Podcasts about Watch It Played

Matthew Jude from This Game is Broken and Watch It Played joins Candice to discuss they're favorite filler games.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:55 YesLand00:05:42 Fresh Plays00:06:11 Skate Summer00:12:17 Merlin00:27:06 Some of Matthew's favorite Feld games (Trajan, Castles of Burgundy, Carpe Diem, Bora Bora, Macao, Amerigo, The Oracle of Delphi)00:29:04 Civolution00:31:02 Camino a Xibalba: Pitz00:40:06 Mythic Mischief, That Time You Killed Me00:41:21 Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies00:49:30 Alchemists00:56:20 Filler Games We Love00:58:15 No Thanks!01:03:40 For Sale01:09:16 Qin01:14:36 Bullet♥︎01:15:16 Sea Salt & Paper01:20:19 Pixies01:21:58 Cabanga!01:26:32 Abandon All Artichokes01:27:59 Arboretum01:31:29 Lost Cities01:36:10 Null & Nichtig 01:40:24 Stick 'Em01:41:25 Schadenfreude01:46:16 Too Many Cooks (Foodie Forest)01:54:44 Biblios02:01:48 Matthew's Honorable Mentions (Fuji Flush, Newsboys, Captain Flip, Drop It)02:02:40 Biblios: Quill and Parchment 02:02:58 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Trick and Trade, Little Tavern, Spicy, Potato Man, Faraway, Eggs & Empires)02:07:18 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Fantasy Flight Games!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

We covered a lot of games, so if you ever need a refresher on how to play a game, check out Watch It Played for easy-to-follow game tutorials.  Other games from this episode:  -Chip Theory Games  -Too Many Bones  -Fuji Flush -Cosmoctopus -Arkham Horror  -Arkham Horror The Card Game -Clank  -Clank Legacy -Oink Games -DroPoulter  -Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective  Check out your neighborhood to see if there's a board game shop like Games By James you can support or a games cafe like The Guildhouse where you can play games and meet other gamers!

Ambie and Crystal celebrate 200 episodes of the podcast with a full episode dedicated to answering questions from our listeners! 0:00-Intro 0:36-Listener Q&A 2:32-What advice would you give to a content creator starting out? 9:59-What are your best "I was there when..." travel stories? 12:27-Have you ever had a dream so realistic you assumed it had really happened? 18:12-What cheesy 90's game would you make based off your favorite license? 21:22-What games have you played that surprised you how many times you played? 25:05-You can have a week-long event for 16 people anywhere in the world - what is it? 27:40-How often does one of you come up with a topic for the show only to have the other point out that you've done it already? 29:06-How have you seen the presence of women & non straight cis white men change since you first started the podcast? 32:41-Outro 33:45-Bloopers Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BGBLITZ2023" to get 10% off your ENTIRE ORDER, including upgrades not available anywhere else! Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/372

Don and Jamie are joined by The Secret Cabal Elf to discuss The Island of Misfit Games! Just like in Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer in which Rudolph, Hermey and Yukon Cornelius discover the Island of Misfit Toys, Don, Jamie and Elf discuss the strange, broken, or unattractive - yet fun to play - games that need to find good homes. Also, the gang is joined throughout the episode by their great friends Chaz Marler and Rodney Smith of Watch It Played, Joel Eddy of Drive Thru Games, and Dan King the Game Boy Geek to give their favorite misfits.

This week on the pod, Rodney Smith of Watch It Played drops by to talk about his growing love affair with wargaming... and about his sordid past with SOLO board games! Watch It Played: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchItPlayedFive Hundred Year Old Vampire: https://www.backerkit.com/c/central-michigan-university-press/five-hundred-year-old-vampireBeyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/class/Centers/CLGS/Pages/default.aspxCheck out CMU's game offerings here: https://cmichpress.com/shop/Sign up for an online game design class here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulations/certificate-in-applied-game-designAll episodes of my podcast are available here: https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com/Enjoy my work? Consider supporting me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/beyondsolitaire or getting me a "coffee" on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/beyondsolitaireContact Me: Email: beyondsolitaire at gmail.comTwitter: @beyondsolitaireInstagram: @beyondsolitaireFacebook: www.facebook.com/beyondsolitaireWebsite: www.beyondsolitaire.net

This week's guest is the owner and host of Watch It Played, Rodney Smith. We talk about being brought up religious, being the world's premier board game teacher and weighing in on scandals...but which games did he choose? Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition Cuba Libre So Clover Ashes Reborn Combat Commander Europe Support the show hereThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5631121/advertisement

In early 2019, The Son and I were watching a lot of Watch It Played with Rodney Smith. One episode that caught my eye was Horrified, by Ravensberger. Then, for some reason, I forgot about it. It kept coming up on lists of games that are great to play in an hour. While attending a convention, I saw it at the flea market event and snatched it right up. I sat down that night and played it with a fellow game designer. We both enjoyed it.In Horrified, you and your teammates are working together as characters right out of the Universal Monster movies, to rid the town of the monsters haunting the streets. Two to four monsters, of the seven available, are wandering around the streets terrorizing the villagers. You and your team must collect specific items that are scattered around the town. These items are then used to confront and defeat each different monster in a unique and specific way.All this must be achieved before the monsters terrorize the locals too much or the Monster deck runs out. Do you think you and your friends have what it takes to stand your ground, defend the town, and save them from Frankenstein's monster, Wolf Man, Dracula, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Invisible Man, or Mummy? Did the Son and I enjoy it after 3.5 years of waiting? How did it go over at the office? Thanks for listening!

