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A board game podcast with reviews of new and old games, interviews with designers and publishers, and a knack for staying on topic at least 60% of the time.

and all the Nerdy Fun!


    • Sep 19, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 6m AVG DURATION
    • 96 EPISODES


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    WFC Kingdom Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 80:48


    Zach Sean and Devon unite once more to finish up their review of the War For Cybertron Trilogy's final chapter Kingdom.

    Ep 66 Renegade Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 65:16


    Zach and Sean discuss the events of Renegade Con 2021. We learn all about the new Essence20 RPG system that will be used for the Power Rangers, GIJoe, Transformers and My Little Pony RPGs. We Discuss the 3 new Deck Building games for Power Rangers, Transformers and GIjoe, and upcoming releases for Heroes of the Grid.

    Episode 65 There's a boat in the canal

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 93:51


    Zach is joined by Carla from Weird Giraffe games to discuss some recent plays and discuss the current state of board game publishing.

    Ep 64 Oh Hey we Played Something!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 66:18


    Zach and Sean finally had some game nights! We talk about several expansions to some of our favorite games including Villainous. We also go over some new stuff like the Star Dew Valley board game.

    WandaVision Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 66:32


    Zach and Sean discuss the epic Disney Plus mystery Wandavision! #spoilers

    Episode 63 Top 5 Games of All Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 82:23


    We're back! It's been a long hiatus and we apologize. There's going to be some changes going forward where we put out more off topic episodes but there will still be Board Game content to be had. In this episode Zach and Sean (eventually) discuss their top 5 games of all time!

    Transformers Earthrise Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 79:25


    Zach and Sean are once again Joined by Devon Decker of the Say Report to discuss our thoughts, reactions, and opinions on the second chapter of Netflix's Transformers War For Cybertron Trilogy: Earthrise.

    Netflix's Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 88:52


    Zach and Sean are joined by the infamous Devon Decker of The Say Report to discuss the new Netflix series Transformers War for Cybertron: Siege.

    Ep 62: RIP TFTCG

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020 58:44


    Zach and Sean return to the air waves. We apologize for the wait to all 5 of you! In todays episode we discuss the death of the Transformers Trading card game. We then look at some recent plays of Zach's like the new Jungle Cruise board game and the Dresden Files card game. Then we discuss playing some classic games over steam.

    Ep 61 Going Crazy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 59:08


    Going a little crazy here. Zach and Sean discuss a few recent plays of Attacktix and Sean gets the one thing he's wanted since the very beginning. Zach finally plays Jack Box Party Pack. Oh and we go off topic. Like a lot.

    going crazy attacktix
    Quarentini

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 55:32


    Zach and Sean are stuck at home just like most of the world, in this more off the cuff episode they discuss how they're dealing with it. Stay safe everyone and wash your hands.

    Escape Rooms

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 65:32


    Zach and Sean discuss recent plays of Catan, Love Letter, Steam Park, Hotel Tycoon, and then dive into a discussion on what makes a great Escape Room.

    Spotlight Tumble Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 30:22


    Zach sits down with Kevin Russ the designer of Tumble Town coming to Kick Starter from Weird Giraffe Games.

    Tiny Epic Tactics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 58:14


    Zach and Sean kick off 2020 with their usual round of recent plays including Nyctophobia, A fake artist goes to New York, Celestia, and Sean's experience with a mail order murder mystery. We then give an in depth first impressions review of the latest Tiny Epic from Gamelyn Games, Tiny EPic Tactics.

    Critical Failure updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 49:57


    Zach and Sean sit down and almost seriosly discuss the future a critical failure. What's working, what's changing, and we only get sidetracked ... ten or so times.

    Ep 57 Best of 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 108:10


    Zach and Sean are joined by Carla Kopp of Weird Giraffe Games to countdown our top 5 games we've played this year!

    56 Transformers 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 56:48


    Zach and Seand are joined by Cory from The Commander Crew youtube channel to discuss an updated opinion on the Transformers Trading Card Game from Wizards of the Coast.

    55 Betrayal Legacy ish

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 59:05


    Zach and Sean go through their latest plays at Sean's bachelor party like Trash Pandas and a 6 Player game of Heroes of land air and Sea. They then go over a comparison of Betrayal at the House on the Hill vs Betrayal Legacy. No spoilers of course.

    Top 5 Comic Villains

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 86:47


    Zach and Sean countdown their top 5 Comic book villains!

    EP 54 It's Morphin Time!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 80:36


    Zach and Sean are Joined by Mike from the Fanholes Podcast to discuss the new Power Rangers Heroes of the Grid board game from Renegade Games.

    Ep 53 So Many Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 75:59


    Zach is not joined by Sean this month, instead Carla from Weird Giraffe Games jumps into the cohost Chair. We discuss Recent plays of Rajas in the Ganges, Istabul, Star Wars Risk, and the Evil Comes Prepared expansion to Disney's Villainous. We then go into our Topic of how to handle unplayed games. For more Nerdy Fun Check out the And all the Nerdy Fun Youtube Channel. Visit us at www.boardwithfriends.blogspot.com Follow us on twitter @boardwithfriend For more info on Weird Giraffe Games go to www.weirdgiraffegames.com

    Ep 52 I.P. Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2019 92:34


    Zach and Sean are joined by Sean's brother Ryan to discuss recent plays of Celestia, Racoon Tycoon, and more. We then dive into a discussion of how I.P. games have changed over the years and what we like to see out of them in modern times.

    Top 3 Marvel Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2019 54:30


    Zach and Sean count down their Top 3 Marvel Movies they love to rewatch.

    Ep 51 Tiny Epich Mechs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2019 64:40


    Zach and Sean are back to discuss some recent plays, and they dive into the latest Tiny Epic game from Scott Almes and Gamelyn Games, Tiny Epic Mechs.

    BumbleBee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 76:10


    Zach and Sean dive into another movie review of the Bumblebee movie!

    Ep 50 Teachable Games

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2019 105:09


    Zach and Sean celebrate their 50th episode with a very special guest Carla Kopp from Weird Giraffe Games. We discuss recent plays like Groves, Villainous, the Venom Assault expansion, Cold Water Crown, Binding of Isaac, and Fireball Island, We then give a list of our Top 5 easy to teach games.

    End Game SPOILERS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 71:56


    Zach and Sean embark on an epic SPOILER filled discussion of Avengers Endgame. If you have not seen this movie and do not wish to know anything DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS. If you have seen it or just don't care. Well, we get into it it.

    Ep 49 Spirit Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 57:26


    Sean's sick, Zach is busy, just enough time to discuss some recent plays and give our first impressions of Spirit Island!

    Ep 48 Fire Tower

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 56:44


    Zach and Sean discuss recent plays of Fleet the dice Game, Attacktix, Welcome To, Yahtzi, Heroes of Land Air and Sea, and their time at Totalcon 2019. They then dive into a full review of the recently released kickstarter game FireTower from Runaway Parade.

    Pokemon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2019 69:14


    Sean and Zach discuss their ambitions to be the very best like no one ever was! Pocket Monsters are everywhere in this off topic Bored with Friends episode on pokemon.

    Ep 47 World of Imagination

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 73:03


    In this episode Zach and Sean go over some games that are soon to be released like the upcoming expansion to Villainous, wave 2 of the Transformers TCG, Big Easy Busking's revised kickstarter, and Tiny Epic Tactics from Gamelyn Games. They then discuss their ideal gameroom or Nerd cave imagining all the fun things they could possibly want.

    Critical Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 70:34


    Critical Failure has launched a new campaign and seeing as this month we don't have an off topic episode for you, well ... Zach thought he'd share the feed. Word of warning there's some adult language and some less then kid friendly humor in this episode. So if younger ears are listening you've been worned.

    Ep 46 Master of the Galaxy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 82:06


    Zach and Sean are back in 2019 discussing recent plays of Heart and Brain, Dragon Ball Super card game, Harry potter Clue and their experiences with previews of Big Easy Busking and Animal Kingdoms. We then give a in depth first impressions review of Master of the Galaxy from Ares Games.

