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!

A deep dive of Leder Games & Cole Wehrle's Root

What we talk about when we talk about lifestyle 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!

Pete and Brendan deep dive Carl Chudyk's, Innovation

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

Jake, Pete, Paul, and Brendan finish their 2025 discussion on their favorite games of all time.

A discussion of Jake, Pete, Paul, and Brendan’s favorite games of all time.

Jamey Stegmaier, President/CEO of Stonemaier Games, drops by the show to talk about communication in cooperative games and his latest game, Vantage.

Get back to basics with Jake and Brendan as we discuss dueling games and Paolo Mori’s new boardgame, Toy Battle.

Quintessential Pete and Paul Games

An exploration of Faraway and a conversation about filler board games!