Burky and Badger's Board Game Babble Show

Here is another Bitesize podcast from your blabbering duo in Babblot. Time is catching up with us so we will reveal to you our most played and love games that were published in the year 2008. Did we miss again? Maybe next time we come back around to this time we may mention it. But feel free to add in the comments the games that you deem as Evergreen

3:28 ***What’s up in Babblot*** 

Burky talks PAX Unplugged

13:22 ***Things that make the King go Hmmm!***  

Normality returns to conventions, but not the big publisher

24:28 ***Sponsor break*** 

Amazing deal and late pledge on Game Topper

26:20 ***Your thoughts in our poll*** 

We hear what you think about Intellectual Properties in the hobby

36:15 ***The Good, the Not So Bad and the Ugly*** 

First impression of new games we have played

1:06:32 ***Sponsor break*** 

Arcane Wonders latest release Dice Manor

 1:08:45 ***The Babble*** 

Our Christmas traditions and Christmas games we play and recommend

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You can find us at Board Game Theater page for all episodes and Board Games Everybody Should...

Like us on Facebook, Twitter or our guild on  Board Game Geek 2248

Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.

Music and effect by The Balance Of Power & Syrinscape

And watch the live stream of the show here: https://youtu.be/kIHnV7oi098

Games mentioned:

Dice Manor,

Foundations of Rome, 

Furnace,

Skyrim,

Dune Imperium,

Endeavor,

Twilight Inscription,

Ark Nova,

Sea Salt & Paper,

Strike,

Codenames,

Onitama,

Port Royal,

Splendor,

Azul,

Catch the Moon,

Ticket to Ride,

Jamaica,

***What’s up in Babblot*** 3:28

Badger’s sound projects

Burky at BGG Con

***Introducing Michael Dennis*** 11:00

From Ready Steady Play 

https://www.youtube.com/@ReadySteadyPlay

***Things that make the King go Hmmm!*** 16:00

Overstocking problem

Heroscape back on the shelf

 ***Sponsor break*** 32:20

Amazing deal and late pledge on Game Topper

***What game is behind the door*** 34:40

Our quiz show section, where we quiz our guest, Michael Dennis in our dungeon, about games. Can you guess what the answers are before us?

***Sponsor break*** 1:17:27

Arcane Wonders latest release Dice Manor

 ***The Babble*** 1:20:20

IP’s whether they be from films, books or video games are a big draw to you buying a game or not. With the quality of these titles becoming their own thing and not just a slapped on lick of paint for an existing game (I’m looking at you Monopoly) we wanted to revisit the subject of IP=Cash Grab.

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You can find us at Board Game Theater page for all episodes and Board Games Everybody Should...

Like us on Facebook, Twitter or our guild on  Board Game Geek 2248

Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.

Music and effect by The Balance Of Power & Syrinscape

And watch the live stream of the show here: https://youtu.be/jRyiMyqXoO0

Games mentioned:

Dice Manor,

Foundations of Rome, 

Rise of Kings,

HeroScape: Age of Annihilation,

Magic: the Gathering,

Guards of Atlantis II,

Pilgrim,

Euthia: Torment of Resurrection,

Monopoly,

Red Rising,

Scooby-Doo! The Board Game,

Wacky Races: The Board Game,

Nemesis,

Evil Dead 2: The Board Game,

Dune, 

Dune Imperium,

Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Board Game,

Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game,

Dune: House Secrets,

Babylon 5: Component Game Systems, 

Star Trek; A Klingon Challenge,

Star Trek: Fleet Captains,

Scythe,

Lords of Waterdeep,

Dark Souls,

Mechs vs. Minions,

Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters,

Ca$h 'n Gun$,

The Thing: The Boardgame,

Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game, 

Bloodborne: The Board Game,

Fallout Shelter,

Battle of the Five Armies,

Mansions of Madness,

Cthulhu: Death May Die,

Batman: Gotham City Chronicles,

Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game,

Star Wars: Outer Rim,

Here is another Bitesize podcast from your blabbering duo in Babblot. Time is catching up with us so we will reveal to you our most played and love games that were published in the year 2006 and 2007. Did we miss again? Maybe next time we come back around to this time we may mention it. But feel free to add in the comments the games that you deem as Evergreen

***What’s up in Babblot*** 5:48

Badger at the Essen Spiel

Dinner with Bruno

***Sponsor break*** 29:21

Arcane Wonders latest release Dice Manor

***Good, No So Bad & Ugly*** 33:10

First impressions of new games that we have played

 ***Sponsor break*** 1:03:29

Amazing deal and late pledge on Game Topper

 ***The Babble*** 1:05:42

Looking back at past shows and reading out your comments from our polls

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You can find us at Board Game Theater page for all episodes and Board Games Everybody Should...

