Episode 31 is a few weeks late, but late is better than never! Join us for our July wrap up and discussions about: Age of Steam 🚂 Ark Nova 🐘 Biblios 📖 Crokinole 🥏 Leviathan Wilds 🐢 youtu.be/bRoxx78anJE

Greatest filler-weight game of all time? We recently played the Steve Finn classic, Biblios, and it did not disappoint. Check out our play below! youtu.be/YoFN8MSljis

Dueling Kingdoms Episode 8 is live! Check out the new Ridding the Woods expansion for Kingdom Legacy: Feudal Kingdom in action! See if we can clear the forest of the "Robbin" bandit and his merry men. 😂 youtu.be/Me-oT2V5HWs

Brian makes a two-handed solo run at the second title in the HEXplore It series from @mariuccij.bsky.social See how he fared in The Forests of Adrimon! youtu.be/rYSxfbXgcfE

Episode 7 of our Dueling Kingdoms series is live! This is our final episode of the base game, so we'll tally up our scores at the end - come see how we fared. youtu.be/H3_I76pNyaI

Check out our Top 10 Solo Games list! What's your favorite solo game? youtu.be/ahOyRV5t14o

Episode 6 of our Dueling Kingdoms series - we're calling this "The Time Jump" episode since Josh forgot to hit record last time 😂 Anyway, we're having lots of fun playing alone....together. Check it out here: youtu.be/BZNi6gGQcXQ

Brian solos one of his favorite games - HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King from @mariuccij.bsky.social See how he fared below: youtu.be/SG71g1FKFns

"The view from (distant) second" during our Friday evening play of Age of Steam. Tried out the Portugal map for the first time, and Tim locked up the Southern map to run away with it. Such a fantastic game.

July has been a bit disappointing thus far - come see what's been getting us down in Episode 30. youtu.be/1cFpvPR5l8w

Our latest episode of Dueling Kingdoms is live! In episode 4, we add the Water Mill mini-expansion into the mix. youtu.be/Eupe9zh0mzo

Our Dueling Kingdoms series continues with Episode 3! Check out our solo-together adventure of Kingdom Legacy: Feudal Kingdom! youtu.be/fVORowFZ9es

Episode 29 is live! We chat about a hopper-full of games this week including: Spirit Island Wine Cellar Unsettled Civolution Concordia Leviathan Wilds Watch on YouTube or listen on your preferred podcast platform. youtu.be/3Tqrhn10T5k

One of Brian's absolute favorite book series collides with one of his absolute favorite games in today's episode of Cover to Cover! youtu.be/OQOaVW38Rrs?...

Josh and Brian are trying out something a little different for Kingdom Legacy: Feudal Kingdom... "Soloing together" in a new series called Dueling Kingdoms. Check it out here: youtu.be/vWbKsEmDl74

A whole lot of games to talk about in this week's podcast! Galileo Galilei Pampero Rebirth Three Kingdoms Redux Beyond the Horizon Revive Check out episode 28, cat tax included. 🐈 youtu.be/95hFjyTyYhk

Welcome to "Cover to Cover" - where books and board games collide! Brian and Josh kick off a new series where we discuss how some of our favorite books correlate with some of our favorite games. Shout out to Jenn Bartlett, the Board Game Librarian, who inspired this series. youtu.be/1smrqSOmqvE

The last of our Elite Eight games is Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread. Join our adventuring party for a play: youtu.be/U_IKU7vW_0Q?...

Brian, Josh, and Tim reach for the stars in Galileo Galilei from @capstone-games.com in collaboration with Pink Troubadour. Join us as we learn and play this upcoming @originsgamefair.bsky.social release. Swing by booth 701 to give it a look! youtu.be/wYeBrJeVqJY

Brian picks some🍊🍋‍🟩🍋 in Grove from Side Room Games. This is game number two in the Harvesting trilogy from Mark Tuck. See how how he did below! youtu.be/LGaGPNELVXg

Enjoyed a four player game of Pampero from Ape Games this evening. We broke the bank during end game scoring! 😂 (Well, it was mostly Tim with a final score of 271.) #TimAlwaysWins

Play number seven of our Elite Eight Bracket Challenge is Beyond the Horizon from @capstone-games.com in cooperation with Cranio Creations. Check out our full teach and playthrough of this neat tech-track civ builder: youtu.be/haWZWkT4Rjo

In episode 27, our Elite Eight becomes our Final Four, we chat about our May plays, and we discuss Beyond the Horizon, Arydia, and Raising Chicago! Join us for some fun and another 3-minute tirade from Brian. 😝 youtu.be/LKCzWY7s85A

Get your jackscrews ready - we're Raising Chicago! Brian, Josh, and Tim learn and play Raising Chicago published by @capstone-games.com in cooperation with @ulible.bsky.social Raising Chicago is releasing at @originsgamefair.bsky.social so swing by Booth 701 to check it out! youtu.be/kR_fd-euDh4

