Hey there, Gamers! Welcome back to Episode 135 of The Gamecasters Podcast. In tonight's episode we recap Nerdfest 2024, we talk about the golden geek nomination for best podcast that we have! Please vote for us over at boardgamegeek.com!! Jeff

Episode 134: Slay the Spire, Kingdom Rush, Space Explorers, Paper App Dungeon, Get Bit - Top 5 Crowdfunding Disappointments

22 days ago 3h 30m

Welcome back, Gamers, to episode 134 of The Gamecasters! In tonight's episode we talk all about the golden geek awards and how we hope you'll nominate us! We also discuss the upcoming Nerdfest convention and how excited we are for that.We then

Gamecasters Adjacent Episode 14 - I Don't Even Care!

28 days ago 6m 34s

In today's episode Ryan talks about winning and losing, and if you should care whether or not you do. Please also consider nominating us for best podcast on the BGG Golden Geek awards, here:https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame

Episode 133: Drop Drive, Space Hulk Death Angel, Dungeon Saga Origins, Side Quest: Nemesis, Mystery Detective - Top 5 Games For $150

Apr 7th, 2024 2h 46m

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 133 of The Gamecasters podcast!! In tonight's episode we talk about the grand opening of a new FLGS in the area, Ryan hits us with a new song called Rock, Paper, Scissor Me, Natalie takes us through a R

Episode 132: Mythwind, Codenames Duet, Claustrophobia, Courtisans, Ecosystem - Top 5 Games That Are Harder Than They Look

Mar 25th, 2024 3h 12m

Welcome back, Gamers, to episode 132 of The Gamecasters Podcast!! In tonight's episode we discuss how game weight can be compared to girth. We do a couple of lookback games. Jeff finds out what the most nerdy thing is about our listeners, Natal

Episode 131: Federation, Star Wars Unlimited, Mercurial, Avant Carde, Kinfire Delve - Top 5 Games We Want To See Deluxified

Mar 11th, 2024 3h 10m

Welcome back, Gamers, to another episode of The Gamecasters! In this episode we talk about some hot new games, find out where Natalie REALLY went for Jamaica, decided if pineapple belongs on pizza, played the three-minute game, and then ended t

Gamecasters Adjacent Episode 13 - NEVER ANY TIME!!

Mar 4th, 2024 9m 11s

Hey hey, Gamers, and welcome back to Gamecasters Adjacent episode 13! In this episode Ryan talks all about the relationship TIME has on gaming, and shares some general thoughts about it.Hope you enjoy!-The Gamecasters

Gamecasters Adjacent Episode 12 - Collection Bloat

Feb 26th, 2024 16m 2s

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome back to another Gamecasters Adjacent episode! In this episode Ryan talks all about Collection Bloat and what that can do to the mental state of us gamers, and how collecting boardgames can feel an awful lot like a

Episode 130: Everstone, Pictures, Harrow County, Race to the Raft - Top 5 Games I Wish You Liked More

Feb 12th, 2024 3h 25m

Hey hey, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 130 of The Gamecasters!! In tonight's episode we look at a hot new game coming to Kickstarter, we cover our first look-back game, we find out how all of you got into the hobby, do another No Fucking Way s

Episode 129: Nucleum, Sabika, Tribes of the Wind, Dice Manor - Top 5 Game Names For Our Genitalia

Jan 28th, 2024 2h 34m

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 129 of The Gamecasters Podcast! We're back with a very special guest. We talk about some hot new games, introduce TWO new segments on the show, play a rousing game of Boardgame or Bullshit and then end

Episode 128: Woodcraft, Kutna Hora, Heat, Vienna Connection, Illiterati - Top 5 Filler Games Revisited

Jan 18th, 2024 2h 38m

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 128 of The Gamecasters! Join us in today's episode to hear about all the great games we've played lately! We talk about our OG Nerdfest that happened over the weekend, we listen to all the games ou

Episode 127: Stardew Valley, Sea Salt & Paper, Clinic, Doomensions, Bravo! Bravo! - Top 10 New To Me Games of 2023

Dec 30th, 2023 2h 50m

Welcome back, Gamers, to another episode of The Gamecasters! In the last episode of the year for us listen in to hear our 2024 gaming resolutions. We play an association station, hear some great things our listeners have done this year and then

Episode 126: Age of Innovation, Oceans, Neotopia, Holly Jolly - Top 5 Eurogames With Dice

Dec 18th, 2023 3h 16m

Heeeeeeeey there, Gamers! Welcome to episode 126 of the Gamecasters podcast! in this episode we talk about some great new games, hear Ryan recount his time on Jury Duty, listen to the Instagram Inbox where the Gamecasters do an AMA, Natalie bea

Episode 125: Zhanguo, Mind Space, Draft & Write Records, Overboss Duel, Empire’s End - Top 5 Dice Games

