In this bitter-sweet episode Def is hyped up to sizzle the space opera that is Arcs. It is also his final sizzle as he announces that he is leaving the podcast. So in honour of Def's departure, some of the original BBQ crew return to say goodbye. Def has been such an...
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...
In this episode Mike & Conor welcome back to the show, and back to Australia, Spile Des Jahres nominee Matt Dunstan. Mike, Conor and Matt discuss a number of topics like Matt’s move back to Australia, stuff that goes on “when boxing is happening”, and a bunch of...
In Episode 254 Conor has been competing for the city. Not to be outdone, Mike has been battling for the planet. Meanwhile, Dan has been vying for the galaxy. No biggie. There's also the Question of the Pod, Swear an Oath, and all of the usual shenanigans you've come...
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 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 episode Sarah, Mike and Conor give us their take on all the recent events in Sydney including the Powerhouse Museum Live Pod, the Patreon special gaming event at Behold Games and of course the Sydney Game Day. They also share some insights into a few games...
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 we are joined for this episode of Oceania Month by up and coming designers Jay Bendixen and Pawel (Pav) Owsianka. They share their stories of getting into board games and designing, the challenges they faced in getting their projects through...
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 Mike, Sarah and Conor take us on a journey through their week of games, starting with some Tennis, which is technically a game, where Mike struggled with this foreign concept, Sarah finally gets around to telling us why Mage Knight is her favourite...
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...
In this episode Def, Mitch and Mitch talk all things games, including Dice Realms, Rococo, Rustling Leaves, and QE. In Sizzling Games, Mike has been helping his hungry heroes, Mitch has been reigning over Roman regions, and Def got seriously sucked into some...
In this episode Sarah, Conor and Mike are back discussing an assortment of dexterity, dice and deck-builders! In our Sizzling Games segment, Conor is building blocks for bonuses, Mike is battling braindead brawlers with bullets, and Sarah is drowning in dynamic dice....
In this episode Conor, Mitch and Mike serve up the second half of our PAX Australia recap which includes interviews with Thinker Themer, Nerds of the West, Luella Moore, and The Dicemen Cometh. A special thanks to everyone who came out to meet us, or sat down to...
In this episode Adrian, Mike and Dan recap our recent collaboration with ComicCon and discuss the various gateway games we taught to the community. In Sizzling Games, Adrian has been frothing over fast food franchises, Mike has been painting patterns of paper, and Dan...
In this episode Mike, Conor and Sarah are back and they have played a tonne of games lately, including Fluttering Souls, Nova Luna, Trickerion, Brass: Birmingham, Gimme That, and Planet Unknown. In Sizzling Games Conor has been dealing damage in the dungeons of...
In this episode Dan and Mike are joined by Amy and Maggie from Thinker Themer for a recap of GenCon 2022. Mike, Amy and Maggie share their convention highlights and detail all of the amazing games that we need to keep an eye out for in the coming months. We also recap...
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...
Episode 193: Planet Unknown, Chronicles of Avel, The Smoky Valley, The Transcontinental On Episode 193 we recap the BGBBQ Award winners, discuss what happens when mini painting goes wrong, and we have some exciting news for the pop-culture community in Melbourne. When...
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...
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...
Mike jumps behind the wheel on Episode 183 and steers Sarah, Dan and Conor into oncoming traffic. Along the way the team catch-up on what they've been playing, including Creature Comforts, In The Hall Of The Mountain King, Illusion, Letter Jam, and Underwater Cities....
On this special episode Mitch, Mike, Dan and Conor kick off Oceania Month with the designer of the much-loved Hadrian's Wall: Bobby Hill. Bobby shares with us what games helped inspire Hadrian's Wall, lets us into the clandestine goings-on of his gaming group, laments...
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: (00:45) Special Guest: Tom Vasel Sizzling Games: (54:39) Horrified, Black Sonata, Ark Nova, Bristol 1350 Game BBQ Bracket Battle 2.0 (01:17:21) Teotihuacan v Everdell Swear An Oath: (1:24:55) Episode 173: Special Guest - Tom Vasel! Plus Horrified,...
Solo Gamers Unite! On this episode of the Board Game BBQ Podcast Dan, Mitch and Mike dive into the world of solo games. Mitch is a veteran of solo game, Mike is new to the solo experience, and Dan is somewhere in the middle. The crew discuss their solo experiences,...
