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| 26 May 2020 | Gloomhaven, Cities: Skylines, Ark(ham) of the Covenant Hotel - Boards & Swords #150 | ||
On the list of “Chris finally played….” we can now add Gloomhaven from Cephalofair Games! See what he thinks, see what Collin and Cindy got off their shelf of shame. Plus, Cities: Skylines from Kosmos, and Philip played something! NewsClank! More! Stuff! Power Rangers: Moar Power Moar Rangers A Horrible Roll & Whiteboard She's got another Ticket to Ride apparently This game is rated Rrrrrrr Email us your comments and questions at feedback@boardsandswords.com. You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswordspod. Personally I'm @ChrisIsntBoard on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram. Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram. This podcast is also a part of Punchboard Media. For other great board gaming shows, check out punchboardmedia.com. Thank you for listening to the show. Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours? #boardgames #boardgamereview | |||
| 09 Jun 2020 | Charterstone, No Cons This Year, Play-Testing My Patience - Boards & Swords #151 | ||
Can we skip to next year yet? Isn’t there an “start next turn” button or something? Well in the meantime, we’ve got a game that 75% of us have played: Charterstone from Stonemaier Games. Plus, new 40K stuff, Spiel nominations, and really old games in the news! NewsPour one out for 2020 The committee "Spiel"s the beans This kickstarter took awhile to deliver Games Workshop needs more money Email us your comments and questions at feedback@boardsandswords.com. You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswordspod. Personally I'm @ChrisIsntBoard on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram. Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram. This podcast is also a part of Punchboard Media. For other great board gaming shows, check out punchboardmedia.com. Thank you for listening to the show. Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours? #boardgames #boardgamereview | |||
| 23 Jun 2020 | Costa Ruana, Ragusa, Gaming In a 2 Person Household - Boards & Swords #152 | ||
Collin and Cindy test out a “couples cast” style of episode where they talk
about Costa Ruana, Ragusa, and what gaming is like in their household. | |||
| 08 Jul 2020 | Chris Talks to Bebo from Be Bold Games - Boards & Swords #153 | ||
Chris talks with Bebo from Be Bold Games (https://www.beboldgames.com/)
about board gaming, pokemon, kickstarters, and weird crane games from
Japan! | |||
| 21 Jul 2020 | Team3, Star Wars Legion Clone Wars, Who Are These People Again? - Boards & Swords #154 | ||
Getting back to recording a “normal” episode, Cindy & Collin talk about
Team3 from Brain Games, while Chris talks about the Star Wars Legion Clone
Wars set from Fantasy Flight Games & the Viticulture app from DigiDiced and
Stonemaier Games. | |||
| 04 Aug 2020 | The Deadlies, Exit, Pathfinder: Lost Omens Gods & Magic - Boards & Swords #155 | ||
We have some news again, although Chris didn't feel like writing jokes for
the Spiel des Jahres winners. What did he joke about? You'll have to listen
and find out. | |||
| 18 Aug 2020 | Gen Con Online, Valley of the Vikings, Root Expansions - Boards & Swords #156 | ||
Gen Con happened....sorta. Online! The group shares a bit about what they
did or didn't do during the event and talk about their thoughts on the
convention. Also, reviews of Valley of the Vikings by HABA and some of the
new Root expansion from Leder Games! | |||
| 01 Sep 2020 | Tattoo Stories, Nevada City, Lots of Western Legends Talk - Boards & Swords #157 | ||
Not only is Western Legends on Kickstarter again, but its on Collin &
Cindy's table again. So much Western goodness that Chris might pass out
from boredom! Also, we've got reviews of Tattoo Stories from Games by
Bicycle and Nevada City from Rio Grande Games. And of course, plenty of bad
news jokes to go around. | |||
| 16 Sep 2020 | Bermuda Pirates & Tribes: Dawn of Humanity - Boards & Swords #158 | ||
Collin and Cindy are heading out west to live our their western fantasies,
so in addition to letting them get in one more review (Tribes: Dawn of
Humanity from Kosmos), Philip and Chris talk about their plans moving
forward and Chris talks about Bermuda Pirates from Foxmind Games. | |||
| 29 Sep 2020 | Cartographers Revisited, Among Us, Can we do this by ourselves? - Boards & Swords #159 | ||
The Team Swords takeover of the podcast is complete: now can we actually
still be entertaining? We revisit Cartographers from Thunderworks Games, so
there definitely is some board game talk. Also, Chris revisited his youth.
