Men on Board is a board gaming podcast where each episode will focus on a particular category within the hobby. The categories will be anything from a mechanic, to a theme, to a particular designer or publisher. Each episode will usually focus on two games from the category and contain a discussion of each as well as some compare and contrasting between them. Also, every episode will include a discussion that pulls back and looks at a more broad view about the board gaming hobby.
In this episode we talk about two of our favorite games by designer Eric Lang. First we discuss The Others: 7 Sins and then we chat about Arcadia Quest. In our Broader View, we debate the pros and cons of Kickstarter.
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:00:41] - Eric Lang
[00:01:51] - The Others: 7 Sins
[00:21:30] - Arcadia Quest
[00:35:15] - Comparison
[00:44:25] - Other Games by Eric Lang
[00:45:46] - Broader View
Today we're talking about the dice placement games Sagrada and Roll Player. In our Broader View conversation, we talk about owning multiple games that do similar things in your collection.
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:01:34] - Dice Placement
[00:01:59] - Sagrada
[00:18:56] - Roll Player
[00:36:07] - Comparison
[00:46:06] - Other Games
[00:49:42] - Broader View
Happy New Year! This first episode of 2018 is all about Battlestar Galactica. We look at and compare Battlestar Galactica the Board Game as well as Dark Moon, or as it was originally called, BSG Express. In our Broader View, we talk about Intellectual Property in games.
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:00:56] - Battlestar Galactica (the show)
[00:02:15] - Battlestar Galactica (the board game)
[00:24:45] - Dark Moon
[00:38:03] - Comparison
[00:46:31] - Other Games
[00:49:35] - Broader View
Happy Holidays everyone! As we get ready to head home and spend some time with our families, we decided to talk about the family weight games Forbidden Island and Ticket to Ride. In our Broader View, we talk a bit more about playing games with our families over the holidays.
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:00:50] - Family Games
[00:02:22] - Forbidden Island
[00:16:05] - Ticket to Ride
[00:32:06] - Comparison
[00:35:20] - Other Family Games
[00:39:15] - Broader View
The category for this episode is Area Control and we talk about Kemet and Scythe. In our Broader View, we start out trying to define the terms Ameritrash and Eurogame, but we end up spending more time just talking about the terms in general.
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:02:20] - Area Control
[00:03:55] - Kemet
[00:24:27] - Scythe
[00:39:38] - Comparison
[00:46:59] - Other Area Control Games
[00:50:52] - Broader View
In this episode, we look at Worker Placement games and compare Agricola with Viticulture. In our Broader View, we give some advice about how to lose gracefully.
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:00:45] - Worker Placement
[00:01:36] - Agricola
[00:19:26] - Viticulture
[00:38:22] - Comparison
[00:47:17] - Other Worker Placement Games
[00:51:29] - Broader View
In our (slightly late) Halloween episode, we take a look at two cooperative games with a traitor mechanic and a horror theme: Dead of Winter and Betrayal at House on the Hill. In our Broader View, we try to figure out why we love games even though they are flawed.
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:01:44] - Horror Games
[00:02:22] - Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game
[00:24:56] - Betrayal at House on the Hill
[00:43:05] - Comparison
[00:51:04] - Other Horror Games
[00:53:29] - Broader View
City Building is the theme of choice in this episode and we explore it by discussing the games Quadropolis and Suburbia. In our Broader View, we talk about selecting the right complexity level for your gaming group.
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:00:44] - City Building
[00:02:45] - Quadropolis
[00:20:19] - Suburbia
[00:35:23] - Bonus Content: Suburbia vs. Castles of Mad King Ludwig
[00:39:10] - Comparison
[00:43:07] - Other City Building Games
[00:45:34] - Broader View
This episode is all about designer Bruno Cathala's games Five Tribes and Yamatai. In our Broader View, we talk a little bit about Analysis Paralysis.
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:01:51] - Yamatai
[00:21:36] - An Apology to Bruno Cathala
[00:22:07] - Five Tribes
[00:39:30] - Comparison
[00:46:30] - Other Games by Bruno Cathala
[00:49:03] - Broader View
In our first episode we talk about Hidden Movement by comparing Fury of Dracula and Letters From Whitechapel. In our Broader View, we attempt to give some advice about teaching strategy when you are teaching a game.
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:00:42] - What is Hidden Movement?
[00:01:47] - Fury of Dracula
[00:21:20] - Letters From Whitechapel
[00:35:26] - Comparison
[00:43:08] - Other Hidden Movement Games
[00:47:28] - Broader View
In this introductory episode we talk a little bit about our gaming histories, our current gaming habits, and our points of view into the board game hobby. We then go into a Broader View discussion about how we bring people into the board gaming hobby.
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:02:00] - Aaron
[00:06:14] - Josh
[00:08:44] - Jameson
[00:11:54] - Mat
[00:15:42] - General Gaming Discussion
[00:29:18] - Broader View