Wir lieben Geschichten. Und Brettspiele sind in der Lage diese auf verschiedene Arten zu erzählen und mit unterschiedlichen Mitteln ein immersives Erleben zu erschaffen.In dieser Folge zeigen wir Euch einige unserer top narrative Games und wieso uns deren Storytelling so in den Bann gezogen hat. In der Folge verweisen wir auf zwei Videos vom Kanal "Watch It Played": 1) Table Talk - Should Your Board Game Tell A Story? 2) Table Talk Back - Narrative in Games Schaut dort gerne rein.Wie immer gibt es Kapitelmarker, die euch die Navigation durch die Folge erleichtern.Hinweis zu Rezi-Exemplaren:Wir bedanken uns für das Rezensionsexemplar zu Kids Chronicles - Die Suche nach den Mondsteinen (Kosmos). Euch viel Spaß beim Hören - wir freuen uns über euer Feedback auf Bluesky (@pileofhappiness.bsky.social), Instagram (pileofhappiness), YouTube (wir veröffentlichen die Folge auch dort - gern direkt zur Folge kommentieren) oder per email an pileofhappiness@gmail.com.Und besonders freuen wir uns, wenn ihr uns auf Apple Podcasts oder Spotify bewertet!

00:00 Intro 02:44 Game Overview 06:53 Mechanics and Gameplay 38:58 Likes and Dislikes 52:39 Theming and Lore Apologies to my brother (check out his channel over at https://www.youtube.com/@strategywizard for board game reviews, unboxing, etc.) for taking so long to finally play this game that he got me [inaudible] ago, but now I've finally played it and I can give my breakdown of the mechanics, what I like and dislike about the game, and how well it captures the essence of Tolkien's world. For more info on the game: Fantasy Flight's page for the game is here: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/1/11/the-lord-of-the-rings-journeys-in-middle-earth/ For a downloadable copy of the basic rules, go here: https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/74/c1/74c1ee20-a2d2-407f-93da-e6c2a4b25529/journeys_in_middle-earth_learn_to_play.pdf For a downloadable copy of the Rules Reference, go here: https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/01/a0/01a0c9f7-4427-4113-9406-f53d6bde2ff5/journeys_in_middle-earth_rules_reference.pdf So I was incorrect about Watch It Played but also not totally off. He didn't do a video on the game on his channel (https://www.youtube.com/@WatchItPlayed), but he DID appear on BoardGameGeek.com's channel for their “game night” series here: https://youtu.be/bBk_jSE4Bf8. The video is a full playthrough of the first adventure with explanations along the way so it gives a lot of the same information but obviously contains spoilers for the first adventure. Similarly, the Dice Tower channel had a live play session here: https://www.youtube.com/live/JVh0M-fSWqo?feature=share. It doesn't do as much detailed explanations of the rules and mechanics but it's for the first adventure of an expansion campaign, so the spoilers won't be as significant unless you know you're going to get that expansion soon. If you just want a brief run-down of how to play, I recommend this video: https://youtu.be/1VROBMSSBfc Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.com and I'll send a fresh invite link). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joshua6469/support

Joined by Mark Cooke and occasionally his very good robot impression. We apologise for the occasional break in audio quality in this episode. Maybe they are listening. We hope at least you are listening.  We chat about COVID and Cons, ticket expectations, We mention Dan Hughes, Ben Maddox and Luke Prior and also who would win in a fight between Watch It Played, BGG, Rahdo and The Dice Tower.   LINKS OF NOTES  https://airecon.uk/  https://www.facebook.com/aireconuk/  https://twitter.com/aireconuk    If you would like to support us then please visit and interact with the links below.  Please give us a rating or review on your podcast catcher of choice.  Also, please let someone else know about our show, as recommendations are wonderful things. OUR LINKS OF NOTES (https://linktr.ee/werenotwizards) Apple Podcasts   |  Our Blog, Reviews, Previews and Thoughts | Our YouTube Channel Our BGG Guild | Board Game Geek Page | Website  | Facebook |Twitter | Instagram Buy Some Merch Stay Safe, Roll Sixes, Make Something Awful..

Joel, Lewis, and Nick bring you another podcast, filled with news, Kickstarters, and lots of games they have been playing in the shortest time possible.  Spiel Essen 2022 stats Wingspan Asia expansion Watch It Played tutorial Gay Sauna: Board Game Kickstarters Oathsworn 2nd printing Warcrow Adventures  Queen Dilemma What we have been playing The Hunger It's a wonderful world board game  The wandering Tower Lacrimosa 3000 Scoundrels Happy Potter (cash and Guns) King of Tokyo (story)  Everdell London (2nd edition) Orléans boardgame  Sea Salt & Paper (BGA) Remember if you join the discord channel and are the first to leave a comment in the discussions then I send you a Starship Captains jigsaw puzzle. courtesy of Meeples' Corner Here is the link to our discord channel Devon Dice https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z Find us on Twitter @DevonDiceUK, Facebook page, BGG Guild Find us on @DepressedMonk3y @spoonofmilk @The_BreweryTour @meeplescorner @njshaw2   Our web page www.devondice.co.uk Youtube - DevonDiceUK please like subscribe to our channel  devondice2015@gmail.com And our new discord channel Devon Dice https://discord.gg/ma7Z4Jvv2z Where you can continue the discussion there and tell us how rubbish we are.  Thank you listen  

