Boardgames and Blank

A boardgame podcast from the perspective of a father and his oldest kid. Logo designed by Alexa. Email: [email protected]

Episode 45: Holiday Games to Play 12/23/2024

Episode 45: Holiday Games to Play Willie: Happy Holidays! In this late episode, we discuss games that would be great to play for the holidays! Because there's about 2-3 days until Christmas, so what better way to enjoy the season by playing some thematic board games? Alexa: "Happy Holidays! In this late episode..." I knew it would be years since our next one }:| Willie: Bah. Humbug. /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/34577165

Episode 44: Wilma's Warehouse 11/20/2024

Episode 44: Wilma's Warehouse Willie: Today, we catch up with games we played, and we talk about a board game based off of the video game (but not really based off the video game), Wilmot's Warehouse! It's an interesting game, despite my gripes with it. Alexa: We're still so slow. People are probably tired of our excuses now Also I want to play Wilmot's Warehouse again (The board game) Willie: Hopefully we're not TOO slow that we get a bad score. Right? Right? Ha hah! Hah! /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/34029602

Episode 43: Can't Start 10/05/2024

Episode 43: Can't Start Willie: Welcome in! We talk some more about recent boardgames, especially of the one play I finally gotten into of a Hollanspiele game. Then we talk about a classic game of push-your-luck, Can't Stop, but a more-recent and fancier version of it! Alexa: You forgot to mention how we took an eternity to post this... Willie: I didn't forget; I selectively omitted. /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/33337527

Episode 42: Harmonicas 07/14/2024

Episode 42: Harmonicas Willie: My voice is fully recovered! We talk about games we played, and mostly talk about Harmonies, a beautiful abstract game about nature! We also talk about the one bad thing I didn't like about it! Alexa: You think harmonicas are beautiful??? Willie: Okay, TWO bad things... /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/32125592

Episode 41: Kublacon 2024 Recap 06/23/2024

Episode 41: Kublacon 2024 Recap Willie: We're back! This is the unofficial start to Season 3 of Boardgames and Blank as we report on our time at Kublacon 2024 this year! We go over all the shenanigans that happened, as well as what games we played (or tried to). Alexa: It took a month to post this!!!! Willie: SHUSH! /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/31854542

Episode 40: KublaCon 2024 Pre-Show 05/22/2024

Episode 40: KublaCon 2024 Pre-Show Willie: It's that time again soon: is upon us, and in today's episode (after a brief talk and rant about , the latest abstract nature tile-laying game that took my attention by storm), we talk about boardgame convention excitement, along with what games I'm looking forward to snagging if I see them available! Alexa: Hooray for KublaCon!!!!! I want to play Harmonies there!!! The Shipwreck Arcana!!! Riverside!!! Rafter Five!!! I WANT TO GET DICE!!!!! >:O Willie: If only you would harness this energy towards your homework... /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/31397327

Episode 39: Let's Go To Canada! 05/12/2024

Episode 39: Let's Go To Canada! Willie: Today, we're talking about recent boardgames we've been playing, and then talking about a game about making plans to go to Japan called Let's Go to Japan, by Josh Wood! Just hear us out, the game sounds like it's boring, but it's very fun and beautiful and is a challenging solo game as well! Alexa: I want the bowls from your fancy deluxe edition!!! >:D Willie: Leave my bowls alone! /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/31253337

Episode 38: Lantern-A 03/27/2024

Episode 38: Lantern-A Willie: Hi everyone! We go over a lot of games we've played since the last episode, and talk about a wonderfully-abstract game with glorious components called Lacuna! Alexa: I like how in the photo for the episode includes our crooked flower (pink). And yes, it is a wonderfully abstract game with GLORIOUS components. :D Willie: Why do you sound like me? Did I raise a parrot? Alexa: Can I have a cracker? /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/30571398

Episode 37: Small Cities 02/19/2024

Episode 37: Small Cities Willie: Today, we talk about an underrated game that deserves more plays, Tiny Towns! A game that requires strategy in resource-placement on a limited 4 x 4 grid to create the building meeples that you require for the best score possible. Alexa: It's always so satisfying to see your completed tiny town... full of wells. Willie: Well, well, well... /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/30019808

Episode 36: Banana 01/28/2024

Episode 36: Banana Willie: Happy New Year! We're starting 2024 with a game we played in 2023 in both recent plays and in the main episode...Nana: Christmas Edition! Alexa: It sounds like we should've started it weeks ago but actually we just took a long time editing. :\ Willie: Secrets...revealed! /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/29680208

