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Join the father daughter gaming duo on CFCR where they will discuss their journey into the resurgence of modern board games and the current events surrounding the industry. Most people remember playing the basics like monopoly or battleship, but the modern world of board games has created fictional…

David Stevenson


    • May 16, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 299 EPISODES


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    Solo Gaming; WWBP - Concordia, Call to Adventure, Clank! Catacombs, Ticket to Ride Legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 28:35


    We look at why some people like and don't like solo gaming.

    Tariffs and the Board Game Industry; WWBP - Ostia, Seti, Bomb Busters

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 28:30


    We discuss how the new tariffs are effecting the gaming industry.

    Tooncon 2025 Review

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 28:28


    We review our Tooncon experience.

    What have we learned in 300 episodes; WWBP - Ginkopolis, Planet Unknown, Emerald Skull

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 28:22


    We look back at the lessons we have learned in our gaming life.

    Party Games; WWBP - Critter Kitchen, Menara, Dominant Species

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 28:28


    It's our 300th episode and we are discussing what a party game is to us.

    Balance in Board Games; WWBP - Astra, Undergrove, Minos, Wandering Towers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 28:23


    We discuss an article written by Richard Garfield on the Balance in board games.

    Easiest Heavy Game to Teach; WWBP - Critter Kitchen, Lord of the Rings Duel, Vindication, Caper Cards

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 28:21


    We discuss complexity in games and how it effects how "hard" the teach is.

    Top 10 oldest games that we own and haven't played

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 28:27


    We look at our shelf of Shame....it isn't pretty

    Top 10 New to Us Games in 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 28:09


    We look at our favourite games from last year that we played for the first time.

    Our Year in Review; WWBP - Bomb Busters, Splendor Duel, So Clover!, Artisans of Splendant Vale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 28:43


    Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 28:33


    What are we looking forward to this year? Listen and find out.

    A Look Back at our Most Anticipated from 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 28:25


    How did we do on last years list?

    Top 10 Games to Play at Holiday Parties

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 28:26


    Looking for some ideas of what to bring, give us a listen.

    What Personality of Gamer are We?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 28:22


    We take a quiz that tells us what are gamer personality is. Lets see how accurate it is.

    Are Games Toys or Sports?; WWBP - Arboretum, Salton Sea, Invincible

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 28:16


    We look at if games are closer to toys or if they have more in common with Sports.

    Our 2024 Gift Guide

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 28:28


    We give you some suggestions for what to get the gamer in your life.

    Top 10 Older Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 28:11


    We pick our top ten games published in 2014 or older.

    New vs Old games for Game Night; WWBP - Dungeons, Dice, & Danger; Forrest Shuffle, Gugong, Mysterium Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 28:24


    When you go to play a game, do you reach for a new one or something you have played before. Why?

    Halloween Games; WWBP - Marvel United, Scoville, Clank Catacombs expansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 28:51


    We talk about some games to get you into the halloween spirit.

    Top 10 Feel Good Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 28:23


    We talk about games that we have fun playing and leave us happy at the end. Definitely a very subjective list

    What do we like and Dislike about Legacy Games; WWBP - Ticket to Ride Legacy, Pirates of Maracaibo, Isle of Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 28:26


    We look at Legacy/Campaign games and discuss what draws us to them and what frustrates us with them.

    Clank! games; WWBP - Pest, Under Groove, Creature Caravan, Gnome Hollow, Inventors of the South Tigris

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 28:38


    We compare nd contrast the Clank! games we have played

    FMphasis week 2 - Top games that start with M

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 28:16


    We look at our favourite games that start with M

    FM-Phassis #1 - Top 5 games that start with F

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 28:21


    It is our annual fundraising for CFCR. Join us as we discuss it and our favourite games that start with F

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    Top 5 games that didn't hit with us; WWBP - Boon Lake, Bark Avenue

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 28:26


    We can't like all games, but here are some popular games that aren't for us.

