A Final Fantasy TCG? Pirate Pathfinder Board Game, Out of Context Comments - Boards & Swords #196

Charterstone, No Cons This Year, Play-Testing My Patience - Boards & Swords #151: Can we skip to next year yet? Isn’t there an “start next turn” button or something? Well in the meantime, we’ve got a game that 75% of us have played: Charterstone from Stonemaier Games. Plus, new 40K stuff, Spiel nominations, and really old games in the news!News Pour one out for 2020 https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/104554/gen-con-2020-cancelledThe committee "Spiel"s the beans https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/104487/spiel-des-jahres-nominations-2020-my-city-nova-lunThis kickstarter took awhile to deliver https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/05/1700-year-old-board-game-found-in.htmlGames Workshop needs more money http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Games-Workshop-Announces-New-Edition-of-Warhammer-40kEmail us your comments and questions at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/boardsandswordspod.  Personall by Boards & Swords

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Tattoo Stories, Nevada City, Lots of Western Legends Talk - Boards & Swords #157: Not only is Western Legends on Kickstarter again, but its on Collin & Cindy's table again. So much Western goodness that Chris might pass out from boredom! Also, we've got reviews of Tattoo Stories from Games by Bicycle and Nevada City from Rio Grande Games. And of course, plenty of bad news jokes to go around. by Boards & Swords

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Team3, Star Wars Legion Clone Wars, Who Are These People Again? - Boards & Swords #154: Getting back to recording a “normal” episode, Cindy & Collin talk about Team3 from Brain Games, while Chris talks about the Star Wars Legion Clone Wars set from Fantasy Flight Games & the Viticulture app from DigiDiced and Stonemaier Games. by Boards & Swords

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Snowman Dice, My Little Scythe, Ion - Boards & Swords #146: Philip isn't here, but the rest of us have our Ion some board games! Featuring Ion from Genius Games, My Little Scythe from Stonemaier Games, and Snowman Dice is from Brain Games. News Retrayal Rat Rouse Ron Rhe Rill Raggy! https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/101005/grab-your-scooby-snacks-and-prepare-betrayal-myste Plaid Hat Gives Asmodee the pink slip https://www.plaidhatgames.com/news/1047 Wizards announces an Odyssey https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/mythic-odysseys-theros New Bill would cost Amazon some bills https://www.pcmag.com/news/new-bill-would-make-amazon-ebay-liable-for-counterfeits Millennium long Kickstarter for Chronicles of Crime https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/destinies/chronicles-of-crime-the-millennium-series?ref=section-homepage-projectcollection-3-staff-picks-newest# by Boards & Swords

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Indie Games, A Perspective with Matthew Hocker - Boards & Swords #148: We love board games, but we've never tried to make one. With all the serious situations going on in the world, we bring on Matthew Hocker, designer of Composition, to talk about his perspective on games. by Boards & Swords

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The Purge: For 12 Hours All Board Game Crime Is Legal - Boards & Swords #145: Rut roh! All the shelves have gotten full! Now what do you do? We talk about whether or not we purge board games from our collection and what we do with them if we do. News MTG Arena getting smaller in 2020 https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2020/02/mtg-arena-will-come-to-mobile-in-2020/ FFG's RPGs crit fail their saving throw http://www.d20radio.com/main/fantasy-flight-games-long-term-plan-will-discontinue-rpg-development/ Asmodee updates their customer service by deleting it https://www.asmodeena.com/en/customer-service-faq/ Hold the liiiiiiineeeee, Kickstarter isn't always on tiiiiime.... https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/18/kickstarter-workers-vote-to-unionize/ Lets Get Villainous....Villainous.... https://io9.gizmodo.com/marvels-baddies-are-getting-their-own-disney-villainous-1841702456 by Boards & Swords

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Chris Talks to Bebo from Be Bold Games - Boards & Swords #153: Chris talks with Bebo from Be Bold Games (https://www.beboldgames.com/) about board gaming, pokemon, kickstarters, and weird crane games from Japan! by Boards & Swords

