What are the Thunder Pals? A hilarious, magnanimous collective delivering content about games, gamers, and some mental aspects of gamers. Gamers have lives too. We strive to show you games in a new light. Whether it's an indie, AAA, or something in-between. We include but, not limit ourselves to competitive fighting games, let's plays, Walkthroughs, and much more. The podcats of The Rhy'zrd, D:Time, Iceberg Mike, Cobi Colbolt, Fredo Sauce, Neo Huxtable, and Driven Haze will posted here for t ...
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Dave Dameshek and his pal David Feeney ARE BACK to bring their brand of hooey & applesauce to the world. Where Murtaugh and Riggs left off, Dameshek and Feeney begin. When these two get together, NO subject is off-limits (except for some subjects)!
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Join four lifelong friends on this award-nominated comedy podcast about board games, video games, comicbooks, movies, TV and more; uncovering the hidden indie gems you’ll wonder how you ever lived without, and diving deep into the franchises you already know and love.
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Welcome to Varta Lab, a delightful concoction of stories featuring Aakash Mehta, one of India's most obsessive storytellers on and off stage, and Navin Noronha, who is an okay person. Together they tell stories to each other from their life and welcome others to do the same. Fun times.
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Horrified - Greek Monsters, Mycelia, and The Adventures of Robin Hood - Ep202
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It’s a board game extravaganza, with big chat and in-depth reviews of Horrified - Greek Monsters and Mycelia from Ravensburger Games, and The Adventures of Robin Hood from Thames & Kosmos. All that, and a stagless stag, on Ep202. 00:00 - The appendix is the essence of man 07:05 - Stag 09:58 - The Adventures of Robin Hood 27:46 - Horrified - Greek M…
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Godzilla Minus One, Animal Well, and art of rally - Ep201
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Funselektor’s deeply authentic top down racer art of rally, taking a trip down Shared Memory’s Animal Well, more thoughts on The Haunting of Hill House, and why you really should watch the monstrous Godzilla Minus One. All that, and a Dirty Gibson, on Ep201. 00:00 - A stag do in Bristol 08:48 - art of rally 22:53 - Animal Well 33:31 - The Haunting …
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Another Top 10 Things Worth Staying In For - Ep200
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In this bumper-length episode, we try to whittle down all of the things we’ve discussed over the last 100 episodes into a top 10 we can all agree on. There are laughs, there are tears, there are celebrations, there are bitter defeats. If you’re new, a very warm welcome to you. And if you’re already a listener, thanks for sticking around for the las…
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Dropolter, Eight Billion Genies, and Achtung Panzer! Blood & Steel Starter Set - Ep199
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With our refined palettes we get our teeth into the spooky dexterity needed for Dropolter (Oink Games), and our stinkin’ paws on After Us (Catch Up Games). Then we make a wish for Eight Billion Genies (Image Comics) and set our sights on Achtung Panzer! Blood & Steel Starter Set (Warlord Games). All that, and The Mitch and Lynn Man, on Ep199. 00:00…
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PlayStation Portal, Accomplices, and Incident at Grove Lake - Ep198
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It’s back to the good old PlayStation One days with reviews of Tomb Raider I-III Remastered: Starring Lara Croft (Aspyr) and PSX horror Incident at Grove Lake (ToothandClaw). Then there’s thoughts on Accomplices (Hachette), the PlayStation Portal (Sony), and Cards vs Gravity (Big Potato Games). All that, and the best things from the 90s, on Ep198. …
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Assassin's Creed Mirage, Dune: Part 2, and 21: High Stakes Heists - Ep197
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With three absolutely massive topics; a review of Assassin’s Creed Mirage (Ubisoft), a review of Dune: Part 2, and a look at Pocket Quest 2024 (DriveThruRPG). All that, with a very British opening, on Ep197. 00:17 - Tea talk 06:00 - Assassin's Creed Mirage review 23:07 - Pocket Quest 2024 (and 21: High Stakes Heists) 43:33 - Dune: Part 2 review On …
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Nunatak: Temple of Ice, CDSK, and Flip, Switch & Roll - Ep196
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00:00 - A geography teacher 5:32 - AireCon 2024 review 14:43 - CDSK review 27:19 - Flip, Switch and Roll review 37:16 - Nunatak: Temple of Ice preview 50:39 - Monster of the Week review On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero) and Sam (@MrSamTurner). Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great t…
