Boardgame Babylon

BGB Volume 17 - Power Grid: In depth - finally!

Another in the Boardgame Babylon: In depth series

BGB Volume 16 - Session Review with Mall World, King Me!, Diamant, That's Life, Wheedle and many more in brief

Well, until I sort out the Power Grid show, here ...

Well, until I sort out the Power Grid show, here is a Session Review show that is almost a companion to the Rectangular Table Discussion show about Women and Gaming. It was recorded for our marathon Game Day in March where I played way too many...

BGB Volume 15 - Hard Games Made Easier For Young Players

Ever wanted to play Puerto Rico with your preschooler? Keythedral ...

Ever wanted to play Puerto Rico with your preschooler? Keythedral with your kindergartener? In this show, my children Alaric and Gwyndolyn (ages 6 and 4) join me to discuss some of the variants we play of popular strategy designer games. Why wait any...

BGB Volume 14 - Rectangular Table Discussion on Women and Gaming

In this first Rectangular Table Discussion, my wife Christina, sister ...

In this first Rectangular Table Discussion, my wife Christina, sister Isabel and friend Lisa help me discuss women & gaming

BGB Volume 13 - Session Review with Alexandros, Money! and Pirate's Cove

This is a return to my roots in recording on ...

This is a return to my roots in recording on the road. I taped this show a while ago while driving back from work in Pasadena, California. I think it's pretty good for a show on the road, although there are some flubs here and there. There is a...

BGB Volume 12 - RA: In depth

Well, here it is - RA: In depth, which finally ...

Well, here it is - RA: In depth, which finally features another voice - my good friend of many years, Mason Rourman. RA is, of course, Reiner Knizia's auction masterpiece and probably my favorite game. This is certainly the longest episode of...

BGB Volume 11 - Session Review with GemBlo, Metro, Hansa, Hive and 6 Nimmt! in brief

This session review includes my recent visit to the SoCal ...

This session review includes my recent visit to the SoCal Gamesday and the games played there. I've also added on some observations about a game I have played with my wife and another that I played with my parents. Next show: Another themed...

BGB Volume 10 - Guilty Pleasure Games, Part 1

Here they are - games I like despite the fact ...

Here they are - games I like despite the fact that they aren't so great by modern Euro-game standards. I haven't played any of them recently but I still want to talk about them. Two of them are hard to find, but one of them can be bought at the...

BGB Volume 9 - Session Review with Tutankhamen, Evergreen and Ticket To Ride in brief

Here is another session review with some games my wife ...

Here is another session review with some games my wife Christina and I played with our friends Clark and Lisa. We played two new ones (new to us) - Reiner Knizia's Tutankhamen, Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling's Evergreen and Alan Moon's...

BGB Volume 8 - Caylus: In depth

This is my first of many planned "In depth" shows ...

This is my first of many planned "In depth" shows (much like I call a short mention in a session review "In brief"). This sort of show includes an extended review and ruminations on a single game, with comments from multiple sessions. There will...