This week Lauren, Dana and Jules chat about a really important topic - how mental health and board gaming affect one another. We dive into some personal stories, as well as sharing our thoughts on the positives and negatives of mental health in the board game space....
Def, Jules and Joe are back this week to discuss some the hotness in board games at the moment. In Sizzling Games, Joe has been building a blossoming Barcelona, Jules has been harbouring harmonious habitats, and Def has been initiating innovative inventions. There's...
Oceania month continues! On this week's episode Jules and Lauren chat to the amazing team behind the Australian design and publishing house One Thousand Rats. We talk about their design inspirations, conventions in Australia and their upcoming projects. Jules also...
Jules, Joe and Buffsquatch welcome a special guest to the BBQ, Richard Garfield. Probably best known for creating a little card game called Magic: The Gathering, Richard shares with the crew a bit about his history in the hobby of gaming, his views and methods for...
On this week's episode Jules and Lauren chat to the designer of Feudum, Mark K. Swanson about his design inspirations, which include Knizia classics and posters in ice cream shops. We also hear about his upcoming projects - a game about escaping from prison, his...
In this week’s episode we welcome Dana back from her long trip away around SE Asia. Def tries to figure which games in his top 10 he hasn’t sizzled yet?? While Jules plays a non-roleplaying game set in the DND universe. The crew also discuss the QOTP, so please jump...
The crew are back for 2024 to fill your plate with more gaming goodness. Jules, Def and Adrian recap their Christmas holiday break before diving into some new Sizzling Games. Jules is on a quest, Adrian dances to the beat of his own drum, and Def translates game rules...
The gang is back - this time counting down our Top 5 games of all time!!! A special thanks to everyone who made this year such a special year for us: our Patrons, our sponsors, everyone who attended our game days, everyone who came to see us at PAX, the Sydney...
The gang is all here as we count down our Top 10 games of all time. This week we are counting down 10 to 6, and next week we will round out the countdown with our 5 to 1. #10: 05:20 #09: 20:17 #08: 33:15 #07: 49:30 #06: 1:02:40 PlayCon is coming in 2024. Make sure you...
In Episode 270, Jules Adrian and Dana take us through their week of gaming. Jules has been rolling 20 dice strongly, and Dana has been setting up secret surveillance on her unsuspecting board game friends, all the while Adrian can’t even decide if he likes a...
Mitch, Conor, Lauren, Dana, Jules and Adrian all get together live on stage and share with us all of the exciting news from the massive week they had at SXSW Sydney. Including the games they played there, the community members they met and the shenanigans and...
In this bittersweet episode we say goodbye to Mike as he moves on to bigger and better things, but not before he shares with us a tonnes of new games we should all be keeping an eye out for. In Sizzling Games, Dan is experiencing some turbulence, Mike was spotted...
It’s been Def's birthday and he played a crazy amount of games!!! Adrian talks about two games with “Age” in the title. Jules has been going hard out at the Sydney Game Day and visiting a Nightmare Cathedral!! All this and more on the latest Board Game BBQ podcast....
In this episode of chaos, Mitch, Jules and Adrian discuss theme in games and what it means to them. Jules and Mitch have been going head-to-head in Normandy, Adrian has been refining his coffee productions skills. All this and more on the Board Game BBQ podcast....
In this episode Jules & Def perform a duet as they run us through a bunch of games that have been finding their table lately. Def takes us on a journey throughout space as he talks about playing SpaceCorp 2025-2300AD and Jules brings us back to earth with news of...
In episode 253, Jules has gone back to his roots and is playing the most backstabby of backstabby games being the dominant mammal! Adrian is in the Union Stockyards deciding what cuts of meat he wants to add to his smoker on the weekend. Def is running for president...
In this quarter of a millennium mile stone episode, Def is BACK!!! He has been trying to please Pluto while the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is imminent, Jules have been on expeditions in different regions to bring back all kinds of discoveries, Mike has been back in to...
In this episode Jules is in a bidding war in ancient Egypt, Adrian is building structures in Santorini and Dan is working an Inside Job Sizzling Games Ra Santorini Inside Job Check out our Eventbrite page for all of our upcoming Game...
