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Armed with abstract and absurdly specific scenarios, we invite special guests to put our board game knowledge to the test. It’s up to our plucky tabletop team to figure out what the situation calls for, and recommend a game that totally hits the mark. Chance & Counters is a little group of board game cafés in Bristol, Cardiff and Birmingham. Our venues are purpose-built spaces for board gamers of all ages and abilities to enjoy, from casual players to seasoned strategists. www.chanceandcount ...
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Shea Parker from RTFM joins Candice to discuss a variety of enticing Gen Con 2025 releases. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:22 Frosthaven Digital 00:08:46 Fresh Plays 00:09:50 TI4 - Twilight Codex Volume IV: Liberation 00:20:46 The Defence of Procyon III 00:34:36 Vantage 00:45:36 Spooktacular 00:55:30 Gen Con '25 Releases We're Most Excited to Play 00:…
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Good news, we're still on holiday. Better news - we're still doing the holiday cast, which means more free podcast more delivered to more you. Moorish! You know what else is moorish? Trees! Just can't get enough of those suckers. And you know where trees live? That's right, in Germany. And you know what Germany has? Autobahns. But also forests. Apr…
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Good news, we're on holiday. Better news, we're not leaving you without podcast. It's a smaller episode, yes, but it is Talk Cardboard delivered right to your door, for free! Mmmmm, free podcast, what could be more delicious? Oh, I know, human suffering! If you feel like what you need more in your life is a cardboard simulation of robots slaughteri…
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Matthew Makak from Room 51 joins Candice to discuss board games with wacky themes. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:28 Fresh Plays 00:04:41 Escape Tales: The Awakening 00:08:52 Primal: The Awakening 00:19:15 Monster Hunter 00:21:29 Distilled 00:27:34 Star Trek: Captain's Chair 00:33:40 2-Player Abstract Strategy Games w/ a Hint of Theme 00:35:35 Kabuto …
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Ruel Gaviola joins Candice to discuss abstract strategy board games with a hint of theme, that play well with 2 players. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:51 LFG Con 00:07:03 Ticket to Ride 20th Anniversary video 00:09:42 Fresh Plays 00:09:59 Conservas 00:13:16 Hot Streak 00:20:15 Hits & Outs (Baseball Highlights: 2045, Kaosball) 00:25:44 Typeset 00:30:0…
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Sharpen your papercuts because it's time to put cards face down in front of you and simultaneously flip them face up! The Old King's Crown is maybe the year's most exciting game and we've got an exciting early scoop! If you’d like to check out our bonus episodes - become a patreon supporter on https://patreon.com/nopunincluded SHIRTS! Find them on …
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Efka opens our review of Eternal Decks with "This is the main candidate for Game of the Year 2025" and if you need a better endorsement to learn about a cool new board game, I can't think of one. And I'm Efka. This and more in this week's Talk Cardboard. If you’d like to check out our bonus episodes - become a patreon supporter on http://patreon.co…
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Eric Yurko joins Candice to discuss board games that were unexpected hits. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:46 Video Games?! 00:06:20 Life Beyond Board Games Podcast + Table Scraps 00:08:57 BGG.Spring Highlights (Dogs of War, Guards of Atlantis II, Presages) 00:17:15 Fresh Plays 00:17:31 Zenith 00:20:20 Scream Park 00:24:44 Rivages 00:28:06 Clash of Cla…
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Pénélope from Penelope Gaming joins Candice to discuss board games that they enjoyed in Paris and Étourvy. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:18 Penelope Gaming + Festival International des Jeux - Cannes 00:08:09 Fun in France! 00:15:46 Extended Fresh Plays 00:17:54 Zenith 00:24:10 Revolve! 00:29:54 CVLT 00:35:40 Stupor Mundi 00:43:49 Take Time 00:49:29 T…
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You want me to do what now? Play a board game on the TV? Using my phone? Never! *shakes fist at cloud* *shakes more fist at cloud* *picks up phone and starts playing* Wait this thing is good! Like, real good. Okay, I guess today we're talking about a board game that's also a video game that's also a phone game. And you're going to listen and you're…
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Edward from Heavy Cardboard joins Candice to discuss the appeal of heavy board games, the ones they've been diggin, and the ones where the juice is worth the squeeze. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:15:38 Fresh Plays 00:16:35 Ayar: Children of the Sun 00:25:38 Cosmic Frog 00:31:54 Speakeasy 00:40:23 Dungeon Degenerates 00:54:25 Heavy Games: When the Juice…
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Why duel with silly weapons when you can duel with whole cities? In Rival Cities, Hamburg and Altona go head to head to see who will be the city anyone's ever heard of. I think you probably know who pulled that off IRL. But if you'd rather fight with fruit or sausages, fear not because we have those for you too - in our Work in Progress. If you’d l…
