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By Board Game Gateway

The Board Game Gateway Podcast is your light and fun entry point for people who want to know more about the board gaming hobby and games that are simple and easy to play.

We record the podcast once a week with plans to grow a community of gamers and add more content in the future.

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Ep 013.5 | Hosts Top 10 Part 2

Board Game GatewayOct 24, 2022

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Interview with 'The Storyteller' Steven Medway - Blood on the Clocktower Designer

Interview with 'The Storyteller' Steven Medway - Blood on the Clocktower Designer

Steven Medway is the Creator and Designer of one of the world's most popular Social Deduction games, 'Blood on the Clocktower' and the Board Game Gateway Crew are lucky to have him in the studio for an in-depth conversation. We talk about his inspirations, design philosophies, plans for the future, and much more. Damien, Ralph and Neeber are super excited for you to have a peak behind the curtain as we talk with the original Storyteller of Blood on the Clocktower. Is he an Imp in Diguise? Perhaps a Damsel in Distress just looking for his hunter? Or maybe just a drunk who thinks he's a Scarlet Witch? You can find out in a very special episode of the Board Game Gateway Podcast. Timestamps 00:00 - Editors Note 00:35 - Introduction 02:11 - Inspirations 06:40 - Sense of Community 14:00 - The Storyteller Role 28:50 - Encouraging Interaction & Talking 35:00 - Community Question #1 / Roles and Features 47:22 - Creating the Scripts & Kickstarter 57:03 - Mechanic Inspirations 1:01:28 - Inclusivity & Accessibility in Clocktower 1:11:39 - Clocktower around the World 1:15:53 - Community Question #2 / The Profound Effect of Clocktower 1:31:34 - Stevens Top Player Moments 1:38:09 - Steve has a Question for Us 1:48:57 - Judging Ralphs Grimoire *********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠ #boardgames #bloodontheclocktower #botc #podcast #interview
Mar 28, 202401:56:32
Intro to Trouble Brewing - Blood on the Clocktower Deep Dive

Intro to Trouble Brewing - Blood on the Clocktower Deep Dive

Mar 13, 202401:15:53
Ep 051 - Welcome to Season 3

Ep 051 - Welcome to Season 3

The Board Game Gateway Podcast is back for Season 3.

The same hosts you know and love but with New Energy, New Content and New Ideas. In this episode, Damien, Neeber and Ralph take you through their holiday gaming sessions as well as some of the funny and heated sessions they were a part of. Ralph and Damien review CanCon 2024, Neeber talks about the Sydney No Ship Auction and some of the new games he has got from it. We also got to play the massive Black Rose Wars and we all kind of love it.

Finally, our marquee topic for this one is a recap of our Game Day Event B3GD. We had such a good response and day that we had to talk about it. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction

03:01 - Neebers Twilight Imperium Reign and Controversy

06:41 - Damiens 2024 Commitment

09:52 - CanCon 2024 14:45 - Ralphs Holiday Recap

18:27 - Sydney No Ship Auction

21:37 - Board Game Gateways Game Day (B3GD) Recap

48:25 - Black Rose Wars

1:09:19 - A tease of what's to come! *********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Mar 06, 202401:13:12
Ep 050 | Top 10 Gateway Games 2023 - SEASON 2 FINALE

Ep 050 | Top 10 Gateway Games 2023 - SEASON 2 FINALE

SEASON 2 FINALE

It's that time of the year when we present to you our Top 10 Gateway Games for 2023. These are not the games that were released this year but the ones that we think are the best to get people into the board gaming hobby.

We welcome back special guest Georgee to the podcast as the overseer of the process we took to get to the final top 10 list.

Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction

02:02 - The Process

07:48 - #10

10:35 - #9

17:06 - #8

21:25 - #7

26:50 - #6 & #6 & #6

38:10 - #5

43:02 - #4

59:55 - #3 & #3

1:01:52 - #2

1:07:35 - #1

1:20:30 - Thanks and See You Next Year *********************************************************************** B3GD 2024 Website - https://www.b3gd2024.com/tickets

We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Dec 23, 202301:27:46
EP 049 | Top 10 2023 - Part 2 (#5 - #1)

EP 049 | Top 10 2023 - Part 2 (#5 - #1)

Welcome back to Part #2 of the Board Game Gateway Hosts Top 10 lists for 2023. In Part #1 we went through 10 to 6 and now we enter the pointy end where we will find out what the hosts top 10 games are.

Blayke, Damien, Matt, Neeber and Ralph are all looking forward to sharing their favourite games and sharing many laughs along then way. We are closing in on the end of Season 2 and what a year it has been!

Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction

01:15 - #5

10:22 - #4

20:42 - #3

31:01 - #2

41:06 - #1

*********************************************************************** B3GD 2024 Website - https://www.b3gd2024.com/tickets

We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Dec 17, 202356:30
Ep 048 | Top 10 2023 - Part 1 (#10 - #6)

Ep 048 | Top 10 2023 - Part 1 (#10 - #6)

It's that time of year, it's the time when Christmas is just around the corner and the season finale is approaching. So you know what that means. It is time for the BG Gateway Top 10 Season to begin.

In this week's episode we start with the Host's Top 10 Games for 2023 - Games #10 to #6. These are games that the hosts love and can not get enough of so not only will you be hearing about some great games but get a good look into the sort of players that they are.

We get to enjoy all 5 hosts around the microphone once again so sit back and relax and listen to your Host Neeber with Co-hosts Blayke, Damien, Matt and Ralph get all giddy about this years top ten games.

Timestamps 00:00 - A Top 10 Ode

03:35 - Introduction

04:45 - #10

14:17 - #9

23:46 - #8

33:12 - #7

47:00 - #6

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B3GD 2024 Website - https://www.b3gd2024.com/tickets

We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Dec 15, 202301:00:20
Ep 047 | Stocking Stuffers 2023

Ep 047 | Stocking Stuffers 2023

Christmas is just around the corner and we are going to give you a list of recommended games that you can get to give someone who you don't know what to give. The rules are they must be around the $30 mark, available for purchase now and relatively small.

Neeber and Damien also chat about some of the recent games they got to the table with Anhk: Gods of Egypt and Ceres. Are they any good? Well, you will have to listen to find out.

We are closing in on the end of the year and the end of season 2 as well as the inaugural B3GD Summer 2024.

Timestamps 00:00 - Pre-Podcast Banter

01:10 - Take 2 Introduction

02:13 - Anhk: Gods of Egypt

16:49 - Ceres

29:40 - Ole' Guacamole (Gateway Game of the Week)

34:34 - Neeber's Game of Bags

38:49 - Stocking Stuffers for Christmas

1:06:25 - B3GD 2024 Tickets Available

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B3GD 2024 Website - https://www.b3gd2024.com/tickets

We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Nov 22, 202301:09:14
Ep 046 | Whats the matter McFly? Chicken?

Ep 046 | Whats the matter McFly? Chicken?

Tea Games. Games that you can play on the couch with a cup of tea in your hand. There are plenty of these around and in this episode Neeber and Damien bring you 3 of them that we love to play.

Pick all the clovers in Lucky Numbers, Push your luck whilst not rolling the poop symbols in Chicken and final trade all the camels for silk in our Gateway Game of the Week in Jaipur.

Damien is also going to give us a review of his time at South by Southwest (SxSW) Sydney. All this and more in this weeks episode of the Board Game Gateway.


Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction

01:31 - SxSW Sydney

06:04 - Chicken

13:27 - Lucky Numbers

20:20 - Jaipur (Gateway Game of the Week)

38:32 - B3GD 2024

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B3GD 2024 Website - https://www.b3gd2024.com

We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Nov 01, 202341:34
Ep 045 | Steal from the Rich, Give to the Poor!

Ep 045 | Steal from the Rich, Give to the Poor!

We have been teasing it for a couple of weeks now but it is finally time for us to announce what we have been working on for the last couple of months. Check the end of the podcast for the details.

