Podcast Episodes

Every episode of the Board Game Barrage podcast:

• Episode 362: Hot Takes About Board Games

Episode 362

• Episode 361: Collaborative Draft: Games of 2016

Episode 361

• Episode 360: Guessing Golden Geeks Galore

Episode 360

• Episode 359: Top Brass

Episode 359

• Episode 358: Our Listeners' Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2026

Episode 358

• Episode 357: We Played a Mass of Games!

Episode 357

• Episode 356: On the Road Again

Episode 356

• Episode 355: Anticipation Auction: Games of 2026

Episode 355

• Episode 354: Don't Call It a Comeback

Episode 354

• Episode 353: Getting it Just Right

Episode 353

• Episode 352: Combined Top 50 Games of All-Time 2025 Draft: 10-1

Episode 352

• Episode 351: Combined Top 50 Games of All-Time 2025 Draft: 30-11

Episode 351

• Episode 350: Combined Top 50 Games of All-Time 2025 Draft: 50-31

Episode 350

• Episode 349: Anticipation Auction 2025: And the Winner Is…

Episode 349

• Episode 348: Got 'Em, Ghost Turkey

Episode 348

• Episode 347: Bob's Design

Episode 347

• Episode 346: It’s One Bananagrams, How Much Could It Cost?

Episode 346

• Episode 345: Essen SPIEL 2025 Hype List

Episode 345

• Episode 344: ... But the Second Leaves a Mark

Episode 344

• Episode 343: Fantasy Draft: Card Games

Episode 343

• Episode 342: Oops! All Foreplay

Episode 342

• Episode 341: A Little Bit of Mailbag

Episode 341

• Episode 340: All by Myself

Episode 340

• Episode 339: One and Done

Episode 339

• Episode 338: Gen Con 2025 Preview

Episode 338

• Episode 337: Our Listeners’ Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2025

Episode 337

• Episode 336: Happy Little Accidents

Episode 336

• Episode 335: A Cole New Wehrle

Episode 335

• Episode 334: Nothing's Done It Better

Episode 334

• Episode 333: Golden G33ks

Episode 333

• Episode 332: Hard Pass!

Episode 332

• Episode 331: One Thing I Hate About You

Episode 331

• Episode 330: We Played a Load of Games!

Episode 330

• Episode 329: All the Stars Are Here!

Episode 329

• Episode 328: Anticipation Auction: Games of 2025

Episode 328

• Episode 327: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2024: 10-1

Episode 327

• Episode 326: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2024: Neilan's 30-11

Episode 326

• Episode 325: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2024: Mark's 30-11

Episode 325

• Episode 324: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2024: Neilan's 50-31

Episode 324

• Episode 323: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2024: Mark's 50-31

Episode 323

• Episode 322: And What a Year It’s Been

Episode 322

• Episode 321: Fire Away, Ghost Turkey

Episode 321

• Episode 320: We Played A Clump of Games!

Episode 320

• Episode 319: One Exception To Rule Them All

Episode 319

• Episode 318: A Mix of Things We’d Like To See with Mike DiLisio

Episode 318

• Episode 317: Fantasy Draft: Overrated Games

Episode 317

• Episode 316: Four Heads Are Better Than One

Episode 316

• Episode 315: Essen SPIEL 2024 Hype List

Episode 315

• Episode 314: Bringing Out the Best in People

Episode 314

• Episode 313: That Don't Impress Me Much

Episode 313

• Episode 312: Fantasy Draft: Spiel des Jahres Winners

Episode 312

• Episode 311: Of Lovers and Travel

Episode 311

• Episode 310: Bob's Decade Delights

Episode 310

• Episode 309: Moretuary

Episode 309

• Episode 308: Fantasy Draft: Games To Last a Decade

Episode 308

• Episode 307: Gotta Guess More Golden Geeks

Episode 307

• Episode 306: We Could All Use a Little Change

Episode 306

• Episode 305: Hook, Line, and Sinker

Episode 305

• Episode 304: Our Listeners’ Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2024

Episode 304

• Episode 303: We Played a Pile of Games!

Episode 303

• Episode 302: A Lotta Prattle About Vlaada Chvátil

Episode 302

• Episode 301: Our Most Anticipated Games of 2024

Episode 301

• Episode 300: Resolutions and Ruminations

Episode 300

• Episode 299: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2023: 10-1

Episode 299

• Episode 298: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2023: 20-11

Episode 298

• Episode 297: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2023: 30-21

Episode 297

• Episode 296: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2023: 40-31

Episode 296

• Episode 295: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2023: 50-41

Episode 295

• Episode 294: We Played a Stack of Games!

