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TabulaludoNoch mehr Dorfromantik, Kickstarter und Gamefound im Wandel und das Ende von DicebreakerPegasus bringt "Dorfromantik" nach Japan - diese und weitere spannende Neuankündigungen erfahrt ihr in unserem wöchentlichen News-Update. Außerdem: das Ende von Dicebreaker und tiefgreifende Änderungen bei Kickstarter und Gamefound.Gamefound startet Creator Stores für Spieleentwicklerhttps://gamefound.com/de/blog/post/our-next-big-release-introducing-creator-stores-to-gamefound Kickstarter kontert Backerkit und Co.https://www.geeknative.com/166435/forget-blockchains-kickstarter-fights-back-at-backerkit-and-co/ Uwe Rosenberg entwickelt Spiel mit Regierungs-Förderung"https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/06/04/uwe-rosenberg-is-developing-a-quantum-tech-themed-board-game-thanks-to-e820000-of-government-funding/ Das Ende von Dicebreakerhttps://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024/06/12/dicebreakers-future-remains-unclear-as-silenced-site-makes-editor-in-chief-senior-staff-writer-redundant-after-ign-takeover/ Meeples Choice-Abstimmunghttps://linktr.ee/boardg...
2024-07-0635 min
GMS Magazine RPG and Board Games PodcastEGG does a watsy, IGN buys Dicebreaker, Cease and Desist over Meeple and Nightmares of sushi reviewEGG does a watsy, IGN buys Dicebreaker, Cease and Desist over Meeple and Nightmares of sushi review.
EGG (Evil Genius Games) has done a WATSY by announcing that they are introducing NFTs in all their digital products. Despite the backlash that other companies like Chaosium received over this, they have doubled down on it's use and gone all crypto.
IGN bought Dicebreaker last may 21st and already they are laying off senior personnel... where will this go?
Hans im Glük, the publisher of Carcassonne, have sent a cease and desist letter to a small publisher who went to KS w...
2024-06-1958 min
StorybreakersCelebrity arrives in Ragrump, screams ensueThe town is all abuzz as Mayor Reso teases the arrival of a huge celebrity in the sleepy town of Ragrump on this episode of Storybreakers, our Dungeons & Dragons actual play series! The gang will try and get the scoop on what stranger has turned up, but not before investigating the home of one of the disappeared townsfolks.Matt Jarvis as Hunter Burrows (Tortle Paladin/Veteran Reporter)Olivia Kennedy as Iris Walker (Tiefling Rogue/???/Photographic Journalist)Alex Meehan as Caryaries West (Half Elf Bard/Aspiring Anchor - Not like on...
2023-03-311h 26
Three Black Halflings | A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast"You Can Scream if You Want" - Dicebreaker Takeover with Maddie Cullen and Micheal 'Wheels' Whelan
Jasper and Jeremy are off smashing it at DND in a Castle and so Liv is here doing her best! To help her out her Dicebreaker co-hosts Maddie and Wheels are here to chat about our favourite RPGs that aren't D&D, including Wheels' own award-nominated RPG The House Doesn't Always Win and some you may have heard of but not known much about like Delta Green, Blades in the Dark, Cyberpunk and more!
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2023-03-131h 04
Dicebreaker PodcastCould the Monty Python RPG really kick off comedy show RPGs? | Dicebreaker Podcast 116This week on the Dicebreaker Podcast, Meehan, Maddie and Liv discuss the Monty Python RPG and the other comedy show RPGs they think would fit in a similar genre. Along with that, we chat about what we've been up to during the week, both in our tabletop endeavours and personal ones! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-09-121h 26
Dicebreaker PodcastCan Disney's new TCG challenge MTG? | Dicebreaker Podcast 115On this week's episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast the team discuss their thoughts on the newly announced Lorcana, a Disney trading card game that seeks to rival giants like Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh! There'll be the discussion of what we've been up to over the past couple weeks, at look at some of the other stories we've had on the website, and a healthy dash of Gaston memes to boot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-09-051h 22
Dicebreaker PodcastNEW D&D REACTIONS | Dicebreaker Podcast 114A brand new edition of D&D has been announced, One D&D, and the Dicebreaker team are here to weigh in on what we know so far! Get our reactions to all the announcements from Wizards of the Coast around its big upcoming releases and the future of Dungeons & Dragons as we delve into the changes in 5E's successor, our first look at D&D's impressive-looking Roll20 rival and everything else revealed during Wizards Presents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-08-222h 08
Dicebreaker PodcastThe very best board game at Gen Con 2022!? | Dicebreaker Podcast 113Matt is back from Gen Con 2022! He and Wheels played through a ton of exciting new games over the four-day trip that tested everything from their strategic thinking to decorating skills. They shared their highlights on the channel so far but now Matt is going to dive into the very best of the best after comparing everything they played. Which game will reign supreme and which ones should you pass on in 2022 and beyond? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-08-1657 min
Dicebreaker PodcastD&D: Honor Among Thieves movie trailer reaction | Dicebreaker Podcast 112The first trailer for the D&D movie is here - and there’s a lot to unpack! We roll for perception on the big reveal as we take a look at Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ star-studded cast, costumes, creatures, Easter eggs and- wait, is that an owlbear? The team also chat everything we’ve been playing this week, from more Lost Ruins of Arnak to Spirit Island, the next big Magic: The Gathering set and the new Stranger Things game from the creator of Pandemic Legacy, and talk about what’s been going on in the worl...
2022-07-251h 40
Dicebreaker PodcastCould YOU star in the new Pokémon reality show!? | Dicebreaker Podcast 111This week on the Dicebreaker Podcast, Maddie, Wheels and Meehan sit down for a chat about the games they've been playing this week, including Forbidden Island, Azul, Cozy Town, D&D and some exciting miniature painting. As well as that, we're getting into discussions on the new Pokémon reality show that is currently casting! Are you a Pokémon TCG player who is going to say yes to this opportunity? Let us know! This episode is sponsored by D&D in a Castle. Visit dndinacastle.com for more. Learn more ab...
2022-07-181h 06
Dicebreaker PodcastDicebreaker Podcast episode 110 - An AI writes board game fanfictionMeehan and Chase have taken over the Dicebreaker Podcast! This episode sees the duo using an AI program to write board game fanfiction by taking suggestions from the live chat audience. Other highlights include discussion about Magic: The Gathering - Battle for Baldur's Gate drafting, more Frostgrave talk, a chat about the two-player board game Lost Cities and a D&D-related controversy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-07-111h 35
Dicebreaker PodcastGuess the board game from its WORST reviews! | Dicebreaker Podcast 109The team delve into the depths of BoardGameGeek as we try to guess popular board games from their most scathing reviews. Is Catan worthy of a 1? Is Risk THAT bad? Surely something’s gotta be worse than Monopoly?! We also chat about everything we’ve been playing lately, check in with the news of a film based on texting RPG Alice is Missing, awe at the super-sized Pokémon deck and probably go off on several tangents. This episode is sponsored by D&D in a Castle. Visit dndinacastle.com for more. Lea...
