BoardChitless - Board Gaming Podcast

Sam, Daz, Tristan and Leki nurture budding civilisations into thriving city states and play a little town planning Sudoku on the side playing Jamey Steigmaier's latest offering; Tapestry. We also find a little time to have a quick go at 1565: St Elmo's Pay, Tristan's alternate history card game based on the siege of Malta. How did you like Tapestry? Let us know your thoughts on the BoardChitless Facebook page or leave a comment. www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/

This week Leki talks to Tristan about the latest game he's brought to Kickstarter - 1565: St Elmo's Pay. A historical competitive card game for 1-2 players based on the events of the great siege of Malta. Check out 1565: St Elmo's Pay on Kickstarter today https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/1565-st-elmos-pay-the-card-game-of-war-and-history Like the sound of Tristan's latest game? Let us know your thoughts on the BoardChitless Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/

At GenCon 2019 Tristan was lucky enough to talk with some titans of the industry about their upcoming games and new releases: 00:14 - Jason Hill of Flying Frog Productions/Shadows of Brimstone 05:44 - Isaac Childres of Cephalofair Games/Gloomhaven 08:16 - Board To Death video reviewers 11:18 - Adam and Brady Sadler of Black List Games/Altar Quest 14:50 - Caleb Grace of Fantasy Flight Games/The Lord of the Rings LCG and Marvel Champions It. Was. Awesome... This episode of Board Chitless is proudly sponsored byHall or Nothing Productions Ltd and "1565, St Elmo's Pay" - Live on Kickstarter now https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/1565-st-elmos-pay-the-card-game-of-war-and-history?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=st%20elmos%20pay Want to hear more designer interviews on Board Chitless? Share your thoughts on the Board Chitless Facebook page. www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352

Tristan and Leki speak to Sam Illingworth and Paul Wake about their game Carbon City Zero; a deck builder which sees mayors of rival cities race to be the first carbon neutral city. Sam and Paul have been working with 10:10 Climate Action to produce a game that engages players with the concept of what being a carbon zero city means. Check out Carbon City Zero on Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1010climateaction/carbon-city-zero Like what you hear about Carbon City Zero? Share your thoughts on the Board Chitless Facebok page. www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352 Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week. Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and review. itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/board…d1227891466?mt=2

This week Tristan, Leki, Daz and Sam get together to play The Ancient World and Call to Adventure but talk about them in the opposite order. Call to Adventure is a card based fantasy game from Johnny O'Neale and Christopher O'Neale that challenges each player to evolve a character by completing several challenges and each challenge succeeds or fails by rolling runes. The Ancient World is a worker placement/civ builder game from veteran games designer and illustrator extraordinaire Ryan Laukat. Each player must build up a civilisation under the constant threat of attack from mythical Titans who are poised to destroy all that you've built. We played the 1st edition game with the 2nd edition component upgrade. Does this mean we played the 2nd edition game? We think so. Have you raised a banner for The Ancient World 2nd edition or are you a 1st edition connoisseur? Let us know your thoughts by posting on the BoardChitless Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352 Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week. Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and review. itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/board…d1227891466?mt=2

This week Leki, Tristan, Daz and Sam grab their binoculars, head for the aviary and have a go at Stonemaier Games' eagerly anticipated Wingspan. Wingspan is a card based engine builder from designer Elizabeth Hargrave. Did Wingspan leave you feeling eggcited (sorry) then let us know how you got on with Wingspan by posting to the BoardChitless Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352 Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week. Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and review...or feel free to complain about the quality of the puns! itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/board…d1227891466?mt=2

Leki, Tristan and Sam don their finest denim and saddle up for an adventure across The Great Western Trail; a worker placement and deck building game from Alexander Pfister. Have you also had a ridiculous amount of fun driving cattle or did it leave you in a moooooo-d (sorry!) share your thoughts on Great Western Trail by posting to the BoardChitless Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352 Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week. Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and review...or even a mediocre one :) itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/board…d1227891466?mt=2

This week Sam, Tristan and Leki revisit 7 Wonders, Anotoine Bauza's card drafting civ builder this time dipping our toes in the Armada naval expansion. Then we talk about our investigations into the hellish and paranormal playing Mantic Games' Hellboy: The Board Game, a co=operative dungeon crawler for 1-4 players. To hear more about 7 Wonders check out episode 37 where we talk more about the base game. https://soundcloud.com/boardchitless/episode-37-7-wonders-and-loads-moar-vikings As always let us know how your thoughts on this week's games by posting to the BoardChitless Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352 Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week. Big love to Mesterio Mann for leaving a lovely review! Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and review...or even a mediocre one :) itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/board…d1227891466?mt=2

