In today’s episode we talk about social deduction games and deduction games and whether or not all games are social deduction! We also talk about Terrorscape 2 and the app for My City! youtu.be/xvG4dT8bN_I?...

My August highlights video is up! And it's the first video filmed in my new house/studio! (but also not much gaming in August due to moving) #boardgames youtu.be/8bAsN58lgDE?...

Ready for some trick taking? youtu.be/ET8Tj_ryzWA Join us in the celebration of this genre!

In today's episode, Crystal made a game for Ambie to guess her games from the BGG description! Play along as you listen/watch to the episode! We also talk about Ghost Stories and The Great Evening Banquet. #boardgames #podcast youtu.be/1fxpy7aZobE?...

In today’s podcast we talk about what board game themes we’d like to participate in IRL! We also talk about the free PnP game Concealed, and the apps MicroMacro: Downtown Detective and Draw Along with Dave! youtu.be/g3V5PGBgZyA?...

My pirate-loving kid got Capt’n Pepe: Treasure Ahoy! for his 5th birthday and he loved it! It’s a cooperative legacy game from @habausa.bsky.social and we’ve played through most of the campaign but we aren’t quite finished. Watch my overview video for our thoughts: youtu.be/qm5F81pPA9E?...

Kids Chronicles: Quest for the Moonstones is a cooperative game for kids/families that’s kind of like an interactive story! It uses an app to scan locations, characters, and items to interact with them and my kids love it! Watch our overview video: youtu.be/Q8S33r2NiYw?...

"Bluesky is dying" Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.

I don’t wear shorts (and don’t own any shorts), but @teepublic.bsky.social now has shorts so I’m tempted to get some with our logo (or our other designs)! Especially since it’s been hot this week… You can get your own here: www.teepublic.com/shorts/61511...

Today’s podcast is about the size of our board game collections! We also talk about Mystery Puzzle: The Lost Fire from @ravensburgertcg.bsky.social, First Contact, and Gibberers. Listen on your podcast app or watch on YouTube! #boardgames #podcast youtu.be/jcuh8OZNCmU?...

My July highlights video is up! Lots of games and puzzles with kids this month, including the wooden Cluebox puzzles I had got on Kickstarter a while ago! #boardgames youtu.be/UHP-RyGMOEA?...

The leadership of the Tabletop Game Designers Association was disappointed to see the publisher CGE touting Codenames: Back to Hogwarts, a new Harry Potter-themed version of Codenames.

Zombie Kidz Evolution from @scorpionmasque.bsky.social is a great first Legacy game for kids! My kids and I have been enjoying playing this together, defeating zombies, locking gates, and opening envelopes! youtu.be/NrebSUi7pJ0?...

Posting to amplify Calvin’s very thoughtful thread about this important issue.

Since the recording and publishing of this episode, we learned of the new Harry Potter version of Codenames that @czechgames.com plans to publish. We contacted them to express our disappointment over this decision and to implore them to discontinue their use of this license. They need to do better.

Today’s episode is about THE END OF GAMES!! Or, in other words, players being able to trigger the end game. We also discuss the new Codenames, Little Alchemists, and Look at the Stars. @czechgames.com #boardgames #podcast youtu.be/DWxxhfWSiWs?...

I love getting new people into the 18xx genre (a series of economic board games about owning shares of railroad corporations and operating them), so it’s super exciting when I see videos that help introduce people! This is a great animated overview of the genre by @benmandelker.bsky.social !

If you missed the midyear board game tag on our podcast (or want to watch a video version of my answers with b-roll), I now have the video of my answers to @rollingreggie.bsky.social ‘s questions on YouTube! This was fun! You should answer the questions too! youtu.be/KFK5AbSqNPY?...

Today’s episode is the midyear board game tag! We got tagged by @rollingreggie.bsky.social so here are our answers to his questions about how our board gaming is going so far in 2025! #boardgames youtu.be/5a5xPBbKoCw?...

My June highlights video is up! It was a light month of gaming for me, but I did get to play an escape room in Denver! youtu.be/eEirHr4Hxpo?...

Tried out the auto focus on my camera for filming June’s monthly review since I keep forgetting to (or fail at) manual focus. But apparently the auto focus can’t decide between my face or the artwork behind me being the subject of the video. So apologies in advance for the focus in the next video!

In today’s episode we talk about Rescuing Robin Hood, Tiwanaku, and Holdiay Hijinks Independence Incident, then we talk about our top 5 games in the BGG top 100! youtu.be/T3MTotPannI?...

I got a review copy of MicroMacro: Kids from @hachettebgusa.bsky.social - I’ve been looking forward to this game since I heard about it and it did not disappoint! Watch my video for my (and my kids’) thoughts! youtu.be/6_5Ww2XIeHo?... #boardgames

In today’s podcast episode we talk about setup time and whether that accounts into our time estimation for how long it takes to play a game! We also talk about The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship and ONDA! #boardgames youtu.be/2AQxfJsccbI?...

My May highlights video includes some highlights from my local convention, @kublacon.bsky.social, as well as my highlights from brining board games to my kids’ school! I also got to play the new LotR Pandemic game from @zmangamesofficial.bsky.social #boardgames youtu.be/gCh-mrFhurg?...

May #boardgames plays! Had a lot of plays with my kids at @kublacon.bsky.social (and at home) this month! What games did you play in May?

