Board With Finns

An irreverent rambling podcast about board games, roleplaying games, and anything else Tabletop! Hot Takes in Cold Weather from a Nordic paradise.

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Update frequency: every 11 days
Average duration: 68 minutes
Episodes: 27
Years Active: 2022 - 2024

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Competitive Cow-Naming and "Where's Wally?" Hellscapes - Ep27

The smell of cubes, the thrill of resource management, the thin veneer of a theme. That's right! Euros are back! After discussing eating eggs for far too long - we eventually re-visit our opinions on…

01:13:26 | Tue 09 Jul 2024

Emotional Support Games and Werner Herzog's Russian Accent - Ep26

In this emotionally supportive episode, we confess our sins to each other. The originial and truest sin: That some board games just stay on shelves for no good reason! Why have we forsaken these unlu…

00:51:52 | Thu 14 Mar 2024

Space Kitchening and Untradable Spouses - Ep25

On this weeks episode we veer almost accidentally into a Cole Wherle Special, as we discuss games that happen "above the table". A normal phrase. That everyone uses. Normally. How do these new narrat…

01:10:36 | Thu 29 Feb 2024

Eldritch Moose and Baron McCocaine - Ep24

In this super creative episode our intrepid heroes tackle some RPG hooks! Where do our minds wander in the aether betwixt conscious thought and creative whimsy... what secluded pathways through endle…

01:08:53 | Thu 15 Feb 2024

Euros Are Dead, Long Live Euro-Like Elements! - Ep23

In this deeply mechanical and cube-laden episode of Board With Finns, we tackle the concept of euro games! Are we finally losing our love of theme...and being hypnotically drawn to efficiency puzzles…

00:58:10 | Thu 01 Feb 2024

Top 10 Games According To The Bible - Ep22

In this incredibly tense episode (as Tom gasps for breath) we discuss the Top 10 boardgames of all time according to the most reliable source of information... THE INTERNET!! People love lists and pe…

01:16:01 | Sun 12 Nov 2023

Spoopy - Ep21

As the clock strikes midnight a sallow moon peers from an inky blackness onto the mottled soil of a hastily dug grave. A wolf howls as a flash of lightning illuminates the rough cut letters of the h…

00:59:24 | Fri 27 Oct 2023

The Imperium Of Man And Princely Bunnies - Ep20

In the grim darkness of the 41st millenium, there is only Board With Finns! Strap on your power armour because in this episode we are off the hunt some xenos, as we discuss the Warhammer 40k: Wrath a…

01:00:41 | Mon 16 Oct 2023

All Games Are RPGs If You Play A Nun - Ep19

In this deeply philosophical episode of Board With Finns, we delve into what makes an RPG and what makes a board game... and what is the difference? So pull on your chunkiest sweater and move to the …

01:03:24 | Fri 06 Oct 2023

I Know What You Played Last Summer - Ep18

As the last of the summer sun sets beyond an idyllic beach, the Board With Finns crew carefully pack away their hawaiian shirts and tasteful swimwear, and head back to the studio. On this episode we …

01:06:28 | Mon 25 Sep 2023

The Big Summer Blowout Episode - Ep17

The smell of sunscreen is in the air! With our bags packed and hawaiian shirts on, we swing by the studio for one last episode before heading off on our summer vacation. In an episode about as "off t…

01:22:55 | Mon 05 Jun 2023

Bladed Lesbians in the Dark - Ep16

We look to the future in this pre-review episode of Board With Finns! With our special guest Nikos, we lug over 3 suitcases full of RPG books into the studio, and chat about the systems we are most e…

01:13:07 | Fri 26 May 2023

Disease Cubes and Ghost Car Parks - Ep15

There is no "I" in "Team".... or in "Boardgames". Coincidence? Perhaps. But we don't have time to philosophize now! Disease cubes are spreading across the globe, the undead rise from swamps around an…

01:01:50 | Tue 16 May 2023

Settlers of Catan, Hobby Horse Jousting, and Inappropriate Curling - Ep14

In this beginner friendly episode of Board With Finns, we discuss the lasting legacy of Settlers of Catan and other great gateway games. What makes a great gateway game? How do we buy a Ticket to Rid…

01:15:17 | Sat 06 May 2023

Parasocial Deduction Games - Ep13

The game is afoot... and these games are about to get SOCIAL! We discuss the rising evolution of social deduction games, when they work and when they don't. We crest the hill onto the great vista of …

01:02:32 | Wed 26 Apr 2023

A Grimdark Fantasy Version of 90s Hugh Grant - Ep12

The internet is a broiling sea of tales of RPG discontent, but hold me close dear sailor, the safe shores of Board With Finns lies just beyond the horizon! In this misdirectingly non-nautical themed …

01:01:34 | Sun 16 Apr 2023

Arise Woodland Creatures! Arise! - Ep11

A sun-dappled glade nestled in a secluded wood, the perfect place... for an ambush! This week we take a look at the evergreen darling of Top 10 lists: Root! A dog-eat-dog area control game that pits …

01:09:02 | Thu 06 Apr 2023

The Jaipur Acid Test - Ep10

In our most romantic episode so far, we discuss (sexy) games to play on (sexy) dates. Candlelit delights, the smell of roses, the soft sounds of effervescent champagne, and potentially a stack of she…

01:02:43 | Mon 27 Mar 2023

Champagne, Fine Art, and Economic PTSD - Ep9

Auctions! The smell of the oil paintings, the cold touch of marble sculptures, the glint in the eye of the auctioneer as he fondles his gavel. Surely these visceral elements couldn't be reproduced in…

01:02:44 | Fri 17 Mar 2023

Oldies But Goldies(?)... IN SPACE! - Ep8

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings Board With Finns! In this episode we venture into the very depths of time and space, to alien worlds, and the 1970s. Doe…

01:00:28 | Tue 07 Mar 2023

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