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Board Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast76 - Tapestry with a pinch of 1565: St Elmos PaySam, Daz, Tristan and Leki nurture budding civilisations into thriving city states and play a little town planning Sudoku on the side playing Jamey Steigmaier's latest offering; Tapestry.
We also find a little time to have a quick go at 1565: St Elmo's Pay, Tristan's alternate history card game based on the siege of Malta.
How did you like Tapestry? Let us know your thoughts on the BoardChitless Facebook page or leave a comment.
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Check out 1565: St Elmo's Pay on Kickstarter today https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/1565-st-elmos-pay-the-card-game-of-war-and-history
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00:14 - Jason Hill of Flying Frog Productions/Shadows of Brimstone
05:44 - Isaac Childres of Cephalofair Games/Gloomhaven
08:16 - Board To Death video reviewers
11:18 - Adam and Brady Sadler of Black List Games/Altar Quest
14:50 - Caleb Grace of Fantasy Flight Games/The Lord of the Rings LCG and Marvel Champions
It. Was. Awesome...
This episode of Board Chitless is proudly sponsored byHall or Nothing Productions Ltd and "1565, St Elmo's Pay" - Live on Kickstarter now
https://www...2019-10-1500 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast73 - Carbon City Zero - Sam Illingworth & Paul WakeTristan and Leki speak to Sam Illingworth and Paul Wake about their game Carbon City Zero; a deck builder which sees mayors of rival cities race to be the first carbon neutral city.
Sam and Paul have been working with 10:10 Climate Action to produce a game that engages players with the concept of what being a carbon zero city means.
Check out Carbon City Zero on Kickstarter.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1010climateaction/carbon-city-zero
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Thanks again to our listeners...2019-09-2300 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast72 - The Ancient World's Call To AdventureThis week Tristan, Leki, Daz and Sam get together to play The Ancient World and Call to Adventure but talk about them in the opposite order.
Call to Adventure is a card based fantasy game from Johnny O'Neale and Christopher O'Neale that challenges each player to evolve a character by completing several challenges and each challenge succeeds or fails by rolling runes.
The Ancient World is a worker placement/civ builder game from veteran games designer and illustrator extraordinaire Ryan Laukat. Each player must build up a civilisation under the constant threat of attack from mythical Titans who are poised...2019-07-2800 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast71 - WingspanThis week Leki, Tristan, Daz and Sam grab their binoculars, head for the aviary and have a go at Stonemaier Games' eagerly anticipated Wingspan.
Wingspan is a card based engine builder from designer Elizabeth Hargrave.
Did Wingspan leave you feeling eggcited (sorry) then let us know how you got on with Wingspan by posting to the BoardChitless Facebook group:
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Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week. Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and review...or feel free to complain about the quality of the puns!
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Have you also had a ridiculous amount of fun driving cattle or did it leave you in a moooooo-d (sorry!) share your thoughts on Great Western Trail by posting to the BoardChitless Facebook group:
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Then we talk about our investigations into the hellish and paranormal playing Mantic Games' Hellboy: The Board Game, a co=operative dungeon crawler for 1-4 players.
To hear more about 7 Wonders check out episode 37 where we talk more about the base game.
https://soundcloud.com/boardchitless/episode-37-7-wonders-and-loads-moar-vikings
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Thanks again to our...2019-06-1600 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast68 - UK Games Expo 2019 SpecialLeki spent a weekend roaming the exhibition halls of UK Games Expo 2019 interviewing loads people inside and around the UK's board game industry.
Interviewees include (in order of appearance, timecodes included for interview fast travel, and all links included in description :);
01:03
Mark McKinnon, designer of Wreck and Ruin and founder of Dream Big Games
https://www.facebook.com/dreambiggames
https://wreckandruingame.co.uk
07:18
Rob Harris from Playtest UK
www.playtest.co.uk
www.meetup.com/playtest
15:58
David Brashaw CEO of Backspindle Games
www.backspindlegames.co.uk
23:43
Ross Connell from More Games Please - game art blogger and photographer
www.moregamesplease...2019-06-0800 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast67 - Cops And Robbers - We Play Brook City from Blacklist GamesThis week Tristan, Leki and Sam follow leads, comandeer vehicles and chase bad guys all in the name of keeping the streets of Brook City clean!
Brook City is a brand new game from Blacklist Games featuring their modular deck system designed by Adam and Brady Sadler that sees the player take on the role of cops out to solve various crimes.
Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week. Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and review...or even a mediocre one :)
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Wa...2019-06-0100 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast66 - Return of the Sadler Brothers with Adam and Brady SadlerAdam and Brady Sadler return to talk to Tristan and Leki about Altar Quest, their latest game using the modular deck system.
We also learn about Adam and Brady's past as rock stars and what they do when they aren't designing board games.
To learn more about Altar Quest head to the Blacklist Games website. You'll also be able to find the Kickstarter campaign there once it launches on May 28th.
https://www.blacklistgamesllc.com/altarquest
Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week. Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and...2019-05-2700 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast65 - Steamforged Games with Richard Loxam and Jamie PerkinsThis week Tristan and Leki were lucky enough to be invited to Steamforged Games; the brains behind Guild Ball, Dark Souls: The Board Game and Resident Evil 2: The Board Game.
We talk to Steamforged's founder & CEO Richard Loxam and Senior Developer Jamie Perkins about Steamforged Games' latest project coming to Kickstarter; Devil May Cry: The Bloody Palace. We also chat about the development cycle, the current state of Kickstarter as a platform and The Forge; Steamforged Games' very own games shop and gaming area in Manchester.
To learn more about Devil May Cry: The Bloody Palace check out the...2019-05-1900 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast64 - Viticulture Club - We play Viticulture Essential EditionThis week Leki, Tristan, Daz and Ant play take off their shoes and stomp their way to victory playing "Viticulture"; the classic wine themed worker placement euro from Stonemaier Games.
Tristan, Leki and Sam will also be attending UK Games Expo at the Birmingham NEC again this year so be sure to pop by stand 1-1016 on Kilforth Avenue to say hello and demo any of the Hall or Nothing back catalogue.
Disappointed that you missed the Kickstarter for Shadows of Kilforth? Well turn that frown upside down by submitting a late pledge on BackerKit! https://shadows-of-kilforth.backerkit...2019-05-1200 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast63 - If You're Happy And Euphoric Clap Your Hands!This week Sam, Leki and Tristan talk all about Euphoria, a worker placement-y, dice allocate-y, area control-y game from Stonemaier Games.
Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week, in particular TheLoneGamesman who left us a particularly lovely review recently. Please, please, please head over to iTunes and leave us a lovely rating and review...or even a mediocre one :)
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www.facebook.com/groups/4280158908823522019-04-1500 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast62 - Darker Souls Than The Last LotThis week Sam, Tristan and Leki got lost within a nightmare realm and were forced to confront untold horrific monsters to escape but that's enough about the British winter, they also played Dark Souls: The Card Game!
Dark Souls: The Card Game is a deck evolution game from Steamforged Games based on the popular video game series of the same name.
Tristan has also been Kickstarting again. This time funding Shadows of Kilfort, the eagerly anticipated follow-up to Gloom of Kilforth. You can learn more about Tristan's latest game here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/shadows-of-kilforth-a-fantasy-quest-game-for-1-4-h
Have...2019-03-1900 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast61 - Vault Of Dragons And Spirit IslandThis week Tristan and Leki found themselves all alone presumably after the others got fed up with all the betrayal!
We made the best of it by taking control of Waterdeep's nefarious factions in a race to uncover the secrets of the Vault of Dragons; a Dungeons and Dragons themed adventure card game by Gale Force Nine.
We also played Spirit Island by R Eric Rauss; a co-operative hand management/area control game where players control the guardian spirits of an island against the colonial powers of Europe.
Vault of Dragons 1:49
Spirit Island 22:56
Thanks again to our listeners for tuning...2019-02-2000 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast60 - We Play Arkon and Mutant ChroniclesThis week we have a go at the fantasy themed card based strategy game Arkon from Hill Gaming.
We also find the time to go against the mutant horde playing Mutant Chronicles: Siege of the Citadel. A semi co-operative dudes on a map game.
Arkon - 2:20
Mutant Chronicles: Siege of the Citadel - 11:08
Thanks very much to all our listeners who have reviewed the BoardChitless podcast on iTunes, in particular BarleyCorn1875. Have a look at his kind words and please leave some of your own here:
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Let us know what you...2019-02-1100 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast59 - GoT The Wizards Of Middle Earth?We play Middle Earth: The Wizards and The Game of Thrones Board Game
This week we grabbed our archeology tools and dusted of ICE's 90's CCG Middle-earth: The Wizards. We were playing a variant of the rules known as 'The Ardour'.