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The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game, Escape Academy, and Kiri-ai: The Duel - Ep195
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Big reviews of escape room video game Escape Academy by Coin Crew Games and Ravensburger’s Tolkien-em-up The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game, plus thoughts on MugenGaming’s Kiri-ai: The Duel. All that, and many more…? on Ep195. 00:00 - The sanctity of the line and mildly threatening birthday songs 08:50 - Escape Academy 23:29 - Another one in…
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Beacon Patrol, and Sexy Battle Wizards - Ep194
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Reviews of the criminally good District Noir and cosy-coastguard-em-up Beacon Patrol from Pandasaurus, an early peek at the retro-tinged horror from Headware Games’ Hollowbody, the superb search action of Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and spending a sultry couple of hours with Grant Howitt’s Sexy Battle Wizards. All that, and the blee…
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Thunder Road: Vendetta, Cyberpunk 2077, Shifting Stones - Ep193
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We kick off by precisely defining “a Tesco”, then it’s board game reviews of Shifting Stones (Gamewright) and Thunder Road: Vendetta (Restoration Games), and from the world of video games it’s thoughts on Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red) and Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games). All that, and snowboarding, on Ep193. 00:00 - The definition of Tesco 04:…
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Lorcana, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Saltburn - Ep192
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We dive deep into the Rise of the Floodborn and The First Chapter sets for Disney Lorcana from Ravensburger, twist and turn with Saltburn, and marvel at Super Mario Bros. Wonder. All that, and après Pete, on Ep192. 00:00 - A mystery holiday 12:42 - Disney Lorcana - The First Chapter and Rise of the Floodborn 33:19 - Saltburn 45:48 - Super Mario Bro…
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Star Trek: Resurgence, Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition, and That’s Not a Hat! - Ep191
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Reviews of adorable worker placement Cardboard Alchemy’s Flamecraft, infuriating memory bluffing game That's Not a Hat! from Ravensburger, the mighty and massive Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition from Vlaada Chvátil and WizKids, classic competitive card game Dutch Blitz, and the brilliant narrative-driven adventure Star Trek: Resurgence from Dramatic L…
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Bluey, Blue Eyed Samurai, and The Case of the Golden Idol - Ep190
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Staying In’s top 5 favourite things that we read, played, watched, and generally “discovered” in 2023 is the huge topic we try and tackle as 2024 rolls in. 00:00 - Kris' package 04:32 - Resolutions 10:51 - The Incal 15:52 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 20:10 - The Dark Forest 22:35 - Eega 27:43 - Marcel the Shell with Shoes On 30:40 - The Decagon H…
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The Lord of the Rings: Adventure to Mount Doom, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, and Killer Trails - Ep189
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Heading off on a long journey with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure to Mount Doom, wandering down the path with Killer Trails, and telling tales with The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. All that, and 2023’s Secret Santa, on Ep189. 00:00 - Grip it and Rip It 03:48 - Secret Santa Gift #1 09:10 - Killer Trails 18:18 - Secret Santa Gift #2 23:08 - The …
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The Marvels, General Orders: World War II, and Davy Jones’ Locker: The Kraken Wakes - Ep188
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Jumping deep into Davy Jones' Locker: The Kraken Wakes after PudKat Games’ successful Kickstarter, the warboys scope out Osprey Games’ General Orders: World War II, going intergalactic with The Marvels, and the incredible Mints or Mince from Big Potato Games. All that, and a lot of talk about potatoes, on Ep188. 00:00 - Eating Toffee Potatoes (aka …
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Critical: Sanctuary - Season 1, Jokkmokk: The Winter Market, and Fly Home! - Ep187
