The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast

Welcome to episode 81 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! After talking about some of the games we've been playing lately we continue covering our favorite games in our Brackets for games that start with letters E, F, G, & H. We go through each bracket to determine which game wins each one. Our listeners submitted brackets trying to best predict which games would win. We announce the winning listener who will be receiving some games from us! Join our discord (link below) to join the competition for our next Bracketology episode. 00:00:00 - Intro Games Played Lately: 00:03:17 - Arcs 00:14:45 - Unstoppable 00:30:38 - Cabanga 00:36:45 - Quacks 00:47:47 - E Bracket 01:06:24 - F Bracket 01:23:21 - G Bracket 01:39:54 - H Bracket 01:57:58 - Listener Winner Announced Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 80 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! After talking about some of the games we've been playing lately we discuss our favorite games in our Brackets for games that start with letters A, B, C & D. We go through each bracket to determine which game wins each one. Our listeners submitted brackets trying to best predict which games would advance through our brackets. We announce the winning listener who will be receiving some games from us! Join our discord (link below) to join the competition for our next Bracketology episode. 00:00:00 - Intro Games Played Lately: 00:05:54 - Back Stories 00:13:18 - Fishing 00:21:51 - Schrödinger's Cats 00:27:47 - Orapa Mine 00:33:34 - Star Trek: Captain's Chair 00:46:41 - Fritanga 00:54:05 - A Bracket 01:12:32 - B Bracket 01:24:45 - C Bracket 01:38:08 - D Bracket 01:49:39 - Listener Winner Announced Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 79 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! In this episode we go all in on discussing the Hoplomachus games and system from Chip Theory Games. We start out with discussion of games we've been playing lately which happened to include a bunch of kids games among others. Then we jump into the feature review, "Let the games begin!" 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:27 - Alpha-Bracket Tournament Announcement Games Played Lately: 03:33 Fruit Fight 08:35 Chip Theory Kids Independent Play Collection 18:11 Octo Grabbo 23:14 Memo Animals 26:40 Happy City 33:40 Feature Review - Hoplomachus Remastered & Hoplomachus Victorum Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: Boardlandia (5% discount), GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 78 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! In this episode, we’re counting down our Top 5 Games That Surprised Us—those games that came out of nowhere, flew under the radar, or maybe even had us skeptical at first... but totally won us over. Whether it was a hidden gem, a misunderstood first impression, or a game that just hit different once we got it to the table, we’re sharing the titles that caught us off guard in the best way. As always, we’ll also talk about what we’ve been playing lately and chat about recent plays and game nights. 00:00:00 - Intro Games Played Lately: 00:03:48 - Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game 00:19:11 - Fromage 00:28:40 - Combo 00:36:33 - Wrath of Fire Mountain 00:44:14 - Space Bureau 00:52:35 - Figment Top 5 - 01:03:51 Resafa A Gest of Robin Hood Dodo Bunny Kingdom Inside Job Troyes Distilled Love Letter: Batman Pixies Seers Catalog Gorinto Divinus Splitter Splitter Moon Colony Bloodbath Games We're Excited About: Hoplomachus: Remastered/Victorum Outtakes: 01:52:57 Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: Boardlandia (5% discount), GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 77! In this episode, Kevin & Tyson talk about a bunch of games they've been playing lately. 