2022-07-041h 38
Dicebreaker PodcastElden Ring in D&D 5E! Critical Role OST! | Dicebreaker Podcast 108The Dicebreaker team gathers to chat about what we’ve been playing and the latest highlights from the world of tabletop. We consider whether the Elden Ring bosses are even harder in D&D 5E thanks to a new fan homebrew, the release of an official Critical Role music album and if catgirl mahjong is the best way to learn the classic board game. Plus, everything else we’ve enjoyed recently and our top picks for video game bosses we’d like to see in an RPG! This episode is sponsored by D&D in a...
2022-06-271h 30
Dicebreaker PodcastIs Crescent Moon the new Root? Ankh: Gods of Egypt + Wayfarers of the South Tigris impressions! | Dicebreaker Podcast 105Matt, Maddie and Meehan are here with a shorter podcast than usual, but stuffed to the brim with talk about all the board games we’ve played! Is asymmetric strategy game Crescent Moon the next Root? Is Eric Lang’s mythic blockbuster Ankh: Gods of Egypt as good as Blood Rage and Rising Sun? Is Wayfarers of the South Tigris worth putting on your map? How does two-player gem Watergate hold up? Has Maddie finally managed to play noir superhero RPG City of Mist? We answer all these questions, plus several more that nobody asked, then...
2022-05-231h 03
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 102 - IS A FLOWERPOT AGGRESSIVE?The Dicebreaker Podcast's usual host Matt Jarvis is joined by Wheels, Maddie and Meehan to chat about the recent return of Spelljammer to Dungeons & Dragons and the newly revealed subtitle for the upcoming D&D movie. The gang also chat about social deduction games, Frostgrave and the Dead by Daylight board games, as well dream and nightmare tabletop TV adaptations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-05-031h 49
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 100 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO USCan you believe that there’s been 100 episodes of the Dicebreaker Podcast? The team celebrate this significant milestone by throwing a birthday party for the podcast, featuring special guest cardboard Nicolas Cage. Wheels, Liv, Maddie and Meehan – with a brief appearance from Matt via the magic of the mobile telephone – come together to chat Betrayal at House on the Hill: Third Edition, Frostgrave and the Blade Runner TRPG, as well as ranking the most popular board games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-04-122h 12
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 97 - REDUXAfter a somewhat catastrophic first podcast back in the office, the original episode 97 of the Dicebreaker Podcast was lost to time (R.I.P.). Back in the safety of their own homes, the Dicebreaker team return for more japes and derailments as they introduce brand new team member and video producer Maddie Cullen! Join them as they go through their weeks in tabletop gaming and discuss this week's news including some info on the late great Robin William's interest in TTRPG Cyberpunk. Not to mention they'll be asking Maddie your questions from the live chat and emails.
2022-03-221h 45
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 93 - SQUEAKY SEESAWMatt, Liv and Wheels gather to chat extravagant editions of board games in the wake of Tsuro’s $350 luxury set, as well as coming up with our own megabucks spins on our favourite games. We chat about our time playing Blood Bowl, Paradox Perfect, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Just One, along with 7 Days to Die, Mini Motorway and Too Hot to Handle. There’re new details on the Dark Souls RPG, a look at sign language-teaching RPG Overisles and time to mention Zine Month, before we dive into your questions about the worst (and best) video games to g...
2022-02-071h 40
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 92 - THE CABOOSE IS THE BUTT OF THE TRAINMatt is off this week, so Wheels steps into the hosting chair as the gang discuss the latest in tabletop gaming. Meehan chats about Super Colt Express and Mysterium Park, whilst Liv revisits her introduction to Blood Bowl 3 and her D&D adventures in Wild Beyond the Witchlight. The trio discuss their reactions to the Dark Souls TRPG using the D&D 5E RPG system and decide which board game they’d be willing to play for 85 hours straight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-01-311h 53
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 91 - MAGICAL PIGEONIt’s time to p-p-p-podcast! Matt challenges Liv and Meehan to tell their Yu-Gi-Oh! from their Yu-Gi-No! in this week’s utterly preposterous segment. We’ve also been playing the new 7 Wonders game, the punishing Ghost Stories, the bluff-tastic Perudo (or is it’s Liar’s Dice?), classic Yahtzee and the darkly hilarious Blood Bowl. There’s a brand new Dungeons & Dragons book to discuss, as well as a new WWII deckbuilder in the Undaunted series. That’s all before we answer your questions on avoiding combat in TRPGs, our wishlist for D&D monsters, returning to a game only to find i...
2022-01-241h 41
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 90 - MONOPOLY, THE BOARD GAME YUPPIEMatt and Meehan are joined by roving news reporter Chase Carter to discuss the recent Tabletop Simulator debacle, the sudden disappearance of Pandemic (sorry, not that one) and the next game from the creator of Kemet! There’s also time for more reports from our ongoing rivalry in Root, Meehan’s time Terraforming Mars, Chase’s MTG Cubes and more. We also consider which RPGs would make the best animated series after watching the new trailer for Critical Role’s upcoming Vox Machina show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-01-181h 44
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 89 - GOBLIN IN THE STREETSMatt, Liv and Meehan look ahead to 2022’s exciting lineup of board games and RPGs as we discuss our most anticipated tabletop releases of the year ahead. We also look back on what we played over the holidays, the first big announcements of the year - A Dark Souls RPG! New board games from the creators of Carcassonne and Star Wars: Rebellion! - and give our gaming resolutions for 2022. Plus, we answer your questions on GMless RPGs and stepping outside of our character comfort zone in TRPGs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
2022-01-111h 51
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 88 - GAMES OF THE YEAR 2021The whole Dicebreaker team waves goodbye to 2021 with a special roundup of our favourite tabletop games of the year. Matt, Liv, Wheels and Meehan talk through their picks for the best board games and tabletop RPGs from the last 12 (and a bit) months, as well as giving some honourable mentions to other games that stood out. Expect talk of Oath, Unfathomable, Explorers of Arnak and more! Oh, and Wheels really likes Heart: The City Beneath, even if it didn’t come out this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-12-241h 45
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 87 - THE DICEBREAKER HOLIDAY SPECIALIt’s the last live Dicebreaker Podcast of 2021! Matt, Wheels and Meehan throw our usual tightly-structured podcast format out the window as we look ahead to what we plan to play over the holidays, our go-to family recommendations for the festive period, everything else we’ve been enjoying lately and our efforts to create the Ultimate Trivial Pursuit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-12-201h 45
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 86 - BUNNY BOIS ON THE MOON (with Emma Partlow!)Special guest Emma Partlow joins Matt, Meehan and Wheels to play Fake Chess with Death, survive The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31, overcome The Hunger and study up for D&D’s next Magic: The Gathering crossover book Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos. There’s time to consider which worlds Dungeons & Dragons should travel to in its next sourcebook, before we answer your questions on our favourite RPG characters, fan-made games from pop culture and which chess piece we’d be. Don’t forget the chance to chat bunnypeople and handsome dragons along the way! Find more of E...
