HEX&CUBE: Euro Board Games and Board Game Design

In this lovely 18th episode of the HEX&CUBE podcast, I invite my friend Jeremy Lounds on to have a little chat about abstract games. We get into the usual conversation about cashew milk and our fragi…

Wow. What an enjoyable episode! I had a blast talking with Andreas Odendahl (Ode). We talked about Helmets, chickens, and even board games. I learned that censoring can actually be fun, and that Such…

In this laborious 16th episode of the HEX&CUBE podcast, Luke and I hang out while working; working on this amazing episode, that is! I lie about when this episode would be live and Luke sands a table…

In this workshop episode, Kyle is joined by Jonathan Weaver to talk about narrative in games. Jonathan takes us on an enlightening journey in which Kyle discovers that he has been in love with narrat…

Merry New Year! In this episode Kyle, Joe, and Luke chat about balancing unicorns and some village people. They also share some of their favs from 2020, which is difficult when you didn't play anythi…

There are four seasons in a Midwestern year, and this is the last episode of our first season.

Sorry, that was probably confusing.

In this final episode of Season 1, Kyle brings Luke and Michael back …

In this beautiful 12th episode of the HEX&CUBE podcast, Kyle figuratively and presumably literally sits down with Mark Swanson to talk about his game Feudum. They explore some of Mark's approach to t…

By golly, we have made it to episode 11! George Lucas would be proud! I am joined for the first time by friend of the podcast, Luke Rensink, a fellow heavy-game lover and game designer. We talk about…

In this most wonderful and exciting of 10th episodes of the HEX&CUBE podcast, Joe joins Kyle for a discussion about theme in games. We discuss how we should approach controversial or difficult themes…

In this 9th episode of the HEX&CUBE podcast, Kyle tries to convince himself that the show is actually better without any co-hosts or guests, which is of course....wrong. He also talks a little about …

If length was an indicator of net-worth, this 8th episode is the Jeff Bezos of board game podcasts. Still recording remotely, Kyle welcomes back Joe and Joel, as well as a very dear friend, Michael S…

In the greatest episode yet, Kyle brings back some of the gang via electricity to talk remotely about genre in board gaming. Kyle and the Triple J Extravaganza also share some of their most recent ga…

In this wonderful 6th episode, Kyle, completely and socially distanced, shares his experiences playing some good board games and not so good board games with his wife, and then rambles on for 20 minu…

In this episode, Kyle shares his vision for HEX&CUBE to die after the first year with no listeners, talks about vikings shipping goods in Hamburg in the 1900s, and his resolution to stop making count…

In this bonus episode, Kyle shares a little about his experience with Protospiel MN. We learn two very important lessons from this episode: Cats are people too, and precisely where the Mall of Americ…

On this fourth episode, the dudes talk about their experience hosting the second annual Lakes Area Game Fest. They discuss how great they are at hosting conventions, how The Mind is trash and how Kyl…

And then there were two. Joe and I talk about our Christmas haul, some games that involve blind monkeys and a wise man, and we wrap things up talking about some publishers that get our blood pumping.…

In this bonus episode Kyle welcomes his lovely, non-gamer wife, Bri, to the show as they enjoy some playful banter and Bri shares her thoughts on gaming and condemns people who watch television. We h…

In this episode the squad welcomes John Hansel as he shares his origin story and fills us all in on how rad his mom is. We also talk about our latest game night and our experiences with Maracaibo and…

In this very first episode of the HEX&CUBE podcast, Kyle, Joel, Mike, and Joe introduce themselves and take us on a whimsical and entrancing journey through how they got into hobby gaming. They wrap …