And there might be an imposter…. | |||
| 19 Oct 2020 | World 1-1 of Geek Craft with Ken Grazier - Boards & Swords #160 | ||
Philip and Chris were already getting lonely talking to themselves, so in
this episode, Ken Grazier from Geek Craft joins us to talk about the usual
board games, but also things like Super Mario 35 and how bad Chris’ jokes
are. | |||
| 27 Oct 2020 | Cthulhu Death May Die, FunkoVerse expansions, Age of Empires Cheat Codes - Boards & Swords #161 | ||
Its spooky time, so we've got a game we are "dying" to tell you about...aka
Cthulhu Death May Die from CMON. Plus some FunkoVerse expansion, news
stories and more! | |||
| 17 Nov 2020 | VR Shopping Sprees with Omari Akil from Board Game Brothas - Boards & Swords #162 | ||
Number 1 best seller ideas generated in this episode, as Chris & Philip
have Omari Akil from Board Game Brothas here to talk about their newest
Kickstarter: Hoop Godz! Plus, Chris is embarrassed to talk about what game
he’s been playing the most, plenty of news jokes/groans, and the return of
the classic Rank is Right! | |||
| 29 Nov 2020 | The Episode That Almost Didn't Happen - Boards & Swords #163 | ||
This one was a chore to get out, as Chris & Philip were having constant
internet issues while they were recording. No reviews this week, just some
recaps on the little bits of gaming that they’ve done, plus the usual news
bits. Plus, they’ve added a new Listener Feedback section, so send in your
questions! | |||
| 30 Nov 2020 | "These are the voyages of....a ship.....and some cats...." - Tangled in the Slipstring #1 | ||
Chris, Collin, Cindy, & Philip, along with Calvin Wong, present the first
of their actual play RPG series “Tangled in the Slipstring”, where they
play as cats in a custom futuristic setting. | |||
| 16 Dec 2020 | This is totally Linkin Park's Meteora with Eric Yurko - Boards & Swords #164 | ||
This is definitely not a podcast where Chris & Philip have Eric Yurko from
What’s Eric Playing on to hang out with them and talk about DuckTales,
Mario Lopez as the KFC Colonel….oh and some board games as well. | |||
| 22 Dec 2020 | Mobile App reviews, Banishing to the Shadow Realm - Boards & Swords #165 | ||
It’s time to dddddd…..do a podcast! The year is winding down, but Chris &
Philip have some actual reviews to finish up the year with. They take a
look at the Root app from Leder Games and Roll for the Galaxy from Rio
Grande Games. Plus, some news and questions from the community! | |||
| 05 Jan 2021 | Catan Starfarers, Best Board Gaming-Adjacent Memory - Boards & Swords #166 | ||
Welcome to the future….by listening to this podcast from the past! Our last
episode that was recorded in 2020, Chris & Philip talk about post-Christmas
gaming, Chris got to try out Catan Starfarers, and someone asked what our
favorite board gaming adjacent memory was. All that and much more! | |||
| 02 Feb 2021 | Chris Apologizes for Being Obsessed with World of Warcraft - Boards & Swords #167 | ||
Sorry for the absence recently - Philip hurt his back and Chris decided
that was a good time to start playing World of Warcraft again. But, they’ve
also got some listener questions such as: What famous people would you want
to play board games with? | |||
| 10 Mar 2021 | EXIT: The Enchanted Forest, A Look at Black Board Game Creators - Boards & Swords #168 | ||
Chris talks about one of the new EXIT games, Philip is end gaming in
Destiny 2, L5R is over and Chris & Philip both talk about a couple of Black
board game creators to celebrate Black History Month! Plus, they finish up
the episode rapid fire answering a few questions. | |||
| 24 Mar 2021 | This One is Dedicated to Ann Hester - Boards & Swords #169 | ||
Chris’ Grandmother passed a couple of weeks ago, and she was a big reason
why he ended up being the big nerd he am, so this episode is dedicated to
her. And what an episode - Chris and Philip have end game content in their
respective games (WoW & Destiny 2), Chris has bought a lot of board games,
and Asmodee acquired more stuff! | |||
| 01 Apr 2021 | DC Deck Building Game: Rebirth w/ Shaun from All The Bits! - Boards & Swords #170 | ||
Shaun from All the Bits, a podcast talking about board game components
joins Chris & Philip to goof around and talk about board games! | |||
| 19 Apr 2021 | Boards & Swords #170: Bonus Bits (A Freebie for ya!) | ||
Schedules didn’t align for an episode, so here’s a sneak peek at what you
could get on the Boards & Swords Patreon feed, the before and after episode
chat from episode 170. | |||
| 29 Apr 2021 | Anyone else think of Original Poster or Ocean Pacific when they see The Op - Boards & Swords #171 | ||
