Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast

73. Extended Banter: Board Game Retreat 2025, Part 2

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1650766/open_sms] The banter continues! There are plenty of games left to cover from the fabled board game retreat weekend. Join your hosts Chris Alley, Ken Cantrell and Jason Yanchuleff as they dive into more of the titles we got to on the trip.  FOLLOW US: Email: hiddengemsboardgamepodcast@gmail.com Web: https://hiddengems.games Patreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcast Instagram: @hiddengems.games Facebook: @hiddengemsboardgamepodcast Twitter: @hiddengemsboard YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcA BGG Guild #: 3874 Discord: https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj [https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj] Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC.

72. Extended Banter: Board Game Retreat 2025, Part 1

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1650766/open_sms] New year, new show format! Every so often, we'll take a break from reviewing games to just talk about more stuff we've been into lately. In this inaugural "Extended Banter" episode, your hosts Chris Alley, Bill Arney, and Cameron Lockey treat you with the usual personal updates and then spend some time reflecting on the games we got to play, both new and old, at our game group's annual Board Game Retreat earlier this month. FOLLOW US: Email: hiddengemsboardgamepodcast@gmail.com Web: https://hiddengems.games Patreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcast Instagram: @hiddengems.games Facebook: @hiddengemsboardgamepodcast Twitter: @hiddengemsboard YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcA BGG Guild #: 3874 Discord: https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj [https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj] Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC.

71. Christmas Spectacular: Stocking Stuffers for 2024

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1650766/open_sms] Twas the day before Christmas, and all round the world, the gamers awaited, the adults, boys, and girls. The stockings are hung by the chimney with care, but no brief, tiny games have yet been stuffed there. When what to my wondering ears should appear, came a new Christmas episode full of gems, joy, and cheer! FEATURED GAMES: 00:00:00 Intro & Banter 00:30:52 Christmas Trivia 00:47:25 Tetrix (Mosaics) 01:07:42 R. Eco. 01:34:27 Roll Through the Ages MUSIC (courtesy of https://epidemicsound.com [https://epidemicsound.com/]): Trivia: "Everlasting Yule", Home for the Holidays; "Pizzicato Dance", Howard Harper-Barnes; "A Holly Jolly One", Arthur Benson Tetrix: "Virtual" - AGST R. Eco: “Absolutely Sure”, North Sphere Roll Through the Ages: “New Civilization”, Wendel Scherer FOLLOW US: Email: hiddengemsboardgamepodcast@gmail.com Web: https://hiddengems.games Patreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcast Instagram: @hiddengems.games Facebook: @hiddengemsboardgamepodcast Twitter: @hiddengemsboard YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcA BGG Guild #: 3874 Discord: https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj [https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj] Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC.

70. "A" is for Alchemist

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1650766/open_sms] "A" is for... alchemist? Another series begins! Will we ever finish it? Who knows! but this episode we start our alphabetically-themed episodes with the letter "A". Join your hosts Chris Alley, Bill Arney and Jason Yanchuleff as they dig for more gems. FEATURED GAMES: 00:00:00 Intro & Banter 00:22:46 Abandon Ship 00:45:00 Alchemist 01:09:39 Age of Comics MUSIC (courtesy of https://epidemicsound.com [https://epidemicsound.com/]): Abandon Ship: “Little Sailor”, Leimoti Alchemist: “With Every Note”, Etienne Roussel Age of Comics: “On the Bike”, Golden Age Radio FOLLOW US: Email: hiddengemsboardgamepodcast@gmail.com Web: https://hiddengems.games Patreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcast Instagram: @hiddengems.games Facebook: @hiddengemsboardgamepodcast Twitter: @hiddengemsboard YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcA BGG Guild #: 3874 Discord: https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj [https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj] Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC.

69. Halloween Spectacular: 2024

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1650766/open_sms] It's time for another cheesy skit, more Halloween trivia from Chris and a bunch of horrifying takes on a bunch of dusty, spooky games. What could be scarier?! Join the full crew: Chris Alley, Jason Yanchuleff, Bill Arney and Cameron Lockey as they bring you three ghoulish reviews of unusual, forgotten, and under-appreciated Halloween-themed games in this 2024 episode of Hidden Gems! FEATURED GAMES: 00:00:00 Sketch: Chapter I 00:05:52 Intro & Banter 00:26:05 Halloween Trivia Game Show 00:46:10 Sketch: Chapter II 00:52:30 Igor 01:27:43 Sketch: Chapter III 01:34:25 Wicked Witches Way 02:09:15 Sketch: Chapter IV 02:15:27 Run, Fight or Die BGG GEEK LIST: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/289922/hidden-gems-podcast-game-ratings STORY CREDITS (Sketch): "I Is For Ice": Iain Rob Wright (with permission) MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS - courtesy of https://epidemicsound.com [https://epidemicsound.com/] I Is For Ice Score:    "Arbitrary Treatment" - Prozody    "Antagonist" - Spectacles Wallet and Watch    "An Obsession" - Dayon    "The Cost of Fear" - Jon Björk    "Mind Reading" - Edward Karl Hanson    "Dead Bodies" - Experia    "Rain G'azing" - Red Dictionary    "You Are Not Afraid" - Jon Björk    "Incandescence" - Silver Maple    "Impasse" - Silver Maple    "Closure of Things" - Cobby Costa    "Colossal Terror" - Jon Björk    "Strange Interference" - Cobby Costa    "Lost in Space" - Cobby Costa    "I Hear Voices" - Experia    "Mystery Potion" - Kikoru Hidden Gems Intro Theme - "Spooky Gems", Travis Lockey, Royalty Free Game Show Theme - "Trail of Crumbs", Martin Landstrom Igor - "Uninvited Guests", Etienne Roussel Wicked Witches Way - "The Friendly Ghost", Arthur Benson Run, Fight or Die - "Zombie Raiders", Wave Saver FOLLOW US: Email: hiddengemsboardgamepodcast@gmail.com Web: https://hiddengems.games Patreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcast Instagram: @hiddengems.games Facebook: @hiddengemsboardgamepodcast Twitter: @hiddengemsboard YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcA BGG Guild #: 3874 Discord: https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj [https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj] Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC.