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Every episode I teach you a medium to heavy weight board game. I also go over some FAQs, give my thoughts on the game, and read some choice one-star reviews from boardGameGeek. While not intended to replace the manual, it's my hope that I'll be able to help you learn somewhat complex games a little…

Brad J Plays

  • Oct 4, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 1h 35m AVG DURATION
  • 11 EPISODES


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Top 10 Solo Games

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020


I’m finally back and with an extra long episode to boot! On this one I discuss the future of the podcast, talk about my favorite solo games, and, of course, read some choice one star reviews of games I love.

Brad J Plays...Bios: Origins

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020


On this episode I teach and review Phil Eklund’s civilization building epic, Bios: Origins.

Top 10 Formative Games

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020


On this episode, I have fellow GamingwithSwag contributor, Shane Faux-Dugan, as my guest to discuss our most formative games. Did any of these games have an impact on you?

Mini Episode - PAX Unplugged 2019 Debriefing

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019


It’s a couple days behind, but on this mini episode I re-cap the final two days of PAX Unplugged 2019.

Mini Episode - PAX Unplugged 2019 Day One Recap

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019


Today was the first day on PAX Unplugged 2019 and on this episode I recap my experiences at the con.

Brad J Talks...PAX Unpluged 2019 Pre-Show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019


In this episode, Dean and Chris join me as we depart from the normal teaching format to talk about PAX Unplugged 2019, specifically, what we hope to play at PAX. Don’t worry, we still finish with a reading of one star reviews though!

Brad J Plays...Pax Renaissance

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019


In this episode I attempt to teach the Phil Eklund masterpiece, Pax Renaissance. I’ve got a cold so of course I decided to use my cough syrup haze to try and tackle one of the most dense games I’ve ever played! I start with an overview, go into the detailed teach, then read some colorful reviews from BGG.

Brad J Plays...Pipeline

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2019


In this episode I discuss and teach the wonderful economic strategy game, Pipeline. This could be my current favorite game, and if not, it’s close to the top. I also take some time at the end of the podcast to read a few entertaining reviews from people that didn’t like the game quite as much as I did.

Brad J Plays...Lisboa

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019


In this episode I unwrap the super dense economic game, Lisboa. In addition to teaching I read some fun one star reviews from BGG and talk about the board game day I went to.

Brad J Plays...Terraforming Mars

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019


On this episode we learn how to play, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars. This game may be as dry as Mars but it’s also just as exciting! We also read some more choice one star reviews from BoardGameGeek.com.

Brad J Plays...Root

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 95:25


On this episode we learn how to play, Leder Games Root ,with an in depth look at each faction as well as a breakdown of how to play them. We also read some...uhhhhh...charming one star reviews of Root on BoardGameGeek.com.

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