An discussion of the types of mechanics often seen in tile laying games and a discussion of Paris: La Cite De La Lumiere

We discuss fighting games and deep dive Tag Team!

Paul, Jake, and Pete discuss their experience at Stonemaier Design Day 2025!

In this quirky episode with Jake, Pete, Paul, and Brendan we draft board game components

A conversation about best practices in game design with Jon Perry the designer of Air, Land, and Sea, Hot Streak, Spots, and more

An exploration of deckbuilding in tabletop games and the game that started it all, Dominion

We continue our component series by discussing meeples, money, and all the “other "stuff” we use to play games

In this episode we explore what makes a game feel “brain burning” and deep dive The Castles of Mad King Ludwig

A discussion of the use of dice as a component in tabletop games!

We continue our exploration of Root with a discussion about the decision space of Root expansion factions in The Riverfolk, Underworld, and Marauder expansions

Pete and Paul dive deep into the twists behind the modern trick-taking renaissance

A deep dive of Apiary and an exploration of positive player interaction in games

We put the “board” in “boardgames” and discuss how this central component impacts the decision space of games

Special guest Dan Thurot of Space Biff joins Pete for a discussion about open worlds games

What boardgames published in the 2000s are still worth playing today?

Other forms of media often produce examples that can be compared to ‘junk food’ yet this descriptor is rarely applied to board games, we set out to fix that in this episode! (and discuss Doritos…)

A conversation about tiles as a component in board games! What do tile games often feel like to play and what are the decision spaces they typically offer like?

Jake and Pete discuss what games they’ve been playing recently!

How do games accommodate different player counts? What are the common pitfalls and solutions? We dive into these questions and more!

Our summer 2025 mail bag episode!