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  • Brainwaves Podcast: Honest Barrage

    This episode Iain and Jamie are joined by guest reporter and actual journalist Owen Duffy. Together they dive into this cast's news including new Kickstarter guidelines, review bombing on BGG, Cyberpunk 2077 coming to tabletop and much more! In our Brainstorm discussion we pick Owen's brains about the state of boardgame Journalism.

  • Brainwaves Special Edition - Awards 2019

    The plans for the award show have gone awry so Iain and Jamie retreat to RPG corner to discuss their nominations for the year in games. 

  • Brainwaves Special Edition - Tabletop Scotland

    This week on Brainwaves we are bringing you a series of interviews we conducted at Tabletop Scotland. This convention took place in Perth on the 24th and 25th of August, 2019. We spoke to the sponsors of the convention, various retailers, exhibitors and some friends of the show. We hope you enjoy.

  • But At What Cost? - Board Game Barrage

    Even if the price is right, it might not be right for you. We all have different thresholds where a board game we're interested in crosses from, "maybe I'll wait for a sale" into "sure why not" territory, but where is that magical line? Has what we're willing to pay for games changed over time? 

  • CHAOS! - Board Game Barrage

    Some board games (and board game podcasts) thrive on chaos, which absolutely isn't the same thing as randomness. All of this has happened for a reason, it's just... hard to tell what those reasons are exactly. 

  • Constraints You Can See - Board Game Barrage

    While all games have some restrictions, some games are more willing than others to let you go off the rails. For instance, some leave the economy entirely in the hands of the players, free to tank it if they please. 

  • Conventional Wisdom - Board Game Barrage

    We've learned a thing or two about game nights and conventions over the years. The hobby has changed, and we've had to change with it! 

  • Crowdfunding Crisis - Brainwaves Episode

    Iain is trying to fit the entire studio in a fridge to escape the cool weather, while Jamie goes for a more practical solution.

  • Cult of the Old - Brass

    In this episode of Cult of the Old we visit the industrial revolution in England through the game Brass. 

  • Cult of the Old - Citadels

    This episode the team is turning to their first small box game of the season.

  • Cult of the Old - King of Tokyo

    Each episode of Cult of the Old, your hosts Iain McAllister, Matt Thrower, and Nate Owens are going to turn back the clock to look at games that are at least 10 years old. They’ll give their own critical impressions, tell you about the history of the game and its impact, and what relevance these games still have in the modern hobby landscape. 

  • Cult of the Old - Lords of Waterdeep

    Each episode your hosts Iain McAllister, Matt Thrower, and Nate Owens are going to turn back the clock to look at games that are at least 10 years old. They’ll give their own critical impressions, tell you about the history of the game and its impact, and what relevance these games still have in the modern hobby landscape. 

  • Cult of the Old - Pandemic

    Welcome to the latest episode of Cult of the Old!

    Each episode your hosts Iain McAllister, Matt Thrower, and Nate Owens are going to turn back the clock to look at games that are at least 10 years old. They’ll give their own critical impressions, tell you about the history of the game and its impact, and what relevance these games still have in the modern hobby landscape. 

  • Cult of the Old - Twilight Struggle

    This episode the team find themselves in the midst of the Cold War.

  • Death of a Halfling - Unlucky Frog Podcast

    How do you deal with the death of your character?

  • Dexterous Laboratory

    We're running components through our fingers this week, because we're ranking our favourite games that require dexterity. Whether it's flicking, stacking, or balancing, dexterity games tend to offer a respite from brain burning crunchiness, and a chance to exercise actual muscles. Before our hands tremble, we talk about The Wizard Always Wins, Genoa, and Paku Paku.

  • Essen SPIEL 2019 Preview

    Hello, again, Germany! Well, we don't actually ever go to Essen, but boy do we wish we could. There are always so many games that debut at Essen SPIEL that we wish we could play or buy... and this year is no exception! We're counting down the games we would most anticipate getting our hands on if it weren't so goshdarn far.

  • FANTASTIC Four with Mike Walker from So Very Wrong About Games - Board Game Barrage

    Mike Walker from So Very Wrong About Games joins us to talk about games that we add to our collection, not for ourselves, but (gasp) for others. 

  • FATcast WBC 2014 - Matt Loter Insults Steve Bunocore for 23 Minutes. You Won't Believe What Happens Next.

    Join Matt Loter at the World Boardgame Championships 2014 as he interviews Stephen Buonocore of Stronghold Games. They talk about Space Cadets: Dice Duels - Die Fighter, Among the Stars, Panamax and other new/upcoming Stronghold releases. Steve drops the hot scoop on Space Cadets: Away Missions. It will change your life.

     

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  • FATcast WBC 2014 - Matt Loter's Interview of Uwe Eickert. This interview blew my mind and left me speechless.

    Join Matt Loter at the World Boardgame Championships 2014 as he interviews Uwe Eickert of Academy Games. Seriously, I don't know where to start to describe this interview. Topics range from Academy Games used as training games for the Army Marine Corps, to vibrators, to monks, to women war gamers and "wife games." Some of the games discussed include the Conflict of Heroes series, Freedom - The Underground Railroad, 1775 - Rebellion, and their newest game Fief - France 1429.

     

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