PlayDNA
153 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -Join board game designers and enthusiasts Damon, Sarah, and Cassandra as we take a critical look at the various aspects of board gaming. From wacky history, to design, to psychology, we deep dive into a new topic each week and discuss the multitude of ways board games improve our lives and make us human. Find podcast notes and more at www.playdnapodcast.com
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Episodes
Episode 146. 5 Towers, Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, and Birdwatcher.
February 28, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MB5 Towers Ascension: Deckbuilding Game Coloretto Boop Birdwatcher
Episode 145. Sky Team, Kohaku, and Smug Owls
February 14, 2024 04:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBGames Mentioned Kohaku Sky Team Sail 9 Lives Smug Owls Mission: Red Planet Seas Of Strife
Episode 144: The Genius Star, Unsettled, and Pigs on Trampolines!
January 31, 2024 21:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBAzul: Queen's Garden | Board Game | BoardGameGeek The Genius Square | Board Game | BoardGameGeek The Genius Star | Board Game | BoardGameGeek PIX | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Unsettled | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Pigs on Trampolines | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Prosperitea | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Long Shot: The Dice Game | Board Game | BoardGameGeek KIPP X | Board Game | BoardGameGeek You Can't Say "Umm" | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Habitats | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Mars Operation ...
Episode 143. Holiday Recap Part 2
January 17, 2024 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBGames Mentioned Caper: Europe Archduke Next Station: London Deduckto Escape From The Casino Of Chaos Threads Of Fate The Light In The Mist Mycelium Startups Photograph Doni Peperoni Bob Ross: Art Of Chill Sync Or Swim Fun Facts Dandelions Cosmic Eidex Cayote
Season 4! Episode 142:
January 03, 2024 09:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MB12 Days | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Torres | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Wandering Towers | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Quacks & Co.: Quedlinburg Dash | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Cthulhu Wars | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Sea Salt & Paper | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Starry Night Sky | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Fantastic Factories | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Sushi Roll | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Stay Cool | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Sobek: 2 Players | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Cat in th...
Holiday Update!
December 06, 2023 14:00 - 59 seconds - 736 KBThank you to all our listeners for a great year! We will see you back the first Wednesday in January for another episode of Play DNA!
Episode 141. Ready Set Bet, Dungeon Fighter, and Lacuna
November 22, 2023 17:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBDungeon Fighter Ready Set Bet Lacuna
Episode 140: Night of the Mummy, Kitchen Rush, and Curse of the Dark!
November 08, 2023 21:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBThe games we played! Kiri-ai: The Duel | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Earthborne Rangers | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Night of the Mummy | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Kitchen Rush | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Stupid Deaths | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Gathering of the Wicked | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Aquatica | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Curse of the Dark | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Episode 139. Bonsai, Donner Dinner Party, and The King's Dilemma
October 25, 2023 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBDonner Dinner Party Ascension 10th Anniversary Edition Stomp The Plank Cash N' Guns Bonsai The King's Dilemma
Episode 138: Naga Raja, Unlock! Epic Adventures, and Beacon Patrol!
October 11, 2023 21:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBGames we discussed: Deception: Murder in Hong Kong | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Saboteur | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Scythe | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Unlock!: Epic Adventures | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Naga Raja | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Herd Mentality | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Beacon Patrol | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Flick 'em Up! | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Episode 137. Queen By Midnight, Wandering Towers, Dragonwood and Deduckto
September 27, 2023 12:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBGames Mentioned Queen By Midnight Deduckto Dragonwood Deckscape: Behind The Curtain Wandering Towers Chickyboom
Episode 136: Anno 1800, Psychobabble, and Chicken!
September 13, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBGames we discussed: Psychobabble | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Western Legends | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Klondice | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Anno 1800 | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Chicken! | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Episode 135. Alice Is Missing, Exit: The Disappearance Of Sherlock Holmes, Flamecraft
August 30, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBGames We Mentioned Coupon Clippers Alice Is Missing Noobs In Space Challengers! Flamecraft Fun Facts Inside Job Clue: Escape The Midnight Hotel Exit The Game: The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes
Episode 134: Redwood, Books through Time, and Peace Chess
August 16, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBThe games we played at Gen Con 2023! Paco Ŝako | Board Game | BoardGameGeek (Peace Chess) Rubber Paper Scissors | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Beyond the Sun | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Books of Time | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Redwood | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Buru | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Shadowrun: Takedown | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Connecto | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Deep Dive | Board Game | BoardGameGeek boop. | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Pictures | Board Game | BoardGameGe...