Leki spent a weekend roaming the exhibition halls of UK Games Expo 2019 interviewing loads people inside and around the UK's board game industry. Interviewees include (in order of appearance, timecodes included for interview fast travel, and all links included in description :); 01:03 Mark McKinnon, designer of Wreck and Ruin and founder of Dream Big Games https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggames https://wreckandruingame.co.uk 07:18 Rob Harris from Playtest UK www.playtest.co.uk www.meetup.com/playtest 15:58 David Brashaw CEO of Backspindle Games www.backspindlegames.co.uk 23:43 Ross Connell from More Games Please - game art blogger and photographer www.moregamesplease.com Insta - @moregamesplease Twitter - @moregamespls 31:06 Paul Grogan of Gaming Rules! https://www.youtube.com/user/GamingRulesVideos https://boardgamegeek.com/forums/guild/2258/gaming-rules https://gridcon.co.uk/ Were you at UK Games Expo this year? Share some photos on the BoardChitless Facebook page and tell us what games you saw. www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352 Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week. Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and review...or even a mediocre one :) itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/board…d1227891466?mt=2

This week Tristan, Leki and Sam follow leads, comandeer vehicles and chase bad guys all in the name of keeping the streets of Brook City clean! Brook City is a brand new game from Blacklist Games featuring their modular deck system designed by Adam and Brady Sadler that sees the player take on the role of cops out to solve various crimes. Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week. Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and review...or even a mediocre one :) itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/board…d1227891466?mt=2 Want to share your thoughts with us? Head over to the #BoardChitless Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352

Adam and Brady Sadler return to talk to Tristan and Leki about Altar Quest, their latest game using the modular deck system. We also learn about Adam and Brady's past as rock stars and what they do when they aren't designing board games. To learn more about Altar Quest head to the Blacklist Games website. You'll also be able to find the Kickstarter campaign there once it launches on May 28th. https://www.blacklistgamesllc.com/altarquest Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week. Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and review...or even a mediocre one :) itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/board…d1227891466?mt=2 Want to share your thoughts with us? Head over to the #BoardChitless Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352

This week Tristan and Leki were lucky enough to be invited to Steamforged Games; the brains behind Guild Ball, Dark Souls: The Board Game and Resident Evil 2: The Board Game. We talk to Steamforged's founder & CEO Richard Loxam and Senior Developer Jamie Perkins about Steamforged Games' latest project coming to Kickstarter; Devil May Cry: The Bloody Palace. We also chat about the development cycle, the current state of Kickstarter as a platform and The Forge; Steamforged Games' very own games shop and gaming area in Manchester. To learn more about Devil May Cry: The Bloody Palace check out the Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steamforged/devil-may-crytm-the-bloody-palace Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week. Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and review...or even a mediocre one :) itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/board…d1227891466?mt=2 Want to share your thoughts with us? Head over to the #BoardChitless Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352

This week Leki, Tristan, Daz and Ant play take off their shoes and stomp their way to victory playing "Viticulture"; the classic wine themed worker placement euro from Stonemaier Games. Tristan, Leki and Sam will also be attending UK Games Expo at the Birmingham NEC again this year so be sure to pop by stand 1-1016 on Kilforth Avenue to say hello and demo any of the Hall or Nothing back catalogue. Disappointed that you missed the Kickstarter for Shadows of Kilforth? Well turn that frown upside down by submitting a late pledge on BackerKit! https://shadows-of-kilforth.backerkit.com/ Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week. Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and review...or even a mediocre one :) itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/board…d1227891466?mt=2 Want to share your thoughts on Viticulture with us? Head over to the #BoardChitless Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352

This week Sam, Leki and Tristan talk all about Euphoria, a worker placement-y, dice allocate-y, area control-y game from Stonemaier Games. Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week, in particular TheLoneGamesman who left us a particularly lovely review recently. Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and review...or even a mediocre one :) itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/board…d1227891466?mt=2 Want to share your thoughts on Euphoria with us? Head over to the #BoardChitless Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352

This week Sam, Tristan and Leki got lost within a nightmare realm and were forced to confront untold horrific monsters to escape but that's enough about the British winter, they also played Dark Souls: The Card Game! Dark Souls: The Card Game is a deck evolution game from Steamforged Games based on the popular video game series of the same name. Tristan has also been Kickstarting again. This time funding Shadows of Kilfort, the eagerly anticipated follow-up to Gloom of Kilforth. You can learn more about Tristan's latest game here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/shadows-of-kilforth-a-fantasy-quest-game-for-1-4-h Have you played Dark Souls: The Card Game and want to tell us how much of a great/terrible time you had? Join us on our Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/

This week Tristan and Leki found themselves all alone presumably after the others got fed up with all the betrayal! We made the best of it by taking control of Waterdeep's nefarious factions in a race to uncover the secrets of the Vault of Dragons; a Dungeons and Dragons themed adventure card game by Gale Force Nine. We also played Spirit Island by R Eric Rauss; a co-operative hand management/area control game where players control the guardian spirits of an island against the colonial powers of Europe. Vault of Dragons 1:49 Spirit Island 22:56 Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week. Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and review...or even a mediocre one :) https://itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/boardchitless-board-gaming-podcast/id1227891466?mt=2 Disagree with the comments made in this episode? Let us know your thoughts over on the #BoardChitless Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352

This week we have a go at the fantasy themed card based strategy game Arkon from Hill Gaming. We also find the time to go against the mutant horde playing Mutant Chronicles: Siege of the Citadel. A semi co-operative dudes on a map game. Arkon - 2:20 Mutant Chronicles: Siege of the Citadel - 11:08 Thanks very much to all our listeners who have reviewed the BoardChitless podcast on iTunes, in particular BarleyCorn1875. Have a look at his kind words and please leave some of your own here: https://itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/boardchitless-board-gaming-podcast/id1227891466?mt=2 Let us know what you thought of this week's games by commenting below or joining us on the BoardChitless Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/?ref=br_rs

We play Middle Earth: The Wizards and The Game of Thrones Board Game This week we grabbed our archeology tools and dusted of ICE's 90's CCG Middle-earth: The Wizards. We were playing a variant of the rules known as 'The Ardour'. We also cover the friendship smashing experience we had last week playing The Game of Thrones: the Board game form Fantasy Flight. The Game of Thrones is an area control game that sees each player controlling one of the houses of the seven kingdoms in a struggle for the Iron Throne. Do you agree with this week's comments? Let us know by commenting or join us on the #BoardChitless Facebook page www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/ We'd love to reach new audiences and grow the community of chitheads in the wild. You can help by leaving a review on iTunes itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/board…d1227891466?mt=2

This week Leki and Tristan are lucky enough to play host to two very special guests; Matt Jarvis who is the editor of Tabletop gaming Magazine and freelance journalist Dan Jolin who is also contributing editor to EMPIRE magazine. We talk about loads of stuff including what makes a compelling board game, Tabletop Gaming Live, Discover: Lands Unknown, 7th Continent and Matt and Dan make their predictions for what's coming up in 2019. Keep up to date with the very latest in board games by visiting the Tabletop Gaming Magazine website https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/ You can also keep up with Dan Jolin's stream of consciousness on Twitter by following @DanJolin As always feel free to join us on the #BoardChitless Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/

#BoardChitless Episode 57 - going V-Commando! This week Daz, Sam, Tristan and Leki put on their camo make up and grab a rifle to go deep behind enemy lines and frustrate the Nazi war effort playing Triton Noir's V-Commandos; a World War 2 co-op game that sees you forming an elite fighting unit seeking to use stealth to overcome the enemy. Let us know how you got on with V-Commandos or if there's another World War 2 game that is closer to your heart by posting to the #BoardCHitless facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/ Help us to grow our podcast and reach new listeners by leaving a review on iTunes. itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/board…d1227891466?mt=2

#BoardChitless Episode 56 - Resident Jack: Back to the Evil - We play "Samurai Jack: Back to the Past" and "Resident Evil 2" This week Tristan, Leki, Daz and Sam get stuck into USAopoly's new set collection game "Samurai Jack: Back to the Past" based on the cult Cartoon Network show of the same name. Once we've finished cleaning up the future of mutants, robots and aliens we turn our attention to present day Raccoon City with Steam Forged Games' latest video game inspired game; "Resident Evil 2". Are you #TeamJack or #TeamSTARS? Let us know by commenting below or joining us on the #BoardChitless Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/ Let other podcast fans know how much you enjoy the show by leaving a review on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/boardchitless-board-gaming-podcast/id1227891466?mt=2

#BoardChitless Episode 55 - Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War This week Leki, Tristan and Sam were treated to a review copy of Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War by the publishers USAopoly. Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War is a co-operative dice allocation game that sees you and your friends take on the mad titan in an attempt to foil his scheme of destroying half of the population of the universe. Did you find Thanos a worthy adversary or a complete pushover? Let us know by commenting or get in touch with the discussion on the BoardChitless Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/

54 - Between Two Dragonfires - We Play Between Two Castles Of Mad King Ludwig And Dragonfire This week Leki, Tristan and Sam are joined by their number 1 fan Dan and graphic designer to the stars Darren Marks for a few rounds of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, a hybrid game from Stonemaier and Bezier Games. We also have a look at Dragonfire; a Dungeons and Dragons licensed deck building adventure from Catalyst Games based on the Dragonrun Crossfire game engine. Do you prefer the cyberpunk fantasy setting of Dragonrun Crossfire or prefer your orcs come with swords and bows? Let us know by commenting or join us on our facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/

#BoardChitless Podcast 53 - Sadler's Revenge! - Adam and Brady Sadler 's 2nd Interview Game design duo Adam and Brady Sadler return to the show to discuss their latest games including; Heroes of Terrinoth, Street Masters, Brook City and their upcoming Kickstarter project Aftershock. Adam and Brady have long since been friends of the show and you can hear them in previous episodes; Episode 9 - Sadler Brothers Interview https://soundcloud.com/boardchitless/episode-9-sadler-brothers-interview Episode 45 - GenCon Special https://soundcloud.com/boardchitless/episode-45-gencon-special What are your favourite games designed by the Sadler Brothers? Let us know by commenting or join us on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/

#BoardChitless Podcast 52 - Tyrants of the Underdark This week Leki and Tristan get dark and mysterious playing Drow noble house off against Drow noble house in Tyrants of the Underdark; a deck builder, area control hybrid set in the Dungeons and Dragons Neverwinter universe. Do you love or loathe Tyrants of the Underdark? Let us know why by commenting below or joining the #BoardChitless Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/

#BoardChitless Episode 51 - Scythe: The Rise of Fenris This week Tristan, Dave, Sam and Leki grab their shovels, clamber into their mechs and have a crack at The Rise of Fenris, the campaign expansion of the hit game Scythe. We do our very best to keep a lid on all of the surprises that come in The Rise of Fenris and so you can listen to this episode safe in the knowledge that it is 99.9% spoiler free. If you've had fun with The Rise of Fenris campaign or have decided to stay well away then please let us know why by commenting below or joining the #BoardChitless Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/

#BoardChitless Episode 50 - Those Splendid Zombies! - We Play Splendor and Last Night on Earth Leki and Tristan are joined by their super special guest Anthony (he used to play DnD as a young man with Tristan don'cha know?) For our very special 50th episode we jump into the jewel industry of the middle ages with a game of Space Cowboys' Splendor. We also attempt to survive a zombie apocalypse with Flying Frog's Last Night on Earth however the zombies clearly have other ideas. Thank you so much to our listeners for sticking with us for 50 episodes and a great big welcome to you, if you've just joined the party. Let us know what you thought of this weeks games by commenting below or joining our Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/ You can also say hi on our brand spanking new Twitter feed: twitter.com/Board_Chitless

#BoardChitless Episode 49 - The Predatory Munchkin - We Play Munchkin and Legendary Encounters: Predator This week Tristan, Leki and Dave race each other through Steve Jackson Games' comedy dungeon playing "Moops Monster Mashup: A Munchkin Game". We also creep through the South American jungles hunted by an alien being in Upper Decks' deck building classic "Legendary Encounters: Predator". Let us know which deck builders get your motor running by commenting below or joining our Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/ You can also say hi on our brand spanking new Twitter feed: twitter.com/Board_Chitless

#BoardChitless Episode 48 - I'm Spartacus! - We Play "Spartacus - A Game of Blood and Treachery" This week Tristan, Dave, Jackie, Sam and Leki get positively Roman on each other playing as competing gladiatorial houses in Gale Force Nine's board game adaptation of the popular Starz TV show "Spartacus". We trade slaves, gladiators, cash, insults and jeopardise friendships in a race to be Rome's greatest supplier of fighters for the arena. Let us know what games you love that also push your friendship's to their limit by commenting below or joining our Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/ You can also say hi on our brand spanking new Twitter feed: twitter.com/Board_Chitless