Neeber, Ralph, Damien and Blayke get around the microphones to discuss some new games that we have been playing. Damien introduces us to the Lovecraftian dice roller in Cthulhu: Death May Die which he had the pleasure of playing at a recent game day.

Neeber and Blayke take us for a look at Hegemony: Lead your class to Victory which is one of the most unique Euros we've tried this year but also one of the most intimidating.

We have a lot to talk about so lets get right into the episode


Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction

06:50 - Cthulhu: Death May Die

16:12 - Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory

30:53 - Sheriff of Nottingham (Gateway Game of the Week)

52:03- Annoucement Time; B3GD (Board Game Gateways Game Day)

*********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Oct 18, 202359:08
Ep 044 | Shark Tank - We Pitch a Game! ft. Rob Vella

Ep 044 | Shark Tank - We Pitch a Game! ft. Rob Vella

Have you ever had an idea for a board game? Well, we have 3 of them ready to be critiqued by our lovely guest Mr. Rob Vella. He is a friend of the podcast and local board gamer but he is also a campaign designer for the Bolt Action tabletop game as well as an upcoming board game designer. This week's special segment is the board game Shark Tank where Damien, Neeber and Ralph are going to have to pitch an idea for a board game that we would like to see made in the world.

We also have a chat about some of the games that we have been playing over the week including the amazing Lost Cities and the interesting Space Station Phoenix. Both games have peaked our interest and we can't wait to share these with you.

Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction

01:34 - Introducing our Guest

04:08 - Bolt Action Campaign Books

11:51 - Our biggest BOTC Event Yet!

15:11 - Lost Cities

22:31 - Space Station Phoenix

31:40 - Talking Game Design (Robs Board Game)

52:20 - SHARK TANK / DRAGONS DEN

*********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Sep 27, 202301:10:44
Ep 043 | Our Year in Review (1yr Anniversary Cast)

Ep 043 | Our Year in Review (1yr Anniversary Cast)

1 Year ago the world did not have the Board Game Gateway podcast and what a sad time that was. But now we have a chance to look back and celebrate 1 year of Neeber, Blayke, Damien, Matt and Ralph bringing you their insights and love for this amazing hobby.

In this episode, we bring you a special Board Game Trivia. Each host has prepared a round of questions to test your knowledge and to think back and laugh. How many of these do you know? What have been some of your favourite moments from the previous 12 months? We look forward to bringing you even more good times in the future. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction

05:23 - Board Game Trivia Introduction

06:34 - Ralphs Round

17:52 - Matts Round

22:23 - Blaykes Round

28:41 - Neebers Round

36:17 - Damiens Round

46:02 - 1st Year Moments

*********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Aug 31, 202355:19
Ep 042 | Board Game Accessories

Ep 042 | Board Game Accessories

Dice, Dice Trays, Game Inserts, 3d Printed Pieces and Modules. These are just some of the accessories you can buy/make to upgrade and enhance your board gaming experience and we are here to talk about what we own and why you may want them.

As always we also have a chat about the games that we have been playing this week including the new recent Kickstarter arrival of Fit to Print, the 2023 Kennerspiel des Jahres Winner of Challengers!, creating the bravest dwarven army in Nidavellir and finally, we push our luck with many a spotty dog in the cute and cuddly Spots.

So join us as we ponder the question of life the universe and everything and ask perhaps, is the question of how many board games is in the perfect collection the question to the answer? Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction

02:26 - Fit to Print

16:53 - Challengers

30:45 - Nidavellir

48:00 - Spots (Gateway Game of the Week)

58:49 - Board Game Accessories

*********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Aug 09, 202301:13:04
Ep 041 | Produce, Trade and Sell!

Ep 041 | Produce, Trade and Sell!

Along with GooberCon Neeber likes to hold another game day that he calls "GooberCon Underground" and this is a day to play games of a more 'Heavy' style of play. Don't let that scare you off though as the boys will tell you some stories about why these games and why they caused raucous laughter and head-scratching moments.

