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Bad jokes. Good folks. Games. Every other week, Chris & Philip talk about their experiences playing different games (both board games and video games). If you enjoy hearing people talk about the fun they have playing various games instead of why X game is better than Y game, this is the show for you. Plus, they've got the latest board games news , the worst jokes, and the best guests occasionally.

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New Year, New Studio, New....sapalooza. Also, 2025 Pax Unplugged Recap - Boards & Swords 278

2026/01/21

I just love it when CEO’s bless us with their “wisdom”, Warcrow is about to get more mechanical, and a Total War is coming to 40k. Plus, we never talked about Pax Unplugged, so join us for this double sized episode of goodness.

A Christmas Haunting with Chris Spivey from Darker Hue Studios - Boards & Swords #277

2025/11/26

Halloween might be over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still get our horror gaming in! This week, we’ve got Chris Spivey from Darker Hue Studios (https://www.darkerhuestudios.com/) with us to talk about the great TTRPGs he’s been making. Also: more daggerheart stuff, a couple of companies not doing so well, and FFG crowdfunding??

Crowning Toys 'R Us As The Rightful Spirit of Christmas - Boards & Swords #276

2025/11/19

What world am I living in? Munchkin second edition? Catan sponsoring basketball? The Dice Tower saying something inappropriate? Actually, that last one tracks. Plus, there was a BUNCH of new GW releases announced, so you know we’ll talk about that as we get excited for Pax Unplugged!

Left Holding our Bags with Erin Zipperle from Rollacrit - Boards & Swords 275

2025/11/12

Remember the ThinkGeek Bag of Holding? Meet the crew that brought it back! (Surprise, its actually some of the same people!) Also, more info on the Starcraft minis game, plastic minis for Trench Crusade, and a Catan movie now?

Stomping Around in Power Armor with Drew from One Inch Heroes - Boards & Swords #274

2025/10/16

What’s it like to get paid to paint someone else’s models? Or to dress up as your favorite characters? Get your magnifying glass out, because we have Drew from One Inch Heroes (https://www.oneinchheroes.com/) on to talk to us about other ways to enjoy this hobby!

Stamping Out Our Units with Brent from Goblin Hobbies - Boards & Swords #273

2025/10/12

If you’ve ever used waterslide decals on minis, you know they kinda suck. Brent from Goblin Hobbies (https://goblinhobbies.com/) is here to show us a better way! Also, more stuff coming for Halo, convention options for other parts of the world, and a documentary about 40k from Napoleon Dynamite?

Getting Sage Stoned with Ted Wysocki from TNT Laser Works - Boards & Swords #272

2025/09/25

I’m trying to hang on to the magic of Nova Open as long as possible, so we’ve got Ted Wysocki from TNT Laser Works (also the Nova Open RPG lead) on to talk about his game “Sage Stones”. And it’s a game Philip and I BOTH have played!

Nova Open 2025 Live Show with Mike Sibilia & Kyron Haines - Boards & Swords 271

2025/09/16

I’m still breathing as I type this, so you can tell it’s been a busy Nova Open! We held our first live show in over 2 years! Mike & Kyron from the Nova Open staff join us for more hijinx than we can probably withstand.

Totally Not Using Another Episode To Talk About Gen Con 2025 - Boards & Swords #270

2025/08/21

I promise we’ll get back to interviews next time (Nova Open LIVE show btw!!), but for now we’ve finally got more news out of Gen Con to talk about, along with what was “hot” during the show.

Sitting Around Wondering What Happened at Gen Con 2025 - Boards & Swords #269

2025/08/14

This is awkward…normally I’m the one with stories from Gen Con, now I’m scouring online looking for them myself. We’ve got some news stories and social media to fill in the gaps though!

What's Eric Looking Forward To At Gen Con 2025 with Eric Yurko - Boards & Swords #268

2025/07/29

Ready to throw down in some UNO at the casino? How about learning sign language in a TTRPG? A bit D&D heavy with the news this week, but Eric Yurko is here from What’s Eric Playing (https://whatsericplaying.com/) to balance us out and talk about what’s going to be on display at Gen Con this year.

A News-apalooza With As Much Sense As A $165 MTG Event - Boards & Swords #267

2025/07/12

No guest this week, just a lot of news to talk about. Like what games does CMON have left? And why is Asmodee hiring their crowdfunding “expert”? Even I can read the tea leaves on why thats a bad idea. Also, would you pay $165 for a Magic the Gathering event? I don’t think I would.

Dirtying Down our Miniatures with Mark Henry from Goblin's Hut - Boards & Swords #266

2025/06/17

CMON has a “Setting Sun” with several of its games, Gundam minis are (surprise) really well put together, and a board game about dating D&D monsters? Also, Mark Henry from the site Goblin’s Hut ( https://www.goblinshut.com/) is here to talk about the product “Dirty Down” and how it can make painting your miniatures easier.

Getting Stabbed in the Back with Will Schoonover from Steve Jackson Games - Boards & Swords #265

2025/05/30

Come on and SLAM, and welcome to the Jam that is POGs! Meanwhile, I’ve got new rulebooks to buy, some books maybe I shouldn’t buy, and Will Schoonover is here from Steve Jackson Games to talk about what’s new in the Munchkin world. I better keep an eye on Philip…

Digitally Sending Our Characters To Die with Shane from Foundry VTT - Boards & Swords #264

2025/05/17

Apparently the internet is wrong and people wont quit playing Magic from Universes Beyond? Just switch over to Altered, where you can have print on demand cards in your TCG. That just seems weird to me. Also, we’ve got Shane from the Foundry VTT team here with us to talk about what makes their software different from the multitudes of options available!

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4.2 out of 5

14 reviews

★★★★☆

Jepper87 2020/03/12

One of the best board game podcasts ever!

I love this podcast. Great news segments and great review of games. I LOVE the sound board. Please never get rid of it or the dad jokes.

★★★★★

UT Blades 2019/06/09

More Prof.

This is how I get my board game fix. You should too.

★★★★★

GCO Outkast71 2014/03/31

Really Good Tabletop Addict Podcast

Boards & Swords is a relatively new podcast that focuses on tabletop and roleplaying games. Not only does it feature news recaps from a consumer POV b...

★★★☆☆

Spooky Electric 31 2017/10/29

Great Show But......

For the love of God - Lose the soundboard with all the annoying sound effects......you're tunring into a morning zoo.....

★★☆☆☆

AllThatIsJosh 2015/04/20

Tough Listen

I listened to Boards and Swords #34. I came into this genuinely interested in the subject matter, I chose this episode because I wanted more info on "...

★★★★★

Popculturecube 2014/01/21

Great, fun gaming podcast!

If you're looking for a fun gaming podcast that is conversational, friendly, and doesn't get bogged down gaming technicalities, this is the one for yo...

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