#BaordChitless Episode 47 - Don't Bring A Critter to a Fist Fight - We Play "Everdell" and "Street Masters" This week Tristan and Leki go head to head in what has to be one of the cutest and family friendly games known to man or creature alike. "Everdell" from Starling Games is a worker placement game set around the Ever Tree. Find out who will grow the most successful fur-based civilisation. Afterwards we go to to toe with some hench arcade villains and once again get beaten to a pulp playing Black List games' "Street Masters"; a co-operative brawler based around a fictional coin-op universe. If you'd like to hear our earlier musings on "Street Masters" then you can catch up on Episode 35 here: https://soundcloud.com/boardchitless/episode-35-878-viking-street-masters Let us know what were your highlights by commenting below or joining our Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/ You can also say hi on our brand spanking new Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/Board_Chitless

#BoardChitless Episode 46 - Chuck the Dice at the Automa! This week Tristan and Leki are joined by special guest Darren Marks. Darren is a graphic designer who has worked on games such as 'Gloom of Kilforth' and '1066: Tears to Many Mothers'. This week chuck dice like crazy people in an attempt to 'Escape the Curse of the Temple', the real time adventure game from Queen Games. After exhausting our wrists (ahem) from rolling we revisit Jamie Steigmaier's 'Scythe' to see how Morten Pedersen's automa rules change the games dynamic. Are you a fan of real time games or have any insights into how best to solo Scythe? Let us know by leaving a comment or posting to the #BoardChitless Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/

#BoardChitless Podcast - Episode 45 - GenCon Special This week is a veritable feast of gamey interview goodness, fresh from GenCon 2018! Tristan catches up with the great and the good from the board games community at GenCon including; Adam and Brady Sadler (Street Masters, Heroes of Terranoth) Adam Smith (Rolling Solo) Frank West and Sara Jorge (City of Kings) Rich Loxam (Steamforged Games) Jason Hill (Flying Frog Productions) Let us know what were your highlights by commenting below or joining our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/

#BoardChitless Episode 44 - Forever Lords of Waterdeep This week Tristan, Sam and Leki play as the DC Universe's villains in Cryptozoic's deck builder 'Forever Evil'. We also throw our lot in with the 'Lords of Waterdeep' Wizards of the Coast's DND themed worker placement game. Catch up with #BoardChitless on our Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/

#BoardChitless Episode 43 - Total Eclipse Tristan and Leki return after a week of space conquest after playing Lautapelit's epic 4X space opera 'Eclipse'. Eclipse 2nd Edition is now open for backing on Kickstarter; https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kolossalgames/eclipse-second-dawn-for-the-galaxy #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com Catch up with #BoardChitless on our Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/

#BoardChitless Episode 42 - Last Exit to Nowhere Last week we were tragically locked inside an abandoned cabin at the mercy of Kosmos Games' "Exit The Abandoned Cabin"; an escape room style puzzle game for 1-4 players (though you could easily get away with having more!) This is a spoiler free summary of our experience with the game so feel free to jump in if you want to hear about the Exit The Game series. #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com Catch up with #BoardChitless on our Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/

#BoardChitless Episode 41 - Sherlock Holmes Dark Castle Detectives This week Tristan, Francesca and Leki have been putting their adventuring and survival skills to the test in Themeborne's 'Escape the Dark Castle'. We also have a crack at sleuthing around London, pitting our wits against the world's most famous detective playing Ystari's 'Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective'.

#BoardChitless Epsiode 40 - Interview with Thomas Pike Co-designer of 'Escape the Dark Castle' This week Tristan is joined by Thomas Pike co-designer of 'Escape the Dark Castle'; a simple, cooperative game of retro-atmospheric adventure. Thomas tells Tristan all about Themeborne's Kickstarter success for 'Escape the Dark Castle' and how they have capitalised on their momentum by focusing on expansions for their second campaign. You can learn more about Themeborne and 'Escape the Dark Castle' by visiting their website https://www.themeborne.com/ or check out their Kickstarter campaign here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1998318065/escape-the-dark-castle-the-legend-grows?ref=discovery&term=ESCAPE%20THE%20DARK%20CASTLE #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com Catch up with #BoardChitless on our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/