We FINALLY got back on track with our 2025 Bracket Challenge. Our next Elite Eight pairing features the classic Feld, Bruges, from @zmangamesofficial.bsky.social See how we fared below: youtu.be/8VN95VvTGo0

Brian and Josh provide some hospitality in High Season: Grand Hotel Roll & Write from @lookoutgames.bsky.social youtu.be/PRAzAqYxKC4

Brian and Josh continue their run of Slay the Spire: The Board Game. See how they fare is Act II. youtu.be/SIxdvJvWDSA

Josh tries his hand at The Guild of Merchant Explorers monthly solo challenge for May on BGG. See how his score compares to this month's entrants. youtu.be/XHJOu82M6SI

Josh (The Watcher) and Brian (The Silent) take a run at Slay the Spire: The Board Game. Check out Act I below! youtu.be/B6AiNNZ151k

May has been a busy month for the team at Playing for Second, but unfortunately, not in the realm of board games. This week's podcast features a lengthy discussion of "progression" in games, and Brian pledges to never heal Tim again! youtu.be/Hbg28oKD4Uk

Can the gang deduce the details of the death of Old Libkis in Case No. 004 of Here Lies from @dvcgames.bsky.social Find out here: youtu.be/RF2s9yJenIY

Join Josh as he plays a solo game of Planet Unknown from @adamsapplegames.bsky.social Such a fun polyomino puzzle with some satisfying resource track management! youtu.be/athqBuB49u4

Check out our recent play of War of the Ring: The Card game. This is a three-player cooperative game that included both released expansions. Tim really enjoyed this one, but Brian and I say "pass." Literally. youtu.be/4PMBNzMmnWU

Join us for another round of Here Lies from @dvcgames.bsky.social Tim takes the reigns in case 003 to help Brian and Josh uncover the details of Big Tim's death. youtu.be/994QGOm8-lU

Join us as we play Chapters 2-7 of the Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game from @officedoggames.bsky.social youtu.be/wr81Qzkip4g

Strider is Aragorn, Aragorn is Strider! Episode 25 includes April's monthly wrap up and a few recent plays: War of the Ring: The Card Game Cuba Libre Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game Here Lies Big Time Hockey Check it out below or on your preferred podcast platform. youtu.be/5FF--26NQkk

Join us for a play of Here Lies from @dvcgames.bsky.social See if Josh can help Brian and Tim figure out what happened to Lee Tan in Case No. 002 - FULL SPOILERS! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbyO...

The most recent Elite Eight play from our Bracket Challenge series is Cuba Libre. This is Brian and Josh's first (and most likely last 😂) experience with the COIN series. Check out the play here: youtu.be/wk0LcxlbC0w

Here Lies by @dvcgames.bsky.social is a detective game unlike any other. By encouraging creativity and even outright silliness, it comes closer to its pulpy origins than any number of logic-heavy titles. My review: spacebiff.com/2025/04/23/h...

Join Josh as he unboxes Here Lies from @dvcgames.bsky.social Stay tuned for a playthrough video! youtu.be/1GqsnWz4qLE

Our Elite Eight Bracket Challenge continues with Revive from Aporta Games. Check out our playthrough here: youtu.be/CSooWNX2OBU

Brian and Josh duke it out in Big Time Hockey from Worthington Publishing's "euro/family/sports game division," Pungo Games. Join us on the ice! youtu.be/YqxULdsbgnQ

This week, we are celebrating ONE YEAR of Playing for Second! 🥳 Join us for Episode 24, and remember, even if you're playing Xia, don't ever get in the kiln! youtu.be/UT12iEUBbmw?...

Josh unboxes Beyond the Horizon from @capstone-games.com in collaboration with Cranio Creations. A playthrough video with be forthcoming as part of our Elite Eight Series, so stay tuned! www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7pO...

Cascadia from @flatoutgames.bsky.social is the second play in our Bracket Challenge. It has a tough Elite Eight matchup with Three Kingdoms Redux, but perhaps its quick playtime and puzzly tile-laying will help it move on to the Final Four. See our play here: youtu.be/ZHL7C9Lf3NU

Brian started a blog on BGG - check it out! boardgamegeek.com/blog/16361/b...

Three Kingdoms Redux (TKR) from @capstone-games.com was the first game played for our Elite Eight Bracket Challenge. Wei (Brian), Wu (Josh), and Shu (Tim) vie for control while trying to unify the empire. youtu.be/SbJ0UQC5H_M

We haven't been playing quite as much as we'd like lately, but we still want to chat about games! Join us for episode 23 on YouTube or your preferred podcast platform. youtu.be/NTPH0o_Vmy4?...

Join us for a bit of March Madness fun as we choose games for our next bracket challenge of 15 total plays. Elite 8 = 1 play Final 4 = 2 plays Champs = 3 plays Winner = 4 plays youtu.be/WPNKUacKses?...

Brian and Tim FINALLY convinced Josh to create a Top 10 list and video. Whose list suits you the best??? youtu.be/nz3yzQ6yuzQ