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Sep 14, 2023 • 1h 33min

Season 13, Episode 4 - The Wolves

Den Daddies are back by which I mean to say Board Boys are back, here to alpha wolf dom out all the little soy boy baby dawgs in THE WOLVES, a game about growling and howling at your enemies to DOM THEM OUT. Who will snarl the meanest and win the wolf trophy? 0:00 Intro, E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey 5:30 Lords of Waterdeep 8:15 Cretaceous Rails Kickstarter preview and mini review with Alex from Spielcraft Games Kickstarter Link - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spielcraftgames/cretaceous-rails?ref=73dnqp&token=427fe60d - early peek at the KS page 24:00 After Us 31:30 Zoo Vadis, Ra revisited 36:00 Wild Tiled West 41:00 Baldur's Gate 3 commentary 47:00 Thanks Antofadude from Lil Wreckers Workshop 50:00 The Wolves: Overview 53:00 I am a Wolf, You are the Moon - Craig Wedren 54:30 The Wolves: Review 1:19:45 The Wolves: Verdict 1:24:15 Board Boys Bump: Carnegie 1:28:45 Thank You, Patrons 1:29:45 Dancing in the Moonlight - Thin Lizzy (The completely different song of the same name by King Harvest is worth listening to as well if you're reading this)      
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Aug 31, 2023 • 1h 26min

Season 13, Episode 3 - Barcelona

0:00 Intro, E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey 5:45 Deep Dive 9:30 The Wolves 12:00 Moon River 16:15 Ra 20:00 Zoo Vadis 24:30 Rome in a Day 27:00 Forest Shuffle 32:15 Barcelona: Overview 36:00 We're From Barcelona - I'm From Barcelona 37:30 Barcelona: Review 1:08:30 Barcelona: Verdict 1:15:15 Board Boys Bump: Hansa Teutonica 1:20:00 Thank You, Patrons 1:23:00 Cantares (Caminante, No Hay Camino) - Joan Manuel Serrat (de Barcelona)
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Aug 17, 2023 • 1h 37min

Season 13, Episode 2 - Sabika

Board Boy Bill is back in the saddle for a repeat appearance in Sabika, a game about balancing the lightning bolt with the infinity sign. Also, car fires, PP Rain, Chilling With My Pepsi Like Sheesh, Bowser's Back Door, and many other one episode catchphrases.  0:00 Intro, E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey 2:30 Cam's Top 2 Car Fires 11:15 Anomaly 15:30 The Logo Game 17:00 Frosthaven 25:30 Whistle Mountain 30:00 Burgle Bros 38:30 Sabika: Overview 43:45 I've Been Hurt - Bill Deal and the Rhondels 45:30 A Beaument with Mo: Unmatched 52:45 Sabika: Review 1:21:45 Sabika: Verdict 1:28:15 Board Boys Bump: Bitoku 1:33:15 Thank You, Patrons 1:34:30 The Ronettes - Be My Baby
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Aug 3, 2023 • 1h 35min

Season 13, Episode 1 - Expeditions

Board Boys are back with a brand new season (for catalogue purposes) and playing the sequel to Scythe, Expeditions (Stonemaier Games). Also in this Episode, Board Boy Bill joins us for the first half of a Board Boy Bill double feature, Cam gets the podcast canceled again if anyone was listening, and Rob stands in his truth for the first time ever. (This is the first episode in about six months where there isn't 30 minutes of King's Dilemma and restaurant talk) 0:00 Intro, E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey 2:30 Cam's peanut-brained question about the theme 4:30 For Sale 9:45 The K Man Audits: Cam's Top 5 Luciani Games 15:30 Joan of Arc (Orleans roll and write) 18:30 Hadrian's Wall 23:30 QE 27:45 Expeditions: Overview 32:15 Ice Flow - The Mighty Boosh 33:45 Expeditions: Review 1:11:15 Expeditions: Verdict 1:23:15 Board Boys Bump: Agricola 1:29:00 Thank You, Patrons 1:30:00 Digging for Gold - Sally Oldfield  
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Jul 21, 2023 • 1h 37min

Season 12, Episode 13 - Newton

Board Boys are back for the season 12 finale, finally talking about Newton (Simone Luciani, Nestore Mangione) 5 years late. Also in this episode, 2GG or 2notGG?, plenty of mini reviews, and a little bit of restaurant talk, because of course there is.
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Jul 13, 2023 • 33min