Today the absolutely amazing and wonderful board game content creator, Chaz Marler of Pair of Dice Paradise and Watch It Played gives us a pro announce that couldn't be matched! Then the gang goes from wonderful to disgusting as Chris describes his dootie basement. When the founders get tired of hearing about toilet water shooting into the basement, they get busy with some games they've been playing including Big City, Carnegie, Space Station Phoenix, Cuphead, and Blank Slate. Then Don and Jamie jump into a feature review of the new Tom Lehmann came Dice Realms. Tony T wows the audience with his amazing newsman skills and finally the game discusses the Top 1000 Club in which they talk about games that have been relegated to the ranking of 1000 on Board Game Geek. Dice Realms Overview 00:51:28, Dice Realms Review 00:56:00, News with Tony T 01:18:10, The Top 1000 Club 02:02:51

Today we have our great friend Rodney Smith of Watch It Played kicking off the show with a guest announce, and I gotta say, he goes an amazing job! Then the Founders confront Don about his sleeving mental issues and continue with a dive into a mess of games they've been getting into including Horrified American Monsters, Foundations of Rome, Cuphead The Fast Rolling Dice Game, Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age, Roll Through the Ages: The Iron Age, Era: Medieval Age, Gaia Project, and Cryptid: Urban Legends. After Jamie gives a little health update, he and Don crack open Boonlake from Alexander Pfister and Capstone Games for a feature review. Tony T, once again, wows the people with his fine upstanding journalism skill and news delivery skills. Then finally the gang talks about games designs that have gone through an evolutionary period over time. Boonlake Overview 01:10:22, Boonlake Review 01:14:06, News with Tony T 01:42:58, Evolution of Game Designs 02:36:12

My last board game convention was Airecon 2020 and it was the last event of its kind in the UK - and as it turned out, there wasn't going to be another in-person UK board game convention until 2021. It was a wonderful event, even though everything felt weird. Nobody was sure whether to shake hands or not. The special guests who had flown in from the USA weren't even sure if they would be able to get back home. Luckily, they did make it back safely and it wasn't long until the UK went into full lockdown. So, I was keenly looking forward to Airecon 2022, the first board game convention I was happy to attend after a two-year break. Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/03/26/airecon-2022-saturday-review/ Useful Links Airecon: https://www.airecon.co.uk/ Airecon 2020 review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/04/04/airecon-2020-saturday-review/ Imagination Gaming: https://imaginationgaming.co.uk/ Watch It Played: https://watchitplayed.tv/ Paula Deming: https://www.paulademing.com/ Tabletop Games Blog Radio: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/radio/ The Wren Bakery: https://www.thewrenbakery.com/ UNHCR - The Refugee Charity: https://www.unhcr.org/uk/united-kingdom-for-unhcr.html DEC - Humanitarian Appeal for Ukraine: https://www.dec.org.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAjw_tWRBhAwEiwALxFPocXnlBZJxfRGuhELYY4CWtQYT3tEzJ7rUpqXRtPSDPbT95ompHTBABoCeLUQAvD_BwE Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tabletopgamesblog/message

I want to continue my series on how to teach board games to others by talking about how you can learn the game yourself or ask others to learn it for themselves. After all, you can't teach others until you know how to play it yourself and you're a better teacher if you've actually played the game yourself. Also, sometimes it's actually fun to learn a game and not always a big onus to expect others to learn a new game for themselves before you all meet up to play it. Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/01/11/teaching-games-learn-yourself-topic-discussion/ Useful Links Magnate: The First City: https://magnategame.com/ Magnate review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/11/30/takebacks-magnate-the-first-city/ Naylor Games: https://naylorgames.com/ Magnate BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/258242/magnate-first-city Root: https://ledergames.com/products/root-a-game-of-woodland-might-and-right Root review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/02/20/root-a-game-of-woodland-might-and-right-digital-eyes/ Leder Games: https://ledergames.com/ Root BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Watch It Played: https://www.youtube.com/c/WatchItPlayed Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ (Photo by Seven Shooter on Unsplash) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tabletopgamesblog/message

The Snobs were graced by the presence of the absolutely delightful Paula Deming of Things Get Dicey, Watch It Played, Death By Monsters, This Game is Broken and more! They discuss a variety of subjects ranging from medieval rap battles, missing persons joining their own search parties, acting, writing sketches, prefixes to names, Paula's Bubba Top 5, and so much more, enjoy! Check out Things Get Dicey: https://www.youtube.com/c/PaulaDeming Death By Monsters: https://www.deathbymonsters.com/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/paulademing This Game Is Broken: https://thisgameisbroken.libsyn.com/ Watch It Played: https://thisgameisbroken.libsyn.com/ Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts and tell your friends about the Board Game Snobs Podcast. Enjoy! For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Also contact at: https://twitter.com/boardgamesnobs https://www.instagram.com/boardgamesnobs

Don and Jamie are so happy to be joined by Joel Eddy of Drive Thru Games and Rodney Smith of Watch It Played to talk about gaming conventions. We discuss the question, are Board Game Conventions still as relevant as they once were to the gaming industry - both publishers and convent creators.

