Best ThinkerThemer Podcasts (2025)

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Top 10 Games We Would Buy At Essen Spiel 2025 🔥 53:58

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24d ago53:58

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Woooow! We would need to bring extra suitcases if we were going to Essen Spiel 2025... there are SO many great choices that it was hard to settle on our top 10 (and only two crossovers!) These are the picks that we would be excited to line up and buy if we were there - but remember, we haven't played any of these so this is entirely speculation! If…

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 20): 😬Uh oh, they're all new titles. We're on a series hamster wheel 🐹 1:10:34

1y ago1:10:34

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Who would've thought we'd be 200 game ratings in and still be no where near finishing rating our collection. LOL. Most would admit defeat but not us!!! But the classics are off the table during GenCon and Essen Spiel season because we know you're all thinking about what to put on your shopping list. We hope these thoughts are helpful. Thanks for wa…

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 19): Amy's broken foot = lots and lots of time for board gaming 😅 53:22

1+ y ago53:22

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I wish there was a good story behind the broken foot. Something like Maggie went into a table flipping rage playing Blokus and the table hit my foot. Or I tripped on a pile of unplayed games and broke my foot. But the boring reality is that I have a stress fracture that won't heal. So I've been quite immobile for the last three months, which has a …

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 18): Teeny tiny Gloomhaven & LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO 59:11

1+ y ago59:11

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Can you believe we're 180 games into this series? It feels like just yesterday when we were making ridiculous promises about getting through our entire board game collection (LOL). This week we're taking a look at three classic puzzle games and one new one... as well as a thoroughly loved classic of ours - Lorenzo il Magnifico, and top of the hotne…

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Top 10 Solo Board Games of All Time | Updated Ranking 2024 (+Amy tries them all!) 1:02:12

1+ y ago1:02:12

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After two years and 500 games later, Maggie has updated her top 10 solo games of all time! And to make things interesting she's also taught them all to me with mixed results. So join us while Maggie counts down her best board games to play alone while I try to comprehend playing a game with no witnesses. Lol. Thanks for watching! A&M Support the sh…

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 17): The Hotness vs Le Havre... 56:35

1+ y ago56:35

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This is Part 17 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives! We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not a judgment on game quality or the likeliho…

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 16): the 'we-bought-too-many-games-at-Essen-Spiel' edition! 1:00:12

2y ago1:00:12

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This is Part 16 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives! We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not a judgment on game quality or the likeliho…

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 15): will we ever finish this if we keep buying new games? 1:18:51

2y ago1:18:51

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Here's a mix of old and new! Finishing off a lot of our GenCon haul here, but also talking about some recent releases that we haven't had a chance to talk about on the channel, like Earth and Darwin's Journey. Enjoy! This is Part 15 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives! W…

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 14): The GenCon Edition ~ a mixed bag for us 1:07:41

2y ago1:07:41

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This is Part 14 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives! We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not a judgment on game quality or the likeliho…

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 13): The Episode Maggie's Been Dreading - ABSTRACTS!! 54:25

2+ y ago54:25

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Here's one for the Thinkers in the house! Themeless, Storyless, Abstract goodness. As dry as they come. Watch along as we try to find Maggie an abstract that she likes (or rather, that she admits she likes hehe). This is Part 13 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives! We ho…

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 12): We have far too many games! 52:29

2+ y ago52:29

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I wish we could say we're half way, but we're probably not after 120 mini reviews!! Happy Monday and thank you for sticking with us through this series! This is Part 12 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives! We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preference…

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10, OUT OF 10: Even More Roll & Writes! 🎲 (Part 11) 47:34

3y ago47:34

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Happy Monday and thank you for listening! 😍 This is Part 11 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives - and this is the SECOND special roll & write episode Support the showBy ThinkerThemer

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Top 10 Most Anticipated Board Games of 2023 43:12

3y ago43:12

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How is it the end of January already?! 2023 has well and truly arrived and we're sooooooooo excited about all of the board game goodness headed our way. We hope you enjoy this list of some of our most anticipated titles of this year. Thank you to all of our wonderful subscribers for creating such an incredible community, and to our joeyfam who supp…

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10, out of 10: 100 GAMES DONE!!! We continue to rate our entire board game collection (Part 10!) 1:04:07

3y ago1:04:07

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Happy Monday! 😍 Welcome to part 10!! This makes 100 games we've now rated for 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN! This is the series where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives. We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment o…