Episode 294

• Episode 293: The Great Epochs Of Board Gaming

Episode 293

• Episode 292: Lightning Round

Episode 292

• Episode 291: Fantasy Draft: Reiner Knizia

Episode 291

• Episode 290: Stuck in the Mid With You

Episode 290

• Episode 289: Essen SPIEL 2023 Hype List

Episode 289

• Episode 288: Less is More

Episode 288

• Episode 287: There's a Time and Place for Everything

Episode 287

• Episode 286: The Worst Duo, Kellen & Mark

Episode 286

• Episode 285: Starting is Easy, Finishing is Hard

Episode 285

• Episode 284: Gen Con 2023 Preview

Episode 284

• Episode 283: Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal

Episode 283

• Episode 282: A Soupçon of Sackson

Episode 282

• Episode 281: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 901-1000

Episode 281

• Episode 280: Equal and Opposite Interactions

Episode 280

• Episode 279: Let the Golden Age Begin

Episode 279

• Episode 278: Check Check Check

Episode 278

• Episode 277: Definitely Not a Mailbag Episode

Episode 277

• Episode 276: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 801-900

Episode 276

• Episode 275: Building and Breaking Conventions

Episode 275

• Episode 274: Guessing Golden Geeks

Episode 274

• Episode 273: Bob Chat

Episode 273

• Episode 272: Cool Story, Bro

Episode 272

• Episode 271: The Un-Episode

Episode 271

• Episode 270: You May Feel a Little Discomfort

Episode 270

• Episode 269: Keep On Rollin', Bob

Episode 269

• Episode 268: We Played a Slew of Games!

Episode 268

• Episode 267: Our Listeners’ Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2023

Episode 267

• Episode 266: Don't Mess with Cathala

Episode 266

• Episode 265: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 701-800

Episode 265

• Episode 264: Kellen

Episode 264

• Episode 263: Our Most Anticipated Games of 2023

Episode 263

• Episode 262: The Sweet Sound of Mailbag

Episode 262

• Episode 261: Resolutions and Ramifications

Episode 261

• Episode 260: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2022: 10-1

Episode 260

• Episode 259: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2022: 20-11

Episode 259

• Episode 258: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2022: 30-21

Episode 258

• Episode 257: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2022: 40-31

Episode 257

• Episode 256: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2022: 50-41

Episode 256

• Episode 255: Kellen Played a Hop of Games!

Episode 255

• Episode 254: A Celebration of Innovation

Episode 254

• Episode 253: The Ghost of Turkeys Past

Episode 253

• Episode 252: Digital Killed the Tabletop Star

Episode 252

• Episode 251: Tabling the Teach

Episode 251

• Episode 250: The Times They Are a-Changin'

Episode 250

• Episode 249: The Essence of Excess

Episode 249

• Episode 248: The Need for Theme

Episode 248

• Episode 247: We Played A Heap of Games!

Episode 247

• Episode 246: SHUX 2022 Live with Tom Brewster

Episode 246

• Episode 245: Essen SPIEL 2022 Hype List

Episode 245

• Episode 244: Quick Count

Episode 244

• Episode 243: We’re on Each Other’s Team

Episode 243

• Episode 242: Second Time's the Charm

Episode 242

• Episode 241: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 601-700

Episode 241

• Episode 240: The Pillars of Recreation

Episode 240

• Episode 239: We're Back and We Brought Lots of Games

Episode 239

• Episode 237: Where Are They Now?

Episode 237

• Episode 236: Gen Con 2022 Preview

Episode 236

• Episode 235: The Twin Game Showdown

Episode 235

• Episode 234: It’s About Family with Ambie Valdés from Board Game Blitz

Episode 234

• Episode 233: A Decade of Missed Games: 2010-2019

Episode 233

• Episode 232: Transcontinental Mailbag Express

Episode 232

• Episode 231: Why Fight When You Can Negotiate?

Episode 231

• Episode 230: Worth the Weight

Episode 230

• Episode 229: The Positives of Being Negative

Episode 229

• Episode 228: Bob Is Beautiful

Episode 228

• Episode 227: Board Games: The Sequel: Part II: Electric Boogaloo

Episode 227

• Episode 226: Metapod

Episode 226

• Episode 225: Itchy, Tasty

Episode 225

• Episode 224: Golden Geek Awards 2021

Episode 224

• Episode 223: Ye Olden Games with Mark Bigney from So Very Wrong About Games

Episode 223

• Episode 222: Are You the Gatekeeper?

