Sam, Daz, Tristan and Leki nurture budding civilisations into thriving city states and play a little town planning Sudoku on the side playing Jamey Steigmaier's latest offering; Tapestry.We also find a little time to have a quick go at 1565:

75 - 1565: St Elmos Pay - Tristan Hall - Hall or Nothing Productions

Oct 20th, 2019 34m 17s

This week Leki talks to Tristan about the latest game he's brought to Kickstarter - 1565: St Elmo's Pay. A historical competitive card game for 1-2 players based on the events of the great siege of Malta.Check out 1565: St Elmo's Pay on Kicks

74 - GenCon Special

Oct 15th, 2019 18m 57s

At GenCon 2019 Tristan was lucky enough to talk with some titans of the industry about their upcoming games and new releases:00:14 - Jason Hill of Flying Frog Productions/Shadows of Brimstone05:44 - Isaac Childres of Cephalofair Games/Gloomh

73 - Carbon City Zero - Sam Illingworth & Paul Wake

Sep 23rd, 2019 34m 32s

Tristan and Leki speak to Sam Illingworth and Paul Wake about their game Carbon City Zero; a deck builder which sees mayors of rival cities race to be the first carbon neutral city.Sam and Paul have been working with 10:10 Climate Action to p

72 - The Ancient World's Call To Adventure

Jul 28th, 2019 48m 42s

This week Tristan, Leki, Daz and Sam get together to play The Ancient World and Call to Adventure but talk about them in the opposite order.Call to Adventure is a card based fantasy game from Johnny O'Neale and Christopher O'Neale that challe

71 - Wingspan

Jul 7th, 2019 32m 39s

This week Leki, Tristan, Daz and Sam grab their binoculars, head for the aviary and have a go at Stonemaier Games' eagerly anticipated Wingspan.Wingspan is a card based engine builder from designer Elizabeth Hargrave.Did Wingspan leave you

70 - Great Western Trail

Jun 25th, 2019 41m 27s

Leki, Tristan and Sam don their finest denim and saddle up for an adventure across The Great Western Trail; a worker placement and deck building game from Alexander Pfister.Have you also had a ridiculous amount of fun driving cattle or did it

69 - To Hell in a Trireme! - We play 7 Wonders: Armada and Hellboy: The Board Game

Jun 16th, 2019 39m 39s

This week Sam, Tristan and Leki revisit 7 Wonders, Anotoine Bauza's card drafting civ builder this time dipping our toes in the Armada naval expansion.Then we talk about our investigations into the hellish and paranormal playing Mantic Games

68 - UK Games Expo 2019 Special

Jun 8th, 2019 52m 38s

Leki spent a weekend roaming the exhibition halls of UK Games Expo 2019 interviewing loads people inside and around the UK's board game industry.Interviewees include (in order of appearance, timecodes included for interview fast travel, and a

67 - Cops And Robbers - We Play Brook City from Blacklist Games

Jun 1st, 2019 28m 6s

This week Tristan, Leki and Sam follow leads, comandeer vehicles and chase bad guys all in the name of keeping the streets of Brook City clean! Brook City is a brand new game from Blacklist Games featuring their modular deck system designed b

66 - Return of the Sadler Brothers with Adam and Brady Sadler

May 27th, 2019 40m 28s

Adam and Brady Sadler return to talk to Tristan and Leki about Altar Quest, their latest game using the modular deck system.We also learn about Adam and Brady's past as rock stars and what they do when they aren't designing board games.To l

65 - Steamforged Games with Richard Loxam and Jamie Perkins

May 19th, 2019 49m 23s

This week Tristan and Leki were lucky enough to be invited to Steamforged Games; the brains behind Guild Ball, Dark Souls: The Board Game and Resident Evil 2: The Board Game.We talk to Steamforged's founder & CEO Richard Loxam and Senior Deve

64 - Viticulture Club - We play Viticulture Essential Edition

May 12th, 2019 32m 42s

This week Leki, Tristan, Daz and Ant play take off their shoes and stomp their way to victory playing "Viticulture"; the classic wine themed worker placement euro from Stonemaier Games. Tristan, Leki and Sam will also be attending UK Games E

63 - If You're Happy And Euphoric Clap Your Hands!

