Boardgame Mechanics
Jason and Katie talk about their love of boardgames and why you shouldn’t be ”board” with games. Weekly episodes include news, what we have been playing, and a feature.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 331
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 146: Our Top 100 Games of All Time (50 - 41) or Jason Thinks He Knows About Canada and Katie Thinks She Knows About Publishers
Episode 146 - Our Top 100 Games of All Time (50-41):
Introduction:
News:
- Before the Stroke of Midnight: a mystery adventure inspired by Edgar Allan Poe for 5e - 5 days; $21
- Rescuing Robin Hood - 6…
Episode 145: Our Top 100 Games of All Time (60 - 51) or We Have Survived Covid-19 and Are Willing to Pass Out Some Antibodies
Episode 145 - Our Top 100 Games of All Time (60-51):
Introduction:
News:
- Grand Austria Hotel expansion, Let’s Waltz - last day, $47
- Salvage Hidden Treasures - 5 days, $36
- P’achakuna - 11 days, $43 …
Episode 144: Our Top 100 Games of All Time (70 - 61) or Katie Tries to Become the New BGM Marlboro Man
Episode 144 - Our Top 100 Games of All Time (70-61):
Introduction:
News:
- Commissioned: The Call - 12 days, $29
- Band Grab - 6 days, $18
Games played:
- Parks Memories
- Parks Nightfall
- Kraft Heinz …
Episode 143: The Spooky Halloween Episode or Jason Wishes He Was As Cool As Post Malone
Episode 143 - The Spooky Halloween Episode
Introduction:
News:
- Prosperitea - 3 days, $29
- The Librarians Adventure card game - 10 days, $60
Games played:
- Death Eaters Rising
- Paladins of the West …
Episode 142: Our Top 100 Games of All Time (80 - 71) or Jason's Word of the Week Is Ditto
Episode 142 - Our Top 100 Games of All Time (80-71):
Introduction:
News:
- Turf War: Unicorn City - 4 days, $20
- Twisted Fables - 5 days, $35
- Studies in Sorcery - 6 days, $19 Weird Giraffe
Games pl…
Episode 141: Our Top 100 Games of All Time (90 - 81) or Katie Auditions For Oingo Boingo With A Rendition of Dead Man's Party
Episode 141 - Our Top 100 Games of All Time (90-81):
Introduction:
News:
- The Science and Seance Society New Mill Industries 14 days to go $30
- Midnight Pig - 9 days, $33
- Fantastic Factories: Manufa…
Episode 140: Our Top 100 Games of All Time (100 - 91) or It's Jason's Party and He'll Be a Martyr If He Wants To
Episode 140 - Our Top 100 Games of All Time (100-91):
Introduction:
News:
- Dinosaur World/Rawr n Write - 7 days, $70/$30 or $95
- Cascadia - 12 days, $29
Games played:
- Harry Potter Charms and Potio…
Episode 139: Games Based On Our Passions (Music and Literature) or Elton John Loves to Play Games on Sunday After a Night of Pinball
Episode 139 - Games based on our passions (music and literature)
Introduction:
News:
- Hawker Life: A Card Game: 2 days, $15-17
- Night Parade: 12 days, $50
- Lucky Luau: 13 days, $15
Games played:
- Te…
Episode 138: Our Favorite Mass Market Games or Captain Kirk Thinks Jason is the Best at Playing Catch Phrase
Episode 138 - Favorite Mass Market Games
Introduction:
News:
- Hero Quest Hasbro Reprint
- Monsters on Board - 4 days, $54
- Philosophia: Floating World - 5 days, $89
- Spycret Circumvention - 9 days, $39 …
Episode 137: Games We Were Surprised By Featuring Tim of Board Game Rundown or Jason Puts Uncle Vital Out To Pasture With Nothing But His Evil Gryphon to Keep Him Company
Episode 137 - Games We Were Surprised By with Special Guest Tim from Board Game Rundown
Introduction:
News:
- Eric Lang’s Departure from Cmon (Tim)
- Mercado de Lisboa - 6 days, $34
- Zan’s Book of Stu…
Episode 136: The Best Japanese Themed Games or Jason Doesn't Know Where Taiwan Is and Katie Can't Stop Talking About How Pretty Everything Is
Episode 136 - Best Japanese Themed Games
Introduction:
News:
- Dining with Dracula - 5 days, $59
- Die of the Dead - 12 days, $37
- Plantopia: The Card Game - 16 days, $17
Games played:
- Rome & Roll
- Ca…
Episode 135: Our Favorite Pick Up and Deliver Games or Jason Struggles With Seeing Theme Even When Katie Explicitly Tells Him What the Theme Is
Episode 135 - Favorite Pick Up and Deliver Games
Introduction:
Fickle Favorite:
News:
- Dr. Finn’s Four game bundle $23 1 game, $42 2 games, $62 3 games and $75 for all 4. 16 days to go.