In Episode 280 mrben breaks down an ad that ran on the Watch It Played youtube channel.  Tune in to find out what this ad might, but probably doesn't, mean.  Watch It Played youtube We have a cool show here don't we? Want to support it? Awesome.

The Snobs and Matthew Jude discuss, dive into, review, mention in passing and rant about these things in this episode: armadillo facts, bee sex, Matthew's Tinder profile, Matthew’s happiness, ASMR artists, Matthew's Bubba Top 5 and more. Enjoy!! Find Matt's stuff at: Death By Monsters, This Game is Broken, Watch It Played and Gaby's personal favorite defunct podcast Order From Chaos   Contact the Snobs to let them know of your adulation, ask a question, critique, chime in with a topic or simply to say hello! boardgamesnobs@gmail.com https://twitter.com/boardgamesnobs https://www.instagram.com/boardgamesnobs  

In this episode the brandt is joined by Mr. Matthew Jude from This Game is Broken and Watch It Played as they chat a bunch, review Caper: Europe, Riverboat and more! Then Brandt presents Matthew with a pile of games he thinks Matthew will enjoy and they run through the ones he has played or sound interesting. Thanks for listening!

In episode 67 Jamie, Don and Chris are joined by their great friend Rodney Smith of Watch It Played to talk about what they've been up to this holiday season, how to give great gifts to the gamers in their lives and some of the best gifts they've given and received in the past. From all of us here at the Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast, we hope you have a wonderful, joyous, and safe holiday season!

No need to ever listen to another podcast about board game rulebooks after this one! We talk to Rodney from Watch It Played and rulebook editor Jonathan to figure out how to write the perfect rulebook. Some heated discussions are coming your way as we definitely find the perfect solution. Rodney can be seen on Watch It Played, or follow on Twitter. @WatchItPlayed Follow Jonathan on Twitter! @nyphot Theme by Alex Eding Follow us - Twitter - @plaidhatgames Facebook - @plaidhatgames Instagram - @officialplaidhatgames

In episode 65 Jamie and Don welcome Honorary Founder, Rodney Smith of Watch It Played, to discuss reviewing board games including the perceptions of viewers, the integrity of the reviewer, what makes good reviews and more.

If you've been in this hobby for any amount of time, you've probably seen a video from Rodney's iconic Watch It Played YouTube channel. In this continuation of our Industry Insight series, join us for a closer look at content creation in the age of COVID, and the impact it might have on the future of tabletop. Find all previous casts, as well as products, subscriptions, and blogs, on our website: https://teamcovenant.com

Ambie and Crystal discuss Egyptia and GRBLD. We then talk about some tips for how to teach board games well. Announcements: 0:40 Recent Games: 1:41 Teaching Games: 8:41 Outro: 27:04 Bloopers: 28:08 Egyptia: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298431/egyptia GRBLD: https://inkwellgames.com/grbld/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/255/episode-113-tips-for-teaching

In episode 62 Jamie welcomes Honorary Founders Rodney Smith of Watch It Played and Marty Connell of Rolling Dice and Taking Names to bring back play the This or That Game! We talk about conventions, gaming awards, Project Winter and in the game, we go into movies, board games, miniatures games and more.

There are so many life lessons to be learned from the presidency of Richard Milhous Nixon. For one, shave before debates. For another, hire limber secretaries with flexible standards on truth. Always be sure to hire expert lockpickers. Make sure your vice president will have your back (Nixon at least got a mulligan on that one). I mean, he's not a role model of mine--I wouldn't get his face tattooed on my back, to pick something at random--but he does serve as a potent set of object lessons. Games Played Last Week:-Warfighter: The Tactical Special Forces Card Game 3m31s (Dan Verssen, DVG, 2014)-Splendor 5m48s (Marc André, SPace Cowboys, 2014)-Bullet♥︎ 8m28s (Joshua Van Laningham, Level 99 Games, 2021)-Castles of Burgundy 12m36s (Stefan Feld, alea, 2011)-Horizon Wars: Zero Dark 15m34s (Robey Jenkins, Precinct Omega Publishing, 2020)-Patchwork 20m57s (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2014)-Potion Explosion 21m55s (Stefano Castelli, Andrea Crespi, & Lorenzo Silva, Horrible Guild, 2015)-Glory to Rome 24m48s (Ed Carter & Carl Chudyk, Cambridge Games Factory, 2005)-Mottainai 25m47s (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2015)-Mini Express 29m16s (Mark Gerrits, Moaideas Game Design, 2020)News (and why it doesn't matter):-Who Asked for These? (TM) Headlock, Paper, Scissors 32m57s-Who Asked for These? (TM) Clank! for 6 players 34m40s-Kickstarter lays off 40% of workforce 35m24s-Who Asked for These? (TM) Marvel Splendor 36m32s-Who Asked for These? (TM) Star Wars: Talisman 37m18s-A Billion Suns extended beta 37m39s-Rodney Smith and Watch It Played expand 40m36sFeature Game: Watergate 41m37s (Matthias Cramer, Capstone Games, 2019)

