Boards Alive Podcast

It’s DATENIGHT! The podcast where a wife and her husband talk about the games they play on date nights. We focus on games that are great for 2 players. Each episode is short and sweet, just the way you like it, right honey? In Episode 20, we review the mystery co-op game Detective LA Crimes.

In this episode we play through the standalone 6th case that is available for the base game of Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game by Portal Games. This is the case they often run at conventions, so be warned this will be a spoiler-filled episode where we try and solve the case.

In this episode we try to survive the Tomb of Horrors in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. We’re joined by Dustin and London, Linsae’s brother and sister-in-law as Quinten DM’s us through the tomb. The party gets very scared and finds the Hall of Wonders.

In our one hundred and twenty-third episode, we say farewell to this flagship podcast as we talk about what we’ve been playing lately and we reflect on our review of Harbour from 100 episodes ago. Then we review the Star Wars adventure game Star Wars: Outer Rim. This episode is sponsored by Game Night Apparel & Board Game Bliss

Cynthia Hornbeck hosts our SHUX 2017 panel and we are joined by Mark Biggar and Todd Goodman as we delve into the topic of Games in Education. This episode is sponsored by Level 3B's Deep Space Game Canopy

In our one hundred and twenty-second episode, we celebrate the end of the fifth year of the podcast, talk about the Kickstarter for the Deep Space Game Canopy and talk about the games we have been playing lately. Then we look back on the past year of gaming for us here on the podcast and make a big announcement. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Battle Bards

It’s DATENIGHT! The podcast where a wife and her husband talk about the games they play on date nights. We focus on games that are great for 2 players. Each episode is short and sweet, just the way you like it, right honey? In Episode 19, we review the fantasy adventure co-op game Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss

In our one hundred and twenty-first episode, we talk about what we’ve been playing lately  and we reflect on our review of Alien Frontiers from 100 episodes ago. Then we update our Top 50 Games of All Time list with some games we have played since we made our lists last year. This episode is sponsored by Cawood Publishing & Board Game Bliss

In our one hundred and twentieth episode, we talk about some games we’ve been playing. Then we interview Elizabeth Hargrave, designer of Wingspan and Tussie Mussie about getting your first game design published. She also answers some Random Listener Questions. This episode is sponsored by North Star Games & Board Game Bliss

In this episode we try to survive the Tomb of Horrors in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. We’re joined by Dustin and London, Linsae’s brother and sister-in-law as Quinten DM’s us through the tomb. The party dives deeper into some never before seen areas of the tomb. This episode is sponsored by Critical Core

In our one hundred and nineteenth episode, we recap our trip to Terminal City Tabletop Convention in Vancouver, BC, including all the games we played and the awesome people we met. We’re joined by our pals Robb from Metal, Meeples, & Beer and Brendan. This episode is sponsored by Doublesix Dice & Board Game Bliss

Boards A-Little, the podcast where an expert gamer with discerning tastes will be sitting down and discussing games…with his dad. We focus on games that are great for both kids and adults to play together. In Episode 6, Benji and Elsie list their Top 5 Games of All Time (as of right now).

It’s DATENIGHT! The podcast where a wife and her husband talk about the games they play on date nights. We focus on games that are great for 2 players. Each episode is short and sweet, just the way you like it, right honey? In Episode 18, we review the fantasy adventure card game series Pathfinder: Adventure Card Game. This episode is sponsored by Pizzeria Ludica

In our one hundred and eighteenth episode, we talk about what we’ve been playing lately  and we reflect on our review of Love Letter and Council of Verona from 100 episodes ago. Then Brendan joins Linsae and me as we review the sci fi cooperative game Gen7. This episode is sponsored by Leder Games & Board Game Bliss

In this episode we try to survive the Tomb of Horrors in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. We’re joined by Dustin and London, Linsae’s brother and sister-in-law as Quinten DM’s us through the tomb. We try this all again. This episode is sponsored by Cawood Publishing

In our one hundred and seventeenth episode, we talk about what we’ve been playing lately  and we reflect on our review of Among the Stars from 100 episodes ago. Then we review the pirate treasure hunting deduction game Treasure Island .

Thanks to the donations from all of you wonderful listeners to the charity Path of Play, the Boards Alive crew talk about their favourite games of all time. In this episode, Aaron and Quinten talk about their 10th to 1st favourite games of all time while Linsae talks about her 5th to 1st favourite games of all time.

In our one hundred and sixteenth episode, we talk about what we’ve been playing lately and we reflect on our review of Yardmaster and Yardmaster Express from 100 episodes ago. Then we review the dudes on a map game Rising Sun. This episode is sponsored by Level 99 Games & Board Game Bliss

In Episode 4 we're live from SHUX 2018 in Vancouver, BC with special guest hosts Isaac Vega and Lindsey Rode. We tackle questions from listeners and the live audience, including Pip of Shut Up  Sit Down, as we try and give advice about gaming with your significant other. This episode is sponsored by Pizzeria Ludica

In our one hundred and fifteenth episode, we ease you wonderful listeners back into the world of RPGs with a Survival Kit segment about the Unspeakable Tomes polyhedral dice, then we talk about some games we've been playing. Then we interview Adam Davis, Adam Johns, and Ethan Schoonover about their charity Game to Grow and how they use role playing games to help youth develop social and emotional skills. They also answer some Random Listener Questions. This episode is sponsored by Greater Than Games & Board Game Bliss