Sizzling Games: (02:05) Cryo, Paladins of the West Kingdom: City of Crowns, Project L Topic of the Pod: (48:01) Travelling with Board Games Board Game BBQ Bracket Battle 2.0 Update (01:06:57) Brass Birmingham v Ticket to Ride Swear An Oath: (1:22:48)
Sizzling Games: (01:58) Skulls of Sedlec, A Feast for Odin, Gaia Project, Three Sisters Topic of the Pod: (1:08:19) Secret Santa Christmas Oath Board Game BBQ Bracket Battle 2.0 Update (01:30:11) Twilight Imperium IV v Super Fantasy Brawl Swear An Oath:...
Sizzling Games: (06:20) Wonder Book, That Time you Killed Me, Fantastic Factories Topic of the Pod: (40:52) Anxiety in our Hobby Board Game BBQ Bracket Battle 2.0 (01:14:48) Viticulture v Marvel United Swear An Oath: (1:24:14)
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
Sizzling Games: (01:34) Flick of Faith, Las Vegas, Mercado de Lisboa Topic of the Pod: (20:58) Board Game Flashbacks Bracket Battle: (59:00) Castell v Gaia Project Swear An Oath: (1:08:07)
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.
Sizzling Games: (02:40) Architects of the West Kingdom, Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition, Dinosaur Island Rawr & Write, Whistle Mountain Topic: (42:17) Games we like that don’t quite suit us The Roast: (1:04:47) Swear an Oath: (01:28:54)
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...
Sizzling Games: (02:08) On Tour, The Night Cage, The Red Cathedral Topic of the Pod: (37:29) Blinging up Games The Roast: (1:08:06) Swear an Oath: (01:25:54)
Sizzling Games: (01:55) Circadians First Light, Cubitos, Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig Topic of the Pod: (36:43) Etiquette in Board Games The Roast: (01:14:56) Swear an Oath: (01:24:08)
Sizzling Games: (02:06) Roll Camera!, Hero Realms, Teotihuacan: the Expansion Period Topic of the Pod: (34:41) Top 5 1v1 games The Roast: (57:37) Swear an Oath: (1:19:50)
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: (02:00) Teotihuacan Expansions – Late Pre-classic Period and Shadows of Xitle, Architects of the West Kingdom, Red7, The Mind Topic of the Pod: (54:17) Stats in games Board Game BBQ Bracket Battle 2.0 Update (1:15:09) Ganz Schon Clever v Raiders of the...
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: (04:05) Le Havre, Juicy Fruits, Mini Express Topic of the Pod: (39:27) Most anticipated games Bracket Battle (1:15:12) Wingspan v Archaeology: The New Expedition The Roast (1:29:00) Swear an Oath: (1:43:11)
Sizzling Games (02:02) Topic of the Pod: Gateway Games (35:07) The Roast (1:02:19) Swear an Oath (1:20:20) **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...
Topic: Lincoln & Nikki - Right off the top! Sizzling Games: 1:08:59 super Skill Pinball 4Cade, Sleeping Gods, Letters of Whitechapel, Marvel United, A Feast for Odin Bracket: 1:47:57 Oath: 1:51:44 **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ...
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...
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...
Special Guest: Paul Grogan (01:00) Sizzling Games: City of the Big Shoulders (55:00), Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion & Terraforming Mars (59:43), Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy (01:06:10) Swear an Oath:...
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...
Sizzling Games: Cantaloop (06:28), Blood Rage (14:14), Phil Walker-Harding (24:50) Topic of the Pod: Which games trigger your acquisition disorder? (39:48) Oath: (1:04:56) **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the first Board game BBQ Day to be held in SYDNEY! The...
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: Shane & Stacey (4:52) Sizzling Games: Almanac: The Dragon Road (35:31) Runika & The Six-Sided Spellbooks (45:33) Darkest Night (49:34) Coloma (56:30) Funfair (1:05:03) Swear an Oath: (1:14:17)
Topic of the Week: 3 Minute Board Games (4:52) Sizzling Games: Fleet the Dice Game (48:20) Orleans (58:21) Junkart (1:04:55) Ghosts of Eldervale – the Dwellings Solo Game (1:09:33) Swear an Oath: (1:17:18) **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for a full day and night...