2021-12-061h 45
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 85 - TINY GALACTUSTwo’s company! Wheels and Matt are here to chat about what they’ve been playing, the latest highlights on Kickstarter and more. We celebrate the million-dollar success of horror RPG Mothership, lament the latest mound of plastic in Marvel Zombies’ crossover with board game Zombicide and try to comprehend the literal tons of fake Pokémon cards seized this week. We also answer your questions on the most delicious food-themed games, what makes a standout solo experience, the childhood shows we’d like to see get a tabletop outing and pitch our ideas for concept albums based on board gam...
2021-11-291h 31
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 84 - A SPECIAL KIND OF GARBAGEMatt, Meehan and Wheels dive into the latest attempts to bring big video games to the tabletop as we discuss our time with Cuphead: Fast Rolling Dice Game and the upcoming Skyrim adventure board game. We’ve also been squishing clay in Necromolds, flicking pucks in crokinole and getting our knowledge ready for LeVar Burton’s new Trivial Pursuit TV game show. There’s time to tell you maggots about the return of VHS board game Atmosfear and consider which celebrities would make perfect Pokémon card cameos after Katy Perry, Post Malone and J Balvin’s one-off cards surfaced...
2021-11-221h 38
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 83 - A BRIEFCASE FULL OF BEYBLADESMatt, Wheels and Meehan gather to lament the loss of Happy Salmon’s fish bag and talk about other board game ‘updates’ that ended up worse than the originals. We’ve also been playing plenty of party games, continuing our adventures in Avatar Legends RPG, escaping from bomb shelters and gearing up for the weekend’s wrestling. There’s time to check in on the next game from the creator of Mice and Mystics, the latest delay to the Pokémon TCG app and check out the ingenious invention of Beyblades in the Dark. Learn more about yo...
2021-11-151h 46
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 82 - SHAMROCKIN’This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist. This week’s episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast sees Matt, Lolies and Meehan chatting about the Cuphead: Fast Rolling Dice Game and Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders, the newest Dixit game and trying to separate real German board game names from fake ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-11-081h 38
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 81 - YAHTZEE CHADThis episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist. Meehan and Wheels are joined by roving news reporter Chase Carter to reel in the latest haul of tabletop news and discussion. Chase and Wheels transform classic hide-and-seek book Where's Wally? into a strange, otherworldly horror story in solo RPG This Person Should Not Exist. Meehan guides Chase into the Lost Ruins of Arnak, last year's acclaimed blend of deckbuilding and worker-placement. Wheels and Meehan turn out the lights for a return to spooky RPG Ten Candles. That's all before...
2021-11-011h 51
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 80 - 100 TINY HUSBANDSThis episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist. We're back from Essen Spiel 2021, and there are a lot of brand new board games to talk about! Matt, Liv and Meehan go over our favourite picks from the German convention, our obsession with Cockroach Poker and discovery of Cheating Moth, the latest news from the show floor, and answer some of your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-10-251h 38
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 79 - ESSEN SPIEL 2021 SPECIAL!This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist. It’s Essen Spiel 2021! Matt, Lolies, Liv and Meehan gather in a very “cosy” hotel room corner to talk about what we’ve seen during day one of the massive board game convention. There’s talk of our time with Far Cry Beyond, planting in Azul: Queen’s Garden, dungeon-scrawling in Paper Dungeons, details on the Cowboy Bebop RPG and more. We also discuss our experience of our first major post-Covid event, our discovery of Fred Ferkel and the team’s une...
2021-10-161h 19
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 78 - ARSE COLON COLLAPSEThis episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by eBay. To learn more visit ebay.com/scantolist. It’s Pre-GX this week, as we step into the pod booth a day early before the team travels to EGX and Essen Spiel! Matt, Lolies and Meehan revisit Mysterium, Root, Monikers, Insider and more, before chatting about the new adaptation of comic Y: The Last Man, Great British Bake-Off and Castlevania. There’s excitement around the new board game from Root and Oath designer Cole Wehrle, Arcs: Collapse and Conflict in the Void, plus an update on this year’s PAX...
2021-10-111h 30
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 77 - KILLER SNAPMatt, Liv and Lolies put their own spin on Squid Game by imagining which board games we would literally stake our lives on. Liv chats about wrapping up her year-long Icewind Dale campaign in D&D and saving the world from Cthulhu in Eldritch Horror, Lolies has been getting her Ripley on in Alien: Fate of the Nostromo and swapping Star Realms for Hero Realms, and Matt looks forward to sports drama RPG Fight with Spirit and Ticket to Ride’s pink trains. There’s talk of the next evolution of D&D, the tabletop RPG based on comic seri...
2021-10-041h 28
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 76 - JACK BLACK DOES A CARTWHEELHappy Friday, all! It's time to sit down with Wheels, Meehan and Liv to discuss the latest and greatest in tabletop news as well as the latest and greatest that the Dicebreaker team has been up to over the past week. All of this AND a segment where we plan our own take on a D&D MUSICAL? TGIF indeed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-09-271h 43
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 75 - THE ANIME HOLENews crew, assemble! Dicebreaker’s crack editorial squad Matt, Meehan and Chase take over for a podcast filled with talk of this year’s Gen Con, Fantasy Flight’s latest announcements, Chase’s time with Orbital Blues, Meehan’s beef with King Arthur in Unmatched and Matt’s long-awaited completion of Descent: Legends of the Dark. We also find the chance to discuss our latest feelings on the Avatar Legends RPG, gacha mobile game World Flippers and Mass Effect, before falling into an anime hole with Jujutsu Kaisen and Giovanni’s Island. All this, plus your questions on house rules and the...
2021-09-201h 52
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 74 - GUILLOTINE THE MONOPOLY MANMatt, Lolies and Meehan talk about what they’ve been up to this week! Which, er, doesn’t include that many board games, so we talk about Shang-Chi, Jungle Cruise and a bunch of other fun stuff instead. Matt has played the simply charming Happy City, and there’s also time to chat about why board games are going to cost more, whether SolForge Fusion will inherit Keyforge’s algorithmically-generated crown and why capitalism continues to be The Worst. Then, we begin our life’s work in giving miniatures paints better names - Tim’s Magical Green and Well Hydrated Yel...
2021-09-131h 47
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 73 - EMBRYO’S FIRST POKÉMONLolies and Meehan are back in the pod booth as they join Matt to talk about what we’ve been playing, answer your questions about discovering our favourite board games and offer our suggestions for the cast of the Blades in the Dark TV show! Yes, Danny DeVito is involved. Lolies gives her thoughts on finishing Machi Koro Legacy, Meehan sees whether the new Telestrations game is anything to draw home about (see what we did there) and Matt… well, he’s here too. There’s also time to look at the latest booming numbers for tabletop games on Kickstar...
