The BoardGameGeek Podcast

It's our third anniversary! BGG Owner Scott Alden (aka Aldie) joins Candice to catch up on the past year and discuss SPIEL Essen '25 games they're most excited to play. * 00:00:00 Introduction * 00:02:37 Pinball Happenings * 00:05:27 BGG Booth 4-J200 (BGG IPA Gameshop Online [https://ipa-gameshop.com/en/publishers/151-boardgamegeek-bgg]) * 00:10:38 Thank you for your support! * 00:16:23 Fresh Plays * 00:16:50 Vantage * 00:26:07 Startups * 00:32:48 Jungo * 00:36:53 Imperium: The Contention * 00:46:22 SPIEL Essen '25 Games We're Most Excited to Play * 00:47:22 Reflecting on our Top 5 SPIEL '24 Anticipation Games * 00:54:31 Bohemians [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/437384/bohemians] * 00:57:09 Durian Smuggler [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/451850/durian-smuggler] + Food Alley * 01:00:32 Children of Morta [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396619/children-of-morta-the-board-game] * 01:02:17 Deckers [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/443306/deckers] * 01:04:16 Fantasy Brewers [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/448371/fantasy-brewers] * 01:05:57 Habemus Papam [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/434283/habemus-papam] * 01:07:37 Keyside [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/410628/keyside] * 01:09:02 Severton [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/432709/severton] * 01:10:31 Rise of the Wastelands [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/413303/rise-of-the-wastelands] * 01:12:07 Expansions! Data Era, Allies, Paradise Islands, Nemed (demo) * 01:13:24 Pilgrims: Curious Adventures [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/444683/pilgrims-curious-adventures] * 01:16:27 The Battle of the Divas [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/439547/the-battle-of-the-divas] * 01:17:04 Take Time [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/440540/take-time] * 01:19:53 Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429845/jisogi-anime-studio-tycoon] * 01:21:44 A Very Civil Whist [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382909/a-very-civil-whist] * 01:23:12 Thesauros [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/440885/thesauros] * 01:25:09 Stupor Mundi [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/392492/stupor-mundi] + Feya's Swamp [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/438442/feyas-swamp] * 01:29:55 Recall [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446493/recall] * 01:32:36 Kingdom Crossing [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/437245/kingdom-crossing] * 01:34:06 Etherstone [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/412086/etherstone] * 01:36:14 Random Roll Question (Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter) * 01:40:51 Sign-off BGG.CON November 19-23, 2025 Hyatt Regency Dallas (Downtown) https://boardgamegeek.com/bggcon BGG Store: https://boardgamegeekstore.com/ Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ [https://boardgamegeek.com/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek [https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek] Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek [https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek] Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com [podcast@boardgamegeek.com]

Starla from Our Family Plays Games [https://www.youtube.com/@OurFamilyPlaysGames] joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite worker placement games. * 00:00:00 Introduction * 00:04:14 Fresh Plays * 00:04:44 Rebel Princess [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418556/rebel-princess-deluxe-edition] * 00:08:28 Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/82168/escape-from-the-aliens-in-outer-space] * 00:17:45 Castle Combo [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416851/castle-combo] * 00:21:56 Antiques Ghost Show [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/449894/antiques-ghost-show] * 00:31:00 Worker Placement Games We Love * 00:35:33 Alpujarras [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/330208/alpujarras] * 00:38:05 Dilluvia Project [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/139245/dilluvia-project] * 00:43:20 Stone Age [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34635/stone-age] * 00:48:40 Whistle Mountain [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301255/whistle-mountain] * 00:55:25 Cities [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/402676/cities] (also mentioned Tower Up [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393307/tower-up]) * 00:59:43 Argent: The Consortium [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/144797/argent-the-consortium] * 01:07:07 Creature Comforts [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/304051/creature-comforts] * 01:11:20 Diamonds Club [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37907/diamonds-club] * 01:21:45 Lords of Waterdeep [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/110327/lords-of-waterdeep] * 01:28:26 Dune: Imperium – Uprising [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/397598/dune-imperium-uprising] * 01:31:30 Random Roll Question (Quadropolis [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/176396/quadropolis]) * 01:34:33 Sign-off BGG.CON November 19-23, 2025 Hyatt Regency Dallas (Downtown) https://boardgamegeek.com/bggcon BGG Store: https://boardgamegeekstore.com/ Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ [https://boardgamegeek.com/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek [https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek] Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek [https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek] Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com [podcast@boardgamegeek.com]

Board game illustrator Kwanchai Moriya [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameartist/28024/kwanchai-moriya] and Candice kick it for a super casual chat about games he loves playing in between beautifying board games, as well as pickles and board game art he appreciates most. * 00:00:00 Introduction * 00:03:34 Fresh Plays * 00:04:50 Vantage [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420033/vantage] * 00:10:11 Forest Shuffle [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391163/forest-shuffle] + Alpine expansion * 00:11:55 Primal: The Awakening [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/303731/primal-the-awakening] * 00:16:00 Quacks [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/441706/quacks-all-in-edition] * 00:17:17 Kwanchai's Favorite Games * 00:21:38 Suburbia [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/123260/suburbia] * 00:24:20 Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/119890/agricola-all-creatures-big-and-small] * 00:27:16 The Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18833/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-confrontation] * 00:30:01 A Feast for Odin [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/177736/a-feast-for-odin] * 00:32:55 Quacks * 00:34:58 Blood Bowl: Team Manager [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/90137/blood-bowl-team-manager-the-card-game] * 00:37:18 Creature Caravan [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/385331/creature-caravan] * 00:40:34 Minecart Town [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/424203/minecart-town] (Roads & Boats [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/875/roads-and-boats]) * 00:42:18 Board Game Art Appreciation * 00:55:44 Random Roll Question (SILOS [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429765/silos]) * 00:58:42 Sign-off BGG.CON November 19-23, 2025 Hyatt Regency Dallas (Downtown) https://boardgamegeek.com/bggcon BGG Store: https://boardgamegeekstore.com/ Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ [https://boardgamegeek.com/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek [https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek] Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek [https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek] Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com [podcast@boardgamegeek.com]