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Our Top 10 Board Games (2020 Version) - Boards & Swords #147: We are trying this remote thing, so sorry for any issues. But its our favorite board games of all time! by Boards & Swords

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Boards & Swords #170: Bonus Bits (A Freebie for ya!): Schedules didn’t align for an episode, so here’s a sneak peek at what you could get on the Boards & Swords Patreon feed, the before and after episode chat from episode 170. by Boards & Swords

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Cthulhu Death May Die, FunkoVerse expansions, Age of Empires Cheat Codes - Boards & Swords #161: Its spooky time, so we've got a game we are "dying" to tell you about...aka Cthulhu Death May Die from CMON. Plus some FunkoVerse expansion, news stories and more! by Boards & Swords

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Jetpack Joyride, Ticket to Ride Rush Hour, Battle Sea Galactica? - Boards & Swords #174: 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? by Boards & Swords

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Wingspan, Miyabi, Kickstarters Are Still Steaming Onwards - Boards & Swords #149: It’s been over a year, but Chris finally got around to trying out the board game Wingspan from Stonemaier Games. Meanwhile, Collin and Cindy have been carefully making gardens in Miyabi from HABA. Plus, more news bits, some insight into some RPGs that have happened, and more! by Boards & Swords

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Gloomhaven, Cities: Skylines, Ark(ham) of the Covenant Hotel - Boards & Swords #150: On the list of “Chris finally played….” we can now add Gloomhaven from Cephalofair Games! See what he thinks, see what Collin and Cindy got off their shelf of shame. Plus, Cities: Skylines from Kosmos, and Philip played something!News Clank! More! Stuff! https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/news/announcing-clank-adventuring-partyPower Rangers: Moar Power Moar Rangers https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/renegadegamestudios/power-rangers-heroes-of-the-grid-rise-of-the-psycho-rangersA Horrible Roll & Whiteboard https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/horribleguild/railroad-ink-challengeShe's got another Ticket to Ride apparently http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Days-of-Wonder-Announces-Ticket-to-Ride--AmsterdamThis game is rated Rrrrrrr https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/guildhallstudios/sea-of-legendsEmail us your comments and questions at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  You can find the show on by Boards & Swords

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Silver, Menace Among Us, Meeple Party - Boards & Swords #144: We've got the news, the reviews (Silver from Bezier Games, Menace Among Us from Smirk & Dagger, and more!), and the.....cool personalities? News Secret Hilter being played in State Senate https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/gop-senator-wants-legislative-pages-to-stop-playing-secret-hitler/article_d5b4ed05-c503-5e86-8534-8de650fd3e1d.html New J. Alex Kevern game I'm required to talk about http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Renegade-Game-Studios-Taking-Pre-Orders-For-Succulent-Board Game Games announced I really don't care about https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/100003/spielwarenmesse-2020-ravensburger-teases-castles-t Expansion for Journey into Middle Earth https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2020/1/28/shadowed-paths/ New Keyforge cards! https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2020/1/30/mass-mutation/ by Boards & Swords

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World 1-1 of Geek Craft with Ken Grazier - Boards & Swords #160: Philip and Chris were already getting lonely talking to themselves, so in this episode, Ken Grazier from Geek Craft joins us to talk about the usual board games, but also things like Super Mario 35 and how bad Chris’ jokes are. by Boards & Swords

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Costa Ruana, Ragusa, Gaming In a 2 Person Household - Boards & Swords #152: Collin and Cindy test out a “couples cast” style of episode where they talk about Costa Ruana, Ragusa, and what gaming is like in their household. by Boards & Swords

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Chris played Warhammer 40K, Pikachu V is alive - Boards & Swords #176: 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? by Boards & Swords

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The Episode That Almost Didn't Happen - Boards & Swords #163: This one was a chore to get out, as Chris & Philip were having constant internet issues while they were recording. No reviews this week, just some recaps on the little bits of gaming that they’ve done, plus the usual news bits. Plus, they’ve added a new Listener Feedback section, so send in your questions! by Boards & Swords