There are so many life lessons to be learned from the presidency of Richard Milhous Nixon. For one, shave before debates. For another, hire limber secretaries with flexible standards on truth. Always be sure to hire expert lockpickers. Make sure your vice president will have your back (Nixon at least got a mulligan on that one). I mean, he's not a role model of mine--I wouldn't get his face tattooed on my back, to pick something at random--but he does serve as a potent set of object lessons. Games Played Last Week:-Warfighter: The Tactical Special Forces Card Game 3m31s (Dan Verssen, DVG, 2014)-Splendor 5m48s (Marc André, SPace Cowboys, 2014)-Bullet♥︎ 8m28s (Joshua Van Laningham, Level 99 Games, 2021)-Castles of Burgundy 12m36s (Stefan Feld, alea, 2011)-Horizon Wars: Zero Dark 15m34s (Robey Jenkins, Precinct Omega Publishing, 2020)-Patchwork 20m57s (Uwe Rosenberg, Lookout Games, 2014)-Potion Explosion 21m55s (Stefano Castelli, Andrea Crespi, & Lorenzo Silva, Horrible Guild, 2015)-Glory to Rome 24m48s (Ed Carter & Carl Chudyk, Cambridge Games Factory, 2005)-Mottainai 25m47s (Carl Chudyk, Asmadi Games, 2015)-Mini Express 29m16s (Mark Gerrits, Moaideas Game Design, 2020)News (and why it doesn't matter):-Who Asked for These? (TM) Headlock, Paper, Scissors 32m57s-Who Asked for These? (TM) Clank! for 6 players 34m40s-Kickstarter lays off 40% of workforce 35m24s-Who Asked for These? (TM) Marvel Splendor 36m32s-Who Asked for These? (TM) Star Wars: Talisman 37m18s-A Billion Suns extended beta 37m39s-Rodney Smith and Watch It Played expand 40m36sFeature Game: Watergate 41m37s (Matthias Cramer, Capstone Games, 2019)

The Secret Cabal's 2020 Fundraiser is live on Kickstarter right now! Jump over to Kickstarter and search The Secret Cabal 2020 now! In other news, today the founder's welcome Rodney Smith of Watch It Played to talk about some board games including Labyrinth Adventures, Evolution, Oceans, Cloudspire, Codenames, The Grizzled Armistice and Lasers and Feelings! Then Don, Jamie and Aaron give you a feature review of Star Trek Ascendency and a look back at Kingsport Festival. Then after Tony T runs down the most important news in all of the tabletop gaming world, Rodney joins the Founders for the 4th installment of their world famous game show, The Founder's Feud! Star Trek Ascendency Overview 01:02:28, Star Trek Ascendency Review 01:08:30, Kingsport Festival Look Back 01:32:48, News with Tony T 01:36:29, The Founder's Feud 02:15:19

In our inaugural episode we tackle the rules and why you should play this game! Watch It Played: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTTDxZZDhL4&t=2s  

This week, Chris and Laura discuss fatigue, failure, and spectacular tantrums thrown by adults who didn't realize that it's hard to play a new boardgame when you're exhausted. If you're looking for ideas to play games successfully when you're overscheduled and underslept, or just want to hear some tales of games gone horribly, laughably wrong, listen in.    Recommended  Games:   Civilization - This game by Avalon Hill is out of print, but it, and its companion game Advanced Civilization, is findable on Ebay. It is a collector's item though, so consider finding a friend with a copy to test play before purchasing your own. Dominant Species - Fun but complex, this strategy game is one that requires time to learn.  Mancala - A deceptively simple game using stones and a wooden playing board. Monster Trap - This cooperative game is suitable for all ages, well balanced, and loads of fun. Othello - A strategy game that takes "seconds to learn; a lifetime to master". Pente - I have watched young children play this for hours.  Pericles - This war game from GMT games is probably best for adults or older high school students. Consider it if you are both willing to devote the time to learning and want to dig into a detailed simulation of the opening years of the Peloponnesian War. Settlers of Catan - Well on it's way to being a classic, this strategy game has multiple expansions and is a great entry point into strategy game play.    Suggested Resources for Learning Games:   The Player's Aid - This blog and YouTube channel provides reviews for boardgames. If you have an interest in strategy or war games, there's a good chance that they've covered it. Vassal - This open-source software allows for play of board and card games live on the internet or by email. If you are looking for a way to play through with other to learn the game before leading a game of your own, this is invaluable. Watch It Played - This YouTube channel films game playthroughs. When reading the rules is leaving you confused, this is the next logical step.   Also, consider searching for your target board game with the keywords "walkthrough" or "instructional video". There's a good chance that someone has recorded a "how to" even if these resources haven't tackled it.   Can't see the links? Podcatcher turning my painstaking labor into plaintext? Come visit the podcast page at  https://played.podbean.com/ and get the full experience, complete with all the links in perfect functioning order.     Intro and Outro Music: "Crunk Knight" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In episode 49 of the Secret Cabal Express, Jamie welcomes Honorary Founders Rodnedy Smith of Watch It Played and Marty Connell of Rolling Dice and Taking Names to talk about Origins Game Fair 2019 in Columbus Ohio, the shenanigans they plan to get into and the food and games they're looking forward to. Then The Three Amigos discuss fandom (spoiler free) including Game Conventions, board games, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Twin Peaks, Lord of the Rings, Games Workshop, Privateer Press and more. Please check out Rodney's channel, Watch It Played at https://www.youtube.com/watchitplayed and Marty's podcast at https://www.rolldicetakenames.com/ and also the Rolling Dice and Taking Names fundraiser at https://www.podpledge.com/project/458/Rolling-Dice-Taking-Names-19-20/home.