In this episode Jules tries to bring balance to the force with the latest Star Wars war game lite. Mitch is fighting in a gladiator’s arena in ancient Greece…. or Rome?? We also welcome back Mike who has been on holiday but with all this time away did he get his oaths...
In this exciting episode Adrian plays a game that’s not his sizzle but he ends up sizzling anyway (who would have thought he would ever change his mind midway through recording!) Jules is BACK and running a political campaign in 19th century New York. And Dan, a...
In this episode our team records their first live podcast at the Powerhouse Museum Late X Gaming event in Sydney.Given that the theme of the event was Art in gaming, our Question of the Pod for this episode is “How does Art influence your Board Game purchases? Check...
In this episode Jules and Mitch welcome back to the show, special guest Alex Wynnter from Tabletop Game Designers Australia (TGDA). Alex shares his insights into the challenges and opportunities that face new game designers in Australia today, and of course they all...
In this episode Sarah and Jules host our first guest of Oceania Month, Jon-Paul Jacques, designer of Land Vs Sea by Good Games Publishing. JP shares his personal board game story and gives us some insights into what goes into...
HuMMBuGG CON Tickets ---- https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/humm-bugg-con-2023-tickets-534716139367 In this special episode we are joined by Devon Norris from Devon Talks Tabletop. Jules gets all artsy with Modern Art, Mike has been harnessing the power of the pulsars....
In this episode we catch up with Jules, Mitch and Adrian. Adrian has flipped and become addicted to BGA. Jules has been gambling trying to be the lord of Vegas, and Mitch has been in stealth mode around Venice learning how to be a master assassin. We also recap...
In this episode Adrian, Jules and Def get to kicking off the new year with a hearty run down on all the amazing games they have played over the holiday break. We also recap last week's Question of the Pod: What's your new years Board Game resolution?Thanks to everyone...
While the team continues their break from podcasting and spends time with our families for the holidays, we present to you Part II of our Best of 2022 series. This week we have some fun and revisit some of our favourite moments from the past year. Special thanks to...
While the team take a break from podcasting and spend time with our families for the holidays, we present to you Part I of our Best of 2022 series. This week we revisit some of our favourite guests from the past year. Thanks to all of the guests and contributors to...
In this episode Jules, Dan, Adrian, Mike and Mitch look back on 2022. The lads discuss the games they played the most in 2022, the modern classics they played for the very first time, the games that surprised them, and also the games they are most looking forward to...
It's that time of the year again! Join the Board Game BBQ crew as they continue to count down their Top 10 Games of all time. Tonight we count down from 5 to 1. Mike's 10-6: 01:45 Number 05: 12:03 Number 04: 32:53 Number 03: 57:07 Number 02: 01:17:45 Number 01:...
It's that time of the year again! Join the Board Game BBQ crew as they count down their Top 10 Games of all time.Tonight we count down from 10 to 6. Join us next week when we complete the countdown with our 5-1. Number 10: 02:58 Number 09: 14:05 Number 08: 21:55...
In this episode Dan, Adrian and Jules are talking code cracking, dice stacking and wine racking? In Sizzling Games, Dan has been running a racket in the Renaissance, Adrian has been an alien race selling spice in space, and Jules has been giving crazy clues and...
In this episode Jules, Mitch and Dan are back discussing what's been hitting their tables lately. In our Sizzling Games segment, Mitch has been sneakily sabotaging soldiers, Jules is bringing his buddies to board buses, and Dan has been drawing dangerous delights from...
In this week's episode Dan, Adrian and Jules recap the Board Game BBQ's first time teaching games at PAX Australia. A special thanks to everyone who came out to meet us, or sat down to learn a new game, and a big warm welcome to all of the new members to our...
In this episode Mitch, Adrian and Jules chat about some of their boardgame adjacent hobbies, the new Twilight Inscription, as well as Scout, Quarto and Flamecraft. In Sizzling Games, Adrian bolsters Barrage with a brand new board, Mitch leads a brave band of brothers...
