Take Gudnak’s dying sun with you. Eric Michael Summerer narrates seven stories of battle, magic, and spectacularly poor decisions from Marie Bilodeau, Erik Scott de Bie, Brandon O’Brien, Ed Greenwood,...

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Brandt gets excited about Gen Con (Eric too) before we move on to reviews of Kabuto Sumo Dice, Rising Cultures, Mystic Curling Club, and The Battle of Versailles. The Big Roll has us backing a Kicksta...

Brandt and Eric look forward to Gen Con before moving on to reviews of Excalibur, LLAMA and LLAMA Dice, Grand Central Skyport, and Sequence. The Big Roll has us looking at the oldest games in our coll...

Tom tells us about his adventures in The Philippines before we spark some discussion from a Tale of Boardgaming Horror: What do you do when you learn your game design is similar to a game that already...

Brandt and Eric experience the High School Theater scene before moving on to reviews of Decorum, Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock, Bomb Busters, and Galactic Cruise with Expansions. The Big Roll h...

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Brant begins the show with a musical introduction, after which we move on to reviews of French Toast, Regicide Legacy, Tea Witches, and Catan on the Road. The d12 of Fate demands we discuss Memory, th...

Julie shares more news about her new position, after which we discuss the finer points of Hype. How does one manage excitement about a product when it's not necessarily playable yet? Then, we have bot...

This time, Tom crows about another victory for Vasel's Law with the announcement of The King's Gambit. Then, Julie pens her own Tale of Boardgaming Horror (but she makes Eric read it), and we move on ...

Brandt gives a shout-out to a pair of local designers and their latest release. We then move on to reviews of SETI, Fountains, Tax the Rich, and Fliptoons. The Die compels us to explore Isolation Game...

Brandt recounts his co-op adventures playing Stardew Valley before we move on to reviews of I'm The CEO, Rise of Babel, French Quarter, and Grimcoven. The d12 of Fate asks us to discuss gaming with a ...

Brandt and Eric whine about the weather before moving on to reviews of ORBIT, Locus, Jibber Jabble, and Wine Cellar. The D12 of Fate rolls along to force a discussion on Boardgame Inserts, and our Dou...

Brandt and Eric look forward to the events of 2026 before moving on to reviews of DC United, Matchstick Tycoon, Boom Patrol, and Sanibel. The d12 of Fate damages our boxes, and our Doubles Review is t...

Brandt recounts how he ran a Wits and Wagers event at his church before we move on to reviews of The Two Towers Trick-Taking Game, Flamecraft Duals, Chang'an, and Emberleaf. It's an artistic Big Roll ...

Happy New Year! Brandt and Eric begin by sharing some gaming resolutions for 2026 before moving on to reviews of EXIT Advent: The Intergalactic Race, If/Then, Unstoppable, and Forest Shuffle. We wake ...

It's the end of the year, and Brandt and Eric are going to try to guess each other's favorite games from 2025. But before we get to that, we have reviews of Tidal Blades 2, 20 Strong Tanglewoods Rose ...

Eric gives a brief recount of his adventures at PAX Unplugged before discussing Mountain Goats Legacy and Re;MATCH, and then he gets out of the way so Brandt can review Covenant, A Wild Venture, Skara...

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Eric starts with a quick recap of Spiel, and the games he brought home. We move on to reviews of Cyclades, The Peak Team: Rangers, Pirates of Maracaibo, and Disney Afternoon: Rewind, before letting th...

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Brandt waxes poetic about his recent friends gathering. Eric looks forward to Essen. We review Shall We Dance, Luthier, Nekojima: Torii Pack, and Cretaceous Rails. We Talk Table Talk. We close the sho...

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Erich and Margit have settled into their lives as adventurers in Marsheim, having risen to ruby-red rank—another firm step forward in their adventuring care...

Brandt and Eric take a bit of a musical interlude before moving on to reviews of Storyfold: Wildwinds, EXIT The Game Advent: The Intergalactic Race, Gwent, Ace of Spades, and Trickarus. The d12 of Fat...