I taught the guys Fives at 3p tonight which I much prefer at 4p. Then I taught them Rowdy Partners at 4p and we enjoyed that one more Scott felt it was quite a thematic trick taking game @capstone-games.com

It's Enrichment Day so I'm running a board game design jam at school We're starting with learning and playing Sushi Go

Brendo taught us Pirates of Maracaibo by @capstone-games.com It's like a bunch of mechanics from Pfister's other games, but really vibing it Player powers, end game scoring control, upgrades, all sorts of stuff

Episode 268 is here to start your year Benji and I review Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by @restorationgames.bsky.social and Slay the Spire: The Board Game by @megacrit.com Plus our thoughts on Unicorn Overlord and Disney Dreamlight Valley boardsalivepodcast.com/2026/01/05/e...

We're playing Speakeasy tonight at 4p It's a lot going on I feel like I'm floundering, haha But I'm getting hit hard by cops and the mob this round, so maybe that's why

Well... I forgot my charger at work so I can't finish editing the podcast It will be a little late this week Sorry, folks

Well Magical Athlete is hilarious and a great time Definitely going to need a copy of it Somehow I won the last two races @cmyk.games

We played So Clover and decided that a fridge is now called a Carrot Guardian This is a collection staple at this point

Game 5 was Ghost Blitz Scott's daughter lost two nails in the prices of dominating all of us I finished with 2 cards...

I was WAY behind on the Spain track of Heat: Pedal to the Metal and got super lucky on two corners, made up all the ground and pulled out the win What a wild swing!

Game 3 was Fives by @cmyk.games Such a great trick taking game with a twist

Game 2 was Bohnanza Planting beans is always a great time I got destroyed, though @meepledungeon.bsky.social dominated us all

We're doing a game day today and the first one up is Rowdy Partners, a wrestling themed trick taking game It was really fun Lots of great team card play And the ending was really tight @capstone-games.com

The 11th Annual BA Holiday Special dropped last week and I forgot to tell you about it, haha Matt joined me and we talked about Distilled by @paverson.bsky.social Unmatched: Lee Vs Ali by @restorationgames.bsky.social and Skyrise by @roxley.bsky.social boardsalivepodcast.com/2025/12/21/e...

Elsie really wanted to try out my new copy of Fives by @cmyk.games tonight It's a truck taking game where you're trying to win tricks that add up to 25 But if you go over, you bust and lose points We played at 4 and Elsie busted in every round, haha Lots of silly fun

Benji and I snuck out the win on the very last card in Raph's deck If we didn't do the one point of damage, we would have lost on the next turn What a wild ending over Krang, who snowballs pretty wildly @restorationgames.bsky.social

I wrapped both Dungeons of Hinterberg and Dredge today Two very different vibes in these games I like Dungeons more, felt like an All Dungeons 3D Zelda Dredge was a chill fishing game with a creepy vibe that I was ready to be done with Happy Christmas or Happy Day Off for Video Games

Benji and I played Unmatched Adventures Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles He was Mikey and I was Donny and we whooped Shredder pretty easily Really liking both of these heroes and their thematic vibes @restorationgames.bsky.social

It's an Unmatched Day for me today, as Benji and I had a couple games of the new Unmatched Lee Vs Ali set tonight Bruce Lee continues to be such a good character and we each won with him But Ali has some cool stance shifting stuff happening @restorationgames.bsky.social

We started our first game of the Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-op game at lunch today at work We got through the teach and one full round Lots going on at 4 players But we're loving the TMNT theme @restorationgames.bsky.social

Matt taught me Distilled last night Really liked it Mix of recipe fulfillment with a little randomness and timing I was able to sneak out the win by making tons of nom-aging spirits @paverson.bsky.social

A little lunchtime gambling at work with Hot Streak I came in dead last, haha @cmyk.games

I forgot to bring Unmatched Lee vs Ali to Quinten's tonight So we played Legendary Encounters Alien and it still holds up as a fun co-op We killed the Queen and saved the second movie storyline

I blasted my way through Tales of Kenzera: ZAU last week It had a really moving storyline about grief and loss mixed with a very solid metroidvania/search action game The combat felt nice, but the platforming was more so-so Loved the setting and theme, though Worth trying if you have access to it

Brendo is back for Episode 266 We review Resafa by Vladimír Suchý, Lowenherz by Klaus Teuber, and Mythical Dice by Manfred Reindl Plus I talk about my time with Ball X Pit @ballxpit.com We also discuss Brendo's experience with a 3D Printer & our buying habits boardsalivepodcast.com/2025/12/07/e...