We got a review copy of Mooki Island from @hachettebgusa.bsky.social - it’s a 2p card game for kids! I played it with my 5yo and it was surprisingly strategic. Plus the cards are really pretty. Watch my overview (including my kid’s thoughts) in our latest YT video: youtu.be/exIvaClGv0k?...

Today’s podcast is about me and my family’s time at @kublacon.bsky.social! We also talk about Sherlock: The Game is Afoot from @ibcgames.bsky.social and EXIT: The Game - Family from @thamesandkosmos.bsky.social youtu.be/BnOlYfX6O90?...

Got to play Fate of the Fellowship (LotR Pandemic) at game night! We were close but needed one more action and had to go around the table again before destroying the ring, and a bunch of havens got overrun and we lost 🙁 @zmangamesofficial.bsky.social

Monikers from @cmyk.games is one of my favorite party games, but before recently I only played it with adults (and it definitely has a lot of adult themes in the word pool). But my 5yo kids really wanted to play, and now it’s their favorite game! #boardgames youtu.be/Ksyy7FqQnTs?...

It’s Memorial Day weekend in the US, which means I’ll be going to KublaCon (my local convention), but also, our merch is on sale! Check it out to get some shirts or other merch - convention season is started so gotta stock up on board game shirts! merch.boardgameblitz.com

I love puzzle books (and free things) so I’m always on the lookout for printable puzzle books! Here are some great free puzzle books I’ve enjoyed! youtu.be/q3l8FcCrjK0?...

Today’s episode is about colors in board games - both in themes and mechanics! We also talk about Signal and Here Lies from @dvcgames.bsky.social and Awkward Guests 2! #boardgames #podcast youtu.be/FDM7QfZUVnQ?...

Did you know that @chiptheorygames.bsky.social has a line of children’s games? I got a review copy of their Versus Play Collection, which includes a memory game, a dexterity game, and a party game - all for young kids ages 4-5 and up! youtu.be/kWRalGque2o?...

We played some more Here Lies (review copy from @dvcgames.bsky.social) tonight and this was one of the clue cards used to show the expression of the body. This actually gave us a decent amount of info (when added to other things)!

Here’s my board game highlights from the month of April! I talk about Signal and Here Lies from @dvcgames.bsky.social, Bomb Busters from @pegasusspiele.bsky.social, and Monikers from @cmyk.games ! youtu.be/eVg6gsgNYAA

I am no longer with Polygon, my home for nearly 13 years. I am proud of what my colleagues and I have accomplished over that period, and I am especially proud of the role the @voxmediaunion.bsky.social and @wgaeast.bsky.social played in it all. Organize. Now. I am immediately available for hire.

Here are my board game stats (@bgstatsapp.bsky.social) from April! Which do you prefer, the stats-o-graphic or the traditional grid of board games? I like that the first one has the extra info for players, hours, etc, but I’m sad it doesn’t show every game. Luckily I have both! 😆

In today's podcast episode we talk about the board game designer Wolfgang Warsch and what we like about his games! We also review Signal from @dvcgames.bsky.social and Lure from @allplay.bsky.social Watch on YouTube or listen on our site (or your podcast app)! www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/409/ep...

Yesterday was my birthday and I got to play some board games! I tried out the special Valentine’s Day 2p scenario for Bomb Busters from @pegasusspiele.bsky.social and it took us 3 tries but we finally completed it successfully!

I think I'm choosing the one without the detail line screen prints, but here's an updated shirt design with some pawns added to make it even more board gamey! What do you think?

In today’s episode we talk about the US Tariffs and how they could affect the board game industry (especially for publishers and retailers in the US). We also talk about Top Tier and Bag of Chips! youtu.be/yjWzkhHL-5g?... #boardgames #podcast

I’ve been working on a new board game tshirt design for Thanksgiving! Which one do you like better? And any general feedback?

Are you interested in the world of print and play? I’ve gotten a bunch of PnP @buttonshy.bsky.social games and I’m pretty comfortable with the crafting process for cards, so I decided to share a tutorial vlog on my process of making PnP Button Shy wallet games! #boardgames youtu.be/FvfuwwtPv30?...

We’re streaming an extra life marathon with TLN today! The marathon is currently going on so you can watch streams all day, and I’ll be ending the night with an extra life jigsaw puzzle at 8pm pacific on our twitch channel!

My March highlights video is up! My most played game was Craps at Dice Tower West 😂 but I tried a few other good games too! #boardgames youtu.be/OWm2Ksp__AE?...

Today’s episode is about expectations - what do you expect when you open a new board game? And do those expectations get met? I hope our podcast meets your expectations! #boardgames youtu.be/g_kLHXJ3ZB4?...

Nominate your favorite games from 2024 for the Golden Geek Awards!

And our Blitzies episode is out! Listen to it on your favorite podcast app, our site, or on YouTube if you prefer video podcasts! Find out our favorite games of 2024! youtu.be/l57MTQu7N7U?...

This Thursday is the annual Blitzies awards on our podcast! But if you don’t want to wait until then to hear my favorite games from 2024, I made a top 10 list on YouTube! Number one will not come at a surprise if you’ve listened to the last couple episodes of the podcast 😂 youtu.be/Pee7mOHIpO8