I know, Scythe by Stonemaier Games has been out since 2016 and has had a couple of expansions released as well, including promo packs with additional encounter cards. So chances are you have already heard plenty of reviews about this game and maybe own it yourself, but I still felt it's worth reviewing, because I am sometimes surprised by how many people still don't know Scythe. Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/01/19/scythe/ Links Video review: https://youtu.be/tKmqmUU_aTo Brief impressions video: https://youtu.be/PSWJrIprSfQ Brief impressions video: https://youtu.be/_gT4ojUdhVA Podcast review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/scythe-saturday-review.wav Watch It Played rules teach video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffMLIL5qGQg Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tabletopgamesblog/message

If you are looking for an easy-to-teach, easy-to-carry, quick, fun, co-operative card game, then The Mind by Coiledspring Games is the right game for you. However, let's start at the beginning. The game is really simply: there is a deck of cards numbered 1 to 100, every players is dealt a certain number randomly from the deck, there is no turn order and everyone plays when they feel the time is right, without co-ordinating with each other, and as long as all cards are played in ascending order everyone wins. That's pretty much all there is to it. Sounds easy enough – but it's actually really hard – and that's what makes this game so interesting in my view, as it creates a new gameplay mechanism that I have not come across before. Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/01/05/the-mind/ Links Review video: https://youtu.be/6NmGIyUNjoA Unboxing video: https://youtu.be/UyLfbYqeMEY Podcast review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/the-mind-saturday-review.wav Watch It Played rules teach video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXl8MC0GMYE Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tabletopgamesblog/message

This is our Gen Con recap show and we have joining us, like he had a choice, is Rodney Smith from Watch It Played. We discuss the shiny things we […]

Today the Three Amigos are back together for an Origins Game Fair Fiesta! Jamie welcomes honorary Founders Rodney Smith from Watch It Played and Marty Connell from Rolling Dice and Taking Names to talk about whats going on at Origins this year. First we talk about Cobra Kai the new YouTube Red series based on The Karate Kid (which has absolutely nothing to do with Origins but whatever). Then we talk about when we're arriving, our savage hole arrangements and the big things we're excited about. Then the Amigos talk about some of the games demoing and releasing at the convention and the ones they're most excited about. Onward to Origins!

In this week's episode we are joined by Erin Dean, videographer and author. Together Erin & Ben discuss her upcoming book, for The Love of Board Games, a collection of interviews with board game designers including:  -Matt Leacock -Jonathon Gilmour -Wolfgang Kramer -Richard Garfield -Phil Walker-Harding   They also discuss instances of being star struck including an awkward encounter with Rodney Smith of Watch It Played in a bathroom at AireCon 2018!   Happy listening! The Unlucky Frog Team

This episode the Dukes ... ... Share their recent plays of: Fireball Island Colonial Twilight: The French and Alegerian War, 1954-62 Visitor in Blackwood Grove Poseidon (4:50) ... Discuss the latest news including: The new partnership between Boardgamegeek.com and Watch It Played! The second edition of Arboretum from Renegade Game Studio TMG's Kickstarter for the Homesteaders: Tenth Anniversary Edition (34:35)  ... Review Z-Man Game's Gaia Project (38:46) ... Look back at their reviews of Anachrony and Star Wars: Destiny in their Dukes' Double Take (1:16:13), and ... Discuss whether "Shelf of Shame" is the right term we should be using for our unplayed games (1:24:14).   Click here to     Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes Thanks to our awesome sponsors - please give them a visit  Tasty Minstrel Games    Arcane Wonders   Game Toppers  

Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 4/25/17 This episode brought to you by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardgameTables.com, Arcane Wonders and Meeple Realty - We PROMISE that your Iphone won't self destruct while listening to this episode!  We discuss "SEXY" in board games, play some AWESOME listener voice mails and Brandon does his best Pocahontas as he sings "Just around the river bend".... Sort of. We discuss the lack of spinners in boardgames and check in on Josh's inability to math (1+2+1+1).  We review the completely asymmetric game "Vast: The Crystal Caverns" from Leder Games, and it's a unique one!  We finish up with part two of our interview with Jamie of The Secret Cabal and Rodney of Watch it Played.  Don't miss the part where Rodney gets the best of Josh, and laugh out loud at some of our outrageous questions during Rapid Fire!   Episode Timeline: 00:00:00 - This episode sponsored by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com, Arcane Wonders & Meeple Realty 00:00:44 - Intro and Banter 00:28:13 - Want to own the finest accessory in board gaming? Visit BoardgameTables.com 00:25:29 - TNT - Then :: Nuclear War 00:48:50  - Meeple Realty takes us BACK TO THE FUTURE with the Anachrony Time Capsule 00:50:38 - TNT - Now :: Featuring Sagrada, Shogun and more 01:21:05 - TNT - Tomorrow :: Featuring Kings Champion and Petrichor 01:36:42 -  Yokohama from Tasty Minstrel Games lands at a port near you! 01:38:35 - Vast Review - Flavor 01:40:17 - Vast Review - Overview 01:53:55 - Vast Review - Production and Components 01:57:20 - Vast Review - Strategy and Gameplay 02:07:30 - Vast Review - Theme 02:10:50 - Vast Review - Final Thoughts 02:20:06 - Lie like a Viking in Spoils of War from Arcane Wonders 02:22:11 - Feature Segment, Featuring: Watch it Played and The Secret Cabal   Game Timestamps: A Fake Artist Goes to New York - 02:36:15 Avenue - 02:38:30 Brass - 01:31:43 Dead Mans Doubloons - 01:22:10 Dutch Blitz - 02:42:40 Gloomhaven - 02:50:45 Insider - 02:43:58 Karuba - 02:39:52 Killer - 02:35:10 King's Champion - 01:25:55 Knock Down Barns - 02:32:22 Mansions of Madness 2E - 02:48:10 Mythos Tales - 02:49:15 Nuclear War - 00:29:10 Petrichor - 01:28:40 Sagrada - 00:50:38 Shadows Over Camelot - 02:41:28 Sherlock & Mycroft - 02:45:55 Shogun - 00:59:15 Takenoko - 02:38:30 Tumblin Dice - 01:14:10 Vast - 01:40:17

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Kitchen Rush, Catacombs, and Hanamikoji. We then talk about some of our favorite board game related gifts, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "gift."

The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast presents Tales from Beyond the Grave: Herbert West - Reanimator an audio drama based on the story written by H.P. Lovecraft and adapted for audio by Jamie Keagy, The part of Herbert West is played by Patrick Kelly of Blue Peg Pink Peg along with voice talent contributed by Robb and Christina Rouse, Marty Connell and Tony McRee of Rolling Dice and Taking Names, Kris Jesko, Brian Bender, Aaron Croasmun and Jess Brown of Lords of the Dungeon, Rodney Smith of Watch It Played, Matt Evans of Board Game Replay, Chaz Marler of Pair of Dice Paradise, Joel Eddy of Drive Thru Review and Steve Span and Jamie Keagy of The Secret Cabal.

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss 18OE, World's Fair 1893, and the Ferengi and Cardassian expansions for Star Trek Ascendancy. We talk about board game expansions, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "expand."

Today Jamie welcomes Rodney Smith of Watch It Played to do a followup discussion on the ever evolving tabletop gaming scene - how it's changed, how it is changing and what we might see in the future. And then at the end we talk about Twin Peaks The Return for 10 minutes.

Our Gen Con report is here and it is a hefty one. It might have been shorter had a special guest not joined us, but he was forced to participate […]

Today the Founders welcome a slew of great board game media creators to discuss Gen Con 2017! First Tony, Jamie and Chris warm up the audience with discussion about the big Gen Con meetup happening at The Tow Yard on Saturday August 19th at 8pm. Then Jamie and Chris welcome the Blue Peg Pink Peg cast to discuss food and drink in Indianapolis - and it devolves into nonsense. Then The Lords of the Dungeon crew talk about first time attendees and planning events. Tony T presents a special edition of his news segment talking about a selection of great games releasing at the convention this year. Then Jamie is joined by Tom and Eric of The Dice Tower to discuss exhibiting, the Dice Tower live show and Family at Gen Con. And finally, Rodney Smith of Watch It Played, Marty Connell of Rolling Dice and Taking Names, Chaz Marler of Pair of Dice Paradise, Matt Evans of Board Game Replay and Joel Eddy of Drive Thru Review join Jamie to talk about Fantasy Flight Games predictions, Marty's Gen Con meetup, and more.

In Episode 51, the Low Player Count crew discusses a multitude of boardgaming terms from solo vs solitaire to automa vs AI, why they matter, and why rulebooks should be well-written. They also chat about Raxxon from Plaid Hat Games, give away a copy of Targi, and tell you to support Watch It Played’s Season 7.Times: 01:00 - In Alaska...02:44 - Ducklings on Kickstarter04:24 - The Plaid Hat Raxxon Giveaway!11:30 - The Raxxon Winners19:00 - A Ridiculous Targi Giveaway Contest23:22 - Rodney Smith’s Watch It Played’s Indiegogo25:44 - boooooooooooooardgametables.com 26:21 - A Way With Words30:30 - Description vs. Gameplay Dissonance35:30 - Specific v. Generic Terminology39:44 - Jamie Maltman, Man of Words, Consistent Verbiage45:50 - Rulebook Lingo46:45 - Unspecific Term Usage in Game Teaching48:50 - Porting Over Known Terms50:30 - Known v. New Concept Terms61:00 - “Controversial” Gaming Terms95:50 - Gaming Genres Series95:56 - End Bits Check us out online here: Twitter | Online | Email | BGG Guild | Slack | iTunes | Stitcher | Punchboard Media Sponsored by BoardGameTables.com & Game Surplus Music: Ray Gun - FasterFasterBrighter (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0 Flattered (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0

After far too long, Rodney Smith of Watch It Played and Marty Connell of Rolling Dice and Taking Names are back on the show! The Three Amigos are together again and this time they geek out about Origins for awhile and then play a little game called The This or That Game