It’s been a month, so Chris & Philip recap some recent news and talk about
some acquisitions that have come in. Because if you can’t play board games,
the next best thing to do is buy them right? (Probably not) | |||
| 17 May 2021 | Eldritch Foundry (& Giveaway!), Best Boards Games with User-created Content - Boards & Swords #172 | ||
When a company doesn't put out enough for a popular game, what's a
community to do? Make their own content! Chris & Philip take a look at
what's poppin in the board game world for user-created content. Plus, all
the news and banter that you usually come to expect. | |||
| 27 May 2021 | Dungeon Mayhem, The Crew, People be Crazy for Pokemon Cards - Boards & Swords #173 | ||
People are going crazy for Pokemon cards, everyone’s bailing out of Gen
Con, and Chris played a bunch of board games! Surely the end times are upon
us! (and don’t call me Shirley) | |||
| 17 Jun 2021 | Jetpack Joyride, Ticket to Ride Rush Hour, Battle Sea Galactica? - Boards & Swords #174 | ||
If you are like Chris and love FFG, you are gonna like the news this week,
as there were a LOT of announcements. Chris also got in a Gametopper and
talks about Jetpack Joyride….the board game? | |||
| 24 Jun 2021 | Sea of Legends, New Power Rangers Kickstarter, Chronicles of Crime for Kids? - Boards & Swords #175 | ||
There’s ONE more FFG announcement to talk about, a joke about “New Orleans”
somewhere, and Chris played a game from 2018??? GASP! Oh and more Power
Rangers stuff is coming. | |||
| 08 Jul 2021 | Chris played Warhammer 40K, Pikachu V is alive - Boards & Swords #176 | ||
Lordy lordy, Chris played 40….K that is. Warhammer 40k specifically. Plus,
People are shelling out for TCGs still, Asmodee is bringing the hammer to
counterfeits, and speaking of Warhammer - there’s going to be a
subscription for Warhammer stuff? | |||
| 22 Jul 2021 | Railroad Ink Challenge, Blitz Bowl, World of Warcraft Pandemic?!? - Boards & Swords #177 | ||
Board Games were hot in 2020! Also, a World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich
King board game?!!?! SQUEEEE!!!! | |||
| 05 Aug 2021 | Supporting Women In & Out of Gaming - Boards & Swords #178 | ||
Content Warning: Sexual Harassment. Bullying. Hostile Environments There's
been a lot of talk recently in the video game space about the treatment of
women, and we wanted to make sure those discussions extend to the tabletop
gaming space as well. | |||
| 19 Aug 2021 | Vampire The Masquerade: Rivals, Silver Bullet, Happy Exploding Kittens - Boards & Swords #179 | ||
Plenty of new games incoming, Exploding Kittens got some Salmon, and Cory
joins Chris & Philip to talk about Vampires (and their Masquerading)! | |||
| 03 Sep 2021 | Barkham Horror, Warhammer+ Initial Opinions, Zombicide the RPG? - Boards & Swords #180 | ||
Was Warhammer+ worth the $6? Is Star Wars Armada over? And what’s this
about a Zombicide tabletop RPG?? All this and the usual hijinks. | |||
| 16 Sep 2021 | CMON NFTs, Warhammer Escalation League, How are we doing? - Boards & Swords #181 | ||
Chris is up to his eyeballs in painting miniatures - is that someone on the
inside of his ear?? How did that get there?? Board Games did well on
Kickstarter again, and NFTs coming to board games?? Plus Chris & Philip
talk about the past year of the show and where they see it going over the
next year. | |||
| 14 Oct 2021 | Thunder Road Vendetta with Guest Rob Daviau - Boards & Swords #182 | ||
Chris & Philip talk with Rob Daviau from Restoration Games here to talk
about their next Kickstarter: Thunder Road Vendetta! Plus a month’s worth
of news! | |||
| 28 Oct 2021 | Steampunk Rally Fusion, Lockup, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza - Boards & Swords #183 | ||
Philip is out visiting family, so Cory & Jimmy from the Dirtbags of Holding
podcast are here to talk with Chris about things like: a Risk Legacy
Sequel? A board game with stacking magnet cubes? A game called Taco Cat
Goat Cheese Pizza? Stick around for the first game show in awhile also! | |||
| 10 Nov 2021 | Special Guests Mik & Starla from Our Family Plays Games! - Boards & Swords #184 | ||
Mik & Starla from the YouTube channel “Our Family Plays Games” (
https://www.youtube.com/c/OurFamilyPlaysGames) join Chris & Philip to share
some gaming stories and cringe at Chris’ terrible dad jokes. Plus we bring
back a podcast favorite gameshow! | |||
| 02 Dec 2021 | Gundams in 40K, Marvel Zombicide?, Try Buy or Sigh: Winter Games Edition - Boards & Swords #185 | ||
Chris & Philip talk about the potential for a Marvel Zombicide game, an
asmodee game about asmodee games, and using Gundams in Warhammer 40,000!
