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Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 61 - Vantage and Gencon 2025 "Hype List"It's an action-packed week! We're covering the latest board game obsession, Vantage, based on Harrison's experience with the game (and answering Corey's many questions about it) as well as sharing our Gencon 2025 "Hype List"!Recently Played GamesHarrisonVantageCoreyWonderland’s WarFeatured TopicGencon releases! Three games we’re excited to playCorey's List Defenders of the Dictionary (Demo at Gencon) / Adam’s Apple GamesGibberers: The Word Game of Language Invention and Civilization Development (For Sale) / Hobby JapanMerchan...2025-07-2845 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 60 - Catching Up on New and Upcoming Games of 2025This week we catch-up on the 2025 games we're most excited about.Featured TopicWhat we’ve been playing in the last month + Harrison’s Origins Top 3Corey's List Pencil Book Quest (2025) / Grumpy Spider GamesCitizens of the Spark (2025) / Thunderworks GamesEthnos (Second Edition) (2025) / C’Mon GamesHarrison's ListRuins (2025) / AllplayHow to Save a World (2025) / Burnt Island GamesDouble Match (2025) / Marmot Card GamesOther LinksPencil Book Quest KickstarterFollow us on podcast player of choiceFollow us Instagram (@AdamantlyAnalog)2025-07-2152 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 59 - Print 'n Play (with Parker Simpson of Shiny Pigeon Games)This week we chat with Parker Simpson about print and play games, including their own upcoming print and play release, Starfront Scouting Academy.Featured TopicPrint and play games.Corey's List Rise of the Oak Dell (2025) / Two Acorns GamesWizard in Training (2025) / Thinky Filler GamesHarrison's List52 Realms: Adventures (2024) / Postmark Games Gem Getter Pro (2023) / (self published by Daniel Young)Parker’s ListVoyages (2021) / Postmark GamesHanzo: Light and Shadow (2025) / CreardoRunner up: Pocket Puffins (2024) / self publi...2025-07-1444 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 58 - Worth the Weight (with Shea Parker of RTFM)This week we chat with Shea Parker of RTFM about his specialty, complex games. Shea also shares a bit about the process behind the fantastic RTFM videos as well as a few recommendations from his recently played games.Shea’s Recently Played/RecommendedEarthborne RangersVantageTerminus FrontierFeatured TopicHeavy/complex games that are worth the effort.Corey's List Gaia Project (2017) / Feuerland SpieleA Feast for Odin (2016) / Feuerland SpieleHarrison's ListRevive (2022) / Aporta GamesScythe (2016) / Stonemaier GamesShea’s ListTwilight Imperium: Fourth Edition (2017) / Fantasy Flight...2025-07-0748 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 57 - Gaming Soundtrack (with Lee Miller of Time Troopers)This week we chat with Lee Miller of Molinarius games, whose solo deck-builder Time Troopers is live on Gamefound until July.Featured TopicFavorite board game and music pairing. (Choose an album, playlist, genre, etc to pair with a particular game)Corey's List Great Western Trail: Second Edition (2016) / Eggert SpieleWith Ennio Morricone (Good, the Bad, and the Ugly)Nemesis (2018) / Awaken RealmsWith Nemesis Board Game Soundtrack by Board Game AmbienceHarrison's ListSpire’s End (2019) / Favro VenturesWith Hade...2025-06-2948 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 56 - Packing List: Games to Bring on VacationWe're packing for vacation and we can't leave home without board games. Here's a list of games to bring along on a trip.What We've Been PlayingCoreyRebirthParks (Second Edition)HarrisonRevive: Call of the AbyssFeatured TopicFavorite vacation games.First player rule: Corey's List Fox in the Forest: Duet (2020) / Renegade GamesKinfire Delve (2023, 2024) / Incredible Dream StudiosDeception Murder in Hong Kong (2014) / Jolly ThinkersHarrison's ListA Gentle Rain (2021) / Incredible Dream StudiosFlip 7 (2024) / The OpScout (2019) / Oink GamesOther LinksSilver Threads of...2025-06-2340 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 55 - In Spaaace and Space OffToday