Cooperative or Competitive Board Games. What are the pros and cons of both? With such a wide range of diverse board games to play, there is something for everyone but not everything for anyone. We take you through what we believe you may like and dislike about both styles of games.Neeber, Leo and Joel return to the studio to take you through another brilliant podcast where we also cover the family game Telestrations, the amazing card game Innovation, the fantastic team game Spirit Island and the surprisingly stupendous Daruma Collection. Timestamps00:00 - Introduction01:35 - Milestone Unlocked02:35 - Spiel des Jahres Nominations 202505:42 - Telestrations11:48 - Daruma Collection (Food Fight) Gateway Game of the Week24:26 - Innovation 4th Edition39:54 - Spirit Island57:47 - Discussion Topic: Competitive vs Cooperative - Pros and Cons***********************************************************************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=1JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5sVIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.comOUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegatewayIntro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official
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Ep 071 | Can You JUDGE a Board Game After Just One Play?
Can you judge a board game after one play? Should we give them multiple plays?Can we truly know a game after one game night? This is the topic of discussion for this episode.Neeber and Leo get back behind the microphones to discuss some new games they have had a chance to play, including "The White Castle", the coop Poker Vault cracking experience "The Gang" and our Gateway Game of the Week "Monolyth".Welcome to Episode 071 of the Board Game Gateway Podcast!Timestamps00:00 - Introduction01:20 - The White Castle09:01 - The Gang23:52 - Monolyth (Gateway Game of the Week)32:45 - Discussion Topic: Can we judge board games after one play?Thanks to @BoardGameSanctuary for the idea of conversation.48:00 - Neeber is getting into Netrunner49:00 - Farewell to Damien***********************************************************************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=1JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5sVIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.comOUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegatewayIntro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official
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Ep 070 | What Are The TOP 3 Board Game PREDICTIONS For 2025?
What Are The Top Three Board Game Predictions For 2025? New board game mechanics? Perhaps your favourite reviewers will start a spin-off podcast? We discuss our 3 biggest predictions for 2025.Not only do we have the featured discussion topic of our predictions but we also talk about the games that we have been playing this week including the crunchy Search for Planet X, the crunchier Clans of Caledonia, the new hotness in the Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era and finally our Gateway Game of the week is the amazing Wilmot's Warehouse.A fantastic discussion is coming your way in the latest episode of the Board Game Gateway Podcast.Timestamps00:00 - Introduction01:55 - The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era13:23 - The Search for Planet X24:56 - Clans of Caledonia39:00 - Wilmot's Warehouse (Gateway Game of the Week)54:28 - Top 3 Predictions 2025***********************************************************************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=1JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5sVIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.comOUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegatewayIntro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official
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Bad Moon Rising - A Deep Dive into Blood on the Clocktower
"I see a Bad Moon a-Rising, I see trouble on the way"Welcome to Episode #4 of our Blood on the Clocktower Special Series where we dive deep into this amazing Social Deduction Game. In the previous episodes, we have looked at the scripts of Trouble Brewing and Sects and Violets as well as having an interview with the designer of the game, Stephen Medway.In this episode we look at the final of the 3 First Wave scripts in Bad Moon Rising (BMR). In BMR death is often the way you get information so lets investigate how you will die and the ways this script can be one of the best! Join the Board Game Gateway and their special guests Avery and Winter as we do a deep dive into each role on the Bad Moon Rising Script! Timestamps00:00 - BMR Introduction01:21 - Hosts Intro05:35 - The Po08:32 - The Zombuul10:20 - The Pukka12:28 - The Shabaloth15:19 - The Professor17:10 - The Gambler18:40 - The Godfather20:53 - The Mastermind24:32 - The Assassin25:43 - The Tea Lady26:43 - The Devils Advocate29:44 - The Grandmother31:20 - The Gossip39:08 - The Exorcist42:01 - The Chambermaid44:21 - The Minstrel48:22 - The Innkeeper51:11 - The Goon53:02 - The Sailor54:50 - The Courtier57:22 - The Lunatic1:02:00 - The Tinker1:04:58 - The Moon Child ***********************************************************************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 - / @bggateway JOIN OUR DISCORD - / discord VIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.comOUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - / boardgamegateway Intro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | / ghostrifter-official
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Ep 069 | The Swirling Mists of Season 4 (Mistborn The Deck Building Game, Sonora, CanCon 2025)
We're back baby! After an extended break, the podcast is returning to the airwaves and your feeds and we are super excited to get SEASON 4 of the Board Game Gateway Podcast underway.This week we talk about what we got up to over the holiday period. Note, it was a lot. We also discuss a new deckbuilding game based on Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn Saga and why it might be the best thematic tie-in game in the last 5 years. Finally our gateway game of the week is Sonora with has a unique twist of the "[insert mechanic here] and write" genre of games.We believe this is going to be the best season yet. We believe we have got a bump in quality both from an audio recording and video production standpoint. We can't wait for the biggest year yetTimestamps00:00 - Episode Introduction02:05 - Sydney's Family Game Day Recap10:43 - CanCon 2025 Stories16:20 - Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game37:50 - Sonora (Gateway Game of the Week)57:40 - Changes are coming!***********************************************************************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=1JOIN OUR DISCORD - https://discord.gg/wFUVu5ry5sVIEW THE WEBSITE - www.boardgamegateway.comOUR COMMUNITY FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamegatewayIntro / Outro Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official
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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