We also cover the friendship smashing experience we had last week playing The Game of Thrones: the Board game form Fantasy Flight. The Game of Thrones is an area control game that sees each player controlling one of the houses of the seven kingdoms in a struggle for the Iron Throne.
Do you agree with this week's comments? Let...2019-02-0600 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast58 - Stop the Press! with Matt Jarvis (Tabletop Gaming Magazine) & Dan Jolin (Games Journalist)This week Leki and Tristan are lucky enough to play host to two very special guests; Matt Jarvis who is the editor of Tabletop gaming Magazine and freelance journalist Dan Jolin who is also contributing editor to EMPIRE magazine.
We talk about loads of stuff including what makes a compelling board game, Tabletop Gaming Live, Discover: Lands Unknown, 7th Continent and Matt and Dan make their predictions for what's coming up in 2019.
Keep up to date with the very latest in board games by visiting the Tabletop Gaming Magazine website https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/
You can also keep up...2019-01-2600 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast57 - Going V-Commando!#BoardChitless Episode 57 - going V-Commando!
This week Daz, Sam, Tristan and Leki put on their camo make up and grab a rifle to go deep behind enemy lines and frustrate the Nazi war effort playing Triton Noir's V-Commandos; a World War 2 co-op game that sees you forming an elite fighting unit seeking to use stealth to overcome the enemy.
Let us know how you got on with V-Commandos or if there's another World War 2 game that is closer to your heart by posting to the #BoardCHitless facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/
Help us to grow our podcast and reach...2019-01-2000 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast56 - Resident Jack: Back To The Evil - We play Samurai Jack and Resident Evil 2#BoardChitless Episode 56 - Resident Jack: Back to the Evil - We play "Samurai Jack: Back to the Past" and "Resident Evil 2"
This week Tristan, Leki, Daz and Sam get stuck into USAopoly's new set collection game "Samurai Jack: Back to the Past" based on the cult Cartoon Network show of the same name.
Once we've finished cleaning up the future of mutants, robots and aliens we turn our attention to present day Raccoon City with Steam Forged Games' latest video game inspired game; "Resident Evil 2".
Are you #TeamJack or #TeamSTARS? Let us...2019-01-1400 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast55 - Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War#BoardChitless Episode 55 - Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War
This week Leki, Tristan and Sam were treated to a review copy of Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War by the publishers USAopoly.
Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War is a co-operative dice allocation game that sees you and your friends take on the mad titan in an attempt to foil his scheme of destroying half of the population of the universe.
Did you find Thanos a worthy adversary or a complete pushover? Let us know by commenting or get in touch with the discussion on the BoardChitless Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/2019-01-0500 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast54 - Between Two Dragonfires - We Play Between Two Castles Of Mad King Ludwig And Dragonfire54 - Between Two Dragonfires - We Play Between Two Castles Of Mad King Ludwig And Dragonfire
This week Leki, Tristan and Sam are joined by their number 1 fan Dan and graphic designer to the stars Darren Marks for a few rounds of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, a hybrid game from Stonemaier and Bezier Games.
We also have a look at Dragonfire; a Dungeons and Dragons licensed deck building adventure from Catalyst Games based on the Dragonrun Crossfire game engine.
Do you prefer the cyberpunk fantasy setting of Dragonrun Crossfire or prefer your orcs come with swords and...2018-12-0500 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast53 - Sadler's Revenge - Adam And Brady Sadler's 2nd Interview#BoardChitless Podcast 53 - Sadler's Revenge! - Adam and Brady Sadler 's 2nd Interview
Game design duo Adam and Brady Sadler return to the show to discuss their latest games including; Heroes of Terrinoth, Street Masters, Brook City and their upcoming Kickstarter project Aftershock.
Adam and Brady have long since been friends of the show and you can hear them in previous episodes;
Episode 9 - Sadler Brothers Interview
https://soundcloud.com/boardchitless/episode-9-sadler-brothers-interview
Episode 45 - GenCon Special
https://soundcloud.com/boardchitless/episode-45-gencon-special
What are your favourite games designed by the Sadler Brothers? Let us know by commenting or join...2018-10-1400 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast52 - Tyrants Of The Underdark#BoardChitless Podcast 52 - Tyrants of the Underdark
This week Leki and Tristan get dark and mysterious playing Drow noble house off against Drow noble house in Tyrants of the Underdark; a deck builder, area control hybrid set in the Dungeons and Dragons Neverwinter universe.
