Board All The Time

Reviews: Holiday Hijinks

Hey hey BATT Family! Today we are doing another separate review in support of our friends at Grand Gamers Guild and their new Holiday Hijinks Kickstarter campaign. The Holiday Hijinks themselves are 18 card micro games that are all escape rooms in a box. We talk about the highs and lows of them and wanted to make you aware of them! 
00:00:00 - The Holiday Hijinks
00:16:07 - Ratings
Thanks so much again to Marc at Grand Gamers Guild for supplying us with review copies of each of the Holiday Hijinks. As one final note, we didn't mention it in this review episode but there are print and play options for all of the games in the series available at their website for a reduced price. 
Please check out their newest Kickstarter campaign and the rest of their games:
Kickstarer: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grandgamersguild/holiday-hijinks-collection
Grand Gamers Guild Website: https://grandgamersguild.com/
Holiday Hijinks Website: https://landing.grandgamersguild.com/holidayhijinks/
You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com.
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We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music. 

Board All The Time Episode 10

Welcome BATT Family to Episode 10 - The Top Ten Thematic Games! This is an odd episode for us at this point, because this was actually recorded fairly early into the production run but we needed to get Jake in to be able to record. So this one actually happened before we upgraded our equipment and had enough mics to support a guest appropriately. There will be some odd table thumps that don't occur anymore and the like, but ultimately none of us would change the picks we made. It was a great conversation and we really hope that you liked having Jake on as well. Let us know what your favourite thematic games are in our Discord or by emailing us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com!
This episode's segments:
00:00:00 - Heads Up
00:00:54 - Intro / Welcome Jake!
00:02:22 - Criterion for List
00:06:03 - Tens 
00:10:16 - Nines
00:17:21 - Eights 
00:24:17 - Sevens
00:32:43 - Sixes 
00:39:55 - Fives
00:51:05 - Fours
00:54:26 - Threes
01:03:33 - Twos
01:11:29 - Ones
01:22:24 - Wrap Up
01:23:17 - Plugs
01:24:25 - Outro
Some notes! 
1) The games that turned into KH: Perilous Pursuit were Rollers, into Rollers Deluxe, into Fantastic Beasts: Perilous Pursuit. We do all still agree that it took four swings at it to make the game into what it should have been all along and it works best in KH.
2) This was recorded prior to GenCon. That means that we hadn't had the pleasure to meet and discuss Apiary with Connie at this point and didn't realize just HOW MUCH bee knowledge and genetic variance went into basically every aspect of that game. We'd definitely have commented on that if this took place after.
3) In relation to a point Scott very confidently states, he forgot that Apiary does in fact have a(n excellent) solo mode.
4) It's ironic that we said we forgot to release a spooky season set of content and then realizing how much horror is in this one. C'est la vie! That's what happens when you don't re-listen to a 3 month old recording before recording and releasing something that felt timelier. 
 
In the next week or so you'll be able to catch up on some promo content for both Tend from IV Studios and The Holiday Hijinks Series from Grand Gamers Guild!
We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time. 
If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime
Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6
We'd like to thank our sponsors as well:
Robin's Nerd Supply: www.robinsnerdsupply.com
Eco Owl Press: www.ecoowlpress.com 
We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music. 

Madcala Kickstarter Bonus Episode!

Hey Madcala backers! Thanks so much for joining us for this little bonus episode for the Kickstart campaign. We hope to have you join us for the rest of our content as well. As a reminder, Madcala's campaign will be running from October 22nd to November 8th. Check it out! If you're in the future, then check it out anyway to do a late pledge. If you're WAY in the future, then check the game out anyway!
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If you're a regular listener, this conversation already featured in our Off Week Odds and Ends 2 episode that launched last week. 
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Madcala Kickstarter Page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/druidcitygames/madcala
Druid City's Main Website: https://www.druidcitygames.com
Druid City's Discord: https://discord.gg/CQutpamzff
Druid City's YouTube: www.youtube.com/@realdruidcitygames
You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com.
We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time. 
If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime
Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6
We'd like to thank our sponsors as well:
Robin's Nerd Supply: www.robinsnerdsupply.com
Eco Owl Press: www.ecoowlpress.com 
We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music. 

