Episodes
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Episode 118: Sidequest! Top 50 board games of 2023!
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
A quest so grand we needed to add to the party to undertake it! King Scott and Just Patrick are joined by Will, Ryan, and Josh to run the gauntlet of the top 50 games (well, like, 47 really) of 2023!
We then each share one that we felt was under the radar, one that we're excited to play but haven't yet, and our personal favorite game of 2023!
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Episode 117: Dune Imperium Uprising! w/ The White Castle, Project Eos Rise & More!
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
The kingdom is in peril!
King Scott had official royal duties to attend to, so this episode is mostly Just Patrick.
Fear not though, as we get visits from Josh and Will!
Recent plays include a sleeper hit: Project Eos Rise, as well as the new hotness: The White Castle.
The 8-bit breakdown goes to Dune Imperium: Uprising!
Then we visit solo land for a small footprint game called Dustrunner.
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Episode 116: Arborea, Ark Nova Marine Worlds & more!
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
A strange land that needs to be regenerated to entice the flora and fauna to return, today's adventure takes us to Arborea! Get the scoop on this brand new game in the 8-bit breakdown.
Join King Scott & Just Patrick for this episode chock full of games!
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Episode 115: Sidequest! PAX recap 2023!
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Its a packed guild house today! The gang talks about all the fun and excitement of PAX 2023, including games played, memorable moments, and general shenanigans!
Don't forget, we want to hear your top 3 games that got the 8-bit breakdown last year, and we're giving away games for it!
Get in the guild and let us know: BGG Guild
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Episode 114: Frostpunk, 20 Strong, Top Ten Review Games of Season 3!
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Its officially season 4!
In this premiere, King Scott and Just Patrick chat about Dice Manor, Kiri-Ai, and 20 Strong.
The 8-bit breakdown is for the extremely thematic cooperative game, Frostpunk!
Then stick around for some season 3 recap, including our top ten games of the season!
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Episode 113: Sky Team, Forest Shuffle & PAX Preview!
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Welcome yet again adventurers!
Today we focus on two player games... mostly....
Recent Plays include The Mirroring of Mary King, Forest Shuffle, Dracula vs. Van Helsing & more!
Today we take to the skies for the 80bit breakdown of Sky Team!
Then stick around for our look ahead to PAX 2023 and some of the games that we're all fired up for!
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Episode 112: Snap Ships Tactics, Empire’s End & The Academy!
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
It's time to level up in the hobby!
Gather 'round adventurers and hear King Scott and Just Patrick tell tales of recent adventures, such as Between 2 Cities Essential Edition, Empire's End & Lunar Rush, but it all kicks off with The Aetherial War, a campaign card game!
The 8-bit breakdown goes to one that we're extremely excited to talk about; a game with a ton of toy factor: Snap Ships Tactics!
The time warp takes us to last year's review: Transmissions!
Finally, Archmage Andrew joins us for the next installment of "If Board Games Were People."
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Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Episode 111: Humanity! Plus Flamecraft, War of the Ring, Around the Geek & more!
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
For this episode Just Patrick is joined by Explorer Josh! The King is off this week doing some kingly king type stuff, but worry not!
Today's recent adventures include Flamecraft, Wolfenstein, and War of the Ring 2nd Edition!
The 8-bit breakdown goes to a new game released at Essen and live on BGA called Humanity.
We lookback on Godtear before wrapping things up with a segment we haven't done for a long time: Around the Geek! Where we select and discuss a couple of topics from boardgamegeek.
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Episode 110: Sidequest! Gametoppers with Burky!
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Hey adventurers! In this special sidequest episode, we're joined by Burky from Gametoppers!
Learn all about the live kickstarter, the mats, the tables, the art and more!
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Episode 109: Eclipse 2nd Dawn, PGX Wrap Up, Gateway Games & more!
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Today's quest is a big one! Gather round adventurers as PGX is in the books and we have so much to share!
Recent adventures include Wizards of the Grimoire, Bat Flip, and 1923 Cotton Club!
Our 8-bit breakdown goes to a game that recently cracked the BGG top 20: Eclipse, Second Dawn for the Galaxy.
We do the time warp and revisit Block & Key before rounding out the episode with a fresh take on "gateway" games!
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