Do you love or loathe Tyrants of the Underdark? Let us know why by commenting below or joining the #BoardChitless Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/2018-10-1000 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming Podcast51 - Scythe: The Rise Of Fenris#BoardChitless Episode 51 - Scythe: The Rise of Fenris
This week Tristan, Dave, Sam and Leki grab their shovels, clamber into their mechs and have a crack at The Rise of Fenris, the campaign expansion of the hit game Scythe.
We do our very best to keep a lid on all of the surprises that come in The Rise of Fenris and so you can listen to this episode safe in the knowledge that it is 99.9% spoiler free.
If you've had fun with The Rise of Fenris campaign or have decided to stay well away then please let us know why...2018-09-2300 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 50 - Those Splendid Zombies! - We Play Splendor and Last Night on Earth#BoardChitless Episode 50 - Those Splendid Zombies! - We Play Splendor and Last Night on Earth
Leki and Tristan are joined by their super special guest Anthony (he used to play DnD as a young man with Tristan don'cha know?)
For our very special 50th episode we jump into the jewel industry of the middle ages with a game of Space Cowboys' Splendor.
We also attempt to survive a zombie apocalypse with Flying Frog's Last Night on Earth however the zombies clearly have other ideas.
Thank you so much to our listeners for sticking with us for 50 episodes and a great...2018-09-1300 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpiosde 49 - The Predatory Munchkin - We Play Munchkin and Legendary Encounters: Predator#BoardChitless Episode 49 - The Predatory Munchkin - We Play Munchkin and Legendary Encounters: Predator
This week Tristan, Leki and Dave race each other through Steve Jackson Games' comedy dungeon playing "Moops Monster Mashup: A Munchkin Game".
We also creep through the South American jungles hunted by an alien being in Upper Decks' deck building classic "Legendary Encounters: Predator".
Let us know which deck builders get your motor running by commenting below or joining our Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/
You can also say hi on our brand spanking new Twitter feed: twitter.com/Board_Chitless2018-09-0100 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 48 - I'm Spartacus! - We Play "Spartacus - A Game of Blood and Treachery"#BoardChitless Episode 48 - I'm Spartacus! - We Play "Spartacus - A Game of Blood and Treachery"
This week Tristan, Dave, Jackie, Sam and Leki get positively Roman on each other playing as competing gladiatorial houses in Gale Force Nine's board game adaptation of the popular Starz TV show "Spartacus".
We trade slaves, gladiators, cash, insults and jeopardise friendships in a race to be Rome's greatest supplier of fighters for the arena.
Let us know what games you love that also push your friendship's to their limit by commenting below or joining our Facebook group www.facebook...2018-08-2700 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 47 - Don't Bring A Critter To A Fist Fight - We Play "Everdell" & "Street Masters"#BaordChitless Episode 47 - Don't Bring A Critter to a Fist Fight - We Play "Everdell" and "Street Masters"
This week Tristan and Leki go head to head in what has to be one of the cutest and family friendly games known to man or creature alike. "Everdell" from Starling Games is a worker placement game set around the Ever Tree. Find out who will grow the most successful fur-based civilisation.
Afterwards we go to to toe with some hench arcade villains and once again get beaten to a pulp playing Black List games' "...2018-08-2000 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 46 - Chuck The Dice At The Automa! - We play "Escape the Curse of the Temple" & "Scythe"#BoardChitless Episode 46 - Chuck the Dice at the Automa!
This week Tristan and Leki are joined by special guest Darren Marks. Darren is a graphic designer who has worked on games such as 'Gloom of Kilforth' and '1066: Tears to Many Mothers'.
This week chuck dice like crazy people in an attempt to 'Escape the Curse of the Temple', the real time adventure game from Queen Games.
After exhausting our wrists (ahem) from rolling we revisit Jamie Steigmaier's 'Scythe' to see how Morten Pedersen's automa rules change the games dynamic.
Are you a fan of real time games or have...2018-08-1300 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 45 - GenCon Special#BoardChitless Podcast - Episode 45 - GenCon Special
This week is a veritable feast of gamey interview goodness, fresh from GenCon 2018!