Episdoe 132. Final Girl, Abducktion, and Boss Monster
August 02, 2023 02:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBFinal Girl Abducktion Boss Monster Spiel des Jahres Nominees for 2023
Episode 131: That Time You Killed Me, Dandelions, and 800 Pound Gorilla
July 19, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBCuBirds | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island | Board Game | BoardGameGeek TEN | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Pokémon Trading Card Game Battle Academy | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Junk Art | Board Game | BoardGameGeek One Key | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Dandelions | Board Game | BoardGameGeek That Time You Killed Me | Board Game | BoardGameGeek 800 Pound Gorilla | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Episode 130: Sync Or Swim, Fractal: Beyond the Void, and League of the Lexicon
July 05, 2023 02:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBSync or Swim Get On Board Cube Area 51 League of the Lexicon Pickles To Penguins Fractal: Beyond the Void
Play DNA Quick Update
June 20, 2023 20:00 - 38 seconds - 494 KBNo episode of Play DNA this week as Damon and Cassandra are a bit under the weather. They are continuing to improve and we will be back in two weeks! We will miss you. Keep playing games while we are out!
Episode 129: Mermaid Island, Warhammer: Conquest, and CABO!
June 07, 2023 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBNew games we have played! Mermaid Island | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Warhammer 40,000: Conquest | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Flick 'em Up! | Board Game | BoardGameGeek CABO (Second Edition) | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Episode 128. Space Hulk Death Angel, Trailblazers, Regicide
May 24, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBMountain Goats Exit: Return to the Abandoned Cabin Space Hulk Death Angel Trailblazers Regicide Hunt A Killer : Body On The Boardwalk Hunt A Killer: Death At The Dive Bar Regicide Game Rules
Episode 127: Heat: Pedal to the Metal, Seasons, and Hand-to-hand Wombat
May 10, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBGames we played Power Grid | Board Game | BoardGameGeek In the Year of the Dragon | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Hand-to-Hand Wombat | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Heat: Pedal to the Metal | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Seasons | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Teeter Tower | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Episode 126. Project L, Cubitos, Stop Thief, Conspiracy: Abyss Universe
April 26, 2023 02:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBGames Mentioned Conspiracy: Abyss Universe Project L Cubitos Stop Thief! Exit: Return To The Abandoned Cabin
Episode 125. 7th Continent, San Francisco, and Spot it!
April 13, 2023 04:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBGames we discussed: Jekyll vs. Hyde | Board Game | BoardGameGeek The Search for Planet X | Board Game | BoardGameGeek The 7th Continent | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Frank's Zoo | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Zombie Dice | Board Game | BoardGameGeek San Francisco | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Spot it! | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Episode 124. PAX East
March 29, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBGames Mentioned Hexopolis (not on bgg) Potion Explosion Gem Throwers (not on bgg) Tome Heat: Pedal To The Metal Magic the Gathering Jumpstart Sequence Punch Bowl (not on bgg) Potion Slingers
Episode 123. Pakal, Tinderblox, The Movie Movie Game, and Lovecraft Letter
March 15, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBGames We Played Tinderblox Lovecraft Letter Pakal Wordsmithery The Scarlet Envelope The Movie Movie Game
Episode 122: Monsdrawsity, Jaws of the Lion, and Codex Naturalis
March 01, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBThrow Throw Burrito | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Codex Naturalis | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Mindbug: First Contact | Board Game | BoardGameGeek MonsDRAWsity | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion | Board Game | BoardGameGeek The Worst-Case Scenario Card Game | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Herd Mentality | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Episode 121. Wind The Film, Escape Tales, and Ingenious
February 15, 2023 04:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBGames We Mentioned Mountains Of Madness Wind The Film Ingenious Wormwood Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwood
Episode 120: Ready Set Bet, Tusk, and Psychic Pizza Deliverers Go to the Ghost Town
February 01, 2023 20:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBGames we played: Ready Set Bet | Board Game | BoardGameGeek FORK | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Tusk!: Surviving the Ice Age | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Fleet: The Dice Game (Second Edition) | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Silver & Gold | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Psychic Pizza Deliverers Go to the Ghost Town | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Episode 119. Drop It, Town 66, and Love Letter
January 18, 2023 04:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBDrop It Ravensburger Escape Puzzle Dead Bolt Mystery Society Duel Get On Board : New York and London Love Letter : Premium Edition Dollars to Donuts Kawaii Dragon's Breath
Episode 118: Happy New Year! Naked Court, Turing Machine, Spots, and more!
