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Alex Kruse and Kaz Gable choose a theme to review a series of board games around. Then at the end of the run of episodes they present their top 10 choices. The first theme is "Best Games to Take Out to a Restaurant or Bar".

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    • Feb 27, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 140 EPISODES


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    335 - Three Sisters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 39:52


    This week Alex and Kaz head to garden with the colorful roll and write, Three Sisters

    334 - Regicide

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 28:44


    This week Alex and Kaz attempt the coup of coups in the challenging coop game, Regicide.

    333 - Scout

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 35:35


    Oink Games is known for odd name and publishing pocket games that actually fit in your pocket! This week Alex and Kaz try out one of the best in the line, Scout. Let's go to the circus!

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    332 - Explorers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 32:12


    If only someone would design a fully modular roll and write! Well, calm your nerves my friends, because we have the game for you. This week Alex and Kaz take a look at the Phil Walker-Harding mash-up, Explorers.

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    331 - On Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 28:02


    This week Alex and Kaz hit the road on the most epic of road trips following the most questionable of routes in the flip and write, On Tour.

    330 - Radlands

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 33:56


    The apocalypse has never been more neon! This week Alex and Kaz attempt to become the leaders of the brave new world of punks in the colorful and action packed, Radlands.

    329 - Push

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 31:34


    A great game doesn't have to be complex. This week Alex and Kaz check out the simple and addictive, Push.

    328 - Ludus Latrunculorum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 21:55


    Can't beat an original. This week Alex and Kaz take on the ancient game of Ludus Latrunculorum.

    327 - Cascadia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 38:00


    This week Alex and Kaz trek up into the mountains of the Pacific Northwest to play the splendid, Cascadia.

    326 - Top 25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 40:18


    It's that time again! It's time for the Top 25 round-up!

    325 - Unlock!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 28:02


    These days we're doing everything from home, working, fraternizing, and now escape rooms! This week Alex and Kaz take a crack at the challenging escape room in a box series, Unlock!

    324 Bohnanza

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 33:10


    You can't beat a classic. This week Alex and Kaz play one of the best. The Uwe Rosenberg origina, Bohnanza.

    323 - Rustling Leaves

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 26:02


    Everyone has a favorite season. But do they have a favorite roll and write for every season? Probably not. Well, now your quarter year conundrum is over. This week Alex and Kaz play the roll and write for every season, Rustling Leaves.

    322 - The Royal Game of Ur

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 34:04


    This week Alex and Kaz blow the dust off the classic of classics, the ancient and engaging Royal Game of Ur.

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    321 - Rats High Tea at Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 28:20


    Some of the best things in life are free. Like this week's game! This week Alex and Kaz play the well done and completely free roll and write, Rats High Tea at Sea.

    320 - Jekyll Vs Hyde

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022


    This week Alex and Kaz battle their inner demons head to head in the surprisingly fresh, Jekyll vs Hyde.

    319 - Draftosaurus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 37:41


    At last they did it. They made a dinosaur park. The secret? Teeny tiny dinosaurs! This week Alex and Kaz make their own dino them parks in the quick and colorful, Draftosaurus.

    318 - Kariba

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022


    The watering hole is the place to wet your beak after a long day in the African heat. However, you've got to be on guard because not every animal is there to just drink water. This week Alex and Kaz try to sneak a sip before getting too spooked by that rustling nearby in the Reiner Knizia family game, Kariba.

    317 - Let's Make a Bus Route

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022


    First elevators and now a bus route. This week Alex and Kaz check out the Saashi and Saashi classec, Let's Make a Bus Route.

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    316 - Viva Java TCGTDG

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 33:33


    Nothing beats a great cup of coffee in the morning and the perfect companion to morning roasty goodness is this week's game, Viva Java: The Coffee Game: The Dice Game. Roll and write your way to the specialty roast to beat all specialty roasts.

    315 - Abandon All Artichokes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 24:25


    Nothing is so frustrating to a gardener as to have their beautiful vegetable patch overtaken by an uninvited plant. This week Alex and Kaz grab their spades and weed out the invasive artichokes in the quick and fun, Abandon All Artichokes.

    314 - Agricola ACBAS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 42:19


    The exciting life of the medieval farmer! Subsistence life at its best. This week Alex and Kaz check out the Uwe Rosenberg classic, Agricola All Creatures Big and Small. Let's breed some sheep!