Neeber, Ralph and Matt will then take you through some more box card games that are great for anyone to pick up and play. The wonderfully whimsical Walk the Plank, the tumultuous Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza and the slappingly silly Slamwich. Another great episode of the Board Game Gateway Podcast is now available for you to listen to.

Timestamps 00:00 - Pre-Podcast Chat

01:16 - Introduction

02:49 - Micro Cosmos

18:35 - Anno 1800

31:25 - Slamwich (Gateway Game of the Week)

39:27 - Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza

42:31 - Walk the Plank

*********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Aug 02, 202354:33
Ep 040 | GooberCon 2023

Ep 040 | GooberCon 2023

We're back! After a bit of a midseason break the Board Game Gateway is back with content ready to go and games that need to be talked about. This episode focuses on the Game Day "GooberCon" that Neeber hosts every year for his friends and family. We chat about all the games that got played and some of the fun stories that we will now be telling for years to come.

Damien brings in one of his favourite games Innovation for the podcast to look up, Neeber retells one of the funniest moments from his Blood on the Clock Tower evening and finally, Matt & Blayke regale us with their love for soup. Why? Well, you will have to listen to find out. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction

01:50 - Innovation

11:52 - Blood on the Clocktower - Boozling

19:04 - GooberCon 2023 Introduction

20:05 - Decrypto (Gateway Game of the Week)

38:06 - Perudo

43:12 - Herd Mentality

47:20 - SOUP!

49:52 - GooberCon Blood on the Clocktower - Trouble Brewing

*********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Jul 27, 202301:04:58
Ep 034 | The First Avenger Ft. Rhys

Ep 034 | The First Avenger Ft. Rhys

How do you start a Board Game Group? Well, we have the man who started our local group on the podcast tonight and we are going to pick his brain about everything Board Game Group and Community Group related. Please welcome our friend Rhys to Episode 34 of the Podcast.

Before we get to our discussion topic for today we will talk about a couple of games that have piqued our interest over the past week. Rhys got to try and be a hero of WWII by taking out Hitler in Black Orchestra, Damien teaches his kids the importance of chain reactions in Potion Explosion and Neeber tries to bend the force to his will in Star Wars: The Deck Building Game.

Finally, we look at one of the most simple dice racing games on the market that brings a smile to every one of the host's faces in Cubitos. A great discussion and fun times are coming your way.

Timestamps

00:00 - Pre-show Banter

00:41 - Introduction

03:38 - Black Orchestra

12:56 - Dune Imperium (Rhys First Impression)

18:47 - Star Wars: The Deck Building Game

32:02 - Potion Explosion

40:56 - Cubitos (Gateway Game of the Week)

1:03:45 - Creating your own BG Group

*********************************************************************** JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Jul 27, 202301:22:51
Ep 039 | Is it really too many bones?!

Ep 039 | Is it really too many bones?!

Ralph is back and we have another cracking episode for you this week. We get chatting about some of the unique and diverse games that we have been playing with Damien kicking it off and chatting about 51st State, Ralph talks about the 100% waterproof game of Too Many Bones and Neeber fan girls over the nerdiest part of any game the tech tree, in Beyond the Sun. But don't let that worry you because to close out we all try to win over the favour of the princess in Love Letter, and the affection of that Scruffy Nurf Herder Lover in Princess Leia in Jabba's Palace. A lot to get through but we are here to guide you through it all. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 02:43 - 51st State 16:35 - Too Many Bones 31:24 - Beyond the Sun 43:41 - Love Letter / Jabbas Palace *********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Jul 06, 202301:00:08
Ep 038 | Short and sweet never tasted so good!

Ep 038 | Short and sweet never tasted so good!

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" - William Shakespeare Welcome back to the Board Game Gateway Podcast, after a week off our hosts Neeber, Damien and Matt are ready to take you through some of the games that they have had the pleasure of playing over the past fortnight. Neeber has been playing his latest discovery of Stellaris Nexus, Matt is back and has got some tales from Micro Macro and Damien shows us another classic in Castles of Burgandy.

