends RPG, escaping from bomb shelters and gearing up for the weekend’s wrestling. There’s time to check in on the next game from the creator of Mice and Mystics, the latest delay to the Pokémon TCG app and check out the ingenious invention of Beyblades...

Episode 82 - SHAMROCKIN’

November 08, 2021 13:04 - 1 hour

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist. This week’s episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast sees Matt, Lolies and Meehan chatting about the Cuphead: Fast Rolling Dice Game and Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders, the newest Dixit game and trying to separate real German board game names from fake ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 81 - YAHTZEE CHAD

November 01, 2021 14:20 - 1 hour

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist. Meehan and Wheels are joined by roving news reporter Chase Carter to reel in the latest haul of tabletop news and discussion. Chase and Wheels transform classic hide-and-seek book Where's Wally? into a strange, otherworldly horror story in solo RPG This Person Should Not Exist. Meehan guides Chase into the Lost Ruins of Arnak, last year's acclaimed blend of deckbuilding and worker-placeme...

Episode 80 - 100 TINY HUSBANDS

October 25, 2021 15:04 - 1 hour

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist. We're back from Essen Spiel 2021, and there are a lot of brand new board games to talk about! Matt, Liv and Meehan go over our favourite picks from the German convention, our obsession with Cockroach Poker and discovery of Cheating Moth, the latest news from the show floor, and answer some of your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 79 - ESSEN SPIEL 2021 SPECIAL!

October 16, 2021 08:29 - 1 hour

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist.   It’s Essen Spiel 2021! Matt, Lolies, Liv and Meehan gather in a very “cosy” hotel room corner to talk about what we’ve seen during day one of the massive board game convention. There’s talk of our time with Far Cry Beyond, planting in Azul: Queen’s Garden, dungeon-scrawling in Paper Dungeons, details on the Cowboy Bebop RPG and more. We also discuss our experience of our first major post...

Episode 78 - ARSE COLON COLLAPSE

October 11, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist. It’s Pre-GX this week, as we step into the pod booth a day early before the team travels to EGX and Essen Spiel! Matt, Lolies and Meehan revisit Mysterium, Root, Monikers, Insider and more, before chatting about the new adaptation of comic Y: The Last Man, Great British Bake-Off and Castlevania. There’s excitement around the new board game from Root and Oath designer Cole Wehrle, Arcs: Col...

Episode 77 - KILLER SNAP

October 04, 2021 13:42 - 1 hour

Matt, Liv and Lolies put their own spin on Squid Game by imagining which board games we would literally stake our lives on. Liv chats about wrapping up her year-long Icewind Dale campaign in D&D and saving the world from Cthulhu in Eldritch Horror, Lolies has been getting her Ripley on in Alien: Fate of the Nostromo and swapping Star Realms for Hero Realms, and Matt looks forward to sports drama RPG Fight with Spirit and Ticket to Ride’s pink trains. There’s talk of the next evolution of D&D,...

Episode 76 - JACK BLACK DOES A CARTWHEEL

September 27, 2021 15:23 - 1 hour

Happy Friday, all! It's time to sit down with Wheels, Meehan and Liv to discuss the latest and greatest in tabletop news as well as the latest and greatest that the Dicebreaker team has been up to over the past week. All of this AND a segment where we plan our own take on a D&D MUSICAL? TGIF indeed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 75 - THE ANIME HOLE

September 20, 2021 14:48 - 1 hour

News crew, assemble! Dicebreaker’s crack editorial squad Matt, Meehan and Chase take over for a podcast filled with talk of this year’s Gen Con, Fantasy Flight’s latest announcements, Chase’s time with Orbital Blues, Meehan’s beef with King Arthur in Unmatched and Matt’s long-awaited completion of Descent: Legends of the Dark. We also find the chance to discuss our latest feelings on the Avatar Legends RPG, gacha mobile game World Flippers and Mass Effect, before falling into an anime hole wi...