Also, there’s a new segment: “Try, Buy, or Sigh” | |||
| 09 Dec 2021 | TANKS-giving in Warhammer 40K, Black Friday, Pax Unplugged 2021 Preview! - Boards & Swords #186 | ||
Chris sent a bunch of terminator marines into a grocery store mockup after
a Turkey mini (I’m not kidding here), and after 2 years he’s going back to
a board game convention! Pax Unplugged is upon us, what do we expect? | |||
| 07 Jan 2022 | A Much Delayed Pax Unplugged Recap (Feat. Jessica and Andrew from Gameosity) - Boards & Swords #187 | ||
Chris & Philip decided to take a break from the holidays, but its a new
year and time to talk about Pax Unplugged! To help Chris out, Andrew &
Jessica Fisher from Gameosity are on the show! | |||
| 20 Jan 2022 | Essen is Bought, Tony Hawk the Board Game? (Feat. Beneeta Kaur!) - Boards & Swords #188 | ||
Now that the holidays are over, are things back to normal? Not entirely, as
we have special guest Beneeta Kaur (twitter.com/beneeta_k) on to tell us
what she’s been up to recently! | |||
| 04 Feb 2022 | Runescape is going to be a board game? Games from our childhoods - Boards & Swords #189 | ||
A Batman version of Detective? People shelling out millions for Marvel
Zombies, and we talk about those “classic” games that we grew up playing in
our childhoods. | |||
| 17 Feb 2022 | Sports Games, $350 edition of Tsuro, New edition of Libertalia - Boards & Swords #190 | ||
A Batman version of Detective? People shelling out millions for Marvel
Zombies, and we talk about those “classic” games that we grew up playing in
our childhoods. | |||
| 03 Mar 2022 | Best Expansions, D&D& Doctor Who, Games are still popular on Kickstarter - Boards & Swords #191 | ||
Philip and Chris spent a lot of time last week playing the new Destiny 2
expansion…which got them to thinking which board games and video games have
the best expansions? Also, is Hasbro going to spin off Wizards of the Coast
into its own company? | |||
| 18 Mar 2022 | Pokemon Fraud, Star Wars Villainous, What should game developers do more of? - Boards & Swords #192 | ||
Board Game publishers: What should they be doing more of? Chris & Philip
talk about what kinds of things they think publishers should do more of,
and take a look at what the internet thinks. Plus, someone spent business
money on a Pokemon card, Betrayal at House on the Hill 3rd edition? And a
return of board game puns sponsored by our patrons! | |||
| 02 Apr 2022 | Mad Max Warhammer, Firefighter RPG, Best Games for On The Go - Boards & Swords #193 | ||
Philip is recovering from Vegas, so Chris got Shaun from the former “All
the Bits” podcast to come on the show and talk about a few games that are
great to play on the go. Also, a brand new version of Catan got announced,
a popular RPG maker is making a game where you play as First Responders,
and much more! | |||
| 14 Apr 2022 | Space Dwarves in 40K, Spider-Ham, Games with Books Written About Them - Boards & Swords #194 | ||
We get scholarly in this episode as we talk about books! Specifically, what
board games have fiction books written in their world? Plus, plenty of
april fool’s jokes that weren’t jokes after all, Mandalorian minis coming
soon to your Star Wars games, and a campaign expansion for Cosmic
Encounter? | |||
| 28 Apr 2022 | Spelljammer 5e, Co-Op Viticulture, Digital Gaming 2 Years Later? - Boards & Swords #195 | ||
Spelljammer is coming to D&D5e! Also, Hasbro might be using D&D system for
other properties, go figure! It’s also been two years since Digital Gaming
was forced onto the center stage - what do we think? Where can it stay when
many are going back to in person games?? | |||
| 13 May 2022 | A Final Fantasy TCG? Pirate Pathfinder Board Game, Out of Context Comments - Boards & Swords #196 | ||
A better look at that Runescape board game, Embracer Group buys up more
IPs, did you know there’s a Final Fantasy TCG? All this plus we take a look
at some out of context comments made at Warhammer Fest! | |||
| 13 Jun 2022 | Bittersweet, Frameworks Miniatures, This Game Does Not Exist? - Boards & Swords #197 | ||
Lots of announcements in the board game space: awards! Expansions!
Conventions! Chris bought more Warhammer! (That last one was probably the
most obvious one). Also, we use Board Game names to come up with weird new
AIs in a new gameshow! | |||
| 27 Jun 2022 | BattleTech, Necromunda, Origins 2022 (Special Guest Ken from Geek-Craft!) - Boards & Swords #198 | ||
Apparently Backerkit is making its own Kickstarter like platform? Also
Magic the Gathering is 30 years old? In more recent news, Origins Game Fair
was a few weekends ago and Ken from Geek Craft is here to talk about it! | |||
| 14 Jul 2022 | Return to Dark Tower, Vampire Rivals Expansions, Capstone+? - Boards & Swords #199 | ||
Would you do a subscription to a board game company? How about play Legend
of the Five Rings in D&D? We’ve got all that plus we both got a chance to
play Restoration Games’ version of the classic “Dark Tower” game. | |||
| 17 Aug 2022 | LIVE from High Tide Games - Boards & Swords #200 | ||
We’ve been doing this for 200 episodes! So we are live on location at High
Tide Games in Southern Maryland so real people can groan at our bad jokes.