Episode 35: Five Games to Play Before Christmas 12/23/2023

Episode 35: Five Games to Play Before Christmas Willie: It's the holidays! Taking a fun break from the norm of talking about a game and a page from an awesome boardgame podcast and listing five games we'd like to play before Christmas! Not necessarily a "top" list or in any particular order, but something different this time around. Also, because I anticipate others are interested in one of Alexa's picks, it's . Alexa: But your list is in a particular order. You're always too organized. But my room is totally super neat :P Willie: Riiiiiight. See you all in 2024! /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/29214483

Episode 34: Button-Busting-Shy 12/10/2023

Episode 34: Button-Busting-Shy Alexa: Hi, I am Alexa and I'm the only person doing the description today. :=( We will be talking about our 1,000,000 (??) ButtonShy games. How many do we have? Let's find out! And... hopefully find all of them. Willie: Excuse you, there are 31+ games in my ButtonShy collection, thank you very much, along with some interesting stories here and there. It's fitting, then, that this MASSIVE episode is almost an HOUR of edited audio that we should've split into two, but we didn't...so please enjoy! It also comes with a sudden end thanks to Lenny walking all over my keyboard. Alexa: Good work, Lenny! Hey, wasn't I supposed to be the only one typing this? ButtonShy Games: https://buttonshygames.com/ /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/29007163

Episode 33: Shaky People 10/29/2023

Episode 33: Shaky People Willie: Happy Halloween, everyone! Today we talk all about spoopy games and of one in particular, Shaky Manor from Blue Orange games! Alexa's still shaking people, though... Alexa: What's a shaky manor? shaky people makes more sense. No one says "shaky people"... Willie: Stop shaking everything! /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/28451528

Episode 32: Shake That Person 10/22/2023

Episode 32: Shake That Person Willie: This week, we talk recent games played, and about AEG's latest game, Shake That City! Alexa: You mean PERSON. Why would it be "city"? It doesn't make any sense at all. But "person" makes way more sense. Willie: Stop shaking people, Alexa. /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/28306628

Episode 31: Money!!! 10/15/2023

Episode 31: Money!!! Willie: Hi all! Making up for some missed weeks by releasing another episode. We talk about games played, and then we talk about another Phil Walker-Harding game, the dry-erase-card game Silver and Gold! Alexa: We missed so many weeks... cuz we're lazy! Willie: We're trying to be better! /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/28306625

Episode 30: Dinosaurio 10/08/2023

Episode 30: Dinosaurio Willie: In today's episode, we talk about recent games we played, and all about the kid-version of Kingdomino, Dragonimo! Alexa: Dinosaurio!!!!!!!!!!! Willie: Let's agree that either name is a stretch.... /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/28255283

Episode 29: Fit Print 09/07/2023

Episode 29: Fit Print Willie: In today's episode, Emmett joins Alexa and I again talking about the games we played, and talk about a recently-released AEG game Fit to Print, all about animals making newspapers! Alexa: NOOOOSSSSPAPERRRRRRR..... wait. Nosepaper? Yeah that's probably it... Emmett: This is sooooo fun. Willie: Also, Alexa also has a good idea for a future Fit to Print expansion! And we have bloopers! Enjoy! /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/27966099

Episode 28: Poop 08/08/2023

Episode 28: Poop Willie: In this overdue episode, we catch up on games, have a follow-up story from KublaCon, and discuss the delightfully-quick strategy game Boop, which has been given a terrible nickname as seen in the episode name above. Alexa: While they boop they poop :D Willie: Okay, that honestly could be a very hilarious mini-expansion. :D Alexa: Never unerestimate my genius. /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/27686178

Episode 27: KublaCon Recap: Is It Toejam? Begin Season 2! 06/16/2023

Episode 27: KublaCon Recap: Is It Toejam? Begin Season 2! Willie: Can you believe it's been a year since we started Boardgames and Blank, Alexa? But I think this works to our advantage, because it's timed well with KublaCon, our local con that we go to! Yes, we're posting our post-thoughts about the now-2-weeks-ago con, as well as what we played recently as well. What a way to kick off Season 2! Alexa: And because it's the start of the new season, let me tell you a random fact! Toejam is... Willie: NOTHING! It's nothing! Can't we just stick with boardgames? Alexa: If you don't know what it is, I dare you to search it up. Willie: Season 2 is gonna be great... /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/27179607

Episode 26: Water Battle 04/22/2023

Episode 26: Water Battle Willie: Finally got this episode edited! Today, we talk about what we've been playing lately, and then about a simple card game about capturing a criminal in tunnels called Bandida. Alexa: Finally. We did this episode AGES ago. Willie: I know. Hopefully the next one won't be so far off... /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/26620116

Episode 25: Pillbug Poker 03/20/2023

Episode 25: Pillbug Poker Willie: Today, we talk about the Impact of Tacos vs Burritos, hungry numbers, barrels with eyes, stealing stuff, and buggy games! This is also the first podcast episode where we added bloopers in the end! Alexa: Wait-- it IS!? I don't remember anything about you saying, "Hey Alexa we're gonna put bloopers at the end of the podcast!!" I HEARD NONE OF THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Willie: Instead of erasing our mistakes, I'm collecting them all in a jar to release at the end and oh no I broke the jar... /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/26275959

