An exploration of depth in games and high luck, high skill games with game designer, Jon Perry

A deep dive of the Blighted Reach campaign expansion for Arcs with Pete, Jared Ingersoll, and Analog Arnie

Brendan and Jake deep dive Duel for Cardia and explore modular content in games

The return of our annual game show special!

Pete and Jake played a ton of games together! New hotness, old beige games, and a big dramatic session of Blood on the Clocktower!

What makes games difficult and why do we sometimes enjoy that? When does it go too far? Pete and Brendan explore the topic after discussing a very difficult game: the 2 player cooperative trick-taker Sail.

Jake and Paul deep dive the 2016 Kinnerspiel des Jahres Winner: Isle of Skye. Yo, that was 10 years ago? That's craaaazy! They go deep on the joys of variable scoring, catch up mechanisms, and the cozy vibes of building your own little thing.

Professor C. Thi Nguyen returns to the pod! We discuss process art, getting good, value capture, empathy, and his new book The Score.

A deep dive of a bona fide board game classic, Concordia

An exploration of what makes the historical war games so special but also so niche.

What are Area Control, Area Majority, and Area Conflict Games?

The Shapes of Games: Decision Spaces and Gameplay Arcs

All four hosts share their favorite games that have never been covered in the show's extensive 249 episode back catalogue of deep dives and lists!

What makes for a great family game experience?

Paul and Jake deep dive a legendary auction, press your luck game by Dr. Reiner Knizia, Ra!

A deep dive of Cole Wehrle's Arcs!

The 2025 Decidies! Pete, Paul, Jake, and Brendan discuss their favorite board games of 2025.

We look back at the past year, which was full of changes for the show.

Pete, Jake, and Brendan discuss their favorite video games and their ties to board games…

Brendan and Pete deep dive Agent Avenue and Hanamikoji and discuss “donkey space”