Board Games in Bed

One of the great things about board gaming is that it brings us closer together and gives you a chance to interact face to face with friends and family. But what about those times when you can't help being apart. Is it possible to get that same board game experience remotely. This weeks episode is all about how you could play board games long distance including ways of playing real board games when your apart and some digital substitutions. We also discuss some of the games we played remotely with each other this week including NMBR 9, Legacy of Dragonholt, Star Realms, Carcassonne and Stone Age. For links to all our social media check out our website www.boardgamesinbed.com

We have hardly played any games this week so to make up for it we are playing a game on the podcast! This weeks pillow talk is all about Storytelling games. We discuss what counts as a story telling game, what we do and don't like about them and even have a go at Faybell - the story telling game from the Wibbell++ system. We also discuss the other games we played that week including Escape Room in a Box, a wedding escape game and Legacy of Dragonholt. Check out our website www.boardgamesinbed.com for all the links you could need about us.

This week we are discussing getting rid of our games! There comes a point in most gamers lives where your shelves are full and you have to make a choice - move to a bigger house or cull your collection to make space for new games! We recently used the KonMari method to reduce the size of our games collection. We discuss how this worked as well as some other methods of selecting which games to keep or say goodbye too. We also discuss the games we have been playing in the week including Harvest Dice, Ghost Stories, Burgle Bros., Zombie Doctor, Lotus, Hearts, Legacy of Dragonholt, The Mind, Herbaceous, Ex Libris and Agricola: Family Edition. For more info on Zombie Doctor check out their website https://www.zombiedoctor.co.uk/ Or check out our website www.boardgamesinbed.com for links to all our social media

It's our third and final day of UKGE 2018. In this episode we cover the games we got to play including 5 Minute Chase, Pikoko, Chronicals of Crime, Pictomania, Wordsy, Legendary Inventors, Kanagawa and Spirt Island. We also recap our experience of the convention as a whole and compare it to previous years (for a more direct comparison you could always go and check out our 2017 coverage!)

Part two of our UKGE coverage covers day 2 of our experience at the expo including playing High Society, One Week and One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Rumplestiltskin, Legacy of Dragonholt, Fruitti di Mare, Startups and Q bitz. We also talk about some of the other events we attended including the this game is broken podcast and attending the charity raffle!

Welcome to part 1 of our three part coverage of the UK games Expo 2018. Part one covers our first day at the convention and the games we played including BSG (yes even whist we were at UKGE we managed to squeeze a game in!), War of the Buttons, When I Dream, Pioneers, Logan Stones and Harvest Dice. Parts 2 & 3 will be coming shortly!

Firstly- apologies for all our "P"s - we are still working out a recording set up with our new bed and clearly we now need a pop filter! Following our recent logo change we are talking this week about retheming games - does it bring games to a wider audience - or is it just a corporate cash grab? We also discuss the games we have been playing this week including Splendor, Citadels, Pocket Mars and Descent Shadows of Nerekhall. Check out our website boardgamesinbed.com for links to all our social media.

After last weeks burn out we are back on track with a bumper list of games helped a lot by our friend Tim's board game stag do (bachelor party for our America listeners). We discuss how we got on as well as the many games we played there (and in the rest of the week) including Decrypto, New York Slice, Deception Murder in Hong Kong, Game of Thrones, Dice Forge, the Goonies Adventure Card Game and Fog of Love. Check out our website www.boardgamesinbed.com for links to all our social media and our redbubble store where you can buy all kinds of things with our new logo plastered all over it!

This week we have been feeling a little burned out on board games having played a mere 8 games this week. We discuss whats causing our board game burn out - and if its really burn out at all. We discuss the few games we did get to play including Scythe, Dice Forge, Quixx, Wibbell ++ and Zoomaka Check out our website for links to all our social media www.boardgamesinbed.com

This week we got to go to our local gaming convention - Diceni. We discuss some of the demo games we got to try there as well as our general experience of the show. We also have our usual discussion of some games we got to play in the week including Dice Forge, Inis, Meeple Circus, Hive and Kingdomino. Apologies that this weeks episode was a week late - this temporary delay has given us a weeks buffer now for editing - we will explain further in next weeks episode but thank you for your patience!

Board gaming is a fun and social hobby and is great to enjoy with friends and family. But what about those times when you are gaming with people you don't know? As two self confessed socially awkward people, how do we cope gaming with strangers - what difficulties does that bring and what benefits? We also discuss some of the games we have been playing this week including BSG, 7 Wonders, Pandemic Legacy S2 (no spoilers), The Mind and Liberatalia. For links to all our social media check out www.boardgamesinbed.com

Sorry we are few days late, at least it wasn't an important episode... oh wait... This week we are celebrating 50 whole episodes! For the first time ever we answer some questions from our lovely listeners. We also give a recap on how our first year has gone (so far) and talk about what we have got planned for the future. As always we also discuss the games we have been playing this week including Pictionary, Codenames, Great Western Trail, Rising Sun, The Mind and Crossing. For links so all our social media check out our website www.boardgamesinbed.com

How long is a good board game? About the same length of a piece of string I think! This week we are discussing the length of games, and the impact that has on a persons experience and enjoyment. We both tend to favour shorter games (less than two hours) but with one of our favourite games being the exception we speculate on the appeal of those longer games. We also discuss the someone shorter games we have been playing this week including Herbaceous, Incan Gold, Qwirkle, The Mind, Skull King and give our first impressions of Zoomaka - a game that we received a review copy of this week. There is still time to enter our 'Guess that board game sound' competition - just submit your answer on any of our social media pages or on our website boardgamesinbed.com

This week following a seemingly controversial new purchase, we are discussing the replayability of games, in particular - what factors make a game replayable, and how important is it for a game to be replayable? We are also discussing games we have played in the week including Dominios, Skull King, Arctic Scavengers, Sunset Over Water and most importantly Herbaceous. We also launch a new competition this week, so keep listening to the end of the episode for details for that! (Please note this is just for fun- there are no prizes) For links to all our social media check out www.boardgamesinbed.com and more importantly to support the Uganda board game convention Ben talks about visit: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/uganda-village-board-game-convention

Apologies- the last 15 mins was cut off the original file! This week we dedicated a whole day to one of our favourite games... Carcassonne! Although this tile laying classic wasn't our gateway game like it is for many, it is a favourite in our house. We wanted to explore some of the expansions we have for for it and talk about what it is about it that we love so much - make sure you pay attention- there is a quiz at the end. We also discuss a couple of new favourites including Dice Forge and Photosynthesis, Kelly's actual favourite Battlestar Galactica and Becky's first thoughts of Sunset Over Water. For links too all our social media check out boardgamesinbed.com