Like us on Facebook, Twitter or our guild on  Board Game Geek 2248

Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.

Music and effect by The Balance Of Power & Syrinscape

And watch the live stream of the show here: https://youtu.be/p3F25AvFzY8

Games mentioned:

Sea Salt and Paper,

Dice Manor,

Twilight Inscription,

Margraves of Valeria,

The Key:Murder at Oakdale Golf Club,

Foundations of Rome, 

Here is another Bitesize podcast from your blabbering duo in Babblot. Time is catching up with us so we will reveal to you our most played and love games that were published in 2005 again. Did we miss again? Maybe it was in our first time we mentioned it. But feel free to add in the comments the games that you deem an evergreen from those years.

***What’s up in Babblot*** 3:45

Doing Badger’s least favourite thing

Getting ready for vendange

Fulfilment around the world

Camping, camping, camping

Gardening antics

***Sponsor break*** 9:00

Arcane Wonders late pledge for the glorious Foundations of Rome

***Introducing Mark Steed*** 11:10

 Kickstarters & Dice Tower

***Things that make the King go Hmmm!*** 20:22

Congrats to Scott Morris on joining Lucky Duck

Heroscape is coming back

***What game is behind the door*** 27:43

Our quiz show section, where we quiz our guest, Mark Streed in our dungeon, about games. Can you guess what the answers are before us?

 ***Sponsor break*** 1:03:15

Amazing deal and late pledge on Game Topper

 ***The Babble*** 1:10:30

Talking about the thrill of going to Gen Con and travelling in the stars with the stars

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You can find us at Board Game Theater page for all episodes and Board Games Everybody Should...

Like us on Facebook, Twitter or our guild on  Board Game Geek 2248

Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.

Music and effect by The Balance Of Power & Syrinscape

And watch the live stream of the show here: https://youtu.be/hbN1q0x0RDA

Games mentioned:

Foundations of Rome, 

Rise & Fall,

Heroscape,

Lisbon Tram 28,

Ticket to Ride,

Return to Dark Tower: Covenant,

Too Many Bones,

Cat in the Box,

Dr Who: Don’t Blink,

Escape from New York,

The Thing: The boardgame

Here is another Bitesize podcast from your blabbering duo in Babblot. Time is catching up with us so we will reveal to you our most played and love games that were published between 2000 and 2004. Did we miss again? Maybe next time we come back around to this time we may mention it. But feel free to add in the comments the games that you deem an evergreen from those years.

***What’s up in Babblot*** 2:19

Rebuilding hearing

Globe trotting & packing

***Sponsor break*** 6:49

Arcane Wonders library of new games including, Furnace, Picture Perfect, Foundations of Rome, Freedom Five

***Big Box Review*** 8:14

Foundations of Rome 

 ***Sponsor break*** 1:08:01

Amazing deal and late pledge on Game Topper

 ***The Babble*** 1:10:48

Talking about the thrill of going to conventions

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You can find us at Board Game Theater page for all episodes and Board Games Everybody Should...

Like us on Facebook, Twitter or our guild on  Board Game Geek  https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/2248

Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.

Music and effect by The Balance Of Power & Syrinscape

And watch the live stream of the show here: https://youtu.be/6gFGz-zDnLw

Games mentioned:

Furnace, 

Picture Perfect,

Foundations of Rome, 

Freedom Five,

Baseball Highlights 2045,

Margraves of Valeria,

The Pillars of the Earth,

Honey Buzz,

#Burky&Badger #FoundationsOfRome #ArcaneWonders

***The 3.5 Kickstarter***0:40

Burky introduces the Game Toppers 3.5 Kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burky/game-toppers-35-upgrading-every-game-you-play

***What game is behind the door*** 26:38

Our quiz show section, where we quiz our guest, Raymond Haaken in our dungeon, about games. Can you guess what the answers are before us?

***The Babble*** 1:12:12

Talking about up and coming conventions

Here is another Bitesize podcast... Where we will reveal to you our most played and love games that we believe we will still be playing many years from now. And they were all published BEFORE the year 2000. 

You can watch the livestream from Youtube here: 

https://youtu.be/e4z2uLhk8OM

Subscribe to out Facebook page and watch them there too:

https://www.facebook.com/burkyandbadger/

For those who want to know our picks, they are:

Burky - For Sale, Battle Line, El Grande

Badger - Can’t Stop, Catan, Connect 4

***What’s up in Babblot*** 4:05

Story of Malhya Land Of Legends

Burky has a Tantrumcom

New deluxe Tsuro 

***Welcome to Az Drummond*** 9:38

 ***Sponsor break*** 16:00

Amazing deal and late pledge on Game Topper

***Things that make the King go Hmmm!*** 18:39

Ravensburg invests in Gamefound

***What game is behind the door*** 29:19

Our quiz show section, where we quiz our guest, Az Drummond in our dungeon, about games. Can you guess what the answers are before us?