Tristan catches up with the great and the good from the board games community at GenCon including;
Adam and Brady Sadler (Street Masters, Heroes of Terranoth)
Adam Smith (Rolling Solo)
Frank West and Sara Jorge (City of Kings)
Rich Loxam (Steamforged Games)
Jason Hill (Flying Frog Productions)
Let us know what were your highlights by commenting below or joining our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/2018-08-1000 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 44 - Forever Lords of Waterdeep - We play "Forever Evil" and "Lords of Waterdeep"#BoardChitless Episode 44 - Forever Lords of Waterdeep
This week Tristan, Sam and Leki play as the DC Universe's villains in Cryptozoic's deck builder 'Forever Evil'.
We also throw our lot in with the 'Lords of Waterdeep' Wizards of the Coast's DND themed worker placement game.
Catch up with #BoardChitless on our Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/2018-07-3000 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 43 - Total Eclipse - We play "Eclipse"#BoardChitless Episode 43 - Total Eclipse
Tristan and Leki return after a week of space conquest after playing Lautapelit's epic 4X space opera 'Eclipse'.
Eclipse 2nd Edition is now open for backing on Kickstarter;
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kolossalgames/eclipse-second-dawn-for-the-galaxy
#BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward
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Catch up with #BoardChitless on our Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/2018-07-2200 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 42 - Last Exit To Nowhere - We play "Exit: The Abandoned Cabin"#BoardChitless Episode 42 - Last Exit to Nowhere
Last week we were tragically locked inside an abandoned cabin at the mercy of Kosmos Games' "Exit The Abandoned Cabin"; an escape room style puzzle game for 1-4 players (though you could easily get away with having more!)
This is a spoiler free summary of our experience with the game so feel free to jump in if you want to hear about the Exit The Game series.
#BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward
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Catch up with #BoardChitless on our Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/2018-07-1400 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 41 - Sherlock Holmes Dark Castle Detectives#BoardChitless Episode 41 - Sherlock Holmes Dark Castle Detectives
This week Tristan, Francesca and Leki have been putting their adventuring and survival skills to the test in Themeborne's 'Escape the Dark Castle'.
We also have a crack at sleuthing around London, pitting our wits against the world's most famous detective playing Ystari's 'Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective'.2018-06-3000 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 40 - Interview with Thomas Pike Co-designer of 'Escape the Dark Castle'#BoardChitless Epsiode 40 - Interview with Thomas Pike Co-designer of 'Escape the Dark Castle'
This week Tristan is joined by Thomas Pike co-designer of 'Escape the Dark Castle'; a simple, cooperative game of retro-atmospheric adventure.
Thomas tells Tristan all about Themeborne's Kickstarter success for 'Escape the Dark Castle' and how they have capitalised on their momentum by focusing on expansions for their second campaign.
You can learn more about Themeborne and 'Escape the Dark Castle' by visiting their website https://www.themeborne.com/ or check out their Kickstarter campaign here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1998318065/escape-the-dark-castle-the-legend-grows?ref=discovery&term=ESCAPE%20...2018-06-2400 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 39 - Interview with Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games#BoardChitless Episode 39 - Interview with Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games
This week Tristan and Leki are delighted to welcome Jamey Stegmaier to talk all about his early days on Kickstarter, building Stonemaier Games and of course designing board games.
You can catch up with Jamey's latest projects and blog at https://stonemaiergames.com/
#BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward
www.thegamesteward.com2018-06-1700 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 38 - Lovecraft Letter From The Runebound! - We play "Lovecraft Letter" & "Runebound"#BoardChitless Episode 38 - Lovecraft Letter From The Runebound!
This week Tristan and Leki reminisce about that time they went to UK Games Expo...last weekend.
We also talk about our correspondences with the Great Old Ones playing 'Lovecraft Letter' and casting mystical runes to save Terrinoth in 'Runebound' Third Edition.
#BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward
www.thegamesteward.com2018-06-0900 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 37 - 7 Wonders and Loads Moar Vikings - We play "7 Wonders" & "Vikings"#BoardChitless Episode 37 - 7 Wonders and Loads Moar Vikings!
Tristan, Jackie, Dave and Leki compete as rival empires racing to build their wonders in Antoine Bauza's card drafting civ '7 Wonders'.
We also have another crack at Academy Games' viking wargame '878 Vikings'; this time playing as teams.
#BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward
www.thegamesteward.com2018-06-0100 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 36 - A Distant Plain AKA The Hardest Game Ever#BoardChitless Episode 36 - A Distant Plain AKA The Hardest Game Ever?
