Episode 168 - 15 Min or Less

October 20, 2022

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Venn, Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Merry Madness, and Ready Set Bet. We then talk about games that take less than 15 minutes to play!

Episode 167 - Great Gateways

October 6, 2022

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Pocket Book Adventures, The Mysterious Case of Dancing Mania, Connected Clues, and Gutenberg. We then talk about what "gateway games" are and some games we like using to show people what's out there in the board gaming hobby! Finally, Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'Clue.'

Episode 142 - Luck Be a Board Game

October 21, 2021

Ambie, Crystal, and special guest Pam discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum and Cubitos. We then talk about luck in board games and why we like or dislike it.

Episode 116 - SpOoky Games

October 22, 2020

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including The Curious Elevator of Mr. Hincks and the Blinks game system. We then talk about spooooky games and some ways that games can create tension, dread, or surprise.

Episode 54 - It Makes Sense

June 7, 2018

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Sidereal Confluence, Unfinished Case of Holmes, and Noch Mal!. We then talk about games with unique sensory mechanisms. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "sense."

Top 100 Games: Ambie's 70-61

May 29, 2018

For our two year podcast anniversary, we decided to put together our top 100 board games of all time! In this video, Ambie goes over her top 70-61 games.


Top 100 Games: Crystal's 80-71

May 28, 2018

For our two year podcast anniversary, we decided to put together our top 100 board games of all time! In this video, Crystal goes over her top 80-71 games.


Blitz Stop Mechanic: Real-Time

February 25, 2018

Blitz Stop Mechanic is a new segment featured on The Dice Tower's bi-weekly Throat Punch Lunch videos about games where I pick a mechanism and then talk about games that use that mechanism in a cool, thematic way. 


Episode 35 - The Shakedown on Dice

August 31, 2017

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss some games they've played recently, including EXIT: The Game, Ethnos, and Dice Forge. We then talk about dice in games and what we like or dislike about them. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "roll."

Episode 29 - Escape Escapades

June 8, 2017

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss some games they've played recently, including Brass: Lancashire, Paperback, and Clank!: Sunken Treasures. We then talk about board games that trap you or you have to escape. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "escape."

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