- Familiar A…
Episode 134: Best Large Table (Table Hog) Games or Wouldn't It Be Great to Hear Gene Simmons From Kiss Sing The Canadian National Anthem in French?
Episode 134 - Best Large Table Games (Table Hogs)
Introduction:
News:
- Queen Kickstarter Hamburg and Amsterdam 18 days to go $65 plus shipping for one (non-Deluxe) or $130 plus shipping for both (n…
Episode 133: Best Tiny Table (Small Footprint) Games or Katie Really Wants a D&D Trapper Keeper For Her Birthday
Episode 133 - Best Tiny Table Games (Small Footprint)
Introduction:
News:
- Immune - 12 days; $39
- Arcana Notebook - 13 days; $19
- Petrichor - 2 days; $99 unless you have the game, then it’s $64 for …
Episode 132: BGG Games Rated 1,000-2,000 We Enjoy or Jason Really Wants to Get the Recording Done So He Can Watch the Movie Gaslight
Episode 132 - Favorite Games BGG 1000 to 2000
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News:
- Bases Loaded: A Word Game That’s NOT About Baseball, 5 days left, $15 LL, $29 Minor, $39 major
- The Fuzzies; 13 days left, $19 desig…
Episode 131: BGG Games Rated 2,000-3,000 We Enjoy or Katie Loves Watching Animal Documentaries So Much That She Tries Co-opt the Podcast To Talk About Them
Episode 131 - Favorite Games BGG top 2,000-3,000 (The Deep Cuts)
Introduction:
- Katie’s Fickle Favorite
- Dan From Board Game Rundown
News:
- With a Smile and a Gun 12 Days Subsurface Games $30
- Roll …
Episode 130.5: BGM Is on Vacay or Katie Thinks That This Is The Best Episode Ever
We are The Boardgame Mechanics
We are on vacation this week
So grab a chair and grab a drink and have a seat
We will be back to talk about board games next week.
We just wanted to give you a little s…
Episode 130: Our Favorite Game Components-ish or Katie is Definitely the Pretty Okayest Host On the Podcast No Question About It
Episode 130 - Favorite Game Components
Introduction:
- Katie’s Fickle Favorite
News:
- Recipe for Disaster - 6 days; $42
- The Original Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars - 8 days, $39
- Jia…
Episode 129: Our Favorite Rondel Games or Katie Plugged in Her Microphone This Week but It Still Sounds Like She Didn't...After 129 Episodes We Should Have This Figured Out...Pretty Okay
Episode 129 - Favorite Rondel Games
Introduction:
- Katie’s Fickle Favorite
News:
- Roll Player Adventures - 7 days; $100
- Mantis Falls - 19 days; $29
- Dice - Meteorite dice, handmade dragon scales di…
Episode 128: Favorite Engine Builder Games or Katie Forgets to Plug In Her Microphone and Decides to Sing a Little Ditty
Episode 128 - Engine Builders
Introduction:
News:
- BGGCon has been cancelled.
- Stephen Buonocore steps down from Stronghold Games
- Fox on the Run - 12 days; $21
- Yura Yura Penguin - 21 days; $24
- Frenc…