Apr 15th, 2019 29m 51s

This week Sam, Leki and Tristan talk all about Euphoria, a worker placement-y, dice allocate-y, area control-y game from Stonemaier Games.Thanks again to our listeners for tuning in each week, in particular TheLoneGamesman who left us a parti

62 - Darker Souls Than The Last Lot

Mar 19th, 2019 30m 54s

This week Sam, Tristan and Leki got lost within a nightmare realm and were forced to confront untold horrific monsters to escape but that's enough about the British winter, they also played Dark Souls: The Card Game!Dark Souls: The Card Game

61 - Vault Of Dragons And Spirit Island

Feb 20th, 2019 43m 40s

This week Tristan and Leki found themselves all alone presumably after the others got fed up with all the betrayal!We made the best of it by taking control of Waterdeep's nefarious factions in a race to uncover the secrets of the Vault of Dra

60 - We Play Arkon and Mutant Chronicles

Feb 10th, 2019 35m 27s

This week we have a go at the fantasy themed card based strategy game Arkon from Hill Gaming.We also find the time to go against the mutant horde playing Mutant Chronicles: Siege of the Citadel. A semi co-operative dudes on a map game.Arkon

59 - GoT The Wizards Of Middle Earth?

Feb 6th, 2019 51m 50s

We play Middle Earth: The Wizards and The Game of Thrones Board GameThis week we grabbed our archeology tools and dusted of ICE's 90's CCG Middle-earth: The Wizards. We were playing a variant of the rules known as 'The Ardour'.We also cover

58 - Stop the Press! with Matt Jarvis (Tabletop Gaming Magazine) & Dan Jolin (Games Journalist)

Jan 26th, 2019 54m 47s

This week Leki and Tristan are lucky enough to play host to two very special guests; Matt Jarvis who is the editor of Tabletop gaming Magazine and freelance journalist Dan Jolin who is also contributing editor to EMPIRE magazine.We talk about

57 - Going V-Commando!

Jan 20th, 2019 35m 35s

#BoardChitless Episode 57 - going V-Commando!This week Daz, Sam, Tristan and Leki put on their camo make up and grab a rifle to go deep behind enemy lines and frustrate the Nazi war effort playing Triton Noir's V-Commandos; a World War 2 co-o

56 - Resident Jack: Back To The Evil - We play Samurai Jack and Resident Evil 2

Jan 14th, 2019 47m 32s

#BoardChitless Episode 56 - Resident Jack: Back to the Evil - We play "Samurai Jack: Back to the Past" and "Resident Evil 2"This week Tristan, Leki, Daz and Sam get stuck into USAopoly's new set collection game "Samurai Jack: Back to the Past

55 - Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War

Jan 5th, 2019 36m 9s

#BoardChitless Episode 55 - Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity WarThis week Leki, Tristan and Sam were treated to a review copy of Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War by the publishers USAopoly.Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War is a co-op

54 - Between Two Dragonfires - We Play Between Two Castles Of Mad King Ludwig And Dragonfire

Dec 5th, 2018 46m 41s

54 - Between Two Dragonfires - We Play Between Two Castles Of Mad King Ludwig And DragonfireThis week Leki, Tristan and Sam are joined by their number 1 fan Dan and graphic designer to the stars Darren Marks for a few rounds of Between Two Ca

53 - Sadler's Revenge - Adam And Brady Sadler's 2nd Interview

Oct 14th, 2018 39m 15s

#BoardChitless Podcast 53 - Sadler's Revenge! - Adam and Brady Sadler 's 2nd InterviewGame design duo Adam and Brady Sadler return to the show to discuss their latest games including; Heroes of Terrinoth, Street Masters, Brook City and their

52 - Tyrants Of The Underdark

Oct 10th, 2018 22m 46s

#BoardChitless Podcast 52 - Tyrants of the UnderdarkThis week Leki and Tristan get dark and mysterious playing Drow noble house off against Drow noble house in Tyrants of the Underdark; a deck builder, area control hybrid set in the Dungeons