we cover some of our favorite space-themed games and preview the upcoming party game, Space Off.What We've Been PlayingCoreySpace OffHarrisonKingsburgGalaxy TruckerFeatured TopicFavorite space-themed games.Corey's List Pulsar 2849 (2017) / Czech Games EditionGodspeed (2020) / Pandasaurus GamesGalactic Cruise (2025) / Kinson Key GamesHarrison's ListGravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension (2013) / Cryptozoic EntertainmentPlanet Unknown (2022) / Adam’s Apple GamesMoon Colony Bloodbath (2025) / Rio Grande GamesOther LinksSilver Threads of Fate (Kickstarter)Space Off (Adamantly Analog Overview and Review)Space Off (Kic...2025-06-1642 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 54 - "D-D-D-Duel!" and Sniper Elite: Operation KrakenAfter spending time apart, we come back together to talk about two-player head to head games.What We've Been PlayingCoreyRising SunHarrisonProtospiel TCSplendor: DuelFeatured TopicTwo player gamesFirst player rule: The player that last used a needle (Patchwork)Corey's List Sniper Elite (2022) / Rebellion UnpluggedStellar (2020) / Renegade GamesWatergate (2019) / Frosted GamesHarrison's ListPatchwork (2014) / Lookout GamesWonderland (2018) / Renegade GamesTellstones: King’s Gambit (2020) / Riot GamesOther LinksSniper Elite: Operation Kraken on GamefoundFollow us on podcast player of cho...2025-06-0940 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 53 - Solo Done SoloTo celebrate our one year anniversary, we’re spending some time apart.What We've Been PlayingCoreyLockup: A Roll Player TaleLockup: BreakoutHarrisonHerStoryFeatured TopicOur favorite solo gamesCorey's List Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020) / CGEDune Imperium (2020) / Dire Wolf DigitalMarvel Champions (2019) / Fantasy Flight GamesHarrison's ListA Gentle Rain (2021) / Incredible Dream StudiosUnder Falling Skies (2020) / CGEForage (2024) / Side Room GamesOth...2025-06-0224 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 52 - Digital Detour: Game Mechanics (with Adam Graf of Pocketeering)This week we’re joined by Adam Graf, host of Pocketeering. We talk about video games that feel like board games.Featured TopicVideo games that are influenced by board gamesFirst player rule: Guest goes firstAdam’s ListSonic Shuffle (2000) - DreamCastFortune Street (2011) - WiiCorey's List Hexarchy (2023) - Steam Board game concept: 4X and tech treeBackpack Hero (2023) - Steam Board game concept: Polyomino adjacency puzzleHarrison's ListDrop Duchy...2025-05-2643 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 51 - Showtime! Games that Would Make Great MoviesWhat We've Been PlayingCoreyCastles of Burgundy with Trade RoutesHarrisonRallyman: DIRTFeatured TopicGames we’d like to watch as moviesFirst player rule: Corey's List Scythe: The Rise of Fenris (2018) / Stonemaier GamesTerraforming Mars (2016) / FryxGamesSleeping Gods (2021) / Red Raven GamesHarrison's ListGalaxy Trucker (2007) / CGECarnival of Monsters (2019) / AMIGOBohnanza (1997) / AMIGOOther LinksSlipways on SteamFollow us on podc...2025-05-1938 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 49 - Making MagicWhat We've Been PlayingCoreyThe Night ParadeHarrisonEarth, The GangFeatured TopicGames featuring magic and magical thingsFirst player rule: According to the official rules for Magic: the Gathering, how is the first player decided in a game?Corey's List Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle (2016) / The Op GamesArcana Rising (2022) / Grey Fox GamesRes Arcana (2019) / Sand Castle GamesHarrison's ListAeon’s End (2016) / Action PhaseSeasons (2012) / LibelludEpi...2025-05-0543 min
