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It's our December double feature! This month we are covering Koreen Odiney's We're Not Really Strangers, and Boop, a game by Smirk and Dagger. It's a Bards only episode this time around, as we go over these two games that would be great for any holiday gathering you might be going to this year. Happy Holidays everyone, and we'll see you next year.…
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Happy Halloween everyone! This episode marks the 2nd anniversary for Dancing With the Bards, and we have a great game for you! Brooke, Ian and Will are joined by our frequent guest Larry as we cover Monster of the Week, a game published by Evil Hat Publishing. This open-ended TTRPG has been featured on actual plays like Adventure Zone. A group of t…
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This month we are covering the Micro-TTRPG known as Escape Triassic Park, a game where players try to escape a Jurassic Park parody as genetically engineered dinosaurs. Our guests this week are Tristan and Nicole, and we were able to get an interview with the game's creators Mel and Tevus. Enjoy!By dancingwiththebards
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Welcome to Dancing with the Bards! This month, Ian, Brooke and Will are joined by our friend Kyra as we cover the popular board game known as Smash Up. We reminisce about old gaming stores, discuss the do's and don'ts of the game, and make suggestion to increase enjoyment. If you haven't already, follow us on Twitch to get notified for our Summer C…
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This episode is all about birds. Larry joins us once again as we cover the engine builder known as Wingspan. Designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and published by Stonemaier, this board game has become extremely popular over the last few years, and for good reason. If you have difficulty with bad audio for sensory reasons, this episode may not be for you…
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This month's episode is all about Elfinfolk, an indie TTRPG designed by Adam Baffoni. Ian, Will, and Brooke are joined by returning bard Chris as we explore this 40-page roleplaying game where our tiny characters try to survive living in and around humans. As a bonus, Ian was able to record an interview with the game's creator as we were doing rese…
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Welcome once again to the end of another month. This go around we're covering Candy Land with our friend Rishi. Candy Land is probably one of the most recognizable boardgames in America, with a long and surprisingly fascinating history. We cover all that and more as we take a close look at what might be some people's first ever boardgame.…
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Join us for and our guest this week, Ace, as we go over Ian's favorite board game, Cosmic Encounter. This strategy troop placement game is all about conquering worlds to be the first aliens to have 5 colonies. We discuss how the game's social elements might appeal to certain types of people, the strengths and weaknesses of the game's materials, and…
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This special episode is being run by Will, as we bring you Games Workshop's Blood Bowl: 2016 Edition. Larry, TJ, and Oliver join Larry after having run our first ever Blood Bowl Tournament, where TJ (the Binp) managed to intercept the ball in the last second, and stole victory from Larry (the Rat Smacker). We go over our criticisms with the game as…
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Happy Holidays! This month we are covering two popular card based games. Apples to Apples, and Munchkin. Brooke, Will, and Ian are joined by returning guest Max, as we look at how these games compare over 20 years after first hitting the market. Have they aged like wine, or milk? Are they still as fun as we remember? Join us as we keep to our holid…
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This month, Will, Ian, Brooke and Chris are joined by our friend Nick as we discuss the roleplaying game Fiasco. This game for 3-5 players relies heavily on a players ability to be creative and improvise. Its a roleplay heavy games where what happens is decided on the spot, by the group as a whole. Also, can you believe it's been a year? Here we ar…
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This game was a lot of fun, possibly our favorite game we've covered so far. Join Ian, Brooke, Chris, Will, and our guest this week, Courtney, as we discuss this gem of a game we were upset we hadn't heard of before. Upwind is a steampunk-themed roleplaying tabletop game created by a team of developers including Jeff Barber and John Hay, published …
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This month we're covering Strawberry Sunset, a card game designed by Stellar Factory. Together with our friend Jeremy, we take a look at this very pretty card game that is slightly reminiscent of Carcassonne. Each player must tend their own garden and have the most strawberries or most garden structures by Sunset to win! We had a lot of fun with th…
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Zoinks! Join us as we take a look Kids on Bikes ,by Doug Levandowski and Jonathan Gilmour , a TTRPG system that allows you to play out your mystery solving childhood dreams.Featuring our returning bards Ian, Chris, and Brooke as well as special guest minstrel Nelson on this special remote episode.By dancingwiththebards
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