Season 12 - Beau-nuss Episode 2: Top 5 Bar and Pub Games

We recently went to an event The Dealt Hand hosted at The Twisted Vine Brewery.  To help support Eat Greater Des Moines.  In this episode Beau keeps us on track and we talk about our favorite games to take to a bar/pub/coffee shop/Dealt Hand event - you get the picture.  Beau helps host for the first time and Tim's son Remy makes a special guest spot!  What games will make our lists?  Come listen and find out!  If you are in the Des Moines, IA area make sure to check out The Dealt Hand (https://www.thedealthand.com/) and Eat Greater Des Moines (https://www.eatgreaterdesmoines.org/) Until next time we hope you like boardgames!
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Jul 6, 2023 • 1h 49min

Season 12, Episode 12 - Heat: Pedal to the Metal

Board Boys put the balls to the walls and the rubber to the road in Heat: Pedal to the Metal by Days of Wonder. Also in this episode, a middling resolution to airline woes, thoughts on the end of King's Dilemma many years later, and a reward is offered to anyone who can name that arcade game. 0:00 Intro, The Distance - Cake 4:00 Airplane Talk: Finale 15:15 King's Dilemma: Finale 28:15 Reykholt 35:30 La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War 46:30 Illiterati 53:15 Stranger Things: Upside Down 1:00:30 Heat: Overview 1:04:00 Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears 1:05:15 Heat: Review 1:29:45 Heat: Verdict 1:43:45 Thank You, Patrons 1:44:30 Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) - The Gap Band
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Jul 2, 2023 • 23min

Season 12 - Beau-nuss Episode 1: Jurassic World: The Legacy of Isla Nublar

Hey everyone hope you are ready for a new Beau-nuss Episode!  In this one we talk about our experience playing Jurassic World: The Legacy of Isla Nublar a legacy style cooperative game from Funko Games.  In this game you play over 11 total games and get to totally build your own dino theme park!  What did Board Boys Rob and Beau have to think about it?  Listen and find out!  The second half of the episode is full of spoilers so if you want to hear all the little secrets keep on listening to the 2nd half!
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Jun 22, 2023 • 1h 43min

Season 12, Episode 11 - Challengers!

Welcome to the Challenge Family in Challengers!, a game of building a sick deck of zany athletes and seeing how it fares against your opponents when none of you have any control over the order in which cards are played. Also in this episode, Spiel des Jahres contenders 2023 and a little bit of talk about GWT: Rails to the North 2nd Ed. 0:00 Intro, E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey 2:00 Capture the Flag and other camp games 6:30 The King's Dilemma  14:30 Dealmaking ettiquete 19:30 Oranienburger Kanal 24:30 Cascadia 29:45 Awkward Guests 33:34 Challengers!: Overview 37:30 Wrestling promo taunting Razor Ramone and Ric Flair - Ultimate Warrior and "Macho Man" Randy Savage  38:30 Challengers!: Review 59:00 Challengers!: Verdict 1:08:30 Spiel des Jahres 2023 nominees 1:24:00 Board Boys Bump: Great Western Trail 2nd Edtion + mini review Rails to the North 1:38:30 Thank You, Patrons 1:39:15 Challenge Song - I have no idea how to really credit this- Apparently it's the theme song for Half Challenge Barcelona  2013?
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Jun 8, 2023 • 1h 37min

Season 12, Episode 10 - Darwin's Journey

Time to go sailing, Christopher Cross style, in Darwin's Journey, a game that I think should have been named "Galapoly" - who will publish information on species and fossils and stuff the best, Board Boys, Darwin, or the handsome sailor, Esteban? Find out today on another episode of the world's first board game podcast except it's about flying. 0:00 Intro, E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey 1:45 Standing In My Truth (the probably one time only segment): Airplane seating 17:30 Board Game discussion begins 17:45 Bamboo 19:45 Akropolis (again) 22:15 Silo (Rob talks about TV) 27:00 Darwin's Journey: Overview 29:00 Galapagos - Slawa Przybylska 30:30 Darwin's Journey: Review 1:16:15 Darwin's Journey: Verdict 1:22:00 Top 5 Luciani games 1:27:30 Board Boys Bump: Perseverance 1:32:00 Thank You, Patrons 1:32:45 Sailing- Christopher Cross

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