Episode 222

• Episode 221: P-P-P-Party Questions

Episode 221

• Episode 220: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 501-600

Episode 220

• Episode 219: A Perfect Ten

Episode 219

• Episode 218: Our Listeners’ Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2022

Episode 218

• Episode 217: We Got Rid of a Bunch of Games!

Episode 217

• Episode 216: We’re Doing This Together!

Episode 216

• Episode 215: Some Like It H-H-H-Hot

Episode 215

• Episode 214: Bob's Alright (For Fighting)

Episode 214

• Episode 213: Approach Without Caution

Episode 213

• Episode 212: Two Can Play At That Game

Episode 212

• Episode 211: Our Most Anticipated Games of 2022

Episode 211

• Episode 210: No One Man Should Have All That Power

Episode 210

• Episode 209: Holiday Hits and Hot Questions

Episode 209

• Episode 208: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2021: 10-1 (ft. Tom Brewster)

Episode 208

• Episode 207: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2021: 20-11 (ft. Ambie Valdés)

Episode 207

• Episode 206: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2021: 30-21 (ft. Mike Walker)

Episode 206

• Episode 205: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2021: 40-31 (ft. Monique & Naveen)

Episode 205

• Episode 204: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2021: 50-41 (ft. Mike Dilisio)

Episode 204

• Episode 203: You Don't Have to Say You Love Me

Episode 203

• Episode 202: Your Fulfilled Potential

Episode 202

• Episode 201: I Choose You, Ghost Turkey!

Episode 201

• Episode 200: The Big 200 Spectacular

Episode 200

• Episode 199: Amerigames and Eurotrash

Episode 199

• Episode 198: Making Memories

Episode 198

• Episode 197: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 401-500

Episode 197

• Episode 196: Question Time with Jeremy

Episode 196

• Episode 195: Eric, Eric, He's Our Lang

Episode 195

• Episode 194: Essen SPIEL 2021 Hype List

Episode 194

• Episode 193: Three Dimensions of Space

Episode 193

• Episode 192: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 301-400

Episode 192

• Episode 191: Take Off Every Zig

Episode 191

• Episode 190: Why Are You the Way That You Are?

Episode 190

• Episode 189: Uwe Baby

Episode 189

• Episode 188: Whatever It Takes

Episode 188

• Episode 187: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 201-300

Episode 187

• Episode 186: Don’t Knock It Till You Try It

Episode 186

• Episode 185: The Most Important Meal of the Day

Episode 185

• Episode 184: Science Based Friction

Episode 184

• Episode 183: Catch a Falling Wallace ...?

Episode 183

• Episode 182: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 101-200

Episode 182

• Episode 181: Save Dat Money

Episode 181

• Episode 180: The Rules of Investing

Episode 180

• Episode 179: Ignorance Is Bliss

Episode 179

• Episode 178: The Power of Production

Episode 178

• Episode 177: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek Top 100

Episode 177

• Episode 176: Sweet Summer Lovin'

Episode 176

• Episode 175: Cute As a Button

Episode 175

• Episode 174: Live Your Legacy

Episode 174

• Episode 173: Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Games

Episode 173

• Episode 172: Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game

Episode 172

• Episode 171: A Complimentary Compilation

Episode 171

• Episode 170: Friedemann Friese Frenzy

Episode 170

• Episode 169: Our Most Anticipated Games of 2021

Episode 169

• Episode 168: Board Games Suck with Dan Hughes from Sporadically Board

Episode 168

• Episode 167: Cleanin’ Out My Closet

Episode 167

• Episode 166: You’ve Got to Iterate to Innovate

Episode 166

• Episode 165: Thriving or Barely Surviving?

Episode 165

• Episode 164: Get Uncomfortable

Episode 164

• Episode 163: Our Listeners' Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2021

Episode 163

• Episode 162: God Does Not Play Dice

Episode 162

• Episode 161: Mechanically Bullish

Episode 161

• Episode 160: Resolutions and Revisitations

Episode 160

• Episode 159: Picking Favorites

Episode 159

• Episode 158: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2020: 10-1

Episode 158

• Episode 157: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2020: 20-11

Episode 157

• Episode 156: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2020: 30-21

Episode 156

• Episode 155: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2020: 40-31

Episode 155

• Episode 154: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2020: 50-41

Episode 154

• Episode 153: Never Look Back at 2020

Episode 153

• Episode 152: Bob's Holiday Gift Guide

Episode 152

• Episode 151: Your Attention Please

Episode 151

• Episode 150: Revenge of the Ghost Turkey

Episode 150

• Episode 149: Have You No Shame?