2021-09-061h 47
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 72 - LOVE LETTER 2: RETURN TO SENDER Matt, Wheels and Chase get together to talk interesting indie RPGs, take a trip through Wikipedia in Archives of Alexandria and crawl into the chess-like strategy of Hive, along with discussing everything else we’ve been playing lately. We also consider Magic: The Gathering’s slew of upcoming sets, and the potential return of Netrunner, the gaming classics we still go back to and where we keep our board game collections. In this week’s segment, it’s time to invent the greatest board game sequels that don’t exist - along with a brief detour into cheesy movie taglines f...
2021-08-311h 48
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 71 - DEFENDING CAVITY SAMIt’s Friday the 13th! To mark the occasion, Matt, Liv and Meehan throw our favourite survivors from horror board games into a classic slasher movie. Would Camp Grizzly’s Tracy outlive Lily Chen from Arkham Horror? Is a dog, lion or bear better to have as a faithful companion? Why is the patient from Operation here?! All these questions will be answered - eventually! We also get the latest on what the team have been playing, look ahead to some exciting new releases and consider the most important debate in board games: do you stack boxes upright or side...
2021-08-161h 57
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 70 - SEXTING THANOSLolies, Meehan and Matt crack open a thesaurus in this week’s podcast game, as we try to guess board game names after they’ve been bandied for analogous confabulations. (Swapped for other words, obviously.) Matt and Meehan give their thoughts on the Avatar Legends RPG currently blowing up Kickstarter, while Lolies also runs through her long list of recently played games - including escaping from Unlock! Star Wars and flirting with Thanos in Love Letter: Infinity Gauntlet. Then we discuss the first winner of the new Diana Jones Award, our favourite garden games and legacy spin-offs, and consider Game...
2021-08-091h 47
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 69 - STUPID, SEXY BOARD GAMESIn a particularly Nice episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt, Wheels and Meehan reimagine some of our favourite board games as romantic novels. Matt can finally chat about his time with the upcoming Descent: Legends of the Dark, Meehan’s been hanging out with the Cats & Dogs of Fort’s first expansion, Wheels has been preparing to explore What Waits Beneath, and everybody’s been getting ready to play the new Avatar Legends RPG. We dive into the recent shipping costs and delays affecting board games, D&D and Magic: The Gathering, and consider which board game we’d like to...
2021-08-021h 32
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 68 - INHERENTLY SEXY TURKEY TWIZZLERThis episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Wild Bill's. Use promo code CHEERS15 for 15% off your first order: https://drinkwildbills.com/ - Matt, Wheels and Meehan reminisce about bland British food and ‘90s TV adverts before eventually moving onto some board game chat. Meehan continues her Swoobat adventures in the Pokémon card game, Wheels emerges from the end of his latest Arkham Horror LCG campaign and Matt... can’t talk about anything he’s been playing. Then, to celebrate the announcement of this year’s Spiel des Jahres winner, we debate our own Über...
2021-07-261h 45
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 67 - STENCH KOW (with Jason Coles!)This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Wild Bill's. Use promo code CHEERS15 for 15% off your first order: https://drinkwildbills.com/ - Matt and Liv are joined by Dicebreaker news reporter Chase Carter and special guest Jason Coles to talk Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons and everything else we’ve been playing this week! We delve into new MTG set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, set sail in Wind Waker-esque RPG Ostro and survive an encounter with Legally Distinct Aliens. Liv challenges the team to tell their real D&D monsters from their mi...
2021-07-191h 50
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 66 - GET ME PICTURES OF THE POKÉMANThis episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Wild Bill's. Use promo code CHEERS15 for 15% off your first order: https://drinkwildbills.com/ - It’s a trading card game bonanza! Everybody’s been playing Pokémon and the new D&D Magic: The Gathering set, while Lolies has been dipping back into Summoner Wars and Dinn. We catch up with the latest furore around the return of board game conventions after the pandemic and run through the slew of new game announcements from the last week. Then it’s time for Wheels to test the res...
2021-07-121h 47
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 65 - IT’S A MOUSE!This episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Wild Bill's. Use promo code CHEERS15 for 15% off your first order: https://drinkwildbills.com/ - Matt, Liv and Meehan brave mice, crabs and stock markets as they gather for another weekly chat. Matt revisits the shockingly good Monopoly Deal, Liv continues her journey through D&D’s surprisingly crustacean-friendly Icewind Dale and Meehan scares customers in her local board game cafe with Ghost Blitz. We also chat Railroad Ink, Dead by Daylight, One Piece, Masterchef and the delightful trash of Too Hot to Handle. There’s also...
2021-07-051h 37
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 64 - BIG MOUTH BOTTOM (with Ross from More Games Please!)This week the Dicebreaker Podcast team is joined by Ross from More Games Please, where they talk about the latest D&D and Magic: The Gathering crossover, a new RPG from the co-creator of Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall and try to guess board game covers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-06-281h 39
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 63 - LO-KI ATTRACTIVEMatt, Liv, Lolies and Meehan gather round for another lively discussion of board games, RPGs, homemade musical instruments and the attractiveness of Tom Hiddleston. Liv has her first taste of Warhammer: Age of Sigmar’s new set, Lolies returns to Dicebreaker favourite Set a Watch, Meehan delves the Lost Ruins of Arnak and Matt rides the rails in Ticket to Ride and Railroad Ink Challenge. We look ahead to the return of Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game as Arkham Horror game Unfathomable, and consider whether we’re willing to invest hundreds more hours exploring Tamriel in the Skyrim board game...
2021-06-211h 32
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 62 - ANTOINE WEEBZMAN (with Dizzy Roseblade!)Matt and Wheels are joined by Dizzy Roseblade, the talent behind Dungeons & Dragons rap album The Bard Chronicles, to talk music, tabletop RPGs and football’s unexpected crossover with Yu-Gi-Oh! We imagine what roleplaying games inspired by Phoebe Bridgers, Insane Clown Posse and Kendrick Lamar might look like. We also dive into our time with the new board game from the designer of Splendor, the latest edition of Warhammer: Age of Sigmar and - surprise! - Monopoly, before considering the recent announcement of an official Marvel RPG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
2021-06-141h 30
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 61 - A BABY HEDGEHOG EXPLODES (with Tony Vasinda!)The Dicebreaker team are joined by the wonderful and enigmatic Tony Vasinda of +1 EXP! to discuss tabletop gaming and other vaguely related stuff. Wheels, Meehan, Liv and Tony chat about Uk’otoa, Star Realms, Railroad Ink Challenge, MTG Arena and Arc. They also make plenty of time to discuss non-sequitur rubbish such as All Dogs Go to Heaven, Doc Martin and Sonic cartoons. After some obligatory news, the quartet then ‘help’ Tony make his next RPG character - with suggestions from the audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-06-071h 49
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 60 - TRANSFORMERS & REPRESENTATIONWheels, Meehan and Liv take the reins of this week’s podcast to discuss Libertalia, Downforce, Low Stakes, Summoner Wars 2E and Causa: Voices of the Dusk. Of course, the team also finds plenty of time to talk about Eurovision and the nuances of the 1980s animated Transformers movie. Meehan brings news of the latest edition of Monopoly and the dwindling studios set to appear at this year’s Gen Con, before the trio brainstorm celebrity board game tie-ins and answer questions from the viewers and emails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
2021-06-021h 43
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 59 - Z&ZDicebreaker’s new video producer Liv joins familiar faces Matt, Wheels and Lolies to talk through what we’ve been up to this week and debut our latest silly game! We revisit the great Camel Up debate, escape the horrors of Camp Grizzly, check out Quacks of Quedlinburg’s latest expansion and touch on the presence of gambling in card games. (Please gamble responsibly.) There’s also time to run through our thoughts on this year’s Spiel des Jahres nominees, before we challenge the team to guess popular board games from their worst BoardGameGeek user reviews. Help those affected by...