RinksideHow to develop better youth hockey talent - Corey Murphy - Seattle Kraken Player DevelopmentWhat if the key to building NHL-ready talent isn’t more games—but more fun?This week on Rinkside, Emma and Ryan sit down with Corey Murphy—former NHLer and current Player Development Consultant for the Seattle Kraken—for a wide-ranging, eye-opening conversation on how elite hockey players are developed, and what North America could learn from European systems.Corey shares insights from his global playing career (NHL, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland), his experience raising two hockey-playing sons overseas, and his role helping Kraken prospects grow into complete athletes. From Sweden’s "fun-first" youth model to the Kraken’s forward-thinking development...2025-05-0147 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 48 - Golden Geek Nominees and CivolutionWhat We've Been PlayingCoreyCitizens of the SparkOrapa MineHarrisonCivolutionFeatured TopicOur favorite winners and surprises from the GoldenGeek awards on boardgamegeek.comOther categories (that we won’t cover)Golden Geek NomineesArtwork and PresentationCorey: HarmoniesHarrison: Let's Go! To JapanCooperative GameCorey: Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board GameHarrison: Slay the Spire: The Board GameInnovative GameCor...2025-04-2959 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 47 - Desert Island Publishers and SkyriseWhat We've Been PlayingCoreySkyriseInnovation UltimateHarrisonFlutterFeatured TopicPublishers we wouldn’t mind being stuck on a desert island with, as long as they brought their production chainFirst player rule: Flutter - The player who most recently marveled at the wonders of natureCorey's List FeuerlandCzech Games EditionBoard & DiceHarrison's ListWizards of the CoastDevirStonemaier GamesOth...2025-04-2142 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 46 - "Theme Swap!"What We've Been PlayingCoreySpirit IslandThe Birthday GameHarrisonDeep RegretsFeatured TopicWe'll suggest a new theming for current games.Corey's List Hansa Teutonica Comic Hunters Agricola Harrison's ListClank! A Deck-Building Adventure Great Western Trail (2016)Wingspan (2019)Other LinksMidwest Gaming ClassicFollow us on podcast player of choiceFollow us Instagram (@AdamantlyAnalog)2025-04-1443 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 45 - "Old School" Games and A Gentle RainWhat We've Been PlayingHarrisonSETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial IntelligenceRoblins!CoreyA Gentle Rain (Bloom Edition)Featured TopicTopic: Favorite “Old School” Games (10+ years old)First player rule: Rock Hard: 1977 - The player to most recently sing in the showerCorey:El Grande [1995] (Corey’s pick #1) / Rio Grande GamesArkham Horror (Second Edition) [2005] (Corey’s pick #2) / Fantasy FlightThe Resistance [2009] (Corey’s pick #3) / Indie Boards & CardsHarrison (won’t pick Castles of Burgundy again!) - id...2025-04-0747 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 44 - The Evolution of DraftingWhat We've Been PlayingHarrisonDragon LandFeatured TopicGames and mechanics that put a twist on deck-building concepts.Corey's List Biblios (2007) / iElloAzul (2017) / Next Move and Plan B GamesTwice as Clever (2019) / Schmidt GamesHarrison's ListDraftosaurus (2019) / AnkamaEttin (2020) / WizKidsBeast (2023) / Studio MidhallOther LinksAgricola: Dead HarvestReach us at AdamantlyAnalog@gmail.comFollow on Instagram (@AdamantlyAnalog)2025-03-3138 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 43 - The Evolution of Worker Placement and Galactic CruiseWhat We've Been PlayingCoreyGalactic CruiseFeatured TopicGames and mechanics that put a twist on worker placement concepts.Corey's List Pan Am (2020) / Prospero HallYokohama (2016) / TMG Games, Synapses GamesLost Ruins of Arnak (2020) / Czech Games EditionHarrison's ListTokaido (2012) / FunforgeEverdell (2018) / Starling GamesLockup (2019) / Thunderworks GamesReach us at AdamantlyAnalog@gmail.comFollow on Instagram (@AdamantlyAnalog)2025-03-2438 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 42 - Deck Building DerivativesWhat We've Been PlayingCoreySETI: Search for Extraterrestrial IntelligenceRoblins (Baroque Games)HarrisonThe Quest for El Dorado: The Golden TemplesFeatured TopicGames and mechanics that put a twist on deck-building concepts.Corey's List Viscounts of the West Kingdom (2020) / Renegade GamesLacrimosa (2022) / DevirEndless Winter (2022) / Fantasia GamesHarrison's ListAltiplano (2017) / Renegade GamesRevive (2022) / Aporta GamesMoon Colony Bloodbath (2025) / Rio Grande GamesOther LinksR...2025-03-1753 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 41 - Digital Detour: Deckbuilders, and SETIWhat We've Been PlayingCoreySETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial IntelligenceHarrisonStonespine ArchitectsFeatured TopicDigital deckbuilders!Corey's List Mahokenshi (2023) - SteamAcross the Obelisk (2021) - Steam, Switch, PS4, XboxRoguebook (2021) - Steam, Switch, PS4, XboxHarrison's ListMonster Train (2020) - Steam, Switch, XboxFights in Tight Spaces (2021) - Steam, Switch, PS4, XboxCobalt Core (2023) - Steam, SwitchOther LinksThe BazaarReach us a...2025-03-1052 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 40 - Over the Hill (Games with Terrain Tiles)What We've Been PlayingCorey SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Endeavor: Deep Sea LuxorHarrison Wild Tiled West Emerald SkullsFeatured TopicGames with terrain tiles!First player rule: Trivia Question?I am born from the earth and disappear with the wind; I can be tall but never grow. What am I?Corey's List Mage Knight (2011) / WizKids Dorfromantik (2022) / Pegasus Spiele Cascadia (2021) / Flatout GamesHarrison's List I...2025-03-0350 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 39 - Sequel 2: The Sequel (Again)What We've Been PlayingCorey Ark Nova Twice as CleverHarrison Pixies CarnegieFeatured TopicOur sequels wishlist!First player rule: Trivia Question (Corey has)Corey's List The Gang / Kosmos (campaign) Scythe: Rise of Fenris / Stonemaier Five Tribes / Days of Wonder (coop or duel)Harrison's List Bunny Kingdom / IELLO Spaceteam / Stellar Factory The Isle of Cats / The City of GamesOther Links 2025-02-2449 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 38 - The Sequels!This week we're talking about our favorite sequels in board gaming - either a game created in the universe of another or a game that iterates on the first.What We've Been PlayingCorey Harmonies Reef Project Castle ComboHarrison Roll Player Adventures: Gulpax’s SecretFeatured TopicOur favorite sequels!First player rule: Trivia Question (Corey has)Corey's List Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan / Hans im Glück 51st S...2025-02-1755 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 37 - Seeing Red: Games for Valentine's DayLove is in the air! That’s right: board gamers everywhere are getting ready to celebrate with the most board gamer-y holiday: Valentine’s Day? Let’s talk about red games, love games, and more!What We've Been PlayingCoreyGrand Austria HotelPirates of MaracaiboHarrisonClank Legacy 2 (no spoilers!)Dawn of UlosFeatured TopicGames featuring the color red or loveFirst player rule: The player who most recently hand-wrote a letter takes the first turn. (Love Letter...2025-02-1039 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 36 - Desert Island Games and Sonic Speed BattleThis week we find ourselves stranded on a deserted island. Don’t worry, we’ve brought some board games to last us until we get rescued. It could be a long time so let’s hope we can cover a lot of our bases in just three games. This week’s list is our best attempt at that…
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board
Arcs
The Gallerist
Harrison
Sonic Speed Battle
Flip 7
Featured Topic
Three games to play...2025-02-0347 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 35 - Anti-AnalogWe're breaking form for a moment and talking about our favorite digital board game implementations and what they do best. Seems a bit ironic for a podcast named "Adamantly Analog", right? We'll be back to the cardboard next week...
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Revive
Trajan
Harrison
Orapa Mine
Featured Topic
Digital games that explore something new.
Corey's List
Gloomhaven (App - Computer)
Doppelt so Clever (App - Mobile)
Dune Imperium (App - Computer)
Harrison's List
6 Nimmt! (Board Game Arena)
Root...2025-01-2738 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 34 - "Jumanji'd" and VestaThis week, we're discussing six games that would be fun, interesting, or exiting to get "jumanji'd" into. Are you game!?