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Get ready to flick your way to victory, or get the flick out of here because it's time to play Ascending Empires: Zenith Edition - a 4X game - but iiiin flicking spaaaaace! We also have the games we've been playing this week in our new segment: 'Work in Progress', where Elaine compares Eternal Decks to being back at school, and Efka tells us about …
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Game Designer Johnny Chin joins Candice to discuss Game Market West and a variety of indie board games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:07:12 Fresh Plays 00:07:28 My Favourite Things 00:11:10 Alice is Missing 00:20:21 Mot Coin (Cryptrick & Trick and Trade) 00:27:53 Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest 00:37:16 Game Market West + Indie Games Appreciation 00:46:2…
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Have you ever wanted to be a poorly paid miner? What about on an Alien Planet? Whilst being bothered by swarms of beasties? If you answered yes, yes, and yes, then get your drills and ziplines ready for our deep dive into Deep Rock Galactic: The Board Game, If you answered no, then luckily we also have a whole host of other games we're talking abou…
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Jamie from Foster the Meeple joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite board games to play with 6 players. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:22 Foster the Game-a-thon 00:06:46 Circle DC 00:14:21 Fresh Plays 00:15:18 Crafting the Cosmos 00:22:43 Argent: the Consortium 00:36:49 Silver Fang 00:43:32 Molly House 00:59:22 Grunling: Fantastic Fruit 01:02…
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Ben from Five Games For Doomsday joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite midweight euro games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:34 Five Games for Doomsday 00:10:45 Fresh Plays 00:12:15 Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game 00:16:58 Tip of the Diceberg 00:27:13 Tricky Time Crisis 00:32:42 Skull Queen 00:40:21 Board Game Burnout, Black Rose Wa…
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Jenna from The Board Game Garden joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite cozy games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:36 Fresh Plays 00:06:06 Raiders of Scythia 00:12:02 Whistle Mountain 00:24:58 Reforest 00:30:57 Black Rose Wars: Rebirth 00:48:16 Cozy Games We Love 00:52:30 Mind Space 00:55:40 Finding Calm 00:56:44 River Valley Glassworks 00:58…
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Banzainator joins Candice to discuss to share a bunch of games they've been enjoying recently. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:16 Manor Lords (video game) 00:08:48 Cult of the New + Revisiting Older Games 00:12:50 Extended Fresh Plays 00:13:08 Azul Duel 00:17:07 BGG Pod "Total Recall" (Whitehall Mystery, Road to Canterbury, Rock Hard: 1977, Downfall of…
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Twitch Streamer Amanda Panda joins Candice to discuss co-operative games they've recently been diggin' into. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:18 BGG@Sea WestMex 00:08:44 Fresh Plays 00:09:00 Darwin's Journey 00:12:31 Fives 00:18:20 Dice Cards 00:21:08 Bullet♥︎ 00:23:49 Awesome Co-op Discoveries 00:24:20 Unstoppable 00:30:36 Defenders of the Wild 00:42:0…
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Jack from The Cardboard Herald joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite hidden movement games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:08:29 BGG's 25th Anniversary + Hall of Fame 00:13:23 TrickTakeuary (Mü & more: Revised Edition) 00:16:40 Fresh Plays 00:17:55 Star Wars: Unlimited 00:21:13 Crown of Ash 00:32:27 Mistborn 00:39:20 Panda Spin 00:50:09 Hidden …
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Dan Thurot from Space-Biff! joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite board and card games that hit different. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:28 Fresh Plays 00:05:48 The 7th Citadel 00:09:22 The Lost Expedition 00:20:07 Kinfire Chronicles: Night's Fall 00:25:04 Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition 00:38:20 Board & Cards Games That Hit Different 00:40:5…
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Maggie from ThinkerThemer joins Candice to discuss the best games they played in 2024. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:35 Fresh Plays 00:06:02 Slay the Spire 00:09:29 Gosu X 00:17:14 Disney Lorcana (Pokémon...and other TCG rabbit holes) 00:31:13 I’m Kind of a Big Dill 00:35:35 That Escalated Quickly 00:37:52 The Best Games We Played in 2024 00:39:14 Bo…
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Alex from BoardGameCo joins Candice to discuss a variety of adventure games and why they find them so appealing. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:40 PAX Unplugged Highlights (Great Western Trail: El Paso, Azul Duel, Crafting the Cosmos) 00:09:10 Fresh Plays 00:09:48 Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread 00:14:43 Re;Act - The Arts of War 00:22:57 Unconscious M…
