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Welcome to Board to Bits, the podcast where we do a deep dive into a different board game every episode!

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Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we thought we’d discuss the best two-player games to weather out a pandemic with.

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Board Games Mentioned:

  1. Pulsar 2849 by Vladimir Suchy
  2. Too Many Bones by Josh and Adam Carlson

Jake’s Top 10

  1. Crokinole
  2. Kingdom Death Monster by Adam Poots
  3. Tokyo Highway by Naotaka Shimamoto and Yoshiaki Tomioka
  4. Jaipur by Sebastien Pauchon
  5. Twilight Struggle by Ananda Gupta and Jason Matthews
  6. Race for the Galaxy by Tom Lehman
  7. Patchwork by Uwe Rosenberg
  8. Mr. Jack by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc
  9. Agricola All Creatures Big and Small by Uwe Rosenberg
  10. Klask by Mikkel Bertelsen

Ryan’s Top 10

  1. Hanamikoji/Jixia Academy by Kota Nakayama
  2. Shobu by Manolis Vranas and Jamie Sajdak
  3. Onitama by Shimpei Sato
  4. Unmatched by Rob Daviau, JR Honeycutt, and Justin Jacobson
  5. Game of Thrones Hand of the King by Bruno Cathala
  6. Targi by Andreas Steiger
  7. Star Wars Destiny by Corey Konieczka and Lukas Litzsinger
  8. Android: Netrunner by Richard Garfield and Lukas Litzsinger
  9. Dice Throne by Nate Chatellier and Manny Trembley
  10. War Chest by Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson

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Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes

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Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we talk about what we’ve played recently, the 2018 release, Cryptid, and what we’re looking forward to in gaming!

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Board Games Mentioned:

  1. Tichu by Urs Hostettler
  2. Klask by Mikkel Bertelsen
  3. Cryptid by Hal Duncan & Ruth Veevers

We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.

The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com.

Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes

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Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we talk about one of our favorite artists, Ian O’Toole, and the smash hit game from Capstone Games, Pipeline!

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Board Games Mentioned:

  1. The Great Zimbabwe by Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wiersinga
  2. Lisboa by Vital Lacerda
  3. Pipeline by Ryan Courtney

We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.

The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com.

Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes

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Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we have a change of pace and talk about our top disappointments of 2019. Tune in to see what games just missed the mark for us this past year.

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Board Games Mentioned:

  1. Watergate by Matthias Cramer
  2. Rising Sun by Eric Lang
  3. In the Hall of the Mountain King by Jay Cormier and Graeme Jahns

Jake’s Top 10

  1. Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North

  2. Black Angel

  3. Draftosaurus & Point Salad

  4. Jaws

  5. Wingspan

Ryan’s Top 10

  1. Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth

  2. Res Arcana

  3. Letter Jam

  4. Maracaibo

  5. Talisman: Kingdom Hearts

We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.

The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com.

Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes

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Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we talk about our favorite games of 2019!

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Board Games Mentioned:

  1. Brass: Lancashire by Martin Wallace
  2. Teotihuacan: City of Gods by Daniele Tascini
  3. Gugong by Andreas Steding

Jake’s Top 10

  1. Dinogenics by Richard Keene

  2. On Tour by Chad DeShon

  3. Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North by Joanna Kijanka and Ignacy Trzewiczek

  4. Escape Plan by Vital Lacerda

  5. Rurik: Dawn of Kiev by Stan Kordonskiy

  6. Pax Pamir (Second Edition) by Cole Wehrle

  7. On Mars by Vital Lacerda

  8. Raccoon Tycoon by Glenn Drover

  9. Pipeline by Ryan Courtney

  10. City of the Big Shoulders by Raymond Chandler III

Ryan’s Top 10

  1. Unmatched: Robin Hood vs Bigfoot by Rob Daviau, JR Honeycutt, and Justin D. Jacobson

  2. Point Salad by Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Shawn Stankewich

  3. Pipeline by Ryan Courtney

  4. Tapestry by Jamey Stegmaier

Horrified by Prospero Hall

Azul: Summer Pavilion by Michael Kiesling

City of the Big Shoulders by Raymond Chandler III

Shobu by Manolis Vranas and Jamie Sajdak

Wingspan by Elizabeth Hargrave

Just One by Ludovic Roudy and Bruno Sautter

We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.

