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We tell you how a board game experience felt - just minutes after we finish playing. 3 points of view. Posts by Tim. #boardgames #podcast

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It’s high for me. I’d pick Tzolk’in first then Tiletum next.

05.08.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The app is pretty hard to follow everything if you don’t already know the game.

05.08.2025 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Back to the old β€˜Dell.

05.08.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Indie Games Night Market β€” New Mill Industries

The vendors for the Indie Games Night Market have been selected and notified!

Check out what's coming!

www.newmillindustries.com/ignm

04.08.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 12

It was great chatting with you, Reggie! Super fun!

04.08.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In today’s podcast episode @rollingreggie.bsky.social joins us to discuss some our favorite board games that heavily use dice and why we love them.

Liste here: open.spotify.com/episode/4XlY...

#boardgames

04.08.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

That looks so great! I hadn't heard of this brand/table and my mind is already spinning on how I could use one of these.

03.08.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday! Hope you find as much fun with Tapestry as we have!

03.08.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ticket to Ride: Rails and Sails with my family tonight. It adds more tricky set collections but not sure that equals more fun.

02.08.2025 05:41 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Thunder Road: Vendetta Campaign Expansion? Yes please!

01.08.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s cool! Congrats to her.

01.08.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Which art is your wife’s?

01.08.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 2 - Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
YouTube video by RetroStation: A Retro Game Podcast Episode 2 - Klonoa: Empire of Dreams

The second episode of our podcast is up where we talk about Klonoa: Empire of Dreams. Just search for RetroStation on your podcast app of choice. If you’d rather watch, then click the link below. Please subscribe and rate us well if you like it. youtu.be/HZkwtt8qiDs?...

30.07.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I looked into it a little and the best I could find is it measures listens, growth, and retention. Retention being how many listeners listen to the end of an episode. It changes daily too so I can see how more popular episodes impact the chart but also release day gets a bump.

29.07.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Apple Podcasts Charts - United States - Games - Podstatus

If you're a podcaster, this is an great tool to see how your show may be doing compared to other shows in your category: podstatus.com/charts/apple...

I find it really interesting how low the biggest board game podcasts rank in the Games category compared to TRPG, video game, and gambling podcasts.

29.07.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope she enjoys it! Thanks!

29.07.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you're interested in another opinion, I've played it twice at 2 players and it works pretty well. There's an automa card deck that takes the place of a 3rd player since the auctions really need at least 3. It runs smoothly and has various difficulty levels to scale well. Very competitive.

29.07.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So glad you enjoyed! We've had a ton of great feedback on this episode and I'm making sure to pass it all on to her.

29.07.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

She cracks me up, too. Our recent podcast episode with my wife, Danielle, guest hosting is a great peek into what my day to day life is like.

One more example in my life where surrounding myself with people that are smarter, funnier, and more interesting than me has been awesome. Recommended.

29.07.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I like the concept of Newton but I just feel I can never get anything done! Lorenzo feels less punishing to me.

29.07.2025 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My daughter's a Spider-man fanatic. Is this the way to get her into MTG? I doubt it but I'm awfully tempted to try.

29.07.2025 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have very much enjoyed Tycoon: India 1981 myself. What’d you think?

29.07.2025 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Francisco! I have to admit I was more concerned about this when we first started the show than I ever needed to be. Generally we've got an awesome listener community!

28.07.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Today's podcast episode, Danielle answers our questions from the more casual side of the hobby discussing what she likes, what she doesn't like, and what annoys her about board gaming.

I haven't laughed this much in a while.

Listen here: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/BZhTeldrmVb

#boardgames

28.07.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Not common but I happens every few months. Usually if we mention wanting to see more diversity in the hobby.

28.07.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm an Apple Podcast guy myself but my favorite thing about Spotify as a podcast platform, though, is that when someone comments on our show with something sexist or racist, it puts it in a Needs Review bucket.

If I don't respond that comment never gets seen. By doing nothing I can silence them.

28.07.2025 04:55 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!

28.07.2025 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Didn't realize you dabbled in design. Great that you're still enjoying an early one!

28.07.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah they’re full msrp but it’s cool to see so many great hobby games in a store like that.

27.07.2025 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Barnes and Noble in the Grove in LA has an amazing board game selection. Behind me is about one fifth of the board games.

27.07.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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