We're back with part 2 of our 2-player special, with guest @grantsgamerecs.bsky.social! Now you have too many 2P recommendations from all of us. You're welcome. www.goinganalogshow.com/article/314/...

We (w/ @grantsgamerecs.bsky.social) have been talking about having a weekly game night committed to something we almost never get to do: completing a campaign. The game we all wanted to see through: Tidal Blades 2. Now let’s see if our schedules and real life will allow us to finish.

We love PlayProp so much that we had to get a second copy. Gotta replace some of the corks that inevitably get chopped up by our violent friends.

Start the new year off with some NOT UGLY Euro games — thanks to @panda8ngel.bsky.social for having us on The BoardGameGeek Podcast! boardgamegeek.com/blog/12153/b...

We decided it was the year of the 2-player game! So many great ones came out that we couldn't cover them in one episode (and not without the help of special guest @grantsgamerecs.bsky.social). Watch 👀/listen 👂 to part 1: www.goinganalogshow.com/article/313/... #boardgames

We got to play This is Not a Game About a Pipe at BGG.CON thanks to @wericmartin.bsky.social. Fell in love right away so we frantically texted friends who’d be at PAXU, where it was being sold. Thanks to @panda8ngel.bsky.social and Jon H for nabbing four copies for [email protected]

Come watch @chrispyha.bsky.social and @danshoehsu.bsky.social later this afternoon! We'll be playing games to help the BGG Annual Support Drive.

BGG.CON: What we played, what we liked, and why we liked them. Plus: What's next for The Board Game Quiz Show! www.goinganalogshow.com/article/312/... #boardgames

It gets expensive (for us) when @panda8ngel.bsky.social and @grantsgamerecs.bsky.social visit and show us new games. Now these are on our want-to-buy lists: How to Save a World, Neko Syndicate, Snow Colony, and Formidabel! (aka Formidable Farm).

My bedroom? Oh! You mean my

Luggage code suddenly doesn’t work, so now we get to play a less fun version of the card game Beasts @pandasaurusgames.com @stoichamster.bsky.social

Join us tonight for board game trivia at BGG.CON! Two shows: 8 pm and 9 pm. Prizes for winning teams courtesy of @luckyduckgames.

We've been drafting cards and tiles (and pieces of a fountain) left and right...hear our thoughts on them! www.goinganalogshow.com/article/311/... #boardgames

If you'll be at BGG.CON next week, sign up for The Board Game Quiz Show live event! Do well and you can win some prizes. tabletop.events/conventions/...

"Just make it in America!" Druid City's James Hudson explains why making board games in the U.S. is just not feasible. www.goinganalogshow.com/article/310/... @druidcitygames.bsky.social

An early prototype of the Climate module for Nature. The game just keeps getting better with more cards and systems. Last 24 hours on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nor... @northstargames.bsky.social

It's an epic battle between @danshoehsu.bsky.social and @chrispyha.bsky.social in our Wonderland's War Duel preview: www.goinganalogshow.com/article/309/... #Sponsored #boardgames @druidcitygames.bsky.social

Zombie Princess (the follow up to Rebel Princess) is coming for your braaiiins. We explain how the trick-taking game works through our 5 favorite princesses. youtu.be/7y_zZ3c1mjE?... (sponsored video by @beziergames.bsky.social)

A new business for us: Hosting a Wonderland’s War Duel media event at Going Analog HQ. Thx for the idea, @druidcitygames.bsky.social !

Game designer John D Clair and AEG big boss John Zinser stopped by to talk Mystic Lands/Vale, card crafting, and how autobattling has hit tabletop...and evolved. www.goinganalogshow.com/article/307/... #boardgames

Designer John D Clair, stopping by to show us a prototype of Mystic Lands before recording the Going Analog Podcast. (The episode will be out this Thursday.) @alderaceg.bsky.social

New podcast! Cruel dice, cute bunnies, and more: 👂👀 www.goinganalogshow.com/article/306/... #boardgames (let us know if you prefer the shorter format!)

Mid-Autumn Festival with Moon Bunny by @hotbananagame.bsky.social and homemade mooncakes by @chrispyha.bsky.social! Fun game (that we’ll talk more about in this week’s Going Analog Podcast). Yummy treats that Christina made too many of but oh well guess we gotta keep eating them #boardgames

The golden rule: do unto others as you’d have them do unto you, but if the rule on a card conflicts with this rule, follow the rules on the card

Discussing how a company builds a whole world for its game + the topic of cultural appropriation with guest Jane Hoffacker, CEO of @incredibledream.bsky.social! ▶️ Watch or listen: www.goinganalogshow.com/article/305/... #boardgames

Enjoyed a great afternoon of gaming today, including my first time playing Captain Sonar. Thanks for inviting me, Christina and @danshoehsu.bsky.social!

