Game Schooler Podcast
168 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThe Game Schooler Podcast© is a weekly audio show that educates new and experienced family gamers about the awesomeness of tabletop gaming. Each week we highlight great games and focus on the community and skill-building opportunities provided by the hobby!
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Episodes
Episode 068 - Dragon's Breath
April 22, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Dragon’s Breath, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss what people think when they hear “educational games” in the School of Gaming and wrap it up with our High-Five Dice Placement Games!
Episode 067 - Barenpark
April 15, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBThe Game Schooler Podcast, a proud member of the Dice Tower Network, is a weekly audio show that highlights the educational value of tabletop gaming. In this week’s episode we'll cover Bärenpark, our Recommended Game of the Week, take a deep dive into the Cult of the New in the School of Gaming and wrap it up with our High-Five Games We’ve Backed on Kickstarter!
Episode 066 - For Sale
April 08, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover For Sale, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss GameStormers in the School of Gaming and wrap it up with our High-Five Worker Placement Games
Episode 065 - Picture Perfect
April 01, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Picture Perfect, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Recharging With Board Games in the School of Gaming and wrap it up with our High-Five Games from 2012!
Episode 064 - Outfoxed
March 25, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Outfoxed!, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Game Schooler Misconceptions in the School of Gaming and wrap it up with our High-Five AEG Games!
Episode 063 - Machi Koro 2
March 18, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Machi Koro 2, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Freedom: The Underground Railroad in the School of Gaming and wrap it up with our High-Five Teach as You Play Games!
Episode 062 - Welcome To
March 11, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Welcome To…, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Roll & Write Games In the Classroom in the School of Gaming and wrap it up with our High-Five Lucky Games!
Episode 061 - Golden Ticket
March 04, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover The Golden Ticket Game, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss incomplete games in the School of Gaming and wrap it up with our Wive’s High-Five Favorite Games!
Episode 060 - Gizmos
February 25, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Gizmos, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss whether games for high schoolers need to be complex in the School of Gaming and wrap it up with our High-Five Spiel des Jahres Games!
Episode 059 - Deep Blue
February 18, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Deep Blue, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Culling vs. Curating in the School of Gaming and wrap it up with our High-Five Games from 2017!
Episode 058 - MicroMacro: Crime City
February 11, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover MicroMacro: Crime City, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Game Schooling with Pre-K Kids in the School of Gaming and wrap it up with our High-Five Tasty Minstrel Games!
Episode 057 - Fossilis
February 04, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Fossilis, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Spilling the Beans in the School of Gaming and wrap it up with our High-Five Shelf of Embarrassment Games!
Episode 056 - Savannah Park
January 28, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 99.4 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Savannah Park, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Educational Adjacent Gaming Activities in the School of Gaming and wrap it up by revisiting our High-Five Games from 2020!
Episode 055 - Happy City
January 14, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Happy City, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Working Through and With Uncertainties in the School of Gaming and wrap it up with the High-Five Games we still want to play from 2021!
Episode 054 - Cascadia
January 07, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Cascadia, our Recommended Game of the Week, and wrap it up with extended High-Five as we discuss our Top Ten Games of 2021!
Episode 053 - Similo
December 31, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Similo, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss the Year in Review in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with our High-Five Anticipated Games of 2022!
Episode 052 - New York Slice
December 24, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover New York Slice, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Board Game Awards in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Bang For Your Buck Games!
Episode 051 - 7 Wonders: Architects
December 17, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover 7 Wonders: Architects, our Recommended Game of the Week, share the Trail By Rail Notebook in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Holiday Games!
Episode 050 - Funfair
December 10, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Funfair, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Long-Term Tracking in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Thames & Kosmos Games!
Episode 049 - The Quacks of Quedlinburg
December 03, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover The Quacks of Quedlinburg, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Gameschooling and Social/Emotional Learning, and wrap it up with the High-Five Dexterity Games!
Episode 048 - Karuba
November 26, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Karuba, our Recommended Game of the Week, We Give Thanks in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Games with the Best Components!
Episode 047 - Reef
November 19, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Reef, our Recommended Game of the Week, Components and Engagement in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Filler Games!
Episode 046 - Back to the Future - Back in Time
November 12, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 96 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Back to the Future: Back in Time, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Themes in Gameschooling in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Reiner Knizia Games!
Episode 045 - Honga
November 05, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Honga, our Recommended Game of the Week, share our Power Play Notebook in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Animal Games!
Episode 044 - Zombie Kidz Evolution
October 29, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Zombie Kidz Evolution, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Activities or Lessons in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Spooktacular Games!
Episode 043 - Potion Explosion
October 22, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Potion Explosion, our Recommended Game of the Week, share the Monster Movie Mayhem Notebook in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Take That Games!
