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This is the end. But don't worry, the words of Charles Schulz : "It is already tomorrow in Australia."

This is the final episode of the podcast. Kait, bP, Eric and Kiwi gather for a "Series in Review…

In our penultimate episode, we're playing the current #1 game on BoardGameGeek Brass: Birmingham. Designed by Martin Wallace and published by Roxley in 2018. 

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It's hard to believe that we've been doing this podcast for 5 years. That means it's a deep dive episode. We're hoping into the way way back machine (for us) and bringing back the first game that rea…

There's nothing more cozy than a little cooperative city planning. Eric and Kait are playing Mythwind this week. It was published in 2023 by Open Owl Studios and designed by Nathan Lige and Brendan M…

What's better than being your own boss? Being your own boss in an incredibly dangerous endeavor! We're just a normal group of fledgling heroes trying to make our way in the world but it's not free so…

What's the best part before taking a trip? Planning the trip obviously. You need spread sheets and brochures/websites, a good concept of time management and a reasonable expectation of your groups ca…

It's natural for humans to be lazy and subjugate animals to do their work for them. But what if those animals were mythical ... and if they were dragons? Well, of course we would. It's either that or…

... On my own!!!! Just kidding, we're not going to relive a Kiwi solo episode and watch him slowly spiral into madness. No, instead we're all going to a explore and set out on our own Expeditions. A …

It's an island full of rabbits .. you know so they can pull one out of a hat! Kiwi will see himself out. Coney is our game this week, published in 2024 by Little Rocket Games and designed by Giampaol…

We put on our City Planner hats, got our clip boards, and worked together to build a bunch of cities. That's right, you guessed it, we're playing Between Two Cities. Designed by Matthew O'Malley and …

Well ... maybe not two, because all four of our hosts are playing Formosa Tea published by Tasty Minstrel Games in 2019. It was designed by Chu-Lan Kao.

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When did paladins get associated so heavily with tabletop roleplaying games? Why do they have a holy aspect to them? Is there a modern day paladin? We have no idea, and we don't answer any of those q…

The gang is back and it's tournament time again. This week, we're a bunch of cats and we're pushing each other off a bed, as cats do. That's right, it's a boop. tournament! The game was published in …

Nope, not cotton. But we are playing Tapestry. Stonemaier Games published this in 2019 and it was designed by Jamey Stegmaier. 

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Humans are gone and the Bees have grown to human sized but they're still bees. But now they are SPACE BEES!!!! We're playing Apiary this week. It was designed by Connie Vogelmann and published in 202…

It was a chilly and windy day on the beaches of Kitty Hawk, NC when the Wright brothers took to the air it what is generally regarded as the first successful heavier-than-air powered flight. They mad…

No, we're not summoning Captain Planet. This week there's an opportunity to safe the great outdoors and who doesn't love the outdoors more than Kait and Eric? I mean ... statistically speaking, proba…

This week, we continue our gaming over the holidays but shift our focus to Kait and Eric. They're playing Tokaido Duo. The two player version of the popular Tokaido by Antoine Bauza and published in …

Is that not an ear worm or what? Oddly specific, significantly strange, but still a banger. Paxton, bP, and Kiwi breed Fox's this week in Elizabeth Hargrave and Jeff Fraser's The Fox Experiment from …

It's the holidays and that means more board games! This week we finally got Moonrakers to the table so bP, Kiwi, and special recurring guest host Paxton give it a try. It was published in 2020 by IV …