In this episode Jules, Mitch and Old Man Dan talk all things games, including John Company, Kingdom Death Monster, Power Grid, Ark Nova, and Freedom: The Underground R. In Sizzling Games Jules has been ruling regions in Rome, Mitch has been spotting spies in the...
While Sarah hosts the episode, Jules and Adrian are snuggling together at Adrian's house. The crew discuss Jules' holiday and the resulting gaming bonanza with Adrian and Def over the past week. Meanwhile in Sizzling Games, Sarah is hand-making and trick-taking, Jules...
Join Mike, Jules and Conor as they discuss dexterity games, playing games with Thinker Themer, and taking on the forces of evil (completely unrelated to Amy and Maggie from Thinker Themer). Meanwhile when it comes to Sizzling Games, Mike has been making montages with...
Def, Jules and Mike are back this week to explore the method to Jules' boardgame-culling madness, the experience of sharing the hobby with the Oz Comic Con community, and everyone's next favourite game from Vital Lacerda. Meanwhile Jules has been having a feast of fun...
On Episode 191 Jules, Adrian and Conor discuss the Brisbane Game Day, tournament board gaming, and some current stand-outs in the crowdfunding circuit. In Sizzling Games, Adrian has been getting so clever in So Clover, Jules has been sailing the seas of Tortuga 1667,...
On this episode Mike, Jules and Dan shake off their boardgame-induced hangovers and debrief the latest BGBBQ Melbourne Game Day. The team share their highlights from the day including Decrypto, Azul: Queen's Garden, Unsettled and 6Nimmt!. Our Sizzling Games this week...
This episode Dan, Jules and Adrian are joined by Guest Host, Ian O'Toole. The team discuss the Marvel Zombicide shipping news, how Ian can still enjoy Gaia Project after 70+ plays, how to get back your gaming mojo, and the inappropriateness of Adrian's KDM campaign...
Conor takes charge on Episode 187 and leads Mike, Mitch and Jules through the murky waters of Guerrilla Warfare, four new expansions to Moonrakers, the high expectations of Ark Nova, and Tweezzlebombs! Not to mention some great sizzling games... In the Board Game...
Sarah is still riding high from this week's Sydney Game Day and is joined by Jules and Mike on this episode of the Board Game BBQ Podcast. Earlier this week, Jules was disembowelled and lived to tell the tale in Kingdom Death Monster, Mike went looking for booty in...
Oceania Month continues on Episode 181 as Dan, Mitch and Jules welcome to the show Mark, Garth and Leon, aka; The Dicemen Cometh. The Dicemen Cometh have been trailblazers in the Australian Board Gaming scene for the past 10 years or more and they share with us some...
Games and Wasps and Blips, Oh My! On this episode Adrian and Sarah continue Oceania Month with two Australian designers: Kenny Michael-Otton and Leigh Perrott. Surprisingly the pair have similar backgrounds in playing board games as kids, and also being heavily...
New intro music - who dis? Like a house with a fresh lick of paint we are back with a new intro and a new vibe. On this episode Jules, Adrian and Dan breakdown the week that was, including the massively successful Brisbane Game Day, a new Pandemic Legacy Season One...
It's the Melbourne Crew on deck tonight as Mike, Conor, Jules and Dan stand around the BBQ and chat about painting minis, the latest KickStarter arrival of Nemesis: Lockdown, as well as Crossing, Cash 'n' Guns, and Root. Sizzling games this week are Bristol 1350,...
Topic of the Pod: (0 1:00) Special Guest – Paul Grogan Sizzling Games: (47:51) Ark Nova, Hallertau, Mysthea, Perseverance, Polis Board Game BBQ Bracket Battle 2.0 (01:26:16) On Mars v Blood Rage Swear An Oath: (1:32:20)
Tonight the team are joined by Portuguese game designer of Cafe, 6 Castles, and the upcoming Dom Pierre: Costa. It's a fascinating interview and one not to be missed. Sizzling Games include Escape Plan, Orleans, Last Will and Settlement. We check in on the...
We are back for 2022! (was there ever any doubt?) Join Adrian, Sarah, Def and Jules as they discuss giving games a second chance. What factors can sour a first play, what you should consider when you first learn a game, and the team list some games they have granted a...
