Episodes

  • Season 15, Episode 9 - Andromeda's Edge
    Nov 22 2024

    Board Boys strike back in Andromeda's edge, a game about rolling five dice but losing to a guy who only rolled two.

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Season 15, Episode 8 - Botanicus
    Nov 7 2024

    Board Boys are back to the old gardening chestnut in Botanicus from Hans im Glück , a game about growing very specific rows of plants for very particular old-timey (for some reason) visitors Also in this episode we talk about games with large decks of cards, Rob steals Jakes intro...again and we take a visit to Sesame Street...oh yea and we talk about board games!

    0:00 - Ice Cube Bop Gun (One Nation)

    0:05 - Intro

    4:30 - Large decks of Cards

    9:00 - Robs Weird Rating Scale

    12:45 - Sesame Street Characters

    16:45 - Gnome Hollow

    21:45 - King of Tokyo Duel

    25:50 - Cities

    29:30 - Septima

    35:40 - Botanicus Intro

    39:35 - Interlude - Simon and Garfunkel - Scarborough Far / Canticle

    40:50 - Botanicus Initial Thoughts

    43:00 - Botanicus Pros

    55:30 - Botanicus Cons

    1:03:20 - Botanicus Final Thoughts

    1:13:30 - BB Bump or Dump - Pirates of Maracaibo

    1:21:00 - Outro and Patreon Thanks

    1:22:20 - Earth Wind and Fire - Where Have All The Flowers Gone

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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Season 15, Episode 7 - Inferno
    Oct 24 2024

    Board Boys bounce into Des Moines' own Capital City Gaming Con (formerly Cardboard Caucus) to rip a ton of games, especially the creepy and scary Inferno, a "soul management" game very loosely about Dante's travels in heck. Also in this episode, Rob has a discussion with Jaime Brown, designer of Amoebunnies for a chat about the upcoming Kickstarter.

    Amoebunnies KS Link - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrongcauldron/amoebunnies

    BoardBoy Video Review Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjERH_f0MT8&t

    0:00 Intro, E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey

    4:00 Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth

    9:00 Wizards & Co.

    10:30 Amoebunnies with Jaime Brown

    26:00 Altered

    29:15 Kavango

    32:15 Inferno: Overview

    37:00 I'm on Fire - Bruce Springsteen

    38:30 Inferno: Review

    1:03:00 Inferno: Verdict

    1:09:15 Board Boys Bump: Carnival Zombie

    1:13:15 Thank You, Patrons

    1:14:00 Through the Fire: Chaka Khan

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Season 15, Episode 6 - Doggerland
    Oct 10 2024

    Board Boys are back to cave paint underneath the English Channel in Doggerland, a game about sending a bunch of your friends out of their warm huts to try to gank a mammoth in the middle of winter.

    0:00 Intro, E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey

    6:15 Inferno

    12:00 Weirdwood Manor

    19:00 Doggerland: Overview

    23:00 Snoopafella - Snoop Doggy Dogg

    24:30 Doggerland: Review

    55:00 Doggerland: Verdict

    58:00 Board Boys Bump: Blitzkreig!, Dogfight, Caesar!, and BOOoop.

    1:05:15 Thank You, Patrons

    1:05:30 Vapors - Snoop Doggy Dogg

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Season 15, Episode 5 - Windmill Valley
    Sep 26 2024

    Board Boys bounce back from the First Tulip Financial Crisis in Windmill Valley from Board and Dice, a game about spinning the water wheel as hard as you can to until you have more black tulips than even the Smiths would think is cool

    0:00 Intro, E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey

    6:00 Mycelia

    12:30 18 Holes

    20:45 Creature Caravan

    27:45 Stonespine Architects

    31:30 Reef Project

    36:00 Windmill Valley: Overview

    39:00 The Wind - Cat Stevens

    40:00 Windmill Valley: Review

    1:09:15 Windmill Valley: Verdict

    1:15:30 Board Boys Bump: Thunder Road: Vendetta

    1:23:45 Thank You, Patrons

    1:25:00 Summer Breeze - Isley Brothers

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Season 15, Episode 4 - Evenfall + Capital City Gaming Con Preview w/David Kuntz
    Sep 12 2024

    Board Boys are back, baby, to play Evenfall from new dev Stefano de Silva as well as chat with pal David Kuntz about this year's Capital City Gaming Con (formerly Cardboard Caucus) coming up Oct 11-13

    0:00 Intro, E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey

    12:00 Capital City Gaming Con Preview w/David Kuntz

    23:30 Ziggurat

    26:45 Arcs

    29:45 Cats and Quilts of Calico

    36:45 Bomb Busters

    40:15 Evenfall: Overview

    44:15 Bring Me To Life - Evanescence (karaoke from Bob and Bev)

    45:15 Evenfall: Review

    1:13:00 Evenfall: Verdict

    1:19:30 Board Boys Bump: The Wolves

    1:26:15 Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - DJ Steve Walsh

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Season 15, Episode 3 - Rock Hard: 1977
    Aug 29 2024

    Board Boys rock out as hard as humanly possible for a dork hobby podcast with Rock Hard: 1977, a sick game about becoming a rockstar by designer/rock legend Jackie Fox. Also in this episode, a long lookback on Barcelona, plus naming all the Beastie Boys and their DJ.

    Cam's Rock Hard: 1977 playlist:

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1DpICN2f9sqhbVQ4VNISKP?si=8bb2e0dcbdd6425a

    0:00 - Intro: E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey

    2:00 - Music Chat

    19:00 - CDSK

    21:25 - Lifeboats: Planks of Carneades

    25:10 - Harvest

    29:25 - Cities

    31:30 - Jorvik

    34:30 - Bomb Busters

    38:35 - Rock Hard 1977 - Intro

    43:10 - Interlude: Cherry Bomb - The Runaways

    44:50 - Rock Hard 1977 - Initial Thoughts

    48:00 - Rock Hard 1977 - Pros

    1:01:30 - Rock Hard 1977 - Prawns

    1:07:30 - Rock Hard 1977 - Cons

    1:18:50 - Rock Hard 1977 - Final Thoughts

    1:28:15 - Bump or Dump - Barcelona

    1:38:15 - Wrap up and Patron Thanks

    1:39:45 - Outro: Success - Iggy Pop

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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • Season 15, Episode 2 - Coimbra
    Aug 15 2024

    Board Boys are back with "oldie" but goldie, Coimbra from Eggertspiel: a game about patrons and influence and merchants or something in the Renaissance Era which is basically the greatest theme of all time. So grab your floppy hats and join us at the table for this and more!

    0:00 - Intro

    4:00 - Peru and Weather Talk

    6:00 - Finders Creepers

    7:40 - Things in Rings

    12:35 - Wrath of Fire Mountain

    15:30 - Race to the Raft

    18:20 - Coop QB Discussion

    21:00 - Azul Summer Pavilion

    23:00 - Age of Innovation

    25:30 - Botanicus

    31:25 - Coimbra Stats and Intro

    34:16 - Informer - MC Shan and Snow

    35:15 - Coimbra Initial Thoughts

    38:35 - Coimbra Pros

    50:00 - Coimbra Cons

    1:08:00 - Coimbra Final Thoughts

    1:10:00 - Bump or Dump - Sabika

    1:14:00 - Outro, BGA, Patreon, and Discord

    1:15:08 - Red Red Wine - UB40

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    1 hr and 18 mins