Gaymer Daddies

Daddies Over the Rainbow: The Beyond the Sun Review

Happy Pride🌈 from Gaymer Daddies! In our first Pride Month episode, we review Beyond the Sun, designed by Dennis K. Chan and published by Rio Grande Games. We kick things off with Pride reflections, reveal Andrew’s secret Pride flag Easter egg hidden in recent episode artwork, and Jason leads a Pride-themed Quickie, Then we get into the real game: a highly regarded civilization-building strategy game centered around one of the best technology-tree systems in modern board gaming. We talk about tech trees, Rio Grande Games, Dennis K. Chan’s design background, the Leaders of the New Dawn expansion, and why celebrating LGBTQ creators matters even when the game itself is not LGBTQ-themed. 🎲 Roll well.🌈 Play gay.

Survivor 50 Bonus Part 3: Worth Playing For?

The Daddies are back for a special Survivor bonus episode, and the tribe has opinions. Andrew, Jacob, and Jason break down the Survivor 50 finale with a full Stance review covering the cast, twists, challenges, rewards, final three, jury reactions, and the overall legacy of the season. Before diving into the review, they recap their night at Pizza Lobo, where DJ Jerri Manthey joined a Survivor event hosted by ShutUp Queen with Survivor drag queens and a room full of fans ready to celebrate, debate, and process the finale together. Jason leads a Survivor Quickie, Andrew covers Survivor news from around the world, and the group reviews the final results of their Survivor draft game, where Andrew would like the record to show that he correctly picked the top three. The Daddies also pitch ideas for new twists, idols, and advantages before ending with a little surprise that may lead to a future board game review. Grab your buff, protect your vote, and prepare for a finale discussion full of strong opinions, questionable strategy, and just enough Jeff Probst to make it worth playing for.

Girl Dinner Threeway: Charcuterie, Fromage & Viticulture

This episode is a full snack plate. The Daddies serve up a special Girl Dinner threeway with mini reviews of three food-and-drink board games: Charcuterie, Fromage, and Viticulture. Andrew brings the appetizer with Charcuterie, Jacob cuts into the cheese course with Fromage, and Jason pours the wine with Viticulture. Before the reviews, the Daddies celebrate Mother’s Day by talking about games they would play with their moms, mothers, or mother figures, then Jason delivers a bite-sized Quickie. Since this is a food episode, each Daddy also pitches an original food-themed board game. In this episode: • The true meaning of Girl Dinner • What board games belong at the Mother’s Day table • Jason’s snackable Quickie • Original food board game pitches from each Daddy • Three final Stance scores for three very different food games Join the Daddies for a three-course board game tasting menu where nobody cooks, everyone grazes, and somehow it still counts as dinner.

Flock Around and Find Out: The Flock Together Review

This week, the Daddies enter the coop for our review of Flock Together — the cooperative boss battler where brave little chickens team up, level up, and fight off predators before the final season ends. Andrew, Jason, and Jacob talk through what makes co-op games so fun, what makes them occasionally feel like a group project with dice, and whether Flock Together delivers enough strategy, charm, tension, and table presence to earn a proud Daddy score. Along the way, we celebrate the game’s gorgeous artwork by Andrew Bosley, pitch some deeply unserious celebrity chicken names for future expansions, and take a quick look at board game award season with a few titles that keep popping up on nomination lists. In this episode: * Why co-op games can feel like chosen family — or a hostage negotiation with snacks * A review of Flock Together and its chicken-fueled boss battles * Andrew Bosley’s artwork, including Everdell, Tapestry, Flock Together, and The Smoking Bones * The Daddies pitch expansion characters including Fowla Abdul, Meryl Cheep, Coop Dogg, Lady Gaggle, and Oprah Wingfrey * Our official SERVE score: Strategy, Elegance, Representation, Voltage, Ease, and Stance * A quick check-in on current board game award nominations * A tease for our next episode: Girl Dinner, a threeway with three different games Grab your chicken fingers, fluff your feathers, and get ready to flock around and find out.

Pitching Tents and Feeding Bears: The Parks review featuring Kate

The Daddies lace up their imaginary hiking boots and head into the wilderness for a review of PARKS, the stunning board game inspired by America’s national parks. Joined by special guest Kate, a former park ranger, Andrew, Jason, and Jacob dig into the beauty, history, and gameplay behind one of the most beloved modern board games. Along the way, they talk real national park facts, Earth Day, the Pride flag’s connection to nature, Keymaster Games’ commitment to giving back, and why this game feels so much bigger than just collecting tokens on a trail. It is a scenic journey through gorgeous artwork, clever design, and the eternal truth that cardboard nature is often preferable to actual bears. In this episode: * Special guest Kate joins the Daddies to talk about her real-life experience as a park ranger * A park-themed Quickie with Jason that goes exactly where you think it will * Fun facts about the U.S. National Park System, Earth Day, and the meaning of green in the original Pride flag * The full background of PARKS, from Henry Audubon and Keymaster Games to the original Fifty-Nine Parks artwork * A look at the second edition, Nightfall, Wildlife, and the upcoming PARKS: Europe * A full SERVE review with Kate helping decide the scores From mountains and monuments to meeples and moose, this episode is a love letter to nature.