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Rolling Reggie joins Candice to discuss a variety of board and card games that are great for traveling. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:00 Fresh Plays 00:05:17 Favor: Gods of Oethera 00:11:44 Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game 00:22:26 Tapple 00:26:46 Concordia: Solitaria 00:41:42 Travel-Friendly Games We Love 00:44:29 IOTA 00:46:34 nana (Trio) 00:49:30 …
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Get your engines warmed up, your fishing rod at the ready, and your knee-pads on as we delve into a crash, bash racing game in Thunder Road: Vendetta, freeze our fingers building a village in Saltfjord, and co-operatively fight for the freedom of Kaan in Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan. If you’d like to check out our bonus episodes - become a patreon…
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Steph Hodge from All the Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss the 2024 BGG Holiday Gift Guide games, and games they played at BGG.CON 2024. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:49 Fresh Plays (BGG.CON '24) 00:06:12 Civolution 00:10:57 Pax Porfiriana 00:21:35 Greenland 00:25:22 Tales of the Arthurian Knights 00:32:44 War of the Ring 00:39:14 Sweet…
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Emily from Man vs Meeple joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite deduction games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:57 Fresh Plays 00:04:12 Unconscious Mind 00:07:48 Snowcrest 00:22:38 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth 00:30:31 Operation Barclay 00:41:42 Deduction Games We Love 00:48:16 Hooky 00:52:04 Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies 00:5…
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Johannes from Board Gaming Ramblings joins Candice to discuss recent plays of a variety of new games, including SPIEL Essen '24 releases. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:25 5 Games for Doomsday (Spirit Island Cheat) 00:05:19 Revisited For the Queen 00:06:10 BGG SPIEL '24 Videos 00:06:45 Extended Fresh Plays 00:07:50 Civolution 00:13:45 Speakeasy 00:17:…
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One thousand five hundred plus games released over four days is a HOT WEEKEND in board games and the Elaines and Efkas of this world were in attendance. Did we play all 1500 games? No. Did we play the hot ones? Yes. Did we play the weird ones? Yes. Did we play the good ones? Oh my yes yes yes. So grab a warm beverage, plonk yourself into a comfy ch…
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Jay Bernardo (Cardboard East YouTube channel + Marketing Manager at Bézier Games) joins Candice to discuss their SPIEL Essen '24 highlights and discoveries. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:29 Cardboard East 00:13:06 Corrupt Parliament 00:14:53 Fresh Plays 00:15:26 Shinjuku 00:19:23 Inheritors 00:28:32 Age of Civilization, Age of Galaxy, Eila and Someth…
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Folks, folks and folks, please come join us for a marvelous carboard celebration through time, energy and cities. Gaze your eyes to Paris in 1920 and marvel at the deductive action of Kronologic. Now turn those eyeballs further east towards Germany and amaze yourself with the fantabulous power of Nucleum and finally, fly up and up and up and then l…
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Huzzah! It's the second anniversary of the BoardGameGeek Podcast! BGG Owner Scott Alden (aka Aldie) joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL Essen '24 releases they're most excited to play. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:24 Pinball Happenings 00:07:10 BGG Updates 00:07:24 BGG Booth 5F111 + Geek Buzz 00:08:42 Upcoming Conventions 00:16:41 Reflecting on our T…
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Sunniva from Board Gaming Ramblings joins Candice to discuss their favorite city-building games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:38 Lone Wolves, Chu Han, and Game Shows with Mama Harris 00:06:50 TeaForge Martian Civil War Episode 00:10:30 Fresh Plays 00:10:48 Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon 00:14:53 Unsettled 00:24:36 Phoenix New Horizon 00:30:4…
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Vroom vroom it’s time to kaboom! Or something along those lines because today’s feature game is all about smashing cars into other cars. It feels like we’ve seen this type of game over and over through time, from Rock’n’Roll Racing to Mario Kart to Twisted Metal to Carmaggedon - the world is full of games that let you cause car accidents on purpose…
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Game designer Matt Leacock joins Candice to discuss board games that make them feel creative. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:08 Flickering Stars 00:05:11 Fresh Plays 00:05:27 Heat: Pedal to the Metal 00:07:30 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke 00:15:16 Quartermaster General: East Front 00:18:43 Call of Kilforth 00:28:17 Board Games That Make Us Feel Creative 00:2…
