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Board games are fun! Seigen Walker and Spencer Williams are friends who play board games. They want to tell you why board games are fun!

The Lighten Up Initiative


    • Aug 2, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 13 EPISODES


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    #13 - Component Quality and Solo Gaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021


    Seigen and Spencer talk about recent gaming experiences, including Decktective, Betrayal Legacy, Micro Macro: Crime City, The Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet, The Night Cage, and Now or Never.   Topics of discussion include: Setting up your board games, component quality, and solo gaming.

    #12 - Lowest Rated Popular Board Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 44:41


    Seigen and Spencer are back after a hiatus to talk about board games and why they are fun! The show begins with discussions of The Mind, The Goonies: Never Say Die, We Care, Summer Camp, Taco Bell: Party Pack Game, and Escape: Roll and Write. Topics of discussions include opening and punching new games, lowest-rated popular games on BoardGameGeek.com, and Gloomholdin and other micro versions of larger games.

    #11 - Top 10 Board Games of All Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 37:29


    What are the best board games? Seigen and Spencer share their favorite games in this top 10 board games video.The audio of this episode was taken from Seigen and Spencer's 10 Best Board Games of All Time video on The Lighten Up Initiative.

    #10 - Most Anticipated Games of 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 64:07


    Seigen and Spencer are back with some recent gaming experiences! We'll talk about whether we buy games locally or online. And we finish off the episode by listing the 10 games we are excited for the most in 2021.

    #9 - 5 Best Games of 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 53:51


    Seigen and Spencer discuss some recent plays including Chiseled, Betrayal at Baldur's Gate, Pandemic: Fall of Rome, Marvel Splendor, and Chronicles of Crime: 1400. We play the alphabet game and analyze a board game suggestion article from Today.com. Finally, we end the show by listing our top 5 games (and experiences) of 2020!

    #8 - Wishlists and Board Game Expansions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 55:28


    We are back to talk about fun board game experiences! We discuss our thoughts on all the games played at our epic gaming weekend. Then, we’ve been very good this year,’ so we talk about what we want for Christmas. Finally, we end the show talking about our overall thoughts on expansions and name some of our favorites. (Apologies for the poor audio quality. Spencer’s microphone is dying. We’ll have that fixed in the next episode.)

    #7 - Is this a Game?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 51:32


    Spencer and Seigen are back to chat about fun and board gaming! In this episode, we talk about our most recent plays, play a couple of silly games, and talk about Analysis Paralysis and Storytelling in games.

    #6 - Mechanisms, Strategies, and Horror Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 55:56


    Seigen and Spencer recorded episode six of Board Games Are Fun live! We had some great interaction with the audience. In this episode, we discuss some recent plays, our favorite board game mechanisms, how we strategize when playing news games, and which horror movies we'd like to see adapted in a board game!Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/heylightenup

    #5 - Birthdays and Spooky Plays

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 49:30


    Spencer and Seigen discuss the games played at Spencer's birthday party, including Deep Blue, Unmatched: Cobble & Fog, Mascarade, Cloud City, Quacks of Quedlinburg, Downforce, Telestrations Upside Drawn, Root, and The Crew. Spencer also reveals his birthday haul. And then we end the episode by talking about some horrifyingly spooky board games.

    #4 - Impactful Gaming Experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 48:03


    Seigen and Spencer discuss some recent gaming experiences as well as some that have impacted their lives for the better. We list some games that we're hoping to get our hands on soon, and then end the episode by recounting our Pandemic Legacy experience.

    #3 - The Improv Initiative

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 41:22


    Seigen and Spencer try out something new... Improv Games! Not sure if they're funny or just fall flat. You tell us! Also, we discuss our recent plays of King of Tokyo, Titanic: The Game, The Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet, and the Funkoverse Strategy Game. Finally, we talk about how a rules teacher can make or break a game for those playing.Theme Music:Happy Happy Game Show by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3856-happy-happy-game-showLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    #2 - Good, Bad, and Stinky Gaming Experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 42:49


    Seigen and Spencer talk about some recent gaming experiences including sessions of Lords of Waterdeep, Lockup, Coup, and Vinyl. We discuss how some games just aren't for everybody and how easy it is for sessions to go sour because of the people playing. Support: patreon.com/heylightenupTheme Music:Happy Happy Game Show by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3856-happy-happy-game-showLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    #1 - Who Are Seigen and Spencer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 26:58


    Welcome to Board Games Are Fun! Get to know the hosts of this brand new podcast about board games and why they are fun.Theme Music:Happy Happy Game Show by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3856-happy-happy-game-showLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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