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 10: Games We Missed in the BGG Top 20 or #convincethemechanics to play some games.
Episode 10 - BGG top 20 games not played part 1
Introduction: Zany Banter!!!
News: 3:00 to 15:00
- Deca Slayer: The 10 Trials Hisashi Hiyashi (Yokohama, Trains and Sail to India) and Seiji Kanai (Lov…
Episode 9: News, Games Played and Philip duBarry or What It Is Like to Hear Joel be a Fanboy
Episode 9: Games Played and PdB
Introduction
- The Rules and Tools video for Village Pillage is up!
News
- Architects of the West Kingdom (Shem Phillips, Garphill Games)
- Dragon Keepers (Vital and Cat…
Episode 8: Games We Both Own or How Publishers Keep Taking All of Our Money
Introduction: 0:00 to 3:00
- Upcoming interviews and zany banter!!
News: 3:00 to 15:00
- Swordcrafters
- I split; you choose.
- $29 September 2018
- Dinosaur Island: Back from Extinction
- Duelosaur Islan…
BGM Interview with Adam Rehberg (Swordcrafters)
This is a mini episode where Jason interviews Adam Rehberg from Adam's Apple Games to talk about his game Swordcrafters that is currently on Kickstarter. Check out the Kickstarter page by clicking t…
Episode 7: Joel writes checks the podcast can't cash. Or How Did Jason get drug into this? Also News and What we played.
The Boardgame Mechanics
Episode 7: More News; More Games
Introduction:
News:
Goblin Grapple from Silver Gaming Company has been received and played and reviews will be posted this week or next. …
Episode 6: Coveted Games of a Cohost
Episode 6: Games We Own That the Other Person is Jealous of (Games we Drool Over)
Introduction: 0:00 to 3:00
- Goblin Grapple by Designer Travis Hoglund. Should be showing up this week and review…
Episode 5: News and the games of BGMcon 2.
This week Jason and Joel talk about:
Kickstarters: Aeon’s End: Legacy
- New AEG kickstarter…. Doesn’t do anything for me. Edge of Darkness.
- Endeavor: Age of Sail -- I am remarkably close to backing th…
Episode 4: Top 6 Favorite Designers (and a bum mic)
Jason and Joel talk about their top 6 favorite designers in episode 4. They discuss the recent acquisition of Mayfair by Asmodee and also talk a little bit about a plot to kill Hitler and Jane Auste…
Episode 3: Top Six Games Named After People/Places
Jason and Joel take a look at 6 of their favorite games that are named after real people or places and give a few honorable mentions that didn't quite make the cut. There is talk about Kanban and Mo…
Episode 2: The Obligatory Gateway Games Episode
Episode 2: Top 3, well 6, Gateway Games
Introduction:
News (announcements, releases, kickstarters):
- Trickerion: Academy - It seems like a new expansion is in the works. Dávid Turczi posted a mes…
Episode 1: Our Favorite Games of 2017
News (announcements, releases, kickstarters):
- Century Eastern Wonders
- Treasure Island
- Scarlet Pimpernel Kickstarter
- Council of Four
- Scythe: Rise Of the Fenris
Games played last week:
- Istanbul
- …