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 101 - Underrated & Overlooked Games

March 26, 2020

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Adventure Games: The Dungeon, Adventure Games: Monochrome Inc., and Unmatched: Battle of Legends. We then talk about some underrated and overlooked games and how they got that way. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "rate."

Episode 67 - Comfort Games

December 6, 2018

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game and Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar. We then talk about our comfort board games. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "familiar."

Top 100 Games: Crystal's 20-11

June 5, 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 20-11 games.


Episode 18 - The 2016 Blitzies

January 19, 2017

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal go off-format in this special episode and discuss their favorite games of 2016, as well as what they're looking forward to in 2017.

Episode 1 - Conventions

May 26, 2016

Convention season is right around the corner! In the inaugural episode of Board Game Blitz, Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss some games they've been playing recently including Ghost Blitz, Medieval Academy, and Carcassonne. We then discuss games that are great to play at conventions whether you're looking for something long and epic (like Twilight Imperium) or quick and portable (like Zombie Dice). In the "Accessory of the Week" segment, board game bags are the item of discussion and we share our preferences for moving our games around when we travel to conventions or other gaming events. Crystal also asks for feedback regarding what color she should choose for her Game Canopy bag that she recently backed on Kickstarter. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "convention." Finally, we discuss some convention tips we've learned over the years.

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