On this road trip edition, we bravely face the Olive Garden, pushy surveys, body odor, precious metal price fluctuations, and of course fake animal battle card games.

The fake animals are becoming unruly, and the middle school runs out of ideas.

In this epic double length episode, a very special maybe-quasi-permanent guest helps us communicate with aliens, create the right emphasis with air quotes, and understand the true value of standardized testing.

As his parents play The Ultimate Game, Caspar sharpens his mad fake-animal-fighting skills while playing academic roulette.

The show comes roaring back with some slight disagreements, garbage games, fake fighting animals, and sending out search parties for lost runners.

In this romantic Valentine’s episode we celebrate receiving a “Clean” tag on iTunes with Simon almost cursing at Caspar about ten times.

A very special episode focusing on tabletop games, saving the whales, and redneck aristocracy.

The politics of only children, music licensing, Eggs Benedict, and the end of the squid gravy train.

Returning from a brief hiatus, we reflect on the most golden age of games: “a couple of years ago.”

Shiny is better. Shiny is always better.