The Gamecasters: A Board Gaming Podcast About Board Games

Episode 65: Red Rising, Heaven & Ale, Bohnanza, Unlock - Top 5 Games Named After Real Places

Hey, Gamers! Welcome to Episode 65! In today's episode we talk about a bunch of games, but mostly:
Red RisingHeaven & AleBohnanzaUnlock
Jeff takes us through the BGG Golden Geek Awards as well as the Spiel des Jahres nominees, and Natalie leads a discussion about how the hobby has changed over the last decade.
We play an Association Station for you all and then end the show with our Top 5 Games Named After Real Places
We sincerely hope you enjoy :)
-The Gamecasters

Episode 64: The Initiative, Hallertau, Cryo, Catacombs Conquest, Evil Corp - Association Station

Welcome back, Gamers, to episode 64 of The Gamecasters! In this top-fiveless episode we talk about the following:
The InitiativeHallertauCryoCatacombs ConquestEvil CorpNatalie's Nook is all about the ownership and win/loss biases, and the Instagram Inbox let's us hear about some more games with last episode's Chopped ingredients!
We end the show with a rousing Association Station.
Come one, come all!!!
Hope you enjoy :)
-The Gamecasters

Episode 63: Ginkgopolis, Smartphone Inc., Marvel United, Between Two Castles of MKL - Top 5 Uwe Rosenberg Games

Hi there, Gamers, and welcome back to episode 63! In today's show we talk about a lot of games, such as:
Marvel UnitedGinkgopolisSmartphone Inc.Between Two Castles of Mad King LudwigThe Whatnot CabinetBlock NessWe talk all about online vs IRL gaming in Natalie's Nook, we play a new game called 555, and then end the show with our Top 5 Uwe Rosenberg Games!
We also have a board game chopped challenge and have a lot of fun!
Listen in to find out more :)
-The Gamecasters

Episode 62: Nidavellir, Overboss, Caretos, Paper Tales - Top 5 Game Boards

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 62! Listen in to hear our thoughts (mostly Jeff's as Natalie and still have incredibly kinked hoses) on Nidavellir, Overboss, Caretos and Paper Tales!
Natalie discusses Cooperative Games in the Natalie's Nook segment. Ryan takes Jeff and Natalie through a new game of Name. That. Gaaaame!! and then we end the show with our top 5 Game Boards!
Hope you enjoy yourselves and thanks for listening!
-The Gamecasters

Episode 61: Paleo, Forum Trajanum, Dinogenics, Cerebria - Top 5 Games That Begin With D

Hey, hey, Gamers! We're back! It's been about a month since our last episode. I recently lost my father and so have been dealing with all the fallout of that. But we're back at it again finally and we have a lot of new games to talk about! I also tell a few entertaining stories about my dad. We play a new game on the show, Natalie facilitates a great discussion on her Nook segment, and then we end the show with our Top 5 Games that begin with the letter D.
Hope you enjoy!!
 
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Thanks so much!! :)
-The Gamecasters

Episode 60: Dwellings of Eldervale, Bonfire, Canvas, The Fuzzies - Top 5 Big Box Games

Hi there, gamers, and welcome back to episode 60 of The Gamecasters! In this episode we talk all about the following new games:
Dwellings of EldervaleBonfireCanvasThe Fuzzies
Jeff finds out all about what our Instagram listeners think about big-box games, and Natalie talks about FLGS vs OLGS in this episode's Natalie's Nook!
We play another Association Station (with the help of a listener!!) and then end the show with our Top 5 Big-Box Games.
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Thank you all so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!
-The Gamecasters

Episode 59: Lost Ruins of Arnak, Calimala, Dune Imperium, Unfair, Funfair, MicroMacro - Top 5 Games We've Only Played Once

Hello gamers!! Welcome to Episode 59 of The Gamecasters!! In a rush to play the rest of the 2020 games in my collection ahead of the Insties (check it out on the Gateway Network's Instagram account) we get some great games to the table, which is hopefully fun for you all to listen to! Come along to hear us talk in detail about:
Lost Ruins of ArnakDune ImperiumCalimalaUnfairFunfairMicroMacro
Natalie talks about teaching board games in the Natalie's Nook segment, Jeff talks about our Instagram users' 2021 gaming resolutions in this episode's Instagram Inbox, we play a game and then go through our top five games we've only played once!
 
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We sincerely hope you enjoy the episode :)
-The Gamecasters

Episode 58: Praga Caput Regni, The Castles of Tuscany, Catacombs Cubes, Runir - Top 5 2021 Gaming Resolutions

Hello there, Gamers, and welcome to the first episode of 2021!! In it we discuss new hot games, such as Praga Caput Regni, The Castles of Tuscany, Catacombs Cubes, Runir, and more!!
Natalie comes up with a new segment we're calling Natalie's Nook, Jeff reads the top 2020 games from our Instagram followers, Ryan finally understands why Natalie doesn't like Boardgame or Bullshit, and then we end the show with our Top 5 Gaming Resolutions of 2021!
Thanks so much for listening!!
-The Gamecasters