2021-05-241h 40
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 58 - CHOO CHOO THOMASThe Dicebreaker Podcast is back, but not quite as you knew it! We’ve got a rejigged format, some fun new games to play and all of it recorded LIVE with an audience each Friday. What hasn’t changed is our love of tangents into other topics of conversation and our disdain for Monopoly. Lolies has been playing Partners, Wheels has been checking out the new Summoner Wars, Matt continues to lose at Oath and Meehan has been Rolling & Fighting in Vengeance. All this, plus ways to use Top Trumps without actually playing Top Trumps, our thoughts on the futu...
2021-05-171h 41
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 57 - POKER FOR PENNIES (with Professor Meg!)Special guest Professor Meg joins Lolies, Meehan and Matt to chat Gloomhaven, Oath, Unmatched, Keyforge and Lolies’ newfound love of poker. We pick out this week’s news highlights, including a tabletop RPG that will teach you sign language and a new board game for Among Us fans. We also take your questions on the heavier games we can’t wait to teach new players and board games like Ticket to Ride, but less random. Find more of Meg on Twitter @professormeg and Twitch: twitch.tv/professormeg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
2021-05-071h 33
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 56 - FLAN ROUGE (with Nicola Twiston Davies!)We’re joined by board game life coach Nicola Twiston Davies to chat about our time with MTG Arena, Stardew Valley: The Board Game, Unmatched, Gloomhaven Digital, Flamme Rouge and - of course - Lolies’ latest adventures in Star Realms. We also lament the cancellation of Knizia games, look forward to a new Galaxy Trucker and peruse the latest TV and film adaptations of tabletop classics Guess Who? and Werewolf. Finally, your questions on our favourite legacy games and whether it’s right to ditch game boxes to save space! Find out more about Nicola’s work through Game Plan Lif...
2021-04-301h 38
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 55 - A THICK, SHORT BOYMatt, Lolies and Meehan clamber back inside the pod cockpit to jet through another week’s worth of stories and questions. Lolies discusses her return to Star Realms, Meehan roots, loots and shoots in Colt Express, and everyone reflects on our time exploring the galaxy of sci-fi RPG Burn Bryte. We catch up with the latest on the new games from the creators of Pandemic, Exploding Kittens and Arkham Horror, consider the potential of a Metacritic for board games, and celebrate even more disability representation in Dungeons & Dragons. Then your questions answered on oversized boxes, obscure games, the best me...
2021-04-231h 36
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 54 - NEVER DOUBLE FIDDLE (with Colin Cummings!)Boy Problems designer Colin Cummings joins the team to answer your questions on the best RPGs for newbies, the hobbies we’ve picked up during lockdown and how to cat-proof your board games. There’s also discussion of promising roleplaying platform One More Mutliverse, Wingspan’s enduring success over Scythe, The Crew’s latest awards win and the announcement of the Zenobia Award shortlist. All this, plus our thoughts on what we’ve been playing lately, including Cyclades, Bullet❤️, Betrayal at House on the Hill, tarot-powered RPG Hesitation at the Gate and Colin’s ongoing mission to actually play Lancer instead o...
2021-04-161h 36
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 53 - Featuring special guest Jeremy Gage!Wheels and Meehan are joined by Jeremy Gage, game designer and host of the Draw Your Dice podcast, for this week’s episode. The trio talk about drafting in Magic: The Gathering - Arena, gambling in Backgammon and testicles in Epic Spell Wars. They also discuss all the hoo-ha around the Strixhaven set, the new Camel Up expansion and *shudder* Monopoly: Spongebob Squarepants Meme Edition. Jeremy also answers questions from his beloved audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-04-091h 32
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 52 - TERRA MYSTICA ON A CARABINERThe whole gang’s here for another 90 minutes of board game chatter and as many news headlines we can squeeze into whatever time’s left. Everyone’s been playing Quacks of Quedlinburg, Lolies has been enjoying the splendour of Splendor, Wheels continues to explore the horrors of Arkham, Meehan sails the treacherous seas of Libertalia and Matt’s finally got his hands on Bullet♥️.There’s talk about the new co-op game from Matt ‘Pandemic’ Leacock, a new D&D setting from the minds behind World of Warcraft, a first look at Save Patient Zero and a couple of more serious and i...
2021-04-021h 29
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 51 - HAIRCROWThis week, Meehan continues to terraform Mars, Wheels investigates The Dunwich Legacy in the Arkham Horror LCG, and Matt sails more Forgotten Waters and watches some anime - but it’s about board games, promise. We discuss Gen Con’s delay, new Sonic the Hedgehog and Sea of Thieves spin-offs, the upcoming Infinity battle royale game, and the latest change to Monopoly’s Community Chest cards. We also prove maths can be fun (sometimes) and pick out our favourite board game expansions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-03-261h 39
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 50 - PROFESSOR BOSS BABYThis week, Matt’s been sailing Forgotten Waters, Meehan’s been seeing what we do in the shadows in indie RPG Low Stakes and Wheels has been getting into Fights in Tight Spaces. That’s before we check out the next game on the way from Richard ‘MTG’ Garfield, team up with the X-Men in the new Marvel United spin-off, face the Keyraken in the upcoming Keyforge co-op mode and and consider whether Arnie’s CGI buttocks will make an appearance in the Terminator RPG. Plus, your questions answered on the good parts of bad games, our biggest Kickstarter disappointme...
2021-03-191h 36
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 49 - SPORK, SPIFE & KNOONThis episode of Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos. Visit https://store.team17.com and use code DICE10 for a 10% discount. With few board games hitting the table this week, Matt, Lolies and Meehan veer into important debates about the other things you find on a tabletop. We also take a look at The One Ring’s new Kickstarter record, get stuck into sewing-powered RPG A Mending, Vivid-ly discuss the next game from the makers of Sagrada and consider why upcoming Unmatched character Shakespeare is underrated. All this, plus recommendations for the best my...