January 04, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBHappiest of New Years to all you gamers! Here are the games we played over the holidays. Naked Court: The Card Game | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Kites | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Paint the Roses | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Meadow | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Sound Box | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Spots | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Exit: The Game + Puzzle – Nightfall Manor | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Xia: Legends of a Drift System | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Evergreen | Board Game | Boa...
Episode 117. PAX Unplugged
December 07, 2022 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBGames We Mentioned Sequitor (can't find this on BGG to link) Murano: Light Masters Bumúntú Teeter Tower Schrödinger's Cat: A Game of Curiosity The Finest Fish Life of a Chameleon Loose Caboose! Spots
Episode 117. PAX Unplugged
December 07, 2022 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBGames We Mentioned Sequitor (can't find this on BGG to link) Murano: Light Masters Bumúntú Teeter Tower Schrödinger's Cat: A Game of Curiosity The Finest Fish Life of a Chameleon Loose Caboose! Spots
Episode 116: Herbaceous, Anachrony, and Splendor Duel
November 23, 2022 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBJoin us as we talk about what we played over the past two weeks Games we discuss: Beasts of Balance | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Muffin Time | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Splendor Duel | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Captain Treasure Boots | Board Game | BoardGameGeek The Shining: Escape from the Overlook Hotel | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Herbaceous | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Anachrony | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Unlock!: Heroic Adventures | Board Game | BoardGameGeek (Scenario "The Pursuit...
Episode 115. Paint The Roses, High Society, and Verdant
November 08, 2022 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBJoin us as we cover all the games we played this week! Games Mentioned Verdant Colt Express Paint The Roses Ra High Society Wars Trading Card Game
Episode 114: The Initiative, Werewords, Meadow, and more!
October 26, 2022 17:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBGames we played: Jekyll vs. Hyde | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Sunny Day Sardines | Board Game | BoardGameGeek The Initiative | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Meadow | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Master Word | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Werewords | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Agents of SMERSH: Epic Edition | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Whirling Witchcraft | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Quiddler | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Video Vortex | Board Game | BoardGameGeek BUS | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Tape...
Episode 113. SHUX 22' Recap
October 12, 2022 03:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBGames We Mentioned The Fuzzies Rum Runner Netrunner Unlock Robinhood Dead Or Alive Bling Bling Gemstone Hot Potatoz Blood on the Clocktower Suspend Stars of Akarios Warlord Protocol GKR: Heavy Hitters
Episode 112. Ark Nova, Kites, Apocrypha
September 28, 2022 03:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBWhether you're in a car, at work, or on a train, you can listen to the games we played this week and get some inspiration for your next game night! Games We Played Apocrypha Adventure Card Game: Box One – The World Kites Long Shot: The Dice Game WayWord Catch the Moon Ark Nova Cantaloop: Book 1 – Breaking into Prison
Episode 111. Exit: The Deserted Lighthouse, Cat In The Box, Block & Key
September 13, 2022 04:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBListen to learn the games we played this week and which ones we recommend. Games We Mentioned Exit: The Game + Puzzle – The Deserted Lighthouse Stay Cool Yak Block and Key Escape the Crate Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition Monster Expedition Reign of Dragoness Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture
Episode 110. GEN CON Recap Part 2.
August 31, 2022 04:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBJoin us for part 2 as we recap the second half of all the games we played at GEN CON this year. Maze Racers Sugar Heist: Crib of Thieves Decorum The Adventures Of Robinhood Steam Up: A Feast Of Dim Sum Moonrakers Catapult Feud Return To Dark Tower Karak Gimme That Switch & Signal Pictomania Dungeons, Dice and Danger Turing Machine Moonlight Castle PinPoint USPS: The Great American Mail Race
Episode 110. GEN CON Recap Part 2.