***Sponsor break*** 1.07.12

Arcane Wonders library of new games including, Furnace, Picture Perfect, Foundations of Rome, Freedom Five

***The Babble*** 1:09:09

We babble about expansions. Are they essential to the game? Are they to make the game better? Are they to keep the name of the game out there?

***More about Az*** 1:34:34

***Our top “must have” expansions*** 1:50:16 

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You can find us at Board Game Theater page for all episodes and Board Games Everybody Should...

Like us on Facebook, Twitter or our guild on  Board Game Geek 2248

Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.

Music and effect by The Balance Of Power & Syrinscape

And watch the live stream of the show here: https://youtu.be/qp0kxpGvK_s

Games mentioned:

Furnace, 

Picture Perfect,

Foundations of Rome, 

Freedom Five,

The Dark Quarter,

Malhya Land Of Legends,

Tsuro, 

SHOBU,

Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes! ,

Mindbug,

The Mind,

Marvel Champions: The Card Game,

Core Worlds,

Lords of Waterdeep: Scoundrels of Skullport,

Splendor,

Blood Rage,

Descent Journeys in the Dark,

Everdell,

It’s a Wonderful World,

Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy,

Viticulture Tuscany Essential Edition,

Jamaica: The Crew,

Flamme Rouge: Peloton,

Champions of Midgard: Valhalla,

Carcassonne,

Android: Netrunner,

Star Trek Ascendancy,

Colt Express: Horses & Stagecoach,

Baseball Highlights 2045,

Here is another Bitesize podcast... Where we will reveal to you our most played and love games that we believe we will still be playing many years from now. And they were all published in the year 2019. 

You can watch the livestream from Youtube here: 

https://youtu.be/WBSlqhjPwZA

Subscribe to out Facebook page and watch them there too:

https://www.facebook.com/burkyandbadger/

Here are our choices, if you wish to cheat.

Burky - Wingspan, The Crew, Point Salad

Badger - Tiny Towns, Era: Mediaeval Age, Museum

What are the games that you think you will still be playing from 2019?

***Welcome to Ryan Bruns***

 ***Sponsor break*** 5:53

Arcane Wonders library of new games including, Furnace, Picture Perfect, Foundations of Rome, Freedom Five

***What’s up in Babblot*** 8:51

Locked in with the family

Working on The Dark Quarter,

Frost fishing

***Things that make the King go Hmmm!*** 15:01

Miniature Market been snapped up by Asmodee 

Big Kickstarter still selling well

***What game is behind the door*** 26:36

Our quiz show section, where we quiz our guest, Ryan Bruns in our dungeon, about games. Can you guess what the answers are before us?

 ***The Babble*** 1:03:07

We babble about the traditional marketing methods and the new ways that publishers are now marketing.

 ***Sponsor break*** 1:51:54

Amazing deal and late pledge on Game Topper

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You can find us at Board Game Theater page for all episodes and Board Games Everybody Should...

Like us on Facebook, Twitter or our guild on  Board Game Geek 2248

Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.

Music and effect by The Balance Of Power & Syrinscape

And watch the live stream of the show here: https://youtu.be/QrDaij-V2s0

Games mentioned:

Furnace, 

Picture Perfect,

Foundations of Rome, 

Freedom Five,

The Dark Quarter,

Marvel Zombie,

Can’t Stop,

The Adventures of Robin Hood,

Nemesis Lockdown,

Here is another Bitesize podcast... But before we babble.

We announce the winners of out Christmas Giveaway and also the winners of the Game Topper Prize Draw.

And then we will reveal to you our most played and love games that were published in the year 2018.

You can watch the livestream from Youtube here: 

https://youtu.be/OMgy1ODSgVk

Subscribe to out Facebook page and watch them there too:

https://www.facebook.com/burkyandbadger/

Here are our choices, if you wish to cheat.

Burky - The Mind, The Quacks of Quedlinburg, Space Base

Badger - Chronicles of Crime, Railroad Ink, Star Realms: Frontiers,

Here is another Bitesize podcast... But before we babble.

We announce the winners of out Christmas Giveaway and also the winners of the Game Topper Prize Draw.

And then we will reveal to you our most played and love games that were published in the year 2018.

