Boards & Swords | Board Games / Card Games / Roleplaying Games

Board Game publishers: What should they be doing more of? Chris & Philip talk about what kinds of things they think publishers should do more of, and take a look at what the internet thinks. Plus, someone spent business money on a Pokemon card, Betrayal at House on the Hill 3rd edition? And a return of board game puns sponsored by our patrons!

Philip and Chris spent a lot of time last week playing the new Destiny 2 expansion…which got them to thinking which board games and video games have the best expansions? Also, is Hasbro going to spin off Wizards of the Coast into its own company?

A Batman version of Detective? People shelling out millions for Marvel Zombies, and we talk about those “classic” games that we grew up playing in our childhoods.

A Batman version of Detective? People shelling out millions for Marvel Zombies, and we talk about those “classic” games that we grew up playing in our childhoods.

Now that the holidays are over, are things back to normal? Not entirely, as we have special guest Beneeta Kaur (twitter.com/beneeta_k) on to tell us what she’s been up to recently!

Chris & Philip decided to take a break from the holidays, but its a new year and time to talk about Pax Unplugged! To help Chris out, Andrew & Jessica Fisher from Gameosity are on the show!

Chris sent a bunch of terminator marines into a grocery store mockup after a Turkey mini (I’m not kidding here), and after 2 years he’s going back to a board game convention! Pax Unplugged is upon us, what do we expect?

Chris & Philip talk about the potential for a Marvel Zombicide game, an asmodee game about asmodee games, and using Gundams in Warhammer 40,000! Also, there’s a new segment: “Try, Buy, or Sigh”

Mik & Starla from the YouTube channel “Our Family Plays Games” ( https://www.youtube.com/c/OurFamilyPlaysGames) join Chris & Philip to share some gaming stories and cringe at Chris’ terrible dad jokes. Plus we bring back a podcast favorite gameshow!

Philip is out visiting family, so Cory & Jimmy from the Dirtbags of Holding podcast are here to talk with Chris about things like: a Risk Legacy Sequel? A board game with stacking magnet cubes? A game called Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza? Stick around for the first game show in awhile also!

Chris & Philip talk with Rob Daviau from Restoration Games here to talk about their next Kickstarter: Thunder Road Vendetta! Plus a month’s worth of news!

Chris is up to his eyeballs in painting miniatures - is that someone on the inside of his ear?? How did that get there?? Board Games did well on Kickstarter again, and NFTs coming to board games?? Plus Chris & Philip talk about the past year of the show and where they see it going over the next year.

Was Warhammer+ worth the $6? Is Star Wars Armada over? And what’s this about a Zombicide tabletop RPG?? All this and the usual hijinks.

Plenty of new games incoming, Exploding Kittens got some Salmon, and Cory joins Chris & Philip to talk about Vampires (and their Masquerading)!

Content Warning: Sexual Harassment. Bullying. Hostile Environments There's been a lot of talk recently in the video game space about the treatment of women, and we wanted to make sure those discussions extend to the tabletop gaming space as well.

Board Games were hot in 2020! Also, a World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King board game?!!?! SQUEEEE!!!!

Lordy lordy, Chris played 40….K that is. Warhammer 40k specifically. Plus, People are shelling out for TCGs still, Asmodee is bringing the hammer to counterfeits, and speaking of Warhammer - there’s going to be a subscription for Warhammer stuff?

There’s ONE more FFG announcement to talk about, a joke about “New Orleans” somewhere, and Chris played a game from 2018??? GASP! Oh and more Power Rangers stuff is coming.

If you are like Chris and love FFG, you are gonna like the news this week, as there were a LOT of announcements. Chris also got in a Gametopper and talks about Jetpack Joyride….the board game?

People are going crazy for Pokemon cards, everyone’s bailing out of Gen Con, and Chris played a bunch of board games! Surely the end times are upon us! (and don’t call me Shirley)