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Amy from ThinkerThemer joins Candice for a recap of Gen Con '24 and to highlight some special games they played. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:38 Gen Con '24 Recap 00:18:12 Extended Fresh Plays: Gen Con '24 00:18:50 Intarsia 00:24:00 Spectacular 00:33:40 MESOS 00:38:46 Altay: Dawn of Civilization 00:48:43 The Gang 01:00:12 Middle Ages 01:06:46 Comic …
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Cute, but deadly! We used to dance under that name but you could also use those three words to describe today’s selection of games.Harvest is a farming worker placement game so cloyingly sweet you could squeeze condensed milk out of it. Is it good? Jury’s still out.War Stories: Occupied France is the unlikely combination of Sherlock Holmes: Consult…
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Comedian and game designer Grant Lyon joins Candice to discuss Gen Con '24 releases they're most excited to play. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:56 Curmudgeon 00:04:46 I'm Kind of a Big Dill 00:08:00 Candice's 10x10 Games (The Great Zimbabwe, Concordia, Gaia Project, Spirit Island, Root, War Chest, Paupers' Ladder, Too Many Bones, HUANG, Kreel Manor) …
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Rock bassist and game designer Jackie Fox joins Candice to discuss music-themed board games and Jackie's debut board game release, Rock Hard: 1977. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:17 Rock Hard: 1977 00:07:05 TeaForge Debut 00:10:05 GameNight! DateNight! 00:13:09 Fresh Plays 00:13:22 Blood on the Clocktower 00:20:43 A Gest of Robin Hood 00:35:31 Twiligh…
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Eleni (Cardboard Rhino) from CGE joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games based on or inspired by movies. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:12 Fresh Plays 00:05:28 Faraway 00:10:26 Undaunted: 2200 Callisto 00:21:28 For the Queen 00:27:08 Mini Rogue 00:28:14 Mythic Mischief, Caper Europe, The Dungeon Dive 00:37:53 RPG & Adventure Game Experienc…
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Matthew Jude from This Game is Broken and Watch It Played joins Candice to discuss their favorite filler games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:55 YesLand 00:05:42 Fresh Plays 00:06:11 Skate Summer 00:12:17 Merlin 00:27:06 Some of Matthew's favorite Feld games (Trajan, Castles of Burgundy, Carpe Diem, Bora Bora, Macao, Amerigo, The Oracle of Delphi) 00…
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Hello boardgamers and boardgamees, how are your MEEPLES? Do they need feeding? Watering? Some TLC? Or do they just need a good dose of the Talk Cardboard podcast to refresh that wooden noggin? Well worry not young meeple trainer, we’ve got a new episode digitally bumbling its way to you right now.A real smorgasboard of delights this week as we take…
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Ticket to Ride designer Alan Moon joins Candice to discuss what they've been playing recently and their board game hobby pet peeves. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:46 My Island 00:05:33 Union Pacific 00:08:46 Candice's BGG.Spring Recap 00:09:14 Arcs 00:09:38 KeyForge with Roy 00:10:05 Border Reivers 00:11:18 Ryan Courtney's New Light Puzzle Game Serie…
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I don’t know about you, but I think there’s something special about the momentum of two player games. The tension, the back and forth. The sensation of making a clever move is so much more palpable than in any other player count. Today we’ll take a look at three two player games, each interesting in its own way, and also two more on our bonus episo…
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Ian O'Toole joins Candice to discuss the board games they've played the most. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:14 Speakeasy 00:03:19 Sausage Sizzle! 00:06:54 Fresh Plays 00:07:08 Oathsworn 00:14:30 Arcs 00:16:16 By Stealth and Sea 00:26:13 Nemo's War 00:26:58 The Hunters 00:30:55 Age of Innovation 00:38:20 Attack on Titan: Deck-Building Game 00:48:40 At…
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Roy Cannaday from the Dice Tower (and game designer of Last Light) joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games with asymmetric factions. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:43 Fresh Plays 00:04:59 Let's Go! To Japan 00:09:31 Tindahan (Filipino Fruit Market) 00:13:44 Trick and Trade 00:14:26 Like Cain and Abel 00:16:56 Fortitude 00:17:29 Star Wars: …
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Dear listeners, it’s never been clearer to us that board games have entered into a new era - the era of the size race. Each month publishers are competing to release a bigger campaign game than the one before and in terms of scope, Agemonia is definitely in the running for the lead. In terms of box size it’s no slouch either, looking eerily similar…
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Suzanne Sheldon from Salt and Sass Games joins Candice to discuss meaty games in small packages. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:07:22 Fresh Plays 00:07:49 Tangram City 00:14:11 Dune: War for Arrakis 00:23:33 Kemet 00:24:58 Come Sail Away! 00:30:51 Heat: Pedal to the Metal 00:37:52 Flamme Rouge 00:41:33 Meaty Games in Small Packages 00:43:21 Arboretum 00:…
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