The Game Pit

Firstly, apologies for the issues with Ronan's audio. The new set up in a new house did not work well, we will work on that. Secondly this episode has been in the editing suite for a few weeks so apologies if some things sound out of date but that leads us to the most important thing... Thirdly thank you if you stuck around for and are listening to this. We hope to be back more regularly from now on.   As well as our look back to 2023 we also chat about Duel for Middle-Earth, Galaxy Postman, Saltfjord, Atlantis Exodus, Kingdom Legacy, Phoenix New Horizon, Rebirth, Babylon, Bus & Stop, and Capybara Cookie Club.   ww.dicetower.com you know it makes sense

Ronan takes you through six reviews of slightly oddball games. The games featured are; A Game About Selecting 7 Cards and Speedily Searching for Synergies, The Barracks Emperors, Green Team Wins, Patterns, Rome in a Day and Tesseract.   Head to www.dicetower.com for more gaming goodness galore. 

Sean and Ronan unite to look back a decade at the very best games of a great year for new games. Before that they take a look at six games they have been playing recently.  

This time around Ronan brings you six reviews of games which have recently been gracing the darkest holes of the pit. Chewed to the marrow are; 3 Ring Circus, Wild Tiled West, Noobs in Space, Nekojima, River Wild and Phantom Ink. Head to dicetower.com for much, much more gaming goodness.

It was a year so stuffed full of great games that it took us twelve months to consider them properly and finally put together a Top 15 each, extended from our usual Top 10s due to the insane amount of gaming goodness bestowed upon the world last year. Prior to the Top 15s we talk about Freelancers, World Wonders, Race to the Raft, Sea Dragons and Prey Another Day. To finish up we run down the BGG Top 20 for 2022. Much love and happy holidays to you all. 

While Sean is busy in Germany running around the halls and scoffing nacken, Ronan is here to deliver their Top 15 most anticipated games for this year's Spiel. 

Ronan is hosting a shorter episode this time around as he gives his, mostly, quicker views on a few games played recently.   00:01:02  Wonderland's War 00:08:30  Clank!: Catacombs 00:14:18  Archeos Society 00:19:09  Sabika 00:30:26  Vagrantsong 00:36:29  1st and Roll   www.dicetower.com   https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588  

Sean and Ronan return to ramble through ten games they have been exploring recently. On the slate are; Marvel D.A.G.G.E.R., La Famiglia, Darwin's Journey, Heat, Lords of Ragnarok, Revive, Carnegie, TMNT: Shadows of the Past, Tipperary and Vengeance: Roll & Fight. Head to www.dicetower.com for great gaming coverage. 

Sean and Ronan bring their pit into your pit to discuss twelve games they have been playing recently.  On the menu are; Rolling Heights, Dorfromantik, Marrakesh, Etherfields, Yggdrasil Chronicles, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Magna Roma, Astro Knights, Marvel Damage Control, Mandala, Shake That City and Air, Land & Sea. Talk to us at our BGG Guild; https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588 Head to www.dicetower.com for plenty more gaming goodness.

During the compilation of our Top 100 Games we had some glaring holes in our gaming palmares. In this episode we both pick the one game released each year twixt 2002 and 2011 that we most wish we had played. These games could have been contenders, the could have had class.  www.dicetower.com www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast  

Ronan takes you through reviews of five games and one expansion in this review of what has been hitting the pit in recent weeks. For more gaming goodness take a look at www.dicetower.com  

Sean and Ronan sit down and chew the fat over the many games they played over a glorious weekend in Eastbourne at LoBsterCon XXIV. Old favourites, new experiences and everything in between. www.dicetower.com thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com  

Sean and Ronan celebrate The Game Pit's Ten Year Anniversary in style by completing their lists of the greatest games of all time. Thanks for being with us for the past ten years and much love to all.