Our Gateway Game of the Week is the short and sweet Little Factory which provides an awesome experience for basic resource conversion. So sit back and enjoy the episode of the Board Game Gateway.

Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction

02:02 - Stellaris Nexus

11:45 - Micro Macro

21:09 - Castles of Burgandy

30:40 - Little Factory (Gateway Game of the Week) *********************************************************************** We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/@bggateway?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Jun 28, 202342:58
Ep 037 | Spiel Des Jahres 2023 Nominations

Ep 037 | Spiel Des Jahres 2023 Nominations

"An the Oscar goes to....."

The nominees have been announced and this week we are actually going to have a chat about the 2023 Spiel des Jahres nominees Dork Romantik, Fun Facts and one of Neeber's new favourite Roll 'n' Write Next Station: London.

Your hosts Neeber and Damien are back for another 1 on 1 discussion about some games they played during a game night over the last week. The fascinating Yokai Septet, the wild Bang! The Dice Game as well as the most amazing auction game of Ra. We round out the discussion with a chat about kids and getting them to play board games.

Another great week of games and another great podcast coming your way.

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction

03:05 - Spiel des Jahres Nominations

05:42 - Fun Facts

08:55 - Next Station: London

21:19 - Yokai Septet

38:31 - Bang! The Dice Game

43:23 - Ra (Gateway Game of the Week)

1:02:44 - Discussion Topic: Getting Kids into Games


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OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

Jun 15, 202301:21:36
Ep 036 | Keep, Sell, Burn!

Ep 036 | Keep, Sell, Burn!

*Sung to We built this city on Rock and Roll*

"We Built Bean City, we built bean city, we built bean city on Rock and Roll!"

Monopoly, Risk, Cluedo. You have to keep one, sell one and burn the other in HOLY FIRE! What would you select? In this episode, Neeber, Damien, Matt and Ralph go through a whole bunch of different game lists figuring out which ones we would keep, sell and burn. The Golden Gateway Trio, Hexlaying games and Social Deductions games are all on the chopping block.

We also share exciting news and why Ralph has been playing a lot more Arkham Horror, Neeber shares his wallet's disdain with Damien for introducing him to Race for the Galaxy and Matt is happy to be back in the studio for the first episode since the end of March. Finally, if our starting quote is confusing you then you have to listen to our chat about our Gateway Game of the Week, the bean-tastic Bohnanza!

Enjoy this weeks episode of the Board Game Gateway Podcast.

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction

02:09 - Ralph's Announcement

03:05 - Arkham Horror LCG

16:15 - Matt is back!

17:01 - Hansa Teutonica

27:22 - Race for the Galaxy

36:44 - Bohnanza (Gateway Game of the Week)

52:03 - Keep, Sell, Burn!


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Jun 08, 202301:10:42
Ep 035 | Downsizing!

Ep 035 | Downsizing!

Board Games are not immune to the trends of the world and with a lot of people downsizing their lives, we have found that there are plenty of games that are taking popular big box games and making them small, tight and excellent 1 vs 1 experiences.

Splendour, 7 Wonders and Kingdomino are just a few examples of games that have "Duel" versions of their games and our host Damien and Neeber are excited to talk about a couple that have piqued their interested. They have also been playing some other classic board games in Wind the Film (Photograph) and Gaia Project and want to talk about their experiences this week.

So get ready in for an intimate auditory discussion on this weeks episode of the Board Game Gateway Podcast.

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction

01:58 - Wind the Film (Photograph)

14:53 - Gaia Project

27:20 - Splendour (Gateway Game of the Week)

36:50 - Splendour Duel

50:47 - 7 Wonders

52:08 - 7 Wonders Duel


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May 31, 202301:10:09
Ep 033 | We keep Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

Ep 033 | We keep Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

After a massive Episode 32, we are back for another episode. In this episode, our main discussion topic centres around dice and exciting ways that games add mechanics to them to create interesting experiences and games. We also have a review of Neeber's first Blood on the Clock Tower Event, Damien tells us how he has been keeping sane during his isolation period with Hoplomachus Victorum and Ralph has just finished a campaign of Arkham Horror - The Path to Carcosa. A lot to look forward to, so lets get into the episode. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 02:28 - The Draft RESULTS are in! 11:29 - Neeber's first BotC Event 25:15 - Hoplomachus: Victorum 38:06 - Arkham Horror; The Path to Carcosa 41:19 - King of Tokyo (Gateway Game of the Week) 54:14 - Discussion Topic: Adding Mechanics to Dice Rolls *********************************************************************** JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠

May 19, 202301:18:16
Ep 032 | The BGG Top 100 DRAFT Special!