Sizzling Games: (02:37 Brass Birmingham, Brian Boru, Outfoxed Topic of the Pod: (35:27) Top 5 games from 2021 we are yet to play Board Game BBQ Bracket Battle 2.0 U (01:01:09) Twilight Imperium v Super Fantasy Brawl Swear An Oath: (1:17:00)
This is it! listen to all 9 hosts count down to their number one game of all time! Will there be surprises? Can you pick them? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HrJJVFrW4c
Join all nine podcast hosts as they count down from 10 to 6, their favourite games of all time. Also available on our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs4_AHU79oI
On this episode Adrian, Jules, Def and Connor discuss the concept of economies in board games; closed economy games, open economy games, buying, selling, and auction bidding. The team discuss their favourite games, how they perceive value when faced with changing...
Join us as we uncover our new logo, designed by community member, Harry! Then it is time to kick back and laugh at us all getting trivia wrong. Finally, we resolve the 2 latest bracket battles and set up Clank! v Barenpark.
Topic: (01:20) Special Guest: Cole Wehrle Sizzling Games: (01:03:47) Aquatica, 1882, Unfathomable, Feudum: The Queens Army, Bardwood Grove The Board Game BBQ Bracket Battle Update: (1:23:03) Dice Throne v Eclipse: 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy Swear an Oath:...
On this episode Sarah, Jules and Adrian are joined by Kim Brebach from Good Games Publishing. He talks about his journey into game design, his mission to find games that have incredible depth, and his development approach to playtesting new games. In our Sizzling...
Sizzling Games: (01:55) Lisboa, Royal Visit, Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North Topic of the Pod: (40:36) The Difference Between: Euro & Ameritrash, Deck creation & Deck building, Strategy & Tactics Bracket Battle: (1:05:19) City of the Big Shoulders...
A great jumping-on point! After 140 episodes, this video allows you to find out a lot more about the 9 of us, as we get asked 10 questions each. Some normal questions, and one question from Adrian that is "Why do we dream?" It was certainly one of the best recordings...
Join Dan, Sarah and Jules on this episode as they are visited by the fabulous Monique and Naveen from Before You Play. We chat to them about their journey from Instagram to YouTube, some of their favourite designers and themes, and how they approach creating content....
Sizzling Games: (01:45) Kabuto Sumo, Pax Pamir 2nd Edition, Montana, Men at Work Topic of the Pod: (38:53) Hybrid Games Board Game BBQ Bracket Battle 2.0: (59:05) On Mars v Letters from Whitechapel Swear an Oath: (01:10:56)
Sizzling Games: (01:55) Gaia Project, Cloudspire, The Estates Topic of the Pod: (33:43) Top 5 Art in games Bracket Battle: (01:14:14) Swear an Oath: (01:28:52)
Sizzling Games: (01:57) The Gardens, Oriflamme Ablaze, Air, Land & Sea Topic of the Pod: (25:21) Top 5 games that surprised us, in a good way. Bracket Battle 2.0: (1:03:08) Aeon’s End v Vindication Swear an Oath: (1:13:38)
Topic of the Pod: (01:00) Budgie Smuggler Games Sizzling Games: (39:40) Disney Villainous, Unmatched: Jurassic Park Raptors v Ingen, Forbidden Desert, Bananagrams, Mandala Stones Bracket Battle 2.0 Update and the Roast: (1:00:25) Swear an Oath: (1:10:08)
Sizzling Games: (03:18) Marvel Champions, Unsettled, 6 Nimmt Topic of the Pod: (36:48) How our tastes have changed The Roast (1:05:21) Swear an Oath: (1:20:01)
Sizzling Games: (02:34) Almanac: The Dragon Road, Coffee Traders, Cosmic Frog Topic of the Pod: (49:40) Our history with games Board Game BBQ Bracket Battle 2.0 Update (1:13:36) Dwellings of Eldervale v Too Many Bones Swear an Oath: (1:21:22)
Sizzling Games: (02:40) Vinhos, Hanamikoji, Ankh Topic of the Pod: (37:14) Top 5 games outside the top 1000 Board Game BBQ Bracket Battle 2.0 (1:10:42) Dwellings of Eldervale v Too Many Bones Swear an Oath: (1:28:51)
Sizzling Games: (02:30) Bloc by Bloc, Downforce, Gaia Project Topic of the Pod: (36:01) Games of 3+ hours length Board Game BBQ Bracket Battle 2.0 Update (1:04:15) Pipeline v Marvel Champions Swear an Oath: (1:07:33)
Sizzling Games (02:12) Colt Express, Pavlov's House, On Mars Topic of the Pod (48:59)...
**BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in SYDNEY! The event will be held on Saturday, May 15th from 11am-11pm. Waitlist open now at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/board-game-bbq-sydney-game-day-1-tickets-146343510379 Join us...
Join us as we celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast. A remarkable milestone to achieve within a year. We answer questions from our listeners, and Re-Launch the Board Game BBQ Bracket! Watch or listen below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1KUwvgQ-n8 **BOARD GAME BBQ...
Topic of the Pod: Orange Nebula Sizzling Games: (55:10) Welcome To: New Las Vegas, Too Many Bones, Skiwampus, Tainted Grail, Res Arcana, Windward, It’s a Wonderful World: Corruption and Ascension Swear an Oath (01:39:17) **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for...
Tonight we bring you a special episode: the 2020 Board Game BBQ Awards. You may remember last month we put the call out to our community to nominate your favorite games of 2020 in nine categories. We were inundated with nominations and we took the most popular...
Sizzling Games: Cairn (02:39) Black Rose Wars (09:45) Eclipse (28:50) Topic of the Pod: Battle mechanics in games (47:04) Swear an Oath (01:30:53) **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in SYDNEY! The event will be held on...
Topic of the Pod: We are LIVE from the Retreat! All 9 of us together for the first time. Hear about all the great games and experiences we have been having! **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in SYDNEY! The event will...
Topic of the Pod: Shem Phillips (02:35) Sizzling Games: Root (33:38), Deception: Murder in Hong Kong (44:49), Xia: Legends of a Drift System (49:00), Marvel United (57:26) Kickstarter (1:03:04) Oath: (1:16:09) **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board...
Sizzling Games: Moonrakers (2:42) Clank! Legacy (13:05) D-Day the Dice Game (20:17) Topic of the Pod: Hype! (34:09) Swear an Oath: (1:15:59) **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for a full day and night of gamin on March 27th, 2021 in Moorooka(Suburb of Brisbane)....
Sizzling Games: Stay Cool (03:02), Unsolved Case Files (09:40), Red Rising (16:36), 2 Rooms & a Boom (28:53) Topic of the Pod: Local Designers Jack Ford Morgan from Half Monster Games and Oliver Millin from Board Citizen (34:00) Awards (1:08:11) Swear an...
Also available on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqB8gpLtz8E Join the BBQ Crew and see them toil over Adrian's Trivia questions! **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for a full day and night of gamin on March 27th, 2021 in Moorooka(Suburb of Brisbane)....
Topic of the Week: Dominic Crapuchettes (04:40) Sizzling Games: High Society (49:33) Waste Knights (55:43) Shards of Infinity (1:05:55) Swear An Oath (1:13:39) **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for a full day and night of gamin on March 27th, 2021 in Moorooka(Suburb...
Topic of the Pod: Quackalope (01:52) Sizzling Games: Dune Imperium (36.19), Horrified (45:58), Raptor (49:25), Crash octopus (54:23), Badland Wolves(1:01:17) A War of Whispers (2:25), Dice Forge (16:20), Raiders of the North Sea (25:38) Swear an Oath: (1:10:33)...
Sizzling Games: Oriflamme (01:38), Paladins of the West Kingdom (09:39) Dwellings of Eldervale (25:15) Topic of the Week: Solo Games (44:10) Kickstarter (01:20:32) Swear An Oath (01:30:54) **PATREON** The Board Game BBQ Podcast is excited to announce its new Patreon....