Episode 042 - Colt Express
October 15, 2021 15:00 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Colt Express, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Uninterested Students in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Games with Gimmicks!
Episode 041 - Periodic
October 08, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Periodic: A Game of The Elements, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Scoring Routes in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five 6 Player Games!
Episode 040 - Raccoon Tycoon
October 01, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Raccoon Tycoon, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Hosting a Game Night in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Prehistoric Games!
Episode 039 - My Little Scythe
September 24, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover My Little Scythe, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss the Naming a Virus Gameschooler Notebook in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Blue Orange Games!
Episode 038 - Wreck Raiders
September 17, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Wreck Raiders, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Benefits of Unplugging in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Fantasy Games!
Episode 037 - Power Failure
September 10, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Power Failure, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Production Probability in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Abstract Games
Episode 036 - Wingspan
September 03, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Wingspan, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Abstract Games in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Sleeper Games!
Episode 035 - Luxor
August 27, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Luxor, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Luck in Gaming in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Cooperative Games!
Episode 034 - Downforce
August 20, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Downforce, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Gameschooling 101 in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Games from 2016!
Episode 033 - Adventure Land
August 13, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 95.8 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Adventure Land, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss What We Look For In Recommended Games in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five 2 Player Games!
Episode 032 - Trekking the World
August 06, 2021 14:00 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Trekking the World, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Parental Perks of Gameschooling in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Area Control Games!
Episode 31 - Summer Camp
July 30, 2021 14:00 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Summer Camp, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Area Control in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Pirate Games!
Episode 030 - World's Fair 1893
July 23, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover World’s Fair 1893, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Attitudes in Gaming: Kindness in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Games Published by IELLO!
Episode 029 - Silver & Gold
July 16, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBThe Game Schooler Podcast is a weekly audio show that highlights the educational value of tabletop gaming. In this week’s episode we'll cover Silver & Gold, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Tactical Thinking in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Push Your Luck Games!
Episode 028 - 7 Wonders
July 09, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 80 MBThe Game Schooler Podcast is a weekly audio show that highlights the educational value of tabletop gaming. In this week’s episode we'll cover 7 Wonders, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Attitudes in Gaming: Integrity in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Roll & Write Games!
Episode 027 - Kingdomino
July 02, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MBThe Game Schooler Podcast is a weekly audio show that highlights the educational value of tabletop gaming. In this week’s episode we'll cover Kingdomino, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Leading Post Game Discussion in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Drafting Games!
Episode 026 - Codenames
June 25, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBThe Game Schooler Podcast is a weekly audio show that highlights the educational value of tabletop gaming. In this week’s episode we'll cover Codenames, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Gameschooling to Avoid the Summer Slide in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Engine-Building Games!
Episode 025 - Castle Panic
June 18, 2021 14:00 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBThe Game Schooler Podcast is a weekly audio show that highlights the educational value of tabletop gaming. In this week’s episode we'll cover Castle Panic, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Engine-Building Games in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Games Published 10 Years Ago!
Episode 024 - Ticket to Ride: First Journey
June 11, 2021 14:00 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Ticket to Ride: First Journey, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Advanced Gameschooling in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Games Published by Days of Wonder!
Episode 023 - Splendor
June 04, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 79.7 MBIn this week’s episode we'll cover Splendor, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss Set Collection Games in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Games Published by Ravensburger! The Game Schooler Podcast is a weekly audio show that highlights the educational value of tabletop gaming.
Episode 022 - Clank! A Deck-Building Adventure
May 28, 2021 14:00 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MBThe Game Schooler Podcast is a weekly audio show that highlights the educational value of tabletop gaming. In this week’s episode we'll cover Clank! A Deck-Building Adventure, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss the Skills & Specialization and Roll & Write Games in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with our High-Five Deduction Games!
Episode 021 - Just One
May 21, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBThe Game Schooler Podcast is a weekly audio show that highlights the educational value of tabletop gaming. In this week’s episode we'll cover Just One, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss the Ingredients of Skill Development and Deduction Games in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five games published by Renegade Game Studios!
Episode 020 - Century: Spice Road
May 14, 2021 14:00 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MBThe Game Schooler Podcast is a weekly audio show that highlights the educational value of tabletop gaming. In this week’s episode we'll cover Century: Spice Road, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss the Skills vs. Subjects and Tile-Placement Games in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Challenge on Dice Chucking Games!
Episode 019 - Sushi Go
May 07, 2021 14:00 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBThe Game Schooler Podcast is a weekly audio show that highlights the educational value of tabletop gaming. In this week’s episode we'll cover Sushi Go, our Recommended Game of the Week, discuss the Scar of the Screen Time and Learning Games in The School of Gaming, and wrap it up with the High-Five Challenge on Word Games!