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The Octothorpe Board Games Podcast

The Octothorpe Board Games Podcast

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A biweekly podcast about board games. The show features a past/present/future segment with a particular category pertaining to board games. Next a sacred cow segment, where the hosts tackle hot button topics and the show ends with a main discussion.
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Kenny and Josh are back with a new episode! Intro: Two “New” Studios — CLE and NB Quick catchup from a year ago Any new purchases? KS/Otherwise —————————— Main Topic: Getting Non-gamers into Gaming-- Suggestion of Games: Magic Maze Pandemic Code Names Cryptid Small Islands Downforce Drop It Sagrada Point Salad…
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Kenny and Josh discuss CMON's Victorian Mastermind. This episode features a full rules breakdown of how to play. The duo also critique how they would love to see future expansions and how they view the overall game. Music Sampled from the following tracks produced by Derek & Brandon Fiechter: Underground City The Shadow Empire The Gentleman The Sha…
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Kenny and Josh discuss their 2019 Most Anticipated Games (MAG). Spoilers (games discussed): Century: A New World; On Tour; Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporate; Noctiluca; Doppelt So Clever; Black Angel; Cloudspire; Getaway Driver; Ragusa; Space Gate Odyssey; Paladins of the West Kingdom; Pax Transhumanity; Glen More II: Chronicles; Alubari: A N…
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Kenny and Josh talk about all their fun experiences at Origins 2017. Kenny worked the Stronghold Games booth for several hours each day and Josh did various other activities including some play to wins and a Splendor Tournament. Both scooped up some amazing games with some amazing deals. Of note, Josh talks about his Renegade Game Studios haul (aro…
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This week on the show, in the Past, Present and Future, Josh and Kenny discuss Fantasy Games--Kenny's favorite {sarcasm}. Some games included in this discussion are Roll Player, Prospectus, Small World, Lords Of Xidit and Too Many Bones. In our second installment of How To Play Games, we focus on what Players should do to learn to play games. Lastl…
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Kenny and Josh talk about Abstract Games in the Past, Present and Future. Some examples discussed are The Climbers, Tao Long or Through The Desert. In the Sacred Cow segment, the duo explain how to properly teach a board game--part one in a three part series. Lastly, they talk about board game inserts and storage solutions.…
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Kenny and Josh are joined by Sara from Renegade Game Studios this week! She stops in to talk to the guys not only about her experiences working in the game industry, but also what we can expect from Renegade in the future. Moreover, she also participates in the mailbag segment. Lastly, Kenny and Josh do a walkthrough of Clank! There's only one week…
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Kenny and Josh discuss Space Games in the Past, Present and Future segment including: Galaxy Trucker, Gravwell, Core Worlds and more. In the Sacred Cow segment, Josh and Kenny play the Are These Board Games? Game Show and discuss how/why. Lastly, the two open up about their favorite and least favorite themes. Don't forget about the Clank! giveaway.…
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Kenny and Josh discuss all their International Tabletop Day 2017 stories. Both hosts seem to be suffering a bit from the acquisition disorder bug that has hit them as of late. Games discussed: Ultimate Warriorz, Glass Road, Vinkings Gone Wild!, Clank!, Gloomhaven and many more. There's a special giveaway! Check out the details here: https://tinyurl…
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Kenny and Josh are back for their sixth episode! This week they discuss Small or Pocket Sized Games in the Past, Present and Future. In the Sacred Cow, the guys discuss their favorite podcasts to listen to (other than their own show of course). And to wrap up the show, Kenny attempts to help Josh decide whether he should buy a game table or make on…
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Kenny and Josh are back for their fifth episode! In the Past, Present and Future the duo discuss cooperative games including: Forbidden Island, Flash Point Fire Rescue, Mansions of Madness (2nd Edition), Ghost Stories, Bomb Squad and Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper and West End Adventures. In their Sacred Cow segment, they dis…
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Kenny and Josh had a rare opportunity to talk with Weller and Donna from Sentient Cow Games about their game Secret Unknown Stuff: Escape from Dulce. The game will be available on Kickstarter on April 15th and the campaign will run for a span of 30 days. Weller and Donna explain how their company and the game came to be, thanks, in part to third pa…
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Kenny and Josh have a new episode with new segments: The Octothorpe Rewind and The Mailbag. In The Octothorpe Rewind, Josh recounts his Gloomhaven saga as it has transpired over the past month and a half. Given, that several portions were recorded at several different times, the entire story encompasses a three-part update. Lastly, the guys go dump…
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Kenny and Josh are joined by Andrew from Atheris Games for a special episode. Andrew shares his experience with relation to Kickstarter as an indie board games publisher. Moreover, they talk about Andrew's current campaign: Mutant Crops, available on Kickstarter through April 20, 2017, as well as, other ideas that are coming in the future.…
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