Rodney Smith (Watch It Played) and Joel Eddy (Drive Thru Games) join Candice to discuss the evolution of the COIN Series and why they find COIN games fascinating, along with sharing some of their favorites in the series...and getting each other hype to watch more anime. * 00:00:00 Introduction * 00:06:23 TCGs + Gundam + Anime  * 00:26:36 Fresh Plays * 00:26:58 Fate of the Fellowship [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436217/] * 00:33:51 Tales of the Arthurian Knights [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/377704/tales-of-the-arthurian-knights] * 00:45:35 Scape Goat [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315043/scape-goat] * 00:55:30 The Evolution of the COIN Series * 00:55:52 COINsplaining * 01:15:15 Playing Remotely aka "Rodney Style" * 01:18:52 The Beauty of Playbooks * 01:22:03 Not Just for Four (Colonial Twilight [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180199/], All Bridges Burning [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/242520/all-bridges-burning-red-revolt-and-white-guard-in], People Power [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247136/people-power-insurgency-in-the-philippines-1981-19]) * 01:23:23 Irregular Conflict Series (Vijayanagara [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334363/], A Gest of Robin Hood [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338376/a-gest-of-robin-hood], Cross Bronx Expressway [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/347601/cross-bronx-expressway]) * 01:25:03 COIN Multipacks (The British Way [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342921/the-british-way-counterinsurgency-at-the-end-of-em])  * 01:27:57 New Territory (Red Dust Rebellion [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322499/red-dust-rebellion]) * 01:31:39 COIN Games We Love (The British Way, Andean Abyss [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91080/andean-abyss], Cuba Libre [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111799/cuba-libre], A Distant Plain [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/127518/a-distant-plain], Red Dust Rebellion, All Bridges Burning, Gandhi [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220588/], People Power) * 01:44:03 COIN Games We're Excited to Check Out (Pendragon [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193728/], Gandhi, Fire in the Lake [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/144189/], The British Way) * 01:48:48 COINticipation (China's War, The Pure Land, A Fading Star) * 01:56:26 Future COIN ideas * 02:02:32 Random Roll Questions * 02:13:13 Sign-off COIN Curious? Check these videos out: * Candice's Red Dust Rebellion Overview [https://youtu.be/tZlYTiJdYso?si=-PMXgv5vHEUov8xj] * Watch It Played Cuba Libre Playthrough [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq2hC4ePbTU] * Joel's The British Way Review [https://youtu.be/VaHoMFCwUrM?si=6lTFsbZl1QvMLl2a] BGG.CON November 19-23, 2025 Hyatt Regency Dallas (Downtown) https://boardgamegeek.com/bggcon BGG Store: https://boardgamegeekstore.com/ Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ [https://boardgamegeek.com/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek [https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek] Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek [https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek] Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com [podcast@boardgamegeek.com]

Filmmaker Simon Ennis joins Candice to discuss his new documentary The Hobby: Tales From The Tabletop [https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-hobby-tales-from-the-tabletop/umc.cmc.az96638iezlxonfk7ypc5g21], as well as emotions they love to feel watching movies/documentaries, and board games/board gaming experiences that evoke similar feelings. * 00:00:00 Introduction * 00:02:40 The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop * 00:25:03 Fresh Plays * 00:25:42 Unconscious Mind [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329500/unconscious-mind] * 00:33:05 Man-Eating House [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218270/man-eating-house] * 00:41:33 Nemesis [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167355/nemesis] * 00:54:45 23 Knives [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396740/23-knives] * 01:06:23 Film Feelings from Board Games * 01:18:19 Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/239472/abomination-the-heir-of-frankenstein] * 01:23:19 Pandemic Legacy [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161936/pandemic-legacy-season-1] * 01:26:02 Dead of Winter [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/150376/dead-of-winter-a-crossroads-game] * 01:27:47 Mantis Falls [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291847/mantis-falls] * 01:29:53 Detective: City of Angels [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218074/detective-city-of-angels] * 01:30:42 Final Girl: Frightmare on Maple Lane [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310175/final-girl-frightmare-on-maple-lane] * 01:37:27 Leaving Earth [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173064/leaving-earth] * 01:43:54 Escape Plan [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/142379/escape-plan] * 01:51:31 This War of Mine: The Board Game [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188920/this-war-of-mine-the-board-game] * 01:55:49 Watergate [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/274364/watergate] * 02:02:34 Tumbling Tower [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10925/tumbling-tower] * 02:04:34 DerrocAr: The Week of Five Presidents [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345618/derrocar-the-week-of-five-presidents] * 02:09:58 Random Roll Question * 02:10:58 Sign-off BGG.CON November 19-23, 2025 Hyatt Regency Dallas (Downtown) https://boardgamegeek.com/bggcon BGG Store: https://boardgamegeekstore.com/ Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ [https://boardgamegeek.com/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek [https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek] Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek [https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek] Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com [podcast@boardgamegeek.com]