Oh heck yeah! The Turtles joining the Unmatched world is absolutely fantastic I still have the original Bruce Lee set, but happy to see the reissue and Ali to throw punches @restorationgames.bsky.social

I taught Things in Rings by @allplay.bsky.social Everyone loved it! So many arguments after the round

I ran the fanciest of coffee shops out of my fast food restaurant last night in a 5p game of Food Chain Magnate I was charging $20 per coffee and leeching off of the great work of the rest of the players to pull in a big win. Love this game and how each play can feel quite different.

Episode 265 is here and Q and I finish up our list of our favourite/most influential video games of all time We also review Trickerion Dahlgaard's Academy, Baseball Highlights 2045, and Lord of the Rings Trick-Taking Game after finishing all 18 Chapters boardsalivepodcast.com/2025/11/23/e...

We tried out Resafa for the first time last night We're big Suchi fans in our group so we knew we'd like it Lots going on and we all tried different strategies It was a solid euro that we want to explore again

Our work group just finished the last chapter of this one yesterday It has such a good mix of challenges in the later chapters that make this one a huge win if you want a co-op trick taking game

After our discussion of the best games of 2015 on the latest episode, Scott had us dive into Trickerion last night It was long and I was quite tired by the end of it but it was still awesome

It's time for Episode 264 We review Galileo Galilei by @capstone-games.com and DUOS and Fruit Fight by @cmyk.games I also review Sword of the Sea by @giantsquidstudios.com We also look back on the best and blurst board games of 2015 boardsalivepodcast.com/2025/11/09/e...

Well, Chapter 16 of The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Rings Card Game is pretty tough You have to thread a tight needle of trick taking to make it work We were so close, but will need to continue at lunch tomorrow @officedoggames.bsky.social

I'm more numb than anything, surprisingly... Baseball is a cruel game... But the Jays will be back This team is way too good not to What a wild ride this year has been

We got to play two really fun @cmyk.games card games last night Duos is a team based game where you're trying to complete goal cards Fruit Fight is better than Flip 7 in so many ways, plus the company that makes this one is awesome Need to get both!

We played another game of Galileo Galilei tonight This time at 3p and because we all knew it, it played really quickly A nice, quick playing euro @capstone-games.com

We played our second game of Big Shot at lunch today It's a bidding and are majority game that plays quickly Lots of big cheers and jeers moments as people win or lose bids I pulled out the win, too

Episode 263 is here and Lins is back to talk about her most infulential video games of all time We also reviewed Fishing by Friedemann Friese and Hot Streak by @cmyk.games Plus some chats about Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos and Octopath Traveler 2 boardsalivepodcast.com/2025/10/26/e...

We learned and played Galileo Galilei by @capstone-games.com last night It played fairly quickly, even with our first play A mix of mechanics, including Acton selection, with a science theme We enjoyed it and want to play again this week to see if we can stop Brendo from destroying us again

I cut my left thumb pad doing dishes last night, so I can't play Silksong I'm giving BallXPit a go and I'm pretty terrible so far, haha

Well, that's the first one down What an incredible first game of the World Series The first ever pinch hit Grand slam in the WS? I'll take it!

Well, it is almost time for my wonderful Internet friend @ruelgaviola.com to be my enemy for about a week or so Love you, buds, but the Jays need all my love 100% So friends off... For now

We played White Castle at 3p tonight because we only had about 45 minutes And it totally worked Except for the fact I lost...

Best way to celebrate the Blue Jays going to the World Series? How about crushing a fantastic bottle of Champs and recording a podcast with your best friend? New episode with Linsae coming on Sunday! #GoBlueJays

I had my best game of Azul at lunch against Brendo and Quinten today I never beat them, so I was pretty happy with my tile skills

I introduced Fishing to Scott and Matt last night It went over well, although Scott's comment was, This isn't a trick taking game He feels like the chaos doesn't play like one, but he still really enjoyed it

Benji and I finished up our first fun run of Slay the Spire the Board Game tonight by absolutely demolishing the Time Lord We both built some murder decks in the third Act Such a great game! @megacrit.com

Elsie wanted to play Lego Monkey Palace today So we got to play with Lego and I snuck out the win Such a fun table presence

Played the fancy Castles of Burgundy last night with the vineyard and shield expansions I didn't do much with the vineyard and grabbed one shield, so I didn't do much with them Then I came in last, sooooooo...