Board Game Blitz
Board Game Blitz is a 30 minute bi-weekly podcast about modern board games and card games hosted by Ambie and Crystal.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 244
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Episode 123 - Alphabetical Part 2
Ambie and Crystal discuss The Enigma Emporium Puzzle Postcards Series 2: Cycle of Learning and 5er Finden. We then countinue talking about our favorite game from each letter of the alphabet with part…
00:32:49 |
Thu 28 Jan 2021
Episode 122 - Alphabetical Part 1
Ambie and Crystal discuss Cuba Libre and Carpe Diem. We then start a 3-part series where we talk about our favorite game from each letter of the alphabet, starting from the end. Crystal then discusse…
00:35:34 |
Thu 14 Jan 2021
Episode 121 - Interview with Toby Mao
Ambie interviews Toby Mao, the creator of https://18xx.games/
Interview intro: 0:23
18xx.games: 5:27
Outro: 32:48
18xx slack: https://join.slack.com/t/18xxgames/shared_invite/zt-8ksy028m-CSZC~G5Qti…
00:33:25 |
Thu 31 Dec 2020
Episode 120 - But This is A GOOD Game!
Ambie and Crystal discuss Adventure Games: The Volcanic Island and playing games on Board Game Arena. We then talk about our "top" ten games from low ranking games on BoardGameGeek.
Announcements: …
00:34:39 |
Thu 17 Dec 2020
Episode 119 - What's Up With Blitz?
Ambie and Crystal discuss Escape Room in a Box: Flashback and Star Wars: Unlock!. We then talk about our lives and some things we do and content we make outside of the podcast.
Recent Games: 0:48
St…
00:34:30 |
Thu 03 Dec 2020
Episode 118 - Games We’ve Never Discussed
Ambie and Crystal discuss Disciple Detective and The Princess Bride Adventure Book Game. We then talk about some games that we've never (or rarely) talked about before, at least on the podcast!
Ann…
00:32:50 |
Thu 19 Nov 2020
Episode 117 - The Evolution of ‘Euros’
Ambie and Crystal discuss King of the Roll and Prisma Arena. Then Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'Eurogame' before we discuss what euro games are and how they have changed over the years.
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00:32:16 |
Thu 05 Nov 2020
Episode 116 - SpOoky Games
Ambie and Crystal discuss The Curious Elevator of Mr. Hincks and the Blinks game system. We then talk about spooooky games and some ways that games can create tension, dread, or surprise.
Recent Gam…
00:30:36 |
Thu 22 Oct 2020
Episode 115 - One in A Hundred Part 2B
Ambie and Crystal discuss Project L and Cartographers Heroes. We then finish our part two of our one in a hundred games list with our top game from each set of 100 in the top 1501-2000 ranked games o…
00:27:37 |
Thu 08 Oct 2020
Episode 114 - One in A Hundred Part 2A
Ambie and Crystal discuss Gridopolis and Battlestar Galactica. We then continue our one in a hundred games list with our top game from each set of 100 in the top 1001-1500 ranked games on BoardGameGe…
00:30:36 |
Thu 24 Sep 2020
Episode 113 - Tips for Teaching
Ambie and Crystal discuss Egyptia and GRBLD. We then talk about some tips for how to teach board games well.
Announcements: 0:40
Recent Games: 1:41
Teaching Games: 8:41
Outro: 27:04
Bloopers: 28:08
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00:28:47 |
Thu 10 Sep 2020
Episode 112 - 9-to-5 Games
Ambie and Crystal discuss Carte Rouge and Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger. We then talk about board games that attempt to simulate real-world jobs.
Announcements: 0:43
Recent Games: 1:51
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00:27:14 |
Thu 27 Aug 2020
Episode 111 - One In A Hundred
Ambie and Crystal talk about their ten one in a hundred games - their top game from each set of 100 in the top 1000 as ranked on BoardGameGeek!
Announcements: 0:42
One in a Hundred Games: 2:07
Outro…
00:29:25 |
Thu 13 Aug 2020
Episode 110 - Listener Q&A
Ambie and Crystal discuss Break In Alcatraz. We then have a Q&A episode where we answer a bunch of listener questions!
Announcements: 0:37
Recent Games: 2:27
Listener Q&A: 9:21
Outro: 38:05
Bloopers…
00:40:36 |
Thu 30 Jul 2020
Episode 109 - My Game Wants to Party All the Time
Ambie and Crystal discuss LEGACY: Quest for a Family Treasure and Bites. We then talk about party games with special guest and patron of the show Pam.
Announcements: 0:47
Recent Games: 1:57
Party Ga…
00:29:43 |
Thu 16 Jul 2020
Episode 108 - Virtual Gaming Con Recap
Ambie and Crystal discuss Unlock!: Timeless Adventures and Conundrum Escape Rooms - Virtual Hollywood Mystery. We then talk about our time at Virtual Gaming Con, and Crystal goes over the origins of …
00:29:43 |
Thu 02 Jul 2020
Episode 107 - Top 5 Game Themes
Ambie and Crystal discuss some Ravensburger Escape Puzzles and Slay the Spire. We then talk about our top 5 themes in board games.
Announcements: 0:43
Recent Games: 2:17
Top 5 Game Themes: 13:02
Out…
00:33:26 |
Thu 18 Jun 2020
Episode 106 - From 8-Bit to VR
Ambie and Crystal discuss 18Chesapeake (on 18xx.games) and Dragonheart (on boardgamearena.com). We then talk about our history of playing video games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'a…
00:34:50 |
Thu 04 Jun 2020
Episode 105 - 4 YEARS OF BLITZ
Ambie and Crystal discuss a few games in the Exit: The Game series - The Catacombs of Horror, The House of Riddles, and The Haunted Roller Coaster. We then celebrate our anniversary with a lookback …
00:40:12 |
Thu 21 May 2020
Episode 104 - Just the Two of Us
Ambie and Crystal discuss 1889 (on 18xx.games) and Forgotten Waters. We then talk about two player gaming, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'duel.'
Announcements: 0:46
Recent Games: 1:2…
00:30:04 |
Thu 07 May 2020
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