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A podcast about all manner of hobby games by Mike Walker and Mark Bigney. Bad games don't go easy on you, so we don't go easy on them. Thorough analysis via reviews, news, and discussion of topics in gaming. We take context seriously, we value your time, and we're not into hype. Just because games are fun doesn't mean we can't take them seriously, and just because we take them seriously doesn't mean we can't have fun.
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Absolutely one of the best board game podcasts around!! I have been listening for probably over five years now and I greatly appreciate their insight into gaming and efforts to make the hobby more inclusive!! Keep it up y’all!! You make my week better!!
This is the best show about board games, the industry, and the day-to-day experience of being a hobby board gamer. The hosts are not afraid to be honest, but when reacting poorly to a product or news event do it with a grace. The only must listen podcast I recommend to folks about board games.
Honest reviews, good timestamps, eclectic tastes. This isn’t focused only on heavy or light ganes, they give airspace to everything from crunchy euros to breezy dexterity games. If advocating for cultural respect and representation in gaming is too “woke” for you, take a nap. Yes, it’s a little pretentious at times but so am I, so I give it 4 instead of 5 stars.
Mark is one of the most thoughtful critics of boardgames and the hobby as a whole. His understanding of boardgames and mechanics, matched with his ability to put them into words, is top notch. Is he overly pedantic? Sometimes. But most of the time he is just the right amount of pedantic. And then Walker is the balm that soothes my ears afterwards. Without him the show wouldn’t work. Probably the best reviewers out there and are not afraid to share their opinions about bad games. In a hobby with 1000s of new games coming out each year, most are going to be bad and these two will let you know about them.
These guys provide the kind of board game analysis I want. They bring up specific features about games that they like or dislike and explain how those features impact the play experience. The reviews are very insightful and intelligent. Marks extremely cringe politics really spoil it.
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