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Gen Con Online, Valley of the Vikings, Root Expansions - Boards & Swords #156: Gen Con happened....sorta. Online! The group shares a bit about what they did or didn't do during the event and talk about their thoughts on the convention. Also, reviews of Valley of the Vikings by HABA and some of the new Root expansion from Leder Games! by Boards & Swords

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This is totally Linkin Park's Meteora with Eric Yurko - Boards & Swords #164: This is definitely not a podcast where Chris & Philip have Eric Yurko from What’s Eric Playing on to hang out with them and talk about DuckTales, Mario Lopez as the KFC Colonel….oh and some board games as well. by Boards & Swords

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Bermuda Pirates & Tribes: Dawn of Humanity - Boards & Swords #158: Collin and Cindy are heading out west to live our their western fantasies, so in addition to letting them get in one more review (Tribes: Dawn of Humanity from Kosmos), Philip and Chris talk about their plans moving forward and Chris talks about Bermuda Pirates from Foxmind Games. by Boards & Swords

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Catan Starfarers, Best Board Gaming-Adjacent Memory - Boards & Swords #166: Welcome to the future….by listening to this podcast from the past! Our last episode that was recorded in 2020, Chris & Philip talk about post-Christmas gaming, Chris got to try out Catan Starfarers, and someone asked what our favorite board gaming adjacent memory was. All that and much more! by Boards & Swords

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Cartographers Revisited, Among Us, Can we do this by ourselves? - Boards & Swords #159: The Team Swords takeover of the podcast is complete: now can we actually still be entertaining? We revisit Cartographers from Thunderworks Games, so there definitely is some board game talk. Also, Chris revisited his youth. And there might be an imposter…. by Boards & Swords

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VR Shopping Sprees with Omari Akil from Board Game Brothas - Boards & Swords #162: Number 1 best seller ideas generated in this episode, as Chris & Philip have Omari Akil from Board Game Brothas here to talk about their newest Kickstarter: Hoop Godz! Plus, Chris is embarrassed to talk about what game he’s been playing the most, plenty of news jokes/groans, and the return of the classic Rank is Right! by Boards & Swords

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The Deadlies, Exit, Pathfinder: Lost Omens Gods & Magic - Boards & Swords #155: We have some news again, although Chris didn't feel like writing jokes for the Spiel des Jahres winners. What did he joke about? You'll have to listen and find out. by Boards & Swords

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"These are the voyages of....a ship.....and some cats...." - Tangled in the Slipstring #1: Chris, Collin, Cindy, & Philip, along with Calvin Wong, present the first of their actual play RPG series “Tangled in the Slipstring”, where they play as cats in a custom futuristic setting. by Boards & Swords

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Vampire The Masquerade: Rivals, Silver Bullet, Happy Exploding Kittens - Boards & Swords #179: Plenty of new games incoming, Exploding Kittens got some Salmon, and Cory joins Chris & Philip to talk about Vampires (and their Masquerading)! by Boards & Swords

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A Much Delayed Pax Unplugged Recap (Feat. Jessica and Andrew from Gameosity) - Boards & Swords #187: 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! by Boards & Swords

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DC Deck Building Game: Rebirth w/ Shaun from All The Bits! - Boards & Swords #170: Shaun from All the Bits, a podcast talking about board game components joins Chris & Philip to goof around and talk about board games! by Boards & Swords

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Mobile App reviews, Banishing to the Shadow Realm - Boards & Swords #165: It’s time to dddddd…..do a podcast! The year is winding down, but Chris & Philip have some actual reviews to finish up the year with. They take a look at the Root app from Leder Games and Roll for the Galaxy from Rio Grande Games. Plus, some news and questions from the community! by Boards & Swords

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A Final Fantasy TCG? Pirate Pathfinder Board Game, Out of Context Comments - Boards & Swords #196

A Final Fantasy TCG? Pirate Pathfinder Board Game, Out of Context Comments - Boards & Swords #196

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