August 31, 2022 04:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBJoin us for part 2 as we recap the second half of all the games we played at GEN CON this year. Maze Racers Sugar Heist: Crib of Thieves Decorum The Adventures Of Robinhood Steam Up: A Feast Of Dim Sum Moonrakers Catapult Feud Return To Dark Tower Karak Gimme That Switch & Signal Pictomania Dungeons, Dice and Danger Turing Machine Moonlight Castle PinPoint USPS: The Great American Mail Race
Episode 109. GEN CON Recap Part 1.
August 17, 2022 12:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBJoin us as we recap all the games we played at GEN CON this year! Games We Played Reality Shift Ghosts of Christmas Phantom Ink Abandon All Artichokes Costume Party Detective Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy Mountains Out Of Molehills Venn Two Rooms & A Boom Framework Burger Academy Blood On The Clocktower Quacks & Co: Quedlinburg Dash Pictomania My Shelfie Cutterland Ivion
Episode 108. Legendary Encounters, Yak, Vegas Showdown, Exit: Lord Of The Rings
August 02, 2022 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBGames We've Mentioned Before Tichu Cribbage The Crew: Mission Deep Sea New Games Wasteland Express Delivery Service Yak Vegas Showdown Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game Hidden Leaders Gingerbread House Exit: The Game – The Lord of the Rings: Shadows over Middle-earth
Episode 107: Next Station: London, Unfathomable, and Grandma Was a Spy!
July 20, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBGames We've Mentioned Before & Played Chess Savannah Park So Clover Excape Cascadia New Games Next Station: London Sobek: 2 Player Unfathomable Grandma Was A Spy
Episode 106: Canvas Reflections, Rear Window, The Game
July 06, 2022 12:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBObserve windows, create paintings, and work together to solve The Game! Games We Already Played Zendo Dinosaur Island Rawr N' Write Konexi Games We Discussed Quarriors! Rear Window Chess Space Invaders Canvas Canvas: Reflections Sobek 2 Player Next Station London The Game
Episode 105: Scout, Troyes Dice, and Escape the Room: The Cursed Dollhouse
June 22, 2022 08:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBWe went on a beautiful trip to several National Parks and got to play some games along the way! Games We Played Scout Escape The Room: The Cursed Dollhouse No Thanks Mixed Doubles Downtown Farmers Market Trek 12 Himalaya Troyes Dice Rose Ceremony Escape From The Grand Hotel Rolling America
We are on vacation!
June 15, 2022 08:00 - 29 seconds - 388 KBWe are doing a National Parks Tour, hitting the Sequoias, Yosemite, and the Channel Islands this week. Can't wait to share with you the games we play while we are on our trip!
Episode 104: Iberia, Qwinto, and Dragon's Gold
June 01, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBGames We Look Forward To Canvas: Reflections Sobek 2 Player The Initiative Apocrypha Games We Mentioned Iberia Pandemic Concordia Gaia Project Kind Domino Qwinto Kahuna Dragon's Gold Terra Mystica Tichu Trails of Tucana
Episode 103. Mind MGMT, The Game, The Dark & Stormy Night
May 18, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBWe played games! Did you play games! We like games. Games We Want To Play Yukon Airways Ark Nova Ghost Hunting Treasure Fighters. Games We Played Obsession The Game Mind MGMT The Dark and Stormy Night Loot & Run Find us at playdnapodcast.com
Episode 102: Treat Yo' Self, Azul: Queen's Garden, and Draftosaurus!
May 04, 2022 07:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBJoin us on our instagram, facebook page, or website to see the games we have been playing! playdnapodcast.com Games We're Looking Forward To Playing Roller Ghoster Paleos Games We Played Feralis Scrawl Libertalia Azul: Queen's Garden Treat Yo Self The Night Cage Draftosaurus Tranquility One Key Mantis
Episode 101: Taj Mahal, Celestia, Cryptid
April 20, 2022 17:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBWelcome to an episode of reviews! Games We Want To Play Azul: Queen's Garden | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Dodo | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Yak | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Games We Played Taj Mahal | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Sneaky Statues of Easter Island | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Diamant | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Celestia | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Dogs of War | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Downforce | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Dr. Eureka | Board Game | BoardGameGeek ...