Off Week Odds and Ends 2 - The Druid City Edition

Welcome to the off week odds and ends episode! A variety of topics are being put out today, mostly extra conversation from Episode 9 with James Hudson. In addition to those topics, we've add in our conversation post-GenCon about Madcala and I really hope you enjoy that as much as we did. Finally there will be a small little nugget about Coma Ward - a game that Mark very much wants to get a second edition chance to iron out. Thanks for checking back with us this week and we'll catch you next week for Episode 10 - The Top Ten Thematic Games with another member of the BATT Family!
This episode's segments:
00:00:00 - Intro 
00:01:16 - Wonderland's War Expansion Intro
00:01:32 - Wonderland's War Expansion 
00:04:34 - Sorcerer's City Intro
00:05:01 - Sorcerer's City 
00:08:56 - Druid City Themes / The Future of Bloodstone Intro
00:09:23 - Druid City Themes / The Future of Bloodstone 
00:15:37 - Gaming Excitement / Dungeons and Dragons Intro
00:16:18 - Gaming Excitement / Dungeons and Dragons
00:20:21 - Madcala Intro
00:21:05 - Madcala
00:27:46 - Coma Ward Intro
00:28:08 - Coma Ward 
00:29:43 - Outro
Thank you again to James for joining us! Here are the links to what we talked about with him:
Madcala Kickstarter Page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/druidcitygames/madcala
Druid City's Main Website: https://www.druidcitygames.com
Druid City's Discord: https://discord.gg/CQutpamzff
Druid City's YouTube: www.youtube.com/@realdruidcitygames
You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com.
We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time. 
If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime
Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6
We'd like to thank our sponsors as well:
Robin's Nerd Supply: www.robinsnerdsupply.com
Eco Owl Press: www.ecoowlpress.com 
We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music. 

Spooky Season (2024 Edition)

It's the best time of the year: Spooky Season! And darn it if Mark and Scott didn't forget to record a segment on this for release in an October episode. The joy of not considering release dates during pre-production. That'll be changing in the future, but until then have a whole singular helping of the topic. Enjoy!
00:00:00 - Intro 
00:01:36 - Honorable Mentions
00:06:37 - Scott Game 1
00:08:49 - Mark Game 1 
00:11:32 - Scott Game 2
00:15:20 - Mark Game 2
00:20:53 - Scott Game 3
00:26:43 - Mark Game 3
00:30:23 - Scott's Bonus Question!
00:32:40 - Plugs / Outro
**Mark would have totally put Nightfall on the list had he remembered it. What an oversight! It would have taken the place of The Few and Cursed most likely. You'll hear about that soon enough probably.
**There was an additional conversation about a game called Coma Ward that was ultimately cut from the episode. It was an attempt at another publisher to come up with a modern version of Betrayal at House on the Hill and it ultimately failed. Mark didn't want to just dunk on it in this episode, so that content may come out in a future Odds and Ends episode.  
**You might be wondering why Neither Mark nor Scott mentioned Horrified (a specific entry or the series) and it's because ultimately neither one likes it enough. Mark feels the first game is by far the best, but gets tired of the pick up and deliver whereas the rest of the series is deeply unbalanced and missing a lot of rules. Scott thinks that while the original Horrified felt very groundbreaking at the time that it was released, the other versions don't bring anything new to the table and there are a lot of games out there that are scarier and (for him) more fun. 
**We did discuss the Night Cage and considered putting it on the list, but the issue is that neither of us feel like it's a very good game. It's an incredible and substantially creepy theme with a really solid production, but in Scott's words: "I love its idea, its just not that great of a game. It ends up being Top Deck: The Game." Mark can't really disagree with that feeling and wants another try from the publisher at it. 
**Both Scott and Jason really enjoy the game Atmosfear. It is possible to find it online for anywhere between $50-$80 normally and all the video content is available on YouTube so you don't have to rely on a VCR. Go wild! Be spooky!
**And as a final side note, Scott thought about pulling a practical joke on Mark and do the Top Five Snoopy Games but he was very tired and forgot the joke until after post recording. 
You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com.
We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time. 
If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime
Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6
We'd like to thank our sponsors as well:
Robin's Nerd Supply: www.robinsnerdsupply.com
Eco Owl Press: www.ecoowlpress.com 
We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music. 