Episode 74 - GUILLOTINE THE MONOPOLY MAN

September 13, 2021 16:10 - 1 hour

Matt, Lolies and Meehan talk about what they’ve been up to this week! Which, er, doesn’t include that many board games, so we talk about Shang-Chi, Jungle Cruise and a bunch of other fun stuff instead. Matt has played the simply charming Happy City, and there’s also time to chat about why board games are going to cost more, whether SolForge Fusion will inherit Keyforge’s algorithmically-generated crown and why capitalism continues to be The Worst. Then, we begin our life’s work in giving mini...

Episode 73 - EMBRYO’S FIRST POKÉMON

September 06, 2021 12:17 - 1 hour

Lolies and Meehan are back in the pod booth as they join Matt to talk about what we’ve been playing, answer your questions about discovering our favourite board games and offer our suggestions for the cast of the Blades in the Dark TV show! Yes, Danny DeVito is involved. Lolies gives her thoughts on finishing Machi Koro Legacy, Meehan sees whether the new Telestrations game is anything to draw home about (see what we did there) and Matt… well, he’s here too. There’s also time to look at the l...

Episode 72 - LOVE LETTER 2: RETURN TO SENDER

August 31, 2021 08:34 - 1 hour

Matt, Wheels and Chase get together to talk interesting indie RPGs, take a trip through Wikipedia in Archives of Alexandria and crawl into the chess-like strategy of Hive, along with discussing everything else we’ve been playing lately. We also consider Magic: The Gathering’s slew of upcoming sets, and the potential return of Netrunner, the gaming classics we still go back to and where we keep our board game collections. In this week’s segment, it’s time to invent the greatest board game sequ...

Episode 71 - DEFENDING CAVITY SAM

August 16, 2021 10:08 - 1 hour

It’s Friday the 13th! To mark the occasion, Matt, Liv and Meehan throw our favourite survivors from horror board games into a classic slasher movie. Would Camp Grizzly’s Tracy outlive Lily Chen from Arkham Horror? Is a dog, lion or bear better to have as a faithful companion? Why is the patient from Operation here?! All these questions will be answered - eventually! We also get the latest on what the team have been playing, look ahead to some exciting new releases and consider the most import...

Episode 70 - SEXTING THANOS

August 09, 2021 13:47 - 1 hour

Lolies, Meehan and Matt crack open a thesaurus in this week’s podcast game, as we try to guess board game names after they’ve been bandied for analogous confabulations. (Swapped for other words, obviously.) Matt and Meehan give their thoughts on the Avatar Legends RPG currently blowing up Kickstarter, while Lolies also runs through her long list of recently played games - including escaping from Unlock! Star Wars and flirting with Thanos in Love Letter: Infinity Gauntlet. Then we discuss the ...

Episode 69 - STUPID, SEXY BOARD GAMES

August 02, 2021 14:03 - 1 hour

In a particularly Nice episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt, Wheels and Meehan reimagine some of our favourite board games as romantic novels. Matt can finally chat about his time with the upcoming Descent: Legends of the Dark, Meehan’s been hanging out with the Cats & Dogs of Fort’s first expansion, Wheels has been preparing to explore What Waits Beneath, and everybody’s been getting ready to play the new Avatar Legends RPG. We dive into the recent shipping costs and delays affecting boa...

Episode 68 - INHERENTLY SEXY TURKEY TWIZZLER

July 26, 2021 15:21 - 1 hour

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Wild Bill's. Use promo code CHEERS15 for 15% off your first order: https://drinkwildbills.com/ - Matt, Wheels and Meehan reminisce about bland British food and ‘90s TV adverts before eventually moving onto some board game chat. Meehan continues her Swoobat adventures in the Pokémon card game, Wheels emerges from the end of his latest Arkham Horror LCG campaign and Matt... can’t talk about anything he’s been playing. Then, to celebrate ...

Episode 67 - STENCH KOW (with Jason Coles!)

July 19, 2021 16:13 - 1 hour

This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Wild Bill's. Use promo code CHEERS15 for 15% off your first order: https://drinkwildbills.com/ - Matt and Liv are joined by Dicebreaker news reporter Chase Carter and special guest Jason Coles to talk Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons and everything else we’ve been playing this week! We delve into new MTG set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, set sail in Wind Waker-esque RPG Ostro and survive an encounter with Legally Distinct...

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