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BGB Podcast #312 – Fantasy Draft: Spiel des Jahres Winners

It’s awards season, which means that Germany’s back to tell us what games are popping off over there. And that also means we’re back to tell you what we think about what they think. More than that – we’re looking through the annals of Spiel des Jahres history to drafting the winningest games of all the winners! Which means you too can be a winner of $100! Just vote! Before everyone’s a winner, we talk about Chess, Vabanque, The Mandalorian: Adventures, and Path of Civilization.

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BGB Podcast #273 – Bob Chat

Board games are a social medium, which is a big part of their appeal for us. It’s not just about being heads down solving a puzzle, they facilitate conversation. Some games are better at this than others, so we put BGBBOB on the case to find our favourites! Before we natter away, we talk about Big Top, Autobahn, and Pollen.

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BGB Podcast #187 – Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 201-300

We’re back with another fantasy draft, as we keep on moving down the BoardGameGeek top games list. If you’re not familiar, we’re each picking a standalone collection of five games before our picks get stolen out from under us. Want to win a $50 gift card? You’ve got to vote on whose collection is best! Before we get the knives out, we talk about Raiders of Scythia, and Ankh: Gods of Egypt.

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BGB Podcast #107 – Get It Right the First Time

You only get one chance to play a game for the first time, but sometimes events conspire to make that debut … less than ideal. We look at some first plays that could’ve gone better, examine what contributed to them not delivering, and offer advice on how to make sure your brand new game doesn’t stumble out the gate.

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BGB Podcast #65 – Board Games and Chill

Relax. Don’t do it. Slow down. Why’re you always in such a rush? Kick off your shoes, join us on the couch and enjoy a nice, tall, refreshing … board game. We’re counting down our five favourite relaxing games, the ones we’re drawn to at the end of a long game night. Before we...

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BGB Podcast #61 – Beware of the Cyber

Let’s get digital. Electronic board games! What will they think of next?! There’s been a trend of more and more board games being translated into web and mobile apps, so join us as we make the jump to cyberspace. Before we plug in, we also talk about Heul doch! Mau Mau, Architects of the West...