Dec 4th, 2023 2h 18m

Hey hey, Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 125 of The Gamecasters! In today's episode we talk about a lot of new games. Listen in to hear talk about strategy and how we approach playing new games in Natalie's Nook segment. We play our 3 minut

Episode 124: Revive and Expansion, Caesar, 20 Strong, Rauha, Heroes of Barcadia - Top 5 Reasons Games Are Better Than Thanksgiving

Nov 23rd, 2023 2h 16m

Hey there, Gamers! Welcome to episode 124 of The Gamecasters! Join us tonight for some talk about a lot of great games. Natalie gives us some Thanksgiving trivia, and asks us some questions about how we log our plays, we play a game of What's O

Episode 123: Barcelona, Sagrada Artisans, Sky Team, Unrest, Roll For Great Old Ones, Wish, Head Trip - Top 5 Boardgaming Hot Takes

Nov 9th, 2023 3h 25m

Welcome back to episode 123 of The Gamecasters podcast! In today's episode hear us talk all about a bunch of hot new games, listen to another HILARIOUS Instagram Inbox about switching letters in games to make new titles, listen to Natalie's Noo

Episode 122: The White Castle, Ark Nova Marine Worlds, Moon, Lunar Rush, Mezen, Six Second Scribbles, Trickdraw - Top 5 Ways Games Are Better Than Money

Oct 21st, 2023 2h 32m

Hey Gamers, and welcome back to episode 122 of The Gamecasters! In today's episode we talk a lot about poop, games, collection size, association stations, and why games are better than money.There's a lot of fun, chunky laughter in this one so

Episode 121: Revive, Fit to Print, Junk Drawer, Almost Innocent, Aurum, Tiny Mini Golf, Classified Information, Big Bad Wolf - Top 5 Snackfoods To Have At The Table

Oct 9th, 2023 2h 33m

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome to episode 121 of The Gamecasters! Listen in as we talk about a ton of new games, Jeff tells us what kind of chips our audience thinks we are, Natalie takes us through a discussion about how many times we should p

Episode 120: World Wonders, Wild Tiled West, Forest Shuffle, After Us, Point City, Everything Ever, Castle Panic - Top 5 Ways Luck Is Used In Games

Sep 23rd, 2023 2h 27m

Welcome back, Gamers! We're finally back! Kicking off the rust and the dust and the must we're here to once again fill your earholes with our craziness. Hear all about why we've been missing for a month and then get settled in to hear about a l

Episode 119: Bonsai, Too Many Bones Unbreakable, Hamlet, French Quarter, Make The Difference, Horticulture, Aethermon - Top 5 Ways To Get Your SO To Play Games

Aug 13th, 2023 3h 18m

Well hello, there, Gamers, and welcome back to Episode 119 of The Gamecasters podcast! In this episode we get to hear all about Jeff's experience with Gencon 2023! We go through an extra lengthy game discussion as there's so many to talk about.

Episode 118: The Castles of Burgundy, Bamboo, In The Footsteps Of Darwin, Everstone, Agree To Disagree, 14 Frantic Minutes - Top 5 Reasons Conventions Are Better Than Tropical Vacations

Jul 30th, 2023 3h 29m

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome to episode 118 of The Gamecasters podcast! in tonight's episode listen in as we talk about Natalie getting the zoomies, we hear everyone say what the name of their boardgame would be in the Instagram Inbox segment

Episode 117: Everdell Farshore, Marrakesh, Brazil, Mission Control - Top 5 Games With B-Holes

Jul 19th, 2023 2h 34m

Heyyyy there, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 117 of The Gamecasters Podcast! In this episode we talk all about a lot of hot new games, we talk about this year's mini-nerdfest celebration, Natalie discussions the different levels of gaming in Na

Episode 116: Splito, The Red Cathedral, Gap, Ruse, Gimme That, Paraphrase - Top 5 Reasons Games Are Better Than Dating

Jul 3rd, 2023 3h 2m

Hey there, Gamers, and welcome back to another episode of The Gamecasters podcast! In tonight's episode we talk about a bunch of little games we played at Origins, Jeff reads aloud what our tagline should be in the Instagram Inbox segment, Nata

Episode 115: Ierusalem, Ra, Alien Frontiers, My Lil Everdell - Top 5 Games That Can SUCK IT!

Jun 17th, 2023 2h 28m

Hey hey, Gamers and welcome to Episode 115! In this episode we talk all about some hot new games, talk about our excitement about going to Origins for the first time, Natalie takes us through the history of board games, we play another Associat

Episode 114: Dorfromantik, Challengers, That’s Not A Hat - Top 5 Reasons Boardgames Are Better Than Sex

Jun 4th, 2023 2h 46m

Hey hey, gamey wameys and welcome back to another episode of The Gamecasters! In tonight's episode we talk about some hot new Spiel Des Jahres games, read a story about a Frenchman, another story about other terms for "achieving," we go through