00:00:00 - Intro Games We've Been Playing Lately 00:02:46 - Lure 00:11:08 - Intent to Kill 00:31:27 - Middle Ages 00:42:22 - Aldebaran Duel 00:50:32 - Nefarious 00:58:19 - Fives 01:07:51 - Concordia Venus Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 76! In this episode we talk about our top 5 shelf of shame games we want to get played in 2025, how we did on our 2024 lists, and games we've been playing lately. What game(s) are you most excited to get off your shelf of shame this year? Games we've been playing lately: Resafa Res Arcana Duo Wednesday: The Card Game Escape the Dragon Ice Hoppers Emerald Skulls 2024 Shelf of Shame Recap: Tyson - Arkham Horror: The Path to Carcosa, Battlecrest: Fellwoods, Tikal, Lunar Rush, Septima Kevin - Aeon's End Legacy, Stranger Things: Upside Down, Zhanguo: The First Empire, Apiary, Carpe Diem Tyler - Legendary: Big Trouble in Little China, Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road, ISS Vanguard, Outer Rim: Unfinished Business, Clank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated 2025 Shelf of Shame: #5 Kevin: Star Trek: Captain's Chair #5 Tyson: Space Bureau #5 Tyler: Silver Fang #4 Kevin: Astro Knights: Eternity #4 Tyson: Arcs: Blighted Reach #4 Tyler: War Chest: Nightfall #3 Kevin: Space Station Phoenix #3 Tyson: Intent to Kill #3 Tyler: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Trick-taking Game #2 Kevin: Chronicles of Crime 1400 #2 Tyson: Cthulhu DMD S3 & S4 #2 Tyler: Clank Legacy S1 & S2 #1 Kevin: Evacuation #1 Tyson: Unconscious Mind #1 Tyler: Cthulhu DMD S3 & S4 What we're excited about Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 75! In this episode, we talk about a few of the games we've been playing lately and then get into our feature review of Moon Colony Bloodbath designed by Donald X. Vaccarino, published by Rio Grand Games. Spoiler alert, this game is amazing! 00:00:00 - Intro & banter Games We've Been Playing Lately 00:10:48 - Flip 7 00:18:42 - Druids of the Elements 00:29:29 - Fromage Feature Review - Moon Colony Bloodbath 00:40:54 - Rules Summary 00:45:59 - Production 00:49:56 - What we like & dislike 01:05:18 - Final thoughts and ratings 01:13:32 Things we're excited about 01:23:37 Outtakes Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 74! Time to close out the year with some games we've played lately, a Jokkmokk feature review, and our holiday gift guide for various categories like stocking stuffers, party games, white elephant gifts, etc. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:15 - Cthulhu Death May Die and banter Games We've Been Playing Lately: 00:16:40 - Trekking The World 2nd Edition 00:26:05 - Green Team Wins: Holiday Party expansion 00:31:27 - Clank! & Sunken Treasures 00:36:14 - Trek 12 Himalaya 00:41:01 - The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth 00:47:37 - Refuge 00:53:29 - Jokkmokk: The Winter Market (Feature Review) 01:17:39 - Holiday Gift Guide 01:19:35 - Stocking Stuffers: Odin, Splitter, boop the Halls! 01:26:24 - Gateway Games: Jokkmokk, Diamonds, Skyrise 01:31:46 - Family/Party Games: MANTIS, Rebel Princess, Sounds Like a Plan 01:38:27 - Gamer Games: Voidfall, Teotihuacan, A Gest of Robin Hood 01:44:50 - For the gamer who has all the games: BGG Series collection of art, Dice and Dice Tower, New game table (Phalanx) 01:51:21 - Games to donate: Arcs, Tenzi, Septima 01:55:40 - Best bang for your buck: Next Station:Paris, Llama, Survive The Island 02:01:10 - Best white elephant gift: Catan Seafarer's 5-6 Player Expansion, Killer Bunnies, A Christmas Karen Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 73! In this episode we recap our annual cabin con and all the games we played: Battlecrest, Hansa Teutonica, Ra, Rebel Princess, Tiletum, Undergrove, Veiled Fate, Pixies, Autumn, Splitter, Mind