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A conversation about tabletop games
Apologies for the sound quality -- Lindsay got a new mic and it... did not work well, to say the least. Anyways, we all went to PAX Unplugge...
You've got questions and I've got answers! I cover everything from wargames to babies to cooking to economics. 2:43 - #1: Most impactful gam...
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/07/18/catch-the-moon-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded,...
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/07/11/cant-stop-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live?...
Because of the holiday, here's a fresh recording of an old review. Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2017/09/27/mysteri...
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/27/spades-and-the-appeal-of-trick-takers/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it...
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/21/anno-1800-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live?...
I sit down with Jackson Pope and Paul Willcox from Eurydice games to talk about their gaming journey and the design and (handmade!) producti...
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/14/shobu-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Con...
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Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/06/07/through-the-ages-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded...
Sports are games too, you know. In this episode, Marc, Matt, and Bubba sit down to talk about various sports rules and controversies and ana...
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/05/31/two-final-exit-games-forgotten-island-and-house-of-riddles/ Like the podca...
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/05/25/babylonia-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live?...
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/05/17/pan-am-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Co...
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We're back where it all started for episode 100: Pax East. Marc and Orion discuss a number of heavy euro games they played at the convention...
Originally posted here: https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2022/04/27/that-time-you-killed-me-review/ Like the podcast? Want to watch it being r...
Here at The Thoughtful Gamer we're no strangers to innovation. We look risk and uncertainty in their faces and say "what, that's all you've...
An audio version of my written Codenames Duet review. I heard from some people that they would appreciate my reviews in audio form, so this...
It's finally here, and bigger than ever! Marc, Lindsay, and Orion count down their respective top 25 games of all time for triple the list....
Marc, Orion, and Lindsay sit down to go over Marc's top games list, numbers 50-26. There are some big movers on this section of the list, ev...
The countdown continues, with Marc, Marc, Lindsay, and Orion! SPOILERS BELOW . . . . . . . . . . 0:42 - A peek behind the curtain 2:10 - #75...
We're back! Marc, Marc, (that's not a typo) Lindsay, and Orion discuss the first quarter of Marc's top 100 games of all time. This segment c...
Amber and Marc talk about the best games of 2020. The pandemic slowed down game playing so we've delayed this episode a year to allow for mo...
Just a quick announcement about some changes that'll be happening to the podcast and The Thoughtful Gamer generally going forward. In short,...
Conventions are sort of back! Marc, Amber, Lindsay, and Orion drove down to Philadelphia a couple of weeks ago to go to one of the best boar...
It's another chillcast, this time with Marc and Amber. It...well, it gets a bit silly. I'm sorry. 1:09 - Literally we talk about the weather...
Austin's enthusiasm for Robotech Reconstruction is plain to see (hear?) in this podcast. As one half of the Dr. Wictz design team, he's gone...
Marc sits down with Jason Perez from Shelf Stories to talk about colonialism in board games. Along the way they also touch on social media,...
Marc sits down with Erik Twice, Ryan LaFlamme, and Andrew Holmes to ask each of them about their approaching to selecting their 10 greatest...
Marc and Ben talk about a few of the new games they've been playing. They're...all good? It feels weird to have an episode this positive, bu...
Amber and Marc discuss tile-laying games since they've been playing a number of them lately. What makes tile-laying so compelling? Why is it...
I sit down with James to talk about his excellent debut game, Magnate: The First City, as well as his next project, cleverly titled Boardgam...
Marc and Ben have been playing a lot of new games, and you're going to hear about it! Come chill with us. 0:59 -- My City 5:13 -- Coldwater...
Dan Thurot has been reviewing board games for a number of years now, and for my money he's the best in the business. I had the pleasure of s...
Marc and Bubba sit down to discuss two different forms of golf. They're still games, just on a larger scale. What makes them compelling as g...
Straight from the mind of Amber, this is an episode where she and Marc discuss games that are "painful". Marc prefers the word "tense". Rega...
Amber and Marc are here to talk about perhaps the most prolific board game designer of all time: Reiner Knizia. Going strong since the early...
Dan and I chat about game design, his experience as a top-tier chess player, and, of course, tea! Check out Steeped Games and the Chai Tea F...
I'm by myself talking about solo games. I got a bit experimental with this one. I hope you enjoy. 0:32 -- A note on silence 3:43 -- Solo gam...
I was delighted to sit down with one of our most interesting historical and conflict game designers, Cole Wehrle. The discussion starts with...
Marc, Orion, and Ben have been playing all sorts of 18xx games over the past year, and they're here to compare and contrast the five they've...
I sat with Sean Chappell from Ramstar Games to talk about their first release: Hivernation. We discuss the design process for this abstract...
I sit down with Kimberly, one of the co-organizers of the excellent Granite Game Summit, to talk about how to run a great board game convent...
We're getting in touch with our feelings with this one. What can board games do to evoke a sense of adventure? Can board games do this, or i...
This is it, the best of the best! Will Gloomhaven retain its top spot? What new entries have catapulted their way into the top 33? Marc and...
Marc and Orion are back with the second of three installments discussing Marc's top 100 games of all time! This episode brings the most cont...
WE'RE BACK! After an unplanned hiatus during the chaos times we're back with a new iteration of the top 100 games of all time! 44 of the gam...
Matt and Marc are back at it with wild speculation about the new Magic set. Since we rambled on forever, making this a very difficult podcas...