Also, Asmodee is making board games about Squid Game and another new Dune
board game is coming. Plus, we get others to tell us bad puns for once as
we do a “Pun-off” to giveaway a ton of prizes! There’s still plenty to give
away! Email us with what you think your best pun and/or related feedback on
what we could do better! feedback@boardsandswords.com | |||
| 18 Aug 2022 | Gen Con 2022 (feat. Eric Yurko, Edge Studios, Colorway Game Labs, Dire Wolf) - Boards & Swords #201 | ||
Another on location episode! Next time we’ll be back in studio but in this
episode Chris is on the floor at Gen Con 2022 talking with a bunch of folks
about what they’ve got on display. Thanks to Eric Yurko for bantering with
Chris in the beginning, and to Edge Publishing, Colorway Game Labs, and
Dire Wolf for talking to us about products and embarrassing themselves with
some impromptu jokes! | |||
| 07 Sep 2022 | One D&D, Embracer Group Owns Lord of the Rings?, More Gen Con Talk! - Boards & Swords #202 | ||
We're back in the studio, time to get started on the next 200 episodes.
Chris did a lot of Gen Con talk recently, but what all did he actually do
there? | |||
| 16 Sep 2022 | Block and Key, Carcassonne 20th Anniversary Edition, Disney: The CCG - Boards & Swords #203 | ||
Disney is making a CCG? You can play your dead characters in a new RPG?
Plus, Chris went to Nova Open, so Philip has to look at some Out of Context
Comments on some Warhammer 40k news! | |||
| 19 Oct 2022 | Dungeon Fighter Second Edition, Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, Pathfinder in D&D5e? - Boards & Swords #204 | ||
Paizo is making an adventure for D&D? You got your Clone Wars in my
Pandemic! Plus we have more spelljammer to talk about and Chris wrote a
campaign for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy | |||
| 29 Oct 2022 | Warcrow Adventures, Fort: Cats & Dogs Expansion, Endless Winter- Boards & Swords #205 | ||
Philip is on his way back from the House of Mouse, so Shaun steps into the
cohost chair! We’ve got stolen board game ideas, lots of miniatures
kickstarters coming, and putting Cats and Dogs in your Forts. Plus, Chris
has been painting up some deadly Imperial Knights for Warhammer, too bad he
hasn’t won a game yet! | |||
| 29 Nov 2022 | Ork-tober, Hasbro Getting Greedy, More DALL-E Board Game Covers - Boards & Swords #206 | ||
You got your transformers in my magic! Hasbro is getting too greedy? Say it
isn’t so! Plus, we take the DALL-E 2 AI image generator for a spin again,
trying to remake board game covers. And there’s lots of news and games to
catch up on from the past month, like ExtraLife, Ork-tober, and prepping
for TANKS-GIVING! | |||
| 15 Dec 2022 | Resident Evil 3 the Board Game, Gloomhaven the RPG, a Terraforming Mars Movie? - Boards & Swords 207 | ||
Gloomhaven is going to make a RPG? There’s a Co-op version of Carcassonne
coming? Chris went to Pax Unplugged and only played 1 game? Also, there was
this Tanks-giving thing to talk about. All of that and much more, as we
bring back “But Wait, There’s More” in the end of the show for some good
laughs. | |||
| 22 Dec 2022 | Warhammer 40k: The TV Show? Pax Unplugged 2022 - Boards & Swords 208 | ||
It’s the last podcast of 2022! And what a podcast to close the year out on:
a Warhammer 40k show coming from Henry Cavill, new board game and RPG
announcements, and we’ve got our friends Cory & Jimmy here to talk about
Pax Unplugged and all the things they saw there! | |||
| 30 Jan 2023 | Tons of Terrain with Rich from ROK Minis - Boards & Swords 210 | ||
We could do another whole episode on the D&D OGL drama, but we provide some
updates and then talk to Rich from rokminis.com about what's it like taking
gaming from a hobby to a career! | |||
| 16 Jan 2023 | Dark Souls & Deep Rock Galactic: The Board Games, Necromunda - Boards & Swords 209 | ||
Welcome to 2023! Time to spend all that holiday cash and buy more games! So
what are we doing this year? Also, D&D might be getting greedy with its
licensing, and we’ve got board games based on video games (Deep Rock
Galactic & Dark Souls) | |||
| 10 Feb 2023 | Oath, D&D Causing Every Other RPG to Sell Out - Boards & Swords 211 | ||
Paizo sold out of all their Pathfinder stock? There’s a sequel to Scythe
coming? And, something something something new D&D adventure. Also, talk
about the board game Oath from Leder Games. | |||
| 10 Mar 2023 | Twilight Inscription, News-A-Palooza - Boards & Swords 212 | ||
We took an episode off, but the news never sleeps! So there’s a ton of
news, from new board game versions of Sea of Thieves and Apex Legends to
Lord of the Rings in Magic the Gathering and also a game about butts? Oh
yeah, and we talk about Twilight Inscription, the 4 board roll and write
game from Fantasy Flight Games. | |||
| 24 Mar 2023 | Spelljammer 5e, Magic Hot Pockets, Catan: Soccer - Boards & Swords 213 | ||
