Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss some games they've played recently, including Locomotive Werks, Concordia, and Cacao. Our Accessory of the Week is food you can have at board game night. We then talk about board games that have to do with food. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "resource."

by Ambie Valdés

This year was my husband (Toby) and my first year at BGG.CON, and it was amazing. I tried out 53 distinct games, 49 of which were new to me (some were really quick dexterity games). I'm obviously not going to go over every game I played (you can see what I played here, but here are some highlights of the convention for me.

One of the best things at BGG.CON is the library. The library is HUGE. A whole conference room is filled with board games on all the walls, a lot of which are brand new games from Essen! There was also a section in the main hall with a lot of the hot games set up so that people could play them. Because BGG.CON is right after Essen, it was great for trying out all those games I've been hearing about the past month.

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss some games they've played recently, including A Feast for Odin, Karuba, and Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow's Walk. We then talk about board gaming before the turn of the millennium. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "board."

by Crystal Pisano

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss some games they've played recently, including Mythos Tales, Tokaido, and Mice and Mystics. We then talk about board game music and some board games that scare us. We answer another viewer question, and in this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "dungeon."

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss some games they've played recently, including Haspelknecht, Kingdom Builder, and Tiny Epic Western. We then answer some viewer submitted questions! In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "trivia."

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss some games they've played recently, including Junk Art, Monster Factory, and A Fake Artist Goes to New York. We then discuss our shame games - popular games we haven't played yet. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "lose."

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss some games they've played recently, including Captain Sonar, Marrakech, and Star Trek: Ascendancy. The "Accessory of the Week" segment is about things that can save space. We then discuss games with space themes. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "space."