Board All The Time Episode 9 (With James Hudson)

This week's episode is one that Mark and Scott had an absolute blast recording and are still pumped that it happened. We have the inimitable James Hudson from Druid City Games on with this today and we got to talk a wide array of things with him. In addition to discussing gaming from an industry perspective, he also gave us a number of heads up on things from Wonderland's War, Tidal Blades, and even the future of Bloodstone! Check it out and let us know your thoughts! Meanwhile, check out next week's off-week episode featuring all the extra conversation including the future of Sorcerer City!
This episode's segments:
00:00:00 - Intro / Hi James!
00:02:27 - What's Been on the Table
00:07:45 - Topic of the Week: Why Do "Bigger" Publishers Use Crowdfunding?
00:27:14 - Should Games Get Second Chances? 
00:36:41 - Table / Shelf / Trade
00:56:12 - Rotating Segment: Surprise Party!
01:02:28 - What's Next for Druid City?
01:06:06 - Plugs / Outro
Thank you again to James for joining us today! Here are the links to what we talked about with him:
Madcala Kickstarter Page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/druidcitygames/madcala
Druid City's Main Website: https://www.druidcitygames.com
Druid City's Discord: https://discord.gg/CQutpamzff
Druid City's YouTube: www.youtube.com/@realdruidcitygames
**As a quick note: we've gotten the question of what score ranges would each segment of Table/Shelf/Trade normally relate to? At least for Mark, a Shelf is 8+, Table is 5-7, though a 5 isn't that exciting of a table, and a Trade is 4-.
**When Scott said Telescope in his review of The Search for Planet X, he meant Observatory.
**When talking about Stamp Swap, Mark didn't have any foreknowledge of the game's existence. He was simply expecting an I Cut, You Choose game from the company for a very long time.
You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com.
We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time. 
If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime
Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6
We'd like to thank our sponsors as well:
Robin's Nerd Supply: www.robinsnerdsupply.com
Eco Owl Press: www.ecoowlpress.com 
We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music. 

This Or That: Calico vs Cascadia

Mark and Scott take on two games of the Flatout Trilogy, Calico and Cascadia, and break down the way the games work, why they like the one they do, and what they don't enjoy in the other. At the end of the episode, they also give a recommendation to explore similar games.
 
This episode's segments:
00:00:00 - Intro 
00:00:55 - Calico vs. Cascadia
00:16:56 - Recommendations / Outro
You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com.
We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time. 
If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime
Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6
We'd like to thank our sponsors as well:
Robin's Nerd Supply: www.robinsnerdsupply.com
Eco Owl Press: www.ecoowlpress.com 
We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music. 

Reviews: Intent to Kill and Neon

This episode's segments:
00:00:00 - Intro / How Our Reviews Work
00:03:31 - Review: Intent to Kill
00:23:17 - Review: Neon
00:39:51 - Outro
Thank you so much to Hobby World for providing us the copies of these games to review. This was not a paid review, however, the games were provided to us for free to review. If you would like us to review something, please reach out to us:
You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com.
We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time. 
If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime
Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6
We'd like to thank our sponsors as well:
Robin's Nerd Supply: www.robinsnerdsupply.com
Eco Owl Press: www.ecoowlpress.com 
We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music. 

Board All The Time Episode 8

Another themed episode, this week we discuss solo modes and all the associated fun around that. We had a lot to say on it - really an enormous amount as it turned out - so one of the segments is being cut out and will be released as off-week content next Tuesday so we can keep to our general episode length. Hope you enjoy the conversation and if you have anything to add, always feel free to hit us up! We'd love to keep getting suggestions for topic of the week and such. Thanks to Derian for giving us this week's!
 
This episode's segments:
00:00:00 - Intro 
00:02:04 - What's Been on the Table
00:19:07 - Topic of the Week: Solo Mode!
00:35:19 - Why Did I Wait to Play That: Veiled Fate
00:48:13 - Table / Shelf / Trade
01:07:03 - Rotating Segment Notice
01:07:43 - Plugs / Outro
 
You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com.
We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time. 
If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime
Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6
We'd like to thank our sponsors as well:
Robin's Nerd Supply: www.robinsnerdsupply.com
Eco Owl Press: www.ecoowlpress.com 
We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music. 

Board All The Time Episode 7

The cursed episode finally releases! We had to take three swings at recording this one between tornadoes, corrupted audio, and just finding the time to get it all put together. This is one of our favourite episodes we've done so far though. Not only do we have a wide ranging and thoughtful discussion on expansions, but we managed to talk about more games than any other episode so far. Thank you all so much for the patience as this episode had to keep getting reconstructed, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
 
This episode's segments:
00:00:00 - Intro 
00:01:31 - What's Been on the Table
00:07:25 - Topic of the Week: Expansions!
00:22:53 - Why Did I Play That: Paper Dungons
00:30:18 - Table / Shelf / Trade
00:47:39 - Visions of the Future
00:55:50 - Outro
 
You can email us at boardallthetimegaming@gmail.com.
We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time. 
If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime
Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6
We'd like to thank our sponsors as well:
Robin's Nerd Supply: www.robinsnerdsupply.com
Eco Owl Press: www.ecoowlpress.com 
We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music.