Latest Strategy games Podcast Episodes
#211 Space Games!!
Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group - April 15, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratingsBen and Jordan talk about recent plays of Inventions, Galactic Cruise, Twilight Imperium, Arcs, and Resist. Plus, discussion about space games — what does the concept of space bring to a game, and what makes a game a SPACE GAME (as opposed to a game set in space). Notations to come.
#210: Finger Etiquette and Games
Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group - April 01, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratingsBen and Paul talk about recent plays of Inventions, Terraforming Mars, and City of the Big Shoulders. Then they do a deep dive about finger etiquette and games: why does it bother us, how do we address bad behavior, and what are the most common mistakes. Shots will be fired. Takes will be hot...
Three Moves Ahead 610: Millennia
Three Moves Ahead - March 31, 2024 20:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 446 ratingsIt's a full house this week, as Len is joined by Ian Boudreau, Luke Plunkett, Mike Williams, and Ruth Cassidy to perform a bit of an autopsy on Millennia, C Prompt and Paradox's take at a Civ-like historical 4X. We all came away with a bit of a bad taste in our mouths about it, to varying degrees...
#209: Second Wind Games
Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group - March 25, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratingsTom, Jordan, and Ben discuss games they had shrugged off but later came to love. Plus, recent plays of Imperium Horizons, Legacies, and El Grande. 00:00 - Intro 00:06 - Legacies 26:11 - Avalon 29:14 - El Grande 34:14 - Franchise 39:31 - Second Wind Games 41:51 - Modern Art 46:26 - Imperium Hor...
Three Moves Ahead 609: Europa Universalis 5 Confirmed?! (Patreon Preview)
Three Moves Ahead - March 23, 2024 20:26 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 446 ratingsThis is a preview of this month's Patreon episode. Check out the extended version at Patreon.com/3ma! Join Len, FatherLorris, and Lord Lambert as we get the NoCB Cast band back together to talk for 3.5 hours about Paradox Tinto's "Project Caesar," which is probably Europa Universalis 5. Okay, le...
#208: Let's Go To Japan
Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group - March 18, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratingsTrey, Ben, and Dmitry review the 2024 release Let's Go To Japan. 0:00:00 Introduction Watch What Crappens wins Best Pop Culture Podcast The Traitors 0:08:48 Games on the Brain Baseball Highlights 2045 on Gamefound Star Wars: Unlimited Try online at Force Table Netrunner at Nullsignal.gam...
Three Moves Ahead 608: Balatro
Three Moves Ahead - March 17, 2024 02:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 446 ratingsLen, Jon, and Mike Williams deal out a hand or two of Balatro. It's poker? Sort of? Not really? Poker with boss battles. Poker with booster packs. Poker with tarot cards? We don't hold our opinions close to our chest as we try to apply some kind of taxonomy to this indie surprise hit.
Episode 69: Oragami Sharks and Totally Not Star Trek
Friendly Local Game Pod - March 04, 2024 22:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome to the Friendly Local Game Pod! We discuss games we have been playing, games we are excited about, and other nerdy news! Games Radar: Sea Salt and Paper Starship Captains Games Forecast: Paperback adventures MCDM RPG In Other Nerdy News: Social Media and Fantasy Novels The Mossheart's...
#207: Exploring Root, Agonizing in Cuzco
Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group - February 26, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratingsBen, Matt, and Paul sit down to talk about games they're going deep with (Root), and games that are brutalizing them (Cuzco). And everything in between. 00:08:04 - Traitors & Avalon 00:14:10 - Root 00:39:34 - Franchise 00:50:36 - Netrunner 01:07:10 - Cuzco 01:25:00 - Dinosaur Gauge 01:29...
Three Moves Ahead 607: The Strategy Games of Steam Next Fest 2024
Three Moves Ahead - February 25, 2024 02:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 446 ratingsLen, Jon, and Mike Williams sit down to discuss the strategy and strategy-adjacent demos that caught our eyes in Steam Next Fest. Jon played 50 (!) of them, and several were actually good! Also like, where are all the aliens, for real though?
Beth and Angel Make a Campaign
Board Again Gaming - February 15, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 4 ratingsI talk with Beth Jackson and Angel Drummond about their current campaign on Crowdfundr - Beth and Angel Make a Campaign where they are making 31 zines during the month of February. We talk about writing, prompts, and inspiration even during a mental crunch. We also talk about how creating for yo...
#206 Thunder Road: Vendetta
Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group - February 11, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratingsSpecial guest Jennifer Schlickbernd joins Trey to review Thunder Road: Vendetta and discuss starter modes in boardgames. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:35 Recent Plays Merkator Arborea Pirates of Maricaibo 20 Strong kCaloria launches on Kickstarter 0:27:10 Game Review: Thunder Road: Vendetta ...
Lamont Jones - The Gist of Bid Whist
Board Again Gaming - February 09, 2024 17:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe talk with Lamont Jones about his upcoming book, "The Gist of Bid Whist." A boxing business attorney and executive, Lamont Jones maintains that the deals most meaningful to him are not those he’s negotiated or litigated on behalf of boxing managers, promoters, or champions. Instead, the cont...
Episode 68: Cute games with Buying and Selling
Friendly Local Game Pod - February 05, 2024 23:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn Our Radar: Bargain Quest JokkMokk: The Winter Market Games Forecast: Spirit Fire Unmatched Adventures Other Nerdy News: Guinness and Steak Pie Dead Cells on Switch Please reach out to us at [email protected], we would love to hear from you!
Seppy Yoon - Fight in a Box - S7E1
Board Again Gaming - February 05, 2024 14:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsSeppy Yoon is a board game designer and publisher. We talk about his upcoming expansion for Conquest Princess: Fashion is Power - Night of the Necropede. We talk about his games like: End of the Line, Mouse Cheese Cat Cucumber, Processing. We also talk about games like Kingdom Death Monster a...
Three Moves Ahead 606: 2024 Look Ahead
Three Moves Ahead - January 31, 2024 21:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 446 ratingsLen, Mike Williams, and Nerium Strom take a look at the strategy and strategy-adjacent games coming in 2024, discuss which ones we're most interested in, make some predictions, and discuss the awful state of the industry for workers this year so far.
#205: How to Choose a Game for Game Night
Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group - January 29, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratingsBen and Paul discuss recent plays of Bloodstones, Bruxelles 1893, and Apiary. Then they try to figure out what's the best way for a group to select a game to play. Is it a democratic process? A dictatorial one? Or maybe just a roll of the dice. 15:47 - Apiary 19:22 - Horseless Carriage 23:20 -...
The Best Boardgames of 2023!
Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group - January 22, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratingsHosts Matt, Tom, Trey, and Ben unite for our list of the best boardgames of 2023! 0:00:00 Introduction 0:05:10 Contest Results Sol: Last Days of a Star 0:18:35 Game Brain's Top Boardgames of 2023 0:20:04 T16 Great Western Trail: New Zealand 0:25:20 T16 Inferno Guelphs and Ghibellines Vie f...
Three Moves Ahead 605: Warhammer 40,000 Tabletop
Three Moves Ahead - January 20, 2024 22:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 446 ratingsIs this a Winter of Wargaming? Len and Ian are joined by Brian "Chef Lu Bu" Smawley to dig into Warhammer 40K as a setting through the lens of the flagship tabletop miniatures game (particularly the recent 10th Edition). We go over a bit of lore, run through the factions, talk about our favorites...
Episode 67: Adventures, Maps and Minis
Friendly Local Game Pod - January 15, 2024 23:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn Our Radar: Adventure Tactics: Domianne's Tower Cartographers Games Forecast: Wondrous Creatures In other Nerdy News: Painting Marvel/X-men United Minis Rogan Josh Please reach out to us at [email protected], we would love to hear from you!
#203 Dude, Where's My Keshi?
Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group - January 08, 2024 11:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 114 ratingsBen and Paul catch up on the games they played over the 2023 holiday break. Afterwards they reflect on their favorite play sessions and new-to-them games. Strangely enough, they seem to gravitate towards their favorite meltdowns, which is a commentary on something, not sure what. Games discus...
Three Moves Ahead 604: Mega-Sized 2023 Recap!
Three Moves Ahead - December 31, 2023 03:02 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 446 ratingsLen, Rowan, and Ian gather 'round the Yule Log for an extended discussion on the year that was 2023 in strategy games. There was a lot of good and a lot of bad. There were a lot of people talking about "Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year" that didn't really know what they were talking about. We...
S6E10 - Galactic Cruise - Kinson Key Games
Board Again Gaming - December 24, 2023 20:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsI talk with designers T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, Koltin Thompson about their upcoming game Galactic Cruise and how they decided to design this game. We talk about the game mechanics and why they still enjoy the game. We also talk about what it was like to add Dennis as a third designer after t...
#202: Evacuation
Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group - December 18, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratingsTrey, Tom, and Ben review Evacuation as we evacuate 2023. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:05:22 Recent Plays Agricola Forbidden Stars Bloodstones Manhattan Project 2: Minutes to Midnight Daybreak Enter the contest to win a copy of Sol:Last Days of a Star email us at [email protected] 0:...
Three Moves Ahead 603: Against the Storm 1.0
Three Moves Ahead - December 17, 2023 02:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 446 ratingsLen, Rowan, and Luke have gathered around the hearth to revisit Against the Storm for its 1.0 launch. With one veteran and two greenhorns in tow, we discuss how this survival city-builder has changed since Early Access and why it's still so satisfying and refreshing to play.
#201: Kutna Hora: The City of Silver
Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group - December 11, 2023 11:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 114 ratingsBen, Trey, and Jordan discuss the city-building, dynamic economy game Kutná Hora: The City of Silver. Plus recent plays of Horseless Carriage, Nucleum, and more.
Episode 66: Expeditions, Movie Production, Impressive Women, and Miss America goes Nuclear
Friendly Local Game Pod - December 04, 2023 23:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJenna and Rachel talk games we have been playing, games we want to play, and other nerdy news! On Our Radar: Expeditions Roll Camera Games Forecast: Kartini Roll Player Adventures, new campaign expansion Other Nerdy News: Miss America Loki Please reach out to us at [email protected],...
#200 Our 200th Episode Extravaganza!
Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group - December 04, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 114 ratingsHosts Matt, Tom, Trey, and Ben unite for our 200th episode and revisit our favorite games from our time on the podcast. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:05:45 BGGCon Report Sol: Last Days of a Star Tabletop Network Daimyo: Battle for Japan Rats of Wistar Kutná Hora: The City of Silver Apiary Space...
Three Moves Ahead 602: Patreon Preview: An Interview with Michele Pirovano (dotAGE)
Three Moves Ahead - November 29, 2023 19:27 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 446 ratingsListen to the first five minutes of our November Patreon episode for free, and then hear the full one hour and 15 minute interview by subscribing at Patreon.com/3MA! Len had a chance to chat this month with Michele Pirovano, the (almost) solo developer of dotAGE, a game we all had a great time w...
Solo Mode #8: Earthborne Rangers and the Co-Op LCG Renaissance
Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast About Our Gaming Group - November 27, 2023 19:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 114 ratingsA new Solo Mode has arrived, just in time for Matt to take you down the rabbit hole of Earthborne Rangers and the current LCG renaissance.
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