In this episode, Dave and Ben get knarrly and unpack the strategies and decisions behind Uwe Rosenberg's viking worker placement and tile-laying game A Feast For Odin.Many thanks to purple-planet.com for providing the music for this episode.Y

Breaking Board Ep 9: Terraforming Mars

Oct 23rd, 2017 1h 16m

In this episode, Dave & Ben blast off to the Red Planet and discuss the corporations and cards of economic strategy game Terraforming Mars!Many thanks to purple-planet.com (and Firaxis!) for providing the music for this episode.You can reach

Breaking Board Ep 8: ...Video Games!?

Oct 5th, 2017 1h 3m

In this episode, Dave & Ben take a little break from their usual game dissections to look at some video games which have adapted board game mechanics to great effect, including Concrete Jungle, Thea: The Awakening, Predynastic Egypt and Duelyst

Breaking Board Ep 7: Scythe

Sep 9th, 2017 1h 31m

In this episode, Dave & Ben go on the march with Jamey Stegmaier's hybrid strategy game Scythe. We explore some of the key strategies in this asymmetrical economic area control game!Special thanks to Jason for his tips & tricks segment at the

Breaking Board Ep 6: Ora Et Labora

Aug 18th, 2017 1h 59m

In this episode, Dave & Ben take holy orders and discuss strategies for the Irish version of Uwe Rosenberg's Ora Et Labora.Many thanks to purple-planet.com for providing the music for this episode.You can reach us by email: breakingboardpodca

Breaking Board Ep 5: Great Western Trail

Aug 1st, 2017 1h 20m

In this episode, Dave & Ben saddle up and lasso the key strategies and tactics for popular cattle driving game Great Western Trail!Many thanks to purple-planet.com for providing the music for this episode.You can reach us by email: breakingbo

Breaking Board Ep 4: Drafting Special (Suburbia & 7 Wonders)

Jul 17th, 2017 1h 15m

In this episode, Dave and Ben simply couldn't pick between two great drafting games- so they took them both! There's a lot of high concept chat here about pack and track drafts, using Suburbia and 7 Wonders as paragons of both genres.Many tha

Breaking Board Ep 3: Through The Ages

Jul 4th, 2017 1h 46m

In this episode, Dave and Ben get civilised as they go Through The Ages. After discussing some of the big concepts and ideas behind this classic strategy game, they go deep on some of the key wonders, leaders and technologies.Many thanks to p

Breaking Board Ep 2: Dominion

Jun 21st, 2017 57m 50s

In this episode, Dave and Ben ponder some of the key strategies for the seminal deck-building game Dominion, and analyse some of the signature cards found in the game's Base Set.Many thanks to purple-planet.com for providing the music for this

Breaking Board Ep 1: Caverna

Jun 11th, 2017 1h 28m

In the very first episode of Breaking Board, your hosts Dave and Ben look at the strategies behind Uwe Rosenberg's worker placement game, Caverna.Many thanks to purple-planet.com for providing the music for this episode.You can reach us by em

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