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Top 10 Board Games of 2022 1:05:33

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WOW what another huge year of game releases! We've had so much fun playing these 2022 titles and have loved sharing & discussing many of these titles with you all over the last year. Our channel is supported by our YouTube channel members (our joeyfam!) Please consider supporting us to continue making unpaid board game review content. Support the s…

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 9): Even MORE 2-Player Board Games! ☯ 48:35

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Happy Monday and thank you for watching! 😍 This is Part 9 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives. We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not …

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10, OUT OF 10: We rate our entire board game collection! (Part 8) 55:16

3y ago55:16

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Hi everyone! Maggie has been very sick this week and so you have EVEN MORE AMY talking than usual. Sorry about that :D Thank you for watching! This is Part 8 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives. We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and reme…

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 7): A 2-Player Board Games Special 1:02:29

3y ago1:02:29

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Happy Monday and thank you for watching! 😍 This is Part 7 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives. We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not …

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 6): We rate our entire board game collection! 1:05:38

3y ago1:05:38

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Happy Monday and thank you for watching! 😍 This is Part 6 of our series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives. We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not …

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 5): We rate our entire board game collection! 1:07:44

3y ago1:07:44

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Happy Monday and thank you for watching! 😍 This is Part 5 of our new series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives. We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're …

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Small Talk 42 ~ PAX Australia Recap | Board Game Reviews (Dog Park, Sync or Swim, Wok and Roll) 44:30

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❤ Ahhh, it's so nice to be back on the couch. This week is a HUGE week for game previews so we're happy to take some time out just to catch up with you all - it feels like so long since the last Small Talk episode! It was also a big week visiting the mailbox, with so many new games arriving, as well as some postcards which always make us smile. Hav…

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 4): A Roll & Write Special 🎲 1:08:28

3y ago1:08:28

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Happy Monday and thank you for listening! 😍 This is Part 4 of our new series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives - and this is a special roll & write episode (one of a few we think....). We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings a…

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 3) - We rate our entire board game collection! 1:10:12

3y ago1:10:12

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Happy Monday and thank you for watching! 😍 This is Part 3 of our new series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives. We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're …

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 2) - We rate our entire board game collection! 1:20:15

3y ago1:20:15

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Thank you for all of your lovely feedback and comments on Part 1's video. 😍 This is Part 2 of our new series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives. We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individua…

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10, OUT OF 10 (Part 1) We rate our entire board game collection! 1:26:48

3y ago1:26:48

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Welcome to our new series, 10 (COMMA!) OUT OF TEN, where we rate 10 games on a 10 point scale from our two unique perspectives. We hope this helps you get a better sense for our game preferences, and remember..... 1) ratings are subjective, based on our own individual enjoyment of the game, they're not a judgment on game quality or the likelihood y…

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Small Talk 41 ~ Dominican Republic | Board Game Reviews (Astra, Town 66, Cinderella's Dance) 47:32

3y ago47:32

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❤ We had a sudden family emergency last week and had to travel to the Dominican Republic. In spite of the circumstances we found time to reconnect with Maggie's family and of course found time to sneak in a couple of smaller games. Thank you for all of the love and support, we're so grateful for this community. A&M xx ❤ Support the show…

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Small Talk 40 ~feat. Sneaky Guest Boston | Board Game Reviews (Kites, San Francisco, Cat in the Box) 54:22

3y ago54:22

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❤ We are wishing you all a very happy and healthy week ahead. A&M xx ❤ Support the showBy ThinkerThemer

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Small Talk 39 ~ Merida, Mexico | Board Game Reviews (CuBirds, Thurn & Taxis, Planted, & Veggies) 44:00

3+ y ago44:00

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We are off schedule again but trying to post videos whenever we can - editing in airports! Thanks for bearing with us and we'll be back to our regular schedule soon! ❤️ Support the showBy ThinkerThemer

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Top 10 Upcoming Games to Buy, Try or Spy at GenCon 2022 45:35

3+ y ago45:35

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Well it’s almost time for GenCon 2022 and since we are mapping out our purchases and demos (or just glimpses of new prototypes!) we thought we’d create a video to share with you. And even if you can’t make it this year we hope that this list provides a bit of a glimpse into the interesting and exciting upcoming games in the back half of this year :…

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Small Talk 38 ~ USA Travels | Board Games (Marvel Dice Throne, Troyes Dice, Dungeons, Dice & Danger) 45:58