Hot Pockets & Magic? Sounds like a bad afternoon in the bathroom. Plus,
soccer is coming to Catan? We must have played too much spelljammer and
fell into an alternate universe, so we'll talk about the D&D Spelljammer
setting and our thoughts on it. | |||
| 14 Apr 2023 | Adepticon News, Sequels to Descent and Clank Legacy Incoming - Boards & Swords 214 | ||
I mean, there’s April Fool’s jokes and sequels to various board games
coming out, but we all know the real news lately: Warhammer 40K tenth
edition is coming! I wonder what Chris will have to say about it. | |||
| 23 Apr 2023 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves with Wayne from Adventure Away - Boards & Swords 215 | ||
A titan is gone, Funko got more IPs, and you wont believe our last news
story. Then, get ready to hear about your next vacation as Wayne from
Adventure Away (http://adventureawaymd.com/) comes on to talk about the D&D
movie and their service, where you can potentially play D&D in a CASTLE! | |||
| 04 May 2023 | Vegas, Pinkertons, Dungeon Murder with Scott Johnson from Frogpants Studio - Boards & Swords 216 | ||
Wizards went too far…again…., a lot of nerds got together in a mall and set
a world record, and we’re in Vegas baby! See what crazy antics we got into,
plus Chris got to talk with Scott Johnson from Frogpants Studios about his
new card game “Dungeon Murder” (
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rockrunners/dungeon-murder-a-new-game-by-scott-johnson
) | |||
| 24 May 2023 | A New Star Wars TCG, BattleTech in Target with Mike from Nova Open - Boards & Swords 217 | ||
Nerf gun RPGs, Doctor Who & Magic, and of course: a new Warhammer 40k box
set!! Then, we get our Nova on as we talk with Mike from the Nova Open
Committee as he tells us about all the new changes coming to the Nova Open
this year - including A LIVE BOARDS & SWORDS! Come join us! | |||
| 09 Jun 2023 | Metal Gear Solid Returns, Ticket to Ride Legacy, Historical Wargames - Boards & Swords 218 | ||
Are movies based on tabletop games the next trend? (I hope not). Ticket to
ride is hoping on the legacy train (hehe), and the Metal Gear Solid game is
back! Also, we celebrate Memorial Day by talking about games based on
historical wars. | |||
| 15 Jun 2023 | Too Many Marvel Games to Count with Brian Ibbott from The Morning Stream - Boards & Swords 219 | ||
A couple of games being brought back from the dead, one that might be dead
in the water, and Worms the Board Game? Then we talk to Brian Ibbott from
The Morning Stream and find out what kind of games he enjoys playing. | |||
| 07 Jul 2023 | Cocaine Bear: The RPG, Warhammer 40k 10th edition, Dragonlance 5e - Boards & Swords 220 | ||
The one ring is found, Cocaine Bear: the RPG, and defend Waffle House from
Zombies! Also, you know we are going to talk about 10th edition Warhammer
40K and we take a look at the Dragonlance D&D5e adventure that released
earlier this year. | |||
| 13 Jul 2023 | Dice Theme Park, Tiny Epic Gloomhaven, Um Actually the Board Game - Boards & Swords 221 | ||
One of these days I will stop putting Lord of the Rings MTG stories in the
news…I’m sorry but today is not that day. Also: a tabletop minis game set
in a trailer park, Gloomhaven: just smaller, and massacre your friends (but
only in Texas with a Chainsaw!). And Cory and Jimmy join us to talk about
Dice Theme Park from Alley Cat Games and we play the “Um, Actually” card
game. | |||
| 28 Jul 2023 | Worms: The Board Game with Ronnie Renton from Mantic Games - Boards & Swords 222 | ||
They actually made a way for you to play as the Blob in the Arkham Horror
LCG, a popular Call of Cthulhu adventure is getting turned into a board
game, and “Allons-y”: we’ve got Doctor Who magic cards to talk about now.
Then, we talk with Ronnie from Mantic Games about the upcoming Worms: The
Board Game. | |||
| 11 Aug 2023 | Gen Con 2023 Recap: Over 70,000 Nerds Trying To Get Lorcana - Boards & Swords 223 | ||
Chris is back from Gen Con, and Shawn and him did a lot and saw a lot of
things. Also, $300,000 worth of magic cards stolen, people were crazy for
Lorcana, and Transformers are coming to Robo Rally! The best part - you
wont have to shove through 70,000 other nerds to find out everything that
happened! | |||
| 27 Aug 2023 | Cyberpunk RED Combat Zone with Dan from Monster Fight Club - Boards & Swords 224 | ||
Castle Assault gets popular for the wrong reasons, get dice everyday for a
month, and a new card game based on a show based on a card game? We talk
about this and more with Dan Scillieri from Monster Fight Club, makers of
great terrain and the Cyberpunk RED Combat Zone minis game. | |||
| 07 Sep 2023 | Nova Open 2023 with Adam and Vince from Snarling Badger Studios - Boards & Swords 225 | ||
We are live at Nova Open 2023! Will Chris get the chance to insta-kill
Philip AGAIN in D&D? Want a eco-friendly card game with more “bark” in it?