    Zach Gets a Switch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2019 69:05


    Zach finally gets a switch! Sean and Zach discuss games like Super Mario Party, Smash Bros, and more.

    Spotlight: Steve Aramini

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2019 38:41


    Zach sits down with game designer Steve Aramini to learn all about the development of the award winning game Animal Kingdoms from Galactic Raptor Games.

    Ep 45 Best of 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2018 64:35


    Sean and Zach discuss their top ten games they played in 2018. The rules were simple, only games you played for the first time this year. Let's see what they chose and we'll see you all next year!

    Ep 44 Stellar Leap

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 57:00


    Zach and Sean discuss recent plays of Shadow Hunters and House of Danger. Sean tries to sneak in more discussion about JackBox Party Pack. We then give a full review of Stellar Leap from Weird Giraffe Games.

    Ep 43 Creature Double Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 75:24


    Sean and Zach discuss recent plays of Onitama and Mario Party. They then dive into TWO spooky reviews of Paws and Padlocks from Puppy Slime Games, and Tiny Epic Zombies from Gamelyn Games.

    State of the Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2018 49:05


    Zach and Sean go over some things. Where the shows are out, how Critical Failure is doing, and where things are going.

    Spotlight Dreams of Tomorrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 36:52


    Zach sits down again with Carla from Weird Giraffe Games to discuss her latest project up on kickstarter Dreams of Tomorrow. Check out the Kickstarter here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weirdgiraffegames/dreams-of-tomorrow

    Transformers TCG

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 51:09


    At last, Transformers has a Trading Card Game! Zach and Sean review their experience with this new release from Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast. The Transformers TCG will be available for purchase on September 28th so if you like what you hear, go out and find it! This promotional copy was provided for free for review purposes from Hasbro.

    MegaMan X

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 55:56


    Sean challenges Zach to play one of his favorite classic video games, MegaMan X.

    Everdell

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2018 56:33


    Zach and Sean discuss some recent plays including the children's RPG system Amazing Tales. We then give a full review of the Kickstarter game Everdell from Starling Games.

    Gunpla

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2018 66:17


    Zach is joined by Justin Mike and John to discuss their love of Gunpla and model kit making. Sean couldn't make it cause he didn't do his homework.

    Brewcrafters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2018 70:53


    Zach and Sean discuss their upcoming show at Cumbercon, September 29th at the Cumberland Public Library in Rhode Island. They then go over recent plays of Fly, Rum, Karuba and more. Finally they review the Dice Hate me Games Beer lovers extravaganza BrewCrafters!

    Disney World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2018 69:25


    Zach, Vanessa, and Sean discuss the most Magical place on Earth! Well Sean and Vanessa do anyway, Zach chimes in once in a while.

    Spotlight: Joggle Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2018 40:30


    Zach sits down with James from Joggle Games. A local designer in Rhode Island to discuss the newest Game Crown of Aragon. If you like what you hear head over to Joggle's website www.jogglegames.com And support their Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jksearles/crown-of-aragon

    Childhood Games 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2018 54:40


    Sean and Zach discuss recent plays of Spy from pack-o-games, What did you Meme, and Banana Bandits from CMON. We then forego our usual full review of a title to engage in a discussion topic of our favorite child hood memories in Board Games. NOTE: We had some technical difficulties recording the skype feed which unfortunately resulted in the conversation cutting short.

    Jumanji

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2018 56:36


    Zach and Sean have a discussion about Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, thoughts, feelings, emotional outbursts, revelations are to be had in this hour long rant about this Fantastic sequel that had no right to exist.

    Heroes of Land Air and Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 73:41


    Zach and Sean go over recent plays of Crown of Aragon from Joggle, Hero Realms from White wizard Games, Drinking quest, Sentinels of the Multiverse, and Castles of Caladale from Renegade Games. We then give a full review of Heroes of Land Air and Sea from Gamelyn Games by Scott Almes.

    Conventions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018 60:14


    Sean and Zach make a last minute change and discuss their experiences at conventions.

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