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!!!
Episodes

Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
Hey Gamers, and welcome to episode 113 of The Gamecasters!In tonight's episode we talk about some great new games, run through the winners of the golden geek awards, talk about the new spiel des jahres nominees, do a this-or-that inbox, beatdown Wonderland's War, play a new game made by Chat GPT and then end the show with our top five game designers who aren't household names, but should be!
There's a LOT to this one, so hope you're ready!
Enjoy :)
-The Gamecasters

Saturday May 06, 2023
Episode 112: Darwin’s Journey, Space Station Phoenix - Top 5 Second Favorite Games
Saturday May 06, 2023
Saturday May 06, 2023
Hey there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 112 of The Gamecasters! In today's episode we talk about a couple hot games, Natalie takes us through how to deal with an AP prone player in the Nook, we play Guess the Game Based On The Description of the Box, and end the show with our Top 5 Second Favorite Games by 5 Different Designers.
Hope you enjoy!!
-The Gamecasters
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Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Hey hey, Gamers, and welcome back to The Gamecasters! In tonight's episode we talk about a bunch of under-the-radar games, what ruins your boardgame experience in the Instagram Inbox, we announce the winner(s?) of our Motor City Patreon Giveaway and end the show with our Top 5 Gaming Pet Peeves.
Enjoy!
-The Gamecasters

Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Hey Gamers, and welcome to episode 110! We talk about a bunch of games in this episode; Jeff asks for an interesting factoid from our listeners; Natalie talks all about how to handle a negative review for a game gifted to you by a publisher, we play a game of "Who Am I?" and we end the show with our Top 5 Games Ranked Lower than 7 on BGG.
Enjoy!!
-The Gamecasters

Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey there, Gamers and welcome to Episode 109 of The Gamecasters podcast! In today's show we talk all about some hot new kickstarter releases and even one that hasn't hit kickstarter YET. We tell a crazy story about a candy store encounter, run through some autocorrect fails, Natalie beats down Designer Knizia and then we end the show with our Top 5 Older Games We Haven't Played.
Enjoy!!
-The Gamecasters

Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Hey hey, Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 108 of The Gamecasters! We're back to bring you another three hour installment of nonsensical laughter and craziness with a splash of boardgame discussion! Join in as we talk all about the nerdy drama going on with the number 1 bgg ranking, Natalie beats down Brass Birmingham, Jeff reads tons of dad jokes on the Instagram Inbox, we play a game from Big Papa Swoos, and then end the show with our Top 5 Games of All Time!
Enjoy!
-The Gamecasters

Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Gamecasters Adjacent Episode 11 - Kuiperium!!
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Welcome back to another Gamecasters Adjacent Episode! Today Ryan interviews Mat Cousineau, one half of the design team behind the game Kuiperium, which is currently on Kickstarter!!
Listen along to find out all about the game and the burning hot questions everyone wants to know like, if his favorite food came out of his butt, would he eat it?
We also play a Kuiperium Mad-Lib and just have a blast.
Come along and join us!
Kuiperium Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/whitewatercastle/kuiperium
Enjoy!
-The Gamecasters

Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Hey there, Gamers, and welcome to episode 107 of The Gamecasters! Hear discussion about lots of new games, Jeff's thoughts on Player Aids, Natalie's thoughts on Canadian Bowling, and Ryan's thoughts on who the hell knows. We discuss deck vs bag building on today's Natalie's Nook, hear about what you most dread when learning a new game in the Instagram Inbox, play another Association Station and then end the show with the first five of our top ten games of all time!
Enjoy!!
-The Gamecasters