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    313 - NMBR9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022


    This week Alex and Kaz take an abstract dive into 3D puzzley madness in the challenging game, NMBR 9.

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    312 - Hive

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2021 30:48


    Bugs. They're a tricky bunch. What if you could master them for your own purposes? Why, you'd rule the world! However, let's start small and try to defeat just one other person. Oh crap, they are a master of bugs too. To arms, bugs! To countless arms! This week Alex and Kaz try to outsmart each other in the battle of creepy crawlies that is, Hive.

    311 - Furnace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021


    Captains of industry. Was their ever a time they shone more brightly than the late 1800s? This week Alex and Kaz get to don their tophats and wool suits and attempt to make the most efficient industrial engine the world has ever seen in the fantastic, Furnace.

    310 - Just One

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021


    Clues clues clues. This week's game is full of clues. Alex and Kaz attempt to discover the answer to these clues in the tricky game, Just One.

    309 - Metro X

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 33:19


    Alex and Kaz plot the perfect subway lines, in the the simple and addictive, Metro X.

    308 - Timeline

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 31:31


    Ah, Timeline. You tricky little game. You seem so simple and easy, and then you make me look like a fool! This week Alex and Kaz test the history recall in the fun and challenging game, Timeline.

    307 - Spyfall

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 31:07


    Suspicions are high this week as Alex and Kaz determine if everyone is who they say they are, in the exciting social deduction game, Spyfall.

    306 - Hadara

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 39:47


    Alex and Kaz experience the span of civilization in the clever and colorful, Hadara.

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    305 - The Grizzled

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 47:23


    Alex and Kaz charge the battle lines in the excellent coop game, The Grizzled.

    304 - Gloom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 36:41


    Spooky season is upon us and Alex and Kaz are reviewing the perfect game to kick it off. The macabre and quirky card game, Gloom.

    303 - Guillotine

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 28:02


    This week Alex and Kaz head off (hahaha) to the French Revolution in the tongue in cheek game, guillotine.

    302 - Tiny Towns

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021


    This week Alex and Kaz shrink themselves down to visit the small and clever locale that is, Tiny Towns.

    301 - Take 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 33:28


    This week Alex and Kaz run straight past numbers 1-4 in the abstract card game, Take 5!

    252 - Top 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 44:56


    Here we are again. How time flies when you're having. This week Alex and Kaz are rounding up the last 25 games they're reviewed and ranking them for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!

    251 - Monster Crunch

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 30:15


    Finally. Finally! They made the game we've all been clamoring for. The game with all our favorite sugary breakfast cereal creatures, BooBerry, Count Chocula, FrankenBerry, et al. The biggest surprise? It's actually pretty good! The game that is, the cereal is of course delicious. But you already knew that. This week Alex and Kaz pour themselves a heaping bowl of, Monster Crunch! The Breakfast Battle Game.

    250 - L.L.A.M.A

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 25:31


    This week Alex and Kaz play the goofy game, LLAMA. Can math, abstract gameplay, and llamas mesh together into a great game? They can if Reiner Knizia is involved!

    249 - Dice Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 35:37


    This week Alex and Kaz take down a game you've probably never played but should. The Bruno Cathala overlooked gem, Dice Stars. Abstract euro roll and write for the win!

    248 - Kolejka

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 45:05


    Ah, 1980s era communism; rationing, shortages, unrest. Sounds like a great theme for a game, right?! Well, this week Alex and Kaz find out as they play the surprising, Kolejka. Finally, history CAN be fun!

    247 - Spot It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 32:03


    A quick mind is something to be admired. Testing your mental speed and acuity is what makes board gaming fun. This week Alex and Kaz play a game that has this in spades and yet is simple, fun, and easy for anyone to pick up. That game of course is, Spot it!.

    246 - Point Salad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 30:46


    For some gamers "salad" is a thing to be avoided at all costs. In the land of delicious pub food, why would you waste precious space on your plate reserved for more satisfying choices? But what, I ask you, if your salad scored you points? HA! Is this some new genetically modified vegetable concoction you ask. No! It is not. It is a this weeks game. Listen in as Alex and Kaz play the aptly named in all ways, Point Salad.

    245 - Port Royal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 38:47


    Pirates are notorious for pushing their luck. This week Alex and Kaz channel that urge to play the very piratey, luck pushing game, Port Royal. Assemble your people!

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