Boards & Swords

We love board games, but we've never tried to make one. With all the serious situations going on in the world, we bring on Matthew Hocker, designer of Composition, to talk about his perspective on games.

We are trying this remote thing, so sorry for any issues. But its our favorite board games of all time!

Philip isn't here, but the rest of us have our Ion some board games! Featuring Ion from Genius Games, My Little Scythe from Stonemaier Games, and Snowman Dice is from Brain Games. News Retrayal Rat Rouse Ron Rhe Rill Raggy! https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/101005/grab-your-scooby-snacks-and-prepare-betrayal-myste Plaid Hat Gives Asmodee the pink slip https://www.plaidhatgames.com/news/1047 Wizards announces an Odyssey https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/mythic-odysseys-theros New Bill would cost Amazon some bills https://www.pcmag.com/news/new-bill-would-make-amazon-ebay-liable-for-counterfeits Millennium long Kickstarter for Chronicles of Crime https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/destinies/chronicles-of-crime-the-millennium-series?ref=section-homepage-projectcollection-3-staff-picks-newest#

Rut roh! All the shelves have gotten full! Now what do you do? We talk about whether or not we purge board games from our collection and what we do with them if we do. News MTG Arena getting smaller in 2020 https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2020/02/mtg-arena-will-come-to-mobile-in-2020/ FFG's RPGs crit fail their saving throw http://www.d20radio.com/main/fantasy-flight-games-long-term-plan-will-discontinue-rpg-development/ Asmodee updates their customer service by deleting it https://www.asmodeena.com/en/customer-service-faq/ Hold the liiiiiiineeeee, Kickstarter isn't always on tiiiiime.... https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/18/kickstarter-workers-vote-to-unionize/ Lets Get Villainous....Villainous.... https://io9.gizmodo.com/marvels-baddies-are-getting-their-own-disney-villainous-1841702456

We've got the news, the reviews (Silver from Bezier Games, Menace Among Us from Smirk & Dagger, and more!), and the.....cool personalities? News Secret Hilter being played in State Senate https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/gop-senator-wants-legislative-pages-to-stop-playing-secret-hitler/article_d5b4ed05-c503-5e86-8534-8de650fd3e1d.html New J. Alex Kevern game I'm required to talk about http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Renegade-Game-Studios-Taking-Pre-Orders-For-Succulent-Board Game Games announced I really don't care about https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/100003/spielwarenmesse-2020-ravensburger-teases-castles-t Expansion for Journey into Middle Earth https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2020/1/28/shadowed-paths/ New Keyforge cards! https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2020/1/30/mass-mutation/

First episode recorded in 2020! We talk about what we are expecting this year, then we go into lots of board game reviews such as the Adventure Games from Kosmos, Cat Cafe from Alley Cat Games, and the Pickle Rick game from Cryptozoic.

We’ve had to reschedule some recordings for various reasons, so Episode 143 was going to be super huge (spoiler, it was huge anyways). So I decided to write a few more jokes than normal and put out a special bit to hold you over until the full up episode drops. Oh, and Collin and Cindy were there too.

It's the last podcast of 2019, so how was the year? Also, we've got a stack of various board game inserts from GameFit and The Broken Token and we talk about what we think of them.

We are back from Pax Unplugged! What board games did we see? What did we do? What didn't we do? News 5 Minute Mystery on Kickstarter http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/5-Minute-Mystery-Up-On-Kickstarter Romans coming to Empires of the North http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Portal-Games-Announces-Roman-Banners-Expansion-For-Empires-of-the-North Gloomhaven 2: More Haven, Less Gloom http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Cephalofair-Announces-Gloomhaven-2--Frosthaven The Purrfect Game for Chris http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Fantasy-Flight-Announces-Barkham-Horror--The-Meddling-of-Meowlathotep-LCG-Expansion