Plus, we talk with Adam and Vince from Snarling Badger Studios about their
various tabletop miniatures games and going from tabletop players to making
a tabletop company. | |||
| 21 Sep 2023 | Affordable Dice For All Minis Games with Steven from Baron of Dice - Boards & Swords 226 | ||
Rhino Hero to Rhino Zero…money? You’ll never guess, but Terraforming Mars
has used AI art before, and Weta Workshop is wetting our appetites for some
new 40k action figures. Plus, we’ve got Steven from The Baron of Dice on
the show to talk about what else but DICE! | |||
| 06 Oct 2023 | Game Toppers 4.0 Kickstarter Preview (Premium Game Mats!) with Burky - Boards & Swords 227 | ||
An RPG maker is suing Netflix? Could you handle 24 people playing Twilight
Inscription at one time? And what’s this about combining Barbie with
Warhammer 40k? Plus, we’ve got Burky from GameToppers LLC to talk about his
latest Kickstarter, featuring a TON of cool new playmats! | |||
| 10 Nov 2023 | Toys R Us Returns, Mr. Beast plays Dune Imperium with Ian from Floodgate Games - Boards & Swords #228 | ||
Never would have thought I'd hear "MrBeast" and "Dune Imperium" in the same
sentence. Or that I'd hear about Toys R Us returning, or that a TCG website
would stop carrying Magic: The Gathering? Is it the end times? We find out
while also talking to Ian from Floodgate Games about their board games. | |||
| 17 Nov 2023 | Boldly Rolling with Jim Johnson from Star Trek Adventures - Boards & Swords #229 | ||
Saw and Diablo are getting board games, AI wants to teach you board games,
and Murder Mystery magic cards?? Plus, we have Jim Johnson on the
show, project manager and line editor of the Star Trek Adventures RPG from
Modiphius! | |||
| 14 Dec 2023 | What the heck is Newsh? With Jason Craze from Monument Hobbies - Boards & Swords #230 | ||
A couple of Kickstarters, Asmodee picks a terrible time to do layoffs, and
a Magic/Clue crossover that sounds....good? Plus we've got Jason Craze from
Monument Hobbies with us to talk about their Pro Acryl paint line! | |||
| 28 Dec 2023 | Alone Against the Static with Brian Holland from Chaosium - Boards & Swords #231 | ||
What D&D books are coming out next year? Another much loved board game is
getting a roll and write version, and you can now get your Geralt on in
Unmatched. Plus, we have Brian Holland on from Chaosium to talk about Alone
Against the Static: a solo adventure using the Call of Cthulhu ruleset! | |||
| 12 Jan 2024 | Magical RPG Artifacts with Paul Shapiro from Beadle & Grimm's - Boards & Swords #232 | ||
Ready to immerse your RPG players in your game world? We've got Jon
Ciccolini & Paul Shapiro from Beadle & Grimm's Pandemonium Warehouse to
talk about all the "artifacts" you can get for your favorite Roleplaying
Games. Also in this episode: Wingspan with Dragons? Clean Energy Catan? And
Chris drools over the idea that a Halo Miniatures Game is back in the
works. | |||
| 26 Jan 2024 | The World of Darkness with Kevin Schluter from Renegade Game Studios - Boards & Swords #233 | ||
Chick-fil-a wants to make board games? Funko is done with board games, and
the number one game on Board Game Geek is getting a sequel (shocker!)? We
talk about these stories and more as we delve into the World of Darkness
with Kevin Schluter, RPG producer from Renegade Game Studios! | |||
| 08 Feb 2024 | Adopting Misfit Dice with Neal Hoffman from FanRoll Dice - Boards & Swords #234 | ||
Another video game becomes a board game, Guild Ball is coming back - for
free? And is Hasbro selling D&D? We talk about all of these news stories
along with Neal Hoffman from FanRoll Dice! Because you can never have
enough dice....right? | |||
| 14 Mar 2024 | Jumping into Star Wars Unlimited with Xander Tabler from FFG - Boards & Swords #236 | ||
Want to pretend to clean your Warhammer 40k minis? Yeah, I didn't realize
people wanted that either. Plus, some good news about the former Prospero
Hall studio employees and FanRoll is rolling into Dungeons & Dragons. Also,
Xander from FFG stops by to talk about the upcoming Star Wars Unlimited
TCG! (https://starwarsunlimited.com/) | |||
| 07 Mar 2024 | Crafting A Bra Full of Sawdust with Gabby Carder - Boards & Swords #235 | ||
CMON is no longer doing Kickstarters, use IKEA instructions in a new rpg,
and apparently crossover sets make MTG loads of cash. Also, Gabby from Bra
Full of Sawdust (https://www.brafullofsawdust.com) is here to showcase all
the custom wooden creations she makes for tabletop gamers (among others!) | |||
| 21 Mar 2024 | I Need a Weapon for Halo: Flashpoint with Ronnie Renton from Mantic Games - Boards & Swords #237 | ||