3+ y ago45:58

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We're loving our travels around the US! This video was filmed in LA where we learned filming spots are highly contested! 😅 Hope you're having a great week! A&M xx ❤ Support the showBy ThinkerThemer

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Back Chat (Top 6 Board Game Campaigns) Ep36 feat. Sunshine City, Moon & More... 35:06

3+ y ago35:06

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❤ We are surrounded by games and feel we may have indeed overcommitted! ... Even though all these boxes are mostly for one game 😅 Have a wonderful week & happy Monday! A&M xo ❤ Support the showBy ThinkerThemer

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Back Chat (Top 5 Board Game Campaigns) Ep35 feat. Helsinki, Drop Bears, Stonewall Uprising & More... 32:47

3+ y ago32:47

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❤ Maggie is very expressive this episode 😂 Making up for the fact that we only have a top 5 again this fortnight friends... hoping that means you can continue to save some money and/or find some gems at your local FLGS instead. Have a wonderful week & happy Monday! A&M xo ❤ Support the showBy ThinkerThemer

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Small Talk 37 ~ Astrophotography | More Board Games (Oh My Goods, Decorum, Parade) 50:28

3+ y ago50:28

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❤ With everything happening in the world, we are putting extra love out into the universe today. Wherever you are, take care of yourselves and we hope you find some joy in sharing in games with us this episode. A&M xx ❤ Support the showBy ThinkerThemer

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Back Chat (Top 5 Board Game Campaigns) Ep34 feat. Septima, First in Flight, Skyrise & More... 30:38

3+ y ago30:38

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❤ Happy Monday friends! Hoping that wherever you are, whatever the weather, and whoever you're with... that you're having the best week full of board games. A&M xo ❤ Support the showBy ThinkerThemer

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Small Talk 36 ~ This just in! | More Board Games (Creature Comforts, It's a Wonderful Kingdom) 1:03:40

3+ y ago1:03:40

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❤ Hello and we hope this video finds you smiling on this wonderful Monday. Happy Pride month! If you're reading this, thank you so much for watching each week and we are so grateful for your support. A&M ❤ Support the showBy ThinkerThemer

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Back Chat (Top 10 Board Game Campaigns) Ep33 feat. Castles of Burgundy, ARCS, Bark Avenue & More... 53:49

3+ y ago53:49

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❤ Remember that time we said we were saving money **HAHAH** (looking at you Episode 22) Turns out it was for this week! What a fantastic fortnight of interesting games. What are you backing? Is Space or Castles your jam this week? A&M ❤ Support the showBy ThinkerThemer

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Small Talk 35 | Myer-Briggs | Filler Board Games (incl. P'achakuna, The Guild of Merchant Explorers) 52:40

3+ y ago52:40

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❤ Are we ramblier than usual in this episode? 😅 I think so.... s0000oooo don't forget to use the timestamps if you need to!! Happy Monday and hope you're smiling. A&M ❤ If you'd like to support our channel ThinkerThemer and get access to even more content, please consider becoming a YouTube channel member (the joeyfam). Support the show…

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Back Chat (Top 5 Board Game Campaigns) Ep32 feat. Anunnaki, Micro Cosmos, Boardgametables & more 29:53

3+ y ago29:53

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❤ Let's all say it together now.... ~F I S C A L L Y ~ R E S P O N S I B L E ~! Happy Monday friends! A&M ❤ Join our YouTube channel for our podcast, access to our discord & more! Support the showBy ThinkerThemer

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Small Talk 34 | Haircuts? | Filler Board Games (Paint the Roses, Animal Kingdoms & Spirit of Eden) 1:00:27

3+ y ago1:00:27

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❤ Have you got your cuppa? It's definitely getting chilly here in Melbourne but welcome to a new week!! We're chatting about a whole variety of things in this episode, as well as some more games of course! Have a wonderful Monday wherever you are. A&M ❤ If you'd like to support our channel ThinkerThemer and get access to even more content, please c…

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Back Chat (Top 10 Board Game Campaigns) Ep31 feat. Oranienburger Kanal, Through Ice and Snow & More 50:47

3+ y ago50:47

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❤ Another fortnight and more opportunities to break that new year's resolution - eep - but how can we resist mushrooms and cats? HOW?!...Hope you're all smiling this week! A&M ❤ Join our YouTube channel for our podcast, access to our discord & more! Support the showBy ThinkerThemer

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Small Talk 33 | Themer Birthday 🎉 | 5 Filler Board Games (Caper Europe, Explore & Draw, Aldabas..) 1:04:53