This week Jackie, Dave, Tristan and Leki go head to head in 'A Distant Plain', a war game based on the COIN gaming system and wonder whether this is possibly the hardest game to learn?
#BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward
www.thegamesteward.com2018-05-2800 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 35 - 878 Viking Street Masters - We play "Street Masters" & "878 Vikings"#BoardChitless Episode 35 - 838 Viking Street Masters
This week Leki and Tristan show off their martial arts skills playing Adam and Brady Sadler's 'Street Masters: Rise of the Kingdom', a co-operative miniatures game inspired by classic video games like 'Double Dragon' and 'Street Fighter'.
As if that wasn't enough combat we also get a good look at Academy Games' '878 Vikings'; a head to head area control game based on the Viking invasions of England.
#BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward
www.thegamesteward.com2018-05-2000 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 34 - One Deck Dungeon#BoardChitless Episode 34 - One Deck Dungeon
Tristan and Leki play 'One Deck Dungeon', a card based dungeon crawler for 1-2 players.
#BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward
www.thegamesteward.com2018-05-1300 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 33 - Nations#BoardChitless Episode 33 - Nations
This week Tristan and Leki talk about Lautapelit Games' civilisation builder "Nations".
#BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward
www.thegamesteward.com2018-05-0700 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 32 - Let's Not Fallout Guys! - We play "Fallout"#BoardChitless Episode 32 - Let's Not Fallout Guys!
This week Sam, Tristan and Jackie have set out to solve the mysteries of the wastelands playing the 'Fallout' board game, Fantasy Flight Games' interpretation of the massively successful video game series.
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www.thegamesteward.com2018-04-2900 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 31 - Interview with Artem Safarov#BaordChitless Episode 31 - Interview with Artwem Safarov, designer of Cauldron and Unbroken
Tristan talks to game designer Artme Safarov about his latest game; Unbroken. Unbroken is a solo card game that sees the player take control of a wounded adventure following a disastrous quest.
Unbroken is now available to back on Kickstarter and the campiagn can be found here www.kickstarter.com/projects/122787…val-and-revenge
#BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward
www.thegamesteward.com2018-04-2200 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 30 - Tokaido Road To The Rune Age - We play "Tokaido" & "Rune Age"#BoardChitless Episode 30 - Tokaido Road to the Rune Age
This week Leki and Tristan are joined by composer Francesca Hall as they take a pilgrimage in FunForge's Tokaido.
Leki and Tristan also have a crack at Rune Age, Fantasy Flight's fantasy themed deck builder.
#BoardChitless Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Game Steward
www.thegamesteward.com2018-04-1500 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 29 - Solo Games Roundup#BoardChitless Episode 29 - Solo Games Roundup
Their mother's said that they'd go blind but Tristan and Leki pointedly refuse to stop playing with themselves!
This week's episode is a celebration of solo gaming with Leki and Tristan choosing their top 3 solo games in no particular order.
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www.thegamesteward.com2018-04-0800 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 28 -The 7th Continent#BoardChitless Episode 28 - The 7th Continent
This week Tristan and Leki get entangled in a good old fashioned 20th century adventure and attempt to lift an ancient curse in Serious Poulp's "The 7th Continent".
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www.thegamesteward.com2018-04-0100 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 27 - The Darkest Of Souls!#BoardChitless Episode 27 - The Darkest of Souls!
Leki and Tristan try their hands at Element Games' "Dark Souls", a dungeon crawler for 1-4 players based on the massively successful "Dark Souls" video games.
We also learn that Mark Chaplin's sci-fi survival horror epic "Lifeform" is set for launch on Kickstarter on Thursday 29th March...YAY! You can check out the campaign by following the link below.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/1945550561?ref=432185&token=8d774ec1
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www.thegamesteward.com2018-03-2500 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 26 - Lords of Warfighter#BoardChitless Episode 26: Lords of Warfighter
This week Tristan and Leki return from active duty where they've been patrolling the jungle in search of drug lords and fighting insurgents in the middle east...Well they've been pretending with Dan Verssen Games' Warfighter.
Tristan also gives us a debrief from his weekend at Airecon where he's been promoting the Hall or Nothing Productions roster of board games.
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www.thegamesteward.com2018-03-1800 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 25 with Timo Multamaki of Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift#BoardChitless Episode 25 with Timo Multamaki of Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift
Tristan catches up with Timo Multamaki lead designer of Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift about projects spanning past, present and future.