Recorded from War Room Studios in Albuquerque, NM : 4/11/17 This episode brought to you by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardgameTables.com, and Meeple Realty - We have no clue how we've survived this long, but this episode is our TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!  Join us and listen to our friends from all over boardgame media wishing us well, including: Board Game Theater, Boardgamergirl, Lance the Undead Viking, Rolling Dice and Taking Names, Across the Board, Gaming Rules!, Dirtbags of Holding, Docking Bay 94, Low Player Count and Heavy Cardboard!  Brandon highlights his Carribean Cruise and is ridiculed about Botox, massages and buffet lines.  We reminisce on the last 12 months and point out a few of our favorite moments from the last 24 episodes.  We finish the episode up with an outstanding conversation with The Secret Cabal Jamie and Rodney of Watch it Played.  Listen in as Secret Cabal Jamie tells us all about their current kickstarter, and Rodney explains the origins of his blockbuster youtube channel, Watch it Played.   Episode Timeline: 00:00:00 - This episode sponsored by Tasty Minstrel Games, BoardGameTables.com, & Meeple Realty 00:02:46 - Intro and Banter 00:09:04 -Brandon talks about his Caribbean Cruise 00:22:40 - BoardgameTables.com - Building the finest boardgame tables! 00:25:29 - TNT - Then 00:31:15 - How do we name our episodes? Our secret, revealed! 00:40:05 - TNT - Now featuring Terraforming Mars 01:01:10 -  Tasty Minstrel Games has an impressive slate of upcoming games 01:05:18 - Reflection on the last 48 Episodes, including favorite moments 01:06:40 - Favorite Moment - BackBlade 01:12:00 - Favorite Moment - Magma Hot Red Pepper 02:12:25 - Meeple Realty has some awesome upcoming inserts 02:15:15 - Feature Segment, Featuring: Watch it Played and The Secret Cabal   Game Timestamps: Historia - 00:52:40 Sushi Go : 00:47:40 Terraforming Mars : 00:40:05 Voodoo - 00:58:25

Today Jamie is joined by Rodney Smith from Watch It Played, Marty Connell from Rolling Dice and Taking Names and the newly bestowed Honorary Founder, Matt Evans from Board Game Replay to discuss something very different, a video game! And that video game is the extremely popular Overwatch from Blizzard Entertainment. Today's episode also includes special appearances by Joel Eddy of Drive Thru Reviews and Steve.

First off, I just want to thank all our listeners for the positive feedback of our inaugural podblast episode. We had a blast recording it, and I'm glad you guys and gals had just as much fun listening! This week, not only do Wash and I have some more board game and Kickstarter talk, but the meat of the podcast will be a preview of Eduardo's card game, GemPacked on Kickstarter as we speak!   GemPacked Pictures: Content Creators YouTube Channels and Podcasts: TheOneTar, Watch It Played, Happy Mittens Podcast Games Mentioned: Fortune & Glory:The Cliffhanger Game, T'zolkin, Abyss, Trickster Fantasy, Lewis & Clark Kickstarter Projects Mentioned: TheOneTar Goes To Essen Spiel*, Watch It Played-Season 5, Happy Mittens Podcast, Meepillows, GemPacked *Good News! TheOneTar's Kickstarter campaign has been given the green light by Kickstarter to continue, so just click the link above and check it out. GemPacked for IOS    Talon Strikes Facebook Page Link Docking Bay 94 Podcast Page Link Jason Hancock's Twitter Jason Washburn's (Talon Strikes)  Twitter link Stitcher Link iTunes Link   

In Express 03 the founders and their good friend Rodney Smith from Watch It Played speculate about the new Games Workshop board game Assassinorum Execution Force coming soon. Then Chris gives his top five favorite games that he's excited about right now and Tony then chomps at the bits for 3D printing and we talk about it's impact on the future of gaming

In episode 82 the founders are joined by Rodney Smith from Watch It Played to review XCom The Board Game and then the guys look back at Terra Mystica one year later. Tony Topper gives rattles of the most comprehensive gaming industry news in podcasting history! Finally the gang tackles four topics from Twitter including Hidden Scoring, Solo Gaming, When to be Competitive and Official Variants

The show must go on while I was on vacation and Marty was able to find someone, well in my opinion, way over qualified to fill my chair. You guys […]

Hey now! The boys are back from Origins and are ready blab all the gory details of their trip! The gang is joined today by honorary Founder and personal friend, Rodney Smith of Watch It Played who tells his tales of CoolMiniOrNot Expo. The guys pull out an old favorite, Blood Bowl Team Manager to give you a review of this cult classic card game. Castles of Burgundy is the look back for this episode and the Founders give their thoughts one year later. Chris fills in for Tony in the news chair and tries to make Mr. T proud. The show ends with an in depth round table about crowd funding board games.

In this episode of the Let's Level Up podcast Rick is joined by Rodney Smith from YouTube's Watch It Played – a video series where you learn to play games by watching Rodney and his family play them.  Together they talk about getting into gaming, how to handle World of Warcraft addictions, and games you […]

In Book 34 of the Lost Chapters Rodney Smith, of the Watch It Played YouTube channel, join Russ and Craig to discuss how to get your kids interested in 'serious' board games. Watch It Played: