BPPP Cry Havoc & Still Gotta Get (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this weeks episode:

1) The Pegs discuss recent news and game plays including Potion Explosion, Salvation Road, several trivia games and more;

2) Review Portal Game’s area control/tactical combat game Cry Havoc; and

3) Go over the games they can’t seem to bring themselves to buy or play in spite of themselves.

Click Here for Game Play photos and show notes.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

BPPP The Networks and Origins 2016 (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this weeks episode:

1) The Pegs discuss a bevy of games and their experience from Origins 2016; and;

2) All the Pegs review the card drafting games from Formal Ferret Games, The Networks.

Click Here for Game Play photos and show notes.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

BPPPP Mombasa and Buonocore Hot Seat (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this weeks episode:

1) The guys discuss RobbCon 2016, recounting their experiences and some of the games played, including The Dwarf King, Food Chain Magnate, and Knit Wit;

2) All the Pegs review Eggertspiel’s market manipulation game Mombasa; and

3) Put Stronghold Games Stephen Buonocore in the Blue Peg, Pink Peg Hot Seat.

Click here for game play photos and show notes.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

BPPP Grand Austria and Gaming Weaknesses (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this weeks episode:

1) All the Pegs review their recent game plays and gaming news, including: discussion of Catacombs, Vasco da Gama, Onward to Venus and more;

2) All the Pegs review Mayfair Game’s Grand Austria Hotel; and

3) Examine their gaming weaknesses.

Click here for game play photos and show notes.

Click here to enter the “Inserts Galore” contest, or

Click here if you just want to take the Blue Peg, Pink Peg Listener Survey.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

BPPP KD:M and Women Representations (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this weeks episode:

1) All the Pegs review their recent game plays and gaming news, including: discussion of Porta Nigra, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, Ships, and more;

2) All the Pegs review the kickstarter phenom, Kingdom Death: Monster; and

3) Discuss representations of women in board games.

Click here for game play photos and show notes.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

BPPP Dark Moon and Relationship Games (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this weeks episode:

1) All the Pegs review their recent game plays and gaming news, including: discussion of Two Rooms and a Boom; Mystery: Motive for Murder; Signorie, and more;

2) All the Pegs review Stronghold Games’ hidden traitor game, Dark Moon and

3) Examine two relationship games, …and then we held hands and Fog of Love.

Click here to learn more about Escape Room in A Box: The Werewolf Experiment.

Click here for game play photos and show notes.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

BPPP Tailfeathers/2016 Resolutions & Predictions (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this weeks episode:

1) All the Pegs review their recent game plays and gaming news, including discussion of Lifeboats, Wonky, Pirate Den, Pharaoh’s Gulo Gulo, Time Stories, Star Trek: Five Year Mission, Foretold: Rise of a God and more;

2) All the Pegs review Plaid Hat Game’s flight based combat game, Tail Feathers; and

3) Provide their 2016 gaming resolutions and predictions.

Click here game play photos and show notes.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

BPPP Golden Ages and Angry Gaming (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this weeks episode:

1) All the Pegs review their recent game plays and gaming news, including discussion of the another Escape Room, Lanterns, Among the Stars: Revival, Queen’s Necklace, and more;

2) All the Pegs review Stonghold Games’ The Golden Ages; and

3) Discuss gaming practices that make them angry and how they deal with that anger.

Click here game play photos and show notes.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

BPPP 7th Peg Foxtrot Games (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode, recorded at GenCon 2015, Patrick sits down with J. Alex Kevern and Randy Hoyth of Foxtrot Games, to discuss Alex’s most recent design, World’s Fair 1893. During the interview, we discuss this unique and elegant area control game; how a project manager and designer work together to turn a design into a finished product; and how theme influences and improves design.

To learn more about World’s Fair 1893 head on over to its kickstarter page by clicking here.

To learn more about Foxtrot Games head over to its webpage by clicking here.

BPPP Blood Rage and Expansions (click on the text to the left to listen)
During this weeks episode:

1) All the Pegs review their recent game plays and gaming news, including discussion of Mid-West travels, the games The Village Crone, Vault Wars, Saboteur, and others;

2) The Pegs announce their Czech Games Edition’s Codenames (#BPPPCodenames) contest;

3) Review Cool Mini or Not’s combat game, Blood Rage; and

4) Debate the value of board game expansions.

Click here for game play photos and show notes.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

BPPP 7th Peg Isaac Childres (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg’s 7th Peg we speak with Isaac Childres about Gloomhaven, a board game of cooperative card-driven tactical combat in a persistent, ever-changing campaign world which is currently funding on kickstarter. During our conversation we discuss the game, Isaac’s design and production process, and much more.

To learn more about Gloomhaven head on over to its kickstarter page by clicking here.

To learn more about Forge War, Cephalofair Games and Isaac generally head over to his webpage by clicking here.

BPPP Rattle Battle and Gaming Relationships (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this weeks episode:

1) All the Pegs review their recent gameplays and gaming news, including discussion of some real world “gaming”, a rousing play of Dark Moon, Steam Works, Isle of Skye, and others;

2) Review Portal Games’ dice combat game, Rattle, Battle, Grab the Loot; and

3) Discuss the different types of board gaming relationships.

Click here for game play photos and show notes.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

BPPP Viceroy and On-Line Gaming (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this weeks episode:

1) All the Pegs review their recent gameplays and gaming news, including plays of Stockpile, El Gaucho, and Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn;

2) Announce the winner of The Dice Tower/Coolstuffinc “Thanks for the Meme-ories” Contest;

3) Review Mayday Games auction game, Viceroy; and

4) Discuss the impact of on-line gaming upon their gaming habits and the hobby generally.

Click here for game play photos and show notes.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

BPPP Elysium and GenCon 2015 Preview (click on the text to the left to listen)During this weeks episode:

1) All of the Pegs provide a preview of the things and games they are looking forward to at GenCon 2015 and

2) Review Space Cowboys and Asmodee’s card drafting game Elysium.

Click here for game play photos and show notes.

BPPP redacted and Year Two (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this weeks episode:

1) All of the Pegs discuss some recent board game controversies and some surprising family games;

2) Review Ludicrations and Passports Studios action selection, social deduction game [redacted], and

3) Discuss their second year with another visit inside the podcast studio.

Click here for game play photos and show notes.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

BPPP Patchistory and RobbCon 2015 (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this weeks episode:

1) All of the Pegs (minus Christina) discuss CGE’s Alchemist, Star Realms, GenCon’s response to Indiana’s recent legislative action, and other gaming mini-reviews and news;

2) Review the innovative civilization builder, Patchistory, and

3) Recount the experience that was RobbCon 2015.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

Click here for game play pictures, show notes will follow.

BPPP St. Petersburg and Game Components (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this weeks episode:

1) All of the Pegs discuss Wizards Academy, Sorry!, a blog with a strange rating system and other gaming news;

2) Review Z-Man Games recently revised version of St. Petersburg, and

3) Talk about some of their favorite board game components.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

Click here for show notes and game play photos.

BPPP Seventh Peg Jonathan Gilmour (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg’s 7th Peg we speak with Jonathan Gilmour about Vault Wars the auction game he designed and which is currently funding on kickstarter. During our conversation we discuss the inspiration behind and process of designing this game, including some great tips for aspiring designers.

To learn more about Vault War head on over to its kickstarter page by clicking here.

BPPP 7th Peg Gregory Carslaw (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg’s 7th Peg we speak with Gregory Crawslaw the designer of the inventive and innovative cooperative strategy game, where players take on the role of novice wizards seeking to protect their beloved (at least by most of the wizards) school from ogres, imps, fire, flood and nosy inspectors. During our conversation we discuss the mechanics of this unique game, Gregory’s development as a game designer and the impetus and inspiration behind this unique game (funding commencing on March 18, 2015).

To learn more about Wizard’s Acadamy and to back it starting March 18, 2015, click here.

To learn more about 3DTotal Games, Gregory and his design process, click here.

To view the work of Sean Andrew Murray, click here, Justin Bintz, here and Ludwin Schouten, here.

BPPP Castles of Mad King Ludwig and Game Purchases (click on the text to the left to listen) During this weeks episode:

1) All of the Pegs discuss Robb’s Northern Virginia board game isolation, and provide mini reviews of Mansion of Madness: Call of the Wild, The Great Fire of London and Pandemic: The Cure among others.

2) Review Bezier Games’ tile laying game, Castles of Mad King Ludwig.

3) And disclose how they decide when to purchase a game.

Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

Click here for show notes and game play photos.

BPPP 7th Peg Happy Mitten Games (click on the text to left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg’s 7th Peg we speak with the team at Happy Mitten Games about the process of bringing their first published game (because this baby is going to fund) Aether Magic, from idea to design to kickstarter.

BPPP 7th Peg John Kovalic (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg’s 7th Peg, we speak with artist, designer and pop culture commentator John Kovalic about his work on Asmodee Games’ newest version of Cash & Guns, his artistic style generally, and a number of games he has designed, including ROFL and Double Feature.

BPPP Kingsport Fest and Gaming Resolutions/Predictions (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this week’s episode:

1) All of the Pegs discuss their recent holiday plays, gifts and induct a new member into the BPPP Hall of Fame.

2) The guys and the girls review Passport Game Studios’ action selection game Kingsport Festival.

3) All of the Pegs discuss their gaming resolutions and predictions for 2015.

The aforementioned review derives from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

Click here for show notes and to vote for the prediction that will come true in 2015.

BPPP 7th Peg Ralph H Anderson (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg’s 7th Peg, we speak with designer Ralph H. Anderson about his three player homage to the classic trick taking game Tichu, Chimera. (For the record, Patrick absolutely loves this game.)

BPPP Chimera Diamonds and Best/Worst of 2014 (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg:

1) All of the Pegs talk about some of their recent game plays such as Mansions of Madness and Medina as well as some news about a few upcoming games that have their attention, including La Granja.

2) All of the Pegs review Z-Man Games trick taking card game, Chimera and Stronghold Games trick taking card game, Diamonds.

3) All of the Pegs talk about their best and worst gaming related experiences of 2014.

The aforementioned review derives from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

Click here for show notes and game play photos.

BPPP 7th Peg Andrei Novac (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg’s 7th Peg, we speak with designer Andrei Novac about his publishing company NSKN Games and his many new and upcoming games, including Praetor, Progress: Evolution of Technology and Versailles.

Click here to read our review of Praetor.

BPPP Concordia and Robb Hot Seat (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg:

1) Patrick and Robb talk about some of their recent game plays including Praetor, Waggle Dance and The Castles of Mad King Ludwig as well as some news about a few upcoming games that have their attention.

2) All of the Pegs review Rio Grande Games Kennerspiele de Jahres nominee, Concordia.

3) All of the Pegs give Robb a little bit of a roasting as we place him on the Blue Peg, Pink Peg Hot Seat.

Click here for show notes and game play photos.

BPPP 7th Peg Bruno Cathala (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg’s 7th Peg, we speak with designer Bruno Cathala about his his recent designs including, Abyss, Five Tribes and Madame Ching.

Click here to listen to our review of Abyss.

Click here to listen to our review of Five Tribes.

BPPP Abyss and Culling Your Collection (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this week’s episode:

1) The guys discuss some of their recent game plays including Rattlebones, The Castles of Mad King Ludwig and an app based party game called Heads Up.

2) All of the Pegs review Asmodee Games’ set collection game, Abyss.

3) All of the Pegs discuss the processes that they use when winnowing down their collections.

Click here for show notes and game play photos.

BPPP 7th Peg Nick Sibicky (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg’s 7th Peg, we speak with first time designer Nick Sibicky about his dice pool crafting game, King’s Forge, first published in 2014 by Game Salute and Clever Mojo Games.

Click here to read our written review of King’s Forge.

Click here to read about the recently funded expansion to King’s Forge.

BPPP 7th Peg Game Salute (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg’s 7th Peg we talk with Dan Yarrington the CEO of Game Salute about Game Salute’s unique publishing model, the process behind the production of their games and the steps that go into preparing for a large Con or event.

Click here to review the production outline referenced within the podcast episode.

BPPP 7th Shinobi Wattah (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg’s 7th Peg we talk with the designer and project manager of one of our favorite light games, Shinobi-Wat-Aah. During the discussion we speak about the process of creating a game where style, theme, tone and art are unified and integrated.