2021-03-121h 35
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 48 - A LITTLE KNIZTCHThis episode is sponsored by Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos. Visit https://store.team17.com and use code DICE10 for a 10% discount.Lolies and Meehan have been hands-on with the next game from the creator of Cosmic Frog, Wheels is excited for the new Summoner Wars, and Matt has been cracking cases on the streets of Crime City in MicroMacro. We also discuss Magic: The Gathering’s move to Universes Beyond, this year’s As d’Or winners and - of course - the latest D&D movie news. Plus, your questions answered on cultural sensitivity in games, our favourit...
2021-03-051h 38
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 47 - BIG BINGO SELLS BALLSThis episode is sponsored by Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos. Visit https://store.team17.com and use code DICE10 for a 10% discount. Matt’s been hanging with mice in Mausritter, Wheels has been battling cards in Dinn and Meehan has been terraforming Mars in, er, Terraforming Mars. That’s before we jet off to the new sci-fi edition of Quest, consider the demise of Legend of the Five Rings and, you guessed it, comment on the latest D&D movie casting news. There’s also our advice on moving from board games to RPGs, resolving conflict...
2021-02-261h 39
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 46 - EMBRACING THE BINThis episode of Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos. Visit https://store.team17.com and use code DICE10 for a 10% discount. Join Meehan, Lolies and Johnny as we talk about Asmodee's acquisition of Board Game Arena, the cancellation of the Metal Gear Solid board game (snaaaaaaaake!) and the upcoming Witcher board game. Plus, we answer your questions on when a game stops being a game and which board games we'd like to see scaled up to Twilight Imperium proportions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-02-191h 13
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 45 - D&D: DANNY & DEVITOJoin Matt, Meehan and Wheels as we dive into an overflowing pile of tabletop news. There’s a new Root expansion to discuss, the upcoming Avatar and Korra RPG, the return of The One Ring, the questionable timing of The Grizzled: We Care, and an impressive Pokémon spin on Wingspan. Plus, the return of our hot takes on the latest D&D movie casting news and its disappointing lack of the greatest living actor. We also find time to answer your questions of keeping up with endless expansions and where to find inspiration for roleplaying worlds.
2021-02-121h 33
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 44 - DAB ONCE FOR YESTikTok, it’s Matt, Johnny and Meehan on the clock - and the playing don’t stop as we discuss this week’s tabletop offerings. Matt’s been solving murders in MicroMacro: Crime City, Johnny’s sworn there’ll be No More Jockeys and Meehan’s taken her place as Overboss of the upcoming Boss Monster spin-off. There’s talk of the new Set a Watch roll-and-write, the latest from the makers of Exploding Kittens and the impending Monster Hunter World adaptation. We also find time to create a Franken-game, and offer our advice on cultural sensitivity while roleplaying and playing D&D...
2021-02-051h 30
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 43 - QUICHE WEEKOn this week’s pastry-filled podcast Meehan, Johnny and Lolies chat about losing Forbidden Desert, how tabletop games continue to make loads of money on Kickstarter and tips on playing characters in Dungeons & Dragons. The trio also have multiple conversations about quiche and consider the consequences of opening up a dreadful circus. Keep your ears out for a return of the Scythe update as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-01-291h 23
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 42 - DON’T STEP ON A TYRANIDMatt, Meehan and Wheels navigate their way around poop jokes and Gwyneth Paltrow’s unfortunate candle mishaps to discuss this week’s board game and RPG news. There’s our thoughts on the latest D&D TV series rumours, pricey Magic: The Gathering and Pokemon cards, the games we’ve been playing, and the unholy combination of baked beans and dice. We also give our advice on playing D&D over video call, discuss our formative board games, consider the least foot-friendly gaming components and answer the impossible question: what would make a good Monopoly? Learn mo...
2021-01-221h 42
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 41 - DON’T FORGET THE SHEEP WHISTLEMatt, Lolies and Meehan talk a bevy of board game news this week, from the next games from the makers of Root, Star Wars: Rebellion and Terraforming Mars to the Risk TV show and the first Uno world championship. We also chat about what we’ve been playing - or more accurately, everything Lolies has been playing - reflect on the positives of 2020, recommend our favourite books that don’t have rules in, and pick out some educational games for playing with kids in lockdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-01-151h 31
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 40 - CANONICALLY RIDE-IN DALEKIt’s a new year, but the same ol’ tangents as Matt, Wheels and Meehan look back on what we played over the holidays and ahead to the first tabletop releases of 2021. We get traditional with chess and hnefatafl, before popping to Middle-earth in War of the Ring and the depths of the galaxy in Cosmic Encounter Duel. There’s our thoughts on Slay the Spire being turned into a board game, the cancellation of the Battleship Galactica miniatures game and the questionable naming of Embryo Machine. We also talk about keeping things spooky in horror RPGs, whether the six-si...
2021-01-081h 47
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 39 - GAMES OF THE YEAR 2020In a special episode to finish up 2020, the whole Dicebreaker team - Matt, Johnny, Lolies, Wheels and Meehan - gather together to run through the board games and RPGs we’ve enjoyed most this year. We give some thoughts on our individual picks for the best games of 2020, as well as the other new releases that stood out from the last 12 months. Have the team ever agreed on something quite so much?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-12-251h 09
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 38 - THE NEWS URINALMatt, Lolies and Meehan grab a final slice of (metaphorical) Christmas cake before we ring in the end of 2020. We consider Chris Pine’s casting in the D&D movie, the fourth - and potentially final - Root expansion, the new Cthulhu Wars: Duel, the not-official-at-all Catan beer and bruliant Scrabble remix Blabrecs. There’s also our thoughts on what we’ve been playing ahead of the holidays, the best replacements for Netrunner (RIP) and whether you actually need to play all those classics everyone goes on about. All this, and singing! Learn more about your a...
2020-12-181h 28
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 37 - THIRST IS UNIVERSAL (with Chase Carter!)Writer and journalist Chase Carter joins Matt, Lolies, Meehan and Wheels for a packed pod! The team’s been playing MTG, Rangers of Shadow Deep, Qwinto, Gloomhaven and more - to various degrees of success. We also check in with the new War of the Ring card game, the latest from John ‘Blades in the Dark’ Harper, lament Good Puppers’ misfortune at sea and consider the latest attempt to take analogue gaming digital. Plus, our suggestions for tabletop-inspired snacks, less savage asynchronous games than Diplomacy and the best games for six-year-old fans of Root(!). Follow Chase on Twitter @chasewrites and chec...
2020-12-111h 42
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 36 - BIRDY BOILER (with Emma Partlow!)We’re joined by special guest Emma Partlow to chat the latest with Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer 40,000! Meanwhile, Matt gazes at Mausritter, Meehan plays a lot of Root and Wheels kills Hitler. We also talk the new Quest card game, the return of Block Mania and the beef between Uri Geller and Kadabra. Plus, your questions on overlooked periods of history in games, whether board games should go back to basics and the best replacements for Trivial Pursuit! Find Emma on Twitter @emmmzyne and read her Modern on a Budget series at https://infinite.tcgplayer.com.
2020-12-041h 37
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 35 - CHARLES DARWIN NOISESMatt, Lolies and Meehan climb out of the primordial soup to bring you this week’s roundup of tabletop news and chatter. We discuss our time with Love Letter, Evolution and The Shores of Tripoli, before taking a look at not-actually-Viking dice game Orlog, a sequel to The Crew, the Uno TV show and more. There’s also your questions answered about the best and worst licensed board games, pub-friendly games, and our experiences in the tabletop community. New Dungeonbreaker merch and 30% off Black Friday sale! https://dicebreaker.myshopify.com/ Learn more about your ad choi...
2020-11-271h 28
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 34 - LOVE LETTER EXPANDED UNIVERSEMatt plays mahjong with cat people, Wheels sinks his fangs into Fury of Dracula and Thousand Year Old Vampire, Lolies invests in Love Letter lore, and Meehan explores Parks. That’s before we dive into the latest news, including X-Wing’s move to a new studio, the future of Vampire: The Masquerade and a brand new Batman game. It’s also an RPG-heavy emails section this week, as we discuss the best ways to teach RPGs and find people to play with. Plus, we pick what D&D classes we’d be in real life... Learn mo...
2020-11-201h 35
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 33 - SMIRKIN GHERKINMatt, Johnny, Wheels and Meehan crack open a jar of tabletop news and fish out this week’s crunchiest headlines for a bite. There’s new Warhammer on the way, a Terminator RPG, marble-hacking Kickstarter Crack the Code and mutiny aboard the high seas in Feed the Kraken, plus much more to discuss. We also run through our experiences playing Thousand Year Old Vampire, Fury of Dracula, Scythe and Mysterium, before turning to your questions on recreating board games, playing RPGs by forum and keeping everyone interested when gaming with big groups. Oh, and ten minutes where we talk abou...
2020-11-131h 19
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 32 - HAUNTED KAZOOMatt, Lolies and Meehan sound the news kazoo as we catch up with the latest information on the D&D TV series, the return of Lord of the Rings RPG The One Ring, the next game from the makers of Too Many Bones and the already cancelled quidditch board game. We also answer your questions on adding rules to games, impossible moments while roleplaying and the best budget-friendly RPGs to play during lockdown. Plus, Lolies shows her skills in a Star Realms tournament, Meehan plays Root Digital and Matt escapes from Star Wars Unlock! Learn...
2020-11-061h 27
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 31 - BEDFORDSHIRE CLANGERMeehan, Johnny and Wheels serve up delicious sweet and savoury tabletop news in a neatly divided podcast crust. There’s the crew’s thoughts on the full reveal - and whopping price tag - of Descent: Legends of the Dark, whether we’d slip our feet into official Catan shoes, and the announcement of new games on the way from Critical Role. Plus, we answer your questions on changing our opinions about gameplay mechanics, the best spooky solo games for Halloween and overlooked historical settings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-10-301h 30
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 30 - DRUNK ARTMatt, Lolies and Meehan are back in the booth for another hour-and-a-bit of nattering about board games, RPGs and anything else that crosses our minds. This week, we chat about the return of Dungeonbreaker, our thoughts on the latest attempt to make a digital game table, new games from the designers of Splendor and Agricola, and more. There’s also your questions on misunderstood game names, when bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better and our picks of the ultimate board game Christmas gifts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-10-231h 36
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 29 - DICEBREAK-ASMRMatt, Johnny and Lolies question this year’s Origins Awards winners, lament the cancellation of PAX Unplugged, look ahead to this winter’s upcoming releases and discuss the latest record-breaking Pokémon card sale. We also attempt to come up with the most romantic board game book taglines, scientifically determine the tastiest board game pieces and offer our advice on turning your tabletop hobby into a career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-10-161h 19
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 28 - BOARD GAMES: THE MUSICALMatt, Lolies and Meehan escape being eaten at Dinosaur World to talk about their time playing the upcoming Dinosaur Island follow-up. There’s also details on the new Power Rangers, GI Joe, My Little Pony and Transformers RPGs and the next game from the makers of Exploding Kittens, along with news on the return of Descent, Catan’s 25th birthday edition and Twilight Imperium 4E’s first expansion. Plus, we answer your Qs on easing friends into roleplaying, lockdown-friendly games and dealing with rules sticklers. All this, and a few musical interludes from the gang to see you into the we...
2020-10-091h 31
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 27 - A GROUNDHOG IS NOT A CHIPMUNKIt’s just Matt and Meehan in this week, but there’s just as much chatter as ever as we catch up about the Last of Us board game, ambitious Viking epic Trudvang Legends’ delay, the first Twilight Imperium and Android comics, Groundhog Day: The Game and more. We also answer your questions about tabletop classics from BCE (Before the Catan Era) that still hold up, our dream RPGs inspired by musicians and when playing by the wrong rules can be the right choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-10-021h 38
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 26 - PHRESH WITH A PHThis episode is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger. Matt, Johnny, Lolies and Meehan crawl their way through dungeons galore to take a look at the return of board game classic HeroQuest and the next game from Dark Souls studio Steamforged, Bardsung. The team stay on a roll with discussion of interesting RPGs on the way, including Wagadu Chronicles and Arc, before taking a detour into Batman lore with the upcoming Gotham City Chronicles RPG. There’s also a new The Thing board game, a surprising appearance for Hogs of War and your questions answered about our dream board ga...
2020-09-251h 29
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 25 - FLOP THE RIGHT WAYThis episode is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger and My Journey to Catan. While Johnny’s away, the rest of the Dicebreaker crew will play! Well, when we find time for games between PAX/EGX and all this news, that is. We do manage to squeeze in our thoughts on Machi Koro, Gloomhaven Digital, Hues & Cues and Escape the Dark Sector, along with discussion of the possible return of HeroQuest, The Crew’s latest award win, upcoming RPG releases and more. After that, we answer your questions on the rubbish bits of otherwise great board games, dealing with sore losers and...
2020-09-181h 38
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 24 - WAITING FOR KIEFERThis episode is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger and My Journey to Catan. Matt, Meehan and Wheels dodge flying plastic poos to bring you their thoughts on this week’s tabletop news, from Magic: The Gathering’s first D&D set to interesting RPGs on the horizon. We also go on a heroic odyssey in John ‘Blades in the Dark’ Harper’s Agon, brave the space horror of Alien: The RPG and wrap our heads around Roll for the Galaxy. Plus, your questions on underused gameplay mechanics, the potential of D&D 6E and our dream tabletop group answered! ...
