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Welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  In this episode we deep dive Trismegistus (the new edition) from Board & Dice!  We are flying as a duo in this one with Tim and Rob and we really dig into what makes this game different from Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula (old edition).  In this one, we also talk about Gamefounds new attempt at instant gratification for some boardgame backers, a handful of other reviews are talked about, and there are so many Amoebunnies running around here!  Until next time, we hope you like board games! 0:00 - Intro 2:40 - Flip 7 With a Vengeance 5:00 - Shackleton Base Expansion 8:11 - Tabannusi: Builders of Ur 9:36 - Orapa Space / Orapa Mine 14:20 - Labyrinth Chronicles 16:40 - Dark Pact 19:20 - Amoebunnies 22:40 - The Two Towers Trick Taking Game 25:07 - Trismegistus Overview 28:55 - Trismegistus Main Review 1:06:00 - Final Thoughts on Trismegistus 1:11:15 - Bump or Dump - Galactic Cruise 1:17:00 - Outro

Hey everyone welcome to another episode of The Board Boys Podcast!  On this episode, we deep dive Baghdad: City of Peace from Alley Cat Games and designers Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone!  Also on this episode, Cam is back and bringing all the wild tangents which we could never get from an AI Cam - including some BB Gia, who is a little too polite, and some of Cam's Healthcare Corner.  We also talk about Richard Garfields best game Bunny Kingdom and some TV with Chardee MacDennis and The Pitt!  We also talk about pulling out some games from the vault to do some main reviews as we deep dive some Vladimir Suchy.  Should we pull a couple of old games a season to review - what do you think?  Until next time, we hope you like board games! 0:00 - Intro 4:15 - Lords of Waterdeep 10:05 - Battle of Hoth 12:13 - Red Notice on BGA 18:10 - Captain Flip New Expansion 18:46 - Gold West 21:08 - Pulsar 2849 40:20 - Baghdad City of Peace Overview 45:03 - Baghdad City of Peace Main Review 1:16:15 - Bump or Dump - Civolution 1:21:15 - Outro

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 - Schadenfreude 19:15 - Compania 22:15 - Rising Sun 24:00 - Jake's Prototype 25:55 - Arborea 27:00 - Ants 28:15 - Voidfall 29:00 - Sweet Lands 30:30 - Cardia 31:30 - DroPolter 33:05 - Tricq Shot 35:30 - Druids of Edora 35:00 - Baghdad City of Peace 36:40 - Sankore Overview 41:05 - Sankore Main Review 1:05:15 - Bump or Dump - Finspan 1:09:50 - Outro

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 Steam Deck Saga 11:20 - Sweet Lands 14:30 - Wispwood 18:30 - Trickerion Expansion 22:15 - Druids of Edora Intro 25:30 - Druids of Edora Main Review 58:45 - Bump or Dump - 2P Games! 1:03:55 - Outro

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 Apocalyptic Media 9:00 - Flow 11:00 - SETI Expansion 14:10 - Cthulhu Dark Providence 20:50 - Fate of the Fellowship Revisited 22:00 - Fellowship of the Rings Trick Taking Game 25:10 - Phoenix New Horizon Introduction 28:00 - Phoenix New Horizon - Main Review 1:00:00 - Bump or Dump - Pampero 1:02:40 - Outro and Patron Thanks

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 Carnivore Did It 21:55 - A Beaument With Mo - Smaloogle The Game 28:40 - Fate of the Fellowship Intro 32:00 - Fate of the Fellowship Main Review 56:00 - Bump or Dump - SETI 1:03:30 - Outro and Patreon Thanks

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 Legacy 14:55 - Above and Below Haunted 16:50 - Monopoly + Expansions with Beau 22:00 - Covenant Introduction 25:05 - Covenant Review 57:00 - 2025 Top Games 1:12:15 - Bump or Dump - Resafa 1:15:43 - Outro

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 Movies 8:00 - Movie Night 10:45 - Stranger Things: Upside Down 12:05 - 3 Witches 17:55 - Click A Tree 21:30 - Bone Wars 24:10 - White Castle Duel 27:35 - Forestry 31:10 - Druids of Edora 35:30 - Speakeasy Intro 38:10 - Interlude 38:40 - Speakeasy Review 1:06:45 - Speakeasy Final Thoughts 1:11:00 - Unconscious Mind 1:16:35 - Outro and Patron Thanks

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 Cities: Data Era Expansion 15:40 - Epona 17:35 - Trio 20:45 - Game Show Chat 23:55 - Vantage Main Review 45:15 - Bump or Dump - Fromage and Fromaggio Discussion 1:03:25 - Outro and Gaming Baby Names