The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com.

Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes

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Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we continue the Capstone Games discussion train and talk about Maracaibo, as well as our feature topic, City of the Big Shoulders!

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Board Games Mentioned:

  1. Maracaibo by Alexander Pfister
  2. On Mars by Vital Lacerda
  3. City of the Big Shoulders by Raymond Chandler III

We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.

The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com.

Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes

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Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we head back to our roots and talk about the new re-release by Capstone Games, Irish Gauge!

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Board Games Mentioned:

  1. Greed Incorporated by Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wiersinga
  2. Pipeline by Ryan Courtney
  3. Irish Gauge by Tom Russell

We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.

The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com.

Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes

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Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we finish our two-part series of our Top 10 games of all time! Join us in discussing games we both love and some we disagree on.

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Board Games Mentioned:

  1. Castle Panic by Justin De Witt
  2. Black Angel by Sebastian Dujardin, Xavier Georges, and Alain Orban
  3. Dungeon of Mandom/Welcome to the Dungeon by Masato Uesugi

Jake’s Top 10

  1. Root by Cole Wehrle

Kingdom Death: Monster by Adam Poots

Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 by Rob Daviau and Matt Leacock

Gaia Project/Terra Mystica by Jens Drogemuller and Helge Ostertag

Underwater Cities by Vladimir Suchy

Ryan’s Top 10

  1. Social Deduction: Deception Murder in Hong Kong by Tobey Ho

  2. Solo: Palm Island by Jon Mietling

  3. Auction: Irish Gauge by Tom Russell

  4. Engine Building: Wingspan by Elizabeth Hargrave

  5. Hand Management/Abstract Strategy: Reef by Emerson Matsuuchi

We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.

The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com.

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Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we deviate from our regular deep dives to bring you a glimpse into our personal tastes. This is the first of a two-part series of our Top 10 games of all time!

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Board Games Mentioned:

  1. Brass: Birmingham by Peter McPherson
  2. Point Salad by Cole Wehrle

Jake’s Top 10

  1. Altiplano by Reiner Stockhausen

Escape Plan by Vital Lacerda

Mechs vs Minions by Chris Cantrell, Rick Ernst, Stone Librande, Prashant Saraswat, & Nathan Tiras

Terraforming Mars by Jacob Fryxelius

Tokyo Highway by Naotaka Shimamoto & Yoshiaki Tomioka

Ryan’s Top 10

  1. Roll & Writes: Railroad Ink by Hjalmar Hech & Lorenzo Silva

  2. Dungeon Crawlers: Gloomhaven by Isaac Childres

  3. Drafting: Boomerang by Scott Almes

  4. Word Games: Scrabble by Alfred Mosher Butts

  5. Party Games: Taboo by Brian Hersch

We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.

The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com.

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Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we break down this year’s Kennerspiel winner, Wingspan!

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Board Games Mentioned:

  1. Tiny Towns by Peter McPherson
  2. Pax Pamir (Second Edition) by Cole Wehrle
  3. Wingspan by Elizabeth Hargrave

We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.

The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com.

Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes

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Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we dip our toes into the 18XX genre, Disney fandom, and our feature topic of Deception: Murder in Hong Kong!

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Board Games Mentioned:

  1. Russian Railroads by Helmut Ohley and Leonhard “Lonny” Orgler
  2. Villainous by Prospero Hall
  3. Deception: Murder in Hong Kong by Tobey Ho

We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.

The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com.

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Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, the theme of the day is small-box games, and our feature topic is Bruno Cathala’s Kingdomino.

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Board Games Mentioned:

  1. Draftosaurus by Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, Theo Riviere
  2. Cockroach (Kakerlaken) Poker by Jacques Zeimet
  3. Kingdomino by Bruno Cathala

We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.

The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com.

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Welcome to Board to Bits! Thanks for tuning in for our inaugural episode! Today, we discuss the new hotness and Vladimir Suchy’s Underwater Cities.

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Board Games Mentioned:

  1. Escape Plan by Vital Lacerda
  2. Horrified by Prospero Hall
  3. Underwater Cities by Vladimir Suchy

We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.

The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com.

Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes

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