    Roll and Writes vs Flip and Writes; WWBP - Cities, Teotihuacan, Brian Boru

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 28:35


    We look at both and talk about the pros and cons then mention our favourites,

    The Range of Artists; WWBP - Yamatai, Windmill Valley, Gloomhaven JOTL

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 28:31


    We talk about some of favourite artists and some that we have discovered

    Art vs Graphic Design; WWBP - Unmatched Adventures, Noria, and Lord of the Rings Adventure Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 28:28


    We discuss how graphic design and art work together.

    Dice Tower Awards Pt 2; WWBP - Can't Stop, Marvel Zombies, Invincible

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 28:38


    We finish off our look at the Dice Tower Awrds

    Dice Tower Awards Pt 1; WWBP - Ticket To Ride Legacy, Rolling Realms Redux, Turing Machine, Anno 1800

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 28:03


    Production Value in Games; WWBP - Evergreen, Sea Salt & Paper, On The Underground

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 28:26


    We look at how production value in games has improved and some of our pet peeves

    What games would you save in a fire; WWBP - Celtae & Ezra and Nehemiah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 28:29


    We discuss how we would choose what to save and what we would take with us.

    T-Series Games; WWBP - Tiletum, Darwin's Journey, Artisans of Splendent Vale, Expeditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 28:20


    We look at the T-Series games in all their splendor

    Cult of the New Revisited; WWBP - Gloomhaven: Buttons and Bugs, Agricola, Nucleum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 28:14


    We re-look at Cult of the New and how it is effecting the industry

    Boardgame universes; WWBP - Roll Player Adventures, Trickerion, Super Smash Pinball

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 28:39


    We look at companies that base all their games in the same universe

    Modern Classics; WWBP - El Grande

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 28:27


    We revisit a subject we looked at in Episode 4. What is a modern Classic and do any games have a hope of becoming one.

    What NOT to play with New gamers; WWBP - Weirdwood Manor, Redwood, Star Wars:Outer Rim

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 28:20


    After last weeks show we look at games that attract new gamers but they should stay away from for a while.

    Games to play with beginning gamers; WWBP - Tiny Epic Crimes & Quest, On Mars, Clank!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 28:28


    We look at games we like to play with new gamers or gamers who haven't played a lot of games and why.

    Small Box Games; WWBP - Coimbra, After the Empire, Vengeance Roll and Fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 28:20


    What do we like about Small Box Games and one pet peeve

    Top 20 Family Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 120:16


    Jordan joins Shea and David to go over their top 20's together. Grab a drink and some snacks as this is a long one.

    David's Top 20

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 28:33


    Part 2 of our Season 6 kickoff has David Talking about his top 20.

    Shea's Top 20

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 28:31


    It's that time of year again, We start off our Season 6 with Shea's top 20.

    Evolution of Narratve in Board Games; WWBP - Day Break, Yukon Airways, Flamecraft, Wyrmspan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 28:29


    How have games that have a Narrative story evolved in recent years? We look at the linear and non-linear paths they are following.

    How do we rank our games; WWBP - Fliptown, Return to Dark Tower, Ingenious, Evergreen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 28:27


    With our top 20's coming up, we look at how we rank those games.

    ToonCon Review 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 28:34


    We talk about what we played at ToonCon

    ToonCon Part 2; WWBP - Wonderlands War, Bruxells 1893

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 28:28


    We go through the schedule at ToonCon for you.

    ToonCon; WWBP - Circadians: Chaos Order, Yokohama, Similo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 28:35


    We start our discussion on Tooncon, next week we will finish it, and then we will give our rundown in 2 weeks.

    Top 10 Roll and Writes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 28:33


    We count down our top Roll (or flip) and Writes

    Box Size in Games; WWBP - Cartographers, Shipwrights of the North Sea Redux, Half Truth, and Wyrmspan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 28:22


    Dave and Shea rant about box sizes

    Downtime in Board Games; WWBP - Raiders of the North Sea, ArcheOlogic; Merlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 28:34


    Does downtime in games get a bad rap? We discuss what we like or dislike about it.

    Is there such a thing as a Bad Game? WWBP - Skull, Grand Austria Hotel, Woodcraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 28:29


    We discuss if we think any games are truly bad and what that actually means to us

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