What's that? Sorry I can't hear you over the sound of the Halo theme song playing in my head. Ronnie Renton from Mantic Games is back on the show to talk about Halo: Flashpoint, coming later this year from Mantic Games. Also, Heroscape is coming back, there's going to be an Arkham Horror RPG and NASA made a D&D adventure? Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord Liked our Monument Hobbies interview? You can now save by using our affiliate code "boardsandswords" at their checkout: https://monumenthobbies.com/ NewsBalance Cats on Electrical Wires? Arkham Horror RPG! Learn the Marvel RPG with Deadpool! Heroscape is coming! https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56406/heroscape-2024-product-release-calendar D&D & NASA? Email us your comments and questions at feedback@boardsandswords.com. We're on social media! Facebook.com/boardsandswordspod is our official Facebook page. Chris is @boardsandswordschris on instagram, while Philip is @PhilTheDirtbag on X/Twitter. Thank you for listening to the show. Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours? | |||
| 04 Apr 2024 | Gloom-having a Good RPG with Danielle Lauzon from Cephalofair Games - Boards & Swords #238 | ||
Apparently there were a lot of minis sold in 2023...I had no idea *cough*
bought tons of 40k tenth edition stuff *cough*. Also, someone saw a
familiar looking coyote in a magic card and Danielle Lauzon from
Cephalofair Games is here to talk about the Gloomhaven RPG! | |||
| 27 Apr 2024 | Envying These Painting Accessories with Kit Peteranecz from Game Envy - Boards & Swords #239 | ||
Now your epic political fantasy games can be tiny, the Monopoly movie we
all saw coming is actually happening, and of course there's a DC version of
Marvel United coming. Also, Kit from Game Envy stops by to talk about their
latest kickstarter and all the other cool painting accessories they have at
Game Envy (https://gameenvy.net/) | |||
| 02 May 2024 | Building Dungeons with Keith Matejka from Thunderworks Games - Boards & Swords #240 | ||
Now you can buy Asmodee instead of them buying things? Or, use Roll20 in
your discord server? Or play the tabletop game of the video game of a
tabletop game? Sounds like it’s been a busy news cycle - plus Keith from
Thunderworks Games (https://thunderworksgames.com) is here to talk about
the new games they have got coming soon! | |||
| 17 May 2024 | Root-ing Out Character Arcs with Patrick Leder from Leder Games - Boards & Swords #241 | ||
There’s a game on Kickstarter called “Toothead”? Warhammer is coming after
your wallet more, and someone’s wallet is $3 million lighter after buying a
magic card. Plus, we’ve got Patrick Leder from Leder Games (
https://ledergames.com/) here to talk about what they’ve got coming up in 4
letter-titled games! | |||
| 14 Jun 2024 | Cutting Through The Shrink Wrap with Andrew Fischer from Earthborne Games - Boards & Swords #242 | ||
Privateer Press sold the Warmachine IP? Adepticon is changing cities? And
there’s a Final Fantasy 14 TTRPG coming? Plus, Andrew Fischer from
Earthborne Games (https://earthbornegames.com/) is here to talk about
making board games with as little environmental impact as possible. We
don’t need no stinking shrink wrap here! | |||
| 19 Jun 2024 | Freelancers, White Plume Mountain, Dirtbags Invitational 2024 (Free Bonus Bits!) | ||
We had a lot of stuff to talk about at the end of Episode 242 of Boards &
Swords, and we decided to keep streaming live and make our "Bonus Bits"
free to non-patrons as well! Enjoy this? Then check out our Patreon below! | |||
| 28 Jun 2024 | No More X-Wing! What's Up With 40K, Free RPG Day 2024 Review - Boards & Swords #243 | ||
X-Wing flies off into the sunset, we get a look at the new books for D&D,
and apparently you all are buying a lot of toys. No guest this week, so we
take a look at all the stuff that released during Free RPG Day! Also,
apparently there’s a Renshaw Rant about 40K. | |||
| 21 Jul 2024 | Exceeding Our Level Cap with D. Brad Talton, Jr. from Level 99 Games - Boards & Swords #244 | ||
Are we past the COVID boom of Board Games? People say Magic is dying, yet
the sales numbers claim otherwise, and if apocalypses are your thing, we’ve
got a wargame for you! Plus, Brad Talton from Level 99 Games joins us to
talk about these things and show off Spooktacular, their upcoming horror
Kickstarter! | |||
| 28 Jul 2024 | Why Are We Like This with Carol Mertz from Exploding Kittens - Boards & Swords #245 | ||
Wizards of the Coast now has a video game centric CEO - I’m sure that will
fix all of their problems . Also, play D&D in a Victorian era,
and the Mistborn book series gets a new deckbuilding game. Then, we’ve got
Carol Mertz, one of the lead game designers for Exploding Kittens on the
show! | |||
| 16 Aug 2024 | Gen Con 2024 Recap: Me And 71,000 Of My Best Friends - Boards & Swords #246 | ||
What were the ups & downs of Gen Con? Pretty standard, but I doubt you
really want to hear about Chris’ elevator rides. Instead, we go through the
highlights of Gen Con 2024 and all the cool stuff that was there. | |||
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