Also, we'll talk about the upcoming co-operative Mahjong game, Vesta.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Vesta
Biblios
The Guild of Merchant Explorers
Harrison
Cyclades
RoboRally
Featured Topic
Interesting game worlds to get "jumanji'd" into.
Corey
Wasteland Express Delivery Service / Pandasaurus Games
Dinosaur Island / Pandasaurus Games
Empires of the Void II / Red Raven Games (could also be Sleeping Gods)
2025-01-2153 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 33 - Looking Forward to 2025 in GamesThis week, Corey and Harrison talk about games that we hope to play in 2025. This includes our own personal "shelf of opportunity" and upcoming 2025 releases that we're psyched for.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Lacrimosa
Amun-Re (20th Anniversary Edition)
Harrison
Aeon's End Legacy
Featured Topic
Games we hope to play in 2025
Our "Shelf of Opportunity"
Corey: Trajan / Renegade Games
Corey: The Gallerist / Eagle Griffin Games
Harrison: Legacy of Dragonholt / Fantasy Flight Games
Harrison: Faraway / Pandasaurus
Harrison: Revive: Call of the Abyss / Aporta Games
...2025-01-1349 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 32 - 2024 in Review, "Awards" and BotanyWe're back to our regularly scheduled programming following five weeks of counting down the top 50. Well...sort of! This week we're looking back at our stats for 2024 and awarding some coveted awards (a broken stapler, empty pint glass, lego Pokeball) to our favorites of the year. Also, we spent some time with Botany by Dux Somnium Games this week and will cover that at the start of the episode.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Botany
Andromeda's Edge
Nova Roma
Harrison
Marvel Champions
Roll Player Adventures
NOT Flip 7
Featured To...2025-01-0654 min
Rock that Relationship!S8. Episode 9: Financial Date Nights with Melissa Murphy PavoneTune in for tips, strategies, and inspiration from Certified Financial Planner® and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, Melissa Murphy Pavone. Whether your finances are blended, you keep separate accounts, or have a hybrid setup with your partner, talking about money is essential for ensuring financial fidelity. She suggests having these conversations, not just at the beginning of a relationship, but also consistently during what she calls, “financial date nights.” Each month, couples set a time to talk about topics around financial values, priorities, mindsets, and tactical decisions. She says that a person’s “money language” is liken to a love language and that mak...2024-12-2054 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 26 - Thanksgaming, A Board Game Three-Course MealIt's Thanksgiving! That means we're thinking about food. This week we share a list of our perfect board game "three-course meal". That is an appetizer, an entree, and a dessert.
Also, Corey and Harrison finally managed to knock out a bunch of their "we should play that together" games and have plenty to say about it.
What We've Been Playing
Corey and Harrison
The Vale of Eternity
Underwater Cities
Panda Royale
Game of Thrones: Hand of the King
Foundations of Metropolis
Arboretum
Flip 7
Harrison
Slay the Spire: The Board Game
2024-11-2559 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 25 - Social Games (with JR Cillian Green of Midwinter Gaming Convention)This week we welcome JR Cillian Green on the cast to talk about the Midwinter Gaming Convention in Peewaukee, Wisconsin. JR also joins us in our feature section to talk about our favorite social games.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Bloodborne: The Board Game
Harrison
Let's Go to Japan
Sea Salt and Paper
JR
Explorers of Navoria
Featured Topic
Our favorite social games.