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: Viscounts of the West Kingdom (5:28), Calico (19:13), Splendor (32:05) Topic of the Week: Board Game BBQ News (44:51) Slow-Cooked Games (1:12:00) Swear An Oath (1:33:45) **PATREON** The Board Game BBQ Podcast is excited to announce its new Patreon. By...
Sizzling Games: Palm Island (2:43), Aquatica (12:06), Marvel Champions (21:19) Topic of the Pod: Asking about games on our BGG lists (31:09) Slow cooked games: (1:07:18) Swear an Oath: (1:18:03) **PATREON** The Board Game BBQ Podcast is excited to announce its new...
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....
Today we have 7 pf the 9 podcasters join for a Special Christmas episode where we Re-do the Bracket Battle as if it were just us voting for it, to see how different it turns out from the main bracket. We also resolve the last Semi Final of the Bracket, and setup...
Sizzling Games: Fantasy Realms (03:04), Anachrony (10:10), Twilight Imperium 4th Edition (20:45) Topic of the Week: Epic Gaming Moments (32:22) Board Game Bracket (01:03:35) Swear An Oath (01:15:33) **PATREON** The Board Game BBQ Podcast is excited to...
We've saved the best until last. It's time for the Top 10s for 2020 from Mike, Mitch and Dan. It's the Zombie King, the solo player, and the family man - and with three Top 10s that may surprise you. We also launch another Board Game Bracket: Great Western Trail vs...
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:...
In what could possibly be Conor's last episode when Sarah hears it, the team is joined by the recently-retired president of Stronghold Games Stephen Buonocore. It's undeniably one of our best episodes as he shares with us what he's been up to in retirement, the...
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...
Strap yourselves in! On this episode Sarah, Mike and Dan are joined by the fabulous Starla and Mik from Our Family Play Games. They are an absolute hoot and their enthusiasm for the hobby is infectious as they share with us their introduction to the hobby, some of...
Sizzling Games: Trekking the World (01:50), Carcassonne(11:30), Win Tekhenu! (21:30) Topic of the Week: 3D Printers (26:38) Board Game Bracket (51:13) Swear An Oath (01:10:01) **SPONSORS** Thanks to Advent Games for sponsoring this episode. Advent Games...
Topic of the Week: Australian Designer Alex Wynnter (**) Sizzling Games: Machi Koro (31:06), Barenpark (40:09), Among Us (46:36) Board Game Bracket (51:05) Kickstarter (01:03:13) Swear An Oath (01:11:10) SPONSORSThanks to Advent Games for sponsoring this...
In this episode Steve is finally let off the chain. Frankly, you'll be forgiven for skipping this episode as Steve talks about Scythe until Mike and Mitch fall into a coma. In our massive Sizzling Games segment, Mitch has been rolling and writing through the Trails of...
It's (almost) all hands on deck this episode as we get the gang together to launch Round 2 of the Board Game Bracket, bring a whole bunch or excellent games to the table, and discuss our recent oaths. We also try and break Dan by mentioning as many games as we can and...
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...
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...
Jules steps into the hosting role and after a minute we are already asking Steve who? He is joined by Sarah and Mike for another cracking episode in the world of boardgaming. In the Sizzling Games segment Mike fell in love with the amazing artwork and clever gameplay...
Something a little different in this episode, as Adrian takes the lead and puts the BBQ through their paces with a Board Game Trivia battle. Whose side are you on? Team Party or Team Solo? In this epic battle, the formidable opponents show that they have filled...
Tonight Steve, Mike and Adrian catch up at the BBQ and bring some Sizzling Games along with them. Mike had a blast playing the deck-builder Clank! and is already hankering for the expansions. Steve finally brings the feathered fun of Wingspan to the podcast, and...
The old adage goes: we always hurt the ones we love. Sadly, our games are no exception. This week the team share with us the games that they truly love - but might not get to the table as much as they deserve. There are many reasons why gamers might not be able to get...
Steve, Mike and Mitch have news! Big News! News so big it needs its own segment, which we have decided to call: The News. Our humble podcast has been asked to take part in the upcoming BGG Virtual Con (June 24-28). The team at the Board Game BBQ will be hosting and...
On this episode, Steve welcomes Mike and Jules to the BBQ. The lads cover their sizzling games of the week before taking a deeper look at what motivates them to buy (or not buy) games and how they navigate the overabundance of games out there. They list the...