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Board Game Bros

BOARD GAME BROS

We are Jeffrey Craig and Matthew Craig - brothers in real life and board game designers in real life. This is our board game hobbyist/design podcast where we talk about our favorite games. We start every episode talking about how the game is played, and then we examine how game design was used to assist the player and enhance the gameplay.

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Update frequency
every 11 days
Average duration
55 minutes
Episodes
141
Years Active
2018 - 2022
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61: Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig

61: Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig

This week the Board Game Bros review the co-op/competitive hybrid tile drafting game Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig (sheesh... that was a mouthful). Listen for the reasons why you should abso…

01:02:07  |   Sat 12 Jan 2019
60: Bunny Kingdom

60: Bunny Kingdom

This week the Board Game Bros discuss the card drafting, area control game Bunny Kingdom. Listen as they break down the surprisingly strong strategy and the unfortunate terminology within the game.

00:48:44  |   Sat 05 Jan 2019
59: BGB Goodstuffs Episode 9: End of the Year Special

59: BGB Goodstuffs Episode 9: End of the Year Special

In this special episode of Goodstuffs, the board game bros give the usual recap of their interests before talking about their favorite games and episodes of the year. Hear which episodes Matt and Jef…

01:06:48  |   Sat 22 Dec 2018
58: Roll Player

58: Roll Player

This week the Board Game Bros discuss the character-creation board game Roll Player. Learn how this game accurately draws from the experience of creating a character for an RPG (sometimes to a fault)…

01:04:42  |   Sat 15 Dec 2018
57: Vast: the Crystal Caverns

57: Vast: the Crystal Caverns

This week the Board Game Bros discuss the dungeon-delving asymmetrical board game Vast: the Crystal Caverns. Listen as Jeff and Matt go into great detail how the unique player rolls play and interact…

01:22:22  |   Sat 08 Dec 2018
56: Gateway Games Retrospective

56: Gateway Games Retrospective

When the Board Game Bros started the podcast, they made a series of episodes covering the traditional list of gateway games. This week, Matt and Jeff give that list an update with some newer games th…

01:04:35  |   Sat 01 Dec 2018
55: Lords of Waterdeep

55: Lords of Waterdeep

This week the Board Game Bros discuss the worker placement game of intrigue Lords of Waterdeep. Listen for the reasons why Jeff and Matt believe this game belongs in the list of essential gateway gam…

01:00:25  |   Sat 24 Nov 2018
54: Goodstuffs: Matt's Special Edition #1

54: Goodstuffs: Matt's Special Edition #1

Jeff's on vacation this week but the other brother in real life and game designer in real life is still here! Joining Matt this week is friend and special guest, Galen. In this episode these board ga…

01:00:39  |   Sat 17 Nov 2018
53: Mystic Vale

53: Mystic Vale

This week the Board Game Bros have a few choice words for the card-crafting game of natural energy Mystic Vale. Listen to the issues Matt and Jeff take with the balance and mechanics of this game, an…

01:06:07  |   Sat 10 Nov 2018
52: Azul

52: Azul

This week the Board Game Bros discuss the 2018 Spiel Des Jahres winner Azul. Listen to Jeff and Matt talk about how the connected scoring and tile acquisition encourage a pre-planned, slow but reliab…

00:56:54  |   Sat 03 Nov 2018
51: Social Deduction

51: Social Deduction

The Boooo-oard Game Bros (sorry not sorry) wrap up October with a discussion on the genre/mechanic of Social Deduction in board games. Learn how games will force players to lie through the manipulati…

00:55:29  |   Sat 27 Oct 2018
50: Betrayal at House on the Hill

50: Betrayal at House on the Hill

Jeff had a sore throat last weekend so this is a special mid-week edition of your otherwise regularly-scheduled Board Game Bros podcast! This week the Board Game Bros review the RPG-inspired game of …

00:59:47  |   Wed 24 Oct 2018
49: Mysterium

49: Mysterium

This week the Board Game Bros continue the spooky games discussion with the ghost-murder-solving game of psychic visions, Mysterium! Learn the best ways to interpret clues and see how the surrealist …

01:01:42  |   Sat 13 Oct 2018
48: Dead of Winter: The Long Night

48: Dead of Winter: The Long Night

It's the most spookiest time of the year and the Board Game Bros are here to review spooky games! This week the Board Game Bros review the hybrid co-op competitive zombie survival game Dead of Winter…

01:07:44  |   Sat 06 Oct 2018
47: Engine Building

47: Engine Building

It's the end of the month, and so this week the Board Game Bros discuss the meta-genre of engine building. Learn about what an engine is, how to build it, and what makes building it so dang fun.

00:50:56  |   Sat 29 Sep 2018
46: Concept

46: Concept

This week the Board Game Brothers discuss the image-linking guessing game Concept. Learn the various levels of using the pieces to creatively get the point across and hear why the points don't really…

00:47:59  |   Sat 22 Sep 2018
45: The Networks

45: The Networks

This week the Board Game Bros discuss the TV network management game The Networks. Hear about the simple math involved and learn how to set yourself up for success (specifically in seasons 1 and 3).

00:48:26  |   Sat 15 Sep 2018
44: Broom Service

44: Broom Service

This week the Board Game Bros discuss the trick-taking potion-delivering board game Broom Service! Matt and Jeff are big fans of what the trick-taking bravery/coward mechanics do for the strategy in …

01:01:00  |   Sat 08 Sep 2018
43: Smash Up

43: Smash Up

This week the Board Game Brothers discuss the light deck-mixing card game Smash Up. Jeff and Matt provide their tier lists for the decks in the base game, provide some tips for how to combine them, a…

01:05:20  |   Sat 01 Sep 2018
42: Goodstuffs Episode 8

42: Goodstuffs Episode 8

It's the first of the month and you know what that means! On this episode of BGB Goodstuffs the Board Game Bros discuss all manner of board games, video games, and board-game-themed video games!

00:40:31  |   Sat 01 Sep 2018
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