Up, Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North, After the Empire, Trekking the National Parks (2nd Edition), Space Base, 51st State, Distilled, Next Station: Paris, Jokkmokk: The Winter Market, Railroad Ink, Witch's Brew, Skyrise, Clank! Catacombs, Llama, Parade & Dice Throne Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 72! In this episode we get caught up on some of the games we've been playing lately. Plus we discuss each of our top 5 games that we really like but that we're terrible at. 00:00:00 - Intro Games we've been playing lately: 00:02:19 - Pixies 00:09:58 - The Gang 00:17:30 - Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle 00:24:16 - Next Station: Paris 00:31:13 - Cadaver 00:36:37 - Newton 00:44:39 - Hey, That's My Fish! 00:49:48 - Radlands Great games we're terrible at: 00:58:38 - Barrage 01:03:12 - Rajas of the Ganges 01:06:07 - Can't Stop Express 01:08:12 - Roll for the Galaxy 01:11:48 - Skull 01:16:16 - Railways of the World 01:20:09 - Underwater Cities 01:23:17 - Welcome To... 01:25:56 - King of Tokyo 01:28:12 - Praga Caput Regni 01:33:35 - The Voyages of Marco Polo 01:36:26 - Regicide 01:38:01 - 51st State 01:42:27 - Teotihuacan 01:46:29 - Anachrony 01:50:47 - Honorable Mentions 02:07:12 - Outtakes Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to FALL and episode 71! In this episode we get caught up on some of the games we've been playing lately plus games we're excited about! 00:00:00 - Intro Games we've been playing lately: 00:04:26 - Lunar Rush 00:13:57 - Wilmot's Warehouse 00:21:26 - Dodo 00:27:37 - Battlecrest 00:34:47 - Jokkmokk: The Winter Market 00:40:23 - Clank! Catacombs: Lairs and Lost Chambers expansion 00:51:04 - Harvest 00:59:03 - Castle Combo 01:05:17 - Nunatak: Temple of Ice 01:09:15 - Onitama 01:16:35 - Deep Shelf 01:29:03 - Things we're excited about: Unconscious Mind Railroad Tiles Transgalactica Revenant Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 70! It has been a little bit of a delay since we last recorded due to Gary (Kevin's shoulder bulge/injury) being removed via surgery. We finally got back to the recording table and had a blast talking about our top 10 games of all time. Hope you enjoy! 00:00:00 - Intro Top 10-1: 00:01:35 - Dominion 00:04:43 - Trickerion: Legends of Illusion 00:08:11 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt 00:12:10 - Arkham Horror: The Card Game 00:14:07 - Cthulhu: Death May Die 00:19:06 - Orleans 00:26:07 - Memoir '44 00:30:40 - Scythe 00:36:26 - Star Wars: Rebellion 00:42:36 - Pulsar 2849 00:49:07 - Blood Rage 00:54:42 - Acquire 01:00:37 - 51st State 01:07:00 - Final Girl 01:10:53 - Voidfall 01:11:38 - Disney Lorcana 01:17:23 - Orleans 01:18:00 - Clans of Caledonia 01:22:04 - Anachrony 01:26:49 - Darwin's Journey 01:30:27 - Tiletum 01:34:29 - Undaunted: Stalingrad 01:37:20 - Anachrony 01:37:42 - Dune Imperium Uprising 01:39:36 - Voidfall 01:40:36 - 51st State 01:41:30 - Cthulhu: Death May Die 01:44:17 - Cthulhu: Death May Die 01:45:14 - Voidfall 01:53:48 - Nucleum Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: Boardlandia (5% discount), GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 69! We continue our top 50 games of all time countdown. In this episode, part 2, we share our favorites from 30 down to 11. 