The iSlaytheDragon crew discuss variable player powers. What are they and do we like them? Which games employ them best and which games use them as a crutch. Also, this is the conclusion to the first season of the Breathing Flames podcast. We will be back after examining what worked and what didn’t. We would [...]

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Episode 13 – Power to the Player

Wolfie gives us the lowdown on his favorite 7 games. How many wooden cubes will there be? Only one way to find out! iTunes | Google Play | RSS Direct Download Send comments and questions to islaythepodcast@gmail.com Games Mentioned: In XCOM: The Board Game [our review], you and up to three friends assume the roles of the leaders of the [...]

Episode 12 – Wolfie’s Top 7

Join the iSlaytheDragon crew on a trip down memory lane as we discuss the first five games we ever purchased. What do they about as us and how much did we enjoy them? Were there mistakes in our uninformed decisions or did we hit it out of the park? iTunes | Google Play | RSS Direct Download Send comments [...]

Episode 11 – First Five

What is pretty worth to you? Are you willing to spend more on a game if it looks nice? Join us as we discuss the lengths we are willing and not so willing to go for a pretty game. iTunes | Google Play | RSS Direct Download Send comments and questions to islaythepodcast@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Gentes is the Latin [...]

Episode 10 – The Price of Pretty

Will 2018 be the uniquest year? It will if Fantasy Flight has any say in the matter. With the announcement of a new line of Unique Games™, they are touting revolutionary new printing technology in which every copy of a game will be unique in some way from every other copy. Is this a marketing [...]

Episode 9 -Uniquity

In this episode we discuss Alex’s most excellent taste in games. He breaks down why he enjoys these seven games above all the others. iTunes | Google Play | RSS Direct Download Send comments and questions to islaythepodcast@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Impulse [our review] is a quick-playing 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) game set in space with the game board [...]

Episode 8 – Alex’s Top 7

GenCon looms in the near future. Join us as we reflect on the games of 2018 so far and discuss some of the games we’re looking forward to in the future. iTunes | Google Play | RSS Direct Download Send comments and questions to islaythepodcast@gmail.com Games Mentioned: The Mind [our review] is more than just a game. It’s an experiment, [...]

Episode 7 – The Midway

The age of Board Game 2.0 is upon us. Whether it’s a popular game getting a fresh coat of paint or an old classic coming back into print, board games are reinventing themselves at breakneck speeds. Rules changes, new art, new components. It’s a whole ball game! Join us as we discuss how new editions [...]

Episode 6 – New Edition

Join us as we discuss Farmer Lenny’s 7 most very favorite games. We discuss, heckle, and pontificate on the the games he holds most dear. Do you agree? Let us know in the comments. iTunes | Google Play | RSS Direct Download Games Mentioned: 7. Ginkgopolis – Xavier Georges published by Pearl games in 2012. 1-5 players. 321 overall BGG rank [...]

Episode 5 – Farmer Lenny’s Top 7

Spiel des Jahres , MENSA Select, Golden Geeks, Dice Tower Awards, Golden Elephants. Shake a tree and surely another board game award will drop out of it. What do we make of them and how to we make use of them? iTunes | Google Play | RSS Direct Download Awards Mentioned: Spiel des Jahres is an [...]

Episode 4 – Award Season

Board game reviews, previews, guides, and interviews

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