Episode 24: Reswitch 03/05/2023

Episode 24: Reswitch Willie: Okay, newest podcast comes a week later than our bi-weekly schedule, so we got to work on that. But today, we're going over Marvel Remix, a game based on the same gameplay mechanic as Fantasy Realms, but with its own twist and different theme! It's a game I won in Raynah88's Twitch stream (where she streams board and video games), and a game I'll likely throw in the TRASH! Alexa: Yeah, he's gonna throw it in the trash cuz I keep beating him. [:< Willie: REMIX REMATCH!! Check out Raynah's streams here! https://www.twitch.tv/raynah88 /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/26130909

Episode 23: Cat Person 02/12/2023

Episode 23: Cat Person Willie: It's been a while since our last episode, so bear with us while we re-adjust our formats somewhat, but we're still excited to record more Boardgames and Blank podcasts! In today's episode, we go over nearly all the games we've been playing during our long hiatus, and then we talk about Cat Lady and its expansion Box of Treats! Alexa: Because we're lazy. Willie: ARGH! Shoutout to BookOfNerds, check out his boardgame Twitch Streams: https://www.twitch.tv/bookofnerds /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/25903992

Episode 22: Dim Sum 12/18/2022

Episode 22: Dim Sum Willie: The holidays are upon us, and we're busy with other things in life, so there haven't been many podcasts lately. But we have one here today, where we talk about another Daryl Chow favorite: Wok and Roll, and its expansion The Korean Wave! Alexa: I don't like listening to rock and roll. Willie: Why do I even bother? /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/25361277

Episode 21: Tokai-NOODLES 11/06/2022

Episode 21: Tokai-NOODLES Willie: Today we have another "Alexa pulls down the shelf" episode with Tokaido, one of the earliest games in my collection from 2012 about having the best vacation in ancient Japan. Alexa: "Alexa pulls down the shelf"? Wow! I must be super strong! Willie: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/24923253

Episode 20: Delicious 10/30/2022

Episode 20: Delicious Willie: Another longer hiatus, but I promise we'll get a better routine going on. This week we talk about dodging and shooting bullets, and talk about a game Alexa couldn't think of a weird name to change it to - Delicious! Alexa: What does "hatis" mean? And also, what do you mean by "dodging and shooting bullets"? Willie: This is why we can't have nice podcasts... /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/24844794

Episode 19: Essen Preview (Part 2) 10/10/2022

Episode 19: Essen Preview (Part 2) Willie: It's a late one, but the second half of our Essen Preview is up now, right past a little off the last day of Essen 2022! I'd say that's close enough! We catch up to with some Bargain Basement Bathysphere excitement, get giggly with artwork from The Three Little Wolves, and go nuts over some Dulce. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/24637269

Episode 18: Essen Preview (Part 1) 10/02/2022

Episode 18: Essen Preview (Part 1) Willie: Hey everyone! This week's podcast is a little different and longer than previous ones because today, Alexa and I review the Essen preview list in Boardgamegeek.com! It's really mostly me just scrolling down the list and stopping whenever Alexa sees something interesting...like a duck's butt, or a tomato vending machine. And for the last time, "No Image Available" is NOT a game!! Alexa:"No Image Available" IS a game! And we are reviewing the ESSAY preview list! Now, let's get back to it... hm, hm, hm, hm, hm... Willie: Part 2 is cancelled. Essen Spiel '22 list: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/55/spiel-22-preview /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/24560718

Episode 17: Ice Pool 09/25/2022

Episode 17: Ice Pool Willie: After some weird audio issues and delays, we're back again! This time, we almost forgot what we played, then we talked about flicking penguins around a very cold school, Ice Cool! Alexa: GASP! We were flicking PENGUINS this WHOLE time?! How rude of us! You knew, so why didn't you tell me? I would've stopped! Willie: No you wouldn't! You're flicking ME right now! STOP!! OW!! QUIT IT!! /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/24481050

Episode 16: Ticket to Drive 09/11/2022

Episode 16: Ticket to Drive Willie: Sorry for the missed episode last week, still trying to get used to the new scheduling we put ourselves in. This week, we discuss about forgetting rules and flying through space with 18 cards in our recent plays. Then we talk about another boardgame that caught Alexa's eye from my shelf, Ticket to Ride! Alexa:No, it's Ticket to DRIVE! Not Ticket to RIDE! Willie: Don't make me turn this podcast around... /episode/index/show/b300055c-3104-48c7-b29a-b85d80b75220/id/24319914

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