Blood on the Clocktower (JR's pick #1) / Pandamonium Institute
Bohnanza (Harrison’s Pick #1) / Amigo Games
Heat: Pedal to the Metal (Corey’s Pick #1) / Days of W...2024-11-1851 min
NecronomicastEpisode 286 "The Book of Murder" with Matt MurphyMy guest tonight is Matt Murphy, the former Senior Deputy District Attorney from Orange County, California, and a current legal analyst for ABC News in New York. Mr. Murphy spent 21 years assigned to the Sexual Assault and Homicide Units where he prosecuted some of the most notorious murder cases in the nation. He frequently appears on ABC News 20/20, NewsNation, iCrime with Elizabeth Vargas, and various true crime productions on cable television. He has become a regular guest with Chris Cuomo and Ashleigh Banfield, and has also appeared on the podcasts Juicy Scoop w...2024-11-1556 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 24 - Worker Placement (with Sam Stockton, designer of Forges of Ravenshire)On this episode of Adamantly Analog, we spoke to Sam Stockton, designer of Forges of Ravenshire and co-owner of B.A. Games. Sam shares some thoughts about working with his brothers, the process and inspiration behind Forges of Ravenshire, and teases some upcoming games. For our feature topic, we each share a list of our favorite worker placement games.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition
Harrison
Carnival of Monsters
Sam
Warhammer 40K
Featured Topic
Our favorite worker placement games.
Dune Imperium...2024-11-1156 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 23 - Games to GiftIt is the fourth day of November so that means the "holiday season" is in full effect. As we look forward to November shopping, we're excited to share our list of games that we love to give as a gift.
Also, we'll talk about recently played games including Arcana Rising, Cartographers, Mountains of Madness, Rolling Realms, and Akropolis.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Arcana Rising
Cartographers
Cartographers: Map Collection
Mountains of Madness
Harrison
Rolling Realms
Akropolis
Featured Topic
Our favorite games to give as a gift.
...2024-11-0439 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp 22 - Spooky Games & Kinfire Delve: Callous' LabThis week, Corey and Harrison share a list of spooky games! These games are tense, suspenseful, or may contain monsters, zombies, or other terrible creatures. Consider any one of these an excellent choice for your halloween-themed board game night.
Also, we'll chat about recently played games including Kinfire Delve: Callous' Lab, Forges of Ravenshire, and Roll Player Adventures.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Kinfire Delve: Callous' Lab
Harrison
Forges of Ravenshire
Roll Player Adventures
Featured Topic
Games with great tactile appeal.
The Night Cage (Corey’s pick #1) / S...2024-10-2851 min
The Corey PodcastReal Life or Fiction? The Mendez Brothers, Ryan Murphy, and Alien SightingsSend us a textIn this thought-provoking episode, Corey covers the latest updates on the Mendez brothers’ case and explores whether creators like Ryan Murphy help or harm with their true crime depictions. Plus, Corey dives into recent alien sightings—what could they mean, and are they trying to send us a message?Support the showShare a voice memo with your questions or comments for Corey to thecoreypodcast@gmail.comFollow The Corey Podcast here: patreon.com/CoreyStronghttps://www.tiktok.com/@coreystrongpodcast...2024-10-2419 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp. 21 - Feel Good Bits & Forges of RavenshireThis week we are talking about games with great tactile appeal. These titles offer fantastic quality components that enhance the physical game experience in a unique way.
Also, we'll discuss recently played games including Forges of Ravenshire, Evil Dead 2: 1%, and Challengers!.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Forges of Ravenshire
Harrison
Evil Dead 2: 1%
Challengers!
Featured Topic
Games with great tactile appeal.
Mille Fiori (Harrison’s pick #1) / Schmidt Spiele, Devir (US)
Splendor Duel (Corey’s pick #1) / Space Cowboys
The Vale of Eternity (Harrison’s pick #2) / Mandoo Games, Renegade Games...2024-10-2151 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp. 20 - Just One More Time (with Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews)This week we are joined by the hosts of "Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews", a review project of the dynamic husband and wife duo...Ryan and Bethany. They join us to talk about their favorite games that you can play again and again.
We'll also cover recently played games including Sherlock Solitaire, Harvest, Dead Cells, The Morrison Game Factory, and Scythe.
What We've Been Playing
Bethany
Sherlock Solitaire
Ryan
Harvest
Harrison
Dead Cells
The Morrison Game Factory
Corey
Scythe
Feature Topic
Our...2024-10-1456 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp. 19 - Love for the UnderdogBoard Game Geek, colloquially known as "BGG", has become the board gamer's encyclopedia in many respects. The merit of its famous 10-point rating scale is contentious (to say the least) but, nonetheless, influential when it comes to purchasing a new game. Today, we will talk about board games that have a "low" rating (7.0 or below) on BGG that we still love!
We'll also cover recently played games including Metrorunner, Let's Go to Japan, Yokohama, and Cabanga!.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Metrorunner
Let's Go To Japan
Harrison
Yokohama
Cabanga!
Fe...2024-10-0753 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp. 18 - Embracing Variability (with Philip duBarry, designer of Citizens of the Spark)Philip duBarry is the designer of a number of highly regarded games including Black Orchestra and Revolution!. In October, crowdfunding for his latest title, Citizens of the Spark (Thunderworks Games) will go live. Citizens of the Spark is a card-drafting and tableau building game with a widely variable set-up, drawing inspiration from classics like Dominion.
This week, Philip joins us to talk about our favorite games with variability and variety due to their depth, diverse strategies, and gameplay options.
What We've Been Playing
Philip
Faraway
Corey
Forest Shuffle Scoring App
2024-09-301h 01
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp. 17 - Table PresenceSome games are impossible to ignore. Whether it be incredible board art, fun miniatures, or triple layered magnetic player boards, table presence is certainly a big part of the experience of hobby board gaming. Today we will talk about our favorite examples of that.
In addition, we'll share some thoughts on a few recently played games including QE (Quantitative Easing), Heat: Pedal to the Metal, Town Builder Coevorden, My City: Roll & Build, and Isle of Sky.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
QE
Heat: Pedal to the Metal
Town Builder Coevorden
Harrison...2024-09-2352 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp. 16 - Mechanically SpeakingThis week, Corey and Harrison talk about their favorite board game mechanics and pick games that represent them best. We'll also cover some recently played games including Thunder Road: Vendetta, Fractured Sky, World Wonders, and River Valley Glassworks.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Thunder Road Vendetta
Fractured Sky (Deluxe Edition)
Harrison
World Wonders
World Wonders: Mundo Wonders Pack
River Valley Glassworks
Feature Topic
Our favorite mechanics and games that include them.
Bag Builder: Orleans (Corey’s pick #1) / DLP Games
I Price, You Choose: Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to Kin...2024-09-1643 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp. 15 - Pen and PaperThis week, Corey and Harrison share a list of games that involve writing or drawing. We put an emphasis on games that encourage creativity in ways that checking boxes, writing words, or totaling up numbers don't. These games allow us to express ourselves as artists or laugh at ourselves as artistic wannabees.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Nerdz Day 2024
Harrison
Pick a Pen: Reefs
Slay the Spire the Board Game
Forest Shuffle
Feature Topic
Games that you write or draw on:
Cartographers (Harrison’s pick #1) / Thunderworks Games
Pictomania (Core...2024-09-0939 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp. 14 - Where It All BeganThis week, Corey and Harrison are talking about the games that got them into the hobby. These aren't the first board games they've ever player but they are games that opened their eyes to the cool things that hobby games could do.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Cyclades
La Granja Deluxe Master Set
Harrison
Gnome Hollow
Pick a Pen: Gardens
Next Station: London
Feature Topic
Games that got us into the hobby.
Dominion (Corey’s pick #1) / Rio Grande Games
Small World (Harrison’s pick #1) / Days of Wonder
Arkham Horr...2024-09-0247 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp. 13 - Games for Big Groups (6+ Players)This week, Corey and Harrison are talking about our favorite games to play with large groups. These games can support six or more players without introducing too much downtime, too long of a teach, or too much chaos!
