Talking Across the Game Board podcast

Talking Across the Game Board podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 40 - Deduction Games
August 06, 2019

This week Dean and Graeme have a look at deduction games. What types of deduction games are there? Do we like some sub genres better than others? Do we think we are good at them? Are traitor games deduction games? We then do our Top 5 Deduction games

Episode 39 - Replacement Games
July 23, 2019

This week Dean and Graeme look at replacement games. Are we actively searching for replacement games? Are there games we really want to replace? Ever had that "never going to play that old game again" moment when playing a new game? Ever gone back and...

Episode 38 - Player Elimination
July 16, 2019

This week Dean and Graeme have a look at player elimination in games. Do we like it or avoid it? Is it a dated mechanism? What about introducing it to new members to the hobby? Are there different types of player elimination? We then do our Top 5...

Episode 37 - Rule Books
June 25, 2019

This week we look at rule books and some good and not so good points in rules books. Do we like 2 rule books (learn to play and rules appendix)? What about GMT-like rule books? Are there things all rule books must have? We then have a look at our Top...

Epsideo 36 - Large Group Games
June 11, 2019

This week Dean and Graeme have a look at large group games (or games that play 5+ players) that are not party games! Is the higher player count something we look for in games? Do we like playing with the full complement of players? Are there some...

Episode 35 - Party Games!
May 28, 2019

Dean and Graeme have a look at party games! What type of games do we like to play at a party? Do we bring games to all the parties? Do we want to get everybody involved? Are there "party" games that we think are misclassified as party games? Do we...

Episode 34 - 10 Years Ago
May 14, 2019

Dean and Graeme have a look back 10 years ago. This is a time before Graeme was into hobby board games, and dean was mostly a war gamer. So how many games from 2009 do we have in our collections? Looking back at it, was it a good year in games? Any...

Episode 33 - Small Box Games
April 30, 2019

Dean and Graeme have a look at small box games. Are they all just filler games? Can a grand game be put into a small box? If our favourite designer makes a small box game, does that excite us or are we a little disappointed? We then finish with out...

Episode 32 - Reprints
April 16, 2019

This week Dean and Graeme look at reprints. Why do games go out of print? When games are reprinted, should they be kept the same or updated? When is a reprint really just a new game with the same theme? Would you ever go back and buy the original when...

Episode 31 - Look back at 2014
April 02, 2019

  In this episode Dean and Graeme have a look back at 2014. How much were we into the hobby at that time? How many 2014 games do we own? Was it a good year in gaming? We then do the Top 5 Games from 2014.  

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