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 vs Ali  12:15 - R-Eco+  17:45 - Clank Legacy 2 (Spoilers)  23:00 - SETI Expansion 41:10 - Origin Story 36:00 - Ayar: Children of the Gods  1:13:30 - Bump or Dump - Explorers of Navoria 1:16:40 - Outro and Patreon Thanks

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 we hope you like Board Games! 0:00 - Intro 2:10 - Echoes of Time and Etherstone 9:40 - Aquaria 11:50 - Ants 15:40 - Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock 18:30 - Recall 23:55 - Luthier 25:15 - Ayar: Children of the Sun  30:00 - Coming of Age 34:30 - Baghdad City of Peace 38:30 - Ada's Dream 40:10 - Bouba/Kiki 43:40 - Stroop 45:10 - Magical Athlete and Hot Streak 46:30 - R-Eco+ 50:10 - Dewan 55:30 - Popcorn 59:00 - The Hobbit: There and Back Again Overview 1:00:57 - Interlude 1:01:36 - The Hobbit: There and Back Again Review 1:24:40 - The Hobbit: There and Back Again Final Thoughts 1:29:07 - Bump or Dump - Mesos 1:32:35 - Outro and Patron Thanks

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 Arnak - Twisted Paths Expansion 35:50 - Clank Catacombs - Underworld Expansion 41:22 - Tend Overview 46:05 - Interlude 46:35 - Tend Review 1:12:00 - Tend Final Thoughts 1:16:30 - Bump or Dump - Andromeda's Edge 1:23-50 - Outro and Patron Thanks  

Hey, everybody on this episode of The Board Boys Podcast we discuss Moon Colony Bloodbath from Donald X Vaccarino and Rio Grande Games!  On this episode we also try to get Cam to flex his Monopoly knowledge, talk about a LOAD of games played at Capital City Gaming Con as well as some upcoming Essen Spiel releases!  Also Jake has a proud parent moment and we talk about why we have reviewed so many space games lately.  Lastly there are some minor audio issues during the last half of the podcast so we apologize in advance for that!   0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Dominion Talk 8:15 - Stationfall 13:40 - Tidal Blades 20:00 - Corp of Discovery 20:45 - A Place For All My Books 24:00 - Speakeasy 27:45 - Dark Moon 33:30 - This Game is Killer: Aliens on Board and Frozen Horror 35:50 - Saltfjord 39:40 - Essen Preview List 54:30 - Moon Colony Bloodbath Initial Thoughts 1:15:20 - Moon Colony Bloodbath Final Thoughts 1:22:36 - Bump or Dump - Botanicus 1:26:35 - Outro and Patron Thanks

Happy Spooktober to all the listeners out there!  On this episode we do a mini-deep dive review of Spooktacular from Level 99 Games and our feature review is Terrorscape from ICE Makes.  We also get a chance to talk to Alex Wolf from Spielcraft Games about their current and future projects!  We also take a look back as we Bump or Dump Inferno from Red Mojo!  Also in this episode, Cam tries to rename someone as well as talks about his indifference to cool stuff.  We also talk a bit about Rob's favorite things in boardgames.  As always, until next time, we hope you like boardgames.  Boing Boing Boing. 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Introductions  4:00 - Capital City Gaming Con and Iowa Talk 8:17 - Alex Wolf Cretaceous Rails Expansion and Primacy 22:00 - Spooktacular Mini Review 37:40 - Terrorscape Intro 39:50 - Interlude 40:35 - Terrorscape Initial Thoughts 43:40 - Terrorscape Review 59:00 -Terrorscape Final Thoughts 1:08:10 - Bump or Dump - Inferno 1:17:35 - CCGC Talk Outro and Patron Thanks

Board Boys are back with the latest HUGE game from Mr. Stefan Feld - Civolution from Deep Print Games and Pegasus Spiele.  Where you are take an exam about creating the best civilizations with your proctor Agera.  Place dice, play cards, and so many strategies exist to victory in this one!  Also in this episode Cam almost died, Rob talks about a lot of Roleplayer Universe games from Thunderworks Games, Jake talks about Power Vacuum which has a hilarious theme and then we have monumental review and rating of Civolution as well as a crazy Cam boing rating theorum. 0:00 - Intro 5:00 - Cam Almost Died from a Frozen Pizza 9:25 - Lockup and Lockup: Breakout 13:15 - Goblin Vaults 15:25 - Emerald Skulls 19:35 - Stalk Exchange 22:30 - Azul Duel 23:45 - Pax Games 26:35 - Power Vacuum 30:30 - Civolution Intro 34:50 - Civolution Initial Thoughts 40:00 - Civolution Pros and Cons 1:20:00 - Final Thoughts on Civolution 1:29:35 - Bump or Dump - Trismegistus 1:33:10 - Outro and Patron Thanks