Now that we are a few months into 2019, Dean and Graeme have a look back at 2018. Was it a good year in gaming for us and for the hobby? What were the highlights/lowlights/regrets from the year? We then answer 5 questions : Biggest surprise, Best...

Dean and Graeme have a look at Classic Games this week. What do we mean by classic? Are all older games classics? Is there an age limit for being a classic? What about Modern Classics? We then do our Top 5 Classic Games we still like to play.

Dean and Graeme have a look at preconceptions in reviewing/looking at boardgames. Do we give some designers/publishers/etc. a free ride when looking at their game? Do we start at different point on the 1-10 scale depending on our preconceptions? Does...

  This week Dean and Graeme have a look at the upcoming Essen Game Fair. As reviewers, do we feel this is something we have to go to? Are we missing out? We then count down our top 10 (yes 10 this time) most anticipated games that are coming out...

Since we are all in a holiday mood, Graeme and Dean didn't want to do a heavy episode, so we decided to talk about food. We look at snacking at the table while gaming. Good idea? Are any foods off limits? Ever seen a food related disaster at the...

  In this episode Graeme and Dean have a look at the BoardGameGeek ranking system. Do we use it? Is it helpful for new comers? Do we ever buy (or not buy) based on a games rankings? We end the discussion with our Top 5 games that we like (or...

Dean and Graeme discuss bad games that we still have fun playing. "Bad" of course being completely subjective and arbitrary. We discuss what makes a game bad for us, how do we overcome that, what how can we still enjoy them. We then finish with out...

  This episode Dean and Graeme look at transition games. We've been asked how to get people into the general board game hobby if they enjoy Magic, or RPG, or Miniature games. Is just picking a game close to their other hobby a good choice? We...

Dean and Graeme talk about the differences between a legacy and campaign game. Pretty easy right? Surprisingly figuring out what we like in each family of games ends up more difficult than expected. We end the episode with our Top 5 Legacy/Campaign games

  We all know what card games are right? Well this week Dean and Graeme have a look and see if they agree on what makes a card game. Is there a difference between card games and board games? We then finish up with our Top 5 Card Games.