Timo talks about self publishing before KickStarter and how the platform has changed self publishing.
Timo's latest design "Darwinnning" is live on Kickstarter until 16th March and can be backed herehttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/509519175/darwinning-card-game-evolve-to-rule-the-food-chain?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=Timo%20multamaki
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www.thegamesteward.com2018-03-1100 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 24 with Mark McKinnon from Wreck and Ruin#BaordChitless Episode 24 with Mark McKinnon from Wreck and Ruin
This week Tristan interviews indie game designer Mark McKinnon who's apocalyptic vehicle combat spectacular "Wreck and Ruin" comes back to KickStarter this month.
Mark talks candidly on what he feels he did right and what he feels he got wrong in his first Kickstarter campaign and how he's tweaked his strategy before launching his latest campaign.
You can check out the KickStarter for "Wreck and Ruin" here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1358316989/150251154?ref=445813&token=61c3380b
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Tristan, Leki and Dave are just about on speaking terms again after playing 'Forbidden Stars'!
Forbidden Stars is Fantasy Flight Games' epic space area control brawler set in the Warhammer 40K universe. Although popular this game is now sadly out of print as Fantasy Flight no longer own the license for the game.
As discussed in the podcast the rules to this game are a beast to pick up so the rules overview video form 'Watch It Played' that Dave mentioned is highly recommended and can be viewed by following the link below.
https...2018-02-2500 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 22 with Isaac Childres On Gloomhaven#BoardChitless Episode 22 Interview with Isaac Childres on Gloomhaven
Tristan speaks to Isaac Childres about his magnum opus, the boardgamegeek number 1 board game of all time "Gloomhaven", which designers inspire him, what games he loves, and all things gaming in this insightful interview into one of the most successfully crowdfunded board game projects of all time.
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www.thegamesteward.com.2018-02-2000 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 21 with Frank West of City of Kings#BoardChitless Episode 21 with Frank West of City of Kings
Tristan speaks to Frank West about his board game "City of Kings" and the pitfalls of promoting projects on Kickstarter; especially working out which buttons to press.
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This week we have a full house as Tristan, Jackie, Dave, Sam and Leki tackle Ryan Laukat's space reboot "Empires of the Void 2".
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If you like what you hear then please follow and share.2018-01-2900 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 19 - 51st State Of Mind#BoardChitless Episode 19 - 51st State of Mind
This week Tristan, Jackie, Dave and Leki get involved with Ignacy Trzewiczek's strategy card game '51st State' and can't help but compare it to Ignacy's earlier game; 'Imperial Settlers' .
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If you like what you hear then please follow and share.2018-01-2100 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 18 - Imperial Appsault#BoardChitless Episode 18 - Imperial Appsault
This week Tristan and Leki discuss Fantasy Flight Games' "Star Wars: Imperial Assault" after their first game using the shiny new companion app. Many thanks to Dave for bringing the game along.
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If you like what you hear then please follow and share.2018-01-1400 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 17 - Flashpoints At Dawn#BoardChitless Episode 17 - Flashpoints at Dawn!
Tristan, Leki, Sam and Dave bid you a happy new year!
This week we look back on our not so heroic tales of fire fighting with little success in Flashpoint.
We've also had a little shufty at Civilization: A New Dawn which Tristan was eager to show off to the table and with good cause.
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Tristan, Leki and Sam go over the latest chapter of the SeaFall Odyssey, go over the casual gaming classic Love Letter and wax lyrical once again about Race for the Galaxy!
Sam also wonders if any legitimate Christmas themed board games exist. If you own a family favourite that gets regular service at Christmas then let us know in the comments section. One lucky listener could win a Mars bar!
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www.thegamesteward.com2017-12-2400 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 15 - SeaFalling Overboard!#BoardChitless Episode 15 - SeaFalling Overboard!
This week Tristan and Leki return to the high seas and make a start building their thallasocracies with Rob Daviau's SeaFall, keeping spoilers to a minimum.
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www.thegamesteward.com2017-12-1000 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 13 - The Lord Of The Race For The Galaxy's Rings#BoardChitless Episode 13 - The Lord Of The Race For The Galaxy's Rings
This week Tristan, Dave and Sam give Race for the Galaxy another go and get stuck into The Lord of the Rings living card game.
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https://www.thegamesteward.com2017-10-3000 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 14 - You Won't Believe How Much Darkness!#BoardChitless Episode 13 - You Won't Believe How Much Darkness!
