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Dancing with the Bards

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Dancing with the Bards hosts Ian, Will, and Brooke review tabletop games with the help of rotating guests.

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01:06:49

One Night Ultimate Werewolf - Inside This Game are...

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2023/10/03

This month for Dancing with the Bards, we are covering One Night Ultimate Werewolf! Brooke, Ian, Chris and our guest Stephen break out our party game rubric for the first time as we cover this adaptation of Mafia.

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01:33:38

Escape Triassic Park - A Dino-Mite Micro-RPG

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2023/09/02

This month we are covering the Micro-TTRPG known as Escape Triassic Park, a game where players try to escape a Jurassic Park parody as genetically engineered dinosaurs. Our guests this week are Tristan and Nicole, and we were able to get an interview with the game's creators Mel and Tevus. Enjoy!

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47:06

Smash Up- Ian Goes Full Curmudgeon

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2023/07/31

Welcome to Dancing with the Bards! This month, Ian, Brooke and Will are joined by our friend Kyra as we cover the popular board game known as Smash Up. We reminisce about old gaming stores, discuss the do's and don'ts of the game, and make suggestion to increase enjoyment. If you haven't already, follow us on Twitch to get notified for our Summer Camp events, or follow us on our Discord!

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34:42

Wingspan -Will Learns About Engine Builders

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2023/07/08

This episode is all about birds. Larry joins us once again as we cover the engine builder known as Wingspan. Designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and published by Stonemaier, this board game has become extremely popular over the last few years, and for good reason.If you have difficulty with bad audio for sensory reasons, this episode may not be for you. We had to re-record the episode because our audio equipment died on us so the volume is all over the place here.

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01:15:40

Elfinfolk - An Elf Named Bearemy

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2023/05/31

This month's episode is all about Elfinfolk, an indie TTRPG designed by Adam Baffoni. Ian, Will, and Brooke are joined by returning bard Chris as we explore this 40-page roleplaying game where our tiny characters try to survive living in and around humans. As a bonus, Ian was able to record an interview with the game's creator as we were doing research for this episode. We hope you enjoy!

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39:32

Candy Land - The Glitter of Boardgames

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2023/04/30

Welcome once again to the end of another month. This go around we're covering Candy Land with our friend Rishi. Candy Land is probably one of the most recognizable boardgames in America, with a long and surprisingly fascinating history. We cover all that and more as we take a close look at what might be some people's first ever boardgame.

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53:02

Cosmic Encounter - A Cosmic Crab Bucket

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2023/04/01

Join us for and our guest this week, Ace, as we go over Ian's favorite board game, Cosmic Encounter. This strategy troop placement game is all about conquering worlds to be the first aliens to have 5 colonies. We discuss how the game's social elements might appeal to certain types of people, the strengths and weaknesses of the game's materials, and more. Join us as we give this a grade between 0-42. Sorry in advance for some of the audio quality, we were dealing with a very pesky echo.

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01:04:20

Blood Bowl: 2016 Edition - Fistfights and 4-D Checkers

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2023/02/28

This special episode is being run by Will, as we bring you Games Workshop's Blood Bowl: 2016 Edition. Larry, TJ, and Oliver join Larry after having run our first ever Blood Bowl Tournament, where TJ (the Binp) managed to intercept the ball in the last second, and stole victory from Larry (the Rat Smacker). We go over our criticisms with the game as a whole, and the positive and negative views from New and Old players. *Editors Note: In the intro Ian said this is the latest edition of Blood Bowl

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48:47

Tsuro - The Jer Show Edition

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2023/01/24

This month we're playing Tsuro, a tile placement boardgame by Calliope Games. But that's not all! Our show has been taken over by our guest for this month, Jeremy! Come join us as we go over this easy to play boardgame!

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01:14:27

Apples to Apples and Munchkin - The Good, The Bad,...

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2022/12/26

Happy Holidays! This month we are covering two popular card based games. Apples to Apples, and Munchkin. Brooke, Will, and Ian are joined by returning guest Max, as we look at how these games compare over 20 years after first hitting the market. Have they aged like wine, or milk? Are they still as fun as we remember? Join us as we keep to our holiday traditions on this Bards double feature.

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50:21

Red Dragon Inn - Drink Me Under the Table Please

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2022/12/09

In this episode, Will, Chris, and Brooke are joined by our guest this week as we cover one of the better known boardgames of all time. Our Bards take on the roles of Adventurers at a tavern where drinking, gambling, and all sorts of shenanigans ensue.

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56:30

Betrayal at House on the Hill- A Truly Haunted 13th...

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2022/10/31

Listen along as Ian, Chris, and will; Joined by guests Larry and Stephen explore this fun and spooky game. Also enjoy our audio that's been possessed by a 1930's radio show.

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54:43

Fiasco - Improv: The Tabletop Game

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2022/09/21

This month, Will, Ian, Brooke and Chris are joined by our friend Nick as we discuss the roleplaying game Fiasco. This game for 3-5 players relies heavily on a players ability to be creative and improvise. Its a roleplay heavy games where what happens is decided on the spot, by the group as a whole. Also, can you believe it's been a year? Here we are at episode 12! Thank you everyone who has been listening. Here is to hoping our next year will be even better!

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01:01:18

Anime Campaign System - Keeping a Promise

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2022/08/21

We are finally covering the Amine Campaign System, a promise we've been making since episode one. We are joined by Nelson this month as we go over the system created by JelloApocalypse for his series Epithet Erased.

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47:01

Upwind - The Metal Skyhawk and Friends

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2022/07/22

This game was a lot of fun, possibly our favorite game we've covered so far. Join Ian, Brooke, Chris, Will, and our guest this week, Courtney, as we discuss this gem of a game we were upset we hadn't heard of before. Upwind is a steampunk-themed roleplaying tabletop game created by a team of developers including Jeff Barber and John Hay, published by Biohazard Games. The most interesting part? It uses playing cards instead of dice!

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38:44

Tea Dragon Society - Feeling a Little Chai

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2022/06/19

Joined by our friend Ace, we go over the card game Tea Dragon society, a card game by Renegade Studios, based on a graphic novel by Kay O'Neil. The game is fun for a wide range of ages!

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50:29

Edge of the Empire - A Star Wars Day Special

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2022/05/04

May the Fourth be with you! Join Ian, Will, and our guests this week Stephen and Larry, as we talk about Edge of the Empire, a Star Wars roleplaying game published by Fantasy Flight games. This episode will be using our new grading rubric!

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41:30

Strawberry Sunset - Tabletop Gardening

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2022/04/20

This month we're covering Strawberry Sunset, a card game designed by Stellar Factory. Together with our friend Jeremy, we take a look at this very pretty card game that is slightly reminiscent of Carcassonne. Each player must tend their own garden and have the most strawberries or most garden structures by Sunset to win! We had a lot of fun with this, and can't wait to share our thoughts with you!

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44:41

Stuffed Fables - Are Apples Purple?

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2022/04/01

This month we cover Stuffed Fables, by Jerry Hawthorne, with Stephen, a teacher who supervises the game club at his school. Join us as we discuss this roleplaying game/boardgame hybrid.

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30:30

Arcane Academy - Rule Snafu

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2022/02/18

The bards review Arcane Academy by Eric M. Lang and Kevin Wilson. Listen as we go in depth into game mechanics while ribbing each other on personal game play. All while trying to get comfortable in our new bardic set up.

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