Weekly Episodes, Launched Every Wednesday.
Episode 219: Root: the Greatest Game of All Time?
A deep dive of Leder Games & Cole Wehrle's Root
Episode 218: Lifestyle Games (What We Talk About)
What we talk about when we talk about lifestyle games.
Episode 217: The Wow Factor of Games
What makes you stop and say "wow" when playing a game? Listen to Jake workshop his newly patented "Six Kinds of Wow"! Special guest Bill Collins!
Episode 216: Innovation and Games without Guard Rails (Look Mom, No Hands!)
Pete and Brendan deep dive Carl Chudyk's, Innovation
Episode 215: We Played Hot Games at Geekway To the West! (Featuring Laughing Table Friends' Luke Williams and Jared Ingersoll)
Jake alongside fellow Laughing Table Friends members Luke Williams (first time on the pod!) and Jared Ingersoll (returning guest) talk about the fun we had at Geekway To the West 2025
Episode 214: Top 10 Games of All Time (5 to 1)
Jake, Pete, Paul, and Brendan finish their 2025 discussion on their favorite games of all time.
Episode 213: Top 10 Games of All Time (10 to 6)
A discussion of Jake, Pete, Paul, and Brendan’s favorite games of all time.
Episode 212: Cooperation, Communication, and Vantage with Jamey Stegmaier
Jamey Stegmaier, President/CEO of Stonemaier Games, drops by the show to talk about communication in cooperative games and his latest game, Vantage.
Episode 211: Let's Duel! Toy Battle and Dueling Games
Get back to basics with Jake and Brendan as we discuss dueling games and Paolo Mori’s new boardgame, Toy Battle.
Episode 209: F Is for Filler and Faraway
An exploration of Faraway and a conversation about filler board games!
Episode 208: This Episode Is Broken (Game Show)
Decision Space is a gameshow about decisions in games.
Episode 207: Rest in Peace to 3 Dearly Beloved Board Games
Now you’re just some games I used to play…
Episode 205: Drawing Cards Is the Best Mechanism in Board Games (What We Talk About)
Why are card games so fun?
Episode 204: Expression in Board Games (What We Talk About)
How do games allow their players to express themselves?
Episode 203: Types of Simultaneous Play and Fromage Deep Dive
Types of simultaneous play explored.
Episode 202: Age of Innovation and Discussion on Sequels, Expansions, and Reimplementations
For the first time ever, it is Jake and Pete. We start with a discussion on Sequels, Expansions, Reimplementations and the muck that gets kicked up when certain publishers iterate. We then move into a notable example of game design iteration with the newest Terra Mystica game, Age of Innovation.
Episode 200: Episode 200! Our Favorite Decisions in Board Games
A discussion of Pete, Paul, Jake, and Brendan’s favorite decisions in games!
Episode 199: Shedding in Board Games (What We Talk About) and a Haggis Review
What are shedding games? We explore that question and dive deep-ish on Haggis, a standout example of a shedding and climbing game