This week Leki, Tristan and Sam get to grips with CMON and Guillotine Games' latest dungeon crawler Massive Darkness.
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This week Leki and Tristan welcome TheGameSteward.com as a sponsor to the podcast.
The Game Steward is an online game store offering Kickstarter board games, out of print, and imported and games at reasonable prices. Be sure to check out their latest selection of game at https://www.thegamesteward.com
Tristan and Leki talk about their first impressions of Loneshark Games' latest adventure card game; Apocrypha. Adventurers must uncover weird goings on in a number of otherworldly locations inhabited by dangerous monsters.
Tristan also initiates Leki into the underworld of the cyberpunk fantasy world...2017-10-1600 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 10 - Caleb Grace InterviewIn this week's #BoardChitless Fantasy Flight Games' Caleb Grace talks to Tristan Hall about being Lead Designer on The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game LCG.2017-10-1100 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 11 - The Fire Team Zeroes!#BoardChitless Episode 11 - The Fireteam Zeroes!
Sam, Tristan and Leki have a jolly good time playing Emergent Games' Weird War 2 horror strategy Fireteam Zero.
Tristan fills us in on the progress of Hall or Nothing Productions Kickstarter campaign for The Gloom of Kilforth expansion sets. To learn more about The Gloom of Kilforth and it's expansions or to make a cheeky pledge visit the Kickstarter campaign page
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/gloom-of-kilforth-a-fantasy-quest-game-expansions?ref=1gop2u
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Tristan and Leki are joined by Adam and Brady Sadler who discuss their experiences working at Fantasy Flight Games, their favourite designers and their latest Kickstarter project Street Masters.
See more about Street Masters on the Kickstarter page;
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blacklistgames/street-masters-rise-of-the-kingdom
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This week Leki, Tristan, Dave and Sam gear up and deploy their troops and terror cells across the globe playing Labyrinth: The War on Terror 2001-?
Shortly after things get weird in the West with the co-operative card game Grimslingers. This week we play the competitive duel variant; blasting each other with spells pausing occasionally for a hand of Blackjack.
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14:25-End - Grimslingers
Have you had a go at the campaign element of Grimslingers? Share your experiences on the...2017-05-1500 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 7 - How Do You Say Archipelago?#BoardChitless Episode 7 - How do you say 'Archipelago'?
This week's episode is hosted by Leki, Tristan and Sam who review the gag based party game Joking Hazard and govern a Pacific island woefully playing Archipelago.
Tristan and Leki also interview Morten Pedersen of Stonemaier games who is responsible for creating Automa; a revolutionary rules system for creating a multiplayer experience within solo games.
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/2017-05-0800 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 6 - Eldritch Horror with Zombie on the Cide#BoardChitless Episode 6 - Eldritch Horror with Zombie on the Cide
This week Leki, Dave, Tristan, Sam and Jackie talk Zombicide season 1 and Black Plague before recounting their terrifying ordeal going toe to toe against the Great Old One Ithaqua playing Eldritch Horror.
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/428015890882352/2017-05-0100 minBoard Chitless - Board Gaming PodcastEpisode 5 - Dusty Marauders#BoardChitless Episode 5 - Dusty Marauders
In this week's episode Leki, Dave, Tristan and Sam tell of their adventures through the windswept desert playing Forbidden Desert and compare tall tales of the high seas after an epic game of Merchants and Marauders.
Tristan and Leki are also joined by a special guest; Mark Chaplin designer of Revolver, Invaders and the eagerly anticipated sci-fi horror game Lifeform.
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Join Leki, Tristan and Sam as they play Revolver and attempt to play Fortune and Glory.
This week's episode all picks up on a thread from the #BoardChitless Facebook page as we discuss whether you can trust the hype surrounding popular games on Kickstarter
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This week's edition of Board Chitless sees Leki, Tristan, Sam and Dave talk about Race for the Galaxy and Terraforming Mars.
Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules! also drops by to talk about his work creating board game rule tutorial videos, rule editing with Vlaada Chvatil and designing expansions for Mage Knight.
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This weeks hosts were Aleksis Williams and Tristan Hall.
We play Thunderbirds, Invaders and 1066, Tears to Many Mothers giving our thoughts on all three games.
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This weeks hosts were Sam Lawton, Aleksis Williams and Tristan Hall.
We played Above and Below and Scythe, gave our thoughts on both, and sprinkled in some huge name dropping for another 4X game throughout.
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