Episode 149

• Episode 148: Your Comfort Zone

Episode 148

• Episode 147: The Great Compromise

Episode 147

• Episode 146: Essen SPIEL 2020 Hype List

Episode 146

• Episode 145: Zero to One Hundred: $100 Collection Triple Triumph

Episode 145

• Episode 144: Zero to One Hundred: Red Tank’s $100 Collection

Episode 144

• Episode 143: Pace Yourself

Episode 143

• Episode 142: Play Me a Memory

Episode 142

• Episode 141: Expectations Great and Small

Episode 141

• Episode 140: All About Auctions

Episode 140

• Episode 139: Bugbear Brawl

Episode 139

• Episode 138: Life's Lessons Learned

Episode 138

• Episode 137: Past Its Prime

Episode 137

• Episode 136: H-h-h-hot Hot Hot

Episode 136

• Episode 135: Social Climbing

Episode 135

• Episode 134: CHAOS!

Episode 134

• Episode 133: Light It Up

Episode 133

• Episode 132: Heavy Duty with Monique from Before You Play

Episode 132

• Episode 131: But At What Cost?

Episode 131

• Episode 130: And the Award Goes To ...

Episode 130

• Episode 129: Fight for Your Right to Party

Episode 129

• Episode 128: The Means of Production with Richard Simpson

Episode 128

• Episode 127: No Stupid Questions

Episode 127

• Episode 126: So Very Wrong About Games

Episode 126

• Episode 125: REwrite the Stars

Episode 125

• Episode 124: Constraints You Can See

Episode 124

• Episode 123: Filler Up

Episode 123

• Episode 122: Strongest Starter

Episode 122

• Episode 121: FANTASTIC Four with Mike Walker from So Very Wrong About Games

Episode 121

• Episode 120: Light on the Horizon

Episode 120

• Episode 119: The Seven Week Itch

Episode 119

• Episode 118: Of the Utmost Importance

Episode 118

• Episode 117: All Decked Out

Episode 117

• Episode 116: The Cyber Reloaded

Episode 116

• Episode 115: Gone But Not Forgotten

Episode 115

• Episode 114: Let It Grow

Episode 114

• Episode 113: Trust is Good, Area Control is Better

Episode 113

• Episode 112: We Played a Bunch of Games!

Episode 112

• Episode 111: Conventional Wisdom

Episode 111

• Episode 110: One Small Thing

Episode 110

• Episode 109: Harshing My Buzz

Episode 109

• Episode 108: We Have to Go Back

Episode 108

• Episode 107: Get It Right the First Time

Episode 107

• Episode 106: Popcorn Time with Mike DiLisio

Episode 106

• Episode 105: Resolutions and Revelations

Episode 105

• Episode 104: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2019: 10-1

Episode 104

• Episode 103: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2019: 20-11

Episode 103

• Episode 102: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2019: 30-21

Episode 102

• Episode 101: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2019: 40-31

Episode 101

• Episode 100: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2019: 50-41

Episode 100

• Episode 99: Sore Today, Strong Tomorrow

Episode 099

• Episode 98: Thanks, Ghost Turkey!

Episode 098

• Episode 97: Eleven Herbs and Biases

Episode 097

• Episode 96: The House of Bounce

Episode 096

• Episode 95: Holiday Hits

Episode 095

• Episode 94: Even When You're Losing

Episode 094

• Episode 93: Tap Tap, No Take-Backs

Episode 093

• Episode 92: Chasing the MacGuffin

Episode 092

• Episode 91: SHUX 2019 Live with Quintin Smith

Episode 091

• Episode 90: Timmy, Jenny, Spike

Episode 090

• Episode 89: Classified Information

Episode 089

• Episode 88: Essen SPIEL 2019 Preview

Episode 088

• Episode 87: The Game of Life

Episode 087

• Episode 86: Shame! Shame! Shame!

Episode 086

• Episode 85: Episode Too: Attack of the Adjectives

Episode 085

• Episode 84: Best With Two

Episode 084

• Episode 83: Dexterous Laboratory

Episode 083

• Episode 82: Tales from the Tables

Episode 082

• Episode 81: Gen Con 2019 Day Three

Episode 081

• Episode 80: Gen Con 2019 Day Two

Episode 080

• Episode 79: Gen Con 2019 Day One

Episode 079

• Episode 78: You Gotta Get a Gimmick

Episode 078

• Episode 77: What You Don’t Know Can’t Hurt You

Episode 077

• Episode 76: Gen Con 2019 Preview

Episode 076

• Episode 75: Failing Forward

Episode 075

• Episode 74: Story Time with Paula Deming

Episode 074

• Episode 73: Dictionary Attack

Episode 073

• Episode 72: The Long and the Short of It

Episode 072

• Episode 71: A Hate-Love Relationship

Episode 071

• Episode 70: Spiel des Jahres! The Games War!

Episode 070

• Episode 69: Bang for Your Buck

Episode 069

• Episode 68: A Mailbag of Biblical Proportions

Episode 068

• Episode 67: Shelf Life

Episode 067

• Episode 66: The Only Winning Move

Episode 066

• Episode 65: Board Games and Chill

Episode 065

• Episode 64: Are Games Even Fun?

Episode 064

• Episode 63: Hype Men

Episode 063

• Episode 62: A Melange of Games to Play Again

Episode 062

• Episode 61: Beware of the Cyber

Episode 061

• Episode 60: Tabling the Discussion

Episode 060

• Episode 59: Ain't Nothing Like It

Episode 059

• Episode 58: Game Board Confessional

Episode 058

• Episode 57: Where There's a Will, There's a Gateway

Episode 057

• Episode 56: Shelf of Shape Up or Ship Out

Episode 056

• Episode 55: Answerversary

Episode 055

• Episode 54: 2019: An Up and Coming Year

Episode 054

• Episode 53: Objection!

Episode 053

• Episode 52: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Theme

Episode 052

• Episode 51: The Best of Times

Episode 051

• Episode 50: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 10-1

Episode 050

• Episode 49: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 20-11

Episode 049

• Episode 48: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 30-21

Episode 048

• Episode 47: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 40-31

Episode 047

• Episode 46: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 50-41

Episode 046

• Episode 45: Green Letter Episode?

Episode 045

• Episode 44: Red Letter Episode

Episode 044

• Episode 43: My Triumphs, My Mistakes

Episode 043

• Episode 42: We've Been Co-opted

Episode 042

• Episode 41: The First Cut Is the Deepest

Episode 041

• Episode 40: Bling It On

Episode 040

• Episode 39: Essen SPIEL 2018 Preview

Episode 039

• Episode 38: Six Things I Hate About You

Episode 038

• Episode 37: Origin Story

Episode 037

• Episode 36: Your Unfulfilled Potential

Episode 036

• Episode 35: The Power of Balance

Episode 035

• Episode 34: You Know the Rules and So Do I

Episode 034

• Episode 33: You Can't Win 'Em All

Episode 033

• Episode 32: Are We Having Fun Yet?

Episode 032

• Episode 31: Logged and Loaded

Episode 031

• Episode 30: Party Party Party

Episode 030

• Episode 29: Cult of the You Do You

Episode 029

• Episode 28: Dance Like Nobody’s Watching

Episode 028

• Episode 27: Gen Con 2018 Day Three

Episode 027

• Episode 26: Gen Con 2018 Day Two

Episode 026

• Episode 25: Gen Con 2018 Day One

Episode 025

• Episode 24: Gen Con 2018 Preview

Episode 024

• Episode 23: Are You Feeling Lucky?

Episode 023

• Episode 22: Baby's First Social Interaction

Episode 022

• Episode 21: The Beautiful Game

Episode 021

• Episode 20: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

Episode 020

• Episode 19: What Are You Made Of?

Episode 019

• Episode 18: You Get What You Give

Episode 018

• Episode 17: The Best Things in Life Are $20 or Less

Episode 017

• Episode 16: How to Win Friends Area Control People

Episode 016

• Episode 15: Keep Your Hands to Yourself

Episode 015

• Episode 14: Do You Want to Know a Secret?

Episode 014

• Episode 13: We're Still Right

Episode 013

• Episode 12: More Isn't Always Better

Episode 012

• Episode 11: Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown

Episode 011

• Episode 10: Everyone is Wrong and We are Right

Episode 010

• Episode 9: PhD in Legacy

Episode 009

• Episode 8: Just Deserts

Episode 008

• Episode 7: Kicking and Screaming

Episode 007

• Episode 6: Today's Theme: Pronunciation

Episode 006

• Episode 5: It's Good To Be Kingmaker

Episode 005

• Episode 4: Buy Buy Buy

Episode 004

• Episode 3: Double Dragonfly

Episode 003

• Episode 2: Catching Trains and Mathing Trades

Episode 002

• Episode 1: I'm Not Upset, I'm Just Disappointed

Episode 001