Ep 032 | The BGG Top 100 DRAFT Special!

For the first time this year, we have all 5 hosts in the studio, and we are bringing you the Board Game Geek Top 100 Draft Special. We are very excited to bring you this very special episode of the Board Game Gateway Podcast. We are tackling the Board Game Geeks Top 100 Games in a battle to create the best 5 game collection in a draft format. This is a special segment and we hope to have more of these in the future. The winner will be decided by YOU, have your say and let us know in the comments who you think has the best 5 game collection you would love to have. Timestamps 00:00 - Welcome All 5 Hosts 03:52 - The Draft Order 08:10 - Round 1 17:44 - Round 2 25:31 - Round 3 34:35 - Round 4 45:58 - Round 5 57:54 - Picks Review We want to thank all of you for supporting us and being a part of the community. We would also like to invite you to join our community by joining our Discord Community & the Facebook Group. Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official⁠⁠⁠⁠ *********************************************************************** JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5s VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.com OUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegateway

Apr 26, 202301:05:56
Ep 031 | This House Rules!
Apr 13, 202301:17:43
Ep 030 | Reigniting an Old Flame!
Apr 05, 202301:01:11
Ep 029 | The Shelf of Shame!
Mar 29, 202301:02:53
Ep 028 | Bashfully Breaking the Big Box Boss!
Mar 22, 202301:11:46
Ep 027 | Is Less More, or More, More?
Mar 16, 202359:41
Ep 026 | It's Time to D-D-D-D-D-Duel!
Mar 08, 202358:36
Ep 025 | Friends don't let Friends Drink and Game!
Feb 22, 202301:05:23
Ep 024 | A Unique Sequence of Cards
Feb 15, 202301:03:34
Ep 023 | The Friendships we made along the way!
Feb 08, 202357:51
Ep 022 | New Season, Same Gateway!
Feb 01, 202354:04
Ep 021 | The Christmas Special
Dec 15, 202201:09:52
Ep 020 | The Top 10 Gateway Games
Dec 08, 202201:05:16
Ep 019 | We don't really have a plan!
Nov 30, 202201:19:36
Ep 018 | Luck be a Lady Tonight!
Nov 23, 202201:12:28
Ep 017 | My Board Games stuck on Replay!
Nov 16, 202201:11:11
Ep 016 | Theme Me Up Scotty!
Nov 10, 202201:23:39
Ep 015 | Spooky Scary Spectacular!
Nov 02, 202201:12:25
Ep 014 | Getting a little Racy!
Oct 26, 202201:07:47
Ep 013.5 | Hosts Top 10 Part 2
Oct 24, 202259:19
Ep 013 | Hosts Top 10 Part 1
Oct 19, 202244:02
Ep 012 | Appealing Big Box Games!
Oct 06, 202201:10:00
Ep 011 | Board Game Genre Reveal!
Sep 28, 202201:16:08
Ep 010 | Showing off your Creativity!
Sep 21, 202201:21:04
Ep 009 | Scratching the Sudoku Itch!
Sep 14, 202201:23:27
Ep 008 | The Gateway Game Draft!
Sep 07, 202201:08:42
Ep 007 | Betrayed by our first Guest!
Aug 31, 202259:03
Ep 006 | You know what grinds my Gears?!

Ep 006 | You know what grinds my Gears?!

Aug 24, 202201:31:50
Ep 005 | Meeting your fellow Gamers!
Aug 17, 202259:51