Click here to purchase Shinobi Wat-Aah, a game that we highly recommend.

BPPP Zombie 15 and Game Groups (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this week’s episode:

1) The guys discuss some of there recent game plays including a few games that have really impressed them.

2) All of the Pegs (or most of the Pegs) review iello Games’ real time zombie cooperative game, Zombie 15′.

3) All of the Pegs discuss the types of gaming groups and some tips for creating, finding or supporting a gaming group.

The aforementioned review derives from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

Click here for show notes and game play photos.

BPPP 7th Peg Ted Alspach (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg’s 7th Peg we talk with Ted Alspach the founder of Bezier Games and the designer of Ultimate Werewolf, Suburbia, the upcoming Essen release The Castles of Mad King Ludwig and many other titles.

Click here to back One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Daybreak.

BPPP 7th Peg Mark Kaufman (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg’s 7th Peg we talk with Mark Kaufman Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Days of Wonder. During our interview we talk in depth about Days of Wonder’s most recent and some may say first entry into the “gamerly” game niche of our hobby, Five Tribes

To listen to our review of Five Tribes you can listen to our most recent episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg. (click here to listen to Episode 31).

Click here to order Five Tribes.

BPPP 5 Tribes and Keri’s Hot Seat (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this week’s episode:

1) Patrick and Robb discuss some of the games they received at GenCon 2014 and Robb’s DragonCon experience.

2) The guys and the girls review Days of Wonder’s worker displacement game, Five Tribes.

3) The Pegs subject Pink Peg Keri to the Blue Peg, Pink Peg hot seat.

The aforementioned review derives from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

Click here for show notes and game play photos.

BPPP 7th Peg C Grayson (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg’s 7th Peg we talk with Carey Grayson the designer of the most recent addition to the Pandemic game line, Pandemic: Contagion, published by Z-Man Games. During the interview we discuss what it is like to have a passion project turn into a published game, the challenge of staying true to another designer’s vision and the design choices that go into turning a germ of an idea into a final product.

To listen to our review of Pandemic: Contagion you can listen to our most recent episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg. (click here to listen to Episode 30).

Click here to pre-order Pandemic: Contagion.

BPPP Machi Koro and Contagion (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this week’s episode:

1) Patrick and Robb give an in-depth review of the games that saw and played at GenCon 2014.

2) The guys and the girls review the light civilization builder by IDW Games, Machi Koro.

3) The Pegs review the action selection game, set collection game by Z-Man Games, Pandemic Contagion.

The aforementioned review derives from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

Click here for show notes and game play photos.

Enigma and Macao Reviews (click on the text to the left to play)

During this week’s episode:

1) Patrick and Robb discuss an epic gaming week and provide their final GenCon 2014 Preview.

2) The guys and the girls (or girl) review Z-Man Games abstract puzzle game, Enigma.

3) The Pegs review the action selection game, Macao.

The aforementioned review derives from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.

Click here for show notes.

BPPP Istanbul and Tier 2 Games (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this week’s episode:

1) Patrick and Robb give the details of their GenCon activities, discuss a few games they are looking to get and/or play at the Con as well as other gaming news.

2) The guys and the girls review Alderac Entertainment Group’s Kennerspiel des Jahres winning worker placement game, Istanbul.

3) The Pegs discuss how to transition away from “gateway” games by playing “tier two” games.

Click here for show notes and game play photos.

BPPP 7th Peg Snakes and Lattes (click on the text to the left to listen)

During this episode of Blue Peg, Pink Peg’s 7th Peg we talk with the management and gurus of Toronto, Ontario’s wildly popular board gaming cafe, Snakes and Lattes about the business and craft of running a successful and long standing board gaming business; including discussions of hiring practices, game selection, market interaction and more. If you are interested in hearing about how to convert your love of board gaming into a viable business or just want to hear from the lucky few who get to make a career of doing what they love, this is a must listen. (Note: Because of recording conditions we were unable to meet our typical and exacting standards when it comes to sound quality, we are sorry. We had to make some edits in order to improve the quality of the audio; but we thought the content of this interview was just too good not to share it with you.)