#BoardChitless Episode 39 - Interview with Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games This week Tristan and Leki are delighted to welcome Jamey Stegmaier to talk all about his early days on Kickstarter, building Stonemaier Games and of course designing board games. You can catch up with Jamey's latest projects and blog at https://stonemaiergames.com/ #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com

#BoardChitless Episode 38 - Lovecraft Letter From The Runebound! This week Tristan and Leki reminisce about that time they went to UK Games Expo...last weekend. We also talk about our correspondences with the Great Old Ones playing 'Lovecraft Letter' and casting mystical runes to save Terrinoth in 'Runebound' Third Edition. #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com

#BoardChitless Episode 37 - 7 Wonders and Loads Moar Vikings! Tristan, Jackie, Dave and Leki compete as rival empires racing to build their wonders in Antoine Bauza's card drafting civ '7 Wonders'. We also have another crack at Academy Games' viking wargame '878 Vikings'; this time playing as teams. #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com

#BoardChitless Episode 36 - A Distant Plain AKA The Hardest Game Ever? This week Jackie, Dave, Tristan and Leki go head to head in 'A Distant Plain', a war game based on the COIN gaming system and wonder whether this is possibly the hardest game to learn? #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com

#BoardChitless Episode 35 - 838 Viking Street Masters This week Leki and Tristan show off their martial arts skills playing Adam and Brady Sadler's 'Street Masters: Rise of the Kingdom', a co-operative miniatures game inspired by classic video games like 'Double Dragon' and 'Street Fighter'. As if that wasn't enough combat we also get a good look at Academy Games' '878 Vikings'; a head to head area control game based on the Viking invasions of England. #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com

#BoardChitless Episode 34 - One Deck Dungeon Tristan and Leki play 'One Deck Dungeon', a card based dungeon crawler for 1-2 players. #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com

#BoardChitless Episode 33 - Nations This week Tristan and Leki talk about Lautapelit Games' civilisation builder "Nations". #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com

#BoardChitless Episode 32 - Let's Not Fallout Guys! This week Sam, Tristan and Jackie have set out to solve the mysteries of the wastelands playing the 'Fallout' board game, Fantasy Flight Games' interpretation of the massively successful video game series. #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com

#BaordChitless Episode 31 - Interview with Artwem Safarov, designer of Cauldron and Unbroken Tristan talks to game designer Artme Safarov about his latest game; Unbroken. Unbroken is a solo card game that sees the player take control of a wounded adventure following a disastrous quest. Unbroken is now available to back on Kickstarter and the campiagn can be found here www.kickstarter.com/projects/122787…val-and-revenge #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com

#BoardChitless Episode 30 - Tokaido Road to the Rune Age This week Leki and Tristan are joined by composer Francesca Hall as they take a pilgrimage in FunForge's Tokaido. Leki and Tristan also have a crack at Rune Age, Fantasy Flight's fantasy themed deck builder. #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com

#BoardChitless Episode 29 - Solo Games Roundup Their mother's said that they'd go blind but Tristan and Leki pointedly refuse to stop playing with themselves! This week's episode is a celebration of solo gaming with Leki and Tristan choosing their top 3 solo games in no particular order. #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com

#BoardChitless Episode 28 - The 7th Continent This week Tristan and Leki get entangled in a good old fashioned 20th century adventure and attempt to lift an ancient curse in Serious Poulp's "The 7th Continent". #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com

#BoardChitless Episode 27 - The Darkest of Souls! Leki and Tristan try their hands at Element Games' "Dark Souls", a dungeon crawler for 1-4 players based on the massively successful "Dark Souls" video games. We also learn that Mark Chaplin's sci-fi survival horror epic "Lifeform" is set for launch on Kickstarter on Thursday 29th March...YAY! You can check out the campaign by following the link below. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/1945550561?ref=432185&token=8d774ec1 #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com

#BoardChitless Episode 26: Lords of Warfighter This week Tristan and Leki return from active duty where they've been patrolling the jungle in search of drug lords and fighting insurgents in the middle east...Well they've been pretending with Dan Verssen Games' Warfighter. Tristan also gives us a debrief from his weekend at Airecon where he's been promoting the Hall or Nothing Productions roster of board games. #BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward www.thegamesteward.com