Chris & Philip talk with Rob Daviau from Restoration Games here to talk about their next Kickstarter: Thunder Road Vendetta! Plus a month’s worth of news!

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Thunder Road Vendetta with Guest Rob Daviau - Boards & Swords #182

Chris is up to his eyeballs in painting miniatures - is that someone on the inside of his ear?? How did that get there?? Board Games did well on Kickstarter again, and NFTs coming to board games?? Plus Chris & Philip talk about the past year of the show and where they see it going over the next year.

CMON NFTs, Warhammer Escalation League, How are we doing? - Boards & Swords #181

Was Warhammer+ worth the $6? Is Star Wars Armada over? And what’s this about a Zombicide tabletop RPG?? All this and the usual hijinks.

Barkham Horror, Warhammer+ Initial Opinions, Zombicide the RPG? - Boards & Swords #180

Plenty of new games incoming, Exploding Kittens got some Salmon, and Cory joins Chris & Philip to talk about Vampires (and their Masquerading)!

Vampire The Masquerade: Rivals, Silver Bullet, Happy Exploding Kittens - Boards & Swords #179

Content Warning: Sexual Harassment. Bullying. Hostile Environments There's been a lot of talk recently in the video game space about the treatment of women, and we wanted to make sure those discussions extend to the tabletop gaming space as well.

Supporting Women In & Out of Gaming - Boards & Swords #178

Board Games were hot in 2020! Also, a World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King board game?!!?! SQUEEEE!!!!

Railroad Ink Challenge, Blitz Bowl, World of Warcraft Pandemic?!? - Boards & Swords #177

Lordy lordy, Chris played 40….K that is. Warhammer 40k specifically. Plus, People are shelling out for TCGs still, Asmodee is bringing the hammer to counterfeits, and speaking of Warhammer - there’s going to be a subscription for Warhammer stuff?

Chris played Warhammer 40K, Pikachu V is alive - Boards & Swords #176

There’s ONE more FFG announcement to talk about, a joke about “New Orleans” somewhere, and Chris played a game from 2018??? GASP! Oh and more Power Rangers stuff is coming.

Sea of Legends, New Power Rangers Kickstarter, Chronicles of Crime for Kids? - Boards & Swords #175

If you are like Chris and love FFG, you are gonna like the news this week, as there were a LOT of announcements. Chris also got in a Gametopper and talks about Jetpack Joyride….the board game?

Jetpack Joyride, Ticket to Ride Rush Hour, Battle Sea Galactica? - Boards & Swords #174

People are going crazy for Pokemon cards, everyone’s bailing out of Gen Con, and Chris played a bunch of board games! Surely the end times are upon us! (and don’t call me Shirley)

Dungeon Mayhem, The Crew, People be Crazy for Pokemon Cards - Boards & Swords #173

When a company doesn't put out enough for a popular game, what's a community to do? Make their own content! Chris & Philip take a look at what's poppin in the board game world for user-created content. Plus, all the news and banter that you usually come to expect.

Eldritch Foundry (& Giveaway!), Best Boards Games with User-created Content - Boards & Swords #172

It’s been a month, so Chris & Philip recap some recent news and talk about some acquisitions that have come in. Because if you can’t play board games, the next best thing to do is buy them right? (Probably not)

Anyone else think of Original Poster or Ocean Pacific when they see The Op - Boards & Swords #171

Schedules didn’t align for an episode, so here’s a sneak peek at what you could get on the Boards & Swords Patreon feed, the before and after episode chat from episode 170.

Boards & Swords #170: Bonus Bits (A Freebie for ya!)

Shaun from All the Bits, a podcast talking about board game components joins Chris & Philip to goof around and talk about board games!

DC Deck Building Game: Rebirth w/ Shaun from All The Bits! - Boards & Swords #170

Chris’ Grandmother passed a couple of weeks ago, and she was a big reason why he ended up being the big nerd he am, so this episode is dedicated to her. And what an episode - Chris and Philip have end game content in their respective games (WoW & Destiny 2), Chris has bought a lot of board games, and Asmodee acquired more stuff!

This One is Dedicated to Ann Hester - Boards & Swords #169

Every other week, Collin & Cindy (the "Boards", fans of more Euro-style games) and Chris & Philip (the "Swords", more thematic gamers) entertain the world of tabletop gaming with news, jokes, and the ongoing quest to find a game that they all will enjoy.