You can watch the livestream from Youtube here: 

https://youtu.be/OMgy1ODSgVk

Subscribe to out Facebook page and watch them there too:

https://www.facebook.com/burkyandbadger/

Here are our choices, if you wish to cheat.

Burky - The Mind, The Quacks of Quedlinburg, Space Base

Badger - Chronicles of Crime, Railroad Ink, Star Realms: Frontiers,

Do you ever feel like you are a collector of games more than a gamer? Today we are going to Babble about our game collections and how to have a thinning of the herd so to speak.

***What’s up in Babblot*** 3:56

Busy packing Toppers for Xmas

Meat sweating

Going on tour as Mr Christmas

Getting ready to get together

Contemplating Skyrim

***Christmas Giveaway*** 9.30

Email; Burky@gametoppersllc.com with the subject “CONTEST” include your name, shipping address and tell us what you like best about our show (we need encouragement) and your name will go into Santa’s hat to receive a free game. What games you might ask…

Giveaway will go till Dec 31st. Then mailed out in Jan.

***Things that make the King go Hmmm!*** 15:38

Tric Trac 2021 awards announced & BGG support 

***The good, not so bad and ugly*** 27:33

First impressions of brand new games that we’ve played. Did we think they were good, bad or ugly? Also, try to guess what these games are by their vague descriptions.

 ***Sponsor break*** 57:01

Amazing deal and late pledge on Game Topper

 ***The Babble*** 1:00:01

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You can find us at Board Game Theater page for all episodes and Board Games Everybody Should...

Like us on Facebook, Twitter or our guild on  Board Game Geek 2248

Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.

Music and effect by The Balance Of Power & Syrinscape

And watch the live stream of the show here:https://youtu.be/Te7lfut74uo

Here is another Bitesize podcast from your blabbering duo in Babblot. Time is catching up with us so we will reveal to you our most played and love games that were published in the year 2017.

You can watch the livestream from Youtube here: 

https://youtu.be/tdmbq5fptcA

Subscribe to out Facebook page and watch them there too:

https://www.facebook.com/burkyandbadger/

Here are our choices, if you wish to cheat.

Burky -  The Godfather: Corleone's Empire, Azul, Sagrada 

Badger - The 7th Continent, Outlive, Photosynthesis

***What’s up in Babblot*** 4:50

More festivals coming

The Wild Beyond The Witchlight

Snow digging and melting cheese&

***Sponsor break*** 13:20

Amazing deal and late pledge on Game Topper

***Things that make the King go Hmmm!*** 15:24

Iello splits from Iello USA

***The good, not so bad and ugly*** 23:35

First impressions of brand new games that we’ve played. Did we think they were good, bad or ugly? Also, try to guess what these games are by their vague descriptions.

***Sponsor break*** 58:11

Arcane Wonders library of new games including for Essen. Furnace, Picture Perfect

***The Babble*** 1:00:10

The Essen Spiel reopened its doors for the 2021 Expo. A slightly subdued event but a welcome relief for many. Barry included. 

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You can find us at Board Game Theater page for all episodes and Board Games Everybody Should...

Like us on Facebook, Twitter or our guild on  Board Game Geek 2248

Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.

Music and effect by The Balance Of Power & Syrinscape

And watch the live stream of the show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3Rj5UdAPwM

Games mentioned:

Furnace, 

Picture Perfect,

Heredity,

Codex Naturalis,

Glow,

Nicodemus,

Rurik Dawn of Kiev,

Ethnos,

Caesar’s Empire,

Badass Force,

The logistics and the shipping crisis. Burky will explain a little bit of his experiences and what he is hearing all around the industry.

***What’s up in Babblot*** 4:36

Music busy with 7th Citadel

Lucky Duck kids games

Big veggie boom

Renovation time

More Burky’s

***Sponsor break*** 15:35

Arcane Wonders library of new games including for Essen. Furnace, Picture Perfect

***Things that make the King go Hmmm!*** 19:10

Are Gencon and Origins going to work? 

***The good, not so bad and ugly*** 30:34

First impressions of brand new games that we’ve played. Did we think they were good, bad or ugly? Also, try to guess what these games are by their vague descriptions.

 ***Sponsor break*** 1:02:00 

Amazing deal and late pledge on Game Topper

***The Babble*** 1:05:18

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You can find us at Board Game Theater page for all episodes and Board Games Everybody Should...

Like us on Facebook, Twitter or our guild on  Board Game Geek 2248

Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.

Music and effect by The Balance Of Power & Syrinscape

And watch the live stream of the show here: https://youtu.be/yaVnzxiIbrM

Games mentioned:

Furnace, 

Picture Perfect,

El Grande,

Meeple Land,

Dune: Imperium,

Heredity,