The Gamecasters: A Board Gaming Podcast About Board Games
There are SO many podcasts about board games, but so few that feature us! Join Natalie, Jeff and Ryan as we discuss new games we‘ve recently played. Listen to our unique segments like the Boardgame Beatdown, where we take a super popular game and read all the lowest rated BGG comments it has, or the Instagram Inbox where we ask for participation from our listeners on social media. We also usually play some sort of game that you can play along with, and we always end the show with a Top 5 list! There is a lot of content, discussion and laughter packed into every episode. Come join in the fun every other Sunday!!!
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Episodes
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Hello there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 40 of The Gamecasters!! We have a great episode lined up for you all filled with new hotness, self-deprecation, and original music! All fantastic ingredients for a podcast episode, right?
Listen in to hear our thoughts on Forgotten Waters, Orleans, Bruges, Barrier Battles and more!
We also play a new cooperative game for you and give Cosmic Encounter the Boardgame Beatdown treatment!
We also have another way to consume us (gross), as we recorded our Zoom session, so head on over to YouTube to watch the episode if you'd rather do that :)
Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtjlrWLg8Mw&feature=youtu.be
We all hope you enjoy the episode! Stay safe and healthy! Thanks so much for listening :)
-The Gamecasters
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Hi there, Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 39 of The Gamecasters! In this episode hear our thoughts on Blackout Hong Kong, Crusaders Thy Will Be Done, Codenames Duet, Detective A Modern Crime Board Game and many more!
We bring back the boardgame beatdown segment and then do our top five games we thought we'd like but didn't.
Here are some timestamps for segments for the first time!
Instagram Inbox - 1 hour 1 minute 6 seconds
Boardgame Beatdown - 1 hour 9 minutes 58 seconds
Game of the Episode - 1 hour 24 minutes 13 seconds
Top 5 - 1 hour 33 minutes 50 seconds
Thanks so much for listening!!!
-The Gamecasters
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Hey there, Gamers! It feels like forever since we've gotten an episode out to you! We genuinely hope everyone is staying safe and healthy at home, and we're here to bring you some quarantine entertainment!! We talk about some hilarious COVID_19 memes, discuss games such as Sorcerer City, Barrage, Viticulture, and Kingdomino Duel, play a Who Am I game and then give you five games that have really interesting player boards!
We also simulcasted on video! Stay tuned to hear how to get access to that if you so choose, and we'll see you guys next time!
Enjoy!
-The Gamecasters
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Hello there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 37!! On lockdown due to the Coronavirus? Let us take away your worry for a couple hours of entertaining nonsense!
Hear our thoughts on Asmodee's new policy surrounding game components, listen to Terraforming Mars get the beatdown treatment, and hear the funniest game titles with the letter "R" included.
We also do an association station and do our Top 5 Games Without Victory Points!
Thanks for listening and stay safe out there!!
-The Gamecasters
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Hello there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 36!!
Join us as we discuss movies and games that would be different by adding the letter "R" somewhere in there!
We talk about the new TMG game Chrono Corsairs, Too Many Bones, Subatomic, Grand Austria Hotel, and Pulsar 2849.
We talk a bit about how we met and got into podcasting, give The Castles of Burgundy the Boardgame Beatdown Treatment, do another Association Station, and then end it off with our Top 5 Games that Surprised Us!
Thank you so much for listening!!
-The Gamecasters
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Hello there, Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 35 of The Gamecasters! Come listen in to find out our thoughts on Watergate, Yellow & Yangtze, Time Chase, Bites, Widget Ridge, and more!
We give Twilight Struggle a Boardgame Beatdown, do another Association Station, and then dive into our Top 5 Games Outside the BGG Top 1000!
It's a poopy-filled episode to be sure.
Come along and listen!!
-The Gamecasters
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
Hi there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 34.5 where we interview Ben and Emily from the fantastically charming Instagram Account: Date Night Dice! If you have any kind of board game presence on Instagram at all then you know who I'm talking about. If you don't, then do yourself a favor and follow them.
They were an absolute pleasure to interview and we had a great time asking them all sorts of questions to get to know them better!
If you don't already, please follow them on Instagram @DateNightDice
Hope you enjoy!
-The Gamecasters
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Hello Gamers and welcome to Episode 34!! Today we talk about Isle of Cats, Homesteaders, Tasty Humans, and Mechanica, which Jeff got as a review copy from Resonym Games!
We give Gloomhaven the Boardgame Beatdown it deserves, pull into another Association Station and then do our Top 5 Middleweight Games!
Please follow us on Instagram @gamecasters and join our Facebook group by searching The Gamecasters! You can also always email us at TheGamecastersPodcast@gmail.com
Also follow Jeff on Instagram @madboardgamer
Don't be a steak-throwing non! Listen to The Gamecasters to experience the highest level of audio euphoria :)
Thanks for listening everyone!!!!