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Apiary
Harmonies
World Wonders
Harrison
Rock Hard: 1977
Concordia
Featured Topic
7 Wonders [2-7 players] (Harrison’s pick #1) / Repos Production
Ethnos [2-6 players] (Corey’s pick #1) / C’Mon Games
Twilight Inscription [1-8 players] (Harrison’s pick #2) / Fantasy Flight Games
Mosaic: A Story of Civilization [2-6 players] (Corey’s pick #2) / Forbidden...2024-08-2647 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp. 12 - Highlights from Gencon 2024This week, we're excited to share games that we played, demoed, heard about, or brought home from Gencon 2024.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Slay the Spire: The Board Game
Harrison
Wrath of Fire Mountain
Featured Topic
Forges of Ravenshire (Corey’s pick #1) / B.A. Games
Video Game Champion (Harrison’s pick #1) / Arcane Wonders
Comic Hunters (Corey’s pick #2) / Spin Master Games
Flip 7 (Harrison’s pick #2) / The Op
Illimat (Corey’s pick #3) / Twogether Studios
Doomlings (Harrison’s pick #3) / Doomlings Inc
Trivia Ambush
Name the base game for each expansion:2024-08-1957 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp. 11 - Small Games, Big Punch (with Mark Besada, host of Board Game Barrage)This week, our topic is "Small Games That Pack a Big Punch" and we welcome Mark Besada from the Board Game Barrage podcast to join in on the conversation. These games are small in size but may surprise with their complexity, depth, or meaty decisions.
What We've Been Playing
Mark
Luthier
Yedo: Deluxe Master Set
Corey
HiFi
Pirates of Maracaibo
Kinfire Delve
Featured Topic
Biblios (Mark’s pick #1) / Iello
Forest Shuffle (Corey’s pick #1) / Lookout Games
Anomia (Mark’s pick #2) / Coiledspring Games
Arboretum (Corey’s pick #2) / Renegade Games
Inn...2024-08-121h 06
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp. 10 - Games We Loved When We Were 10This week, our topic is "Games We Loved When We Were 10" and its been an excellent trip down memory lane. Flashback to the late nineties...cartoons are on TV and every ad break is packed with high intensity rock music, overly excited narration, and bombastic scenes of exciting board gaming. There was a major toy factor to these games and randomness and dexterity were in their heyday!
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Forest Shuffle
Harrison
Citizens of the Spark
Featured Topic
Stratego (Corey’s pick #1) / Hasbro
Waterworks (Ha...2024-08-0547 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp. 9 - "Best at 2 Players"This week, we share a list of board games that, while not exclusively two players, play best with two players. These games may be tighter, snappier, or even more involved with modifications made for two player set ups.
What We've Been Playing
Harrison
Revive
Panda Royale
My Island
Corey
Scythe
Azul
Featured Topic
Lords of Waterdeep (Harrison’s pick #1) / Wizards of the Coast
Merv: Heart of the Silk Road (Corey’s pick #1) / Osprey Games
The Castles of Burgundy (Harrison’s pick #2) / alea, Ravensburger, Awaken Realms
Underwater Cities (Corey’s pick #2) / Deliciou...2024-07-2950 min
Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp. 8 - Video Games for Board Gamers (with Stephen Kerr, designer of Metrorunner)This week, we welcome Stephen Kerr (@skerr1), the designer of "Metrorunner", the upcoming title from Thunderworks Games. The topic is "Video Games for Board Gamers". In other words, if you like this board game, try this video game. We'll each share a list of three video games that would appeal to fans of a similar board games.
Metrorunner (Thunderworks Games)
Stephen's Inspiration for Metrorunner
Lords of Waterdeep
Yedo
Santiago De Cuba
Covert
Featured Topic
Dice Forge / Dicefolk (PC, Switch) (Harrison’s pick #1) / Libellud
Burgle Bros. / The Swindle (PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox) (Stephen's pick #1) / Fowers Ga...2024-07-221h 03Adamantly Analog: A Board Game PodcastEp. 7 - Games With RandomThis week, our topic is "Games With Random". Some games have you rolling dice, drawing cards, or picking chits out of a bag. In any case, the of unpredictability a draw or roll takes a bit of the control away from the player. Games like Chess eliminate random completely but other games use it to great effect. In this episode, we'll share a list of games that do this.
What We've Been Playing
Harrison
Arcs: Conflict and Collapse in the Reach
Corey
Apiary
Foundations of Rome
Forest Shuffle
Featured Topic
...2024-07-1549 min