2020-09-111h 38
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 23 - HOT GAMMON DADDY DOT COMThis week’s episode is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger. Matt, Johnny, Meehan and Wheels access the mainframe of the Dicebreaker supercomputer to crack open this week’s case of board game and RPG news. There’s Blood Rage 2! Warhammer action figures! Not one, but two Imperium games! We also answer your questions on the best background listening for painting miniatures, how to stop combat in D&D dragging on and what board games could (and should) learn from tabletop RPGs. Plus, our thoughts on what we’ve been playing, from the Alien RPG and Detective to… Mastermind? Learn...
2020-09-041h 35
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 22 - TWILIGHT IMPERIUM, MR. WAYNEThis week’s episode is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger. Matt is joined by Lolies and Wheels for another weekly dose of board game and TRPG chat. After celebrating birthdays aplenty, we discuss what we’ve been playing this week, take a look at the newly announced next book for D&D 5E alongside the rest of the latest news and releases, and answer your questions. Expect advice on digging up hidden gaming gems, tracking down out-of-print holy grails, how to keep your collection (relatively) manageable and our favourite mechanics in tabletop RPGs. Learn more...
2020-08-281h 27
Dicebreaker PodcastGRIMDARK RATATOUILLEMatt, Johnny, Wheels and Meehan gather around for this week’s dose of board game and RPG talk. We chat about our time playing Sherlock Holmes, Lasers and Feelings, Infinity, and rummy (yes, that rummy), before delving into our thoughts on upcoming releases both exciting (D&D Combat Wheelchair! Crazy Octopus!) and Warhammer-related. Plus, the team’s tips on taking your RPG group online, whether GMs should also play characters and our embarrassing board game admissions. SUBSCRIBE iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45mxfdj Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aH...
2020-08-211h 33
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 20 - STARSKETBALLMatt, Lolies, Johnny and Meehan take refuge from the searing heat outside with some cool conversation about the new Blood Bowl, the end of Guild Ball, Warhammer, Infinity, Camel Up, the return of Ashes and much more. Plus, our picks for beach-ready board games, the top solo games to play by yourself and how to handle taking a break from GMing an RPG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-08-141h 26
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 19 - ENNIE-MENTARY, MY DEAR WIBBLESMatt is joined by consulting detective Wheels and street urchin Meehan to talk about Wheels’ crime-solving with Sherlock Holmes, Meehan’s beef with the gods in D&D world Theros, and Matt’s Cold War spying in Pandemic Legacy: Season 0. (With no spoilers!) We also go toe-to-toe with the WWE card game, discuss this year’s ENnie Award-winning RPGs, look at the new releases coming up and answer your questions on our favourite RPG systems, planning a session zero and the board game trends we’d like to bin off for good. Learn more about your ad ch...
2020-08-071h 37
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 18 - THORTS ABOUT FORTMatt, Lolies, Johnny and Meehan gather for a slightly shorter episode this week, but still manage to cram in the week’s bevy of board games news - including the new Twilight Imperium expansion, X-Men game, Warhammer 40,000 app and re-release of classic D&D adventure Curse of Strahd - thoughts on what we’ve been playing (Fort, Fort and more Fort) and answer your questions about what we call rolling a 1, how to introduce new RPGs to friends and the board game world we’d choose to live in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
2020-07-311h 09
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 17 - DADDY LIKE FANTA FRUIT TWISTMatt, Johnny and Meehan crack open a fizzing can of refreshing tabletop discussion with our thoughts on Fort’s pizza economy, Pandemic Legacy: Season 0’s [REDACTED] and [EMBARGOED], and this summer’s best (only?) party game involving Irn Bru, lofts and a cousin’s wedding. We also talk through 2020’s Spiel des Jahres winners, the end of the Transformer TCG, MTG’s Jumpstart format and the next game from the makers of Wavelength. Plus, your questions on bending the rules, our pop culture treasures and video games deserving a tabletop adaptation answered! Learn more about your ad choi...
2020-07-241h 31
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 16 - ATMOSFEAR GHOST HAMSTERThis episode is sponsored by The Ultimate Deskmat 2 Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/n3art/the-ultimate-deskmat-2?ref=6fnulv -- It’s embargo a-go-go for Matt, Johnny, Lolies and Meehan this week as we talk carefully around our time with the hotly-anticipated Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 and Fort. We also discuss the surprising new expansion for Star Wars: Destiny, rumours of a new Descent and Munchkin Dungeon… well, it’s here too. Plus, the answers to your questions about borrowing ideas from popular D&D web series, the best way to teach board games and the ultima...
2020-07-171h 38
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 15 - RICE THROUGH TIMEPRE-ORDER NEW DICEBREAKER MERCH: dicebreaker.myshopify.com Matt, Lolies, Wheels and Meehan pop the lid off this week’s board game and RPG news, discussing the reveal of Pandemic Legacy: Season 0, this year’s ENnie nominations and the next Century: Golem Edition game. We also stumble our way through Star Trek and Warhammer lore, pick our player colours of choice, debate the best (and worst) artwork on the tabletop, and reveal whether we prefer to team up or betray. Sorry in advance to any Back to the Future fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
2020-07-101h 38
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 6 - MARINE KONDOMatt, Johnny, Wheels and Meehan take to the stars in the good starship Dicebreaker to spark joy across the galaxy. This week we discuss our time playing Gloomhaven on PC, new Deadlands edition The Weird West, Undaunted: North Africa, (more) Scythe and other tabletop games. Plus, we weigh in on the new Star Realms set, the delay of the Aliens co-op board game, Frosthaven blowing up Kickstarter and our hottest Alan Sugar takes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-05-081h 39
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 5 - SMOOTH GHOSTS & SEA CRIMESNEW DICEBREAKER MERCH + ONLINE STORE OPEN NOW: https://dicebreaker.myshopify.com/ Matt, Meehan, Lolies and Wheels from the Dicebreaker team get together to discuss what they’ve been playing and the latest board games and tabletop RPGs coming out. Wheels takes us through the new edition of minis game Infinity, CodeOne. Lolies enters the Upside-Down of Dungeons & Dragons: Stranger Things. And Matt and Meehan get torn to bits by a room full of (too many) xenomorphs. Plus we talk the cancellation of UK Games Expo, the upcoming new edition of Weird West RPG Deadlands and answer your questions on th...
2020-05-011h 47
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 2 - SHEEP ARMY VS MRS WIGGUMDicebreaker Editor-in-Chief Matt Jarvis is joined by Head of Video Johnny Chiodini and Staff Writer Alex Meehan to chat about all the board games (not) coming out! But there is plenty of nattering about what we’ve been playing in lockdown, the latest tabletop news and lots of your questions about RPGs, the dumbest board game moments, beloved childhood pets and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-04-091h 39
Dicebreaker PodcastEpisode 1 - POWERFUL FORCE GRIMACEIntroducing the first-ever episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast! Featuring your host, Editor-in-Chief Matt Jarvis, with guests Wheels, Johnny and Alex Meehan! In this week's debut episode we talk Frosthaven, cancellations, Kickstarters, cherished childhood board games and much, much more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-04-031h 41