The Staying In Podcast - four pals talk video games, board games, movies, and nonsense

Marvel’s Star Wars homage / Kevin Bacon delivery vehicle The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special gets dissected, boardgame reviews of Luna Capital (place tiles, build an engine, reach the Moon) and Lacrimosa (Mozart’s dead, figure out his legacy), and going back to a genre-definer with Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Plus we enter The Christmas Zone, and give each other our traditional Secret Santa gifts.

Lovely chat about dark comedy The Bear, interactive movie Immortality, visual novel Coffee Talk, plus some information about a goldfish or two.

True crime, Marvel Snap, The Banshees of Inisherin, Horrified: Universal Monsters and Horrified: American Monsters, Point Salad and Tiny Towns, plus eventful hairdressers.

This episode: Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown from Bandai Namco, Tunic from Tunic Team and Finji, Marvel’s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Blitz Bowl Season 2 from Games Workshop, and Fog of Love from Floodgate Games. Groovy.

This episode: Ahoy from Leder Games, One Page Dungeon Contest, Ravensburger and Richard Garfield’s Dungeons, Dice & Danger, DIY, Oodies, wool, The Order: 1886, Everdale shutting down, roll and writes, maths, and “binge shaving”.

Setting off on an epic adventure with The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, paying a visit to Manchester’s Tabletop Gaming Live 2022, making tracks with Village Rails from Osprey Games, and getting abstract with Quarto from Hachette. We also ask what games can you play with one hand, and What’s Better than a Hot Tub?, and then take a look at the unparalleled asymmetrical game Unmatched: Digital Edition from Acram Digital. Plus, an inappropriate aubergine.

Shooting for the stars with Shoot for the Stars, getting dreamy with The Sandman, RRR is RRREALLY good, and getting deep with Oceans. All that, and two squeezes and out, in Episode 159.

Getting filthy with Tough Mudder, sneaking in some V-Commandos time, battling through Undaunted: Normandy and Hogs of War The Miniatures Game, not spoiling Nope, and interior decorating with Sagrada and Décorum. All that, and Kris rides a horse.

A review of rioja roulette In Vino Morte, going ape at Go Ape, even more more murder with In a Grove from Oink Games, Sounds Fishy has us hunting for red herrings, and The Orville: New Horizons takes us completely by surprise!

Wargaming with Godtear, fighting vampires with Fury of Dracula, fighting werewolves and vampires again with The Order: 1886, renting board games from Rent, Shuffle and Roll. All that, and Pogs.

Board game reviews? Heck yes we got ‘em, with Get on Board: New York & London and Trek 12: Himalaya, two brilliant roll and writes. Video game reviews? Yeah, they’re here too, with a deep dive into the world of FIFA 22’s Ultimate Team mode (or FUT, as the kids are saying). Surely there’s no time left for a film review as well? OH YES THERE IS, with our thoughts on Thor: Love and Thunder. Plus a John Lewis fan and when it’s just too early for a slushie.

We’re big fans of the Ms. Marvel TV series, we had a cheeky half at the Bristol Craft Beer Festival, Disney Villainous has us all evil and that, and we want to play much more of Crescent Moon. Plus, why we’re bonkers for pollen.

Reaching new heights with Top Gun: Maverick, plumbing new depths with Jackass Forever, and doing whatever adjective is appropriate for There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension. Plus more r/mum.

Putting in the laps (and putting on the audiobooks) with Gran Turismo 7, taking a look at Everything Everywhere All at Once (which is exactly what it sounds like), getting to grips with the wonderfully simple and simply wonderful card drafter Marvel: Remix, and having a flutter with Long Shot: The Dice Game. Plus sinking boats for larks.

Visiting the multiverse with Dr. Strange, getting slightly annoyed with PS+, merchanting and marauding with Merchants & Marauders, progressing on with The Procession to Calvary, and rediscovering porridge for children.