00:00:00 - Intro Top 30-11: 00:01:16 - Railroad Ink 00:03:09 - Coloma 00:05:44 - Bitoku 00:09:01 - Skull 00:11:50 - Distilled 00:13:03 - Fall of Rome 00:15:32 - A Gest of Robin Hood 00:16:24 - A Feast for Odin 00:20:29 - Lovecraft Letter 00:22:21 - Jump Drive 00:24:56 - Vast: The Crystal Caverns 00:28:09 - Imperial Steam 00:32:49 - Dice Masters 00:35:43 - Tapestry 00:36:50 - Dwellings of Eldervale 00:40:13 - Skyrise 00:43:05 - Eila and Something Shiny 00:46:27 - Clank! Catacombs 00:49:52 - Cascadia 00:53:25 - Terraforming Mars 00:56:42 - Living Forest 00:59:00 - Underwater Cities 01:03:14 - Pandemic Legacy S1 01:05:17 - Darwin's Journey 01:06:22 - Welcome to the Moon 01:08:16 - Spirit Island 01:11:42 - Arkham Horror: The Card Game 01:14:33 - Rajas of the Ganges 01:16:16 - Sleeping Gods 01:18:47 - Scythe 01:22:26 - Undaunted: Battle of Britain 01:23:59 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt 01:27:25 - Tekhenu 01:29:58 - Scythe 01:30:27 - Paperback Adventures 01:32:07 - Dead Reckoning 01:37:38 - Daybreak 01:41:34 - Terra Mystica 01:45:50 - Res Arcana 01:49:14 - Res Arcana 01:49:40 - Gloomhaven 01:53:11 - Divinus 01:55:49 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods 01:59:12 - Dead Reckoning 01:59:47 - Brass: Birmingham 02:01:30 - Lost Ruins of Arnak 02:02:36 - Clank! A Deck-Building Adventure 02:03:42 - Nemesis 02:06:55 - Clans of Caledonia 02:09:43 - Bitoku 02:10:05 - Undaunted: Battle of Britain 02:11:23 - Clank! Catacombs 02:11:37 - Pulsar 2849 02:15:14 - Anachrony 02:16:06 - Aeon's End 02:19:51 - Railways of the World 02:20:23 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods 02:21:11 - Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West 02:22:34 - Arkham Horror: The Card Game 02:24:04 - Star Wars Unlimited Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 68! In November of 2022, we did our Top 30 games of all time. It is time for us to update our lists, which we are expanding to our top 50! This episode, part 1, is our countdown from 50 to 31. Surprisingly we didn't have a ton of overlap. Enjoy! Top 50-31: Messina 1347 - 00:04:48 A Gest of Robin Hood - 00:06:13 Great Wester Trail - 00:09:18 Lovecraft Letter - 00:11:41 The King is Dead (2nd Ed) - 00:13:48 Unfathomable - 00:15:37 Gorinto - 00:18:24 Fort - 00:21:23 Xylotar - 00:22:58 Power Grid - 00:25:20 Pingyao: First Chinese Banks - 00:27:45 Railways of the World - 00:29:47 Azul: Summer Pavilion - 00:32:35 Blood on the Clocktower - 00:34:00 Dorfromantik: The Board Game - 00:36:44 Barrage - 00:39:49 The Voyages of Marco Polo - 00:43:03 Tigris & Euphrates - 00:45:51 Darwin's Journey - 00:48:05 Beast - 00:50:50 Ra - 00:53:02 Parade - 00:54:54 Crusader's Thy Will Be Done - 00:58:24 7 Wonders Duel - 01:00:23 Tiletum - 01:03:12 Lisboa - 01:05:37 Gnome Hollow - 01:07:50 Race for the Galaxy - 01:09:37 Lost Ruins of Arnak - 01:11:38 Inside Job - 01:14:03 Hansa Teutonica - 01:16:16 After the Empire - 01:19:38 Apiary - 01:22:35 What the Heck? - 01:25:33 Cry Havoc - 01:29:14 Azul - 01:32:58 Troyes - 01:35:28 The Search For Planet X - 01:39:24 Distilled - 01:41:45 Pandemic System (Legacy S1) - 01:43:50 War Chest - 01:46:12 Witch's Brew - 01:50:13 Shipyard - 01:54:04 Rajas of the Ganges - 01:57:05 Wandering Towers - 01:59:35 Roll For The Galaxy - 02:02:45 Sidereal Confluence - 02:03:55 Tapestry - 02:07:24 Inside Job - 02:08:54 Praga Caput Regni - 02:09:29 Rajas of the Ganges - 02:13:06 Ra - 02:13:50 Endless Winter Paleoamericans - 02:15:04 The Quacks of Quedlinburg - 02:18:11 Railways of the World - 02:19:34 Expeditions - 02:21:46 Luthier - 02:26:23 7 Wonders Duel - 02:29:05 Arcs - 02:29:43 Skyrise - 02:36:00 Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 67! In this episode we get caught up on some of the games we've been playing lately plus games we're excited about! Games we've been playing lately: A Gest of Robin Hood - 00:04:18 Sea Dragons - 00:24:53 SpellBook - 00:31:52 Potion Explosion: Tonic of Glacial Preservation - 00:37:46 Seers Catalog - 00:43:55 CuBirds - 00:53:24 Colosseum - 00:58:44 Exit The Game: The Hunt Through Amsterdam - 01:09:10 Calico - 01:17:20 Things we're excited about - 01:28:10: Cthulhu Death May Die (Fear of the Unknown) Mistborn: Deckbuilding Game Ascension Star Wars Unlimited: Shadows of the Galaxy Unconscious Mind Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 66, Luthier Preview. In this episode we discuss the current crowdfunding project, Luthier from Paverson Games. This is a beautiful game from Dave Beck and Abe Burson with Vincent Dutrait and Gulliaume Tavernier art. We give a brief summary of the game and then discuss what we like, some things to be aware of and our final thoughts. Definitely check out Luthier, this game is awesome! Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paversongames/luthier BGG Listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371330/luthier Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 65, Spiel des Jahres! In this episode we talk about some of the games we've been playing lately. We discuss the nominees for Spiel and Kennerspiel, make our predictions and suggest some alternate nominees. Let's go! Games we've been playing lately: Jump Drive: Terminal Velocity - 00:07:34 Große Kleine Edelsteine - 00:13:30 MANTIS - 00:21:18 Infiltraitors - 00:28:00 Parade - 00:38:43 Spiel Nominees - 00:48:10: In the Footsteps of Darwin - 00:49:24 Sky Team - 00:59:43 Captain Flip - 01:07:56 Our predictions - 01:17:55 Our nominees - 01:22:21 Kennerspiel Nominees - 01:28:22: Ticket To Ride Legacy: Legends of the West - 01:28:45 Daybreak - 01:33:22 The Guild of Merchant Explorers - 01:40:54 Our predictions - 01:48:02 Our nominees - 01:51:03 Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 64! It's all about rat themed or rat adjacent games. We discuss a number of rat games, including First Rat, Rattus, and Rats of Wistar. What are your favorite rat themed games? Rat Games: First Rat - 00:04:03 Rattus - 00:15:33 Rats of Wistar - 00:30:20 Messina 1347 - 00:43:42 Quacks of Quedlinburg - 00:53:40 Cockroach Poker - 01:00:29 Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 63! After talking about a few games we've been playing lately, we take an in-depth look at Barrage, designed by Tommaso Battista & Simone Luciani, published by Cranio Creations. Join us as we explore the theme, production, and overall gameplay experience of this complex and highly strategic game. Get ready to harness the power of water and build the most efficient dams and power stations in this exciting episode! Games we've been playing lately: Undaunted: Battle of Britain - 00:03:36 Nucleum - 00:12:49 One Deck Dungeon - 00:23:32 Vampire Village - 00:30:25 Feature Review - Barrage: Game Summary - 00:39:12 Review Discussion - 00:43:14 (Production, Gameplay, etc. - what we like/dislike) Final Thoughts - 01:11:40 Things we're excited about: Star Trek: Captain's Chair - 01:21:19 Lorcana: Ursula's Return - 01:23:53 Unlimited: Shadows of the Galaxy - 01:25:09 Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Rules overview ambience and music is from https://tabletopaudio.com/ Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

Welcome to episode 62! Our wives, Shelly and Alicia join us for the first ever couples episode on The Longest Turn. We discuss the games we've been playing lately and then jump in to our favorite games to play as couples. Games we've been playing lately: Trick Shot - 00:03:21 FlowerFall - 00:11:29 Unmatched - 00:17:27 CATAN: Starfarers Duel - 00:25:27 Shipyard - 00:37:24 Top 5 Couples Games: Tyler & Shelly: #5 Roll & Writes - 00:46:22 #4 The Mind - 00:55:11 #3 Rajas of the Ganges - 01:06:11 #2 Final Girl - 01:14:04 #1 Pandemic: The Cure - 01:24:16 Kevin & Alicia #5 Roll For the Galaxy - 00:51:51 #4 Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries - 00:59:34 #3 Troyes - 01:09:14 #2 Railroad Ink - 01:19:20 #1 Dominion - 01:30:50 Honorable Mentions - 01:37:42 Outtakes - 01:48:18 Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf Other links, please subscribe: https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Rules overview ambience and music is from https://tabletopaudio.com/ Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!