Catholic Board Gamer Podcast

We learn best when we are having fun! Board Game Reviews for families, homeschoolers, and educators.  Find the next game for your family by visiting weplay2learn.com.

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Kyle interviews Matt Martinusen, the creator of "The Catholic Card Game". We have purchased the base game and a couple of the expansions and it is a fun game (with lots of inside jokes for Catholic Christians who get it).

We go on our first family vacation in a long time! Adriana and Josh attend their first Protospiel. Games: "Dinosaur Tea Party," "Fairy Tiles," "Exploding Kittens," & more! Adriana and Joshua visit the original CoolStuffInc warehouse.

Josh & Adriana talk about how people spoiled them once again this Christmas. Games: "Fairy Tiles," "Ghosts Love Candy," "Decrypto," "Dinosaur Tea Party," "Deception Undercover Allies," "Sail Away," "Loot," "Meeple War," Unusual Suspects," "That's A Question," Truth Bomb," and so much more! Josh talks about crypto crowd-funding. Have any good beef jerky recipes?

Joshua and Adriana visit two local board game shops. They talk about the games that they got to demo at the Toledo Game Room. Games: "Fairy Tiles," "Dice Forge" & "FeliCity!" Josh takes the girls to the Pop Shop for a special edition of "The Walking Dead" comic book. Check Out Joe Pot's "Farewell" on iTunes!

Adriana and Josh talk about their successful Game Night and not-so-successful Game Night. Lots of stuff in the mail. Josh talks about the bank of the future. Games: "H.I.D.E.," "Pizzeria Boss," & more! Adriana and Joshua go camping and attend a Lutheran Church Service. Check Out Fr. Pontifex's "Letters from the Wasteland, Vol. 1" on iTunes!

Josh hosts an Unpub Mini at Put-in-Play Con (Put-in-Bay, Ohio). Top 5 NES Games Ever! Talks about the Legend of Coon-man and how Facebook Events can sometimes be glitchy. Check out Nico Santana's New Music on iTunes! Also, check out "On Patrol: Dusk Bay Chronicles" Comic Book Series!

The Family is adopted by Friends and Relatives during Lent. Josh pitches an Unpub Mini to the organizers of Put-in-Play Con and after many attempts, gets in contact with the right person. Adri shares some really cool life hacks for board gamers. Games discussed: "Jamaica: The Crew Expansion," "Sheriff of Nottingham: Merry Men Expansion," "Mario Maker for the Wii U," "Shenmue 3," and more!

What do Church and the Comedy Club have in common? Both have broken people who don't want to sit in the front row : ) Josh goes to a local Game Design Group. Family Game Night with Grandma(s). Top 5 Funny Catholics. Talk about the current state of Stand Up Comedy. Games discussed: "The Best 'Staches Ever," "You Gotta be Kitten Me," "When I Dream," "Cities of Splendor" expansions, "Sheriff of Nottingham: Merry Men" expansion, & "Deception: Murder in Hong Kong."

Adriana & Josh go to Unpub Midwest in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Top 5 Tips for Hosting an Unpub Mini. Talk about the Importance of Playtesting and Prototyping. Feedback: "Marital Bliss" and "Dastardly Dirigibles" Board Games.

Josh goes on a late night walk. He talks about some of the new expansions for "Terraforming Mars," "Sheriff of Nottingham," "Jamaica," "Splendor," and "Best Tree House Ever!" He also discusses games that he recently backed on Kickstarter: "Pizzeria Boss," "Nothing To Declare," and "Walk the Plank!"

Adriana & Josh go to Pyrate Fest on Put-in-Bay (South Bass Island), Ohio. Top 5 Things to do on Put-in-Bay as a Family. Talk about some of the pirate themed games that they took with them: "Pirate Fluxx" "Don't Rock the Boat" & "Jamaica!"

Adriana & Josh go to Origins Game Fair Convention in Columbus, Ohio. Top 5 Catholic Board Games. Talk about The Church that Lego Built and "Werewords," "One Night Ultimate Werewolf" & "Best Tree House Ever!"