This week we are joined by David & Lisa from Room Escape Artist! They sit down with us to chat about Escape Rooms, what makes them great, and what good rooms do to engage all the players throughout the whole experience. We also chat about the expanding world of "Escape Rooms in a Box" where the thrill of Escape Rooms are recreated in your own home. Puzzle Break Komnata Quest - Boxed In Get The F Out Escape Room In A Box ThinkFun's Escape The Room Heist Party The Rusty Lake Series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shawdows of the Past Overcooked Find David & Lisa at https://roomescapeartist.com/  The World Turned Upside arrives December 3rd! Tickets are still available at twtud.eventbrite.com! Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

OOOOOOOhhhhhhhhHh! It's Halloween so we talk about our favorite spooky games!   The World Turned Upside arrives December 3rd! Tickets are still available at twtud.eventbrite.com! Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

Stefan is joined by the megagame team and special guest Scott Silsbe, founder at Liveware Lab to talk about large-scale game design. We talk about some of the challenges to consider when playing a game with a bunch of people and discuss Scott and Mike's new game ExpoQuest! The World Turned Upside arrives December 3rd! Tickets are still available at twtud.eventbrite.com! Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

We're back! We're wrapping up summer talking about what we played on our summer hiatus. That's right, a whole episode that's only Plays of the Week. Mike could barely contain himself. We talk Scythe, Food Chain Magnate, Liberty or Death and of course a few video games like Don't Starve and Pokemon Go.  Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

The time is near! TI6, The International DotA 2 Championships is coming to a close and the tournament has already thrown many surprises at e-sports followers. For those who aren't in the know we sit down with our e-sports correspondent, Raphael Diangkinay to discuss What makes The International so prolific and how to understand what in the world is going on.   Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

We can't leave well enough alone with any of our games. So we're talking about our favorite house rules and game mods.  Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

Happy 4th of July Everyone! We thought it fitting on the day of our independence to have a short chat about our new American Revolution Megagame, The World Turned Upside Down! Expect a lot of Hamilton chat on this one too! Here's the Shut Up & Sit Down Video we referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN71v9H_gg8 And if you want to learn more about The World Turned Upside Down: http://ironmarkgames.com/games/the-world-turned-upside-down   Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

It's favorite mechanism time! This week our favorite game mechanism is Deck Building. The crew is joined by Mike Gutman to discuss what makes deck builders so fun. And as always we close with our Plays of the Week! Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

The Boards & Bytes crew talks skill in games and the line between difficulty that is enjoyable and just infuriating. Brandon, Darla, Mike and Stefan chat about Love Letter, Lords of Vegas, and of course, Overwatch. Then we end, as we are wont to do, with our Plays of the Week! Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames

The crew gets together to talk art and how it changes the way we view games.   Drop us a line: [email protected] boardsandbytes.tumblr.com ironmarkgames.com Twitter: @boardsandbytes & @ironmarkgames