Hanging out at @candidrum.bsky.social’s, eating great food and drinking lots o’ wine, checking out her crazy collection of board games, and playing Tea Witches.

Snuggle up under a blankie with your favorite fuzzy loved one -- it's time to talk cozy board games. 🥰And...outside of great gameplay, what makes for a good *product*? We discuss with designer/developer Alex Cutler! www.goinganalogshow.com/article/304/... #boardgames

More Flip 7 coming out from The Op (and these aren’t necessarily it….)

Gen Con put out the two shows that we helped co-host this year, showcasing some of the best board games from the event. 👀 Checkpoint!: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpYO... Wrap-Up Show w/ @ruelgaviola.com: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yhN... And ICYMI, our games of the show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSdE...

Wheee! We’ve now played a bunch of these games — ask us anything!

Kovray invited us to share our favorite trick-taking game for this massive video, but @danshoehsu.bsky.social and @chrispyha.bsky.social couldn't agree. So they kindly let us do two separate clips, so we wouldn't have to sit next to or interact with each other.

CUTE ALERT. Uchibacoya is doing a Kickstarter for the 2nd edition of Aqua Garden and two more games (Sky Garden and Dino Garden). The meeples alone might be reason to back. uchibacoya.com/en/garden-tr...

Covering a bunch of fantastic 2-player board games, giving a few more thoughts on the best of Gen Con, and more! Guest: @aboveboardtv.bsky.social's Corey Thompson. www.goinganalogshow.com/article/302/...

😵‍💫 @grantsgamerecs.bsky.social and @danshoehsu.bsky.social had an epic 12-hours marathon of back-to-back 2P games (a few pictured below, more on our Instagram). They both had headaches toward the end of the evening. 🫠

It's time for our Non-Awards Awards! Here's the good, the bad, and the stinky (and the cute, as you can see from the pic) from Gen Con 2025: www.goinganalogshow.com/article/301/...

Save this Wednesday (8/20) morning at 10 am Pacific for some game news and breakfast beverages when Christina cohosts the Good Morning Society stream with @ruelgaviola.com! www.youtube.com/live/PvvCzDw...

Recent plays: Sanctuary, Brink, Solar Gardens, Pina Coladice

Our first thoughts from this year's Gen Con (more to come!). Felt like we played more games than ever -- here are our faves. www.goinganalogshow.com/article/300/... #boardgames

Do you call this a 2x3 grid or a 3x2 grid? @chrispyha.bsky.social (“2x3”) and @danshoehsu.bsky.social (“3x2”) don’t agree. Game: FlipToons by @thunderworksgames.bsky.social

Acquired attire at #gencon2025 — can you figure out which booth we bought the green shirt in? (Sweatshirt by Rabble Games)

Obligatory #gencon2025 haul photo. A little lighter than previous years’ due to @chrispyha.bsky.social being cheap and wanting one fewer suitcase for lower airline fees. 💸 Many of these games were provided by publishers — we’ll disclose them on any follow-up coverage on goinganalogshow.com!

Designer Alex Cutler stealth took a picture of us playing his (co-designed) A Place For All My Books from the 2nd floor of our Gen Con hotel. It was one of our faves! More coverage on our time at the show coming soon on goinganalogshow.com #gencon2025 #boardgames @smirkanddagger.bsky.social

Storms = canceled flights = multiple flight changes = unplanned overnight stay in Dallas = still waiting to get home. We’ll be very pleasantly surprised if our checked-in luggage (with most our board games from Gen Con) make it home with us.

Lotsa pix from #GenCon2025: www.instagram.com/p/DM5YEnUszi...

New contender for best/cutest packaging. @hotbananagame.bsky.social

Seen scattered around #GenCon2025. 😢 Signal boosting!

What was hot at Gen Con 2025? Tune in to Gen Con TV tonight at 8:00 pm ET for the Wrap-up Show with us and @ruelgaviola.com to find out! 🔥 twitch.tv/gencontv

We’re co-hosting on Gen Con’s Checkpoint show, going live at noon eastern (9 am PT). Come watch to see what’s hot (cool?) at the big show! twitch.tv/gencontv

Christina is ded at Gen Con