3+ y ago1:04:53

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❤ Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Maggggggiiieeeeeeeee... happy birthday to you (HIP HIP HOORAY!) Hope you enjoy this episode of Small Talk & have a wonderful week ahead everyone! A&M ❤ If you'd like to support our channel ThinkerThemer and get access to even more content, please consider becoming a YouTube channel…

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Back Chat (Top 10 Board Game Campaigns) Ep30 feat. Last Light, Sleeping Gods Distant Skies & More 50:37

3+ y ago50:37

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❤ Happy Monday to the joeyfam and all of this wonderful community! We hope wherever you are that this week is a fabulous one, and we can't wait to hear what you've been backing. So many good choices.... A&M ❤ Join our channel for our podcast, access to our discord & more TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Number 10 03:41 Number 9 08:00 Number 8 14…

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Small Talk 32 | Just Married | 5 Filler Board Games (Floriferous, Dog Lover, Whirling Witchcraft...) 57:00

3+ y ago57:00

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❤ Our first video filmed since becoming wife and wife :D thank you all so much for the well wishes... we had the most perfect day and we're so happy to now be married. Hope whatever you were doing in the last week was just as filled with joy. Happy Monday... lots of love A&M x ❤ If you'd like to support our channel ThinkerThemer and get access to e…

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Back Chat Ep29 + Deliveries of Campaigns Past 36:04

3+ y ago36:04

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Oooo lucky for our wallets that things have been a little quieter for us on the crowdfunding sites this fortnight so we reduced our list to 5 this week and instead we talk about some new game arrivals! Happiest of Mondays to you all! A&M ❤ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction 01:06 - Deliveries of campaigns past 10:04 - Number 5 12:45 - Number 4 16:03 -…

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Small Talk 31 | Backing Games & Doppelgängers | 5 Fillers (Feat. Bullet, Summer Camp, Claim & more) 54:03

3+ y ago54:03

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❤ Welcome back to episode 31 of Small Talk... not QUITE back to our couch but back to our usual format and back in Australia!! Ahh it's so nice to spend Mondays here with you. Have a wonderful week ahead! A&M x ❤ Support the showBy ThinkerThemer

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Back Chat (Top 10 Kickstarter Board Games) Ep28 feat. Motor City, Oak, Encyclopedia & more 40:49

3+ y ago40:49

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Happy Monday! We recorded this one just before we left LA to hop on the plane back home. Thank you for your patience during our travels and great to be back for another look at the crowdfunding world which is back in full swing! What have you been backing since we've been gone? A&M ❤ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction 00:50 - Number 10 03:37 - Number …

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Small Talk Ep29.... Vegas & Dice Tower West.... 🇺🇸 52:22

3+ y ago52:22

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Sorry - a correction for around the 36:20 mark; Blue Lagoon is by Reiner Knizia (not Michael Kiesling). Vegas brain! We are on a burger diet 😬 and have not stopped since we arrived!!! 😴💤 But when in Vegas! This time there's lots of games to talk about (we played soooo many at DTW) but no IAQs. Trying to get back on schedule with the content but hop…

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Small Talk Ep28.... LA IAQs.... 🇺🇸 18:52

3+ y ago18:52

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We made it to the US!!!! 😄🇺🇸❤🥳 Sorry that there's no games this week... but we hope you enjoy this quick update about our trip so far, as well as some IAQs. Happy Monday wonderful people A&M Support the showBy ThinkerThemer

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Back Chat (Top 10 Kickstarter Board Games) Ep27 feat. Rolling Heights, Earth, Tindaya & more 37:52

3+ y ago37:52

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❤ We can only apologise in advance for what happens when we record late at night. Have we mentioned we're NOT night owls? But we did it! And it's Monday! So Happy Monday and hope that you're enjoying looking at all of these new games as crowdfunding season really starts to kick in. Stay healthy and happy! A&M ❤ Join our channel for our podcast, acc…

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Small Talk 27 | Our Top 5 Board Game Mechanics | 5 Fillers (Feat. Floating Floors, Nova Luna & More) 57:50

3+ y ago57:50

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❤ Hey hey it's Valentine's Day and we are sending all of the love & positive vibes from Australia for your week ahead....! Hope you've all had a fabulous weekend and now can kick some goals & find some joy in the work week. Happy Monday! A&M x ❤ If you'd like to support our channel ThinkerThemer and get access to even more content, please consider …