What's coming out/came out at Pax Unplugged? Chris gives some insight, then we go into reviews on the Marvel Champions LCG from Fantasy Flight Games, Ubongo the puzzle game from Kosmos, and the minis game Batman: Gotham City Chronicles from Monolith Games. My Article I wrote about the failed Kickstarter Satanic Panic https://boardsandswords.squarespace.com/blog/satanic-panic Article about the Robotech Kickstarter mentioned on the show: https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/2/17071612/robotech-rpg-tactics-kickstarter-disaster-palladium-books Pax Unplugged Preview/Postview Snowman Dice from Brain Games https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271038/snowman-dice Vast The Mysterious Manor from Leder Games https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/252399/vast-mysterious-manor Downforce: Wild Ride from Restoration Games https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/281941/downforce-wild-ride Clank! Legacy from Renegade Games https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266507/clank-legacy-acquisitions-incorporated

Along with the usual news and commentary, we talk about some ideas that you can use to keep your board games from taking up so much table space. News King of Tokyo: Dark Edition https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96411/spiel-19-ii-dark-outlook-king-tokyo-2020 World of Warcraft board game https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96456/small-world-warcraft-coming-2020 Montana expansions http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Montana--Heritage-Edition-Up-On-Kickstarter Night of the Living Dead Kickstarter soon http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/CMON-Announces-Zombicide--Night-of-the-Living-Dead

What is our crew planning on playing with their families during the upcoming holidays? Tune in to find out!NewsAsmodee is now king of memes https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96124/hachette-livre-buys-blackrock-games-asmodee-picksDetective: Season One http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Portal-Games-Announces-Detective--Season-OneNew Dominion expansion incoming https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/95812/more-dominion-more-agricola-more-fluxx-and-more-moBack to the FunkoVerse https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96066/prepare-go-back-future-again-while-mrs-maisel-brinEmail us your comments and questions at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswords.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram.  Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games.Thank you for listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

Along with the news and a couple of reviews, Chris gives his first impression of the Batman Gotham City Chronicles, and the gang talks about a couple of ideas for the show going forward.NewsGloomhaven: Subtitle https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/95516/gloomhaven-gets-smallerQuacks Expansion now available http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/The-Quacks-of-Quedlinburg--The-Herb-Witches-Expansion-Now-Available-From-North-Star-GamesScott Pilgrim Minis Game http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Renegade-Game-Studios-Announces-Scott-Pilgrim-Miniatures-The-World-KickstarterTiny Epic Dinosaurs http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Gamelyn-Games-Running-Tiny-Epic-Dinosaurs-KickstarterEmail us your comments and questions at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswords.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram.  Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games.Thank you for listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

We talk about conventions a lot on this show, but what if you have never been to a con before? We give some tips and suggestions on how to approach various types of board game conventions.NewsMinecraft: Builders & Biomes https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/95074/minecraft-builders-biomes-challenges-players-buildCMON Time Machine Kickstarter http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/CMON-Launches-Time-Machine-KickstarterKeyforge is showing you the money https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/9/26/rise-of-the-vaultwarrior/Renegade's efforts to prevent counterfeits https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/94887/counterfeiting-cheatingWingspan Expansion https://mailchi.mp/stonemaiergames/tyuol1szw3-2986941Email us your comments and questions at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswords.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram.  Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games.Thank you for listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

This week, Chris gets mad at a few of the news items, then we launch into a series of reviews: Your Town from Van Rider Games, 5 Minute Marvel from Spinmaster Games, and then Pantone from Cryptozoic Games. Then Chris runs the crew through the classic The Rank is Right!NewsZombicide 2nd Edition Promo pics http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/CMON-Posts-History-of-Zombicide--Part-1American Tabletop Awards announced https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/94694/winners-announced-deutscher-spielepreis-and-americTicket to Ride Japan and Italy http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Days-of-Wonder-Announces-Ticket-to-Ride--JapanCaptain America deck for Marvel Champions http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Fantasy-Flight-Previews-Captain-America-Hero-Set-From-Marvel-ChampionsEmail us your comments and questions at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswords.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter & Instagram.  Cindy is @cindypastorius on Twitter & Instagram.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games.Thank you for listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?