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We get scammed by sellers on Temu counterfeiting boardgames by “Oink Games”, “Hasbro”, and “Mattel”, get roleplaying with Critical: Sanctuary - Season 1 from Hachette, sip tea at Davenports of Cheshire, go shopping at Jokkmokk: The Winter Market from WizKids, and Fly Home! and Fish 'n' Flip with Helvetiq. All that, and sunshine during the cold, on …
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The Fall of the House of Usher, EXIT - The Curse of Ophir, and Twilight Imperium - Ep186
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We (unsuccessfully) try and break The Curse, spend 12 full hours playing the epic space opera Twilight Imperium: Third Edition from Fantasy Flight Games, get locked in a puzzling hotel in EXIT - The Curse of Ophir from Nementic Games and USM, and scare ourselves silly with Mike Flanagan’s latest The Fall of the House of Usher. All that, and Big Sel…
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They Cloned Tyrone, Undaunted: Battle of Britain, and Marcel the Shell with Shoes On - Ep185
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We take a trip into the mysterious in the dark sci-fi They Cloned Tyrone, chat about the completely endearing Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, and if that weren’t enough, it’s off to war with Undaunted: Battle of Britain from Osprey Games. All that, and sleeping in Deep Heat, on Ep185. 00:00 - Hugo’s 3rd but not his 3rd birthday party 07:52 - Kris s…
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Batman: The Audio Adventures, Monster 12, and Troika! - Ep184
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It is Autumn. We chirp on about Troika! from the Melsonian Arts Council, head back in time to the Stone Age (board game), take a look at the Open and Play series from Kosmos with particular attention centred on Monster 12 and Allie Gator, and try to resist growling “I’m Batman” while chatting about Batman: The Audio Adventures. All that, and more t…
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Lacuna, Regicide, Townscaper, and Benji Corless from Osprey Games - Ep183
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Chips. You love them. We love them. This episode talks about them. But when we’re not talking chips, we’re talking: Lacuna, a delightful 2 player abstract game from CMYK; Townscaper, Oskar Stålberg’s relaxing and deeply creative build-em-up; Benji from Osprey's lovely solo recommendations Miru and VOID 1680 AM; and the challenging cooperative deck …
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Barbie, Happy Bee, and Dirty Pig - Ep182
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A globetrotting episode, as the lads head around Bavaria on Segways, including a trip to the legendary FUNtainment, Hofbräuhaus, and Neuschwanstein Castle. Then we get some mucky fun in with Dirty Pig (or Drecksau) from Kosmos, look back at reMEmber from Pegasus Spiele, become one with nature with Happy Bee from Helvetiq and Coiledspring Games, and…
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OXENFREE II: Lost Signals, Diablo IV, and Colin from Accounts - Ep181
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Night School Studio’s OXENFREE II: Lost Signals is a great follow up to the original and is going to serve its fans well, while Blizzard’s own recent sequel - Diablo IV - proves to be the perfect entry into a genre you might have dismissed. And why Colin from Accounts is must-watch comedy TV from Australia that’s deeper than you might initially exp…
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, and Crack List - Ep180
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More Steam Deck chat starts off the show, then it’s off on a photography expedition with Alba: A Wildlife Adventure from ustwo games, plus a trip to the cinema to see Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One. Back at home it’s board game time with Crack List from Pierre Faucon and Hachette, and Sweet & Spicy from HeidelBÄR Games. All that, plu…
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Cubitos, and Jury Duty - Ep179
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We start off by ranking the Mission: Impossible films (you will be upset by some of the placings), then get straight into a breakdown of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Then it’s on to Jury Duty - the show, not the obligation - and finally Alderac Entertainment’s push your luck game Cubitos. All that, plus beige flags, on Ep179, out… NOW! 00…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Dorfromantik, Block Party, and Emily Neat from Osprey Games - Ep178
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Sipping tea with Honey Badger, getting an Inkling about Osprey Games, having a Block Party with Big Potato, subscribing to LEGO, doubling up on Dorfromantik, and having a swinging time with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Plus, grabby geese. 00:00 - Explaining thunder to a toddler, and a Tolkien marathon 08:53 - Tea Party 17:33 - Inkling 22:51…
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