Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we thought we’d discuss the best two-player games to weather out a pandemic with.   Follow the podcast on social media: Facebook- @boardtobitspod (https://www.facebook.com/boardtobitspod) Instagram- @boardtobitspod (https://www.instagram.com/boardtobitspod/) Discord- https://discord.gg/SAyje3G We'd love to hear from you via email at [email protected]!   Board Games Mentioned: Pulsar 2849 by Vladimir Suchy Too Many Bones by Josh and Adam Carlson   Jake’s Top 10 Crokinole Kingdom Death Monster by Adam Poots Tokyo Highway by Naotaka Shimamoto and Yoshiaki Tomioka Jaipur by Sebastien Pauchon Twilight Struggle by Ananda Gupta and Jason Matthews Race for the Galaxy by Tom Lehman Patchwork by Uwe Rosenberg Mr. Jack by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc Agricola All Creatures Big and Small by Uwe Rosenberg Klask by Mikkel Bertelsen   Ryan’s Top 10 Hanamikoji/Jixia Academy by Kota Nakayama Shobu by Manolis Vranas and Jamie Sajdak Onitama by Shimpei Sato Unmatched by Rob Daviau, JR Honeycutt, and Justin Jacobson Game of Thrones Hand of the King by Bruno Cathala Targi by Andreas Steiger Star Wars Destiny by Corey Konieczka and Lukas Litzsinger Android: Netrunner by Richard Garfield and Lukas Litzsinger Dice Throne by Nate Chatellier and Manny Trembley War Chest by Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson   We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.   The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com. Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes   Thanks for listening! As always please Rate and Review this podcast on iTunes, Facebook, or your favorite podcasting platform. Also, Subscribe to get all the latest episodes, and Share this episode with someone you think would enjoy it! Hope to see you real soon!      

Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we talk about what we’ve played recently, the 2018 release, Cryptid, and what we’re looking forward to in gaming!   Follow the podcast on social media: Facebook- @boardtobitspod (https://www.facebook.com/boardtobitspod) Instagram- @boardtobitspod (https://www.instagram.com/boardtobitspod/) Discord- https://discord.gg/SAyje3G We'd love to hear from you via email at [email protected]!   Board Games Mentioned: Tichu by Urs Hostettler Klask by Mikkel Bertelsen Cryptid by Hal Duncan & Ruth Veevers   We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.   The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com. Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes   Thanks for listening! As always please Rate and Review this podcast on iTunes, Facebook, or your favorite podcasting platform. Also, Subscribe to get all the latest episodes, and Share this episode with someone you think would enjoy it! Hope to see you real soon!

Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we talk about one of our favorite artists, Ian O’Toole, and the smash hit game from Capstone Games, Pipeline!   Follow the podcast on social media: Facebook- @boardtobitspod (https://www.facebook.com/boardtobitspod) Instagram- @boardtobitspod (https://www.instagram.com/boardtobitspod/) Discord- https://discord.gg/SAyje3G We'd love to hear from you via email at [email protected]!   Board Games Mentioned: The Great Zimbabwe by Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wiersinga Lisboa by Vital Lacerda Pipeline by Ryan Courtney   We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.   The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com. Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes   Thanks for listening! As always please Rate and Review this podcast on iTunes, Facebook, or your favorite podcasting platform. Also, Subscribe to get all the latest episodes, and Share this episode with someone you think would enjoy it! Hope to see you real soon!

Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we have a change of pace and talk about our top disappointments of 2019. Tune in to see what games just missed the mark for us this past year.   Follow the podcast on social media: Facebook- @boardtobitspod (https://www.facebook.com/boardtobitspod) Instagram- @boardtobitspod (https://www.instagram.com/boardtobitspod/) Discord- https://discord.gg/SAyje3G We'd love to hear from you via email at [email protected]!   Board Games Mentioned: Watergate by Matthias Cramer Rising Sun by Eric Lang In the Hall of the Mountain King by Jay Cormier and Graeme Jahns   Jake’s Top 10 5. Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North 4. Black Angel 3. Draftosaurus & Point Salad 2. Jaws 1. Wingspan   Ryan’s Top 10 5. Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth 4. Res Arcana 3. Letter Jam 2. Maracaibo 1. Talisman: Kingdom Hearts   We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.   The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com. Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes   Thanks for listening! As always please Rate and Review this podcast on iTunes, Facebook, or your favorite podcasting platform. Also, Subscribe to get all the latest episodes, and Share this episode with someone you think would enjoy it! Hope to see you real soon!    

Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we talk about our favorite games of 2019!   Follow the podcast on social media: Facebook- @boardtobitspod (https://www.facebook.com/boardtobitspod) Instagram- @boardtobitspod (https://www.instagram.com/boardtobitspod/) Discord- https://discord.gg/SAyje3G We'd love to hear from you via email at [email protected]!   Board Games Mentioned: Brass: Lancashire by Martin Wallace Teotihuacan: City of Gods by Daniele Tascini Gugong by Andreas Steding   Jake’s Top 10 10. Dinogenics by Richard Keene 9. On Tour by Chad DeShon 8. Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North by Joanna Kijanka and Ignacy Trzewiczek 7. Escape Plan by Vital Lacerda 6. Rurik: Dawn of Kiev by Stan Kordonskiy 5. Pax Pamir (Second Edition) by Cole Wehrle 4. On Mars by Vital Lacerda 3. Raccoon Tycoon by Glenn Drover 2. Pipeline by Ryan Courtney 1. City of the Big Shoulders by Raymond Chandler III   Ryan’s Top 10 10. Unmatched: Robin Hood vs Bigfoot by Rob Daviau, JR Honeycutt, and Justin D. Jacobson 9. Point Salad by Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Shawn Stankewich 8. Pipeline by Ryan Courtney 7. Tapestry by Jamey Stegmaier Horrified by Prospero Hall Azul: Summer Pavilion by Michael Kiesling City of the Big Shoulders by Raymond Chandler III Shobu by Manolis Vranas and Jamie Sajdak Wingspan by Elizabeth Hargrave Just One by Ludovic Roudy and Bruno Sautter   We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.   The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com. Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes   Thanks for listening! As always please Rate and Review this podcast on iTunes, Facebook, or your favorite podcasting platform. Also, Subscribe to get all the latest episodes, and Share this episode with someone you think would enjoy it! Hope to see you real soon!  

Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we continue the Capstone Games discussion train and talk about Maracaibo, as well as our feature topic, City of the Big Shoulders!   Follow the podcast on social media: Facebook- @boardtobitspod (https://www.facebook.com/boardtobitspod) Instagram- @boardtobitspod (https://www.instagram.com/boardtobitspod/) Discord- https://discord.gg/SAyje3G We'd love to hear from you via email at [email protected]!   Board Games Mentioned: Maracaibo by Alexander Pfister On Mars by Vital Lacerda City of the Big Shoulders by Raymond Chandler III   We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.   The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com. Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes   Thanks for listening! As always please Rate and Review this podcast on iTunes, Facebook, or your favorite podcasting platform. Also, Subscribe to get all the latest episodes, and Share this episode with someone you think would enjoy it! Hope to see you real soon!

Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we head back to our roots and talk about the new re-release by Capstone Games, Irish Gauge!     Follow the podcast on social media: Facebook- @boardtobitspod (https://www.facebook.com/boardtobitspod) Instagram- @boardtobitspod (https://www.instagram.com/boardtobitspod/) Discord- https://discord.gg/SAyje3G We'd love to hear from you via email at [email protected]!   Board Games Mentioned: Greed Incorporated by Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wiersinga Pipeline by Ryan Courtney Irish Gauge by Tom Russell   We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.   The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com. Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes   Thanks for listening! As always please Rate and Review this podcast on iTunes, Facebook, or your favorite podcasting platform. Also, Subscribe to get all the latest episodes, and Share this episode with someone you think would enjoy it! Hope to see you real soon!

Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we finish our two-part series of our Top 10 games of all time! Join us in discussing games we both love and some we disagree on.   Follow the podcast on social media: Facebook- @boardtobitspod (https://www.facebook.com/boardtobitspod) Instagram- @boardtobitspod (https://www.instagram.com/boardtobitspod/) Discord- https://discord.gg/SAyje3G We'd love to hear from you via email at [email protected]!   Board Games Mentioned: Castle Panic by Justin De Witt Black Angel by Sebastian Dujardin, Xavier Georges, and Alain Orban Dungeon of Mandom/Welcome to the Dungeon by Masato Uesugi   Jake’s Top 10 5. Root by Cole Wehrle Kingdom Death: Monster by Adam Poots Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 by Rob Daviau and Matt Leacock Gaia Project/Terra Mystica by Jens Drogemuller and Helge Ostertag Underwater Cities by Vladimir Suchy   Ryan’s Top 10 5. Social Deduction: Deception Murder in Hong Kong by Tobey Ho 4. Solo: Palm Island by Jon Mietling 3. Auction: Irish Gauge by Tom Russell 2. Engine Building: Wingspan by Elizabeth Hargrave 1. Hand Management/Abstract Strategy: Reef by Emerson Matsuuchi   We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.   The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com. Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes   Thanks for listening! As always please Rate and Review this podcast on iTunes, Facebook, or your favorite podcasting platform. Also, Subscribe to get all the latest episodes, and Share this episode with someone you think would enjoy it! Hope to see you real soon!

Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we deviate from our regular deep dives to bring you a glimpse into our personal tastes. This is the first of a two-part series of our Top 10 games of all time!   Follow the podcast on social media: Facebook- @boardtobitspod (https://www.facebook.com/boardtobitspod) Instagram- @boardtobitspod (https://www.instagram.com/boardtobitspod/) Discord- https://discord.gg/SAyje3G We'd love to hear from you via email at [email protected]!   Board Games Mentioned: Brass: Birmingham by Peter McPherson Point Salad by Cole Wehrle   Jake’s Top 10 10. Altiplano by Reiner Stockhausen Escape Plan by Vital Lacerda Mechs vs Minions by Chris Cantrell, Rick Ernst, Stone Librande, Prashant Saraswat, & Nathan Tiras Terraforming Mars by Jacob Fryxelius Tokyo Highway by Naotaka Shimamoto & Yoshiaki Tomioka   Ryan’s Top 10 10. Roll & Writes: Railroad Ink by Hjalmar Hech & Lorenzo Silva 9. Dungeon Crawlers: Gloomhaven by Isaac Childres 8. Drafting: Boomerang by Scott Almes 7. Word Games: Scrabble by Alfred Mosher Butts 6. Party Games: Taboo by Brian Hersch   We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.   The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com. Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes   Thanks for listening! As always please Rate and Review this podcast on iTunes, Facebook, or your favorite podcasting platform. Also, Subscribe to get all the latest episodes, and Share this episode with someone you think would enjoy it! Hope to see you real soon!      

Welcome to Board to Bits! Today, we break down this year’s Kennerspiel winner, Wingspan!   Follow the podcast on social media: Facebook- @boardtobitspod (https://www.facebook.com/boardtobitspod) Instagram- @boardtobitspod (https://www.instagram.com/boardtobitspod/) Discord- https://discord.gg/SAyje3G We'd love to hear from you via email at [email protected]!   Board Games Mentioned: Tiny Towns by Peter McPherson Pax Pamir (Second Edition) by Cole Wehrle Wingspan by Elizabeth Hargrave   We would like to give an enormous thank you to Zack Goldmann for designing this podcast’s logo. You can find more of his work at www.zackgoldmann.com.   The intro and outro of this podcast is a public domain song obtained from scottholmesmusic.com. Intro/Outro- Hotshot by Scott Holmes   Thanks for listening! As always please Rate and Review this podcast on iTunes, Facebook, or your favorite podcasting platform. Also, Subscribe to get all the latest episodes, and Share this episode with someone you think would enjoy it! Hope to see you real soon!