Season 18, Episode 5 - Sankore: The Pride of Mansa Musa
The Board Boys Podcast
Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast! On this episode we talk about some historic schooling and universities to go along with Sankore: The Pride of Mansa Musa from Fabio Lopiano and Osprey Games! In this episode we also talk about putting crowdfunded games on BGA and a slew of new and old games played at Gamicon in Coralville, IA! Until next time, we hop you like board games. 0:00 - Intro 3:00 - Movers and Shakers 9:55 - Gamicon Roundup 10:00 - Agent Avenue 10:33 - Wispwood 10:45 - Sea Dragons 13:18 - Startups 16:11 - 3 Witches 17:16 -...
info_outline
Season 18, Episode 4 - Druids of Edora
The Board Boys Podcast
Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast! On this episode we deep dive Druids of Edora from Stefan Feld and Alea and Ravensburger! Also on this podcast we talk about Stonehenge, hemlock, and mistletoe and there is a special Beau-ment with Mo where he talks about Easter Island heads! Cam also dives into a story about retro video games and his "scheme" deck. We also talk some other games with Sweet Lands, Wispwood, and the most recent Trickerion expansion! Until next time, we hope you like boardgames! 0:00 - Intro 2:44 - Beau-ment with Mo 5:20 - Cams...
info_outline
Season 18, Episode 3 - Phoenix New Horizon
The Board Boys Podcast
Hey, welcome to a new episode of The Board Boys Podcast! On this episode we revisit the recent past for an alternate future? In Phoenix New Horizon from Perro Loko and Devir Games! We also dig into our favorite end of the world movie while Board Boy Rob can't pronounce or remember things well. Board Boy Jake is looking for play testers for his upcoming game that apparently BB Tim has a rule named after him. All the awhile Rob can't find a game he put somewhere in his collection! Until next time, we hope you like board games! 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Post...
info_outline
Season 18, Episode 2 - Fate of the Fellowship
The Board Boys Podcast
Hey everyone and welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast! On this episode, we deep dive into Fate of the Fellowship a cooperative Lord of the Rings game from Zman Games based on the Pandemic system! Also in this episode Tim gives us a Twilight Imperium history lesson and we do some monkeying around in Sanctuary from Capstone Games. We also have a very special impromptu segment of A Beaument With Mo with BB Beau! Until next time, we hope you like boardgames! 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - Darwin's Journey: Oceania 8:50 - Sanctuary 13:40 - Agent Avenue 17:05 - A...
info_outline
Season 18, Episode 1 - Covenant
The Board Boys Podcast
Hey everyone, welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast! On this episode we delve deep, perhaps too deep, and awaken something great in Covenant from Devir Games. Also in this episode we talk about dwarf beard criteria and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles personality test traits. Which turtle are you? We also revisit our favorite games of 2025 and of our main reviews of the past year. We also look at a few boardgame superlatives! Until next time, we hope you like boardgames! 0:00 - Intro 4:10 - Shred of Redemption 7:40 - Escape Plan 10:55 - Pandoras...
info_outline
Season 17, Episode 13 - Speakeasy
The Board Boys Podcast
Hey, everyone! On this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we smuggle the booze and cook the books in Speakeasy from Eagle Gryphon Games and Vital Lacerda! We also talk about a ton of other games and take a look back at Unconscious Mind in our Bump or Dump Segment. Also on this episode we talk mobster movies and tv shows, Rob has a totally incorrect fact about Geraldo Riveria, we talk about some ladder climbing, and Templeton Rye Whisky made right here in our great state of Iowa. Until next time - we hope you like boardgames! 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Mobster Talk TV and...
info_outline
Season 17, Episode 12 - Vantage
The Board Boys Podcast
Hey everyone, on this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we review Vantage from Stonemaier Games and we take a take a lookback at Fromage and the recently arrived Fromaggio from R2i Games - the cheese no longer stands alone! Also on this episode we are joined by Prison Cam who has discovered adulthood can be busy he talks about revisiting old games. We also talk about some game shows, we hear a ChatGPT version of a Cam review and we discuss boardgame baby names. Until next time - we hope you like boardgames! 0:00 - Intro 3:15 - Dewan 4:15 - Tranquility 11:30 - Underwater...
info_outline
Season 17, Episode 11 - Ayar: Children of the Sun
The Board Boys Podcast
Hey everyone! On this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we deep dive a review of Ayar: Children of the Sun from Osprey Games and Fabio Lopiano. Also, in this episode, Beau joins us for a mini review and takes a great crack at usurping the position of intro master. We do a little legacy game discussion by discussing plans for Queen's Dilemma and dip into Clank Legacy 2 with a few spoilers. Rob also has a real tough time with some last name pronunciations. Until next time - we hope you like board games! 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - TNMT Unmatched Adventures 10:00 - Unmatched - Lee...
info_outline
Season 17, Episode 10 - BGGCon and The Hobbit: There and Back Again
The Board Boys Podcast
Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast! This time around we are live from BGGCon and introducing a couple of new voices with a suprise guest swap in the middle of the episode! We talk about a slew of new hotness played at the convention and we do a main review of The Hobbit: There and Back Again from Office Dog and Reiner Knizia! Also on this episode, Jeremy has a hard time with slide puzzles we stumble over some words, is it Bouba or is it a Kiki? We talk about a really fun BB Dave throwback story and why can't Rob pronounce "boing"? As always...
info_outline
Season 17, Episode 9 - Tend
The Board Boys Podcast
On this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we till into Tend from IV Studio! Rob also talks about a couple of new banger expansions as well as some hyped up Predator movies. We also talk about the current season of The Floor and Cam drops a joke that totall bombs. We also look back at Andromeda's Edge in this episodes Bump or Dump and there was a lot of feedback on this one! Until next time, we hope you like Board Games! 0:00 - Intro 9:06 - The Hobbit: There and Back Again 15:50 - Storyfold: WildWoods 20:40 - Critter Kitchen 27:10 - Rob Tangents Off 33:50 - Lost Ruins of...
info_outlineBoard Boys are back in Ancient Egypt yet again for Men-Nefer, which is a board game and not a celebrity couple c. 2002. Speaking of 2002, prepare for a lot of millennial talk in this episode.
0:00 Intro, E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey
19:30 YRO
23:00 Skara Brae
25:45 Jubako
30:00 Kronologic: Paris 1920
33:30 Calimala
37:00 Men-Nefer: Overview
41:00 Young Folks- Peter, Bjorn, & John
43:00 Men-Nefer: Review
1:09:00 Men-Nefer: Verdict
1:16:30 Board Boys Bump: El Grande
1:21:00 Thank You, Patrons
1:22:00 Burning - The Whitest Boy Alive