Sizzling Games: Castell (02:26), Cat Lady (8:20) Ticket To Ride (15:10) Topic of the Week: 2020 Year in Review by Steve, Jules and Mike (20:47) Swear An Oath (01:17:55) **PATREON** The Board Game BBQ Podcast is excited to announce its new Patreon....
Sizzling Games: Feudum (03:31), Targi (14:40), Zombicide: Night of the Living Dead (21:58) Topic of the Week: Looking forward 2021 (36:36) Board Game Bracket (01:06:39) Swear An Oath (01:15:44) **PATREON** The Board Game BBQ Podcast is excited to announce its new...
Join us as we count down our top 10 games of all time, the second of 3 episodes, that everyone will be part of! Podcast and video below! Board Game Bracket (01:48:16) Swear An Oath (01:51:11) **PATREON** The Board Game BBQ Podcast is excited to announce its new...
It's an All Aussie Adventure this episode as we welcome Phil Walker-Harding to the show. Phil is the award-winning Sydney-based designer of games such as Sushi Go, Imhotep, Barenpark, and the soon-to-be-released Cloud City. Phil shares with us his experiences in the...
Episode 50: The Journey So Far! Join us as we reminisce about our first 50 episodes! Learn about some of the behind the scenes moments, and hear about our plans for the future! We also launched our Patreon on this episode. If you would like to support us, go here:...
What's your preferred play style? Do you like to crush your opponents like Evil Jules? Or do you just want everyone to get along, like Family Man Dan.Good vs Evil. In this eoisode the team discusses some of the nice and not-so-nice games out there today. In our...
Episode 46: The Board Game BBQ Halloween Special 2020 Join us when we have a chat about scary moments in games, Spiel and we set up the Board Game Bracket's 3rd Round! 7 of us are on this show, with Def and Dan missing out, but they'll be back! **SPONSORS** Thanks to...
Sizzling Games: Clank! Legacy (02:02), Fort (09:13), Camel Up (19:51) Topic of the Week: Player Interaction (27:41) Board Game Bracket (54:22) Swear An Oath (01:12:43) **SPONSORS** Thanks to Advent Games for sponsoring this episode. Advent Games...
Good things come in small packages; Adrian and Jules join Steve on this episode to discuss great games that come in small boxes. The lads go through a heap of great games that cover all kinds of gaming mechanics (make sure you visit the shownotes to learn more about...
Topic of the Week: Matt Leacock (01:34) Sizzling Games: Secrets (40:56), Everdell (44:54), Mariposas (47:57), Skull (51:27) Swear An Oath (54:30) Kickstarter (01:12:17) SPONSORSThanks to Advent Games for sponsoring this episode. Advent Games are an...
Slight coarse language. All the crew (even Conor) are here tonight to battle it out again for supremacy. Whose team are you on? Lock, or Spock? Our fearless Trivia host Adrian does an excellent job of making us all look confused and perplexed. We also announce the...
In this episode Steve, Def and Jules dive into the world of heavy games. Our resident heavy-game expert, Def, shares his journey into the world of Vital Lacerda games, and Jules isn't afraid to dip his toe into complicated waters either. The team discusses some of...
On this episode Steve, Sarah and Jules welcome our new sponsor: Advent Games! Make sure you check out our FB Community page for your chance to win one of our Sizzling Games from this week! (more details below) In our Sizzling Games, Sarah has been cooking up a storm...
Sizzling Games: Marvel Champions (02:18), Space Base (10:06), The Estates (16:40) Topic of the Week: Thematic games (25:15) Board Game Bracket (51:17) Swear An Oath (1:03:23) —Join in the conversation on our Facebook group, Discord channel,...
On this episode Jules is joined by Dan and Mike from their lockdown state of Victoria. I mean, what else are they gonna do? In Sizzling Games this week, Mike zombie-walks us through his obsession with Zombicide, specifically Zombicide: Green Horde. Dan travels Back In...
This week Steve, Jules, and Mitch fix their hair and touch-up their make-up as we release the podcast on YouTube in a BBQ-first! Steve shares his recent experience of playing Smartphone Inc and he had a blast discovering new technology and engaging in patent-wars in...