Sean and Ronan and busy digging through snow as today we launch into a review of Frostpunk followed by nine more quicker reviews and some Sesame Street theme tune. https://www.instagram.com/thegamepitpodcast/ www.dicetower.com

Sean and Ronan return to run down twenty of the finest games ever to grace a gamer's table.  www.dicetower.com thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com  

Ronan is joined by returning guest Adam and between them they mull over the merits of Akropolis, Oath, Ahoy!, Rumble Nation, Star Trek: Ascendancy, Red Cathedral: Contractors, Sea, Salt & Paper and Oriflamme: Ablaze. For masses of gaming content please check out www.dicetower.com Find us at https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588  

Sean and Ronan rock up and roll out twenty of the greatest games to ever grace the tables of the world. T-Rexs! Dragons! Minotaurs! Vikings! Merchants! Human Shields Gods! Ravens! Cathedrals! Escalators! This episode has it all. Join us. www.dicetower.com www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast  

Ronan jumps in to adjudicate on two mini pit fights this episode. In one ring we have three solo games but first up is the main event, three fantasy mappy adventurey movey aroundy games. Which Champions are crowned and who will return to the gaming gym to try and improve for next time? www.dicetower.com  

Ronan is joined by Lloyd as they go on a time travelling adventure through theme and decision density. Games covered include Ahoy!, San Francisco, Stars of Akarios and a plethora of older titles both shiny and tarnished. Head to www.dicetower.com for gaming goodness. https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588  

Close your eyes, start a journey to a strange new world Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before Close your eyes and let music set you free Only then can you belong to me   www.dicetower.com

Sean and Ronan return to recall the games old and new they feasted on over the holidays. They then turn their gaze down memory lane and recall the top ten games from one of the greatest years for news releases, 2013. www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com www.dicetower.com  

Strap in as Sean and Ronan continue their rundown of the greatest games ever known to grace a table. Space! Dams! Cats! Pyroclastic Flow! We have it all.   www.dicetower.com https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588  

Ronan is here to meander his way through five games, one activity and a book. Featured are; Mosaic, War of the Ring: Card Game, Caldera Park, Village Rails, ROVE, Rankster and Board Games on My Mind. dicetower.com is where gamers go for joy thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com for all complaints and enquiries

Ronan reviews seven games in this episode. The titles covered are; Terracotta Army, Hamlet, Cat in the Box, Deities, Night Parade of a Hundred Yokai, Fun Facts and Town 66.   Send us an email at thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com to let us know what you think

Sean and Ronan continue their countdown of the greatest games of all time with twenty more all time bangers to fill your table.  In this episode they introduce The Eeky Rating, Ronan finds himself in a lake of minestrone soup, Sean watches people confused by fish and when is a game surpassed but not actually surpassed. Join in the conversation here; https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/298368/game-pit-podcast-top-100-games-all-time    

Ronan is here to ramble around his thoughts about our visit to Spiel 2022 and then give some initial opinions on seven new releases. The games he licks this time are; Starship Captains, Kites, Flamecraft, Marvel Remix, Orichalcum, Donkey Valley and Joan of Arc: Draw and Write. Head to www.dicetower.com for all the gaming coverage you could ever handle. Hit us up at thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com if you have something we need to know

Ronan returns with more ill informed opinions for a bit of fun. He takes a run at thirteen games releasing at Spiel 2022 this week and tries to predict whether they will be Treasures or Traps. Games covered are; Swindler, Kites, Mosaic, Evergreen, The Great Split, Donkey Valley, Rankster, All Roads, Atiwa, Deities, Evora, Kingdom Defenders and Oneironauts. Check out dicetower.com for much more gaming coverage  

Sean and Ronan are here with their crystal balls to try and predict the future again. Just for fun they have cast their eyes over twenty new releases for this year's Spiel at Essen and they give their uninformed opinions on whether each game will be a Treasure, worth parting with your gold for, or a Trap, luring in the unwary.   Join in the conversation at www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast   www.dicetower.com    

Ronan returns to regale you all with reviews of; Sniper Elite, Tabannusi, Welcome to the Moon, Imperium: Classics, Waste Knights 2nd Edition, Voyages, It's a Wonderful Kingdom, Cross Clues and Paleo. This episode is brought to you by Lemsip, Strepsils and Benylin. Be good to each other.

Matthew once again dives into The Pit, alongside Sean and Ronan he gives the lowdown on the best and worst of 2021 in board gaming. To go with our Top 10s we also run through our Games of the Year, Biggest Disappointments, Under the Radar, Best Production and Best Reprints. Join in the conversation at; www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588 thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com  

Ronan returns to ruminate on seven games to lately grace The Pit. Your victims this time around are; burncycle, Renature, Luna Capital, Babylonia, Silver & Gold, Scout and Messina 1347. www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast www.instagram.com/thegamepitpodcast www.dicetower.com https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588

Our countdown continues with twenty more incredible game (maybe nineteen) as Sean and Ronan give their picks from 80 to 71 in the definitive Game Pit Top 100 Games of All Time. www.dicetower.com for gaming goodness galore www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast for all our latest shenanigans

Ronan enters the pit this episode to referee a wrangle between seven two player games. They have been weighed, they have been measured but which ones have been found wanting and which ones are true von Leichtenstiens? Travelling through Europe disguised as Venus? The contenders in this episode are; Golems, Jekyll vs Hyde, Opale, Radlands, So You've Been Eaten, The Field of the Cloth of Gold and Volfyirion. Find us on your favourite social media platform, we mostly hang out on Twitter retweeting bad jokes. www.dicetower.com for everything gamey that is good  

Ronan is back with a review of six games this time around. The games gnawed over in the episode are Paint the Roses, Ark Nova, Azul: Queen's Garden, Wise Guys, Three Sisters and Undaunted: Normandy. Follow us at www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588 www.dicetower.com  

Our countdown of the bestydoodliest games of ever continues and the debate rages. Is chicken stealing ever ok? Did dwarves start the downfall of Western Civilisation? Can a party ever have too much aquasphere? Are trees legitimate torture devices? Follow along and add your comments here; https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/298368/game-pit-podcast-top-100-games-all-time www.dicetower.com where people with valid opinions can be found thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com  www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast   

Ronan is here to mangle his way through four days of sleep deprivation and gaming at LoBsterCon XXII. There are a plethora of games covered including; Cryptid: Urban Legends, Mantis, Magnate, Quartermaster General, Barrage, Dead Reckoning, Beyond the Sun, MTV, Yedo Master Set, Dune Imperium: Rise of IX, Nova Luna and more...   Hit us up at thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast, www.boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588    Check out www.dicetower.com for all the gaming coverage you could handle and more.

Sean and Ronan return to the pit and gnaw over some tricky customers this episode, hard to define and tough to rate. The games covered this time are Brian Boru, Golem, Framework, Stroganov, Isle of Cats: Kittens & Beasts, Stardew Valley, Festival of 1k Cats and What Next? Join in the conversation at; thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast www.dicetower.com https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588  

So we begin our first ever Top 100 Games of All Time with our numbers 100 - 91. Running the gamut from shooting penguins, arguing whether vegetables or rocks are more annoying, are tiles worse than glass panels and is it legal for Sean to break people's hands?  Head to: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588 to find a link to our Geek List for this countdown and add your thoughts there. Check out www.dicetower.com for every bit of gaming goodness you could ever wish for.  

Sean and Ronan return with a report from AireCon 2022, site of their annual gaming pilgrimage to Harrogate, Yorkshire each Spring. First up is a rundown of the top nine games borrowed from the con library followed by their thoughts on ten games they played over the weekend. Check out dicetower.com for much more gaming goodness Head to twitter.com/gamepitpodcast for the latest Pit News and views

Sean and Ronan take a look back ten years and give their definitive Top 10 Games first published in 2012. Only those games which have passed the test of time can make the cut. Join in the discussion here; https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588 www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com www.thedicetower.com  

Ronan flies solo this time around and gives seven reviews of seven shorter games that have been hitting the table recently. The game covered are; Watch, Dinosaur Island: Rawr'n'Write, Kim Joy's Magic Bakery, Photograph: Wind the Film, Cartographers: Heroes, Ten Suns and Genius Square. Join in the conversation; thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588  

Sean and Ronan delve into The Pit once more and pick the bones of eight more modern board games to give you their opinions. The games covered in this episode are; IKI, The Great Wall, Almadi, Furnace, Savannah Park, Dinosaur Qorld, Great Plains and Pier 18. Join in the conversation on social media by looking up The Game Pit Podcast. Head to www.dicetower.com for much more gaming goodness.

Who knows why some men do mean things? Sean decided to kick off 2022 with a bang. Here are our Top 10 most overrated games of all time. Other opinions exist but they are probably wrong. This was recorded back in November so apologies for dated references and out of date BGG rankings.  Join the conversation on Twitter and at our Guild on bgg.com

Ronan gives a review of six solo games he has been delving into over the past few weeks. Ranking them from least to most favourite.  The games covered are; Cartographers, EIYO, Nautilion, Solar Storm, Veilwraith and Warp's Edge. Join in the conversation on Twitter or at our BGG Guild.  

Ronan drops a quickie to cover a few of the games he managed to play at LoBsterCon XXI this past weekend including K3, Legendary: Buffy, Journey to the Center of the Earth, TM: Ares Expedition, So Clover and more...   Head to www.dicetower.com for great gaming content.   Hit us up at thegamepitpodcast@gmail.com  

Matthew Jude joins us once more as we take a look back at 2020 through the lens of our annual awards which cover Under the Radar, Not in Our Wheelhouse, Best Presentation, Top 3 Disappointments and Top 10 Games of the Year. Join in the conversation at https://www.boardgamegeek.com/guild/1588 and www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast Head to www.dicetower.com for a plethora of great gaming content

Sean is glorious in his return to reviewing games and talking about how very, very many games he buys while Ronan ponders whether he is The Sorceror Supreme.  Picked over this episode are Cascadia, The Initiative, Descent: Legends of the Dark, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Intrepid, Subastral Dive and My City. Head to www.dicetower.com for gaming content galore, including Top 10 Le Havre Buildings Find us on Twitter and BGG to carry on the conversation

Ronan is back into solitary confinement, probably the best place for him. His rambling this time around cover Cryo, Embarcadero, Dominant Species: Marine, Faiyum, Pan-Am, Wish Land, Die of the Dead, Embers of Memory and Dean 'Sexy Beast' Morris. Head to www.dicetower.com to find a multitude of amazing gaming content Find our Guild on BGG to discuss the new rating system, deck builder and Sean's shapely legs.

Sean is back and dropping some opinions on a few of the games he has been playing recently including a free print and play that has tickled him. Following that Sean and Ronan give their Top 10 Deck Building games. The best of the best to have grabbed their attention since the mechanism burst onto the scene just thirteen (???) years ago. Time flies. www.dicetower.com for great gaming content www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast for our latest coming and goings

Apologies for the missing review of 2020, The Curse of Jude struck again. Instead have some reviews covering; Detective: City of Angels, MicroMacro: Crime City, Marvel Champions: Rise of The Red Skull, Sprawlopolis, Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, Nations: The Dice Game, Isle of Cats expansion news and what is new to the collection. Head to www.dicetower.com for every scrap of gaming coverage you could wish for. Check out www.twitter.com/gamepitpodcast to keep to date with our doings and toings. 

Back once again like a Renegade (not the publisher) Master, Ronan brings seven reviews to your ears as he catches up on his 2021 plays.    Rolling and racing with Cubitos, fiddling with future gladiators in Fired Up!, putting nutritionalists in peril in Dead of Winter: The Long Night, sky diving in Bunny Kingdom, space invading with Under Falling Skies, sneaking and beaking in Tyrants of the Underdark and getting a headache while thinking too hard in Solarius Mission.    Get loads of great gaming content at www.dicetower.com   Find The Game Pit on Twitter to keep up to date with all of our latest news